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New-York tribune., 1896-10-18
nrFR SLAUGHTER IN THE ADIRONDACKs.

Saratoga. Oct II tSpeciaD-There arrived here
,v cxnress from the Adirondacks last night. for
.h,pment TO various points. nfty-fve deer This
was the final consignment OF the deer-huntins
season. which covered fifteen days ana endea WIN
,rhrr.dav NJ this week. During the legal time
sIottsd Tor this sport there have reached here BY
New-York tribune., 1896-10-18
SKULL FRACTURED ~ A FIGHT.
A LABoRER KNOCKED DowN AFTER QUARREL
OVER POLITICS.

lanes Connor twenty-three years old. laborer'
., Nh 4Os East Twenticth-s died at Bellevue HOS
ptal last evening from fracture OF the SKULL II
,nncars that Connor at o'clock yesterday morn
ING was discussing politics with James kierhhh' o'
Twen,v-arst-st and First-ave. quarrel iohowe'
which ended in n fight. and connor was thrown 10
the ground and received fractures skull m p,,a Ire
,,ade his way home, and was later taken 10 bciie-
,'m. Detectives Conway and Runk, oi tsc East
Twen,v- -second-st station are looking TOT h'''h""
New-York tribune., 1896-10-18
He PLAYED FOOTBALL WITH Nl.ZOo.
A WOMAN LOSES 4 PACKAGE CONTAINING THAT
AMOUNT AHD Az HONEST CoNDI'ToR
RETURNS IT To HER.

Dunklrk. ~ Y Oc:. i7-Frank Maltby n con
ductor OF the Lake Shore and Michigan southern
Railroad received "A telegram dated Punalo. y y
fror, a woman passenger on the way to an Eastern
city TO look out for package containing VIEW
which sh. had lost on a sleeping-car on his train
a., ,.mombered seeing A pnckage similar 10 the one
described and which he thought contained q ph',
OF ovcrshocs wrapped In paper ana hhh PtaSru
football with IL. kicking II under a cat-rrht pom
recolpt OF the telegram he recovered IN" pach"g"
and sent il by express TO the owner Whose ha'c "c
refused IA diVuge.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-18

SARATOGA CoUNTY's REGISTRATION.
Saratoga, Oct. II (SpeciaD. toga County will
cast an unusually heavy vote November 3. The
total registration reaches the unprecedented figures
of Ia III.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-18
N ARMY INVADES CANTON
.o,,cANDS OF PILGRIMS HEAR AND
CHEER MKINLEY.

, COME BEARING THE BANNERS OF PEACE
ov WIDELY SEPARATED STATES, AND
REPRESENT EVERY WALK AND CALI
ING IN IIFE-LABOR AND CAP
ITAL HAND IN HAND
,,oro than twenty delegations called on Major
,,.Elnley in Canton yesterday. and, in all. the
n.orhllcan candidate made eighteen speeches
ne visitors The pilgrims came from Mary
va West Virginia Kentucky. Pennsylvania.
~.,n Michigan and Indiana. and they repre-
'..,sd about every calling in life. professional
'.a laborlng men and young and old people
'" .,d,nc the streets of Canton and applauding
-, s,eeches of Major Mckinley.
Sharp County record., 1896-04-24
millions have died and left no sign, n,
mark, no impressive example for good
nothing but that they lived and dice
and the epitaph should be:
Once in the flight Of ages past
There lived a man
A man or a woman In the humbleI

Amsn or a woman In the humbles'
walks of life can live sublime and thou
sands of them doit. Longfellow says l.
is sublime to suffer and be strong" J
remember a poor bed-ridden invalid
whose knees we're drawn to his chin ani
his fingers to his wrists and his spine
bent like bow from chronic rheuma
tism, but his face was almost angelic In
its sweetness and his gratitude to God
for His goodness was marvellous. That
good mans influence over the family
that gave him food and shelter and over
the neighbors was sublime. The poor
have more opportunities to show true
sublimity Of character than the rich.
Every man and woman should begin
here in this life the rudiments of an
education for the life to come. The
more we learn here OF truth, patience
virtue, gratitude and love to God and
man the higher stand we will take
among the saints. Heaven is schoo
and is as progressive as the schools Of
earth. 1t was given only to Moses and
Elias to be present at the transfgura
ton. They had graduated with the
highest honors, but any of US can learr
enough here to enter grammar school,
if not college in life to come.
What does all this Thanksgiving
mean? Is it in earnest or is it a sham
Are the people thankful or just hungry
How can man be grateful unless he
knows something Of the Giver and how
can he know unless he communicate
with nature and natures God. But ]
didn't start to write sermon. Let the
preachers do that. We have had ou
Thanksgiving and my wife and l re-
ceived the benedictions Of score Of
children and grandchildren and our new
daughter is fairly introduced to hei
Southern kindred. just now her politics
and much of her religion is concentrated
in her husband, and will remain so as
long as he is kind and faithful and true.
May the good Lord bless them and keer
them happy.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta Con
stitutiOn
Sharp County record., 1896-04-24
SPORTS AND ATHLETICS.

