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was He mnrdered.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kans., July Son
June 18th last Charles Webb was killed
in East Bolton township, about ten
miles southeast of the city. The news
was brought to this city.iby l. w. Kay,
the farmer for whom Webb was work
ing. He represented that Immediately
after breakfast Webb got on pony
to go over TO q pasture after some stock
and that the pony threw him off and
dragged him, with one foot in the stir
rup, for several hundred yards, and
that when he and his wife's brother
got to him he was dead. In view of
the fact that Webb had recently taken
out an accident policy for 81, 600, and a
life policy for the same amount, paya-
BILE to Mrs. Kay in case of accident or
death, and in view of the further fact
that it was reported that Kay had told
conflicting stories, suspicion was
aroused in the neighborhoOd that some
foul play had probably been committed.
Time did not seem to allay suspicion,
but each passing day seemed to intenS-
ify it, and in order that justice might
be done to all parties and the interest
of the commonwealth subserved, Cor
oner Cooper concluded to hold an in
quest. The coroner, jury and score
of farmers are in session at Sprlngdale
school house. After being sworn, the
jury repaired to the cemetery, where
the body of Charles Webb had been
exhumed, and post norton was held.
On returning to the school house sew
eral of the forty witnesses were exam
ined and the inquest is still going on.
The result is awaited with interest. a
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national Educa.ional association.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 9.-James
H. Candeld, secretary of the National
Educational association, which con-
venes in this city Tuesday, arrived
to-day and makes the following state
ment:
''Au arrangements for the meeting
of the National Educational association
are complete and satisfactory. Nash
vile people are making every possible
preparation for the comfort and con-
vience of their visitors. Eight thousand
lodgings are already registered at the
Office of the local committee. There
will be no difficulty in eareing for an
who become the guests of the city.
Special excursions at low rates are
planned to cover more than 800 points
of interest in the south. Nashville is
peculiarly clean and healthful. Thus
far July has been marked by cool
weather and frequent rains. The TEN
perature record for the week closing
yesterday was highest, 90: lowest IS,
ION the 4th and 5thl average maximur,
81; average minimum, 81; mean tenn
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Identified.

CHICAGO, July 9.-Martin Burke,
the Cronin suspect, was identified to-
day by young Carlson and the taking of
testimony against Burke by the Cana
da tribunal was soon afterwards COM
pleted.
At the conclusion of Carlson's to sti-
many the prosecution announced that
its evidence was all in. This an
nouncement was received with salts
faction, even Burke gave sigh of re-
lief. Judge Balm asked MIR.
Campbell if he desired to put
in any evidence in behalf of
Burke, and Campbell stated that he
did not. The court then adjourned I'M
til 7:40, when the voluminOus evidence
was read to the prisoner according to
the statutes. At the conclusion of the
reading Burke entered the plea of not
guilty. Arguments will be heard TO-
morrow
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sion to-day, its work here is not yet
completed, and dozens of clerks are
still at work registering the losses of
those who had not been reported. The
work of cleaning up the town goes on
every day, and the satisfactory man.
ner in which things are done is attri-
buted largely to the fact that nearly
all Jamestown men are employed.
Fronts are being put in the new bust
ness houses in the park and they will be
ready for occupancy in a few days.
The new places on the market
square are also about completed. Of
the three remaining companies of the
l4th regiment here in addition to the
home companies, F and 1 will go home
on Saturday. Company c will still
remain with company II of this
place and the better organization of
local police of the town will
be sufficiently well guarded.
The four Philadelphia fire en-
gines have been mounted and
this morning put out two incipient
fires
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A BROKEN AXLE.
A Freight Wreck on the Penn
sylvania Railroad.
Many of the Employees Killed
and Injured.
The Champion All Right---Kil-
rain Badly Damaged.
Sullivan Will Not Accept FOx's
Sullivan Will Not Accept Fox
Diamond Belt.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July 9.-The freight
wreck at Wilmending, on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, which occurred last
night, has not yeG been cleared. Two
bodies have been taken from the
wreck and it thought siA or eight more
at least were killed. Trainmen 'eSti-
mate the live. dead and injured at fif-
teen. A tramp, who escaped from
the wreck, said there were twenty-five
people at least on the train and of these
but ten or twelve escaped. One of the
injured is a colored man, who is SO
badly hurt he cannot recover. The
train caught on fire from a Car load of
whisky, which was wrecked, and which
was ignited in some unknown manner.
The accident was caused by a broken
axle. Thirteen cars and the engine
were totally wrecked.
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Will be Arrested.

