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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30
SCENE OF TERROR.
A Lunatic Empties a Revolver in
the Chicago Grain Pit.
THE BULLS and BEARS DECAMP.
Two Men Seriously and Woman Slightly
Wounded - The Crazy Man
Claims to Be Hyp-
Noticed.

CHICAGO, Sept 2S.-A maniac who
had gained admission to the board OF
trade as spectator fired three shots
into the crowd of brokers on the
floor yesterday, seriously wounding
NJ. !. Bennett, one of the most
prominent members of the board, and
Charles w. Roswell, n telegraph oper.
ator. The wretch was arrested mo-
ment later and locked up.
The man who did the shooting fired
his revolver five times. He stood up at
the rear end of the gallery and fired
twice at the wall and then pointing the
weapon toward the floor fired three
more times.
Mr.. Bennett fell apparently mortally
wounded and was carried into the sec
retary's room while physicians and SUR
geons were sent for. Streams OF
blood flowed from the unfortunate
mans neck and gaping wound pre-
scented itself.
Roswell was picked up senseless and
laid on table. The ball entered his
chin on the left side and ranged down
ward.
Almost before the shooting had
ceased, Thomas Barrett, who seemed
to have more presence of mind than
any one of the hundreds of bewildered
people at hand, rushed up to the gal
lery and caught the man. The latter
took the matter very coolly and did not
seem to realize what he had done.
The man who did the shooting was
evidently lunatic. He was stout
man of middle age, poorly dressed, and
for time refused to give any name
but Chicago" subsequently he gave
the name of Cassius Belden, of 1855 La
Sale avenue, Chicago.
The news that murder had been
committed on change spread like wild
fire and 10, 200 people swarmed through
the building.
every eye, of course, was turned to-
ward the gallery. A puff of smoke as
cended slowly and gave instant warn
ing as to the location of the murderous
lunatic.
The next instant the revolver was
again pointed, apparently at the crowd
to the west of the wheat pit Then
there was frantic rush from that spot
Every one succeeded in getting out of
range.
Again the crowd stopped from its
frantic rush and once more looked to
the gallery to see where the revolver
was to point next time.
Realizing that the lunatic was going
to empty every chamber in his revolver
at the crowd, everybody now began
finding safe places. Commission men
with orders in their hands squeezed
against each other behind the
big bulletin boards. The little
smoking rooms in the corners
were literally packed with human
beings. An insane mob rushing from
a burning theater never crowded more
furiously against one another than did
these board of trade men as they went
down the broad stairs. The people in
the corn pit and in the vesselmen's aisle
at the south of the exchange room were
now comparatively safe for the lunatic
was firing over their heads at the crowd
hevond
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30
Worlds Fair.

Parties contemplating visiting the Worlds
Fair should take the Wabash Line, making
direct connection at Englewood Station
with the electric street railway, landing
passengers at the Sixtieth street entrance
(Woman's Bullding) and Sixty fourth street
entrance administration Building) Is
minutes to one hour in advance Of oil other
lines, and right in the vicinity OF all the
hotels near the Worlds Fair Grounds. The
Columbian Banner train leaves st. Louis
Union Depot daily ate a. m, arriving at
Englewood 4:45 p. NJ, Chicago $50 p. m.
The Columbian Banner limited leaves St
Louis at $50 p. m. daily, arriving at Engle-
wood z a. m. Chicago 7:30 q. m: Baggage
checked TO Englewood and delivered by
special transfer. Ticket offices, southeast
corner Broadway and Olive street and
Union Depot, st. Louis.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30
A LIVELY TOWN.
Riot and iowa Lot Sales EnIIvsn Perry,

oh.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Sept sS.-A small
sized riot occurred at Perry and IL was
necessary to send for the military to
preserve order, as there were many
conflicts between rival lot claimants,
and thieves and thugs are robbing peo-
pie right and left
In the business parts of the town
many lots sold for from $500 to $1,000,
and many fine large buildings were
started.
Oscar Cunningham, of Cincinnati, had
his leg cut Off by the cars. John Will
SON was accidentally shot in the body
and Harry Dix badly cut on the head
in q row. Fifteen miles east of Perry a
man named Harrison was fatally shot
In controversy over claim
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30
Lost-An Appctitei

II you have lost your appetite 1t will re.
turn to you II you apply to adruggist or gen.
eral dealer who sells Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. When You are in possession of this
helpful tonic, you have restorer Of appe-
tite which Is unfailing and prompt. More
over, it restores digestion us we'll as ap.
petite, and regulates the bowels, liver and
kidneys, and protects you from malaria and
rheumatism
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30
Massachusetts Democratic Ticket.

