The Osage City Free Press from Osage City, Kansas • Page 3

9 MURDER MYSTERIES. MOB USES THE TORCH. DUN'S REVIEW. LATE KANSAS NEWS. PEAItY'S NEXT TBIP.

KANSAS NOTES. EDWARDS'SAD PLIGHT YELLOW JACK HAS TAKEN THE TOWN. Europe Sendlns; Gold to Pay for Amer lean Grain. New York, Sept 27. R.

G. Dun Ca's Weekly Review of Trade says: "Gold imports have begun direct from England and from France, besides the arrival of $4,000,000 at J5an Francisco from Australia for wheat exported. The gold received there and started from Europe amounts tc $6,500,001 in four days, and the advance of its rate by the Bank of England to per cent seems little likely to check the movement, in view of heavy merchandise balances due this country and a rise in the rate of interest here. The August excess of merchandise and specie exports over imports was not far from $42,000,000, ana tne JseptemDer excess will evi dently be larger, unless shipments of gold are considerable. Bradstreet's says: "There is a check to the onward sweep of demand in staple lines noticeable throughout the country for the past six weeks.

The yellow fever quarantine, which ex tends from Texas to Georgia, has brought wholesale business to a prac tical standstill throughout the greater portion of the region embraced by the Gulf states." FOR THE DEBS COLONY. The Social Democracy Will Soon Set tha Projeat Chicago, Sept 25. Cyrus Field Wil- lard of Boston and Wilfred F. Bosland of Bay City, members of the Social Democracy committee named to pick a site for the proposed co-oper ative commonwealth, left for Nash ville last night to confer with R. J.

Hinton, the other member of the committee. From Nashville the three will go to Olympia, Wash. There they will confer with state officials of Washington regarding what help will be extended by the state to the colonizers if they decide to make the first large venture in that state. It is asserted that the leading officials and the farming element of the state are strongly in favor of the movement The committee has been notified that already $40,000 has been appropriated by the state for irrigation purposes and promises have been made that active support will be given. DEFENSES FOR CANADA.

Heavy' Filled Batteries and Large Fortification Guns to Be Bought. Birmingham, Sept 25. The organ of Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, the Birmingham Post, says the government of Canada, early next year, will make large purchases of heavy field batteries and a number of defense guns for a new scheme for the defense of Montreal and the river below that cit3'. Special instructions to this effect, the Post adds, were issued immediately after the return to Canada of Sir Wilfred Laurier, the premier. YELLOW FEVER.

The Epidemic About as Virulent In New Orleans as It Was in 1887. New Orleans, Sept. 27. Eminent doctors believe that the work of the board of health is productive of good results and that the fever is not spreading, but, on the contrary, is being confined to localities. Thus far there have been a few less than 100 cases and fifteen deaths.

The death rate is in the neighborhood of 15 per cent It was, in 1878, 16 per cent; so that up to the present time the disease is about as virulent as it was in the last great epidemic New Orleans had. Six Hundred Miners Strike. Sept 27. Severa undred miners in the Edgerton, Las Chance and Eyebrow mines of Simpson Watkins have struck for a change in the dockage system, and miners are out A further strike is threatened in the big Northwest mine, also owned by Simpson Wat- kins. Superintendent Crawford has informed the men tSat the mines will be closed for the winter if they do not resume work.

Would Austria Intervene? London, Sept 27. The correspond ent of the Daily Telegraph at Vienna says: "I learn from a reliable source that the Vienna cabinet would imme diately intervene in a conflict between Spain and the United States. The news of the ultimatum created excite ment in political circles, and the uni versal opinion was that such action would be unjustifiable." Toronto Theater on Fire. Toronto, tsept. 27.

ire orig inating in the rear of the Musee thea ter last night communicated to the theater. The actors were prepared for the performance and there was a wild scramble. An engine ran over Bertie E. Scott, 11 years old, killing him instantly. Seven firemen and half a dozen citizens were also more or less injured.

Puts an End to the Strike. Hazleton, Sept 27. The Le high Valley Coal company's men at Jeanesville held a meeting yesterday afternoon and unanimously agreed to return to work next Tuesday. The company has made no concessions, and the resumption at Jeanesville now puts an end to the strike. Ureat Wealth for Convlet.

San Francisco, Sept 27. A fortune of J50.000 is awaiting W. F. Kasson who is now serving a ten months' sen tence in the county jail here for em- bezzlement Kasson is one of the twe sons of James Kasson, a mining man of New York, who died a few week! ago at Austin, Iowa. Freedom for Foster.

