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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-08
JUSTICE COURT.

In Justice keenan's court the only case
on the docket was the State VS.. w. >.
Jones, charged with disturbing the peace
and assault and battery. He was lined 81
and COSTA total of S:e,5.
Justices Mosley, Barrett and Hammond
were busy with civil cases.
POLICE COURT.
William Miller for playing ball on the
streets was fined 81.
Ida Ray, prostitute, turned in fine OF
$40.
John Doe was fined $50 for drunken
ness Committed.
Fred Palmer, assault and battery, fined
s.. Committed.
John Barr, another plain drunk, paid a
s. fine.
Grace Plummer and Edward Smith were
arrested last night by Officer Dennis for
lewdly abiding.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-08

The uniformed rank of the knights of
Pythias had a drill in Davidson's park last
night under command of Captain +. ;.
Hotchkins. The Sir knights are prepar-
tug for competitive drill, to be held in
one of the neighboring towns IN the near
futnra
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-08

The Ladies society Of the First II. f,
church will hold a lawn social at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. J. r. Mead, on Central ave
nue., between Lawrence and Topeka, on
Friday evening, August Q. Refreshments
will be served on the lawn, which viii be
brilliantly Illuminated Music by the
Sunday school orchestra.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-08
Hoods Sar5aparilla

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100 Doses Oce Dollar
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Foreign JOttings.

The north bound passenger train from the
City of Mexico on the Mexican National rail
way, was wrecked at Malvato. and the engi,
neer and fireman instantly killed. 1t is be-
liPyed that the disaster was caused by train
wreckers, as a large pile of stones was found
on the track
A sensation has been created in Ottawa.
Canada, by the issue of President Harrison s
proclamation declaring Behring's sea q closed
sea. The action of the American govern
ment proved complete surprise to the
members of the government, who decline tC
be interviewed 1t is stated here that the
Cleveland administration and the British
government had been negotiating for two
years past in regard to the claim for com
pensatiOn for the seizure of three British
ceiling vessels in Behring's sea.
Somewhere about the fall of 1888 a man
named George Cook came to Winnipeg from
Montana and since that time has been Ell.
gagged in various undertakings. For some
time he worked at Pincher Creek. Among
his other occupations he kept q stopping
place at Scott's Coulee. While there he was
married by Rev. W. Bridgman to one Jose
phine Munroe. a daughter of Francois
Mun1oe. who is now living at the
COuIH bSSHCJ- subsequently 10 httS
discovered that Cook had wife living in
Oregon. He has left for Montana, taking
wife No. 2 with him.
The Cologne Gazette, commenting on the
Samoan question, says that owing to the at
titude of America it is natural that Ger
many should seek full agreement with Eng
land before the Samoan conference meets
The Gazette says that neither criminal mol
civil procedure is applicable to the case Of
Klein in America. 1t only remains for Ger
many to bring evidence against him befors
the tribunal of Apia, including the American
consul. 1t may be assumed that when Herr
Steubel. the newly appointed German consul
arrives in Apia salts action will be demanded
from Mataafa.
AS a result of the collapse o
the copper syndicate, it is expected that
at least four of the leading English meta
firms will be compelled to assign for tht
benefit of their creditors, unless something
totally unforeseen shall supervene to helT
them out of their trouble. In spite of thu
cheerful face and buoyant manner of Secre
tan, the president OF the syndicate, it is as
serted in Paris that he had been irretrieva
bly, ruined by the venture, having been com
PEELED to sell his pictures and other valuable
property to meet pressing demands. 1t il
also stated that Alphonse Rothschilds loss,
es through the same channel will aggregate
SIS, 5,000,OO0
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People Talked About.

