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SHOT WITHOUT MERCY.
PLOT TO ASSASSINATE PEIx-
OTTO NIPPED IN THE BUD.
The Ringleaders Secretly Put to Death
Before Open Grayes-The Brazilian
President Badly Frightened Man
Elections Called.

BUENos AYREs, Feb. 10.-According
to dispatches received here to-day the
decision of President Peixoto of Brazil
to issue decree calling for a presi-
Dental election as we'll as for an
election for members of congress on
March 1, was only reached after the
president had been badly frightened
by the discovery of a plot to murder
him, among people, high in station,
including several officers in the gov
ernment navy.
As soon as the plot was discovered
the police were instructed to arrest
the ringleaders, which was promptly
done. The trial of the conspirators
followed closely upon the arrest and
there being in the opinion of the court
martial no doubt Othat they were
guilty, they were sentenced to
death. The next morning those con-
victed were taken to an unfrequented
spot outside the line of Notifications
and were shot while kneeling at the
foot of freshly dug graves. After the
fatal volley the bodies were hastily
placed in the graves by the soldiers of
the firing party, the earth was shovel
ed upon them and the soldiers were
cautioned not to say word about the
affair, under the threat of being shot
if they did so.
The discovery of the plot against
President Peixoto's life, the arrest of
the conspirators, the court martial
and secret execution all seem to have
been kept from the ears of the gen
faT-e hi 4
OTTO is. said to have been so great that
he signed the decree for the election
In addition to the conspriators shot
the dispatch says that number of
other implicated persons were SEN
fenced to long terms of Imprisonment
and those who had property were
notified that it had been contiscated
for the use of the government. Others
sought refuge in fight and are now
on their way to England and the
United States
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MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IA,
WORK OF TRAIN wREcKERs.
The Katy Ditched in Texas and a Flags
man Shot-Eour PeopIc Iniured

man Shot-Four People Injured.
Houston, Texas, Feb. 1O.-Last night,
at the high bridge over White Oak
bayou, train wrnckers removed the
rails and fish plates on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad When
the passenger train came along the
engine passed safely over, but the
baggage and mail coaches jumped the
track and rolled down the embanl-
ment, followed by the smoker, which
landed on top of them
The wreck presented frightful ap-
pearaIce. J6e Elliott. brakeman.
was sent back to flag freight train
which was soon due. He had not pro-
ceeded 100 yards when a volley from
ambush was fred upon him. -Four
bullets took effect in his body.
Ihe.crew in the meantime, aided by
the passengers, were at work eXtri-
eating the men buried in the wrecked
cars, and feared to go to the fiagman S
rescue. He, however, crawled, bleed
ing and wounded, back to the train.
and now lies dying.
In the mail car was Lou Morris. the
agent, badly bruised and with several
bones broken. His first thought was
of his mail and he requested the re-
porter to go by the postoffice and no.
tify them he had a big run of regis
tered mail. II. Hatton, the express
messenger, was found in his car with
his ribs broken, and in a critical con-
dition. j. w. Carter, baggagemaster,
was injured about the head and in
ternally.
a relief train was made up here and
sent to the scene. The wounded were
brought in and taken to the hospital.
Posses are on the scene and great eX-
citement prevails
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SHELBY FOR MARSHAL.

Appointed by the President for Western
Missouri
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The president
sent to the senate yesertday the NOM
nations of General Joe Shelby, the ia
nous eX-COnfederate to be United
States marshal for the Western dis
trict of Missouri and of John r.
Walker of Bonneville, Senator Cock
relTs brother-in-law, to be United
States attorney for the same district.
Among other nominations were:
Simpson 5. Reynolds, receiver Wakee-
ncy, Kan, land office, and Moses X.
Degraff, receiver Springfield. Mo,
land office.
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THE KEARSARGE WRECKED.

