The McCune Times from McCune, Kansas • 1

TMTu? Mil ESTABLISHED, 1881. M'CUNE. CRAWFORD COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1887. VOLUME V. NUMBER 46 DOTS AND DASHES.

THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK SENSATIONAL ELOPEMENTS. DIRECTORY. McGuire Greenfield, Loan, insurance and Real Estate Agents. MARTIN FOLIE, PROPRIETORS NEW" BAKERY AND RESTURANT. Fine Confectionaries, Fancy Grocer ies, cloars and tobacco.

Lunch at all Hours. Opposite Post Office McCune, Kansas. that Pinkerton's men are still guarding tha Wforks, but everything is quiet, though a conflict between the guards and the strikers may occur at any moment, as the feeling among the Hungarians against the men who have gone back is very bitter, and a number of nonunion men hnv.ipsceived threatening letters. Guards no escort tbcm to and from their work. At 5 o'clock this evening Sheriff Miller at Union town received a report that a riot had taken place at the West Leisenfing Coke wofks and that four strikers had been shot ahd killed and two others badly injured: The nes, WaS not a surprise to'the sheriff, who had left the Works only a few hours before, and he at once gave it publicity.

In less than twenty minutes the people of Oniontown were wild with excitoment It was impossible to reach the WestLciscnring coke works by wire, and reporters and special messengers were at once dispatched to that pUice, distance of five miles. It was several hours before they returned to report that no riot had taken place, but before this time messages had been sent to the striker at the six or seven coke plants near here and the report of the killing set the striking Hungarians Upon the Wr-path. It is feared that they will cause some trouble before morning, a3 it is impossible at this hour to deny the story, and they are greatly excited over the report that the' company iroposed to have the Plnkerton guards At a meeting tonight ther informed a Polish priest who advised them to return to work that they would all fight till death before they would submit to eviction. The Plnkerton men cxpeet trouble as they have received threatening reports from the men in other parts of the region and all the guards are under special orders to-night. "Should the Huns attempt to swoop down upon ns as they have to-day threatened," remarked one of the officers, "and attempt to injure anyone or burn property, we will kill, and if we do lire more tljan four men will fall." It is the opinion of the officers that these alarming reports are put in circulation in order to enrage" the 13,000 strikers In the region, a large majority of whom are Hungarians.

The policy of the operators is an aggressive one. They say the strikers must either return to work or give way to those who will work. Terrible Fall of a Sculptor. Cleveland, July 6. Mark Shannon of Painesville, a sculptor well known iu New York and Chicago, was at work on the government building at Erie, being erected under direction of Supervising Architect Bell, when a mistep precipitated him from the roof to the ground.

His body was crushed and death resulted immediately. The Fourth at Gotham. New York, July 4. The Fourth of Julj here was oppressively hot, the thermometer dancing up among the nineties. Business was entirely suspended and the seaside resorU were thronged with visitors, almost every person who had a chance leaving the hot city for cooler breathing spots.

There were several yacht races, the best being the regatta of the Larchmont club on the sound, in which no less than forty-eight vessels took part. The chief interest centered in the contest between the Shamrock and Ti-tania, the latter winning by two minutes and a half The United labor party held a rather thinly attended celebration of the day at the Academy of Music, at which John McMaekin and others delivered speeches. The veterans of 1S12 celebrated the Fourth by raising the flag on the old fort in Central purk, a reunion and a dinner. There are only three of the veterans living in this vicinity. They are General Abram Dallv, aged 91; George Criger, aged 9J, and Henry Morris, aged 88.

GOVERNOR tEE SPEAKS. Tammany hall in its wigwam held its ninety-ninth celebration of the day. General Fitz Hugh Lee of Virginia was down on the programme for the first "long talk." He was received with appiause that shook the building and he had only begun his speech with the words "Way down in old Virginia where I live," when he was interrupted by a call for three cheers for Virginia, which were heartily given. "Virginia to-day," he said, "clasps and3 with New York in the hearty celebration of the day. Their citizens are smoking the pipe of peace together.

The sons of New York and Virginia left blood stains that mingled on the revolutionary battlefields of New York. Virginians and New Yorkers froze together at Valley Forge." The speaker wished that John Kelly's eyes could look upon the scene and see how close and closer the sections are coming together. "I hear." he continued, "the voice of the great soldier who sleeps at Riverside saying that he feels that a grand era of peace is approaching. Let us have At the close of General Lee's speech the band struck up "The Bonnie Blue-Flag." Governor Wilson of West Virginia was the next speaker. The reconciliation between the states, he said, was complete, and if there were strangers who had not learned that the war was over they were indeed to be pitied.

LETTEKS AND "SMAU. TALKS." Secretary Gilroy then read letters of regret from President Cleveland, Governor Hjll, General Sherman, Secretary Endicott, Secretary Fairchild, Attorney General Garland, the Hon. J. G. Carlisle, General Fitz John Porter, Senators Blackburn, Keagan and D.

II. Voorhees, Governor Gray of Indiana, the Hon. W. S. Hoimsn of Indiana, the Hon.

William Springer of Illinois and others. It was announced that "short talks" were in order, and the Hon. William May bury of Michigan was called. "I believe in civil service reform," he said. "I believe the democratic party is the party of reform, and that under a democratic administration they should have the offices." The closing "short talk" was by Congressman S.

