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A DESPERATE ROBBERY.
ANotorious Outlaw Holds Up n Merchant
-Afterward Shot and Captured.

A Notorious Outlaw Holds Up Merchant
-Afterward Shot and Captured.
TOPEKA, KANs, Dec. lO.-Hugh Har.
per, a desperate well known through
out western Kansas, entered the store Of
Mr.. Turner, in Harold, Ness county, yes
terday afternoon, and presented bill,
asking for change. When Mr.. Turner
opened his cash drawer Harper covered
him with six shooter and made him
hand over what money he had, amount
ing TO sos. Harper then got on his
horse and headed for Ness City. The
sheriff organized posse and after al ex.
citing chase overlook the young man six
or seven miles south OF town. He fired
on the posse, wounding one officer and
then put spurs to his horse. The sheriff
took a near cut for Harold, and arrived
there in time TO see young man ride in.
He commanded him to halt, but Harper
turned and rode in an opposite diTec-
tion. He was fred on and brought to
the earth. The ball shattered his leg
below the knee and he will be cripple
for life. He was taken to Ness City.
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j. W. Gilmore, Albert Smith, W. A
Bird, X. Reyech, Lewrence Fitzhugh
A. J. Schide and ]. W. Montgomery.
In addition to these there are a large
number Of people who received slight
but not disabling wounds, and are there
fore not reported at the hospital. w. j.
Gilmore and Matt Kennedy, who are
most desperately wounded, are resting
quietly.
Certain prominent officials in the city
have telegraphed Gov. Seay that they
consider II necessary for him 10 be here
and have asked him to come at once.
The Governor will no doubt investi
gate the situation personally and make
arrangements for the removal Of Hawes
and Sheriff Smith and for the relief oi
the soldiers.
The funeral OF Postmaster Throck.
morton took place this afternoon at
o'clock from the Church OF the Advent,
A detachment Of artillery and detach.
ment OF local militia escorted the re.
mains to the cemetery and fired salute
ovRr tho Grave
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TIE SHOOTS MURDER TRIAL.


speeial Dispateh to he IaieliOaeer.
CAMBRIDGE, o., Dec. 1O.-The Shoots
murder trial has progressed very slowly
to-day. The State has submitted mass
Of expert medical testimony, much Of
which has n very remote and indirect
bearing on the case, but the evident OBJ
iect ii its introduction is TO establish
that The death OF Carrie Shoots resulted
from paris green poisoning, and could
not have resulted from the medicine
prescribed by and given under the direc-
ton OF the attending physicians.
As Mrs. Shoots and the baby sat in
the court room this morning broad
beam OF the winter sunshine streamed
through the eastern windows and bathed
the pair in flood OF brilliance. The
baby reached out its hand and crowed,
but the dark lines in its mothers face
seemed deepened by the sunlight, the set
mouth twitched, and she gave sob that
reached for the spectators heart-strings.
The prosecution alleges that all this emo
tion Is 20 much skillful acting, carefully
designed by the defense.
The examination OF DR.. Barton was
resumed and concluded this morning,
the defense succeeding on cross.exam-
ination in knocking the underpiRning
from his statement made on Saturday
that Carrie Shoots died OF paris green
poisoning.
Dr.. j. Jordan, of GAINESVILLE, was ex-
amined by the State along the same
line. He declined to express an opinion
as TO the cause OF death. Witness tes-
titled that he assisted to remove the
stomach and liver Of Carrie Shoots, and
also assisted to make microscopic ex-
animation Of the same, which developed
the presence Of highly irritated condi-
ton OF the walls of the stomach and the
presence Of granular spots OF a light
green color.
DR.. Andrew Walt, of Cambridge, was
examined us to the symptoms OF metal
lie poisoning and the results OF the ad-
ministration of poison on several suc-
cessive days. Two to five grains OF
paris green would have to be absorbed
to produce death in child. In reply
to the States long hypothetical question
embracing recital Of all the symptoms
of the illness Of Carrie Shoots and u
statement Of the result Of the analysis Of
viscera, us shown by the evidence, upon
which he was asked to base an opinion
Of the cause OF death, witness stated
that death resulted from arsenical pois-
oning.
Defense objected and this answer was
stricken out The State then conducted
u long examination Of witness upon the
effects that would be had upon n child
Of six by the medicine prescribed by the
for little Carrie Shoots.
DR.. Holston, of GAINESVILLE. was on the
stand from 8 O'Clock until the adjourn
ment of court, and testified in chief that
Carrie Shoots died OF paris green poison.
Ing, but the cross.examination weakened
hia abatement.
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New Railroad scheme,

