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DYNAMITE DICK SHOT
KILLEDIN A FIERCE BATTLE
WITH OFFICERS.
Taken Unawares BY a Posse While Pre-
pairing to Make a Raid-Was Mem
ber of the Dalton and Doolin Gangs
and Had Killed Eight Men.

PERRY, Ok, Dec. 5.-"Dynamite
Dick, of the Dalton gang, was sur
rounded by sheriffs and deputy mar
shals and killed at o'clock yesterday
morning, three miles east of Black
well, and Ben Cravens, fugitive from
justice, was captured. The dead out
laws body has been brought to New
kirk, where it was identified to guar
antee the payment of rewards, which
aggregate more than $4,000.
The outlaws had planned to rob the
Bank of Blackwell at o'clock, but the
sheriff was advised of it two weeks
ago and had a posse of seven men en-
gagged to meet them. At o'clock yes
terday morning the sheriff was advised
that the outlaws were at the home of
Hostler, and hastily summoning his
men, he went out there and lay in
wait for them. At daylight the out
laws appeared and shooting COM
menced at once. The bullet that killed
Dick, after passing through his body,
killed a heifer. Cravens cannot live
and has made a rambling statement to
the effect that he killed the man found
murdered near Elgin d week ago.
The shot that killed Dynamite
Dick" was fired by a liveryman named
Long, one of the posse, and Cravens
was shot by Richard Clark.
Dynamite Dick" the dead outlaw,
whose real hume was Dan Clifton, was
one of the most noted outlaws in the
southwest, having been a member of
both the Doolin and Dalton gangs. He
was one of the fifteen prisoners who
escaped from the federal jail at Guth
rie, under the leadership of Bill Doolin,
being then under indictment for mur-
der in the Ingalls, fight. He was known
to have murdered eight men and is
suspected of many other crimes.
Dynamite Dick was one of the
most daring and brave of the Doolin
band, and when the leader had a dan
gerous job to do, Dynamite Dick" was
always next in authority. He joined
Bill Doolin in 1893 at a katy train
robbery in the Chickasaw nation, was
at the Cushing. Okla, bank robbery
and number of other robberies in the
territory. He was with the band at
the bank robbery at Southwest City
Mo He is the last of the noted Doolin
band. and before he took up the bandit
life lived at Newton, Kan.
Cravens, the wounded outlaw, has
been for years the leader of notorious
gang of horse thieves and is charged
with postoffice robbery and two mur-
derS
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A Cat Destroying Business.

S The Home for Lost and Starving Cats
is the name of aninstitution located in
Park Road, Haverstock Hill, London.
Fhis home undertakes, for the modest
charge of Is and carriage (or servants
fare if man fns livery is preferred) to
fulfill the wishes of owners wishing
stheif. pets humaneE destroyed"
snether and kittens counted as one'').
If the distance is too far the cat can
sbe shipped in a specially prepared box
which is supplied. If the cat is stray
one the home asks nothing for this ac-
commodation beyond voluntary do
nation at the discretion of the sender.
Every effort is made to find suitable
situations for the vagrants thus re-
ceived, failing which. the surplus pop
ulation is packed off three times week
to the lethal chamber at Battersea.
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Postmaster Short.

