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Undecided,
Major Warner Not at All
Anxious to Wear Cor
pOral Tanners
Shoes.

Washington, ID. O., Sept. l6.-Major
Warner is still undecided whether to ac-
cept the commissionership of pensions
He expected to reach a conclusion yester-
day, but he continued the consideration OF
the matter until to-day. There is still
doubt as 10 what his decision will be. Yes
terday afternoon he was with Secretary
Noble, and they discussed the matter In all
It's features The secretary is
anxious for Major Warner to be-
come commissioner, and he is urging him
Ia accept. 1t is believed that the secre-
tary's counsel will prevail, as it seems to
voice the sentiment of the Grand Army OF
the Republic as well as that of President
Harrison. Yesterday Major Warner re-
ceived dozens OF kilograms from all parts
of the country, urging him to accept the
commissionership, and the pressure
is becoming so strong that it is not
deemed likely that he can Withstand
il longer Tomorrow he ex-
poets to render his decision, although he
is yet unable to indicate what il may be.
His best friends here insist that it must be
an affirmative reply to the earnest request
of the administration. Gen. Geo. S. Mer-
rill, of Massachusetts,. who came here at
the request of the president as prominent
Grand Army Republican for consultation,
was with Maj. Warner last night and this
morning endeayOring to prevail upon him
TO take the place.
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BANKERS CONVENTION.
j. ). Chick and Mayor Davenport
to Extend the City's
Welcome.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 19.-Tne enter.
tainment committee of the Bankers con-
vention has arranged the programme. The
convention will be called TO order on Sep-
TENDER %, at 10 a, M, .st the Warder
Grand opera house BY President Charles
Parsons of st. Louis. The Ri. Rev. Eu-
gene X. Hendrix OF the Methodist Episco.
pal church south, will open the convention
with prayer. J. S. Chick, president of the
clearing house, and Mayor ]. j. Daven-
port will welcome the delegates, and Presi-
dent Parsons will respond. The business
of the association will then be taken up.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the delegates
will meet at the Midland hotel and take a
ride over the different cable lines. At s
o'clock p. m. banquet will be given the
delegates and guests at Priest of Pallas
temple.
The second days session will be opened
by prayer by the Rev. Henry Hopkins,
pastor of the First Congregational church.
The papers to be presented to the couven-
tiun will be read and unfinished business
transacted. AT 8 O'Clock, Thursday after
noon, those of the guests who wish to, will
be taken to the West bottoms to inspect
the stock yards and packing houses. The
rest of the visitors will be taken on q drive
around the suburbs. That evening a re-
ception will be rendered the visiters by the
Commercial club.
Invitations to the bankers convention
have been sent to the following gentlemen
of the City of Mexico President gen.
eral, Profirio Diaz secretary OF state, L.
NJ. Manscal secretary of the treasury
Manuel Dublsn general manager Of the
bank of London and Mexico, Henry C.
Waters editor-in-chief Mexican Finan-
cier, F. X. Guersey. The invitations are
written in Spanish. Mexican Consul
Rahden says he thinks there is no doubt
but that the bankers of Mexico will bt
represented at the convention.
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To a Steam Yacht, Near Cleye
land, Ohio. Nine DrOuned. =

