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fMH''1 K .iittiyttmviiw fa 3 J W- k: ft. B ft LEADER IS (MI Desperate Prisoner Captured Af ter a Long Chase. HAS A BATTLE WITH THE OfflCERS Nearly All of tli Kaeaped Convict Ac counted Tor fire at Harvard Al bama'a New t'onalltiitlon Oilier Very Intercatlnir New. Frank Thompson, the negro leader of the federal prison at Leaven worth, wlilcli rcnUltcd In the escape of twenty-Mix prisoner last Thursday, was captured eight mile north of Council Orovo Monday evening by a posso under the command of Deputy United HtatcH Marshal, A. K. Proscott. Thompson would not surrender but was token after iv hard light with the officers la which he wni shot In the head, but not severely injured. No .member of the posse was hurt. Deputy Marshal Prcscotthas been in CouncllOrovo since Saturday morning on tho watch for csenped prisoners. There arc a number of them in that vicinity, and several deprcdatloiiH on Sroperty have resulted from tlioir . rcsonco. XJu rcu;it morning Pres cott lcard'o,tWe presence of a ncirro eon vie t a few on lea north of town and Immcdlatly set out to innUe the capi ture, assisted by Sheriff Mlcnael and other officers. TJia officers had Just emerged from a wooded tract when they haw Thomp son rnrining across the open. He was ordered to hnnlt, but he answered by wheeling around and doing some rapid firing With u 44-callbre revolver. Tho officers then Bred and Thompson dropped. He was stunned and was easily secured. Thompson was taken back td the penitentiary. PAYMASTER ROBBED Over 04,000 of Uncle Ham' Money In Taken From u Hatcliel. Paymaster Stephens of the United States anny arrived at rcnsncola, Fin., from Atlanta Saturday, and before leaving that city placed in a hand satchel two hundred silver dollars and four thousand eight hundred dollars In paper money for the purposo of paying tho several hundred artillerymen at Forts Ilarancaa and McRca their sala ries for the past month. When he reached the fort here he opened his grip and found that nil the paper money had been abstracted and that only the silver remained. Amazement and surprise followed the discovery and tho news noon spread, becoming known about midnight. The police were instructed to watch out for the money. Paymaster Stevens thinks some prof usslonal pickpocket followed him and relieved him during tho trip, lie cannot recall a single incident of tho trip that would lead to a clue to tho nbbery, but has an iden tho money was taken before be left Atlanta. INSURGENTS ATTACKED. Uplrlted Hngagenient on the lalnnd of Hmuinr. . Advices from llatbalogan, capital of damar Island, report that Major Waller attacked a force of Insurgents ocoupy iim trooffvposltlonat Hoi ton. two 3- iaoh guns being usod to shell the rebel stronghold. Throughout the day the insurgents held the place, but Major Waller, renewed the attack and after n desperate engagement carried the posi tion. Two marines of the attacking force and twenty-six insurgents were kUed. Major Waller destroyed the oaartels and seventy houses. Ueneral Smith has Issued orders for bidding tho purchase of hemp in the island pf Ley to except In small quanti ties for food, which purahuses must bo under the supervision of tho military authorities. All the ports in Ley to are closed and trnfllo Is forbidden where It cannot bo supervised by iho military. BURNED TO DEATH. 'Woman Deliberately Seta Fire to Her Clothing. Mrs. William Textor committed sui--olde at her home In Leavenworth, Kas., by sotting Are to her clothing. She thoroughly saturated her clothing with -coal oil and then deliberately ignited It When found sho hnd been burned to death. Tho flesh was charred and burned In a horrible manner, nnd the, Jialr was entirely burned from her head. Mrs. Textor was Injured three weeks ago and her mind Is believed to have been deranged by tho wound. ' t Mormon Hatlfy Smith' Selection. At a special conference of tho gener al officers of the Mormon church, held .at Salt, Lake, November 10, the action of tho council of apostles in selecting Joseph Smith as president of the church In succession to the late Lo renzo Snow, was sustained. Tho con ference also ratified tho selection of Joseph V, Smith, John K. Winder nnd Anton 11, Lund as members of tho first prosldcnoyj t AIfe, StarDUcoYered. W, W. Campbell