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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-12-25

uALLEY LODGE NO. Q, r. h A. NJ hold stat
We'd communications on the second Monday even
ing of each month. at Odd Fellows Eall. Dayton,
Nevada. Visiting brethren are cordislly invited
GEO. y. KEITH. WIN.
G. E. JAoUA, Secretary.
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STAND FROM UNDER.
Federal Office Holders to be In
vestigated for Disobeying
the Presidents order.
Congressman Heard and Clardy,
of Missouri, to be At.
tended to.

Washington, Sept. 30.-[special.I-
Since the presidents return he has devoted
considerable of his time to inquiring about
federal oficeholders who have violated his
orders, directing them not TO engage In
political conventions. He expressed him.
self very forcibly upon the subject and has
ordered an investigation 10 be made OF
each officer charged with having taken
any part in the recent convention.
He said that lie proposed
to have the order respected, and when ii
was proven conclusively TO his mini that
it had been violated, the guilty persons
would be Immediately dismissed from the
servic,. The President has also asked
from the heads of the varions departments
lists of persons charged with having disc
beyed the order. He believes that tbs
most of those supposed to be guilty are in
postofices and in the internal :eveuue ser
vice.
In talking upon the subject Mr.. Cleve
land is said to have expressed himself with
great indignation, and his attention ha
been particularly called to the gross viola
ton of the order upon the part of fedora
Office holders at New Orleans and othe
points in Louisiana, in thor alnmptt
bring about the nomination of Congress
man King.
II is also said that considerable atten
tiou is to be devoted to the postmasters ii
the congressional districts of congressme'
Jno. T. Heard and NJ. Clardy, of Missouri
Mr.. Cleveland says: "No guilty one shal
escape"
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Miles OF Geronimo.

Washington, d. C. Sept. 3c-General
Mills annual report embOdying the story
of he surrender OF Geronimo has been re-
ceiyed by the Secretary OF war. General
Miles, il is said, reports that he accepted
the surrender of the savage chiefton agree
ing as among the conditions that he should
not be surren erred 10 the civil authorities
of Arizonia for trial and that he should
he taken away from that vicinity.
The report shows that Geronimo and his
companions were not captured but surfen-
dered conditionally. He acknowledges
that he promised the hostiles that they
should not be turned over 10 the civil au-
thorities If Arizona and that their lives
should be spared by removing
them from the country Immediately.
This accounts for General Miles failure to
obey the instructions of the war depart
ment To confine the hostiles at the nearest
post. The Sar says: The fact that Gen'l
Miles accepted a conditional surrender
when the positive instructions OF the gov
eminent were nothing but capture or an
unconditional surrender should determine
theApache question, raises a grave question
for the consideration of the president and
secretary of war. What the result will be
can only be conjectured, but unless there
are some very extenuating circumstances
not apparent on the outside, reprlmand
i the least that can be expected The r.
ports show that the hostiles never before
had been driven to such a stage OF desper.
alton, and that they could not have stood
out against the troops much longer
but nevertheless the war department
would undoubtedly have preferred the In
dian war to last another year rather thar
that the hostiles should surrender on tn s.
terms. 1t is said that General Mile cam
paign did not practically differ from Gen
eraI Crooks aud that the latter coul'
have secured the hosti!es Oh
similar conditions to those accepted
by General Miles last January when Ge
ronimo expressed his willingness to SUI
render, but escaped when he found n
could secure no assursncs of safety iron
General Crook. General Miles report
very long and interesting. He devote
the greater portion to an account OF tn
pursuit of the Indians since he took CON
mand. He shows how his campaign dlhel
ed from General Crooks. The latter use
friendly Indians to fight the hostiles Will
: General miles pursued them with Unite
troops using only few Indians as trailer
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Vail Acquitted.

Hartford, Conn.,, Sept. 30-When the an
null congress 81 the National Trotting as
ISOLATION was held in Chicago last February
q number of charges and allegations con-
corning the financial and general manage
ment OF Secretary Vail were made by some
of the western members, and after num-
Der Of exciting sessions, committee was
appointed, with Authority to employ an
expert and to make a thorough examina-
ton of the books and accounts OF the Of
fee for a period of ten years. This COM
mittee, which employed an accountant and
has held numerous sessions, will hold n
nal meeting this afternoon, when its report
will be adopted and ordered published.
The text Of this document has not been
made public, but it is understood upon
good authority that it completely exoner-
ates Secretary Vail from all charges which
W re presented to the congress, and expresses
satisfaction with the manner in which the
business of the Office has been conducted.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
Whipped by Women.