JACKSON, Miss, July 9.-Cole. W.
Merrill, who was ordered to Nicholson
on the Northwestern railroad wired
Governor Lowry last night as follows:
sheriff of Hancock county refused to
allow trooOs to arrest prize fighters
without your further command, They
have passed cut of the state. I leave
with troops at once" This infOrma-
tion astounded Governor Lowry as he
had by public proclamation called up
on all sheriffs and other peace officers
to arrest the parties should they fight
in the state. The governor says that
he will at once take steps to extradite
the parties and endeavor to return
them to Mississippi to answer for the
violation of the law.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PROCEEDINGS
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Tx, Ia Old Oh 1Oon L


Board of County Commissioners met
in regular quarterly session July l..
Present, T. E. Mcmillan, chairman. S.
V. Bitter and John w. 10y
Tue official bond of John Rosenstock,
clerk of Center township, was approved
and ordered filed.
The appointment of r. S. Spiker as
school examiner vice G. E. Lawton hav-
ing removed from the county. was ap-
proved.
The assessment of q steers to R. H.
Mahan in Americas City, was ordered
transferred To school district No. 81, in
Americas township. where said stock
was located.
Bridges were ordered to be built at
the Wheeler and Tits fords on allen
creek, and one over Coal creek ON north
line of section 4, township 20, range II.
Vote: aye, Bitter and 10y. 2: no, Me.
MILAN, /. and the county clerk was or
dered to advertise for bids for stone
work on the above bridges
Ordered that Al bonds Of ABSTRACTION
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The forthcoming statement of Re-
ceivers GrUss and Eddy of the Misso6&t1
Kansas and Texas railroad will show
the fact that the net earnings of the
road for the months of May and June,
did not only meet the operating ex-
penses, but also paid more than one
sixth of the annual interest on the
bonds and a dividend of 81 per cent on
the stock. Besides this, material has
been purchased to rebuild the road be-
tween Parsons, Kansas, and Denison,
Texas, which had become badly out OF
repair. The full report of the receivers
was issued to-day.
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below Johnstown the water wheel at
the big mill was carried away but
no other damage was found. At
Berryville, mile below Simmonsville.
the dam at Clapper's shOddy mill was
washed out. The general belief is that
the food was caused by a cloud burst
near Johnstown. the theory being con-
firmed by the fact that at Hales mill,
three and half miles up the creek, NO
damage was done and the dam at that
place Is all right.
wAsHOUTs.
SCHENECTEDAY, n. Y, July 1O.-It
is reported that bridge was washed
away near Fonda, owing to the burst
ing of reservoir at Johnstown. Sons
say there has been loss of life. but Am
sterdam reports state that it is believed
there that no lives were lost. There
are waShoutS between Amsterdam and
Fonda. The associated press has sent
reporters from Albany, Utica and
Schenectady to the scene of the dis
aSter.
UTICA, n. Y, July 1O.-The tracks
of the New York Central railroad are
washed away an Fonda and Akin.
Great damage to property was done not
only at Johnstown but all down the
Mohawk valley to Amsterdam. All
Central trains are now running over
the west shore tracks which were not
damaged although at one time last
night they were covered with water
for distance of fifteen miles.
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WIN InYeatlEate.

