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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
HIT BY LIGHTNING.
A CHURCH SHATTERED
DURING SERVICES.
Twenty People Frustrated at Ouaker,-
town, Pa.--The Awful Bolt Falls just
After the Benediction-SeveralF Fatally
Injured-Building Almost Wrecked.

QUAkERTowN, Pa, Aug. 5.-The
Methodist church of this place was
struck by lightning yesterday, and
twenty persons were Frustrated.
Those seriously hurt are: James
Hon, justice of the peace, Minnie
France, Mrs. kuhl Hoffman. Mrs. John
Wilson. Asa Bauman, sexton, Mrs.
Bowman, wife of Rev. L. F. Bowman,
pastor of the church.
Nearly all of these were knocked
senseless by the stroke, and it is
feared that deaths will result. Minnie
France is in critical condition.
DIR. Bowman had just pronounced
the benediction at the morning SER
vices when the bolt struck the belfry,
running around the edifice under the
weather board, and down under the
flooring. The services having been
all but concluded, many persons were
in the vestibule and aisles of the
church. Besides those named, four
teen persons were MANNED and SCARED.
The houses of the town were turned
into emergency hospitals and the vic
TINS are being cared for. Sexton
Bauman had his coat torn from his
back and one of his shoes was stripped
as by knife. Minnie France
was in her pew when the bolt tore
through the floor. Both shoes were
torn from her feet, the crown of her
hat was wrenched away and her
watch chain was melted into LIQUID.
James Hoff was Frustrated in his pew,
and most of his clothing was torn from
his body.
Horses broke the tie posts outside the
church and many of them ran away.
A veritable panic followed the stroke.
After the excitement had subsidized it
was found that the 500 pound bell in
the cupola was hanging almost by a
thread, while fully loo persons were
under it. The church edifice
is almost a wreck, as the lightning
penetrated from all sides.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
LATEST FROM PETER.
He Thinks the Silver Sentiment Is Dying
Out in the West.

He Thinks the Silver Sentiment Is Dying
Out in the West.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Senator PETER,
of Kansas, lectured yesterday at Prohi-
bition park, Staten Island, on THE
Labor Question, Moral Question
To an interviewer the senator said:
1.-The silver question is the leading
question of the hour, but at present, in
the West, the agitation is dying. This
has been strongly marked during the
last six or eight weeks. l think it but
temporary check, however, and the
sentiment is strong with the people.
Still, there are no more public meet
ings now, and the discussion that con-
tinues is put up by the newspapers
alone.
Il think" said he. that the silver
men in the Democratic and Republican
parties will be swamped when it comes
to elections. They will talk silver,
protest their allegiance, and all that,
but. when the time comes. they will
grit their teeth and stand their medi-
cine. They will vote with their par
ties"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
AMOUNT OF IMPORTS.

Reports Rendered Of Uncle Sans Pur-
chases From Other Countries.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.-The bureau
OF statistics of the state department
has issued advance sheets of the de.
clared exports for the United States
from various countries for the first
quarter of the year ls95, compared.
where obtainable, with the exports foi
the same quarter it 1894. The totals
are as follows:
Algeria. $47.2i1. increase, $40, OO7:
Austria-Hungary. Sla. O9s, 937, increase
1868, '33; Belgium, 2,7OS, 1873; increase
SS2s,156: British India, SIS. 754.6.S, Brit
lsh Columbia, Sl.1S7.2.l: increased
from Port Vancouver. S342 ,9S7; othe,
ports not given. Canada maritime pro-
vlnces and New Foundland, $3.50, So
increase. S16.515; province of Ontario.
S2,623. $50. increase. S146. $50; province
OF Quebec. S961.5 increase, s452, 800:
CeylOn. S24S.229, increase. 1876:
Cuba, SIS, 1862. of which Sill .O6s. 500
was in sugar, g.. S35,55o. leaf tobacco
and s9:5,SO5 cigars and cigarettes;
Denmark. $61.3l5. increase, $40, $50:
w.. D..
The latter is SO great as to cause
special comment by the bureau and
figures given show that a large share
OF the French exports are from the
Paris consular district. The following
are the articles that take up the large
share of French exports to the United
States during the quarter mentioned:
Merlnos, cashmeres. miscellaneous
dress goods, S2,673, COS; silk manufac-
lures, $2,GO5, 1895: laces, wells, tulles,
creres and embroideries, ST. EOS, O49;
feathers and flowers. artificial and
millinery. $1,000. sol: gloves, S175,e17;
wines, 1856. 741; skins, hides and leather,
S669, 63l; works of art, S45S,332. china
and glass ware, etc, S359,O2I; jewelry
and precious stones, c374, 59S; buttons
and trimmings, Sa2a,945; wool and
waste, SASS, 464
Germany is divided into consular
districts and the figures showing the
exports to this country for the quarter
are as follows: Berlin and consulate
under, S12, 9OS, 1O2, increase. S4,lO7,o4S;
Frankfort and consulate under, s. $685.
Ill, increase, ST. 1913; Hawaiian
Islands, So, 155, 96S, of which So ,O4, l29
was sugar: Honduras. S25S, 1855; Italy,
S., s41 300, decrease, S242,1S4; Mexico
City, S1,557,519; Nuroo, Laredo and
consulates under, S7,l64,637; Neither
lands, Sl,S54,s5 Russia, S7o3. 74O;
Spain, S713, 753: Sweden and Norway,
$780, 32; Switzerland, S4.624.421. in
crease, 81, s43. ;3l: Turkish Empire, ST.
o2,644. The figures for Great Britain
and number of other important
countries are not given as the cOnSnls
have not made their reports.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
BALLOON COLLAPSED.

