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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-10-20
SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
Shot Himself Because His Sweetheart
Went Riding with a Rival.

Shot Himself Because His Sweetheart
Went Riding with a Rival.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Ind, Oct. 49,
Walter Lane, one of the best known
young men of Charlottesville, commit
ted suicide because his sweetheart, Miss
Maud Brooks, went buggy riding with
rival. Lane had been absent during
the week, and returned to this city Sun
day afternoon. Almost the first thing
he saw was Miss Brooks whisking past
in buggy with George Little. Lane
walked at once to a hardware store,
where he purchased revolver. He
then passed two hours calling on friends
and bidding them an atfectionate fare
well, saying that he intended to take his
life. At 8 o'clock in the evening he
went to the residence of his father,
George Lane, and called him out in the
yard. He stood some minutes before
his father, and then suddenly pulled the
weapon from his pocket, placed it to his
right temple and fired. He fell forward
into the arms of his 8gonized parent,
whose shrieks aroused the neighbor-
hood. The affair has caused q profound
sensation and Miss Brooks is almost in
sane, ..
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Further Details.

DENVER, Oct. 17.-Further reports of
loss of life and cattle from the terrible
storm of Tuesday and Wednesday are
being received.
Along the Rock Island railroad be-
tween Colorado Springs and the Kansas
line the storm was at its worst.
Near Falcon, Rock Island track
walker was frozen to death.
A short distance from Mattison 300
sheep were found dead and their herder
was discovered nearly frozen to death.
Engineer Lehman was running a snow
plow near the Kansas line when part
Of the plow broke and seriously injured
him.
Three hundred cattle froze to death
between Colorado Springs and Limon.
At Resolsis, also eastern Colorado, an
unknown laborer was found dead from
exposure.
In the city of Colorado Springs,
Charles Beattle died from the effects Of
the storm.
Near Boulder, in northern Colorado,
J. V. Wolfe, miner, was found frozen
to death.
1t is expected that more deaths will
be reported when communication is re-
stored throughout the state.
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Racine,s ossifled Man Dead.

RACINE, Wis, Oct. 16.-Curtiss Hicks,
Racine's ossifed man, who was consid-
cred rival of the late Jonathan Bass,
died at his home Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Hicks was born in Hickstown,
Dutchess county, N. Y, fifty-three
ago. His ancestors were Quakers. He
commenced life as an engineer and made
his first run between Detroit and Mar
shall, Mich, in 1856. In 1851 he came
to Racine. Until April 26, 1879, he was
perfectly healthy man. That night he
was taken sick. Physicians said it was
inharlmatory rheumatism. but it proved
to be one of the few and remarkable
cases of ossifcation.
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GRAIN THIEVES
Believed to Have Murdered Gne
Of Their Number
Because He Mado Threats to
Squeal on Them.

The Charred Remains of Farmer Henry
Maertz Found in the Ruins of His
Burned Barn Near North Star, Darke
County, o. - Several Other Farmers
Missing-Great Excitement.
ST. MARY's, O., Oct. 18.-North Star,
a remote village in Darke county, is
torn up over dastardly crime commit
ted Monday night. Henry Maertz, a
prominent farmer, was supposedly muir
dered, then burned up in his barn,
which was destroyed by fire Monday
night, the charred remains being found
Tuesday morning. 1t is said that he
belonged to a band of grain thieves,
composed of farmers in that section,
who had failed to arrive at satisfactory
understanding with him concerning the
disposal of their plumber. Maertz in
formed them he would squeal on them,
which perhaps led to the committal
of the crime. Several farmers are miss
ing
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-10-20
A DenIaI From Mrs. Lease.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-Mrs. Mary E.
Lease, who stumped the south with
General Weaver, the Peoples party can
didate for president, telegraphs morn
ing paper as follows:
MOUNT PLEASANT, Ia, Oct. II, 1892.
The special going the rounds Of the press
In regard tc an interview in which am
reported to have advised the Peoples par
tyites to vote for Harrison, or that vote
for Weaver was vote for Cleveland is un-
qualifediy false. would consider it a
public calamity for either Harrison or
Cleveland to be elected.
MRS. MARIE LEASE.
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ALIENS WHO CAN NOT READ

Refused Naturalization Papers by Ball
ston IN. W Judge.
BALLsToN, Oct. 14.--Justice Slower,
holding the circuit here, refuses natural
ization to aliens who can not read and
write the English language, and has re-
jected six applicants. One of the apph-
cants, native of County Kent, Eng
land, is more than sixty years Of age,
and has been resident of this county
for twenty-five years. The judge says
he will not grant certificate of citizen
ship to any one who can not read the
constitution of the United States.
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Canadian Cabinet Change.