Special Dispateh to The IatelliOHeer.
EAST LIVERPOOL, Dec. lO.-Hon, P. G
Young, OF this city, is authority for the
statement that q new railroad will entel
this city from Martins Ferry TO run
parallel with the G. & P. railroad. He
says competing lines from Bellaire thai
are working against the @. & P. who
will lay the track. The right Of way il
being received. 1t is thought that the
c., L. q W. is doing the work, backed
by the 3. &O
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A plucky officer.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1O,-SheriE Robert
Jones, of Grant county, visited Jerome
to rccapture John Fleming, a convicted
horse thief, who had escaped from Jail.
When the thief caught sight OF the
sheriff he drew a pistol and fired two
shots. The plucky officer, though NOR
tally wounded, clnbbed Fleming into
submission and took him in charge and
placed him in JUL ut Marion.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 10.-A number OF
the switchmen in the employ of the Van
dalia Railroad Company on their branch
lines in the Clay county oil fields are
striking for an advance in pay. They de-
mand 81 10 per day instead ofSl 10. On
Saturday they were all discharged after
refusing TO obey an order to return, but
the "scabs" employed to take theirplaces
were frightened away.
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Special Dispdteh TO he Lntet'i0e'eer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Dec. l0.-Gus
Wiley, a colored boy about II years Of
age, was accidentally killed, short dis
tance below the Pioneer Coal Company'i
store, yesterday evening, by falling on q
knife IN the hands Of Ike McKinny,
another colored boy, who was sitting on
log near by. James Carter and the
Wiley boy were scuifling and Garter
gave him push, with the result given
above. The knife entered Wiley's thigh,
severing an artery and causing him to
bleed to death in about 10 minutes.
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LONDON, Dec. 1O.-The Government
has ordered the troops now stationed in
the Mediterranean to proceed to suakim.
They will be replaced by troops from
England. The request for more troops
at Suakim, which was made after Satur-
days reconnoitering, is believed to iav
been instigated by the Government
itself as the easiest mode OF retiring from
an untenable attitude and Of appeasing
public misgivings.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, Dec. 1O.-A fin.
ish fight took place yesterday in a Sc.
cluded resort between the "Black
Pearl, " champion colored middle.weight
OF the Northwest, and Ed. Mohler, the
Minnesota boy, whose greatest achieve.
ment in the ring was when he went
against Jack Dempsey two years ago
Mohler was overmatched from the start
and was knocked out in the sixth round
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They Blew out The Gas.

BALTIMORE, Mp, Dec. l0.-Last night
a man and woman engaged a room at O
small East End hotel, where guests are
not required to register. This afternoon
the man was found dead and the woman
nearly so. They bad blown out the gas,
The bodies were identified rs those oi
Charles L. Eliason and Mrs. Lille May,
wife OF James Eliason, and sister-in-laW
Of the dead man,
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NEw YoRK, Dec. lO.-The Commercial
advertiser this afternoon published an
interview with Mr.. Depew, in which
that gentleman states that he would not
accept the position OF Minister TO Eng.
land should it be offered to him. Mr.,
Depew said he considered the Ministry
to England as second in importance "a
the Presidency only.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-The River
and Harbor bill appropriations amount
to about sll, 100000. Among the appro'
priations is 100000 for improving the
Ohio river; improving the Falls OF the
Ohio at Louisville, $i25,000; between
the mouths OF the Ohio and Illinois
rivers, $500, 900; from head Of passes to
the mouth Of the Ohio river, 81 800, 900
surveys, $4,000.
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A COSTLY LARK.

