The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-24
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ATC1IIsoN, Kan. Sept. 90.

ATC1rIsoS, Kan. Sept. 90.
The Daily Chmwyiom has an nc
count OF n horrible murder perpctra
ted near New Sterling, Rice county.
Yesterday about . o'clock, man
NAMED Potter, appeared in New .Ster-
ling covered with blood, anil with
bullet hole through the back of his
head. The ball lodged i'll his neck,
and another through his upper lip.
His story is substantially rs follows:
Himself and q companion named
Douglas arrested for horse steal
ing, and were en- routc from Wichita
TO Great Bend, i'll charge of Deputy
officers. They wcro lying i'll wagon
shacliled together, and tho officers
riding horseback behind. About sun
rise on Monday, one Of tho officers
rodo up and shot Potter through tho
back of the head; Douglas jumped
up begging for his life, and was shot
through the right temple killing him
! instantly. The bodies were then
thrown ont of tho wagon, when see
ing Potter still brenthcd, another
shot WAS fired Mt him the ball passing
through his lip and lodging i'll his
check bone; The bodies were then
dragged toward the Arkansas river,
about 200 yards, anil tho murdercr3
took their departure westward. When
| they were out of sight, Potter wnlcd
| the Arkansas river and arrived in
Now Sterling, creating quite scnsa-
ton. \ party of citizens went out
and found the body of the murdered
man. Potter is completely exhausted
from the loss OF blood and is in Il
critical condition. potter's story is
that no belonged to n gang of horse
thieves and pcGchcd on them, and
that tho man who shot him was the
Captain Of the band. Great excite
ment exists i'll Rice county over this
bloody affair.
New York, Sept. 90.
Tho World has persisted for several
days that yellow fever prevails in
Baltimore, although it has been sya-
tcmItically denied, officially and
otherwise. The World to-day prints
the following from Baltimore, signed
by physician. L have visited II
yellow fever patients to-day. The
authorities are still trying 10 keep
the presence of the disease Il secret.
The patients are III The most sdunlid
AMI dirty parts CT the city; four new
cases broke ont. to-day; The officials
convey those infected TO the Marine
hospital; until this time there hns
been want Of sanitary prccaution;
patients hive been allowed TO remain
ut home and have not been isolated ;
all the patients that have died have
shown the characteristic SYMPTOMS of
yellow fever, except the black vomit f,
which occurred only in two cases.
| So far no autopsy has been made,
most Of The patients heinS Bohcmi-
ans, and their friends ohjccting to in
| examination. DR.. Stewart, Prcsi-
dent OF the Board Of Health, COM
plains that he has not the power to
isolate patients, but tonight, fouT
new eases having broken ont ,iistruc-
tons have been given to- convey sicl;
people TO the hospital. | SAW Mayor
Lntrobo who says it would hurt the
city if the truth became known.
Pool selling Oh The return mattel,
between the Irish and American
teams, last night, showed that the in
tcrcst IN rifle shooting had not nbatcd
with the termination Of the IuteIna-
tioral match.
WILMlEGroE, Del. Sept. 20.
Tho steamship I:ohcccm Clyde
sailed from here on Saturday morn
ing, loaded with naval stores and cot
ton; she hccnmc disabled oil &crncokc
inlet, 20 miles sontlI OF IIattcras, on
Sunday morning about o'clock,
from tho rolling OF the deck load
breaking the steering gear and The
lnshinEs of tho deck load Incoming
cntanSlcd i'll the propeller; the wind
blowing perfect hurricane from the
southeast. In tho effort to hcIvc
tho loosrncd deck load overheard,
several persons were washed over
board and Instantly drowned. by
the heroic efforts Of the Captain,
! Chief Engineer, second mate and
cook, the spanhcr was raised and al
most instantly blown away from The
| mast. They HcMt raised tho Bain
sail, but il was soon destroyed. They
were unable TO clear the Eurcsail hal
yards but succeeded in getting it
twO-ihirdB up. The engineer, Jones
and tho second mate, Hendricks,
went nstcrn to try To clear tho pro.
pcllcr, but wcTo washed overheard
and Immediately disappeared behind
huge wave. The survivors chung
10 The ship, tho sea washing over her
fore and att. AhOnt 1 o'clock the
! shore appeared in sight, the wind
having blown The ship before it on
the beach. Tho Captain and cook
| managed TO clear the port boat, Int
il got away with only one Inum in il
and ono cliuBihg to her stern. Tho
breakers soon swnInpcd tho boat.
, But two Incn, Sol. Whitclnw, the
uilcr, and II COlOrrd fireman named
Bob. reached thc shore. Tho rest
clung 10 the hull of the ship until it
was smashed TO pieces, and then
strucl; out for shore, but tho follow
ing only Euccccdcd in reaching il:
". l.. Parsley, Fred. Price. J. NJ.
Croolay, Framk +. GicnIcy and ChOs.
Ept.
BCLGnApr, Sept. 20.
4 S;crviun note handed tho foreign
Consuls. yesterday. complains that
tho Turks have violated tho suapcn.
sion Of hosliltics ut Yankown and
Kloycsara. 1t is also stated that they
have destroyed and burned Saitchar,
! and crossed tho river TiiHok. IL il
reported lhnt the ScrYians by order
Of Prince Milan, hnYc rcrrOggcd the
Drina and rcOrcupird their formcr
positions on Tho western bank. Gen