MARSHALL, July 9.-The commit
tee employed to investigate the &C.
counts of L. w. Cole, ex-county treas
urer, has reported to the board of SUI
pervisors. One expert accountant
was employed by the board and one by
Mr. Cole. A shortage of S2I, 800 was
shown. This is the second examina-
ton the books have had, the first show
ing him behind $50, $50. lie was dis
satisfied with this and asked another
trial
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill, July 10. A man
was found shot in the head on the
streets here yesterday afternoon. BE
viii probably die. From letters found
on his person it appears that he is :
Well-to-do farmer of Kansas, and
named George Z. Traver. He had
written to brother in MinneanoiIz
saying that be was insane, and that ~
preferred 70 kill himself rather fi.sls -
sent to . hospital. His mother Hvs~
IN Mexico. New York. How IS tsals5e
here e mystery.
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MOVE from Larned

HARMED KAN, July 8-The Phoenix
bank of Larned has been discontinued
and the fine bank furniture sold and
shipped from here to a town in Iowa.
There are still four banks left in
Larned and their business is reported
to be in flourishing condition. .
The steam threshers are now COM
mencing their work and the dealers
report the sale of seven of them in
this county this season.
The Coyotes" give their entertain
ment Wednesday, July 10. for the ben
eft of the Johnstown sufferers. This
will be the best entertainment of the
kind ever given in Larned and no pains
have been spared by the club to make
the entertainment a complete success
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BRANDON, VT, July 1O.-The north
bound train for Montreal, on the Cen
trail Vermont railroad, was ditched by
a washout mile north of here early
this morning. About dozen passen-
gers are injured, but none seriously.
The train hands escaped. The sngin0
and cars are badly wrecked and trains
will be delayed tWenty-four hours.
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A colored boy by the name of Nc
Ginley stole pocket book from Mrs.
Paul Beck, in Miller s. Miller's no
ton store, last Saturday night, but
was caught and lodged in the cooler.
This is not the first time he has been
arrested for theft, having been up seY-
eral times before. The lesson he gets
this trip ought to be a pratical one of
about two years duration. Such young
rascals as he--and they are not scarce
are only tit for a second grade reform
school, OF the rock pile.
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AWFUL CARNAGE.

A Desperate Battle Between Police
men asId Strikers at Duluths MINI.
MINNEAPOLIS, July. -S.-This after
noon at 4. O'Clock the police were on
Fifteenth avenue and Michigan street
guarding the men who were at work in
the sewer trenches. The strikers
started from Twentieth avenue while
another body came down from Third
street by Fifteenth aveune and made a
rush with clubs and rocks. The police
stood their ground and then the earn
age began. The strikers did the first
firing. AS the strikers made rush
single shot was fired, then crack, crack,
crack, went the rifles of the police fol-
lowed by fusilade from the strikers
revolvers.
After the first fire, came an awful
hush as though the cOmbatants were
appalled, at the awful result of their
work. On the walk in front of Pied
mont, as it joins Garfield avenue, lay a
man shot through the heart and sever
al more bleeding from gastly wounds.
Then hell broke lose again, and the
strikers, statiOning themselves around
the buildings in different parts of the
block between Garfield and Eighteenth
avenues poured in steady fire on the
police who were stationed near the
sewer ditch. From o'clock until after
5 the horrible work went on and the
battle did not withhold its fury long
enough for the wounded to leave the
field.
1t was after when the last shot was
fired, and terrible indeed has been the
result. Over fifteen are known to have
been wounded and two innocent vic
tins who were only there out of curios-
ity, paid for 1t with their lives.
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prohibition Come to stay.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 9.-The republic
can county convention for the nomin-
alton of candidates for treasurer, reg
lister of deeds, clerk and sheriff, met
this morning. The committee on res
olutions presented report declaring
that prohibition had come to stay in
Kansas and that Bourbon democracy
of Missouri was alone responsible for
the resubmission mobement. The re-
port was unanimously adopted.
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A SherIR and DeputY muraered

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, July Sth.-Ex-
element is still at fever heat in fancy
county over the murder of Sheriff
Bronson and Deputy Funk by Bill and
Jim Miles at KirbYville on the Fourth,
and lynching may be expected at any
is thought that he cannot possibly re-
cover. Bill Miles fled Immediately
after the shooting and is still at large.
Strong posses are securing the country
on all sides, and every effort is being
made for his capture.
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surren4erea Ezsnselr 70 the ,sn.r,m.

