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The Durham daily globe., 1892-04-06
To Prevent Calamities by Fire.

The first thing which a civilized com
munity should require in the erection Of
houses which are intended to be used for
hotels and theaters and halls is that they
shall be practically freproof. If people
are willing to take the risk" the public
should refuse to permit them to take it.
If proper and reasonable precautions for
safety increase the expense of building
rents may be increased, and the price Of
lodging. There need be no fear that a
hotel which is known to be practically
freproof will not be amply supported
because its rates are higher that those of
a death trap. Calamities like the burn
ing of the Hotel Royal have become so
common that it is not without serious
apprehension that travellers now enter
their rooms in hotels. The coil of rope
which is supposed to be designed to help
them in direful emergency merely re-
minds them of their peril and of their
probable inability in a sudden alarm to
cope with it.-Harper's Weekly.
The Durham daily globe., 1892-04-06
an Electric Equine.

George E. Benton, who resides on In
diana avenue, has discovered an electric
horse. Benton stepped from a street
car at Wabash and Eighteenth street
while the horses were being trotted He
placed his hand on the fank'of -one of
the animals, bay mare, and received a
tremendous shock. The car was at
tached to cable train and sped onward.
After it had gone a block Benton re-
turned and experienced a succession of
slight shocks, which gradually died
away as the mare became cooler from
standing. Benton then had the mare
trOtted up and down the street for ten
minutes. She came back in a foam and
was taken at once to the damp ground.
A dozen men then formed hands, first
wetting the soles of their shoes thor
Oughly IL the horse trough. As Benton
put his hands on the mare every man
distinctly felt the shock. "Now one
man let go at time," shouted Benton,
and they did SO, the shock intensifying
as each man fell out, SO that at last, when
the number was reduced to three, the
next man cried out, "Some of you
fellers catch hold again; 1 can't stand
this"
Mr.. Benton sent the mare trotting
again, and meantime climbed a lamp
post. Another man climbed after him
and caught hold of his hand. He clasped
the post firmly with his legs and gave
his disengaged hand to third man, who
in turn placed his hand on the mares
flank. Benton turned on the gas Jet
and put his index finger on the nozzle Of
the jet. Instantly a series of sparks
flashed through the living chain from
the excited horse and the gas blazed up.
Benton was SO exhausted by this last ex-
pertinent that he had to be taken down
from the lamp post. The manager Of a
dime museum has offered a large sum
to the company for the privilege Of ex-
hibiting the horse.-Chicago Cor. Kansas
City Times.
The Durham daily globe., 1892-04-06
Arrested for Christening.

A curious lawsuit has been instituted
in Shenandoah, Va. A few Sundays ago
the wife of David Jones brought their
infant child TO the Episcopal church to
be baptized. Before the ceremony be-
gan Jones arose and exclaimed: "Hold
on! If you christen that child you do it
against the wish and religion of the
father. l am an English Baptist" The
wife said it was her wish to have the child
christened and the minister proceeded
with the ceremony. The husband then
had the clergyman arrested under law
which states that father has the spirit
ual and educational control of his child
until it arrives at the age of maturity.
The case has been sent TO court, where 1t
will be tested. d.-Boston Journal.
The Durham daily globe., 1892-04-06
Hanged and Shot and Still Alive.

John Cook, life man, has been re-
leased on communication. Some nine
years ago Cook perpetrated cold blood
ed murder in Webster county. The
people were SO worked up over the mag
nitude of his crime that mob was or
ganized and Cook was taken from the
Jail and hanged to a tree. Three shots
were fired into his body, and he was left
swinging and supposedly dead. The
sheriff cut the body down and was sur
prised to see signs of returning life.
Cook recovered, and in view of the
violence he had suffered the judge gave
him life sentence. This was com
muted some months later by Governor
Thayer to twelve years. He received
three years good time and was released.
Nebraska Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Durham daily globe., 1892-04-06
A History with $500 Pictures.

Mr.. 4. NJ. Palmer's History of the
Union Square Theater Under a. NJ.
Palmer's Management" includes twelve
bulky folio volumes, and contains up
ward of 600 autobiographies of actors
and actresses and $500 portraits, play
bills and other illustrative matters. Mr..
Palmer also owns many privately illus
trated editions of Shakespeare and of
the early English authors, several of
them fine examples.-New York Sun.
The Durham daily globe., 1892-04-06
NEW FIR ".

