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0Ma " - - f flp 4 '5 VOL. III. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 5, 1895. NO. 19 1m illii The Weekly Independent. Published at Lincoln, Neb., in the Interests of Financial and Labor Relorm. The Independent stands by the men whom the party has hou ored, so long as they stand by the people. It has nc personal fights to make and no sore spots. It is a populist paper. Price, One Dollar 25 Cents Populist News. mi i o PVT'U nn ( For the Omaha Platform and Free Silver or a Free Fight. We want Agents We want News Your Connty. Office Corner XH ft it tr ft fl l BARGAINS? Jjp Because you can get better quality of Goods for your monay. Don't forget we carry the finest line of TEAS AND COFFEE IN THE CITY. at Reduced prices and all the Standard Brands of FLOUR. Highest prices paid for Fatm Produce. Phone 224, Per Year. for Three Months. TrT IIIH I.I KI Capital City News. in Every County. of the Work in 1 1th and M ROYAL GROCERY CO. 1 032 P St. This the place you want to stop and buy your goods. McLaughlin Bros, DYNAMITE BALLOON PREPARED FOR CUBAN REBELS. SCIENCE TO AID THEM. A Connect lent Inventor Beady to Send n Aerial Instrument of Destruction to the Insurgents An American Held Prisoner at Santiago Saved From Itelnif Shot ly Consul Hyatt. llARTKOKi), Conn,. Sept. 5. Samuel Andrews, a machinist of this city, claims to have perfected a war balloon which he has sold to a syndicate ol New York Cubans for uo in aid of the Cuban insurgents. It has been tested in the fields and is said to work per fectly. Instead of the .ordinary car fived with an rfirmored box from which a number of bombs can be suspended the bombs are ignited and released by automatic machinery in the box and after all are discharged, the box ex plodes, destroying the balioon. An drews claims to have a device by which he can control the direction of the balloon. New Vokk, Sept. 5. Advices from Santiago de Cuba are that Dr. Donald Dodge, alias Frank M. Hoyle, who says he is a correspondent of a New York paper and who sailed from Nassau by the Ward line steamer Niagara, was arrested by the Spaniards upon hisartival in Santiago de Cuba and confined, charged with being an emissary of the Cuban junta in New York on his way to Maceo's rebel camp. Despite the Spanish mil itary governor's expressed purpose to have Dodge court martialed and shot as a spy. Consul Hyatt, after several long iuteriews with the civil governor, succeeded in having the case trans ferred to the ordinary courts. INDIANAPOLIS FLOODED. Heavy Fall of Rain Inundates Itaaeuienti and Does Much (lencral Damage. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 5. As tha result of a fierce rain storm which set in at 8 o'clock last night and continued until 7 this morning, the city waa flooded and thousands of dollars' worth of property destroyed, besides the in convenience of suspended street car transportation and telephone commun ication. In the neighborhood of Pine aaJ Washington streets a lake of water appeared, and no less than a dozen families had to be rescued by the police J At daylight lightning started a fire in the telephone exchange building and the entire system was burned cut, resulting in extensive loss. The rain fall amounted to six and seven-tenths inches. Chicago, Sept. . A severe storm of wind, rain and lightning prevailed throughout the northern portion of Illinois and Wisconsin last night. Much damage was done and telegraph and telephone communication was seriously interrupted. Reports from many of the towns in Illinois north of Blooiuington state that the-fetorra " was one of the most furious known in years. At some points it reached the proportions of a hurricane. Fort Scott Wide Open. Fort Scott, Kan., Sept. ,r. The city council of this city by a vote of 7 to 2, with one absentee, decided to repeal all ordinances prohibiting the manu facture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the city. This action was taken to render ineffective the efforts of the police commissioners to enforce the prohibitory law. It is believed the county authorities whose duty it is to prosecute violators will not in terfere with open saloons and that the sale of liquor will be resumed in Fort Scott. Illinois Trrannry Empty. Springfield, 111., Sept. 5. The Illi nois state treasury is now practically empty. This state of affairs has been anticipated for several months. The state will be unable to pay out any cash until the taxes begin to come in next April. In the meantime the state institutions and all private persons holding auditor's warrants will bs obliged to eet them discounted, or wait seven or eight months for their money. No Quarter for i'ormotan Rebel. St. Pktkrsburo, Sept. 5. The Novoe Vrenya's correspondent at Vladivo stock writes that tha Formosa insur gents are conducting a successful war fare against the Japanese, in which women share equally with the men, a determined resistance. Though the army is decimated by sickness, the Japanese will grant no quarter and spare neither women nor children. May Be Lynched. Clattos, Mo., Sept.. 5. John