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DREADFUL TRAGEDY.
A Ssis.our< -ksrssses@ sxsiss His wife and
Daughter and Then Commits Suicide.

KANSAS Cry, NO., November S.-A
fearful tragedy was enacted to-day at the
farmhouse of II. Clay McGee, ten miles
south of this city. His children, on re-
turning home from school in the after
noon, found the lifeless bodies of the
father, mother and older sister lying upon
the floor. McGee had evidently killed his
wife, shooting her with q shotgun, and
shot his daughter in the back, and COM
pleted the horror by going to the upper
room and swallowing a dose of morphine
The house being Isolated, the neigh
bors were not aroused and the bodies
consequently lay until discovered
by the children late in the day. The i'm
mediate cause of the insane deed is not
known. McGee is a man of violent
temper, amounting almost to frenzy at
times. lie was prosperous farmer, hav
ing come into this vicinity several years
ago from Kentucky, where it is said he
once killed man. He had six children,
some of them married. Mary, the muir
dered daughter, was twenty-one years of
age. Another, daughter, the wife of Mr..
Sands Hopkins, member of an old fam
lily here, was accidentally shot and killed
by her husband some months ago. Nc
Gee was forty-five or fifty years of age.
McGee has for some time borne an unsa-
worry reputation among the neighbors on
account of his harsh treatment of his
family, and the tragedy to-day is supposed
to have been the result of domestic discord
! of long standing
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HELENA. ARK.
Money Wanted on L-..us-lne Hauk Eu'
sSs1nent CanceIed-PersOnaIs.

Money Wanted ors u..sus-Ine HauI6 En-
sSs1nent Canceled-PersonaI
Special to the Appeal
HELENA, ARK, November S.-Nearly
every landowner who can furnish a clear
abstract OF title is preparing to borrow
money from the loan agents operating
hereabouts. The result OF this binding of
themselves may in some instances be
fruitful OF good, but to the average planter
it simply means surrender.
Nine. Minnie Hauk was to have appeared
here this evening, but cancelled her en-
gagement, sending her compliments to the
manager of the operahouse. This is the
second occurrence of this kind this season.
Another may cause trouble.
Misses Jessie and Gertrude Alcorn, of
Mississippi, are among the the notable ar
rivals in the city to-day.
The Peoples Choice is the name of a new
weekly to be started at Clarendon next
week. This gives Clarendon two papers,
backed by two rival factions in the COM
munity.
Two weddings in high life are announced
for next week.
Marriage infectious this fall. The fever
is spreading.
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WRITING to Mr.. K. b. O'Brien, in ac-
acknowledgement of the receipt of a copy of
that gentleman's work, Fifty Years Of Con-
cessioH 10 ireland, John Bright says; Gre
land needs TO be informed rs well and as
much as England; but while England is
willing to learn, and is now well disposed,
a large portion of Ireland is not willing to
learn, and has put itself into the hands Of
men whose purpose is that it shall only
learn what is hostile to England, and, as
think, most injurious to itself. As TO the
future, do not take 80 gloomy view as
many speakers and writers do, l believe
in Just measures and in their effect, and
in time and patience, and am ready TO
hope, and even to believe, that within a
reasonable period we shall see change
for the better in Irish affairs"
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MILWAUKEE,, November S.-A Madison
dispatch says the south wing of the capi-
tol extension fell at twenty minutes of 2
o'clock this afternoon, burying over twenty
workmen. Bernard Higgins, laborer, Mad
ison; Lew Edgar, mason, Madison; Mi
chael Zwanks, mason, Madison; William
Jones, mason, Milwaukee, were killed.
Seventeen were I'M jured seriously,
and of this number some six or ten prob
ably fatally. Five men had left the base
ment and were about returning when the
crash came. Hundreds of people were at
once on the scene, and with the aid of the
hook and ladder company extricated every
sufferer Medical attendants were sum-
moned, and the wounded removed to
places of safety. Some ascribe the
accident to defective iron pillar,
others to poor masonry. 1t is the
opinion of Contractor Bently that
the loss will fall on the commonwealth, as
the plans were approved by the State
architect, and the blame can be ascribed
to no one. The loss cannot be estimated
at present. The additions were to be
completed March !, 1884. Two hundred
thousand dollars were appropriated by the
Legislature to meet the necessary ex-
penses. The wing for the Historical So
ciety was destroyed.
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FROM the New Orleans Times Democrat
we learn that there is sreported danger of n
split in the Grand Lodge OF Masonry in
the United States. II appears that the
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, has so al
tered its constitution as To forbid Masonic
intercourse, by the Master Masons of that
jurisdiction, with any person who directly
recognizes as Masonic anybody claimed TO
be Masonic except such as have already
been indorsed by that Grand Lodge. Per-
sons, who say they know, assert that this
is likely to cause trouble, because it is
considered an attempt TO employ the con-
centrated power of the Blue Lodge or
ganization in Massachusetts, to support the
claims of higher degree body and divide
the land The change is much deplored
by sound-thinking Masons, and every ef-
fort is being made TO counteract all intiu-
ences which tend to discord, or the slight
est appearance of it.
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BILLY MALONE
DenOunces Arthur and the Republican
Party for Having Deserted Him
on Tuesday Last.
And He and Riddleberger Threaten Here
after to Vote In the Senate With
the Democrats.
Full Returns from Mississippi Ben But
Ter Promises TO Run for Governor
of Massachusetts Next Year.
MALONE

