The Times-Record. (Blackwell, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1897 Page: 2 of 8
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IS WAR AT RAND?
CREEK WARSHIP FIRES UP-
ON A TURKISH VESSEL.
Clirlatlnn* Homliaril (aura TnrkUh
litmaor HMkl Atjlaiu on * Kutelan
Maa-nf- War—Troop* aval to rtirwalf
lirwki Intend to ( hrek Intaaloa.
t a\ka. Crete, Kelt. IS. The Chris-
linns occupied the height* surround-
ing the town this morning, and he (fan
U. Innnlntrd Canea. As soon as the
Hrlnf rdtomi'meil, Prince Goorgi Hero*
rllcli, tlovemor of Crete, with thirty
recently enrolled M< mtcn-gr in gen-
darmes, hoarded the Russian mun-of-
war. The Creek Consul also era-
hurketl on tioard another ve-scl The
Turks, from the fortress, replied to Hie
lire of the Christians. It is reported
that the fighting was attended with
bloodshed. The military ifoveruor Iran
lieen removed from his post. The for-
eign eonsnls also emliurked ou ls<ard
the various vessels lyinif off the town
of Cum-.a. The Greek consul at llerak-
lion went on hoard the Greek warsldn
Nauarehos Miauli*. The Cliriatians at
llernklion are also hurryinif on l<ourtl
the ships. Fighting occurred around
I i ale pa Saturday. After a lirisk fasl-
laile the Turks routed the Christiana
and oceiipied Akrotiri hills. The
French consul was ohliifcd to quit his
country house at llelepa and return to
liisoflleial residence at Canea.
A Greek warship yesterday tired on
a Turkish vessel conveying soldiers
from Candia to Canea. As a result of
Friday’s occurrence, Ihe ambassador*
deeided to recommend to the'r respect-
ive ifovernmenta that the powers oc-
cupy Canea, Itetlmo and Candia for the
purpose of affording protection to the
Mussulmans.
HELENA BANK CLOSED.
rhe Slerrhsnt* National Hii*|is«il*. to th*
NiirprD* of K.vrryose
IImkxa. Mont., Feb. IS. -The Mer-
rhatitH National liank failed tn open
its doors this morning. Hint a few min-
utes after 10 o’eloek notice was posted
that persistent and relentless with-
drawals had largely rod nerd the hank's
available resources, and to better pro-
tect d ipoaitors the directors deemed it
advisable to order a suspension of bus-
iness for the time.
The suspension was a great surprise
to the Helena public, as the Intuit was
considered exceptionally strong and
conservatively managed.
ALICE PLATT IS FREE.
SNOW STORM,
Verities of Arqntt tat for tlm Suspected
Potsooor of the Nuilff Children.
Kansas CITY, Mo., Keb. 13. -Alice
Platt was acquitted this morning of
the charge of |Kiison<ng little Kli/.a-
beth Mussey. As she left the court
room with her futher and sister she
waved her blue veil excitedly nnd
shouted to the great crowd that had
gathered: “Did you ever get left'.'"
The jury at first stood seven for ac-
quittal lo five for conviction, hut the
Hve were gradually won over to ac-
quittal. _ _
Mr*. Annin ltn«;int CnmliiB.
Nrw Yokk. Keb. 15. — Mrs. Annie
llrsant, the theosophist, will arrive in
New York early in March. She will
lecture on theosophy.
Young qu«f Arre*ted.
PmsmiiMt, Pa,, Feh. 15.—Richard It.
Quay, son of Senator Quay, was arrest-
ed this morning on charges of criminal
libel preferred by State Senators C. L
Magee nnd William Klinn.
Kansas anil Ml**«urt II*** a Heavy Pall
of (hr ■trautlful.
Kansas City. Mo.. Keb. 15.—A heavy
snow storm settled down on Kansas
City yesterday. The flakes began fall-
ing sometime In-fore noon, and kept it
up away into the night. It was u wet
snow ami lay where It fell. By 8
o'clock lust night 3.8 ineheshnd fallen.
The streets were packed solidly, the
snow welding into a heavy mass.
The snow extended over a large |>or-
tion of Kansas and Missouri. It was
heaviest in Southwestern Kansas,
where a fall of six to nine iuehes Is ro-
l>ortcd. In Northwestern Kaunas there
was little snow.
