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GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 1 1897
NO 27
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SCHOOL BOOKS
AT
CHICAGO PRICES.
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Drugs Paints Oils School Supplies Tablets
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AT REDUCED PRICES.
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RENFRO
FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Don't fail to sec the new
HANDKERCHIEFS SILK SUSPENDERS
NECKWEAR GLOVES Etc. Etc.
Just received by
H. L. COHEN THE HEW YORK CLOTHIER
t If Oklahoma Avenue.
GEO. E. KILLINGSLEY President.
W. E. HODGES
Cashier.
CAPITOL NATIONAL BANK
GUTHRIE
Capital fully paid
Surplus
HOAHD OV DIUECTOHS:
A. U. Hrower Cnpltallst Utlca N. Y. Geo. E. Hllllngsloy Guthrie. O' T
W. E. Hodges Guthrie. Jno. F.Stono Guthrie.
Chas. E. Hllllngsloy Guthrie
CORltESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
OKLAHOMA CARRIAGE WORKS.
MiiinfHcturoH all kind of Vehicles. Painting Trimming -tin)
Kenairiiifj promptly aMoiuleil (o.
A i South Division Sireot Oulhrie Ok.
RICHARDSON
Doalors in
LUM
Block and one-half North
West Side
PHONE NO. 11.
"$?
The Mistletoe Bar
Cor. Oklahoma Ave. and Division
Ona Block From HotolJRoyal.'j
Caters to the Best TradeOnly. BestGoods
"""" In Stock all the Time
15-Year-Old Whiskey and a full;liuoof Standard Cigara.
Fine Billiard Parlor. Telephone No. 9
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Stock of
201
OKLAHOMA AYE.
CHAS. E. 1ULLINGSLEY
Assist Caihler.
OKLAHOMA.
$50000.00
10000.00
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY
& SORRELL
BER.
of Guthrie National Bank
of Street.
GUTHRIE. O. T
OSCAR HAMILTON Mum.
EVENTS OF 1896.
Varied Annals of tlio
Old Year.
A PAGE OF HISTORY.
IIuvuo Ciuisecl by Klre Klootl nnil
Storm -Commercial Failures- Per-
sonal Political mill Miscellaneous
Happenings A Clii$alucd Suniiiinry
FIRE LOSSES.
.1AK0AHT.
S. (380000 fire nt Went Putin Beach Fin.
M. Franklin County Children's home nt Oo-
lutnbus O. ; Ions tHVMijO.
IS bellillng burned at Crntton h. ; loss
11WU00.
8. Central lintel ami Street Mock burned ut
Altoonn ln.
11. A HUO.OUO tire In Ht. Lonl.
II. Cr.cent City ltlcu mill burned in New Or-
leans; low. tl.UUO.OUO.
19 2 Jorge njmrtinunt ltmises burned In Chica-
go; lorn. J8W.WJ0.
1'tHIIIUAIlV.
R. West Virginia State Normal school at West
Liberty burned.
18. Flro nt Orconvilli' N. C. : low. U00Ut.
17. Buckeye Glassworks burned nt Martin'.
Perry O.
55. A $200000 blare at Itlnnlmmtoii. N. Y.
27. IS business places burned at Florfiiif 8.
c. : low iooooo.
MA1ICI1.
The village of Oalov111 Mono county Cal.
1.
wiped out by tiro.
3. 15 buildings burned nt Danbtiry Conn.;
loss 11W.00O.
10. In I'rn'.!uti. the Musonla building was
bur-ed; lost TSOO.OOO.
21. Plant of the Peumylrnnln Salt work at
Natrona Pn. burned; lots fl0000u0.
28. (0 housee burned at Colon Colombia.
23. Fleunro Ridge distillery nir Louisville
bumed; loss 1335000.
A JJOO.000 fire in Waterbury CV.nn.
29. Weston W. Vn. suffered by tire to tlio ex-
tent of nearly tfiu4.au.
API1II.
2. Flru destroyed docks warehouses and stores
valued nt 1 100000 at Hrunswlek an.
7. J 125000 tiro nt Douglas. Oa
8. 1175000 flro nt Savannah Qa.
19. Dauntloss Bicycle Co. bnrnetl out nt Toledo;
Iom 1165000.
25. Fire destroyed busbies block valued at
I2.UU.000 nt Crlpplo Creek Colo
30 jtetz block und other properties burned at
Qulney Ilia.; Iom WOO.000.
MAY.
2. Hesldence of Senator Hale at Kllsworth
Me burned; loo tTO.OOO.
7. A tUOO.WO fire at Somerset Ky.
U. Flro destroyed lumber nnd ore dock nt
Ijiliro Mich. causing n loan of 1000000.
