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PAYNE's PARTIsANs.
Indignation Meeting Held Over the Ar
rest OF Oklahoma Payne and Follow

Indignation Meeting Held Over the Ar
rest OF Oklahoma Payne and Follow
ers.
WICHITA, Kas., Sept. 12.-ORe of the
largest meetings of a political nature
ever held in this city occurred at the
skating rink this evening, the occasion
being an Indignation meeting over the
late arrest of Capt. Payne and his fol-
lowers by the United States authorities.
The meeting was held upon the return
OF the prisoners to this city after being
released from the custody of the mili-
tary. Fully 1000 people were present.
The meeting was called to order by the
election of j. NJ. Mccoy. OF this city
as president, with Gen. 3. English
and ex-Gov. Glenn, formerly of Illinois,
as vice presidents. Mr.. Mccoy is
well known 10 all cattle men in the west
having been on the plains since 1868,
engaged in the Texas cattle trade. In
1880 he was sent by the census bureau
into the Indian territory to take the CEN
sus of the number of cattle In the terri
tory. He made q special examination
afterwards, IN connection with ex-Con-
gresham Phillips of this state, as to the
legal statutes of their land. He gave
the meeting very clear statement of
western part of the territory. He was
for several months afterward at
MuskOgee, where he was employed
as agent to collect rent from
the cattle men who had Leased the lands
from the Indians. While there he be-
came fully acquainted with the methods
of doing business by Mr.. Tufts and 9TH
er agents eff the government at Mus
kOgee.
He was followed by Captain Payne,
who gave a graphic description of the
arrest OF the Rock Falls settlers, the de-
structiOn of the property by the agent,
Tufts, and the negro soldiers and their
subsequent treatment while on the march
across to Fl. Smith and while there and
at FIT. Gibson.
Capt. Payne was followed by Judge
Mcdonald of Winfield, one of the most
highly respected and able attorneys of
the southern Arkansas valley. He COM
plimentcd McCoy's statement of the. legal
statutes of those lands. He is the attOr-
ney for the boomers.
Mr.. Mcdonald was succeeded by Mr..
Court, a Wichita lawyer. Resolutions
asserting the righs of settlement on the
lands, and condemning the action of the
general government as illegal, unconstI-
tutional and outrageous and as 8 viola
ton of the rights of the citizens of the
United States, were unanimously adopt
ed. General enthusiasm as we'll as great
indignation was expressed.
The boomers lately under arrest have
all arrived IN this city, Payne coming in
tonight. Following their indictment
OF yesterday by the United States grand
jury. bills were posted calling a meeting
at the skating rink, which was addressed
by Payne and other Democratic
speakers, who denounced the govern
ment for arresting and dragging them
across the country of their love. A long
series of resolutions were passed to the
intent that they had been unjustly ar
rested and lily treated, aud their prop
erty burned and destroyed.
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The indianapolis Sentinel was pleased
to make great deal of buster about af.
tldavits which 1t alleged to have az hand
TO substantiate its dirty libel on Mr..
Blame, and which would DO immediate
ly forthcoming II that gentleman made
any effort to dispute its charges.
The hctitiouslY alleged afida-
Wits have not been forthcoming. But
instead 1t put forth a lot of insinuating
Undergraduates intended to create suspi.
cion. with no foundation in fact and per.
Missile only because the Indiana laws
are deficient in not discountenancine
such vile legal procedure. 1t is howey-
er, principle of criminal law that the
accused must be proven guilty beyond
the existence of u reasonable doubt
But nothing has yet been produced by
the Sentinel TO justify a reasonable
doubt as to MT. BlaIne's entire limo.
cence of the scandal. The SentineI's
statements can be taken for naught be
cause 1t has already given itself the liz
by ITS prevarIcations.
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THE AssAssIN's WORK.
An Aged Watchman Brutality Murdered
and Burned.