The average cost Of keeping race.
horse in England is $1,625 per year.
Fashionable young ladies in Paris
when out on their wheels, are at
tended by grooms or governesses who
are also on bicycles.
Gray squirrels are scarce in Vermont
this fall, though there Is plentiful
crop Of nuts. Partridges and other
game are plentiful there.
The girl students at Mount Union col.
lege, Alliance, did not like to go through
their gymnasium exercises before o
male instructor, demanding female
instructor. They gained their point
and the gentleman was bounced.
Women can no longer ride the bicycle
in St. Petersburg streets. The only
woman to whom permission was grant
ed by the police few weeks ago has
fallen off her machine, hurting herself
so badly that she had to be taken to
the hospital, and the police will issue nc
more permits.
Peter A. B. Widener the Philadelphia
traction company magnatc, has given
orders for yacht which will be finer
than anything afoat. The vessel will
be about $50 feet long, and the million.
nire owner intends to sail II around
the world. It will be completed next
June.
Monte Carlo has had disastrous
summer season. Instead Of II roulette
tables there are only three, and there
was but one trente-et-quarante table
instead Of four. Except for couple
Of hours In the afternoon and after
dinner even these were half empty. One
hotel which is under contract with the
Casino people to keep open lost 81 900
q week, and all the others were closed
Sharp County record., 1896-04-24
QUEER AND QUAINT.

"Horseshoeing parlors" Ia the sign
over blacksmith's shop In Traverse
City, Mich. And culture, not facetious-
ness, caused the inscription,
An old gentleman Of Odessa has left
q million rubles apiece to four nieces
on condition that they work for IL
months as ohambermaids, cooks or
farm servants.
A st. Louis man, having failed 10
persuade his wife to discard boomers,
arrayed his hens in that style Of gar
ment When she saw the fowls thus
atLired, she solemnly vowed never to
wear boomers again.
A newly-made grave In a cemetery
Of Lancashire, England, was decorated
with n unmber Of floral tributes. One
Of them had attached to 1t q card bear
ing these written words, "With Mrs,
IS deep sympathy and, printed In
u corner, AT homo on Fridays"
Sharp County record., 1896-04-24
RAlDED THE POST OFFICE.
An Incident In the Career OF Lord Wolse-
10y In India.

Icy in India.
To Illustrate some Of the disagree
able things which the soldiers suffered
in the Soudan, Mr. Nourse tells the fol-
lowing anecdote of the postal service,
which also well shows how democratic
was Lord Wolseley, the commandant.
Nourse went into the post Office at Korti
to look for some letters. The post
master was a native and not very much
at handwriting, and said that there was
nothing for him after superficial
glance at big pile Of papers and let
ters.
Nourse asked to see the pile Of letters,
and while he was looking them over Il
man with nothing to designate his rank
came into the Office in company with
another, He took In the situation at
u glance and said; Lets clean this
thing out" Whercupon they jumped
over the counter and bundled the post
master out, neck and heels. Then they
began the examination of the Office and
found it congcsted with mail for the
army,
They searched every nook and Granny
and threw the letters for one regiment
into one corner those for another into
another, with all the newspapers in the
center of the floor, Then they went
through each pile and s. rated IL into
companies, aud before night every let
ter was in camp and distributed, and
the next dOy The papers were out
Noursc NJ the time did not know who
his companion In the good deed was,
lie asked him his name and his answer
wosi "They call me Charley" Some
time 0rterWOrd Noursc was going TO see
the commNudOnt, and sitting near his
tent saw his companion of the post
Office.
"lIcllo, Charley" he said; "rm look.
ing for the commOndOnt; wherc'U |
find hlm2"
"WeIl" said Charley, "you won't hive
TO look very far, I'm the commOndant,
Come inside and have u bit to eat ana
drink"
II wOs Lord WolsclcN and a man
worthy to have The title-SprIpgacld
Republican,
Sharp County record., 1896-04-24
FARMER BROWNS LETTER.