10. At Ashland Wis. flro destroyed 30000000
foet of lumber rnlued nt Hourly 1500000.
ia A 1M000 flro ut Painted Post N. Y.
17. M bulldlngi burned nt Blue Island ills.;
loss nearly Iftxl.OOO.
18. S firemen killed anil 4 miming nt a fire in
Washington ; money Iom $200030.
25. A 1 100000 fire at Dallas.
A 100.tH.r0 flru ut Fort Worth.
JL'SK.
11. Flro In tlio New York Home Exchange; 100
horse burned; low (900(i.
JULY.
6 San Lulu Oblipo Cal sulTerwl to thi ex-
tent of t2CO000 by fire.
11. nuslnoM block burned in Naelivllle; In
500000.
IB Carbarns of the Chicago City railway bum-
ed; loss JKW.Om).
20. Park theater nnd Barrett House bnrnetl at
Henderson Ky. ; loss tOO.UXJ.
21. Naylor'a Opera House nnd other buildlnc
burned at Terro Haute Ind. ; long S50.000.
27. Pire In n shipyard ut Ilelfaat cHiised a Ian
of ll2W000.
80. Tlio Montreal exhibition bulldlnj nearly
destroyed by tiro; low 150000.
31. Ornfi Valley Cal. ixirtially destroyed by
an Incendiary tiro; os tlCQ000.
Ai'awr.
0. RxplOTiou and flro at Swift A; Co. 'd packing
plant Kunsftj City; lo 1100000; several
persons Injured.
12. Tlio Manbaseet IIouso Shelter Island N.
Y. destroyed by flroj loss. 1200000.
10. Chemical laboratory building of tho Uni-
versity of Illinois at Champaign burned;
loss 1100000.
22. Tho Exposition bulldlnc Buffalo Driving
park burned; loss $200000.
2C Tho town of Ontonagon Mich. destroyed
by flro; lose several millions of dollars;
tho plant of the Diamond Match company1
valued nt $1000000 among tho properties
burned.
20. Iowa State Institution For tho Feeble Mind-
ed struck by lightning and bunted; loss
1150000.
fiEPTKUDEII.
1. Masonio hall burned at Winston N. C;
loss $50000.
0. Yore's Opera Houso burned at Benton
Harbor Mloli. ; 11 firemen killed.
18. The Delaware Oil works burned at Chester.
Pa. ; loss $160000.
27. Mount Holyolce college destroyed by flro at
South Had ley. Maes.
The wooden "oleplmnt" at Coney Island
burned.
ocionuu.
2. i blooks burned at Jean 0 ret te La. ; leu
$150AJ.
5. Fire in a Unit good foitory at Oamdtn.N.
J.; loss $110000.
6. A $75000 flro in Detroit.
B. A grain elevator and S btoek of buslneu
luuses bnrnetl at Corning Io. ; loss $150
000.
10. Furniture faotory burned at Holland
Mlab.; loss $lO0Q.
20. Stoneware works burnd In Bast Akron
O. ; loss $200000.
26. A $110000 flro In a oottou warlioue in (lal-
veeton. 20 business houses burned In Ladonla Tex.
Lumber yard nnd farm dwelling burned at
Zllwaukle Mich. ; lose $170000.
27. 2 grain elevators burned in Cliieago; lean.
$1200000.
A $300000 factory fire In Brooklyn.
NOVEMBER.
6. Globe theater burned in St. Louis.
7. The Boston Bridge company at OambriJo-
port Mass. burned out; los $100000.
15. Several business houses burned at I3br-
ton. Oa. ; loss $100000.
L0. Tho courthouse ut Eastland Tex detroy-
ed by lire; loss (05000.
SO.
The steamor City of Kalamazoo burned at
South Haven Mich. ; 0 deaths
PECEMHHR.
A $100000 Are in Mason pity la.
St. Monica's church burned at Atlantic
1.
City; S firemen killed.
8. Fire at Bay City Mich. ; lose $95000.
0. Firo at Winston N. C. ; Joan $150000.
14. Flro at Altoona Pa. ; loss $100000.
WRECKS AND EXPLOSIONS.
Record of Disaster on tho Hull In Mine
nnd la Crowded Cities
JANUARY.
2$. 6 deaths in a coal mine d luster near Car-
diff Wales.
rcnnoAnY.
6. Bridge over tho Pequatuelc river near
Hartford was washed away ; 09 workmen
drowned.
17. About GO working girl killed at a factory
lire In Troy N. V.
13. Over CO miners killed by an explosion at
Newcastle Colo.