S. Cox, who said: "What is the shibboleth of the republican party Why there was a little incident concerning the battlellags the other day. These flags were moldcring in the attic of the war department at Washington. It was proposed to continue this era of good feeling between the north and south, but the president found that it was unlawful and the order was countermanded. There never was such a noise raised before as our republican friends raised over this matter.

Governor Foraker of Ohio sent on to Washing ton to have the government enjoined from performing this act of good fellowship. Had he lived in the days when a babe was born in Bethlehem he would have sent on to Jerusalem for an order enjoining the heavenly host from singing: Pcace on earth, good will to and a mandamus compelling them to sing the opposite: 'Hate on earth; ill will to This concluded the programme. THE ntESIDENT'S ADVICE. President Cleveland iu his letter of regret said in part: "While there has been the greatest propriety in the annual celebration so long continued of this day by a society founded upon patriotic principles and devoted to the creed most in consonance with the perpetuation and protection of American Institutions. It seems to me that at this time, when the party with which this society is affiliated is so largely charged with the re H.

SNYDEH, qiTT Will do Draying in all parts of the City at Reasonable Rates. City Transfer Line. Will attend all Trains and deliver gooc's to any part of the city. G. D.

AVEEKS, Proprietor. THE VETERAN STOCK MAN, WILD BUY -CATTLE AND Always Paying the Highest Mirkct Price, McCUNE, KANSAS. m. M. Ford, Justice Of The Peace, Real EstatendCollectiongt.

Does a General HEAL ESTATE BUSINESS WiuL Bur, Sell ou Exchange Real on Peu- SON'AL PkOPZRTT. COLLECTIONS OF all Kinds Made, and SIonkv Pkomptlt Remitted. -Conveyances And Other Papers-C-vkefully D-Ravx. Office Northwest corner Main Hamilton Streets, Kansas. Wilson Sayers ESlacksmithiHg.

Wood, Carriage and Wagon fori a Specialty. West of the Fair House, McCune Kas. Gr. IES. BARBER SHOP J.

W. GRACY, Proprietor. Shaying, Shamping; aM Hair Cutting. Ladies Hair Cut in Latest Style. Shavino and Latino out the Dead, Grinding Scissons and Honing Razors Neatlx and Promttlt attended to.

McCune, Kansas. J. S. FAIR, Proprietor of the FAIR HOUSE. One block west and one north of Depot.

In central part of town. McCUNE, KANSAS. The Only First Class House in the City. Special attention given to Traveling Men. G-ood Sample Rooms, LOW BELL The convict question in Georgia is again to the fore, and sensational developments are to be expected at any moment.

It is now the general opinion that the lease system will be abolished and the convicts all put to work on the public roads. Some of them have been inhum anly treated. One man who lost his shoes was made to walk barefoot over hot bricks, and was afterward beaten with a leather trace strap because he complained of his keeper's cruelty. In one instance convicts were frozen so badly that some of them died and others lost the use of their limbs. Badly cooked rations, oiled meat and un-clcau and horribly ventilated quarters have mady the death rate alarmingly high at times, while epidemics were of course by no means uncommon.

The Chicago papers publish an official statement signed by the president of the Young Men's Christian association and the pastor of Plymouth (Jbngrega-tional church, announcing the expulsion from both organizations of Judge AHa A. Knight, on account of grossly Immoral conduct practiced under the cloak of religion. Knight has made a full confes-siou and is understood to have left the city. The increased acerage of wheat in Dakota and Minnesota will not, it Is now thought, compensate for the damage wrought by hot weather and insects. The aggregate yields last year was about 93,000,000 bushels.

Conservative estimates put the crop of '87 at from 30 to 95 per cent of this amount. Harvest will begin about July 15. The walls of tbeT3J National theater at New Orleans, which was destro yed by fire a few days ago, were blown down as they were about to be removed, burying nine workmen in the debris. All were badly injured, several of them fatally. Skagefjord, Iceland, is stricken with famine.

Many peasants and thousands of cattle arc said to have perished, and the distress is increasing. The pope is said to have declared In a recent interview that the equilibrium of Europe would remain upset until France regained her proper place in the family of nations. The transcontinental lines will, it is understood, acting upon the principles laid down by Judge Dead-, of the United States court in Oregon, iu his recent decision, cut through rates to meet water competition, while maintaining "locals." A Boston dispatch says word has been received from California announcing the death in the northern part of that state of Daniel Emmons, who was treasurer of Everett, until seven years ago, when he fled, leaving a deficiency in his accounts of about 930,000. Nothing has been heard of him until the announcement of his death was received. He was 75 years ohL The imports in Great Britain in June were 1,550,000 less in value than in June, 1883, while the exports decreased 1,220,030 for the same time.

Mrs. Strickland, wife of Bradley Strickland, a farmer of Horry county, South Carolina, and Miss Malinda Sibbitt were shot the other night while sitting on Strickland's piazza by some unknown person from the opposite side of the road. Mrs. Strickland died iu a few-hours but Miss Sibbitt, although badlv wounded, will probably recover. Strickland and a woman of bad character with whom he had been intimate are suspected.

At Huntsville, Alabama, when Tim Anderson, the colored assistant jailor, went to the cell of Reed Townsend, to carry him his breakfast, Townscnd sprang to the door, seized the iron bar used as a fastening and beat Tim's head into a jelly. The convict had a grudge against the keeper. The French revenue receipts in June were 4,000,000 francs less than the estimates and the half year's deficit was 25, 000, CO irancs. At Hartford, Connecticut, John Swift, aged 22 years, shot and killed his wife because of her refusal to longer stand his abuse. At Arlington, New Jersey, six of nine one-story brick buildings, covering an entire square, occupied by the celluloid manufactory were demolished by an explosion.