TORONTO, Oct. 1a-The Ottawa cor
respondent of The Empire government
organ) announces officially the resigna-
ton from the cabinet Of Hon. Edgar
Dowdney, minister of the interior, to
accept the lieutenant governorship Of
British Columbia, and the calling Of
Mr.. T. M. DAILY, NJ. P. for Selkirk. to
his place in the ministry. Mr.. DAILY was
sworn in Monday. Bans IsIj ts1T
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EIGHTEEN FEET OF SNOW.
Worst Storm Ever Known on the Union
Pacific Railroad.


Pacific Railroad.
DENVER, Oct. 15.-The Republicans
special from Cheyenne says for nearly
two days the severest storm ever known
on the Union Pacific railroad has been
raging here and as far west as Ogden,
Utah.
In all directions telegraph communi-
cation was cut off until late Thursday
night when this dispatch got through
have been blocked, the cuts boing filled
with snow which in some places was
piled up eighteen feet.
Rotary snow plows have been hard at
work between Granite and Laramie, the
snow being five feet deep on the level at
the latter place.
A half dozen westbound trains have
been tied up here, but left after the re-
turn of the snow plow Thursday night.
Friday three coach loads of people
pulled in from the west in three sections
with more to follow.
The Cheyenne Northern is entirely
blocked, telegraph communication be-
ing cut off. No one knows where the
belated trains on it are. Two days
have elapsed since the road was
showed in.
At Granite canyon, Conductor Rob-
erts Thursday was blown off the plat
form Of car and hurled down a fifteen
foot embankment, the deep snow saving
his life.
Reports are being received of i'm.
mense loss of cattle and horses in north
ern Colorado and in Wyoming. Thou.
sands of dollars worth of these animals
are known to have perished, and 1t is
estimated that almost third of the cat.
tie and horses on the ranges have beer
destroyed by the storm.
An unknown dead man was found by
the side of the track near Greeley, Colo.
Friday. He had persisted from the ef
fects of the storm.
At Central City, Ratiso Eblie, al
Austrian miner, blinded by the SNOW
and wind, walked into five foot shat
and was instantly killed.
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Highest of all in Leavening Powe-Latest u Govt Report
Re-! g! Bssl9g BsM5sg1
ABSOlUTElY PURE

piled with the einstfucuonsorrne audiJor.
The suit was brought at the instigation
of Tax Inquisitor Nathan G. Wick. It is
the first of its kind and will be watched
with interest. The fight will be a long
and tedious one The bank officials as
sert that they will carry the case to the
supreme court in case it goes against
them
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A TEST CASE.
Can Money ON Deposit in Bank Be Le-
., gally Taxed Twice? ~

Can Money ON Deposit In Bank Be Le-
gally Taxed Twice9
SPRINGFIELD, o., Oct. 1S.-A sensa-
ton has been created by the suit of
County Treasurer George w. Collett
against the Sringfeld Savings bank for
taxes on personal property for five years
past, aggregating $4,000. The officials
Of the bank refuse to- pay on the ground
that the depositors pay the tax, as re-
quired by law, on their deposits, which
constituted part Of their personal prop
erty. The bank pays tax on its surplus.
Thus, they claim, both taxes are paid
once, and it is unjust to tax any part
twice.
Thay aver that thav have ALWAYS coCl-
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-10-20
GILLIAN VESSEL FIRED UPON,
Because She Attempted to Leave Without
Clearance.

Clearance.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Oct. 1s.-
The Chilian bark Augusta was fred
upon late Sunday night in the straits,
four miles below here, by the United
States cutter, Oliver Wolcot. The Au-
gusta attempted to leave Puget sound
without custom house clearance. The
trouble was occasioned by jealousy be-
tween Chilian Consul Maccoudray and
vice Chilian Consul Dalton, at Tacoma,
as to which will transact the business of
the the Chilian government on Puget
sound,
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SHOT TO DEATH AND cREMATED.
Fate of Four Alabama Negroes Who Conn
mitted an Atrocious Crime.

