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TurtIe- Catching In Northern Indiana.

WABASH Ind, July II. Turtle
catching is becoming quite an industry
in Northern Indiana. A number OF
men from Ohio are now seining the
rivers OF this part Of the state for soft
shell turtles, and the catch thus far
this season has been large. The am
phibians, after being taken in the
seines, are sorted, the best ones being
placed in gunny sacks and billed tc
Philadelphia firms, who fatten then
and place them on the market The
shipments are in lots Of from 500 to
{. 900 pounds.
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THE
WEEKLY WORLD.
Consists of Eight Pages
and is sold for $1.OO
per Year.

This explains why its circulation has
grown so rapidly, and why advestisers
prefer It To constitute q, good adver-
Using medium, weekly must be newsy
and interesting. The more news it
contains, the better for the advertisers.
Send for sample copy, and compare
ii with its competitors Examine and
investigate for yourself Give it a
trial and You will be readily convinced
that you have made a great mistake
in not using its columns long ago.
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WASHINGTON. July is. Commando,
Charles NJ Thomas has been detachei
from duty I'M the bureau Of navigation
and ordered to command the gunboat
bennington, relieving Commander r
b. Bradford, who Is granted leave y
absence for two months
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IN WASHINGTON, July IL. "A cablegram
received at the navy department Tues
day announced that the cruiser Phila-
delphia has arrived at Rio Janeiro,
Brazil. After coaling at Rio she will
proceed to Valparaiso, Chilli and then
unless other instructions are sent she
will proceed TO Samoa. /.
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Young bridegroom suicides.

GRAFTON, w VA, July ia sad
suicide took place here. curtiss Mar
tin, popular young man who was mar
ried only a week ago TO Miss Anna
Smith, of Valley Falls, this county, went
to his room in the boarding house oi
Mrs. j. w. Ridenaeer and shot himself
through the heart Financial embar-
rassment was the cause.
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examination for Promotion.

WAsHiNoToN, July II. --Commodofs
George Brown was examined at thu
navy department Tuesday for promo
tion TO the grade Of rear admiral. and
Capt. Edward Il. Potter will be exam
fined Wednesday for promotion TO th
grade Of commodore. Rear Admira
Bell1nap is president Of the examining
hna td
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July r. AT TIL
democratic city convention here Tues
day night Thos. L. Sullivan, the pres
ent mayor, was renominated for tina
Office. This makes him candidate To-
third term. Mayor Sullivan received
the support Of IS per cent Of the dele
rafaa
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FEReus MALLS, Mimi, July H.
The hail-storm which struck this coun-
ty Sunday evening was one Of the most
destructive that ever visited the coun-
ty. East Of this city farm after farm
lost everything growing Fully 10000
acres were damaged, and 10000 viii
not cover the loss.
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BuEzARD's BAY, July ~ THE Presi-
dent Tuesday drove out behind his pair
OF bays to Buzzard's Bay with Col La
mont and Dr. Bryant He stopped at
the post Office for, his mail, and then
drove back to GRAY Gables.
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FIoods Il Austria.

VIENNA, July IL. Fatal floods oc-
CURED in the Kulstein and zillerthal
districts. in the Tyrol, and il Is feared
that the damage will be great. The
village Of Brixlemg, situated at the con-
tinuance Of the Alpbach with the river
Inn, has been partly devastated, Ten
villagers were drowned and several are
missing
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shot His Father.

EsTERpRIsE, KY, July 70, John Har-
per and son, James, became involved in
a difficulty. when the son shot the
father He also shot the horse the old
man was riding. Both man and horse
dangerously hurt
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ODESSA, July IL. --Aurebach's quick
silver, mines, near Ekaterionislay, have
been suddenly flooded. The worlSmen's
huts were carried away and eight men
were drowned.
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MADISON, Ind, July IL. Seho6eld's
wooden mills burned Tuesday after
noon. The buildings and stock are val
ned at 1000, and the loss Il probably
ESQ, 900. There is partial Insurance..
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VALLETA, MALTA, July ~. The courf
martial that will try the officers Of tht
British Mediterranean squadron on thu
charge Of partial responsibility for TIL
Victoria disaster, win open in this cit,
July IL,
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Prof. Harrington 8 be retained.