CALDWELL, Kan, Dec. 4.-W. E.
Cochran, postoffice inspector, has been
going over Postmaster w. A. Sturm's
books and found a shortage of S136.
Sturm's bondsmen have taken charge
of the office and have appointed R. d.
Metcalf to attend to it until new
postmaster is appointed. There was a
shortage four months ago, but the
bondsmen made good the loss and
Sturm was allowed to remain in office.
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long night, singing songs, the most ap-
propriate of which seemed to us, at
the time. to be We won't go home till
morning. There was no moon and the
night was intensely dark. though the
weather was clear, while the slight
breezes from the southwest seemed to
chill us to the very bone. After mid
night we gradually became more silent
and did not even talk, while Harper
dozed for a moment or two and nearly
tumbled off. l had TO catch hold of
him and retain my grip till he could
regain his balance. 1t then occurred
to us that If we spread one of the pieces
of mackintosk sheeting over our heads,
lighting some candles beneath it, we
should be warmer. One of the reasons
which led us to make this discovery
was that, when Zurbriggen hal lighted
one of the lamps, he wanted to have
he pleasure of seeing smoke from his
pipe. as otherwise he would not have
known whether it was drawing or not.
He had gradually let the lantern drop
down to his knees, and had pulled up
the macintosh covering over him, and
said that he felt warmer. We found
this plan of spreading sheet of mac
kintosh over us most successful, and
we kept on lighting plenty Of candies,
so that we could warm our fingers at
them and still remain seated in our
cramped position. Luckily we still
had an ample supply of candles, so that
II was possible to- continue iN this way
till dawn began to appear It seemed
to us as II we had been seated for
weeks on this ridge, and when it was
light enough for us to move we were
so stiff that it was with difficulty we
gained our feet"
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were totally unprepared for them. The
Baron, who was a little in advance.
was surrounded by half dozen of the
cannibals, and before we could get to
his rescue he had been struck with an
axe and given his death blow. 1t was
a lively fight for minute or two, and
before it quit l got even with Johnny,
the guide, for saving my life. Two of
the horde of bushmen were pressing
him pretty hard with their weapons
and he was making good fight against
such odds. He aimed terrific blow at
one of them with his club. with power
enough to kill an OK. but, unfortunately
1t fell short, and the force of it threw
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Johnny off his balance. Before he
could recover his defense. one of hie
assailants was driving the blade of a
stone axe direct for his head.
l sent a bullet through the fellow
and dreadful as it may seem to tell it
1t gave me lot of pleasure to XIII
him. The other bushman turned to es-
cape, and he ran to pass me to gain an
opening through the bush. l swung the
butt of my rife and caught him on the
chin as he went by. He never moved
after | hit him. The marks of hi
teeth are in the stock of my gun
The natives would get out of the bush
a few feet in front of the muzzles of OF
rifles and SO close that the powder
would burn deep holes in them where
the bullets struck
For few minutes l never expect
ed to get back alive. The grass anil
thick brush swarmed with the natives.
They are cannibals, and those of our
comrades they killed, as we'll as he
Baron, have no doubt been made the
subjects of a feast before this. We
could not carry their bodies back with
Ills and care for our wounded, and we
were compelled to let them lay where
they were killed. 1t is with the deepest
regret that | pen these words.
ANTON LOVRIE.
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Anton Lovrie, of the crew of the AL
batross, tells of the horrible death of
Baron Norbeck, the German explorer.
In the following letter to Berlin pa
per:
My Dear Gustave: | suppose you
have heard before now of an adventure
with the bloOdthirsty cannibals of the
Solomon Islands. 1t was exciting while
il lasted, and they came near getting
me for supper. They would, had it not
been for Johnny Paramata, a native
guide. One of the bushmen who at
tackled us had an axe raised over my
head, and would have imbedded it in
my brain but the guide struck the fell
low n swinging blow with club that
battered his head all out of shape. 1t
was a powerful blow, and we'll deliver
ed. These fellows of the islands are
muscular chaps, and they know how to
swing a club.
was with Baron Won Norbeck when
he tried to get to the top of Lion s
Head. but lost his life in the attempt.
About thirty of us left the camp at the
base of the mountain to guard the Bar
on, hut he had not gone far when a
horde of the savage natives rushed up
on us. They seemed to come up out
of the ground, and so suddenly that we
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ed safely in the tree. and witnessed the
whole scene. Now he came down with
in few feet Of the ground, and begged
me to get into the tree. At first l
thought l could not, but when the
sepoy told me that the tiger would be
at me again, gave the fellow my
hands and he managed to pull me up
into the lower branches. By and by
my brother officer, whose elephant. like
my own, had become unmanageable,
came back, and finally killed the tiger,
after which was somehow got into
the howdah and carried back to camp"
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BIG FIRE AT WESTON, MO.
Business Buildings and Residences Burn

