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PADucAH. XIV, Jan. sO.-On Wednes-
day evening of last week John Tapscott
was In Cot & Cothran's saloon 10 a state
of intoxication. He was in aquarrelsomo
mood, and became boisterous aud dis
orderly. The bartender, a young man of
the name of II. NJ. Adcock, appealed to
him to be orderly, but Tapscott considered
his interference as a personal insult, and
resented it as such. Adcock went behind
the bar. and, picking up a policeman's
club, ordered Tapscott to leave the house.
This he refused TO do and a fight ensued.
and during its progress Adcock struck
Tapscott on the head with the club, fell
ing him to the floor, where he lay for
several minutes in an insensible condition.
He finally was restored to consciousness.
and, after his wound was dressed. walked
about the streets for a couple of days.
He then became i'll, and this morning.
aitsr suffering the most intense pain.
died. An inquest was held by the
coroner this evening and a verdict was
rendered by the jury 70 the effect that the
death was caused b. the blow with the
club. Adcock was arrested on a charge
of murder, and is now 10 Jail to await trial.
, 1891-01-31

BERLIN, Jan. 3O-The correspondent
in Washington of a German newspaper
has sent an interview with Mr.. Mckinley
to his paper in this city. During the
course of this interview Mr. McKi nley is
quoted as saying that Prince Bismarck
policy of limited protection, which in
twenty years brought Germany up to her
present state of prosperity. induced him
to take up the tariff question in the
United States Mr.. Mckinley is said
to have added that he intended to visit
Prince Bismarck in order to express per-
sonally his admiration for that Statesman
and ior his policy.
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cared Being in Contempt of Court.

cared Being in Contempt OF Court.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 3O.-Lester
L~ostutter. q wealthy farmer and stock
raiser of Rising Sun, southeast of this
city, was found dead in the depot at Au-
rora last night under circumstances indi-
eating that he had committed suicide.
He was en- route to Indianapolis to APP
pear as a government witness in the prose-
cution of the Rising Sun Turnpike com
pAny for interfering with the United
States mail. He missed the train here
and was greatly depressed for fear he
would be attached for contempt Of court.
Finding that he had severaThours to wait
he began dissipating and finally he appsr-
emily fell asleep in the waiting room. but
be was dead before there was an at
tempt to rouse him. Two bottles par
tally filed with laudanum were found in
his pockets. The deceased was well
known throughout Northern Indiana as
well as 10 Ohio, and his business and
domestic affairs were pleasant. The cause
for the suicide as far as known was the
fear Of being attached for contempt OF
court Tor failing 10 appear Us a witness at
the time ordered. His remains will be
taken to Rising Sun for interment
, 1891-01-31

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 3O.-Sheriff
M"Lendon returned this morning with
Bob Spillman. the young negro. He
went to Helena after Spillman, who came
back willineh cough, and the criminal
p, q led rml 20 the Indictment of muir
der III tic H.. degree. His attorney by
the appointment OF the court desired to
reconsider or modify the plea, but Judge
Dubose held that the prisoner knew his
own mind, SpilIman slashed his father
across the abdomen with a razor in a
quarrel over wages due him in a black
smith shop last September. The prospect
of death on the gallsws apparently had no
terrors for him. He is the second negro
to plead guilty to a capital crime before
Judge Dubose within the last twelve
months. Bob Carr, who murdered his
wife in 1889. entered such a plea, but he
afterwards petitioned the court to permit
him to withdraw it. HIS prayer was
granted. but it did him no good, for he
was found guilty and hanged. Spillman
will probably change his mind when he
reflects that hanging is the punishment
for the crime he has pleaded to and that
hanging is usually fatal.
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Killed on Account Of a Woman.

ADMISSION. Ala Jan. 30.-Ike Cook
and jim Larkin became involved in n diff
Guilty near this city this afternoon about a
woman of questionable character. with
whom both were on Intimate terms. Cook
shot Larkin twice. Doe bal penetrated
his heart and caused instant death. They
had been at outs for several months, and
each had threatened to take the others
life should they ever meet. Today when
they met Larkin used some pretty rough
language toward Cook, whereupOn both
pulled their pistols and began firing.
Larkin fired three times, but failed to hit
Cook. Cook fired twice, the second shot
taking effect, with the result already
stated. Cook made his escape.
, 1891-01-31
EXCITED PR0HIBS.
How the Republicans of the State
of Iowa
Propose TO Get Rid of the. Prohlbi-
tory Law.
Successful Test of Pennington's
Air Ship.

