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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
CLEVELAND AND THE FAIR.

The Ex-President WIN Net he mt the Dedi.
cation as IL Would lBe Taking an Unfair
Advantage Of His Opponent.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-Grover Cleveland,
Mrs. Cleveland and the baby, Ruth, will
not come to Chicago after all. In u
letter received by Secretary Culp, of
the committee of arrangements, Mr..
Cleveland declined the invitation which
the exposition officials had sent him to
take part in the festivities of the week
He was pledged to participate in all
the official and social events of tho
week, and his coming was awaited by
thousands of friends.
Mr.. Cleveland's refusal to come to
Chicago at this time was not ut all the
result of political or business engage.
mentS He is not coming simply be-
cause he does not wish to gain any
political advantage over an opponent
who is detained by sad circumstance
such as will keep tho president from
attending the dedication exercises.
81 may be over sensitive and even
morbid on the subject" reads the let.
ter, "but / cannot allow myself to mako
political advantages OF the opportunity
afforded in the sad sickness that keeps
President Harrison away from Chicago"
Then the ex-president went on to say
that ever since his trip to Chicago was
thought Of his political friends had fig.
ured on the amount of good that would
accrue to his campaign and that no
would not permit himself to take an!
such advantage Of his opponent as tn.
present circumstances presented.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22

Leopold Puente, of Wilke. Her length
between perpendiculars is 22.6O meters;
length over all, 90. 10 meters; extreme
beam, $50 meters. The hull weighs
1917 tons; 1t has five decks and a main
mast, foremost, mizzenmast and bow
spirit. The armament consists of six
falconets and two lombards. the latter
being on the main deck.
The Spanish committee having the
matter in charge, made careful exami-
nations OF all obtainable data to insure
that the three vessels reproduced by
them should be in every detail which
could be definitely determined exact
copies of the original Columbus vessels.
In connection with this subject q
Madrid periodical says:
"A great deal of data of very varied
character has been obtained. but moth.
ing that would give the exact details
sought, because, doubtless, the vessels
of that time varied greatly, not only in
the form of their hulls, but also in their
rigging, as will be seen by an examina,
ton of the engravings and paintings of
the fifteenth century, and as there was
no ship that could bear the generic
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
A WILD STRIKE.
Santa Fe TelegrAphers GO Out on Bogus
Order.

Santa Fe Photographers 60 Dat on . Bogus
Order.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct 1T.-Nine hun
dred telegraph operators on the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe main line
struck Mt 10 o'clock this morning, In
obedience to the following dispatch re-
ceived at $3.50 o'clock from Grand Chief
Ramsay ut st. Louis:
To all Operators and Dispatchers: In view OF
the fact that tho Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe 10
operated by the Santa Fe proper. Il is thought
Dcst TINT al operators on the Santa Fe should
60 out rs we'll, rs the company refuses TO con-
cede the conditions OF the Gull. Colorado q
Santa Fo schedule.
All trains have been stopped and the
road will be tied up until the difficulty
can be settled in some way.
THE FUNNY MAN.
81. LOUIS, Oct. 1s.-As Mr. Ramsey
was preparing to leave for Chicago last
night two dispatches were handed him.
One was from R. B. Gemmell, superin-
tendent of telegraph at Topeka, inform
ing him Of the bogus message supposed
to have been sent out from Galveston
ordering the strike. Mr.. Gemmell's
message also contained Operator
Bakers acknowledgment that he had
sent out this message as a joke. Mr..
Ramsey was asked to wire instructions
to Chairman Somers Mt Emporia, as he
had refused to act until Mr.. Ramsey
should be heard from.
The second message was as follows:
D. G. Ramsey:
GALVESTON. Tex. Oct. III B. Somers
wires that Santa Fe system went out at 10
o'clock today on strength OF message dated
Galveston II, signed by you Wire him how to
net We know nothing Of the message and II Is
not oficial Z. S ToDEY
When Mr. Ramsey read these dis
patches he Immediately sent telegram
to the men requesting them to return
to work Just before he took the train
for Chicago he began receiving mes
sages from different points along the
road that the wires were once again at
work, and the trains had commenced to
move. He wired the general manager
Of the Santa Fe to have the operator
who sent the bogus message arrested
and he would prosecute him to the
fullest extent of the law.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
COLUMBUS DEATH.
He Expired ROBBED in the Somber Habit
OF Franciscan.