BUSINESS buildings and Residences Burn
ed-Loss S2O,OOO-SeveraI Injured.
WESTON, Mo-, Dec. 5.-This town
was visited yesterday by disastrous
fire which did probably S2o, 900 worth
of damage, about one-half insured.
The fire started in an old furniture
store, and flames communicated to a
block of brick store buildings, the
Baptist church and a number of resi-
dences. The Weston fire department
was inadequate, and word was sent to
Fort Leavenworth, across the river,
for aid. None of the fire apparatus
could be spared from the Fort, but de-
tachment of twenty-five cavalrymen,
fully armed. was sent instead They
fought the flames with commendable
bravery, and finally, with the aid of
the citizens, put them to rout. About
a score of soldiers and civilians were
slightly injured by an explosion in
Snider & Sons grocery, which hurled
fragments of plate glass into the
crowd
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-09
MEDICINELODGE KANSAS WEDNESDAY DEC 9. 1896
HUNDREDS POISONED.
Between 500 and 600 Milwaukee Person
Seriously nl-Arsenic in Their Bread.

Between 500 and 600 Milwaukee Persons
Seriously nl-Arsenic in Their Bread.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Dec 5-What Is
thought to be an attempt at wholesale
poisoning, in a large measure success
full, was reported to the health de-
partment yesterday, when information
was given of the sudden and serious
illness of about 100 families, number
ing between 500 and 600 persons, living
in the northwestern part of the city.
The cause of the sickness was traced
to bread sold at a bakery owned by
Otto Figlesthaler, which has very
large trade. An analysis of the bread
showed it contained arsenic. The sick
persons are living, but a large number
of cases are considered serious, if not
critical
The police are convinced that ar
senic was placed in the bread with in
tent to cause the death or serious i'll
ness of Figlesthaler's customers, with
the object of running his business -s4z,r
rests will b. made
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PRESIDENT WILL ACT.

To Issue Cuban Proclamation Within
Month, Says Congressman Hit.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Congressman Rob-
ert r. HIT, chairman of the house
committee on foreign affairs, was en-
tertained yesterday at the Union
League club at an informal luncheon.
A score or more prominent Republic
ans were present. Mr.. HIT said he
was on his way to Washington, and
that the object of his visit to the capi-
tai at this time was to take some ac-
tion on the Cuban question. He as
sured his listeners that within month
the President would issue proclama-
tion that would prove decisive.
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Aged Mans Head Found.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Dec. 4.-The head
of Frederick Sneyberger, German,
has been found in the woods fifteen
miles southeast of here, hanging from
moose tied to the limb of tree. The
body had fallen from the head and
been devoured by hogs. Sneyberger,
who was rs years old, and who mys-
teriously disappeared three months
ago, is believed to have been muir
dered
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-09
Gold Democratic Expense Account.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 3.-According
10 the sworn statement of Treasurer
Lantry, of the state committee, the
gold Democratic votes at the recent
election cost S1.25 each. The commit
tee spent 81, ,547 to secure 1,194 votes
The report shows that $500 was spent
for postage. This would make about
thirteen letters to each voter The
national committee furnished 81, 16O to
the state committee, while the volun-
tary contributions from administration
Democrats in Kansas amounted to
S3S5
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-09
WYATT carp AS A KANSAN
The Fitzsimmons-Sh Sharkey Referee Man
with a Record

WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 5.-Wyatt carp,
who refereed the Fitzsimmons-Shark
fight in San Francisco, lived in this
city when it was only frontier cattle
town and served with Mike Meagher
on the police force. He was fearless
and was terror to evil doers. After
wards he went out to Arizona and he
and his brother ran town there
for while and killed lot of despera-
does which infested the place. Then
he was sent for to come to Ellsworth.
Kan, at time when nerve was re-
quired in the police government and
he was marshal there for some time
Every one here who knew him believes
he is thoroughly honorable. and de-
clares that if he thought Fitzsimmons
fouled Sharkey he would SO decide, re-
gardless of public opinion.
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ANTON LOVRIE.

able to stop all timber depredations.
In spite of the best vigilance, the In.
dians continue to cut the timber, raft
the logs down the rivers and sell them
to the ships. This illegal traffic the
government wishes to have checked
and when the boat is put into commits
sion the officers hope to compel a stop
to the business
This is the first boat that the Mexi-
can government has contracted to have
built in the United States
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Giant Trees of the Pampas.