An AB0O WaCcn1nan brutally murdered
and Burned.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Sept IA most foul
murder was committed last night in the
superintendent's Office of the Augusta IL
Summerv;lle street railroad IN this city.
VIM. Wales, aged 60, a white man an d
night Waterman for the company,
was found this morning dead
in the Office with fearful
confusion on the back of his head
and the body was burned to a crisp. By
him lay pickaxe and oil can, showing
the terrible weapons used to accomplish
the murder, and the method by which
the perpetrator endeavored- to wipe out
all veStiges of his brutal deed +.
The body had been saturated with
Oil and set on fire, burning
almost to cInders from head to foot and
burning holes into the floor beneath
HIN. The object evidently was to burn
down the building and the condagra-
ton was only stopped by the blood which
saturated the space about the dead
mans body. a desk near by was forced
opene and 1881 taken. Wales who was
oyer sixty years of age was making the
rounds Ofthe premises at the time, and
probably WAS about to wind his watch at
IL O'Clock, as the last puncture
in the dial showed half past
ten. There Is no clue TO
the murder, which was evidently
performed by some one acquainted with
the place. Two arrests have been made.
Indignation is expressed in the neigh
borhOod. The coroner's Jury COM
menced an inquest, but adjourned till
to II OrrOw.
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James q. Blaine, the next president
of the United States, comes up from the
great state of Maine with a certificate Of
character endorsed by nearly a twenty
thousand majority OF his own home folks
who have known and loved him all his
life.
IT Mr.. Cleveland could hope to come
up from the great state Of New York
with u certificate of character-but then,
In his case, the certificate and character
arc both wanting.
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AT ATCHIsON.

ATCHIsoN, Kan, Sept 10-Geu b. F
Butler arrived in this city at O'Clock
this morning, from Lincoln, Nebraska.
A committee of greenbackers. consisting
of Ex-Governor Robinson, of Lawrence /;
Ii. G. VroOman, of Topeka, and A. j. Ut
ley, of Usage county, met him at the
train and escorted him TO the Byram no.
tel, and afterwards escorted him to To-
peka where he was on the program 10
deliver a speech at the state fair After
the distinguished anti-monopolist had
breakfasted, a reception was rendered
him in the parlors of the hotel, at which
Senator Ingalls, acted as master of cere-
monies. At the depot, previous TO his
departure for Topeka, a great crowd of
people assembled and begged for
speech, but he declined, promising, how
ever to return this way to morrow
Thursday evening at 5 O'Clock and de-
liver an address at the union depot He
will make a stop over of au hour here,
and the citizens have appointed commit
tees and made other arrangements for
the event. The Grafton will, however,
have no political significance.
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Water SubsidInK The Loss.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis, Sept 10
The water has fallen about SIX feet dur
in the past 24 hours. From the city side
fifteen building were carried away and
from the south side twenty. The city
will Immediately commence reconstruct
ing the bridges The bridges through
the country, with hardly an exception,
have been carried away. The loss will
not be less than one million dollars.
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VIVA. Il XynnIl1 raLn

NEW YORK, Sept. IL The following
was received by prominent banking
house, whose friends are largely inter
ested 10 the Union Pacific road:
GENTLEMEN:-In answer tO your
communication, wish To state that 70
pay all fixed charges of taxes, the
amount due the United States under
the Thurman act to pay all sinking fund
charges and pay an annual dividend of
seven per cent on Etock. requires $3.50,
coo. The net per month of land sales
this year to July LIST amounts To 435.-
093 acres, equal TO $742, 92S.
(Signed) JAY GOULD
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DEBTS OF THE GREAT Ma,

DEBTS Or THE GREAT NATIONS.
Nr. Michael G. MulhAll, a member of
the British association and author of the
Statistical Dictionary" who has made
the statistics of the world a study for
many years, presents US with some ap-
palling figures as TO the general indebt-
edness Of the nations at large, which it
seems somewhat difficult for the
human mind to grasp. He says
that from the treaty of Utrecht down to
the time of the French revolution, a
period of eighty years, che debts OF the
nations rose s., 25o. O00, 900. or an aver
age rise Of nearly $4,000, 900 annually,
to wit: "The total national debt of the
world, not estimating local debts of any
kind, in 1713 was $685.. 600, 900; in 1853
they had risen to 81, 415, OOO. 600; IN 1898
to ASA, 600. 600; IN 1916 10 $7,1S5, OOO.-
900; in 1s4s TO $s.245. 900 900; in 1870 to
SIS, Use, O0O, 900, and In 1884 / find they
have reached the appalling aggregate of
$27 ,155. 5000 These figure ought TO
satisfy the most exactIpg.
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HorrihIe neafh

