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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
INins Drowned.

FHrrrour Pa, July 2l=M white
Rock station yesterday Viola aud Victor
Ramsey, twins, aged nine years, fell Into
the Allegheny nycr aud were drowned.
They were fishing. aud the little girl fell
from n rock into the water and her
brother, 10 save her, fell In also. Mics
Amanda Ramsey, who WIS with them.
jumped In a. Try aud save them. aud she
also was nearly drowned She went down
twice, but managed IN grasp rock aud
draw herself out. Both bodies have been
fgrU,pft1
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Taken the on Fever Again.

PrrrsBuGo, Pa, July q. There is great
excitement In the Oh region over the re-
viyal Of the III Hole oil field. III Hole
has, for nearly quarter Of a century,
boon considered q sucked orange aud the
oil right Of 10000 aops around the old
town would not lave brought 500 Now
the excitement u grcnt,H there than ia any
other field In the wgion. not excepting
Baken,own. Tho Blnrh brothers have
been pushing the drill around Peasant.
VILE ~ successfully that they have been
encouraged 10 test tho all ~ Hole region
and tie rsult " uio If Tie surprising
things II the oil Il sos. 10 THIS Old aud
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long since abandoned territory, they now
have seven wells that are good for 5000
barrels month. There is some differ
encc OF opinion regarding the sand, but it
is probably lower horizon than the rich
sand of 1865 that made Pit Hole the most
famous city in the world, and gave il a
population Of $1,000 TO 10000 in few
months. Great activity is reported in the
field among lease hunters and large pro-
duction in this old field is expected within
the next few months,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
A BIO SENSATION.
An Untrue VITO Confcssos and Then
Kills Herself


WtEEn,HuE, Ia, July n. A decided
sensation was created here yesterday,
which is the talk Of the town. Ats O'Clock
Henry llrncr prominent aud we'll TO do
citizen, appeared at the office Of Alderman
Donahuc aud had warrant issued for the
arrest Of Henry Lcim, prominent hotel
keeper, changing him with being intimate
with his wife. Five minutes before Mrs.
llirncr, on her knees, made full confession
Is her husband, aud implprcd him To keep
II quiet The husband cried. "My God,
how can keep such thing Iuicl' Your
confession comes like a lightning bolt, aud
will kill mo
Mrs. llirncr replied. ~ can't stand the
disgrace, will Kill myself. aud she swal.
lowed the contents Oi q two ounce bottle "
laudunum. She cannot live. She las
three children.
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,rnmn.a nna nrnnn..i.

Special brpairh ~ The APPEAL
BiuHIN0n,u, Ala, July Eli y
Kccnc, a contractor, aged thirty years,
while In swimming In the big artificial
lake out NJ Fast lake yesterday nltcmopf.
crnmpcd and drowned. lis body will bc
shipped 10 -Four Oaks, ~ G., his home.
lie has been here NJ work i1f several
months. having built among other thing.
the dam that made the lake Ia which lac
mot his fate.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22

special blIHi.h FOO TIE Appeal
Cotruur. Miss, July -. The remain,
OF Mr. Abraham Murdoch arrived ,rtur
dny and ven buried In Friendship rrmy.
tcly, with the funeral being ,DN lr'y
attended. lie Was greatly beloved aIJ Iy
spce..d by all WHO know him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-30
WESTERN INGENUITY.

Western Men Who Have Been Granted
Patents During the Past Week
WASHINGTON, March A-The following
patents were issued last week to inventors
in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri: Mis-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Francis P. Dev-
ms, Of Kansas City; interfering device for
horses, Michael Haughey, of st. Louis;
self-heating sad iron, Gustavus Heidel, OF
st. Louis; fish trap, Elijah Jenkins, of
Milford; piston, Amos NJ. Morrill,, OF Ra-
wanna; upper and lower plate for fire
bowls. Albert S. Newly, of Kansas City;
gas engine, Jay Noble, Of St LOUIS; cable
lever hook, Morton E. Pugh, of ST. Joseph;
railway grading and excavating machine,
Morton +. Pugh, of St. Joseph; guard for
switch points, Peter r. Randall, Of Agency.
kansas-Animal releasing device, Baker
Borton, OF Clyde; automatic oiler, Alanson
b. Griswold and j. NJ. Brad bury, of Bunker
Hill; listing plow or cultivator, Joseph 5
Crum, OF Stockdale; thill coupling. Thomas
II. b. Millsap. Of Harper; combined feed
box and end gate, Howard Gamble, of Lam
sing; flexible pipe coupling, Patten NJ.
Askren. OF Circleville; automatic regulat-
ing device for wind mills, Charles F.
Of New ChilIico;he; nu:-lock,
John B. Crosslcy, of Clay Center;
plow. John Macarthur, OF Wallace. Ne
wheeled vehicle. Frank W.
Bovine, Of Lincoln; table, Oliver +. Groves,
Of Aida; tihll coupling. Thomas q. Inera-
ham, of Central City; ditching and grading
David ID. kaufman, OF Oakland.
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When Mil,ais is no, leading the IN.