Two persons were killed and several others wounded. It is reported from Idaho that a number of Chinese mining camps along the Snake river have been raided either by Indians or whites. Numerous mutilated bodies of Chinamen have come down stream, four or five being found together a few days since. It is thought to be the work of white men wlio robbed tne Chinese of their gold dust. It is said the Chinese minister at Washington has been in formed of the outrage.

At Marengo, Crawford county, Indiana, Sunday night a band ot "White Caps" (regulators) called upon John Naushee for the purpose of whipping him. Johu and his brother Sherman were awaiting their arrival, and with wagon spokes attacked the regulators. In the fight thai ensued Sherman Naushee was probably fatallv shot, and John was beaten with clubs uatii he was left for dead. The Naus-hees were powerful men, aud it is said that several "White Caps" were wounded and kilV-ed. The charge against John Naushee was that he had caused the scperation of Justice Towne and his wife.

W. R. Mav, a distiller and whisky seller of Leitchfield, Kentucky, was called from bed by some one who pretended he wanted a quart of whisky. May obtained the key to his grocery and went with the man. An assas sin was stationed in front of the building, ana as soon as the light fell upon May's face, he discharged a load of buckshot into his head, killing him instantly.

Subsequeut investiga tion established to a certainty mar. me murderer was J. Lvnch, formerly a young lawyer at that place, but who had been a fugitive for several months. May had cowhided him last Christmas after a difficulty over a lewd woman. A man got off a west bound train at Jones-boro, Arkansas, and walking up to a small crowd of people drew a revolver and fired three shots, killing one man and fatally wounding pnother.

lie was captured Dut is a stranger and it is believed that he is an escaped lunatic The presence of Pinkerton's armed men in the Pennsylvania coke regions has caused intense excitement and serious trouble may follow. The treasury disbursements on account of pensions since the 1st instant amount to nearly $12,000,000. Richard Crorian, while attempting to swim across Niagara river, starting from the "Maid of the Mist" landing, was caught in a current and carried down through the whirlpool rapids. He had come to the falls from Boston about a week ago. It is estimated that the treasury surplus will be reduced to $36,000,000 by the 1st of September.

Nahdizaz, the Apache who was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing ot Lieutenant Mott, at San Carlos, March 12, and sentenced to imprisonment for life, has been sent to the prison at Chester, III. At Augusta, Milo Thomas, a young white man, was killed by a 14-ycar-old colored boy in a dispute about a cigarette picture belonging to the boy. Thomas slapped the boy and was killed by a stab from a dirk. In a general street fight in Jersey City be tween eight or ten young men Robert Osten-dorff, a clerk was shot in the head and killed. James and William Devine and Robert Scott, participants in the fight, have been arrested.

At Buckeye City, Ohio, William Burris, an attorney, was shot and killed by Zach nib-bits. The killing was the result of an old feud. George Werlen Baker, a brakeman on the Washington, Alexandria and Fredericksburg railroad, was hit with a stone and killed at St. Asaph's Station during a fight between trainmen and five drunken roughs whom they were attempting to eject from the cars. James L.

Davis, the engineer was severely cut about the head and one or two others were 6lightly hurt. All of the men have been arrested. Joseph Quinn, a member of the New York athletic and pastime clubs and the amateur champion middle-weight wrestler, was shot and killed by David Lyons, a saloon lotmger and ex-convict Jealousy was the cause, both being attentive to a young woman wb preferred Quiaa, Business Reported Brisk in All Sections of America. Exports Much Larger Than Last Year-Crop Damage Reports Infuse Life Into the Chicago Wheat Pit, Etc. Weekly Review.

New York, July 8. Rather more than a proportionate volume of general trade is reported by the BradislrecW throughout the country, considering the intervention of a holiday, the hot freather and midsummer season, with stock taking and the accompanying check to activity in, industrial lines. At New York, Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia leading staple markets are quiet. Dry goods at eastern centers are dull, boots and shoes fairly active and leather quiet. At Pittsburg general trade is fair only and prices Ann.

No features are reported from Ohio and Indiana cities. Fall trading, however, has begun at Detroit, and the movement of goods is better than one year Chicago's volume of transactions equals, if it does not exceed, the preceding week, and orders in lines are increasing noticeably. At Qaincy fall trade is opening and manufacturers are busy, and at Burlington, business is improving. St. Joseph reports the situation satisfactory and better than last year, though 'the volume Is smaller than a week ago, while Kansas City's trade movement is gootl, even brisk in staple lines, except in grain.

New Orleans and Galveston likewise send favorable reports, due largely to favorable crop prospects. Leading money markets are quite active. New York reports less stringency, and rates normal, but Boston and Kansas City bankers quote higher rates of discount, with demand exceeding available supplies. The western demand for moving the crops has begun, but all lines of trade are borrowing more freely, noticeable at Chicago. The advance of New York exchange at the west has been a feature.

BANK CLEARIXGS SATISFACTORY. The intangible character of the negotiations for the settlement of the telegraph contest, and uncertainty as to the intentions of leading individual factors concerning that and other matters, have aided in producing a dull and unsettled feeling in the New York stock market. Prices in the absence of support or interest tend to decline in spite of' easier money. The week's bank clearings at thirty-eight cities, specially wired to Mradstreei aggregate S9S2, 596,064, a decline of about 21 per cent from last Week, but nearly 18 per cent more than in the corresponding week of 1886. The six months' total of bank clearings, thirty cities are 10 per cent over 1S8 5, 43 per cent over 1883 and 2 per cent over 18S4.

