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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

III the dark days of '61 three brothers
responded to President Lincoln's csu
for troops. They came from a quiet
farm home in one of the northern cOun-
ties of Indiana. All of them left home
for the battlefields with a mothers
blessing on their heads, but the mothers
heart went out especially to the young
est, her baby" He was but boy of 10
to whom the hard work of the farm had
always been more of burden than his
frail body could bear, and for that rea-
son he was made much of by the other
members of the family. But men were
needed, her sons thought it their place
to 90, and it was not her part to stand
in the way of their duty to their coun-
try.
Month after month wore away. The
mother watched anXiously for each
mail, and was occasionally rewarded
with a letter, always from her baby"
He told her of his brothers, of the army,
of their camp life, of their marches and
their battles, but of himself he told her
little except that he was as well as usual.
But the mother read between the lines.
The hardships of campaigning was
wearing away cher baby's" health, and
how she longed for him.
And then one day a letter came from
Hiram. His brother. the mothers
baby" was i'll, and they would send
him home to her. She could feel al
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

lied ont his intention of putting the pig
into lis own pen, and in less than "a
hours afterwards he was arrested or
q warrant sworn out by his brother.
The case went through the justice
court with decision for Josiah; when
appealed to the grand jury the decision
was the other way. At retrial the de-
cision was again reversed, and then it
went to the state courts, where it was
tried time after time, until now it had
reached the supreme court, and Hiram
hoped to have the last decision against
him reversed.
During the progress of the case both
brothers had become heavily involved
in raising the money needed to pay
court and attorneys fees. Hiram's
farm had been mortgaged, his crops
sold to pay the same kind of bills. The
needs of his family had counted for
naught against this legal monster. His
boy had left school that he might take
the place of hired man and so save
that expense, as well as that incurred
by his schooling. The daughters had
done without the clothes they were ac-
customed to. They and their mother
had worked over their old ones until
they would bear no more, and then
came this plea for just $50 more. Every
plea of this kind had promised to be
the last one since the case was first
started, and MA" Walker had finally
rebelled.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27
Exnorr Record BROKEN

New YORK. May 26.-The exports OF
general merchandise from New York
for the week ending Wednesday were
valued at Sl2,149.S57. The total this
week is the largest on record The
heaviest part of the exports represent
grain shipments broad.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

Il guess I'll go this morning." he re-
piled. "The girls tell me Josh has took
a notion to annoy me by goin' in the
afternoon, an guess I'll let him have
his own way"
After the quarrel of five years before
Josiah had built himself a house as
far from that of his brother as pos
sible, and at his place there was no sign
of his intention of varying his usual
custom of visiting the cemetery in the
morning. The girls had worked their
plans quite successfully, and the
chances were the brothers would meet
az place where, for a time at least,
they must drop their quarrel over a
spotted pig.
Josiah Walker was kneeling beside
the little marble monument clipping
the dead branches out of rose bush
over his brothers grave, when he be-
came aware that some one was APP
preaching the grave from the other side
of the bush. CHANGING around he saw
it was his brother. AS he rose from
his position beside the bush Hiram
paused at the side of the grave opposite
him.
why do you come here at this time?"
demanded Josiah, thoroughly incensed
at what he considered an imposition.
''And why did you tell my girls that
you was comm in the afternoon" an
severed Hiram. 81 came this morning
because you told them that"
81 never told the girls nothing of the
kind, and you know it. You come here
at this time to spite me-"
The whole scheme that the girls and
their mother had worked came to Hi
ram in a minute. and stepping little
nearer he said:
Josiah, the girls told me that, and
sense in this quarrel of ours, and want
us to forget it. They thought here at
Charley's grave would be a good place
for us to meet. Don't you think it IS ?"
Without a word of reply Josiah ex-
tended his hand across the grave, where
it met that of his brother.
Hiram, he said, ''we have quarreled
LOT HdHg years. InOuSnL L would
never again speak a kind word to you,
but beside the grave where our brother
and comrade sleeps our quarrel should
be forgotten for the time at least. Shall
it be-"
''Why not let it be forgotten for all
time, Josiah? Is a spotted pig worth
the amount of happiness it has cost
us?''
''It was my pig, Hiram"
no, it was mine, Josiah"
Lets call it our pig, Hiram, as it
really wasp
That's best, Josiah Now let's fix
u? Charley's and mothers graves, and
! then you must go home to dinner with
me, for suspect ma and the girls will
be expecting you"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