of tho Lick observa tory, San Jose, Cal has Issued a bul letin regarding a recent nnd somewhat important discovery roado by Professor Perrlne, an attache of tho observatory on Mount Hamilton, in refereneo to tho new star In tho constellation Per seus. This Btur appeared suddenly and unexpectedly last February, having been discovered by Acderson in Edin burgh. In four days its brightness in creased from invisibility in ordinary telescopes until it became tho brightest ifitar In the northern sky, "Fire nt'tlnrvnril. In the basement of iho two story brick nt.IInrvnrd, Neb., ooeupled b;j Livingston Rros. with a stock of hard ware, ele., flic was discovered, and tho people in the adjoining store, restau rant below and dressmaking parlors above, were awakened by the dense smoke und turned in the alarm. The Are boys responded promptly and turned on two streams, one from tho front und rear and put out tho blaze in a very short time. The cause of tho blaze Is said to lw a "knocked out" stop In the lower chimney Which per mitted burning soot to roll out into tho basement, communicating to a lot of paper, excelsior nnd boxes piled un derneath the opening, The floor Joists were charred some, but the prin cipal damage was done from smoke The loss Is covered by Insurance. Oppoao the Itlo (inutile Strike. The members of tho Order of Hall way Conductors nnd the Rrotherhood Hallway Trainmen, employed on the Denver & Itio Grande railroad, at a meeting in Denver, vbted unanimously to stand by the railroad company in the strike declared by the Switchmen's Union of North America. A plan was ndoptcd for recommendation to the company as to tho manner In which vacancies occurring by reason of tho strike shall be filled. The action ends the strike so far nB the ruilrdsd company is concerned, but a light may ensue in other portions of tho country between svitchtncn and trainmen. Whero thb switchmen's or ganization is strong, labor leaders say, they may retaliate by Injuring the trainmen. Two Men Scolded to Death. M. It. Murphy and .T. H. Itussell, two stcamflUoru, were killed and two oth ers seriously injured by the blowing out of a valve in the water pumping aparatus nt the Sehwartschlld & Suls berger packing plant at Armourdnlc, Kas. The accident occurred in a deep pit in which is located the packing compa ny's packing machinery. Tho apara tus is all below ground, where the men were working on repairs. Sud denly the largo "I"' valve, which is used to regulate, the prcsure and flow, was blown out and the. men wero en veloped In u cloud of scalding water and steam. Another l'euce .Scheme. Dispatches to the London Dally Mall announce that the Capetown guard has again been called out, and that Lord Kitchener has issued an order direct ing that all Doers captured In British uniforms are to be shot. The Dally Mall gives another pence scheme which Mr. Kitchener Is said to bo willing to conclude. This would bo on the basis of granting autonomy to the two republics under a convention guaranteed by Franco nnd Russia, in exchange for cession to Great lirltain of tho Hand district and the gold fields, which should be regarded as the total llocr Indemnity. May Kacnpe Arreat. Major 1 toy u ton, commander of the great camp of Maccaliccs of Michigan, says that In view of the past good rec ord of C. I). Thompson, the defaulting finance-keeper of the supremo tent, that tho Mucabccs generally should contribute toward n fund to help Thompson out of bis difficulty. He offers, as commander of tho Michigan great camp, to join with D. P. Marky, commander of tho supreme tent, in nn endeavor to raise a, sum, by popular subscription among Maccabees, suffi cient to make good Thampson's short age. Kanaaa Kobber Caught. John Callahan, who was arrested in the Uidon Iron foundry at Nt. Louis, after attempting to hold up tho night watchman, Michael llcnnebcrger, has confessed to Chief of Detectives Des mond that ho was ono of three men who robbed a bank at Turon, Reno county, Kas., in October, 1800. After tho safe was blown open wltliMiltro glycerlno the money was divided equal ly among the trio, Then they rode twenty miles on a Missouri Pacific handcar to make their escape. ' The authorities of Keno county, Kansas have been notified of the nrrest. Hernrea Divorce. Mrs. Sophia