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t. volume v. ASHLAND, KANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1891. NUMBER 31. KANSAS MATTEES.

NEWS NOTES. THE A. It. ENCAMPMENT. FOR TEX DAYS IX TERROR CHINESE NEW YEAR.

A SECOND JESSE JAMES. FIRE IN THE COAL BUNKERS OF AN OCEAN STEAMER. ENTERS A BANK AND SHOOTS DOWN THREE MEN. 1 The Cattle Tien Beaten. KisorisHER, O.

Aug. 6. Several weeks ago complaints were entered in the territorial courts against R. D. Cragin and the Cragin Cattle Company, D.

E. Fant, Ben Garland, William Quinlen, Major El-dridge, James F. Ellison, Short Drum Snyder for unlawfully holding and grazing cattle upon the Cheehne and Arapohoo reservation. The case was tried on a general demurrer. The was full and exhaustive.

The decision of Hon. A. J. Sea? associate justice of the territorial court, held that all persons holding live stock within the limits of tho Cheyenne and Arapahoe This Ye. The man who thinks to preserve for all time in men's memories any event by writing a book about it is usually niistaken; both the event and the book may tha Bame be forgotten, but really there i aa opportunity for some one to gather in a handy volume the story A.

D. 1S51 in Kansas. Such a volume would contain as its first chapter the weather record kept at the state university and for the twenty-two Tho Fteamahip Cachemlere Carries Load of 1'assengcrs Day After Day Over a l'iery Furnace But None Knew It. The Meeting at Detroit a Great Success-Forty Thousand Teterans la Line. Ditboit, Aug.

6. Tho Grand Army encampment was a most pronounced success. The day of the parade was tho proudest in the history of the organization. It was the grandest display made in the quarter century of its existence. Under a bright sun, 0,000 veterans tramped sturdily over the line of march, and such was the inspiration of the moment, that even the feeblest of the maimed and crippled comrades found themselves adequate to The Desperado Terrorized Everybody and Went Off With Twelve Hundred Dollars The Man Made Good Ills Escape.

It is stated that Bui is making great preparations for war. Guatemala proposes to spend $120,000 for a world's fair exhibit. Fire in Mill vale, destroyed. two factories and eight frame buildings. Loss $25,000 During a heavy storm in Manitoba Thursday night, two women were killed by lightning.

The Russian banners captured by the French during the Crimean war have been returned to Russia. A fierce rainstorm in Louisville, last Sunday night caused $30,000 damage by flooding pf basements. Proctor Knott, tho well known raco horso, died Friaay in his stall at Horse Haven, near Saratoga, N. Y. An Awful Ten Days.

Tew Yokk. Aug. 11. The steamship Cachcmiere has arrived in this port Hth Divers Scenes aud Customs of Thctif Great Holiday. The Chinese date their year from the first nsw moon after the sun enter9 Aquarius, conceqvently it is a movable feast, varying betveen January 21 and February 19.

Their months are lunar months, some called "great," containing thirty days, the others "small," having only days. In some years, therefore, there are thirteen months, one of them being an intercalary. Tho 1st and 15th of every month, or "moon," coincides with the new and full of every moon, and these are always celebrated as feast days. But of all Chinese feasts the Xew Year is a regular bacchanalia, in which days before and weeks after are given to feasting and rejoicing. During the last days of the old year the scene in a large city like Canton is 16J Italian steerage passengers on board.

it was learned to-dav for tho first time A Bold Bank Itobbery. Lima, Aug. 11. One of the boldest bank robberies ever perpetrated in this section of country occurred this morning at Columbus Grove, a town of about 2,000 people, twelve miles north of here. Cashier T.

J. Maple had just opened the Exchange bank, of which his father is proprietor, and laid out about near the chashier's window. About a man appeared at the door with a revolver in each that for ten days of the voyage the vessel the ordeal of the live miles march. The euthusiasm which greeted the Wisconsin division of 700 strong was unbounded. In the front rank and borne high in the air and on the top of a flagstaff was perched "Old Abe," the stuffed eagle which became a part of 'Wisconsin's his reservations are subject to a penalty of $1 per head and that said stock are also subject to seizure and sale for tho payment of the penalty.

The marshal is commanded to attach all ana an on board of her were in imminent and continuous danger of the gravest char acter. cattle found upon this reservation and to When the steamer was but day out from Marseilles it was reported to the can- hold the same until disposed of accordin to law, and that owners or persons having lain that the soft coal in the bunkers was The drouth in south central Illinois has been broken by a heavy rain. Corn has been put in good shape again. President Harrison has signed the commission of J. Sloat Fassett as customs col said cattle in charge be summoned to ap on ere, He at once pave orders that the pear and answer before the court.

