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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-27
MURDERED his FAMILY.
A Guelph, Ont, Embezzler Takes the Life
Of His Wife and Two Daughters

GUELPH, Ont, March DIV. A. Har-
vey, bookkeeper for j. Lyon, and at one
time an accountant for e. r. Clarkson, of
Toronto, was arrested this morning for
embezzeling 81 900 from his employer. He
was shortly afterwards bailed out by DR..
Lett. During the forenoon Harvey pur-
chased a revolver but what use he was to
make OF the weapon was not dreamed OF
till this afternoon when for some reason
the chief Of police visited Harvey's
residence. The chief found the house
locked but by raising window at the
All was silent as the grave. He passed
through the kitchen. dining and sitting
rooms, looked into the parlor and then
went upstairs, where the first object he
saw was Haryey's fair-haired daughter OF
II or ID years lying on the door OF the
front bedroom with her head in pool of
blood A bloody hole in her head
had met her eAHI awful death The
chief raised the dead child's head from its
cramped position and laid it on pillow.
He then passed through the upper hall
and in back room found Harvey's oldest
daughter lying beside a bed also dead
Mortified the chief went down stairs and
in clothes room off the kitchen, he found
similar bullet wound. Further search
revealed nothing more and no traces were
fonnd of the author of tine dreadful triple
murder.
Harvey went to central school about IL
o'clock this morning and took his youngest
daughter home He was seen driving to-
wards Schaw station and it is thought he
may have taken a train for Toronto. Ac-
cordingly, his son who lives there, has
been warned for fear of further bloodshed.
Harvey was superintendent of the Sunday
school at st. Georges church. His motive
for the triple murder is unknown.
CAPTURED AT TORONTO.
TORONTO, March 26.-W. A. Harvey, of
Guelph, who murdered his wife and two
daughters this morning. was arrest
ed by Detective Black. He was
standing unconcernedly at the cor
ner of King and Young streets smoking a
cigar when arrested. On his person was
found new 5-chambered revolver with
three empty cartridges recently discharged
and two chambers still loaded. He is ap-
parently insane. He had sent message
to his son who works in the city asking
him to walk down town and stay with him
over night. The son had gone to Guelph
on receipt of the news of the murder. The
message fell into the hands of the police,
thus setting them on Harvey's track.
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fectly nude running along Delaware, one or
the principal business thoroughfares Of tho
city The policeman, It is related, gave
chase, and after lively pursuit caught the
lad, who was foun& 20 be sound asleep. He
was "a small uewsboy, VINO had gone 70
sleep IN a hallway, and while unconscious
had undrcssed and started OF bis run.
THOMAS MARK, Of fredericksburg Pa,
dreamed two years ago that he found pot
Of money concealed IN certain tumble.
down building on one 81 the back streets.
SO strong an Impression did this make upon
him that he made an effort 20 buy tho prop
ertY short time ago 10 succeeded IN
purchasing II for 500. Thursday while en-
gagged IN making Soho repairs he found IN
an old Gue pot flied with money. BE de-
clines 70 state the amount, bat says II - a
little less than 5000
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IRRIGATION IN TEXAS.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 26-Some
time ago a company was organized in st.
Louis. Its capital was So, O00, 900. Its OBJ
iect was to tap the Pecos river, near Horse
head crossing, with large canal, for the
purpose of irrigating the large area of
table lands between the Pecos and Devils
rivers. This is said to be one of the
richest bodies of land in the state. but is
subject to drouth With irrigation,
it will become a perfect Garden of
Eden. The land lies in Val Verde
county, and is twenty miles in extent.
This company has lain dormant long
time, but with recent favorable irrigation
legislation it has taken new life. 1t pro
poses to commence operations In short
time Agents are now in the field buying
up all the land that can be had in that
section. DEVILS river is bold stream OF
crystal water that comes gushing down
through the mountain gorges near the
center of Val Verde county. 1t has
long been admired by tourists and
Others as the most beautiful and
romantic in appearance OF any stream
of the Lone Star state. 1t enters the Rio
Grande some twelve miles north OF Del
Rio. Its fall is very great, its current rap
I'd and its volume tremendous. ms
stream is soon destined to become useful
as we'll as ornamental. The river seems
specially designed to water the rich up.
land valleys to the east and southeast of
it. 1t is claimed by those who have taken
pains to examine it, that by damning the
river several miles above Del Rio water
can be run over any of the hills and val
leys lying north and easc OF here. Ihls
would bring into irrigation miles of the
very finest lands along the Rio Grande
country. 1t would surround Del Rio with
an area of irrigated lands equal in extent
to an ordinary country.
The scheme is so practical that the citi-
zens of Del Rio are organizing company
to carry it out. 1t is thought that lrrlga,
ton upon the scale contemplated will add
10000 people to the population OF the
county. 1t will certainly bring under inn
mediate cultivation one of the finest bodies
of land in the state.
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x c,S COMING ELECTION.

