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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20
A Great Blesssns.

Widow-Well, Mr.. Brief. have you
read the willl
Bricf-Yes, but I can't make anything
out of it.
Heirs-Lets have it patented. A
will that lawyer can't make anything
out of is blessing. Bazaar.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

"Will you have some of the strawber-
~ sbortcake, Mr.. Withersy" asked the
landlady.
Eyes, ma'am," replied Mr.. Withers
''and some strawberries also, please. ~
Chicago News Record.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

The Consolidated Street Railway
company will put . gang Of men AZ
work Tuesday morning at the junction
of East Fulton and East streets for the
extension of the Lyon street east 10
Fuller street on East Fulton.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

THESE are she days whom the brainy
college orator Is getting in his deadly
work on the social, economic and pollt-
ical affairs OF the nation.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

Alderman Turner has made another
addition to the 200" garden ct the
John Ball park. Saturday he purchased
a mother opossum with six babes that
were brought from southern OHIO and
placed them with the other animals.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20
WEATHER. BULLETIN.

HAsEneT0x. June 20.-For lower
Aicblgan warussT; generally far;
ciszriLg IN northwest portions. south
efty ssnds.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

TANMAxY will arrive in Chicago to-
morrow. whereupon the tiger will get
IN its deadly work against Grover until
the sun of the convention shall set.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

THREE Chicago women were fatally
injured Saturday while standing on q
porch looking 1t . fight. A Chicago
fight isn't as mild - q French duel.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

MARYLAND 10 uninstructed, but will
cast its vote for Cleveland, just the came
As Michigan Will.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

OWING to the efforts Of tho sympa-
thetic congressman the committee on
appropriations has decided to report
the full salary of the late Congressman
Ford for two years, with mileage and
stationery account, TO Mrs. Ford. This
sum, sl0,050, will be put in the deti-
cheney bill and 1t will probably be
passed by botn the house and the senate.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

A French lady, no longer ~ young a.
she once was. but quite as witty as ever,
was observed TO sigh as she looked into
. mirror.
''Why do you sigh? friend asked.
"Oh, dear!" she answered. II was OBJ
serving how the looking glasses have
changedr'-Youth's Companion.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

GENERAL PALMER 10 for Grover first
and always-and then himself.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

PRIScE MICHAEL is now an inmate OF
the Jackson penitentiary. HIS long
locks and flowing beard have been re-
moved and his sacred anatomy has
been scrubbed with very common soap
and rough brush. He WINGED when
the big shears of the prison barber
rushed roughly through the ornaments
of which ne had been so vain. but when
8 big convict applied the bis bristle
brush To MS spinal column the apostle
of free love beloved like hungry
calf.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

arrangement per-
nits one To shine
his shoes with the
least effort: il can
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-20

psctsd shsa the ofses2l report gave
the average condition on June
as szs, compared with sz.e
l4st year. As the indlcatlons
stand today. therefore. il would
seen safe TO estimate the reduction OF
the winter and sprinx crops from last
years figures as not exceeding TO-
000, 90 basaeis. III this were added 10
the unusual surplus carried over from
last crop, il would appear that the TO-
Ia available supply for TIE new year
Il likely to closely approach thai of
last season. IN the minor cereals also
the showing OF sne Official report Is yesy
satisfactory as will appear from tie
following comparison as Tor June /:
RE IA 1872. 81; ia 1881; s5.4; oats IN
ls9z, $50; IN 1891. So; barley in 1882,
81 /, and IN 1897, 9o.3. The corn crop
sill remains IN so much uncertainty
that It S out Of the question To venture
upon any approximate estimate IN re-
specs 10 It; me most sangulne reports
however 90 not pretend TO compare 1t
with that of last year. TIE acreage is
likely TO fall below that of 1891. and
although 1t - generally reported TO
De making good progress. yet the late
ness of the planting can hardly fail to
expose Il 70 more than the usual risk
from early frost. This fact holds the
stocks OF the corn railroads in sus-
pense.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
WRECK NEAR oLATHE.

