Nebraska Newspapers

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- JOSEPH V. WEEKIIACH. a prominent
citizen of Plattbmouth , died last week.
A CAMP of Modern Woodmen has
teen organized at St. Edward with
twenty-six members.
THE magnificent pipe organ orderec
for Christ church , Beatrice , is expoctec
to arrive in a few days.
OVEU over one hundred persons have
been converted at the revival in pro
gress at the Methodist church in Hast
ings.
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A SEPEUATOU and 800 bushels of
wheat belonging to Tobias Mack , a
farmer near Stanton , were destroyed
by fire the other night.
THE corner stone of the new Catho
lic church at Spaulding was laid Sun
day. Five priests were present ant
assisted in the ceremonies.
J. G. LADD of Beatrice has pur
chased of NatBruen of Burlington , la. ,
the noted stallion Lobasco , record 2:21.
i The consideration was $15,000.
Vf * COLLECTOR ALEXANDER at Omaha
directed that the flag be raised at half-
mast on the postoffice building as a
tribute to the late Justice Miller.
Miss MAKY PUGII , a young teacher
near Majors , was quite seriously hurt
in attempting to jump from a wagon
drawn by a runaway team of horses.
WILLIAMS & HASKELL. of Paxton
have received 675 head of cattle from
Colorado lately and they will feed the
same in McPherson and Arthur coun
ties.
ties.THE
THE general merchandise store of
Ware & Pratt , at Presser , Adams coun
ty , has been-1 closed by creditors in
Omaha. Liabilities , $3 , 500 ; assets un
known.
Lou SECRIST , who was so badly in
jured by , falling from the window of a
hotel last June in Omaha , is still im
proving. His recovery is almost
miraculous.
A LIVE stock exchange has been or
ganized by the commission men of Ne
braska City. Edward Sheldon was
elected president and Carl Morton sec
retary and treasurer.
Last week Gov. Thayer received a
draft for § 1,450 from the government
lor the use of the soldiers' home. This
money is the government's quota for
the quarter ending October 1.
THE medal black bird contest of
Franklin county between the Riverton
and Campbell teams was shot at Riv
erton last week and resulted in favor
of Biverton by a score of 76 to 54.
THENeligh Tribune says that the An
telope county fair was a failure on ac
count of lack of interest from exhibit
ors and patrons. The paper advises
the abandonment of the fair in future.
MORE than a score of years ago
Pap" Ayers traded a yoke of cattle
for two town lots in Beatrice. He
sold the half of one the other day for
$3,000 , and the other seventy-five feet
for $7 , 500.
THE volunteer department of Beat
rice indulged in a tournament consist
ing of races , hose company ladder
climbing , etc. , for a prize ofv$50.
Hose company No. 5 of the West Side
was the victor.
E. D. HENDRICKS of Grand Island , a
brakeman on an extra west-bound
freight on the Union Pacific , had his
hand crushed at Kearney in making a
coupling. The wound may necessitate
the amputation of a few fingers.
THE Christian church at Sterling
was dedicated last Sabbath , Rev. Rob
ert Rains of Topeka officiating. The
building cost § 2 , 200. Half of this was
raised during the services on Sunday
and the church is now clear of debt.
Tosi RYAN , a switchman in the Un
ion Pacific yards at Omaha , broke his
right leg the other day. He was at
tempting to climb to the top of a box
car when one of the rounds broke and
he fell to the ground fracturing his
leg.
leg.THE
THE crops in the section about Syra
cuse will yield much more per acre
than was anticipated , consequently the
farmers are not so downcast as they
were a month ago. Corn will vnake
from twenty to twenty-five bushels per
acre.
acre.WHILE
WHILE working under a freight car
at North Platte , Richard Censor was
killed by an engine which unexpectedly
backed down and moved the car. Censor
ser had been in the Union Pacific's
employ for twenty years and was sixty
years old.
AT Dakota City Albert Bryant was
arrested for shooting a cow belonging
to Mr. Pizey of that place. Bryant , it
is claimed , has been in the habit of
shooting cows whenever they broke
into his cornfield and this time he shot
to kill. .