When Mil'ais is not leading the life of
jolly sportsman in his Scotch home. he
resides IN gorgeous red brick palace quite
close to Kensington gardens. When we
pass the front door we find ourselves in a
magnificent hall paved with pure white
marble and divided with great marble
columns. An immense marble staircase
leads to the drawing room and studio. 1t
is the custom Of many Of our English artists
to furnish their studios with almost effem-
mate splendOr and superfuity Of naughti-
ness In the way Of gimcracks. Millais'
studio is not, however, Of this genus. It is
the big, square, plainly furnished room of
an earnest workman. The artist himself IA
probably dressed in one Of his old shooting
costumes, with q short pipe in his mouth
and wearing . cap on his head. He ex.
plains that all artists wear caps ITO save
their eyes," consummation dcvoutly to
be wished. In appearance he is q hale and
hearty Englishman, with gray curling hair
and merry glancinR eyes. His manners
are simply charming, and it would be i'm.
possible for you to believe that this ingen.
uous, unaffected man 10 one Of the most
petted darlings Of the day. Lady Millais.
the wife Of Mr.. Ruskin, and sep.
arated from him under most extenuat,nR
has been received at court
and her conduct, which IN u certain sense
was open to criticism, entirely condoned.
The children OF this ..suf1cientiy happy
are in all respects worthy their
parental pride, and the eldest daughter in
bautifuL-Exchange.
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THE euRL,NeToN.s TROUBLES.

The Switchmen Aid the Cause OF the En-.
Eineers and Flremen by Striking.
CHICAGO, March 2i-At exactly twelve
o'clock last night strike was inauRuratcd
among the switchmen employed by the
Chicago. Burlington Il Quincy railway.
Whispers Of such . move had been heard
ever since the beginning Of the strike Of
the Burlington engineers and firemen, but
not until the past few days did the rumors
assume tangible shape. Notification Of the
reports was lacking and yesterday the i'm.
pOrtance at first attached to the matter had
dwindled almost to nothing. The inactiv
ity Mt the headquarters OF the engineers
and fremen all day and evening was so no
ticeable rs to cause the remark that 1t was
studied, but no outsider, it is safe to say,
suspected the surprise that was in store
Owing to the unexpectedness Of the
event. the exact details Of the situation
were difficult to obtain. The general i'm
preston is that the strike was general over
the entire Burlington system and would
include the bralkemen. A basis for this
superstition lay in the fact that emissaries
from Chicago and elsewhere are known to
have been at work among the switchmen
and brakemen along the entire line Of road
for some time past and considerable active
sympathy had been shown by these two
classes OF employees with the engineers
and firemen, and in addition plea Of self
protection had frequently been entered.
The plea was that the switchmen and
brakemen were in constant danger Of life
and limb from the alleged incompetency Of
the engineers and fircmen who had taken
the places OF the Burlington members Of
the Brotherhood.
At midnight the $50 switchmen EN-.
ployed in the local yards. or as many Of
them as were on duty at the time, picked
up their lanterns and walked away from
the tracks. There was no noise and nc
They gathered In little groups
and were joined by their comrades from
more distant parts Of the yards, discussing
the situation with more or less warmth and
making their way to the Twelfth street
hall, where the meeting at which it was
finally decided to strike was still in pro-
gress. Not switchman refused to obey
the order, but each willingly threw up his
place and joined forces with the striking
engineers and firemen.
The effects Of the new strike were illus
rated at once upon two locomotives that
we're out on the tracks switching cars in
The vicinity Of Sixteenth and Canal streets,
both being compelled to cease operations.
The swltchmen after the strike were as
mum as before, except to intimate that
hey had assurances that none OF the many
knights of Labor among the new engineers
md hremen on the Burlington would work
With non-uniOn switchmen.
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: THE SOUTH.

