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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-19
Returning a Defaulting Missouri
Banker.

Fort Smith, Ark, January l4-Sherih
7. III. Lord arrived here this evening from
Hickory county, Mo-, to take charge of the
Ascending banker, Howard III. Quick. In
an interview with Quick this afternoon be
said to your correspondent that although
they charged him with getting away with
$4,000 or $4,000, he was only indebted to
depositors about $1,000. he says he can
raise the means to pay of ali claims and
will do So. For three or four weeks past
he has been engaged cooking at coal
mine about ten miles from this city.
Sheriff Lord states that Quick stands in
dicted in Hickory county for grand lar
ceny and for receiving money on deposit
when he knew the bank was not solvent.
While here in search of Quick Sheriff
Lord and his companion registered as T.
Harner and John bibee, hence the mistake
in their names given in last evenings dis
patch. Bibee's right name is James r.
Marsh, and he treasurer of Hickory coua-
ty. A part of the $500 he claims to
have lost in Dicks bank was county funds.
The bank was located at Hermitage, and
Lord will leave tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock for that place with his prisoner.
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BOONE EXPLAINS
Why He Vetoed the Penitentiary
Bill.

Jefferson City, Mo-, January IT,
Especial. Attorney General Boone has
filed his written objection to the resolution
of the board of inspectors adjourning sine
die on the branch penitentiary location
matter. The reasons are given at considera-
bic length, the summing up of which
amounts to about this: That he regards
the act of the legislature authorizing the
board to make the location 10 be plain
and positive and that it is beyond the duty
of the inspectors to disregard it. He also
thinks that it il hardly respectful treat
ment for the governor not to make an eff
fort To agree upon another location after
accepting his request to go with the board
in search OF one upon which all parties
might agree. He concludes by naming a
number cf points which he regards as suit
able places.
Nat c. Dryden was to-day appointed
attorney OF Lincoln county,
vice Parker resigned.
The river Is frozen over at this point.
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CHEEKS CHATTELS.
They 90 off Under the Sherim's
Hammer.

Clinton, January H. Especial. Last
afternoon Sheriff Elliston disposed of
Checks household property by auction AT
his late residence. There was considerable
competition and As Mrs. Karsner, the
mother of the late Mrs. Cheek had written
here TO friends TO save certain articles
which she associated with her child's mem
DRY, there was considerable feeling engen-
ded. One kind hearted gentleman told
the sheriff TO reserve the sewing machine
TO himself as the highest bidder, il it
brought hundred dollars. This was done
and the macine will b. sent
TO Mrs. karsner j. \. Reinhart
moved the piano away, which he had at
tached befor the sale. There promises to
be a contest over this. Another person
whom Karsner had addressed on the sub
ject endeavored to bid in the gasoline
stove which Mrs. Karsner also priced by
It's associations and although he publically
announced that he was bidding it in for
the mother of the deceased lady, some one
else not moved by sentimental considera-
ton outbid him, and the household treas
ures goes into strangers hands. The snm
total realized on the sale was about six
hundred dollars.
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Eighteen Persons Frozen to Death
i'm Kansas.
Terrible Suffering i'm Sparsely
Settled Regions.

Mans rs City, January 1.-THE extent of
the disastrous effects of the recent storm in
Western Kansas is just becoming known a.
reports come i'm from relief parties and
others Some eighteen prisons, known and
unknown, are reported TO have persisted and
half dozen Others are said to be missing.
A mother and two children were frozen 10
death in frame shanty near Garden City.
The father is missing. Elmer smith, Il
young man living near Scott Center, Is
missing, NJ. :. Israel and an unknown man
persisted near Syracuse, Hamilton, count.
Mr.. Ford died within few yards OF his
home IN Finney county His team was
found three miles away. ). lliggs was
found dead near Kendall. lie had passed
within fifty feet OF house where he might
have found shelter. The two Beetober
girls persisted as previously reported. Their
mother will recover. III. %. Ward and Geo.
Chapman, OF Syracuse, snd Isaac Static,
of Window, were out together. Chapman
and Static are dead Ward has both feet
frozen. Two men, PowellsOn and Meeler,
had terrible experience. The former is
missing and the latter was rescued
and will recover. The rerOrt mentions
two women dead in Seward county, two
brothers in Ford county, two unknown
men in Ellis county and one man In Lin
coin. IL Is possible that some OF those are
included in the above list. These
occurred in the sparsely
settled border counties, where
is often difficult 1t is
feared that still other fatalities will be
added to the list as reports continue to
come in. The loss of cattle is considered to
30 worry heavy
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RAILROAD RACKET.