Two Aeronauts Of jackson, Mich, Re-
ceive Fatal Injuries.
JACKSON, Mich, Aug. 5.-Two aero
nauts were fatally injured in balloon
accident which occurred at Wander
cooks lake, resort four miles south
of jackson early yesterday morning.
At the moment the retaining ropes
were cast off, a gust of wind caught
the canvass and careened it to one
side, and it took fire.
The monster shot into the air some
distance, with both of the Mortified
aeronauts on the trapeze. Then it
collapsed and came crashing down.
Miss Peake is large woman, and fell
heavily, breaking both legs, besides
suffering internal injuries. Elliott
struck on his shoulders, and is badly
crushed. His injuries are said to be
fatal
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
STATE OF TRADE.


The Midsummer Relaxation Has Arrived
and Business Is at . Standstin.
New YORK. Aug. 5.-R. G. Dun 4
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
There is perceptible halt which may
deceive if attributed to wrong causes.
Trade two months late in spring
pushed forward into July large
share of business belonging to April
or May. Seeing q rush for orders out
of time many imagined it would con-
tinue, and hurried to give other orders
The jam of two months business into
one lifted prices. Then other orders
came to anticipate further rise. But
the midsummer halt was inevitable
and it is yet somewhat uncertain how
much improvement will appear after it.
The crop of corn promises to be the
largest ever grown, and is almost out
of harms way. The crop of wheat ap-
pears from later accounts, perhaps
10000, 900 less than was expected a
month ago, and had the best hopes
been realized it would have been more
than loo, 900, OCO bushels short of full
crop. Cotton has lost a little and
more people seem to believe in $780,
900 bales than believed in 5000, 900 q
month ago. Larger stocks than were
Immediately wanted have been taken
by traders as prices were advancing,
and these tend to limit future orders.
The general advance in many pro-
ducts also causes reluctance to pur-
chase, and the distribution of the past
half year has been in part to make up
for stocks and individual supplies de-
pleted during the two years of econo-
my. On the other hand, there has
been an enormous Increase in the
working force and a considerable in
crease in wages paid, which enables
people to buy more freely. Strikes of
some Importance appear, but do not
yet threaten to last long, though a
strike of coal miners may for time
affect business somewhat extensively.
The hopeful spirit prevailing in near
ly all markets may find its warrant in
spite of some shortage in crops.
Sales of wool have been only 6,O72,-
$50 pounds for the week, against
{, 1856, 400 in 1892.
Wheat suddenly rose cents on bad
reports of condition, but has dropped
all the gain as the scantiness of ex-
ports is felt, shipments in July having
been only 3,495, O64 bushels, -four in
Guided, from Atlantic ports, against
9, o65. 633 last year. Western receipts
continue very small and farmers APP
pear to be holding for higher prices.
Corn is shade stronger, although the
reports are decidedly favorable.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
The Same Old Tammany.

