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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-16
CORPUS cmnIsTI OuLL,Ncs.
straight Channel to Arnnsas rnss
VIII Ne Dug.

Corpus Christi Texas, August a.
Captain C. c. Heath and Engineer ]. 8.
Peter have returned from Mustang Is
land. where they went to finish the
IL reliably informed that the proposed
straight channel to Arkansas Pass from
Corpus Christi hay will be dug and that
work will shortly begin and be pushed
TO u speedy completion. The proposed
new route will lesson the distance ten
miles. and with the increased depth OF
water, Il win be worth thousands Of
dollars TO this Southwest country.
NuEcEs COUNTY VALUES.
The Following is the total valuation Of
Nucees county property ps taken from
the assessment rolls FOR 1885,
No, acres Of land, i,csd,aiL value, s9SS5,t0,
CITY property...4s... ,.sf...s,,....s.. l,EN9'Val
vehicles, n5 ...",.n .....o... lT,sa
Machines. etc ............. ...... 6,tN
steam engines. etc.. .,..,...,.,. lg,50
Horses ana mules. i3. 1873 head ,... 1iS, 90
Cattle i02,iei head ,a.......... 52a.eaS
Jacks, @e head commandments. s,sle
Sheep. i2,tbQ head ,uu.....,...,. I2.aN
Goats, l,GiO head .....,.......... LEN
Hogs, w hend ..s.s.....s..s..,.s.t,. ~
Merchandise .,,.,..,,.,.,.,,.,.,,. Ai0i
Money on Nund .r.....,,,..",,,,. 1850
Miscellaneous ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ibi 56i
Total value Of property ronderodS3 Ol9. 2s'
Total state and county tax at eiii
Ter Slo0',-, vr",, ,,,,'..,, .-N9'99' 81
tNqi
Acreage. county .".n,..,,.,,, y2,Tii. e5e "
Acreage, city ...,.,,........ .,., lila,N9 &c
Total valuation r.,,4,.a,,as e., ASbi,Ji W
Increase OF assessment, 1916 Gee. lSh.'g0 "
Total tax OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. F,Wls w
Increase OF taxes ...-.....ts,s,s ls.sNf "
FINE NEEDLE WORK,
Mrs John McTlernan OF Tits city la,
tecn working at intervals for the pant
ten wars ON "eraey quilt" and has II
almost completed. Whom nnishcd It will
BE- the nrcu piece OF needle work over
exhibited IN this State. In the duilt arc
pioces OF wedding dresses Worn By brides
twenty-five years ago, rare ribbons from
all parts OF MNloo. aud scraps nom
other foreign countries Mrs MrTicr.
nan never tires Of her tedious work, hut
rather delights In H., ana can tell th'
name OF each piece of cloth, where II came
from and who gave 1t TO her
4 NEW QUARRY
The rock quarry OF puVnl has been
abandoned. and everything moved 10
Ochnn, some nfty miles above. where
rock can be duurrlcd at a much less ok
pense Rock trains arrive here daily and
the rock Is loaded on horgee M rapidly
ar possible
Three tugs make regular trlpR, aud tho
wharf presents a lively appearance night
and day.
orr or DANGER
Mr. Joe Gay, the accommodating clerk at
the Wclls-Fargo express office has hccu
quite M for several weeks pnst, but 10
now out OF danger
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-16

Crockett. Texas. August it,--The corr
missionern court IT its meeting Yesterday
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-16

Hearne. AuguDt HThe test OF tbr new
machinery at the compress IN being mnde
today. Tho first bale OF Gotten In transit
for this season was receiyed here Mon
day. shipped from Franklin and eon-
signed 20 the Jiearns compress.
oroesbeck, Texas. August 1.-THE FIRST
bale Of new cotton came In and was
weighed about n O'Clock last Dight by
Mr.. Tom Mhgee. who lives about four
teer milna west OF &c an. weighed 5i5
pounds. ciassed good middlinR and was
sold at cents. The merchants then
presented him with cash premium OF
si3s5 Ho had just sod when Mt. n. J.
Widenor drove In with bale which
weighed ga poundg
The free press., 1895-08-08

