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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-17

some at that time and the propretors
kof the stage company were fearful lest
their venture might come to a disas-
| trous end because of the ravages OF
the redskins.
One day in the summer of 1876 this
first stage coach was started out from
| Cheyenne with load of passengers and
baggage, and with the FAMOUS driver
California Charlie" and four strong
horses. A constant lookout was kept
for Indians throughout the journey, but
there was no incident worthy OF men
ton on the long trip. and the coach
reached Custer City in safety. The
miners of that camp went wild over
the event and the town turned out that
night for a genuine celebration
| The following day California Char
he, VINO had kept a leNel heau nuclIls
the festivities of the night previous,
made preparations for return trip to
| Cheyenne. There were enough would
| be passengers to fill the coach several
| times and lots were drawn, there being
! twelve lucky numbers. About O'Clock
on a July day California Charlie
| cracked his whip over the heads of
his leaders and the start was made
across the wilderness which lay be-
| tween Custer and Cheyenne
Everything went well until the stage
coach reached an old creek bed, a few
miles out of Custer. Here, without a
moments warning, a band of Indians,
! in war paint, Sprang from ambush and
| pOQEIIS AiCeSNS nv o4JCAA
the coach and passengers. California
Charlie" piled his whip and there was
a run of a few miles with Indians in
hot pursuit The driver suddenly
dropped over in his seat and fell into
the boot of the coach, dead, bullet
| having gone through his head. The
horses came to a standstill and stood
waiting for a word from the driver.
The Indians came up behind the
coach on mad run, and in a moment
the coach was surrounded. The twelve
passengers were numb with fright.
Some sat like blocks of stone. Others,
with more grit, attempted to shoot out
of the coach windows at the lodging
Indians. It seemed to be the delight Of
the redskins to tease their prisoners.
They would ride up near the coach and
fire directly at the passengers, care be-
ing taken, seemingly, that the bullets
penetrated a coat sleeve, hat or seat
cushion.
Finally. two of the Indians .dismount-
ed from their ponies and going up to
the horses On the coach cut them loose,
and with a wild yell drove the fright
ened teams, with harness on, away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-17
Mrs. J. c. Dunn, Tarentun, Pa, "

home is his first stopping place, though
recently, during that gentleman's resi-
dence in California, he has not been
getting up so early. Mr. Armour has
always shaved by o'clock and often
earlier. From there it is only a block
to Mr.. Fields Prairie avenue mansion
and just across the street, a little to
the south, he finds Mr.. Allerton ready
for his daily scrape. But to reach Mr.
Fairbank he must make a big jump TO
the North Side, and his fast PAGER comes
in good use. Cars are too uncertain.
and Mr.. Fairbank cannot be kept wait
ing or disappointed. and before O'Clock
Whalen is at the Lake Shore drive res
idence, ready for Mr.. Fairbank to come
to the private barber shop.
Tom Whalen is one of the best
known BARRIERS in Chicago. He has
made a competency out of his work,
and his income now is by no means
beggarly, averaging close to $4,000 for
the year. His last shop was in the
Methodist Church block. This he sold
several years ago. He now devotes his
attention to the four millionaire Gus
toners and several fine horses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-17
DEADWOOD'S FIRST STAGE.
IFrom the Chicago Tribune.l

At the side of one of the main thor
oughfares of the present Deadwood
there stands an old, broken down,
WORKOUT stage coach which has his
tory of histories. It is loved by many
an old-timer in the Black Hills, be-
cause it was the first messenger be-
tween the western line of civilization
and their newly acquired home among
the rugged mountains. 1t was some
time after the first man entered the
hills before a regular stage coach was
put on between any of the cities a'ong
the border of civilization and the Black
Hills mining camps.
During the year of 1876, two years
after the arrival of the Russell expedi-
ton at Custer, the organization of the
Cheyenne and Black Hills stage line
was sent out from Cheyenne for Gus er
The Indians were unusually trouble
was effected, and the first stage coach
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-17
Paderewski Growing Bald.

