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il tffiflff 1 www minimi! ii V1DETT2 ESTABLISHED IN 1S87. TIMES SSTABLISHSD HX 1872. OHANUTE, NEOSHO COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1895. VOL. XXIII.

NO. 43 AN AWFUL TRAGEDY A Father Beats Out the Brains of His Two Children. A TORNADO. The Town of Hartford, Badly Damaged by a Storm. REVIEW OF TRADE.

Reports from All Parts of the Country Favorable. CONVENTIONS. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S.

Gov't Report Cleveland, Preparing for the National RejJublioan League. fT SHOEMAKER CRAZED BY JEALOUSY. SEVERAL PERSONS SEVERELY HURT. GOOD NEWS REGARDING THE CROPS. HARDIN SUPPORTERS NUMEROUS.

I I 1 I I a--. ix is iia I a. i v. i 1 1 ill ir William Stolta, of Richardson County, Veb Suffers Considerable Damage, Buildings Being Wrecked and Grain Scattered. He Stabs His Wife and Shoots the Man Whom Be Fancies Has Wronged Him Fight at a Church Festival.

THREE DROWNED. Qold Hunters Swimming the Swol- The Cincinnati Enquirer's Figures Missouri Firemen in Session Fund for the Belief of Firemen's Widows and Orphans. Cleveland, 0., June 18. Many delegates and visitors have already arrived to attend the National Republican league convention which begins tomorrow. Among those who reached the city yesterday was Secretary A.

E. Humphrey, of Chicago. "The arrangements provided for taking care of the convention," he said, "are first-class and the indications are that the meeting will be one of the most successful ever held by the league." "President Tracy will be here today," the secretary continued, "ahead Of the delegation, and the Marquette club, of Chicago, is coming on a special train. I juat received some good news in a letter to the effect that Senator Warner Miller is coming with the New Labor Troubles Getting Out of the Way Wages Heine Raised Commercial Loans Steadily Rising Failures for the Fast Week. New York, June 15.

R. G. Dun Weekly Review of Trade says: It is no longer a question whether business improves. Not for a long time have our reports from all parts of the country been so uniformly favorable. The daily average of bank clearings in June is 24.8 per cent larger than last year, though 11.4 per cent less than in 1892.

The most potent influence has been receipt of more favorable advices regarding growing crops. Labor troubles are getting out of the way, wages in many establishments are rising and with the iron industry just now leading, there is general improvement in manufactures. Monetary condition also helps. The time draws near when good crop exports will bring gold hither and though foreign operations in stocks and bonds have been insignificant this week, the effect of the previous transactions has not been exhausted. Much diminished receipts of money from the interior indicate better employment in business, and especially at the west, and the volume HYDROPHOBIA.

i Adams County Excited Over the Dreaded Complaint. TWO PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE. Fonr Tramps Gronnd to Pieces by a Ilead-End Collision Nine Persons Killed by Thirteen Boilers Exploding. Hastings, June 17. In the northwestern part of this (Adams) county in the vicinity of the farm of Fred Ernst, hydrophobia in animals caused great loss of cattle, injury to man, and much anxiety.

Two men have been bitten and compelled to go to Wymour, where a madstone was applied, and over forty cattle belonging to Ernst have been shot after having symptoms of hydrophobia. In January a cow was bitten by a mad dog. It died and was not buried, being hauled to some out of the way place. The dogs in the neighborhood consumed the carcass. About May 1 it was noticed that other cattle showed symptoms of hydrophobia.

Then it was that Ernst's first bovine showed the disease and was shot. Forty head more have since been lost in the same manner. A war commenced on the dogs in the district. Only one dog is left and he will soon join his companions. Three hogs belonging to Ernst were also bit ten.

One of these had extensive tusks, and Frank Ernst, a son, about 24 years of age, was scratched by one of the tusks. As a consequence he was compelled to go to Wymour, where the poison was extracted. A neighbor, while burying a cow which he had shot, allowed some of the animal's saliva to touch a scratch on his hand, and he, too, went to AYymour. He remained there until he was thought to be safe and then returned home. He has since shown signs of hydrophobia and serious consequences are feared.