Having purchased the interest Of 5. r.
rorrin,,og. in the firm of Darlington &
Tbayton, we take pleasure in informing
i.rr friend. and customers that we have
associated our-clves together for con
IucrinE the Grocery and General Mer-
cbandisc business at the same stand, and
solicit their patronage, promising to serve
them to the best Of our ability.
j. j. THAXTON,
j. X. PATTON.
The Durham daily globe., 1892-04-06
Dissolution Notice

yo,iro +, hereby given that the firm of
-. .,Gr'r ,.;n,ton (, Thaxton is this day dis
1 .;.oI tLL.TI Ly ", mutual consent :. r. CARING
'o'tn Sa,,inr - sold his interest to the new
.or su -" of Tbayton &. Patton, which will
lin .;arc thr business at the old stand
o2n,'"4 ,;.t "rrnrwcd energy and yigOr. All
"ar,c, due the firm OF CarIlngton q q;
Tray,on are notified to come forward
anI l.J .e,,Ie Immediately.
a"1 J j. THAXTON,
). II. CARRINGTON.
March +, 1892.
The Durham daily globe., 1892-04-06
VENT, Vidit, ct Nupsit in Thirty Minutes

Venit, Nidit, ct Nupsit in Thirty Minutes.
The record for quick time in love,
courtship and marriage was broken IN
Fairfield, Ia, by an old gentleman from
Keokuk county, who came, met an old
lady, fell in love with her, proposed,
was accepted, procured license and
was married TO her all inside of thirty
minutes from the time he first laid eyes
on her.-Cor. Chicago Herald.
The Durham daily globe., 1892-04-06
Practical Parents.

Anxious Mother-Our daughter hasn't
touched an onion for a month.
Anxious Father-Then it's time to get
q dog.-New York Weekly.
The Durham daily globe., 1892-04-06
DR. j. j. THASTON'

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Membranes Glands and Nerves females In
particuIarl, Indigestion, Bronchitis. scrofuA,
Constipation and Headache Secondary and
Hereditary Diseases Home at Z. " Hern-
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hours. 9 clock g. m, 70 u u, and from p. N.
kN ., N
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-06-16

THIRTY years ago Senator Sher-
man, of Ohio, was nominated for
congress. He was so poor that he
had to mortgage his home to get
funds to carry on his campaign. At
$4,000 year, his salary for thirty
years would amount to only $780,
600; but his check is good for
several millions anywhere. Now it
takes a. good deal of economy to
raise, educate, feed and clothe
family for thirty years on $l5O,0OO
and save several million dollars out
of it. Honest John" says, "You
can't legislate money into a mans
pocket" Sherman is not the only
Door fellow who has become rich in
this way. That is the reason legis-
lation is all against the Masses
Progressive Farmer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-06-16
Notice..

Those who have received Demo-
rest gold or silver medals, and have
not returned certificates, are re-
uuested to return certificates imme-
diately, as l MUST return to national
headquarters a certificate for each
medal sent out. Send the full GER
tifcate- both the body and the stub.
ANNA CHAMPE,
Sup't for Kansas and Oklahoma.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-06-16
The Altruist
Garnett, Kas.

Is monthly paper partly in pho
netic spelling, and devoted to COM
mon property, united labor, commu-
nifty homes, and equal rights to all.
1t is issued by the Altruist
Community, whose members hold
all their property in common, and
live and work together in perma-
nent home for their mutual assist
ance and support and to secure their
greatest wealth, comfort and enjoy
ment, and both men and women
have equal rights in deciding on all
it's business affair by their majority
vote. so cents year; specimen
copy free. Address A. Longley,
Editor, 9O1 Olive street, st. Louis,
Mo.
EWRITE FOREx
@CLUB RATES.&
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-06-16

Some changes will be observed
in the corps of teachers in the city
schools the ensuing year. Teachers
employed are as follows: East side
Prof. +. Mcclellan (of Pleasan-
ton), Misses Mamie Hunter, Lou
Tillson, Laura Gregg, Belle Smith,
Leah Hedges, Sarah McCollum, Josie
Mills. West side "A. D. McFad-
den, Misses Hattie Osborn, Sophia
Bobo and Ethel Hearst.
If you want the AGITAToR and
can't spare the money, come in and
see us, and we can make a "dicker"
for chickens, potatoes, hay, wood,
etc. We don't intend that any
Peoples party man in Anderson
county shall be compelled to do
without the paper.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-06-16
For Governor,