FIRE broke out in a livery stable in
the south part of Liberty , and in one
hour the stable , wagon shop , a fence
factory and the Masonic- hall were all
burned to the ground. The loss is
about $5,000 , partly insured. Cause
unknown.
THE continued rainy weather was
unfavorable to good attendance at the
Blaine county fair. The entries , how
ever , were large , and the ladies' de
partments and the poultry and stock
exhibits were especially worthy of
wider appreciation.
THE coroner's jury investigating , the
death of Olaf Johnson , a workman
a killed in the Union Pacific yards at
Cheyenne , found Vrom the facts ad-
! duced'that there Svas'tiulpable careless-
1 ! ness' dn the- part of ' the Un'ion Pacific
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' overseers' in ' to
'end neglecting'- enforce
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' or.-tbe ' protection of men whefc-em-
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Ti.i. . fomimmiiy ab < u ! < .Hiding City
was greatly excited the other night
over a lost child of James Lemon , aged
3 years. It was found after several
hours' search asleep , in a corn field.
The mother went into spasms and for
a time was in a critical condition.
A POCKET flue blew out of the engine
attached to freight train No. 24 about
three miles east of Atkinson while the
train was going twenty miles an hour.
Engineer McMonagle jumped and saved
himeolf , but Juley Cunney , the fire
man , was badly scalded and bruised up.
OCTOBEU 22 has been selected as the
date for the log cabin raising at Mor
ton park , near Nebraska City. It is
intended to make this a great day for
old settlers. Each member of the as
sociation is to furnish one log , the
whole to maTce a monument to the old
settlers of Otoo county.
THE little boys of Prank Dail-jy of
Brewster set fire"to his sod stabhi cov
ered with hay. and before ho could ex
tinguish the fire two mules were turned
to death and a young cow wa ? badly
scorched. Dailey was also teverely
burned trying to save his property.
THE case of Bishop Bonacum of the
Catholic church against Patrick Egan ,
minister to Chilli , for the collection of
$500 subscribed toward the erection of
St. Theresa's church , in Lincoln , has
been continued until the next term' of
court at the request of defendant's at
torney.
CONHAD LOXG , a German farmer ,
who resided one mile north of Alexan
dria , was crushed to death by a west
bound passenger train. The accident
occurred while ho was alighting from
the train , and being seventy-six years
old and under the influence of liquor ,
he missed his footing with the above
results.
RYE and other small grain in Blaine
county looks well , as a result of abund
ant rains of the last few days , which
will leave the land in good condition
for spring work. The farmers feel en
couraged over the future prospect , as
they have concluded that they have
had their hardest times and will have
great prosperity in the future.
GENERAL DENNIS of the internal rev
enue office last week made his report
to the department at Washington ,
showing the value of the tax paid
spirits on hand October 1 by all whole
sale liquor dealers in Nebraska and
the two Dakotas. This value is but
$113,823 , a. much smaller amount than
that on hand at the same period last
year.
year.ROBERT
ROBERT DORGAN of Brewster had a
valuable dog stolen last week by a
party of movers. They were arrested
and paid § 25 and costs for taking prop
erty not their own. They could have
taken hundreds of worthless dogs ,
which would have cost them nothing
and been a great relief , to the com
munity.
DR. JOEL N. CONVERSE , one .of the
most prominent Nebraska pioneers ,
died in Lancaster county last week.
Ho has been severely ailing for about
a year with a complication of diseases ,
and his death is attributed by his at
tending physician , to Brights disease.
He was within two months of seventy
years of age.
THE crushed and mangled body of
Edward Pasby , a drayman , aged forty-
nine , was found wound around the
break beams of a car in the Burlington
yards at Lincoln last week. He had
been dragged 500 yards , and his hat ,
belt and a partially emptied bottle ol
whisky were found scattered along the
track. Ho leaves a wife and several
children.
THE citizens of Falls City claim that
their water works have paid for them
selves a number of times in the prop
erty that has been saved from fire. The
water is pure and wholesome also. It
is taken from wells north of the city.