AS Paderewiski turned to enter his
dressing room a ray of light fell on the
back of his head. Then there was re
vealed that which has not been re-
vealed before. Right in the center of
the spot from which all that mass of
red hair radiates there is a bald spot
as big as a half dollar. 1t was not an
optical delusion- The light danced on
the shiny spot like a ray of light on a
billiard ball. Paderewslxi is getting
bald-Atlanta Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-17

Without Prejudice.-"My man. urged
the Rev. Mr.. Cooley, can not induce
you to come into church," ooh! now,
boss, Ter" the poor tramp STAN.
mered- I hope you have 10 prejudice
against the church. - the good man con-
tinued, eagerly. NO unpleasant recol-
lection of your past suggested "Ohi
No [ amt got no grudge ag'in' the
church Mine wuz a home Weddin'. -
Philadelphia Press.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
What Did They See2

From the Chicago Record.
"Look a1Miss Bank in her rainy-day
skirt. F"
"Great Scott! She must be expecting a
flood"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
The Presidents POIicY,I

The best exposition OF the administra :
TONS policy respecting the Philippines
was not in the presidents message to
congress, but is in "Mr. Dooley's'' re-
sumo of what the president didn't say,
for the benefit of his friend" Hinnessev."
"As FIR our newly acquired possessions, :"
says Dooley, "'t is'our intention to give
them FORM iv government suited to
their needs, which is small, and in short,
to do as we blamed please with them,
MAXIM up our minds as we go along"
The same philosopher touches the quick
in the matter of the presidents position
respecting another important matter in
these words: Something out to be done
FIR tn Nic'ragyOoa canal, but what the
diyvle it is | dinnaw.'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
Questions Answered.

Yes August Flower still has the large
est sale of any medicine in the civilized
world. Your mothers and grandmoth~
ers' never thought of using anything else
for indigestion or biliousness. Doctors
were scarce, and they seldom heard of
appendicitis, nervous prostration or
heart failure, etc. They used August
Flower to clean cut the system and stop
fermentation of undlgested food, regu-
late the action of the liver, stimulate the
nervous and organic action of the sys-,
TEN, and that is all they took when feel
ing dull and bad with headaches and
other aches. You only need few doses
of Green's August Flower in liquid form
to make you satisfied there is nothing
serious with you. Sample bottles at
Farrar & Harris.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
MARRIED BY WIRE.
Bride in Winchester, Ky, Groom in New
Mexico--1, 700 Miles Apart.

"CNICO--l NV WIcS hpdTlI
By telegram, and seventeen hundred
miles apart, two persons were mar
red Saturday. They were Miss Lizzie
luminous, of Winchester, KY, and
Trooper Sam Wheeler, of Fort Win
gate, n. NJ.
, Both lived at Winchester a year ago
and fell in love. Wheeler enlisted in
the army, and was transferred to New
Mexico. He correspondent with the
girl regularly, and she promised to go
to him and be married. Her father
fearing that her faraway fance might
discard her, refused to let her go.
Wheeler tried to get a parole, but did
not succeed.
The young soldier then cOnfided in
Chaplain Foster, Of the post, and the
scheme of marriage was suggested
and heartily approved. Saturday morn
ing communication was established be-
tween Fort Wingate and Winchester.
All the operators along the line enter
ed into the spirit of the occasion and
helped along the ceremony. The Rev.
S. Z. Young read the marriage service,
and 1T was repeated over the wire
Chaplain Foster officiated at the
other end. The girls father gave his
consent by telegraph, and IN fifteen
minutes the marriage was performed,
the cost for telegraph tolls being
S2659 The bride has gone to join ner
husband.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
HAD TO BUY STAMPS.
Cousin of ex-President Cleveland
Was Called Down.

job Cleveland, cousin of ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland, was initiated
into the mysteries of the war tax in
the office of Internatiol Revenue Col
lector Harkins at Asheville, N. c.,
last week. The old man is manufact-
urer of wine and leads secluded life
in BuncOmbe county.
For some time reports have come to
Collector Harkins office that Mr.. Cleve-
land was violating the revenue law Dy
falling to affix a stamp to each bottle
he put up. The collector wrote the old
gentleman asking him to come in and
make an explanation. Cleveland stated
to the collector that he had heard moth
ing of the new law to raise money for
prosecuting the war, and he had gone
on innocently violating the law. He
made out a statement of back tax due,
paid the amount and bong supply
of stamps for future use.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
FARMERS HORRIBLE CRIME
GROUND DOWN BY FATE HE ANNlHlL'
IATES HIS FAMILY.
His Wife Committed Suicide and Made Him
Promise to XIII the Children and Him
self. Which He Did asYear Later.