PROF. JONES:
] s'posed that when sent my boy to col
lege
He'd make scholar Of himself, an add
unto his knowledge;
An that, some day, he'd graduate and gain
lastn' name,
An by reason of his intellect go boundin'
into fame
Fer Jim was alters smart, y know, and he'd
the sand and grit,
And once he started on a thing, was never
known to quit.
He writ us from the college, and 1t want
to our surprise
That he had gone in train for a little ex-
ercise.
His studies, they had kept him close, he
wanted recreation,
Which wasn't full afforded by the sum-
mers short vacation.
He said the exercise was this-1 disremem-
Der all
A-kickin' round upon the ground a little
leather ball.
Well, he's come home to us at last-at
least, I guess It's jim
He looks as II cannon ball d been sportin'
round with him.
We've tried in every way we could 10 save
his constitution,
And filled him full of stitches fer to hinder
dissolution.
Why, sir, fit at Gettysburg, have marks
on every limb,
But I'm reg'lar beauty show compared
along with Jim!
we haVeJa' know what you care TO 90 10 call
for special !, matter square;
etc. We now me there's no precedent that
room crowded ed anywhere
tpon'. 1t broken finger, and mas got
red nose,
i !: c.: :::: :: :: :: =: ::: :: :
was once a iace.
The only thing feI you to do as am on
my mettle,
Is to figure up the damages ana sehc ME
check to settle.
Fer when Jim went to college he was
stylish, pert and trim,
And wasn't no such image as you've maze
outen him.
30 am in fer damages and expect good
ly sum,
AS slaughter wasn't mentioned in your
blamed curriculum.
$. H. Gray, in Truth,
Sharp County record., 1896-04-24
Russlas Great Grain Yield.

The minister of agriculture o. Russia
has issued statement Of the yield Of
grain in 80 provinces In European Rus
sia, including Russian Poland, The
figures are given In stchetverts, equiv
alent to SOFT English bushels! Rye,
is2,33O,OO0; winter wheat, l0,0s3,0oo;
summer wheat, 326,OoO,Oo0; oats, i0v,-
44S,0oo; barley, 2O,o2aooo; buckwhoat,
i,2J4,oO0; millet, 0,2540o0; corn, 3,619,-
COOS peas, 2,512,000.
Sharp County record., 1896-04-24
Denmark Expedition Has Returned.

Dcnmnrk's deep-sea exploring expe-
ditlon to tho ooasts of Iceland and
Greenland has returned, Bad weather
interlercd with the scientific work, but
the lngolf took soundings from Iceland
to Cape Farewell, the greatest depth
found being 1870 fathoms, and secured
much geological material. The lngoli
will be sent out OgOin next summer.
Sharp County record., 1896-04-24
i,onms IN Wostern New yor..

Mrs, Mary Wlnslow ID travelling
through western New York M pro-
prietor and operator Of u pcripatetlc
photograph car She wears u mans
hat carries u revolver, IL a hrst.elass
artist and has more orders than she eau
attend 10.
Sharp County record., 1896-04-24

"Here it is, Maggie said the special
correspondent, as he walked into his
room three days later and threw down
check. Hopkins was liberal this
time"
"Fifty dolarsl" she exclaimed, joy.
fully, throwing her arms around her
husbands neck and burying her face in
his bosom.-N. O. .Times-Democrat.
Sharp County record., 1896-04-24
N ! URE'
w "A ",

There Is no reason why t.g
childbirth should be tulld I'd
is no reason why ChildOlrthz
O feeling OF dread to the na.g
nothing wrong, 1t Is the G7
wrong living, lack Of exercise
that brings about the tortlMi
Perfectly healthy wOnti VI
ordeal with comparative wi
tended 1t that way, W'1l
motherhood have reallySta
get strength generally sliA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-18
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

