The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-31

Receivers Of the Chesapeake. Ohio &
Southwestern have been authorized to
issue certificates in order to raise
funds for betterment and cons.ruc-
ton.
A three-weeks' old girl baby, richly
dressed, was found In a cyclone cellar
IL the yard of a vacant house in We'll
lington by some boys Saturday even
ing. The child was almost dead when
found, but was cared for. and it is
thought viii. live. The matter is be-
ing thoroughly investigated and sen.
sational developments are expected.
The American Legion If Honor,
which was to meet in grand council
ct Meridian, Miss, Tuesday, turned
back at Newton and went to Jackson
to hold their meeting, having heard
on the train that there were thirty or
forty cases of smallpox at Meridian.
1t is hardly probable that many cases
have developed at Meridian, but there
are some, and the delegates Gid not
want to take any chances on catching
the dread disease. L. A. Moss of Ed
wards is grand commander. .x,x.
]. C. Love, aged 10 years, son of
United States Marshal f. NJ. Love of
the northern district of Texas, died
Wednesday night at his fathers home
in Oak Cliff. from the effects of a
wound inflicted by the accidental dis
charge of pistol three weeks ago.
The deceased, who was q deputy I'M
der his father, in unpacking a grip in
his room, came across his pistol, which
he carelessly took by the barrel and
threw under the bed. The weapon
struck some object under the bed and
exploded. The bullet ripped up his
arm and entered his body, striking the
spinal chord, and paralysis below the
waist followed.
News reached Selma, Ala, of ter
ribie difficulty at Pleasant Hill, about
thirty miles from there: Joe Vau-
CHAN, young white man, had fore
closed mortgage. and driving home
some cattle, it was necessary that he
should go through large gate. He
called on Caroline Weaver to open it,
and she complained that it was too
heavy for her, whereupon Vaughan
struck her over the head with a pistol
and then shot her. Her husband ran
to her assistance and Vaughan raised
his weapon and fred at him, the ball
striking him near the waist. Caroline
hnf ira1, Nd
died in q short while. but her husband
will recover. Vaughan made his eS-
cape.
The Eighth Annual State convention
Of Kansas Christian Endeavorers was
hold in Wichita last week, converting
Thursday night and concluding Sum
day night Over thousand enthus-
iastic Endeavorers were present from
all over the State, and many from
other States and oklahoma. Among
the noted speakers occupying places
on the program were: John u. Wool
ley and Rev. Carlos D. Martin, Chi
cago; T. D. Power, Washington, D. c.;
B. @ Denham, j. L. Sewall and j. S.
Davis, Kansas City. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
yenr: President, Henry w. Rule,
Wichita; first vice president, Rev. b.
Q. Denham, Kansas City; second vice
president, Rev. H. NJ. Oberholtzer. Sa-
lima; secretary. Miss Bessie E. Skel-
ton, Kansas City; treasurer, c. L. Bro
kaw, Kansas City; Junior superinten-
dent, Miss Lizzie Coult. Newton.
John Wilson. an old German farmer
living some thirty miles south in the
strip, was arrested at Anthony Tues
day evening on a charge of stealing
wheat. He was taken before q JUS
tice, plead guilty and was fined $40
and costs. which he was unable to
pay. and was committed to the coun-
~ Jail. The facts of the case are as
follows: Wilson. who las family to
support and not being in very good
circumstances, was forced to steal to
keep his family from starvation. He
stole 20 bushels of wheat from John
Null, living near Ruclla, and hauled
It to Anthony and traded it to the
Poorman Milling company for -four
and Sc in money. He gave the -four
and money to Mr.. Null, who after
hearing the circumstances which led
20 the theft, gave Wilson two SACK Of
dour. A subscription was circu ted
and enough money raised to p. his
One. and he was released. Shortly
after some parties from the strip who
knew him heard of the matter and in
formed the parties who had donated
the money that the mans name was
not Wilson, and that he had consider
able property and was getting good
wages for holding cattle in the strip.
George Kilborn, who had been active
in raising the money to pay the fine
and costs, when ne heard the facts in
the case, brought suit against him on
an agreement to repay the money,
and attached his team and wagon. Tho
fellow finally agreed to turn over
stock enough to pay back the money
and the costs in the action, and left