Dies MoINEs, Iowa, Jan. 3O.-The
Prohibiuonists here are greatly excited
over the discovery of what appears to be
the settled purpose of the Iowa Republi-
can traders to let the next election in this
state 90 by default, giving the Democrats
the legislature and state ticket SO that
they can assume the responsibility for the
repeal of prohibition. THIS plan OF cam
paiGn has been quietly whispered about
the state for some time, but the Sioux
City Journal has finally publicly answered
a line of policy 10 line with these sug-
gestions and that is what causes the
present CONSERVATION among the Prohi-
bitionists The utterance OF the Journal
is significant. Il affords an ocular dem
onstration that an influential element 10
the Republican party is seriously con-
sidering what would practically sur
render the legislature TO the Democrats
this year. An experienced politician and
editor like George ID. Perkins does not
point out to a dissatisfied element in his
own party that they can vote against their
legislative candidates for one year and
jeopardiZe 10 interest except the one they
are dissatisfied with unless he is willing
that they shall take the path of temper
airy party dis~integration that he points
put. Evidently Mr.. Perkins and some
other Republican leaders are willing to
have their followers know that they would
shed no tears if their party should lose
the legislature this year. In fact there
would be very few tears shed in Iowa if
the scheme should work successfully and
prohibition should be repealed, but there
would be a great deal of rejoicing.
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3O.-Mr. S. b. Mar
tin of Texas, a large owner of cattle in
that state and Kansas, is in this city to-
day from England. Mr. Martin has for
years been extensively engaged in ship
ping stock to eastern and foreign mar
kets.
Il have Just returned from a trip to
England and Scotland" he said, where
l went TO see what the prospects
OF the meat business were. |
found everywhere that the prejudice
that formerly existed against American
beef had practically disappeared. Our
inspection laws have restored confidence,
and the name IN which they have been
administered proves to the English that
the chances of diseased beet being
shipped arc so slim as to be utterly to-
significant. The English cattle growers
are the only class which opposes the i'm
portation OF American cattle. Butchers
who were at first unrosed to us have now
come to our side and are anxious to have
our beef
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LONDON. Jan. 30. Shaw-Lefevre
(LiberaD moved in the commons, today.
that the government use its influence in
favor of a settlement by arbitration OF the
disputes between the tenants and land
lords arising rom the plan of campaign.
A p%rotracted debate ensued. in the course
of which Bslfour scored the plan of cam
paign. The tenants, he SAID, had a
remedy in the land court for excessive
rents, but had not availed themselves of it.
The motion was finally rejected-2O3 to
1852. During Balfour's speech DIR. Tan
ner (N%ationalist) created much confusion
by calling Baliour "a canting snob." He
withdrew the expression, however, after a
warning from the speaker.
, 1891-01-31
A REMARKABLE CASE.
j. 6. AVery's Narrow Escape
from the Gallows.
Queen Victoria Threatens Her
Granddaughter's Lover.
American Beef in Demand in
the British Isles.

MILAN, Tenn. Jan. 3O.-The famous
Avery murder trial in the Henry county
circuit court ended today. John G.
Avery walked forth a free man for the
first time in three years. The story reads
like a romance, and is perhaps the most
remarkable and unique case ever tried in
any court Ia June ss7 Charles EusleY,
a cousin of Avery, and a wealthy young
man, was killed in his room at Rocky
Springs, while lying on a lounge, about 3
O'Clock in the afternoon. The weapon
used was a small rife, sending a 32-calibre
ball through Ensley's brain. No one was
in the house at the time but Ensley. An
empty rifle was found lying in its rack on
the side OF the wall, and the bullet fitted
the tube. Avery was arrested for the
crime, as he was the only living close re-
lation to Ensley. and he would have
prohted by his death to an extent of
nearly Sl00,000. Avery was tried,
pleaded not guilty. but was convicted of
murder in the first degree and sentenced
TO be hung. Avery appealed TO the su-
preme court and engaged the celebrated
criminal lawyer, Wallis, of Cincinnati, o.,
to defend him, and other counsel of state
reputation aided him. The supreme court
RENAMED it back to the circuit court
on account of technical errors. A change
of venue was taken aud the trial was
transferred to Paris. Two mistrials have
been brought about. Now comes the
strangest part of the story: The brilliant
W allis. with a genius almost phenomenal
and influenced BY the fee of 5000,
struck the keynote to the mystery
ln August last he had the rifle loaded and
hung on the wall, a white sheet with the
form of a man marked on it. and a heavy
cut-glass pitcher of water placed on the
shelfabove. The temperature was go in
the shade, one of the hottest days OF the
year. The pitcher OF water acted as a
sun-glass. and the hot rays of the sun
shining through the water was refracted
directly on the cartridge chamber of the
rifle. Eight witnesses were 10 the room
and a few minutes after ? O'Clock a puff
and report and the ball struck the out
lined form back OF the ear. and the theory
Of circumstautIal evidence was exploded.
This incident being seen and sworn to
readily explained itself to the jury. As
the sleeping man was lying on the lounge
the direct ray of the sun-glass heated
the cartridge, causing it to explode. No
stranger case has ever been known in the
history OF criminal law than that of the
state against John G. Avery.
, 1891-01-31

