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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-04
Famine I'm NfexIco

DURANGO, Mex, Nov. 25.-The
total failure OF the corn and bean crops
in this state. owing to the drouth, is
causing intense suffering among the
poor. The price OF corn has risen to
an enormous figure, selling in some
parts of the state at over 81 per bushel.
The laboring element of Durango have
neither work nor food. The better
classes, who are so fortunate as to
have food, are compelled to guard
their supplies closely to prevent the
farnished / ID from rObbing them.
Only the severe measures of the gov
ernment soldiers keep the people II
subsection
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dictator Fonseoa Gives Way.

LONDON, Nov. 24.-Dispstches from
Rio Janeiro this afternoon bring the
intelligence that the opposition TO Die
tator Fonseca has gathered sufficient
force TO break through the barriers
erected by the government to hold it
in check, and to make itself master of
the situation. No details have yet
been received as to the precise methods
adopted. All that Is known is tina: the
uprising was SO formidable that konseca
decided that it was impossible to
longer maintain his ascendancy, and
surrendered his authority to EloFlano
PefxOtta
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Killed His Wife

FLORENCE, Kas., Nov. 23.-Hugh
O'Neill, a wealthy stockmaa, last
Wednesday morning made the servants
stay away from the apartments of his
wife under threats OF punishment, say
ing that she was i'll. He then left the
house. Not returning at the end of
twelve hours, and nothing being heard
from Mrs. O'Neill, an investigation
was made. 1t was found that O'NeilI
murdered his wife and looked the body
in the room. The cause of the crime
Is unknown ~
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A Flax Fibre Mil.

AUSTIN. Mimi, Nov. Pa fax
fibre mill, the first one of its kind in
the United States, will he put in oper-
alton in this city about Friday. About
six mnoths ago u sub-company Of the
American Fibre company, who are
represented with a capital of 81, 200, =
600 at 15 Wall street, New York city,
was formed and representatives sent
out over the northwest to find the most
desirable point for the location of
fax fibre plant. It was found that
Mower county offered better induce
ments. having over 40. 900 fax acre
age. The citizens of Austin donated
site of thirty acres one mile south of
the city, where the works have been
erected
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what Next NAY We Erneot.

RICHMOND. Va. Nov. 19.-Ths
Richmond Dispatch in an editorial
says: The southern states ought to
vote a pension to Mrs. Davis and Vir-
ginia should lead the movement. It Is
nothing but fair and proper that we
should put her upon the same footing
that the United States government
places the widows Of Its presidents.
The duty devolves upon the states that
composed the confederscy, as the con-
federacy is a thing of the past. It can
not be very costly precedent for Us,
inasmuch as there will never be an
other confederacy; therefore, never an.
other widow of q confederate presi-
dauk
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AZEs8zs#z7# - s-zE7zs=s$ = 49,
PIkzs, Not. Is IA zisp4scl e RI
:&ivI hete from Eehih coz1rainE he
stataznenS that we'll srzed bAads of
natives have devasta, Cd whole distsscts
in the northern part OF China. and that
they riIlaged and burned the Galeglan
mission station. In addition to the de-
strucdon of the mission stations =
TAyou and sanchiO. where over 100
converted natives were massacred. the
station at Genol was sacked and
burned The priest IN charge OF the
mission, Belgian, was killed by the
mob ana several other Christians mas
sacred. The natives heretofore have
been quiet and there was no sign In
the district that revolt was medI-
tated. The authorities have taken NO
steps to suppress the outbreak and
whe n the natives arose they met with
no opposition. The general govern
ment has taken steps TO prevent any
general uprising.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-04
ChineAa Rnrcntt

BUTTE. Mont, Nov. l9.-The labor
organizations OF Butte. Missoula, Great
Falls and other cities of Montana have
commenced a strong fight against the
Chinese. Ali the members of the vari-
GUS unions will not patronize Chinese
and agree to boycott all merchants,
saloon men, restaurant keepers, hotel
keepers and others who employ Chi
nese In any way. Heads of families
ara requested not 10 employ Chinese
Is cooks or servants. The fight prom
ises to be a hard one. There are over
4. 900 Chinese in Montana and 1 600 in
Butte alone.
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Proposes to Compel Obedience.