HENRI CROSBY, q brakeman, and stock
man, name unknown. were killed and three
others injured by the wreck Of freight
train Of the Fort Worth T. Denver railroad
at Cheyenne Station, Tex, recently.
A SENSATION was created in Kentucky on
the 10th by the announcement of the flight
Of State Treasurer James w. Tate, charged
with defalcations ranging between Sl5O,OOo
and S400, 600. Tate had held his Office for
twenty-one years and was considered above
suspicion. His whereabouts were unknown.
A SERIOUS tornado and electric storm
passed through portions Of Georgia and
Tennessee on the night Of the Goth. Quite
. number of lives were lost at Lumber
City, Lenoirs and other places.
TIE grand jury of.Bowie County, Tex,
has returned true bills against City Mar
shall George Edwards, candidate for mayor
of Texarkana, and John Williams, de:ec-
tive, for horse stealing. Both gentlemen
were heretofore of good standing in the
community.
DEMOCRATIC primaries were held at New
Orleans on the I'D and passed of quietly,
except in the Tenth and Eleventh wards,
where disturbances occurred. In the Tenth
ward . number Of shots were fired, but
no one was hurt.
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New sl,ssour, Railroad.

Mexico. Mo-, March 23-It is about set.
tied fact that the course Of the Chicago
Hannibal & Springfield railroad from Han
nibal to Springfield has been changed. By
the change the line will run from this city
to the Missouri river, crossing at Moniteau
creek. instead Of VOLTS Point, and leaving
tho towns Of Columbia and Centralia OF
the road. Several changes, though unim-
portant. have been made south Of the
river. This line will go into Chicago from
Hannibal over some existing road, which,
it is whispered, is nothing less than the
O." This enterprise taps some Of the
richest Of the Southwestern country and
will prove big thing for its owners, who
are high standing ChicagoanA
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A FINANCIAL CLIMAX.

A Connecticut Town Disturbed by tho
Tricks OF Bank Officer.
| WILLIMANTIC, Conn.,, March IA finan-
cial climax that has for long time been
pending was reached yesterday in the at
fairs Of the Willimantic Savings lnstitu.
ton, when q shortage or Misrepresentation
OF the banks funds to the amount Of $780,
OOO was announced, owing, 1t is said. to q
series OF transactions by Treasurer H. F.
Royce without the knowledge or consent Of
the directors. 1t is alleged that the trans
actions Of Cashier Royce are tantamount
to defalcation. When the present board
OF directors were chosen in June, 1885, they
soon found that Treasurer Royce WAS float
ing about fl52, O0O Of accommodation paper
Tor New York parties whose names are
not now given and in October, 1856, they
passed vote directing that this paper IS
fast ~ 1t matured should be taken in. In
this way the amount was reduced to about
t920OO
The directors also discovered Q system
OF floating checks between W illimantic
and New York, amounting anywhere from
$4,000 to 800, 0OO per month, oil Of which
was done by Treasurer Royce without the
consent Of the directors. Measures were
at once taken to stop thb. A year ago the
bank received an application for q s7OOOO
loan on real estate OF the United States
Stamping Company, OF Portland. Conn.
The directors found the loan would not be
safe for over S35,OO0, and none was author
lied.
On the next examination it was found
that the $4,000 loan had been made Oh q
mortgage Of that company's property, but
no record OF the mortgage could be found,
and it was subsequently found that the
whole property was covered by prior mort
cages. Efforts to collect this loan have
been unsuccessful. but it is expected some
thing will be realized.
Yesterday the directors suspended Treas
urer Royce and voted to scale the deposits
fifteen per cent Frank F. Webb, assist
ant treasurer, was chosen to succeed
Royce. The bank commissioners pro-
nounced the institution sound after the |
fifteen per cent. scale. 1t IS said that
criminal proceedings will be instituted |
against Royce at once, but he has not been |
arrested.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-30
GENERAL.

GENERAL CAFFAREL and Nine. Limousiu
were sentenced ut Paris recently for COM
plicity in the sale Of decorations. In Gen
eral Caffarers case extenuating circum-
stances were found ard the court only i'm
posed fine Of 1900 francs. Nine. Limou.
sin was sentenced to six months impr,son-
ment
TIE Swiss Government is about to estab.
lish Federal bank with . monopoly Of
the issue Of notes.
IT is reported in Ottawa, Can, that .
satisfactory settlement Of the Manitoba
difficulty has been reached.
TIE Santa Fe and other railroads on the
10th announced their willingness to ex-
change cars with the Burlington. No
trouble was expected in consequences.
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Tate's Defalcation Growing.

