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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-08
THE AWFUL scoURoE ADVANC-
ING TOWARD CIVILIZATION.
THE CITY OF MOSCOW THREATENED.
Terrible Experiences of the Stricken
Towns The Authorities Unable to
Cope with the sItuatIOn-A Fa-
nous French Experts Predic-
tlOn Concerning the Fear
full Pestilence.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 6.-Cholera
appears to be advancing toward Mos
COW. 1t is privately reported that the
disease has appeared on the other side
of the Volga in Samaria. The mortality
is increasing in Balzu and its suburbs.
Reports from Elizabethport and
Erivan and other cholera infested
towns in the Caucasus all testify to the
incapacity of the authorities to cope
with the situation and to the filthy
condition of the places.
1t is rumored that cholera has APP
peared in Romanoff and the medical
department has received disquieting
news from Rybinsk.
The Russian Steam Navigation COM
pany and the Austrian Lloyds have
withdrawn their steamers which have
been plying in the Batoum route on
account of the cholera epidemic
Only four doctors at Baku have vol
unteered to attend the patients in the
cholera hospitals. The other doctors
only assist in the work when they are
compelled to give their services by the
very strict rules to that effect which
the government has issued.
Hospitals in Baku Too Small.
The hospitals in Baku are entirely
inadequate for the heavy demands
which are being made on them, and
medicines and disinfectants are only
to be obtained by the payment OF
exorbitant prices
Nobody from the cholera infected
districts is allowed to approach any
railroad trains and the Russian frontier
has been closed against Russian goods
coming by way of Ouzamanda with the
exception of cotton which has been
subjected to months quarantine.
All persons travelling are also com
PEELED to undergo quarantine for the
same time.
The disease is spreading at Astra-
khan. On Sunday there were nine
teen cases in the town and forty-five in
the Rhudesta.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-08

Wright, Observation-Disclosures.
Barker. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. III
After order had been restored, Judge
Sluss of Wichita, in behalf of the
Sedgwick delegation and the boomers
of the Wichita candidate, moved to
make the nomination unanimous.
Senator Blue, who had placed Major
Morrill, in nomination, said: SIN be-
half of the men who have stood by
Major Morrill, and as loyal Repub-
licans, tender the support of every
man who has voted in the convention
for Major Morrill,"
The motion made by Judge Sluss
was seconded by a delegate from
Cowley county who had voted for
Murdoch and was carried with ap-
plause.
On motion of Judge Hoch a COM
mittee was appointed to escort Mr.,
Smith to the platform He was soon
found and presented to the convention
by Judge Sluss. After thanking it for
the honor conferred on him Mr.. Smith
said that in accepting the nomination
he did it with the full knowledge of
the onerous duties of the Office. He
was not vain enough to think his NOM
nation was personal compliment to
himself. 1t was Republican compli-
ment to the laboring men of Kansas.
AS Republican he would do every
thing in his power to achieve victory
next November. He was pleased to
know that no personal bitterness had
been engendered and that he would
have the support of everv candidate
before the convention. In conclusion
he said: 81 know that many of you,
like myself, are anxious to get home
from this convention to the harvest
field and shall detain you no longer"
The convention Immediately pro-
ceeded to the nomination of lieuten-
ant-governor, without any nominating
speeches. The candidates before the
convention were f. P. Hardness of
Clay Center, C. H. Kimball of Labette,
R. +. Moore of Butler and A. Fl. Heber
of Meade. The first ballot resulted:
Hardness ....................."2l6
MOOfe. ........... ..,....................El O
hlInDah' ''.'.'''''.'.. .'.''.'.'..'.... .ISs
heDer. .,..s..... ''......,.'.........,.. %
The second ballot resulted:
Moore. .~.............. .................2oy
Hardness. .......,.............. ....2oS
Kimball III
HeOer .......,.......... ~
Senator Emery of Nemaha. ............ Z
The Morrill, men gave majority Of
their votes to Moore, who had sue
ceeded in casting a majority of tho
Butler county delegation for the First
district gubernatorial ca ndidate. The
Smith men were under obligations to
Hardness and cast a ma jority of their
votes for the Clay county senator.
At the end of this ballot the names
of Heber and Kimball were withdrawn
and r. f. Moore of Butler county was
nominated for lieutenant governor on
the third ballot, which resulted; Moore
575, Hardness 345.
The convention then took a recess
until 2:3O o'clock,
On reassembling the convention pro-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-08