Cleveland, o, September IS.-There is
much excitement in Lorraine, few miles
west OF here, on account OF the wreck of the
steam yacht Leo, of about Avon Point,
last Sunday night. The boat. with nine
men aboard, left Lorain Sunday afternoon
at $50 o'clock, bound for Cleveland. A
very heavy sea was encountered and on
Sunday night the yacht went to the bottom
and not soule aboard is left to tell the {.
rible story. When the news of the nom
arrival of the Leo in Cleveland reached
Lorsin Monday, the friends and
families of the missing men be-
came uneasy, and grave fears for their
safety were entertained. Tuesday passed
anG still no news from the missing yacht,
and Wednesday morning party Of four
Lorain gentlemen took the first train for
Cleveland, prepared to learn the wort.
Two other men walked all Il wav from
Lorain to this CITY, starting early on We'd
nesday morning just after daybresk. They
kept close to the shore, watching for cyl
dences of the wreck, fearing, yet hoping
the angry waves of the old Erie would cast
up the bodies of their dead friends.
The yacht had aboard John B. Tunte, ].
ID. Lawler, his brother, ID. A. Lawler,
Capt. Samuel Root, c. p. Ritter. Benjamin
Klide, s. d. knight, Fred Pelow and a
Detroit engineer, and when wrecked she
was on her way to Cleveland to be exam
ined by the government. Late Sunday
night cries of distress were heard coming
from the lake, and tt is surmised that the
men, on seeing the approaching storm,
made for the shore, struck against the
rocks and were capsized.
At 10 o'clock this morning the first
body was found near Winham's Grove, in
West Cleveland. The body had been
washed ashore, and was in battered con-
dition. The body was identified as the re-
mainder of ]. o. Lswler. At 11:30 o'clock
the second body was washed ashore, this
time on the rocky shore a short distance
west of Gordon avenue. 1t was removed
to the Morgue, where the Lorain friends
identified il as "a C.. p. Ritter, who leaves
widow and several children. A portion
of the srecked boat was also found near
the spot where Ritter was washed ashore.
The United States Llfe.Saving Station
was notified to keep q close lookout all
day to-day and throughout the night for
bodies. Men patrolled the beach and
boats rowed up and down the lake close to
the shore.
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The visit of Sir Edwin Arnold
to Walt Whitman is thus described !:
II have looked forward to this for
years Sir Edwin cried. You are
welcome to my home, WALT Whitman
replied. Then for a moment Sir
Edwin, figuratively speaking, fell on
the neck of Camden's poet, and then
he fell to talking of poets in general,
Walt Whitman in particular, and Of
the great esteem in which, as he said,
Mr.. Whitman'sT poems are held in
England. He himself showed an
extraordinarily familiar acquaintance
with Mr.. Whitman's poems and quo
ted them page by page. Mr.. Whit
man regretted that he could not do
the same to Sir Edwin
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Kansas City, No., Sep. Is AT
$50 o'clock to night the engine of the
Peoples Cable Railway, at Tenth
street and Euclid avenue, was seized
by the Sheriff under a writ of reple-
vim sued out by Hoover x Co., Of
Hamilton, o., to secure a debt of
81 600 owned by the cable railway
company on a Hamilton COrliss en-
CINE purchased year ago at the cost
of 81, 900. The engine was stopped
and as the company refused TO call
its cars in they were left standing
along the line of the road, where
they will remain until the case is dis
posed of. The company claims that
the only recourse of Hoover IL Co.
was in a plain suit on account, as the
time for filling a lien had expired.
The suit was brought at this time, as
the road will tomorrow be turned
over 20 the bondholders, who will pay
off the Indebtedness or $4,000. 1t
is said that the Peoples company will
not only resist The claim of Hoover
q Co but will sue the Sheriff on
his bond for damages.
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lhuckled Too Soon.

StreatUr. ILL.,, Sept. lS.-The old three
card uonte game found new victim In
Streator Yesterday. 4 nice appearing
young man, pretending to be anxious TO
buy section OF land, called upon Fred
Glenn, an old German farmer, and ex-
planned his object. Gleim did not wish 10
sell, but knew a neighbor who did, and
the two started TO see Gleims friend.
On the way they met tramp" who told
them foiry tale about being on
his way to a sisters in Utica, this county,
aud showed tbem a roll of bills which he
S i'd had been left TO her by rich relative.
Unfortuna,ely, he had gambled little In
Chicago where by the three card monte
snsp, he had been robbed of II 900. He
produced the cards 10 explain how it was,
asd GIeiu expressed a willingness TO risk
a certain amount The other man also bet
some and lost and Glenn won. The rich
farmer came to Streator and drew $1,000
out vi the bank 20 buck the game, and at
the emu the land man and The farmer were
so, 00J ahead. Finally the tramp would
play, and tie land man brought him to
otreator 10 ship him out on the first train,
intrusting Gleim with the tin box in which
was supposed to be all the cash, and PROM
ising 10 come TO Glei1's house in
an hour to divide the winnings.
The old German chuckled heartily, but
after three or four hours, the laud man
not returning, he began to smell a
mouse" and forcing open the box, found
his treasure to be nothing but a lot of old
scraps of paper. He FASTENED to town,
but could find no trace of his victimizers.
Glein's estimated wealth is fully 500, 600
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CAUGHT UP WITH.
The Trouble Which Befel a Man
Who Took Two Other Ladies'
To the Theater.