In Missouri it was the heaviest in
the northern part of the state. There
was a fall of from four to live inches
clear across the state from St. Joseph
to Palmyra.
ON IOWA RAIL RATES.
PASSENGER SERVICE
RATES COMPARED.
AND
Atiiknh, Keb. 15. -Prince Nicholas
has started for Larissa, Thessaly, with
the Third artillery regiment.
It is stated the llritish admiral com-
manding in the Cretan waters has or-
ders to prevent any collision af sea be-
tween the Turks and the Greeks.
The report is current, that the Turk-
ish authorities, considering that re-
sistance to the cause of the Christians
In Crete is hopeless, have requested
Hie foreign commanders to occupy the
town The commanders of the men-
of wur have referred the subject mat-
ter to their respective governments and
asked for instructions.
A steamer arrived at tiie Island of
Kyra last night with 1,300 refugees
who left Candia on t he mi vice or the
eoiiimauder of ti e Greek warship ind
the foreign consuls there.
It is evident the (;r»-1-1nn government
has taken a serious step in sending
trisips to Crete for the purpose of pro-
tecting the Christians ' A force con-
sisting of a regime til.' of infantry, bat-
tery and artiller;; embarked at Piraeus
yesterday on loan) three, steamers.
There a as u scene of great enthusiasm
•adore the departure of the troops.
Keei,os of enthusiasm were witnessed
d’W’.ng the embarkation of the soldiers.
It is rumored they will virtually oc-
cupy the island without delay. all of
the Grecian newspapers hail the de-
parture of the troops with expr-ssions
of delight. There is much aet: ily at
the palace. King George personally
direct* the affairs conneeti d with the
crisis.
Klnit Will Case I* Nettlr‘1.
Marsh At.i„ Mo, Keh 15. The ease
of Mrs. Mary K. King against June K.
King, in which some $200,00(1 worth of
property was involved, wit* deeided in
her favor.
Missouri’* deed of Trust law W anted.
Tones A, Kao.. Keh. 13. Barkley of
Elk presented to tin* house a petition
from clti/.cns of his .-ount.V askiug for
the repeal of the present mortgage law
and for the enactment of the Missouri
deed o? trust law.
Chinatown Rallied,
San Francisco, Keh. 15.—The police
raided the gambling dens of China-
town last night and arrested 500
Chinese.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
!lnrh*r KtRinlimtliuH Knfornil.
Toitka, Kim . Keh. 15. The legis-
lature is receiving numerous Detitions
from utl over the state, signed by all
classes of people, favoring the bill lo
regulate the barber trade. The clause
which requires burlaws to Is* informed
lu skin diseases seems to strike the
public Its particularly good.
Shot by a Avalon* llil«h*lld.
Ghtiimr, Ky., Feb. 15.—H. D. Day. a
prominent society man of this place,
was shot this afternoon by Mae Tallia-
forro It is said the latter was jeal-
ous of Day’s attentions to his wife.
Itoth partier stood high in the com-
munity.
lit (ongrraa Thl* WMk.
VV ashinoton, Keb. 15.—lu two weeks
from Thursday, the present Congress
expires by limitation, and from this
linn' forward all things legisla* •«' will
have to give way to the appropriation
hills, which must be passed tiefore the
tinul adjournment.
(inln| to He* ITnrle H«m.
Ixiiki'KNOXNCk, Kan., Keb. 15.— A
parly of ten Osage Indians passed
through this city yesterday on their
way to Washington to see Uncle Sam,
"the great paleface." In regard to the
payment of some of their money which
they have on deposit at Washington.
Colored Touch Killed.
I,i avkhwortr, Kan., Keb. 15. —At a
negro dance at the corner of Four-
teenth street and Metropolitan avenue
yesterday morning, Berlin Carey, 20
years of ape, shot and killed Sam
Henry, a notorious desperado.
A Hvnlnrklan-* Record of Crime
I.kxinuion, Ky., Keb. 13. John
Murrs, a paper hanger, this morning
killed his son, wounded his daughter,
tried to hill his wife nnd committed
suicide with the remaining bullet in
his pistol.