Harrison Eastman was granted a divorce at Deadwood, S. I)., from ltart'ctt Eastman, n Chicago journalist, on the grounds of non-sup-, port, Judge Joseph II. Moore of the) Eighth judicial district signing tho de cree. Mrs. Eastman Is a sister of May or Harrison of Chicago. Sho has been' accompanied during her residence in South Dakota kby her brother, William Preston Harrison. Klled lly Liuidallde. A Troy, N1 Y., dispatch says: A big landslide at Mcchuuicsvlllc caused the death of three Italian laborers, wliq were burled under about 1,000 tons of clay. The landslide occurred in tho clay banks of tho pressed brick com pany yum. Shark Continue. Earth quake shocks continue to be felt at Erzeroum, Armenia. There have been casualties. Tho foreign consuls have jolnod the inhabitants und arc living in tents. HU Killed, Thirteen Wounded. A terrible gun accident occurred on board tho Ilrltlsh battleship Royal Sovereign, outside of tho Astoka har bor. An artilleryman forgot to close the breech before tho gun was fired. One officer and six artillerymen were killed outright, tho bodies being terri bly mutilated and the captain and thir teen sailors wero seriously Injured. lie U Prince of Wuloa Now. The Duke of Cornwall and York has been created Price of .Wales and Earl of Chester. THE TIME TO GIVE THANKS. President Hoaeell'a Thankajclvlng Proclamation. "The season is nigh when, according to the time-honored custom of our peo ple, the president nppolnts a day as the especial occasion for praise and thanksgiving to God. This thanks giving finds the people still bowed with sorrow for tho death of a great and good president. Wc mourn Presi dent McKlnley, we also honored him; and tho manner of his death should awaken tn tho brensts of our people a keen nnxloty for tho country and at the same time a rcsolulo purpose not to bo driven by any calamity from tho patli of strong, orderly, popular lib erty which as a nation we have thus far safely trod. "Yet, In spite of this grent disaster, it is nevertheless true that no people on earth have such abundant cause for thanksgiving as wchave; tho past year In particular having been one of peace and plenty. Wo hnvo prospered in things material nnd have been able to work for our own uplifting in things Intellectual and spiritual. Let us re member that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from tho heart as well as from tho lips, and shows itself In deeds. Wo can best prove our thankfulness to the Al mighty by the way tn which on this earth nnd at this time each of us does his duty to his fellow man. "Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roose velt, president of tho United States, do hereby designate as n, day of general thanksgiving, Thursday, tho 28th, of this present November, nud do recom mend that throughout tho land tho people cease from their wonted occu pations nnd at thci- several homes and places of worship reverently thank tho glvor of allgood-forthccouirtlcas bless ings of our nntlonnl life. "In witness of which I have hereun to set ray hand and caused the seal of the United States to bo affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this 2nd day of November.in the year of ourLord, one thousand nine hundred and one, and of the independence of tho United States, the one hundred and twenty ilxth. "Hy the proslcent, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." "JOHN HAY, Secretary of State." tlorrrnor MavngeJ Jl'hnnkaglvlug Proc ' lamatlonr Never before in the history of Ne braska have tho cltlzcus of this statu had more cause to bo thankful for worldly blessings than at present. Our hearts und our homes uro filled with happiness nnd prosperity is' man ifested everywhere. Though but recently stricken with grief through tho loss of our dearly beloved president, there Is consolation in knowing that since his death out raged justice has been satisfied nnd public sentiment has more firmly than ever been moored to that precept which nt any sacrifice directs the conserva tion and preservation of law and or der. A more beautiful or impressive ex ample of devotion to principle and jus tice can be found nowhere in history than tho American people with bruised and quaking hearts still standing resor lutely upon the high moral principle that even under such conditions