^ —n New York City. The little word "obey" has been reserved solely for the use of his gun. "So Help Me God, I Didn't," He Joseph P. Megler has tried for seven SOUTN DAKOTA. stricken out of the Methodist mar­ Peter ZinnchzizkousktkowlOU ski is He believes in doing things on a large Cries From the Witness years to become the husband of some June 21-24—Mo. Valley Veteran-. riage service and brides will hereafter a native of Buffalo, according to that scale. His town house extends along Box. rich woman and has ignominiously Assn. meets at Scotland. have no prejudice against being city's directory. nearly the entire side of Cavendish failed. Perhaps no other man in the June 21-24—Lake Madison Veteran) married by ministers of that Mrs. Levi Vilas, mother of Senator Square, and "Welbeck," his seat in After being out nearly five hours United States has been as persistent Assn. encampment at Flandreau. denomination. Vilas, died suddenly Saturday night Nott inghamshire, is said to be the the jury in the case of Michael T. in this direction as Mr. Megler has June 28-30—State Dairyman at' in Madison, Wis. finest woodland domain in England. The great Treasury vault at Wash­ Sliney re-entered the court with a been; if so he is entitled to distinct­ Watertown. ington covers more than a quarter of Delegates from fourteen labor Several days ago George Perdue, verdict of guilty of murder in the first ion in the great army of eccntric per­ June 20-27—Industrial encampment an acre and is twelve feet deep. organizations in Boston formed a new residing nine miles south of Munice, degree. sons. Mr. Megler put his schemes of and Independent convention at Red- Recently there was$90,000,000 in silver Amalgamated Building Trade Ind., found a complete set of dies for Most of the friends of the young fortune hunting into operation in field. stored there—an amount, that weighed Council. making counterfeit ten-dollar gold man and those of his victim, Bob 1885 and has not up to now ceased in June 28-30—G. A. R. encampment, 4,000 tons and would load 175 freight Mortimer Frabitus Reynolds died pieces. As no gold of this denomina­ Lyons, whom he killed on November his endeavors. atBritton. cars. in Rochester yesterday. He left $500,- tion has been put in circulation in 25th last, with a blow from a butch­ "I could not go through the mill July 1-21—Chautauqua Assembly 000 for the building and maintaining this locality it is supposed the finding er's cleaver, remained hovering about again," he said, sadly, yesterday. - It at Madison. Frank Tagget-t, a former member of the Reynolds Public Library. of the outfit caused the gang to seek the corridors of the big white build­ has ruined my health and has been June 27-July 2—Centarl Dakota Vet­ of the Nebraska legislature, has been pastures new, but today another far­ ing until late. expensive. I was prosperous before. erans' Association, at Oakwood Lake., arrested in Cheyenne for aiding a W. Green Wait died at Vail's Mills, mer living on an adjoining farm to When it was announced about 11:10 I set out to marry for money, and prisoner to escape. The fact that he N. Y., Sunday, aged 75. He was a ) NORTH DAKOTA Perdue's, by the name of Turner, o'clock that the jury had come to a through my persistent endeavors to once belonged to the Nebraska legis­ prominent Republican and held the Aug. 2—Republican State Convene found under his corn crib a peck decision there was a general scurry wed an heiress I have become poor." lature will be strong circumstantial office of Port Warden at New York tion at Fargo. measure of nickels, that were made for seats, and the court was soon Mr. Megler's proposals of marriage evidence against him. for ten years. principally of lead and another soft filled. Some disappointment was to women all over the country have EMIN PASHA IS DEAD. Charles Waite, an aeronaut, while alloy. As counterfeit nickels have John Jacob Astor has imitated giving an exhibition at Tolchester evinced when it came out that the been, without exception, mailed from The Governor of Equatorial Africa Stfc-- William Waldorf in giving the New been freely circulated here recently it jury chad returned for instructions Portland, Ore. Monday he returned cumbi to Smallpox. Beach, near Baltimore yesterday fell is supposed the manufacture of them York Press club a check for $5,000. only. to New York, his native city; and. The Tagebatt confirms the recent^ 1,500 feet, owing to the failure of his has been carried on quite extensively The club will do well to have the BROAD HINT OF TROUBLE FOR JAMES". while he lias abandoned fortune hunt­ rumors of the death in the interior of parachute to work, and sustained near where the dies were found. check cashed before any of its mem­ fatal injuries. The foreman asked if they could ing, he thinks that he has not been Africa of Emin Pasha. If it is true Iustructions were given some time find Sliney guilty as an accessory. treated quite right by Mrs. W. H. bers