FRANKFORT. KY. March 2a-The defalca-
tion Of State Treasurer Tate grows IN
amount As the experts examining his &C.
counts progress. Yesterday afternoon,
Auditor Hewett announced to the
Governor that the amount OF the
deficit was $l97,964, but later
this sum was increased and it is now
thought the total shortage will not be far
from S,50, 600 The books Of the treasurer's
ofice show extreme looseness and neglect,
and it will be weeks before order can be
brought out Of the existing chaos. There
is report that Tate has been seen in Cam
ada
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-30
Broke m Axle.

LEwIsBuRa, Kan, March 26-The Mis-
sour Pacific fast mail broke an axle of the
locomotive, the drive wheel flying into u
ditch some feet beyond. The engine re-
naming on the track and not sliding of,
prevented what would have caused Sc
rlous wreck. An engine was teiegraphed
Tor from Holden, Mo-, for relief. Tue train
left here eight hours late.
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THE WEST.

IT is reported from Pittsburgh that at
the Labor conventions in Cincinnati, Nav Ii,
efforts will be made to unite the different
Labor parties, the Greenbackers and the
Changers.
d. r TOWNSEND has been unanimously
renomnated for Congress by the Demo
Gratis Of the Nineteenth Illinois district.
The Democratic State Central Commit
tee OF Ohio has decided to hold the State
convention in Dayton May Is and l6, and
recommended that district and delegates
at large be selected at that time to attend
the St Louis convention.
The striking shipcalkers and carpenters
OF Milwaukee have concluded to give up
their contest and return 10 work at the old
wages.
THE delegates elected at Des Moines,
Iowa. for the National Republican conven-
ton are in favor OF the nomination of SEN
ator W. B. Allison for President.
COLONEL THOMAS MCKIssocK, the well
known railroad manager, died at ST. Louis
on the I'D.
WHILE crossing the Missouri river q few
miles north Of Bismark, D. T., the other
day Eagle Head, . well known Indian
scout, and John Warden, white hunter,
were drowned. They had been in pursuit
Of game and while crossing the river run
into an airhole and were carried beneath
the ice.
w. d. ScHMIDr's large sash and door
factory in Milwaukee was destroyed BY
fire the other night Loss, $4,000.
The Ohio Legislature has increased the
Dow liquor tax to ESQ straight.
In the case Of James w. Skies, the ex-
warehouse man of Chicago, recently con.
victed Of issuing fraudulent warehouse
receipts, the motion for new trial was re-
fused, and he was sentenced to three years
in the State penitentiary.
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Suit Against DIR. Cox.

ST. LOUIS, March 23.-Effie Ellis, the
young woman who was delugcd with
vitriol and disiigured by DR. Cox. Of
Springfield, arrived in this city yesterday
morning and went to the house Of Thomas
Day and refused to see any one. Day
stated that she had turned over her ar
fairs to him. and that she was now in con-
sultation with Lawyer Thomas Cornelius
with view to suing Cox for damages.
Being asked how much the suit would be
for-$l0OO or more-he answered: ayes,
and three times ten and more. have not
determined just yet how much it will be,
but 1t will be good round sum, you can
oet." The girl. Day added, had partially
recovered from her injuries.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-30
The Democratic Convention.

ST. Louis. March 2a.-Mr. John q. Priest,
Of this city, has received a letter from Mr..
F. q. Prince. Of Boston, secretary OF the
National Democratic Committee, in which
it is stated that the subcommittee of the
National Committee has beer appointed by
Chairman Barnum to come to ST. Louis and
arrange in conjunction with the local con-
mittees for holding the Democratic
National convention here early in June.
The subcommittee is composed Of Chairman
Barnum, Secretary Prince, Colonel J. G.
Prather, Of Missouri; Sensior A. +. Cor
man, of Maryland: Senator II. W. Ransom,
Of North Carolina; ex-senator w. A. WAL
lace. Of Pennsylvania; p. H. Kelly. OF Min
nesota; w. d. Sulloway, Of New Hampshire.
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Struck q Snag.

