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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
FOUR CONTESTS BEGUN.
Promised Moves in the Kansas Politieal
Battle Taken at Last.


TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 24.-Joe Rosen-
thai of Haskell county arrived here
last night and this morning went TO
the office of Judge w. G. Webb, where
after short conference, he
signed a petition for a
mandamus against tho state
board of canvassers to co1uPgl hem TO
reconvene and issue to han an @ertih-
cate of election to the hou :
This afternoon Judge Webb filed IN
the supreme court mandamus proceed
ings in the Haskell, jackson, Coffey
and Republic county cases. In the
Haskell county case Chief Justice Hor-
ton granted an alternative writ COM
manding thestate board OF canvasserst to
reconvene by December 80 and issue
certificate to Rosenthal or appear be-
fore the court on January and show
cause. No orders have yet been made
in the other cases, but the cow will
probably make the same order In
the Haskell county case.
The point raised in the kep9Aic
county case is that votes of the t'eav-
enty-third district were counted, the
district being the Sixty-frst. The
other two cases are directed against
the boards of county commits
sioners. The point raised in
the Jackson county case is
that votes of the city of Holton were
counted, the city having by mistake OF
the legislature, not been included in
the district. The tie vote between the
two candidates is the point of contro-
versy in the Coffey county case.
The Republicans are considerably
elated by the news from Atchison
county, where, in a recount OF the
votes for local officer, it was Incl
dentally discovered that Nichols, the
Republican candidate for the legisla-
ture, was elected instead of Wood
worth, the Populist, who was given
the certificate. While this will not
let Nichols in at the organization, it
will give the Republicans grounds for
a contest.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
Toaohers and Scholars.

MCCooK, Neb., Dec. 24.-The fair
and entertainment held in the high
school building by the teachers and
pupils OF the public school Thursday
and last night has been splendidly sue
cessful. The programs rendered have
been roundly applauded by large
and apprecative audiences. The fair
has been generously patronlzed and
the suppers have been served to many.
All interested are pleased at the graft
flying financial returns and the artistic
and literary SUCCESS achieved. The
money realized will be used In the pur-
chase Of further apparatus, In aug
menting the library, etc. McCook
feels safe in claiming public school
system that has no superior In the
commonwealth and has never felt more
proud OF her school children that Dhe
did last night.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
LATEST CABINET GUESSES.
Two States Made Up by Newspaper Cor
-Carllslo's Place Settled.

Two States Made Up by Newspaper Cor
respOndents-Ca rlisIo's Place Settled.
New YORK, Dec. "a. The latest
Washington cabinet guess is as fol-
lows: Secretary of state, Edward j.
Phelps of Vermont: secretary Of the
treasury, John &. Carlisle of Kentucky;
secretary of the interior, William r.
Morrison of Illinois, and attorney gen.
eral, j. Randolph Tucker of Virginia.
Two other appointments which Mr.
Cleveland is said to have in mind, al
though he has not yet fully deter
mined upon them, are those of Pat
rick A. Collins for secretary of war and
Ex-Governor Porter of Tennessee for
one of the minor cabinet positions.
Mr.. Porter was assistant secretary of
state under the previous Cleveland ad-
ministration, but resigned on account
of a quarrel with Secretary Bayard.
Still another slate puts ex-Secretary
w. c. Whitney in the state, Senator
Carlisle in the treasury, Ex-Governor
Gray in the postofice and Senator
Gray of Delaware in the judicial de-
partment.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
conv,cts Guarded From PRISONERS.

HELENA, Ark, Dec. 24.-Work on
the new railway track below this city
which was abandoned on account of
the mysterious poisoning of several
convict laborers, will be resumed to-
morrow, the prison lessees having re-
turned hundred convicts and doubled
the number of guards. A dead line is
established. Food will be brought
from Little Rock and only trusted en-
ployes of the prison allowed to pre-
pare it. Several deaths occurred
among the former crew of convicts
and poisoning was plainly indicated.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
Another Cholora Outbreak.