And as the dip or current of sheet-
water underlying the city flows south
east , they have water as pure as sand
can make it , nature's best filterer.
TROUBLE arose the other day be
tween the printers and publishers of
the Kearney Daily Journal Enterprise
which culminated in a walk-out and
the paper did not appear next morn
ing. The difficulty arose over the dis
charge of the foreman of the press
room and news rooms and a typo , both
of whom have been employes of the
office for a number of years.
QUITE a serious if not a fatal acci
dent befel a little son of Andrew V/il-
cox , living east of Tobias. He attended
a baptizing at Tucker pool , and re
turning with some other boys , were
racing their horses. The animal he
was riding stumbled and fell , rolling
completely over him. He was picked
up for dead , but revived , and hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
THE will of' Joel N. Converse ol
Lancaster county was read in the
county court at Lincoln last week.
The deceased bequeathed all his min
ing interests in California to his wife
and children. His wife also gets a
valuable lot , a fine farm , five horses ,
five cows , a buggy , and all the jewels
and household effects left by the de
ceased. Mrs. Anna Converse of Chicago
cage gets § 1.000. Two grandsons di
vide with the daughters of the deceased
several quarter sections of land.
THE state farmers' alliance has sent
out a circular relative to destitution in
the western part of the state. In it
they say : "The need for relief is ur
gent , especially for seed wheat and
rye. Rye sown at once will afford
great relief in the way of enabling the
people to keep a portion of their stock '
longer than they'otherwise would. II
will also be seen that Mr. Holdrege of
fers to transport seed to the needy dis
trict free. We have no doubt this
iberality will be extended to other do
nations. We therefore urgently ap
ical to all who are more favored by
jrops this yea"r to contribute fall wheat
and rye and other supplies in aid ol
the st liofl'Ve-gtatQ 'Such contribu
tions may he-forwarded
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A CIRCULAR OATllE I IPORTATIOX
OF CATTLE.
Execution of JanicN maxwell at fllor-
jrls , 111. , for the Ulurdcr of Charles
Decker XZoVa Gauio to the Lawt
and Died Apparently Unconcerned
'JTIic Custom lEousc lEccclptM to Show
Heavy Imports Tlae Destitute lit
South Dakota.
5Icut Cattle Importation.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 18. The treas
ury department issued a circular to
custom officers on the subject of the
importation of meat cattle. In pur
suance with the meat inspection act it
suspends the designation of customs
ports and districts named as quaran
tined stations by the secretary of agri
culture. By virtue of section 20 of the
tariff bill it suspends the prohibition of
the importation of meat cattle into the
United States from any part of the
world ; provided , however , that the im
portation of such cattle must be sub
ject to and made in accordance with
the regulations prescribed by the sec
retary of agriculture for the quaran
tine of meat cattle arriving in the
United States. By virtue of the same
authority the prohibition of the im
portation of the hides of meat cattle
from North , Central and South Amer
ica , is suspended , meat cattle from
those countries being at present free
from contagious disease. The hides
of meat cattle from European countries
in which the secretary of agriculture
stated that contagious diseases of dif
ferent kinds are known to 'exist more
or less arc prohibited unless the im
porters shall produce proofs of clear
ing showing that the hides were
thoroughly disinfected prior to leaving
the foreign country and that they are
free from infection of any kind.
Swiiiti ; Off With San ? : Prolcl.
MORRIS , 111. , Oct. 18. James Max
well was hanged here yesterday for
the murder of Charles Decker in June
last. He was game to the last and
died apparently the most unconcerned
man in Morris.
Maxwell was the coolest man in the
place. Last night , when the sheriff
showed some signs of trepidation at
the task before him , Maxwell said :
"Brace up , old man. You're much
more troubled over this thing than I
am. "
He slept well and ate his breakfast
with apparent relish.