James MOnahan, Tom Kennedy and
Charles Ledger were discharged from the
hospital.
Thomas Jordan, fireman of Denison,
Tex, is being treated at the hospital for
rheumatism.
Six carloads of stock arrived on the
Narrow Gauge Yesterday and were shipped
TO 1t. Louis.
The NJ, X. 4 T. pay car paid visit
to this city yesterday and as a consequence,
the boys are rejoicing.
--Jn0 Faith, section man from Hol-
den, was too industrious and as result
was admitted to the hospital with chill
blains Yesterday.
"A. VI. Harris, whose finger was caught
while coupling cars in the yard Saturday
night, will soon be ready to resume his
duties as swi Gilman.
The NJ, X. & +. ice houses are being
re-illed. About twenty men were en-
ployed yesterday packing ice, which was a
foot thick and clear rs crystal.
j. Sinnett, car rspairer OF Denison,
with rheumatism, and Jno johnson, a sec
ton laborer, of Vinita, /. t., with interfnit-
tent fever, were admitted 10 the hospital
yesterday.
Samuel Williams, while coupling cars
near DenisOn, was thrown in under the
cars and struck by the trucks, sustaining
dangerou, injuries. He reached the. hospi-
tai yesterday.
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Slandered by Her Guardians
Wife.

New York, January, 14.-Gertrude B.
Titus, the daughter of the late Townsend
Titus, of Brooklyn, was educated by
Charles Z. Bruce, at the Swathmore col
lege, Pennsylvania. Now she is suing Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce for Islander and wants S25,-
900 damages. The case came up in Brook
lyn to-day, where it was testified that Mrs.
Bruce had told several persons that Ger
trude was thief and was not virtuous
Mrs. Bruce in her own defense told long
yarn of how she suspected her husbands
fidelity and found in his pocket letter
from Miss Titus. Mrs. Bruce went to
Philadelphia whence the letter had
been sent, and Gertrude. who
was there, acknowledged writing the letter.
She introduced to Mrs. Bruce as her uncle,
a Mr.. Lewis. Mrs. Bruce soon found that
this was not a Lewis, but Harvey III.
Brown, of Brooklyn. Of course she hunted
up Mrs. Brown, and there was q scene.
Then Mrs. Brown found letter from her
husband to Mrs. Titus, Gertrude's mother,
couched In tender terms. The remarks
that Mrs. Bruce made about Mrs. Titus and
Gertrude Titus. who is only 10, led to
Gertrudes suit. One By her mother for the
same amount will follow There was
plenty of testimony to show that Mrs.
Bruce had said some very unfriendly
things about Gertrude, and then the jury
took the case.
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range" and scarcely anything came
from it but that the publisher will be
rewarded with a postofiice. Pretty
good reward.
In the course of Mr.. Heard's letter
he alludes tie the enmity of the mana.
ger of this paper to Russell six times.
calling it spite and kindred names,
but he forgets to once mention that be
told great number of persons in
Petlis county that he would resign his
seat in congress before Russell, under
any circumstances, should be pos.mas
ter of Sedalia He very conveniently
forgets to allude to this branch of the
BAzoo's article of January 3.
In conclusion, brief reference tc
Mr.. Heard's winding up will be peril
nent. The congressman. hypocIitic-
ally Boosting of his high standing
with the democracy, and their great
confidence in bis honor, may possibly
overreach himself The gentleman
is, We honestly believe, mistaken.
Beneath his smirk and smile and be-
hind his ever ready haDdshake, lies
heart false with treachery and deceit,
black with ingratitude to his truest
friends, is now probed to its utn ost
meanness by the penetrating thought
of every democrat In the Sixth
district who is fully acquainted with
the situation.
The BAzoo now calls attention to
the hand writing on the wall. Where
are your friends of the future, Mr..
Heard? Are they those of the past
whom you basely deceived and de-
serted, or are they the rev ones
metamorpbosed out of your former
enemies, whom you fiatter yourselfyou
have gained, many of whom to-day
cannot and do not repress on the
street their sneers at your course?
Do not forget, Ar. Heard, that
Pettis county has other sterling demo-
Gratis who are certainly your equal
in fact your superior in natural at
tainments, whose word is not like
Dicer's oaths or vows, written in the
sand.
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Killed by the Cars.