The Famous Old War Ship on the Rocks
Of Roncadore Reef South America.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The United
States steamer Kearsarge, the oldest
vessel on the active list of the navy
and the ship which won renown in the
rebellion for her gallant victory over
the rebel cruiser Alabama, is a wreck
on Roncadore reef, Central America,
having gone on the rocks last Friday.
Lieutenant Brainard. who managed
in some way to reach Colon yesterday,
In a cable message this morning an
nounced to the navy department the
fact of the wreck and reported that
officers and crew were all saved.
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The Bondsmen Must Paw I'm.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb 1O.-In the
suit of the state of Arkansas against
eX-Treasurer Woodruff's bondsmen,
the chapcery court overruled all ex-
ceptions and sustained the masters
reports. The effect is Judgment of
over $4,000 against Woodruff's bonds
men. The second bond was declared
invalid, on account of the erasure of
the name of one of the sureties, re-
sulting in a Judgment of SIS, 900
against Woodruff personally.
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Looking for a NYindfan.

SEDALIA, Mo, Feb. 1O.-Heirs here
and elsewhere of Jacob DeHaven who
died in the East soon after the battle
OF \ orktown, expect soon to recover
100000 from the government, it being
the principal and accrued interest of
loan made to the government by
Jacob DeHaven in 1777. The living
heirs are relatives through DeHaven's
brothers, he having died without
issue, and are located in Springfield,
Ohio, Sedalia and .Otterville, Mo-.
Aenia and Lower City, Ohio, Logans-
port, Peru, Kokomo, Albany and
Knox, Ind, and Spring Valley, Va.
The proper legal proceedings have
been taken
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COUGHLIN's DEFENSE ENDED.
He Does Not Take the Witness stand in
His Own Behalf.

CHICAGO, Feb. 10 After the hearing
of some unimportant testimo ony in the
Coughlin case yesterday, Thomas
Coughlin, brother OF the defendant, was
called to the stand and Judge Wing
began line of questioning to show
that the witness had sent man named
Smith to the eX-detective and that it
was for this man that the latter hired
Dinan's horse on the night of May a.
Assistant States Attorney Bottum OBJ
jected, but the judge allowed the
testimony.
Judge Wing then announced that he
desired to introduce in evidence the
verdict of the former trial. Then ris-
ing he said: Your honor, we rest our
case
a murmur of disappointment ran
through the court room, as number
OF spectators, Notwithstanding an
nouncements to the contrary, had ex-
pected to hear the defendant testify.
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Mine shooters WIN Have to Co

MACON, Mo-, Feb. 9.-After being
out couple of days to consider the
matter the coal miners at Bevier. Mo-.
have finally agreed to accept the
operators new ruling in regard to ex-
tracing coal by cutting instead of
shooting solid. The cutting method
requires expert miners, and the shoot
ers will have to 90.
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SWEPT AWAY BY FIRE.

The Greater Portion of the Business Sec
ton OF montgomery, Mo-, Burned.
MONTGOMERY, Mo-, Feb. Sire
early this morning destroyed the
greater portion of the business houses
of the city. seventeen stores and
office buildings being burned. The
losses aggregate $13OOOO; insurance
about one-half the loss.
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FARMERS ALLIANCE ADJoURNs
Marion Rutler of North Carolina Elected
President-Other Officers Chosen

huJler North Carolina Elected
President-Other Officers Chosen.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 1O.-The
natiOual convention of the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial union finished
its labors at 6 o'clock last evening and
adjourned. The last work of the con-
vention was the election of the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year:
President, Marion Butler of North
Carolina; vice president, J. L. Gilbert
of CALIFORNIA;; secretary and treas
urer, ID. p. Duncan of South
Carolina; executive committee,
Mann Page of Virginia, H. C.
Demming of Pennsylvania, l. E. Dean
of New York and ii. i. Loucks of
South Dakota.
few changes were made in the
constitution, the principal change be-
ing in regard to the election of the ma
tional lecturer. This matter was taken
out of the hands of the convention ard
turned over to the executive commit
tee.
The time and place of holding the
next convention were left to the exec
utive committee
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WILL BE FEW CHANGES.
The Wilson Bill VIII Pass the Senate
Practically Intact.