Baltimore, Sept 27. Joe Foster, ence a prominent real estate dealer of Chicago, with a bank account of $500,000 or more, will be released from the Maryland state penitentiary Tuesday. lie has been serving a sentence of four years foi sweating gold coins. Aft on. Ind.

Almost Wiped Out. Mcskogee, Sept 27. The little tewn of Aft on, fifteen miles east of Vinita, was almost wiped out by fire yesterday afternoon. All the business houses were destroyed, including the 'Frisco depot and fifteen cars of wheat The loss will foot uj between 250 oon and $75,000. Atrocious Crimes Committed la England Dally and tho Police Baffled.

London, Sept 27. Daily for a week past there has been "an atrocious murder and the alarm is increased Try the fact that the perpetrators of the crimes have all baffled the police. Mrs. Bryan, wife of Dr. Bryan of Xorthampton, was killed in a railroad car.

The Eev. Dr. 'Aubrey Price, a well known divine, was killed by burglars at his home- Monday. A little boy was kidnaped and murdered In the suburbs. A rich miserly woman was found cut to pieces at her home in Bethal Green.

A farmer's daughter, Emma Johnson, was murdered at Windsor and her body mutilated, stripped and thrown into the Thames. The murderer of Emma Johnson is believed to be a maniac whose actual identity is not known, but who for many months past has friehtened and assaulted persons on the road from Windsor to Maidenhead and who has always managed to elude capture. LOVERS DIE TOGETHER. A Blacksmith of Shamotlu, Kills Ills Sweetheart and Himself. Shamokix, Sept.

27. The bodies of Arthur W. Mar. asred 24, and Miss Cora Kasman, aged 1, were found in the blacksmith shop of Joseph Sraink this morning. May had shot his sweetheart and tnen himself through the head.

The murderer and suicide was a blacksmith, and up to the time of his death had been employed by Smink. The couple had been lovers for some time, and last they ar ranged to go away and be quietly married. The parents of the young woman obiected, and this caused a postponement Then the pair made up their minds to end their troubles by dying together, and met last night and made all arrangements. The girl left her home early this morning and w.ent direct to the blacksmith shop where May was waiting for her. "BUCK" KILGORE NO MORE.

The Indian Territory Jadjere and Former Texas Congressman Passes Away. Ardmore, Ind. Sept 24. Con- stantine B. Kilgore, United States dis trict judge, died here this af tar noon.

Constantine Buckley Kilgore, better known as "Buck" Kilgore, was born in Georgia over sixty years ago. Scheming; Acralnst England. Paris, Sept 21. The Politique Col- oniale publishes a dispatch from St Petersburg to-Uay saying tnat, as a result of an exchange of views be tween the chancellories of St Petersburg, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Rome and Constantinople, the sultan of Turkey will address the powers shortly upon the subject of Great Britain's evacuation of Egypt and that Russia, supporting the sultan, will in vite a conference at Constantinople or St Petersburg, with the object of set tling the question upon the basis of the autonomy of Egypt under the suzerainty of the saltan. Colored Children Kept Ont.

Alton, IlL, Sept 25. The chief of police was instructed to take his en tire force and keep the colored chil dren and their parents out of the white schools. Policemen were sta tioned at each of the schools yester day and when the colored people came up with their children and sought to enter, as they had the day before, the officers refused them admittance. The negroes insist that the law is on their side and flp.tly refuse to send their children to the schools built for thenxJ General Palmer has promised to take the matter into the courts. Japan and Chill Friends.

Washington, Sept 27. At the Chilian legation at 3 o'clock this afternoon, for the first time, treaty relations were established between Chili and Japan, Minister Gana of Chili acting as the plenipotentiary in behalf of his country, and Minister noshi of Japan for that country. The officials of the two legations were present and, after the instrument had been executed, there was an exchange of felicitations. Oklahoma Quarantines. Guthrie, Sept 25.

Dr. L. H. Buxton, territorial superintendent of health, by order of the territorial board of health, last night issued a general yellow fever quarantine pro clamation, declaring an absolute prohibition of the bringing in of bag gage, freight or express from Ala bama, Mississippi, Louisiana or other infected districts, and excluding all passengers who do not produce cer tificates from boards of health. Indicted for Bribery.

