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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
FEARFUL CRIME IN KANSAS.
A Man Kills His Wife and Two Children and Is
Lynched BY q Mob.

A frightful crime was committed last week
in Hodgeman County, Kan. Seven years ago
beautiful young lady, named Lowber. fell in
love with Sam Purple. Against the wishes of
her friends they Were married and settled down
near Marine. They never lived very happily
together. and Puppies viciousness eliminated
in the murder Of part of his family and in his
own death at the hands of an enraged mob three
days later. At the time of the murder his fam
lily consisted Of seven persons-himself his wife,
his wife's sister and four children, the youngest
only three weeks old.
Friday morning his wife arose and prepared
breakfast. She then went to awaken her hus-
band, which so enraged him that he sprang
from bed, and, seizing his revolver shot his
wife through the body. She died at once. The
newborn babe was next fred at with the same
result. he then shot another of his children
and his sister-in-law, Miss Lowber, the ball
passing through the arm and lodging some
where In the shoulder. As this emptied his re-
volver, he proceeded to load his shotgun. A
mistake which he made stopped the deadlypro-
ceedings. The powder was poured into one
barrel and the shot into the other With this
he endeavored TO blow off the head of another
child, but as there was nothing except powder
in the barrel the child's face was only severely
burned by the explosion.
A heavy blanket was seized and wound around
the suffering child, aud this securely wrapped
Win d heaNy Wlre In the nope that ne might
accomplish by suffocation what he had failed in
by the use of the shotgun The child will re-
cover, though fearfully disfgured The MUIR
derer then mounted horse and started across
the field toward Marine, with the avowed pur-
pose of numbering his wife's father and mother.
Before he could accomplish this, however the
wounded young lady had made her way to the
village and notified the inhabitants of what
had happened, and they congregated for assist
ance.
Seeing that his plan was frustrated, Purple
fastened to Jetmore and surrendered himself
to the authorities, where he was placed in Jail,
surrounded by heavy guard. The next night
mob of about 100 men went in quietly to the
jail aud demanded the prisoner, who was de-
livered with little ceremony. He was taken
back to the scene of his crime and hanged to n
tree. Only one member of the family escaped
serious injury and that was the murderer's lit
tie boy, who had hid under his bed when he
heard his father coming.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
RomhS Under N Train.

Upon the arrival at Dubois, Pa, of the mail
train north on the Buffalo, Rochester & Pitts
burg Road, Nov. TO- the car inspector, while
passengers were getting on and of the cars at
the depot, discovered three dynamite bombs and
caps fastened under the springs OF the rear
coach. The bombs were carefully removed,
and there were many pale faces among the
passengers when they learned the terrible fate
they had so narrowly escaped. The train starts
from Punxsutawney every morning, and it is
undoubtedly at that place that the bombs were
placed under the springs. as it only makes short
stops between there and Dubois. Ii is 20 miles
from the place Of starting, and how it was pos
sibe for a train TO run that distance over short
curves with that amount of dynamite and caps
under the springs of coach is a mystery.
Thirty four persons were in the coach, and had
the accident occurred as intended the loss OF
life would have been very CREST. Suspicion
points directly 10 no person as the perpetrator
Of this deed, but the matter will be thoroughly
investigated by the authorities and an effort
made TO bring the criminal to justice.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
Imprisoned In a Lighthouse.

A Plymouth, Mass, special Nov. z, says
Near the entrance Of the inner harbor stands
the Duxbury light. There is no land visible
beneath except at very low tides. The means
of entrance TO the lighthouse is from the side
by long iron ladder. In this tower lives
Lightkeeper Gorham, his wife and son Of 10.
Mr.. Gorham was recovering from an attack of
pneumonia when the inspector last visited the
light, and TO hasten his recovery the official
ordered him ashore. On Tuesday Allie the
son, went TO town 10 purchase supplies, and the
storm prevented his return. From Tuesday
until Sunday Mrs GOrham remained alone, the
heavy pillows beating against the tower and
the wind bowling around it. The thick mist
obscured the land. Her dory, moored near the
tower, in some way broke loose and drifted
away. She braved the storm to descend the
ladder and lash it securely so that that too
might not be torn away by the breakers.
Throughout all of her lonely watch Mrs. Cor
ham kept the light burning brilliantly, the
anxious husband ashore being treasured as he
from time TO time caught glimpses of the beams
through the riffs in the misty vail.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
"6Obbliug Up" a Timber Belt.