the majesty of the law should bo main tained. This unwavering: obedience to established law must of necessity cast rays of light across tho pathway of posterity and ripen intohigtier enlight enment and more exalted civilization. We should be thankful that tho va cancy in the presidency has- been filled by ono whoso sympathies are anchored in tho hearts of tho people, who is im bued with patriotism, and wlio pos sesses rare judgment and splendid ex ecutive ability. While the bereave ment was sad nmd distressing, we should be thankful, too, that humanity has in a degree , been compensated through the stimulation of that senti ment which is calculated to promote the evolution of human genius and public morality. At peace with tho world, wits, on.' labor employed, our commerce and trade expanding, our nation at the liead of the great powers of tho world and rapidly extending its commercial supremacy over tho waters of tho globe, with good prices for our pro ducts nnd contentment everywhere, certainly we of all peoplo should in prayerful gratitude offer up thanks to Providence, who has given so unspar ingly of these material tokens. That our gratltune and appreciation may bo attested, I, Ezra P. Savage, gov ernor of thestato of Nebraka, by virtue of the authority vested in mo by law, do hereby appoint nnd designate Thursday, November '.'8th, 1901, as u day for thanksgiving, and I do hereby recommend that the transaction of public business bo suspended on that date, und respectfully request that tho people repair to their accustomed houses of worship and reverently otter up thanks to Him who has so carefully supervised our affairs, and who has given so generously of His blessing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand nnd caused to be affixed the great seal of tho state of Nebraska. Dono at Lincoln this 0th day of No vember, A D 1001. EZRA P. SAVAGE. Dy tho governor; O. W. MARSH, Secretary of State. A vein of coal was discovered on a farm owned by II. II. Dewey, near Wichita, Kas., by n number of labor ers who were engaged in digging a well, at seventy-six foet. Traces of oil wero also found. Further investiga tion will bo made, with aviowof ascer taining just how valuablo tho dlsoov ery is. While a bus was on Us way to North Valley City, N. D., it was hold up by auiskod m;n a number of tho seven teen passengers robbed, tho amount taaurcd being uuout 8400, MAKES CONFESSION Rathburn Makes a Clean Breast of the Whole Matter. DENIES THAT HE MURDERED TjlE VICTIM Claim AlroholUm Wan the Came of Death Three More Kanaaa Convict Captured Iowa Woman Throws Vitriol Other Nowa. Newell C. Rnthbun, who, uccording to tho tvillrr. Imn innfnuiul tl.nt l. planned to defraud an Insurance com- imuyuut oi i,uuo oy preicnuing tuat n corpse shipped to Little Rock, Ark., was his own dead body, admitted, the (Itlthorltlon k:iv. tlint. ttin mnn u-lin nn. compnnied him to a hotel in Jefferson-.! vine, tnu., nnu was found Head the next day, was Charles Goodman, who is snld to have come from Evunsvlllc, Ind. Goodman disappeared from the Salvation army hotel In Louisville last Wednesday night with the' announced intention (rf'golnj; to -Indiana with a newly found friend. Chief of Detectives Sullivan, Chief Applegate and Coroner Coots of Jeffcr sonvlllc Interviewed Rathbun. Rath bun listened ns one by one the circum stances which the police regard as proofs of his guilt were laid before him by Chief Sullivan. "I admit everything, except that I Kiucu wooaman. i meant to kill him, nnd kept him drunk for the purpose, but he died of alcoholism and I was not forced to tnal tvnv with Mm My story about an accomplice named iiiuncnnru was uctltlous. I acted nlone and without a confederate." THROWS VITRIOL FAOE Iowa Woman of Ooo:l Stnn.lltif Attack el by Another. A woman who signs herself Julia Aloorchouse, but of whoe past little Is known threw vitriol in the fft?5 of Mrs. Geo. Wndsley inflletlug injuries that were slight only beenusc the vic tim raised her arm only in time to pro tect her face from' thj most of the chemical. Mrs. Wndsley is Dr. Ilishop office attendant and n woman of excel lent standing in Fort Dodge, but while the reason for this attack is unexplain ed tho act Itself is the climax of u ser ies of prosecutions to which Mrs. Wndsley has been subjected