Wes ley, the negro who brutally assaulted Mrs. Marin ion last Friday and had been pursued by citizens determined to lynch him, was captured this morn ing by the deputy sheriff and posse and lodged in t" county jail here. An attempt to lyuch him may be made to-night unless he be taken to St. Louis. BOLD OUTLAWS IN OMAHA. Twelve llandit Hold I p a Carriage Filled With l'lissengers and Rob Them. Omaha. Neb., Sept. 5. A band of twelve masked men held up a carriage load of people in an Omaha suburb early yesterday morning and secured several hundred dollars. It is an or ganized gang which has long evaded the police. There were four persons in the carriage who had been in the city enjoying themselves. When but a short distance from Itctison and near a clump of trees, figures emerged from the shadows as if rising from the earth and surrounded the carriage. Two men held the frightened horses by their bridles and nine climbed in about ' them in a threatening way, while the twelfth man stood outside the circle and gave commands. After the cautionary commands the inmates of the carriage were told to get out and to line up. The four men lined up, standing on their tiptoes with their hands above their heads. One of the robbers searched each man in turn, taking everything of value, casting the plunder upon a robe that was thrown on the ground. When this was accomplished the four men were told to throw their hats on the ground with their coats and under cover of pistols were ordered into the rig and told to drive away as fast as they could. When the men reached Itenson they alarmed the neighbors, who formed a posse and started for the scene of the robbery. The hats and watches were found lying on the robe where they had been thrown. Nothing else was discovered. DEATH IN THE CHOWDER. 8enational Development ArUiiig Froiu the D.utli of Mr. Fvelina Itllss. New York, Sept. 5 The funeral of Mrs. Evelina Miss, a wealthy lady who died last Friday, was held yester day and immediately afterwards the daughter of the dead woman, Mrs. Alice Fleming, was arrested at the Colonial hotel on a charge that she murdered her mother by poisou. 7 he case is a mystery, and in some respects a sensational one. as the death of Mrs. Bliss gives to her daugh ter the income of an estate of $;ioo,)00 left by Robert: Swift Livingstone, who was the first husband of Mrs. bliss. To Dr. liullmaft, who was summoned to her bedside Friday night, Mrs. Bliss said that she had beeu poisoned by relatives who would be financially benefited by her death. She said that she had eaten clam chowder and a piece "! apple pie. The doctor says that Mrs. liliss' attendants failed to I give her the medicines he left for her. j He secured the dish in which the chowder had been, and a piece of the pie and gave them to the coroner. The coroner had an examin ation made of the dead woman's stom ach, by Chemist W. T. Scheele, who says that he found traces of metallic poison in the stomach, and also in the dish which had contained the chowder aud that it had evidently been very skillfully prepared by some one with a knowledge of poison. ST. ANN'S BURNED. One of the Oldest Catholic School in Kansas Destroyed. Parsons, Kan., Sept. 5. St. Paul, fourteen miles northwest of here, was visited by the most serious fire that has occurred in this section for many years. About 0:30 o'clock yesterday morning fire broke out iu the ironing room of St. Ann's academy, and in a very short time the whole structure was in flames. The students in the building barely escaped with their lives. The town is without fire pro tection and the flame soon spread, and iu less than two hours the academy and five adjoining buildings were in ashes. The school is one of the oldest Catholic seminaries in the West, and the loss is estimated at 8100,000, with f30,000 insuranca MAY AROUSE FANATICISM. Missionaries In Mexico Attack the Relief in the Unadaloupe Miracle. City of Mexico, Sept. 5. There is some fear lest the recent circular of Protestant missionaries attacking the popular belief in the Virgin of Guadaloupe may arouse the inherent fanaticism of the Indians, who will flock into the city in great numbers in October during the coronat'on festivi ties, the number estimated being from 75,000 to 100,000. Some Americans re gret the action taken by the mission aries, who, however, defend their posi tion as being already fully supported by eminent Catholic prelates of former centuries who protested against the adoration of the Virgin ot Guadaloupe, denouncing it as a gross imposture. Tammany Make a Call. New York, Sept a .