CS death In a fire at a laaskod ball at San-
tarero Portugal.
ID. Hundreds of house wrecked fit Johannes
burg. South Africa by dynamite explosion 1
over 103 deaths.
23. 7 death at the burning of a mansion la
Baltimore ' fashionable district
MAncn.
IS. The Lnnln ft Bond Powder works at nip-
ton N. Y. wreekeil by tho explosion of
30000 pounds of jwwtlcr; 5 employees killed.
34. Mm' ..re killed by e explosion In thoBer-wlnil-Wlilte
inlno nt Dubotc Pa.
APRlt.
1. fi killed and savora! Injured by n boiler ex-
plosion .it Greenville Mini.
10 deaths in n tenement house fire In Brook
lyn.
WAY.
i. Collapse of a 8 tory lodging limine in Cin-
cinnati: man lheelet.
20. Iilcctrlo enr ernnhed thfiugh n bridge nt
Victoria. II. C. ; 00 people drowned.
Heop1adrownelby thooupMrlugof nferry-
iKHit at Cnlro III..
31. Frightful onlamity at thefetosof the czar'pi
ooronatiori in St. I'etorsbnrgJ or 1200
poople kllleil In a erOsli.
JL'.Nr.
0. 20 jieojilo injured by the full of a crowded
baleony In Ottnwn Kan.
tB. X) minor ontombed by a rave In nt tho
Twin ahaft PlttMon. Pa.
JUt.V.
11. 81 pemotia killed mid 80 injured In a rail-
way collision nenr Logan Ind.
21. 10 iKiopto droAvned hj 11 cloudbunst nenr
Frankfort Ky.
AliaUFT.
. G killed mid 02 injured In n trolley iiccldcnt
ut Oblumlrin In.
B person drovrnutl by the eapnizitig of n
pleaaam boat on tlio Deliuvr.'ii nt Phlladel-
phi.
17. S telephone linemen kllleil anil 12 workmen
wrionrty Injnrd by a dynnuilte explosion
at New Holland Ptt.
TffllEH.
0. 7 death In n reck oti tlio A. T. and S. F.
railway nenr L'iniiorin Knti.
li. 9 klllwl nnd 10 injurwl by n trolley collision
nt Hnsletoit. Pa
25. 1) killed mid 20 Injured in n hend oiul col-
lisioii nenr MnMimlo Highlands iln.
90. (I miners killed by nn explosion In ohnft
Nn. Sat Wlllieelmrre.
THE YEAR'S MISCELLANY.
A ltrtoril of Xtitnble Utent. at Home
und Abroad.
t'LllRUAItr.
B. Prof. Loisvtte teacher of mental culture
died In San Fraualeoo.
Lady Francesco Wilde inothir of Oscar
Wtlde died In London.
It. Isaac Murphy celebrated negro Jockey
died at Ixlngton Ky.
u Alton.
1. ntotaus lUuionstratlons tn Bpaln against
tho United States.
12. John U. Hoey famous shot died at Ixinj;
Branch.
20. (loorgo Illchraoud portrait artist died.
21. Wlllain Q. Judge president of tho Tlieo-
Bophlcal Society of America died In New
York.
23. Jannlo It. Kimball manager of the Kim-
tmll Opera Co. died at St. Paul.
Al'lUb.
1. The Chinese Anglo-Uerman loan of 10000-
UuO cloeed lu London.
10. Count von Kntco morhilly wounded Baron
von Schroder in u pistol duel In Berlin.
27. 5 leader of tho national reform committee.
Including tlio Amerlenn John Ilnyx Ham-
mond sentenced to death for high treason
at Pretoria.
MAY.
1. Tho shah of Persia asnsinnted.
i. Kate Stokes Stotaon widow of John Slet-
hon tho thentrlenl manager died In Bos-
ton. 0. V. K. Haiti general manager of tho Man'
hattan Blovuted railway killed nt Clifton
N. Y.
X. Death sentenM upon the Tmusvaat reform
leadera couimutetl
81. Angelina daughter of Chief Seattle of
Washington mid n heroine of tho plains
died In Seattle.
JUNE.
2. Sylmter II. lloper inventor of n stoam
bleycle died whtleViolng his first machine
at Cambridge Mam.
i. Austin Corbln the railway & nate killed
in n runaway at Newport It. I. aged 78.
8.
Frank Miiyo tho nolor died on board a
tmln in Nobra.ka; nged 57.
Tsou'lUi mother of the empemrof China
dletl.
iXtth annlvereury of the aocwMlon of Queen
Victoria otmerved in Kngland.
Sir AagiM.n Harris thontrloal manager
died at Folkestone Kngland.