since last August and in which Dr. Ilishop has shared. to the extent of receiving of fensive letters signed with tho name of the Moorehouse woman. The letter has disappeared since last attack and the police are baffled. AFTER THE FUGITIVES Governor Beckham Inalata Upon the It tnrn of Taylor nnd Flnley. Governor Ileckham hnsjaddrcsscd to Governor Durbin of Indiana a letter replying to the criticism "by that exec utive of the courts and officials of Ken tucky in his relent letter refusing to honor the requisition for Taylor and Flnloy, wanted for alleged complicity In tho nsbasslnatloa of Governor Goe bel. Ho severely arraigns Governor Durbin for his refusal, charging that in doincr SO he vlntntpd lik ,nth nt office to stipport theconstitution of the uiuwu amies, ana inat (ne occame "a party alter the fact to the most infa mous crime in the history of this state, the cold-blooded and dastardly murder of an eminent and distinguished citi ren of Kentucky." . " - Three More Captured; Threo mora of tho twenty-six fugi tive convicts from Fort Leavenworth prison were captured at Ilazar, near Cottonwood Falls, Kan., by penitent iary guards, after a fight,, tn which ono of the convicts wns shot. The captur ed men are Gilbert Miillins, white, Fred Robinson mulatto, and Sol Suth erland, Indian. Southerland was wounded, but not seriously. He was also shot while making hiscscapo from the prison last week. None of tlio guards was Injured. Shot Dead Jly n Womun. Jenks Dillon, a sporting man of Clinton, la., was shot und killed by Anna Crawford. Tho woman, who was immediately arrested, stated she shot Dillon in self defense. However, this is discredited, as two shots took effect in the back. Dillon a number of years ago was a well known pugilist and later a manager of prize figntprs. At one time he was manager and train er Oscar Gardner. He conducted a sa loon. Mlrrlam on Iletlred Idat. Rrlgadler General Henry C. Mcrrlam will be placed on the retired list No vember 13 on account of ugo. His pres ent command, the department of tho Colorado, will be assumed temporarily by lirigadter General J. C. Hates, com manding tho department of tho Mis souri. It is expected that Major Gen eral Arthur MacArthur, about the 1st of January, will be assigned command of the department of the Colorado. General DeWet Not Dead. A dispatch from London dated No Yeiuber 13 says: Lord Kitchener, in a dispatch from Pretoria, dated Moriday, November 11, presents his weekly re port and incidentally locates- General Dcwet In tho northeastern part of tho Orange River colony. He Bays the Iloerrt hnvo recently been collecting under his leadership and that tho Ilrlt lsh uro now moving to disperse them, Lord Kitchener gives the Doer casual ties slnco November 4 as sixty-three killed, 105 wounded, lot captured and forty-five surrendered. PECULIAR LAWSUIT South Dakota Wnntu North Carolina to Itedcein Honda. s An original bill in equity wns filed in tho United States supreme court by John L. Pyle, nttorney general of South Dakota, against the ttate of North Carolina to compel a settlement of bonds issued In tho name of tho West ern North Carolina Railroad Co. Tho state of South Dakota Is the owner of ten of these bonds of 81,000 par value each, donated for tho benefit of the state university. When the railroad in question was built the state of North Carolina subscribed for 30,000 Bhares, amounting to 83,000,000 of tho stock of the railroad company, and in return guaranteed the payment of certain bonds, among which arc in cluded those held by South Dakota. It is alleged that notwithstanding the sattc of North Carolina is receiv ing dividends on the stock held by it, there hns been n failure on account of an extension of time to pay the bonds or the interest on them. The bill filed nsks for a general determination nnd settlement of the question. LETTER FROM MISS STONE Flnda Imprisonment Irkaotne, lint Doe Not Complain, From another letter that has been received from Miss Ellen M. Stone, tho abducted American missionary, it ap-. pears that she is enduring tho trials of her hard experience with fortitude, forgetting herself in lier anxiety for her companion, Mine. TBllka. Miss Stone docs not daic to complain of the treatment to which they are subjected, but she finds the confinement Irksome nnd