Hold Standard fur Japan
Yokohama, Keh 13 According to
the newspapers the government will
Introduce measures at this session of
the imperial diet for the establish-
ment of the gold standard at the ratio
of l to 33. . . *
Representative Murray introduced a
resolution providing for an investiga-
tion of the presidential election in
South Carolina.
Appropriations made by this Con-
gress probably will exeeed if billion
dollars by forty-five millions.
Mr. Cntnmings asked the llouso to
investigate the reported searching of
passengers on an American vessels by
Spanish officials.
Stuart says Corbett ami Kit/, will
fight at Carson, Nev., March 17. Gov-
ernor Sadler weut lo the train to meet
Corbett when the latter passed through
Kcno
Illinois appellate court, has affirmed
the decision removing the Farmers’
lainn and trust company as co-trustee
of the Lake Street railway first inort
gage for failure to deposit 8200,000
with the state auditor of Illinois.
Beginning at Hayden, I. T.. Febru-
ary ltl, about 81,000.000 will be dis-
tributed to freedmen by James G.
Dickson, representing the government.
Captain Philo McGifTcn, who com-
manded a Chinese Ironclad during the
late war, went crazy from wounds and
killed himself in New York.
Lower House of the Nebraska Leg-
islature voted down woman suffrage,
5(1 to 3l>.
The Carnegie and other great plants
about, PitUbnag are resuming i»pera-
lions.
Editor A. R. Clark, aged 73, of the
Newark (0.) American, was kill's! by
the cars.
Frank May, who was removed as
cashier of the Bank of England in 1803,
is dead in London.
United State* Judge lat-manl Wales
is dead at Wilmington, Del., aged 73,
from pneumonia.
Mrs. Relieeea Mitchell of Idaho Falls
was elected chaplain of the Idaho state
legislature.
A motion to disestablish the ( hnrch
of England was voted down in the
llritish House of Commons.
A Isiiler in the county jail at Frank-
fort. Ky., exploded, wrecking the office
anil fatally injuring three men.
Southern cattle are quarantined from
February 13 to Noveml»er 13 on a line
drawn from California to Maryland.
Mrs. Dr. S. N. Burnham, a news-
paper woman of Chicago, committed
suicide at the Commercial hotel, Jack-
sonville. Flu.
Major George Armes has traded
Washington city property for Appo-
mattox battlefield and will turn it into
a sheep farm.
The steel rail pool, the most saecess-
ful trade organization ever formed,
lias collapsed and prices dropped S* to
89.75 per ton in one day
At Homan, Ark., Sam Leigh, nged
15. shot and killed Adam Courtwrlght,
jtis stepfather, after the latter had fa-
tally clubbed the boy's mother.
John B. Clanoey, u da ry employe,
poisoned the milk supply of 250 people
at Norfolk, Va.. but the crime was
discovered In time to prevent use of
milk - a
bjr IIl« Brother.
Dknvkh, Cola, Fub. 15.—Harry
Pari*, charged with tho tnurd«*r
NitflUOtticur Joseph llaker at North
Baltimore, Ohio, June 21, 1896, has
b«M*!i arrested in this oily. He is said
to be the last member of the Stratton
gantf of postofllee robbers. Officer
linker discovered I>avis, Hob Curry and
Due lzee in the act of robbing the
North Baltimore postoflice. They
killed him. but wore captured. Davis
escaped from the Toledo, Ohio, jail
through the conidvanee of turnkeys.
Curry and Lee were tried, convicted
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
life. Davis was betrayed to the police
of Denver by his young brother, tiny,
with whom he had been traveling
through the South and in Mexico since
his escape. They arrived in Denver a
week ago.
Honor* for a Dent! Singer.
New York, Keb. 15.—Probably no
person connected with the theatrical
or operatic profession had such a
tribute paid to his memory in this city
as was displayed yesterday afternoon
at the funeral services over the body
of Count Armnnd de Cas ton, known as
Castelmary, the opera singer who died
at. the Metropolitan opera house on
Wednesday night while singing in
“Martha.** The crowd that collected
in and around the French church of
St. Vincont de Paul was so large that
the forty policemen on duty there
could hardly control it. More than
2,000 persons were in the church, and
many women swooned.