CAMDEN, Ala, Oct. 15.-Four negro
boys, William jackson, John Thomas,
Abe Davis and Dave Mason. were ar
rested and confessed to the murder Of
Richard H. Johnston and daughter, in
Monroe county. for the purpose of rob
berry and rape. A posse of citizens and
officers took them back to the scene of
the crime Thursday, and, on arriving
there, they were met by 500 men, whites
and blacks. The murderers were taken
from the officers. tied to the nearest
trees, and shot to death. Their bodies
were then burned.
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pYNAMITERs, WORK.

Dastardly Attempt to Blow Up Block in
st. Mary's, o. 9{Rt du'
ST. MARY's, O., Oct. 1S.--A dastardly
attempt was made Sunday night to blow
up Holtkamp & Company's business
block, in which are Bishops tin ware
store, Smiths harness shop, and Holt
kamp's music and jewely store. The
building was badly shattered in the
rear, every window being broken. The
explosion was terrific and shook every
house in town. Dynamite was used.
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STEAMSHIP WRECKED.
Many Lives Believed to Have Been LOs'
In the Chinese Sea.

Mpny Lives Believed to Have Been LOsi
in the Chinese Sea.
HONG KONG, Oct. 1S-The Peninsular
and Oriental steamship Bokhara has
been totally wrecked. The steamship
struck on Sand Island, Of the group
known as the Pescadores, or Fishers
islands, called Pheng Hoo by the Chi.
nese, in the channel Of Fokien, in the
Chinese sea.
The weather was terrible, and the
raging waters quenched the fires on the
steamer. The steamer became un-
manageable and sank, and the COM
mander and majority of the officers and
crew were lost. Twenty-three persons
only were saved. 1t is feared that those
who were lost were mostly Europeans.
The survivors will reach Hong Kong to-
day.
Say One Hundred and Sixty Perished.
LONDON, Oct. 1S.-The correspondent
of The Standard at Shanghai cables.
The steamer Bokhara was wrecked on
Sand Island, one Of the Pescadores
group. There were 200 persons on board
of the vessel at the time of the disaster,
and the widest scene of excitement pre-
vailed as the people endeavored to escape
from the angry sea. One by one they
were swept from the doomed vessel into
the raging waters until 160 of those who
had sailed on the steamer were drowned.
Among the victims were twenty passen-
gers. DR.. Lawson and Lieutenant Mark
ham, two of the passengers on the Box.
hara were saved. Five commissioned
officers and three sergeants who had
been detailed for duty at the British
garrison at Hong Kong were among
those who found q watery grave.
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WERE RIVALS. IN LOVE.
ouarreled About 1t and Fought with