Inc wilson Bill VIII Pass the Senate
Practically Intact.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Members of
the house who have been most active
in tariff legislation have learned with
dehniteness as to the purpose of Sena-
tor Voorhees, and the committee of
finance on the Wilson bill. They say
that Mr.. Voorhees, intends to report
the Wilson bill back to the senate on
next Thursday. The few days in
tervening will of course give no
time for reconstructing the bill,
nor is there any purpose on the
part of Mr.. Voorhees, to accomplish
any such reconstruction. On the con-
trary he has stated positively that the
bill would be reported in the senate in
substantially the same form as it
passed the house. There will be the
exception, however, that sugar and
coal will be put back on the dutiable
list.
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American Flour in England.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-George f.
Parker, consul at Birmingham, has
sent to the state department an ex-
haustive report on American wheat
and flour trade in English midlands.
lie estimatas the increase in the
amount of flour received from the
United States in four years at 10 per
cent. He says: Nothing seems more
completely established than the de-
pcndence of the people of Great
Britain upon tie United States for a
considerable amount of breadstuffs,
and this dependence is far more likely
to increase than diminish, :,
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Wells Fargo Messenger Held TN

CARSON, New, Feb. 1O.-Last night
when a passenger train on the Union
Pacific was about half mile from the
city 1T was boarded by one masked
man who broke in the doors of Wells,
Fargo d Cos. car with sledge ham,
mer, and held up the express messen-
ger, taking box of coin which the
Paymaster was sending to Reno to
pay employees. The box contaired
nearly $4,000. After robbing the car
he started off in the dark. the messen-
ger losing sight of him before he could
give an alarm.
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Triple Lynching in Arkansas.

CONWAY, Ark, Feb. 1O.-Meager de-
tails of a triple lynching reached here
from Van Buren county, which took
place day or two ago in what is
known as the Gulch. Henry Bruce and
Bob and Charley Plunkett were the
victims of the mems vengeance. 1t is
said the three men had killed and
robbed an old couple whose names are
not given.
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DULUTH, Mimi, Feb. 1O.-Duluth in
dulged last night in the greatest par
ade ever seen here, fully 10000 being
in line. The most noticeable emblem
in the parade was a miniature of the
Little Red School House." This is
the first time the A. p. A. has shown
publicly that it was interested in the
recent election. There were 1000
men and boys in the division headed
by the A. u. A. emblem.
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Mcnamara Out ON BAH.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. lo.-Bonds-
men were yesterday secured for j. V.
Mcnamara, the anti-Catholic lecturer.
who has been in jail for just three
weeks. Mcnamara is consequently
now at liberty, but is under So. 500
bail to appear in the criminal court
February 90 for trial.
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BRITISH TRADE.
Publication of Government Returns
Causes a Sensatson.

LONDON, Feb. s.-The publication of
government board of trade returns
for 1898 has produced profound i'm
preston throughout the country and
has deepened the gloom caused by the
present commercial depression. The
total imports last year were a4O5, ,O69,-
500 as compared with a423, 793, So in
1892 and 9435, ,441, ,264 in 1891. The
value of re-exports of foreign and
colonial products declined last year by
nearly &c, 900, 900 as compared with
1892. Hence the country not merely
imported this for it's own consumption,
but lost the handling of a large
amount as brokers and the usual
profits thereon. The value of British
exports in 1898 was 92IS. 400, ,246 as
compared with g227, ,O77. .O53 in 1892
and G247, ,325, $50 in 1891. The apparent
balance against the country was
9127, 627, $50 in 1893 as against $780,
400, 52l in 1891.
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Mrs. Lease Wins

Topeka, Kan,, Feb. 1O-The su-
preme court has decided that Governor
Lewelling had no right to remove
Mrs. Lease from the state board of
charities except for cause, and ordered
a writ of custer against w. j. Free
born appointed by the governor to
succeed Mrs Lease
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BrutalIy Tortured by Robbers.