TALMAGE, Neb Jan. 3O.-This com
munity is all excitepent over an assault
which was committed by Jared Cash, a
prominent citizen, upon Rev. I E. Owen,
who came in on the $50 train from the
south. Mr.. Cash has evidence that the
affections of his wife have been alienated
from him by the preacher, and has been
looking for him for some time with the
expressed determination of thrashIng him.
The preacher is pretty badly used up
about the head and face. The sympathy
of the people seems to be with Mr.. Cash,
who has been deeply wronged, it is said,
by the divine.
, 1891-01-31
Jndge Gnnnem to ResIgu.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5)-Judge Julius s.
Grinnell today gave a lengthy statement
to the press. confirming the report that he
will retire from the eircnit bench within
the next two months His principal
reason tor resiguinR that the salary paid
circuit judges is entirely too small. AT
my time OF life" be avs in his state
meut, with a family rowing up, there
is necessity that l shctld. it possible, put
myself in the way of sccumulating some
thing over and above my expenses to stand
me IN hand when / may be unable by
sickness or & to earn a living
He suggests thst "a Falary should be
at least $4,000 a yekf. IL is understood
that Judge Griunell will accept the po-
sition Of attorney for the Chicago City
Railway company. He was states attor-
ney during the anarchist trial and did
more than any one man to bring the
authors OF the HaymaIket massacre to
justice. He was elected % the bench in
lima 1873
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LONDON, Jan. SO.-It is SAID that
Queen Victoria has st the seal of her dis.
pleasure on Aubrey Fitzclarence. her
majesty's third cousin, who receives ESQ
a year as n of the gentlemen ushers of
the court. The Young man is a great
grandson of King William ", and on ac-
Of his relationship he has been al
lowed q good many privileges. 1t is
limited that he has gone so far as to make
love to the Princess Maud of Wales, not
altogether to the dissatisfaction OF the
young lady, but much to the ~nnoyanc of
the queen and prince, who are said to
have another arrangement IN view.
Maud has been RELOCATED to her lessons
and Aubrey, it is said, has been told that
ifhe wants his ESQ to continue he must
remember the distinction between Iegiti-
mate and illeRitimate royal pedigrees.
The stipend is quite important to the
young Fitzclarence, who would otherwise
have to do something useful for a living.
, 1891-01-31
Father and Son Die Together.

WICHITA. Kas., Jan. 3O.-The dead
bodies of a herder named Gerson and his
son were found yesterday 10 their hut
some miles from Lapland, a small post.
office in the center of the flint hills of
Green~ooi county. The remains, which
were terribly emaciated, had been partial
~ eaten by coyotes. Gerson and his son
herded cattle during the summer on the
wild range, and during the winter sub.
sisted on their seasons earnings. Their
non-appearance al Lapland, where they
did their trading, led to investigation and
to the discovery. 1t is supposed they both
got sick together, and as few persons
ever cross that bleak stretch of COW try
in winter, their condition would easily es-
cane notca
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CHICAGO, Jan. 3O-The air ship in-
vented by VIM. Pennington of Mount
Carmel, ILL.,, was tried again today and.
to all Appearances, it was thoroughly dem
onstrate1 that a craft has at last been in
vented that permits feats of aerial navi-
CATION never before accomplished. The
ship tested today was only a thirty loot
model, made of oiled silk, and the prlc-
ticability OF using aluminium. which is to
be the material of which the fu Il
sized ships are to be built, has still
to be shown. The car which is to carry
passengers was not attached. The shin,
which is cigar-shaped and filed with
hydrogen gas, foated in the air and was
propelled by a wheel like that of a pro
peller, the motive power coming from
storage batteries on the floor. attached by
a light wire, the rudders being set at dit
ferent angles The ship travelled in a
satisfactory around the interior of
the exhibition building. The speed at
tanned was not great. but the inventor is
s%anguiDe of much better results witt a
satisfactory battery.
, 1891-01-31
THE DEAD FINARCIER
His Remains Taken to Wash
ton Yesterday.
Received at the Depot by the
President and Cabinet.
Funeral Will Probably Take
Place Monday.
Action of the New York
Board of Trade.