His spiritual advisers received a se
vere shock when they went in to ad
minister the last Avords of consolation
to him. An enterprising reporter had
been before them. He had assumed
the guise of a minister with the idea
of getting an interview. He failed ,
for when the newspaper representa
tive began to question him as to .his
spiritual welfare , Maxwell threw off
the religious mask which he had hith
erto worn and drove his A'isitor from
him with a string of curses of the most
sulphurous sort
When the sheriff began to read the
death warrant in a trembling voice.
Maxwell interrupted with : "Stop that
gob , Schroeder , and let us get through
with this thing as soon as possible. "
His wish was complied with and he
was at once conducted to the gallows.
A brief prayer was offered , the prison
er was pinioned and the noose ad-
juited. The sheriff asked him if he
had anything to say. His reply was a
complaint that the sheriff had put a
window in the shanty where the exe
cution took place so that the crowd
outside could see him.
The sheriff then cut the cord and
the body fell. In six minutes Maxwell
was pronounced dead. Just before
leaving the cell Maxwell handed the
sheriff a big knife , telling him that he
might have killed himself half a dozen
times had he wished to do so-
Expected to Show Heavy Imports.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 18. At the
treasury department it is expected that
the custom honso receipts for the
month of September will show extra
ordinarily heavy imports of farm pro
ducts , especially of barley and wheat
from Canada/in anticipation of the
McKinley tariff bill. The recoipts-at
the custom house at Port Huron ,
Mich. , are usually from $20.000
to § 25,000 a year. During themontn
of August they aggregated nearly
§ 100,000. Most of this was collected
from barley. No stronger argument
could be made from the farmers' stand
point in favor of the new tariff than
this statement. In view of the short
crops of this season no one could cal
culate the amount of imports there
would have been of farm produce had
the duty unon these articles been in
creased. Without the resulting in
crease of prices there ? rould surely
have been a financial panic among the
farmers.
Son til ) akota .Destitution.
CHICAGO , Oct. 18. Mayor Cregier-
received today a lengthy appeal signed
by A. C. Bartlett , J. II. Lewis , E. M.
Piper , Samuel Johnson and B. Cuin-
mings. representing the towns of
Greenfield and Braynard , S. D. They
say the crops of Brown county have
been a failure the past three years and
that the people are absolutely without
food , uel or clothing , and ask the
mayor to appeal for aid in their be
half. The : aayor will receive contri
butions.
* ' Alliance Stock Yard * .
KANSAS CITY , Mo. . Oct. 15. An in
tended extension of its 'business by the
farmers' alliance of the southwest was
discussed to-day when it was learned
that they were about to establish an
independent stockyards in Kansas City.
Texas , , Nebraska and Iowa are back of
jhenie' : , ; $ { $ ; axsres of land ad-
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joining the present stockyards is the
site of the new yards. By maintain
ing their own yards thO'famiers believe
they can save much money by market
ing cattle by doing away with the com
mission men , and a great part of the
other expenses.
Justice Miller' * * Successor.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 1C. Speculation
as to the successor of Justice Miller of
the supreme court has already begun.
Senator Spooner , Judge Gresham , Sena
tor Manderson , Attorney General Mil
ler , Senator Teller and Ex-Solicitor Gen
eral Phillips of North Carolina are sug
gested and discussed as likely 1o be
considered. It is generally believed
that Spooner , Gresham and Miller are
the most likely men tor the place.
Manderson , who lives in the circuit , is
spoken of as an excellent selection and
a young man who would be likely to
have o-long term of usefulness. Teller
also lives in the circuit and is spoken
of as possible , but not probable. Sam
uel M. Phillips of llortb Carolina , for
merly solicitor general , is mentioned
as about the only southern man likely
to be considered. He is an able and
cultured man and a fine lawyer and
would do honor to the position if the
president desires to go south for a
selection.
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
The population of the state of Kan
sas is 1,428,485 ; increase , 427,389.
The secretary of state has received a
cablegram from the United States min
ister to Paraguay , announcing that
John Stewart , consul general of that
republic to the United States , has been
appointed to represent Paraguay on
the board of commissioners of the In
ternational railroad.
iMajor General Miles , U. S. A. , has
been detailed as a member of the com
mission created by the act of congress ,
approved August 19,1890 , to negotiate
with the northern band of Cheyenne
Indians on the Tongue i iver reserva
tion , Montana , and with the band ot
northern Cheyenne Indians on the Pine
llidge reservation , South Dakota , for
such modifications of the treaty and
other rights as may be deemed desira
ble.