-The executive committee of Tammany hall held a meeting last night at which resolu tions were adopted inviting all Demo cratic organizations which supported the state ticket last November to vote at the Tammany primaries on the 24th of this month. Another meeting was held by the state Democratic leaders, who decided to take part in the Demo cratic primaries, but also resolved, on motion of Charles Fairchild. to con tinue their opposition to the state machine. Zinc Mine Resume. Dt'Bi'HUK, Iowa, Sept. . Operations in the Durango zinc mines, near this city, the largest ore-producing mine in the state, have been resumed. The mines have beer, closed since last July, when they were shut down because of the low price of the ore. This neigh borhood is rich in zinc. THE INSURANCE SWINDLER DRAWS BIG CROWDS TO SEE HIM, HE HAS MANY WALLERS. dfany of ill Old Friend and Acquaint' allien Have a Talk With Him iu the Kai- City Jail Taken to Rich mond Lawyer All Agree That He Is Very Sure of Conviction. Kansas Citv, Mo., Sept 5. Dr. (leorge W. Fraker was brought 'back to Kansas City at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. James Patterson, a druggist of Ex celsior Springs, was the tirst to grasp his hand. "Well, Dr. Fraker, how do you do?" he said with emphasis. The doctor answered in a scarcely nudible voice: "How are you, Jimmy?" Judge A. II. Dooley of Excelsior Springs was the next to speak to him and he was recognized, too, by the doctor. Melvin L. Zener, the manager of the Hartford Life and Annuity com pany, which had paid 815,000 for Fraker's "death," spoke to the doctor but was not remembered by him. E. L. Moore, manager of The Elms hotel at Excelsior Springs, Attorney 1). J. Ilaff, J. P. Davis, president of the Kansas Mutual Life association, the company which ran him down, and United States Marshal Jo O. Shelby were among others who crowded around the doctor and spoke to him. lie was hurriedly driven to the sher iff's office. As he sat with nervous hands clutching the hat on his crossed knees, he was beset, browbeaten, vol leyed with questions. Every detective and lawyer and newspaper reporter in the room took a hand at it. He an swered all questions with the saute air of meekness and weariness which has characterized him since his arrest. He had said often that he was tired and worn out from hiding out from the men who were hunting him. He said he was glad the thing was over. He did not appear glad, but he did look resigned. Kefore Fraker was taken away a re porter talked with him. "I notice," he said, ' that a great many people seem to believe there was conspiracy with several persons in it. Now this is not true. When I went on that fishing excursion I was preparing to take a trip to California to bring back my nepheVvs. I had collected some outstanding debts and had 8540 in ray pockets when I fell in the river. When I got out of the water half a mile below where the accident oc curred, my clothing was covered with mud and 1 was wet to the skin. I first thought of going back to the camp, but 1 did not want to return to the Springs in such a plight, so 1 stayed in the brush all that night and the next day and caught a freight train for Kansas City the next night." Dr. Fraker was placed in cell No. 4 on the south side, third floor, of t lie county jail. From the time of his ar rival until late iu the evening the jail was besieged with people who wished to see him. Probably 200 were admit ted to see him, but very few succeeded in engaging him in conversation and fewer secured any information from him. Dr. Fraker was tired und slept fairly well last night, though after enjoying the freedom of the Northern woods so long, confinement in a close ail was most disagreeable. About 10 o'clock Fraker induced one it the other prisoners to shave off his IJurnsides. The amateur bstrber did a butcher's job before an audience that would have delighted the pro prietor of a museum. When be had finished Fraker's face was bleeding, but fairly smooth, with no beard left except his mustache, which Is light and thin and not very long. The presence of the crowd disgusted him and he would sit reading newspapers and pay no attention to the remarks and questions of his visitors. Fraker was taken to Richmond, Mo., on the 5 o'clock Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul train this afternoon, Sheriff J. It. Holman of Ray county and City Marshal Hyers of Richmond having come after him. Attorneys Haff and Van Valkenburg lay there is no chance that Dr. Fraker will escape conviction in the circuit sourt of Kay county, where he will be tried on five counts of attempt ng to cheat the Insurance companies. The information lodged by Mr. Van Valk enburg in Ray county against Dr. Fra ker, aud on which the warrant for his arrest was issued, charges him with violating section 3i:''' of the statutes nf Missouri. This statute makes it a felony, punishable with seven years in the penitentiary, for a person to at tempt to obtain money from any other person by meansof a cheat or fraud or false pretense, or trick of any kind. "You will notice," Raid Mr. Haff, ''that to violate this statute it is not necessary for a person to obtain the money by fraud; the simple attempt to obtain it is a violation of law. The statement is made in some quarters that because Fraker did not obtain any of the insurance money, and did riot seek to obtain any of it. his will having left it to his relatives, he can not Iki convicted under this statute. All supreme court decisions on this point hold that it Is not essential that the person Uimseil snouiu actu- ally receive the money T !