most glad that he was sick for it would
bring him back. How carefully she
would nurse him. and by the time the
war was over he should be well again.
But the mothers hopes were not to be
realized. Her baby" came home to her
only to be taken away again forever.
She watched beside his bedside; she did
all the many little things that only
mother knows how to do. but without
success. Long before the war was over
they had laid him in the little cemetery.
and his furIougE was extended into
eternity.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

NEW YORK, May ga special from
Key West says that the man arrested
Tuesday on board the steamer Pana-
ma, on suspicion of being a Spanish
spy, is Lieut. Sabral. formerly naval
attache of the Spanish legation at
Washington.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

The lawsuit was settled out of court.
Ma" Walker and the girls got their
summer dresses, and abundant supply,
for they came from both farms. and Jo-
siah is~Spck at the old home again to
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

ceipts from her butter and sgg ISLES.
No, the case would have to go over for
awhile. but he wouldn't give it up, he
would teach his contrary brother the
needed lesson in time.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

Mahogany is now very generally sub
stituted for hickory in the manufacture
Of wagon wheels in France. it being
found cheaper and quite as durable.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

81 tell you, girls, something's got to
be done SOS your father and Uncle
Josh'lI make up this senseless quarrel
of theirs. l can't, for the life of me,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

AN old and 1 am
weary, and my
marching d a y s
are Ger,
can hear the misty
river, breaking
on it's ghostly
ShOra.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

To deck, with flowers. the lonely spot Of
earth
That holds the dust OF heroes-nameless
dead
Columbia comes: nor asks the place c.
BIRTH
They were her sons. In grief she bows her
head.
While from her heart she breathes to
Heaven the prayer
That all are Joined in love fraternal there.
Rams Horn.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27
A GREAT BOOK THIEF.

Z WRIGHT A. PATTERSON
The herald., 1898-11-27
NO CASES OF PLAGUE
FOUND AFTER MOST CAREFUL
INVESTIGATION
DEATH OF LEONG CHUN CHEW
Tower on San Francisco's Hall
of Justice
Associated Press Special Wire,

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-Ihat
bubonic plague has no foothold in the local
Chinatown is the definite statement made
conformity by Health Officer Galway, City
Bacteriologist Spencer and DR.. Williamson,
member of the board of health. The report
that the dread disease mad appeared in San
Francisco grew out of the fact that the
Chinese consul asked the health department
to investigate the death, alleged to be nlys-
terious, of LeQng Chun Chew. So many ex-
aggerated and alarming rumors were de-
veloped from this request that corps of
health inspectors was promptly sent into
the Chinese quarter to watch for any sus-
picious developments. A police quarantine
was established about Chinatown as pre-
cautionary measure, and an autopsy was per-
formed on the remains of Leong Chun Chew
to ascertain whether or not the bacilli of
the bubonic plague was present, by DIR.
Spencer, the city bacteroogst, assisted by
City Physician Hereford and DIR. Hereford.
The physicians made an extensive autopsy,
cutting into all the vital organs and every
suspected portion. They found no traces
of bubonic plague, even under careful micro
scopical examination, but discovered that
the Chinese had died of acute Brights dis
edSe cOupllcdleu WIFI OeueIud OF lne lungs,
signing death certificate to that effect.
The discoloration of the remains was ac-
counted for by the fact that the diseased
was an inveterate opium smoker.
A thorough Investigation of Chinatown
by the same physicians and the health in
spectors showed that there is no contagious
disease at present in Chinatown. The quar-
antine of the quarter was thereupon re-
moved.
The board of health decided, however, to
institute a vigorous campaign of cleaning,
whitewashing and chloride OF lime through
out Chinatown.
The plague canard was started by the Chi
nese themselves, who were mystifed by
three deaths they could not understand, but
which were due to pneumonia. Even the
merchants of Chinatown concluded, with
their less intelligent countrymen, that the
bad luck was caused by building the hall OF
justice tower too high and too near China
town. The tower, they said, had aroused the
evils of the air by disturbing these imps, and
consequently the Chinese would be stricken
with plague.
When within a week fourth death oc-
curred-that of Leong Chun Chew-and
when the opium smokers remains showed
discoloration, the Chinese were sure the
black plague was upon them, and they COM
municated with the authorities in the hone
that the new municipal building would be
The herald., 1898-11-27
LEFT NO CLUE
An Aged Illinois Woman Murdered
for Money