GREENvILLE, Miss, March a6.-The
steamer Foster, en- route from Vicksburo
to Lake Providence, struck q snay near
Filters Landing and Immediately sank.
She had considerable freight for differens
points in the bend, which is total loss.
The porter and fireman are missing. Both
are supposed to have been drowned.
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HUNTINGTON, Pa, March "a Shortly
after two o'clock yesterday afternoon an
axle on car Of an eastbound freight train
on the Pennsylvania road broke at Barre.
and fifteen coal and coke cars werG derailed~
and portion Of tae train dashed into the
passenger station, but fortunately no ono
was in tho building at the time except the
telegraph operator. and he escaped with
slight injuries. A tramp who Was stealing
q ride on tho train was killed, and q brake
man from Altoona, who was making his
third trip had both legs cut of and will
die Three tramps were also injured, and
two unknown boys were buried under LOT,
Of coke and supposed to be smothcred The;
ntataon ct Barre was knocked into spiintsIA
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ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, March 24-Yesterday
morning about eleven o'clock Pat Brown,
q fireman in the employ Of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, was assaulted while
on the way from his home to the Chicago,
burlington q Quincy rOundhouse by four
strikers, knocked down with pair of brass
knuckies and left in the street to be picked
up by policeman. Brown was the only
member Of the Brotherhood in this city
who refused to go out when the strike was
ordered. and had been continually subjected
to insult. While several members Of the
brotherhood were on their way to the hal
yesterday morning they stopped at his
mouse and insulted his family, and at
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-30
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE President has nominated STROLLER
II. Stockslager, Of Indiana, to be Commits
sioner Of the General Land Office, and
Thomas ]. Anderson, Of Iowa, to be
Assistant Commissioner Of the General
Land Office.
TIE President has specially directed the
attention Of Congress to the Oregon land
frauds, by which bogus wagon road COM
panies had obtained large grants Of land.
TIE residence Of the Belgian Minister In
Washington was entered the other night
by . burglar and robbed Of ESQ worth Of
French and Belgian money and the pri-
vate dispatch box containing valuable psc
pers Of the Minister.
A SUIT has been brought in tho United
States Court by James Wick, the well
known scotsman of Rochester, N. Y,
against Postmaster Fleckenstein to test
the validity OF tho recent order relative to
mailing packages Of seeds In Canada to
persons in this country when they are sent
there for the purpose from this country.
Tho Canada postage on seeds, ETC., is four
cents per pound, while the United States
rate is sixteen cents per pound.
FRIENDS Of the late General Hancock
who had been active In their efforts to
raise sufficient money to purchase house
In Washington for Mrs. Hancock have met
with complete success. The house is
large, three story brown and white stone
structure, and is located on the southeast
corner Of Twenty first and r streets north
west
TIE Capitol building at Washington was
struck by lightning on the afternoon Of the
2lst during an electrical storm.
The conferees on the Urgent Deficiency
bill have agreed upon their report The
0mAndnQnf - 81, he
House appropriating e927, 900 to reimburse
the State Of Texas for expenses incurred
in repelling invasions is agreed to BY the
Senate conferees, and they also agreed to
tho amendment to pay the custodians and
janitors OF public buildings. the sppropria-
ton, however, being reduced from $4,000
80 SIS 900.
DENIS KEARyEY had an interview with the
President on the 2lst, and denounced the
pending Chinese treaty. He said that un-
der the clause permitting Cinnamon worth |
$1.0O0 to return, in case they left the
country each q. 600 would he made to do |
for LOO incoming Cinnamon. The Presi |
dent said he thought the treaty could at |
least be tried for while.
TIE Secretary Of the Treasury has DIS
missed Superintendent Speer, of the sugar
division Of the New York custom house,
and i've Of his assistants. The superin.
tendent Of polariscopic tests Of sugar at
the Boston custom house has been ordered
to temporarily assume similar duties in
New York
The Chief Justice Of the United States.
Hon. Morrison X. Waite. died Unexpectedly
ut Washington on the sd. The Chef Jus
tice had been ailing from . complication OF
diseases for few days. but his collapse
and its fatal ending occurred within q few
minutes He was born in Lynn, Conn, in
1916 and was descendant Of Judge Waite.
of England, who was one Of the signers of
the death warrant of King Charles L
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TIE kAGE. :

WALTER 7. MILLER & Co., prominent
members Of the New York Cotton Ex-
change, have been posted unable to meet
their contracts. Liabilities unknown but
considered to be large.
JOSEPH d. MCKEE & Co., proprietors of
Knitting mills at Philadelphia and New
York, have failed with t100, 900 liabilities.