New York. Sept. l6.-There was a SEN
sstiou at Palmer's Theater last night be-
fore the curtain went up, which had not
been announced on the bills. Shortly be-
fore the doors opened a very attractive
woman of the blond type was noticed in
the shadow of the upper entrance. At
O'Clock, when the vestibule was most
crowded and the line at the box
was strung out pretty we'll to the sidewalk,
a genilemanly. dressed man came along
Broadway, approached the theatre and
was about 10 90 in He had on e"ch arm
lady, and they all three appeared in the
best of spirits. Quick as fash the lady IN
the shadow of the upper door sprang for
ward, and. making her way through the
crowd with considerable vigor, made
dash for the man and seized him by the
collar of the coat.
Instantly the scene changed. Surprise
and CONSERVATION took possession of the
man the two ladies let 60 his arms and
beat hasty retreat up Broadway. leaving
the unfortunate but gay Lothario in pos
session of the newcomer. The man at
tempted 10 pacify the Indignant woman,
but with most unsatisfactory results. 1t
was all of no avail, He, however, got away
from the crowd as he could with his fair
but excited companion, and after a
wrangle they both got on a Broadway
car bound north. 1t is said the hero OF
this story is well known man doing
business down town, whose wife. naturally
enough, has strong objections TO her hus-
band bringing other ladies to "Clover"
and leaving her to Ego ii alone"
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DELAYED THE WEDDING.
Now DIR. Barr Has Two Suits
on His Hands and
Has Lost His
Bride.

Ithaca, v. Y, Sept. 1G.-lIiss Jennie
Weller, of Waverly, n. Y, began a breach
OF promise suit against DR.. William III
Barr, a prominent and wealthy physiciar
of this vicinity, for $4,000 five months
ago. At the time she applied to the grand
jury and an indictment for betrayal
under promise of marriage was found
against Barr. The criminal case was
brought to trial at yesterdays term OF
court and holly contested suit has been
ensuing since. The young lady is pretty
brunette of IS. The defendant, DR.. Carr,
is a handsome man OF 80 years, and has
always been popular with the ladies. They
met two years ago and In few months the
young lady's brother discovered that mat
tiers were not ri. mt and at once charged
the decor with beirAying his sister. The
doctor finally admitted the charge, but
said they were engaged and would soon
be married. A paper was drawn up and
signed by the doctor to the effect
that he would marry the girl within one
year and make no disposition of his prop
erty, but shortly after this he decided his
property to bis brother.
Several dates were set for the wedding
and the lsdy's trolsseau WIS., nearly COM
pleted, but the doctor put of the marriage.
After the two actions were brought the
doctor visited Waverly and offered to mar
ry her and give her 81 900 as a wedding
prese Il. She refused. The defense is
that the betrayal was MOI under the prom
ise of marriage and that the girl was IN
chaste
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A TERRIBLE SEQUEL.
To an Illinois Tragedy, Which
Occurred Five Years Ago.