self. Which He Did alYear Later.
The charred remains of William J.
Thomas, farmer, and his three children
have been found in the ashes of their
home. eleven miles southwest of Chilli
cothe, Mo.
the suppOsitiOn is that Thomas muir
dered the children. then set fire to the
house and took his own life.
About year ago Thomas wife COM
mitted suicide by taking poison. Thomas
had frequently told bis neighbors that
his wife on her death bed eXacted
promise from him that he would make
away with the children and himself and
follow her.
The dead are: William Thomas, the
father, aged 50; Edna, 10 years old Da>
vid, aged IA; John, aged Is.
The affair was discovered early Christ
mas morning, wien "A neighbOr living
abont a mile distant saw that the house
had hsen burned. lie hurried over and
sicl,enino sight met his gaze. The house
nod haon totally destroyed by the flames
and the chalred aHd blackened bodies Of
Thomas and his t4ie6 ci!Idrea were ~
ing in ashes. The coroner was notified
and an inquest he'll,
Thomas had been the victim of a long
series of financial rcverses. 1t was the
result of these that his wife took her own
life. A story is TOLD that at the time his
wife killed herself it was the understand
ing between her and Thomas that he was
to kin himself and the children then, but
his nerve failed him and he failed to car
ry out his part OF the agreement.
On Saturday a Kansas City live stock
commission finn took under mortgage
foreclosure his last hoot of stock.
Thomas asked some Of his neighbors FOX
heIp to save his Lol5es, but was refused.
Then he " eut t. WI, borrowed a PTS
tol and target Iit-. Returning, he
stopped at the scLoJl house where his
little girl was attending a Christmas en-
tertainment and lovk her home. Not
until next morning wa "Ay .Alno more
seen of any of the family.
she bodies were burned beyond recog-
milton. The iron OF pitchtork tound
in the ruins leads to the belief that
Thomas spread hay about the house after
numbering the children, set the place on
fire aud then shot himself.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
Seeking Pensions.

It is said that an unusually urge num-
her of pension bills have been introduced
into this congress. If some of these bills
those which provide for making new
classes of observation-disclosures become
laws the pensiou burden would prOba>
bly, be $2OO,OO0,00O a year instead of
$40, O00,O 900 as at present There are
bills which provide for taking down the
bars, as it were, and giving pension to
about every body that served on the UNI
ion side during the war OF secession.
And il would not be at all surprising II
the great majority of the republicans IN
congress were to favor pension Jeglsla-
tlon that would greatly increase the pen
sion burden.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

Ii has been demonstrated repeatedly
in every state in the union and in many
foreign countries that ChdmberlaIn's
Cough Remedy is a certain preventive
and cure for Group. 1t has become the
universal remedy tor that disease. M. V.
Fisher OF Liberty, w. Va, only repeats
what has been said around the globe
when be writes: II have used Cham
berlail's Cough Remedy in my family
for several years and always with perfect
success. We believe that it is a sure
cure for Group. 1t has saved the lives of
our children number of times" This
remedy is for sale by Farrar q Harris.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
MONKEY VS.. MALARIA.
DR.. Koch Has Gone to lava on an important
Mission,

Dr.. Robert Koch, the German bacteri>
Ologist, is in Java studying malaria.
He is working under the auspices of the
German government, which has provided
| him with every means he can suggest to
enable him to go to the bottom of his
subject. That the discovery of specf~
ic for malaria would be boon to the
/ world needs hardly to be stated. The
disease is the bane of all warm countries,
and even in temperate climates it num-
bers it's victims by the tens of thousands
every year. Notwithstanding it has been
known to medical science for centuries
only of recent years have doctors regard
ed it as possibly a germ disease. Now,
however, it is generally accepted theory
that malaria is caused by a specific germ
which finds its way into the blood. To
isolate and study this bacillus, and at
the same time find something that will
destroy it in the blood of the living ami
mai, without destroying the life of the
patient by the treatment, is the purpose
of the visit of DR.. Koch to Java.
Java is an extremely malarious island
of the Dutch East In1ies. 1t is also in>
tested with monkeys, or Ourang outangs.
1t has been ascertained that, notwith-
standing the monkeys live in the mala-
rious swamps they do not suffer from the
disease; that is, in their wild state.
They are capable of contracting the dis
ease, and, according TO an account IN the
New York journal, DR.. Koch succeeded
in inoculating several Of them with ma
laria bacilli and producing In them we'll
defued cases of malarial fever, Then,
after the fever had developed, the mon
keys we're permitted to go into the woods
where they evidently found natures rem
edy for the complaint, since they shortly
afterwards got we'll. DR.. Koch cliugs to
the old theory that wherever a disease
originates, nature has placed near at
hand where civilization has not inter
tered with her wQrkings-a remedy for
that disease. The monkeys of java
evidently know what the specific is, and
Dr.. Koch hopes to make them lead him
10 it, and demonstrate to him that it is
really the herb, root or other substance
of which mankind stands so much in
need. Savannah News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