Ouarreled About IL and Foushs with
Kniyes-One Dead. ast
PoMERoY, o., Oct. 15.- Henry Jenkins,
and wesley Lowery,s two young men Of
Harrisonville, had o fight with pocket
knives Thursday night. :, arf,aisas
Lowery was 50 badly injured that he
died before morning. jenkins received
seAeral cuts in the body, but will re,
cover. Their quarrel was on account OF
q r-s,l
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midair across the wires and the nre-
men had to be summoned to take it
down,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-28
LAND LAW DEFECTS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. q. j L. Bradford
Prince, the governor of the territory OF
New Mexico, in his annual report to the
secretary of the interior, commends the
action of congress in creating court OF
private land claims, but says that the law
as to the small holdings is faulty and
should be speedily amended. OF the thous-
ands of these small holdings in the terri
tory not one in a hundred. the governor
says, can be confirmed under the present
law. One speciality unjust feature is the
residence requirement, and another is the
eleven league clase. The governor sets
forth the injustice of these provisions, and
says that as long as the United States in
sists on interfering with these titles. it
ought to provide simple, expeditions and
equitable method of making them secure
He IS OF the opiulon that the whole course
of legislation ON these subjects is wrong;
that the United States never owned an
acre of these lands, which were in the pos
session OF individuals under the Mexican
government. aud that in the determination
of the boundaries of the public domain,
the government should have been like an
other land owner, and not be allowed by
its general claim OF ownership to menace
and throw cloud on individual title
Tie governor strongly urges the passage
Of the bill before congress having for its
object the remedying of the evils COM
plaiued Of
The territorial Indebtedness on March
4, 1872. aggregated $50, sos which Is a
Sigh decrease from the year previous
During the year 40S 932 acres OF the public
lands have been disposed of. or this mum
ber 100 Hi3 acres were railroad selections,
2Ja. $50 homestead entries, and "a 35l desert
land entries. There are now opeu To pub
lie settlement IN The Santa Fe district
nearly 100000 acres. Rapid progress is
being made Ia irrigation. and several
large companies have been Incorporated
during the year. There has also been rapid
and important Improvement iu agricul-
ture and horticulture. TIE advance dur
ing { he year, the governor saws, has been
marvellous. Cattle raising has not been
specially prosperous, although the sheep
industry has been prosperous and profit
able. Mining, on the whole. Is said 10 be
IN a tfourlShlaS condition, especially coal
mining. The progress of public educa-
tIon during the last year. the governor
says, has been extremely gratifying and
has exceeded the most sanguiue hopes
The governor. in closing his report. again
urges the early admission OF New Mexico
iato the union OF states.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-28
a KANSAS CITY KICK

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 27-A morning
paper says that the grain men of Kansas
City, Mo-, are anything but pleased with
the inspections being made by the Kansas
City, Kan, inspectors of late. An in
formal meeting was held yesterday among
certain of the dealers, receivers and buyers
and the situation discussed at length
According to the dissatisfied ones the
inspection service in Kansas is worse than
''rotten" at ths present time. Since the
establishment Of the exchange inspection
department, the grain meu have been
getting the best of the service on this side
of the line, but in Kansas the first-class
work which formerly characterized that
department, is no mere to be had This at
least is the complaint made.
A. set forth IN the discussion yesterday
the Kansas grades on wheat are far below
the minimum standard established by
Kansas City IN the samples sent out. and
1t has been the practice of many of the
dealers To deal almost entirely on the basis
Of grades established by the Kansas in
spectors, the result has been, it is claimed,
great INJURY to the Kansas City trade
The trouble lies IN the irregularity of the
grading on the Kansas side of the line
When receiver has 4 car OF wheat in
spected by the Kansas department ana il
is reported as grading rs No. ., he buys on
that grade.
In nine eases out of ten, of late. it is
claimed that the wheat when reinspected
by the Kansas City, No, inspectors, will
prove to be Of an inferior quality and will
grade one or ',Ho grades lower than what
has been given it in Kansas inspections,
This state OF affairs the grain men say
cannot be kept up with any profit in the
future.
Some OF the grain men go so far as to as
sert that the Kansas inspections are made
only Tor the benefit OF the small dealers
and that they are being overlooked alto
gether by the majority of the Kansas
shippers when il comes TO selling wheat
which viii grade to the standard. because
OF the fact that lighter grades can be Sc
cured through the Kansas inspectors. This
they claim has the effect OF sepdins, the
better grades of wheat 10 Chicago and
some or the dealers claim that when the
Kansas shipper has a lot OF wheat which
Will grade standard be sends it to 81. I,onis
reserving his No. 3 and No. whestto semi
10 Kansas City commission men. coufiden,
that the Kansas inspection will be sutfic-
1eataliy high TO pay him for the discrIrni
nation. There Is talk OF calling general
meeting OF tue grain men 10 discuss the
situation which, is beginning to assume a
grave aspect.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-28
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, Sept 27-The weekly
weather crop bulletin issued by the wealth
er bureau shows that the week has bea,
warmer in nearly the entire country. This
has had the effect of maturing late corn
and has facilitated the gathering OF early
com. A large part OF the latter crop has
been cut and that remaining in the fields.
including the late crop, is considered
practically safe from damage bv frost
More than the usual amount of rain fell
IN the Ohio valley, southeast to the Allan
tic coast and over portions of the lake re-
eions. In New England. the Middle Al
iantic and Gulf states and throughout
Missouri, Mississippi and the Red river
valleys the rainfall was below the average
while west of the Mississippi little or no
Iain las fallen. Special telegrapAic re-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-28
THE IDAHO GLACIERS.