the weather extremely trying. The tone pf the latest letter received from her Is. hopeful. The. brigands, by duttng the letters nt places In Mace donia nnd delaying tholv dellvoryseck to create tho appearance of being far distant. The Bulgarian government contin ues to interfere in the negotiations with the object of forcing a transfer ence of them across the frontier. NEW DYNAMITE GUN Succeslful Kxporlmrnta Conducted by Ordliinnce Iloitrd. Successful tests of a new dynamite gun of destructive power In excess of any wenpon hitherto designed have just been privately conducted by a special board of officers of the bureau of ordinance of tho United States army at Fisher's island. The government has ' for several years been engaged in the erection on Fisher's island of fortifications o,n a colossal scale, intended to make the eastern entrance to the sound impreg nable to naval attnek and secure the safety of all tho cities along the sound from New London to New York. Jin this system of defense the new dynamite gun is mounted so as to cover the channel between Fisher's isl and nnd Plum island, on which heavy batteries have also been erected. Inaurgente Attack Ilrcakfaat Party. Major William L. Pitcher of the Eighth regiment of infantry, com manding the Mindoro expedition, re ports that the garrison of A bra do Hog was attacked by a force of insurgents commanded by Lcnocos. The Filipi nos apparently attempted to repeat tho Samar tactics, but the Americans, who were breakfasting, fully armed, completely routed the insurgents, who left five men dead on tho field, each having a rifle and ammunition. One American wns seriously wounded. Captain Noyes of tho Thirtieth in fantry, commanding a detachment of fifty men, bus captured a deserter named Rlchtcr of tho Sixth artillery, wearing the uniform of an Insurgent lieutenant. MajofPitcher says ho recently cap tured three officers and a largo part of on insurgent company, all fully armed. It is believed tho Insurgents recently received an illicit supply of munitions of war. Confcaaea to Itohbery. Warren D. Mcllndy, night telegraph operator lit tho Pennsylvania railroad station-at Van Wert, 0 has been ar rested for pilfering mall pouches left in his office every night. Decoy pack ages placed tn tho mall by Postmaster Purmert led to tho arrest. Mcllndy confessed when confronted by the offi cers. Many articles supposed to have been stolen wore found In the base ment of the depot and at Mellndy's home. Killed Him Ily n Flat Illow. Joseph Carter killed Edward Camp bell, one-half mile east of Enid, Ok., by striking him over the heart with his fist. Campbell was forty-four years old. Carter 1b twenty-two, years old and of a wiry build. Roth are farm ers. Campbell laid aside a knife nnd challenged Carter to fight. Carter sent a heavy blow with his fist. Camp bell fell and expired. Carter was ar rested. To Wed at Klirhty. ' Richard A. Garland, aged eighty, father of Hamlin Garland, took out li cense to wed Mary Howies, aged sixty, at La Crosse, Wis., November 13. Oppoae the Htrlke. A meeting of mempers of tho order of railway conductors and tho brother hood of railway trainmen at Denver sustained the position of Grand Master Leo in his opposition to the switch men's strike nud decided to expel from the order all trainmen who went out as a result of tho switchmen's strike. Grand Chief Clark of tho conductors and General Master Morrlssey of tho trainmen wero present. A man naturally feels cheap when ho gives himself away. DISGRACEFUL WORK Pastor's Home nt Alms Egged by Un known Tough. g In the absence of tho Rev. J. B. Gib sou, pastor of tho M. E. church at Alma, Kas., nnd whil6 his wife and niece were at prayer meeting, a crowd of toughs decorated their porch with beer kegs in acknowledgement of his activity in the recent campaign against . the Alma saloons. Soon after tho ladles returned home, the gang came back nnd indulged in ,nll sorts of vilo language nnd nolsc,4 . and ridiculed the statement that they w would be shot If they did not leave. Mrs. Gibson finally fired, but aimed low, so as to avoid hurting any one, and they then left. About 3 n. in. tho ladies heard thecrowd returning nnd soon the house was pelted by a storm of eggs. The ladies again went on the porch and Mrs. Gibson this time shot nt tho