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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Points Of Disagreement.

When the report of the conference on the
tariff bill reached the house it was arranged
that one hour each, pro and con. should be
controlled by Wilson and Reed, in conduct
ing the debate.
The main points of disagreement are:
Schedule G. metals and manufactures of
The disagreements were on ores and man.
ufactured metals, with little common
ground for Fgreement.
Schedule E. sugar-The disagreement was
positive and vital and was tine main point
of difference in conference.
Schedule G, agricultural products and
provisions-The differences were open to
adjustment but no final agreement was
reached on any of them.
On all other schedules, though points of
disagreement had not been all reconciled.
there was evident proba ability that the
could all be arranged The report was.
however, a general disagreement on the en-
tire hill
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
SENATOR'S TALKING.
German, Vest, Jones and Har-
riS Make Statements.

Train Wreckers Show Bold Front
and Then Either Surrender or
keedaddle-Warden Chase Beats
Judge Mcdonald = Sacramento
Shops Working.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
coloneI Moore Nominated.

& The democratic convention at Fort Scott
for the Second Kansas district nominated
Colonel ii. l.. Moore, of Lawrence, as can
dioate for congress. There was no oppo-
sition.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Snlit the Earth-

APPLETON, Wis, July 21-An earthquake
shock split the earth open at Little Chute,
July Is, for several hundred feet.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
TRACK washad Away.

cloud burst twelve miles north of Santa
Fe, n. NJ, washed .~4 600 feet of track on
the narrow gauge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
KANSAS RAILROADS.
Assessment in Shawnee County.

Auditor of State Van B. Prather haa
filed with the county clerk the railroad
assessment for Shawnee county for 1894
The assessment places the total valua-
ton of railroad property in the county,
including Pullman property, at $780,
907.81, decrease of $32, ,7S0 over a
year ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
The President,s Letter.

By permission Of the president a letter
which he addressed to Chairman Wilson, of
the house com mittee on ways and means, on
July 2, 1894, was read in the house. 1t was
listened to with intense interest.
The entire letter Is too long for our space,
but here given are its main features:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
assessment is as follows /:
The valuation of the principal Santa
Fe property is as follows:

The total valuation of the shops is
about $4,000.
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Held as n Susnect.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan 1o.-M. J. Frye, a white man, suspected of having mur- dered Express Messenger James Rich ardson between Houston and Dayton some time sago, was arrestel here. Richardson was killed in mysterious manner on his run between Houston and New Orleans The description of the party arrested tallies exactly with that sent out by the Houston express officials. He is stranger in the city and came here with 8 pal. who has dis appeared. The police think the pal is also wanted for murder and are looking for him. Frye served two years in a Mexican prison for murder. He is u railroad man.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.


 There is great scarcity of domestic servants i'll New York city.
 Two negroes quarreled over a game ] of craps at Mount Sterling, Mo. One is dead.
 The Brazilian insurgents have re- esiyea ela,o0 from European sy1npa- thizsrs.
 John Westlake of Salisbury, Mo, was thrown from his buggy while driving and killed
 Dr. Clinton Caveadish, the English traveller and scientist died at San An tonic, Tex.
 Mayor Lacey is said to have retired from the Iowa senatorial race in favor of John IL. Grear
 Ellsworth de France, who robbed the United States mails of cent, has been given 3 lite sentence at Omaha, Neb.
 The approaching nuptials of Fred Gebhard and Miss Morris of Baltimore are creating quite a futter in society.
 A New Jersey man who lost two finger nails from h left hand grafted chicken claws onto the nailless fingers
 The murdered body of Leroy Rogers, a prominent business man of Irving Station, Mich, was found in his home.
 Conductor Morris tells of the at tempted holdup of the Mississippi Val ley express Saturday night near Vieks- burg.
 A queer case of kidnaping has been brought out in a habeas corpus trial at Cleveland, O., for the possession of Q child.
 The noted O'Brien county Ga.) bond case has been revived by taxpayer at Sioux City instituting a suit to enjoin their payment.
 Admiral Chayas resigned the office of minister of the marine for Brazil under President Peiyoto because of differences with the latter.
 Sergeant Eugene Walker of the Sixth cavalry, stationed at Fort Niobrara. Neb., WAS murdered in the suburbs of Birmingham, Ala.
 One reason why the income tax pro- position meets with opposition in the east is that many millionaires are to be found in that section.
 United States army officers are de- tailed along the South Carolina coast to watch for attempted shipments of arms to Brazilian insurgents
 It is 3 subject for comment hat President Cleveland refused to profit by the increase in real estate values at Lakewood on account of his residence there.
 Sam Hall, the Atlanta swell whe aspired to the leadersh p of the Foui Hundred of Gotham. has decided to let we'll enough alone and remain in At lanta.
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Notorious Horse Thief Captured.