Desperate efforts have been made to clear the neighborhood of all animals affected. two passenger trains collide. Charleston, S. June 17. Ahead-end collision occurred at 1:05 o'clock yesterday morning between two passenger trains on the Charleston and Savannah railway at Yemasse.

The engines were telescoped and were completely wrecked. Engineer William Black broke his leg. Four unknown colored tramps who were stealing rides on the front trucks were ground and cut to pieces. The mail car of one train was torn to shreds, but Mail Clerks C. P.

Croft and J. H. Beard escaped injury. The passengers were terribly shaken up and thrown about, but escaped serious harm. A relief train sent from Savannah, accompanied by Drs.

Charlton and Denion, was dispatched to the injured. The wreck curred through the negligence of an operator in giving orders. NINE PERSONS KILLED. London, June 17. A boiler explosion at the Red Car iron works, Yorkshire, Saturday, resulted in the death of nine persons and serious injury to many others.

Thirteen out of the fifteen boilers exploded. The masonry was hurled a hundred yards away and a volume of boiling water a yard deep poured over the workmen. The damage done will amount to about and, in addition, 400 persons have been thrown out of work. THE SANTA FE PRESIDENCY. A.

A. Robinson Said to nave Accepted the Position at a Salary or 860,000 a Year. Topeka, June 17. It is reported from the city of Mexico that A. A.

Robinson, president of the Mexican Central railroad, has accepted the presidency of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe system, and that he will take his old position with that company on July 1. It is stated that he is to receive a salary of 50,009 a year, which is more than he is now receiving from the Mexican Central Co. He returns to the Santa Fe with the understanding that he is to have full management of the property and that his decision and acts to all traffic and financial affairs of the property must be final and not interfered with by the board of directors. MURDERED WHILE ALONE, An Aged Kansas Parmer Killed and His Body Concealed. Erie, June 17.

The body of S. Peterson, a Swede, was found dead Saturday night In the stable on his farm 7 miles north of this place. Fractures on the skull show that he was murdered with a hatchet, then thrown into the manger and covered with an old blanket His wagon and mule team, with 8450 in money which he had with him, are missing. The murderers have escaped. The body appears to have been dead nearly a week.

Rats had gnawed the flesh from the face and the' bod- is badly decayed. Then is noelew. Hartford, June 18. About 5 o'clock yesterday evening a tornado struck this place, coming from the southwest, and swept everything clean from its path, which was clean cut and about 80 to 100 feet in width. No one so far as known was actually killed, although several persons were injured so badly they are not expected to live.

The wounded are: Mr. Lawaon, will die; Mrs. Lawson, serious; Mrs. Mary B. Rawson, probably fatally; Cosa Rawson, severely hurt; Ola Rawson, badly cut about the head; Mrs.

H. K. Smith, severely. About twelve houses were totally destroyed, and many barns and outhouses. Among the houses totally destroyed were those of Judge W.

J. Combs, Mrs. Rawson, Stuckey's barn and mill, Clarence Cooley, L. F. Dudley-, J.

A. Thompson, W. G. Root, Godfrey Schwartz and several smaller residences. The roof of Clarence Cooley's house was lifted off as clean as if the house had been put up and the roof left unfinished.

Many other houses are more or less damaged, as they were more or lees within the edge oi the twister. The total loss is estimated at all the way from 810,000 to 820,000. An eye-witaess of the storm, F. B. Tucker, a traveling man from Emporia, says: "I was on the incoming Missouri, Kansas Texas train, due at Hartford at 5:30.

Just as we were stopping I and otSer passengers noticed to the southwest a peculiarly shaped white cloud, shaped 1 nearly like a balloon, but a little more taper- in c. It. ifuiHar whitotioRs first at tracted our attention, in a few moments it seemed to stretch out its neck to the ground, turning darker. Then clouds from all directions seemed to cluster around the top, and as the small end struck the earth, trees, fences, cerything it struck were torn up and lifted into the air. The first houses it struck seemed to be bodily lifted up iii space, and in a second beams, furniture, bedding and aU kinds of material were shooting in every direction up in the sky.