Whitelaw Reid had very narrow escape
from defeat his nomination as minister to
France having been confirmed by only three
votes. The votes to which Mr.. Reid owes
his confirmation were cast by German oil
Maryland, Payne of Ohio and Gibson OF
Louisiana This would Indicate that some
o. the Republicans were either absent impair
ed or if present declined to vote. No Repub
hcan voted against confirmation, but the
full numerical vote was not cast for confirm
ton.
Ex-President Cleveland and party. which
includes ex Secretaries Bayard, Villas and
Dickinson, arrived at Havana. They were
welcomed on the wharf by the American con
sui and vice consul and d large number o.
other gentleman. The party took carriages
and were driven 10 the Hotel PaSa;e, where
an aide in the name OF the governor general
welcomed them to the island. EX-President
Cleveland declined theinvitation ofGOvernOl
General Salamanca TO make the governor
generals mansion his home during his stay
in Havana.
Thirty years ago in Punxsutawney, Pa,
John r. Reed and Miss NJ. E. Thompson
were engaged to- be married; but for some
reason parted Reed came West, Travelled
through California and Oregon, finally set
tied in Raveh, near Spokane Falls W. T. and
married. Miss Thompson married O Mr.
Brewer. They heard nothing of each other
for more than twenty-five years. Both have
grown up children. Brewer died last year
and Mrs. Reed also. Accidentally Reed and
Mrs Brewer learned these facts, opened cor
respondence, revived old love, and they
were married. Both are over fifty years o
HCp
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John. Morris of Wilkesbarre, Pa, refused
to put the savings Of life time, 81 1855 in q
bank, as he thought it would not be safe,
and he had his wife sew the money up in hei
petticoat, One night three masked men en-.
tered his wife's bed room, gagged her, stole
the pettieoat from under her pillow and es'
capped. Morris was not at home at the time
the robbery was committed, having been in,
vited out to some neiGhbors. 1t is now
thought this was conspiracy. William
Standish, u neighbor, has been arrested.
The wife identified him as one OF the men in
her bed room.
Thirty-fve out OF the 100 boys at the
Cincinnati house of refuge made n break
for liberty. They were from 10 to Is years
old, and were under four leaders. the chic!
of whom was negro boy. These boys,
when it cane time for them to retire to their
looms preparatory for dinner, instead of do.
ing so, marched in a body armed with
baseball bats TO the front entrance, where
they found four guards stationed. They
demanded free passage, but were driven
back. Then they used bats and rocks, break
ing in windows and doing some damage
they were so noisy that Their whOoping and
shouting excited and alarmed people in the
streets. In less than three-quarters of an
hour from the outbreak the four ringleaders
were locked up in their rooms and every
thing was quiet.
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Career Of a DeSperRdO.

Mat Zimmerman, the cowboy desperate
been delivered to the Nebraska authorities,
and is now awaiting identification and the
execution of the death sentence. thinner
man is u young man, but his record is q
startling one. Seven years ago, when he
was but 10, he raided the ranches in Hitch
cock Co., Neb., in company with Courtney
Belmont q young Mexican, and stole q big
band OF ponies. With these they rode of
toward the east, and were soon followed by
Sheriff Jack Woods and motley posse OF
cowboys. Near the hamlet OF Minden, in
kearney county. the stolen ponies were
found at pasture on the prairie, and, while
his men were busy securing them, Woods
and one deputy rode into town to look for
the thieves.
They found them at supper in the Prairie
Home. Woods without much thought of
resistance went to the door of the dining
room, gun in hand, and sung out for the
desperadoes to surrender. Quick as fash,
Belmont, who had his pistol laying on his
lap, made a snap shot, and poor Woods fell
dead. Zimmerman, with an equally quick
shot, wounded the Deputy, and then both
rushed for the door. AS they were leaving
the room they fired another volley, as ii to
intimidate any one from following them, and
r. B. Kelly, guest who was trying to get
HIS WIG oUOhSu away OuU vi WIS
killed. On the porch they met ] Ohm Collins, q
mail carrier, who had just driven up and
deliberately shooting him down, they rode
off toward the Kansas line.
There was a general turnout in pursuit,
and even the state militia was ordered to
join in the hunt. A week later Belmont was
killed by q farmer named Fontz, at whose
house the thieves had stopped. Zimmerman,
who seemed to be completely unnerved by
his partners death, was easily captured. He
was also taken back to Windem, tried, and
sentenced to death, but the supreme court
reversed the verdict on the ground that,
man and Belmont were justified in resisting
arrest. A second trial was had and again
conviction followed and the death SEN
tence was imposed. Again the su-
preme court reversed the findings Back
Zimmermen went before the same
judge, Jaslin, and for the
third time he was found guilty and sentenced
to be hanged. The usual appeal to the su-
preme court was taken, and while it was
len ding the prisoners lawyer hit upon q
novel method of securing his clients release.
He succeeded in convincing United States
commissioner that he had the right, pending
the hearing, to admit Zimmerman to bail.
He fixed the bonds at $4,000 straw bail
was furnished and Zimmerman levanted.
This was four years ago. and nothing was
heard of Zimmerman until his recapture in
Utah. Meantime his case has been decided
against him by the supreme court, and the
chances OF his being hanged are very strong.
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make each Of the men made some whispered
statement to his spiritual comforter.
'a ~uE TAaT NTnAGENT