HELENA, Ark, Jan. 10.- Deputy sher. if Phineas Mccoy arrested notorious horse thief by the name of Howard. He was arrested in this county eight years ago and placed in Jail. He, with other prisoners. broke jail and made their es- cape. All of the prisoners have been captured except Howard, who has just been caught by the deputy sheriff. He was arrested for carrying pistol, and it was then discovered that ke was the man wanted for jail breaking and horse stealing.
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Shot Off His Head.

NEVADA, Mo. Jan. i0.-A deplorable tragedy occurred at the Vernon school house, Il miles east of this city. Chaa. McEwen being shot and killed by Geo. Castlebury. The trouble was over some remarks alleged to have been made by MeEwen derogatory to Castle bury, who was paying some attention to McEwen's sister. Gastlebury came in from Joplin Friday and went to Me Ewen about something he had said McEwen denied it and Castlebury de- liberately shot off his head Castlebury escaped, but Sheriff Scrogheam is in hot pursuit and his capture is looked for within the next 24 hours.
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ASSAULTED LITTLE eIRls.
Great Excitement Over the Arrest of a
 Shoemaker at TamDa

shoemaker at Tampa.
 TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 10.-Since Sunday this city has been in fever of excite ment over the arrest of an old man named Frazer for criminally assault ing five little girls varying in age from 3 to B years.
 Frazer is a shoemaker and is 65 years old. He enticed these girls into his lit- tie cobbler shop at different times by offering them small sums of money. This thing has been going on for sey- eral weeks past, and suspicion was finally directed to Frazer through stor- les told by a man who rents a part of the premises for q fruit stand. One of the girls, step-daughter of c. NJ. Clin- ton, confessed to her mother anl Fra Fer was arrested He stoutly denies the charge His stout denial ami quiet arrest and transfer to the county jail and the proximity of the circuit court session have stood him in good stead so far, but the outcome cannot be guessed. There are threats of lynching.
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FouNr lt A Plsxt.sia VAT.
The Body of :. Youns seruS@iSt Discos
 cred at D Medical cnile~.


 LOUISVILLE Jan. 1o..-The body of William c. Shortt, once a wei know, young druggist, who left he~e abort two years ago, has been fopnl n t:,a picking vat of medieal college ;a Al lanta, Ga. The report reached this cifv several days ago and explained the strange silence which Shortt has main salned for months His friends in this city will be shocissd to hear tha5 he has been dead for six months and lying in vat at medical college, according to the report which reached this city sev- eral days ago. Shortt was about & years of age. He was Virginian by birth, but spent the greater part of his life in Lebanon. Ky, where everyone knew him After leaving school he came to this city and studied medi- cine.
 shortt finally concluded to leave Louisville and try his fortunes in the south. He told 8 few of his friends that he was going to Americus Ga, and for several months they received letters from him regularly. Suddenly these letters ceased. His continued silence caused one of his friends to write to Americus, whenit was learned that Shortt had been stricken with pa ralysis. After Icing stricken with pa ralysis he was sent to the Henry W. Grady hospital in Atlanta. He liu- gered there several months, and died on July 9 last. It seems that no one knew him, and the body, being un- claimed, was turned oyer to the At lanta medical college. where it has since heen lying im vat. How 1t came to be identified is not exactly known, but it is said to have been noticed by someone connected with the college, when it was taken out of the vat.
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Used Kerosene to Light a Fire.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10-Mrs. Annie Holomorney was severely burned while trying to light fire with kerosene oil. When her clothing caught fire she ran into the bedroom to get a blanket to roll around herself. but seeing the chil- dren playing i'll the bed she was afraid they would be burned. She tLen ran into the room of MT. Calende, car penter, who tore the burning clothing from her and put out the flames by smothering them with curtain At the Harlem hospital her chances for re- covery are considered slight.
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Seized by the sheriif.