KANSAS CRY July "a special
from Springfield No., says: william
Miles who killed Sheriff Bronson, of
fancy county, and his deputy, "a man
named Funk, on July 4th, surrendered
himself to the sheriff of Greene county
at Springfield this morning. He r. al
so charged with having killed Captain
Nat Kinney the Bald Knob leader some
year and . half ago. Great excite
ment prevails in Taney county and
when it is learned there that he il IA
the sberiff's hands here it is feaYe1I
that an attempt vii be made to lynch
him.
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There is said to be good reason to
believe that John A. Martin, of this
city, will be appointed to the vacent
place on the Interstate commerce COM
mission. Senator Plumb has taken an
active interest in the matter, and in a
recent interview with President Har-
rison he declared in response to the
presidents suggestion that a lawyer
ought to be appointed, that such would
not be popular act. Martin is now on
his way to Maine to attend a meeting
of the managers of the National Sold
iers' Homes, and on his return will
call at Washington and have a personal
interview with the president.-Atchi-
son Globe,
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Hitthe Child.

STERLING Kan, July 9.-This after
noon a man named J. A. Guilford (col-
ored) becoming embroiled in a quarrel
with his wife picked up brick and
threw it at her with great force; the
woman lodged the murderous missile
but it struck his 3-year-old child on
the head, fracturing its skull. Doc
tors say it cannot live. Officers are
now on the track of the fugitive.
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BEN1c1A. Gala, July 81. Hage
Winfield, son of the Methodist bishop
of California was mortally shot here
yesterday by J. E. Crooks in a quarrel
over a newspaper article. Winfield
struck Crooks in the face when the
latter drew a revolver and put a bullet
into Winfield's abdomen.
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To-daY's Appointmente.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The presi-
dent made the following appointments:
Horace A. Taylor of Wisconsin, to
be commissioner of railroads.
Thos. C. MendeuhalI of Indiana, to
be superintendent of the United States
coast and geodetic surveys.
Henry w. Diederich of Indiana, to
be consul of the United States at Leip-
sic
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A manufacturer in Wichita said to
me yesterday that there was one thing
about Wichita that he did not like,
that good many people here would
rather buy goods made some where else
even if they were inferior 70 the home
made article. 1 told him that the de-
sire TO trade with the foreigner was an
innate principle of humanity put there
by the Creator to bring man up out of
barbarism into civilization. It is that
desire IN the breast of man that
makes Wichita Eagle.
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Such curiosity on the part of the
public to hear from the fight as was
manifested on the streets and at the
NEWS Office to-day has rarely if
ever been witnessed in this city.
All day anxious and curious
crowds beseiged the NEWS Office in
search of something from New Orleans.
At o'clock an extra edition of several
hundred copies was issued, and in a
few minutes every copy was sold and
the demand was still unsatisfed.
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The bootblack despises the yellow
russell shoe no more than the laundry
man does the flannel shirt. The shoe
and the shirt are both death to the
aforesaid artists.
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Lots of lazy folks sat in the shade
Monday and fumed and fused about
the heat while the busy ones harvested
their oats or ploughed their corn with
out any inconvenience fro m the wealth
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Aaron S. Miller, a citizen of Lang.
swore out a complaint against his
brother. w. p. Miller, for seriously
shifting him ON July 9TH. There must
be some thing rotten in Denmark p
when brothers undertake to dis6gure
each others compilations.
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Miss Florence Ford one of the city
teachers who resigned this spring was
elected. few days ago, to a position
in the East Denver schools under
snpt. Aaron Cove.
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John w. GateIy, living six miles
north of town, has been ''luny'' for
some time past, but until the last few
days has not been considered danger
Gus. Complaint was sworn ont against
him this morning and the deputy
sheriff was sent after him. He has
been in the asylum once, and is wanted
there again.
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MortaIIy shot.

perature n, There is every prospect
of a large gathering and a successful
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w. NJ. Davidson, well known in this
city has gone to La Crosse Kans., to
take charge of the county institute.
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Rev. Altman started for HiIIsboro
Illinois Monday, to attend the meeting
of the Board of Education OF the
Luthern church.
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Hoard OrIn0aIrV.