VorIIct of Guilty Against tho Accomplices
poF Cornelius Waters Assailants.
SpeciGt Dispateh to The IatelilOsneer.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, o., Dec. 10.-Frank
Sanders and George Arbaugh, whose
trial has been on in the Common Pleas
Court in this place since Friday, for aid.
ing and Gbetting Gertie Williams and
Bertha Hamilton in shooting Cornelius
Waters last July at Jerry Clemmens'
road house, west OF Bridgeport, came to
an end this afternoon by the Jury bring
ing in a verdict OF guilty. The lark has
proyed dear one to all concerned.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 1O.-John A. Martin,
IN engineer, desperately in love with
Mrs. B. W. Merrill, his landlady, and
knowing that his love was unrequited,
shot her this morning and then killed
himself. The woman is probably fatally
wounded, althoug the physicians in con-
slant attendance have not yet given up
hone
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Mother of pIstInrul.hed Ch,ldren pead.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. lO.-Mrs. B.
McCauley, mother of John T. NJ. Nc
Cauley, of McCauley's Theatre, died
here last night Of heart disease, at the
age Of ~ years. Gen. Daniel McCauley,
Of New York; the late Barney McCau-
ley, the actor, and Mrs. Charles r. Pope,
of>St. Louis, are her children. The body
will be shipped to Buffalo, N. Y, for in
| thrmhnt
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Almost Instantly Killed.

Special DiSpatch TO he IRtelligeAotr.
EAST LIVERPOOL, o., Dec. lO.-John G
Calhoun, carpenter employed at Henry
G. Chase's oil refinery at Smiths Ferry,
four miles above here, while walking or
the Cleveland & Pittsburgh track at that
place this morning, was struck by an en-
gine and almost instantly killed. He
was 40 years old and unmarried.
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LONDON, Dec. lo.-The Mark Lane Er.
pres review Of the British grain trade
for the past week says: Good dry Eng.
lish wheat has maintained prices, but
the bulk OF the offerings is OF poor quail.
ity and has fallen one shilling. Flour IL
difficult to sell. Foreign wheat Is de.
pressed. Russian has declined Is; Cal.
ifornia, Cd; Indian is steady. Liverpool
records q fall of Cd per GENITAL on Ameri
can wheat and Russian red wheat, ant
Id per GENITAL on Indian.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1O.-While
Mr.. John jarrett, of the American Tin
Plate Association, was in the city to pre-.
sent the claims of the Association for an
increase Of the duty on tin plate to the
Senate Committee on Finance, he was
asked il he were going to join Mr..
Barry's new labor organization.
Indeed am not, was the response;
and then in reflective manner he con-
tinudd: ~ think Mr.. Barry has made a
great mistake"
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ST.. PETERSBURG, Dec. lO.-At meet
ing at the foreign Office, high military
authority urged that an ultimatum be
sent to the Persian Government, warn
ing it that Russia would take steps for
the occupation of Persia unless it can
celled the treaty opening up the Karun
country to the English. NJ. De Geirs,
the foreign minister, opposed such a
course, and advised that the Govern
ment proceed with moderation.
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Annll pnIIras., nInn nanh.

BosroN, Dec. 1o.-Elisha Atkins, one
Of the most widely known and success
full business men in this city, died at his
residence here last night, aged rs. He
was connected with the elder Amos in
founding the Union Pacific railway, and
for many years was First Vice President
OF that road.
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herself, and that she had carried May