ST. Louis, Sept. 33.-Last night Emil
Wagner, who has been separated from his
wife for some time, went to the house oil
his father-in-law, us South Eighth street
where his wife has been stopping with her
babe, two weeks old. When Wagner got
to the house he found the doors all barred.
Upon being refused admittance he broke
the door in and entered the room where his
wife and four other women were seated.
His mission was to get the child, for which
he asked. Upon being refused he pulled
out a kuife and threatened to begin
Wholesale slaughter. The women imme-
diateIy ran at him, and after over-power,,
ing him called Officer Neun, who escorted
Mr.. Wagner to Soulard street station and
! locked him up,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
No Pool Yet.

Chicago, Sept. 80. The managers OF tn e
Southwestern railways were again In see-
sion to-day trying to form passenger
pool, but made no progress, sticking on
the same point as the day previous: The
stumbling block is over the kind OF bust
ness which shall be pooled; the Alton
and Wabash insisting that competitive
business, so called, west of the Missouri
river shall be put in, and the other roads
claiming that this traffic is local and not
= be divided. After discussing the points
in dispute all day an adjournment was
taken until tomorrow morning.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05

When the democracy of Pettls
county, nominated Tom Mitchum for
the Office of county clerk, it was one
of the most appropriate things the
convention did. Tom has, for a
number of years, been deputy IN
the Office. He thoroughly under
stands the details of the position. and
is probably the most competent man
in the county that could have been
named for the place. While Mr..
Mitchum has been a deputy in the
office. those who have found it neces-
sary to transact business with the
county, through the county clerk,
have uniformly found him urbane and
accommodating. He has done his
work as if it were pleasure to do 1t.
instead of merely duty. The
county court unanimously endorse
Tom for clerk. They have more to dc
with him, than any other 100 men
in the county. and they are in pO
sition to know bis true worth and mi
capabilities. If he suits the court
the people will be satisfied. and to the
end that faithful and efficient Officer
be elected, the BAzoo urges th'
masses to vote for him on Novembel
ID.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
THE WATKINS MYSTERY.
A Penitentiary Convict Claims to
Know How ZOu Watkins
Died.
Her Father Will Visit the Capt.
toll to Interview Him.

st. Louis, Mo. Sept. 29-[Specisll- In
September chief of police, Hueber rece-
lived a letter from the Jefferson City
penitentary informing him that in May
1889 Zou Watkins had disappeared in St
Louis and it was thought she had com,
mitted suicide and if the chief would send
a good man to he penitentary, the guard
would furnish him with the ME ans OF
getting information about the muir Ter OF
the girl. On September % letter adj
dressed to "Sergt Watkins was received
bv Seret. Frank Watkins of the police and
il was from
GEO. W. SEARS
a convict. He said he had written the
chief concerning the sudden disappearance
OF Zou Watkins but had heard nothing IN
reply to the letter. He presumed that
Sergeant Watkins was a relative and
wanted him to know that he, the prisoner
Sears, could show the spot where the girl
was thrown into the river, not more than
two hundred yards from the bar wneYe she
was found. This information was given
TO Fred Watkins, of Watkins & Leibery
of 724 North Main street, an uncle of the
girl. Her father, L. A. Watkins, Of Den
yer, was in the city attending the knight
Templar conclave. Fred Watkins imme-
diately sent for him.
THE GIRLS FATHER
prepared to go to Jefferson City last night
but another letter was received from the
] guard Keister, dated Sept. q who said that
in his opinion the story was told by Scans
with view to making his escape. This
letter delayed Mr.. Watkins departure but
be says he will go to jefferson City and in
vestigate the story. He leaves tonight.
When seen this morning by reporter ne
said he took no stock in the last letter OF
Keist. r, but thinks there is more than make
up in the story. Fred. Watkins says he
thinks the disposition of all the officers is
to dIscredit all stories connected with the
matter They worked so long on 1t and
followed so many theories that they come
to the conclusion that nothing more could
be gotten out of the mystery.
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The st. Louis Sensation.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Sept. 30.-[Special.
Your correspondent To-Day investigated
the alleged confession of a convict in the
Missouri penitentiary regarding the Zou
Watkins mystery, and after sitting the
matter thoroughly, found that Guard
Keister and Sears, the life convict, had
heen imposed upon by johnson. burglar
and fire bug in solitary confinement, who
whiled away his leisure hours writing 9
romance. This story he put into book
which he loaned to Sears and in this way
the confession was discovered. There il
absolutely no truth in the story.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
Powder Mill Explosion.