New York's six months' aggregate is 6 per cent over 18SC, 44 per cent over" 18S5, but 4 per cent less than 1884, when overtrading and excessive speculation marked the earlier half of the j-ear. Leading western cities with -heavy relative increased clearings mark the growth of industries and jobbing at the. interior. Pittsburg advices report the production of pig iron in" the United States in six months at 3,157,217 tons in 1887, against 2,637,687 tons in 18S6 again of 519,530 tons, or nearly 20 per cent, in spite of the decreased output since May 1 of probably 250,000 tons owing to the coke strike. There were 314 furnaces in blast July 1, capacity 105,000 tons weeklv, against 310 furnaces, capacity 72,000 tons weekly, a year ago.

Production of pig iron this year, however, has been from 355 furnaces, with 137,500 tons capacity weekly. Prices of iron and steel are firm at Pittsburg, firmer at St. Louis and Chicago but unchanged at the east. WHEAT AND FI.OUR EXPORTS. Exports of wheat and of flour as wheat from the United States and Canada for twelve months ended July 2, 1887, as shown by commercial reports aggregate over 5,000,000 bushels more than the government reports, exclusive of Montreal shipments.

Foreign shipments on wheat and flour weekly are about 3,000,000 bushels twics as much as a year ago. The visible supplv of wheat increased over 14,000,000 bushels" from July 10 to September 4, 1886, but promises to decrease now for several weeks to come. The value of the exports of domestic merchandise and produce for the five months ended May 31 is over $11,000,000 in excess of 18S6, nine-tenths of which is due to Increased wheat shipments. The excess value of five months' imports this vear is JO, 003. 000, of which coffee accounts for $9,000,000, iron and steel for over $6,000,000, and miscellaneous receipts for the remainder.

Crop reports have depressed corn, and the export demand for wheat has stimulated prices of wheat bijt moderately. Chicago gratia carriers have secured a good share of stocks here for the profit of storing them. At Chicago pork is dead, but held at from $15 to $16 for cash. Lara and short ribs are depressed by lower prices for hogs, liberal stocks and free speculative offerings. There is no activity among eastern dry goods jobbers, but commission houses look for a good trade in the fall.

Cotton flannels are advancing, but woolens are uncertain and Unsatisfactory. Wool is unchanged at the east with munufacturcrs not specially active. The year's clip is generallv out of "growers' hands except in Ohio. At Louisville and St Louis prices are 1 cent per pound less than three weeks ago, and at Chicago the decline is greater. There were 141 failures id the United States reported to BradHreeVs during the week against 176 in the preceeding week, and 153, 193, 146 and 13(5 in the corresponding weeks of 1S86, 1885, 1884 and 1883, respectively.

Trade Picking Up. Chicago, July 8. Trade in the wheat pit on 'change picked up wonderfully to-day and the feeiing was firm, a great big raft of crop damage news from the west and northwest being the chief cause of this sudden change in sentiment Many of the stories were pretty wild and drouth, grasshoppers, locusts, rust and all the other enemies of wheat were represented as jointly getting in their work. That some damage had been wrought was acknowledged, but there was as yet unsufllcient data upon which to base estimates of loss. O.

H. Roche, who was just from Iowa, said the damage in that state by chinch bugs was simply terrible, while one excited individual from Central City, wired that half the wheat in that vicinity was too badly damaged to cut at all, and that the yield would -be hardly sufficient to keep the local mills running. "It was talk like this that caused scalpers to dip in with something like their old time dash while outside orders were being received again. Receipts were light, while there was no diminution in the forward movement of the grain. The cash market is the strongest end of wheat just now.

Clearances are large; the interior milling demand is brisk; and lake charters have since yesterday footed np bushels. As all this comes out of the visible supply, it is no wonder a big decrease is expected next Monday. Values did not close much higher than last night, but the feeling was healthy and firm. In corn there was a little show of strength just at the' start, but Hutchinson and other prominent operators were free sellers. President Cable of the Rock Island railroad said that the corn crop of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska would be the heaviest ever raised, and Vice President Peasley of the Burlington confirmed the statement.

The shipping demand was less urgent to-day and large receipts were expected. Still corn is now relatively pretty low, even for a big crop year. Trade in provisions continued listless, the knowledge that stocks of pork, lard and ribs are controlled by a few parties being a bar to extensive short selling although the crowd felt bearish. Trade in fat, light and medium weight cattle was characterized by fair activity, and while prices were no higher the feeling was firmer, but for anything weighing over 1,350 pounds the market cave no signs of an improving tendency. There were soma 7.000 natives in the yards most of which were good enough to go forward on the hoof.

Sales were on a basis of from $3.15 to $3.75 for common to medium, and from $3.80 to $4.25 for good to extra. There were sales of fancy at from $4.30 to $4.40. The Coke Troubles. Pittsburg, July 7. The coke operators have decided to post another notice throughout the region notifying the strikers that they will be given until Saturday to return to work at the old rate of wages.

Those who do not resume work by that time will be evicted from the company's houses and new men imported from New York to take their places. The works which started yesterday were In operation to-day with increased force, and operators claim that they will have all the men they need in a few days. Adyjces from the region tljis afternoon etate A Leading St. Joseph. Man Skips Out "With a Waitress.