Nashville, ILL.,, January IA terrible
accident occurred Yesterday evening on the
freight train that is due here about 4
o'clock One OF the brakemen named
Frank Shepherd had been forward to the
tender of the engine. and in returning to
the cal OO>e on top of the cars, which were
slippery with ice and snow, his loot slipped
and he fell between the cars. He was in
stantly killed, both legs being cut of, his
right arm and shoulder crushed, and hole
knocked in his head. The unfortunate
man lived in Buda. was about twety-four
years old and leaves wife and one child.
The accident occurred near Ray, the first
station north of here on the Nashville and
Buda branch.
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Another st. Louis Suicide.

St. Louis, January ll.1Special. AT
about 10 yesterday afternoon Frank VI.
Ryburn, residing at 3S70 Delmar avenue
while sitting in his parlor was attracted
by the cries of his room mate, Captain
Harry II. Meredith. Rushing upstairs he
was informed by Meredith that he had
swallowed an ounce of solution OF NOR
phine. Ryburn FASTENED for physician,
but on his arrival Meredith was in coma
TO condition, and died ali hour and
half after. Mr. Ryburn stated TO the
coroner this morning that Meredith had
been in the habit of using morphine, and
as he had been dissipating Saturday, Mr..
Ryburn was OF the opinion that he had
accidentally taken an overdose OF the drug
while attempting to alleviate his sufferings.
Captain Meredith was Sc years old, single
and for the past eight years had been en-
ployed in the internal revenue department
as division deputy. He was born in Han
nibal where married sister, his nearest
relative, resides.
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Brutal Negroes.

Jackson, Mo-, January l4.-In the
criminal circuit court now sitting two
negroes have been sentenced by Judge
Foster for attempted rape. The negro
Johnston, alias Sutton, so long confined in
the IT. Louis Jail, pleaded guilty to six
charges of attempted rape and one OF
house breaking. He got so years at the
Jefferson City pen. VIM. Coleman, a vii
lainous-looking little black of about 16
years, was convicted Of attempting to rape
the person of Bette Hunter, a very small
white girl Of the same age. He was
awarded three and half years by the jury,
but on account Of his age the Judge could
only give him one year in the county Jail.
There is no talk now oflynching Johnston,
alias Sutton, but there is a strong faction in
favor of summary vengeance for Coleman
az the punishment is considered too light
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KILLED In A SALOON.
An Engineer Shot and Instantly
Killed.


St. Louis, January I2.ISpecial. IA
murder, accidental in one sense, yet most
shocking, occurred last night in the saloon
known H. Jacks place, 52s, Clark Avenue.
Miles Stanton, railroad engineer in the
employ Of the Bridge and Tunnel COM
pany, was killed by Mike Gilmore in a
saloon free fight At the very late hour
this morning that
THE KILLING
occurred about Bis o'clOck-it was diff
cult 20 obtain from any of the excited par
Elephants in the affray any particulars re-
gariing the killing. Ike annelly, the
night bar-keeper, said ne was serving at
the bar, and "a the saloon was iull, was
extremely busy. lie heard, though he paid
little attention to it, quarrel between the
man Gilmore and Tom hooney. Presently
something occurred that made him realize
the situation was serious.
SHOT WAS FIRED
that struck a bottle behind him this WAS
followed by the emptying OF revolver,
and Stanton was hit. Exactly how il hap
pened that Stanton received the shots no
on. in the saloon knew, and everyone said
he was not in the quarrel. Two or three
bullets struck him succcssively, and he fell
on the floor. Mooney was also struck In
the left foot and right knee. As the body
of Stanton lay on the floor in the rear OF
the saloon Mooney
SURSED HIS WoCSrS
next TO the stove, land the bar-keeper kept on
dispensing liquors TO 4 morbid but thirsty
crowd. Mooney, who was a stupid-lOok
ing character, suffering from thu effects OF
too many beers, could not be induced to
talk TO either of the reporters or any of the
crowd that filed into the place To gain Il
glimpse of The dead mans face He dog
gedly resisted all efforts and contented
himself by saving:
"What 'er yer all ere about, anyhow /
am all right,
TOO MUCH BUD,5E,
that's all am not struck by no bullet"
Gilmore was reported arrested. but was
not found at either the Four courts nor
Chestnut street station. He was in the
employ Of John Walden a. a clerk, and
lived at 602 North Eleventh street. stan
ton was about 30 years old, Woodworking |
man, though given 10 occasional drinking |
bouts. lie lived with his mother n 1928 !
Clark avenue. and was unmarried. He |
went ont with his cousin Fred last night |
"for some fun" and as that relative bent |
over the dead man last night he muttered, |
I've got il, Miles"
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Knocked Down q Tunnel Roof.