BARBoURsvILLE, KY, Feb.16 On
Leatherwood creek, Cumberland
county, last night three robbers en-
tered the home of James Clayton, and
after gagging the family fired pistols
close to his head, chohed him, burned
him and finally stuck his feet in the
fire, until they burned to "a crisp. The
robbers got s1,sOO and escaped. Clay
ton will probably die.
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a Long Lost ship Found.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. s.-The steamer
Brother Jonathan was lost july 3.
1865 northwest of Crescent City, with
147 passengers and crew and 81 ,OOO, 900
in treasurer on board Diver John F.
Ryan claims to have found it and has
brought up bucket, bearing the name
Brother Jonathan in brass letters.
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Great Turnout at a Haneinc,

RALEIGH. n. c., Feb. 10.-Near Win
ston yesterday Peter DeGraff, white.
was hanged in the presence of 10000
persons for numbering Ellen Smith, in
July, 1892. Public interest was intense.
as the crime was notorious one. De-
Graft had been bartender atsWinston
and killed Ellen by shooting her
through the body in the woods near a
fashionable suburban hotel.
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Lawyer Hanchawont nisharred

CARTHAGE, Mo-, Feb. 1O.-After a
long and tedious trial lasting several
days T. b. Haughawout of this city,
the well-known criminal lawyer Of
the Southwest, was disbarred from
practicing in the courts until Decem-
Der l. He at once gave bond and
made affidavit for appeal.
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Shot by a Bank Presid.,,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. IL p
vert, prominent insurance man, and
hitherto a leader in church circles.
was shot dead by G.. n. Henson. pres,-
dent of the Citizens Bank and Trust
company, whose wife Vert is alleged
to have led astray.
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Dependent Fathers Must Be Dependen

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O-Assistant Sec
retary Reynolds has rendered a de-
clslon holding that in claims for pen
sions as a dependent father under
section 1 of the dependent and disabil-
lty act of June 81, 1890, where it ap-
pears that at the time of filing his
application the claimant is shown not
to be in need of support, but on the
contrary, is enabled by his manual
labor to earn more than is necessary
for an adequate support, he is not
pensionable under the provision of the
first section of that act.
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No Pensioner Dropped.

TOPEKA, Feb. 1O.-Pension Agent
Click denies the published statement
that seventeen pensioners have been
recently dropped through the Topeka
office. On the contrary, he says, the
department is daily reinstating pen
sioners of this district.
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Federal Election Law Repeal Signed.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 1O.-President
Cleveland last evening signed the
federal election repeal bill, and it is
now law. Representative Tucker of
Virginia brought with him to the
White house gold pen, especially
purchased for signing the bill. 1t
had been used by the vice president
and Speaker Crisp in signing the bill,
and after the president had used it, it
became the property of Mr.. Tucker.
Representative Pearson of Ohio car
ried the bill from the capitol.
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Fifty Men Laid on.

PARSONS, Kan, Feb. s-The reduc-
ton in force on the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railroad system struck this
city yesterday and fifty men were
temporarily laid off at the machine
shops. The reduction is due to dull
nesss of business.
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A. o. U. w ESsly Ess!. "a LHds' Sds .,S NJ TriSs; iS
night. +. NJ. BYERLEY, NJ. w.
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Not So Crazy as He Said.

ELMIRA, n. Y, Feb. 1O-The First
National bank of Watkins sus-
pended to-day. The bank failure
was caused by the absconding of the
eashler, John w. Love. He is said to
nave taken $5O,O00-all the banks
cash. He left letter saying he was
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Life Imprisonment for Train Rnhl,er,

OswEeo, Kan, Feb. I'm the La
bette county district court Claude
Shepherd and Hance Hydrick pleaeed
guilty to killing Express Messenger
Chapman in the Frisco robbery at
Mound Valley, September 3. and each
was sentenced to life Imprisonment.
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THE END OF VALIANT,