BOSTON, Sept 2s-John E. Russell
was nominated for governor by the
democratic convention, and for lieu
tenantrgovernor James B. Carroll was
named. Both nominations were made
by reclamation. The ticket was com
pleted
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

How My THROAT HURTS why don't you
use Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Tootnachc Drops Cure in one minute
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

A WOMAN in Ohio has just received her de-
gree as an electrical engineer. She ought,
by mere force Of instinct, To know how to
manage the sparks Baltimore American.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

CLosErIsT-'I hear your son Is great at
contracting debts" Hanks-"Basef abrica-
ton, assure you; he is an expander."-
Kate Fields Washington.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

THE amateur photographer has q habit
taking almost anything except hint.-Son
erville Journal
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

Miss WRIyKLEs-"No, never expect to
marry" Belle--"But what IL some one
should ei''-T-uth.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

"HE's very modest young man, isn't
hei" ''Modest as burglar; he doesn't even
want the credit Of his own work. "-Phila-
delpha Record.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

ONE of the differences between bicycle
and unicycic is that the wheelbarrow Is
much the harder Of the two to push.-Somer-
vile Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

ALERT BuRcH, West Toledo, Ohio, says
"Hall's Catarrh Cure saved my life" Write
him for particulars. Sold by Druggists. 1oc,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30
ABSOLUTELY PURE

wArTER-"Will you have French fried 20.
tatoes, sir1" Herr Won Wachstetter thalf
rising from his chair in his indignation)-
"V-a-t ri-Boston Courier.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

WE are told that the quadrile is going out
OF fashion. For all its reverses the waltz
will now have its turn at the top.-Philadel-
phia Times.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

SLEEPY CIrIzEN-"What do you want in
my house," Burglar presenting gun)-I
want money" Sleepy Cltizen-"Good Lordl
Give us your hand-so do I!'-Cleveland
Plaindealer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

ONE feature Of cyclone is worthy Of gen.
eral imitation; it always does its level best.
Lowell Courier.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

SPEAKING Of slow-going people, the man
In charge of the watch counter in jewelry
store Is generally tehind the times.-Buffalo
Courier.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

"AT least i can 60 down with colors ny
ing said the calcininer when ms 100
slipped. Washington Star.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

ALL people have a history, but the wise
ones are not in the autobiography business.
journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

WE ought TO keep peace with China as
long Us we have u pacific ocean between U.S.
Troy Press.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

CASE (annoyed)- "Don't you know that o
fool can ask questionsl' Bass-'l had
heard so; now l know it."-Boston Tran
script.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

"WHY does Maud look 80 melancholy
Has she experienced deep grief" Eyes,
poor girl: she has finished her box OF cara
mels. r-Chicago News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

WHEN a speaker has whole train oil
thought 1t takes HIM some time 10 unload
Cleveland PlaiLdealer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30

GOOD PAY for Honest statesmen. BEGINNERS
tsnght 900 ready tine and thess
ssds Of dollar. worth all they most valuable
We sell dlrpef through sairsnen No hddeeu
30 Tree Dealers tOuia FREI, slLkSuHN'S DEPT,
STARK BROS NURSERIES, ORCHARDS %, L0rlsAsA,x0
nspSAME THis PAPER svuJ tine ysa vriA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20

BY the law of compensatIons, which applies to climatic conditions as well as to others, we should have an exception ally pleasant summer in 1898 to console us for an uncommonly hard winter. Not only has the mean temperature since the first of December been lower than that of a like period for dozen years, but also the alternations from warm to cold have been more frequent and more sudden, while snowstorms have been more numerous and more severe. What has become of the theory, so widely credited awhile ago, that our climate was so constantly changing under the mildening influence of the gulf stream, or what not, that "old-fashioned winters were affairs of the past and Christmas was to be greener every year? Jack Frost has settled all that nonsense, for a while at least. We are not much obliged to him for it, either. But what's past is beyond cure, and we must only turn hopeful eyes to the front, expecting that this the winter of our discontent may be made glorious summer soon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20
A SPECIMEN of disgruntled republican