IhE LAST MOMhNTs
The last moment had come. The fathers
stepped back, still uttering their prayers for
the salvation to the two men, when Sheriff
Ere touched the fatal lever, and at exactly
lila the trap fell and the two bodies
dropped into the yawning gap beneath
them. AS was shown afterwards the
necks of both men were broken instantly.
Pete made more of a struggle. He convul-
slyely lifted himself up several times IN
spasmodc efforts a. respiration. But they
were slight, and In q moment the body was
almost motionleas. The pressure on Tins
neck must have been greater. He slightly
raised himself, drawing up his knees once or
twice. and that was all The body
swayed slightly and come to rest
with the face looking out from the scafPold
Pete's body faced the other way. The physi-
clans at once stepped forward and with
watch in hand attentively noted the heart
beats OF the expiring men until no traces OF
life were left At 11:26 Tim Bar
rett was pronounced dead, and one
minute later the same was said or
Pete. thirteen minutes after the dropping
of the traps. For several minutes the
dense crowd had hardly moved u muscle
When the sheriff announced that all was
over they were still 10th to leave the room,
and it was only by excessive efforts that the
deputies succeeded in clearing the space OF all
but the physicians, the newspaper represent
atives and q few others. The bodies were then
cut down and the physicians made the usual
examination. The necks of both men were
found to be dIslocated They were stretched
out upon the floor under the scaffold and the
coverings removed, showing the ghastly
faces of the murderers disclosed not YET
firmly composed in death. Undertaken Con-
molly took charge of them at that point The
last loiterer retired and the execution was
finally over.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-28
News In General.

An epidemic of malignant scarlet fever is
raging at Livingston, Montana The disease
has been raging for several weeks. and so
far there has been twenty-five deaths. Re-
Gently it was thought the disease had abat.
ed, but ton new cases were reported. The
schools have been closed. The disease is
attributed mainly to the open winter.
The March statistical report of the de,
partment of agriculture gives the result ol
the Investigation through it's correspondents
and agents and the merchant millers and
the records of commercial inspection of the
average weight of wheat by states. The
general average is 56.5 pounds, the lowest
average of six years. In the spring wheat
region the range is from 535 pounds in Da-
kota to 80 pounds in Nebraska. It makes
the crop equivalent to 391, 900, 900 bushels
of go pounds each, less by nearly 25,00O-
900 bushels than the quantity in measured
bushels
About one hundred delegates from the
Farmers alliance, and many others from
the Knights of Labor of Dakota, were in at.
tendance at the alliance at Huron. D. t,
They unanimously and by rising vote agreed
to support the Sioux Falls constitution A
committee on resolution was appointed,
consisting of Messrs. Chase and Smith OF
Sioux Falls, Lawrence of Sphinx, Dow OF
Kingsbury. Patten of Miner They examin.
ed the capital scheme by which stock is being
sold, and the plan is to locate it on the prai.
rie and sell lots to remunerate the stock.
holders. Each stockholder is q voter If,
as election approaches, they find they can.
not locate the capital at their own town,
they can sell out to some town that will pay
the most for the stock in their hands.
1t is reported in Philadelphia, that the
Northern Pacific railroad company has at
last secured control OF the Wisconsin Cen.
trail railroad, and through it an entrance to
Chicago The lease is for o comparatively
short time, either for thirty-thrce Oh ninety.
nine years. The period has not been de-
termined yet. 1t is an operating lease, that
is, the Northern Pacific is to operate the
road and pay as rental 35 per cent of the
gross receipts. The Northern Pacific makes
no guarantees as to interest upon the Wis
consin Central c0mpany's obligations, and,
in fact, guarantees nothing at all, except
the prompt payment of the rental. The
lease adds to the Northern Pacific system
767 miles of road, including 344 miles OF
the Wisconsin Central railroad, 1877 miles
OF leased lines and 236 of affiliated roads.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-28
Calendar OF Casualties,