His Last Words Were death to Society,
Long Live Anarchy
PARIS, Feb 6.-Auguste Valiant, the
Anarchist, who on December Q threw
bomb into the chamber of deputies,
wounding many persons, was behead-
ed by the guillotine about 7:3O o'clock
yesterday morning. His last words
were: Death to society; long live
anarchv'
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Indian Mission Destroyed.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Feb. 1O.-News
reaches here of the destruction of the
Presbyterian mission house and
schools at Anadar1o, in the Cheyenne
reservation. The teachers and Indian
scholars barely escaped with their
lives, but all clothing, furniture.
books, etc. We're DESTROYED.
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DE KALB, H., Feb. S.-One hundred
and forty-seven Perchon horses
and three trotters perished in the
flames which destroyed one of w. L.
Elwood's big stock barns to-day. The
barn was located beyond the reach of
the fire department One hundred
tons of hay were also consumed.
lramps are thought to have started
the blaze. Loss $4,000; partially IN
Sured.
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McLaurin Senator From Mississ,ppi

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. s.-Hon. A. J.
McLaurln of Rankin county, was NOM
mated last night by the Democratic
caucus of the Mississippi legislature
on the siXty-seventh ballot, which
practically amounts to an election.
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A Heavy Business Failure.

BONNIE TERRE, Mo-, Feb. 1O.-Eleven
executions, sued out by creditors,
were levied yesterday upon the stock
of general merchandise of L. Schnit-
zer q Co., who have been doing
heavy supply business in this section.
The assets and liabilities will be large.
but are not now l,nnun
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Mrs. lease Going East.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 10.-Mrs. Mary
+. Lease will deliver an address under
the auspices of the New York Knights
of Labor at the Cooper Institute.
February 2s, for the benefit of the
starving poor of that citv.
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a Wisconsin Brute strung Up.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Feb. s.-An-
drew Pinkkarien, a Russian Finn, was
hanged to trestle by mob at Even.
small village near here, last night.
for assaulting child at Bruce's cross
ing. He admitted his guilt.
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Cigarette Ordinance vetoed.

EMPoRIA, Kan, Feb The ordin-
ance fixing $500 license for selling
cigarettes, recently unanimously
passed in the city council, was last
night vetoed by Mayor Smith. who
claims it is Unconstitutional smith
is tobacco dealer.
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Cyclone Sweeps over an Indiana Tow,

MICHIGAN CRY, Ind. Feb. 1o.-A
cyclone struck this city at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon 1t swept
through lumber yard, carrying
everything before it, and then
passed over the Monon and Michigan
Central freight yards, where it
carried five cars from the tracks
and wrecked them. The funnel then
disappeared over the lake.
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MnnnIirht Cnnarn,aa

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE senate in
executive session confirmed the nomi-
nation of Thomas Moonlight, of Kan
sas, to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Bolivia.
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Sixty-Seven Thousand Workers Idle
39,3I1 Families in Need.

0U,oII Families In Need.
NEW YORK, Feb. Z. - The police
census of the unemployed reached the
mayors Office to-day. The number of
families as scheduled was 1861, com
prising 206,701 persons, of whom 49,
023 are usually employed. The num-
Der of males out of employment is
50, 592, and of females ii ,6Ss, making
total of 67,2SO. The number of
families in need of assistance is 80
3l1; not in need of assistance, 9,37O
The Thirteenth precinct with 1912
families and the Eleventh precinct
with 5,064 families in distress, head
the list in point of numbers.
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CONGRESSMAN HoUcK DEAD.

The Ohio Representative Expires Sud-
denly While Visiting Friends.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-George w.
Houk, representative from the Third
district of Ohio, dropped dead at 4:3O
o'clock yesterday afternoon while
visiting at 1927 Connecticut avenue,
in this CITY
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For Embezzlinp s1s ooo

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Feb. 10
Henry Renken was arrested on the
charge of embezzling $4,000 from the
Farmers and Merchants bank of Tai
mage, a small village near here.