II you don't think the best stock
nays look around through your neigh
borhood and see II the best farmer
don't keep the best stock.
It Is estimated that grain fed to
sucking lambs designed for the butcher
at an early day pays at the rate OF two
dollars o bushel for corn anywhere In
the eastern and middle states.
English sheep owners litter the
pcns In which sheep arc housed with
burnt clay o. q preventative Of footrot.
The clay acts as an absorbent and
makes o good fertilizer.
Don't try to hatch chicken with hens
In midwinter unless you are willing TO
devote time in caring for the broods.
Hens cannot rnise chicks In winter un-
less kept In . warm place.
When sulphur Is given TO animals In
winter. Il Is liable to cause them to take
cold, as It opens the pores Of the skin.
It u said TO also cause Rheumatism II
given during damp weather.
One reason why cattle win 60 out in
the barnyard during inclement weather
aud endure cold and dsmpness In pref
erence to remaining inside Il that ths
calls are too dark and cheerlcsA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-18
Kansas Extrn sesalon.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 15.-festerday
was set by Representative Street for
the special session of the legislature,
but the meeting has not materialized.
The only officer Of either body to ap'
pear for duty was Tome Jordan, SER
geant-at-arms of the house, who came
in yesterday. He confessed that he
had come to do business, but later he
got out of town and has not been seen
since. In the morning dozen or more
members OF the senate or house strag-
bled In but nobody would admit that
he had come to attend q special SEES
sion. All declared that they were on
other business.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-18
EyTsCEIIANEOup.

A SPECIAL freight train collided with
the engine OF coal freight which was
standing on the Mahoning bridge, So
miles from Pittsburgh, Pr, on the AL
leghcny Valley railroad on the 18th.
Tho local engine was knocked into the
river and the bridge was set on fire
and several freight cars were destroyed.
An oil tank standing near the bridge
became ignited soon afterward and
exploded, scattering the oil over q
crowd which had assembled to view
the wreck. Many were seriously burned.
The two-ycar-old child Of Herman
Herkcr, OF Evansville, Ind, was
drowned b. falling into a washtub
containing less than three inches Of
water.
The Des Moines, H., police have err
rested II students OF the medical c0l.
lego in which Eve bodies stolen from
the Saylorville cemetery were fourd.
The students were released on $4,000
bail each. There was much indigua-
ton expressed by the citizens against
the body snatchers
In Wise county, Va, William Wells
and Gus Osborn fought hand TO hand
fight with knives with James Cox and
Henry Williams over two women. Tho
fight lasted for 30 minutes, when Wells
and Osborn fell dead and Cox was
MORALLY wounded. Williams was not
hurt.
ROBERT CLAPsADDLE, q farmer OF
Ransomville, N. Y, was fatally shot
by his worthless son-in.law, George II.
smith, who was pursued by posse Of
villagers. eornered, and when be made
resistance filed with bullets, causing
his death One Of the pursuers also
was shot
TIE 500 striking coal miners Mt Gall
litziu, Pa, in obedience to an order
posted by their committee, have all re-
turned to work. The men struck for
IN increase of 20 per cent, but went
back without accomplishing anything.
IT was reported at Nashville. Tenn,
that mob Of Is man, led by Mcclure
williams, . notorious character, went
10 celina, on the Upper Cumberland
river, and in their Efforts 70 take In
the town q fight resulted. In which
four mon were killed Williams. the
leader Of tbs mob, the sheriff and one
of his deputies, and Ed Parrott, who .
fow weeks ego killed brother Of VIII
liams -.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-18
oHIo'S NEW SENATOR.

Tho Election OF ex-Gov. Foraker TO the
United States senate Practically AS
sured.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. Is. - The two
branches of the general assembly voted
separately to-day for United States
morrow they will finish the election
senator to succeed Senator Brice. In
the senate the vote stood: Foraker,
90; Brice, Q, and George A. Groot, ].
There are so republicans In the senate,
but one member. Mr.. Porter, Of Cleve.
land, was absent because Of sickness.
Groot is q populist and received the
vote OF the single populist senator, Mr..
Conley, Of Mercer county.
In the house the vote was: Foraker,
81; Bricc, 81; Z j. Blandin, 1; John II.
Thomas, /; Lawrence 7. Neal, /,
and Isaac Kagy, 1. Every republican
voted for Foraker. Four democrats
refused to vote for Brlce.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-18
MORE INSTRUCTIONS.