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26-Aged ''Grandma' .
Wynn, the richest resident of Brooklyn
ILL.,, and owner of half the town which lies
across the river from here, was murdered
Friday night or early Saturday morning by
robbers, who cut her throat and left her dead
in the front yard, after ransacking the
house. Mrs. Wynn, who frequently had
considerable money in the house, lived en-
trely alone. She was kindly old lady
with many virtues. Her only failing was 4
desire to live by herself. She managed her
own estate personally, collected her rents,
banked her money and invested her savings
without consulting any one. Mrs. Wynn
was estimated to be worth from SOC, 900 to
100000. The murderer or murderers left
no clue. 1t is not known how much money
they obtained, but the amount must have
been considerable. Mrs. Wynn's relatives
all live in St. Louis. They asked her many
times to leave Brooklyn and put her prop
erty there in the hands of an agent but she
always refused.
The herald., 1898-11-27
PLEA OF INSANITY
Will Not Save Wireback From the
Gallows

LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. 26-Ralph w.
Wireback, convicted OF the murder of d. B.
Lands in April last, was refused new
trial today and was sentenced to be hanged
by Judge Livingston. When taken before
the court for sentence, Wireback broke out
in a wild harangue, saying he was a great in
ventor who would have floating islands in
the ocean, would free the earth and make it
a suburb of heaven. He would bridge the
ocean and his work must go on. He was
finally led from the courtroom. He queted
down and was again brought into court.
He renewed his violent talk and eventually
fell to the floor, shrieking at the top of his
voice. Officers of the court picked him up
by main force, Wireback resisting with all
his strength, and stood him up before the
court and held him there while sentence of
death was passed upon him by Judge Liv-
ingston Wirebacks defense was insanity
His counsel filed plea and bar of sentence
The herald., 1898-11-27
A GERMAN CLAIM

WASHINGTON 26Ihe the German
established
Philippine
making the
England Germany
in
there obstruction the United
INSTRUCTIONS SENT DAY
Judge Day cabd here
tons and told he expected would be- that the president
adhere
the Philippines Therefore, American will meet the
Monday
concerned unyiedng
will
will
The herald., 1898-11-27
SOLDIERS SENT HOME

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov Ih Para
tn
of the managed
in a
Affairs Manila shaping themselves
The but there
much improved and there noticeable change the better
The maed
cipined
The trouble
the authorities
The little he
to to
Manila the
predicting surprise
the me
The herald., 1898-11-27

reason for the selection of Prince William
of Weide as a husband for Queen Wilhelm
ina is that his mother is a Princess of the
Netherlands, and that, therefore, he is like
y to be more acceptable to the people of
Holland than an entirely foreign Prince.
SULU CANNIBALISM
Advices from Brisbane, Queensland, CON
tain a story of cannibalism in the German
group of Sulu Islands 1t appears that
Queensland trading cutter, the Sea Ghost,
with three white traders and crew of seven
natives. was boarded by the treacherous ma
tives of the island of Bakli. who murdered
two of the whites and six of the blacks Their
bodies, it is asserted, were then dressed for
a cannibal feast. In the meanwhile, the ma
tives found kog of rum, and soon they
were all helplessly drunk. Before they re-
covered from their stupor the surviving
white man and the native seamen managed
to unloosen the ropes with which they were
bound and escaped in a small boat, from
which they were picked up by IA British ship
Dispatches received here from Rome say
that the action of American publishers in
refusing to buy book, 'Ie Pere Hecker" to
which the Vatican had given its imprimatur
and which contained alleged reckless state
ments regarding Cardinal Gibbons, Arch
bishop Ireland and other distinguished pre-
lates, will considerably influence the Pope's
coming decision on the orthodoxy of the doc
trines of American Catholics.
The herald., 1898-11-27
New Trial for Tupper