SOMERSET. Pa, Sept. IA point
on the Southwest Pennsylvania railroad,
four miles from here was the scene YES
terdaY OF a horrible accident. A Prus-
sian laborer was pouring powder into a
hole from keg, which he held between
his legs, when the train of powder was
fired by a smoldering spark. Instantly
it reached the key which exploded, tear
ing the flesh from the bones of the un-
lucky man from the waist TO the top of
his head. The fore part of the skull is
left literally bare, the nose being torn
completely off and the eyes blown out
Both ears are gone and no hair is left on
his head. He was otherwise horribly
burned and charred, and death resulted
IN a few minutes.
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A TROUBLED rragedian

COSEY ISLAND, Sept 1I.-Last even
ing q strange man was discovered at
tempting TO walk the trestle work of the
Marine railroad from Manhattan to
Brighton beach. An officer put him
aboard the train, when the man was
recognized as John Mccullough A
watch was kept on him, as it was
feared he would attempt suicide.
After the train started Mccullough
attempted to jump OF, but was pre-
vented. On his arrival at Brighton
Beach he complained of his head and
the fearful hest of the past few days.
II was evident that the eminent actor
was suffering terribly, and close watch
was kept over him until he reached
his friends in New York, who
had been notified of bis
condition. It seems that Mccullough
fancies that he is followed by men who
desire to kill him, and he keeps lodging
imaginary foes constantly.
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a Rooster That Catches Mice.

Nelson Bosworth, OF Glen Cove, L. L.,
is the champion amateur fisherman of
that village. He Is the owner of roos-
ter which is as good a mouser as any cat
IN the place. The rooster has a special
tondness for mice, and full grown mice
are his specially. He Is peculiar
in his habits. After escorting
his flock to their usual feed
ing grounds he will walk off to a spot
where mice find an entrance to the house
in search of food, and will remain mo-
tionless and noiseless until a mouse
mouse makes its appearance, and when
he gets far enough out of the hole, quick
as flash he pOunces upon HIM seizes
him with his bill and gives him throw
of several feet further from his hole, and
then darts after him, grabs him and
sticks him until he kills him Then the
rooster calls the hens around him with
exultant clucks and chuckles. They
look at the dead mouse, and having no
appetite for such food, the
rooster picks up his victim, throws his
head back and attempts to swallow the
mouse. This is u slow process. taking
sometimes quarter of an hour. After
getting all down but the tail there Is fun.
He throws his head back, takes q hop,
kicks out one leg and then the other
stops to rest, and then repeats the pro-
cess until the tail is swallowed. There
is nothing remarkable about the looks
of the rooster, but it is q case where ap-
peaTances are deceiVing.
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Have YOU Heard from Maine.

LEWISTON, Maine, Sept, 12-ChaIr-
man Wing, of the Republican state COM
mIttee has sent a telegram tn b. +.
Jones. chairman Of the national Repub
lican committee of which the following
As an abstract AGO towns and plantations
in Maine give Robbie 1862; Rodman
90, 452; scattering 1863; Republican ma
iorItY 1852. plurality e. go.
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Weekr FasIures-

New YORK, Sept. 12.-The failures OF
the last seven days in the United States
were 1872: Canada, %; total, 220. as
against 213 last week. The casualties
were numerous IN the Pacific and west
eru states and the city OF New York, but
was light IN other sections
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The Hang1nan at WORK