The Popuhte State Convention
assembled at Jackson on July 31st,
and nominated the following state
ticket:
For Governor. Capt. Frank Bur~
kilt, Of Chlckasaw; Lieut.. Govern.
or, s. w. Robinson, of Rankin
Secretary of State, r. R. Buntin,
OF Tallahatc chic; Attorney General
John j. Dennis, of Oktibbeha; Au.
ditor, r. L. Love, of Sunfower
Treasurer. G. W. Bolton, of Pon,o.
toe; Superintendent of Education,
A. Trotter, of Clarke; railroad com,
missioner, First district, G. W. Dwy.
er, of Pamela; Second district, N
NJ. Holllngworth, of Kinds: Third
district, l.. n. jackson, of Amite
land commissioner, N. C. West, Jr.
of Carroll; State revenue agent, r.
e. l.. Mitchell, OF Alcorn; clerk oil
the Supreme Court, L. R. Collins
of Jones.
The free press., 1895-08-08

Mr.. A. Macchi, Commissioners
general for Europe for the Cotton
States and International Exposi-
tion, having completed his work
abroad, has sailed for America to
superintend the installation of the
exhibits from the European coun-
tries. Handsome exhibits from
Belgium, France, England, Ger
many, Austria, Hungary, Italy and
Russia have been allotted space,
and reports indicate that IN some
departments the exhibits will rival
anything ever exhibited from these
countries.
The free press., 1895-08-08
$50. PER MONTH
Was the Salary Four Boys Started
With Last Week,

Just to show what a boy can do
in spite of hard times, if he Is only
properly qualified, the News would
mention the fact that four boys who
had just graduated from the Geors
gla Business College were placed
by that institution Or last week. at
an average salary of $50 per month.
Two were from Spartan burg Co.
South Gar olina, third from Pine
Level, Florida. and the fourth from
Macon, Ga, and the College might
place two others to-day if qualified.
ln addition to students from ey.
cry Southern and most of the North.
ern States, it has representatives
from Canada, Brazil and other
Countries.
When it is remembered that, a
young man or woman can complete
a course here in three months and
make back the entire expense In
one months salary, it seems to us
that there is no excuse for bows TO
remain without education Or prolit.
able employment.-Macon,. Ca,
News.
This excellent College starding
at the head of Southern institutions
is certainly accomplishing a great
work. and the above is copiet as a
pointer for our boys.
The free press., 1895-08-08
EXCHANGE FLASHES.

IF half of the million of dollars
expended annually in New York
City for charity, says the Texas
Sanitarian, were invested in WestS
ern lands and the rising generation
of the pauper element IN that city
were placed thereon and made self.
sustaining, the ratio Of defective
population would be wonderfully
decreased, aud the opprobrium OF
our civilization would be material
ly sofiened. Verify here is field
for the phllanthropist. st.-Scientific
American.
Leyi Layman, an old man living
In Sullivan county, N. Y, says that
grasshoppers are about the most
sppetizlng thing he ever ate. He
has been in bad health for some
time past, and unable to take his
regular rations, but the other day
he said he thought he would relish
a mess of grasshoppers. They are
thick just now, and a quart was
soon procured. He fried and ate
them all, saying it was the best
thing he ever tasted, and now he
eats them every day.-Plcayune.
The Populites of Yalobusha dis.
banded and joined the Democratic
party.
The Populites of Lafayette dis.
banded and joined the Democratic
party.
The Populites of Madison dis
banded and joined the Democratic
party.
And by the time November rolls
around the whole darn thing Will be
disbanded.-Okolona Sun.
The negro has been free for 80
years and enjoys the same priv
ileges as the white man, and there
is DO reason why he should not pay
for the schooling of his Children
New Albany (Union Coy Gazette.
Newly Arrived Shade to St. Peter
This crown is entirely too heavy.
the harp strings cut my fingers and
the wings pinch my shoulders. St.
Peter-W hat on earth we're you,
anyhow? Shade-Alas. I was a
calamity howler.-Age-H Herald.
Those of our readers who live in
a malarial neIgtborhood, will find
it greatly beneficial to their health
by planting Sunfowers on or near
their premises.-Southern Garden.
The light of schoolrooms should
always be arranged to fall over the
left hand side of the scholar, and
the window accommodation should
be onesfifth of the floor space. The
limitation of this requirement Is
said TO be the cause of short sight
among the Germans.-Edmure
Mich journal.
The free press., 1895-08-08
MRS. JOHN G. CARLISLE'S
KENTUCKY Cook BOOK.

