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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-22

A West Virginia man who moved to
Dakota a few years ago started back
to this State recently and left the fol-
lowing farewell written on the side
of his Dakota residence: -Four miles
from a neighbor, sixteen miles from a
postoffice, twenty-five miles from q
railroad, fourteen miles from school
house, forty-one miles from church,
one hundred and eighty miles from
timber, two hundred miles from a
Democrat, half a mile from water, a
quarter of a mile from sheol and the
same. distance from a Republican
God bless our home Gone to West
Virginia, whidh is Gods country
Morganton Post.
In the Democratic primaries at
Stokes, Pitt county, says cores
pondent of the GHeenviHe Reflector,
''our Populist friends, some of them,
came in and took a part in the meet
ing and / am sure that everything will
be all riSht in time, and that is as it
should be. There are not but two
parties in this country of ours, and all
men that desire good government
should Join in with the Democrats and
make one common cause against the
Russell gang"
Let them ali do likewise. In the fight
against Russenism and McKinleyism
there ought no be no division among
the men who redeemed the State in
1876.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-22

Entered at the Post-Office at Raleigh,
n. c.. as second class matter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
IL HUNG CHANG HERE.
The Grand Old Man from China Given q
ROYAL Welcome to America.

The Grand Old MN from China Given .
Royal Welcome America.
NEW YORK, Aug. Ell Hung
Chang, 1.-THE grand old man" of China,
arrived from Southampton yesterday
on the steamer st. Paul, and was given
a reception befitting his high rank and
important mission. The North Atlantic
squadron, under command of Adm.
Bunce, doomed a salute in honor of
the distinguished guest as the ST. Paul
passed up New York bay. Gen. Ruger,
as the representative of President
Cleveland, met Earl Lii at quarantine
and formally welcomed him to Amer
lea. Upon landing Lii Hung Chang and
his party were driven to the Waldorf,
which will be his stopping place while
in New York city.
Ii Hung Chang dined in the evening
on food prepared by his own cook, and
retired at his usual early hour, $50
o'clock. President Cleveland will re-
ceive Lii Hung Chang to-day at the
residence of Hon. William C. Whitney,
and in the evening the viceroy will at
tend a banquet at the Waldorf given
in his honor by ex-ministers to China.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
ALTGELD TO FORMAN.

The Governor Gives to the Public Reply
to the ex-COngressman's Recent Attack.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. 29.-Gov. Alt
geld made public yesterday long re-
ply to ex-Congressman Foreman's Bit
ter attack on his gubernatorial record
He declares that the article is made
up of malicious, false and slanderous
trash" He expresses regret that the
campaign promises to be full of per-
sonal vituperation and that the first
personal calumny was uttered by men
who were once democrats but
were now trying to kill the
party by "a skulking fusillade
from the rear" He declares that
everything in Forman's letter was old
and false and cowardly. He charges
that Forman did not dare to attack
John w. Lanehart until he was dead.
He declares that Forman retired from
public life because he knew that he
would be repudiated. and bitterly re-
fers to personal interview in which
Forman ''tried to set himself right
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
a MOTHERS AWFUL CRIME.

Mrs. Green, Wife of . Railroad Man. Kills
Her Three Children and Herself.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 29--Made
mad by drugs and a belief in the queer
creeds of Ralstonism, Mrs. c. w. Green,
early Wednesday morning, took a big
Colts revolver from under her pillow
and killed her three children and her
self Mrs Green was the wife of C. W..
Green, travelling passenger agent for
the Big Four. A few hours before she
had been sitting in the kitchen of her
home at $40 West Thirty-Fourth street,
near Penn. reading animal stories to
her family. They went to bed about
ten o'clock, and between one and two
that morning the demon of in
sanity took possession of her.
The loving mother was transformed
into iend who destroyed her own
flesh and blood. and then because
there was no one else to kill she turned
the weapon on herself. Insanity is
the only explanation for the tragedy,
and the theory that the crime was COM
mitted by burglar is absurd. The
children were IL, 9 and 6 years old, re-
spectively, the oldest and youngest
being boys Mrs Green was 35. The
husband was at Denver, Col, when
the tragedy occurred. Although the
crime was committed early Wednesday
morning the bodies were not discov-
cred until Friday morning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
Railway Unions May Consolidate.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. 31.-A meet
ing of the represen ia tives of the differ
ent railroad brotherhoods was held in
this city yesterday to consider the adj
visibility of a federation among the
brotherhoods- The result of the meet
ing was the adoption of the following
resolution
That it is the sense of tho members of the
five brotherhoods of railroad organizations. in
union meeting at Indianapolis assembled. that
are in favor of federation and that it be &C
complished as soon as possible
The adoption OF this resolution does
not by any means insure the fedora
ton, but will undoubtedly renew the
agitation in favor thereof to such an
extent that the federation will follow
in the near future
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
THEY COULD NOT WE'D.
For This Reason John HartIg and Mar
Bush Resolve to Die.