And Riddieiserger. Utterly Disaustei!.
Propose 90 Desert ihe Republicans.
Special to the Appeal)
WAsmsGToS, November San entirely
reliable interviewer. who has Just re-
turned from Petersburg, where he visited
Malone at his house, reports the Read
juster leader as being much dispiuted,
and as having made the surprising state
ment that the Republicans had pursued
hypocritical course toward him; that
the administration did not aid him
at all; that Arthur took no interest
in Virginia, and failed to lend the infiu-
ence of his administration, and that no
money was contributed by the Rcpubli-
cans in aid Of the campaign. 1t is re-
garded here as quite certain that Malone
is very mad at the Republicans, and this
is looked on as important as indicating
that he may possibly refuse to vote with
the Republicans in the Senate. The pa
pers in this region to-day have also pub
lished statements to the effect that Riddle
berger has been heading off and will vote
with the Democrats if they will consent
TO the election of his friend, George c..
Gorham, TO the secretaryship of the
Senate.
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WHAT MINISTER FERRY
Has 10 say About Frances Difficulties
in TOnquin and With China.

LONDON, November S.--The Standards
Paris correspondent had an interview
with Minister Ferry, in which he denied
that France had any intention of annexing
New Guinea. With regard to China, he
entertains the opinion that the Chinese
diplomatists are neither frank, honest nor
ingenious. He utterly disbelieves in the
military power OF China, and is firmly
convinced that there is not the re-
motest chance of that country going to
war. Minister Ferry did not see any
such eventuality as the French blockading
the Chinese ports of Tonquin, and other
Chinese possessions. France had no
treaty rights over Tonquin, and would not
retreat from her position at the dictation
OF China. When the French were firmly
established in the Red River delta another
market will then be opened, and the
Chinese can then acquiesce in a fat accom-
pE. There was no difference with Eng
land in regard to Tonquin or Madagascar
which could not be adjusted.
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BY circular, a copy OF which is before
us. the United States Evangelical Alliance
invites all the people of the United States
who rejoice with them in the possession OF
civil and religious liberty to join in cele-
brating the tooth anniversary of the
birthday Of Martin Luther tomorrow,
November 10, 1883. The circular says:
"As the 10th of November falls
this year on Saturday, the Alliance
would respectfully suggest that meetings
be held ON that day where canvenient;
and pastors are respectfully invited on the
following Lords day, November l1th, to
bring before the people in sermons or
other addresses the value and blessings of
the Reformation, and OF those quickening
doctrines of life and OF duty to which it
reaSakened the world" Our whole ma
tionsi life is bound up with civil and re-
ligious freedom. Without liberty of con-
science and the right of private Judgment,
there can be no free government. Hence
the need Of coustant vigilance in guarding
and defending the great principles which
were vindieated by The Reformation.
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A Quiet Election I'm BeniOn-Fhe Green
hackers oppose the independents.