M;s. Mnr Alleo Alinont Livingston Flem-
ing acquitted of the charge of murderiug
her mother In New York city.
Lorillard Kip well known solroty club and
21
Kpomng man uteti in new York city.
20. John W. Kolly nctor und Kong writer died
In New Vorl. city.
JULY.
1. Daniel De For 11 llnenl doecuudant of the
great author died iu Han Franclxco.
t. Dr. Ouorgo Klmincll famous sporting man
known ns "Owinno Price" died in St.
Louis; nged 71.
21. British stormed nnd captured Motopjio
Hill tho Mntnbela stronghold.
28. Jameson tho Transvaal raider und his
ouTcors found guilty.
AVOUST.
12. Oeorgo Cromwell an old railway engineer
on the eofnt died tn San Francisco.
13. Dr. Nausen arctio oxploror reached Var-
doo an Inland off Norway.
18. Yneht Isolde run down by tho Meteor in a
raeo at Sautbsea ; Baron von Bedwitz own-
er of tho Isolde killed.
37. Harry mil onco a noted sporting eharao-
ter in Now York city died ut Corona N. Y.
XM'TUJUER.
10. 13 killed In n fight between tho Young
Turkey jxirty and softas at Oalata.
SI. ObIUob Bey who married tho widow of I.
T. llArnum died suddenly in Constanti-
nople. 81. Bessio Bellwood n noted ruusle hall slngsr
of London died in that city.
OCTOBEIt.
11. Juno Dugan aged 106 died In Philadelphia.
111. The army correspondent.' memorial dedl-
oa.ed at Qapland Md.
Si. Dr. Henry S. Tanner once noted nan "10
day faster" burned to death at Akron O.
Tlio U. S. oruUwr Italulgh captured tho fill-
Ijiw taring steamer Dauntless and her fond-
er the It. L. Mallury on the Florida coast.
99. Money luO per cent on call on Wall ttre-it.
KUVEunisii.
18. Frank P. Arbtickle a prominent mine own-
er and politician of Colorado found dcad
under suspicious oironrastaneus In New
York city.
ritatUBuu.
0. Date rKirted fur the death of Macro the
Cuba.) leader.
7. Congress opened.
H. Bear Face Charlie a Modoo chief of Canby
maasaere notoriety died on the reserva-
tion in tho Indian Territory.
Resolution favoring Cuban independence in
trod need In tho U. S. senate.
W. Marie llarberl. tho Italian girl convicted
of murdering her lover acquitted In New
York on n second trial
11.
lime. Josephine Jarocka grandnlece of
Count I'ulaskl of revolutionary fame com
mltted (uleldo In New York olty.
17.
Hsrrmann tho magician died on board a
train near Halamanoa N. Y.
18. Prime Minister Canovas of Spain declare
tliat the Cuban war shall bo fought out.
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Firms ud Corjiorutlons Which Succumbed
to the l'tnanclal Stress of the Period.
MAncu.
6. Don Talmage'a Sons rice dealtrs fa'led in
New Yerk eity.
AUGUST.
4. Alooro Bros. speculators suspended In Chi-
cago. 7. O. H. Fargo ft Co. wholesale boot and shoe
firm assigned in Chicago; liabilities $300-
000. 11. Security bank of Duloth closed Its door.
Tho Murray Hill bank one of the oldest
stato bank of Not York city closed It
doors; deposits $1250000.
15. George O'Bcrne ft Co. leather dealers; H.
M Hoslck wool dealer and the Chicago
and Western Soap works three Chicago
Ann having close financial connection
ntitlgned aggregate IliiWItllos nearly $500-
000. Tho Chicago Censolldatod Iron and Steel
Co. assigned: liabilities about $300000.
20. Hilton Hughe ft Co. successors to A. T.
Btawart ft Co.. New York made a general
assignment nnd closed butlnee-; liabilities.
over $1000000.
Tho Kings County Elevated Itallwoy Co. of
81
Brooklyn placed lu hand of n receiver.
FEPTEMnnn.
A. The First National bank of Helena Mon.
failed with heavy liabilities.
20. Tho First National linnk of Sprtngvllle N.
Y. suspended.
Wolf Bros.' dry goods establishment lu Llt-
tlo Rockelmml by nttneb ucntaj liabilities
$500001).
ooronEH.
0. Tho Car and Lumber Oo. of Tyler Tex.
failed; liabilities $2D0XYJ.
John Maclean ft Co. wholesale millinery
failed In .Montreal; liabilities $i;S0u0.
B. L. Price ft Co. clothing manufacturers
failed; liabilities $13S000.