For This Reason John HartIg and Mary
Bush Resolve to Die.
LEAvENwORTH, Kan, Aug. 31--John
Hartig and Mary Bush had been sweet
hearts since their childhood. Young
Hartig was the son of wealthy
farmer of Wyandotte county and Mary
Bush was the daughter of a 1aborer, OF
good family, but to whom fortune had
been unkind- She was beautiful girl
and pure. He was young man of UNI
usual morality and integrity. They
wished to wed, but the parents of each
sternly opposed the match Try as the
young people would, it was absolutely
impossible to gain the consent of the
parents of either. The lovers became
respondent. Each separately but un-
successfully tried to commit suicide.
Then they met and deliberately planned
to end their lives together. They chose
the National hotel in this city. Here
they met last Friday night. Hartig
put their joint plans into execution
He used a revolver, shooting first his
sweetheart, who thus wished to die,
and then him.elf. He died instantly.
She now lies at the point of death, and
any moment may be the last
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
BELIED HIS LOOKS.

"A Ragged and Dirty Steerage Passenger
with $4,000 in Jewels.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Michael Bari
atti, ragged and dirty, was one of the
steerage passengers who landed from
the damburgAmerican steamship
Ems That a man of his personal APP
pearance should have large trunk
was suspicious, and it was found to
contain false sides and false bottom.
When these were taken out COG pieces
of jewelry were disclosed, consisting
of gold and diamond pins, bracelets,
earrings and brooches worth $50, OO0
These. were all seized. Bariatti re-
fused to say anything as to who owned
the jewelry and was released, but the
jewe1ry was held.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
NEGRO PREACHER LYNcHED.
The Shock of the Brutal Affair Resulted in
the Death of His Communion.

The Shock of the Brutal Affair Resulted in
the Death of His Companion.
DUBLIN, Ga, Aug. 31.-A negro
preacher was lynched, and the shock
sustained by his companion caused
the latter's death, Is miles from here
yesterday. The two negroes, William
Wright and Enoch Airline, both Meth
odist preachers, went to Wilkinson
county to attend protracted meeting.
They were on their return home. when
suddenly a band of men confronted
them, stopped the horse, pulled Airline
from the vehicle and carried him to a
dense thiclet beside the road. Here
the mob threw a rope around his neck,
and, without giving him a moment to
pray, pulled him up the tree, and kept
the unfortunate preacher there until
death relieved his sufferings. AS soon
as this was accomplished the mob
rushed to get Wright, but he escaped
by flashing his horse and getting out of
their reach. He was badly frightened,
and on reaching home complained of
being ill, and in two hours he was
dead, death ensuing from pure fright
and the horrible sight witnessed by
him of Arline'S fate.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
Hin win support Bryan.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-There seems
now to remain no doubt that Senator
Hill will support the democratic ma
tional ticket. This fact was made
known, it is true, after Senator Jones,
chairman of the democratic rational
committee, had a conference with Mr..
Hill at Normandie-by- the-Sea, but it is
known now that the conference was
even more satisfactory than was stated
at the time and that Mr.. Bryan knew
at least a week before his visit to VOL
fert's Roost, as the guest of Mr.. Hill,
that the latter would lend his aid to
the democratic ticket.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
Ex-PREsIDENr HARRISON.