Chicago, fcept 27. lhe grand iury to-day returned a true bill against Jacob L. Kesner, manager of large department store, charging him with attempting to bribe Alder man William Mangier by offering him $2,000 to influence his rote on the question of passing over the mayor's veto the general electric street car ordinance last July. Bail was fixed at 10, 000. Iowa's Republican Campaign Opened.

Red Oak, Iowa, Sept 27. The Iowa Republican campaign was opened here to-day with Leslie M. Shaw, candidate for governor, as the princi pal speaKer. rieasant weatner and a great crowd greeted the candidate. Short addresses were made by Con gressmen Hager and Dolliver and II.

M. Milliman, candidate for lieutenant! governor. In fact, no one can maintain a high standard of health unless he breathes nncontaminated air into the lungs. either awake or asleep. Biff Government Timber Coatravct- Washixgton, Sept 25.

The Depart ment of the Interior has accepted the bid of Frederick L. Gilbert for all the timber on Red Cliff Chippewa Indian reservation in Wisconsin. It is esti mated that the timber amounts to 10-), 000.000 feet and Gilbert's bid is 5416,000. Qen Lll Will Resume Her Fight. Sax FBAxnsco, Sept S3.

Ex-Queen Liliuokalani will leave here this even ing for Washington to be ready to re sume her fight against annexation as soon as Congress shall again convene. Jfear Orleaae Babble Attei pts to Bans a Teat Hon a. Xr.w Orleans. Sept 25. A mass meeting of the citizens was held last night and bitter protests entered against the plan of the board of health and city authorities to use the great Beauregard school building for yellow fever patients.

Then a riotous crowd gathered around the structure and threatened that at the first opportunity they would Are it All this time sisters of charity, with help from the charity hospital, were putting the building in order for the reception of yellow fever patient, the school board having removed every desk and other article of furniture. The situation finally became so serious that the sisters, headed by Sister Agnes, left the structure and a small force of police was ordered there. While the police were holding the crowd back in front, two incendiarisU with a fire gallon can of oil. went to the rear and quickly started a blaze. The first neighboring engine had scarcely arrived when its hose was cut When other engines arrived their hose wa also destroyed by the mob.

Chief Gaster and Captain Jour-nee finally appeared in a patrol wagon with a big squad of officers who beat the mob back. Then the firemen succeeded in saviug all but the annexe. The action of the mob was roundly denounced on ail side this morning. ENGLAND'S CHANGE. Canada's Protest Agalatt Participation la Pealinr Coa Terence flooded.

Loxnov. Sept 27. Officials of the foreign office decline to give the reason for Great Britian's notification to the Fnited States that it cannot participate in the sealing conference at Washington if Russia and Japan take part in it The action of the Marqui of Salisbury is the more surprising because he accepted for Great Britain the invitation to take part in the conference with the full knowledge that Russia and Japan were included in the invitation. It is known that Canada requested the withdrawal of Great Britain from the sealing conference and the government unwillingly acceded to this request in accordance with its policy of cultivating the friendship of the colonies, even at the risk of offending other power. It is thought in diplomatic circle that Canada's action in the premises was influenced by the fear that Great Ilritain would be outvoted by the United States, Russia and Japan, whose views regarding the protection of seal coincide.

EUROPE WILL CHECK SPAIN Voar of tbo Great Powers May Insist on a Peaeo Policy. Paris, Sept 27. The Gaulois to-day says that it learn that during the recent visit of the Emperor William of Germany to Buda Pesth, the Emperor Franc is Joseph and the German ruler discussed tho "interference" of the I'nited States in the affairs of Spain. and the Austrian emperor pointed out the serious embarrassment which this "interference" had caused the queen regent and tho government of Spain. The Gaulois adds: "Probably Germany and Austria will do all in their power to prevent the situation becoming embittered, although unwilling to interpose too directly.

Similar views are said to have been exchanged between France and Russia. So, If the occasion arises, the European powers will find themselves in agreement in insisting that a policy of conciliation and peace must prevail' I aa ports of Sngnr tho Pat Tear. Waiiixgtox. Sept 24. A statement has been prepared at the bureau of statistics of the treasury department.

which shows approximately the amount and value of sugars which last year were imported from the countries now paving an export Itounty on sugar, and which the department yesterday declared a coun tervailing duty equal to the bounty paid. The statement shows the total imports of dutiable sugar during the last fiscal year to have been 5t pounds, testing not above o. 16 Dutch standard and valued at $30,973, and 9J.xai,103 pounds testing above 1G and valued at trade Sana's Art Criticised. Marinette, Sept 27. The Rev.