A Stanberry Girl Ilees "With an Alleged Swindler Miscellaneous New3. Missouri Elopements. 8t. JoseSh, July 8. For some time past the names of Elliott L.

Cook, manager of the wholesale toy house of T. Indcrmill and one of the most prominent members of the Y. M. C. who has a wife and two children, and Ida Condon, waitress in a restaurant here, had been unpleasantly coupled, but everyone who knew him was slow to believe them.

A short time ago Cook sent his wife to Pennsylvania while he and his sweetheart made preparations to leave for Hastings, Neb. By some means Mrs. Cook iearned what was going on, and instead of going all the way to Pennsylvania went to Kansas City and returned to St. Joseph, where she watched the movements of the guilty pair. Yesterday the two left the city, and Mrs.

Cook reported the affair to Indermill, Cook's employer. He at first refused to believe the story, but letters exhibited by Mrs. Cook convinced him of the trulh of the report, and Cook was telegraphed his dismissal. MIXED CP IN SEVERAL THINGS. Stanbeishy, July 8.

About May 1 D. H. Dejero, a traveling patent right man, gave E. A. Poe of this city the right to the state of Kansas for a patent harrow.

Poe transferred bis jewelry store in payment. Dejero immediately sold the stock to J. C. Stockton, a prominent merchant of this place. Poe went to Kansas, but discovered that he had been defrauded and returned, and Dc-jero was arrested and fined for doing business without a license, and a few days later was arrested on the criminal charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses and was bound over to await the action of the grand jury, Stockton becoming his bondsman.

He had since remained in this city, spending his time at Stockton's house. Wednesday a sensation was created by the announcement that Dejero and Stockton's eldest daughter, Miss Kettle, had quietly driven to Albany and been married. The general belief is that Dejero will have a hard time clearing himself of the charge against him and the young lady's course in marrying him is considered a strange freak by her friends. Maxwell's Case Concluded. St.

Louis, July 8. P. W. Fountleroy, one of the attorneys of Hugh M. Brooks, alias Maxwell, now under sentence to be hanged August 26 for killing C.

Arthur Preller, stated to-day that he would make no further effort to save his client He said he had concluded not to attempt to carry the case to the United States supreme court because he did not think he could convince the judges of that court that there was a constitutional point involved. He would not apply to the governor because he believed that in a case involving the notoriety and' prejudice of this one the governor would not interfere. Povvderly Said to Meditate Retiring. New York, June 8. Powderly's reported announcement that he will resign his office of general master workman of the Kuights of Labor at the next meeting of the general assembly in October, instead of waiting until 1888, when his term expires, has a familiar sound to the John Morrison, master workman of the carpet workers expelled district 126 said yesterday: "One of the first things I heard when I came into the order was that Powderly was going to resign and he has been resigning upon every critical juncture 6ince." John win ton said: "As long as I can remember, Powderly has been resigning.

The trouble is the job is too big for him!" Swinton thought that S. W. Wheat of Iowa was a good man for Powderly's shoes, but there seemed to be some technical objections to him as he had not been elected delegate to the general assembly heretofore. The Coke Strike Nearly Over. Unioxtowjj, July 8.

The miners' association, representing nearly 8,030 of the coke held a meeting at Everson to-day and decided to return to work at the old wages if the operators would agree to a sliding scale. The reply was for the men to return to work first and the sliding scale would be considered afterward. This action has weakened the cause of the strikers and a big break is expected at any time. Notices are posted throughout the region to-day ordering the meu to return to work or vacate the company houses. It is thought this will have the effect of frightening the Hungarians and they will go back rather than be evicted.

The works in operation received several additions to their working forces to-day. and others have-signified their intention of resuming to-morrow. Texas "Wakes TJp. Austin, July 7. In view of the recent daring train robberies in Texas, and the inability of the civil oflicers to arrest the perpetrators, and the consequent danger of other robberies, Major Waldo, M.

G. Howe and other prominent railway managers were here Tuesday in consultation with the governor, and a plan was adopted to give railroad protection, officials of each road to send to the governor the names of eight trusty trainmen of cac? passenger train operated in this state, and the governor to have them sworn in as state rangers, invested with all authority of rangers of the regular force. The railroad authorities will arm them at their own expense. An attempt was made yesterday to rob the through Kansas express on the Santa Fe railway between Pendleton and Temple. The telegraph operator at PendJcton suspected something wrong from the strange actions of eight men around the station and wired the train dispatcher at Temple just in time to stop the express train.

An armed posse was speedily raised and the train proceeded northward. Half way between Pendleton and Temple the train was flagged and an obstruction was noticed on the track. No sooner had the train stopped than six men attempted to board the engine and cars, when the posse opened fire on them, and one of the robbers fell and the otbers fled. The wounded man was carried off by his companions. Officers are out hunting for the would-be robbers.

Fierce Storms On the Hudson. Poughkeepsie, N. July 6. Terrific thunder storms raged along the Hudson this afternoon. The basements and cellars were inundated, trees and houses struck by lightning and washouts occurred both on the Hudson River and West Shore railroads, though not of a serious character.

The storms were very heavy between here and New York, but light between here and Albany. The mercury has fallen 23-dcgrees in three hour. Earthquake Havoc in Mexico. Tcscon, A. July from Bavis-po, in northern Mexico, states that Prof.