As the sandy desert of the Sahara
has its palms. so the grassy plainsror,
''pampas" of the Argentine Republic
have their sheltering tree, the solitary
'ombu," which affords thick shade
to the weary traveller. The trunk of
the ombu is very thick. and itsFoots
extend for great distance from tin
some cases for at least 200 yards. The
specimen which we illustrate grows at
the old military hospital of Busnos
Ayres. A hole or cell 10 feet wide has
been carved in the trunk, and serves
to hold three beds for the sentries to
rest in during the heat of the day.
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BOLD ROBBERS.
Daring Daylight Hold-Up in St. Louis
Bandits Escape.

Danuits Escape.
ST.. LOUIS, No., Dec. 5.-Three high
waymen with drawn revolvers entered
the Office of the Home Brewing Com
pany at o'clock yesterday afternoon
and held up the cashier, Robert Haver-
kamp, forced him to hand over $500,
and then. not satisfied with the
amount, went behind the counter,
looted the money drawers and secured
probably $500 additional
The robbery was the most daring
that has occurred in years.
When the hold-up occurred there
were present in the Office the cashier.
half dozen clerks and several GUS
toners.
The robbers entered the place to-
gether. The leader ordered all within
to hold up their hands, The order was
hastily com pied with He then ordered
them. to fs,-e up. This was also done.
Cashier Haverkamp was asked to hand
over the money in his possession. He
had $500 or S4O0 on the desk, and it was
given to the leader of the trio.
The fellows were not satisfied with
the results. Going behind the counter.
two of them held the occupants of the
office in line, while the other went
through the safe and money drawers
and secured between $500 and $500
more.
When the desperadoes had taken all
the money they produced ropes, and
bound, hand and foot, every one in the
office. This required nearly ten min
utes and it seems marvellous they were
not discovered by some one from the
outside. Having bound their victims,
the robbers warned them against
making a noise, under the pain of in
slant death. When the thieves had
gone one of the clerks managed to
free himself and then liberated the
others
The robbers mounted North Broad
way car and went south, when they
left the car and went towards the
river.
The police were notified five minutes
after the robbery occurred. A half
dozen officers hurried to the brewery
Office, but when they arrived there was
no trace of the fellows.
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Oratorical Contest Winner.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 5.-Perle ID.
Decker of Park college was the victor
in the intercollegiate oratorical con-
test last night. w. Fl. Bronaugh of
Centrai college, which has been the
victor for the last three years, was
given second place; J. E. Whitley of
Drury college got third; J. A. Ward,
Missouri Valley, fourth; Guy A.
Thompson of the State university,
fifth; E. A. Neel of Westminster col
lege, sixth; ]. J. Bowman of William
Jewell, seventh, and w. C. Ora ham of
Tarlxio, eighth
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Cost of Pop Campaign.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 4.-The state
ment of the Populist state committee,
fled with the clerk of Shawnee county,
shows total receipts of campaign funds
of S3,736. 65; expenditures, S3,445.61. OF
the amount received So, 1sO.9O came
through Breidenthals scrip scheme.
The balance was donated by individ-
uals. The statement of the free silver
Republican state committee shows an
expenditure of S575.50.
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KANSAS WOMEN.
Twenty Counties VIII Have Female
Superintendents.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec 5.-State Super
intendent of Public instruction Stan
ley learns that at the recent election
twenty of the 1O5 counties of Kansas
elected women county superintendents
as follows: Chase, Sadie p Grisham
Clark. Julia A. Crane; Cloud, Mary L.
Briefly; Cowley, Julia b. King; Finney,
Ollie B. Mullins; Gray, Mollie Land;
Greeley, Mary E. Wells; Hodgeman;
Carol Z. Reed; johnson. Edith Barnett,
Kearney, Tillie E. Davis; Labette;
Hattie Ham; Meade, Jennie Kessler;
Miami, Lizzie w. Boyle; Neosho, Eliza
beth Frazier; Pawnee, Carrie Hall; Re-
public, Lucy Howard; Seward, Kate b,
Saunders; Stanton, Viah NJ. Cross;
Woodson, Lucy Ellis: Wyandotte, Me-
linda T. Clark
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500 WOUNDED SPANIARDS.
Seeming Evidence of Another Battle
With Maceo.

KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 5.--Passengers
by steamer from Havana last night say
that train with 500 wounded Spanish
soldiers arrived there yesterday. 1t was
said most of them came from the vicin-
ity of San Cristobal and Candelaria.
No definite statement could be made as
to what battlefield they came from
Rumor prevailed on their arrival that
Weyler had sustained another defeat.
Counter statements were also made
that the vanguard of Maceo's army
had been defeated
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Liability WIN BE Tested.

New YORK, Dec. 5.-A test case has
been brought in each of the several
Federal courts in New York state to
establish the liabilities of nonresident
stockholders in Kansas corporations
for the debts of such corporations. The
law of Kansas provides that stock
holders shall be responsible to the
amount of their stock. and it remains
to be seen if this obligation within the
state of Kansas can be made binding
upon those resident of other states.
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THE BEEF COMBINE.
The Chicago Federal Grand Jury Trying
tn Invesfigate PacLers

The Chicago Federal Grand Jury Trying
to Investigate Packers.
CHICAGA, Dec. 5.-The federal grand
jury has decided to investigate the
charges that combination exists be-
tween the big packers for the purpose
of regulating" prices and forcing
dealers to buy from them
number of subpoenaes have been
issued for employees of the packers and
railroads who may be able to throw
light on the subject. As was the case
at the last term of court, however,
trouble is being experienced in finding
witnesses most desired and this fact
may balk the desire of the grand jury
to go into the investigation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-09
santa Fe wreck in rexas.

SHERMAN, Tex, Dec. 5.-An infen-
tionally misplaced switch on the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe at Justin Gravel
Pit at o'clock last night caused the
wreck of heavy South bound freight
train, the death of the fireman and
head brakeman and the probably fatal
injury of the engineer.
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Clinton, Mo-, Bank Closes.

CLINTON, Mo, Dec. 5.-The Hen,'y
County bank assigned at 10 o'clock last
night to Calvird & Lewis, attorneys
The deposits are about S125.O0O, and
bills payable about S20,O0O 1t is
heavy holders of commercial paper in
business institutions that have been
suffering from the hard times The
assignees have been the banks counsel
in legal matters, Mr.. Lewis being the
late Republican candidate for governor.
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ALaw to Licen,e Murder.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec 5-Repre-
sentative Pitts, one of the foremost
lawyers in the assembly, has introduced
bill which in effect will license man
to kill the despoiler of his female rela-
tive. 1t is urged that the law making
such homicide murder is dead letter
on the statute books and that the pro-
posed law would enable the juries of
Alabama to cease ignoring the written
luSfioa
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Gold Contracts In Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 5.-The state
Senate. by vote of 81 to Is, rejected
bill introduced by Senator Culver to
declare null and void all obligations
and contracts which may be made pay
able in any specific character of money.
So far as the general assembly is con-
cerned therefore, gold contracts may
still be made in Georgia
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Hanna on for Washington.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 5.-Chairman
NJ. A. Hanna, accompanied by National
Committeeman Henry c. Payne, left
this afternoon for Washington. While
there. in addition to the appointing of
local committees for the Inauguration
ceremonies, the permanent location of
the national headquarters and many
other matters will be decided upon.
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c.ner.l Strike AZ uamh,r1

HAMBURG, Dec. 5.-At a meeting of
the central strike committee here to-
day it was decided to declare a general
strike. and pamphlet was issued call
ing upon all quay laborers, engineers.
bargemen, Jumpers and carmen to
quit work in order to bring the bust
ness of the port to complete
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peadIv Conalct I'm Ken.ucky.

LENSGT,S, KY, Dee. "A fight
between old man Harrison and two
sons and Morgan and two sons, Tom
and Caleb, occurred to-day in one of the
mountsin counties. AS a result the
elder Morgan is dead and his sons are
diving, while both of the Harrison boys
are also dead
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Inaugural Ball.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 4.-Chairman
NJ A. Hanna said yesterday: II think
the inaugural ball will he held as
usual. 1t has become a time-honored
custom in connection with the inau-
gural ceremonies. and there is no rea-
SON why it should be omitted now"
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Guarded ,AeaInst Train Ro,,.,.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Dec. 5.-Missouri Pa
cific officials received word last night
that either No. or No. 8, westbound,
was to be held up at Usage. Armed
guards were placed on both trains,
but no attempt to molest either was
made