October 20, 1S91. This order is now in the hands of strictest 3ecrecy should be observed as, if the news spread among the passenpers, it hand. He immediately began shooting. Cashier Maple was struck twice, once in the arm and once in the right sido. As he fell to the floor an old farmer, 'William Yandermark, aged 60, entered the door, haviug come to get his money for some hogs he had just lector of the port of New York.

tho United States marshal who will pro noma re impossible to avert a panic Im ceed at once to execute it. mediate stops were taken to quench the Hundreds of hogs about Bellbrook, are dying of cholera. Only one farmer's tre, but it had already gained serious head His Tenth Man. drove has been untouched so far. way.

The pumps were put to work and sold. The robber turned and shot him through and through. A third man sat in tory a quarter of a century ago. Cheer after cheer arose from the multitude. Many a civilian could only divine the causa of all this enthusiasm, but to probably every G.

A. R. man In line to-day the strange history of that bird is a fireside story to his children. To record the features of the procession In detail would be impossible in the pace at command. The states were all represented, from Michigan with its 15,000 to South Carolina with its single man.

Kansas was not high in the light of numbers, on account of the perversity of the railroads, but was largely represented in the enthusiasm that prevailed. Missouri turned out large numbers and attractod much attention. In the line, marching with the rank and SorTH McAlester, I. Aug. At A Wichita firm has been awarded the o'clock this moruing.

Jim Yates, deputy contract for the iron work on the public the lobby of the bank, paralyzed with fear, Heavy streams of water were poured upon the piles of coal and upon the deck above it. This was kept up for day and night United States marshal, was shot through building at Denver, at $16,075. He was not molested. The desperad then grabbed in greenbacks, shoved it in the heart by Robert Marshall The tvv lor ten days, and not till tho end of that The green glass bottle makers and factory owners split at their conference in the pockets of his sack coat and darted time was the lire entirely extinguished. got into a quarrel over a game of cards in a house of ill fame and forty shots were out the door shouting: "I'm a second Jesso ihc captain and crew were on almost Pittsburg ana a lockout is probable.

James." Dr. Fred M. Fling of Biddeford, Me fired. Yates had confiscated two gallons of whisky during tho day and both were continuous duty during tbatjtime and were completely worn out. During the whole Maple has a flesh wound in the arm and has been elected to the chair of European drinking.

time none of the passengers had any sus a glance wound frem a rib in his sido, but history in tho university of Nebraska. years last past associated with the name of professor, now Chancellor Snow. These figures, worth more than all the unrecorded recollections of all the sky-gazers and local weather prophets in the state should form the basis of the history, and would have a permanent value. These tri-daily observations would show just how inuchi rain Kansas can receive to advantage; hotv much water, in fact, Kansas needs id her business which is agriculture. Following the account of the rain and tho un which did the business in lS'Jl, should come an account of the various productions of the state for the year, made clear even to people who haVo no taste or capacity for figures.

Here, br the way, is a chance for the development of a new kind of literary genius. Here are people, thousands of them, to whom census or otherwise, convey no information or even suggestion no more than a rainbow reveals of beauty to a blind man. There are human beings of fair intelligence who are paralyzed by the words 'per cent." For the benefit of such, a writer should be raised up who can usa figures without placing them in and who will require the calculations of no percentages who can make figures not only intelligible but attractive. Following the figures in this Kansas year hook should come several chapters of descriptive writing conveying to tha reader as far as printed words can do so an idea of how Kansas locked in the growing season of This would be a difficult task, but there are a half dozen writers in the United States who are equal to it. Miss Murfree, who makes a glorious and beautiful thin? out of a little Tennessee) mountain cornfield by moonlight, might well try her hand on a Kansas cornfield of lbOl, washed by the rain and shining in the sun and spreading over the area of a Tennessee county.

The narrative should tell how the rain came in 1S01, where it had not fallen in years, if, indeed, it had ever fallen; and made merry with the irrigation scheme and said, '-Never you mind; I will attend to Kansas." The chronicler picion of the danger in which they stood is no danger unless blood poisoning sets Marshall is said to have killed eight men and Yates told him to stop bragging or The Morning News of Belfast, Ireland, in. nor did they learn of it until port was file were many of the prominent men of the nation. The Grand Army levels all distinc has come out against Parnoll, of whom for get his gun. He got it. The fight was one of intense interest to a foreigner.

