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Driven to Suicide.

CARTHAGE, Ills, May 1s.-A SEN
sational suicide has just come to light
at Fountain Green, twelve miles east
of Carthage. Mrs. Ida NJ. Wright, the
six months bride of Silas M. Wright was
found hanging in a smoke house last
evening by her husband who had been
absent from home since Monday. Up
on discovering the body the Mortified
husband tainted and lay in a stupor
for several hours. The body was cut
down by neighbOrs. A letter written
by her was found in which she babe
her husband goodbye and said she
should hang herself because she be-
heved she would be happier dead than
than to live with drunkard. Wright
had come home intoxicated on one or
two occasions and this it is supposed
worked upon his wife's mind and drove
her to suicide,
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The Roieferons At1ant,e

Is terror to timid voyagers, scarcely
less on account of the perils of the
deep than the almost certainty of sea
sickness. The best curative of NAL de
mer is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
which settles the stomach at once and
prevents its disturbance. To all
travellers and tourists, whether by sea
or land, it presents a happy medium
between the nauseous or Intellectual re-
sources of the medicine chest, and the
problematical benefit derivable from
an unmedicated alcoholic stimulant,
no matter how pure. The jarring
of railroad car often produces sto-
machic disorders akin to that caused
by the rolling of a ship. For this
the Bitters is a prompt and certain RENE
dy. The use of blackish water, par
ticularly on long voyages in the tropics
inevitably breeds disorders of the sto-
mach and bowels. Hostetter'S Sto-
mach BitterS mixed with impure water
nullifies its its impurities. Similarly
it cOunteracts malarial and other pred
judicial influences of climate or atmos-
phere, as well as the effects of exposure
and fatigue. Use it for kidney COM
plants, rheumatism and debility.
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The Hatch Inquest.

NEW YORK, May Is. The Hatch
Inquest was resumed this afternoon.
-. w. Hull, boOk-keeper in Hatch's
banking house, was the first witness.
He furnished a statement showing that
Mrs. Scofield has collateral in stocks to
her credit in the house of $50, $50. Wit
ness gave lengthy account of Mrs.
Scofleld's transactions with his en-
ployers. He said Mrs. Scofield had on
an average a margin representing about
slS. 900 during her dealings with the
Matches.
Brother-in-law Ferris, the next wit
ness, admitted having employed a de-
tective to shadow Mrs. Scofield and Mr..
Hatch. and endeavored to explain that
his only motive for doing so was curl
osity.
The jury returned a verdict at q
O'Clock this evening that Hatch came
to his death by accident, his fall hav-
ing been due to his fear of exposure
and of violence at the hands Of the
inmates of Mrs. Scofield's house. They
also found that Hatch was enticed into
the house by Ferris and by Mrs. SEQ
field, and these two were held in S5, 00O
bail each pending the action of the
grand jury.
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Betting PriVIleges Shut OF.

ST. LOUIS, May lit has been def
nitely decided that speculation at the
coming races in st. Louis shall be con-
fined to auction pools and mutuals, no
book betting being allowed. This has
been officially announced by President
Green. Mr.. Richard Roche of st.
Louis, who has usually had betting
privileges, wanted them again this
year and offered the same amount for
them that he gave last year, e26, 900.
Mr.. Greenl thought that inasmuch
as there are1 to be fifteen days
racing this year instead of twelve he
ought to have more. This must neces-
sarily affect the attendance and make
business very brisk for the pool rooms
in the city, where many will do their
betting instead of going to the track.
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AMnrd.,.,,, D.sth Doubt.S.

VANDALIA, ILL.,, May 16.-The Lon
don Township tragedy of last Wednes-
day, when Henry Miller shot down in
cold blood two neighbor farmers, and
then went home, set fire to his house
and committed suicide, is by no means
forgotten by the people of that COM
munity. The fact that the body found
in the burning debris was so badly
burned that it was scarcely recogniz-
able as that of a human being left
many who were acquainted with Miller.
and who know him TO be capable
of resorting to anything to accom-
plish his aim, to believe that
the body was not that Of
Miller. but that Miller, to mislead the
people, had gone to some grave yard
and procured body and thrown 1t in
to the burning building. There are
several in the neighborhoOd whom Mil
Ter threatened to kill, saying that after
he had got away with them that the
law might handle him as it pleased,
providing the officers captured him.
There are many who lived IN mortal
dread of the man, and your cores
pondent has it from a gen. leman who
resides only few miles from the scene
that many of the people of that neigh
borhood to-day believe Miller is still
alive and are actually afraid to leave
their homes even to go into their fields
4 work
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oOun,Otiout RsUublio.p OOpv.n.;On