Windows Remains IN Washington.
WAsHINGTos, Jan. 30.-The president
and the members Of his cabinet assembled
at the Baltimore K OHIO station this
afternoon to receive the remains of Secre-
tary Window, which arrived on the train
at 4:30. Besides them, nearly all the lead.
ing public officials in Washington we're at
the depot. When the train arrived the
casket was taken 10 charge by company B
OF the Treasury National Guard and borne
slowly to the hearse. When all was ready
the procession formed and moved from
the depot by way of Pennsylvania, Yer
non and Massachusetts avenues to the
secretary's residence. There the bearers
carried the remains into the house through
a crowd Of people. who revereutly barred
their heads as the casket passed. The
president and all his official family fol-
lowed the remains into the house and
waited IN the back parlor while the under
taker and his assistants placed the body in
the front room and opened the top
half of the lid so as to expose to
view the secretary's features. Mrs.
Blaine remained with the president and
was the only lady present when he and his
cabinet were ushored In the room and
looked Upon the face of the distinguished
dead. When the party left the house the
bereaved widow and her daughters en-
tered the room aud remained there \ few
minut While Mrs Window was
kneeliuR over the casket, sobbing, the
British minister came to the house and
left a message OF coincidence for the
family.
Secretary WINDOWS death is especially
deplored by the newspaper men. He was
accessible to them at all times. He be
lieved the public had a right to know
what the executive departments were do
ing, and never declined a reasonable re
quest for information concerning the bust
ness OF the treasury. Ii is expected that
an order will be issued from the white
house tomorrow canceling the official re-
ceptlnns and entertainments for the re-
mainder of the season.
The funeral will probably occur Mon.
day. The interment will be 10 Rock
Greek cemetery. Many kilograms of con
dolence wero received by Mrs. Window.
Among the scnders were ex-President
Hayes, Mrs. Garfield, Gen. Alger. ex-
Postmaster Gen James, Governor Patti
son, Governor Merriam. K Attorney Cen
eral McVeagh, Archbishop ireland and
Robert Lincoln.
, 1891-01-31

Notice is hereby given hat the mort
lag hereinafter described will be fore
closed by the sale OF the property mort.
gagged, on Saturday. the 3lst day of jan
uAry, A. ID. 1891, at 2 O'Clock p. IN. of
said day, at the front door of the court
house OF Laramie county, located in Chey-
enne, Wyoming.
SAID mortgage was given on the oath
day of May, A. d. 1884, by John McAu-
ley and Susan McAuley, his wife, of
Cheyenne, Laramie county, Wyoming, 10
Marshall johnson, of the same place, and
has been since assigned to the under
signed, George NJ. Robinson, of the
county of Arapahoe, and State of Colo
RADIO, who is the present owner thereof,
and was recorded on the 9th day of May,
A. ID. 1884, in the Office of the county
clerk and ex-oficio register of deeds Of
said Larimie county.
The property m%ortgaged is the fol-
lowing real estate in the county OF LARAMIE
and the state of Wyoming, to wit: The
west twenty-four (24) feet of lot number
seven (7),in lot one hundred and sixty. six
1850 in the city OF Cheyenne. as said lot
is laid don aud described on the plat of
said city un flo in the office of the county
clerk and eA-1licio register Of deeds of
said Laramie county.
The amount claimed to be due on the
note secured by the said mortgage at the
date of this notice, is two hundred and
forty two dollars and thirty-two cents
(s242 32) principaliaud interest, and the
further sun of fifty dollars $50 for
attorneys fees, together with the costs
and expenses of said sale.
Dated December 20. A. D., 1890.
GEORGE NJ. ROBINSON,
Assignee of Mortgage
Lacey & Van Devanter, Attorneys.
, 1891-01-31

Fort WORTH, Tex. Jan. 30.-This
morning, shortly after midnight, Mabel
Woods, one of the most extensively known
white women in Texas, committed suicide
at a bagnio in Fort Worth by taking NOR
phlne, This was the seventh attempt she
had made upon her own life in the same
manner. Rosa Harrington, another lewd
woman who occupied a room near by,
watched the death scene, and, going 70
her " room, locked herself in and took
morphine, and vas found dead two hours
later
, 1891-01-31
Government Clerks Scared.

CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-The employees OF
the pension department had Just begun
work this morning when they were
startled by a loud rumbling and a sound
similar to hat made when a large body of
ice is cracking. This was followed by the
falling of large quantities of clustering.
which aTUe tumbling down upon their
heads. For a few moments there was a
scene of the widest excitement. One
hundred or more girls in the office, think
ing that the building was tumblIng, made
a grand rush for the door. 10 their fran
tic efforts to escape a few OF them received
severe bruise'. The cause OF the scare
was discovered to be the sudden settling
of the northwest corner OF the building.
A crack was opened in he ceiling one
inch wide and running the entire length
of the 10 N.
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NEBRASKA Cry, Neb., Jan. 30.-The
temporary troubles of Lee Morgan and
Miss Agnes Hasshnger were ended today,
Judge Easton speaking the worls that
made them husband and wife. The couple
have bad a hard time during the last three
weeks an elopment being followed by
pursuit and capture, and the girls mother
then made application TO have her
daughter sent to the reform school. but
she was released. The mother relented
today aud the young couple are hanry.
, 1891-01-31

KEoKUK, Iowa, Jan. 3O.-James
Stack, employed iI the packing house of
Convey & Co., met with a terrible accident
this morning. While attempting to ADJUST
a chain belt to the machinery in the fertil-
izing room his sleeve was caught. The
mar was drawn up between the belt and
pulley and carried up against the ceiling.
His hand was torn off above the wrist, his
arm broken in two places above the elbow
and dislocated at the shoulder, and the
flesh was torn loose all over the shoulder
and the vital organs were exposed through
a Rnastly rent in his side. He was alive
at a late hour tonight, but his death is ex-
pected momentarily.
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, 1891-01-31

A romantic but tragic event occurred
In this city recently. A pine coffin aud
unshrouded corpse were all that was left
to tell the story of a sad life and its end.
The victim was John Jemison. He lived
what to many would be considered an
u%neyentful life. However, without
knowing it. he was heir to wealth greater
thar that attributed to the tabled Monte
Cristo. He died so poor in ready cash as
not to have enough to bury him d~ecently.
j. 81. Summerlin, a prominent lawyer
Of this city, was delving in some old,
faded and musty letters which had be-
ionged TO the deceased when he discov-
cred the secret that makes the heirs of
Jemison the owners of many million dol
lars worth of property. The letter in
question was written in 1895 by one of
the heroes of the Texas struggle. He
was a Capt. Jemison in the service of
Gen. Sam Houston when Texas was a
republic. In this epistle, which was
written to a relative in Chicago, he says
that he will not be cble to return to the
loved ones at his home, but that he ex-
poets TO meet the very fate that did be-
TALL him when some time after he fell
on the field, his heart pierced by u shot
from the foe.
The man who died mere recently was
his descendant in n direct line, and Of
his identity there is not a doubt. The
soldier who was his ancestor had prop
erty in three different states. These
holdings were Of comparatively trihing
value. and Capt. Jemison was consider
ed n poor man when he died. Some Of
this land WAS located in the very heart
of Chicago
A power of attorney has been received
by the lawyer who made the discovery,
and has been filed with the clerk of the
county court here ms a preliminary step
toward the recovery Of some valuable
property located in this city. Since the
death of Capt. Jemison the property that
was his has increased in value to such
an extent that today the portion of it
located in Chicago alone is estimated to
be worth $40. 600. 900, while the balance
is as much more. San Antonio CTex.)
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Job Printing neatly executed at the
, 1891-01-31
Cameron,s Course Condemned.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. S0-A reso-
luton was offered today in the house con-
demnine Senator Csmeron's course lon
the silver question aud the elections bill
and calling upon him to adhere closely to
ms party principles or resign from the
United States senate. So much opposition
70 the resolution was developed, however,
that Representative Thompson allowed il
to drop.
, 1891-01-31
Barker Bros. VIII Rcsume.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3O.-Barker
Bros. & Co., who assigned a few weeks
ago. will resume business tomorrow under
the firm name of Barker 4 Co, j. C. W.
Barker having been admitted to partner
ship. They have aft c.rd a .ettlement
with their creditors
, 1891-01-31

CHICAGO, Jan. 3O.-The safe in tie
office OF ex-Mayor Roche was blown open
tonight and s.. 900 in cash carried off by
robbers. The money had been received
after banking hours.
, 1891-01-31
Lieut.. schwatka seriously Injured.

MASON CITY. Ia, Jan. 80 Lieut.
Schwatka, OF Arctic exploration fame, tell
over a staircase in the hot-l to the floor
below and was probably fatally injured.