T. S. Clarke is here under the auspices of the Hawaiian government, engaged in the investigation of traces left by the earthquake of May 3 and succeeding shocks. The damage to Ba-vlspo is complete, not a house being left uninjured. The people of the ruined town, 800 in number, are living in rude shelters.

One hundred and sixty-nine persons were buried in the ruins caused by the first shock. Poisoned toy Ice Cream. New Yokk, July 8. A case of wholesale Ice cream poisoning was reported to the authorities this afternoon. The number of the victims It is thought will exceed fifty and of these eighteen are known to be very ill, but physicians think that they will recover.

A Sixth avenue confectionery sold the cream and the proprietor oilers 6500 reward for a solution of the mystery as to how the cream was poisoned. The cream is being analysed. Soldiers Slain. PEsra, July 5 During a drill of sappers at Jasz-Bereny, the capital of Zazyga, Hungary, yesterday, a dynamite cartridge exploded permaturely, killing twenty-seven men and injuring forty-eight others. Of the killed four were officers.

The soldiers were being drilled in the use of explosives- and the instructing officer threw aw ay a lighted fuse which fell upon a packet 6T dynamite. The wounded soldiers are In great agony and it is feared tftat many of tem. caa HQ recover. ATI SAL GOVERSMET. Frosidcut, Vice President, Chief Jiitice Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of War, 8.

creinry of the Navy, Secretary of the Interior, Attorney-General, General Speaker of the House, Grover Cleveland. Morrison R. Vite. Thomas F. Bayard.

C. S. Fairchild. Wm. C.

Endicott. Wm. C. Whitney. L.

Q. C. Lamar. Augustus H. Garland.

Wm. F. Vilas. John G. Carlisle.

gTATE GOVERNMENT. Govern Lientcn tit Governor. Secretary of State State Auditor Stit. Public Instruction, John A. Martin.

A. P. Riddle. E. B.

Alln. Timothy McCaithy. J. II. Lawhead.

VniU'd States Senators, John J. and Preston B. Plumb. Representative In Congress, B. W.

Perkins JUDICIARY. 11th Judicial District Court, Geo.Chandlcr, Judge. The Ditrict Court for Crawford County, convenes ou the firrt Tuesdays of January and April, and the fourth Tuesday of August. OUNTV GOVERNMENT. State Senator, Representative, Probate Jmlse, County A torney, Sup" t.

Public Instruction, County Treasurer, Register of Deed, Sheriff, Clerk of District Court, County Clerk, County Surveyor, Coroner. M. C. Keily. A.

N. Chadsey. C. G. Uawley.

Ed Vangundy. J. D. Patterson. S.

R. Tuttle. J. W. Strykcr.

W. H. Bradcn. R. Carpenter.

Geo. E. Cole. Percy Daniels. Wm, Gardner.

COMMISSONERS J. H. Rodcnbnrg, L. D. Henlockcr.

J. M. niggie. Regular sessions of the Board of County Com-missioners are held on the first Monday in January, the fir.t Monday in April, the first Mouay In July and the first Monday in October. 0 SAGS TOWNSUIP.

Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk, Justices of Peace, Constables, J. F. McCune. F. D.

Mathias. A. P. Minard. I P.

W. Rosebcry. 1 1I. M. Ford, i L.

P. Allen, J. F. Barnhouser, SI cCCNE CITY GOVERNMENT. Mayor, Tolice Judge, L.

P. Allen. R. M. Kennedy, COUNCILMEN- C.

M. Wilson, Geo. Green, I. V. McCune, Miner Martin, Jos.

Hays. CHURCHES. PUtSbV 1'KllIAN, Preaching in the morn in; and evening every alternate Sunday, Prayer meeting every Wednesday night. Sunday school 9:30, A. M.

mil ETIIODIST EPISCOPAL. Preaching in JLVil morning and evening every alternate Sunday. Prayer meeting every Thursday nilit, Sunday sohool 9:30, A. M. CHRISTIAN.

Preaching morning and evening every alternate Sunday. Sunday school 10 A. M. Br.sj. II.

Smith, Pastor. miIE BRET Hit EN'. Preaching regularly the first and third Sunday in each month at It A. at the Os church. SOCIETIES.

faEMMPLE LODGE. No. 237, A. F. A.

JI Meets every Satuniay uL'ht on or before full moon. II. M. Font), Secy. J.

Ward, W. M. IO. O. F.

No 193. Meets every Thursday night. E. B. Uowrr.TON, N.

Q- C. M. Wilso.v, R. S. KOF Crystal Fount No.

108. Meets every Tuemley night at I. O. O. F.

Hall. C. J. Woodcock, C. C.

B. T. Robeiitsox, K. of P. S.

AO. TJ. W. Lodge meets every third and fourth Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Maktix SAYnns, M.

W. M. Casey, Recorder. Ai.KxRor.xK, Financier. Cl A.

Osage Post, No. 150. Meets every Monday night on or before full moon. Tiios. Cranston, P.

C. H. M. Fono, Adjt. SELECT KNIGHTS, A.

O. U. W. Meets every lirst and third Wednesday nights in each month T. W.

Stlttekd.C. M. Caskt, R. 1 BERECCA LODGE, I. O.