New HAVEN, CONN, May 16.-The
Republican convention was called to
order at the Hyperion theatre by tenn
porary chairman John a. Tibbetts,
and the temporary organization was
made permanent.
Mr.. TibbettS addressed the CONVEX
tion. He alluded to the great respon-
sibility of the convention as q pivotal
state and outlined the paramount issue
as protection against the free trade
message of Mr.. Cleveland, by which
the democratic party must stand or
fall. The real republican platform
would be the response to the presiden-
tial message that came across the
ocean as swiftly as the telegraph could
bring it. He further referred to Blaine
as 1.-The splendid leader in the cam.
paign of 1884, the greatest of livins
American statesmen, who thoroughly
represents the American spirit anc
who always flies the American flag
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Fstal ovaTrel BstVeep Eeiebbors,

FORT SCOTT, KAN, May 16.-The
village of Walkertown, on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railway, six
miles from this city, was the scene of
a tragedy, Sunday, about o'clock, re-
sulting in the death of George Gordon
at the hands of DIR. j. T. Clark. The
circumstances leading up to the killing
are as follows: Sunday morning a
farmer named Bowls invited his neigh
bors, among them Clark and Gordon,
in for a convivial time. Gordon, Clark
and one Morris became involved in a
quarrel, but separated without having
injured each other. Clark returned
Immediately to Walkertown, being
followed later by Gordon and Morris,
who called at Gordon's Office and re-
newed the quarrel. Morris and Clark
being the principal participants, IN the
course of which Clark fired one shot at
Morris. Gordon's wife, who was near
by, came up and was leading her hus-
band away, when, provoked by an in
sulting remark by Gordon, DIR. Clark
turned upon him and fred ball, pro-
ducing instant death. Clark came to
this city and gave himself up immedi-
ately and is now IN jail.
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BsusOn,s nigtake.

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-Senor Ro
nero. the Mexican minister, replying
to an INJURY as to what he thought OF
the suicide of Benson, said to-day that
he regretted very much the occurrence
and believed it very rash act and en-
tireIy uncalled for. Benson once in
Mexico, Senior Romero added, would
have been tried by jury, which
might. possibly, have acquitted him,
because the Mexicans far from having,
in fact, any ill-win against Benson,
could moi help admiring the ingenuity
adroitness and audacity with which he
deceived them, and felt rather kindly
toward him.
A prominent Mexican gentleman
who was in Washington on Monday
last and heard the decision in the Ben
son case read at the supreme court, ex-
pressed the opinion to Senior Romero
that the Mexican jury would acquit
Benson. But even in case it would
not have done so, Senior Romero added
Benson would in all probability have
! been sentenced 70 short term Of fmpri
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BUFFALO, May 16.-The republican
state convention was called to order at
1:20 O'Clock p. m. Secretary Smith
then read the roll of delegates for the
purpose of its perfection. The call of
Warner Miller's name wasgreeted with
clapping Of hands. When the twenty
first New York district was reached
there came a storm. "Chauncey NJ.
Depew" shouted the secretary. There
was no answer by a single voice but a
rafting shout so shook the air that
the gas jets fiuttered and blinked in
the din. The speaker, Fremont Call
will be permanent chairman.
The convention reassembled at 5
O'Clock. The committee on resolutions
presented the following resolutions:
The republicans of New York in
convention assembled being certain
that the national convention at Chi
cago will present candidates for presi-
dent and vice president whose devotion
to American ideas and to the protec-
ton of labor, agriculture and manu-
features will command the ap-
prevail of the people; pledge
to the republican standard bear
ers in the national contest their
united and Jealous support and enter
upon the canvass confident Of vic
tory.
Resolved, That all questions relat-
ing to the policy of the republican par
ty as to national and state policy be re,
ferred to the republican national and
state conventions respectively, to be
held during the present year.
The committee also reported the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That we approve
the action of the republican mem
beers of congress in opposing the Mills
tariff bill, so called, and we urge them
to persevere in defeating every device
| intended to place upon the statute
books the free trade theories of Cleve-
lands annual message. The report
was approved Resolutions were then
presented by individual members of
the committee and adopted, paying
tribute to the memory of the late
Roscoe Conkling, and providing a
uniform method for choice OF
presidential electors by congressman
districts hereafter. Then General
James Varmum arose and killed the
opposition to Senator Hiscock, by
by reading telegram from Levi L
Morton asking that his
name not be used in the
convention. Closely following hin
George Bliss arose and withnut speech
placed in nomination for delegates a.
large Ceauucey NJ. Depew, Franz
Hiscock, Warner Miller and Thoma!
G. Plat. BY vocifeaous exclamation
they were endorsed and elected by tn
convention. Adjourned without date
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Reception . Senators ingalls, and voorhees,