KANSAS CITY, March 26.-Unusual in
terest is taken in the approaching city
election. The Democrats today nominated
Milton Welch, a capitalist, for mayor, TO
oppose Recorder Davenport, the Republi-
can candidate for that office. After
spirited contest in today's convention Will
liam Peake was nominated for treasurer,
defeating Ben Holmes, the present incum-
bent. As the Office pays over $1,000
wear. there will be q lively fight between
Peake and Clohesy, the Republican candi-
date.
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NEE MEXICO MEAT INSPECTION LAW


SANTA FE, n. NJ, March 26.-The meat
inspection law continues to excite general
public interest. Today the local situation
took on change, verifying the old adage
otis an i'll wind" etc 1t appears that at
Las Vegas the opinion of the acting sollc-
itor general of the territory declaring the
law in conflict with interstate COM
merce rights in SO far as 1t
prohibits the importation of dressed
meats. and therefore Imperative
proved very bitter pill, particularly Tor
the inspector and the local butchers. Inc
inspector had counted on specially da'
plum in the inspection of all meats con-
sumed at Fred Harvey's dining stations
along the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe In
New Mexico, and it is reported that the
inspectors and butchers undertook to form
a long combine and force the price OF beef
up on Harvey. Mr.. Harvey took In the
situation at a glance and found it SO serl,
Gus, that he was compelled to take legai
counsel on the subject. This he DID,
and was advised to head off the
plans of the alleged Las, Vegas
combine by throwingi all his pat
ronage to some other convenient point.
Accordingly Mr.. Harvey started out his
agents to see what could be done In this
direction at Santa Fee. He found that first
class altalfa leu peel lTOul uOilHcih A<O"
New Mexico and the San Juan country of
Colorado could be shipped in and slaugh-
tered, and the meat shipped out and dis
tributed to the AtChison, Topeka q Santa
Fe eating houses at very reasonable rates,
and, as a result of this discovery, Mr.. Har-
vey today closed a contract with butchers
in this city to supply his dining station
with meats until the status of the new law
can be determined in the courts.
70 har haS hppn violation
the law. the dressed meat deal preferring to
be on the safe side. Notwithstanding. the
opinion of the chief legal adviser of the
territory that the law is unconstitutional.
Today w. G.. Hook, of Leavenworth,
Kan, attorney for Harvey, left the city
for Bernalillo county, where he Will take
steps to bring the matter into court. so
that a decision may be had at the May
term. If it is carried up TO- the supreme
court of the territory it will be at least a
wear before it can be decided, and then
perhaps will go to the United States su-
preme court, which makes it probable that
eighteen months or two years will elapse
before the question is finally determined
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rHE LoNEs COUNTY CALF CASE.

WATERLOO Ia, March 26.-Judge Lin
chan's decision in the latest phase of the
apparently interminable Jones county calf
case was filed yesterday.
He overruled the motion of the defense
for verdict against the plaintiff on the
special findings of the jury and rendered
Judgment against the defendants for
81 900 and costs, which will amount to
$500 or more. The only one of the seven
defendants who was exempted from the
Judgment was Harmon Kellar, and he died
last week. The defense will take the case
to the supreme court.
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FATAL RESULT OF A DISCUSSION