Col. Plat S. Walker, prominent lumberman,
says, in an interview published in the Mime
spOlis EUeaing Journal that syndicate of Cana
dian lumbermen, with partners in Minnesota,
have acquired the title TO about 500 600 900 feet
Of pine timber in Northwestern Minnesota and
are arranging to gobble up" the rest of the vast
timber belt on the northern slope-an area in
Guiding about one half of the entire State. He
charges that the clause in the sundry civil bill
provided for commission 10 treat with the
Indians now occupying these lands for their
removal 10 White Earth Agency was secured
directly in the interest OF this Canadian syndi-
cate. Col. Walker adds that if these treaties
should be made and confirmed, Sl0000,00O
worth of Indian pine will certainly go into the
hands Of foreign syndicate, and Sl5,000,000
worth Of lumber that Minnesota and Dakota
will shortly need will be owned by the same
mol
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A Long-LOst Husband.

John Geltz and his wife Catharine filed a
paper in the Orphans Court at Pittsburg last
week, which involves remarkable story. They
were married July / 1850, and lived together
until Oct. 6, 1870, when GeltZ left home and
did not return until Sept. % last period of Is
years. The wife hearing nothing of her hus-
band for IL years after his departure, fell in
love with Henry 7. l.. Scott, and on Nov. 8,
1881, was married to him and lived with him
until her first husband returned. During the
absence of the first husband the wife inherited
considerable property from her father. She
sold several acres of the property and her last
husband Joined with her in making deeds for
the same. Now that the first husband has
come back the second marriage has become
void and the sales of property made by the
wife cannot be enforced. The matter has been
taken into court in order to straighten out the
entanglements surrounding the wife's property.
Immediately upon the return Of Geltz in Sep
TENDER last Mrs. Geltz, who was then living as
Mrs. Scott, deserted her new husband for the
old one, and they now live together as if moth
ing had happened.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18

New England is little village few miles
back Of Coal Valley, on the Monongahela River.
Two OF three Mormon missionaries took up a
temporary abode there few months ago and
began 10 preach their doctrine 60 the people.
Some 20 Of the citizens, including their fami-
lies, have been converted 10 the Mormon faith
aud are making preparations 10 depart for
Utah. The leader of The Mormon emissaries Is
known a. Rev Barns Information from that
place is TO the effect that IL Of the converts will
leave for Itah IA few days, while the re-
malndcr wall 20 just as soon AS they can dispose
Of their little real estate, which many Of them
have secured from the savings almost Of life
time. The missionaries tried 10 establish fol-
lowing at several points along the river, but
were not successful 10 any degree until they
reached the village Of New England. which Is
largely composed Of English coal miners, who
have but little intercourse with the outside
world
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
THE TELEPHONE SUIT.
Decided In Favor OF the Bell Company for Want Of
Jurisdiction.


At Cincinnati the opinion of the United
States Circuit Court in the case of the Govern
ment against the American Bell Telephone
Company was delivered last week by Judge
Sage. Ii Is very voluminous, and is in favor of
the American Bell Telephone Company.
Taking up first the defendants motion to
quash the return, the court granted the motion
on the ground that the service, according TO the
Marshals return, had been made upon local
corporations in Ohio, designated in the return
as agents and partners Of the defendant. The
court found that the local corporations were
not such agents as are contemplated by the Ohio
statute defining the method of obtaining serv-
ice upon foreign corporations in Ohio. Taking
up then the plea in abatement which, by tho
election of the Government, had been set
down for argument instead of being put in
issue, thereby became entitled TO treatment by
court as if its statements had all been estab-
lished by proof. the court found that the proper
elements for giving this court jurisdictisn-
namely, carrying on business in Ohio; second.
carrying on business in Ohio through general
agent; and, third, local statute providing that
service should be made on such general or
managing agent did not exist. The telephone
business in Ohio is done by local companies
who lease instruments from the parent COM
pany. There is no general or managing agent
of the parent company in Ohio. As 10 the claim
Of the Government that the dealing in patent
made the company domestic in the entire
territory Of the United States coexisting with
the patent the court held that il could not be
sustained. The grant TO patentee is the right
10 exclude others from making or selling his
patent. his right TO sell is the only common
law right, and is not franchise from the Gov
eminent. Bill was dismissed for want Of juris-
diction and without prejudice TO instituting
suit elsewhere.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
1t Looks Bad for FotherIngham.