A Fiend i%t Sednll*.
Skoai.ia. Mo., Fed. 15.—William
Pheuix, a tough character, made a
most diabolical effort last evening to
murder his wife. Mrs. Pbenix, who
had been sick iu bed during the day,
was aitting by the kitchen stove drink-
ing a cup of coffee, when her brutal
husband arose, as if to leave the room,
but instead of doing ho he grabl>ed a
flatiron from the stove and rained
three blows upon her head, the iron
fracturing the skull each time. The
woman fell almost lifeless to the th>or,
and Phetilx tied. The police and state
ofliccrs have been unsuccessful, up to
a late hour, in effecting his arrest.
Krply of th« Hint* K«tlro««l CuuiiuUkloa
lo liiqulrta** by Agru ulmrUt* Hi gtird*
Inn A«*raig** UrrtvipU nnd F.%|m*ii«o».
I>e* M*ln«w. Iowa.—Corr*«poiif1fnce Thlriigc
Times*herald. *W. W. Field of Odcbolt,
Ident of the State A*rl< ultuml aod*t> , anx-
ious to 4>tiliRht*’ii its members on th* nier.ls <»f
(he railroad question, sought for information
from the state board of tailrnad eotnmlwilon-
era on the following point.* What Is the aver-
age rate of fare in lows'.' \Vk*t doss it coat the
railroads to carry s patsenger a mile? How
mi t *• 11 igrl uliurftal 1 i » ucerulti ibat
rate would be fair on both aides? What Is
tho opinion of the eomintwlmors ou the quea-
ticn? In roply an open letter has beeu writ-
ten by \V. \V. Alnswurth, secretary ot tho
ei’UioitgMk'U, su) !ng in part: The questions
sugKebtMl by you have ree#ntly been eon-
Mldeted by the board of railroad and wnre-
hm:M«* comtiUsHiotierri of Illinois tn rwponre to
an Inquiry made b> the stnv arv.pyt UliU
s’.ato. Its conclusion ves tliaf it 'would be
ifr.wife, unwarnint«d and unjuat to the rail-
road Interests of the Mate to eoniply wllli this
request.’ The regular report says: Some of
the grett trunk linen in Illinois might b*- able
to stand such a reduction, yet the -‘•mailer
r<*ads and those which do almost wholly a
local business, nnd which arc now and have
been for the la*t two years utruKgllnR for t
existence, would bo roost seriously ail««ted
by It, Sueh action on our part would simply
Imp hub the heavy burdens under which they
are struggling now.
Decrease In 1‘Masenger llnalness.
“It la a well known fact to those who havs
taken the trouble to Investigate th« amount of
passenger business done by the railroads in
Illinois during the last two yearn that there
Una beer, n Urge decrease in the number of
pu6.«ongcrs carried. This is due. in our Judg-
ment. not to th< amount charged for such
service, hut to tho general depression in all
linos of business, the low prices of farm
products and the unsettled tlmui lul condi-
tions which,Jtftv* had their effect on the paa-
eengcr as \ir*ll us the freight business. Thin
r H olier. wai» bur• ro va when we revised the
freight schedule in 1ks*» and the whole ques-
tion was thoroughly t usldqred. We did not
think then and iielthe** do we feel now that
1*1 justice to both the public nnd tne railroads
tills reduction should be rc.tde at this Mine.
If the country »• - rf l 'Tous our conclu-
sions i.tight be different The statistics in our
office show that for the la-u three years. 1HM,
IS'.G uiid ISJ'I. the average amount cllttiged bv
the railroads per ,tussfiqv r per mile is u Irac-
tlon above 1! cents, although the maximum
allowed ti’.eui was :t cents. For the reaming
above stated we do not feel that thb reduc-
tion should b« made l»y us at this time.
We nr** also asked to recommend this re-
duction to the legislature. In view of our
conclusion we do uot feel that it would bs
consistent for US to do i»o.
I toy Admits a Murder.