He Expired ROBBED In the somber Habit
| OF n Franciscan.
The great world-fnder, to whose
memory much honor is due and given,
was in his time variously known rs
Christopher Columbus, Cristobal Colon
and Christophoro Colombo. Colon is
the one which appears on the inner lid
of the small leaden case which contains
all that now is left Of the mortal part
of the great navigator.
He, worn out with age, hard work
and bad treatment, died on May 20,
1908, ut the age of seventy, and was
buried at Valladolid, in Spain.
The Feast of the Ascension was the
day of his death; and he died robed in
Franciscan habit, as his beloved
queen and protector had done.
The cold and heartless Ferdinand
gave Columbus grand funeral, think
ing to do himself honor by it, and
seven years afterwards he reared to
Columbus marble tomb, whose in
scription has since become famous,
both for itself and the memory Of him
who lay beneath.
His remains were afterwards taken
to Seville and placed with the body of
his son Diego in the monastery Of Las
Cuevas.
In 1886 they were eXhumed-those OF
father and son-and transported across
the Atlantic to the island of San Do
mingo, which had been named by Co
lumbus IIispaniola and was the princi-
pal settlement of his own discoveries
in his own time.
In 1896, after the cession of San Do
mingo to the French, they were again
dug up and placed in the cathedral of
Havana. There they now repOse under
a.peculiar monument There is claim
that the real remains were not re-
moved.
There would be poetic justice in
placing the tomb Of Colum bus in San
Domingo, the island with which his
greatest activity as discoverer is as
ISOLATED, and the place where with the
timbers of his wrecked flagship he
built the Hrst European habitation 10
America. The chains placed on him by
Bobadilla during his Imprisonment,
and which he declared should be re-
moved by no less authority than that
of his royal master and mistress, he
kept in his study afterwards as men,
orial and ordered that they should be
buried with him.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
THE WIFE OF COLUMBUS.
She Was n Member or = Noble Italo-Por-
tugucse Family.

She Was Member or Noble Itaio-Por.
tqguese Family.
Columbus allied himself by marriage
with an Italo-P Portuguese family. She
whom he was to choose and take ia
wife was named Felipa Muniz Pere-
trello.
she belonged to noble house asso-
ciated with Dom Henry, of Ariz, in his
explorations and discoveries as we'll be-
cause Of their family station us by the
grace of the infante.
Laws like those which in chemistry
govern the affinity of combining atoms,
in social intercourse produce personal
affinities. The greatest of all discover.
ers was himself destined to wed the
daughter of discoverer.
Columbus often went to mass on Sun
days and other obligatory days His
residence in Lisbon being near the con-
vent of All Saints, he resorted thither
to perform his devotions, and in his as
siduous attendance there it was his
fate to be attracted by Dona Felipa
Muniz until he sought and obtained
her in marriage.
The affection of Columbus for the
young Lusitanian doubtless possessed
practical features also in view of the
sailors desire to live for the realiza-
ton in his ripper age of the work al
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
ItnlIans and Hunrarians.

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct 1s.-Latti-
mer, q mining village near Hazelton,
was thrown into q fever of excitement
last night when it became known that
o riot was in progress among lot Of
Hungarians and Italians After the
fight was over Merink was found shot
In the abdomen. He was picked up
senseless and taken to his home at
MilnesViile. His physician reports that
death Is likely to occur at
any time. Andrew Polka, q resi-
dent Of Hollywood, was stabbed in
several places by one of the Ital-
ians who used . stiletto and cannot re-
cover. Peter Verlock and Michael
LeHzko were also cut upon the hands
and face and their wounds are consld-
cred fatal, but there is possibility that
they win pull through
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
A Wonderful Experience.