A. W. SMITH, NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR.
over the third ball OF taken last night.
On the next roll call Ford county
made the first break for Smith, Craw-
ford county created diversion by vot-
ing ten for Barker. Bill Higgins polled
Miami for Smith. Edwards of Pawnee
and A. r. Ford of Wyandotte did the
same.
When Reno cast three for Smith and
ten for Morrill, it put Smiths nomina-
ton in the hands of Wyandotte with
its seventeen votes. They were cast
in a lump for Smith and the crowd
went wild. The farmers" stood upon
chairs and yelled themselves hoarse
and cast hats to the ceiling for the
successful nominee. The announced
result was:
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-08

man and now wealthy land owner Of
California, was the nominee by an UNI
mistakable majority, receiving 500
votes out of a total vote of 974, 4S7
votes being necessary to a choice, j.
i. Garfield of Texas was nominated
for vice president on the second ballot.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-08

Sluss of Wichita, in behalf of the
Sedgwick delegation and the boomers
of the Wichita candidate, moved to
make the nomination unanimous.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
Amnesty A.ked Tor Polygamlst..

A petition praying that amnesty be
granted members of the Mormon church,
convicted for practicing polygamy in viola
ton of the Edmunds-Tuclzer act, has been
sent to the president. 1t is signed by Gov
ernor Thomas, president, and members of
the Utah commission, judges of the terri
torial courts and other Federal officials
This piece of news became public to-day at
meeting of the senate committee on terri
tories to hear argument in favor of Senator
Faulkner's bill providing local self-govern-
ment for Utah.
The hearing was very interesting and
spicy, by reason of the sensational charges
made against the Utah commission and
the governor Of the territory, a: L.
Thomas.
The first speaker, c. c. Richardson, a
prominent young lawyer of Salt Lake City,
was very positive in his statements con-
corning the alleged unfitness of the Federal
officials in Utah for administering the law
of the territory, and charged them with
prejudice growing out of ignorance of the
facts.
The last polygamous marriage under the
Mormon church, he said, took place in 1885.
Polygamy would not exist if local self-gov-
eminent were given to Utah. ''When the
Federal officials of the territory signed the
amnesty petition how could it be said that
the people were not ready for self-govern-
mentln
+. S. Richards. lawyer of Salt Lake
City, and prominent in affairs there, told
the committee that the Mormon church
acted honestly in prohibiting polygamy,
and that no plural marriages now received
the sanction of the church. Mr.. Richards
said corruption was not charged, but the
Federal officials would have acted differ
emily had they not been prejudiced.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
Presidsnt,s MESSAGE

The president to-day sent to congress a
message calling attention to the Choctaw
and Chickasaw claims for payment for
which congress appropriated 81, 99l, $50 in
the Indian appropriation bill passed by the
last congress This amount was to be
aid the Indians for their interest in lands
lying south of the Canadian river in the
Indian Territory, now occupied by Chey-
enne and Arapahoe Indians. Three
fourths of the appropriation was to be paid
to such person or persons as were
authorized by the laws of the Choctaw Ma
ton to receive 1t and ene-tourth to
the Chickasaws, and the appropriation was
to become operative upon the execution Of
releases and conveyanceS satisfactory in
manner and form to the president. The
president says it has come to his knowledge
the Choctaw legislature agreed to
pay to three of that tribe %
per cent of any appropriation obtained
from congress, and the ChickasawS agreed
to pay 10 per cent of their interest to agents
and an attorney. 1t also came to the
knowledge of the president that the action
ruptly influenced in the - matter
The president does not think congress
should so legislate as to give effect to such
a contract, and he is of opinion if this ap-
preparation stands provision should be made
for protecting these -tribes against extor-
ton. Protective intervention OF congress
is asked in the matter of refusal Of Chicka-
saws to admit Freedman to citizenship.
The question of the title of the Choctaws
and Chickasaws to these lands is then
taken up The president says the lands
ceded by the terms are sufficiently compre-
hensive to have passed full title OF the
Indians.
This being so compensation for the lands
not needed for allotment purposes should
go to the occupying tribe. a recital is then
made of various Indian tribes having
reservations in this leased district to show
that further appropriations are involved
in the settlement for all these lands upon
the basis adopted by congress.
The president does not approve of deal
ing with this question by piecemeaL. It
would have been better, he says, If the rem
nant of title remains in the Choctaws and
Chickasaws to lands in the leased districts
to settle the whole matter at once.
The president commits the matter to the
attention of congress for such action as is
thought advisable.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
Free binding Twine-