Two Engines DemoIished-An Engineer
Killed aud Several Passengers Injured.
0LATHE, Kan, Dec. 22.-Thc most SCI
rious and destructive head-end collision
that ever occurred in this section oc-
Cured on the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis railroad ut Lenexa, eight
miles northeast of this city, Mt 1850
yesterday morning between northbound
freight train No 3S and the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas southbound passenger
which runs over the track of the Mem
phis route from Kansas City to Paola.
Engineer Souerland, Of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas train, was instantly
killed, some persons seriously and many
slightly wounded.
The two engines were completely de-
moliAhed and Souerland was found cut
to pieces beneath the ruins. The ex-
press and baggage car Of the passenger
train was torn into splinters. An emf
grant car on the freight train, which
was attached next to the engine, was
torn to pieces and piled upon the ruins
of teie engines
Four fat cars loaded with coal were
also wrecked. 1t will take several days
to clear the debris away. A track is
being built around the wreck and the
south bound passengers were trans
ferred on the 0lathe suburban train
and taken to Paola North bound trains
went in over the Santa Fe.
Among the injured are:
Fireman Boyts, of Kansas City, bad
cut on head and bruises
C. b. Tory, of Prescott. Kan, badly
hurt in back and left leg.
+. G. Tory, of Prescott, Kan, both
legs badly crushed.
Mrs. S. A. Robinson, of Akron, Cal,
hurt in neck and shoulders.
Route Agent 5. X. BsclSwith, of OF
tawa, Kan., badly hurt about shoulders
and for time insensible.
G. r. Child, of Kansas City, baggage
man badly scalded on hands and face.
Charles Goldeagle, travelling paper
artist, hurt in ear.
Many others were slightly injured
and shaken up.
All blame seems to be attached to the
engineer and conductor of the freight
train.
Coroner Hamil, of this city, will hold
an inquest on the remains of the dead
engineer this morning at 10 o'clock
The dead engineer was a single man,
80 yeas old, and his parents live in
New York
The damage to the railroad companys
property will reach probably $4,000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
GLITTERING GOLD.
excitement over Reported discoveries OF
New Gold Fields Ia Southern Utah.

excitement over Reported discoveries OF
New Gold Fields Ia Southern Utah.
DURANGO, Col, Dec. 2i-The city has
gone crazy over the reported discovery
of rich placer diggings located $50
miles from this point in southern Utah
where the San Juan river empties into
the Colorado. The excitement is un-
paralleled since the days of 40.
Along the line of the Atlantic & Pa
cific railway, from Gallup to the
Needles, the towns are almost deserted
and 1000 men are already on the scene.
An organization called the Cable Min
ing Co., in which President Harrison is
stakeholder, has staked l47 claims.
The placers were discovered less than
a year ago by a Navajo trader named
Williams, who interested eastern cap
ital, and hydraulic machinery was
soon shipped to the placers on the pre-
tense that it was to be used in develop
ing the coal fields.
The shipping point was Winslow.
Ariz., and an old prospector named
French noted the style of the machin-
cry, followed the outfit and came back
to Winslow with his report, which was
in effect that sixty miles of rich yellow
placer grounds lay $40 miles to the north
of Wiuslow, which run from color to
s. a pan.
Since then every available means of
transportation has been headed for the
.diggings. The exodus from Durango
commenced yesterday. Twenty pros
pectors We're QUILTED and twice that
number will leave to-day. A company
has been formed to operate stage line
between this point and the placers, the
distance from here being shorter than
from any other point The gold is des-
cribed as similar to that discovered in
California gulch at the time Of the first
Leadville excitement.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
A MuRDERER's CONFESSION.
He Wants the Proceeds OF Most Brutal
Crlmo To 60 to tho Churches.