Matthew Evans, formerly pastor of the Asbury Methodist Episcopal church in Milwaukee, stirred the Methodist Episcopal conference to its depths Sunday by the introduction of strong resolutions on the temperance question, wherein he favored a relax ation of effort in advocacy of prohibition. The resolutions also touched upon the pictures which grace some oi tncie paper mouey. and the remarks of Mr. hrans brought down upon his head the strictures of some of his brethren, who believed his language too strong. New Niagara tlrldfa.

Niagara. N. Sept 24. A three days' celebration of the completion of the new steel arch bridge over the Niagara gorge was formally begun yesterday afternoon with a burst of music from 150 musicians of four of the finest military bands in the United States and Canada. Mr.

Eckels In Colorado. Dejsver, Col, Sept 15. Comptroller of the Currency James II. Eckels was the guest of honor at a banquet given last evening at the Brown Palace hotel by the Denver Clearing House association. One hundred distinguished citizens of Colorado, bankers, statesmen and others whose names are associated with the upbuilding of this city and the State, were present Will Roast Proa I bit sports St.

Petersbtbg, Sept St It is asserted that the Russian government will shortly prohibit the exportation of wheat from Russia. Mills Saved Freaa Wreck. New Bedford, Sept 24. The stockholdars and creditors of the Rotch Spinning corporation have subscribed the 5525,000 necessary to place this mill on a sound financial footing. The energy of parties interested has saved the Holland and Retch mills from wreck and effected a reduction of over 11,300,000 of their debts.

Daaa'a Coo 4 It loo Critical. Xw York, Xept 25. Charles A. Dana of the New York San is still In a critical condition at Glen Cove, I He is restless at night and has great difficulty in sleeping. Kansas Products by Linear Meascrs.

The man with a fondness" for mathematics has been figuring on the transportation facilities necessary to handle the products of Kansas for the year 1897. Estimating the wheat crop at bushels, he shows that it wotild fill 102,000 cars with a capacity of 500 bushels each. Counting twenty cars to the train it would give trains. Seven such trains would fill a mile of track. This would make 730 miles of solid wheat trains.

A conservative estimate of the crop of corn this year in Kansas is bushels. This will require 25Q.O00 Cars of 600 bushels each, or 12,500 trains of twenty cars each, making a solid corn train of 1,786 miles, or over four times the distance across the state. Further statistics show that Kansas has on hand now l.503,9;i0 head of cattle, exclusive of milch cows. Counting an average of twenty cattle to the car, it will take 80,190 cars to hold them, or 4,010 trains, equal to 573 miles in length. The farmers also have 2,399,494 head of hogs, or 171 trainloads.

In addition to this, they have 311 carloads, or sixteen train loads, of sheep. All these products combined would fill a train 3,276 miles long, or more than eigkt times the length of the state. Kansas Notes. Z. N.

Harding, who died in Smith -county last week, had a somewhat remarkable domestic history. When he came home from the war he brought suit for divorce from his wife upon charges that were probably alleged by a great many soldiers. The divorce was granted, and Mr. Harding married another wife, with whom he lived happily until November 26, 189i, when she died. On March '-'(), 1SU7, he went to his old home in Wisconsin and remarried the woman from whom he had been divorced thirty-two years before.

She survives him, and inherits a fine property. Wralt Mason is now editor of tha Farmer, an agricultural paper published at Beatrice, which, according to Mason, "tells all about cows and how to milk them without the aid of expensive machinery; how to distinguish turkeys from Poland China sheep, and how to conduct a farm properly by telephone." He owns a lare ranch near Beatrice, and finds it more profitable raising horses and cows than the alligators and anacondas he used to raise in Atchison. Atchison Globe. Mr. M.

C. Hemenway, of Hope, noticed his little children clustered about something in the doorway. He investigated and found the something to be a big rattlesnake. The children said they had got up close to hear it sing. One little tot said: "Papa, it sang every time I put my hand out to it." D.

G. Wilson of Effingham, promised all his bo3's, when they were little that he would give them 8.100 each if they reached the age of 21 without using tobacco. So far two of the boys have drawn the cash, and another "has the old man scurrying around to raise it. A new kind of contest is on in Kansas. It is to determine what couple have been married the longest.

So far the record rests with Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Dewey of Elk county, who have been married sixty-three years.