KENTUCKY Cook Book.
The Queen & Crescent Route Of
ters It's patrons rare chance to Sc .
cure at low price that handsome
publication. 1t is a compilation of
new recipes never before publish
ed. A book of 256 pages, contain
ing careful selection of practical
cookery suggestions to every house
wife in the land. An edition de
luxe printed on heavy enameled pa
per and bound in white velum, with
chrysanthemum design or cover
in five colors with gold, and in ev-
cry way most elaborate specimen
of artistic bOoksmaking.
Mrs. Carlisle has been assisted in
this collection by Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, Mrs. Walter @, Gres-
ham, Mrs. General Crook, Mrs. w.
a. Dudley, and other hOusekeep,
ers OF equal note.
The retail price ia $3.50 but we
will send 1t to any address postpaid,
on receip. of rs cents. Don't miss
the opportunity.
w. G. R1NEARsON, 6. P. A.,
Cincinnati, O.
The free press., 1895-08-08
ELECTION MANAGERS.

The following persons were ap-
pointed to hold End primary at the
various voting precincts on Tues
day, August, 13, 1895:
Observation-Disclosures: H. H.
Bilbo, j, P. McGehee, T. r. White.
Clerks: W. G. Anderson, w, w.
Mitchell. Bailiff: E. Howard.
LumbertOn-Mansgers: j. Fl.
Bishop, A. j. Clark, R. Polk,
Clerks: VI. J. Bethune, A. j. Lads
ner, Balliff: q. r. Landrum.
Hil!sdale-Managers: Geo. Rouse
Jesse Smith, j. E. Smith. Clerks;
Theo Bllbo, Monroe Bilbo. BalIiff
Felix Ladner,
Hickory Springs-Managers: q
w. Smith, j. II. Odom, J. S. Lee
Clerks: J. A. Smith, j. |. Broddus
Balllff; Jno. Cuave.
Bilho-Managers: VIM. Fry, J.
T. Smith, Fred Rester. Clerks: r.
Nj. Smith, Geo. Bilbo. Bailiff: w
b. Smith.
Derby-Managers: T. r. Martin
B. F. Smith, Bob Smith. Clerks:
G. Fl. Hoffman, Dennis FARRELL
Bailiff: Zack Lee.
I McNeill-Mausgers: B. F. Lump
kin, Jim l. Hill, NJ. D. Tate. Clerks
W. ID. Graham, Tom Sores. Bal,
lift: ID. A. Watson.
Byrd's Chapel, Wesley Chapel
Oryisburg and Ladner same man
ayers, clerks and bailiffs as before
The free press., 1895-08-08
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.

OF all the recent efforts at writ.
ing the life Of Napoleon in popular
style, Miss Tarbelps easily leads,
in point both of merit and of inter
est. 1t first appeared serially in
McClure's Magazine, and Is now
published in handsomely printed
clothsbounG volume, with $50 il
lustratlOns, The book is having
an enormous sale at S1.OO per copy.
PUBLIC OPINION New York City)
is actually giving away this fine
volume to new subscribers. Write
for particulars.
The free press., 1895-08-08
In speaking of the United States

In speaking of the United States
senatorial race, the Picayune's
jackson correspondent cheeringly
says:
"Nobody can forecast the rela,
tive strength of the avowed sena-
torial candidates. Governor Stone
may hold the key 10 the situation,
and many persons believe that by
the time the legislature meets there
will be revolution of sentiments
on the financial question and that
he may yet be the SENATOR
The free press., 1895-08-08
PROCEEDINGS PEARL RIVER
co. MASS-MEETING.