LONDON, Nov ga dispatch from
Montevideo says that Fonseca has in
dignantly rejected the demand of the
Rio Grande iunta for his resignation,
and stated that he would use all the
means at his command to bring those
whom he calls rebels to obedience. In
addition to the large force already
sent by him to attack the troops of the
junta, Fonseca is offering q large
bounty and liberal pay for recruits.
These are not hard to get among the
numerous floating population of Rio
Janeiro. which includes many desper-
ate characters from all parts of the
world. These are coming forward to
take service in Fonseca's army.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The an
nual report Of General Superintendent
Kimball of the lie saving service,
shows that at the close of the last
fiscal year the establishment embraced
2S8 stations, 176 In the Atlantic, 46 on
the lakes, II on the Pacific and one at
the Falls Of Ohio, Louisville, KY. The
results Of all disasters within the scope
of the service aggregates: Total num-
Der of disasters. 4s1, total value of
property involved, 5000. 806; total
saved. e5. 7SS, $50; number of persons
on board, 3,491; number saved, 8, AL.
The cost of maintenance OF the service
during the year Was s940. pol. The
general superintendent invites atten-
ton to the embarrassment under
which the service labors owing to the
frequent designations of trained men,
who leave the service for better COM
pensation outside at less hazardous
vocatisns and urges increased COM
pensauon.
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Death By Hanging

SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. %. William
Blash, colored. was hanged In the
presence Of 5000 people at Mount
Vernon today for numbering . man
named H. T. Bone on October % last.
Blash confessed his guilt on the gal
lows. Bone was shot as he was run
ming from his house, where Blash had
entered for the purpose of robbery.
BIash had read Rube Burrows liter
ature and decided to become a high
Waymnn. eF
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DECATUR, H.. Nov. 26.-Ed and
Grant Atterberry " ere arrested at
Moawequa tsdsy, charged with the
murder Of their father, David J. After
berry, who was found Monday after
noon in the road with the top OF his
head blown of. The coroner's jury
said the murder by the two sons was
premeditated. Therei is so far only
circumstantial evidence against them,
but It is very strong. The two were
seen near the place Of the murder and
wagon tracks were followed to Eds
house. The children have been Bit
terly oppos ed to the marriage of the
old man with a widow he was going to
see and there have been many family
uuarreis
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Very Respectable Burglars.