New York, Sept. 30.--A dispatch from
Barlow on the sound, New York, says
"a terrible disaster occurred this morning
at the Ditmar powder works, Bay Chester,
ON the Harlem river branch of the New
York and New Haven railroad, by which
four men were killed. The explosion oc-
Cured in the packing house, one story
wooden blil'!ing, several hundred yards
from the main factory building. The
men were engaged packing cartridges
when suddenly there was terrific explo-
sion, SCATTERING the building completely
and bio wing the four men into fragments.
The victims are: John Rusch, Jacob Rein
hart, Max Sharfbolt and John Draley
The bodies of the victims were picked up
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Satisfied.

Fort Worth, Texas, Sept 30.-Two cat
tie men, Bob Jordan, of Ellis county, and
Alfred Masters, living near Hope, Ark,
engaged in duel on short orders to-day,
nine miles east of here. The two wen had
been quarreling about the shortage in
cattle transaction, when Masters accused
Jordan of stealing. Jordan said they had
better shoot the thing off at once, which
Masters acquiesced in and the shooting be-
gan. Nine shots were fired, resulting in
Jordan's left thigh being seriously and left
arm slightly wounded. Jordan said he
was satisfied, and Masters helped the
wounded man to a farm house and then
left for parts unknown.
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Married.

At the residence of Mr.. Charles
Kobrock. on East Fourth street, Miss
Augusta Bartel to Mr.. Peter Pehl, of
the Faust restaurant. The ceremony
was performed by the Reverend
Klimpke, ofthe German Evangelical
church, in the presence of a few In
vited guests. After the ceremony
Mr.. Pehl received the congratulations
of number of friends at his restau'
rant on Usage street.
The contracting parties went to St
Louis on the midnight train for a briei
visit. The BAzoo extends congratu.
lations.
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Killed by CarS.i

New London, Mo, Sept. 3d. The lO:l9
train of the Short Line ran over and Kill
ed Daniel Dwire of Rails county, Mo. His
body and one arm was found on the track
near bridge. The her arm and both
legs were found .bout $50 yards from the
body. His head was not found until near ii
O'Clock to-day The remains were almost
an unacceptable mass. On his body were
found two papers and a letter which had
his name on. He was seen about dark, oy
some parties, drunk and trying to ride hIs
horse over a tr, stle bridge. As he had rid
den over some Gait e guards, his horse was
found near his body considerable skinned
up. His family was notified and came for
the body.
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PRESS COMMENTS.

The seventeen victims of the Silver
Creek railway disaster cannot be
brought to lite by the punishment of
the men responsible for their deaths
Lewis Brewer, engineer OF the ex-
cursion train, and w. H. Harrison.
conductor. But at least the law
against criminal carele:sness in the
running of trains can be shown to
have some meaning and force. The
men say they Thought they were do
inc right" All the accounts OF the.
disaster show that they disobeyed di~
rect orders. Their responsibility
therefore, seems clear, and the grand
inry at jamestown would have ne
elected its duty if it had not indicted
them for manslaughter. Let the in
dictments be pressed.-New York
Tribune.
Col. Belo. of the Galveston News
says the president is splendid shot,
because he saw him crack numerous
bottles. The prohibitionists will now
stiffen their backs aud frown, and ask
Col. Belo what he means by cracking
bottles, and the colonel will have to
explain. Being perfectly familiar with
the subject, however, the distinguished
editor of the Galveston News will no
doubt be able to furnish the desired
information without betraying any en-
! barrassment.-New Orleans States.
No young city, however prosperous
can afford to slight any means to
build up its fortunes. No one city
, can expect to keep up a perpetuas
boom upon two or three leading IN
|, terests. A great city must foster
numerous institutions and interests
! and attract as much by its variety as
e its financial advantages. - Kansas
City Times.
Suicides have been quite numer-
: Gus in Chicago within the past week.
e We knew the people of that town who
: were denied the privilege of visiting
St. Louis during the conclave would
be driven to desperation. = Globe
Democrat.
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GUITAR GOES.
He Opeus the Campaign With a
Speech at Cole Camp.