OMAHA, Jan l0.-The sheriff took charge of the stock and furniture of the seed and implement speciality house Of Philip Stimmel. Stimmel confessed judgment in favor of the Omaha Ma tional bank for S25, ,000 and in favor of Montgomery, Charlton & Hall of Chi cago for S60o0. Stimmel has been en- gagged in the seed business extensively and has been rated as worth S25, GOO to S3O coo
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i Scarcity of Oysters.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 10.-Reports re- ceived this week from different parts of the Chesapeake bay say thatoysters are approximately scarce, and that fewer boats are at work than in any season during the last 15 years. Many of the rocks which formerly yielded abund- antly are barren, and in Tangier sound.
 where there are usually thousands of vessels, only 300 were at work last
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DOLE TO CLEYELAHD.
The Provisional Government
 Makes a Sharp Reply.
RESPONSIBLE TO NO ONE COUNTRY.

Dee5 Not Propose so Be Dictated to
 Through Minister sVilIis < Denouncea
 Stevens and Declares He Was Never
 Asked For Assistance- The News Ut
 Washington Creates a Stir.
 VICTORIA. B. c. Jan. l0.-The steamer which arrived here yesterday from Honolulu brought reply from the provisional government to Presi- dent Cleveland. It is written and signed by President Dole. The reply was not made public here, but the substance es- capped.
 The reply is sarcastic and one that is calculated 10 rouse Clevelands s anger Among other things the reply states that Minister Willis demand is the first official communication it has received from Cleveland referring to his policy toward Hawaii. President Dole says the provisional government Is responsi- bic only to those who constituted and are maintaining it, and that he has not submitted any matter connected with the revolution to the authority of the United States It is amenable to no foreign power on earth. He denounces i'll the strongest terms the statement that Stevens was ever asked to have his forces assist in the revolution er that lie did so An exhaustive review of the struggle leading to the revolution is given. He winds up by saying; For these reasons this government must re- fuse to consider Willis proposition. :" There is no reference to Willis appeal for patriotism or amnesty.
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Suit by n Bank Receiver.

DALLAS, Jan. l0.-Suit was brought here in the United States court by G. B. Morgan. receiver O. the Ninth Ma tional bank of Dallas, against James Kincannon of Mississippi, formerly bank examiner, on two promissory notes, one for S25, GOO and the other for 0.20, the former dated Jan. 3, 1891, and the latter June 3, 1991
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Knocked Out by Huntington.

FlsBURG, Jan. 10.-A special to The R Rnlcle affirms the story lately given Pclty, that A. N. Towne, second president and general manager of Eoathern Pacific railway, is to re- Eery soon, probably next month, |w. C' Curtis, the present assistant Pger, IS to be his successor. The 2nlcallntimates that c. P. Hunting responsible for Towne's retire. \ The story is that since the rup-
 between President Huntingdon
 " late Senator Leland Stanford 0yalty of General Manager Towne alllora and Crocker interests has 100 pronounced to suit President Flngton.
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round In His Home Murdered

GRAND RAPIDS, Jan. 10,--A special from Irving Station, this state, says that Leroy R. Rodgers, retired busi- ness man. was founsl murdered in his home. He lived alone and it is sup posea the murder was committed by a burglar. So far as known the murderer secured nothing but a watch.
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No Hone For Nichols,

AUSTIN. Jan. Ex-Governor Hogg has announced to Sheriff White of Travis county that after careful considera- tion of the case of Ed Nichols, sen tenced to be hanged Friday, Jan. 12, for raping 11-year-old Bohemian girl near this city. he will not interfere and the law must take it's course. Nichols will be hanged in the jail here at noon next Friday.
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aavs It aCnrrect.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1o.-Gaptain Munger has at last been interviewed. To an Examiner reporter he said: "The Associated Press dispatches from Auck- land, which stated that Minister Willis had made formal demand for the sur render of the provisional government, was true" Beyond that Munger would say no more.
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Wood earvers Knocked Out.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Five of the largest firms employing wood earvers have locked out their men. They are Baumgarten 6 Co. Hertz Bros. Kim ball 6 Sons, Schastey & Go. and Hor- ter Bros. The trot ole is over the ques- ton of whether eight or nine hours shall constitute a days work.
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narbcd Wire Makers strike.