Est Carondelet. H., September IA
sequal of the most sensational tragedy tina:
ever took place in Southern Illinois occur
red hire this morning. Monroe Gray, a
school master, we'll known in Monroe and
Randolph counties, shot himself through
the heart, and added another chapter TO
the terrible crime of five years ago. AT
that tiae Cry was teaching school in
Columbia, Ill He had a handsome sife
and Two bright children. Among the yisi-
tors at his home was VIM. Dieisch. the
wealthiest farmer in Southern Illinois.
Dietsch lived like a prince, and
his smours were open and notoriou &.
Mrs. Gray was charmed by his lavish dis
play and his progressing appearance, and
she fell. For M lnths the conduct of the
pair was a subject of gossip about Column
bia, but Monroe Gray heard never q wo!d
of il, and steadily taught school. AT last
the talk reached his ears, and be de-
termined to make an investigation. The
investigation was followed BY a ruse in
which the perfdy of wife and friend were
exposed. Gray caught them in an apart
ment in his own house and coolly gave
each one minute for prayer and then shot
them both dead. DIetsch pleaded hard
for his l.fe, and offered his vast wealth
in huge sums, but the schoolmaster
was like adamant. He shot Dietch first,
killing him with two shots. Then he
coolly placed the revolver at his wife's
heart. She screamed and pleaded in ter
TOR there was a report and Mrs. Gray fell
dead over the body of her paramour.
Gray was ar ested and his trial developed
gr. at sensation. He was given one year
in the penitentiarv, and was pardoned after
serving two months. He brought his
children and the wreck of his household
here He was changed man ever after
ward. His melancholy was noted the
country around. He was devoted to his
children, girl OF IS and q boy Of Is. Yes
terday he wrote long letter TO his child
rem, telling them candidly, IN the most en-
dearing terms that his load was too heavy.
He detailed how a month ago he had
made all arrangements TO shoot himself,
and the weapon failed. Twice since he at
tempted his life and failed. Last night he
laid down on the floor, placed the same
weapon to his heart, and this time il acted
with deadly effect.
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PENSION COMMISSIONERS.
General Merrill of Massachusetts
Now the Only Can
didate.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 1S.-Gen. Mer'
rill, of Massachusetts,, is the only candidate
now being considered for commissioner oil
pensions to succeed Tanner, and il is un'
derstood that that the appointment will bt
announced on Saturday or Monday next
Gen. Merrill knows that he is being con-
sider.d in connection with the place, and
while the offrr probably has not vet been
formally submitted to him, he understands
that he will be asked to take the commits
sionship. There is little reason to believe
that he will decline, and the same iuhuenc'
es which urged the appointment OF Major
Warner will favor Gen. Merril's selection
1t is considered here that he is practically
agreed upon and that he will be the next
commissioner OF pensions.
In This connection, report comes from
Deer Park to the effect that First Deputy
Commissioner Smith, of Missouri, may be
retired from his present position. Ii can
not be said that there Is snything serious
against Mr.. Smiths record as an official
but his association with Mr.. Tanner in the
management of the bureau, and particular.
ly in the matter of re-rating, which was SC
severely and generally criticized, is deem.
ed detrimental. The authority for this re-
port states that it has been particularly de.
cided by the Administration to name a
new First Deputy Commissioner as soon a
the new Commissioner is appointed. The
probabilities are that First Deputy Com.
missioner Smi b will not be retired from
the pension bureau, but will he simply
transferred to the position OF Second Drpu.
ty Commissioner, in place OF the Democrat
who is now holding that Office.
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FOR MONEYS SAKE
Her Uncle Killed his Niece aud
Will Have TO Suffer
the Penalty.

Philadelphia, Pa, September l5.-Start-
ling Developments were made yesterday
In the case of the murder of Annie Lecon-
ey in her uDcle's dining room at Merchant
vile last week To Clerk Eiward Bur-
roughs is due the credit of first discovering
the clew which the detectives haze fol-
lowed until il led them TO arrest Chaulk 'ey
Leconey, with whom the murdered girl
lived IS housekeeper. Garrett w. Murray,
the l9 year-OId coiored laborer, who was in
the field with Chrulkley Leeoney, was ar
rested Friday night 1t Was charged that
Murray received part of the money taken
rom the dead girls chest bv her uncle for
concealing the bloody clothing which had
been found. Burroughs was foreman of
the corJner's jury, and irritated Chaulkley
Leconey by insisting on learning the
money relations existing between the
dead uncle, Richard Leconey, and Annie
Leconey. His questions r-yesled the fact
that some thousands OF dollars were due
from the estate TO the murdered girl for
wage. as housekeeper. Chaulkley Le-
coney grew pale as Edward Burroughs
pressed his questions, and stepping out OF
the room, he called Samuel Burroughs TO
him. and, in evident anger, said
"Wnat do you mean by those insulting
questions ?"
Burroughs ooked him in the face and
sail sOIemnly "Chau kley, you are sus-
pected of numbering your niece"
Chsulkiey left Burroughs and dropped
the question. 1t was Prosecutor Jenkins
idea not to state publicly any suspicion OF
Chau kley Leconey's guilt. but all the
time he Was kept under strict surveillance.
Cbaulkley wanted to accompany the hody
of his murdered niece 10 her fpther's home,
near Chillicothe, o., and for that reason
his arrest was Yesterday ordered.
Murray has made many important
statements. Yesterday Mr.. Jenkins
turned Murray over 10 Detective Warner.
who took him to John Cherrys' nearbye,
for dinner. Cherry had already started
the theory that the poor girl was killed
because she claimed large sum as wages.
Warner fed Murray lavishly and secured
an admission from him that the clothing
stained with blood was hidden by
him at the request of Leconey.
When Warner was done with
The negro the latter was sent TO an obscure
cell. The theory of the State is that
Chaulkley Leconey killed his niece TO
save money to himself and other heirs of
Richard Leconey, whose estate was about
TO be settled. Ii is believed that the dead
girls clothes were afIerward arr .nged so as
to give the impression that SOME Of the
negro hands had murdered the girl in an
attempt upon hhr honor.
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AN IMITATOR
Of the Celebrated Mrs. Ray Ham.
iltOn i'm Buffalo, New
York.