The merchants hurrying hither and thither, collecting and paying debts for all accounts must be satisfactorily adjusted or else the business cannot be carried into the next year. Kot only are the business parts of the town alivo with thronging multitudes during tho day, but at night instead of everything being promptly closed at 9 o'clock as is usual, the midnight pedestrian will find a perfect chaos of movables and a bedlam of voices. Stores are being delugjd with water and the walls are being scrubbed; ornamental scroll paper and charms of good luck arc torn down; the tiled floor is getting it? annual but probably only cleaning it has had during the year. After this is done the walls are redecorated and new charms and gods are pasted up or set in the windows and show-cases. In privato houses the same cleaning process is going on; all the dirt of the year is being removed.

When this is years it had been an ardent supporter. Mr. Yandermark is one of the most substantial farmers. Ho was struck by tb tions. There was a wild cheer when Mis continued outside in the brush, each firing reached.

Two Awful Acrldenta. New York bankers say that they will as souri veterans hove in sight. It was this rapidly. Yates received two shots each sist A. Backer, the dealer in commercial bullet on tho right side below the ribs and injured internally.

He is vomiting blocrf Lkavenwoktit, Aug. 9. G. E. Lonsdale state which had furnished William Warner, one of the most popular commanders-in- paper who has failed, to his feet again.

of which would have proved fatal. Nebraska Prohibitionists. and will probably be dead before this is Three deaths have so far occurred as rnd his wife, with Miss Sua Powers and Master Kay Powers, of EUs worth, were run over by a Santa Fe train as thev were printed. He cannot recover at all events. At 11 :45 o'clock to-night the bank robber the result of the excursion wreck near Lincoln, Aug.

8. Tho Prohibition state Champlain, N. Y. A fourth victim is convention completed its labors by nom crossing the track in a spring wagon In was still at largo and the chase has been chief tho O. A.R.

has ever Known, and every man who marched in line was recognized as one who in his devotion to tho Union had undergone the dangers of guerilla warfare and seen families divided against themselves in the dark days of '63. De dying. tins city yesterday, and Mrs. Lonsdale and abandoned until daylight. Almost every Mary and Baby McKee held a reception body in the northern part of Allen county inating Ii.

W. Richardson, of Omaha, for judge of the supremo court, and Rev. William Garst, of Neligh, and Mrs. Caroline M. Woodward, of Seward, for regents of of a number of small children at the presi has been out all day looking for the des Miss Powers wore killed.

The boy was perhaps falaily injured. The crossing where the accident occurred has always bvn considered a dangerous one, but no dent's cottage at Cape May Point la3t perado. Hie state university. Tho platform in partment Commander George W. Martin, the one-armed hero, who lost a limb the first day of Gettvsburg.

led his command Monday. IN GALLS IN THE SOUTH. dorses the national Prohibition party, de Mississippi valley lumbermen have pur incidents have ever 1m: fore occurred there. Joe Fortune was engineer of the train and of men. The Kansas Statesman Before chased 1,000,000 acres of land in Oregon for timber, farms and ranches.

The price done the finest ornaments that aroH a Large The spectacle of an ex-president of the Elates that was running at tho rate of mands government control of telegraph and railroad companies, a more unrestricted coinage of the metals, and naturally places tho party on record as favoring the Southern Audience. about fifteen miles per hour. The accident is not Known. United States marching in the ranks is so unusual that the tremendous ovation ten Atlanta, Aug. 6.

Ex-Senator Mr. Duesing, a theological student in occurred on tne government reservation and a complete investigation will be insti dered ex-President Hayes to-day was hard- total annihilation of the liquor traffic. Ingalls lectured at Piedmont, Chautauqua, one of the Roman Catholic colleges in a surprise. The cheers which swept to-night on the social and political prob Rome, was drowned Monday. His home The Snake Dance.

was in St. Louis, Mo. lems of the second century. He was greeted by a great crowd. Mayor Hemp along the line of march like a huge but slowly rising tidal wave were ever indicative of the presence of the distinguished Winslow, A.

Aug. S. Th famous The Rev. Dr. J.

H. Worcester, has noti Monui Indian snake dance, which is held hill, of Atlanta, introduced him. saying: "Lapies and gentlemen: The war is fied the directors of the Union Theologioal ex-president. every two years, commenced yesterday on of lb'Jl should tell of the full streams seminary of his acceptance ot the pro Mr. Hayes was recognized by all as he the reservation, sixty miles from here, and over and the bloody chasm has been filled.

fessorship tendered him. and the new-coma springs ana marched with his post from Fremont, possessed are brought out and displayed on the tables; embroidered covers are phieed on the chairs and stands, and the whole house is put in holiday attire. One of the great features of the decorations is the display of "sacred lilies," It is desirable that they should bloom on New Year's day, and the more flowers on the plant the better will bo the fortuno of tho family owing to it during the year to come. Up to midnight on New Year's eve this excitement continues; then, as if by magic, the noise and turmoil cease, only to be renewed in the morning with re.xibled energy. This, in short, is the Chinese Xew Year.