NEW YORK. Aug. The Tammany
primary elections for members of the
general and district committees and
leaders in all of the thirty-three as
sembly districts of the city were held
last night. The reorganization tickets.
as planned by the old machine" lead
ers, in a majority of cases went
through without q murmur. and re-
organized Tammany promises to be
the Tammany of old.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
TEN BRITISH KILLED.

But No American Missionaries Suffered
at the Riots at Ku Cheng.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The state de-
partment has received later intelli-
gence of the killing of missionaries in
Ku Cheng, China. The dispatch was
from Consul General Jernigan, and
shows that no Americans suffered, but
that the massacre of British subjects
was greater than at first reported.
The consul generals dispatch is as
follows:
Americans all safe. None hurt.
Ten British killed"
Although Mr.. Jernigan does not use
the word missionaries" in his dis
patch, there is no doubt felt by the
officials of the state department that
he refers to them
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
THE TAYLORS GUILTY
CONVICTED OF MURDER IN
THE FIRST DECREE.
The Verdict Received With Cheers From
the Crowded Court ROOm-Fight for .
New Trial Commemorative Murder
Of the Meeks Family Avenged.

CARRoLLToN, Mo-. Arg. 3.-Yester-
day witnessed q dramatic ending of
the famous Taylor trial, which has
been replete with sensational features.
George and William Taylor, charged
with the most atrOcious crime known
to the annals of Missouri, were found
guilty of the cruel deed by twelve good
men and true
For a moment the silence was in
tense, then burst of applause greeted
the announcement of the verdict.
which was quickly hushed by the
Judge. The defendants maintained
their look of cOmpOsure to the last and
not tremor was visible in either. The
jury was then discharged and they
were Immediately surrounded by
crowds, all wanting to know how many
ballots were necessary to reach the
verdict, and to express their approval
Of same One juryman said that on
the first ballot all but two were for
conviction and that had it not been for
the time consumed in examining the
instructions a verdict would have been
reached in ten minutes.
Mrs. William Taylor was at the Jail
when she first heard the verdict, and,
throwing up her hands, exclaimed:
''Oh. Lord, that can't be-" and tainted.
The Taylors were locked up in the
court room with their attorneys until
o'clock ano all this time the immense
crowd on the outside congregated in
the street leading to the Jail, all
anxious to once more see the faces of
the men whom the jury decreed should
die for the murder of Gus Meeks and
his family. While the defendants
were in the court house the sheriff
called his deputy and went down to
the Jail and made a thorough search of
the cells for anything that might have
been passed into the prisoners to effect
their escape, but found nothing, and
the sheriff says from now on guard
will be there day and night.
The attorneys for the defense are
still fighting and will make a motion
for new trial to-day, which it is ex-
pected the court will override. They
will then take an appeal. The verdict
Is universally Endorsed here by those
who heard the evidence.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
Killed by Lightning.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Aug. Della
jackson, a colOred woman living in
the alley in the rear of 914 Wyandotte
street, was killed by lightning during
the storm last night.
The steeple of the First Lutheran
church at Fourteenth and Cherry
streets was struck by lightning last
night and pieces of slate and bricks
were scattered in every direction,
while the edifice trembled from the
shock. No one was injured, The
amount of damage is about Sl5O.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
New York Saloons Closed.

New YORK. Aug. 5.-The reform po-
lice administration enforced another
dry Sunday in the metropolis yester-
day. Many patroimen were on duty
in citizens clothes to watch the
saloons, and they had the assistance of
members of the city Vigilance league.
who are opposed to violations. Al
though the saloons were shut up pretty
tight to all outsiders. it was apparent
that many of them were doing business
in quiet way with their friends.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
TO INVADE HAWAII.

Daring Plot of Filibusterers Exposed at
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-The Chron-
icle prints story exposing an alleged
plot to restore Queen Liliuokalani and
loot Honolulu. Rudolph Spreckels.
youngest son of Claus Spreckels, is
said to be backing the scheme. The
Chronicle says:
One of the best conceived and most
dangerous filibustering expeditions
ever fitted out on American soil was
uncovered in San Francisco yesterday.
Its object is, or was, to take the Ha-
waiian republic by force of arms to
restore to the throne ex-Queen Liliuo-
kalani and divide lands. money and
goods worth approximately S27,OOO,O 900
among some 200 freebooters picked up
by ones and twos in Western America.
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Omaha a. =. A. middle.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 5.-The A. P. A.
combine attempting to control the po-
lice and fire departments will not be
able to make another move before
next Tuesday. The district court
heard arguments Saturday on the in
junction restraining the new commits
sion from acting. and indicated that a
decision would be rendered Tuesday.
The court further intimated that if it's
mandates were again ignored by the
city council they would be jailed. In
the meantime the old board runs the
cjtv
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
RAINS IN KANSAS.