j. [. Bevry, Loganton, Pa, writes,
81 am willing to take an oath that
was cured of pneumonia entirely by the
use of One Minute Cough Cure after
doctors failed. 1t also cured 10y chill
dreD of whooping cough" Quickly re-
lieves and cures coughs, colds, Group,
grippe and throat and lung troubles.
Children all like it. Mothers endorse it.
DAWSON DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
Six at a lime,

A German woman in Mobile, Ala, has
given birth to six children at a time,
weighing five pounds apiece. Her hos
band was God-fearlng man, and he did
not murder her.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

Lewis Dennis, Salem, Ind, says,
"Kodol Dyspepsia Cure did ne more
good than any hing l ever took 1t
digests what you eat and cannot help
but cu-e dyspepsia and stomach troubles.
"a DAWSON DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
JOHN l.. IS BROKE.
Saws He Made Over a Million Dollars in the
- Profession.

John L. Sullivan, who is being sued
by a LIQUOR firm for 81 900 for goods
purchased, testified in New York court
that he was without money or property.
Atterward he stated that his earnings IN
his professional career had exceeded u ;
GOO 600, and that he had made $4OO 900
in the winter of 18S3,S4. He said II
have been a good fellow lana | am broke:
If anyone | knew needed money and
asked tor 1T, he got it,"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-19
Endorses W. c. Brown.
To the Editor OF the Intelllgencer.

SIR:-I have noticed several letters
in your paper endorsing the candidacy
OF Roy Naylos. for the second branch OF
council from the Seventh ward. and I
second everything that has been print
ed. But we must not overlook the fact
that there are to be three candidates
chosen. and the upper end" has a can
dldate In the person Of w. c. Brown,
who, I believe. Is winner" He Is q
man Of spotless reputation, more than
ordinarily intelligent. has the best In
terests OF the city at heart. and will
make q capable. honest and reliable
do not desire this to
be construed against Mr.. Naylor. for he
has my support and will have my vote
at the primary election. simply wish
to bring viii Brown more prominently
before the Island voters and think It
will be shown on next Saturday that he
Is the choice Of the voters for council
man from the upper end"
Yours truly,
ISLAND VOTER.
/. Wheeling, Dec. Is. 1900.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-19
AN ARTISTIC TRIUMPH
Achieved by Victor Herbert, Henry;
Merck and the Pittsburgh orches-
ira in Their Wheeling Concert

merck and the Pittsburgh Orches-
ira in Their Wheeling Concert
Tuesday Night.
z The Pittsburgh orchestra was receiv-
ed in the Opera House last evening, by
a brilliant and enthusiastic audience.
and Victor Herbert, Henry Merck, cell
list, Anton Horner and the aggregation,
OF artists, playing the viollns. ylolas,
cellos, harp, flutes, clarinets, oboes,
horns, bassoons and trombones, each
received an ovation as the different Sec
tons, wood, brass and string, became
prominent In one or other selection. AS
a whole the orchestra was never heard
with more pleasure than under the d.
rection of Victor Herbert last evening.
The programme was Interesting. show;
ing the versatility Of the organization.
The intelligence precision and enthu-
slasm Of the renditions were the sub
ject OF highest praise and the applause
given each number and the encores de-,
manded evidence the thorough enjoy
ment Of each bearing. Beethoven. Mem
dlssohn, Wagner, Tpohaikowsky. De-
llbes and Herbert were the composers
read and there Is no need to particular
lie any rendition, as each contained ea-
peclal beauties. and every individual in
the appreciative audience had his or.
her preference. Repetitions were asked
Of the Mendelssohn. Wagner. Tschaik-
owsky and Herbert numbers.
Mr.. Henry Merck, the soloist Of the
evening, had come highly heralded as a
cellist, and there was no dlsappolnt-
ment. He received at the close of his
arst selection, 'Morceaux de Concert"
}(seryais), flattering ovation, and was
compelled to respond with another Sc.
lection, while his second numbers, AN
ducht" and rat the Fountain. "were re-
3ceived with the same enthusiasm. COM
polling another number before quiet
could be restored. His performance
was magnificent and proved real
treat.
To Mr.. Herbert the music world ex-
tends congratulations upon the ensem-
Bile he has brought together. forming
one Of the three permanent orchestras
of the United States. His magnetism
and his muslclanship have. told to his
credit upon the seventy men making up.
the Pittsburgh Symphony orchestra,
which, after last evenings splendid
achievement will be welcomed in
Wheeling again with delight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-19
SHARPLY CRITICISED
Is Circular Issued by a McMechen
Business Establishment Which
Does Great Injustice to Wheeling