JOLIET. ILL.,, Nov. 2S-The town of
Gardner is greatly excited over the
discovery today that two of Its leading
physicians, Drs. Boyes and McAdam
and a livery stable keeper named
Briggs are responsible for many burg
laries there, They were caught this
morning trying to blow the safe of the
Gardner bank. Burglaries have been
80 frequent the past year that detec-
tive was employed, and he inally, sus-
pecting the above named men, joined
them in their plans. While they were
In the act of blowing open safe this
morning he summoned them to surren-
der but they declined. The detective
shot and seriously wounded McAdam
and captured Boyes, but Briggs es-
capped.
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1.koEo.As Nov "a ssssss
md prslonsed heck B sartI 8 AXE g.
cured mere the fnernlnr-4Sf October
e. The greatest damage to buildings
and loss Of life occurred in the prefec-
fures Of Achy snd Gifu. IN Which about
1000 people were killed outright and
about the same number seriously in
Tursd.y In these two places xa 600
houses were totally destroyed. The
proyinces throughout the disturbances
wers felt number thirty-One. Two
hundred thousand people are rendered
homeless. Up TO Nov.6. earthquakes
still continued TO be felt, but the inter-
vale batges1 them gradually Increased
and the intensity diminished. From
the commencement of the disturbances
up to that date. It Is estimated there
were 1000 shocks.
The town of Gifu. on the Tokadio
railway, with 3 population OF 5000.
was almost entirely destroyed. Thirty
five hundred out of total of 1, 400
houses In the town were overthrow or
burned and TAT people we're killed. 10
tho town of KAno 500 houses were over
thrown and 400 people killed. In the
town of Ogakah $500 houses were
overthrown, 2, 900 houses burned and
700 people crushed 70 death and l, 800
injured. At Tokegahana nearly 600
houses were overthrown and like
number burned and 100 people killed.
In Kitagatimachi eighty-four people
were killed. The entire village of
Entakatom was destroyed and eighty
people killed. These towns are all In
the provinces of Ezozi and Dwarf and
represent . total of 400 killed and
nearly So, 900 houses totally destroyed.
Communication has not been opened up
to all the outlying points, but Ii Is now
known that the total number OF deaths
will exceed s. 600.
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rndiana,s Governor Dead.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 34.-Gen-
ersl Alvin P, HoYey, governor OF Indi-
ana, died this afternoon at 1920. About
three weeks ago Governor Hovey
started on a pleasure trip through the
west and Mexico. When the trip was
about half completed the governor was
taken suddenly i'll and had to return
home. He and his party arrived last
Wednesday night, since which time no
has been in bed.
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Bad storm st Washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov. ga heavy
wind and rain storm, amounting al
most to q hurricane, passed over this
city about 1890 today. doing great
damage to property. The walls Of the
new Metzerott music hall, in course of
construction, were blown down, and
several persons killed and many in
jured. George White, ladies' tailor,
and one of his sewing women, were
taken out dead from the building ad-
joining Metzerott's hall, and two others
badly hurt One of tie reservoirs Of
the Washington Gas company was
struck by lightning and burned. Loss,
$50. 600. The total loss in this vicin-
ity aggregates more than 800. 600. A
section of the stone balustrade around
the roof of the White house was blown
down during the storm and crushed
through the roof OF the portico at the
eastern entrance of the basement. A
large number OF telegraph and tele-
phone wires were literally carried
down with the mass of stone complete
" shutting of all communication with
the public. The structure destroyed
was about thirty feet long and COM
posed of free stone In blocks and pill
ars, and in falling carried with It a
large portion of porticO.
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Terrible Cyclone in Siam.

LONDON, Nov. 25.-The Bangkok
correspondent of the Standard tele-
graphs an account of the terrible de-
struction wrought by a cyclone which
swept over a portion of that country.
wrecking thousands of buildings and
causing great loss of life. The CORES
pendent says the towns of Chaiya and
Bandon have been practically destroyed
and that 800 inhabitants of those
places have been killed
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-04
Shot Her stepfather.

SHAwNEErowN, Ill. Nov. 26.-Miss
Belle Forester shot her stepfather,
John Norris, who lived six miles north
west of that place in Saline Mines.
Two shots took effect in his head and
will probably be fatal. The girl op-
posed her mothers marriage to Norris
a few weeks ago. and it is said, then
declared that she would kill him.
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Knitting Factories Closed.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.-In Ger
mantown the knitting industry Is
almost at a standstill and the manufac-
turers say that the trade has not been
so dull for many years. Many of the
factories have shut down their dye
houses and other parts of their mills
on that account. Few orders have been
received for the sprinR trade.
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Ralulnce,ta's ExDenses.

VALPARAISO, Nov. 25.-The govern
ment makes public a statement to the
effect that Balmaceda. while in power,
against the authority of congress.
spent $73, 100000 of money in all.
OF this $2O, 900, 900 was in cash, $50.
600. 900 of illegal bank notes, and s23-
600, 900 consisted OF ordinary receipts
He left $67. 900, 900 in circulation.
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Crnshed 20 Death.

IEADvILLE, Col, Nov, 24-Ernest
Parker, an ore hauler'f met horflOfo
death this morning. He was going
down grade with heaVny ioaoe9
wagon the brake on which broke and
he was thrown under the wheels, which
passed over his body and head, crush
ing him to death
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Coal Miners strike.