VIENNA, Dec. 24.-Cholera is increas-
ing in the province of Lublin, in Rus
sian Poland, adjoining the Austrian
border. The CONSERVATION caused by
the ravages of the plague last autumn
in that region had become allayed
but is again aroused and
many Of the people are fleeing from
the cholera stricken district.
HAMBURG, Dec. 23.--To-day two new
cases of undoubted Asiatic cholera
have been reported and two of the
patients who had previously been re-
moved to the hospital died.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
Another Suicide.

ELLIS, Neb., Dec. 24.-For some
days Herman Thlessen had not been
seen and some OF his neighbors started
out yesterday to see what had become
OF him. They went to his home whore
he lives alone on his farm, found his
stock almost furnishing, and on going
to the house found Thlessen lying on
the floor. In one hand he clutched q
revolver which had one empty cham
Der. Without searching for the bull
let's entrance the party returned TO
town and telegraphed Coroner Albright
OF the affair. He went to Ellis yester.
day evening to hold an inquest. That
Tnlessen had been dead several days
was evident from the appearance Of the
body and the condition the stock was
found In. 1t was near Ellis that an on
tire family Of five was found dead
about year ago.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
A BOLD THIEF FERRETED
OUT BY ACCIDENT.
HOST OF THE PLUMBER RECOVERED
eEawton Hetherlngton, Who Carried the
ALaA Between the POStofice Of Otta-
wa, Kan, and the Depot, steals
400 Miscellaneous Articles
From tho Sacks In His
Care-Other Thefts.

OTTAWA, Kan, Dec. 24.-For some
tine mail matter has been disappear
GnR from the mails at or near this
place, and the department has had
some of its best detectives at work on
the case, but without success. 1t re-
saained for Marshal Ed Boltwood to
ferret out the robber, which he did
somewhat by accident. Captain Ran
som, the transfer man, had in his en-
DIoy man by the name
ae Newton Tctherington, whose
BUSINESS it was to deliver to the
hotels and return to the depot
drummer's trunks and cases, also to
carry the mail between the depot and
postOfIice. Some time ago drummer
lost fine overco t, which had been
intrusted to r rington's care. Mar
sinai Boltw was notified and
Wednesday ening he discovered "a
well known tizen wearing the coat.
Hxplanatio followed and it was dis
covered the coat had been sold to
him by Il nerington. He was prompt
Iy arrested, tried and fined $50 and
sentenced to term in Jail.
This circumstance gave Captain
HOLLYWOOD an idea, and, as lettering
tuo had been suspected Of running a
beer joint, he swore out search and
seizure warrant. Upon search of
Tetherington's premises revelation
was made. Instead of beer the
searchers found miscellaneous col
lection of mail matter and drum
mer's paraphernalia. There were
about 400 articles, consisting Of
articles of every description
from motto, "God Save Our Home"
10 shoes, jewelry, dress patterns, etc,
Che value of which is probably be-
tween $500 and 1000, and will likely
send Newton to the pen for about ten
years. There is no doubt that he is the
Gnan the department has been looking
for. The marshal has the plumber and
IL will be held for evidence. 1t will
eventually reach the rightful owners.
Tetherington found time to rife the
mail sacks while waiting for the night
Grains. Instead of sleeping Newton
spent his time picking out such articles
as his fancy craved.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
A nrIdo Ahduoted hr HOE nrothers.

WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 24.-Miss Ella
Dewey, aged "a, left her home yester-
day morning and went to the house Of
Mrs. Charles Ward, where she was to
have been married to Frank Pratt Of
Fort Reno last evening. The brothers
located her, secured assistance, bat
tered down the doors of the Ward
home, beat Pratt into insensibility,
dragged the girl from bed and drove
away with her in q carriage. The
police can find no trace of the girl or
her brothers. Pratt is seriously In
2nred
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
FouGnT LIKE DEMONS.
a Husband and a Tilted Lover Settle
Their Quarrel with Fists.

a. Husband and u Tilted Lover Settle
Their Quarrel with Fists.
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, Dec. pa des-
pcrate battle took place here last
might which may result in the death
of several of the participants. The
combat was caused by Tilted lover,
who followed the object of his affec-
ton from the old country to America,
met his rival and fierce fight ensued.
Until six months ago John Rotosli,
Michael Lincevitch and Mary DonslSy
lived in small town in Hungary,
both men were desperately in love
with Mary, who finally agreed to fly
TO this country with John.
Upon their arrival in New York they
were married and have lived in peace
and happiness until about one week
ago, when it was learned that Lince-
witch had followed them to this country
with the intention of being revenged.
A pugilistic encounter was chosen as q
means of deciding the justice of the
claims. Last night was the time set
Cor the duel. About fifty worlSmen
were witnesses of the fray Mary was
selected as referee, and 1T is alleged
agreed to take the victor for her hus-
band.
The men were stripped to the waist
and when time was called started in to
punish each other. Five rounds were
fought, during which time both men
had their faces almost battered into a
jelly. The fight lasted almost forty
minutes, when completely exhausted
and bleeding profusely, Lincevitch
was unable to stand up any longer. A
foul was claimed on account of Rotos'
Xxi chewing his opponents ear, during
which time fierce and bru-
tai struggle began. The girl sided
with her husbands friends and she
was knocked senseless and riot fol
lowed. Weapons of all kinds were
used and ten or twelve were felleC
with clubs, while several bullets founC
their way among the crowd Nearly
all of the fifty were badly cut ant
Bruised and six of them are in pre-
carious condition, RotoslSi, with hi
face all bandaged up, left for Shenan
doah, accompanied by Mary.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
MAINE DIStinotiy ImpFoved.

WASHINGTON, Dec. s4.--The news
from Mr.. Blaine this morning was
more cheO;tul than at any time this
week. He has not only continued to
hold his own, but shows favorable
symptoms heretofore absent, and his
condition has distinctly changed for
the better.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
Coal and Timber Land Sold.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 24.-John A.
Kerr sold to-day, as agent for the
owners, a tract of zoos acres of coal
and timber land in what is known as
the Rich Hill district of Vernon
county, Missouri, to Perry Hutchinson
of Marysville, Kan, vice president OF
the First National bank of that town.
The consideration was $4,000.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30

DUBLIN, Dec. 24.-Justice O'Brien de-
livered the decision of the court to-day
on the election petition against the re-
turn of Michael Davitt as member of
parliament for North Meath. 1t de-
prives Mr.. Davitt of the seat on the
grounds of priests using undue infu-
ence with the electors.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
GIren Ten Yealt Apiece.

EMPoRIA, Kan, Dec. 24.-In the dis
trict court at Emporia, Kan, to-day
James Williams, who killed Robert
Burris, and Walker, the barn burner,
who incinerated whole stable full Of
blooded horses to conceal the crime Of
stealing two, were each sentenced to
ten wears in the penitentiary.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
oeneral Roseorans PM in ChIoagO.

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-General Rose
Grams is i'll at the Auditorium hotel.
1t is hoped, however, that he will be
sufficiently recovered by Sunday night
to start again on his journey to Cali
fornia.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
Frozen CLAY.

TABLE Rock, Neb., Dec, 2S.-Yard-
master Howard was injured here last
evening. While coupling cars at the
clay yard q big piece Of frozen clay
fell on his hand and severely crushed
it DR., Wilson dressed II and no serl-
GUS results are apprehended.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
WHOLESALE CONTEMPLATING.
At Is Likely to BE INDUCED In at Chi
coUo Nert Vaor

At Is Likely to BE INDUCED In at Chi
cRgO Next Year.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 24.-Thom-
as b. Carter, chief of the secret SER
vice bureau, is in town preparing his
semi-annual shipment of counterfeit
money, which he has collected during
the past year, to Washington. On
January he will send to Washington
about $4,000 of the queer"
In a talk Chief Carter said that
he predicted one of the most
gigantic and successful counterfeiting
schemes in the country's history at
Chicago next year. He believed that
the souvenir coins would be counter
feited and find ready sale, and he
would not be surprised if as many boz
gus as genuine coins would be in cir
culation. Chief Carter said that the
metal from which the genuine are
made can be easily secured and nodded
at cost of forty cents each. They
will be sold for 81, affording profit
of sixty cents to the makers.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
A school Teacher Beaten and Robbed.