The awe with which the small boy
looks upon retired mariner is proba'
bly, due TO the marvellous experiences
the mariner remembers to have had.
An example of this extreme marvellous
ness came up recently in the course Of
a conversation between lad ofsix and
an ex-sea captain.
capt Skaggs, did you ever get your
leg bit of by a shark?" asked the boy.
Ibid ], sonnyP" he replied. Ibid If
Well, rather. Dozens Of times!"-Har-
per's Magazine.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22

In the generally accepted historical
pictures he is represented as possessed
of mustache and pointed beard.
At thirty his hair was quite gray. He
was temperate in eating, drinking and
dress, and so strict in religious matters
that for fasting and saying all divine
offices he might be thought professor
in some religious order.
Notwithstanding all he has'done for
this country some American writers
have recently sought to prove that his
moral conduct would not stand the high
test of comparison with that of
New England Sunday school teacher.
lie was really so devoutly religious
that his signature is cipher, said to
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
COLUM BUS

Columbus, guiding star.
Through tracklcss seas afar,
To where there lay
A continent unknown.
Reserved for freedoms own,
With darkness overthrow,
The worlds new day.
Through grand, triumphal arch
He led the onward march
OF this new age:
Here IN this new found land
Which stores Of wealth command,
Inspired TO purpose grand
Beyond prcsage.
To commerce he gave wings.
To realms OF science swings
IN open door:
He broke the old'world's chains.
And linked the new domains.
With progress which remains
orcvermorc.
His faith such deeds hath wrought.
As arc with grandeur fraught,
To men inspire:
Cut loose from ages past.
To fut.rc he held fast,
Nailed Cross 10 topmost mast,
TO lift man higher.
Four hundred years have sped,
Since he the vanguard led
To our new coasts;
1llustrious his name,
With siill increasing fame,
To whom, in glad acclaim,
Join our great hosts.
ev j. u. Smith, ID. D., in Christian In
v
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
THE ANTHRACITE COMBINE.
Application For Receiver For Some ofthe
Roads.

Application For y Receiver For Some Ofthe
Roads.
New York, Oct 1S-Attorney-Gen-
eral John p. Stockton, of New Jersey,
struck a hard blow yesterday at the
Reading coal combine. With ex-Judge
Fred X. w. Stevens, who had assisted
him in the case on behalf of the state,
he appeared in the chancellor chamber
in New Jersey yesterday and asked that
receiver be appointed to take charge
of the New Jersey Central railroad, the
Easton & Amboy railroad and the Della
ware s. Bound Brook Railroad Co. to
enforce the chancellors injunction
against all the railroads in the coal
combine in New Jersey.
Two informations were filed by tho
chancellor, who granted without hest
tation the prayers in both and made
the rules returnable on October %. The
promptness with which the prayers
were granted is said by lawyers famil-
lar with court procedure to be an indi-.,
cation that a receiver win be appointed
The encouragement has fled with his
papers Q mass of evidence showing that
the temporary and permanent orders Of
the court forbidding increase in the
price Of coal have been ignored and Vi
olafad
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22

mean "Servate-me, Xrfstus, Maria,
Yosefus, Christoferens."
In his later years he suffered from
govt, ophthalmia and other maladies
which his many hardships brought on.
His sight and hearing were quick
and his sense of smell extremely deli
cate, and he had a great fondness for
perfumes. Even on his voyages he was
fond of having his linen, which was
very fine, and his gloves scented with
essence, or more often with dried
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
Would BE Worth = Fortune.

During a severe storm on Columbus
return journey from the new land he
had found he. feeling that his frail ship
must go down, committed a narrative
of his discovery to the sea- What q
rich treasure It would be IL It could be
Rshed up in its oil and tar envelope to.
day and given n the world
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
Columbus, second Voyage.

The oldest record Of Columbus sec
ond voyage to America, which occu-
pied the time between September. 149S,
and June, 1894. Is a manuscript OF the
middle of the sixteenth century in the
Academy of History ut Madrid. 1t is
the narrative of DR.. Chanca, the physi
clan If the expedition.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
COLUMBUS VESSELS.
The Flagship Santa Marla-HOw She Was
Built and Equipped.