bands Interpretation of America
displayed their patriotism in every pos
ST ole way. Indeed, the vast audience
arose and sang the national anthem
with ardor.
In the matter of applause the audi
ence was very impartial and liberal,
not making any favorites. The main
part of the hall was filled early, and
every well known arrival. from George
Francis Train to the chief guest of the
evening, Gen. Harrison, and his escort,
John Wanamaker and Cornelius Van
Colt, was cheered. This latter recep-
ton amounted to an ovation, the audi
ence standing and cheering, waving
hats, handkerchiefs and flags for fully
five minutes. Mr.. Depew and DIR. David
Hill, of Roches ter, the other orator of
the evening, likewise received noisy
demonstrations There was vocal
solo descriptive of the march to the
sea of Sherman, and then DIR. Depew
stepped to the front of the platform.
When the hearty applause had sub
sided. DIR. Depew, as chairman, began
his remarks. Every other sentence
filed with sharp shafts of ridicule,
which the audience enjoyed heartily.
After him came ex-President Harrison,
whose speech was very lengthy, touch
ing upon the political questions at is
sue, especially the financial problem.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
ABOUT HAWAII.

The People to Choose Between an Ameri-
can Protectorate M0narchical Gov
eminent.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. e9--The steam
er Alameda, from Honolulu, August
20, brings advices that Minister Willis
has resumed his duties 1t is rumored
his recent visit to the United States
was for the purpose of comforting with
President Cleveland on an annexation
policy. As result of the conference,
1T is said, Mr.. Willis was empowered to
enter into negotiations for either an
nexation, a monarchical form of gov
-ernzs ant With Kaiulani on the throne,
or an American protectorate. the
choice of either form of government to
be left to vote of the people Min
lister Willis made formal call on the
government soon after his return to
the city. Nothing definite will be
known regarding Willis instructions
until the return of President Dole, who
is on the island of Maui at present
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
A Woman's Long East,

LA PORTE, Ind, Aug. es.-If Mrs
Ingham, the Michigan faster, lives
until September 2, she will have tasted
200 days. She now weighs but rs
pounds. The progress of emaciation
during the last week has been more
marked than at any time since she was
first stricken. The bulletin issued by
her physicians yesterday says her
death is question of but a few days,
though she may rally. Public inter-
est in her case is evidenced by the fact
that over 200 letters have now been
received from all sections of the United
States, making inquiry as to her con-
dition. Prayers are still publicly Of
fered for her recovery but her death
from actual starvation appears to be
inevitable.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
THE SULTAN WARNED.
Powers Notify the Turkish Ruler That
Empire Is Endangered.

Powers Notify the Turkish Ruler That His
Empire Is Endangered.
LONDON, Aug. 31.-A dispatch to the
Times from Constantinople says that
the joint note of the ambassadors of
the powers, asking the sublime porte
to suppress the disorders in CONSTANT
nople without delay, failing to have
the desired effect, the representatives
of the powers dispatched a joint cable
gram warning the sultan that he en-
dangered the Turkish empire by suf-
fering the continuance of anarchy by
the connivance of the imperial troops
and the police 1t is said that the
sultan trembled when he received this
warning telegram
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
PLENTY OF MONEY.

Faulkner Says Bryan's Cause VIII Not Suf.
fer for Lack of Funds.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 90. - Senator
Faulkner, chairman of the democratic
congressional campaign committee, re-
turned to Washington from Chicago,
where he has been in conference with
Senator Jones He promptly and en-
phatically denied reports that it
was contemplated abandoning the
headquarters of the national
democratic committee at Chicago
and removing them to Washington.
He said Senator Jones was exceedin gly
cheerful and enthusiastic over Bryan's
prospects, and that the democratic
committee will have all the money
needed for legitimate campaign pur-
noses
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
FELL 1900 FEET.