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Just after
the Ingalls-Voorhees episode in the
senate. the friends and admirers of
both senators rendered each reeep-
ton and selected tonight for the oeca-
sion. The reception to Senator In
gals brought large crowd to the
clubs of the republican league, where
speeches were made by Senator'S In
gals and Sherman, Representatives
Perkins, of Kansas, and Johnson, of
Indiana, and Judge Shellabarger. Sem
ator Ingalls, in his speech criticized
the nomination of Mr.. Fuller
to be chief justice OF the United States,
| The reception to Senator VOORHEES,
was held at willard hall. which was
deliberately decorated and filed Il
overlooking. The speakers were Sen
ator Voorhees,, Representatives Outh-
waite, of Ohio. Csruth, of Kentucky
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Taken to TasI

PHILADELPHIA, May 1S.-From the
following extracts of general order
issued to-day by Col. F. j. Magee, COM
mander of the department of the Penn
sylvania G.. A. r., it is evident that E.
F. Baker post No. s, has been taken
to task for its action in electing Gen
eral Joseph E. Johnston, an ex-confed-
crate, as a contributing member. The
order reads: Attention of the depart
ment commander has recently been
called to the fact that some posts hav-
ing established what they choose to
term contributing membership, some
honorary membership and some asso-
lions are without authority of law and
in conflict with the rules and regula-
tions. In all cases where posts have
applied the term members to other
than regular members of a
post who were eligible under the
rules and regulations of chapter
one, article four the practice must be
at once discontinued. Where the
terms referred to have been a ap-
piled to citizens who have contributed
annually to the funds of post to as
sist them in their work of charity the
same plan of assistance can be con-
tinued by the establishing of citizens
corps or what may be termed the con-
tributors' roll upon which can be placed
the names of those who contribute for
a purpose indicated. Care and dis
erection should be used in the selection
of those who affiliate with the Grand
Army of the Republic. Its honor may
be dimmed by improper associations.
Members of the organization enjoy a
distinction and privilege that
each should appreciate and that
can only be continued to them
as soldiers and citizens by the exercise
of especial care as to these who shall be
associated with our glorious record of
the past and the lessons of loyalty
it shall teach to the rising generations.
In this connection the department COM
member calls attention to the fact that
the laws adopted by posts, before COM
ing operative must be approved by the
department commander. The same
approval will be necessary in case of
alterations or amendments thereto,
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ASCOT NEVER was LosT.
The Officers Using Him as 0atspav to ]
Ear1sp Gama