CINCINNATI, Sept. 12.-BenJ. johnson,
cOlored. was hanged this morning tor
completely with Allen IngaIls in the
murder of Beverly Taylor and wife and
little girl at AvondaIe last February.
The bodies of the victims of that crime,
were brought by Ingalls, and JOHNSON
to the Ohio Medical College and the
murderers received $45 for the subjects
week afterwards. The bodies were
found IN the college and Ingalls, and
johnson arrested. The airocity of this
crime, together with the action of the
jury fixing grades, VIM. Berner's crime at
manslaugbter, when it was a clear case
OF murder in the first degree was a po-
tent cause for leading to the riot John
son was attended during the last forty
tve minutes IN the cell by DIR. Joyce
alone. The sheriff read the warrant
few minutes before 10 O'Clock.
Johnson listened with wild
look, but said nothing. He
knelt at the scaffold during a very
brief prayer and then made q short
speech declaring his innocence and say
ing he was prepared to die. Death was
almost instantaneous and with no pecu.
liar features. The execution took place
in the jail yard. the scaffold being
screened by canvas
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BEN RUTLER


His Reception at AtchisOn and Topeka
TOPEKA, Kss., Sept. 10-Gen B. F.
Butler accompanied by A N. PlYmpton
and Mr. Ames, arrived here to-day at
noon. He was met by committees from
the state fair association, Hon, E L.
Morrill, at the head, and committee
from the greenback- labor party headed
by ex- Gov. Chas Robinson, and he was
escorted to the fair grounds and made
speech of one hour, altogether pOliti-
zeal, which greatly chagrIned the asso-
citation. who expected him to talk on
agriculture. He addressed large audi
ence in the capitol square to night and
was rendered an ovation al the Windsor
hotel by the grand army boys. The
general will leave here Tomorrow for
Atchison and speak there at p. m
1t is estimated that 10000 people at
tended the fair to-day and . the interest
manifested in the several departments
is noticeable from last year
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ordered Relieved

COLUMBUS. O., Sept. 12 -tJy- Hoad-
ley has ordered the three Companies of
MALTA dong guard duty at the Hook
ing Valley mines TO be relieved to-day.
The Bucyrus guards and the Upper San
dusky company and Co. q of the Four
teenth regiment viii go to the valley to-
day 70 take the places of those relieved.
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A pure and simple compound, pleas
ant. effective, containing honey and tar
two ingredients whose virtues are appre-
ciated by all the world, is Coussen's
Honey Of Tar, an unequAied remedy for
coughs, colds and all diseases of throat
and lungs. Sold by D. w. Halner. (2)
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WAsHIsGroN, D. c., Sept. III. Fl.
Squier. a private banker who made an
assignment a short time ago. committed
suicide this morning by eating his
throat with 3 pen knife.
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Ell Dorado Echoes.

Ell DORADO, Kss., Sept. 13.-Wsrner
and Kate Cole, who we're arrested here
the first of the week for attempting to
dispose OF two steers taken from Nick.
sons ranch, and who were riding horses
stolen from Douglas county, were to-day
sentenced to term of seven years in the
penitentiary.
Wilson and Crawford, who were con-
victed OF enticIng two young girls from
their homes for the purpose of prUstitu-
ton or cOacubinage, have also been
sentenced to the penltentiary.
Our CouHty fair opens here next Tues
day, and promises to be u most success
full exhibition. Thursday will be Sun
flower day, on which the business houses
will be handsomely decorated with those
emblematic flowers. Some of the finest
strains of stock in the state have been
entered for premiums.
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TOPEKA, Sept 12.-The fifth day OF
the state fair, which was Topeka day,
was the most successful of the week.
The merchants closed their stores gen.
orally. and with their families turned out
TO see the grand exhibition of the pro
ducts OF the state The attendance on
yesterday was In the neighborhood OF
$4,000. of which 10 900 tickets were sold
at the treasurer's office on the grounds.
The attendance to-day was considerably
larger, and has been estimated at from
thirty 10 forty thousand.
The principal features of the day were
the show OF horses and cattle. This
display outranks anything of the kind
ever made In the west. The herds are
from all over the state, and show fat cat
tie AMI those just from the range
Thousands of visitors have received ia
vorahle impressions from this fair.
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INSTRUCTED for ingalls,.