-. llfli cient for conviction If it be delivered in accordance with his wish, or for his advantage, or for the purpose of effect ing some object of his. Cither lawyers who were asked about the possibility of conviction in Fraker's case said the statutes covering at tempts to defraud were very broad and would undoubtedly cover the case of Fraker. BOMETH I Nil A BOCT 0 KOiWI K IIARKV. Although Attorney llerrick has per sisted in his refusal to say whether or not it was George Harry who gave him the information that led to Fraker's irrest, Fraker says to-day that ho is positive that Harry was the man. "How about your boy at the shanty where you lived?" "lie never heard of mens Fraker and did not know anything about my history. That is impossible. His name was Fred Springhead and he couldn't possibly have known any thing to tell about me. He thought my name was Schnell." The fact that it was shortly after an exchange of letters between himself and Harry that llerrick got his first intimation of Fraker's whereabouts points to Harry. lie fore there could be another exchange of letters Fraker moved to Minucsota, and not long af terwards Harry disappeared. Simul taneously a store was robbed in Ra ton, N. M., where Harry's mistress is i-aid to live, and simultaneously, too, Mr. llerrick 's friend dropped out of sight. Harry knew the name und address of the only man in Wiseou siu who knew Fraker's address. Fra ker thinks Harry wrote to this man for his address and that as he knew of the previous correspondence be tween the two the young man gave it. If Harry committed the robbery with which he is charged there was a ino- .r V" tive for him to keep his whereabtwits secret When he was arrestejl two weens ago there was no Uvrjger any reason for him to keep himself hid, but he needed money awfl there was no easier way of jrettinf it than by giv ing up Fruker amlt securing the re ward previouslypromised, probably more money ttytln Harry had ever be fore seen in his life. , Harry was one of the men who was with Fraker on the night of the al leged drowning. He was the chief witness for the Fraker heirs. He tes tified that he saw the doctor fall in and drown. He may be a witness against Fruker at his trial in Ray county, though his former testimony might impeach his evidence now. It has developed recently that ho has been a professional thief for years and that as long ago as 1875 be was a friend of Dr. Fraker. In that year Attorney Jatuea Gamer was prosecuting attorney of Ray county. The James gang was looting banks all over Western Mis souri and bank officials were uneasy and in Richmond, Ray county, all sus picious strangers were arrested and held until they could give some honest excuse for being in town. Among the suspicious ones arrested in Richmond was George Harry and he was held till officers from Texas came and took him to Texas on a charge of horse stealing. Will Go on III llon.L Excelsior Si-rinos, Mo.; Sept. 5. Fraker's friends here seem willing to stand by him. A number of the solid men of the place are willing to ge his bond and bail him out. One gentle man said: "I expect to see him here in a short time actively engaged in the practice of medicine." The doubters have all subsided and now fully admit that Fraker has been caught So far is known here, no letters have gone from his office to William Schnell or William Quick. In terest here now centers on Fraker's young Minnesota companion. All are asking who he is. The Kxecutor't Check Not Honored. Lihertv, Mo., Sept. 5. Two checks camo to the Commercial Savings bank yesterday where the Fraker insurance money is deposited, but were not hon ored as the bank had been enjoined from paying out the funds. One of the checks was for 81,000 and was given to Mrs. Cynthia Hatfield of Ma con county, sister of Fraker, by Exe cutor J. E. Lincoln. The other check -was for 8100 and to George Magruder, a brother-in-law of Fraker. The checks were given several days ago before Judge Lincoln left for Col orado. ' Dedicated to Ed oration. St. Pail, Minn., Sept. 5. At 10 o'clock this morning, the beautiful grove that surrounds the buildings of the new Hill seminary, constructed with the $500,00ogift of President J. J. Hill of the Great Northern railw ay, the dedicatory exercises of that insti tution began with pontifical high mass, celebrated by Mgr. Satolli. The services were held at an altar, suita bly canopied, in the presence of over 2o,000. At the conclusion of the mass the buildings were thrown open to the inspection of the multitude. John N. lloyd Fusses Away. Chilmcotiik. Mo., Sept. 5. John N. Royd, an ex-editor of note and a lead ing lawyer, is dead at his home here, aged 03 years. He was born in Lick ing county, Ohio. During the rebell ion he published the Fairrnount Vi dettc at Fairrnount, Va., and to him belongs the credit of agitating that portion of the state and carrying his agitation to a successful termination. He was a delegate from West Virginia to tho national convention at Haiti more that nominated Lincoln for his second term. A man must have at some time told & woman that he Is very fond ot her be fore lie becomes brave enough to icoli hrr. Cm "V".