The evidence in the great express robbery
case at ST. Louis, so far as made public, goes 70
prove that the messenger, David s. Fothering-
ham, was an accessory, or at least willing vic
tim 10 the affair. Discrepancies in his state.
ments 10 the detectives indicate that he knows
more of the manner in which the robbery was
planned and executed than he would like 70
have them know; and an expert penman, who
was before the grand jury last Saturday, states
that the three letters signed Jim Cummings y
were written by one and the same man. and ex.
presses his belief that that man was FOthering-
ham, aud that he wrote them before the com.
mission Of the robbery. The messengers
trunk was searched soon after the robbery and
a number of sheets of paper were found GOV.
cred with copies Of the signature of f. J. Bar.
rett manager Of the express company.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
Free Thinkers in Convention.

The American Secular Union, Of which Rob.
ert G. Ingersoll is President, met in annual
congress at Chickering Hall last week. The
platform demands that church property shall
not be exempt from taxation; that chaplains
be not employed in Congress, Legislatures OF
public institutions; that public appropriations
for sectarian institutions shall cease that re.
ligious services be abolished from schools; tina,
religious fssts or festivals be not appointed By
President or Governor; that oaths be not ad
ministered in courts etc: that laws for Sunday
private ideas Of morality be abrogqted that
no religious system, Christianity or otherwise
be recognized or favored by the Government
Mr. Ingersoll made a short address at the morn
ins session, and T. Il. Wakeman and other Free
Thinkers also smoke.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18

Mrs. Daniel Harrison of Pottstown, Pa.
gave her husband and three children each a
dose Of supposed boneset tea 20 relieve them
Of colds. Ia a few moments the children,
whose ages ranged from IL months 10 six years,
were whiting IN agony, and by the time the
father had summoned DIR. 4. b. Rossiter he
himself was Frustrated. Instead Of boneset the
sufferers had taken Unison weed aud the effect
was terrible. All the afternoon and evening
the physicians labored with them, the father
becoming so violent be had 10 be held down.
At lasts accounts they We're recovering.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
Great Fire In a Coal Wine.

A fierce fire is eating its way through acres
of coal land out in Westmoreland County, Pa.
The Standard mine, the largest individual plant
in the COnnellsville region, was sold To the
Prick Company several years ago for $500 900.
1t includes 200 acres of land and 573 coke
ovens, and employs over 700 men. A subter-
ranean fire is now burning in the mine, and,
30 far has bafIied every effort to extnguish it.
A miners lamp set fire 10 some hay wagons
about 10 days ago, and since then the mine has
been burning fercely. A number of mining
experts have tried various plans to subdue the
flames, but in vain. The fire has already PEN
etrated a gas farm and is working its way be-
meath the toWnshin of Mount Pleasant
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
MAINE.

A meeting of Union ex- Prisoners OF War was
held in Bangor. Nov 4, President Thomas T..
Tabor presiding The records of the last meet
ing We're read and approved. and the following
was adopted as the object of the association:
!. To hold annual Reunions Of Union ex prison.
ers OF war. andsthereby renew and keep alive and
vigorous the affections. sympathies and kindred
experiences engendered and shared in during i'm
prisonment In rebel prison pens.
2. To preserve and hand down to posterity his
torical facts set forth by individual testimony
to the character Of those prisons and the suffer-
ings therein endured for the Nations life and the
principles NJ issue In the war.
To enlist the united and earnest cooperation OF
every Union ex-prisoner Of war and comrade In
securing, by all honorable means, the passage by
Congress Of act granting pensions to all who
were victims Of rebel prisons and who by OF
such exposure. suffering aud hardship contracted
disease from which they will never recover and
from the effects Of which they to-day invalids.
1t was voted that all Union ex-prisOners of
the war be requested to send their prison record
10 the Secretary of this association, DIR. f. III.
Chase, No IL Main street, Bangor, to enable
this association TO complete roster Of all Union
ex-prisoners in the State. The prison register
called for is the NAME residence, company and
regiment or battalion or ship in which the man
served, the date aud place of capture, place or
places of Imprisonment, date and place of ex-
change parole or escape, time Of imprisonment
in days, etc.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
Bogus Butter.

Attbe Dairymens Convention in Chicago LAST
week il was shown that during the year 3, 0O0. 600
pounds Of OleOmargarine were sent from that
city TO New York, 100000 pounds were made
there and l,250,0O0 pounds received from other
sources. Bogus butter was severely handled.
The convention adopted a vote Of thanks TO
President Cleveland and others who aided in
the interests Of the oleomargarine bill
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
INDIANA.