O. F. Meets every first and third Wedncfday evening of each month in I. O. O.

F. Hall, N. M. Smith, N. G.

R. O. HAnnis, Secy. A TT rri A Moond Lodge No, 30, ik X-L. 2.

A.NTI IIoKSE-TIIir Association, meets at the Mound School house, two miles north of McCune, on Tuesday night, on or before full moon in each month. Taos. Cranston, W. P. Geo.

P. Marriott, W. S. PROFESSIONAL M. THOMPSON.

Attorney at Law. Practice in all the Conrts of the LC0LECTI0XS A SPECIALTY. J. B. TRAYLOR, M.

D.f PHYSICIAN McCune, Kansas. Office at Residence. J. M. MAHR, M.

D. MoCvne, Kansas. Office at residence. DR. J.

MILLER, Office at Roese A Roberts' Drag Store, McCUNB KANSAS. OfTlc at Residence. DH. O. Q.

GOWIN, Eclectic Physician, Office at Roese 4 Roberts' Drag Store, Residence North ot M. E. Church, ia Jones' addition. ilcCONE, KANSAS, Greenfield Block KcCnne, Kansas. SLANE WINTERS PROPRIETORS.

Commercial Men Receive Special Attention. Transient Teams Well Cared for and Reasonable Charges. North Hamilton Street, McCUNE, KANSAS. W. E.

JOHNSON, MERCHANT TAILOR, If you are in need of a fine suit such as your clothiers can not furnish, call and examine my stock and get prices. A perfect fit guaranteed. W.E. JOHNSON, PARSONS, KAXS. GREEN BECK, PROPRIETORS Stone Barn, Good and Comfortable Quarters for Horses, Special Accomodations for Commercial Men.

The Best of Riggs kept and furnished on short notice and at REASONABLE TERMS. KANSAS. GRADES OF AT LOWEST PRICES. L. P.

ALLEN, Manager, Livery! jO.i I.I.JJU bill Murders In the Territory. Fort Smith, July 6. Parties just In from lake West, Choctaw Nation, report that Joseph Mayo and his brother-in-law Mike Johnson became involved in a fight over some tritial matter, and II. M. Mayo, brother of Jeff, attempted to separate tnem, wnen Jeff was stabbed soTeral times by Johnson and killed, and II.

M. was seriously, if not fatally, cut. In the same locality a man named John Frey wis assassinated by his neighbor George Phillips, who shot his victim from ambush and then fled the country. Frey had loaned Phillips $2 some time last winter which he had failed to return, and the falling out over the matter led to the murder. A negro living just above Lake West who was suspected of being a horse thief, was called to his floor by a party of men and shot to death.

This makes over a dozen murders reported from the Indian territory within two weeks. Quebec in names. Quebec Canada, July 7. Between 11 and 12 o'clock to-night lire broke out in the barracks at the citadel, and oon extended 300 yards enveloping nearly all the buildings facing the entrance. There was great consternation among the residents in the neighborhood and just after midnight all the available force ou the battery began blowing up buildings to prcwent the fire reaching the magazine, while a trumpeter sounded the buele as a signal of danger, for all hands to keep clear.

The great field forge, built for such campaigns as that in the northwest, and innumerable stores were entirely consumed. The fire then made its way across the main entrance and is now burning to the western extremity of the block. A number of bombs are exploding and the worst fears are entertained. Many timid citizens are leaving the city thinking the magazines are sure to go. Sir A.

P. Caron, minister of militia, who was in the city, was speedily on the spot and worked like a Trojan, rendering most valuable advice to officers and men in their efforts to subdue the firs. The fire is still raging. One mau is reported missing. The Zus Disaster.

Berse, July 7. The disaster of Zug recalls in many respects the phenomena of South American earthquakes. For several days crevices had been observed in the new quay at Zug, which cost $40,000, and at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon the lake in front of the stone work began to bubble, the quay cracked and eighty feet of it fell. A dozen persons who rushed from an adjoining cafe were precipita-ed into the water aud drowned. After a short interval another slip dragged several houses into the water, the landing stage followed, and a steamer which just arrived was hurled a hundred yards forward.

At 4 o'clock two boats going to the rescue were engulfed, only one boatman rising again to the surface. At the same moment a boatman's hut, in which were three children, fell into the water. Furniture and cattle were hurriedly removed from the threatened quarter, and at 7 o'clock the land slips began again and several carts removing property sank into the lake, while fifteen houses and teniiuts disappeared within a few minutes, including the hotel Zurich, the roof of which is still visible above the surface of the lake. A cafe in which were ten customers, was next engulfed and 150 meters of a neighboring street then vanished, the people jumping from the windows of houses to escape being drowned. A party of officers returning from Lucerne assisted the fire brigade in rescuing imperiled persons, but as the danger increased troops were summoned.

A third landslip occurred at 11 p. carrying five houses into the lake and damaging many others. The municipal treasury was removed from the town hall to the postoffice. Seventy persons are missing and 600 homeless. The damage is estimated at $253,000.

People are pouring' into Zug from all points to view the scene. Tlie Government Beaten. London, July 5. In the commons to-night, Campbell Bannerman, formerly chief secretary for Ireland, gave notice that he would introduce on the second reading of the Irish land bill a motion that no land measure could be satisfactory which lacked such revision ot judicial rents as would meet the results cf the fall in prices. George Howell, liberal, announced that he would call the attention of the.

house to the use of the title of "Empress" in documents not affecting India as contrary to the promises of the ministers when parliament conferred the title on her majesty. An animated discussion took place over the conduct of the in arresting a young woman named Cass, who is of pure repute, as an improper character. The debate resulted in the defeat of the government by a vote of 153 to 14'). The criticisms of the members were directed less against the police authorities than against Mr. Matthews, the home secretary, who was accused of shielding officials.