crowd, which immediately ran, leaving numerous paper bags and six dozcu eggs behind them. KANSAS G. A. R. RUMORS Somebody I Trying to Injure the Oder, the Commander Sajra. Mr. Norton, commander of the G. A. R., who was at Mnrysvlllo attending n W. R. C. entertainment, made a state ment in reference to rumors of ms pnnnngement at headquarters'. "I do not know who is interested in injuring tho G. A. R. There is noth ing wrong with tho accounts or ex penditures nt headquarters," said Mr. Norton. "All the expenditures have been for regular and legitimate expen ses and there arc vouchers and receipts iorcvery cent. When tho regular time comes for auditing tho -accounts the proper committee will audit them lu tho regular way. There Is no founda tion for any charge that the funds have been misused." NOT AIDING DALTON Warden of the Kanaaa Penitentiary Db nlet Working for Convict's l'srdon. E. R. Jewctt. warden of tho state penitentiary, called on Governor Stan ley to deny the report that he is work Ing on the pardon of Emmott Dalton. Tho story was started in Montgomery county by those opposed to tho pardon nud was to the effect that Jewctt has V been writing to members of tho legis lature and urging them to use their Influence with the governor to secure execntlvo clemency for' dalton. Mr. Jewctt declared that he has spoken to only two men concerning his pardon. To one of them ho said he doubted whether Dalton would be pardoned, and to the other ho snid that ho would parole no prisoners were ho governor. Woman Tries to Horn a 'Joint. Conway Springs is greatly stirred np "over two attempts at joint wrecking by a woman. No damage was done in i the first instance. Tho second attempt was by Mrs. licrt Sparks, who went to JJorscy & Cox's place, just outside the city limits, and tried to sot tho build ing on fire. Tho barkeeper saw her at work, but while he was endeavoring to put tho flames out on ono side of the house she was drenching the other with kerosene und lighting a second blaze. The llamcs were finally extin guished before much harm was done. Mrs. Sparks' two minor sons had been buying liquor at tho joint, it is said. Foot Itaeer In Trouble, lludd Gllette, tho Webb 'City, Mo., foot racer, charged with complicity In swindling State Representative F. D. Davis of Fort Scott, Kas., out of 83,000 on a "foot race, was bound over in the sum of 8.'i,000, and as a result of the examination, It is stated, requisition papers for tho extradition of several prominent citizens of Webb City, charged with being a regularly organ ized band, which has fleeced public officers of different states out of forty thousand dollars in tho past year or two in the same manner, aro being pre pared for presentation to tho governor of Missouri. Struck With nn Iron Uor. T. C. Horr of Frankfort, a traveling man for a Chicago tailoring house, was found Insensible in tho rear of n school building nt Hiawatha. He had appar ently been beaten with nniron bar and robbed. lie recovered consciousness long enough to say that ho had been struck from behind by nn unknown person. Tho assault Is charged ngalnst somo of tho prisoners who escaped. He may die. Jail llrenk nt flrent lloud. During an early hour last Tuesday four prisoners escaped from the county jail at Great Rend, Kas., by removing a stouo In the sldo wall. Thls is the second time within n month that a jail delivery has occurred there. All four that escaped were to bo tried this No vember term of court. liloodhounds have been set on their track and' it is thought that they will bo overtaken. An Oil Htrlko In Knnaaa. It is reported that oil has been found at Rlackstone, a small station on the Kansas Southwestern railroad, between Anthony and Cnldwell. Tho farmers will engage an expert and have the oil tested. IllB Wolf Hunt. A big wolf hunt by tho farmers liv ing on tho old California trail, a few miles west of Lawrence, took plaeo ro cently. There were fifty mounted men with guns, and thirty hounds hnd been imported for tho occasion, Only ono1 wolf was killed. The wind dried up tho ground so that It was hard for tho dogs to follow tho eent. Only two wolves wero seen. Sam Piper a farmer, was shot in tho shoulder by tho dls-" charge of his gun while ho was crawl- . v in through a barbod wire fence. ' m feji di? )Vi. J. lit , 1y