ST.. JOSEPH, No, Dec. 24.-At7 o'clock
last evening Miss Lottie Kelly, a
teacher in the st. Joseph public school,
was beaten and robbed. She was
walking toward her home and sud
denly found herself in the clutches of
Swo men. They gagged her with a
handkerchief, disfgured her face and
robbed her of her money and checks
to the amount of 800, besides taking
her jewelry and rings.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
Pounded and Rohhad.

HoLsrEIN, Dec. 24.-Chas, w. Goss-
myer entered the house OF James
Cooper Friday night and pounded
Cooper until he was insensible, and
then pounded Mrs, Cooper. Gossmyer
then stole $251 and left. He has been
captured and will surely 60 70 Lincoln.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
Ex.oovernor ThaYer Sick.

LINCOLN, Dec. Pax Governor
Thayer's many friends regret that he Is
very sick and unable 10 be out. He
Is making his home at the residence OF
Captain Adam Bax, 1901 Rose street,
where he may be found by friends.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-30
Coal Dealers Fail!

GsAND ISLAND, Dec. 24.-Limbaoh
& StN'res, dealers in coal and farm
implements, were closed this evening
ON executions for 1000, in favor Of
the Security National bank.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-13
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

A Mobile newspaper tells us that Miss
Matte Zweiniger went last Friday night
to ball and danced the evening through.
One of her feet panied her very much.
The day before she had stepped on nail
which penetrated the sole of her shoe
and entered the flesh for nearly an inch.
When told that such a wound was dam
gerous, she said she would go to the ball
if she died for it. The following day a
physician extracted piece of leather
from the wound. 1t had been driven in
to the foot by the nail. The next day
lockjaw set in, and Miss Zweiniger died
in great agony.
The wife of Rev. Samuel J. Barrows,
editor of the Christian Register, has di-
ploma from German university licens-
ing her to practice medicine, and she is
besides well versed in botany, is a skill
full stenographer who once accomplished
the feat of translating speech in Ger
man by Carl Schurz into English, and
reporting it in shorthand, piece of
''dual BRAIN work which astonished the
speaker.
A curious story from Russia relates
that the Grand Duke Sergius, governor
of Moscow, recently went about that city
disguised as peasant to find by person
al observation whether there was any
truth in the complaints of extortion made
against the bakers. At one bake-shop
where he insisted on buying three ko-
pecks' worth of bread from a loaf valued
at three kopecks and half, a quarrel en-
sued, which resulted in the calling of the
police, who elected the pseudo-peasant
without ceremony. When the grand
dukes identity was disclosed, three of
the policemen concerned in the affair
committed suicide.
Mrs. U. S. Grant, Mrs. Jefferson Davis,
Mrs. Garfield, Mrs. Deming, Mrs. Eaton,
Mrs. Edward Raby, Mrs. Magaret Bot
tome, Mrs. A. r. Salus, Mrs. j. S. Black
and Mrs. J. FL. King are the first ten vice
presidents elected by the United States
Daughters of 1912. Each lady has ac-
cepted in patriotic letter.
Minneapolis has secured Professor
James K. Hosmer, long resident of St.
Louis, to take charge of her public libra
ry. Professor Hosmer has been for
twenty-six years a teacher, and for the
last eighteen years he has filled the chair
of German and English literature at
Washington University in st. Louis.
George W. Childs will attend the ded-
ication ceremonies of the Childs-Drexel
Home for Union Printers at Colorado
Springs, Col. on May u, the anniversary
of his birth This will be Childs first
visit to the far West. He will go to San
Francisco after the dedication, to attend
the meeting of the National Editorial AS
ISOLATION.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-13