A number of liberal unionists voted With the majority. After the division, the ministers met in a private room, and it was afterward rumoped that Matthews would resign. Messrs. Beed, James, Howard, Johnston and Tyler, conservatives, supported the motion, aiid twenty of the government did not vote because they understood the question before the bouse va3 the defense of Magistrate Newton's conduct iu committing the woman, of which they disapproved. If they had been informed as to the actual issue they would have voted against the motion, which is now believed to have been aimed simply at a suspension of business.

London', July 6. The Daily Telegraph, commenting on the result of the divis'on iu the commons, says "It was less a defeat of the government than a deserved rebuke to Matthews." The rost says: "Nothing could have been more unfortunate than the way in which Matthews dealt with the subject and the failure of the government to realize the importance of the issue raised. The result is a most damaging defeat whice the exercise of a modicum of common sense would have prevented." The Daily News says: Magistrate Newton was obviously the culprit, but Mathews has himself to thank. His example should be wholesome wanning aarainst giving preferenoR $0 one's, party jatbajr than, justice. -DEALERS IN- LUMBER, LATH, LIME, SHINGLES, SAND, HAIR, CEMENT, PAINTS, OILS, ETC.

sponsibility of guiding the course of the government, the contemplated celebration of the ensuing Fourth of July should, in the language of your invitation, revive with more than usual fervor the memory which eives significance to the day." "Most of the other letters are brief, and are without political significance. A Bold Theft. Cincinnati, July 5. E. L.

Harper, the vice president of the Fidelity bank, who is now in the county jail awaiting trial on the charge of crooked transactions, said to-day that he bought stock of the bank the day before the failure, and on the Sunday before the fatal Tuesday he put $30,000 on deposit. "If that bank examiner had not come," he said, "everything would have been all right At the time of the Handy wheat deal the safe of the Third national bank was gutted not a thing in it. "An agreement was entered into by five gen-tlemon to pay Amnie Baldwin, the cashier, $2,000 apiece for saying nothing about what was going on. Those gentlemen were: George Wiltshire, president of the third national bank; A. M.

Wood, vice president; W. II. Chalfield. Joseph Wiltshire and myself. The only one who paid Baldwin $2,000 was myself, and that is all he got for his services.

The other four never fulfilled their agreement That agreement was in writing and signed by those gentlemen, and it is now in my possession." "The presence of the bank examiner," continued Harper, was caused by the activity of J. D. Hearne of the Third national. Mr. llearne became quiet at once and quit talking about the Fidelity, and the reason of that is because Mrs.

Baldwin went to Mr. Hickeln-looper, president of the gas company, and told him that he must make Mr. llearne stop talking about her husband or she would tell an interesting story about Hearne and some transactions between him and General Hick-cnlooper. Mrs. Baldwin referred to the fact that the sanctimonious Hearne 6toie the books of the Third rational bank to prevent the county auditor from examining them to ascertain how much the gas company had deposited there.

The theft was committed so that evidence upon which to base a demand upon the gas company for back taxes might be put out of the way. In that way the county, through Ilearne's criminal act, was defrauded out of a large amount of taxes The stolen books are still in existence an can be found." Harper, in concluding, told how he helped Chatfield and Woods and Wiltshire on the Handy wheat deal: that his money saved them and if he had not furnished it those men would be where he i3 to-day. Terrible Work of an Incendiary. Erie, July 5. At 9:30 o'clock on Monday evening a fire started in what is known as the old Snow plaining mill at Clarendon seven miles cast of Warren, on the Philadelphia and Erie road, and shortly afterward another was seen rising from the Weaver hotel, owned, by Johnny Mahoney.

There was a brisk southwest wind blowing and the fire swept over the frame buildings like a whirlwind. The fire department, being small, was unable to cope with two fires, aud appeals for aid were sent to Warren, and a steamer and a hook and a ladder truck aud two full fire companies were sent, arriving at Clarendon at 11 Every effort was made to save the town, but the depot of the Philadelphia and Erie road was the only building of consequence saved. Tbo area burned over is about twenty acres. The value of the buildings destroyed is roughly estimated, while the insurance is small. It is estimated that 1,100 people are homeless to-night.

Some are camped out at Clarendon, while some have been taken to Warren, from which place provisions were sent Rough lumber is being sent to Clarendon as fast possible in order that shelter may be provided for those ourned out. It is now well established that the fire was of incendiary origin. Public rumor at Claren don says that two weeks ago when liquor licences were refused to all applicants in Warren county, Mahoney, proprieter of the Weaver house, threatened to fire the town if the decision of the court was not reversed in two A warrant, charging him with arson, was sworn out and parties scoured -the surrounding country to appreheud him. He was found hiding in the woods six miles from Clarendon, and "because lynching was feared he was taken to Warren jau. A charred skeleton was found in one of the rooms of the hotel, and it is supposed to be that of a hack driver named Sullivan, who is missing and was seen about tfte fiptel early la wie evening urunK, Information and Estimates Given on Application.

BYKON T. BOBEKTSON, M'g'r. McCUNE, THE BEST ALWAYS OJJ HAND js! Will Sell at Wholesale or Exchange for Wheat. Meal and all kinds of Feed always on hand for Sale or Exchange. WM.

BUSBY, Proprietor,.