Mrs. George w. Hibbard's Terrible Descent
to Death at the ST. Louis County Fair.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3L-Dispairingly re-
linquishing her hold upon the trapeze
bar of a hot-air balloon, after having
accidentally released the parachute
upon which her life depended, Victoria
LIE Roy, a female aeronaut making her
fourth ascension of the week from the
grounds of the ST. Louis County Fair
association, fell $500 feet Saturday
afternoon and was instantly killed.
The frightful spectacle was witnessed
by a crowd of over !, 200 spectators. 1t
had been preceded by several moments
of spellbound horror, the fate of death
awaiting the woman having been ill.,
evitable from the instant the para
chute was torn from its fastenings and
fell gathering to the ground.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
War Among the semfnoles.

serious trouble between the squawmen
and fu1l-bloods of the Seminole nation
in the Indian territory, and troops
from the First cavalry at Fort Cary
reached the scene yesterday barely in
time to avert a general fight The
full-bloods and squawmen had a des-
perate battle recently in which three
full-bloods were killed and several
squawmen seriously injured. The
trou BILE broke out at the little village
of Wewoka, where about 200 squaw-
men made an attack on much larger
number of full-bloods, and the lat
ter fled wildly through the streets.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
AN EPIDEMIC.
Typhoid Fever Ravaging Morgantown, w.
Va, and Vicinity.

Typhoid Fever Ravaging Morgantown, w.
Va, and Vicinity.
WASHINGTON, Aug. BOA special
from Morgantown, w. Va, says: An
alarming epidemic of typhoid fever has
broken out in this section of West Vir-
ginia. At Rivesville and New England
mines, villages between here and Fair
mont, there are nearly 100 cases re-
ported and several deaths occur daily.
All operations in the mines and in
other lines of business have been sus-
pended, and aid is being solicited to
take care of the sick. Local physicians
are going day and night, and physicians
from Morgantown and Fairmont make
daily visits. The state board of health
has received information that the dis
ease is prevalent in Lewis and Ram
dolph counties and is spreading. The
epidemic is attributed to the stagna-
ton of drinking water in wells and
springs, caused by the high water.
There is not much hope of checking it
soon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
HIS PALACE BOMBARDED.
The Sultan of Zanzibar Refuses to Surren.
der to British Marines.

The Sultan of Zanzibar Refuses to Surren-
der to British Marines.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The depart
ment of state received the following ca
blegram this morning from Dorsey Mo
hun, United States consul at Zanzibar:
Nhalid Bin Bargash refusing to surrender,
the palace was bombarded by the English fleet
at nine o'clock this morning and totally de-
stroyed. Many were killed. He took refuge
at the German consulate Afterwards Hamond
was proclaimed sultan All Americans safe
The state department has no infor-
nation as to the Americans referred to
in Consul Mohun's dispatch The
American trade with Zanzibar is con-
siderable, approximating $1,OOO,0 900 an
nually. The United States buys from
there ivory, hides, rubber, gums and
cloves, and sells cotton and petroleum.
There is no anxiety lest American in
tereStS Suffer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Gold Coming to America-The Liabilities
for the Failures of Three Weeks.

Gold Coming to America-The Liabilities
for the Failures of Three Weeks.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-R. q. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Clearing house certificates have not been is
sued but instead gold is coming hither largely
on the swiftest steamers, about SIC, 600 900 be-
ing already on the way. Higher lending rates
bring it, Notwithstanding foreign events which
disturb London markets and growing conf
dence in the monetary future of the country.
Liabilities in failures for three weeks ended
August 20 $50 923 e5. against s55I9, 356 last
year and sS,214.I70 in 1894: manufacturing were
811 199.s3S, against S3.517377 last year and 81
S45.33S in 1891 trading was si,904, 1852 against
s. S52 $50 last year and So Ala in 1894, while
brokers and other commercial concerns added
S4s27 So, against $4,000 last year and 81 1874
7lS in 1894 The stopage of Hilton, Hughes &
Co. this week is, of course, not included in
these figures
Failures for the week have been 2ss in the
United States, against 1856 last year. and 80 in
Canada, against AZ last year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
sLANDERED A BISHOP.