put more of those unpleasant Drs. E. E. Nvrtsle and C. I?. Merkie that Emin is dead the natural sup- • since by Secretary Blaine to our Judge Ingraham promptly replied Vanderbilt, one of whose eighteen paragraphs into the papers. of Chippewa Falls, Wis., have been position is that he has fallen a victim minister at Lisbon, Gen. George S. that by the new addition to the code grandchildren he was ambitious to to smallpox, from which reports in A few days ago a switchman in arrested for manslaughter in causing Baclieller, to make a courteous request an accessory was always ranked marry. April stated he was suffering. Denver snatched a little child from the death of Mrs. Lester Dallas by an for the return to the United States of equally guilty with a principal in In speaking of his unprofitable cor­ In 1878 Dr. Emin Bey was sent by before an advancing locomotive. He unwarranted operation for the the famous "Long Tom" gun, a such cases. respondence with Mrs. Vanderbilt Gordon to the equatorial province of succeeded in his heroic purpose but removal of a tumor. 42-pounder, of the celebrated private This seemed to satisfy the jurors, Megler told me that he considered Africa as governor. AVhen he took was killed. Already the Denver Two hundred thousand second-hand armed brig-of-war Gen. Armstrong, and they retired again. The question that he stood as good a chance as any­ the post there was annual deficit of News has raised over $700 for the books are to be sold in one lot in which played such a heroic part in might have had some bearing on the body to wed one of the eighteen $90,000; in 1881 he sent down $18,OOG»- widow and child of this unknown Boston this week to the highest the battle of Fayal with a British case of Jim Lyons, now in custody, grandchildren, and that on account surplus revenue. In 1882 he was in man of the people, Lee Dunham, and bidder. They belong to the estate of squadron in 1814, says the Washing­ and the audience kept chatting on of being a New Yorker he was Khartoum and offered to the authori­ about $100 for a monument. New that famous dealer, T. O. H. P. ton Post. Information has been re­ this topic until the return of the entitled to considerable attention. ties to try and make peace with the York has not done as well for the Burnham, and are now in the dingy ceived at the department of state jury, five minutes after. Megler fished out of his trunk an mahdi. They refused his help and nation's Grant. basement under the Old South Church. that the king of Portugal has most There was a deep silence as the account book in which was written told him to go back to his province,. graciously expressed his consent to in pencil copies of letters he had The editor of an exchange in tile William M. Davenport, of Levden, prisoner took his seat between two develop it and protect its frontiers. present the gun to the United States, addressed to wealthy men and women, throes of crazed inspiration writes Mass., is blind, but notwithstanding court officers, and the roll calling of From that time nothing was heard' it now being in the Castle of San informing them that he was in the thusly: "You may hive the stars in this qualification, manages to run a the jurors seemed tedious. of Emin Bey for several years. It' Juan, at the Island of Fayal. field hunting for a rich wife. This a nail keg, hang the ocean on a rail to 700-acre farm of his own, and not only To the usual question Foreman was understood that he was hemmed! is what dry, put the sky to soak in a gourd buys his own stock, but can tell all Byron H. Page replied: "We find the in by hostile natives in equatorial; and unbuckle the bellyband of eter­ that he wants to know about the WASHINGTON NEWS. prisoner guilty—guilty of murder in HE WROTE TO HELEN GOULD. Africa and prevented from reaching- Dear Miss : I have gone into nity, and let the sun and moon out, qualities of a milch cow simply by the first degree." t ie coast or commuuicating with the passing his hands over it. the matrimonial market and have but don't think you can escape the The Treasury deparument has Sliney, who stood facing the panel, your name in my catalogue. Should outside world. In 1885 the vari ous. place that lies on the other side of An interesting reminder of the purchased 334,000 ounces of silver at displayed little emotion save winking this information commend your geographical societies of Europe purgatory if you don't support your famous Donnelly-Pioneer Press libel $0,897. fancy, write me at once. Yours began to agitate the question of send­ his eyes rapidly half a dozen times, [Signed.] JOSEPH M. MEGLER. J0ial paper." suit is furnished in the suit brought Secretary Foster has appointed with a sort of sneer on his face, when ing an expedition to the relief of the? Megler wrote to Miss Jennie Flood, brave explorer. by Flandrau, Squires & Cutcheon Harry M. Callison assistant inspector the words escaped the foreman's lips. daughter of the late James