Special to the Appeal.l
ASHLAND, November S.-The election in
this. county (Benton) passed off quietly.
This is the county which Chalmers has
counted and which gave him ll6 majority
last year. lie has been here, Ben Phil
lips has been here, but they came in vain.
The Democratic county ticket made a
clean sweep. The majorities range from
seventy-five to 250. We all feel good and
are under obligations TO the ArPEAL for
the service it has done the Democracy OF
North Mississippi. The Greenbackers al
most to a man voted against the indie
pendent movement. Many colored men
did hard work for the Democratic party.
Benton is on her feet and will give
Chalmers a warm reception when that
chronic ofiice-Seeker comes before the
people again.
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Republican paper, tells the negroes, anent
the recent Supreme Court decision on the
civil rights act, that the country ''cannot
afford to reverse the theory of government
on their account. The people are willing
to give literally for education in the South,
hut are not ready as yet for the extinction
OF State rights, as they are not for the de-
NAL of personal rights"
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INSTANT DEATH
And Many Days of Torture and Pain
Caused to Industrious Men by
the Falling OF
The Entire Roof of the South Wing of
the Capitol Of Wisconsin, at
Madison.
Names of the Killed and Wounded
Theories as to the Cause OF the
Dreadful Accident.

MADISON, Wis, November S.-The en-
tire roof, inside wall, and iron and stone
columns of the new south wing of the
capitol fell at 40 o'clock pm. Barney
Higgins and William Edgar, OF Madison,
were killed instantly; William Jones, boss
mason, Milwaukee, skull fractured and is
dying; James Dowell, mason, Madison,
both legs broken and will probably die !;
Rhodes, sheboygan, badly injured; Jos.
Kelly, Madison, leg broken and badly in
jured; Miles Maxwell, Janesville, injured
in the Shead; Ed Barnes, Madison, badly
injured; Arthur Lynch, Chicago, injured
badly; Mike Seward, Madison, badly in
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\ sTocKHoLDER in The Century told
Cath" recently that Editor Glider is
greatly the superior of his predecessor,
DIR. Holland, in mental equipment and va
RANT taste If he had not been a good lit
erary man he would have been fine
artist He has hardly-excelled taste in all
things of design. His wit, when he has
time to exercise it, is an enjoyment, too.
His health has not been improved, how
ever, by sitting up all night at times to
think over magazine matters"
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MARRIED..

VICK-MTTCHELIs-At residence OF the bride :
parents, in Collierville, Tenn. at s:@ o'cloek
Wednesday evening, November :, lsSS, Mr.. r. L,
VrcK and Miss BETTY MITCHELL, DIR. Lauderdsle
officiating. The following presents were received;
One Silver Cake Stand by Miss Anna Holden; one
Silver Pickle Stand by Mrs; I. II. Cannon; one
Plush Pocket by Mipny Riggs; one copy Of the
Vases and Toilet Set by Colleryille Guards one
Rocking Chair by W II: Wick; one Bible byJ.
A. and W. n Holden; SILVER Butter Dish BY ~, Mr.
Miss Anna II. Lacy; Silver Jewelry Stand by
Messrs. T. II. Cannon. J. p. Humphreys, W. j.
Coopwood and +. II. Humphreys; Silver Cream
Pitcher BY Miss Matty Moore: Silver Fruit Stand
by J. W. Waddy, H.. X. Campbell. II, L, Cole
man and A: j. Campbell; Silver Toilet Set by
Elton Harrell
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THE heart-rending calamity by which so
many men lost their lives and so many
others were wounded at Madison, Wis,
yesterday, has Mortified the people of that
city rs nothing else has since the destruc-
ton of so many lives by the burning OF
the hotel at Milwaukee. The State au-
thorities have taken charge of the bodies
and searching inquest will be held. No
doubt the families of the dead and
wounded will be promptly and properly
for
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MADISON, Wis, November S.-The full
list of the killed and wounded in the capt.
tol disaster this afternoon is as follows:
DEAD.
Bernard Higgins, laborer fifty years old,
Madison.
William Edgar, mason, Madison, buried
under debris; horribly crushed.
Michael Zewauk, mason, Madison, died
after being taken out.
William G. Jones, mason, Milwaukee,
skull fractured; died since taken out.
INJURED.
Miles Maxwell, plasterer, Janesville,
badly cut on head.
William Rose, plasterer, Sheboygan,
probably fatal.
William Junge, carpenter, Madison,
badly scratched.
Arthur Lynch, Madison, badly hurt; de-
lirious
Ed; B9hn, mason, of Sioux City, aged
twenty-tiiroe wears, serinusly cut up.
Ed. Page and ]. o. Page, masons, OF
Middleton, both young men and brothers,
badly hurt.
Ed. Kingsley, mason, OF Milwaukee,
hurt about the head.
old settler, aged sixty years, both legs
broken; will die
Patrick O'Laughlin, laborer, left arm
broken and two temple cuts; will die.
William Burke, ST., laborer, married
with four children, badly cut about the
face and chest injured.
Ed. Kinsell, bricklayer, of Milwaukee
cut about the head and back.
Cyrus Shenck, of Shopiere, Rock county
cut on the back of the head and in the
right eye.
Henry Diedereck, mason, of Milwaukee
left leg broken.
Mike Iewauk, ST., mason, of Madison.
Ed Bamen, plasterer, OF Madison, face
and back injured.
John Clark, plasterer, of Milwaukee, al
arm broken.
Nelson Bolst, carpenter, OF sun Prairie
hurt slightly.
Pat Carey, of Madison, badly crushed.
Ed Gleason, laborer, of Madison, fore
arm hurt by box of falling glass.
CAUSE OF THE TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
is somewhat uncertain, but the mos
plausible theory is that the heavy iroI
pillars supporting the ROOF of the second
story balcony sank into the plank OF
which they rested, thus pulling the sounc
wall outward, which in turn caused tn,
roof OF the entire wingto cave in. These
columns we're made of large pieces o
boiler. ian, rolled into. circular form
stove-pipe fashion, the jointures not bein;
/ holfad fooather.
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ABOILER EXPLOSION
Wounds Several Men and Sets Fire 10 N
Earn. which with Contents IL Com
Sumed.