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-The SUI
preme court has rendered decision grant
ing new trial to G. L. Upper, convicted in
Los Angeles some months ago of having at
tempted to free kid" Thompson, train
robber, imprisoned in the Los Angeles coun-
ty Jail. The court found that during the
trial of Tupper the presiding judge left the
courtroom, permitting the case to be car
ried on in his absence, and upon this
ground the Judgment was set aside.
The herald., 1898-11-27
razed to the ground and bad luck be thus
eXpunged from Chinatown.
STEAMERS LOST
In Fridays Gale in the Great Lake
Region

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-The binding snow
storm which accompanied the northerly gale
Friday night on Lakes Michigan and Su-
perior proved disastrous to shipping. In
the Manitou passage. at the foot of Lake
Michigan, three wooden steamers, the st.
Lawrence, Hiram w. Sbley and the John
Mitchell, and whaleback barge are ashore
within distance of fifty miles A fourth
steamer, the Escanaba, went ashore on the
south side of Lake Superior, but was res
cued after throwing over large part of her
cargo.
In all these disasters but one life was lost.
Mike Britt, second engineer of the steamer
st. Lawrence, was drowned while the life
savers were taking off the crew at Point
Betsey.
The four vessels which are ashore are
laden with corn to the amount of 334 900
bushels. The vessels themselves are valued
at S335.000. Wrecking tugs have been dis
patched to their assistance.
The herald., 1898-11-27
An Outlaw Killed

SOLOMONVILLE, Ariz., Nov. 26.-
Evan Arnim, manager of the Hampton cat
tie ranch on Black river, rode into town to
day bringing the news that George Scarbor
ough had shot and wounded a man on Black
river yesterday, supposed to be an outlaw
wanted for crime. Scarborough until re
Gently was in the employ of Hampton as
guard for his cattlemen, but was discharged
about two weeks ago. Later he organized q
posse to effect the capture of outlaws sup
posed to be in that section. Scarborough
is deputy marshal and deputy sheriff in this
county.
The herald., 1898-11-27
AMERICANS WAIT PATIENTLY

PARIS, Nov 26The this
will be
600 the Philippines
will
lines approved by the Madrid
o
mission here the United
have been
Madrid a
awaiting
Spain will not Monday
make a vereply .
Speculation continues
be
Regarding the discussion of the sll the
low duties but that the Philippines whatever the
to all trade
The Philippines expected yield
established only question
be permitted to
. possibly extend also to Cuba and
The the United Philippine
fact that American goods will only while the
Q o oceans
is
pointed hold colonial the Alaska
void The United
legislative Somewhere in the Ddsot decision admitted there
added that would be held be vital the and under the
which
themselves, Florida,
elsewhere.
The herald., 1898-11-27
It Needs Investigating

NEW YORK, Nov. 26-The board of
directors of the Lenox Athletic club. under
whose auspices the Corbett -Sharkey fight
was held last Tuesday night, decided today
to investigate the various charges growing
out of the affair. A meeting of the directors
for that purpose has been called for next
Monday. Corbett and Sharkey, their man.
ayers and seconds have been invited to at
tend. The inquiry will be open to the
press.
The herald., 1898-11-27
Watching Anarchists