Secretary Windom has issued regu
lations governing attorneys and agents
practicing before the treasury depart
ment. One of the regulations says that
any attorney or agent delivering over
to another party , upon the pretext of a
transfer or assignment of an interest ,
as collateral security or otherwise , a
draft placed in his possession , in pur
suance of the new regulations , will be
denied the privilege of prosecuting
claims before the department.
At tlie meeting of the supreme court
of the United States on the 14th the
chief justice and all the associate jus
es , except ivir. uusuce _ rieiu , were
present. The chief justice said : "It
is with feelings of profound sadness
that I announce the death of the senior
associate justice of this court , Mr. Jus
tice Miller. No business will be trans
acted , and the court as a mark of re
spect to the memory of its eminent as
sociate , will adjourn until Monday
next./ '
next.The
The count of Paris has come and
gone again without seeing either the
president or Mr. Blaine , which , his
fi-iends claim , is due to his delicate
sense of propriety and his desire not
to invovo this government in any com
plications with the republic of France.
But there would have been no hesita
tion on the part of either the president
or Mr. Blaine to accord the count all
the courtesies due a foreigner who-had
served so gallantly in the war for the
union.
The Ohio legislature.
COLU.AIPCS , O. , Oct. 1C. The state
legislature convened in extra , session
yesterday , and after the reading of the
call the joint committee waited upon
the governor , who submitted a mes-
rage. His message was read and re
ferred to the judiciary committee and
a recess taken until 2:30 in the after
noon The message sets forth that the
session is called because of the deplor
able condition of the public service at
Cincinnati and for the purpose of se
curing necessary legislation to give
the people an opportunity to select
members for certain boards at the No
vember election. He says it is un
necessary to enumerate the charges of
croo'kedness which have been made ,
concerning which the majority of the
members are informed. The message
says the time has come to adopt a new
charter for Cincinnati as already pro
posed.
Appointed Cora Caterer.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 17. Colonel
Charles J. Murphy of New York has
been appointed special agent of the
department of agriculture in Europe ,
for special duty in regard to the use
among Europeans of corn and corn
products and to preseat to Europeans
the availability of the cereal for hu
man food purposes. Secretary Husk
believes that a proper understanding
of the edible value of corn in its many
attractive forms would greatly increase
its use among the people of Europe for
this purpose , whereas at present its
use is confined to cattle feeding pur
poses , with the result that but a very
small per cent of the crop was ex
ported. Colonel Murphy labored earn
estly to secure an American corn ex
hibit at the Paris exposition , and more
recently has conducted a similar ex
hibit at the international exposition at
Edinburgh. His work has been quite ,
favorably commented upon by European - |
pean journals.
Delegates representing the engineer
ing societies of the United States and
Canada , at a meeting in Chicago de
cided to call an international congress'
of engineers in Chicago during the
world's fair. A committee waj ap
pointed to notify the secretaries of all
foreign countries.
A syndicate headed by Robert Ben-
ner and H. B..Claflin have purchased
the new town of Bridgeport , Ala ,
A. DISASTROUS USB.
THE ZELAlfD HOTEK AT SYRACUSE ,
KEW YORK , JJURXED.
A Number of Lives &o t and Some of
tlie Iiimatca Yet Unaccounted For
"Soldierly" Ceremonies to be Held
Over the ( Bravo of General Bclknap
Kcmalna of .TiiMice JTIlllcr to be
Burled at Kcolcuk Faith. Care vs.
Climate.
Twonty-flvo Live * Lont.
SYRACUSE , N. Y. , Oct. 16. What
proved to bo the most disastrous fire
that has visited Syracuse for many
years was discovered in the Leland
hotel at 12:30 : o'clock yesterday morn
ing. An eye witness of the fire says
ho is positive that at. least twenty-live
persons lost their lives and many more
injured.