WASHINGTON. Ind, Nov. 2S.-One
thousand miners employed in the
mines near this city quit work this
morning and resolved to remain out
until the trouble In the Brazil district
had been adj listed The men.had mo
grievance. but struck In order TO pre-
vent the output OF the mines here from
relieving the coal famine caused by the
Brazil strike.
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EngIIshmen Instigated ChHfss wss

Ger of the San Francisco said as far as
he could learn that the war in Chilli
was fnstIgated and in a measure main
tanned by an English syndicate OF cap
italists who were engaged in nitrate
and other business in that country.
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main Robber CauRht

DENVER, Nov. 26.--William Parry,
another of the alleged Rio Graude ex-
press robbers, was arrested today and
now Is in this city in close confine-
meut In the United States marshars
office. Il is understood that he has
made full confession, duplicating all
those already arrested and others who
have not yet been arrested
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Fishermen Fare BADLY.

CLEVELAND. o.. Nov. 26-The fish
ermen on lake Erie had a terrible ex-
perience in Mondays storm. Many of
the fishing schooners had to be assisted
into port by tugs. A Lorraine schooner
with four men was wrecked and the
crew were dashed to the stakes of the
pound nets for four hours. When
rescued they were in an excee dinghy
precarious condition.
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Great victory for Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 24-The city Is
wild with delight and excitement to-
night over the announcement that
Minneapolis had secured the national
republican convention. The news
spread quickly throughout the streets
and all over town could be heard
cheers and wells of the excited popu-
lace. All classes. irrespective OF poll
tics. are enthusiastic and will work
tooth and toe nail TO proDerly enter
tain the delegates and crowd that will
be here at the same time. From a po-
litical standpoint 1t Is conceded a most
excellent thing for the city and the en-
tire northwest. The dissatisfaction
among the grangers, the people here
think, will be Quelled, and, all in all,
Is has been a great fight for the north
west and Minneapolis in particular.
The convention will he held June z.
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He Wrote "LucIIe.',

PARIS, Nov. 26.-Rt. Hon. Edward
Robert Bulwer Lytten, the earl of
Lytton the British ambassador to
France, died suddenly today about
O'Clock in the afternoon. Lord Lytton
was alone, being attended only by
his valet, when he uttered a cry and
fell dead. Heart disease was the
Causa
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Another Train Robbery.

MIssoULA. Mont. Nov. 21.-Yester-
day two masked men entered North
ern Pacific car IN the MissoulA &
Couer d'Alene railroad and. at the
point of revolvers, made Express
Messenger Case open the safe and give
up all the money it contained. 81. 600.
The robbery occurred between Dorsey
and Mullen, near the Montana and
Idaho line
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In Abaolute CONTROL.

CHICAGO, Nov. pa local paper
this evening asserts that the National
Cordage company, or the binding
Irvine trust, " has purchased the entire
binding twine plant of William Deer
ing s. Co., of this city. for $3.50. 600.
This purchase, 1t is said. gives the
trust entire control of the binding
twine industry In America.
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s.. ElorsGoo. che actor. died sc tzzs Ger
sznensai hotel last eveaing at $50.
vas great surprise 70 those In e.
tendance, IS he had today apparently
.hsen improving.s Only kisS sistsr-ins
Law, Mrs. Barley Williams OF Brook
Iyn; his sister. Mrs. Norman Ward Of
Washing ens aaas OEx Donn> Fan wee
with him when tlss ssnd caask TovarS
evening be had been sleeping and ths
frst indication the watchers had of
death was that he ceased to breathe.
Ars. Williams and Mrs Wizard are
Frustrated. His name originally ws@
Conlan. but after hs adopted the stage
name Of Florence he legslized 1t by an
sct 81 the leRisIature-s -. ss
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Sounds WarlIke.

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 25.-The
Russian minister of war has ordered
1S. 900, 900 pounds OF soldiers biscuits
delivered by January 1. This order.
which is altogether unprecedented
since the time of the Russo-Turkish
var, has created q decided sensation.
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ReIieious INTOLERANCE.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 21.-The
authorities of Helsiforst. the capital OF
Finland, are taking stringent measures
to suppress the Salvation army. Or
ders have been issued that all publica-
tions in the interests of the army be
suppressed and the newspapers have
been warned to make no mention
whatever of any matters regarding the
Ealvationists.
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Onium smneeIer Caught.