St. Louis and meeting of William Fullerton, a young American, a the general uprising own Griswold street, and near the inter will continue sixteen days. It is reported the government is taking steps to discontinue the dance and that this will be the I want to toll you in a few words why this is true. When a confederate soldier in the south under the star spangled banner should bo inado the waters. Mention graduate' of Harvard, replaces M.

De Blowitz as the working head of the Paris section of Congress street kissod several little girls who ran out to meet him. The trees first, and of the trees, orchard last one. Major Donaldson, who took can introduce with warmth and cordiality office of tho London Times. Moqui census, has gone to the dance with to a southern audience, Hon. J.

J. Ingalls, old gentleman carried a palm leaf fan and appeared to enjoy the occasion quite as President Balmaceda of Chili and the photographic outfit, and the government of Kansas, the most sceptical in this nation may know and feel that peaco, broth much as his comrades of the post leaders of the Chilean insurgents have ap has also sent a corps of photographers. The governor of a state is not often seen pealed to the Spanish government to act erly love and kind feeling roign all over as arbitrator and end the war. the broad land. trudging along in the dust with the boys, but that sight was witnessed more than Ohio People's Party.

Springfield, Aug. 7. The conven gated by the governor. Skxf.ca, Aug. ii.

Hon. A. H. Bur-iii'tt and family, in a carriage, were struck by the west bound passenger train on the Koek Island railroad. He and his granddaughter, Miss Francis Fuller, were killed uti ight Mrs.

George Finstenherg and two children were badly hurt. Six were in the carriage, which was demolished. ALA ISAM A CKIaIE. A Terrible State of Affairs Existing in 15ibb County. Birmingham, Aug.

11. A terrible of affairs exists in Bibb county. Js-Miie two weeks ago the dead body of Henry Smith was found in the woods near Bloikton. He was a witness in a murder case against Jesse Miller, a rich farmer, mid ho is popularly supposed to be the head and front of a gang who have Been terrorizing that county, and against whom tue citizens have organized vigilance coni-iriitees. Five men are in jail charged with coni-plicity in the Smith murder.

Blockton is day and night by vigilants and the witnesses for the state are kept under guard to prevent them from being mur-oered. Good citizens from every part of The Santa Fe boiler makers' strike has The warmth and cordiality of this is increased by the knowledge of Sena ended. All differences are amicably ar once. As the G. A.

500 strong, with Department Commander tor Ingalls' course against the famous force ranged. The discharged men and the tion of the People's party of Ohio had an attendance of aboit 400 delegates. After tho organization several communications were read, one of which was from Senator Teeter and Governor Thayer, passed the bill when that infamous measure was be strikers have all resumed work. grand stand it was impossible to tell PRUDENCE IN MOURNING. then of all the trees.

How all the saplings planted in faith on one Arbor day after another justified their planters and grew mightily and prevailed and waved green encouragement to future planters that some day every spare and wasted place in Kansas might bear trees and every hot highway be made a long arcade of shade. The annals of Kansas earth in 1-91 should speak of the pleasant garden'-, with arbors, and the little bits of poor men's ground that produced as never before and taught the lesson that no spot however small should in such a country be left neglected. Nor should there be failure to mention tho great triumph of science in the year; when laboratory and field come together; like cured like, and chinch bug destroyed chinch bug. Noble L. Prentis in Kansas Citv Star.

The journeymen tailors of America be hether the cheers were for the granger Peffer, advising the adoption of the Cin fore the United States senate. I have the pleasure of introducing to you an orator who has electrified this country from Maine to California, a gentleman whose She governor, tho soldier boys or that vener gan their annual convention in St. Louis last Monday. Many matters of interest to Spent as Little as I'oisible aud Ac cinnati resolutions and "the plank advo cating honest money." This was greeted able old fighter, who always provokes the cheers of the volunteer soldiers Paul the trado.aro scheduled for action. renius and ability are respected and ad with cheers.

O. U. Jones of 'Kansas sang Lieutenant Philip Hodges of the English andervoort, past national commander-in- a song entitled "Old Hayseed." mired by the whole American people the Hon. J. J.

Ingalls, of the great state of navy committed suicide by jumping into chief. the sea July "4 while beingsent home from There were four candidates for comman Bulling Sentenced Again. Kansas." Australia for a breach of discipline. complished Her Purpose. The economy which is too strong to be disturbed by grief or bereavment is so akin to avarice that no one feels any self-reproach for holding it up to ridicule, although the circumstances may have to do with the saddest of events.