KANSAS CITY, March b--An article :" as
published in this mornings Journal Oh
the subject of increased price OF ice here
the coming summer. This evening Rob
er, Fleming. deputy county recorder. and
VIII Ssnuels man of bad reputation,
discussed the subject aud finally quarreled-
flaming called Samuels liar and the
latter promp pity drew a knife and plunged
Il into FIe,ninS's left groin. inficting
fatal wound Fleming is brother OF Dep
usy Marshal John Fleming, who blew bis
brains out In the criminal court room q
few months ago.
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SHOT BY HIGHBlNDERS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 26-Sen
Yum, theater ticket taker at the Chinese
theater on Jackson street, was shot last
evening by two unknown highbinders. He
was walking down Jackson street when
three shots were fired. He dropped in his
tracks Not one of the Chinese gathered
about offered to help him nor could the Of
ficers get from the Mongolians any clue to
the assassins.
Two heavily armed highbinders were
arrested and are thought to have belonged
to the party One of the bullets intended
for the Chinese victim struck Daniel KEEL
lep, a laborer, and wounded him severely.
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THURMAN AND PATTON

CoLUMBUR, O., March 26.-Judge Allen
G. Thurman, accompanied by Judge Pat
ton, of Defiance, visited the house of rep
resentatives today and were most cordially
received and made brief speeches of ac-
acknowledgements. Judge Patton is so years
old and was territorial judge under An
drew lack son
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SHERMAN WILL GO ABROAD.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Soon after the
adjournment of the senate Senator John
Sherman and his family will make trip
to Europe. The senator does not go in
any official capacity but simply for rest
and recreation.
ACCESS FOR THE MALLORY LINE.
Ell PAso, Tex, March &C H. Mallory
of the well known steamship line; ]. n.
Sawyer, general manager of the line at
Houston, and j. II. Hutchins, an extern
sive railroad contractor, have been in Ell
Paso for two days past inquiring into the
railroad situation, more particularly
in regard to procuring access TO
Ell Paso for the Mallory line.
which at present is practically debarred.
The Mosgan line ships its steamer freight
for Ell Paso and Mexico over the Southern
Pacific, and the Cromwell line ships by the
Texas and Pacific. Thus the Mallory line
is left in the lurch, and its owners are dis
satisfied with the condition of affairs. The
visitors made many pointed inquiries as TO
the feasibility of building new road from
Ell Paso to San Angelo, from which point
access can be had TO the Gulf over the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe.
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GENERAL WEAVER AT ARKANSAS
CITY.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, March 2G.-This
afternoon General j. B. Weaver arrived
in this city from the territory, and was
met at the depot by several hundred Okla
homa boomers, who presented him with
an ebony gold headed cane as token OF
their esteem for his services in securing
legislation favorable to the opening OF the
territory to white settlement.
United States Marshal W. c. Jones,
United States District Attorney w. c.
Perry, Judge J. NJ. Galloway and Harry
Hill, the original boomers, were in the city
yodav
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AT THE END OF a ROPE.
a Horse Thief Captured Near Norman
Losses His Life.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, March 26.-tor
some time past the settlers in the1 Chicka-
saw nation have been annoyed by the fire.
ouent raids upon their herds by thieves.
Today one of the suspected parties was
captured at Norman and Immediately
hanged by vigilantes. His name was not
known.
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INDIANS DgFYTHE SOLDIERS.

PRESCOTT, Ariz., March 26.-Chitachus,
a rebellious chief, and fifteen warriors, are
entrenched fifteen miles north of the San
Carlos agency and ere defying the military
authorities. The Indians are charged
with numbering teamster and stealing
thirty head of cattle. The soldiers expect
to have considerable trouble with them
and bloodshed is looked for.
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KILLED HIS WIFE.

CUMBERLAND, March 26.-This evening
at 7:3O o'clock Melvin G.. Gariz shot his
wife Leah. almost instantly killing her.
She was shot in the breast, face and neck.
The deceased. who was of good family
here, was an attractive blonde. She
leaves one child aged years. Domestic
trouble is supposed to have caused the
tragedy
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KILLED FROM UNKNOWN CAUSES.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 20. - About
O'Clock this morning man was picked mp
on Hennepin avenue by patrolman who
supposed he had found drunk. When
taken to the station he was able to state
his name was Shane and Immediately
Iansed into Inconsistencies. The police
surgeon ordered his removal to the city
hospital, where he died at o'clock this
afternoon, without being aoie 70 tell what
had hanDened him. One of his eyes was
closed as by a blow. An inquest will De
held in the morning.
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STABBED BY A COLORED MAN.