The hrst of the reports from the ways
and means committee on the three tariff
bills ordered reported 10 the house has
been prepared by Bryan of Nebraska, who
drew up the bill. 1t is to accompany the
bill making binding Irvine free of
duty. 1t will be presented 10 the
house in a dayO or two. It says
the tariff on binding Irvine cannot be
justified except on the principle the taxing
power should be used to prevent importa-
tons entirely, and that principle besides
being unsupported by constitutional
authority would destroy all income from
imports and compel US to look
to some other source for necessary
revenues. There are in the United States
thirty-ive cordage and binding Irvine fac
tories, twenty-nine owned and controlled
by the National cordage company. Tween
ty-nine in the trust produces 60 per cent of
the total output There were pro-
duced and consumed in the United
States in 1890, $4,000 tons OF Irvine all
but 1000 tons of which were made from
foreign grown fibers If seven-tenths of
one cent per pound were added to the
price, as is probable, this tax cost the farm
ers of the United States in 1890 alone
S700, 900, and this does not include the large
additional sum charged for profits on in
creased prices by various dealers through
whose hands the product passed. Not
one dollar of this large tax reached the
treasury. Surely there can be no excuse
for allowing this trust to continue exaction
of this tribute. The raw material from
which this Irvine is made is already on the
free list.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
So Walls Poor Mrs. Newberry
in the Cleburne Jail.
THE TRIPLE MURDERESS ASKS
For Something That viii Bring Surcease o.
Pain and Sorrow.
Burke Declares His InnOcence-A Soldier
Contaminated for RobbIng Pay
znaster-A Baylor Student Shot in
the Arm-Double Murder.
Mrs. NewberrE.

Special to the Gazette
CLEBURNE, TEX, Feb II. Mrs. Mary
Newberry, who was tried and convicted at
the last term of the district court of the
murder Of her three grandchildren, and
who. a few weeks ago, made full confess
sion of the crime, was tried on charge of
lunacy to-day. A very large numDer OF
witnesses were introduced by the state to
show the deliberation with which the muir
der was planned and the cunning exhibited
in concealing all evidence that would tend
70 the discovery of the criminal
There were also q number of physicians
introduced as experts on both sides Of the
case, among them DR.. D. r. Wallace,
formerly superintendent of the Terrell in
sane asylum The evidence of the experts
as we'll as that of the.other witnesses was
very conflict ~.
EIAirs. Newberry was in the court
room during the early part of the
trial, but was too much Frustrated
10 stay After being carried to
the jail she tainted, and physician had to
be called IN. To the doctors who visited
her with view to testifying as to hef san
lily, she said she wanted TO die, that she
was not fit to live, and begged them to give
her something 70 kill her.
She is now but u shadow of her former
SELF Her mind seems perfectly clear, but
L is easy to be seen that she is suffering a
hundred deaths from remorse OF conscience.
The courtroom was crowded all day, and
there is very much speculation as to the
decision of the jury. The case will not be
finished till tomorrow.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
rher ave Not Yet Reaar Tor II.

hearing this morning to the opponents of
the proposed legislation to give local gov
eminent or home rule to the territory of
Utah, as proposed in bill introduced by
Mr.. Game, delegate from that territory.
The committee was addressed by O. w.
Powers, representing what is known as the
Liberal party of Utah. That party, Mr..
Powers said, was composed of Democrats
and Republicans, who, for the time being,
had cast asidetheir national political prefer
ences, and had joined hands for the purpose
of building up an American state in the
mountains. 1t was because the Mormon
people were honest and sincere that the
Liberal party was opposed to the measure,
the time not having come, in its opinion,
for il.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
THEY'RE FER HIM.
An Alabama Man Camping on
the Judges Trail.
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE MADE
Against Judge MccOrmick-He is Said TO
Have Used Public Office
AS n Private snap to EnrIch tho House of
McCormIck-No Investigation Or
dered Yet-Proceedings in
Congress Yesterday.
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE MADE
After Judge Mccormick.

Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA citizen OF Biz
mineham, Ala, named Color has griev-
ance against Judge A. P. Mccormick OF
Dallas, and has been camping on the
latter's trail ever since he was
named for the rev Federal judgeship, in
the hope of defeating his confirmation by
the senate This doubtless has something
to do with the resolution introduced IN
the house to-day by Mr.. Bankhead
of Alabama asking that Mr.. Mccormick
be investigated on several charges
seriously affecting his personal, unofficial
character. The resolution presents the
charges in detail They assert that
Mccormack accepted residence from citi-
Zens OF Graham, Tex, on condition that
he would make that town his
home, but AFTERWARDS sold the
the place so donated, and moving back 10
Dallas kept the proceeds. He is accused or
gross wrong-doing in having his son APP
pointed receiver of a railroad whereby the
latter, though mere youth, was able TO
acquire the sum of $4,000, which
he invested in Dallas real estate, giving
one half interest to his father: OF causing
his brother-in-law to be appointed receiver
of n corporation whose affairs came before
McCormick's own court, and is fur
Their charged with publicly declaring
that in the case of the United States
against Logan and others on trial before
him the defendants were guilty, and must
be convicted.
The resolution asks that the Judiciary
committee appoint a subcommittee to in
qui-e into the charges thus set
forth, and empowers said sub
committee to take testimony, summon
witnesses and journey to any place neces-
sary for prosecuting the investigation.
What action the judiciary committee will
take is uncertain, but the chances are that
Mccormick will get pretty lively shaking
up prior to his confirmation, should the
senate finally confirm him. Q If the
judiciary committee, headed by Mr.. Cul-
berson, reports III. favor of,an investigation
the whole nth is sure to come out and it
will be seen whether McCormickis fit
man to occupy such high Office or whether
he has been badly misrepresented.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18

Immediately after reading of the journal.
Sherman, from the committee on foreign
relations reported back favora6ly joint
resolution requesting the president to re-
turn TO the republic Of Mexico twenty-one
battle flags now in the museum of the
United States military academy which
were captured by the army of the United
States during the late war with Mexico.
The resolution passed.
MIR. Sherman also reported adversely the
resolution offered by Mr.. Quay requesting
the committee on foreign relations to in
quire as to the practicabiiity of the acquisi-
ton of certain tport!ons OF the republic OF
Mexico. Indefinitely postponed.
MIR. Palmer gave notice that he would
address the senate tomorrow on his pro
posed constitutional amendment TO have
senator's elected by the people.
Morrill, from the finance committee re-
ported q bill directing the secretary of the
treasury to admit free Of duty wreckage
from the ships Trenton and Yandalia, pre-
scented by the United States government to.
the king Of Samoa, and refund the sunoi
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
Brutal Murder.


Special 10 the Gazette.
DEM1SG, N. NJ. Feb IA report has
reached here of one of the most brutal muir
ders ever known in this territory An
aged couple named Sanderson living on 4
ranch about thirty miles southwest of here
were reputed to be quite wealthy and it has
been generally believed that the old man
who was sixty years old, kept large sum
OF money hidden away at his house. San
derson and his wife who is siXty-six years
old. lived alone, their nearest neighbor
being about 400 yards Saway. About two
weeks ago this neighbOr happened to pass
Sanderson's house very early in the morn
ing and noticed that the door had been
broken from its hinges. He went in and
found Sanderson's dead body lying on the
floor 1t had been stripped of all clothing
and showed the marks of burns and gashes
as if from a knife. The house had been
thoroughly ransackod ana the trunks and
boxes emptied by the robbers. Hearing
sound ina closet the neighbor opened the
door and Mrs. Sanderson fell out upon him.
She was bound hand andl foot and g aged.
She had been beaten and burned and gashed
with knives When she was cared for she
said that four men whom she believed to be
Mexicans, had broken in the door and over
powered herself and husband. The thieves
demanded that Sanderson show them
where he had hidden the money As he
had not hidden it he could not tell They
then tortured the old couple frightfully and
after being fully satisfied that he would not
tell where the money was they cut his
throat Mrs. Sanderson was placed in the
closet where she was found. The people
are greatly excited and if arrests are made
there viii be no trial.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
Fosters statement.