BOISE Idaho Sept. 27.-James Wendall
and Lycurgis Sarsfield two Boston scien-
lists, have just returned from the eastern
portion of Idaho county, where they had
been investigating the reported discovery
of several large glaciers and glacial lakes.
F. 3. Schermerhorn, agent Of World
Fair Commissioner Wells, was the discov-
erer of the surprising phenomena, and the
scientists report agrees with the descrlp-
tion gwen by Schermerhorn. Mr. Wen
dali informed the correspondent that he
aud his companion passed over miles OF
territory that had never before re-echoed
the footsteps of modern man, though the
discovery or peculiar animals bones led
them to believe that at some period pre-
historic bands of savages mad made that
unknown land their babitatlon. Contlnu-
ing, Mr. Wendall said that the silence of
the dark gorges through which they passed
was simply appalling. Animals were
scarce, and in some instances the deer
were so fearless that they would allow the
explorers to come within a few feet OF
them. The beauty and grandeur OF the
scenery, Mr.. Wendall said, was uneXcelled
anywhere in the known world. The two
men climbed one of the eleven high peaks
that are not marked upon the most
carefully compiled maps, and as they
assembled its precipitous slopes they dis
covered many lodges of low grade gold aud
silver ores. The eleven peaks were snow
capped, their SUBMITS towering above the
line of perpetual snow. The glacial field
extended ZOO feet below the snow line. In
area it was nearly as large as that of the
Alpine glacial field, but not as deep. The
ice was very dense, but was generally az
clear as crystal. Beneath it could be seen
a series of fifteen glacial lakes. After Sc
curing many specimens of the flora, fossil
fauna and minerals of the ghostIy region,
together with sack full of the honey
combed human bones, the naturalists re-
turned TO civilization via the town Of
Shoup. Old settlers say that the country
visited by Wendail and Sarsfield has not
been previously explored and prospected
because it WAS the haunt for many years of
murderous Indians. Several miners who
went out toward the snowy peaks neyerre-
turned. Many weird tales of blood were
related Of the unknown land during the
past years Numerous parties have at
tempted to reach the distant mountains,
but as they were mounted they could not
penetrate the rough country. Wendall
and Sarsfield were on foot, and they de-
voted seven weeks to the interesting trip
Four parties of prospectors are now making
preparations to visit the region described
by the naturalists, and some rich mineral
discoveries are anticipated. Three of the
mineral specimens brought down by Sars-
field are good tin ore.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-28
THE PRESBYTERIAN COUNCIL

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 27.-The morning
session of the Presbyterian council
was devoted to the reception of reports on
made by Rev. Dr. Marshall Lang of Glas-
Cow and Rev. DR.. w. G. Cotell of Phila-
delphia. Addresses on the subject were
delivered by Messrs. Gobel of Munster,
! Brocher of Brussels, Wood of Dresden and
DR.. Hall OF New York.
The gu estion OF closing the worlds fair
on Sunday was reported upon by the busi-
ness committee. The resolution of the
business COMMITTEES stated that the con-
sensus of opinion of the reformed churches
OF the world expressed cordial satisfaction
with the action of the United States cou-
gress in closing the worlds fair on Sun
day, and expressed the opinion that this
would tend TO a better observance of the
Lord'S day.
DR.. Pitzer of Washington suggested that
sunday be substituted for LORD :
day" inasmtch as the resolution was GO
ing to government that knew nothing
abont the Lords day, but did know some
thing about Sunday.
DR.. Kerr of Glasgow moved, as an
amendment to the report, his resolution.
which had been referred to he business
committee, and which was more fiattering
to congress.
There followed a lively discussion as to
the proper wording of the resolution, but
finally the original reso ution of the busi-
ness committee was adopted.
The afternoon session was given up to a
discussion OF tbs subject of Spiritual
Life >
AT the evening session the subject was
The Relation aud Duty Of the Churches
TO Outside Societies Doing Christian
Work " There was an interesting debate
on this subject The seeerest criticism OF
some OF the methods OF organizations and
individuals came from MIR Edgar, VINO did
not regard tayorabiy unorGaIuei evanse-
lists. such as Mr Moody