A SPECIMEN of disgruntled republican statesmanship is now being given the country by the administration in the manner in which it is dallying with the critical financial situation. Instead of taking some decided step towards re- lief President Harrison and Secretary Foster are simply doing nothing, being perfectly satisfied if they can slave off the crisis until they have turned the government over to the democrats, thinking thus to escape responsibility for any trouble that may then come. This is worse than cowardly; it is crimi- nal. The people of this country are not idiots; they will know where to place the responsibility should the inaction of this administration result in anything like financial panic, which heaven forbid,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20
The ChIIdren's Land.

 know land, beautiful land, "A Fairer than isles of the east, Where the farthest hills are rainbowSpanned And mirth holds an endless feast; Where tears are dried like the morning dew, And joys are many and griefs are few; Where the old each day grows glad and new, And life rings clear as a bell: Ohl the land where the chimes speak sweet and true
 Is the land where the children dweul There are beautiful lands where the rivers flow Through valleys of ripened grain; There are lands where armies of worshipers
 know
 No God but the God of Gain. The chink of gold is the song they sing And all their lifetime harvesting Are the glttering joys that gold may bring, In measures they buy and sell But the land where love is the coin and king Is the land where the children dwell! They romp in troops through this beautiful
 land
 From morning till set of sun, And the DCowSy Fairies have sweet dreams
 planned When the little tasks are done Here are no strivings for power and place, The last are first in the mimic race, All hearts are trusted all life is grace, And Peace sings: All goes well''- For God walks daily with unveiled face In the land where the children dweut John Jerome Rooney, in Catholic World
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20
An Aid to Dentistry.

Many persons, especially women, have a strong prejudice against taking gas for the purpose of having teeth ex- tracted- It is the commonest thing pos sible, according to a dentist, to have them refuse on the plea that they can not endure the thought of deliberately seeking inconsistencies As this is the one clement of the performance which Is of value it cannot well be eliminated. The announcement, therefore, of new dental anesthetio, which takes away sensation but not senses, ought to be especially grateful to women "We are meeting with great success in its use" |" said a dentist recently, 'tand the terrors of tooth pulling have really been con- quered It is applied about the doomed tooth, and the patient feels merely the pulling force; there Is no pain or tender ness. In cases where a tooth breaks into pieces it is very valuable, permit ting any length of time to get fresh hold"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20

TIE senate voted down the house amendment to the sundry civil appropri- ation bill prohibiting the payment of ex- penses incurred for warrants, arrests or prosecutions under the laws relating to the election of members of congress. This matter will come up again when the bill gets in conference, but it is not believed that the democrats will be in clined to fight very stubbornly for the restoration of the amendment, because they believe to a man that the whole system of federal supervision of cleo tions will be wiped out by the next con- gress.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20
EXCUSES WHICH DO NoTExcUsE

Always Be Ready to Explain When
 Caught ia Suspicious Circumstances.
 What is much needed for persons ''in trouble" and especially for those caught in fagrante delictu, is a good excuse, ment for their having, for example, three gold watches about them.
 An instance of this kind occurred only the other morning in London, says a correspondent of the San Francisco Argonaut.
 A gentleman was stopped at five a. m. and requested to explain the fact of his carrying four umbrellas. It had been a fine day, so that one seemed un- necessary. The best account he could give of himself was that his mistress had been out at a party and he was car rying her property home.
 Tho inctficicncy of an excuse of this sort is really lamcntablc. In no society do ladies take four umbrellas to an eve ming party. It would have been better for the poor wretch to have an, nounccd himself as n "Ja pancsc noble man of the first class, who, in dcfrrcncC to western customs, was wearing foul umbrellas instead of four sworls."
 This would have at least staggered the policeman as being something out of his beat
 In another case three individuals arc found armed to the teeth under the pantry table ot a grhtltman's house who have no better C,>?',:natiNn to give of their position than "thry were get ting out of the rain" thH@,, excuses Ire ritifal and ulrn1st pathetic
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20