The Cavaness couple, of Baldwin City, are a close second. A set of swindlers are working south-central Kansas by establishing agencies for a feed grinder. The agent signs a contract for the agency, but the contract afterward proves to be a promissory note, which the agent is compelled to pa3 Sculptor Lorado Taft of Chicago has been selected to make a bust of the late ex-Governor Charles Robinson. The last legislature appropriated $1,000 for this purpose. The bust is to be placed in the chapel of the state university.

Miss Mary O'Connor, formerly of Lamed, who penetrated the wilderness of Oregon and lived three years without seeing a face except those of her servants, has just sold her timber claim to a lumber syndicate for $8,000. Montgomery Grain of Kansas City, Mo are the best people to handle your grain hay and flax shipments, try them. The old settlers' meeting at El Dorado developed the fact that there are only three old settlers now living who were in the county forty years ago. These are M. Vaught Mrs.

Carey Hay and D. It Lewellen. Commenting on the fact that a colored preacher recently baptized 115 converts in fifteen minutes, the White Cloud Globe says: "He must have set them on a board across the creek and shook them off." Miss Pearl Aldrich of Wellington was adjudged the prettiest girl In Kansas by a convention of photographers held recently at Leavenworth. She works in the Wellington Journal office as a typewriter. The six great corn counties, Smith, Jewell, Republic, Washington, Marshall and Nemaha all in a row on the Nebraska line, probably will produce over 40,000,000 bushels of corn this year.

Probate Judge Drinkwater, of Chase county, who was in the Emporia wreck, writes a piece in which he says the smell of blood was sickening. Whoever smelt blood in a railroad wreck? Associate Justice Johnston of the supreme court has carried accident insurance for twenty-five years, and during that time has never even so much as barked his shins at a picnic. Mrs. Addie Cowley Bradley, the first white child born in Butler county, was present at the old settlers' meeting in El Dorado lhe other day. She was born in 1858.

Mrs. Capitola McCreery secured a verdict of $500 against the city of Ottawa on account of injuries received through stepping into a hole in the tiiewalk. Miss Constance will shortly enter the Church Training school in Philadelphia to prepare herself for a deaconess in the Protestant Episcopal church. Chanute has nineteen school, teachers and most of them are 19 years old. At lets'; one Kansas man went to Klondyke who will never return.

N. B. Wilbur of HoJton joined the rush in the summer, and word is received that his body was found in the river at Dyea. Samuel Stone Breaker of Black Jack has been a member of every Republican convention in Douglas county for forty For thirty-five years he was postmaster at his village. Grace Martin, a daughter of the late ex-Governor John A.

Martin, has entered the Armour insitute of Chicago and will remain there a year. Miss Kate Adams, the Kansas deaconess, will return to Philadelphia for the winter- WILL REACH THE POLE OR DIE IN THE ATTEMPT. Fiklrno Now at Work La? I eg lo Necessary Supplies All Member of tho Party bat Tbreo Will lie Eski 1SO.O0O Guaranteed. Philadelphia. Sept 27.

Lieutenant Peary said to-day, concerning the Arctic trip from which he has just returned: "In addition to securing the Cape York meteorite. I laid the plans for next year's expedition, and when I leave again, which will be about the end of next July, it will be to remain up there until I reach the pole or lose my life in the attempt, if it takes five years to accomplish this object. "Next summer I shall take my vessel up to Sherard Osborne Fjord and make that place my base of supplies. "On the last trip, I made arrangements with Arctic highlandera, a tribe of Eskimos, consisting of 220 men, women and children, known as the most northerly tribe of human beings on earth, to put in this coming winter in obtaining seal, bear and deer skins for our clothintr, and in securing all the walrus meat they can for dog food. I have singled out eight young men of the tribe, who, with their wives, canoes, dogs, sleighs and tents, are to accompany me to Sherard Osborne Fjord, which is about 300 miles further north than their present abode.

"My party will consist of a surgeon, possibly another white man and myself. The rest will be Eskimos. The latter know how to drive dogs, they can go hungry, and know how to get food. "The conditions under which I shall make the coming expedition are of the most satisfactory character. The American Geographical Society has assured SlaO.OOO to meet all expenses, and I have been given five years leave of absence.

I shall probably buy a new ship for next year, though we may use the Hope again. Mrs. Peary will not accompany me. "I am quite sure that I shall succeed in reaching the pole. Xansan got within 260 miles of it, but Andree did not have one chance in 1,000 when he started to drift over the pole.