WASHINGTON, July IL lit was stated
by Secretary Morton, Tuesday, that
Prof. Harrington would be retained as
chief Of the weather bureau. at least
Tor the present
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WAsHINeToS. July a. Mrs Omer d.
Conger, wife Of Ex-senator conger.
Of Michigan, died here Tuesday morn
ing.
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LhOIBfM NteHtDta .klNNtHtFlHs
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July Y. Eighty
Ave cases Of cholera are reported in the
hospital here. Forty deaths from the
disease have occurred.
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BusiSEssr LOCALS.

LNOR RENT.-Those two hne large rooms on
u south side Of Public square occupied by Mr.
Newton Lynch and wife suitable for single
gentleman man ard wife or for Offices. Apply
70 W n. H. Pics, e.ieu
The Irish standard., 1893-09-30
Mgr. satolli and the g. A. r.

During his recent western tour Mon
signor Satolli went to Plano, in the Chi
cago archdiocese, to administer confrma-
ton to class Of candidates there, and in
the paraie held in his honor the Grand
Army post, the local lodge Of the United
'Workmen and other organizations
marched, while people aocked into the
place from towns forty and fifty miles
away, % eaeer were they to see the apos
tolic dele4ate and 10 honor him 81.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-16

Just before dark, , Daniel llclvie. a
farmer, was driving TO his home, five
miles from Logansport, Ind, The other
evening. two masked hi1hwaymcn
sprang mp at the edge OF the road and
commanded him, upon pain OF death,
10 dlight from his WAGON. wo reyol
vcr> W re pointed a. Helvie's head and
he ubeycd. Ills ha DIS were ordered
mp and he highwa men seur he'd the
farmers pockets, securing aUO t o..
The deed was done in day.i 10 and i'm
q thiclly settled neiEhbOrhood. After
relieving Hc,vie me as ordered 10
mount his wagon and pr ceed. alarm
was given but no trace Of tho robbers
was found Great excitement exists m
tho lghborhood, many believing
that the highwaymen We're none other
than the men wHO recently oobed the
express train near kendailyile.
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Every since the James boys inaugu-
rated press robb NJ as p oiiable
employment the life OF the express
messenger has been at stake. The
work of the Reno gang IN Indiana, the
Star gang in Indian Territory and
Texas. the aston shinr pursuit led by
Evans and Sontag, boyh in California
and other states has rlertly addict to
the general risk that has constantly
hovere ed over tn re men. The danger
cannot be modi, ,d or explained away
TO a minimum. NJ hen it Is seen, as
has often been illustrated, that these
deSperadoes traverse whole states
and even the entire Union to e ccute
tn ir daring work, it becomes ap-
parent.
" ans and Son az travelled from
Ca fornia to Wis, on~in to hold mp the
American Express comp S car at
some II eXpe ted moment and out OF
the way place. IL has since been
learned that they TT riveled elsewhere
and further to accomplish their pur-
pose The James gang did likewise
and all the southwe~t knew them rom
II. Louis to Brownville and from the
mountains of Tennessee west TO the
coast. 1t stands to reason. then, that
the messenger II Florida or Oregon.
In Maine or Old Me >ico, tending the
wealth Of some one of these great oN-
press corporations, is as liable TO re-
ceive visit from local desperadoes as
from outlaws who have travelled from
afar 10 their shadowy night work.
Leaving his comfortable home for
the labor of a 10 journey the eX-
press messenger enters the car over
which he has charge and travels forth
on his journey alone. There IL
usually wea tn about him, of the
presence of which he is not certain
how IN nv are aware. His door, are
barred and bolted. His labor is one
of silence and speculation. Through
the long hours o the night the various
stops are to he won cred at as mean
ing something dangerous. Fiu3ly in
theirs, as ia he lives OF all men, there
comes the critical moment A train
had been halted in the shadow Of a
gloomy forest or the depth Of a soli-
tarv canon. A voice has sounded the
demand for an immediate opening and
surrender q manly stand is taken.
Then comes the blowing open OF door
with dynamite demand for keys.
/ The fin test Is bruta blow or q
! deadly shot and another hero, sung,
has died at his post
1t is either this Or the other-a sur
render because life and the pursuit OF
happiness is hclt n CHER than packages
of goll or bundles Of silver The aft
erma h is usually less tn illing and
mare painful I suallY it means that
| the ms ,senger dies h TO or fingers a
suspect ia tn, service or out it,
The families of the dead are left tC
shift for themselves or TO suffer he
cause of inability 20 sh H. The living
mes cnger has tn Inadequate salary
and the perhaps moderate odium OF
having been % covar or uutrust
worthy upon him. or has mo- work al
oil and so drifts out OF the b s'nes'
entirely.
The iirst train robbery la America
occurred al Gads iliI, Mo, in lo.5
Al that po M and time an Adams OK
press car pres.d a oycr hy Sic sengei
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Younger brothers. All the after years