with her.
A PAINT SMILE
came over his face, and he said:
"Before God, believe that was thl
way 1t was"
"But that could not have been, fol
they were found in lakes five mile'
Hawes looked parplexed. "Thst',
so," he said. II can't, OF course, thinl
that now. l did think it."
For a second there was silence in
the cell. Suddenly the prisoner raised
his arms on high and, looking up, ex
claimed: "Oh, God this is terrible.
am confined in this cell, charged with
numbering my wife and daughters
Why should l kill them? l loved those
two children, and once / loyed theil
mother. The children could not have
killed, because my heart was too full o.
love for them. The mother would moi
have killed, because We were apart"
HE FAIRLY sHUDDERED
As he spoke, and, glancing around the
cell, said:
"See, see these iron bars? They shut
me out from freedom and action. They
keep me from the corpse OF my first
child and my girl, whom I loved 80
much. They prevent me from searching
for my baby girl. What may be her
fate? ? Dead, too! Oh, who could injure
that innocent loving child? She may
be dead, and l almost pray God that she
is"
His head dropped again. No one in
tie cell uttered a word.
"These bars are so hard and strong.
II could only rend them apart and go
to the side OF the woman whom once
loved SO and has Rronged me so terribly
| would have but one WISH"
"And what is that?" he was asked.
"ro see my boy dead and then die,
too"
He picked up his shoes, which were
on the floor in front OF him, and straight
ening up, said with a groan:
II have no one to help me. Is not
this q great change in one week? Last
Sunday morning was q free man. Now
I am in Jail, with officers protecting me.
Then vas happy. Now | am miserable.
Then I was the happy father OF two
bright girls. Now one is dead and the
other-oh God, where is my lrene-my
darling baby girl?"
"Dick, brace up, old boy" said Mr..
Brutiey. "You are in the nine.hole just
now, but every thing may change"
at must change. will change it. II
l could only get out l would change it,"
The reporter made an effort to see
HAwEs' NEW WIFE,
nee Miss May Storey, but learned she
returned home to Columbus, Miss, on
Saturday morning, fortunately in time
to escape all these subsequent horrors.
The lust words she said to n relative, who
went home with her, was, "0h, my God,
uncle, all this will kill me; can not
stand IL; can not stand it." She is n
lovely, sweet young girl, about twenty
years OF age.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers, OF which Hawes is a member,
have telegraphed that they have engaged
a detective to work up the case. They
believe that Hawesis innocent, and that
the colored woman, Fannie Bryant, and
Albert Patterson, murdered and robbed
Mrs. Hawos and then killed the children.
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Hhlts cnn ontrnre. in Toms.

Waco, Texas, Dec. l0.-The White
Caps flogged George Armstrong, white
man, nearly TO death yesterday, for leav-
ing his wife destitute and sick and pub
licly living with another woman, The
whIppers wore white caps which came
down over their faces. A notice was
pinned to u tree where the aogging took
place, informing all citizens that the per-
petrators were law.abiding but deter
mined to mete out punishment to the
guilty when the statutes failed.
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INDIANAPOLIS, ISn., Dec. lO.-The
usual number of visitors paid their re-
spects to the President-elect to-day.
Among his callers this afternoon was
Mr.. Herbert Radcliffe, Secretary Of the
Home Market Club OF Boston, It is not
known when Chairman Quay will be
here.
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unrt WhIle Coupling Cars.

Special DtspGleh TO the iHielHgacr.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, o., Dec. lO.-John
Keys, an empIoye on the Cleveland, Lo.
rain and Wheeling Railway, and a resi-.
dent Of this place, had h;s leg near the
ankle terribly crushed while coupling
cars at Barton Station this morning. He
was brought TO his home in this place
and made as comfortable as possible.
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MADRID, Dec. lO.-According to the
latest outline Of the proposed new Cabi-
net, Senior Vega Armigo, Minister OF
Foreign Affairs; Senor Canalegas, Min
lister Of Commerce, and Admiral Arias,
Minister Of Marine, will retain their
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A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
A Dozen People InJured Near Pittsburgh.
Marrow Escapes from Death.