CINCINNATI. Jan. Between 800 and 600 employees of the Cincinnati barbed wire fence works at Fairmount, in this city, struck on account of a 10 per cent. reduction in wages. They had no union, but all were present and refused to go to work unless the old rate of wages was promised
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THUS TED 4 MAN.
The Sad and Mysterious Fate If Annie
 Hiiderbrand


 sEDAIIA, No. Jan 1o.-From we'll known citizen of Rocheport, who was in the city searching for clews of a young lady whose whereabouts are un- known, a peculiarly sad domestic story was learnei. Miss Annie Hilderbrand, a young lady prominent in society cir eles of -Roeaeport. was to have been married on Dec. last to Walter Jor- dan, son of a prominent Howard county farmer. Jordan did not put in an appearance on the wedding day, having left for the Pacific coast. Then the young woman confessed to her mother thas she had been ruined. An attempt at suicide with laudanum fol- lowed, whSeh was frustrated by a physician. X week after the attempt the young laGy appeared in better spir- its and her parents provided her with money and q ticket to Denison, Tex. Since then not a word has been heard of her. It is believed she has killed herself
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Rlew ont His Brains.

CROCKETT, Tex, Jan. 10.-Two negro boys were playing with shotgun in the yard of J. NJ. Porter at Porters Springs. when the gun was discharged, blowing out the brains of one of them. The boy who did the shooting said he thought the gun was not loaded.
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Farmer and Family Murdered.

MARIETTA, O., Jan. 10.-Word was received here of the murder of Henry Sauer's entire family living about three miles from this city. Sruer, his wife and two or more children were found murdered Sauer was wealthy far mer and a good citizen. The murder was evidently committed for money.
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Creates somewhat of a srnsatIon.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Honolulu dls. patches created 6 painful sensation at the capital, as published, among the friends of the administration. Gres- ham said he had received nothing 10 confirm the story and that the news was a surprise and that he doubted it's correctness. He believed the Corwin carried Willis instructions in reference to Dole and Dole's peremptory refusal to accept them brought back by the same boat.
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4 Doetor KilIs Htmself

1 |(1H7'phERY. Y p9ll Ala, Jan. 1o.-Dr. D ah Due one of the largest prac-
 |s E;jlaiy jRlayslclans T iA Montgomery, shot |n, 7p :, himself. About two weeks
 F w;.l' plae was charged with inti- cpiee Fief Mrs N $, May Kelley, wife of
 rcs s-lsl asa Kelley. Kelley instituted Dv ah''s' aRh,oe'eeaings. Dr. Blue was the
 'hs l pnyslcian. Ir.. Mrs. Kelley admit l's as guilty and asked her hus-
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Mcoreary says Be Patlent.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Congressman McCreary, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs says if the people will be patient on Hawaiian affairs they will solve 1t themselves satisfactorily to all. Many people are losing sight of justice on account of party feeling.
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l,ishnn Hill Dend.

LONDON, Jan. 10.-Church missionary society has received a telegram from Lagos, west Africa, announcing death of famous missionary, Bishop Hill, and his wife. The dispatch contains no further details.
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'e"land County (IIls.) Democrats.

eEY' Jan. lO.-Riehland County
 p.rs'lc 's,as ( Central Committee met
 |%ua eu h1ed upon Monday, Feb. ,,
 sloa. los nolqlng a county convention '; p'Vc' Delegates to the state, con
 fiOnal and senatorial conventions.
 mary election was called to be
 In,4 Oa saturday, April ', 1s94, to tD''s candidates for county Of
 |b \ 2 eongressionally, the county
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Ihe Father of Twenty Two Children

BALEsBURe, la, Jan. 10.-Archibald Dorothy died at the age of 72 years. He was the father of g children, 16 of whom are still alive. He gave them all good educations and started them well financially
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Killed by a Falling Tree.

STURGEON, Mo. Jan. 10.-Charles Caldwell, who carries the mail between Columbuia and Dripping Springs, was killed by falling tree which he was endeavoring to cut down.
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Gets Back Her Mai.s

LONDON, Jan. 10.-The government has ordered g renewal of the express service from Queenstown to London for American mails. as they are arriv- ing too lase by the ordinary service.
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OTHER BIG BLAZE.
,,.s Fair Buildings Dc
 stroyed by Fire.
! ,crHB WORK OF TWO TRAMP.