The mass meeting called by the
Chairman of the Democratic Ex.
ecdtive Committee on the Sth day
of July was called to order by r.
H. Reeves, chairman, at the court>
house, in Poplarvi!le, at l O'Clock
p. M, this, the 1st day of August
1895.
W. ". Mitchell was elected
chairman and n. Batson secretary
On motion it is ordered that
three delegates be sent to the
State Convention to cast Pearl Rlv-
er county's two votes.
w. l. Thames, P. E. Williams
and n. Batson are elected as del
egates to the State Convention.
Resolved, That the delegates 60
to the State Convention uninstruct-
ed.
Resolved, That the delegates vote
as a unit.
Fl. FL. Folk, w. d. Graham and
Hiram p. Smith are elected alters
mates.
The resolution of r. w. Hinton
that, 'It is the sense of this mass
met ting hat A. l.. Summer and G.
w. Ellis go before the people at
the primary to DO held August 18th,
as candidates for the position of
State Senator, and that the vote
for them be prorated; that both
Mr.. Summer and Mr.. Ellis be al-
lowed to select their own delegates
to represent them ln the District
Convention to be held at Williams
burg on August Goth, and that
these delegates so selected, go
pledged to work for the interest of
a Pearl River county man, and that
after the two first ballots for State
Senator, at said Convention, the
candidate from Pearl River county
showing the highest number of
votes in said Convention shall have
the support of all the delegates
from Pearl River county," on mo-
tion Of G. W. Ellis, was tabled.
The following named gentlemen
were nominated as delegates to the
Senatorial Convention and received
the following number of votes each
by ballot: W. I. Thames 81, G. w.
Bilbo 81, H. E. Smith 81, w. w.
81, r. w. Hinton 35, W.
b. Cleveland 80, r. Ladner 35, A.
j. Clark 80.
W. |. Thames, G. w. Bilbo, H.
f. Smith and w. w. Mitchell de-
clared elected.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
w. W. MITCHELL, Ch'mn.
N. BATsoN, Sec'y.
Poplarville, Miss. Aug. l, 1895.
The free press., 1895-08-08

BroOkslde, a mining town twenty
miles west of Birmingham, was the
scene OF race riot one night last
week. Two deputy sheriffs we're
Killed while attempting to arrest
an lmpudent negro. A pitched
battle then occurred between the
negroes and white mlrers, IN which
four negroes were killed aud Others
wounded.
The free press., 1895-08-08

:. The Vicksburg Post says that
Vicksburg enjoys the distinction of
being the sound money oasis in the
Mississippi free silver desert.
The free press., 1895-08-08

The United States cruiser Colum.
bla has crossed the Atlantic in faster
time than ever before made by a
war vessel-6 days, 23 hours and
40 minutes.
The free press., 1895-08-08

John Quincy Adams, aged 50
years, a direct descendant of the
famous Adams family, was found
lying dead on Quay street, Niagara
Falls. His bicycle was standing
against tree near by. Heart fall
ure supposed cause of death.
The free press., 1895-08-08

Jasper county votes as follows
Tor railroad commissioners: First
district, E. Mack Lawrence 1915.
John D. McIunis 1856; second dis
trict, Geo. L. Donald 71O, h. E. De.
vail 658; third district, P. M. B.
Wait S27, j. II. Askew 545.
The free press., 1895-08-08

1t ia now reported that the Gulf
and Ship Island Railroad has been
purchased by New York capitalists,
aud that it will be built to Hatties,
burg at once.
The free press., 1895-08-08

At Antioch Church, in East Bat
on Rouge parish, Henry and Albert
O'Neil were shot and instantly kill.
ed by the PicoD brothers..
The free press., 1895-08-08

A counterfeit plant for the man,
ufacture of nickels was recently
found in one of the cells of the
Arkansas penitentiary.
The free press., 1895-08-08

Pink Smith, editor of the Green
vile Democrat, has announced his
candidacy for clerk of the lower
house of the next legislature.
The free press., 1895-08-08

Beayer Island, near the Straits
of Mackinaw, has been desoIa ted
by fire. 1t is reported that scores
of people perished.
The free press., 1895-08-08

A dry Kiln containing 10000
feet of lumber, owned by John
Lindsey, of SandersYille, burned
last Thursday.
The free press., 1895-08-08

Miss Florence Blackmore, aged
10 years. of Franklin, Mise, recent
ly assembled the volcano of Popo-
eatepetl.
The free press., 1895-08-08
UNDER WHICH FLAG, DEM
OCRATS?

DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM, 1892.
"We hold to the use of both gold
and silver as the standard money
OF the country and to the coinage
of both gold and silver without dis
eliminating against either metal, or
charge for nintage, but the dollar
unit OF coinage of both metals must
be of equal intrinsic and exchanges
able value or be adjusted through
international agreement, or by such
safeguards of legislation as shall in~
sure the ma,ntainance of the parity
of the two metals, and the equal
power of the two metals, and the
equal power of every dollar at all
times in the markets, and in the
payment of debts. And we de-
mand that all paper currency shall
be kept at par with and redeemable
in such coin. We insist on this
policy as especially necessary tor
the protection of the farmers and
laboring classes, the first and most
defenseless victims of unstable
money and tuctuatlng currency"
POPULITE PLATFORM, 1892.
"We demand the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver at The ratio
of 16 10 l."
The free press., 1895-08-08

County Clerk r. l.. Ratlif left
Tuesday morning for a weeks Wis.
it to relatives in Leake and Scott
counties.
The free press., 1895-08-08

The standard Wagon Company
of Cincinnati, and the Bedford
Chair Company of Cleveland, have
assigned.
The free press., 1895-08-08

viii Green who shot and killed
Maj. j. T. Estes, of Rutledge, Ga,
on May II, and married his daugh
ter in 10 minutes afterward, has
been arrested.
The free press., 1895-08-08

The Cuban insurgents are doing
more than oldng their own in the
struggle with Spain.
The free press., 1895-08-08

The fatal cotton worm has ap-
peared or several plantations near
Shreveport, La.
The free press., 1895-08-08

The populites of Ohio have nom.
mated the notorious j. S. Coxey
for governor.
The free press., 1895-08-08

A panther y feet in length was
Killed last week 10 miles east of
Water Valley.
The free press., 1895-08-08

Chambers has again broken out
among horses and mules in Holmes
county.
The free press., 1895-08-08

The next State Senator from this
district-G. w. Ellis.
The free press., 1895-08-08
"77"for " HAY fever

Sold by Drugssts sent prepaid receipt of price,
2sc for t.oo sy be assorted except Nos as 50 and
ss, put up in u. 90 sizo only
On. HUMPHREYS AsuAL( Revised MAILED FREE.
HUMPHREYS MED. CO., Ill li8 william st., New York.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-08-10
TALMAGE's BEREAVEMENT.
His Wife Dies mt the Dansville, N
", Sanitarium.

His Wife Dies Mt the Dansville, N.
", sanitarium.
Dansville, n. Y, Aug. Mrs. T..
De Witt Talmage died here ut $50
this morning.
Since the burning Of the Brooklyn
tabernacle last year, Mrs. Talmagc
has suffered from nervous prostra''
ton, and she has never fully recov-
cred from the shock sustained then.
The fire broke out while the doctor
was holding his usual Sunday recep-
tion, and a large number Of parishion-
ers and visitors were in the church
when the fire broke out. They all
made good their escape. but DR.. Tai
mage went back into the burning ed
ifice for something he had left behind.
During his absence Mrs. Talmage,
who, with other members of the fam
lily, was outside awaiting his reap
pearance, became greatly excited and
alarmed for the doctors safety. AS
soon as she was Informed that he was
all right she broke down completely.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-08-10
BorTHNEAU BorTINEAU COUNTY, D. 1895
NUBBINS OF NEWS.
Items of General Interest Placed in
u Few Lines,

Items of General Interest Placed in
Few Lines.
Peter Hoffman has been arrested
In Hammond, Ind, for making and
passing silver counterfeit dollars.
Secretary of the Navy Herbert ar
rived at Buzzard's Bay, Mass, to-
day. The president was ut the sta
ton.
Signor MARITIME has been ordered to
return to Rio Janeiro Immediately, in
order to effect settlement of the
italian claim against the government
of Brazil.
Owen Delaney, an old citizen III
jail at Napoleon, Ohio, for having
murdered his wife at Deshler q
week ago, hanged himself in his cell
last night
Simon Szurfet, section foreman
on the Chicago drainage canal. was
murdered by an unknown man in Il
saloon row at Lamont to-day, the
murderer escaping.
L The movements Of the insurgents
IN Macedonia have not been reported
/ for several days. The agita.
tion in Macedonia is regarded as hav.
I Ing completely failed.
Il Continuous rains have ruined the
rice crops in many parts Of Japan
and a famine is feared. Many lives
have already been lost and the dam
1 age done is enormous.
Y The score or more members of tho
! Methodist church at Quakertown, Pa.
who were injured when the churcl
/ was struck by lightning, are still
i suffering from the shock.
i The bread riots in Tabrez, Persia
continue. A mob has wrecked th'
house Of the governor, who has re
signed his authority and promises {
reduction in the prices Of bread.
4 The government troops have de
feated the insurgents near Matanzas
and. in addition, the insurgent force
commanded by Maceo have been de
feated in the Province of Santiago d
Cuba.
! In discussing the production O
quicksilver for the year 1894 the re
ports Of the geological survey say
the CalifOrna output remained sta
tionary, but that the price decline
heavily.
Huerfano county, Colo, is attrac
ing considerable attention on accour
Of recent important and extensive ii
discoveries that contain create
percentage of tin than any yet di'
covered in the United States.
At keystone, w. Va, last night,
NJ. Stroud, coke boss for the Pulasl
Iron company, shot w. A. Gilbe
and James Owens, two white miner
working for the same compan
,assiheyt hay i've, but 0sxaass Mitlsd
I Stroud is in jail. -
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-08-10
Criminal DOinHs.