l \ passe. ger on an east-hound Lake Shore
train either jumped or fell llfrom the train near
Ripley. New York He was picked up dead
and the body taken to Dunkirk From pap
ers found on him the man is believed to be
DR. DensOn Tisdae of East Des Moines,
He appeared to be about sixty years OF age.
A noise like the combined roar ofhundreds
of cannon. followed by the ascension of a
huge black smoke to a towering height,
startled the inhabitants of Lakewood n. /,
and those of other adjacent villages. 1t was
conjectured that an explosion had occurred
in the works OF the United States Dynamite
company, eight miles dista mt. and this was
the case. The explosion had occurred in the
mixing room. Thomas Haggerty and
William Nicholas both of Manchester the
only occupants OF tile room. were instantly
killed. Nicholas was blown to atoms, and
Haggerty died in less than an hour. The
schOck was parcepUiblein all the towns and
villages within fifteen or twenty miles. The
dynamite company located there in which
five men were killed and three MANNED for
life The body of Nicholas was scattered in
every direction about the premises and men
were engaged in gathering them piecemeal
until darkness compelled them to desist.
Fire started in the Standard bagging fac
tory at St. Louis and owing to the infam-
mabIe nature of the building and contents
the flames spread rapidly, and caused the
widest panic am ongst the 200 employees,
most of whom were girls, A rush was made
for the narrow stairway, but before half the
number could escape they found themselves
cut offby the heat and smoke. With aid of
thefew men employed in the building the
panic-stricken girls succeeded in making
their way throug the smoke and flames to q
place where they could drop out to some
low adjoining buildings, and all were thus
saved and uninjured with the exception of
ada Lebnecht, who was found horribly
burned. Charles Gufran, who worked heroic
ally ia getting the girls out of. the burning
building, remained too long and was COM
peIled to jump out of third-story window.
Hewas terribly injured but will not die. A
man who was run over by fire engine was
taken away bv friends before his name could
be learned The pecuniary loss by the fire
syill not exceed $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-28
Crimes and Criminals,