Younger brothers. All the after years
OF their outlaw eNpcr en- e were
stained by de ds of whic express TO D-
bing was certainly the miIdcst. Their
example also was copied 10y 9th. r am
titious intelects of an i-norant and
bloOdthir ty turn
"A Reno gang sprung up in Indiana
and made their head .uarters at Sey-
mour, where the senior Reno and his
family lived. Their orera ons COW
cred socthcrn Indiana rom New Al
bauy to indianapolis. Abo1t fftccn
years since tn began holding up
tr ms along with other minor enjoy
mcnts.
In their operations as train robbers
only one messenger, according o the
mem ries fseverat gentlemen, figures.
His name was Joe Dresbach. and for a
mum ne- of recent years he ran into
st. Louis, but now ha, moved h nee.
The Incident IN question occurred
when he was mt ssenger on
th j., NJ and /. road. running from
New Albany to lndi napoli-. One
midnight the Reno gang Lol ded MS
train at water tank eighteen
miles south OF Seymour, Ind, and
lroke into the express car
One of the gang had taken charge Of
the engine ana was RUM NJ he ira n.
d. esbach refused o comply with tho
prearrauged details, and for his her ic
Obetiuac, was thrown OH the .ail. It
was purely accidental at he Cs aped
ath, for the train WAS moving
swiftly and the grading of the road
was n ythinF but smooth or level. As
il was he was laid mp for months Per-
ha IS IL will afford some sat sfaction to
many to know tnut this same misera-
be gang perished accord g to the T.
deserts Three swung ON a beach
tree three miles east of Browutown,
Ind, and seven more of them were
TAX n by n jailstorming mob f ON the
New Albany prison anu justly hanged.
he wo k of the STAR gang in
Indian territory was cruel enough,
and every one knows of the many train
robbcries that figured in it, Tho eN-
press messengers who surrendered to
them were wise. such determ ned
huma de4iis would have ramm, q the
cold barrel OF a forty-four down n
victims throat and blaled away into
his anatomy before { ey would have
been intcrfered with. Those who
h We read the exp otis o Evans and
Soutag can imagine how 10 @
=
i'm hm would fare at their hands.
hos two cOol-heHded IN rderers
LIVED strangely ,ual existence, pre-
te ding 20 be quiet, honest ci izens Of
California. while making \ record of
crime that has appa led the nation
i hc de peraGo S who push dynamite
Sticks under express car doors or stand
erect upon the tender of flying
engine ana le el the silvercd barrels
Ct their reyolvers stra ght upon the
cab crew in the shadowy 81 re of an
on-.Le furnace fire or moonli4h beams
;..e fully determined and n hu,ed
e. some orouchins ,el ne Of tho
juugl with the odor OF BLOC II its
no tris the desire of goli is in their
hei Is, and nett en- the sight OF human
wo nor the thought # eternal per-
dit on could stop them.
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sought The messenger who was in
CHARGE of the train which was recent
ly robbed in Indiana has b en- dis
charged because he did not save the
treasure under his charge. Had ne
attempted to resist the desperadoes he
would have been shot on the spot.
About the safest course for the mes
seuger to take is to hand over the
keys of his safe and ask Tor his share
of the proceeds. he N'rthern
Michigan messenger who took this
view of it when his car was obbed Of
SIS, 600 just saved the company that
much. for had he not received his
share none of tle money would have
been re covered. lie Will probably be
rewarded for his peculiar share in the
capture Of the desperadocs.
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
General Master Workman Powdcriy ID
nIes stories Abou the Orders Future.