CLEVELAND, November S.--A special to
the Leader reports that a threshing ma
chine boiler exploded to-day at the farm
of the widow Geattge, Dove township,
Tuscarawas county. Mrs. Geattge was
blown fifteen feet and her shoulder was
broken by a flying piece of the machine.
Her recovery is doubtful. John Smith,
engineer, was blown sixty feet and badly
wounded. Ritter Lintner was blown a
considerable distance and injured about
the back. The others had miraculous es
capes. The barn was fired by the eX-
plosion and was destroyed with large
quantities of grain and hay.
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OBITUARY.
The Rev. J. n. McFcrrin.

The Rev. John Berry McFerrin, DID,
was born in Rutherford county, Tenn,
June 10, 1907. His father, Col. James Nc
Ferrin, was native of Virginia, and re-
moved to Tennessee in 1904. John B. Nc
Ferrin's mother was the daughter of John
Berry, Presbyterian elder, who died in
Virginia about 100 years ago. John B.
McFerrin was the eldest son OF his parents.
Nashville was mere village when he was
born. His early advantages We're limited.
The cabin in which he was born was sur
rounded by a oanebrake and an almost
unbroken forest At the age of eighteen
he entered the ministry and was admitted
to the Tennessee Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, in 1925. He has
filled great many positions in the Church.
He edited the Nashville Christian Adrocate
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EXPERT THIEVES
In the Vicinity of Pittsburg Rob a Man
of So5, 900 i'm Money and Goods.

PIrrsBURG, November SIT is evident
that gang of expert thieves are working
in this locality. This week three exten-
sive robberies have been committed. The
boldest was the breaking open of the safe
of Samuel Schultz, storekeeper few
miles from this city, early this morning.
The robbers hauled the safe out of the
building on planks, blew it open with pow
der, and got 81, 900 in cash and jewelry
and 5000 worth of clothes. Three men
and woman were arrested, but it is
thought there were a dozen others en-
rraped in IL
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THE MEXICAN TRADE.
Capitalists and Merchants from the Sis
ter Republic Coming 10 See Us.

KANSAS CRY, November S.-The Kansas
Journals chihuahua (Mexico) special an
nounces the departure from there tonight
of an excursion party of capitalists and
merchants, representing S60,000,000 or
more capital, and including some of the
most prominent business men of the Mex
lean republic. The party travel as the
guests of the Mexican Central, Santa Fe
and Missouri Pacific roads, and will arrive
Monday night next. After visiting here
Ihey will go to st. Louis, thence to Chi
cagQ. Extensive preparations are making
for their entertainment by the city officials
and business men. The excursion origi-
mated with the view to the establishment
of new trade relations with Northern
Maxico
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FAT-STOCK SHOW
To be Held i'm Chicago. BEGINNING ON
the 18th Instant.

CHICAGO, November S.-The annual
National Fat-Stock Show will be held
here, beginning November 18th. Entries
have been received from all parts OF this
country and from Great Britain. On the
18th and 10th the National Convention of
Cattle Breeders and Raisers will be held
here at the call of Prof. Loring president
of the United States Treasury Cattle Com
mission, for the purpose of consulting in
regard to the prevention of the spread OF
diseases among cattle. England, Germany
and France will send commissioners TO the
n,nafipU
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A GANG OF THIEVES
Arrested i'm ChicagO-Hew They Got I'm
Their Work i'm the stores.