Marion, ill., Keb. 15.—The coroner’s
inquest over the body of Andrew
Rader, the young farmer who was
killed while husking corn at his barn
on Thursday evening, has brought to
light one of the most premeditated and
cold-blooded murders ever committed
in Williamson county. Young Dill,
the neighbor boy, whom the murdered
man's wife saw running from the barn
after she heard tlwt shot, has made a
confession of the crime, and told the
coroner ami othera that his sole object
in killing Rader was to get the $20
which he kuew the latter carried.
t Ir v ela nil tu Nell WiMnlley.
W vsniNtiTON, Feb. t.r\ — President
Cleveland lias placed his country resi-
dence. **Woodley” in the hands of a
real estate agent, for sale, anti it is said
he lias no intention of spending por-
tions of each winter season here. To
the politician it signifies also that he
has no lurking designs on the presi-
dency four years hence. Mr. Cleve-
land's fortune has been variously esti-
mated. but those who have made the
most conservative figuring place it at
not more than $1,000,000.
A TolltlrUn i» Burglar.
Jkkfi khon City, M»x. Feb. 15.-—Chief
of Police Henderson this morning ar-
rested Joseph F. Jones of Springfield
at the City hotel just as he was rilling
a trunk in the room occupied by Sena-
tor Miller. For several days guests
had been missing small articles from
their rooms. In i*9t Jones was en-
grossing clerk of the House. He is a
well knovn politician. He was placed
under bond for Sr»oo and not being able
to secure it was placed in jail.
Oror,. T».,l»r FiviiikI A*.ln.
IilTTt r Rom, Ark., Fel>. 15.—Tlio In-
zane man tn the Fulton county jail lit
Salem, Ark., is tx'Hevevl to bo George
Taylor, the noted murderer of tho
Meeks family, of Missouri. The pris-
oner xnys tiis name is Charles Liwnpton.
A travelmir man named Jeff Hunt, who
clnitiv to have lieen acquainted with
the Tavlors, says he has seen the mail-
man, a.i.l ttiat Ue is none other than
George Taylor.
Arrp«t*<t for Douhlfi Muni or.
Prrky, Okla., Feb. 15.—Professor J,
E. Edwards was arrested near Waco,
Texas, yesterday ou a charge of mur-
der. It is cluimed Edwards kilim! O.
Lucas and John Day, at Blackburn,
near here, a year apt*, in trouble over
a woman.
Receipt* and Cost I'er 31 tie.
"From the stattaties ctven In the report of
this roininlssloii fi r ISW, It appeara the aver-
«k«* ninouni rec*iv*4 by tho railroads (loins
business In Iowa for carrying one pa-tsengcr
one mile during the year was 127 cents. The
returns from which these results urc ob-
tained d” not Include any passengers* carried
iree. 1110 largo number of passengers 'vho
Pavo traveled U| «n reductions of rates as per-
mitted by our statute*—ministers of the gos-
pel. organization* of our military, excursions
on holidays, apeclul rates to meetings of many
organizations, state and county fairs- are fac-
tors that reduce the average fare to the
amount above stated. It Is obvious, there-
fore. that the average must ahvuys bo lower
than the rate fixed by law. The character of
the business render* it Impossible to nvaKs
any rate that will be absolutely uniform. The
Iowa report for lshow* only ten roads
which returned the average cost of carrying
one poaaenger one mile. The average cost of
these companies was 2.U cents. This result
ia |e*s reliable than If It were founded upon
returns made hr all the roads, which would
probably increase it. In arriving at the cost
of carrying one passenger one mile, ns aoo\o
given, nothing Is charged on account of tne
expenses of the railroads for Interest. rent*,
taxes and miscellaneous fixed charges,
of rourne, nothing for dividends on n***'*‘
The passenger traffic should, of course, pear
Its proportion of these expenses, which con-
stitute part of the cost of doing the business*
From statistics compiled by the Interstate
commerce commission it appears that to
charge the passenger business of the rail-
roads with its proportionate share of the nxeu
charges, not including anything however, on
account of dividends and crediting It witn
mail and express earnings, would gi\e us os
ttltf .riuat «'*t —.r,7 t-rnt*.
rl|tnr<-i «»» R«l.r*4 Tn«flt<-.