There was once an eccentric old lady who lived in one of the sea der-in-chief: John Palmer, of New York: St. Josetii, Aug. 9. Louis Bulling, The United States treasury continues A Remarkable Desperado. G.

Weissart, Wisconsin W. P. Smed- the escaped wife murderer, was brought before Judge Anthony, of Savannah, and Tahleqiau, I. Aug. 11.

Tho Cher the daily shipment of small notes to the west for use in moving the crops. The bury, California, and S. H. Hurst, Ohio. General Palmer was elected on the second ballot amidst great enthusiasm.

Gen. okee Indians are celebrating the death of for tho third time sentenced to death, total amount so far sent is 2 4-5 million dol one of the most noted of Indian desper uuliing's attorneys tried to stave oil pro "otes- There is a councilman in Arkansas City who lai-iats his cow in the street in front lars. the county will gather at Cvnterville tomorrow fully armed to guard the criminals frum a rescue. adoes that ever lived. His history was ceedings on- the ground that Judge An port towns of New England, and who the most remarkable the known world.

ne copie party ot ureenwood coun thony had no jurisdiction, but the motion was renowned alike for her oddities ty, have nominated a county ticket. He died one year ago at the age of 9(1 years was overruled and the day of excution and for what her neighbors called her Four of the nominees are former Demo at peace with his people, but most of his was set for Friday, September i. nearness." She was a widow, and crats, two former Republicans and one a life had been passed in warfare against Palmer has a splendid record as a soldier. T. S.

Clarkscn was chosen vice-command-er-in-chief. The committee on the "color" question reported adversely to Gen. Yeasey's proposition to create separate department for colored men, and the report was adopted spontaneously. Major William Warner.of Kansas City was chairman of the committee, and he made a telling speech in favor of the colored soldiers. Farmers Corner Wheat.

abor man. mankind. To-day the Cherokee people had inherited not a little property from her husband, which she careful Cn.iTTANOoGA, Aug. 7. The Alliance Henry Jennings was shot and mortally A Mrorco iu Dakota.

St. Lawkeme, S. Aug. 11. The hottest weather ever experienced here has prevailed for three days past.

So intense lias been tho heat that men and animals have succumbed in many instances and harvest work is entirely suspended through the day. At 1 p. ni. yesterday the men in this section seem to be taking seri are celebrating the anniversary of his death as a holiday. This Indian was old Tom Starr, who for a quarter of a century wounded near Ionia City, last Sunday handled and which increased in her ously the advice given by the order to hold night during a fight with R.

E. Snodgrass. care, it was made a matter ot reproach that she did not erect a tomb wheat for higher prices. One result here was a terror to the whole Cherokee nation. Snodgrass was arrested, but released on SS00 bond.

is that millers are forming a league to pur stone to her husband, but sho alwav mercury rose to 10s to 110 in the shade. A Good Investment. chase Western grain, they claiming that Abraham Backer at 2S5 Broadway, New said that she could not afford such an The wind was in a southern direction the Middle Tennessee farmers, with he Atchison, Aug. 8. The Kansas Trust York has made an assignment to Benjamin of his residence.

Secretary Rusk pronounces Prof. Snow's chinch bug killer the most valuable discovery of tho century. The Atchison people still keep up tha old-fashioned custom of counting the carriages in funeral processions. Two women are buried in the potters' field at Atchison who were over 10J years old at the time of their death. There is a young Sioux Indianat Haskell institute who is so handsome that tho Lawrence girls make eyes at him.

A chew of tobacco sweetened the death of a Wichita boy who had never tasted tha weed until the day he departed this life. The south side is the swell portion of Topeka. There are aiso other points of dissimilarity between that town aad Chicago. The present sexton of Mt. Yernon cemetery at Atchison has held that position for but hot and dry, possessing no refreshing expense.

and Banking Company, of Atchison, owns F. Einstein at 427 Broadway. Mr. Back Alliance behind them, will sell only at enormous prices. In course of time, however, the a great many farms in Northern Kansas, er's principal business was dealing in com A Fearful Railroad Wreck.

STRAcrsE, Aug. S. Tho St. Louis express on the West Shore railroad met with a terrible accident three miles West of Port Byron. The train was running at a high rate of speed and at that point ran into a freight train.

The wreck was an awful one and the deaths numbered twelve. The wreck took tire and the passenger widow made up her mind to have a mercial paper. tablet, and accordingly went- to Boston qualities. Late wheat suffered terribly liiid some fields will not be cut. Other wheat is ail right.