Cole Camp, Sept. SO.-[special. l-Gener-
al Oden Guitar, republican candidate Tor
congressman in the Sixth district, opened
the campaign to-day with speech in this
place. The meeting was held in the Ion-
gregrational church which was crowded to
its fullest capacity. General Guitar spoke
for two hours, making a most eloquent adj
dress. which was loudly applauded and is
conceded by all parties as one of the best
poll. ical speeches ever made here. He left
tonight on the south bound train for
Warsaw where he will speak tomorrow.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
Rad BARRIERS

l.. A.. Schultz and Louis Bernstein,
BARRIERS ON Ohio street, had a little
difficulty yesterday morning. Bern
stein works under Schultz, and Schultz
claimed that he was in the habit OF
"soldiering." The matter was called
up between them yesterday and words
led to blows with the result of Bern
STEMS getting licked. Schultz was ar
rested and taken before the Recorder
who fined him SIS for the pleasure OF
licking Bernstein. He paid the fine
without single kick.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
Woman's Rights and Woman's
Woes.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 30.-At Racine
to-day the State Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation, at the instance OF Susan b. An
thony, decided to beseige the next legisla,,
ture for woman's suffrage in municipal
elections, with the understanding that
such legislation should be repealed
if found impracticable. Resolutions were
adoped condemning Judge Barnett, OF
Oshkosh, fol his decision in the John Her
win case. Kerwin was charged with AS
saulting beautiful young girl OF Nemahar
who subsequently killed herself. He was
let off with a three months sentence.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
Whisky Gases on Trial.

Junction City, Kan, Sept. SO.-The dis
trict corI-t is now In session in this city,
Judge Nicholson presiding. Tnree whisky
cases have been tried in two of which a
verdict of guilty. was rendered and the
third party is now on trial before a new
jury. VIM. Lessmann and Wm- Kosean
are the two. convicted. Sentence has not
been pronounced.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
THE ZOU WATKINS CASE.
johnson, the Fire Bug Who Set
the Pen on Fire its Author.

As will be seen by Jefferson City
special published elsewhere, the re-
yiyal of the Zou Watkins sensation Is
without foundation so far as any new
developments are concerned. The
whole story having been concocted
and originated by johnson, convict
now in solitary confinement. This
man johnson is not a stranger to the
readers of the BAzoo, as he will be
we'll remembered by them as the man
who some time since planned a
a wholesale escapade from the penl-
tertiary, which included the slaughter
of a number of the guards and the
burning of the institution. With his
ewp hand he started the fire and led
the way to escape by mounting the
ladder to the guard stand over the
gate. but was staid in the momeut Of
success by the muzzle of the gun OF
the guard, whom he intended to muir
der, being leveled at his breast
Ever since johnson has been in soil
tary confinement, and as the Zot
Watkins tragedy did not occur unit
wears after he had been shut out from
the world, it is plain he could have
no knowledge concerning it.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05

New York, Sept. SO.-The number OF
business failures for the quarter ending
with September, as reported To the mercan-
tile agency of r. G. Dunn & Co., IS 1897,
as compared with 2l73 for the third quar-
ter of 1885, showing a decrease OF Z4l
failures. .,
The liabilities, however, show consid-
cradle increase amounting in the quarter
Just closed to $25, 100000 as against 49,
IS74,OOO in the corresponding quarter
in 1885.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
A Base Ball Injunction.