perjstyle, Music Hall and q
 ea'.. ,,annftctures Building Turned.
 rt 0' ,,.-s,pn Exhibits Were Consumed. PDs viii Reach Somewhere In E I ssIchoorhooa ng,1 of saso'Ooo
 e ao Ian. 10.-The Worlds fair ! Y; i cane Monday night. A rushing Rps~ If flames, a huge gothic archi- Esl0 t,,n,bling gl into chaos, bewildered {. 'p'o of people all were there under a v ol Ot.rrv sky of Italian clearness { T Ssd, sbe Michigan's broad expanse, a En,l Mediterranean. 2lshsbly no more magnificent yet Es,irc s spectacle has ever been wit '3 l9 tb;s side of the Atlantic.
 $sa,rlv past the scene of the fright
 of the cold storage warehouse,
 seores of hremen lost their lives
 tbe fair. hundreds of spectators ;s5 from the trains into the cele- \ s' caurt of honor." There sud i, tbe conHagration came into view. rypae golden statue of the republic
 ,o seen lifting her liberty cap de-
 aloft through the clouds of
 an3 flame. The fire had been z;ro less than an hour when fhun- &,,, crash of falling timber and 9 Ssndoas shout from the crowd an %rsj the collapse Of the peristyle. Eoment later another terrific yell i tSe cro4d told that the liberal FbniIding had caught fire and that $v6ole exposition was threatened. Egramatic incident marked the de- setion of the peristyle. One of the 5srs bearing a group of tiremen fell f tbe columns and one of the heroic Sphters went down to death, while smber of the others suffered injur- s,ore or less severe.
 6e fire started in the casino just Bof the agricultural building and N of the 1eristyle The casino was kkly deyoured and the flames surged fb on the top of the peristyle and bmng made q second line of fire se the base of the column. The Dss then sprang through the music which corresponds at the north |of the peristyle, to the casino at IN. The fire was Q most singular Fascinating sight. Along the top be peristyle were scores of statues. Ispectaele for those people fortunate ugh to be on the moving sidewalk least of the peristyle was that of session of gigantic human beings sging, one after another, headlong |the waters of the lake below.
 be origin of the fire is said to be re- ge on the partof q couple of tramps. solitary guard in the music hall ] that just before the flames broke be kicked two vagabonds out of the ic hail and told them to find quar- elsewhere. They left in the direc- |of the Casino and soon after the broke out and soon everything on grounds was terror and confusion. E of footing added to the horror of scene.
 about 10 o'clock with a possible |Of about sl00.000 by fire in the nfacturers building alone the au- ties began to realize that a large lent in the crowd was composed of E who, once started in lawlessness ll be hard to control. Such prepa- 'as as could hurriedly be made were 2 motion to remove goods and N other buildings, but all such ef- were child's play. The utter hope less of such attempts on such short Pe were made apparent at once. Few officers on guard could hardly lore than shut their eyes and grit teeth, hoping against hope that lanes would speedily be stayed.
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Held Up hy Masked Men.

CINCINNATI. Jan lb.-Lewis N. Will son, one of the most prominent farmers of Kenton county. Ky. was held up and robbed by three masked men at Fleming's mill of S64
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Several Rihs i.raE

X |h Bassa %soara, Tex. Jan. Uncle |nortb' T known to old settlers
 E pea. sa ie5as' \ suffered a fall at his |and inn modge, breaking several lis cr;t;sa, sa,ihg ms head. His condi- ''leai. He is S6 years old
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S''empted Burglary

@sdsl aSl, :. Tex, Jan. 1o.-An attempt Phouse < s1fgiarize the safe in the seso,s9 9' Il. Q. Wooten & Co. on o,o. osieet. The cash drawer
 E safe es! spen and the com bination
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Nh More Raclny.

TRENTON, Jan. lO-rhe legislature convened yesterday. It will pass anti racing lslEs and wipe off the statutes all laws permitting racing in the state.
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Rnmored Pelxoto Has Reaigned.

PARIS, Jan. 1O.-A dispatch from Rio de Janeiro states that President Peixoto has resigned.
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CKca:o Markets.

CHICAGO, Jan Wheat May closed at e75sc. Corn --3s5sc. Oats --S5stc Pork -SilO3 Lard d-Sh72. Ribs-s6.55.
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Ne-rn Lynched.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Jan. 10. The negro Ham Smith, who murdered Mar shal Harris. was lynched near here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-01-10

Sam Hall, the Atlanta swell whe aspired to the leadersh p of the Foul Hundred of Gotham. has decided to let we'll enough alone and remain in At Ianta