Tho Corn Crop Gets Much Needed
Moisture.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Aug. 3.-The en-
tire central belt of Kansas, where corn
was beginning to suffer from the heat
and dry weather, received a heavy
rain last night, which practically as
sures the record breaking corn crop
which Kansas started out to raise this
year. A great many serious COM
plants have been coming for several
days. This rain will put an end to
them
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A Great New Lake Vessel Launched.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 5.-The new
steamer Yale was launched at the
yard of the Cleveland Ship Building
company to day in the presence of a
big crowd of people. She is the
largest boat ever built at this port
and will be the best equipped freighter.
on the great lakes. She is owned by
Robert Rhodes and others of this city.
She is 396 feet over all. As feet beam,
% feet deep, constructed of open.
hearth steel throughout. She ewill
carry about 1900 gross tons of iron
ore on a mean draught of Is feet or
5000 net tons on draught of Is feet.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
Four Deaths In a Ball Room.

CHILLANCINGO, Mex, Aug. 5.-In the
village of Chilepa a ball was in pro-
gress at the home of Joseph L. Ferra-
ia, last night, when Louis Martinez, q
young Spaniard, became enraged at
being refused a dance by young lady,
and drawing a revolver began firing
indiscriminately into the crowd Of
dancers. He fred dozen or more
shots and killed three men and one
woman. He then fled.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
RlOTOUS ITALIANS.

they Attack and Beat COlOred Miners at
Spring Valley. Ill.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-A
large gang of Italian miners attacked
and severely beat a colony of colored
miners at Shaft No. yesterday. Sew
eral of the negroes were fatally in
jured. There has been bad blood be-
tween the Italians and negroes ever
since the later were imported to take
the place Of striking miners.
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About Missouri Crops.

ST. Louis. Mo-. Aug. 81. R. Rip
pey. secretary of the state board of ag-
riculture. reports as follows: Wheat,
damaged 9 per cent in shock. Corn,
area. ITO; condition. los: estimated
yield. fOrty-One bushels. Oats, area in
creased two points: yield, thirty
bushels; estimated yield for state:
Wheat. l.. 600, 900 bushels; corn, e7O.-
600, 900: oats. 34,OO0.OOO: hay. 1900, 900
tons: tobacco. 100000 pounds: pota-
toes. 10000. 900 bushels.
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FELLED BY THE SHOCK.
Lightning Kills and Wounds Nine People
In Pennsylvania.

IIgHtnIng h1IIs and WOUNDS Nine People
In Pennsylvania.
HOLLIDAYsBURG, Pa. Aug. Dur
ing the progress of an electrical storm
last night, party of nine persons
from Williamsport, Pa, who had been
travelling in four-horse wagon, over
land, took refuge under an oak tree,
three miles west of this city. The
tree was struck by lightning. and the
members of the party suffered the full
shock and effect of the electric fluid.
John Miller, aged 10, was killed out
right. His sister, Jeanne Miller, and
Mrs John Fay were severely burned
about the face and body, and their re-
covery is doubtful. The other men
and women escaped with lesser in
iurieS.
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Another Claim Against Spain.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Charles Lynn,
the Cuban cattle King" who arrived
from the scene of the insurgent fight
ing in Santa Clara province recently,
proposes to push claim of $50. 900
against the Spanish government for
the destruction of his fathers property
and the Imprisonment of his mother in
Jail at Trinidad, Cuba, without war
rant of law
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
Poisoned BY B.ttermilk.

GUTHRIE. Ok. Aug. s.-Seven mem
bers of the families of William and
James Brooks, twenty-five miles north
west OF here. were poisoned by drink
ing buttermilk that had stood in tin
cans. All are dangerously sick. but
physicians have been working hard
with them and think they may recover.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-08
Killed an Outlaw.