By this time the passengers were beginning to notice that the funnel shaped cloud was coming straight for the car in which we were and inquiries began to be made as to what was best to be done. Suddenly a Methodist preacher (I wish I could remember his name) solved the question by shouting, 'Here goes for the and rushed to the door followed by everyone in the car. None, however, were able to catch him. The run, however, was not necessary, for when about 100 feet from the car the storm center took a sudden turn eastward and swept past the rear of the train without touching it The storm after passing through the town to the east seemed to jump the Neosho river and then rise and disappear in the upper air." A TWISTER IN NEBRASKA. Stella, June 18.

One of the worst cyclones that ever visited Rich ardson county, struck the home of William Stoltz, 4 miles southwest of this place at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. The storm was first seen when about 1 mile south, where three funnel-shaped clouds came together and formed one. It did not strike the ground until within a few rods of the west side of Mr. Stoltz's grove. From there it moved east througfc the grove and into the yard and out-buildings, which are situated just south of the residence.

It took everything in its path and after the storm had passed nothing could be seen of the barn, two corn cribs, windmill and granary, ex cept a pile of broken timbers. A mule, which was standing in tbe barn, was picked up and carried 30 rods and dis emboweled. A fine mare was injured so badly that she had to be shot, about 600 bushels of grain was scattered to the four winds and 200 chickens were killed. One live chicken and six dead were found after the storm, mile east of the farm. Three wagons and one buggy were entirely demolished, and not enough could be found to make one vehicle.

NEWS Edward Andrews, aged 22, has been arrested at Erie. charged with the murder of old man Peterson near that place about a week ago. Democrats of Cole county, Ma, elect delegates to a proposed state silver convention and passed resolutions in dorsing Hon. "Dick" Bland for presi dent Villiam F. Crider, another of the Kansas City, election judges un der indictment for crooked work at the election last November, wai ar-rested at Sedalia, and will be taken to Kansas City fur trial.

Kino: uf tjfcnfi. GuTiir.lE, June IB. Buster Cannon, a negro, came near being lynched at Fallis yesterday for committing a criminal assault upon two daughters of N. Van Horn. The brute was saved only by the quick wit of a colored woman, who showed him the way out of her house.

A crowd is hunting for him. St. Francis, June 17. A horrible tragedy was enacted about 9 miles northeast of St. Francis Satur day.

Frank Williams, a farmer, at- tempted to murder his wifo, Miss Alico 1 Smith and William Smith, and after- ward beat the brains out of his two children with a hatchet, a littlo girl aged about 5 and a boy about 9 years, and then blew his own brains out with 1 a revolver. Williams lost his first wife last September and on May 12, 1895, was married to Mrs. Anna Kennedy, formerly Miss Dixon, who had lived near by and who had assisted in his housework for some time past. Their married lifo was very unhappy and after about four weeks of turmoil the woman left him and went to live with Mr. A.

Swanson, a neighbor. During the past week, Mr. Williams went to the house of Swan-son, flourished a revolver and threat ened to kill his wife and Mrs. Swanson. Saturday morning the Swanson family and Mrs.

Williams started to come to St. Francis for the purpose of having Williams arrested. On the way they stopped at the house of George Smith. While there Williams appeared upon the scene and proceeded to settle the differences betwen himself and wife by whipping out a revolver and beginning to fire at everybody in sight. William Smith was shot through the cheek, knocking out two teeth and tearing away a portion of the jaw bone.

He was also shot twice in the back. Miss Smith recived a bullet in the breast but fortunately her corset arrested tne Dullet and she received but a slight flesh wound. Mrs. Williams, the wife, received a bullet in the 1 mouth, but was not seriously wounded. Williams then rode home where he completed the work by smashing the brains out of his two children with a hatchet, and shooting himself through the head.

When the sheriff arrived on tne scene, Williams and tne gin were s. -dead -and the" boy A SHOEMAKER CRAZED BY JEALOUSY. Louisville, June 17. Arthur Oourdin, a shoemaker, living at Row-lington, a suburb of Pewee valley, 18 miles from this city on the Louisville Nashville railroad, shot and probably fatally wounded Thomas Murphy, and then stabbed his wife to death, at 6 o'clock last night. Gourdin suspected Murphy of being intimate with his wife, and had evidently been waiting for an opportunity to present itself so he could get even with him.