An adjourned meeting Of Union Prisoners
of War now resident in indianapolis and
Marion Counties was held at the Auditors
Office, Court house, Nov. 10, and an organization
was completed by the election of the following
officers: Pres, +. ii. Williams; V.-P., J. o.
Harding; Sec. Treas. John Hamilton, 339
Fletcher avenue; Executive Committee, Col.
n. Walker Capt. John NJ. GodOwn and Capt.
Jacob +. Scholl. A committee was appointed
with a view 10 securing place for stated meet
ings of the organization. A circular letter will
be addressed to every ex-prisoner OF war in the
County, asking cooperation in an effort to
secure measure of justice at the hands of the
Government. All ex-prisoners Of the County
| are requested to send their address to the Sec
rotary as above, giving company, regiment,
| date and place of capture, prison or prisons
wherein confined, and length of imprisonment
The meeting adjourned. subject to the call OF
the Prcsident.-JoHE HAMILTON, Secretary.
indianapolis, Ind.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
Priest Attacked by a Mailman.

At Pittsburg last Monday morning as Rev.
Father Klowter was celebrating mass in the
st. Philomenas Catholic Church stranger en-
tered and, unobserved by the clergyman,
walked behind the altar. The intruder then
walked up TO the priest and struck him a ter
rife blow on the back of the ear. The latter
staggered, when he was again struck. this time
in the face, knocking him down. The church
was crowded with women and children and a
panic ensued. Order was only restored when
the priest resumed his place at the altar and
informed his indignant congregation that he
was unhurt. His assailant, who Is undoubtedly
insane, was taken charge Of by three mon and
handed over 70 the police
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
All Used "a Re.

Gen. Miles, in his report on the Apache
campaign, stated that the shoes made az the
military prison At Fort Leavenworth and used
by Capt. LawtOa's command were 90 worthless
AS 10 materially cripple the soldiers in their
marching, and that they fell 10 pieces in several
days OF hard wear. The military board has
investigated the matter, and its report is now
before the Secretary of War.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
Reciprocal Obligations.
Detroit Free Press.

The man who dug the grave for three hus-
bands of Mrs. Foster, of Green Bay, became her
fourth husband this Summer. On his part his
sympathies were stirred, and on hers she felt
under some obligations.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
PENNSYLVANIA.

A meeting Of ex-prisoners of the late war was
held at York, Pa, last week. There was a
large gathering of the old vets, and grand
time was had. A permanent organization was
formed and the following officers elected :
President, L. l.. Schroeder; V.-P, John Fahs /;
The meeting then adjourned to meet on Thurs
day, Dec. 2.
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A Historic Relic.

Probably the last check in existence on the
Confederate States of America is on exhibit
tion in st. Louis 1t IL an interesting relic of
the war and is q check for $4,000 drawn on
the Confederate depository at Columbus by w.
NJ. Gillespie, Quartermaster. in favor of Col. 7.
Sanford. 1t is dated April H. 1865, five days
after the surrender Of Lee. Tho check was de-
hvered to Col. Caldwell, who was then Chief
Clerk Of the depository, during the movement
from Alabama to Georgia before the victorious
Federal cavalry. The letter was delivered in
the woods and before the news of Lees sur
render had reached the retreating Confederates.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18
EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.
They Are Waking Up All Over the Country
FI0RTOA

Roswell d. Fuller, Corporal, Co. E, 157th
Pa, writes from Altamonte, Orange Co., Fla:
There must be several hundred ex-prisoners in
Florida among the veterans who focked to the
State when the orange growing fever was rag
ing and we are sure that a live, active associa-
ton can he organized here. The man, in our
opinion, to be at the head of it is Mai. n. X.
Gruelle, of Ocala, Fla, and the Superintendent
of the 0cala & Gulf Railroad. Let ali the
comrades in the State communicate with him.
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OBITUARY.

Charles Menner, for years leading Demo.
cratic politician IN Northeastern Pennsylvania,
and for a long time editor Of the Honesdale
Herald committed suicide recently in Texas.
He had suffered business roveTses and left for
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AmIabIe Under Gentle Treatment

Miss Kate Field prays that the Lord may
bless the men. This shows that Miss Kate's
opinions are travelling in the right direction.
Pet us, and we "A right nice sex so to speak
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