ALvA, Ok, Aug. Especial Deputy
Sheriffs Marion Hildreth and j. w.
Muir. accompanied by others, arrived
here with the dead body of Isaac Black,
the pal of Dick Yeager. Yeager made
his escape and every able bodied man
who could procure horse is now after
Dick and are determined to capture
him and every man in his gang, dead
or alive
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Because She Had the Toothache.

ALvA, Ok. Aug. 5.-Mrs. Grant, the
wife of Michael Grant, prominent
farmer, was found hanging from the
ridgepole of her dugout, her husband
being a homesteader. She was 80
years of age, and only recently moved
to the farm. She stood on q chair,
fastened the rope around her neck,
and then kicked the chair from under
her. No cause is assigned for the sui
eide except that she was suffering
from q severe toothache.
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Another Demand ON France.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Sailing to re-
eeive any assurance Of progress from
Ambassador Eustis in the Waller case,
Acting Secretary of State Adee has
again cabled him to press the request
for the record of Walters trial a: Mad
agascar, and has Instructed him At
some length as to the position which
he should take in presenting it
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WAsHINGTON. Aug. 3-The monthly
treasury statement of the public debt
shows the total debt on July 81, less
cash In the treasury, to have been
~. lO6, eos. IN increase for the month
r. 60, -. 03e.
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Shot at the Church.

BATON ROUGE, La, Aug. 5.-A fear
full tragedy occurred last night at Gid
con church, where protracted meet
ing is being held, in which Henry and
Albert O'Neill, sons of William O'Neill,
agee respectively 90 and 81 years, were
instantly killed by Hill Picon. Wallace
Picon and Barlow Edmonston, as the
result of quarrel about a young wo-
man. All the parties belong to prom
inent families
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StambulofR's Widow Persecuted.

LONDON, Aug. "A dispatch from
sofia to the Standard says: ''The per-
secution of the widow Of NJ. Stambu-
loft does not abate. The servants are
not able to leave the house without
being searched and catechised and
menaced unless they agree to quit her
service;
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Cut and Stabbed Six Times.

FREDONIA, Kan, Aug. 5.-Alonzo
Smith. in quarrel last night with D.
Timmons. was severely cut and
stabbed six times. Smith is lying in .
dangerous condition to-day. Tim
mons was arrested and, in default Of
$500 bail bond. is in jail.
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Retaining John Browns Fort.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-An organization
was partly effected here yesterday for
the purpose ofreclaiming John Browns
fort and sending it back to Harper's
Ferry, where it is proposed it shall
occupy its old site. 1t is probable that
the necessary funds will be raised
among the colored people. Miss Kate
Field is aiding in the work.
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Wages Are Advanced.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 5.-The
Weybosset mills have given notice they
will pay the seven per cent increase in
wages decided on by the other Olney-
vile mills, beginning tomorrow. The
Saxon is now the only Providence mill
which has not granted an increase.
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Ex-serikers Want Huge Damages.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 5. -Attorney
George Monteith. as legal representa-
tive of Harry A. Knox, the strike
leader of last year, has filed q COM
plant charging the Southern Pacific
and others with false and malicious
Imprisonment, and praying for $500, 600
damages. Similar suits in like amount
will also be brought within a few DAYS
BY two other strikers.
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st.mbulon-. Friend Assa..lnated.

BERLIN. Aug. 5.-A telegram from
Sofa states that NJ. Matajiefy, an in
innate friend of the late NJ. Stambu-
loft, and leader of the Liberal party
at Tatar Bassardjik, eastern Roumania,
has been attacked by assassins and ia
tally wounded.
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Nebraska Wen Soaked.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 5.-Rain fell all
over Eastern Nebraska yesterday. and
corn is considered quite safe.
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Re.ver Isl.nd Not Dev,etated.

CHARLEvOIx, Mich. Aug. o.-The re-
port that Beaver Island has been de-
vastated by fire is hoax. There are
small forest fires on the island, but
none Of great Importance.
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A Great Iron Plant to Reopen.
POrrsvILLE. Pa, Aug. 5.-The plant
of the Pottsville iron and steel COM
pany at this place will resume opera
tons in about three weeks after a prac-
teal idleness of many months
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Hawaii is again agitating annexa
ton to the United States.