C. Flood, Some time ago President Harrison against the Pioneer Press Company About the same time Stanley wrote of boilers for New York at a salary of His mother and sister Lizzie, who in a similar vein and also made expressed a wish to Uncle Jerry Rusk for the balance of fees due for services $2,000 per year. - to some friends in England offering occupied seats in the audience, were inquiry from John Jacob Astor and for two good 'possums as soon as frost to lead a government expedition for rendered in the famous libel suit. The Eight alien contract laborers were terribly affected. Lizzie turned as Charles Crocker, the San Francisco set in, and the other morning two the relief of Emin. His services were amount sued for is about $5,000 and returned one day last week from the pale as death, while the mother millionaire, if they had any unmar­ fine young 'possums were received at offered gratuitously, and he also said1; the attorney for the plaintiffs is no United States to the country from almost swooned. Some women friends ried daughters. Megler told me that the White House. These were deliv­ less a personage than Cy. Wellington, that should another leader be chosen which they came. tried to soothe them. Sliney was Mr. Crocker, while on a visit to Port­ ered by Adams Express Company, who conducted Mr. Donnelly's side in he would give 500 pounds to the ex­ hurried away to the Tombs. The land, made inquiry about him at the and were in a box marked: "To the Senator Davis was fifty-four years pedition. The British government the farmer case. verdict was received with no other store where he was employed. President: Two citizens of Maryland old Thursday. Congratulations were considered the different memorials display of feeling. Another letter in Megler's book —Mr. Protection and Mr. Reciprocity numerous and the senator, as ever, and were forced to take action by fOREIGX GOSSIP. THE LAST DA-TS TRTA"L. was directed to Miss Clotliilde Palms, —with the compliments of John R. was gracious. events at Cairo. Unknown to them The incidents of the trial yesterday daughter of the late Francis Palms, Howlett, No. 1411 N street northwest." The condition of Mrs. Harrison Dr. Schweinfurth, the African travel­ were highly dramatic. The whole a Detroit millionaire. Megler told me Each of the animals had a red, white, An electric omnibus company has continues about the same. She holds er and a friend of Emin, brought force of the testimony seemed to in conclusion that he used to believe and blue ribbon round his neck, one been formed in London. up remarkably well under the great pressure to bear upon the- favor Sliney and go against James that he was destined to be wealthy, marked "protection" and the other Norway is to send a Viking ship fatiguing effects of the extremely Egyptian government. They raised: Lyons. Assistant District Attorney because many years ago before he "reciprocity." an exhibit to the World's Fair. warm weather. She will leave Emin Bey to the rank of pasha, thus* Wellman was absent owing to the went west Jay Gould winked at him Foreign physicians are now ex­ Washington some time in July for recognizing his position and their Col. L. L. Polk, president of the death of his wife, and his place was one night in the Grand opera house. perimenting with frog lymph as a the Adirondacks. responsibility. They also voted $40,- Farmers' Alliance, died at Garfield taken by Mr. Nicoll. Although Megler has abandoned his pretentive of hydrophobia. 000 to any relief expedition. Hospital at 11:15 Saturday morning. Representative Pickler made an The prisoner's mother testified that fortune hunting, he reads the news­ Col. Polk was a relative of President Louise Michel, the famous socialist attempt one day last week to call up Mike called at her house at 4:10 papers carefully every day in the The British government then accepted the offer of certain private Polk. He was a native of North Car­ agitator, seems to have tired of her his timber culture bill, but it was o'clock in the afternoon, and at 4:30 hope of getting information about objected to by Mr. Holcomb on the individuals to equip a relief expedi­ olina, where he was born about 55 tumultuous career, and has settled p m., hearing that something had the object of his former epistolary years ago. During the war he served down to teaching school in a quiet ground that a bill of that should go happened at Bob Lyons,' she and pursuits. tion, with Stanley as the leader, the-^ for a time in the confederate army part of London. over until more members were pres­ Mrs. Bridget Brooks went there and Egypt-ion grant to be given to that, expeditions. and resigned to go to the legislature, The German emperor has conferred ent. saw Bob Lyons dead. Jim Lyons was „l'>esh Popcorn Here." to which body he had been elected. the order of merit in art and science Representative Eli Stackhouse, of there. Mrs. Brooks corroborated this Chicago Times: Popcorn is expeeted