\ Business Establishment Which
Does a Great Injustice to Wheeling
and Bellaire. y Il.
The cowardly. ;despicable act OF q
McMechen business house in Issuing q
circular which was thrown broadcast in
Benwood, McMechen and adjacent ter
rltory, wilfully incorporating the sit
uation at Wheeling and Bellaire as to
smallpox, will meet with the general
condemnation 1t deserves. Although
there is not a case Of small
pox in Wheeling. and there has
been none at all In Bellalre,
this too enterprislng firm deliberately
Issues q circular. from which the fol-
lowing is extracted:
Smallpox! In the business districts
Of Bellaire and Wheeling-17O cases re-
ported in Wheeling alone, and they say
that the board Of health were consld-
erlng the ACCESSIBILITY OF quarantining
those towns on account Of the virulence
Of the cases and extreme danger Of the
spread Of the disease. This Is worse
because 1t comes at a time when shop
pers are thinking ofspisltIng the infect
ed districts. The people are taking ad-
vantage of the ---'----. store, etc.
Nothing quite so disreputable as this
has occurred in the commercial an
nails Of this neighborhood, and the In
telllgencer regrets that any merchant
is go absorbed in the chase for the dol
lar as to become insensible to honor
and truth.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-19

To the Editor Of the Intelligencer.
SIR:-If the Republicans hope to
carry the Sixth ward In the coming
election they will have to nominate
good men. The Sixth Is normally DEM
ocratio. and It takes candidates who
can reduce the Democratic vote to
ewing tho ward into the Republican COL
umn.- Consequently the Sixth ward Re-
publIcans should DO careful In the Sc
lection OF then ticket next Saturday.
Among those suggested for second
branch nominations notice tho nnme
OF Ambrose E. HabiC and I want to
endorse his candidacy strongly. I be-
lleye he can be elected and his nomi-
nation would help the whole ticket. He
has lived, all his life In the ward and Is
very popular with all OF our citizens.
He La a young man, honest. Intelligent,
and Industrious. and q good party
worker. = SIXTH WARD.
Wheeling, Dec. IS. 3,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-19
TO BUILD IN WHEELING.

II 1S oa1Q IuaC the National lin
Plate Company will Erect Mills in
the Wheel,ng District-Company
Being Financed.
1t is stated from Pittsburgh that the
new National Tin Plate Company, in
which Wheeling and Pittsburgh people
are interested, will locate It's mills in
the Wheeling district. The stock books
have been opened at Pittsburgh, and It
is said that nearly the entire Issue of
s5,OOo,0oO stock will be subscribed in the
Smoky City.
The National company will control
the w. H. Rodgers process by which
the manufacture Of tin plate Is claimed
to be greatly cheapened.t Mr.. Rodgers
is at present connected with the Whit
aker mill in this city. where quantity
of plate made by his process has been
produced within the past year.
Nothing could be learned as to loca-
ton Of the site the company will ac-
quirc in the Wheeling district for Its
mills. flsS'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-19
Presidential Nominations.

q WASHINGTON. Dec. .1S-The Presi-
dent to-day sent the following nomina-
lions to the senate: John G. A. Leish-
man, OF Pennsylvania, now minister to
Switzerland, to be minister to Turkey;
Arthur S. Hardy, Of New Hampshire,
now minister to Greece. Roumania and
Servia, to be minister to Switzerland;
Charles S. Francis. OF New York, to be
minister to Greece. Roumania and Ser
via; Clarence L Thurston, Of Nebraska,
to be secretary Of the legation at, Buzz
nos Ayres; Benjamin s. Warren, OF Ala
bama, to be assistant surgeon In the
marine hospital service; ]. NJ. Patterson
to be postmaster at The Dalles, Oregon.