He Wants the Proceeds OF Most Brutal
Crlmo to 60 to tho Churches.
MILAN. Tenn, Dec. 22.-The mystery
surrounding the murder of the family
of Monroe Erricks in 1879 has been
cleared. Two hours before he died and
in the presence of n physician and a
lawyer, Jack Olson made the following
statement: Praying and desiring the
prayers of others for mercy upon my
wicked soul, / confess that on the
night of December is, 1870, l murdered
Monroe Erricks and his family for mon
ey. was busted and owed money. 1t had
to come. entered the house through
the kitchen window, crept into the
family room armed with u knife and
hatchet Erricks awoke and started to
spring from the bed, when Drained
him. He fell upon his wife, awaken
ing her, but one blow silenced her. The
little boy awolSe, screaming for NAM
ma With hell in my soul struck the
child, dashing out it's brains. The
money, $500 in paper, was found in an
old desk. leave all my property to
the churches"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
CONFIDENT Mr.. FOSTER.
The Secretary Not Scared ut All by Gold
Shipments.

The Secretary Not Scared ut All by Gold
Shipments
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The treasury
department was kept fully and prompt
ly advised of the progress of the stock
market in New York yesterday and
Secretary Foster was in conference
with his assistants several times upon
the situation. After the department
closed the secretaries, Messrs Greer,
Spaulding and Lambertson, gathered
in the secretary's room and discussed
the events of the day. There reporter
of the Associated press found them,
with no indication of any excitement
apparent.
The secretary said, in answer to q
question based on report printed in
New York stating that he was much
exercised over the matter, and intended
to come to New York to consult New
York bankers: 81 am not going to New
York to confer with bankers, or any
one else, about the financial situation.
There is nothing in it to warrant such
conclusion. The idea has not pre-
viously even occurred to me-"
"You have noticed the engagements
for gold shipments and the panicky
feeling reported on the stock exchange?"
20, yes; but there was more COM
Portable condition of things at the close,
you know"
IF it were not for the scare that
seems inevitable in connection with
the shipments of gold abroad, it would
not be such q bad thing after all. The
balance of trade is in our favor at the
rate of go, 900, 900 month and the gold
will certainly find its way back here.
Last month we shipped more provisions
than ever before and l believe the
showing for December will be as
good"
Continuing the secretary said: 1--WE
have nearly 5000, 900, 900 of gold in the
United States, if 5000, 900 were to
get out, it would result in the reduc
ton OF our public debt to that extent
with the accompanying saving of in
terest on that amount 1 am not at all
uneasy regarding the situation and II
anyone wants to wager that gold will
be at a premium before March 4, I'll
take it and double it afterwarls for the
remainder of the fiscal year, ending
June 80, next"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
THE ToLBERT GANG.
The Survivors Inaugura'e n Reign or Ter
rOr An nh i1sIDuL

The Survivors Inaugurnfe Reign of Ter
rOr In aiL,i,sippL
MERIDIAN, Miss, Dec. 2l.-A reign
of terror exists in Kemper county, and
every citizen with anything to do with
the hanging of old man Tolbert and
bringing Thomas and Walter Tolbert
to justice Is now in hourly dread of his
life.
One week ago William Beckham.
known to have been prominent in the
war on the Tolberts, was assassinated
while sitting by his own Preside. Beck
ham was expecting to be waylAid and
had made his arrangements to leave
the country next day.
Saturday evening last about shutdown
as Col. Adams, who was also identified
in the fight against the Tolberts, was
riding along n dreary road near his
home. two white men, with their faces
blackened, fired at him from ambush.
but Adams horse, seeing the men, SHE'D
and saved the riders life. Adams re-
turned the fire with q shotgun, but
without effect.
There is the greatest CONSERVATION
existing, and no one goes abroad with
out being heavily armed. Dr. Stemmis,
who played u prominent part in the
tragedy, has been compelled through
fear of assassination to neglect large
practice and seclude himself at home.
The disguised men are supposed to be
Ranse and Charlie Tolbert. who, driven
to desperation by the hanging of their
father, their brother John and the
shooting and capture of their brothers
Tom and Walter Tolbert, have deter
mined to avengc their cause.
A band of determined Kemper county
citizens came here yesterday morning
and armed themselves to the teeth for
the purpose of wiping out the assassins-
Ranse Tolbert has been in Louisiana
for many years and is desperate char
acter, being connected with an organ
lied band of robbers and cutthroats.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
SHAME AND SUICIDE.
Tho Son Of the Treasurer OF 81. Louis Kills
AelI-ShOrt Over 900. 900.