Stanley's expedition to central. At the time of his death he was serv­ upon Dr. Gould, of Cambridge, on the Sixth district of South Car&lina, testimony. This goes against the to yield a revenue to the Exposition Africa, the finding of Emin and that ing his third term as president of the account of the services he has ren­ died suddenly at his residence in the alibi set up by James Lyons. Mrs. company of $217,000. This estimate doughtly explorer's refusal to be body to which he has given so much dered astronomy. city of Washington, D. C., from Mary O'Brien testified that at 4:10 p. may seem exorbitant, but it is made rescued are all matters of such re cent of hi6 time and attention. Col. Polk's disease of the heart. Mr. Stack- m. she saw Mickey Sliney leave the by Secretary Crawford, of the ways date as to be fresh in the minds of TheGerman Emperor has graciously all readers of the newspapers. A few home was at Raleigh. N. C. He sanctioned the election of Sir John house was born in Marion county, butcher store. and means committee, and is doubt­ leaves a wife and three children. South Carolina, in 1824. He served Lawyer F. B. House, Sliney's coun­ less correct. Mr. Crawford has based months ago it was reported that Everett Millais, the English painter, Emin had become blind. as a Knight of the "Ordre pour le in the Conefderate army and became sel, testified that he had examined his figures on the receipts from this This fall all the offices in South merite,"' the highest Prussian order a colonel. He afterward became the premises, and it was evident the concession of the centennial. In 1876 Dakota to be filled run from governor Robbed by Monte Sharks. for science and art. prominent in agricultural pursuits; murder occured in the hallway. there were over 8,000,000 admissions down to road supervisor. Nothing is was president of the State Farmers* "SO HELP ME GOD, I DIDN'T!" to the grounds at Philadelphia. Of The police of DesMoines are on omitted from constable to the highest The King of Italy, attended by the the lookout for three men who- Alliance and a member of the legis-' There was a hush as Mike Sliney those who entered the gates one in in the land, national electors for the court, has assisted at the inaugura­ lature, and was elected to the Fifty- took the stand. He said he was in four purchased popcorn. The gross swindled a Dallas county farmer out- electoral college. In consequence of tion of a monument erected at Turin second congress as a Democrat. Both Lyons' store the evening before the receipts were about $100,000. of $2,500. Several days ago a stranger this the ticket will be the size of a in commemoration of the Italian sol­ appeared at the farm house of Peter' branches of congress, on the announce­ murder, and told of Bob Lyons' quar­ The popcorn habit has grown upon barn door. It is estimated that the diers who took part in the ^Crimean ment of Mr. Stackhouse's tleath. rel with his mother. On the day of the public as the years have gone Gardner, near Adel, and engaged ticket will be six feet long, if all the war. board for an indefinite period, being, appointed committees to attend the the murder he went to tlj? store past, and more than one in four will names were run in a single column, At Castle Thomery, near Font- he said, in pursuit of health. In the: funeral. Senator Kyle and Mr. Jolley about 4:15 o'clock to' borrow a dress purchase next year. But in order or three feet in a double width. As ainebleau, where Rosa Bonheur has of South Dakote are members of the coat of Bob Lyons. that no overestimate may be made, course of time he became familiar to ballot boxes, sugar barrels will her farm, are horses and cows of with the old farmer, explaining to> committees. He saw Bob Lyons with his hand Mr. Crawford has clung to the old have to be used in some of the large many breeds, herds of sheep and There is not the slightest probabil­ to his neck, which was bleeding, and figures. It is estimated that ,at least him, among other things, the beauties-. wards. Already some of the county goats, numbers of rabbits and poultry, of three card monte, in which the ity of one of the regular appropriation James Lyon stood near with a cleaver 28,000,000 individuals will enter the commissioners are making arrange­ a pair of lions, and several very rare farmer won a considerable sum and bills becoming a law before the end of in his hand. Old Mrs. Lyons and a world's fair gates next year, and that ments for large steel ballot boxes to small animals. All these are used as was happy. Yesterday two more the fiscal year, and, in order to con­ red faced man were also present. The 7,000,000 will spend 5 cents each for hold the tickets. The election will studies by the artist. She is now 70 strangers appeared in Adel, hired a tinue the work of the departments, 'it man shouted, "Cheese it, Jim, there's popcorn. If these figures are correct, be fraught with difficulties and sur­ years old, but is still