3. CHICAGO. Nov. 2f.-Henry Hitch
inson. Canadian, was arrested here
today charged with smuggling opium
into the United States z In his trunk
were. 100 packages OF opium, which l.
thought to be'a part OF q large amcazt
smuggIed from Yancouver.
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Incrensinp ImmierntIon. 9

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. - During
October past 81. 1872 immigrants ar
rived in the United States. against 40
267 in October, 1890. OF the arrivals
last month Germany furnished IS. 224,
Russia 1866. England and Wales
1852. Ireland 5, 282, Sweden and Nor
way /. 529 and Italy 4.44I.
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Terrible Double Tragedy.

ST. MARY's, o., Nov. 24-While
temporarily insane today Mrs. Chas.
Hefflefnger threw a cup OF hot lye in
her husbands face, binding him. and
then fatally injured him with a
hatchet She then cut her own throat
with razor Both are dying.
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KANSAS NEWS.

snort Cuttings From All Parts OF the
state.
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A. Durbin of Mound City has mad.
The Arizona champion., 1891-02-21
Cats as Chronometers.

An acute observer of contemporary life remarked the other day that the typical cat devoted each one of his nine lives solely to the cultivation of his voice. The statement, although obviously ex- aggerated, serves very well to convey the impression which the cat has made upon those who know him best. The weasel having largely supplanted him as rat and mouse exterminator he has come to be regarded as an animal of leis- ure, much given to music, but bearing few or none of the practical burdens of existence. But attention has lately been directed to the fact that the Chinese use cats to tell time.
 ACelestial who was asked what o'clock it was took up a cat and examined it, and replied that it was two hours past noon. On being asked how he told time in that way he explained that the pupils of cats eyes were largest in the morn ing, and that they gradually grew smaller as the light increased till they reached their minimum at noon; that then they began to widen again till at night they once more became large New York Tribune
The Arizona champion., 1891-02-21
A Pages Punishment.

Another Of the boys had faculty of drawing. His sketches of members were fairly good caricatures. The easiest mark for his pencil was the statesman from Massachusetts, and the carlcatures of Ben began to float around the house pretty promiscuously. The matter coming to tbe attention of MT. Butler, complaint was made to the doorkeeper, who had charge of the pages. The offending boy was kept after adjournment to be repri- manded. He was taken before the states man, who had waited to hold court on the little criminal.
 'So you are the boy that has been mak- ing these pictures?"
 "Yes, sir"
 "Umn. How old are you?"
 "Twelve sir.''
 "Well, go to the cloak room and get my hat"
 The boy scampered off on the errand, glad even for the momentary respite, but revolving in his mind the possible charac- ter of the impending punishment, which was such that the judge needed his hat before going to the place of execution. When the youngster had returned and tremblingly yielded up the tile, the gen. eral, who has an enormous head, threw the hat like candle snuffer down over the tow head and flaming face of the boy. It covered him like a second mortgage.
 My son" said the hero of New Or leans, "when you can fill that hat you caricature Benjamin F. Butler. Now go. o.''-"Recollections of Q Page"
The Arizona champion., 1891-02-21
HnM Oysters Are Canchf.

Most of the best oysters sold at raw boxes and restaurants are taken by tong men, while the very finest are caught with nippers, which is now in a small way commencing to be one of Maryland's sports. The tongmen form a very large army of men catching oysters in Mary land waters, and while the size and quality of their production are far supe- rior to that caught by dredgers, the product is much smaller, being a trifling proportion of what is annually caught in the Chesapeake. Tongs are only used in shallow water and over beds which, in many cases, are the property of the tong men. The oysters are caught from small boat, usually operated by two men, one on either side. The tongs consist of a pair of rakes with the teeth curved in- ward and attached to wooden handles from fifteen to twenty feet long, which are joined by pin about One-third of the distance from the iron. The tongman has a platform placed amidships across his little craft, and wher over his beds he plunges his tongs into the water and, working the handles, secures a few fine oysters, possibly not more than half peck. This he repeats until he has se- cured a boat load, generallynot more than half a dozen bushels, the work of two men for one day. The oysters, however, are large and fine and bring good prices
 The largest and finest oysters taken are caught with nippers over planted ground, one at time, planted early and contin- ually fed, for you can feed an oyster. They grow to enormous sizes and bring correspondingly large prices.-Philadel- phia Times.