Chattanooga, Tenn, January IA While
freight train was passing through the
tunnel on the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railway under Missionary
Ridge, at noon to-day, locomotive which
was loaded on fat car, scraped the arch
top OF the tunnel and displaced several of
the arch bars, causing 4 cave in. About 30
feet of arching fell and the train was split
in twain, The engine was derailed and
one car loaded with merchandise entirely
crushed. The tracks will he blocked for
twenty-four hours. Passengers on the
main stem are being transferred over the
Ridge, and passengers on the Georgia d.
vision 70 by the Western and Atlantic to
Dalton, Georgia, and thence south.
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Thirty Years for Six AttempteT
Rapes,

Jackson, Mo-, January l4.--In the cir
cult court now sitting two negroes have
been sentenced by Judge Foster for at.
tempted rape.
The negro Johnston, alias Sutton, SO
long confined in st. Louis Jail, plead guilty
to six charges of attempted rape and one OF
house-breaking. He got thirty years at
Jefferson pen.
VIM. Coleman, a Misunderstanding lit
tie black, about Is years of age, was con-
victed OF attempting to rape the person OF
Bette Hunters very small white girl about
the same age. He was awarded three and
half years by the jury, but on account of
his age the judge could only give him one
year in the county Jail.
There is no talk now of lynching Johp-
ston, alias Sntton, but there IS a strong fac
ton in favor of taking summary vengeance
on Coleman as his punishment is consid-
cred too light
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AROUND ABOUT US.

The grocery firm of Chandler Il Co..
at Deepwater, No., has failed in business
Rich Hill had a FIRE few days ago by
which Mr.. Young lost his residence, his
household goods, clothing and jewelry.
The list of Cheek, the linton forger's
liabilities, has been published in the Gin
ton Adrooate. The sum amounts to SAC, 260.
The residence of George Raines, al
Clinton, bridge builder of the Bailey
road, burned to the ground Sunday after
noon.
The Bolivar Free Press publishes All
itemized list of the building improvements
in that city for the yoar 1885, which foots
up $50, 500.
Geo. r. Vending lectures for the ben
eft of the Press club of Jefferson City at
that place tonight. His subject is saul
of Tarsus
A tramp tried to rob a lady of her
handbag in Hannibal recently, but failed.
He, however, used the most insulting
language to her.
A grand ball will be given this even
ing in Hannibal, the proceeds to 60 to the
Sodality band TO enable its members to
procure uniforms.
-Twenty-nine boys and eight girls, all
orphans, arrived in Rich Hill few days
ago from New York. They will be given
homes in that place and vicinity.
The directors of the Stonewall cattle
company were in session in Nevada Mon
day afternoon. Among the directors pres
ent was Judge John F. Phillips, of Ran
sas City.
The Springfield, Mo-, Water company
during the present year will expend $2S,-
900 in extending their water mains. The
total length of the mains will then be
miles.
AT a meeting of the stockholders of
the Citizens bank held at Nevada the fol-
lowing officers we're elected: President, ID.
z. Stratton; Vice President, H. w. Linn !;
Cashier, o. X. Caldwell. ,.
Captain Harry Meredith, who died
from an overdose OF morphine few days
ago in St. Louis, was formerly resident
of Hannibal, Mo. His mother lives on
farm near that city at present.
Three thousand and one hundred and
thirteen miles of railroad track were laid
last year. The longest line of the year was
one extending from Valentine, Nebraska,
to Buffalo Gap, Dakota Territory, dis
lance of 19l miles
Col. A. A. Talmage has plans for a
new style sleeping car being built by the
New York Central Sleeping Car company.
1t will contain five sections on the Pullman
plan, and six after the style of the Mann
Boudoir car. When built accomplishment of
this style of car will be put in service on
the Wabash between st. Louis and New
York.
The new water works completed last,
week at Mexico, No., were put to q practi-
cal test few days ago. The residence of
Mrs. Alabama Campbell took FIRE and
for q time the building adjoining it was in
great danger, but by the aid of the water
works the FIRE company extinguished the
flames before they had time to devour the
Campbell building.
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The Law and Order League.