The Officers Using Him as OatSpav to Bag
Larger Game.
CHICAGO, May IA local paper
says: There are new and important
developments in the Smell murder case.
This Is on the authority of A. J. Stone,
who says that in short time the pub
lie will be enlightened and all the mys-
terry surrounding the crime win be
cleared away. Tascott is found, that
Is to say, he has never been lost. Peo-
pie who have been at a loss to account
for the ability Of the comparatively in
experienced boy, without means or
many friends, to evade the police for
three months, with the skill of prac-
tical crook who has ample money and
friends at command, may be assured
and has done nothing of the kind. The
four who participated in the crime,
he was quickly apprehended and
promptly sequestered for the good of
the cause; it being shouted from the
housetops meanwhile that he was the
man and the only man wanted. This
was clever though somewhat hack
neyed scheme put into operation by
Capt. Ban6eld and Mr.. Stone for the
purpose Of relieving accomplices of all
anxiety on their own account. Young
Tascott was no good on EARTH" said
the papers informant, who is supposed
to be on the inside, land deserves Ito
be punished on general principles, but
he did not fire the shots that killed old
man Smell. He had not the nerve to
attempt burglary like that perpetra-
ted in SHELLS house on the night of the
murder. He was mere boy and is
valuable to the;oficers more for what he
knows than for what he did"
Then you think Tascott is not really
the man they are looking for?" ''I'm
sure ne is not. In the first place they
know whers he is and have known all
along, and in the second place there is
much larger game to be bagged. Tas-
colt Is a catSpaw."
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Horse Thieves Hungl

WOODWARD, I. T., May ia par
ty of vigilants overlook and captured
four men driving herd of stolen po-
mics in No Mans Land Thursday night.
Two Of the prisoners were noted GRIM
inals, known as Chitwood and Dand-
hook, and perhaps deserved their fate,
but the other two protested their inno-
cence, claiming that they were but en-
ployed to assist in taking care of the
horses, which was hooted at and all
four were promptly lynched. The
brothers of ChitwOod, who belong to a
band of notorious outlaws, have de-
clared Qengeance and say they will not
leave the country until they have
avenged his death. On the other hand
the vigilauts warned them to leave at
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The Fourth Attempt Successful.

SWEET SPRINGS, Mo-, May H.
John Scarborough, a farmer living
about seven miles southwest of here,
committed suicide, this morning by
blowing his brains out with a revolver.
This was the fourth attempt to take
his own life, ranging over a period of
fifteen years. His first effort was the
act of jumping from a wagon-load Uf
wheat while crossing Blackwater
bridge. He fell distance of 80 feet,
but lighting in the water as he did was
not hurt much. He afterward jumped
into a well, but failed to kill himself.
and at another time tried the arsenic
route, but without success. He leaves
a wife and several children.
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A NARROW ESCAPE.
A Prisoner at Columbus Hanged by
His Companions.
Book Making Ruled OF the Race
Track stSt. Louis.
Illinois and Tennessee Crops Badly
Damaged by FrOsts.
Wakefield of Council Grove Gets
Second Place on the Labor Ticket.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 17.-Judge
Lynch came very near making an end
of Humphreys, the negro who was ar
rested yesterday tor an assault upon a
little girl. He was bound over to the
court and when taken to Jail his iden-
tity became known to the other prls-
oners, who attacked him in vicious
manner. After throwing him into q
bath-tub and nearly drowning him,
the prisoners secured rope, placed it
around his neck and dragged him
Torrance by drawing him up from the
floor. The brute would undoubtedly
have been strangled to death before
the jail officers arrived had not one of
the prisoners cut the rope.
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United Labor Ticket.

CINCINNATI, May 1.-THE united
labor convention, on reassembling to-
day, took up the question of nominal
ing presidential ticket, and consider
able argument followed. 1t was urged
that the old parties were 80 far wrong
that the members of this party could
not vote for their candidates. After a
long discussion it was resolved to place
a national ticket in the field. Messrs.
Robert II. Cowdrey of Illinois and Mr..
Victor II. Wilder of New York were
named. Mr.. Cowdry was chosen by a
vote of fifty to twelve.
The only name presented was that
of w. II. L. Wakefield of Council
Grove, Kansas, and he was nominated
for vice president by reclamation.
Then at 12:45 o'clock the convention
adjourned sine die.
Mr.. Cowdrey, the nominee for presi-
dent, is druggist in Chicago, and Mr..
Wakefield is the editor of the Anti
MOnopOliSt.
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Murder Rsysnped.