vigorous. spanking livery turnout and went to- will be necessary to pass a joint reso­ Mickey Sliney." Sliney ran away $350,000 will be expended for popcorn prises seem certain. Garner's place to buy his farm. The King Malieto of Samoa is unhappy. lution after the members of the Sen­ without saying anything. At Cath­ by those who visit the fair. three men and the farmer became His stipend of $25 per week is not ate and House return from Chicago arine street he was overtaken by Yesterday the privilege of selling Of the twenty-three presidents, engaged in three card monte, in regularly paid from the royal excheq­ extending the provisions of existing James Lyons, who told him to say popcorn was voted to the firms of seven were re-elected, namely—Wash­ which, of course, the farmer was- uer, and a number of his wives have appropriation bills until the middle nothing about what he had seen and E. It. Nichols & Co. and J. M. Martin ington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, allowed to win. The two newcomers- Jackson. Lincoln and Grant. Two been compelled to take in washing to of July. The friends of the river and he would give him $5,000. & Co., who promise to pay €2 per cent, eke out his scant subsistence. Unless harbor bill are in great fear that its of the gross receipts. This will net advised the farmer to get some money were renominated and failed of elec­ "Now, Mickey," said Mr. House, and break the monte man. They all tion—Martin Van Buren, who was the king business looks up a little he passage may be retarded for weeks if picking up the cleaver, "did you the Exposition company $217,000. threatens to soil his robes by going went to tuwn and the farmer drew beaten by Harrison, and Mr. Cleveland it is not eventually defeated. It, too, strike the blow which caused Bob Peter Scliaub, a well-to-do gardener into some plebian vocation. $2,500 from the bank. One of the who was beaten by the republican must wait the return of all the mem­ Lyons' deatliV" of Emerichsville, who has been ill for The marriage of Count Herbert bers before action even can be had on "Sohelp me God, I didn't," replied three disappeared while in town and grandson of the great whig leader. Sliney. several weeks, persuaded his wife to as the others were returning to the This gives nine x>residential renomi- Bismarck to the Countess Margaret the proposed new conference. The make a trip to market. He then Hoyos, of Fiume, will take place this demands already made upon the treas­ MICKEY'S WONDROUS NERVE. farmer's home he reappeared on the nations. seven of which were approved Mr. House gave the cleaver to Sli­ went to his smoke-house, heavily road with a big revolver in each hand by the people. Six presidents who week. Comtesse Margarethe's father ury by the increased amount required charged a double-barreled shotgun, is Count George Hoyos, a partnei in for the payment of pensions has given ney and told him to explain how he and robbed the whole outfit' making lived out their terms of office failed had been handling it when the little placed the butt end on a barrel, and, good his escape. The others went on to get a renomination. They are the the celebrated firm for the manufact­ the advocates of lower appropriations lying down upon the floor, he held ure of torpedoes at Fiume, and her greater hope of ultimately defeating girl, Nellie Burke, saw him a short with the farmer, and to console him two Adamses, Polk, Pierce, Buchaman time before the murder. Sliney ran the business end to his mouth and for his loss gave him a check for $2,- and Hayes. Three presidents died mother is an Englishwoman, the the river and harbor bill. pulled the trigger with a string. The daughter of Mr. Whitehead, the his hand over the edge of the cleaver 600 on a Cedar Rapids bank, which, during their first terms, namely— The mayor and city clerk of Huron and placed it on the stenographer's entire head was blown away from the of course, is utterly worthless aud is Harrison, Taylor and Garfield. The founder of this torpedo manufactory. have been enjoined against signing a desk r,in the position he held it in chin upward. Fragments of his skull all the old farmer has to show for four vice presidents who became King Oscar of Sweden, who is now warrant for $2,370 which the council Lyon's store. His hand never trem­ and brains were scattered in every his exciting experience. presidents—Tyler, Fillmore, Johnson visiting in Paris, is a man of tall and directed to be issued to the city bled. direction. Schaub was aged 57. and Arthur—were all beaten for the spare figure, with white hair and attorney for two month's services. The Bushnell cheese factory, just Sliney said that the first confession After July 1st, the Howard post- started, is making two thirty-five* regular nomination. beard that were black when he was Attorneys come high in Huron. he made to Inspector Byrnes, in office will be in the presidential class. • pound cheeses per day.