ONE of the rarest foreign types in New York is the French peasant, such as the Parisian comic papers love to depict in the persons of the man-of-war's man and the raw recruit of the army. Rare also, but occasionally seen, is the re- spectacle French old woman of the bourgeoiso class, a patient. placid. quietly smiling creature, who has ac- Quiesced in the loss of youth, but still retains certain grace that charms. She is seen occasionally in the French quarter, perhaps as the wffe of res taurant keeper, or even of a cobbler Nothing at all like her is to be found in any type of American feminine old age, and the aged English woman of the upper or lower middle class has still less in common with her French sister of like years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20

TIE Columbian souvenir coins, the &, 500, ,0OO gift of the United States to the Worlds fair, and from which ano- ther &, ,5OO,OOO was to te made by doub- ling the price, have proved a hoodoo. Of the entire issue, valued by the Col umbian exposition directors at $5,0O0,- 900, just SS27, 1000 worth has been sold up to date, and over $4,OO0,OO0 worth of the pieces is left in kegs in the safety vaults. Somehow or other they don't seem to take. For that reason the di- rectors are in hole financially. They must have money if the fair is to open on May 1, and need it badly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20

A NEW horseshoe recently patented has for it's special object the obtaining of better foothold and the lessening of concussion or jarring effect upon the animals feet. The shoe is made with apertures extending through it, located between the positions usually occupied by the nails The openings are of dove tailed form and the usual nail holes are provided in the intervening solid metal portions of the shoe. Projecting through the aperturcs are elastic rubber studs which are fixed on a strip of rubber or leather intervening between the metal shoe and the well of the hoof and through which the nails are driven in the operation of shoeing. By this con- struction the grip of the horses foot is immensely increased, especially on slip, pery pavemcnts. and the tendency ot the horse to leg disease is materially reduced.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20

WE sincerely trust that the criminal mismanagement of the republican party may not involve the country in the dis asters that are inseparable from all ti- nancial panics, but ir is a significant sign of the times that Governor Mo Kinley of Ohio is one of the first to suffer from the results of the practical application of the tariff to which his name has been given, and that he is now stated to be reduced to the condi- tion of poor man, by the failure of a number of Ohio speculative companies, to which he had lent the prestige of his name, and the notes of which he had endorsed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20

Ar successful and somewhat novel affair given to fill the treasury of de serving New York charity the women who presided at the tables, where many useful articles were sold, were dressed to represent the evolution of fashion ahle attire in tho last one hundred years Each table marked nn advance of ten years, the dresses being copied in various materials from old fashion plates that arc to be found in bound volumes in many an attic The effect of the various costumes Is said to have been very striking.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20

CORONER MCIIALE, of Chicago, is at work on plans for Q morgue at the fair grounds The plans, on completion, will be submitted to Director General Davis. They contemplate space for a small building on the grounds or the same amount of space in one of the buildings The coroner calculates that during the severe warm weather and in tho big crowds at tho fair grounds tho deaths from sunstroke arc likely to reach seven or eight a day. Arrange ments will be made by the coroner to promptness at the morgue.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20

ONE curious cause of delay in the de- livery of mail in indictment seasons is not generally understood. It results from the fact that mail is assorted for delivery, or "thrown," ns they say in tho business, on tho trains. Two men cover O certain Hno of road and one is supposed to be at one end when the other Is ready to start from the opposite end If ono gets caught In snow storm or by accident the other goes out as usual and both get on one end. The consequence is that when the next train is ready there is no railway mail clerk for the run and mail Is not sent out.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20
Receiver Asked for the National Unlo,

ABERDEEN, s. Dak., Feb 30.-A re. ceiver has been appointed for all the stores of the National Union in South Dakota. This is the company which has been doing a cooperative business for the Farmers Alliance in the West. Col s. II. Jumper, of this city, was named as auxiliary receiver and will immediately take charge of the company's assets in this State. The losses, it is feared, will foot up $1O0, 900. The headquarters of the National Union Company are in New Nnrl
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20
TEV YORK < NEW ETHlAVN.