7. Tho First National bnnk of Ithaca Mich.
failed.
14. Tho Marine National bnnk of Dulutli failed.
15. The Bank of Commerce of Buffalo oloseil
lit doors.
ID. Merxhiints' National bank of Atlanta failed.
19. Tho Western New York Preserving Co. nt
Buffalo seized by the sheriff fortUbt; II-
nbllltleo $107828.
Clia.-lcs Bertrnnd ft Co. nierehaiito of Isle
Vet to Que. failed with llabllltlm of $2:0-
000. 20. Tho Mecoatn County Snvinp bank at Big
Itapld. Mich. suspended.
.sovriMiinn.
20. Tho First National Imnk of Sioux City la.
failed.
23. Tho Dakota National bunk of Sioux Falls
failed.
90. The Missouri National bonk nt Knnm
City passed into tho hands ef the comp-
troller of tho ourronoy.
Tho First National bnidi of Tyler Ttx.
failed.
IltCBUXEIl.
1. Gage ft Feltou banker nnd broken failed
in Boston.
ANNUAL CONVENTIONS.
Meetings of Veterans Church Societies
and Commercial Organization.
MAY.
12. Sixth annual eon Vontion of military sur-
geona opened in Philadelphia.
19 The AmnHninnted AsMat.itton of Iron nnd
Steel Workers begsn it 21st annual session
ut Dr 'rolt.
21. Tho 108th general aMembly of the Presby-
terian church In tlu United. .State opened
lu Saratoga.
Tho Southern Presbyterian general assembly
opened at Memphis.
2d. Tlio 71st annlvereury of tho American Uni-
tarian association opened In Boston.
JUNE.
00. Cth annual reunion of Confederate veterans
began at Klcliinond.
JULY.
21. CeuteiinlnlnnnlVBreoryof thedwithof Bob
ert Burns celebrated lu Dumfries Beat-
land. SLITBMllEH.
1. fiOth national onomnpnient of the (1. A. R.
opened nt St. Paul.
OCTOUI'.lt.
fl. The annual convention of Good Templars
of thu United State convened at Chlppewu
Fall. Wl.
The 13th annual convention of the National
Assoolatlull of Itoohsellers Newsdealers
nnd Stationers ojiened in Boston.
18 The llth annual oiioumpinoiit of the Union
Veteran legion liegun in Washington.
The annual convention of tlie Oommereial
Traveler' Ilnum Association of America
ltegun at IMnglarutoii N. Y.
The 3Hh annuul oonventiou of the national
lsMtrd of steam nsvlgatlon befran in Ht.
Louis.
27. Th" annual mlssionsry council of tho Prot-
ttitniit Rplaeopsl ehnreh opened in Ctncln
nnti.
HBCKunwt.
3. The National Counoll of Women begau Its
annual oonventiou In lloaton.
14
T) Federation of Labor opt ncd Its annual
session at Cineiunatl.
The PennTlvontn Society of the Son of
10.
the devolution oelebrHted the unnlversary
of t he encampment at Valley l'or in Phll-
wlelphla. Tlie National Federation of Metal Traded
behl it nuuual meeting in ( inoiunatl.
THE STORM DEMON.
Havoc Wrought by the Tile ments In Angry
Mood.
KatltaVAIIY.
7. Bound Brook N. J. swept by fire and
flood.
AI'KII-
25. Clay county Kan. devastated by a tornado:
fi people killed nnd many seriously Injured.
MAY.
15. Cyeloue 150 yards wide devastated Sher-
man Tex. ; over 100 deaths.
24. Cyclone swupt over Iowu Michigan and
Illinois; heavy loss of life.
Steamer swamped by a gale at Cairo; l&neo-
plo drowned.
25. Oakland county Mich. swept byaoyelene;
many deatlw.
27. Tornado devastated ftoutlnni Illinoi and
eastern Missouri ; In Be. Louis the damage
to pruperty amounted to II08e000; 8(1
buildings wure totally destroyed 7312 par
tially and 13.0 slightly dainnged; deaths
la tit. Louis. 4V7.
JUKE.
14. Terrible ktorm on thu New Jersey aoast ;
greet damage ut Atlantic City and Cape
Auausr.
13. fl death by cloudlmrt at Duaaven Pa. ;
several missing.
BBPTRMBUII.
17. Tornado wrecked many town lu eastern
Pennsylvania.
18. Ogden Utah damaged to the extent of
t'OuO.OuO by a vleleut stortn.
OCTOBER.
18. A West Indian hurrlMUe swept the New
Bngland Ing Island and New Jsrsey
eousts.
I1BCB11DEII.