JoHNsrowN, Pa. July 9.-Although
the board of inquiry has fled report
to be presented to the state commits
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A marriage license has been granted
to Geo. L. Grimsley and Miss Edie Es-
sic Eldrige, both of Allen.
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now on file with the county clerk be
cancelled, same not meeting the re-
quirements of the law, and that new
and proper bonds be furnished said alb
stractors to be filed.
C. r. Baysinger, of Hartford, and
John Maddox, of Emporia townships,
were appointed treasury examiners for
the ensuing quarter.
Minutes of last regular and subse-
quent meetings read and approved.
Road on petition of Joseph Peca, was
granted in part.
The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid.
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ANOTHER FLOOD.
JOhnstOWn, New York, the Scene
of Another Disaster.
A Terrible Tragedy Occurred at
LeavenWOrth, Kansas.
Martin Burke Unidentified By
Young Carlson.
Prohibition Comes to Stay-.-A
Train Ditched.

ALBANY. N. Y, JULY 9.-Advices
from Johnstown tonight are that
heavy rain has been falling there since
early this afternoon. The downpour
caused the Cayudatta creek to become
a raging torrent and it soon burst its
bounds, Two dams gave way and the
torrent quickly carried with it the sew
eral skin factories along its banks, val
ued at many hundreds of dollars. A
number of other buildings and out
houses were also swept away. The
Fonda, Johnstown s. Gloverville rail-
road loses seven or eight bridges.
There was another bridge crossing the
creek, and on it viewing the flood were
some thirty or forty persons. This
bridge was torn from its foundation,
but it is not known positively how
many persons, if any, were lost. At
Fonda the Central Hudson railroad
bridge was carried away almost bodily,
taking with it the telegraph wires and
practically isolating Fonda. The wa
ter is three feet deep in the streets and
rain is still falling,
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WAsHINGToN, July S.-A message
has been received from Cincinnati,
which is working direct with the prize
ring, lying that Sullivan won in the
seventy-second round. The fight end
ed at l:1O p. m.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-28
WHEAT WILL GO HIGHER
The Present Advance Only Step
ping Stone.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 27.-The Journal
of Commerce of tomorrow will dwell at
length on the wheatsupply and require
ments. Il says: The strength exhib-
tied by the markets during the past
week has made the question of supply
and demand an important factor. and
everybody IeaiiZeS that. should an ex-
port demand set in. the present advance
in values would be merely stepping
stone. Estimates made in England
place her requirements at 16.0O0.0O0
quarters, France 100000. Belgium.
Holland and Germany 100000. Sup
plies are 10 come to the extent of 4.000,-
900 quarters from India, 16.eoO,OOO
quarters from the United States,
and 1I.OO0.OO0 quarters from Russia.
England has never. during the last FIVE
wears, imported less than Is. 49S, 600
quarters. and after producing 100000
quarters in 1884, imported 1924, coo
quarters in the same year. Last year
saw these imports nearly equaied. and
why requirements should be less this
year. with reserve exhausted. we fail to
see. and her necessities are put 10000
quarters too low. The average net i'm
ports for ten years OF wheat and flour
into France is $500, 0e6 quarters. and
wants are placed by the United States
statistical agent in Europe at 100000
quarters. As to supplies, India shipped
a fraction over 4, coo. 200 quarters in the
last crop year, and since the beginning
of the present crop year, April l.
is nearly 100000 quarters behind last
wears movement. Chill, the Argen-
tine Republic and Australasia have
paltry 4.0eo quarters on passage to
Europe. Russia shipped Il. "a. go quar-
tiers in 1883, $4,000 quarters in 1881.
and is looked to for II, 000, 200 quarters
this year. The September agricultural
report says: In large exporting districts
in South Russia the production varies
from 60 to 20 per cent or an average.
The heaviest crops as reported by the
government are beyond reach of rail-
roads and NAV be counted as NIL in in
ternational commerce. Shipments since
Jan. l show decrease compared with
last year of 100000 quarters, and the
1887 output is not likely TO be exceeded.
The brunt Of the shortage must there