The first case under the recent act of the
Legislature of Michigan, raising the age OF
consent to fourteen years was concluded at
Cassopolis. Charles Etter of Marcellus was
charged with betraying Minnie Blood last
July she being under fourteen. The jury
returned verdict Of guilty, and he wa1 SEN
fenced to fourteen years in the state prison
at ackson.
Lars Larson, Halvor T. Halverson, Ole
Peterson and Peder B. Holden, Norwegians
living near La Grace, North Dakota came
to town IN a wagon, and after drinking free
ly started home. They engaged in q general
quarrel and Larson was shot through the
head with revolver, but by which one of
his companions is not known. Larson was
killed almost instantly. The men have been
arrested.
Police Lieut. Beckwith of Chicago, had O.
street duel with thiefnamed Jerry Sullivan,
each man shooting a number of times at the
other Two children were struck by flying
bullets, and received injuries that may prove
fatal. Sullivan was captured after a hard
struggle hand to hand, in which the theifs
revolver was poked against. the officers
abdomen, but turned aside in the nick of
time.
A singular case developed at Cincinnati in
the efforts of George Duffy and George
Draess to convict each other of having
drowned a man in the canal They asked q
colored coachman if the police were after
them, there had been no suspicion ofa crime.
But that question led to their arrest, and
they confessed that they fell in with a
stranger whom they made drunk, and then
pushed him into the canal Each accuses
the other of being the murderer. A man
named Barnes of Newport, is missing and is
thought to be them
J. G. Spendloye, a broker and Gust Wer-
ner[a merchant tailor, who have for some
time past occupied the same business house
at Topeka, Kansas, had disagreement in
Spendlove's Office as to the terms of the
leases which they held No one was present
Mt the time but five shots were heard by
parties on the opposite side of the street,
and on entering the building they found
Werner had been killed and Spendloye was
dying Both had been shot in the neck.
Spendloye WAS only able to gasp q few
words. and said: Werner shot me and then
killed himself
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-28
MINNESOTA THURSDAY

In Ohio. involving both parties. and the prom
inence into which Mr.. Matthews name had been
brought, as the publisher OF this paper, made
him party to the combination which elected
Mr. Chase United States senator from that state,
and resulted in Matthews election, as Free
Soiier, clerk of the Ohio house or representa-
tives.
Mr. Matthews was in 1870 elected by the Dem
ocrats one of the three judges OF the court OF
common pleas of Hamilton county. He resigned
in January, 1883, finding the salary insufficient.
and became member of the law firm of Worth
ington GS Matthews. He subsequently served
one full term in the senate of Ohio. President
Buchanan appointed him United States district
attorney in 1888. In two We Irs he rendered his
resignation to relieve President Lincoln of anV
embarrassment in providing an occupant for the
office. Al the commencement of h0st1lities he
was appointed dlieutenant-c colonel of the TWENTY
third Ohio infantry. Rutherford b. Hayes
was major OF the regiment and Gen. Rosecrans
its colonel. Lieut. Col. Matthews served with
his regiment in West Virginia. He WIS pro-
NOTED To the coloneicy of the Fifty-frst Ohio
regiment in October. 1861. His regiment was
engaged in service in Kentucky under Maj G. IN.
Buell., becoming afJerward art of the ArmT of
the Cumberland. In April. 1868, Col Matthews
was elected by the Republicans judge OF the SUI
perior court OF Cincinnati and resigned his mill
tary commant He fulfilled his judicial position
until July, 1864, when he rendered his TesIgna-
tioD compelled by pecuniary considerations to
resume his private practice. This soon became
very extensive and profitable.
In 1872 Mr. Matthews, although member of
the convention which first nominated Mr.
Greeley for president Withdrew before the
nomination and supported the election of GIN
Grant in the canvass. He was afterward Re-
publican candidate for congress. Mr.. Matthews
was a warm supporter, as well as personal
friend. of Gen Hayes. and before the electoral
commission rendered efficient servics to his
friend. Upon the resignation of Senator Sher-
man, to become secretary CT the treasury, Mr.
Matthews was elected as his successor. serving
from 1877 until 1879. Toward the closeOf his
administration. President Haves sent thenomi-
nation of Stanley Matthews to the senate to be
an associate justice OF the supreme 1urt, hut
the nomination was not acted upon by that con-
gress. 1t was renewed bv President Garfield on
May II, 1881, and confirmed. Justice Matthews
was u man of great intellectual eaerZy. His
mind was clear, comprehensive and ana yticaL
He had a strong will and a force of character
which. with his thorough training, quick per
ceptions, reten' i've memory and sound jud2-
ment, had carried him to the front rank OF his
profession as a lawyer, and had won for him an
enViable reputation in the position he lately 0c-
oupiad