Secretary Foster said this afternoon
there was nothing in the financial condition
he contemplated the use of $780,
,00a gold reserve to meet cur
rent Obligations of the government. He
said also while the present net cash balance,
$27, 500 600, consisted almost entirely of
subsidiary coin and money on deposit with
national banks it did not include the national
bank redemption fund, s., 800, 000, and dis
bursting officers balances, amounting to
S25, GOA, 600, both of which sums are subject
to action of the department and notregarded
as demand liabilities
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
Coy Caught.
Snecinl TO the Gazett,

Special 10 the Gazette
TExARKANA, ARK, Feb. 17.-Excitement,
which has been intense since Saturday over
the outrage upon Mrs. Henry Jewell two
miles south of town, was heightened at
noon to-day by the announcement that the
guilty negro had been captured in Little
River county and would be brought here on
the { O'Clock train tonight over the Texar-
kama and Fort Smith railway. Long before
the train hour 4 large crowd of several
hundred men were at the depot, but the
officers evaded them by stopping the train
and taking the negro off a mile from town,
since which time they have kept him
secreted, no one can learn where.
The negro answers the description of Ed
Coy but insists that his name is Charley
Bennett. Serious doubts exist as to
whether or not he is the man wanted. It is
believed the posse having the prisoner in
charge has taken him ont to the Jewell place
for identification by mis- victim, and should
he prove the right person he viii be dis
posed of in short order. Hundreds of indig-
naut citizens are on the streets discussing
the situation and excitement is at white
heat.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
A soldiers Crime.

Special TO the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Feb. 1.-THE pro-
ceedings of the general court-martial in the
case of Private John P. Benson. company
G, Eighteenth infantry, tried at Fort Clark.
were promulgated to-day. He was charged
with the theft of $1,000 Of Paymaster Sniff
fers' funds from cell in the post
guardhouse, where the money had been
placed for safe keeping. He was found
guilty and sentenced TO be dishonorably
discharged from the service of the United
States, FORGETTING all allowances now due
and TO be confined in the penitentiary our
years at hard labor.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18

Gen. Schofield is in receipt of dispatch
from Gen. Stanley, commanding the de-
partment of Texas, giving the names of
certain wealthy Mexicans now residents of
Texas who are known to have contributed
money to the cause of Cara, the fugitive
revolutionist, and to have sympathized
with and aided him in various ways. 1t is
also REPRESENTED that most of the Mexican
residents in Texas secretly if not openly
are in accord with the movement.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18

The leaders of the contest in the house
for the free coinage Of silver have received
from the speaker assurances that special
order will be brought in the house
in favor OF the free coinage
bill. The speaker assured them
he is in favor of consideration of the bill
and its final disposition in the house within
reasonable time.
Representative Bankhead Of Alabama to-
day introduced in the house resolution
authorizing the judiciary committee TO in
vestigate the published charges against
Andrew p. Mccormick, United States dis
trict Judge of the Northern district of
Texas.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
Deliberate Murder.

GALLATIS, Tenn, Feb. IL William Car
ter, the eldest son of John F. Carter, the
well-known farmer and blooded horse
dealer was shot about l o'clock last even
ing and killed by Edward B. Turpin. Tur-
pin called Carter vile name and when
Carter walked toward him Turpin fired at
him through his overcoat pocket, where he
had a revolver concealed, the ball blowing
in the pavement. Carter tried to escape,
and rs he started to run Turpin shot him
again in the back. Carter died in twenty
minutes Turpiu was taken to jail after
The shooting. Jesse Moore is IN jail as an
accessory. A personal alteration between
Moore and Carter led to the fatal affair,
and it is charged Turpin and Moore con-
spired to take his life.