LEAvENwORTH, Kan, March e. -
Charles Gordon, grocer about % years
old, was fatally stabbed by colored man
this evening whom he had charged with
stealing. The murderer is Monroe Camp
bell, whose friends claim he was acting IN
selfe defense, He gave himself up.
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s.lra.ion oil is the celebrated Amsrican

Salvation oil is the celebrated American
remedy for cuts. bruises, sprains, burns.
scalds, chilblains, &c, All druggists sell
1t. 1t kills pain. 25 cents.
Old Deacon Dobson boasted that he was
ALWAYS prepared for the worst" and so he
was for he always kept DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup in the house. the only safe remedy
for coughs and colds
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a S600 O00 FIRE

CHICAGO. March 26.-Manierre's large
warehouse at the corner of Norway and
Rush street was destroyed by fire this
morning and great quantity of teas, cof-
fees, canned goods and general merchan-
disc burned. 1t is now thought the loss
will exceed half a million dollars.
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AN EXCURSION STEAMER FOUND
FRED.

CITY OF MEXICO, March 26.-The steamer
Ocotlan foundered on lake Chapalla near
Guavardalaiara. A large excursion party
was on board at the time.
Fifty bodies have now been recovered
from the wreck of the steamer Ocotlan.
Efforts are now being made to raise the
steamer, when it is expected additional
bodies Will be secured.
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THIRTY nROwNEN

MANILA, March 26.-The Spanish
steamer Mindanas has been sunk by COL
lision with the Spanish steamer Visayas
Thirty of her crew and passengers were
drowned.
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ARRESTED FOR RlFLlNG LETTERS.

DAVENPORT, Ia, March 26.-Postmaster
Dearmond has been suspicious for several
weeks that he had a crooked clerk in the
city postoffice, though the work was done
so slyly that the culprit could not be de-
tected. In answer to telegram Inspect
ors Leach and Smith arrived from Chicago
Saturday night. Yesterday they
fixed five decoy letters contain
ing money and placed them where
the clerk would naturally handle
them in the evening while throwing the
mail The inspectors then secreted them
selves and awaited Developments. Thomas
4. Mahan was the suspected person. Dur
ing the hour that he was on duty alone in
the Office he carefully fingered every letter
that he thought contained money. Three
of the decoy letters were taken. de lett
the postoffice and went TO a saloon, when
he was met by the postmaster in the pres
ence of the officers who charged him.
He confessed his guilt, but would
say nothing as TO how long he had been
operating Nahan was taken 10 Des
Noines this morning for examination be-
fore the United States court HIS wife
knew nothing of the transaction until she
called today 10 learn why her husband was
absent. Mahan had been mailing clerk
three years, and last fall was a candidate
for the chief clerkship OF the railway mail
service He had several rolls of bills on his
person when arrested.
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CI EVEI AND BACK TO HAVANA.

HAVANA. March 26.-Ex-P President Cleye-
land and party returned today from Santa
Rosa, to which place they went yesterday.
This evening Captain Jem Salamanca
gave dinner in honor of Ex-President
Cleveland
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Jim MEYERS SLAYER.

DENNIsoN. Tex, March 26.-Some time
ago Jim Meyer was killed and Jim
Christian wounded near Woodville, l. I.
Luttrell made his escape and it is sup
posed he came to Texas in his flight. He
rode away a horse belonging to Mr.. jim
Thompson, of Harneyville, |. T. The sad
die and bride were the property of
nephew of Mr.. Thompson's, who was llv-
ing with him. Nothing was known OF
LuttrelPs whereabouts, and was supposed
by parties who claimed to be cognizant of
the facts that he was in south Texas. On
February 10 two men, supposed to be horse
thieves, were shot and killed by posse Of
officers of Burnett county. The fight oc-
ourred on Dry DEVILS creek, in Crockett
county, and after the officers had slain the
thieves an examination of the personal eff
fects developed the act that one OF the men
was bud Luttrell. bud had cousin
named Joe Brown at Buckner, in Parker
county, Tex, and letter found on the
on the body addressed to Joe Brown. An
other letter was found ia the wagon adj
dressed to J. z. Thompson, Preston Bend,
Tex. The description of the man upon
whom was found the letter TALES exactly
with the description of Luttrell, and 1t IS
now known that the man killed was bud
I.uttrell A further investigation Will be
made, as it is probable that the deputies
killed man who was wanted badly IN the
territory.
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WHO WILL HAVE TO PAY?