CARSON, May 1s.-About a year
ago John Shay, a half-breed Indian,
killed another Indian here and escaped.
After the affair died out he returned
and remained until Sunday last, when
a brother of his victim waylaid him on
the street and shot him dead. The
murderer fed TO Folswood camp, where
he concealed himself. Four of Shay's
friends pursued him and on Monday
opened fire and killed two of them.
The others returned to town and a
posse has peen formed to pursue him.
It is said he had previously killed two
Indians
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Baptist Home Mission sooiatv.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Amer
lean Baptist home nilsson society re-
sumed its session, Samuel Colgate. Of
New Jersey, presiding. Rev. DIR. Hen
son, of Illinois, presented a resolution
which was unanimously adopted,
earnestly protesting to congress
against the threatened repeal of the
law forbidding the admission of OBJ
scene matter to the United States
mails. Anthony COmstock then adj
dressed the society.
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Tennsssse Republicans

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 16.-The
republican state convention met at
noon to-day and was called to order by
r. NJ. Hughes, jr., chairman Of the
state executive committee. Its pur-
pose is to select delegates at large to
Chicago and electors. Hon. William
Rule, of Knox county, was appointed
temporary chairman. In taking his
seat he made a ringing speech, in
which he paid a glowing tribute to
James G.. Blaine, which aroused an
outburst of applause. 1t was thought
a month ago that Sherman would have
the Tennessee delegation, but Blaine
has gained on him rapidly. After eff
fecting temporary organization and
appointing standing committees the
convention adjourned till 2:30 O'Clock.
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WIn b Connlatnd N Tims.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE completion
of the Auditorium in time for the ma
tional republican convention, June 10,
Is now a question Of carpenter work.
The roof over the Auditorium portion
Is in place, the flooring is all laid, all Of
the big galleries are completed, and
work is now in progress on the smaller
galleries. The convention is five weeks
from next Tuesday. The Auditorium
will'be completed within four weeks.
thus giving nearly two weeks in which
to clear up, put in The seats and dec
crate. The contractor in charge of the
woodwork of the whole building says
that there will be no hitch whatever In
the programme outlined.
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Smith sIirhtlu IN tha Iaad.

ToPEKA, Kas., May 1s.-ChaIrman
Bonebrake of the republican state CEN
tral committee says that 303 of the
AIS delegates to the republican state
convention at Topeka. on July %, have
been selected. Only twenty seven
counties are yet to elect delegates.
About twO-thirds of the delegates
are instructed. About thirty were in
structed for A. w. Smith for governor,
twenty-five for L. n. Humphreys,
fifteen for D. r. Anthony and twelve
for j. B. Johnson.
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Salt at Anthony. Kansaa.

ANTHONY, Kas., May 17.-ln drill
ling for natural gas at this place the
drill has passed through 315 feet of
pure solid rock salt, which is OVERLAND
with an inexhaustible supply of salt
water, which by chemical analysis
proves to hold one hundred per cent
of salt in solution and the water raises
to within seventy feet of the surface.
A company comprised of the leading
business men of the city, with $50, COO
capital stock, has been organized to
work the find,
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and the American eagle which Is al
ways on his shoulder; who is the choice
Of the rank and file of the republican
party In this state and every other
state The applause was prolonged.
Allusions were also made to General
Hawley and Senator Plat as favorite
sons, and TO the grand round of candi-
dates. Chauncsy NJ. Depew's namewas
applauded almost as vociterously as
Blaine's.
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ma RlalnnL.Frz Gang ssntenoad.

COLUMBUS, KS, May 1.-THE re-
main Ter of the Blalock-Fry gang was
sentenced this morning, as follows:
Dan Fry, sixteen years; Jonathan Bla-
lock, during life; William Blalock, dur
ing life; Grant Alley, thirteen years.
The motion for new trial in the case
of Mrs. Ellen Blalock was overruled
and she was sentenced for three years.
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SIXTY LASHES.
A Pensioners Experience With the
Switch Committee.
An Arkansas Judge Severely Cut for
Filming an Attorney.
Horse Thieves in No Mans Land
Hanged by Judge Lynch.
Clan Na-GaiI Plotting to Repeat the
Phoenix Park Tragedy.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. May 19.-Smith
Hagan, a member of the Grand Army
Of the Republic and q pensioner, has
abandoned his home in Schenck county
in obedience to the command Of White
Caps, for alleged wife beating. Ha-
gan was taken by the switch commit
tee to the woods a few nights ago, Civ
en- sixty lashes on his bare back and
left gagged and tied to tree.