- CHICAGO, November S.-The police this
afternoon and tonight arrested two mem
bers of a thoroughly organized gang of
shoplifters. They include the leader, a
woman known to the police as Mother
Wier, two sons and two daughters. Over
$4,000 worth of stolen goods were recov-
cred. 1t is estimated the peculations
Of the band nearly all of whom are women,
amounted to 100000 or Sl50,0O0 within
the past few months. They are all fine
looking women and elegantly dressed. The
method of operation was for couple OF
women to enter a carriage with one of
Mother Wier's SONS as coachman, and go
a-shopping among the larger stores till
the carriage was filed with plunder, when
it would be taken to a place of deposit.
One OF Mother Wier's daughters lately re-
turned from New York, having served a
term ON Blackwell's Island.
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MALONE and Riddleberger now threaten
to punish the Republicans for not sup
porting them during the campaign, by
voting in the Senate with the Democrats.
But the conditions rendered by "Riddle"
are such as the Democrats cannot honor
ably accept. So they are likely to become
the melancholy Dromios OF the Senate.
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LOUIS KossUTH, the Garibaldi of Hun
gary, is dying. The noble patriot has
passed his eighty-frst year, and has been
breaking down physically for some time.
lie has lived near Turin, Italy, for over
twenty years in the strictest privacy, de-
voting himself chiefly to scientific studies.
His physicians say his death may occur at
any moment
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Scratching In acknowledgements All
Elected In TRllahatchie.

Special to the Appeal
GRENADA, Mss, November S.-The cleo
ton passed off quietly. The Independents
elect three men on their ticket. The Demo-
Gratis elect the balance. A good deal of
scratching was done on both sides. Fitz-
gerald beat Oglesby about 800 in the coun-
ty. A light vote was polled and very little
interest manifested Advices received
here this afternoon from Tallahatchie in
dicate that the entire Democratic ticket is
elected in that county, which insures the
election of DIR. ]. J, Gage, OF this place, to
tho Stata Sanote
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GEN. SHERMAN'S
Reception i'm st. LOuis to be Very I'm
demOnstrative-JOhn Mccullough.

ST. LOUIS, November S.-Gen. Sherman
will arrive here, his future home, Monday
next. At his own request, there viii be
no public demonstration on his arrival,
but he will be given reception in the
evening at the Southern Hotel by the
Grand Army of the Republic, in which
the citizens generally will participate,
after which the general will go to the
Olympic Theater, to take part in the wei.
come that will be given to his old friend
John Mccullough, the actor.
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No sEaterial Change An Returns.

New YORK, November s.-The .S,u, will
say: Corrected returns make no material
change in majorities on the State ticket
The plurality of Carr, Rep, for Secretary
OF State, is $4,000; Chaplin, Dem, for
Comptroller, 10000 plurality. Maxwell,
for Treasurer, runs 5000 behind Chaplin.
The pluralities Of other candidates range
from u 600 to II OO0n
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VIRGINIA.


The Man who struck gen. Malone.
PETERSBURG, November S.--Wm. Long,
a tobacconist, Acknowledges he is the per-
son who struck Gen. Malone in the face
during the scufile at the polls on election
day. Long explains that being pressed by
the crowd he Long raised his hands to
clear himself and as he did some one
struck him violently on the hand which
caused it to strike Gen. Malone lightly in
the face, which he hopes did the general
no serious injury, Long says he had no
intention or desire to do Gen. Malone
personal injury, As to his (Mahene's)
offer of 500 to know the scoundrel or
assassin who struck him he long is the
responsible party, and hopes his statement
will be satisfactory.
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THE CITY MARSHAL
Al Hearne, Tex. Perforated with BucIs-
shot by n Young Lawyer.

GALVESTON, November S.-A special to
the Ne,cs from Hearne, says: Bad feeling
has existed for some time between City
Marshal Cannon and Albert Bishep,
promising young lawyer. This morning
Cannon, pistol in hand, followed Bishep
into his yard, where the lawyer uneX-
pectedly produced double-barreled shot
gun and perforated Cannon with twenty
nine buckshot, killing him instantly. Cam
non has been marshal four years, during
which time he killed two men. He had a
Stain rnnnfntinn-