This opportunity came yesterday evening when Murphy was passing by Gourdin's house on horseback. Gourdin was sitting on his porch, and when Murphy came up Gourdin drew a revolver and commenced firing, wounding Murphy in several places and killing his horse from under him. Mrs. Gourdin rushed out of the house and her husband told her to go away, but she refused to do so, and he then hit her several times with the butt of his revolver, driving her back into the house, where he seized a knife lying on the table and stabbed her eleven times, killing her instantly. The dead woman leaves four children ranging in age from 1 year to 13.

Gourdin was arrested and placed in jail at La Grange. Murphy's condition is very critical, and he will probably die. FIGHT AT A CHURCH FESTIVAL. Huntington, W. June 17.

At a country church festival Saturday night there was a fight. Creed Harvey, a well known citizen, was shot through the heart dying instantly. Mrs. Amy Lunsford was seriously injured by being struck on the head with a stone. Jack Ward and Rhoda Perdue, the murderers leaped through the window and escaped to the woods.

A large posse is now scouring the country for them. Washington, June 15. It is reported her that the illness of ex-Senator Matt W. Ransom, now United States minister to Mexico, is much more serious than his friends have heretofore permitted to be known. Even if he does not die, there is considerable Vsubt as to his return to Mexico, and 'itisalmo6t certain that he will be compelled to relinquish the mission unless his health undergoes material improvement.

Wichita's Claim Denied. Topeka, June 15. The state board of railroad commissioners yesterday denied the application of the mayor and council of the city of Wichita for a reclassification of freight rates on cotton goods from the Missouri river to that point. These goods are billed as first-class freight The complainants wanted them billed as third-class. The board held th pres ent arrangement to be reasonable.

Roundhouse to Be Bebullt. Arkansas City, June 15. A large force of men were put to work yesterday clearing up the ruins of the Santa Fe roundhouso preparatory to rebuilding. The new structure will be much larger and contain twelve additional stalls for engines. It is reported that the company refused an offer of 150,000 to remove the shops to a neigh boring town.

len F-ivers in Oklahoma. A CHEROKEE INDIAN MURDERED. Sirs. Emniett Declines to Prosecute Her Husband for Shooting Her. Murder and Attempted Suicide Tried to Get Possession.

El Reno, June IS. The late rains in western Oklahoma have caused the rivers to overflow badly. The North Canadian is overflowing the bottoms and rising rapidly. The Indians, who prophesied a flood, are leaving the low lands and insist that the flood is coming sure. The South Canadian is a raging torrent and away out of its banks, and it is putting the gold hunters to much trouble, as they are all compelled to cross the El Reno Commercial club bridge to get to the field.

Five hundred aud sixty-three teams crossed this bridge during twenty-four hours Sunday, The Wash-ira river is not fordable, but the boomers ate swimming it Tsvo miners with outfits and a soldier bearing dispatches have been drowned since the rise. A CUEKOKEE INDIAN MURDERED. June 18. A Cherokee Indian named Walter Lee was foully murdered at his home, 10 miles south of here, Sunday night while hia family were attending church. A white man named Rigess living on his place is suspected of the crime, and officers went from here this afternoon to capture, him.

The cause of the murder is unknown. Rigess is said to be a bad character, and the officers expect trouble in arresting him. DECLINED TO PROSECUTE. San Francisco, Juno 18. J.

K. Em-mett, the actor, who, while under the influence of liquor, shot at his wife ten times, inflicting a flesh wound, was before the police court yesterday for preliminary examination on a charge of assault to murder. Mrs. Emmett refused to prosecute her husband and declined to swear to a complaint She stated that Emmett was penitent and that she was now reconciled to him. MURDICR AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Sandusky, June 13. B. L. Hastings, aged 27, who recently came here from St. Louis and stayed at a resort kept by his sister, Artie Hastings, on Decatur street, shot Triple St Clair, an inmate of the house, through the heart in a fit of jealousy at noon yesterday.

She died instantly. Hastings then shot himself twice in the left breast, and he is now at police head quarters in a critical condition. TRIED TO GET POSSESSION. Chicago, June 18. The anticipated at tack on the Shufeldt distillery, one of the plants of the whisky trust, occurred at 1 o'clock Monday morning, when an armed party of a dozen men attempted to take possession of the The attacking party was met by the deputy marshals and compelled to withdraw.