Rev. r. f. Passmore, of Denver, Expelled
for Being Too Free with His Tongue.
DENVER. Col, Aug. 31.-The Colorado
M. E. conference has expelled Rev. F.
F. Passmore from the ministry because
he accused Bishop Warren of being in
league with saloonkeepers and gam
blers. Mr.. Passmore takes the ground
that in voting or working for repub-
Hcan or democratic tickets a minister
of the gospel practically leagues him
self with the saloon element. and that
his position is against that canon of
the Methodist discipline which asserts
that licensing of the liquor traffic is a
sin
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
NOTORIOUS CATTLE THIEF.

Man Arrested at st. Francis, Kan. Charged
with Stealing $4,000 Worth.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 2S.-Sheriff Es-
sex, of Sheridan county, Neb., yester-
day secured a requisition from Gov
Morrill, to take E. c. Catrin back from
st. Francis, Kan, to Nebraska Catrin
is a cattle thief whom Sheriff Essex
says stole $50, 600 worth of cattle dur
ing the years he has been with a gang
of cattle rustlers in western Nebraska.
When the st. Francis sheriff recently
captured him he made a fight and was
shot through both legs before he would
give up.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
ESPOuSED SOCIALISM.

Mrs Mary e. Lease VIII Begin Propa-
eanda for Its Principles After Election.
RUsHvILLE, Ind, Aug. 3I.-Mrs.
Mary E. Lease, of Kansas, spoke here
Saturday afternoon. In an interview
she said she had espoused socialism as
the coming form of government, and
will, after the campaign. begin a prop
uganda for socialistic principles. She
has abandoned all idea of entering the
ministry. She will stump the states
of New York and Pennsylvania for
Bryan. She says she proposes to take
up her permanent residence on the At
lantic coast.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
HARRISON IN NEW YORK.

The ex-President Opens the Republican
Campaign Before q Great Audience.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-With the
words of McKinley's letter of accept
ance on nearly every tongue, ex-Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison acted as the
eastern proxy of the republican candi-
date last night and struck the keynote
of the eastern campaign in an explana-
tory and careful speech to {, 1000 people
assembled in Carnegie hall. Half as
many people as composed the audience
were denied admission because of lack
of room. The enthusiasm was tire
mendous, and the many brilliant
points were received with a
very hearty applause. The audi
ence was distinguished one, and from
the early hour when they cheered the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
A race war in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, "A, Aug. 31.-Reports
from Camp Hill, Ala, indicate that a
miniature race war is in progress there.
Some officers arrested several negroes
and started with them to Jail, when a
large body of negro sympathizers at
tackled them. Neighboring whites
came to the rescue of the officers, and
a spirited fight ensued in which guns,
fence rails, rocks and sticks were freely
used. The negroes were finally re-
pulsed. Four or five men, most OF
them negroes, are said to have been
killed or fatally injured. Details are
meager. More trouble is expected.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
A CONGRESSMAN MoseED.
H. A. Dinsmore Roughly Handled by q
Crowd at EnElantine, Ark.

H. A. Dinsmore Roughly Handled by q
Crowd at Englantine, Ark.
FORT SMITH, Ark, Aug. 29.-Con-
gresham Hugh A. Dinsmore, of the
Fifth Arkansas district, was mobbed
at a political meeting at Englantine,
Van Buren, county, and sustained in
juries which will confine him to his
bed for some time to come. Diusmore
was recently renominated for a third
term in congress, and spoke at En-
glantine and divided time with
Jerry Scanlan, a local populist can
didate. Van Buren, is a rural mountain
town, and the audience was in sympa-
thy with Scanlan. During a heated
discussion the speaker became involved
in a personal alteration, and the
crowd mobbed the congressman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
Spain Sustains weyler.

LONDON, Aug. 31.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Madrid says that the
Spanish government has approved of
the conduct of Capt.-Gen- Weyler and
of his issuance of the orders prohibit
ing the people of Cuba and foreigners
resident in Cuba from having any in
tercourse with the foreigners outside
the island of Cuba, and also his much
discussed decree prohibiting the gath
ering of the sugar and coffee crops.