Built and Equipped.
The Santa Maria was the largest OF
the three vessels in the little feet OF
Columbus. A reproduction of this yes
sci was launched at Carraca, Spain,
June %, 1892. and her appearance at
the time II shown in the accompanying
cut.
This vessel was built at the expense
of the Spanish government ut the ar
eenaI of Carraca, sixty-three days be-
ing taken for the construction OF the
vessel, under the direction of Engineer
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
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XpOfERENS
sIGYAruRE OF cOLIArBUs.

The Oldest engraved likeness Of Co
lumbus appears in Latin literary
work by Paolo Giovio (Paulus Jovius,
in Latin form, dated 1915. This wood
cut is thought TO have been copied from
a picture which Jovius had placed in q
gallery of notable people which he had
formed in his villa at Lake Como. The
collection is now scattered. but the por-
trait is known to have figured in it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22
PORTRAITS OF COLUMBUS.
They Arc Almost as Numerous as the
Sands by the SeRshore.

The numerous portraits of Columbus,
presenting such wide extremes Of ap-
pearance as to seem absurd, yet have
enough features in common to provide
good material for creating n mental
picture of Columbus. In person he
was tall and shapely. long-faccd and
aquiline, and had very pale gray eyes. In
early life his complexion was very fine.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22

IT Is eminently proper for a man who Is
boring for oil 70 sign his letters your we'll
Wisher. Nv ashington Star.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-22

flowers. Otherwise he was moderate
and simple in diet and apparel, from
taste and on principle; he may he added
to the list of great men who confined
themselves as far rs possible to vege-
table diet and preferred water to wine.
He was scrupnlously careful of garb
and person, even when he wore the
garb Of an associate of the order of st.
Francis, as he did whenever circum-
stances permitted.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-03
Banquetine Captain schley.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Captain w. 8.
Schley, Of the United States steamer
Baltimore, returned from New York
last evening 10 attend dinner given IN
his honor ut the Shoreham by Colonel
James g. Montgomery, Of Portland,
Ore. Among those present were Sena-
tors Proctor, Stewart, Allen, Teller,
Dolph, Washburn, Mitchell, Carey,
Squires, Brice, Warren, 6anderson and
Cullom, Representatives Hemphill, Dali
eel, Lockwood, Price, Griswold, Nc
Creary, Blanchard and Bingham; As
sistant Secretary Of War Grant and As
sistant Secretaries Crouns and Nettleton,
of the treasury. The army and navy
was represented by General Brecken-
ride, Qnartermaster General Batchelder,
ex-Surgeon General Moore, Judge Ad-
vocate General Remey. Commodores
Folger and Ramsay, Captain McNeir
and Surgeon General Brown. Private
Secretary Halford was among the other
gentlement present.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-03
NUGGETS Or NEWS.

Twenty persons lost their lives ia the
election riots last week IN Hungary.
The three juvenile New York burglars
were sent to the Catholic protectory.
Peter George, miner. 20 years old, fell
down a shaft ZOO feet deep at Pana, his,
yesterday and was instantly killed.
The Brazilian minister Of war has re-
signed. The minister Of marine succeeds
him, and will hold both portfolios ad in
terim.
It Is reported that Prince Itprbide has
decided to postpone his marriage with the
daughter Of Senator Stamford, Of California
owing to his mothers recent decease
In . fight which grew out Of practical
joke In a Chicago saloon Charles Mcguire
shot William Tagney and Andrew Gal
lagher. Tagney was killed and Gallagher,
It Is believed, is mortally wounded.
Two men, said to be John McAllister
and William Davenport, Of Rounersfield,
Wyoming county, Pa. while walking on
the track of the Lehigh Valley railroad
near Towanda. were struck BY train and
instantly killed.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-03
HARRIS CONVICTED.
The Jury Brings in Verdict Of Murder
In the First Degree.