Tho Son of the Treasurer OF 50. Louis Kills
HiniSeli-Short Over 100000.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2O.-About o'clock
this morning the Waterman in the city
hall discovered fire in closet in the
private office of the city treasurer, w.
]. Foerstel, in which papers and docu-
ments of various kinds pertaining to
the office were stored. The fire was
soon quenchcd, but it is said that some
of the office books were burned.
About o o'clock word was received
that Edward Foerstel, son'of the treas
urer and also his chief clerk, had shot
himself Mt his home. This event was
Immediately connected with the fire
and suspicion was aroused that young
Foerstel was short in his accounts and
that the FIRE had been started with the
view of destroying the evidences of the
defalcation.
1t had also been known for some time
that young Foerstel had negotiated
loans through w. r. Vow, and some Of
the notes given by Vow, who, it ap-
pears, was only go-betweep, bore the
Endorsement of Michael j. Foerstel.
These were declared to be forgeries by
Focrstel, but Vow obtained money on
the notes and the matter seemed to be
settled The treasurer declared that
his sons accounts were straight and
that he could not explain Edwards at
tempted suicide.
Young Foerstel died Mt 1925 a. m. It
appears that he stood before the mirror
of his dresser and fred the ball into his
temple, inflicting large, ragged wound.
He sank to the floor Unconscious and re-
NAMED in that condition until he died.
Nothing was found in his room or on
his person that would indicate the cause
of his act
The young man was seen in the treas
urer's office yesterday afternoon and
the door of the office vault was found
open when the firemen entered the
room this morning, but the door of the
inner safe was locked. An investiga.
ton is now being made Of the safe,
vault and Office accounts and by even
ing it is expected that it will be known
whether there has been defalcation.
Late last night the investigation of
the city treasurer's accounts was com.
pleted, his books being checked with
those of the comptroller and the banks
holding city deposits. AS result of
this searching inquiry an embezzle-
ment of $G3,O2Ol was discovered In
this phase of the affairs but little ex-
cept sympathy for ex-Treasurer Foer-
stel is heard. 1t is settled by the in
quiry that he personally is innocent of
wrong doing. His son sunk the whole
sum in frantic real estate deals, the ex-
tent of which it will take weeks to I'M
ravel. But the father is broken
hearted man who suffers punishment
for the sons wrong doing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
JACK IN OFFICE NOW.
Tired of Taking Life Comanche Jack be-
comes - Justice OF tho Peace.

Tired of Taking Life Comanche Jack Bo-
comes y Justice OF tho Peace.
Ell RENO, Ok, Dec. 22.-Jack Still
well, Familiarity known as ''Comanche
jack" one of the most noted characters
of the Indian territory, was on the
18th inst elected police Judge OF this
city and yesterday assumed the duties
Of his office. Jack, as everyone calls him,
is big man with big heart, but in the
performance of his duties rs a deputy
United States marshal in the Indian
territory, he has sent his seventeenth
man to the happy hunting ground.
Jack is familiar with almost every rab-
bit path in the territory, over which he
has Travelled for the last twenty years
The stormy scenes of former days have
lost their charm for him, however. and
he has settled down to deal out justice
TO the misguided in FL Reno
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
THE CANADIAN SIDE.