A Dozen People Injured Near Pittsburgh.
Narrow Escapes from Death.
PlrrsnuReH, Pa, Dec. l0.-A terrible
accident occurred on the Dudley branch
Of the Huntington 4 Broadtop railroad
this morning, whereby more than n
dozen persons were seriously injured.
The passenger car makes the trips
down the mountains by the branch and
stops at numerous stations along the
route. This morning the car was well
filled and started on time from Dudley
10 the main line at Saxtou. Shortly after
it had stopped at Coalmont, an engine
and two loaded coal cars came down the
track and crashed into the rear end Of
the passenger car, throwing the occu-
pants against the windows and to the
floor, Before the collision John Shen-
loe, a passenger, foreseeing the danger,
loosened the brake Of the passenger car
and the little start 1t obtained lessened
somewhat the force Of the collision from
the following train. But for the prompt
action on the part OF Mr.. Shenloe all OF
the passengers would doubtless have
been killed.
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We have in stock thirty thousand dol.
lars worth OF fine Diamonds, and shall
offer great inducements to buyers in this
line. Remember We sell these goods at
very small advance above net cost.
l. 6. DILLoN & Co., Jewellers,
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Special DiIpateh 10 ne IElelslgfneeF,
WARRINGTON, W. Va, Dec. l0,-Mrs.
A. N. Pritchard, wife Of ex.Sheriti
Pritchard, died yesterday. She was an
estimable lady and her death is generally
mourned. Captain Pritohard Is pros
trated with grief,
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DETROIT, Dec. lO.-Eyerything was
extremely quiet in the Polish settlement
yesterday. Father Kalosinski held SER
vices at tie school house as announced,
but they were slightly attended, and no
trouble whatever occurred.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. lO.-The President
has sent the following nominations to
the Senate: To be Collectors Of Inter
nal reyenue-Geo. Washington Hensel,
Of Rennsylvania, for the Ninth district
of Pennsylvania; Andrew G. Chapman,
Maryland, for the District Of Maryland.
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CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 1O.-By the ex-
plosion Of boiler in Stroll & Haman's
feed mill at Trowbridge, Ohio, this
morning, Henry Haman and Albert
Kline were killed and Wallace Stroll
and boy badly injured.
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Special DtSp1teh 10 he IRteilLgRor.
WELLsvILLE, o., Dec. l0.-John Graf
ton, who was so badly scalded while
working about his engine in the railroad
yards here last week, died yesterday
morning in great agony.
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LONDON, Dec. lO.-In Il cheap restau-
rant in Bermudasea, suburb OF Lon
don, man cut the throat OF the land
lords daughter. There are rumors that
the would'be murderer is "Jack, the
Ripper"
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CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. lO.-The Brit
ish steamers Wally and Golden Grove
have been beached near this port. They
had been in u collision and both were
badly damaged,
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sUAKM, Dec. lO.-Osman Digna is at
Handoub with 10000 men and will
march in defense of the trenches when
an attack is made. The enemies right
redoubt was nearly destroyed to-day by
the heavy combined fire Of the ships
and forts.
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CHAMBERLAIN, OAK, Dec. lO.-The re-
port that a volcano has been discovered
in Charles Mix county is not true.
The smoke and fire originated from a
coal field that has in some manner caught
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NEW YoRx, Dec. lO.-Among the ar
rivals on the Aurana to-day were Min
ME Palmer, the actress, and Anarchist
Lucy Parsons, OF Chicago, The latter
was surprised that no one met her at
the dock
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NEW York, Dec. I0.-The Cunard
steamer Aurania arrived this morning
and is detained at Quarantine. What
the nature Of the sickness is on board
her, Il any, could not be learned.
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ROME, Dec. l0.-Two men have been
arrested at Naples for throwing a dynam-
ite bomb at the German consulate in
that city. The bomb did not explode.
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MADRID, Dec. I0.-lt was discovered
to-day that $4,000 has been stolen from
the Governments deposit bank in this
city.
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LONDON, Dec. l0.-Mr. Bright passed
a fairly good day. He hasgained little
strength and his lungs are slightly better.
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DUBLIN, Dec. 10.-The proposed evic-
tions on the ClanEicarde estate have
been abandoned.