NEW YORK, Feb S.--Carlyle w. Har-
ris, the young student charged with hav-
ing poisoned his wife, Helen Potts, was
last night found guilty Of murder in the
first degree by jury Of his peers.
The case has been one of the most
sensational of its kind in recent years,
and has attracted widespread interest.
On Feb. /, 1891, Helen Potts, daughter
of wealthy railroad contractor of As
bury Park, who was in attendance at q
fashionable boarding school in this city,
died after brief illness. The death at
first was supposed to be due to natural
causes, and preparations proceeded for
the funeral.
Then, in some manner, the name of
Carlyle Harris, also of Asbury Park, who
was studying medicine in this city, be-
came linked with that of the dead girl.
The whispers grew as time progressed
until finally the authorities in this city
took cognizance of the matter and an
autopsy was held on the body Of the
young Lady, which resulted in the dis
covery that death was due to morphine
poisoning.
Harris was arrested and indicted, and
tnen the fact leaked out that ne ana
Miss Potts had been clandestinely mar
ried. Facts were developed which showed
the young mans character up in no
favorable light, and the authorities be-
came convinced that he murdered the
young woman. He admitted having
prescribed some morphine pills for his
wife for some affection which he claimed
she was afflicted with, but stated that
the doses were not sufficiently large to
do her harm.
The verdict was very unexpected to
the accused, and he broke down COM
pletely when it was announced. His
Harris maintained his composure
when the verdict was announced, and
was, apparently, the coolest person in
the room. His mother, who has been
constantly at his side during the trial,
was very much affected and created a
scene. She fell back in her chair,
shrieking madly, Its lie, le.n il
was several minutes before she again
became composed. It is understood the
prisoner will be sentenced next Monday.
The case win be appealed
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-03
AtIanta's Greeting % OIeyela nd.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 3.--Ex- President
Cleveland passed Through here yesterday
on his way to New York. At Central
station he was given q tremendous ova-
ton. Fully 5000 people were assem-
bled In and about the station. Cannon
saluted the arrival of the train and be-
fore 1t had stopped Governor Northern
had gotten aboard the train and intro
duced Mr.. Cleveland to the multitude.
For twenty minutes he shook hands
with the crowd and in response to q call
made speech. His coming was not
known until an hour before the train ar
rived.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-03
INDIGNANT LADS AND LASsEs.
Youthful Germans Object to Police In
reference with an Old Custom.


BERLIN, Feb. 3.--The Prussian gov
eminent has taken step which will
draw upon it the frowns Of hosts of
young men and maidens. 1t is no less
an innovation than the regulation of the
ancient winter custom according to
which the girls of village assemble on
given occasion at the house of some
one Of their number, ostensibly to spin
fax, and incidentally, Of course, to gos-
sip, but really to fiirt with the young
men, who invariably seize the Oppor-
tunity to descend In force upon the
meeting place and surprise the girls
at work. The custom Is familiar to
many outside Of Germany through the
reference to it in Wagner's Flying
Dutchman.'
Some prudish people have seen actual
or fancied imploprieties involved in
these festivities, and in obedience to
their complaints the authorities have
issued rules which are henceforth to
govern the entertainments. The prin-
cipal feature Of the important edict is that
the head of each family must accom-
pany the young people to the gathering
ana be present during the ceremonies,
and that no girl under 16 nor boy under
IN shall be allowed to attend. 1t is not
So much the nature of the regulations
Is the fact Of any interference at all in
the innocent social custom that causes
irritation and unfayorable comment
among those who object to the new de
nartare
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-03
aILL. PALMER AND aoRMAN,
a, ateresting Yarn Anent Presidential
Possibilities.

a. ntereshug Yarn Anent Presidential
Possibilities.
uW sHlNGToN, Feb. B. The correspond
N, Of the Philadelphia Bulletin tele-
graphs that paper as follows:
Some extremely significant sugges-
lions are being made here regarding Sem
ator Hills relations to the next president
ial nomination. These suggestions are
peculiarly interesting because they come
through friends Of German, and are sup
posed to have emanated from him. They
are to the effect that Hill is convinced
that he cannot with safety be the .candi-
date of his party this time, and his
course in capturing New York is for the
purpose Of effectually killing of Cleve-
land and with the expectation OF himself
being a candidate four years hence
His plan, according 20 this story, is to
give his strength this time either to
Palmer or to German, with an agree
ment that he is to be supported for the
nomination four years hence. This sug-
gestion comes through sources controlled
by German, and in view Of this fact is
looked upon as especially interesting"