One woman was being lowered from
a window by the aid of u rope. She
hud reached a point opposite the third
story , when the rope became ignited
from a burning sill , the rope parted
and the woman fell to the pavement ,
her brains being dashed out and her
body flattened into a shapeless mass.
So great is the confusion and excite
ment that the identity of those killed
and injured is wholly unknown. Un
dertakers and ambulances are ilj'ing in
all directions and the 'streets in the
neighborhood of the ill-fated hotel arc
thronged with excited crowds of pee
ple. Frank Carr of Glen's Fallti , N.
Y. , has been identified as one of those
burned to death. Many people , crazed
with fright , lost their lives by jumping
from the windows. Ono man says he
saw six people jump from different windows
dews on the Fayette street side of the
building within the space of four min
utes and the sight sickened him with
its horrors so that he was compelled to
leave the spot.
The building was provided with both
iron fire escupes on the outside and
ropes on the .inside , which were the
means of saving many lives. Burnet
Forbes , a stock broker of this city ,
escaped into the street almost entirely
naked. He was slightly injured about
the hands. One woman was found
with a babe in her arms crouched in a
stairway , where she had been over
come by the smoke. She was removed
by a fireman , but has not yet regained
consciousness , and it is impossible to
say what her name or experience was.
The fire is said to have started in
the kitchen. The building will be a
total loss. It was built two years ago
at a cost of $150,000. It was six
stories high and contained 400 rooms.
It is impossible to learn how many
guests were in the hotel at the time
the fire broke out.
The total loss will not fall short of
$500,000.
Among those injured is Cora Tanner ,
the actress , who was severely burned
about the head and feet. She was
playing an engagement at the Grand
opera house and had a room at the
hotel.
General nolknnp's
WASHINGTON , Oct. 1(5. ( There will
bo "soldierly" ceremonies over the
grave of General Belknap and he will
be laid to rest among his comrades at
Arlington. On his breast will be the
honorable badges of the Loyal Legion ,
Army of the Tennes : > ee , Grand Army
of the Republic and Crocker's Iowa
brigade. The American Hag long
owned by the general will be laid on
the casket and be buried with him.
The flag of the Third brigade , Fourth
division of the Seventeenth army corps ,
will also rest on the casket. Six non
commissioned officers from Washington
bin-racks have been detailed by the
Avar department to report at the resi
dence and serve as body bearers , and the
j commanding officer at Fort Mycr has
i been ordered to have six noncommissioned
sioned officers at the cemetery to serve
as body bearers tnere. The honorary
pall bearers will be Fx-Postmaster
General Cresswell , General Grant's as
sistant secretary of war.General Bus-
Bey , assistant secretary 01 the interior ,
ex-Representative Kasson , Generals
Batchellcr , Bennett , Vincent , Senator
Manders'on , Hallet Kilbourn , General
Boynton , General Veazey , commander-
in-chief of the Grand Army of the Re
public , Colonel Well , commander of
the department on the Potomac , Grand
Army of the Republic : James Worth-
iiigton , Joseph K. McCammon and two
members of the Society of the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion.
The family of General Belknap is
especially gratified at the many expres
sions of sorrow constantly being sent
to them by friends of the dead general.
In addition to those already mentioned
messages of condolence have been re
ceived from Postmaster General Wana-
maker , Secretary Noble and from
members of his former regiment and
brigade and Iowa soldiers in general.
Justice
KEOKUK , la. , Oct. 16. The body of
Justice Miller'on its arrival here Sat
urday morning , will be taken to the
federal court building , where it will
lay in state until 2 o'clock , at which
hour it will be borne to the Unitarian
church. Terrence post , Grand Army
of the Republic. Sons of Veterans and
the Keokuk rifles will act as a guard
of honor. All business will be sus
pended during the hours of the serv
ices and the buildings of the city will
be draped in black. All the civil and
military organizations , trades unions
and the school children of the city will
take part in the funeral procession.