1. Earthquake iheek at Cairo 111.
17. S severo earthquake sheelai In Kglsnd and
Wales.
PER80NAL AND POLITICAL.
I'KnnuAitv.
18. Mr. AnieUu Hire Chanlar. tho novelist
was married to Prince Pierre TroubeUkoi
of ltussta.
20. Sir John Everett Millals elected president
of the 1(e) al aeedeny.
Ex Prsldent Beujaniln Harrison wedded
Mary Soott Lord Dimmlelc in New Yerk
city.
13. Gen. Pltz Hugh Loe the noted Confederate
veteran and former governor cf Virginia
nominated eoneul general at Havana. '
20. Nicholas JI erowved ozar at Moscow.
JUNE.
11. Harriet Beecher Stowe oolebrated her Uth
birthday at Hartferd.
18. WoKlnley and Hobart nominated ut St
Louts.
JULY.
10. William Jennings Bryan nominated by the
Democrat at Chieago.
Ll Hung Chang Chinese statesman arrived
In New York on tho St. Louis.
SEfTEJlDEn.
'4. ilaj. T. B. Clarkson of Omaha elected 00m-
tnander in chief o( the O. A. R.
Dr. Gallagher the released Irish political
prisoner arrired In New York.
OCTOBKB.
It. Cardinal Batolll formerly pupal envoy to
me uaiieu ovaics ksiivu .ruuj wt u..
for Italy.
KOYXMDKlt.
fi. Oen. Fit Hugh Lee consul general at Ha-
-vans r-r rived In WaAhlngtou from Cuba.
J7. France E Wlllard r-tlcted rrtsident Of
tie W O. T. U
I sjt Alfred T Mihan th naval writer re-
tired from th V 8. nary t.f tr 40 year'
CAUSE MISHAPS IN NORTH
CAROLINA AND TEXAS.
AFTER PASSENGER TRAINS
Hut Cnuglit Two rrnlgMt Instmul Oim
Mnn Killed nnil One Injured m llilcll
Onso Siiiliimril Ale I.lne Truln
l'llml Up In n Itenp Cut tiy n
DUptncfNt Hull I. ft (I.
'. Trntn WrerUed.
IiAIKltlll. N. t . 1 . 11 vmtcW
oocttrrprt on th HnU-ih uml ii(rugtn
division of t liu Mi a hour I nnliiu-. one
nnil n hnlf tullrs west .f Iiuli-.irli nt
12:30 o'cloi'h a(.H(ortlu umi iiiii. A
diapluced rail wliloh IiikI itlumt tmes-
tlon been rornnvctl lint 11 tew minutes
befoiv by profpsionnl trmii v. 1 ft kern
preclniltitel n freight tr.iin into -i ilccp
cut. lotitllv vrrckinr ten In.ulfil vrs
and tlio locoinotlf killing I 11-finnn
Alexnmler t)v-rli nml mm kivisIj-
wounding Ihiineor .lulm UulH-tt-8011.
The evident intention of the
wreckers was to i-ntoh the Sen Ward
nlr-lllu Allnntie apeeial. uhifli was
due about that lime but beinj' one
lioitr nnil twenty minutes late tlio
extra freight was running on the At-
lantic) special's time. Had this trniu
been on time tlie lost of life probably
would have been horrible The wreck-
ers left a crowbar and other tools with
which iSloy drew the spikes nnil dis-
placed the rail. Bloodhounds are being
lined to locate the w re kers
ArsTIx Texas Dee. Ill n inter
national ft tlrent Northern frctirht
train was wrecked three miles soMth
of hero yosterdiiv afternoon presuma
bly by trnin robli-rs lining for ihe
passenger tram brakeman lVed
Jobiisou. va- killed nn. I Knglncer
John Smith serimislv injured. A
BWitch wis 'eft open 11 ml rouka piled
on tho track l.t. Mictions were found
on tlie trnuk at the same spot n week
ago but were discovered be fort tho
midnight express pawd.
HELD UP I NAN ELEVATOR.
A (Jlilciijrn Clerk Itolilo-l uf ." I : In .1
ltlg llHm lliilltllni;.
CiifAoo. IVe. :t'.. - .Ios.ii span-
helnier. an employe of tlie 1 entrnl
Steam Laundry eoiiipjn'. u.n ucreil
with revolvers by two men e. Inle in
the elevator between the i.i - nml sec-
ond lloors of tlie buildin ' nt 'n . south
.lelTerson htr.'fl hist i.nni"; and
forced to give up a vulisf containing
S.M2. One of the nun tlifii knocked
Siianbi-iiner down onli i .1 tlie eleva-
tor boy to pull to Hie ti -t lbl..i.UHll
both 'nrted out of the buililin;' inak-
insr 11 quick i-Kc:iAt tlnoiiijh .111 .tllcy.
liirndreds of men are injibned in the
building but eautiouU was tho
Work done that no one knew of the
robbery until the tlnijrs were out of
reach. The money was to h.ixe Ufii
used to pay hiiindrv enii'oes
SIO.OOO REWARD.