Buffalo, n. y. Sept. 1S.-Pretty but
maynard Kittie Fox has been trying to
initiate Mrs. Robert Ray Hamilton, but
failed in her plans, and this afternoon the
dead little baby boy she used in her at
tempted deception was buried by the au
thorities. Kittie loved a stone-driller
named Michael Mulroy, and the two had
lived together as man and wife. klttie
wanted to have a marriage ceremony per-
formed, but Michaers favorite response
was an exhibition of affection in which he
used This fists. A Holland Erie county,
farmer named Carpenter loved Kittie, and
she returned his affection to a sufficient de-
glee to allow him to call on her when
Michael was away. The farmer, she says,
is rich and wanted to marry her, but she
refused him because she wanted TO wed
Michael.
Two weeks ago Kittie called on DR..
Harrington and said she expected to be-
come mother. She told her neighbors at
No. " Pearl street the same story. The
following Tuesday, after complaining of
illness, she went away, returning on Sun
day evening with a big, bouncing baby
boy. People who saw the baby said it
was three months old and that Kittie was
too lively for woman who had been as
iii as she claimed She FIRST told Mulroy
that he was the child's parent, bat Mul.
roy, instead of marrying her, disappeared.
Then she telegraphed the same story to
Farmer Carpenter, but he also failed to
respond. On Friday the baby died and
this afternoon he was buried. Neither of
the men was at the funeral. Kittie Fox
has quite history. She is the daughter
of respectable people, but has led a fast
life and once attempted suicide. She has
confessed her plan to deceive her lovers.
keElaEEs WINE OF cARouI for Weak Nerves.
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Race Trouble I'm Alabama

Montgomery, Sept. lS-Considerable ex-
citement prev ails az CaIera. sixty miles
north OF this place, over a threatened COLI
sion of races. The trouble grows
out OF The discovery of an
incendiary letter, written by a negro,
which revealed plot against the whites,
and urges The negroes to instruction. A
villainous white man, vino Is at the bottom
OF the II .uble, is beirg sought for, and if
csvght will be hung. the marshal OF
Callers his wired for three dozen Win
chester rites.
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Notice to Contractors.

By order of the court of Pettis county
Sept. 2, 1889, there will be let, between
and O'Clock on the oath day of Septem-
Der, 1889, at the cour. house door in Soda
lis, q wooden bridge over south fork oil
Flat creek, on the Benton and Pettis coun-
ty line also the grading Of the approaches
Of aid bridge, to the lowest and best bidder
provided the bids are reasonable, where.
fore, said court reserves the right to rejec
any and all bids. For further information
see road and bridge commissioner.
Sedalis, Sept. Sd, 1889. j. G. JOHNSON
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Conductor and Agents Too Thrifty

Hiawatha, Kan, Sept. lS.-F. n
Micklewait, q Missouri Pacific passenger
conductor of the Hiawatha division, was
discharged to day, he having. it is al
legged, been caught defrauding the com.
pany by collecting railroad tickets IRON
passengers Shich were returned to certain
ticket agents slong the route, who had
been taken into the scheme, and again
sold, Micklewait getting two thirds of the
selling price. The agents were also tireC
and suits will be at once commenced
against all of them, including Micklewait
who is quite prominent in railroad circles
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Killed His Friend

Nashville. Tenn, September led
ward Fields was shot and instantly killed
by Vim. Oily. at the residence OF Joseph
Brantly, in War,race, last night. Mr..
Branily and his wife being absent, several
young men volunteered TO remain at the
house to protect il Fields was late in ar
irving, and upon approaching was hailei
by Oily. who at the sane time leyeled a
pistol which ne supposed was empty. The
weapon was discharged, and the ball pass
ing through Fields heart killing him iR-
stantly.
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Lawrence American ; "Is there
anything a man cannot do - asks
an exchange. We have never yet
found man who could scold the
children with his mouth full of pins.
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Hlbbard's Rheumatic Liver Pills

These pills are scientifically compounded,
uniform in action. No gripping pain so
commonly following the use of pills. They
are adapted to both adults and children
with perfect safety. We guarantee they
have no equal in the cure of Sick Head
ache, Constipation, Dyspepsia, Bilious
ness, and, as an appetizer, they excel sny
other preparation. w. E. Bard, druggist.