The goveruor and state officers , su
preme judges of the stae and the bar
f' '
of Judge MillcVs-circuit courtUfill be.
present.
FaltU euro v . Climate.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 16. ' The British ' !
minister has transmitted to the depart
ment of state a letter from the govern
or of Sierra Leone enclosing a report
from Colonial Surgeon Ross , at Tree-
town , regarding the case of the Amer
ican missionaries , about whom various-
stories have been told. The party con
sisting of Mr. Kingman and wife , Miss.-v
Dick and Messrs. Helmeck , Jadorquist ;
Codding. Tryce , ( colored ) Gates and.
Harris , arrived last February. They
began at once to live in native fashion , t
hoping thus to gain the confidence or J
the natives. In July Kingman in
formed Surgeon Ross that Gates and
Harris had died. No doctor had been-
summoned because the whole party-
were strong believers in faith cure. .
Dr. Ross , on investigation , found that ,
their deaths Avere caused by tropical ,
fever , an extremely malignant disease. .
Mrs. Kingman was found to be in the-
last stages and she died despite his ef
forts to save her. Ho removed Tryco-
to the hospital , where he eventually
recovered. Kingman came doAvn him
self , but refused to receive medical aid.
until the doctor threatened to isolate-
the house and send the rest of the *
party back to America on the ground ,
that they were dangerous to the com
munity. He then consented to he-
treated and recovered. Dr. Ross is in
formed that the remainder of these-
missionaries intend going due east into-
the interior , guided only by compass.
In view of these facts and a statement ,
in the Missionary Review that another-
party of missionaries are expected , the- '
governor of Sierra Leone calls atten
tion to the matter. "As the climate is-
not suited to those who trust alone to-
faith healing' and ignore the means ,
placed by providence at their disposal ,
for the relief of suffering humanity , ,
and as such is a 'danger to the com
munity at large. ' "
A Peculiar Pardon.
MONTGOMERY , Minn. , Oct. 17. Am.
attempt Avas made here last night to *
*
lynch Thomas O'Connor. Two Avecks ;
ago Governor Merriam pardoned * .
O'Connor from the state prison at Still-
water , where he Avas serving a life sen
tence for the murder of Harvey Pratt , ,
his nephew , at Lesner Centre. The *
governor placed the. peculiar provision
in the pardon that the prisoner should ,
immediately leave the state and ncver-
to return. He Avent Monday to Iowa ,
but returned to Lesner county Monday
night. Yesterday Pratt's friends or
ganized to hang O'Connor , upon learn
ing which the officers seized him and ,
hurried him away to jail in an adjoin
ing county. County attorney Everett ,
of Lesner is in conference Avith Gov
ernor Merriam by wire , and it is stated
that O'Connor will be placed behind *
the bars at Stillwater today to remain
there the rest of his days.
General Crook's 1'criiiaucitt
Place.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 1C. The widow
of General Crook is in Washington the-
guest , of Lieutenant Brown of the navy. .
She comes here for the purpose of se
lecting a site-in the cemetery at Arling
ton for the burial of her husband ,
Avhose bod- was left temporarily tc
rest at the little cemetery at Oakland ,
Md. Mrs Crook has selected one or
the beautiful knolls overlooking the-
Potomac , near Avhere General Sheridan ,
lies , and it is her intention to bring
the remains here before cold Aveather-
sets in. A design for a monument to-
General Crook has already been se
lected and will be placed in the hands- i
of a sculptor Aery soon.
Tlie Oklahoma Capital Question.
GUTHUIE , Oklahoma. Oct. 17. The-
capital site Avas taken up again in the.-
legislature yesterday. The Kingfisher
and Oklahoma City delegates managed ,
to rush through to a third reading the-
bill locating the capital at Kingfisher-
before the Guthrie men Avere aware-
what Avas going on. Then , after a
terrible uproar , the Guthrie delegates-
resorted to filibustering and are still ,
holding the fort. Trouble is expected.
\
A head end collision occurred be \
tween two Union Pacific freight trains-
near Lookout station , Wyoming. Both ,
engines were wrecked , but no one was-
injured.
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