of Hills moves to secure delegates to the
National convention in his own interest
To all intents and purposes it was an up
rising against the idea of making Hill the
Democratic Presidential candidate. The
uprising took the form of a protest
against the February convention, but it
| was aimed at the person for whose bene-
| fit and by whose direction thatconvention
has been called That the projectors of
the meeting believed for moment that
they would be able to secure postpone
ment of the convention is not at all likely.
They know that the state committee is
so completely devoted to Hill, that Hills
wishes would prevail with them even
against the substantially unanimous pro-
test of the Democracy of New York.
The chief object they had in view was to
let the country know that there was a
large and powerful element in the Demo-
cratic party of New York that would not
tolerate Hill and would not support him
if he succeeded by trickery in foisting
himself upon the Democratic party as its
Presidential candidate. Hills chance of
success before the Democratic National
convention lies in being able to convince
that body that he is the choice of his
party in tie Empire state and that the
party will support him with substantial
unanimity. New York occupies so COM
mo IN, II al
contest that its wishes are likely to be
deferred to in the Democratic convention
even at the risk of offending Democratic
sentiment in other states. But a sus-
picion thatHill can not command the full
strength of the Democracy of the Empire
state on election day will be fatal to his
chances. So this meeting was called to
warn the Democracy that however smart
Hill might be in getting delegates to the
convention he could not command the full
vote of his party on election day, and for
that purpose it was undoubtedly a sue
cess. After this uprising no Democratic
convention will nominate Hill, unless it
purposes to sell it's party out.
But though Hills hopes of getting the
prize for himself are probably extin-
guished by the revolt against him in his
own state, he is By no means disposed of.
He is still the idol of large part of the
New York Democracy, and the part too
that votes as the boss dictates If Mr..
Cleveland's friends can show the Demo-
cratic national convention that Mr.. Hill
cannot get the full Democratic vote of
that state Mr.. Hills friends can show
even more plainly that Mr.. Cleveland can
not. If Cleveland's friends can prevent
Hills nomination certainly MI. Hills
can retaliate. Democratic convention
will nominate man about whose ability
to command the substantially unanimous
support of the party in New York state
there is grave doubt. Therefore it APP
pears altogether probable that neither
Mr.. Cleveland nor MI. Hill will be select
ed, but some man not identified with the
quarrel between the factions which these
two gentlemen represent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-13

1t is very doubtful if the conference be-
tween the Dominion authorities and our
government looking to closer CONNER
cial relations between the two countries
produces any very definite result. The
present government of the Dominion
while i. would doubtless be willing to
renew the old reciprocity arrangement.
and perhaps extend it somewhat, would
hardly be willing to admit our manu-
featured goods to compete with those
of theDominion. 1t is undef great obli-
cations to the manufacturers-indee
they are its main stay-and to jeopardize
their interest would be to jeopardize it's
own existence. A Liberal government
must come into power, elected upon the
issue of unrestricted reciprocity, before
there will be much prospect of closer re-
lations between the two countries.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-13

The chance that anybody will ever be
,ble to capture Presidential nomina-
ion by trickery alone is very small.
Tricky men are almost invariably narrow
men, and their operations to be success
full must be confined to narrow limits.
When they attempt to spread themselves
over great country failure is almost in
evitable. Hill thought he could do it sue
cessfully, but be has been tripped up be-
fore fairly getting out of his own state.
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THE PROTEST AGAINST HILL.

The mass meeting in New York on
Thursday night to protest against the
proposed February convention to select
delegates to the National Democratic
convention appears TO have been large
and impressive gathering. Of course the
real subject Of the meetings protest was
Hill, for the February convention is one