I don't think Andree will accomplish anything, and he may have lost his life long before this in his attempt" A PREMIER IN A DUEL. Austrian Statesmen Settle a Political OUpnto on tho Field of Honor. Vikxxa. Sept 27. A pistol duel was fought this morning between Count Badeni, the Austrian premier, and Dr.

Wolff, the German Nationalist leader, arising from insults addressed by the latter to the premier during yesterday's session of the Unterhaus. Count Badeni was wounded in the right hand. Dr. Wolff fought a duel with swords May 8 with Ilerr Horiea, a Czech member of the Unterhaus, as a result of the violent scenes in the house be tween tne Germans and Czechs, in which personalities were freelv in dulged in. Count Badeni was formerly govern or of Galicla, is a young and able Pole and was very little known even in Austria until he was unexpectedly called upon to form a cabinet in 1895 when he assumed the duties of presi dent of the council of ministers and minister of the interior.

His nobility only dates back to his father. His mother's brother, a Count Mier, mar ried the famous German actress. Annie Wierrsr, who eventuallv left her large fortune to her two nephew-s. Count Casimtr Badeni, the present premier and his younger brother. LILY'S MARRIAGE PLANS Mrs.

Long-try Fxpects to Decema Princess Esterha la California. Sax Francisco, Sept 2. Henry C. McPike, attorney for Mrs. Lily Lang- try when she secured her divorce last May, said yesterday: "I have recently received from my client, Mrs.

Langtry, notice of her intention to return to California by the end of Novem ber. Frince Esterhazy will accom pany her and immediately upon their arrival here they will be married in Lake county, I presume, for her home is there. Because they have preferred to be married in this state it must not be argued that either Mrs. Langtry or Prince Esterhazy regard the former divorce as lacking in legality in any other jurisdiction. On the contrary.

they are advised by their solicitors in London that the decree granted at Lakeport has freed her absolutely from Edward Langtry, so that she may marry in any part of the world, if she chooses." Hangman Does a Bad Job. Ket West, Sept 25. Sylvanus Jotnson was hanged here at 11:33 o'clock yesterday for criminal assault The hangman bungled the execution, the knot slipping under the chin. Johnson struggled violently for ten minutes, and was still alive at the end of twenty-five minutes. He confessed his crime, professed conversion and died forgiving and blessing his enemies.

An orderly crowd witnessed the execution. Captioned to Deal Fairly. Pittsburg, Sept 25. 9inco the attempted assassination of Ed Flinn, pit boss at shaft No. 1, at Frontenac," several days ago, other employes of the company, it is reported, hare received mysterious warnings and cautioned to deal fairly with the miners or take the consequences.

Cal Dyer, a weigh mas ter, was shot at a night or two ago while he was in the yard in the rear of Roberts' boarding house. It's a wise man who never puts a cigar in his mouth. A Paper Tratt Projected. New York, Sept 5. The plan to consolidate the larger paper manufactories, which was talked of last year, has been revived, it was re ported this forenoon that the conces sions having been made by all concerned, it was now probable the consolidation would be effected.

Baoeale Playae A fain Active. Bo mb at. Sept ti. The last health statistics show that the bubonic plague is again active, having crept unob served from hamlet to hamlet until a ide area is affected. Lunatic Calls on Leedy.

Topeka, 114. Isaac Betts, an insane man of this city, who is out on parole from the asylum, created considerable excitement yesterday by appearing at the governor's office with a scheme to make Leedy a multi-millionaire. He said there was a man in the asylum named Seaman, who had $: 4,000,000 and he was willing to give $11,000,000 of it for his release. All Betts wanted was for putting the governor onto the scheme. lie was arrested.

Milk Supply's Great Falling Off. Abilene, Sept. 24. The decrease in the milk supply at the creameries, because of the dry weather, has been the greatest ever known. The Kansas Creamery company, with stations in Northwest Kansas, shows a decrease of 60 per cent; the Central Kansas creameries, about 55 per cent.

Some increase is expected fcr this month, because of recent showers and tae putting of cattle on yard feed. Pelted the Women With Stale Effgs. Great Bexd, Sept 25. People of Ellin wood have been afflicted with two women of questionable reputation, and although the officers warned them to leave they still remained in town. Last night the citizens organized into a band and went to the house rented by the women and informed them they must leave.