The chairman, secretary and treas
urer of the Peoples party of each
township are requested to meet the
county chairman at the Grand Opera
House, in Garrett, at O'Clock p.
M, sharp, June 22d. Business of
Importance will come before this
meeting. j. D. STEVENS, Chm.
j. w. MILLER, Sec'y.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-06-16
TO OWNERS. oFsREAL ESTATE :

TO OWNERS OFSREAL ESTATE:
/ believe that coming events cast
their shadows before, and that, with
in the near future, all those who
have farms that they wish to sell
are going to have a chance at ia fair
price. have quite an extensive
correspondence in the. east, and be-
lieve that l can help all whowish' to
sell or to borrow money on their
property. have plan whereby
we can consolidate our real estate
transfers, and save ourselves, in the
aggregate, hundreds of thousands
of dollars in this state. We can
also save very large amounts by
consolidating our abstracting.
l will attempt, if can get the
farmers to take hold of it, en- masse,
to make sales for them at l IL per
cent, and if it can be done for less,
after it is tried, we will do it.
can make loans on the following
terms: From $1,000 to $4,000, 7
per cent; from $4,000 to $4,000,
6 IL per cent; $4,000 and over, 6
per cent, with l IL per cent. cash
commission. The commission is
paid but once. A $1,000 loan
would be 8 IL for the first year,
and straight I after that. Special
rates of commission to Alliance men.
Let us, as farmers, do as those in
other branches of business do-con-
solidate our affairs-and we will get
the benefit of lower rates. We ex-
pect to get our loan company ar
ranged soon, and we will then run
the loan business in accordance with
the plan.
will be at home on Saturdays to
write your applications for loans.
J. M. NEVILLE.
Garnett, Kas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-06-16
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

trains from Topeka to Cofeyville.
Miss Myrtle Curtis, Of Greelay,
visited Mrs. Will Savage, Saturday.
John Tyler was caller, Satur-
day. He is a middle-of-the-road
man.
Full line of SELF & Lee Shoes,
for men and boys, at WAGsTAFF's.
Mrs. Maria White, of Greeley,
paid us welcome visit, Monday, in
company with two little grand
daughters.
Elsie and May Mundell, of
Greeley, have been visiting friends
at Ft.Scott.
WIN. Hays and family and
John Hurtz and wife left, Saturday,
for Illinois. They will make that
state their home.
"A Good, Strong, Substantial
suit, for men, for 81, at
WAGsTAFF's.
City Marshal Gehr, of Greeley,
was in the city, Tuesday, on legal
business.
Mrs Nellie Brooke, Of Kansas
City, and Mrs Ida Hubbard, Of
Ottawa, spent Saturday and Sunday
with their parents, D. E. Stephens
and wife.
We are showing an elegant line
of NEW SPRING CLOTHING, for
men, youths and boys, at prices to
suit our trade. WAGsTAFF & Son.
Secretary Jos. Carey asks us to
announce that the admission to the
races, July 4th and 5th, will be 70
cents; horses and carriage free /;
children under IL years free.
Mrs D. E. Stephens went to
Ottawa, yesterday, accompanied by
her brother, j. Mcclure, and wife.
John Sonnet left, Tuesday, by
team, for Beatrice, Neb., where he
will make his home winh son.
The AG1rAroR will pay him weekly
visits.
We have the largest line of
Mems Fine Shoes in the city.
Our prices are always the LOWEST.
WAGsTAFF & Son.
j. w. Sewers, of the Olathe
Leader, paid us visit, last Friday.
He is an enthusiastic supporter of
Judge Little for congress, and is do
ing good work for him.
"A lot of furniture for the court
house at Fairbury, Neb., was ship
ped from the De Wolf factory, Sat-
urday.
Read "The Crime of 1873" on
seventh page; then lay the paper
away for future reference.
There will be Sunday school
picnic at Mont Ida on the Goth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-06-16