PEARS Soap secures beautiful com
pleXion
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VIGILANTES WORK
A HORSE THIEF LYNCHED IN THE
CHICKASAW NATION.
One of the Numerous Suspected
Raiders Captured and I'M
mediately Strung Up.
General Weaver and Several Other Okla
homa Enthusiasts Greeted by the
Citizens of Arkansas City

Fatal stabbing ARRAY at Leavenworth-
More Than Fifty Lives Reported
Lost by the FOundering ofan
Excursion Steamer Oh
Lake Chapalla, Mexico.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-30

DIR. Denj billiard, druggist, Aurora
Mo, says: I sell a great qnan,iiv oi
s. s. s. for Scrofula, Eczems Rheu-
matism, aud other blood troub'e,, and
have never heard of case of failure
TO cure.
Pimples, blotches and eruptions on
the skin evidence the fact that tho
blood is in bad pshape, and these
!, mptoms show that nature is tr, ing
TO throw Off the impurities. In which
effort the should be assisted by re-
liable vegetable blood remedy, as is
Swifl's Specific.
Mr.. John Il. Harrison, Of Spring
field, III, says that he had blood
trouble for quite time; his tonsils
were swollen, eruptlcns over his
hands aud face, followed by psralsis
of the face, which was all relieved by
.Swift's Specific. and after the lapse of
Isevcn years there has been no sign of
a return of the disease.
Over four years ago Swift's Specific
ired me Of q troublesome eruntion
which covered my shoulders, back
and limbs. This was after l had
been treated by Six doctors, some of
whom said Inever would get well.
e. M. HUBsEY, Sherman, Texas.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-30

Among odd inventions are "chicken
hopples," which walk the chicken right
out Of the garden when she tries to
scratch, "the bee-moth excluder." which
automatically shuts up all the beehives
when the hens 20 to roost; the "tape-worm
hsh-hook," which speaks for itself; the
educational balloon" a toy balloon with
q map OF the world outlined on it's surface;
side hill annihIlators'-stiltst to fit on the
down hill legs Of horse when be II plow-
Ing along a side-hill; and the "hen-sur-
priser," device that drops the new laid
egg through the bottom OF the nest. with
intent to beguile and wheedle the hen into
at once laying another.
One OF the latest patents is an automatic
bath.tub. which starts ths hot aud cold
water at a given moment In the morning
10 which II has been set, maintains exactly
the light temperature Of It by graduating
the flow Of the water. rings bell when all
Is ready. and. two minutes later, suddenly
drops the sleeper's pillow about a foot and
turns him out.
The illuminated cat" was devised by
a genius. She is built Of pasteboard and
made luminous with phosphorus. and she
Ats In the corner the livelong night and
MIS- bno uohAo VI Aobo hua AAASo WIN
terror.
There Is tremendous activity In the toy
division Of the Patent Office, especially
in automatic toys that can walk and talk.
There are whistling tops. dogs that jump
and bark, cackling hens. kicking mules,
fighting roosters. very exciting" the
patentee casually remarks; running cars
and locomotives. scissors. grinder, q horse
that walks naturally along the ground.
and a baby that creeps on all fours with
wonderful vrdisem6ldnoe.
The business OF inventor pays smaller
average profit than any other business in
this country. because there are so many
failures to one success. But the inventor
OF the Hoe printing press made $500. 200.
Thomas Silverman. a poor mechanic, made
$40, 900 from copper-toed shoes for children.
The horseshoer. Henry Burden. made
5000. 900 from his manufactured horse
shoes. The inventor OF the stylographic
pen has made $1,000, 900. Edison has
made 1900, 900, and his Inventions
have benefited the world ten times az
much. The patentee OF the return ball"
mado e500.0 and the toy known as
"Dancing Jim Grow" has yielded TO its
deviser an annual income Of s25, 900. The
inventor OF the roller skate has pocketed
ei, ,000, 900, and the thinker-out OF 'pigs In
.oloysrn Is still harvesting the shekels.
Agood many know that Thomas Jeffer-
son was great man. but 1t is not so well
understood that he was the father Of the
Americsn patent system; that he drew up
the earliest patent laws, and that while he
was Secretary OF State under Washington
he gave his personal consideration TO every