After the women were started they were pelted with stale eggs and followed to the city limits. Embezzler Kills Hlmvelf. Fort Scott, Sept, 2-. Jacob Ilenne, treasurer of the Workmen, Select Knights and Turners, who fled to Missouri Monday night to escape arrest on a charge of embezzling $332 from the Turners, died at Stotesbury, at noon yesterday, apparently irom tne effects oi poison, lie was in charge of an officer who had arrested him. He refused to go without requis tion papers.

Trout man's Father Divorced. Topeka, Sept. 27. W. H.

Troutman, father of James A. Trout- man, wno was lieutenant governor when E. N. Morrill was governor, was granted a divorce from his wife yes terday. Mr.

Troutman is 75 years old and he was married a second time four years ago. Ihe marriage was not happy one and two years ago Mrs. Troutman left her husband and went to live with her grown children. Miss Botm Acquitted. Wichita.

Sept. 24. Miss Eva Beem of Hutchinson, charged with the embezzlement of SI, 800 from the postoffice there, was acquitted this morning. Miss Beem said that she had assurances from Washington that her old place in the Hutchinson post office would be ffiven back to her and that she would afterward secure an appointment at the national capital for which she is an applicant A Little Girl's Heroism. Pittsburg, Sept.

25. Ellen, aged 10, daughter of William O'Neill, threw herself before an Atchison, To peka Santa Fe train here yesterday to save her 6-year-old brother, who had strajred on the track. He got off, but she was hurled several feet by the pilot It is feared that her injuries are serious. The en cineer tried hard to stop the train. New School Houses.

Topeka, cept. 2. lhe com missioners of tne permanent school fund closed several purchases of bonds yesterday, and with the exception of a few. thousand dollars reserved to loan to county districts for building small school houses, the entire fund in the hands of the commissioners is now loaned out The commissioners have bought bonds amounting to $150,000 in the last six weeks. Fatal Shooting; at Weston.

Leavenworth, Sept 27. R. Murdock, a cattle buyer, living east of Weston, opposite this city, shot and fatally wounded E. E. Leiler, a wealthy farmer of Platte county.

on the streets of Weston last nicrht The shooting was the result of jealousy on the psrt of Murdock, who believed that Leiler had paid un due attention to his wife. Dickinson Cattlemen to Start a Bank. Abilene Sept. 27. Cattle shippers in the vicinity of Woodbine, this county, are arranging to start a bank with 150,000 capital, and to erect a 810,000 building.

Woodbine receives trainloads of cattle from the Southwest every week and is distributing them among the farmers of the corn region hereabouts. Arrested for an Old Crime. Baxter Springs, Sept 25. William H. Gunter, who killed Will iam Provine near here in 1887 and who served a term in the penitentiary at Leavenworth for the crime, was arrested in the Indian territory south of here to-day for the murder of John Benham in Stone county, Missouri, in Parson on tho Police Force.

Topeka, Sept 27. Rev. Mr. George H. Williams, a Campbellite preacher, is a member of the Topeka police force.

While on duty last night he performed a marriage ceremony. stopped a dog fight broke up a char-vari party and pulled a joint, all within an hour. Father and Son Assaulted. Fort Scott, Sept 27. While passing an alley on one ox tne principal residence streets of the city, Sherman Shawn and his aged father were attacked by two horse traders named Wright and terribly beaten with clubs.

The Wrights have so far escaped the officers. Another Company on Me Nail's List. Topeka, Sept 27. Webb Mc- Nall, superintendent of insurance, in 'rr a letter gives warning to Kansas Masons that the Masonic Aid Benevo lent association of Chicago, is not authorized to do business in Kansas. He denounces the company as unre liable.

Grasshoppers Flying Sear Hiawatha. Hiawatha, Sept 27. Farm- 11 A ers OI Irving lownsnip report inai myriads of grasshoppers are flying south, some dropping on the way. They fear that the pests are making ready to locate in Brown county and hatch ont in the spring. Only Dracgttt aad AsocIated Pr Mao Stricken Ihe elteatlea at Ostein.

Mobile aad Mllotl The Feter Kror 4 la Edwark sept 7. There was one death from jellow fever here yesterday, that of Mr. S. X. Xoblin; new case.

total caves to date, 1J; total death to date. 7. A few more stride and the fever, will have stricken the entire town of Edward Mr. Ethel CrUUr, the only druggist, wa taken kick, and Ir. Huater.

of the Mate board, has been wired for another druggKt immune from the dixae. Among tho taken with the disease yesterday wa 1L Barber, representative the Associated Prcvi, and one of the wealthiest men in Ed- Xr.w Oixeas, Sept -T. During the twenty-seven hoar ending at 'J p. m. there were: Case of yellow fever, IT; death, none; total to date.