Maj. Sherwood Said to Have Evidence
Seriously Reheotlag ON the Anerican
Commissioners.
OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 21.-Mat Sher-
wood, commissioner of the Dominion
police, has returned from the Pacific
coast after an absence from Ottawa of
about two months. During that time
he has been collecting evidence con-
firmatory of the position which Canada
has taken in the Behring sea contro-
versy. About three weeks ago the dis
patches announced that Maj. Sher-
wood had been among the Indians OF
Queen Charlotte islands, from whom, it
is said, officers of the United States
navy had obtained evidence favorable
to the American case by the exercise
of unfair means of persuasion. 1t is
said that important evidence bearing
upon this disagreeable phase of the diff
ficulty has been obtained by the COM
missioner About a month ago Sher-
wood left Victoria for San Francisco.
and there prosecuted his mission with
such secrecy that it was not until the
day following his departure that any
intimation of his business was made
public. San Francisco is the headquar-
tiers of the United States sealing fleet
and in the furtherance of his inquiries
within the precincts Of the Golden
Gate Maj Sherwood obtained, it is said,
q number of afidavits from American
sealing captains corrobornting Canada's
contention.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
Mr.. blaine TemporariIy Improved.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2L-Mr. Blaine
has held for twenty-four hours the i'm
provement which was previously noted
in his condition. De rested well during
the night, entered on the morning re-
freshed and consequently is better pre-
pared to a very slight degree to resist
the ravages of the disease which has
brought him face TO face with death.
To this extent there is encouragement
for the family and hosts of friends Of
the statesman. The malady is organic,
however. and in the nature of thinga
,ust grow worse with time
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
Yale Freshmen m nI.rrnos.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. 22.-At u
conference of the academic and scien-
tifc faculties of Yale university it was
voted to prohibit the freshmen classes,
numbering over 600, from taking part
in any baseball intercollegiate games
this season. This action is a punish
ment for the disturbance created by
large portion of the class at a ceiebra-
fion of the successful football game at
the New Haven opera house Decem-
Der
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
How Grain Dealer SibIey Was Caught.

CHICAGO, Dec 20-Dennis E. Sibley,
one of the oldest and best known board
of trade dealers, was forced to make ar
assignment for the benefit of his credit
ors. Sioley's liabilities will reach $685.
22S.92. His assets are as yet undeter-
mined 1t is thought they will reach
$40 600. but possibly may reach 500, 600
Mr.. Sibley has been buying corn heav-
lily for December delivery in New York
expecting that when navigation closed
freight rates would go up and with
them the price of corn and other cereals.
Accordingly he was caught with $780,
OOo bushels Of corn when the roads cut
the freight rates in two and the bottom
fell out % TIC naarSet
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
Fire ~ Kansas city.

KANSAS CITY, No, Dec. 90 Fire was
discovered in the large wholesale and
retail establishment of the Jaccard
Jewellery Co., No 1919 and lOl4 Walnut
street, at 9:45 this morning. At the
lime of the discovery flames were issu-
ing from the rear window Of the first
tory. The origin of the fire is un-
known, but it is believed TO have been
caused by . superheated steam pipe
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
THE BRITISH GAMBLING ACT.
1t Wipes Out the MlsaInG Word COMPETE
ton at Ono Fell Blow.

tlon at One Fell Blow.
LONDON, Dec. ga decision has
been handed down in the case of the
queen against Parsons Weekly, Que
of the papers that was conducting the
missing word competitions which were
topped by the court because of the
act that the word competition used in
dvertising and conducting the scheme
was an infringement of the gambling
act When this decision was made the
proprietors OF the weekly had on hand
the money sent in with guesses of one
missing word. This sum amounted to
$500, 900, and q question arose as to
what disposition should be made of It
It is probable that the money will re-
vert to the crown.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-03
Where Men Like Rric-a-Rrac.

The allegation is frequently made that
bric-a-brac is especially distasteful to the
masculine mind. "Men hate such chicken
fixings," said woman the other day who
does not herself take to them. So they do,
in their own rooms. A mans taste for
himself in furnishing his quarters is sim
pie and substantial in its characteristics
No sooner, however, does he get into his
mothers or sweetheart's or wife's apart
ments than the charm of these feminine
fripperies attracts him. He would rather
crumple bow, jostle tea table set out
with its dainty china and silver, and stum-
BILE awkwardly among the rugs than miss
these accessories.
An English authority, a man, recently
complained, without cause, that the "pleas-
ant litter of wools' was absent from Amer
lean drawing rooms. This writer voiced
the feeling of his sex. They would rather
become snarled in the skeins of gay strands
than not see them. A man doesn't care for
"knot of ribbon and futter Of lace"
about his own dress, but he dearly loves
the effect in a woman's toilet. There
should be taste in choosing and wise limi-
tation in quantity. With these qualifica-
tions the feminine furnishings are accept
able.-Her Point of View in New York
Times