Victor Adams, the slayer Of Justice
Boxer, was lynched by mob at Ma
dera, Cal.
Isaih Gauthier shot to death his
sweetheart, Celina Causigny, at Mon
treal, Que. .-. .t.
Henry Bradshaw. wealthy but in
sane farmer, killed his wife, his
da lghter and himself at Paris. Tex.
Sanford Duncan, pioneer Of Still
water, Ok, was murdered by some un-
known person.
Scions Of two Kentucky families did
battle at Marietta. Ky, over love AZ
fair Charles Enlow is dead and
Charles Duffin, the other combatant,
will not recover. a...
II. w. Langenour, member OF the
California state legislature, who dis
appeared from Woodland, after draw
ting $4,000 from local bank, Is said
to have gone to Chicago with u WON.
an not his wife.
To escape arrest pickpocket leaped
from an excursion train two miles
west of Mascontah, Ill.,, last night
when the train was going forty-fiv<
miles an hour.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-08-10
The Casualty Record.

Miss Julia Nolan, aged Is, was KILL
ed by gasoline explosion at .IeHer-
sOnville. Ind.
Henry Roak, prominent Seneca
Ill business man and owner of Roaks 8
hall. was drowned in the Illinois "
Michigan canal.
Senator Stewart Of Nevada met with
q painful accident at Washington. In
aliehting from a car, his knee caught
into the handle rail and the kneecap
was dislocated.
Lorin Erwin a, bicyclist Of consid-
erable local fame in Plano, ILL.,, while
riding on a race track ran into q
most and fractured his skull. His re-
covery is doubtful.
Two men named Jaltas and Seik
were run down OIL handcar Dy q
Chicago g. Northwestern special tram
between Gurnsey and Deep River,
Iowa. and both were killed.
Henry Smith, a retired painter, liv-
ing at Haledon, N. j., was stung on
the hand by a bee last night. He
died almost Immediately. The sting
had reached q nerve that cOmmuni-
Gated directly with the brain.
Two negroes and Il white man,
names unknown. were killed in q
wreck on the Manitoba Central at
Helena. A dozen cars were demOlish-
ed. A wheel broke on one OF the
cars causing the wreck.
An accumulation Of gas caused an
explosion in the cupola Of the top mill
blast furnace at Martins Ferry this
morning, and pieces of iron, coke
and cirders We're blown 200 feet in
the air. Samuel Cashnich, a filler,
was fatally burned, and james Car.
man was badly injured by flying mis-
siles.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-08-10
Rerrcd for Their Lives.

London. Aug. THE correspondent
Of the Times at Shanghai says that
the missionaries killed at Ku Cheng
were murdered by an organized band
Of eighty of the vegetarians. The
correspondent SAYS: 'The ladies
begged for their lives. promising to
yield their property and valuables.
but the leaders Of the band shouted
out their orders to kill them outright
A corrected list of the victims is as
follows: Rev. and Mrs. Stewart,
Miss Nellie Saunders. Miss Lena
Irish. burned in the head; Miss Stet.
tie Newcomb. was spared and then
thrown down a precipice; Miss Mar
shall. had her threat cut; Miss Cor
don, speared in the head; Miss. Topsy
Saunders. spcared in the brain: Mas
ter Herbert Stewart. skull. fractured
and brained; Lena Stewart, died from
shock"