Passenger Train Serviceweek days, Feb 1O 1893 Trains leave Waterbury for BOSTON-255. 7:S0, q. m.; 100, *S.+t, &.55 PROVIDENCE a55, 7:8C a. n.; 1:Co 8.55 p. m. NEw YORK via Brewsters- 4,2o a. n.; 3 10 ? m. WORCESTER--2.5 .55, 7:30 a. m.; p. m. NEW LONDON-2 55, 730 a. m., 1:o0, 3.55 ?. m. PUTNAM-2.55, 7:39 q. m.; 100. 3.55, D. no. wILLIMANTIC- 2.55, 7:3o 6. m.;1 ;11:oo, "s:45,S,55 ?. m.
 sPRINGFIELD-7:SO 8, m.; 8.55 p. m. NEW HAVEN via Plainville-7:S0, IO:45 a, nl. HARTFORD a55, 7:S0, 900, l0:45 6. m.; 100, *3;45 8,55, S:15 p. m. NEW BRIrAIN-2.55, 7:3o, 900 1o:45, a. m.;
 i;OO, *3.45, S.55, S:15 D. III.
 PLAINvLLE-2.t5, 7:so, 9to, 19;45, a. m.; 100. BRIsroL-a b5, 7:so, 900, 1o:46 a. m.; 100, %S:i5, S55, S:15 D. m.
 rERRYvIILE-7:3 900, I045 a. nn.; 100, "3:45 3.55, S:15 D. m.
 WATERVILLE-7:S0 900, I045 m, *3:45 8.s5. S:15 ?. m.
 UNION CITY-fs:c5 8 n, $50 p. m. TOwANTIC-fS:05 a. m., f2:1O, 5:50 P. m. SOUTHFORD-S05 a. m; 2:lO. 5:5O p. m. POMPERAUC VALLEY-S:C5 m.; ?: 1O,ttO pm SANDY HOOK S:O5a. m.; 2:10, 5:5Op m. ADVENTURES q. n.; s:1O, $50 D, IT. DANBURY-4:2O, s:05 a. m.; 21O, 5:50, p. n. BREWSTERS-4:eO, Sos a. m.; 2:1o, pm FISH N-HUDSoN-S a. m.; 2:10 ?. m GE- -Binghamton, Elmira. Jamestown, Clevo-
 land, Akron and Chicago SOS m.; 9:l0 D.
  WORCESTERSHIRE Hopewell Junction, SOS a. m.; Sundays only. MERIDEN BRANCH. GOING EAST, Leave Waterbury-New England station 430, SEQ a. m, l:05, 4:S0 D. m.; Dublin street: 5OO, S:3S a. m., 1855, 5:OO D. m. GOING WEST LEAVE MERIDEN for Waterbury-7.O2, 9S0
 a, m.; 1a.4o, 6.5o p. m. Arrive Dublin street T4O iO.2l a m.; 1.35. 7.56 D. m.; at Water
 bury, New England station, 7:55, HOO a. m,, 2:00,1S:36 D. m. I. D. BARTON, Gen Sup't, Boston,: A. C..KENDALL, G. P. A., Boston.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20

AN association has been formed ir Washington for tho purpose of pre- serving the most noteworthy houses at the capital that have been made his toric by tho residence of the nations greatest men, and also to suitably mark by tablet or otherwise the houses anG places that arc of chief interest to resi- dents md strangers It is called the porated last year. Chief Justice Fullel Is president.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20
ori.,i. uf ncI l,in~ tt. ,.c.I.h.

The custom of "Il.;nhirr hralths' s&d most curious cri.ria. In th, lays when th" Danes lrrlrd it il .;ng>@ad they had very coIutnrn Ealii of stah)'inr EurH ,hnlrA IT the thr>al when rrinllinr. To 3v,,iN tl.iS vlI!niuN | man when Grir'-imr would rrq">al ;olnr of the sittnl>-hy tn be his p'r,!~, pr surety while t%l,iuA his druuGht Hence the custom
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20
Archhlshop Kcnrick slowlv nrInc.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 0.-Archbishop Hendricks days are numbered The aged cent attack is slowly sinking. Arch bishop Ryan. of Philadelphia, is expected here on Monday to remain with his friend and benefactor to the end, which cannot be long postponed. The Archbishop's mind wanders constantly and his feeble ness increases daily.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20
Arrested on n Serious Chnrre

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-Mrs. Helen Hoppc, a midwife, and Mrs Clara Schmidt and her son Jean were nrraignrtl in the Essex Market Police court yester- day. Mrs. Hoppo is charged with mnl practice, and the Schmidts, mother and son, are accused of being accomplices. The victim is Minnie Green, n very pretty woman, 2J years old. She is now ill q prccarious condition.