•Tho slalement «f the llltnola c»tmnls*l"n
that there h»» bren . Ken.'ral rwliii-ttim <>(
I**<,'ii..rr buftiie** 1* andoubtedly oon(lrm*HI
by th.‘ stutiMl".. For the whole United Staton
Ihr number of pa»»enxer» i.ritiil one mile
for • itrh mile of lallrowl In lS9.i wan 7u.7ol:
In IM* U wh> t«.r,72. Thou.h tho number of
passenger* oarrted was tees, the pn.*enger
car mileage was greater in lO.C. than In j■
which of course, t.creased the coat per pas-
senger. In IKflU the total number of miles
run by paeaenger trains In the United btatea
was 2KT. r.T'. wit in ts»r> It w as tl7.'a'.'.,«15. In
1SJ5 the revenues from passenger service 111
the United Slat ■» decreased »33.It>:t.3,X as
compared with 1XM. though the llgures for
l«»r, Include -d.iVc, _’!» miles of rood more than
In ism. The foregoing atafements. which are
based upon the mow ms-urate etnt lattes ob-
tainable at this time Indicate: 1. That at the
present time Ihesrver.se fare charged In Iowa
Is less Ilian the aelual cost of transporting the
passenger. 2. That within the last three or
tour years passenger earnings have decreased
without n corresponding dei-rraa- In the rust
ef doing the business. Unless changes hsvo
been recently made that have not come tn the
notice of the commission the following are Ihe
rales prevailing tn »hr countries named:
England First clam. 1.2 cents: secend. s.l
rents, third. 2 cents. France First class. *
rents; ssc.md. 3 rents, third. 2 rents. Italy—
First class rent": second 2.« rents; third.
1.8 rents. Holland First rt.ss, 3.2 rents;
serottd 2.« cents; third !.t> cents, ltrlglum—
First class 2.1 rents srrond. t.s cents third.
1.2 rents. Except tn England no baggage I.
carried free.
Density si Population a Factor.
"The density id population also affects the
volume of pnssenger trsfttr. Where the popu-
lation Is dense there wilt be more travel than
tn sparsely settled districts. In Iowa tho
population per square mile Is about 38: In
England, Relglum. Ml; Holland. 250;
Italy 2*8: France. 187 New York, 139; Ohio,
99 New England, S3, Illinois. TS. Missouri.
43. Wisconsin. 31. Nebraska. 15: Kansas 19;
Sonth Dakota. V The population l>er mile of
railroad in Iowa is about 247 in Illinois it ts
about 395 New York. 813. New England, il»;
Missouri 117 Wisconsin. ;ti>«; Nebraska. 209;
Kansas, to*. South Iiakoia. 129. The uvrrage
passenger earnings per mile, as shown by the
last reports to this mtnmlasion. of the rnada
operating in town are *990. Ttir Kansas re-
port for 18* Shows 1314. the llltnola report
St.982. and. as shown by the report of the In-
terstate comm.roe commission, they are $4,423
In New England. $4.:.i:t in New York and tn
Ohio S1.9.M."
news boiled down.
V inc*main's general fund shown *3i J,*
>)n deficit
Kentucky distiller* are forming »
whisky trust
Senatorial election in Utah is to b*
investigated.
Relief work in Intlia notv emploja
2,750,000 people.
Richard L. Sharpe, a St Lsouis lum-
berman, killed himself.
Prospect for a suifar tariff has
brought a boom in ratv materials.
Richard Kerens ha* rented a biff
house near Dupont circle, WushVoffton.
Carroll D. Wriffht 1ms h«'en reap-
pointed labor 4Xt:iin»is.sioRer bjr Mr.
Cleveland.
The dead Editor MeCttllaffh's person-
al property in St Lcmis was appraised
Ut 8870,127.141.
Malveno, Ark., haN jnst suffered a
1100,800 fire loss, the second biff Are in
a few months
Sheriff Jones nnd posse killed J. G.
Johnson, Jim Crain anil Jack Under-
wood. rattle thieves, in Kimball coun-
ty, Texas. *
February 12, Abraham Lincoln's
birthday, was suitably celebrated in
Chleaffo, Washington, Minneapolis.
Indianupolis and elsewhere.
Carnejfie. Rimkefeller and Pinrpont
Morffan. the latla-r c<jntrollinff the Illi-
nois Steel company, arc said to be
formiuff a giant iron trust.