General Master Workman Powderiy De-
niles stories Abou the orders Future.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 15. Prior to
the opening Of the general assembly
of the Knights Of Labor at Industrial
hall this NOR ming, General Master
Workman Powderly cmphatically de-
nicd story that this would be
the last convention of the order
and that there was scheme
to disrupt IL by Powderly and
two or three other members of the
general executive board, who wanted
TO gain control of its property, includ-
iEg the $40, 900 headquarters, Sl3O. .OO0
worth Of coal lands in Indiana and
$50, 900 worth of real estate in New
York. "The story is absolutely
false, said he. There will certainly
be m otion To adjourn without a day
for future meeting, but not
with view to the disrup-
tion of the order Other orders,
notably the American Federation
OF Labor, which meets Decem Der
90, will take similar action. 1t will
then confer with the leaders of the
other orders Each order will have its
individual meetings and retain it's au-
tonomy. But meeting at common
place and date, the delegates of these
various orders will rub against each
other and, learning that their aims
and ends are similar, the result will
be unanimous action in many things
where now we disagree.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-16

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov.-l5. The State
Board of Railroad commissioners
granted the petition of taxpayers of
seven townships is Usage and Ander-
son counties, for an order requiring
the Missouri Pacific Railroad com
pany, to put on separate and eX-
elusive passenger, express and mail
train on the line mentioned, and
make one trip day each way be-
tween Fort Scott and Topeka. The
order, which has been issued by the
board, goes into effect December /,
tn wear
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METHODIST MISSION WORKERS
GROW EXCITED.
ALL ABOUT APPROPRIATIONS
Three Hours OF Lively Discussion over
Mlssion work in -Appropria-
tions to 80 Scaled one Ninth
Money for Foreign Work.
Nearly Every Country
Provided For.

MINSEAPoIIs, Mimi, Nov. IA
red hot debate over the sum TO be an
propriatcd for mission work in India
during the coming year enlivened
yesterdays session of the general
missionary committee of the Meth
odist church. The committee to whom
the matter had been referred reported
an appropriation of Sl27, 40 to be
divided as the board in New York
might determine between the north,
northwest and south India, Bombay
and Bengal Burmah conferences.
Bishops Foss, Hurst and Mallall made
earnest addresses in support of the
recommendations The latter said
that IL it were possible to put 500, 900
and fifty missionaries into the field
they would have $1,000 600 Mctho-
dists i'm India in very few years.
Bishop Fowler led the opposition.
"The tide of money he said, had
set in toward India To the discrcdit of
other missions. This country had
been hvpnotized by that greatest of
moral beggars of modern tim es, bishop
Thoburn."
DIR. j. NJ. Buckley, the eloquent ed
itor and preacher of New York. spoke
in the same strain India. he thought,
was getting too much. lie criticised
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety for taking collections in
churches in fact, wherever they could
get dollar, all for India. Compar-
ing China with India, he said that the
Chinese were kept out while the Hin
docs could come in by the tens of
thousands If they wanted to. The
late President Harrison had not vetoed
the Geary law.
Bishop Fowler, interrupting, mo,
but he got vetoed himself"
Yes, he got left" continued DR..
Buckley. mo, that's slang. lie
would have been further behind had
he not pandarsd TO the Pacific slope "
India was defended by Bishop
Hurst The debate continued for
over three hours, and the previous
question was ordered. BY a majority
vote il was decided to scale the APP
preparation recommended by the com-
mittee one ninth, and To allow the
India field to spend further sum of
81 3 5,0OO provided it raised the amount
itself.
The other appropriations for the
foreign work made earlier in the day
were as follows: South America, S5l,.
G71; Chinese missions, 80, 400; Central
China, Sal, 1,3i4; North China, Si2, ,O0l;
West China, 50, 9G7; North Germany,
Sl3, 900; South Germany, Sl3, 500:
Switzerland, $500; NORWAY, sl4, 900;
Sweden, SIS, 900 Denmark, $1,000; Fin.
land and ST. Petersburg, SO, S73; Bull
garia, SIS 950; Italy, S42, 800, Mexico,
S53, 37s; Japan, S5i, 4Os; Korea, Sl5, 907,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-16