BERLIN, Nov. 26.-The North German
Gazette says it learns that all German fed
eral governments have adopted uniform
system of watching anarchists and that
central intelligence department, with that
object in view, is to be established in Ber
lin.
The herald., 1898-11-27
To Sign the Treaty Of Peace
Without Reserve
SIMPLY A PICkWICk|AN SIGNATURE
Because Its Appendng Under Protest Will Give the Treaty
No Definite Character and Leaves Matters
Just as They Are Now
Associated Press Special Wire


MADRID Nov. 26Ihe impartial today
M Monero Rios that
COL However, the department declares that Rios
definite
have ministerial the
q
The herald., 1898-11-27
SULU ISLANDS DEMANDED

LONDON
Madrid
The herald., 1898-11-27
DOCUMENTS SENT DAY

BERLIN, 26-The
oil
asking the confidential the
Andrew d. White
the negotiations This correspondence
.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-14
THE USE OF CORAL.


It In by No Means N General ~ It
Was Formerly.
1.-THE beamtiful coral necklaces and
brooches that were once SO fashionable
are seldom worn now by women in this
country" said a New York dealer in
rare and curious ornaments to Wash
ington Star reporter recently. "Thir-
ty years ago the material was in great
demand for all sorts of articles Of per-
sonal adornment. AT the present day
coral is used largely only in such coun-
tries as AEbyssinia, the Congo, the Cape,
India and Ceyions Siberia, China and
japan. The choicest pieces are used
for the buttons of Chinese mandarins
or for ornamenting the turbans of rich
Mussulmans, while the inferior quail
ties are sent to less civilized countries,
where they are employed for various
purposes.
'Coral has been often used as money
in oriental countries, but that use of it
is now declining. Barbarous and semi
civilized peoples employ it largely for
ornamenting arrows, lances and pixies,
and also for decorating corpses before
interment. Prices have varied much
of late years, a rapid decline in value
having taken place, owing principally,
ITO the scarcity ofgood and the compare
tive abundance of inferior qualities.
Besides the loss accruing to the fish
erman the present scarcity of coral is
very seriously affecting the large num-
Der of people employed inpreparingthe
material for market. There has been q
great decline in the number of women
thus engaged at Leghorn, and the same
state of affairs is evident at Naples and
Genoa, the other principal seats of the
industry. Nowadays the proportion of
inferior quality. is Sc much larger that
fewer persons are required TO manipu-
late the Quantity. No machinery or me-
chanical process is employed. The
workman simply takes pieces of coral
into his or her hands, one after an
other, and. according to their thickness,
quality and defects, works them into
certain forms. Their wages run from
IS cents to 80 cents per day" ,s
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-14
Believes Him Innocent.

Rev. Father Lagan, who ministered
to the spiritual wants Of Durrant on
the day of the execution, says that he
fully believes that Durrant was IN
nocent of the murder for which he
was hanged. Father Lagan said:
Gas to the reports Of Durrant having
made confession of the murders to
me during religious confession I have
nothing to say. y question asking
me il he did or not is one that I can
not answer. No power on earth can
compel priest to disclose anything
heard in sacramento confession. His
lips are sealed for or against his pen
itent. There ore ! cannot answer
such question. l can say, however,
that on every occasion when he talk
ed openly to me as man and citi-
zen and Il friend he protested his in
nocence, and while in the beginning
l was more or less prejudice against
HIM I confess that in the end he 30
gained my conviction that believed
him thoroughly innocent,-Carson
~. 30. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-14
A Prospective Lynching Bee.

Lolhpey, the man who was knocked
out with a piece of scantinR in the
hands Of young Jones at Vinton,
Thanksgi giving, visited Jones' house
near Chat a few days ago and asked
to see man named Adams. The
latter came to the door and after a
few minutes conversation Adams
pulled a gun and bored a couple of
holes in Lompey's anatomy, the
wounds causing death day or two
later. 1t was reported yesterday that
the Swiss in the valley we're quite de-
monstrative and it was believed that
an attempt would be made to lynch
Adams last night, but up to late
hour nothing could be learned. From
reports there seems to be somethin
out there in the nature of neighbor-
hood feud and it is likely to end in
serious trouble.-Reno journal.