Unless showers come very soon or a cool wave comes, but little will survive the ordeaL Prairie grass in some places is drv enough to burn. Some In the Davis will case at Butte, A Preacher and Trouble. Spring field, Aug 9. Rev. J.

F. and in order to get back some of the money put out for the laud, planted crops which are just now being harvested. The land has done remarkably well. The yield of to select it. She visited one marble ai-gument on the admission of expert testi mony on handwriting has closed, and Judge McHatton has decided to exclude Thompson passed through the city yesterday under tho watchful care of G.

AV. Lindsay, sheriff of Hickory county, Mo. Thompson is charged with stealing a wheat and oats is large, and a splendid corn crop is assured. The company will prairie fires have already been reported. expert testimony.

yard after another, but for a long time could find nothing cheap enough to suit her. At last sh came upon a large and. handsome slab which was set aside to be cut down. get thirty or forty per cent of its money The election of Rev. Dr.

Isaac Lee Nich Pour Lji-clicd at Once. train was burned with the exception of three sleeping cars. The train was made up of two express cars, a baggage car, a smoking car, a day car and three sleeping cars. The accident was the result of care out of the country by this year's crop aud Ison as Protestant Episcopal bishop of BinMiMiHAM, Aug. it.

Last Friday horse. He was accompanied by his young wife, whom he abducted a few months ago from tho home of a prominent minister in still own the land. Iilwaukee has been approved by twenty- the resideuce of W. I'. Davis, a prominent "You see it was spoiled," the stone eight years, and in that time has dug over seven dioceses.

No dissenting vote has larmei' near Crush was burned and the Hickory conty. JTInrdered by Indians. et been recorded. family narrowly escaped with their lives. 1,000 graves.

A Witchita poet says: "The world ia cutter explained. 'We began it for a man named Mark, but the wife changed her mind by the time we had lessness on the part of the rear brakemau of the freight train, or by negligence on the part of the freight conductor. Twenty-three people were injured. A yachting party, consisting of four men Arkansas City, Aug. 8.

It is now believed that Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly, who were found murdered on Mondav, were Train Wreckers at Work. Kalamazoo, Aug. 7.

The Grand On Sunday Ella Williams, colored, was arrested and confessed to having saturated the house with oil and set lire to it 'out of and five children, were cruising in Dor- growing better." That is rather a remarkable discovery for a person to malse who-lives at Wichita. cester bav near Boston, when the boat got so much of the name on, and there is the whole slab spoiled." killed by an Indian. Some ago Mrs. revenge. In her confession she implicated ipsized and the two men and four chil- Rapids and Indiana express, bound south, was wrecked three miles north of this place this noon evidently by train wreck No convictions have been obtained in Lizzie Lowe, ulis Lowe and Bid Wil ren were drowned.

llltake it off your hands, the libel suits in Kansas within the past two Donnelly shot and wounded an Indian who was attempting to break in her homo, and he swore to be revenged on her. An Indian was seen in that neighborhood the liams. Yesterday the sheriff started from widow said "if you'll let mo Pension payments aggregating 73 mil lie Made Mares of Them. Omaha, Aug. 9.

Rev. Dr. Sherwood, a colored evangeljst who has been holding out at a campmeeting in South Omaha, has been arrested, charged with horribly mistreating a number of colored lads whom he years. It won uo to atiempi io gag in9 lion dollars have been made by the United have it reasonably." Crosby to Abbeville jail with the prison-trs, and last night he as overpowered by press in a state which was consecrated to ers, as spikes, bolts and nuts were found withdrawn from the rails. Nearly all the injured, twelve in numbor, were taken from the sleoper, none of whom are fatally hurt however.

States treasury since August 1 and have Oh, 1 11 let you have it very cheap. morning of the murder, and a large num educed the cash balance in the treasury a mob and the prisoners taken frcm him und shot to death. Their bodies were ber of them were in this city all that day. to save the bother of having it cut from to over. But what can vou do with it? thrown in the river.

iiAVANA, Aug. 11. Those who Both members of the assigned banking I'll use it," sho answered, and at Democrats I'nite. rm of bchall Danner of York, Killed Ills ather. Chicago, Aug.

9. The two factions of once proceeded to go into tae discussion of the price. have been arrested charged with receiving money from John B. Walsh of New York the Democratic party in Chicago have Cincinnati Aug. 11.

Charles Xeimann, had taken from the orphan asylum and had practically enslaved. Sherwood trained tho boys as musicians and formed them into a band. He made them work all hours of the day and night and took their earnings from them allowing them each 10 cents a day for food. A Kansas Horse Thief. have lived twenty-five years on the Rio-Grande have never seen such miserv among the Mexican population as this year.