-lneTc VIII UC fOui Ni-VA-O Wy
celebration at Greeley, and another
at Stringham's grove.
Anderson county Alliance will
meet on the third Saturday in each
month hereafter, unless otherwise
ordered. j. j. ANDERSON, Sec'y.
Anarchist Anthony is billed for
Greeley, the 25th.
DIR. Edward Harris is up from
Texas, on visit. He says he has
not abandoned his trip to Europe.
Capt. Sol Kaufman and wife
are visiting friends at Lawrence.
Mrs. Roger and daughter Jen-
ME went to Chanute, Monday, on a
visit.
jim Wilson and Alex Sober
each shipped car of hogs to Kan
sas City, Sunday.
Misses Lou Tillson and Pearl
Patton are visiting friends at Topeka.
Elmer E. Brown, Of the Okla
homa City Journal, was in the city
a short time, Tuesday. He was re-
turning from the Minneapolis con-
vention. Mr.. Brown was at one
time principal Of the Greeley school.
DIR. Henning has gone to st.
Louis, to attend meeting of the
National Medical Association.
The pop stand, on the south
side, very unceremoniously "vacat-
3D." one night recently. "They
say" it had begun to smell pretty
strong of something besides pop.
w. P. Myers had business at
Kansas City the first of the week.
&C. T. Richardson's name ap-
peared as a candidate for lieutenant
governor, in the Wichita conven-
ton.
"A lot of "the boys" tried to
get ND a ratification, Saturday even
ing, but it was a weak affair. A
few sky-rockets and Roman candles
were destroyed, and there were a
a few attempts at speech-making.
Dan Moore hasn't finished the
improvements about the Oak-Leaf
hotel, but the house is open for bus
ness, and starts out well. This
house has all the modern accessories
and attachments available here. Its
furniture is all new and modern, and
there's lots of it. A large portion OF
the furniture was mazda at the Gar
nett factory. Dan is model host.
This being the fifth anniversary
of the marriage of w. "A. Savage
and wife, number OF their Greeley
friends came up to celebrate the &C.
casion with them, and were joined
by Garnett friends. twas perfect
surprise to Mr.. and Mrs. Savage.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-18
Charged With Criminal 1Lhs,.

PoUGHKEEPsrE, N. Y., April 1S.-Levy Crasper, editor and publisher of a small Sunday paper here called the "Sunday Sun, ' was arrested yesterday on a charge of criminal libel preferred by Chief of Police McCabs of this city. Crasper pub lished in his paper yesterday a state ment that the chief of police was an ex- convict. The arrest followed in few hours after the publication of the state ment At the County Court, which begins here to-day, Crasper will be tried on a charge of criminal libel on ex- Alderman DOwney of this city, having been indicted by the last grand jury on two charges, one of which was also pre- ferred by Chief McCabe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-18
POLITICS and PATRIOTISM

We ask pardon of the women of Con nectiout this week for taking as our subs ject the question of Politics, for the reason that the methods employed to in sure success in that peculiar line are rather distasteful to them, to say the least Connecticut politics for the past two years will be an interesting chapter to the future historian. We claim to be living in different age; but why degenerate be- cause we are apparently secure
 Like the son of an industrious merchant who inherits prosperous business, he grows slack in it's management, and ruin follows. The commanding position which Washington occupied, the patriotism which inspired 0 stranger like Lafayette to republic against the strongest power in the world; the teachings of Jefferson, the wisdom of Franklin, the eloquence and nerve of Patrick Henry, is hardly in keep ing with our political tactics to day. The name of our Treasurer has for some weeks been mentioned in connection with one of the high offices of the nation, and as it has become public property, and being a citizen in good standing (having paid our taxes), we make no apology for taking a hand in the discussion. We are thank ful to the press and our friends for all the good things that have been said, and we hope to always merit their good opinion. But some of our friends say that we don't know anything about politics. Perhaps this is true. And the fun of it is that the more We DO KNOW about them the less we think of them. They say that we dom't know Gnythiug about l. .gislation. Well, it Is quite problem to solve how to make $50, 900 a year on a 5000 salary. Then again, we want men of EXPERIENCE" }. " But to one who has looked down upon the of hn in the House ot Representatives, he is net very much impressed with their superior greatness. We think we have men in tl @ employ of the Waterbury FuEniture com pany who would compare very faVorably with ths average memb Der, with all due respect U his royal highness Common sense is said to be 8 very UNCOMMON thing, and men who are distinguished in the commercial world need not be afraid to cops with these in the political world The men who are capable of building up such an institution as the Waterbury Fur niture company are capable of building nation.
 WE KNOW how the world was made out of NOTHING. The men in Congress whS have been HEARD from can be counted on the ten fingers. But where is the intelligent man, woman or child who has not heard of the lead ing men of the Waterbury Furniture Coz We arc the oracle through witch the state papers have become famous. Our words of wisdom fall upon the car like the toll of 0 bell at midnight. Our edu- cational work among the "Four Hundred" is considered miraculous, as we have been partially successful inn teaching them their duty to the extent of spending their money where they made it-among Wa terburys low priced merchal tS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-18
WAS THIS DEFINING 2
Believed in Los Angeles, Cal,
 that He Lived There.
HE CALLED HIMSELF WILLIAMS.
His Resemblance to the Australian Mur-
 derer Said to be Striking.