Cincinnati, January IA meeting
was held this afternoon of the Cincinnati
Citizens Law and Order league, at which
L. E. Dudley, secretary of the National
Order league was present. A call was is
sued for the fourth annual convention of
the Citizens Law and Order league of the
United States, to be held in Cincinnati on
February %. All state and local leagues
and kindred societies are also requested to
hold meetings on that day, with view of
making February % law and order day
throughout the republic.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she wss Child, she cried for CsstoriA
When she became Miss. she clung 90 Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
H0LDEN'S LOSS.
The Bell House Totally Destroyed
by Fire.

Holden, January 1l.5Special Sun
day morning about o'clock flames were
seen issuing from the Bell house. The
alarm was promptly given, but owing to
the extreme cold weather the fire company
were late in getting to the scene of desola-
ton.
The fire broke out in the kitchen and
before il was discovered the back end OF
the building was wrapped in flames. On
being discovered the guests were awakened
and had barely time to escape, some leav-
ing their clothes behind. Mr.. ID. NJ. Cherry,
the proprietor, his wife and
three children jumped from the
third story to the balcony in their night
robes.
To-day a purse OF $50 was raised
among the citizens and given TO Mr.. Cherry.
The building belonged to Dick Bell, and
was valued at $4,000; insured for
$4,000. THE furniture, valued at $4,000, be-
longed to Mr.. Cherry, and was insured for
$500. 1t is generally thought that Mr..
Bell will rebuild the hotel in the spring
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Stark Mad

Joliet, Ill, January l4.-Robert Robin
son, jr., aged about % years, a we'll known
manufacturer OF this city, and son of
Robert Robinson, retired capitalist, be-
came violently insane to-day, and is now
confined in jail. The unfortunate young
man has shown symptoms of mental de-
rangement for the past two weeks, but did
not become unmanageable until to-day.
He will be tried tomorrow and probably
be sent to an asylum. The young mans
father was formerly owner of Robson
house, this city, where his family now re-
side, though he is at present. stopping in
Chicago, where he has financial interests.
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4 Fire at La Plata.

Macon, Mo-, January liza Plata,
Mo-, was visited by $4,000 fire this
morning The fire originated in two
story brick building occupied by Wilson
Bros, dry goods merchants. The building
was completely gntted, causing loss OF
$4,000. with an insurance on the bull ding
of 81 500 in the .Etna The stock was in
sured for $4,000 in various companies.
Two small buildings occupied by Ows'y &
Co, hardware merchants, and John
Thorn son, druggist, were also destroyed.
The loss N he buildings is from $1,000 to
$1,000, with light insurance.
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Attached.

Clinton, January l4.-[SpeciaLl-J. w.
keil, the well-known and liked Clinton
jeweler, has had two suits in attachment
filed against him since he sold out to his
son, Charley Keil. The Providence
Jewely company, of St. Louis, brings suit
for SI27.72, and Ayers & Son S2l4.S5.
Sheriff Elliston has levied upon gold
watches, chains and rings, ETC., to satisfy
the attachments Charlie Keil has not re-
pleived the iewelry as yet, but it is his in
tention to do so.
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Roasted His Babe.

New Haven, Conn, January IA hor-
rible story comes from Wellingford to the
effect that colored woman living near
Pona Hill, wishing to call her husband,
put the baby in the oven TO keep warm, the
fire being nearly out. While she was away
her husband came home and unaware of
the whereabouts of the child, built hot
fire. The woman noticed the smoke CON-
ing from the chimney and hurried home,
but arrived too late, as the child was
literally roasted.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Bullet Killed Him.

Monticello, Ill, January l4.-Last May
Milton Lucas, a merchant at Atwood, this
county, sought TO end his domestic felicity
by shooting himself The bullet entered
his right jaw in front OF his ear, ranging
downward and forward, and lodging in his
neck. After eight months of suffering,
during which he repented and sought the
best medical aid, he died on Tuesday He
was 10 years old, and leaves his second
wife with two sets OF children.