J. I). Rockefeller proposes to give
8250.000 if other Baptists will give
8336.000 to wipe out the debt of tho
foreign trad home missionary societiesj
Friends of counterfeiters in jail at
St. Louis stole all the counterfeit
money In the secret service office which
was to have been used as evidence.
Arthur T. Gorman, a nephew of
Senator Gorman, and Annie Waltinan,
a variety actress in tights, were mar-
ried on the stage in a Detroit theater.
George Doolittle, a Dodge City. Kan.,
stockman, mysteriously disappeared
January 3 between Van Burt'n and
Plumm’erville, Ark., probably mur-
dered for 82,000 he carried.
Topeka gamblers presented Chief of
Police Henry Steele with a handsome
gold star with ruby setting.
Rush to the Alaskan gold field* has
begun again.
lueendiaries destroyed $100,000
worth of property at Plano, Tex.
Wisconsin Odd Fellows Mutual Life
Insurance company failed.
Fire iD the Western Department
block, Ottawa. Out., did $230,000 tiam-
O it letter In the l)l<l Dny*.
The Chicago Shade was In a con-
fidential mood and put his feot over
the arms of his throne.
“I ant a man with a history. When
I was on earth 1 spent my life and my
fortune fighting four divorce cases,” he
said tentatively to tho bulky shade on
his right.
"And yet they say the world prog-
resses,” mused the shade of Henry
VIII., as he took a retrospective glanc*
at the page* devoted to his term la
I the hixtory books. utmrg Newt.
Richard Croker will probably be
Tammany's candidate for mayor of
Greater New York.
Senator Sherman says that reports
that he would back out of going into
the cabinet are ridiculous.
Marion. President Cleveland's young-
est, was christened Thursday. Rev. Dr.
Sunderland officiating.
Postmaster General Wilson ha* been
elect -d psesident of the Washington
and Ishi university, Islington. Va.
Modame Modjeska is seriously ill
with appendicitis. All he.r engager
meets have been cancelled and her
company disbanded.
Chicago has a big gas war. The old
company furnishes gas for nothing
and pays large consumers for nsing it.
The new company charge* Ik) cents
per 1.000 feet.
To celebrate the queen’s diamond
jubilee the temperance people of l«otv
ilon propose to secure 1,000,000 addi-
tional signers of the pledge.
Andy Wilson, Preston Hall and
Harry Brown, three horsemeu. were
drowned in Pike county, Ky., while on
a spree.
House committee on elections unani-
mously authorized a report in the Wat-
son-Black contest in favor of tho
latter.
Reports coming to the state depart-
ment from Europe show that the
American apple littule an enormous
market for itself there last year.
State Senator Bronson of Ix-xington,
Ky., and Miss Wistlom of Paducah,
Ky.. eloped to St. Lonis and were mar
ried. The bride’s family opposed the
mrrriage.
Mr*. William Swan of Elkhart. Ind.,
is dying. The interior of her hea4l Is
full of insects, as the resnli of an in-
sect lixlging in her ear last summer.
The mayor of Bloomington, 111., ha*
been indicted for permitting a prisoner
t4> escape.
Officers at Benedict. Kan., killed two
tram pa while resisting arrest for
burglary.
At Mexico, Mo., Henry Taylor, col-
ored, was convicted of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary.
Almost all the legislature* now in
session are considering laws hostile to
Insurance companies.
Ex-Congressman J. Randolph Tucker
of Virginia, one of the state’s most
notist public men, is dead, aged 74.
Fitzsimmons lias deposited $3,000
with A1 Smith, completing his end of
the side bet on the big prize tight.
Ex-Queen "Lil" says a plot is hatch
ing to assassinate her, because of her
opposition to annexation.
The governor of Alabama has signed
a bill exempting cotton fa<-torles from
taxation for ten years.
Joseph G Lowe, Democratic member
of the Kansas railroad board, li»*
written an open letter to Governor
Loedy charging him with betrayal of
trust,and other offenses. He says the
appointment of Rogers as university
regent is au outrage.
There is little hope for the ratifies
tion of the arbitration treaty by the
present Senate. Many senators fear
tlra' the treaty may cause future
trouble.
The prospectii of the bankruptcy bill
pussing Congress are good.
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