13; total death from yellow fever to 17. The board of health received advice of a case of yellyw fever at Tallulab. La. The board will hold a special meet ing to-day to consider thejuestion of quarantining' Galveston. The new sates are.

a usual, scattered. The mst prominent among thera are Mr. McIIardy. a wealthy insurance man, and Mr. William, wife of General W.

II. William, a welt known newspaper man. There arc now four civs in the William residence, but they are all reported to be doing wclL A namberof children are amonn' the new rase. Monu.r, Ala. Sept The returns at the board of health office for the twenty-four hour ending at noon showed five new case and no deaths, with two patients discharged.

This leaves twenty-one under treatment. Ilaoxi. Sept. 27. The board.

of health report: Total cases of yellow fever to date. 17; new case. 10; now under treatment, -'6; total yellow fever death to date, 4. SHOT BY BARRIOS ORDERS The Heaviest Importer an I Exporter of fiaateaaala Reported Main. Sax SepL tl.

The following dispatch wa received here yesterday: La Ltn KrAi. San Salvador. Sept. 2. Barrios shot Juan Aparicio in Q-je-ftaltenango on the day that the revolutionists took San Marcos.

A tele-pram received by one of the leading merchant of this city gives the new that Morales and his to 15,000 victorious troop are in Antcgua. Juan Aparicio was the mot prominent exporter and importer in Central America, whov) bouse is represented in I-ondon, Pari and New This new was confirmed by a dispatch received from Aparicio a business house in New York-Members of the Central American colony in this city that if Barrios i bold enough to cause the murder of eminent a man as Aparicio. he will not hesitate to carry out wholesale slaughter amon; the people who oppose him. A meeting will be held here to-day for the purpose of sending a petition to the state department to take some action to put an end to the severa censorship now prevailing in Guatemala, so that people can receive news from their friends in that country. MOROCCO MUST PAY UP ir Aha Ioe Not.

a fleet of War Tea- eel Will lie Meat to Ta after. TAXiiir.R, Morocco, Sept 24. The United States cruiser San Francisco, flajrship of the European squadron, which arrived here on Tuesday last to investigate and obtain redress, if necessary, for the reported flogging of American citizens at Mogador, and to support the promised settlement of former claim of the United States acralnst Morocco, left this port to-day. It is stated here that if the claim of the United States are not settled within a reasonable time a squadron of States war vessel will be sent to Morocco. America Moa rj Horred Xi.w Yokk, SepL 2 II R.

Ce ball as, a Mexican who arrived on the steamer Jamaica from Sanchez. San Domingo, yesterday, say that President Lille has issued a decree forbidding the admittance of American and Mexican money into San Domingo and proscribing it use there. A San Domin-CO dollar is worth a bo tit 30 or 35 cents but President Lille means to fore the use of it About tVXl.OOO of American and Mexican coin has been employed anuually in business transactions in the country. rroatler bay at Cheyeaae. Ciietexxe.

Sept 21 Yester day there was inaugurated a new annual festival for Wyoming day." The attendance wa very large, over LoOO pcop'e from Denver arriving by special train. The events were of the -Wild West type and were very realistic. America Rails foe Cora. Seattle, Sept 24. The steamship Kagoshima, of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha line, sailed to-day for the Orient with a cargo of 4.000 tons, valued at 5-? the largest single consignment being 4.O00 steel rails and equipment to Chemulpo, Core a.

The Haiti a era Ordered to Hawaii. Valxkjo, Cal, Sept. 24. Orders have been received at the navy yard to ut the cruiser Baltimore in commission October She Is ordered to proceed to Honolulu, presumably to relieve the Philadelphia. Xi Archbishop of Xte Otieaa.

ClxctxXATI. Ohio, Sept 24 It is announced unofficially, pending the arrival of tha papers from Rome, that Klshop Mae of Covin if toa has been appointed archbishop of New Orleans, Vicar General Bronaart of Covin it ton will succeed to Maes position. rreaideat Kntfifi Slckaee Denied. Loxdox, Sept 24. A special dispatch from Iretoria, Transvaal contains a denial of the statement that the health of President Krneger is causing anxiety to his friends,.