DENVER, Col, Nov IL. Not less
than 10000 people struggled for an
opportunity to shake the hand of Sen
ator Teller, one of silver's greatest
champions, at the reception rendered
him at the Brown Palace hotel last
night by the chamber of commercc The
occasion brought forth the people of
Denver without regard to party atiilia-
tions, and whose only desire was To
do honor to the senator for his great
work IN behalf of silver during the
special session of congress.
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Mayor John Loughran of Hot
Springs, Ark, has been rested
charged with the shooting of James
Baiuey, private secretary Of President
l. d. Richardson of the Hot SPRING.
railroad. The bullet was intcnGed or
Alderman w. j. Grip $, who has been
active in the uro-ecution OF Loughrau
for cm llement. Cripps was stand
ing near Rainey at the time and mar
rowly esca ed death. Loughran was
arrest q several days ago, charged
with embezlling s32,215, on inforua-
on furnished ly the investigating
mmittee Of the ~ council, O which
Dripps was chairman. Q ho feeling
ara INST D ou-h an j. very Ter and
there is stron tal OF Ign hng,
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ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. l5.-In the
United States court the Farmers Loan
and Trust company, of New York,
brought suit TO foreclose Tortgages
for three sets of bonds on the North.
ern Pacific railroad aggregating
s53, 600 0Or and asked for the appoint
ment OF receivers. Judge Caldwell
appointed the same receivers as here
tofore and directed that all indie btcd-
ness be considered preferred claims.
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THE MARKETS
kan,as CItY Grain.

Prices we're quoted as follows: No , hard
wheat 500 fl5lo No hard wheat 50 &c
No 4 hard wheat, As li9c No red wheat.
45tt5c No red wheat. b3c, No 3 red wheat.
53Q5iisc; No. red wheat 450igc
CoRN Was &C lQwer and at that decline
the demand was much better than usual
Receipts OF corn today. A. cars. "a
year ago 10 cars No mixed cora sold
~ 30 Oy3Hio No mixed. 294Nepsc, No {
mixed egc; no grade, ~ f2sO 10 2 white
O'sVDac No white soc No white. 80,
shippers paid 3itic Mississippi river for car
let's 40 . corn ana the same for No white
corn. No. mixed was Quotcu nomlnally 90
SOC Memphis and No the same shipper,
bid 80 &C. river for No 3 corn. year shipment
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KANSAS CRY Mo. Nov ~ Cattle -R Re
ccipts 39-5 calves ili .hin1ei yest'rd ay.
l,sbE The market was active. steers steady
TO stron COWS stron TO lOc hi cher bulls aud
calves strong feeders steady 10 strong
Texas steers aud COWS Zoe IN sher
Dressed beef and shipping steers $3.50 ii1
cows and heifors sla3 .5 Texas and Ind O.
steers i2aO 2Gl TcNa, ana Indian COWS ~ ta
6sS0 stockcrs and feeder !s2.55u3 40 mixed
q 5DQ9
Hoes Receipts yesterday, 05la shippe
yesterday. l3l. The mlgket was ulmu
steady, with a few sales about &c lower o
top WIS : a. aud bulk OF saics b. IS 10 . %
sheep Receipts l6li shipped Yesterday y.
The market Tor good sheep ani lambs wa
active and strong common aul stock ~hac
dull The following are representative stI.
w nrLnn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-16

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. l5.-Charles
Ford, the Port Huron mail thief, was
sentenced 10 nine years at hard labor
in the Detroit House Of Correction 10y
Judge Hanlan. He pleaded guilty 10
two indictments. lie stole POO, 900
letter in two years.
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sivcr's Value Decidedly Low.

ceived at the treasury department
from London to-day are that silver
there is quoted to-day at 39lsd, equal
in value to 20 cents United States
money. This makes the bullion value
OF the standard silver dollar 5ils
cents. The tendency in London is
downward
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-16
PROTECTION FOR TRADE.
Foreign War ships at RIO Jsneiro VIII
Guard the Landing of Cargocs.

WAsuINGToN, Nov. IA. The follow
ing dispatch was received by the
Navy to-day from Commander Picking
at Rio:
RIO DE JANEIRo, Nov. 13 The senior com
manding officers have Informed Admiral Mcllo
that they would protect the landing of all
cargocs, in lighters OF any nation.
ality the nag OF the nation dis.
charging such cargo to be hostcd in
the bow OF the lighter (here one word
OF the dispatch is unintelligible Mello was
very angry He promised to answer but as
yet has made none It was noticeable that
commerce has not been disturbed since, how
ever. The firing upon the city Is continued
daily with small arms and machine guns.
Both sides appear to be to blame PICKING
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-16

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Nov. l5.--
Chief Justice f. NJ, Black of the SUI
preme court has informed his friends
that he will not be n candidate for re-
election, At the close of his official
term. January ], 1898, he will return
to Kansas City and make his future
home there
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-16

WAsHNGToN, Nov. 1.-The treasury
department has served the required
six months notice on the United States
express company Of its intention Of
terminating the contract now in force
for the transportation of the public
moneys Proposals have been invited
for new bids for doing tho work