IS.lllroHil OHIrlnU iluril flir ll lil-
Imfiia Wrefkern.
l.orlSVIl l.V 1.. Dee 1 TllO
oflleiuls of the l.ouUville.v N.iliville
railioad nnd the Sou the in K.i.lwny
company hnvo o'.V'-red u reward of 510-
000 for the am .st and conviction of tho
poi'oon or persons iuiplicuted 111 the
Cnhaba river bridge disaster near
Hlockton Ala Miniiuv. The oleluls
of ImiHi roads are inakinj; stieiiuoun
cll'oits to capture tlie guilty pai lies.
An lima Ilunb Koliliiil.
i).s Miiixm Iowa Dec 11 Word
comes from Sully a snnll town near
Xuwton that robbers looted the bank
at that point last night. It is reorted.
tlie robbeis l.'ew open the wife wltli
dynamite and enrried awav an auiount
Of cash estim.iii-il at from t (Mill to
820000.
OUTPUT OF $16. 50O.000.
The Illg IIikIiiois of I lie Kansas City
Rtticlter fur the Venr HUO.
Kansas Cii. . 1 ec. s 1 . The t on w) i-
dated Knnsus l ity Smelting and lle-
11111110; c-oinpun smelted during 1800
one-Uiirl of the silver pril net of tho
United States one-fourth of tlie lead
nnd 10 per cent of the gold ptoducL
The cash value of the output was:
Gold f1VMifl!W0; silver H'i.si I s a- Bd
e'tJ.Sflil.OtK); copper Hi l.ou.).
Urnilley Io Iteslgit Ilrccmlier It 1 SOT.
CisnssATi Ohh Dee .11 Tho
Coraituiviul Tribune sa. s I n1. there
is a marked iiuprovemeut :n Ins health
during the next sewn months (lov-
prnor Jlradley will remgu the oeern-
Ol'shlll of JCclltueky to tdUe eileet Oil
or after December ij. iit. At thut
time Lieutenant Governor Worthing-
ton can by the law. become the gov-
ernor of lientneky and no election to
fill the vacancy caused by Governor
Jlradley s resignation will lie neces-
sary. Heel Sua-nr l'utiory nt Omuliu.
Omaha Xeb. Dec. 31. -The Coin
inerclal club mot aud decided to organ-
is a company to build and operate a
big beet sugar factory in or near UiU
city. The proposed factory is to have
a capacity of 305 tons of beets per day.
It is estimated that the plant will cost
in tlie neighborhood Q( fcauoo Xbo
fnetorj- U to be in operation by Sep
teinber 1 next.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. - Latest U. S. Gov't Report
IvSsi Powder
ABSOLUTELY PORE
FOOTBALL IN MEXICO.
Mlsoonrl and Trias TCiillll t'nilbte to
.Score Mcxlciins (.nil It Ilrutnl.
SlKXtfo City Airvieo Dee. HI. The
Missouri - tt nnheisity tenm played
a game 01 football Tun stlay nt the In .
dlunilln grounds then eotitostants be
ing Hie Texas State university team
Neither side scored in either tho lirsl
or second half. ne plnycr named
Trucker was seriously Injured In tlie
bsek ot the neck by a kiclt.
Tlie great elevation wns t-criotisly
felt by thn players who early lost
their w ind. The spectators were
mainly American and Knjrllsh rcsl
deuls and 11 sprink'in -or Mexican club
men
The Mi lean dadus generally con
ilcmn the irame ns biuial and express
ihe opinion that the Latin rtlco is too
liot-hlnodi il to play the ;'wne. without
losiiiL' t. n;cr.
MISSOURI TEACHERS.
.nl.Hi I I. of lull lent Cmitldereit
lo I'.ilui titor '.1 Note.
s 11 Mo lit '.-Six hundred
leaihiis ittemleil tie second days
ine tin c.t the Missouu statu Toachers
asu i.ition. Mis Mary McCullough
of st 1 on is tend the first paper of flic
day 01. l hilit Study Its Value to the
Tcne lu 1 Miss Dnlsv ( alkin .011
folle.ci with Child Study- Hem-
fits to l'arents ' Tlio discussion v.as
led b II. K. DuIhiIs of Trenton and
.1. Steens of fnithnge and brought
out the fact that nn elTort was being
made to orgnnije a Missouri society for
child study. The next topic discussed
was lidnctttional Instrumentalities "
GOV. TANNER MARRIED.