CHILDREN CAUSE A MURDER. Postmaster S. H. Meal Fatally Shoot J. W.

Taylor at San Antonio, Mo. St Joseph, Ma, June 18. S. H. Neal, postmaster at San Antonio, 10 miles east of here, yesterday shot and fatally wounded J.

W. Taylor, a neighbor, as a result of a quarrel of the destruction of apple trees by Neal's children. During Neal's absence Taylor paid the former's home a visit and abused Mrs. Neal because of the conduct of her children. Neal, when informed by his wife, armed with a revolver, called on Taylor.

The latter used a shotgun in defending himself, but did not wound his assailant. Taylor was shot three times, one bullet breaking his backbone. GOV. MORRILL WILL SPEAK. He Will Outline His Views on Temperance at a Fourth of July Rally.

Topeka, June 18. Gov, Mor rill has consented to address the Fourth of July temperance rally at Topeka and will address himself to the question of temperance as Influenced by prohibition. The governor has el" ways held that temperance is a great moral question to which prohibition Is related as a means. He believes that the question of punishing a whisky seller should be subordinate to work of making people temperate and well behaved, and he will speak along this line of thought Army of the Potomse Reunion. New London, June 19.

Great preparations have been made for the reunion of the Army of the Potomac to-day and It is expected that over 1.500 members will be in attendance. John Gibbon, United States army, will deliver the address, and H. liunner, of Puck, will be the poet The exercises will include the public meeting and parade and an excursion on the sounJ banquet York delegation. Prof. George Can- ton, of the New York School of Economics, is coming on the New York train to answer the silverites, should occasion demand it, and Prof.

Williams, of Brown university, will also be here." The women's reception committee will open headquarters at the Hollen-den with Mrs. Catherine W. T. Avery in charge. Mrs.

J. Ellen Foster, president of the Woman's Republican association of the United States, is expected to reach the Hollenden to-day. It is now reported that Senator-elect Stephen B. Elkins, of West Virginia, has entered the race for the president of the league and that he will come to town with the West Virginia delegation in the hope of winning a victory against the McAlpin forces. The New Yorkers are entrenched in the belief that their candidate cannot by any possible chance be beaten.

There is a quiet but strong undercurrent of sentiment favoring H. Clay Evans, of Tennessee, for president of the league and the strength which he may develop depends upon his willingness to allow his friends to formally present his name before the convention. THE II arsis' supporters numerous. Frankfort, June 17. Reports from the democratic primaries in this state indicate that Hardin has largely the greatest number of Instructed votes and the qvestlon before the people seems to have narrowed down to silver or no silver.

The Hardin people are claiming that their chief will force a plank for free and unlimited coinage into the state platform over the heads of Carlisle, Lindsay and Watterson. The convention, it is thought, will be aniUnusually long one, and should the silver men's strength be about equal to that of the gold men, rather than precipitate a bitter fight the former will be willing to settle on the Chicago platform. THE ENQUIRER'S FIGURES. Cincinnati, June la The Enquirer has convention returns from 47 of the 119 counties in Kentucky. These counties have 480 of the 878 delegates to the democratic state convention of June 25.

The Enquirer's reports classify the 480 delegates on the money question as follows: Instructed for gold, 207; instructed for silver, 142; uninstructed, 13L As to preference for governor the classifications are: Instructed for Clay, 304; instructed for Hardin, 203; uninstructed and doubtful, 74. These reports are from counties having the largest delegation MISSOURI FIREMEN IN SESSION. St. Louis, June 1ft Chief George Hale, of Kansas City, president of the Missouri State Firemen's association, called that body to order yesterday for a three days' session. About 100 delegates are present.

Three questions for especial 'consideration are before the convention. Chief among these is the formation of a state fund for the relief of widows and orphans of firemen. An effort will also be made to have the authorities of all small towns to establish fire companies. In the afternoon after the transaction of some preliminary business the delegates were given a trip on the harbor boat to the water works. MINING ON BOGGY CREEK.