The staple crop of the Rio Grande valley is corn and the Mexican frijole, but tho drouth has been so terrible for the united after a long bitter fight which had When she had at last beaten the reed -0, shot and instantly killed George liberty in its cradle. An Emporia man has an incubator heated by a common coal oil lamp, which has hatched out TOO or 810 chickens this season. The fowls don't taste of kerosene unless they are eaten while quite young. Buel T. Davis, who used to teach at tha State normal aud was superintendent ot the city schools at Atchison last year, goes to Winona, to accept a similar position at a salary of $2,000 a year.

Land out in Ford county which went a vear ago at $1 and $5 an acre has when on the verge of insolvency. allowed the Republicans to win two im Jscimann, his father. George Neiman was Near Mt, Yernon, John D. Mullinn, stone-cutter down to an absurdly low figure, the widow bought the slab. a cobbler and lived at IS Gorman street.

portant elections. Should the treaty prove an election officer, was killed last Monday binding the Democrats expect to make a last eighteen months that scarely any bv John Durham and William Demeran. 'There," she said, "now what I clean, everlasting sweep of all the offices in Wichita, Aug 8. David Spracue. thing has been raised, and stock has died They were drunk and began firing at ran He had been divorced from his wife, but t-till lived in the same house with her and l.er children.

He had frequent quarrels with his family and divorced wife, and want you to do is to put 'the perfect sight. The present city administration is the noted horsethief who broke jail at Mc- by thousands. dom as tney leu tue polls. otn are in man after that word in the same sort Republican. Pberson, last month, has been heard jail.

of letters, and then the name and the from near Superior Neb. After breaking manufactured Opium. Mrs. Nellie Webb, an aged and wealthy this mornings tragedy was the culmination tif one of these disputes. Killed by av Circus Attache.

date can go just there." Ciiicago, August 7. Dr. E. N. Case, a widow of Louisville.

committed sui Joplin, Aug. 7. Ira Sevier, a miner, jail at McPherson, Sprague stole a team near Newton, and then found his wav into She indicated to the astonished cide at the College Hill sanitarium last well-known physician, was secretly arrested charged with a violation of the laws in stone-cutter with her long finger tho was struck in the left temple with a club by an attache of Forepaugh's circus after Barbour county, where he stole some more horses. He was corralled on the banks of Monday evening. She was a victim of drink and had been placed in the sanitari disposition of the inscription, and thus regard to the manufacture of opium.

In the performance here, from the effects of the Nescaturga by a posse of farmers and it came about that in a certain well- um on the 21st of last April. ins rooms were iouna jars containing a I which he died to-night. Sevier was drink liquid known as aqueous opium. It is known cemetery of her native citv her King Alexander, the youthful ruler of ing from a barrel of water intended for to escape jumped into the river and disappeared. It was thought he was drowned.

husband sleeps under a marble where I Ponr Drowned. Milwaukee, Aug. 11. Four young people, children of prominent Milwaukee business were drowned at La'ke Pewaukee, twenty miles from here. They were out in a small sail boat with three otber young people.

A squiill struck the boat, capsizinc it. It was heavily ballasted and sunk almost immediately, leaving the seven persons struggling in the water. Servia, has arrived at St. Petersburg on a visit to the imperial familv. He was met learned that he sent somo of it to San Francisco to be sold among the Chinese there.

upon tne world is admonished to at the railway station by the czar and sev The "SHenl Army." Detroit, T. A national conven Mark the perfect man!" Youth's Companion. eral of the Russian grand dukes, and was accorded all the honor paid to a ruling tion which has not had its parallel in the history of nations, met in this city yesterday. It was the annual convention of the "Si sovereign. Tlie Plurderins: Societies.

circus people when the man assaulted him, striking him but once and knocking him senseless. A Grand Barbecue. St. Joseph, Aug. 8.

A grand barbecue was held at Easton for the benefit of the ex-Confederate home at Higgins-ville. Tho affair was under the management of some of the leading Democrats of the state and was a grand success. Six hundred and fifty dollars was realized for the home. Reports from the Massachusetts assess produced twenty and twenty-five bushel of wheat to the acre this season. Moral: When you see a snap in Kansas take it in, regardless of the weather.

Billy Bolton, the editor of the Kiowa county Signal, was robbed the other night at the Union depot at Ivansas City of some railroad passes and an overcoat. Tho passes will not do the thief any good nor the overcoat either, unless he is mighty fat. The board of pardons has recommended the release from the penitentiary of Job Barrow of Winfield, for stealing $2-9 worth, of potatoes from a freight car. The sentence was imposed when potatoes wera worth their weight in gold, and now that theyhave become cheap the prisoner is accounted a legitimate object of executive clemency. A fight occurred the other day at Arkansas City between a woman and a man whom, sho annoyed by lariating a cow near his residence.

