Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1886-07-22

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among the great commercial nations as the
only means of restoring both gold and silver
to their proper places as full legal tender
money with free coinage.
The colored coal miners who were reportee
as on their way from kentucky to take thd
places of the striking miners at Grape
Greek, ILL.,, arrived and were met at Dan
vile junction by committee of strikers
who tried to persuade the substitutes not to
go to work, but failed. The colored men
were escorted to the mines under the pro-
lection of strong force of deputy sheriffs,
and were put to work without any Interior
ence. In addition to the sheriffs posse
thirty armed men guard the property night
and day. Their presence will probably re-
strain the strikers from acts of violence.
The wife of John Halpin, of West Kansas
City, recently employed as night Waterman
was found dead on the floor of their house
| The cause of her death is a mystery. It ap-
pears that Halpin has often beaten his wife,
and this morning struck her over the head
with an iron skillet. He is under arrest
awaiting investigation. 1t is thought
however, that the woman died from natural
causes, as her neighbors saw her shortly be-
fore her death, and she said she was sick.
Halpin was away from home and could
hardly have returned to the house unobser-
we'd.
Captain Benjamin Page, an old and high
ly respected citizen of Harlem, New York,
has disappeared, leaving obligations to the
amount of over $4,000. A week ago he
went among friends and borrowed sums of
money amounting from 500 to $500, on the
plea of being about to take up a mortgage
on some property. He obtained fully s., 800
in this way. Page was the trustee of the
Belden estate, worth $50O000, and several
smaller estates. An investigation was made
into his accounts. and it was found that he
had appropriated some $4,000 belonging to
the estate.
Miguel Chacoor, a Cuban negro who shot
and killed his mistress, Mrs. Maria Will
his crime at the Tombs prison in New York
City. The drop fell and death was
almost instantaneous Three minutes after
the rope was cot the doctors pronounced life
extinct. The body was allowed to hang the
full time prescribed by law, twenty minutes,
and was then lowered into the coffin and
taken to the undertaking establishment,
from which it was taken to Calvary GENE
terry and inferred.
Colonel Glider, who intended to Join
whaler at New London, Conn, and proceed
on her on trip to the coast of Greenland
| and afterwards undertake to find the north
pole, did not leave New York, as he was de-
tanned on a charge of stealing 81 600 bond
! of the Manhattan Elevated railway company.
the complainant. She says she gave Glider
the bond in February, 1883, asking him at
the same time to find out if it was good and
had since been unable to get possession of
it again. Col. Glider admits the truth of
the charge but states there was no intent to
defraud.
The people of New Richland, Mimi, ar
in fever of excitement over double trag
edy enacted there recently, Henry Young,
respectable young man, killed Mary Discher
by shooting her twice, In the breast, causing
death almost instantly. Young then placed
! the muZZle of the revolver in his mouth and
took his own life. The young woman was
| Is years old her murderer "a, For some
| time Young has been seeking the hand of
his victim IN marriage, but was repeatedly
refused. On the occasion in question he
| stated to her that he had come to ask her for
the last time. Upon being refused he COM
mitted the murder and suicide without fur
ther parley.
Forty-nine delegates from Milwaukee, ten
local delegates and about dozen others,
representing seven counties of the state,
called labor convention which began Its ses-
sion at Lacrosse, Wis. The proceedings
were not of a very harmonious nature.
Some of the delegates desired a dicker with
the democrats, while others wanted an en-
tirely straight ticket nominated. The reso-
lutions were adopted. An amendment was
substituted as follows: Resolved, THAT
we favor law aud order and condemn all
officials, anarchists, and communists, who
seek to advance their interests in violation
of the rights of man to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness"
The returns received from the English
elections show that the conservatives have
elected 269 candidates, the unionists sixty
three, the GladstOnians 149 and the Parnell-
ties seventy-two. The conservative gain has
been reduced by two. Lord Harrington has
been re- elected FIR the Prossendale division
of Northeast Lancashire. Mr.. Morley,
chief secretary for Ireland, speaking at
meeting at Northampton to-day, said that
within year Mr.. Gladstone's Irish propos-
ais would carry parliament and the coun ry.
Did anybody, he asked, think the policy
that Scotland and Wales and great part of
England approved would be heard of no
more. None of the plans of the paper IN
ionists he said touch the erroneous problem
restoring social order in Ireland.
Just a year ago the Western Union tele-
graph company, acting by order of the
court, cut the wires of the American Rapid
company, which it had leased, and which
were strung to a connection with the office
of the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
company, and transferred them to connec-
ton with the Western Union Office. Re
ceiver John G. Farnsworth claimed that the
Western Union had not confined itself to
the legal license to cut the American Rapid
wires, but had also severed the wires of the
Bankers and Merchants company thereby
inficting serious damage upon it, and, as an
outgrowth of this claim, began a suit against
the Western Union for $1,000, 900. The YER
dict was reached. The case has been on
trial for twenty three days, and the best
legal talent that could be procured in the
country has been engaged in it. Finally the
jury brought in verdict for $24O.OOO for
the plaintiffs.
4 The Provident savings bank, Of st. Louis,
, closed its doors and has made an assignment.
l Almond B. Thompson, the cashier, has
J absconded. The liabilities exceed the assets
by $4,000. Thompson is a graduate of
Harvard college, and since he has held his
} responsible position in that city he has been
regarded as a man of sterling integrity. He
is president of the Harvard club of St Louis
, a member of the light cavalry, and promi-
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