Usage Cry, Kan, Sept. 10. The Re-
publican county convention Tuesday
nominated T. T. Marshall. of Usage City,
for state senator. Resolutions endorsing
the national and state platforms were
adopted. The following resolution en-
dorsiDg Senator John j. Ingalls, was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That. appreciating the high
personal, political. slatesmanllke quail
ties and accomplishments Of United
States Senator John j. Ingalls,, We
strongly demand his election as has own
successor.
Col. John a. Martin, Republican can
dIdate for governor, addressed large
and enthusiastic meeting at this place
last night. Col. A. NJ. Fiory also spoke.
The feeling in the county in favor of the
entire Republican ticket is growing bet
ter every day. The Irish Blame and
Logan Republicans nUw say they will
support the whole ticket.
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olitary sceptic and hear it pronounce a
blessing on the greatest cough medicine
Of the age, Coussen's Honey OF Tar.
which will cure Group, hoarseness, bron-
chitis and all diseases of the throat and
lungs. Sold by d. w. Hainer. ~
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New Cattle Disease in Usage County.

Usage CITY, has. sept IU.-A cis-
ease has appeared among the cattle in
the northwestern part of this county
Several fatal cases are reported. The
owners OF the cattle do not know what
the disease is, but quarantine has been
established to prevent Its spread. After
being affected the cattle only live day
or two. DroWsiBess, costiTeness and q
bloody discharge are IFS main symptoms
The state veterinary surgeon has been
sent for. Ii IS not known whether the
disease is contagious, but several differ
ent herds are affected.
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REPRESENTATIVE CoNVENrIoN.


There will be n del egAte convention of the
Republicans Of the 6lst representative dis
trict, Lyon county, at the court house in the
city OF EmportA, on Saturday, the 27th day OF
September, 1884, at two O'Clock d. M. for the
purpose OF putting in nomination n candidate
To represents said district in the legislature
IN the place OF Jacob Stotler. resigned.
The district Is composed of the wnships
OF Emporia and Pike and the city OF EmPo-
ria.
The various precincts will be entitled 70
the following representation, which Is based
uDOn the vote cast for James smith for score
tary of state at the election Of 1854. viz:
Emporin City lEmDoriA Township
First ward. ....... 10 FowleEs' precinct II
second ward. ......H Craig's precinct. Is
Third ward 10 Pike township
Fourth ward. ......l2l Plymouth prec.
Patty's Mill prec. Z
It'll recommended that the primaries be
held Saturday. september Goth. 1884, at three
O'Clock y. m, except in the city OF Emporia,
where they will be held at 80 D. m.
IL Is further recommended that the polls be
held open at least one hour.
By order OF the county central committee.
W. j. JONES. ID. WRIGHT,
Secretary. Oh 4irman.
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Congressional Convention at HutchInsoD

HUTCHINSON, Kan. Sept. 10.-The
Democratic convention of the Seven.h
congressional district met here to-day,
ID. NJ. Dale. OF Wichita, presiding. Less
than halt the counties OF the district
were represented, but there was a fair
attendance from the counties in the cen
trail part of the district. Amos Harris,
of SedgwiCk; Chss. Bucher. of Harvey,
and H. u. Buckle were in nomination
before the convention. Buckle was nom
mated by reclamation. Tonight the
Democrats and ResubmIssionists turned
out the largest tOrchlight procession that
has been here during the campaign. The
spacious opera house is filed 10 Teple-
ton. The audience Is being addressed
by Chas. Butcher, OF Newton; Judge W.
p. Campbell, candidate for supreme
judge, and C. G. Cook, Of McPhersOu
county. A good deal of earnestness and
enthusiasm Is being manifested.
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A Fight Between Two Counties.

CLAY CENTER, Kas.. Sept. 10.-HOn.
w. s Stambough, of Abilene, and Hon.
A. B. Campbell, of Topeka, addressed
the Blaine and Logan club last night at
the opera house. A large and enthu-
sisstic audience was we'll entertained
The senatorial convention reconvened
this morning and had another siege of
balloting. At 80 the Clay delegation
asked for a five minutes recess TO bring
out new man for senator, when the
Washington delegates picked up their
hats and withdrew from the convention.
The Clay delegates with their chairman
w. Walton. The Washingto dele
gates with the SECRETARY met IN Il shoe
store and nominated Moorhead. 1t is a
fight between two counties, though with
out much bitterness of feeling, and the
end ia not vat