The man kicked and so did the woman, but the latter came out ahead of the game. There are few things a woman will not dare for the cow she loves. Last the Kansas legislature lent Army." While there was no shouting. The successful prosecution of the ment and indorsement corporations show that they are doing business on very small Mala Yita gang in Italy is to be A k'areiy of Cora. St.

Pete Hsur nn, Aug. P. The Russian imperial council has decided to prohibit the exportation of corn from this country, owing to the bad harvest in Russia, which Las caused a scarcity of this cereal. followed by the punishment of another balances. One company is doing a busi no pounding on the table, no oratorical speeches and no cheering, a great deal of business was transacted.

It was the first reunion of the silent army of deaf and Won a Big Claim. Citt of Mexico, Aug. 8. The Diario de Centro America, printed in Gauteinala, claims that the family of the unfortunate General Rundia, wh'o was killed aboard of a Pacifie mail steamship in the port of San Jose de Gautemala by soldiers, has won its claim against the United States aud will be paid fcsoo.OOO indemnification. The Cherokee Flection.

Tahleqcah, I. Aug. 8. Election re ness of on a balance of $750, and another a five years' order business of similar association with extensive ramifications. About fifty arrests had dumb soldiers, sailors and marines.

$3,221,000 on $G72. been made at last accounts and more Cardinal Simeoni and Mgr. Persico both were expected. It is evident that tho The Dam Will be Built. Topeka, Aug 9.

Arrangements have government is determined to suppress assert that the Canensley scheme of establishing Catholic bishops in the United States of the same nationalities as the turns from all the districts in the Chero kee nation give the Downintr party the tne murderous secret organizations which have terrorized the Italir.n people for so many years, robbing ard blackmailing them. Young's Shortage. Louisville, Aug. 11. The amount of the shortiure of Sylvester Young, defaulting cashier of the Newport News Mississippi Yalley railroad, is now known to be at least s- instead of fio.OOO, as first supposed.

Further investigation may add slightly to this. Young has not been heard from. been completed for the construction of the Kaw dam at this point. A mortgage trust deed for in favor of the Union Trust Company, of St. Louis, has been filed by the Topeka Water and Electric Power Company with the register of chieftaincy, re-electing J.

B. Mayes. Tho house favors the Downings, while the senate is divided. The allotment ticket was completely lost in the battle. Ex-Prisoners of War.

Detroit, Aug. 7. The national conven Still the Convert Come. passed a rx-i" good law permitting coun deeds. Foreign Markets.

London, Aug. 11. There was a plethora of money during the past week. Discount was quoted at l)d for three months and A for short, with no demand. A small drain of gold continues toward Germany.

There is nothing to indicate largo immediate withdrawals from the bank of England from any quarter. The Record Broken Again. New York, Aug. 7. The White Star line steamer Majestic, which left Liverpool July 29, has again broken the record from Queenstown to New York.

Her time was five eighteen hours find eight minutes, The Commercial Union Telegraph ties to dispense with the sale of lands for delinquent taxes and to taKe the same for emigrants landing here will never be accepted by the propaganda. They heartily oppose the scheme. The Munn Bros. Wilkes ranch and cattle in Hackley county, have been sold at Colorado, at the door of the court house under a decree from the federal court, at El Paso. The sale embraced 12,000 head of cattle, 100 saddle horses and 55,003 acres of land.

Gregory, Cooley Co. of Chicago wore the purchasers, paying $9L0OO cash aqd assuming due on lands. Naval Veterans. Detroit, Aug. 5.

The National Associa company is now planning to mount several of its Maine linemen on hi- the county instead of allowing "private tion of ex-prisoners cf war met in this citv tion of Naval Veterans elected officers yesterday. President E. H. Williams, of lycles. These will prove of value in bidders" to make a profit on all redeemed tax certificates.

The first county in tha yesterday. Baltimore was selected as the Another War Probable. Paris, Aug. 9. A telegram received in this city from Beunos Ayres asserts that Chiii will declare wiir Bolivia because the government of latter country has recognised the congressional party of CiiiU as bellife-ercst tracing a break, and will enable the state to take advantage of the new statuta is Dickinson, which is enabled to do so bv place of meeting next year, the week pre Indianapolis, read his address.

He urged the importance of the claim of ex-prisoners to increased pensions on the attention of Inen to make quick work. It is also ceding the G. A. K. encampment at Wash: ington, proposed to utilize several wheel3 in reason of the large surplus which is lying la the county treasury.

the members. the messenger service at Bar Ilarbor..