Three Companies Clour Up One Thousand Dollars Out of Three Tons of Ore. GuTHRra, June 18. Three com-v panies have begun work mining gold on Boggy creek. Yesterday three tons of the stuff worth 81,000 was washed up. The excitement increases and new eamps are being started daily.

Hundreds of people are still rushing to the new fields. The assays made show that some of the stuff is entirely worthless; other reliable assays show that it will run from (20 to (1,200 per ton. The Cloud Chief Herald, issued yesterday, is printed in bronte, while the Arapahoe Bee is full of eagles and flags. It is said that a combination of men from Kansas City, Wichita and other places are attempting to corner the whole camp by intimidation. ue-vy tnra at BOton.

Hoi.dkx, June 18. This section was visited yesterday evening by a wind and rain storm, the most severe of the season. Rain came down in sheets, being driven by a strong northwesterly wind. Outhouses were overturned, trees uprooted and several large window panes were broktn bout town. of commercial loans steadily rise and is now fair for this season even in a good year.

Western receipts for two weeks of June were 3,116,680 bushels wheat against 3,001,202 last year, while Atlantic exports, flour included, were, only 2,634,847, against 4,630,227 last year. Effects of the rise in prices were seen in the official report of May ex ports, showing a decrease of 1,000,000 bushels from Atlantic, but an increase of 2,000,000 from Pacific in exports. The price was reduced Vyi in trading. Corn also declined about 1 cent with better reports of growth. The official statement of 14.8 decrease in cotton acreage was quickly found in view of revised government estimates for last year, to mean more than acres now growing cotton, which much exceeds the best unofficial estimates, and from an area no greater over 9,000,000 bales were produced in 1891, so that the report gave no aid to prophets of eviL That some reduction would be well for the south is clear, but the heavy present surplus will cover a larger loss than seems probable.

The output of pig iron June 1 was but a trifle larger than May 1, 157,224 tons, against 156,554 a month ago and 174,022 a year ago. The advance in prices continues, Bessemer pig reaching $12.40 and grey forge 810.65 at Pittsburgh and changes in all iron products show an advance of 3.7 per cent, this month and 13.3 per cent, from the lowest point in February. For this conservative industry the rise of 26 per cent, in Bessemer iron seems large, but it compares with 35 per cent, in cotton, 53 per cent in wheat, 60 to 70 per cent in leather, 80 per cent in refined oil and over 100 per cent in hides. All those products were at the lowest prices ever known and remarkable gains were to be expected when any came, but with each consumption has yet to justify advances. Failures for the past week have been 241 against 233 last year.

HE CRITICISED CARLISLE. Senator Joseph Blackburn Again Attacks the Secretary of the Treasury. Frankfort, June 15. Senator Blackburn addressed a large audience here last night Carlisle was taken to task for saying he never favored free and unlimited coinage. He sat by his side and thought he heard him vote for the bill and silver bill on November 5, 1873, and vote and speak for the acts of 1890, and he would give the best member of his body if Carlisle had not been the ablest advocate of free and unlimited coinage of silver.

"But Brutus tells you that he had not and, surely, Brutus is an honorable man." The greatest portion of the speech was devoted to the severe criticism of Cleveland, Carlisle, Lindsay and the press. Sunday bchoou oi wo state. Lawrence, June 18. The annual convention of the Sunday school convention of the A. M.

E. church of Kansas and Nebraska convened in this city last night for a four days' session. The address of welcome was delivered last night by Miss Carrie Langston, and responses were made by officers of the assoiat'on. The rain at Kansas City. Monday night was the hardest for years.

Two inches of water fell in thirty minutes. The rain was accompanied by a vivid electrical display. The streets in nany places were rendered impassable washouts, and great patches of l.t;:iicnt were carried away. The post office at uiueriy, was entered by burglars and the cash drawer was plundered of its contents. The thieves made an effort to blow open the safe, but were scared away before the work was accomplished, -r.

uryan at wmnin Ttooxvii.Lt. Ma, June 18. Hon. W. J.

spoke here yesterday after-nu'Mi. advocating the free coinage of bilvrr at the ratio of IS to 1, independently of any European nation. Tbe mudieni-e was largely composed of dumocrauk.