Married a Rich Widow, Robbed Her, and
 Then FIed-TOld Her of His Australian E DOings-DesminE Pronounced Sane b,
 the Melbourne Medical BOard-says He
 is Innocent, and Can Prove It-DOesn't Care for Religion.
 Los ANGELES, Cal, April 1S-From facts recently elicited it appears that the Australian murderer Deeming visited this city in 1887 and married, soon after ward decamping with 5000 of the woman's money. He went under the assumed name of Charles H. Williams, and came from San Francisco. In a short time he succeeded in marrying Mrs. Nanni Catithsing, who authorized him to draw her 50 wings, amounting to several thousand dollars, with which hs fled.
 He was confessedlY an Australian, was 8 Free Mason, a member of St. Georges Society, and in many other respects, such as disposition and habits, is strik- ingly like Deeming, if not the same in- dtvidual.. He also showed great aversion to being photographed, likeness being secured purely by chance. These por- traits bear striking resemblance to those published of Deeming.
 He confessed to Mrs. Catithsing an Australian marriage with issue, but told her this previous wife had died, brutally describing the joyous dance he executed on her grave.
 Williams departure from Los Angeles was hastened by the accidental meeting with an Ohio lady who recognized him, and this circumstance, coupled with the finding in Australia of his photograph, bearing the name of an Ohio photo grapher, strengthens the theory that Will Hams and Deeming are one and the same man.
 Deeming Not Iusane.
 MELBOURNE, April 1S.-The Medical Board who have examined the murderer, Deeming, as to his sanity, pronounce him to be mentally sound and perfectly re- ponsible for all his actions. Tho state menu that DeeminG was mad when 8 boy and committed the murders at RaiuhilI and Windsor while suffering from in- stinctive insanity, received no credence from the Board.
 Deeming maintains his nonchalance and continues to talk of what he will do when he goes back to England. He said yesterday that without the help of & lawyer he could convince any jury if he tried that he was an innocent man. He eats heartily, saying that he does not in- tend to go into 8 decline because the au- thorities keep him in jail for a few weeks.
 A chaplain was admitted to him on Friday and Deeming talked with him on religious subjects. He remarked, how ever, that he did not care much for religion, as the woman who got him in trouble by her unfaithfulness (Miss Mather) was always reading her pra yer book.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-18
wissix Will Apoloe,xo.

ALBANY, N. Y., April 1S.-Assembly- man Philip WiSsig asserts that his re- marks used while opposing the Woman's Suffrage bill have been misoonstrued by an ''evil minded public" He will ap- pear in the Assembly to-day and offer a provisional apology for anything he may have said that could be deemed insulting to his colleagues and others who listened to his speech: The apology will have a large sized Eff" running through it, as he steadfastly denies that he intended to utter anything that should have caused the women suffragists who listened to him to blush.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-18
HON. ALEXANDER M'KENzIE.
meath of canada's Ex-PromIor-skstch .
 His Life.


 His Life.
 TORONTO, Ont, April 1S-Hon. Alex ander Mckenzie, ex-Premier of Canada, died at 12:40 yesterday.
 He was born in Perthshire, Scotland, on January 2s, 1922. His father was an architect and contractor, and intended his son to follow the same vocation. The lad acquired Q common school education but was not content with that and con- tinued his studies at the old cathedral city of Dunkeld and as Perth. In 1842 he emigrated to Canada, settling in Kingston, Ont, the home then of trio of men who have likewise distinguished themselves in Canadian politics. These were Sir John A. Mcdonald, Sir Alex ander Campbell and the Hon. Oliver Mowat.
 After a short time MT. Mckenzie re- moved to Sarnia, Ont, and set up in business as contractor. Later, in 1852, he was the editor of the Lambton Shield" and was elected to Parlia- ment in 1861 for Lambton County. the reform party in the House of Com mons, and when the Pacific Railway scandals, in November, 1873, forced Sir John Mcdonald to resign, the Liberal leader was called upon to form a new ministry.
 Parliament was dissolved, and in the elections of 1874 the new Government was sustained by . large majority. The Conservatives then began their famous campaign for Q Irrational policy" and higher duties upon imports, and upon this issue in the general elections of August, 1878, the Liberal Government was defeated and Sir John Macdonald re- turned to power. MT. Mackenzie con- tinued at the head of his party for few years moro and then retired.
 The dead statesman was regarded gem orally as one of the ablest and most up- right of the many political leaders iD Canada's history, and during his long illness was the object of widespread sympathy.