The Illinois i:ieciitlte-i:ieet Will Take n
llrlile Into the SIntislnn.
sii;iorir.t.n. Hi Doe. 31. -Got
ciiior-elcCt Tanner wns married at
noon to-day to Miss Cora Edith Eng
lish of Springfield In SL Paul's l'rotcs
tnnt cathedral one of tho oldest
churches in Illinois. Twelve hundred
invitations to witness tho ceremony
had liecu issued and the church was
filled with people of note in social nnd
political circles from all over the state.
Tlio Her. Frederick Taylor rector of
the cathedral officiated. After th
ceremony tho couple left for a short
tour of Mm South.
CEO. BRYANT ASUICIDE.
Imiti Ills Own Life After Trying to Kill
Ills Wife 11111I Her I'uther.
1'oht fhoTT Knn. Doc 31. George
Ilryant. the mnn who nearly two wecka
nfro attempted to murder Ms wifo and
her father W. II. lteno by shooting
eneh of them twice on the street was
found dead nnd decomposed in a coal
drift 11 mile southwest of this city last
1 tciiuig. it is the supposition that lie
run to tlie drift immediately after his
eiitiu tml there shot himself.
ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY.
One or .litliu lnaiimlcer's AIuiiiiRers
Ati-ioid or Trtlng to liny Votes.
Iltititisiiv'iin I'.i Dec. 31. A sensa-
tion wi. 1 rented here last night when
K. A .ui V.ilkeiibm if one of the
Wnnniiia .r maiiat;i 1 s was n Tested
mi .nli.'ue of briiieM The Wana
main r m.iager is 1 h irged wltli at-
tempt iii; to bribe 1' pi sontatlve Web
stei t' eiss. e.irl 111 IkeoinbCl
lliirKl'r Isispis In llurrotreil Clothe.
Silt M.iiFfo. Mo Iiec 31 --George
1 irfiw.nn .lyouny 111.111 innvieu-u ana
senti I.-. .1 to iie m 11s in the peniten
tinr for breakni" mlo liarteiulcr if.
II M.iilius' liouso) ami stealing 8200
worth of Jowclry made a pica of pov-
erty. si liess ignorance or the law
nnd tiist offense yesterday und took
an app. .U tti the supreme court This
niiiruin. lie ese.ipeil from Jail by trad
ing elotlii s with u hobo who with it
lot ot o' iicr. wen- ordered released
from j 11I lb h.is mtiilo good his
escape.
Open U ur In T.iiuiiitiny.
Xl W KK Dee .11. TllO long COIl
tinned strife liitueeu the Tammany
factions hd b t ountv Clerk Ifcnry
Purmv and John f shoohun chair-
man of the Taiiiuianv executive com
I'.ittee. in oke nut Into open war yes
terday when l'urro und his followers
nnnoiiiii . ! their Iwilt from Tammany
lloth Mn 1 han nnd I'ur-oy gnvc out
statement s w liieh were bitter in their
pcrsoii'ihtics tow aids 1 m h othei
( ul. nn Meeting In Oinnho.
t)vnv Nili. Die Jl A meeting
of Cuban synuathii rs was held at
Washington hull last night to receive
the rejxM ! of the eoiuniKtec appointed
at a mci 1 11. g held one week JirevioUH
Senator John M. Thurston was the
iriiie'p.n -peaki r f tin- evening and
ic in ell .1 diort. but stirring address
in fuoi '.r this louutiv recognlzlnir
the bid. . mleiiec of the Cubans
K. Viillcr It.'tiirua.
Kmi-oi.i 1 Ken Dee 11. Mr I I
I'ldlei t.i1 traveling nin Who was
iiiiss.n .md about whom many sensa
tioii.il 1. ort weie .1 ir. illation has
retimii.l Thi. ii dies the predictions
of 11 s fi 1 i.ds ilint he would show Up
.i'i i.'t ugaia .ui'l w. 11 place at rest
tin . :; 11 luat he linanclal troubles
fi.u 1 .1 li in toil move w 1 1 li the hope c t
ii'inwi i ; his fort mie
llrclilcil to IVork far llryau.
Kkw Yoiik Ik e 'il - Tho Progressive
Democratic club tlecidod to work for
the nomination of William .1. TJryan
for I'll si. lent In JUOO and Issued fiivita-
tlons to nil denvoemth 'ganlations
hi the nortu to attend a uonvention to
be held iu J'tuuary.
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