New York, Sept. '30.-Presidenl John
Day, of the New York base ball ciao'
through his counsel, has obtained an IN
junction from the courts restr aiming Jno.
F. Smith, the left-handed pitcher OF the
Newark club from joining the Detroits or
any other Climb, except thst which Presl'
dent Day may designate. President Day
claims to have made a personal contract
with Smith, which is legal and binding for
the season of 1887.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
Good Feeling Established.

If we may Judge by the comments
of the country the entertainment of
the Knights Templars by St. Louis
has done more to establish good feel
ing between the Country and city
than any other event in modern his
tory. All the country papers pay
ST. Louis fattering compliments
Post Dispatch.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
A Pastors Franks.

Vandalia, ILL.,, Sept SO.-The Southern
Illinois M. E. conference court of inquiry
found Rev. A. B. Morrison, of Litchield
guilty of the charges Of fraud and misrep,
resentation relative to property transac.
tions, and decided that he be expelled
from the church. An appeal will bt
taken.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak.
earl. decay ssyIs loss ,b Of ~ ~ cure
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
vas discovered by missionary in South
America Send a self addressed envelope
So the REV. JOSEPH 7. INMAN, Sat1on ID
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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
HAYS Promoted,

St. Louis, Sept 30.-Mr. Chas. II. Hays
has been appointed assistant general man
ager of the Wabash railway system, the
appointment to take effect October LIST. Mr..
Hays has been private secretary to Col.
Taimage for period of years.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
More RiOting.

Belfast, Sept 3O.-A crowd OF iaborers
when returning home from work this even
ing began to riot. As they seemed bent
on mischief the Black Watch Regiment
charged upon and dispersed them.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
Captured by Women.

Dublin, Sept 3O.-At MilltOwn, Malboy,
County Clare TO-DAY, while the sheritis
were employed in distrsining on the prop,
erty of a man named Kelly, the married
women Of the neighborhOod attacked, over
powered and imprisoned all the offic, rs en-
gagged while their husbands secured the cat
lie and removed them from the locality.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-05
A FEARFUL FALL.
A Coach Load of Passengers Go
Over Ten Foot Embark
ment.

Hinsdsle, Ills. Sept. ZS.-Ihls afternoon
the chair car and rear coach Of the Rock
ford and Rock Falls train on the Chicago
Burling on and Quincy rsilsay going east
were thrown from the track by a broken
rail and turned upside down at the foot OF
a ten foot embInkment. causing delay OF
three hours. A lady belonging in. kOck
Falls name unknow was wedged in the
wreck and when taken out was dead
There were about thirty passengers nearly
all of whom were mere or less hurt.
LATER.
Later adyices show the accident TO be
more serious than first reported, they are
as follows: The Sterling passenger train
ON the Chicago, Burlington q Quincy
while running east this morning at the
rate of about thirty miles an hour broke
rail Just east OF little
station called Greggs and the entire train
except the engine and tender was thrown
| from the track and rolled down a ffteer
foot embankment. The train consisted o.
the engine, tender, smoking car, chair cal
and the two ordinary passenger coaches
The rear coaches left the track first pull
| ing the others down with them
One coach was entirely overturned
and lay upside down at the bottom OF {
ditch, the trucks and the wheel:
in the air. The other coaches wer'
on their ends, everything being badly bro
ken up and presenting fearfully temor
allied appearance. One passenger wa
killed, 0 Mrs. L. VI. Baldwin, a middle
aged lady, of Rock Falls, Illinois. Sh'
was found under the rear car and iron
appearances must have been Instant!
killed, she appeared to have fallen partl,
from the car window, as the coach over
turned; her head was caught under tn
train and terribly crushed being nearl
served from the body. Following passen
gers received injuries more or less serlou:
Rev. J. Hollacher, OF Naiperville, I'LL
nois received several scalp wounds and wa
bruised about the head.
Mrs. s. G.. Woods, of Amber, Illinois ha
an ear cut and was badly bruised on ne
right side.
Mrs. George Cooley, OF DOwner's Grow
/ was cut about the face and had one lie
badly bruised.
: Mrs. s. F. Leech, of Amber. lllino
: had her ankle sprained and her nos
r fractured.
Mrs c. NJ. AlbersOn, Chicago, receive
: several scalp wounds and suffered inlurle
: about her back and CHI st. She was quit
seriously injured. A number OF othe1
: received minor injuries.