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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.
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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."
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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.
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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. '
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