Another Circular from the Secretary OF the
Treasury--Ths Bond Syndicate Dis-
solved.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6-Secretary
Carlisle last night made public the fol-
lowing circular modifying the condi-
tions for payment on the advertised
bond issue:
TREASURY DEPART MENT, OFFICE or THE
SECRETARY, WAsHISoroN. Jan Is, 1874
Treasury circular No. 81 sos, dated January Q,
1890, inviting proposals for the purchase OF one
hundred million dollars tfl0)00O,0oo) OF United
States four por cent bonds, Is hereby so modt-
ned that, after the payment OF tho first INSTALL
ment Of 20 per cent, with accrued interest, rs
required In said circular, the remainder OF tho
amounts bid may DO paid In installments Of 10
per cent each and accrued interest ut the end
OF each Is days thereafter. but oil accepted bid
ders may pay the whole amount OF their bids at
the time OF the first instalment, and oil accept
ed bidders who have paid NIL installments pre-
viously maturing may pay the whole amount OF
their bids ut any time not lator than the ma
turity OF the last installment. Accepted bid
ders who pay the whole amount OF tho time Of
the frst installment, or ut any timc thereafter.
rs provided above, win be entitled 70 receive
Of the date Of the payment the whole amount
OF bonds awarded to Thorn, and accepted bid
ders who pay by installmonts will be entitled
10 receive at the dates OF such payments tho
amount Of bonds paid for.
JOHN @. CARLISLE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
DISSOLUTION OF THE SYNDICATE
New YORK, Jan. l6.-Members OF the
government bond syndicate received
in their mail yesterday morning q cir
cular letter from J. p. Morgan & Co.
releasing them from their commit
ments to furnish their pro rata Of $780,.
600, 900 In gold, and second 500, OOO,-
900 II desirable, taking their payment
therefor in four per cent government
bonds The reason given for the dis.
solution of the syndicate Is that the
syndicate contract called for bid Of
''all or none," and therefore Mr.. Nor
gan was unwilling TO make n bid un-
der the present circumstances, as
he might seem to present for
consideration by the secretary Of the
treasury the throwing out OF smaller
bids made in good faith under the pub
lie call. The only emergency, in Mr..
Morgan's Judgment, which would
justify such course would be the fall
ure of the public to respond to the call
OF the government. 1t has been neces-
sary to delay the dissolving of the
syndicate up to the present time, as
every financial interest required the
protection offered by the knowledge
that the syndicate was in existence,
prepared to make the loan q success
under any circumstances. The circular
concludes: ~ feel perfectly satisfied
that there is no question as to the sue.
cess of the loan"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-18
Many Men Thrown Out of Work.

WooNsocKEr,-K l., Jan. l6-John
j. Banuigan, general manager of the
United States Rubber Co, gave orders
yesterday for the indefinite closing OF
the United States Rubber Co.'S works
mt Millville. The order went into ef-
feet ut noon and 1000 men IRE thrown
out OF work. No reason was given for
this sudden shut down and Mr.. Ban
nigan, when asked about Il, refused to
discuss the matter lie intimated that
the woonsoclxet plant OF the company
might shut down. but would not say
when. The Millville plant has been
running only three or four days n week
of late
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-18
MOTHERS AWFUL CRIME.

Poverty Loads the wife Of o Kansas
Farmer 20 Poison Her Eight Childreu
and Hang Herself.
MARYsvu.LE, Kan, Jan. 15.-Mrh
Joseph Hildebrnndt, wife Of farmer
living six miles south Of this city, ad'
ministered poison to her eight children
yesterday forenoon, and then hanged
herself to rafter. Seven OF the chill
dren are dead, and the other Is not ex-
pectcd to live. They range from two
to Il years Of age. The cause OF the
tragedy was undoubtedly poverty. Mr..
IIildebrandt Is q sufferer from cancer,
and is now under treatment In Kan.
sas City hospital. Mrs Hildebrandt, II
Ii supposed, became respondent, and
possibly insane, because Of her hus-
bands illness, and her inability to pro-
vide for the family.
The poison which caused tho death
Of the children was administered with
the morning meal. Shortly after they
had finished breakfast all Of the chill
dren were taken Ill and In short time
four Of them were dead. The mother
refused to 90 after medical attendance,
and did not arouse the neighbors.
Finally one Of the neighbors came In
and, seeing the situation. went after
help When he returned he found
three more OF the children dead and
the mother missing.
A search was Mt once made, which
resulted In finding Mra Hildebrnndt
in the barn, where she was suspended
by rope around her neck. Death
had come to her some time before her
discovery. She took dose Of poison
ut the Same time that she gave 1t to
her children, but II failed to cause her
death.
It 10 generally believed that since
Mr.. Hildebrandt has been In Kansas
City the family has suffered for the me-
cessities Of life. It was almost desti
tute when he left.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-18
ENGINES COLLIDE.
An Accident Sets Fire to n Bridge and ID
stroys Several Cars.

An Accident Sets Fire to Bridge aud De-
stroys Several Cars.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 1a-Early
this morning q special freight train
collided with an engine Of q local
freight which was standing on Mahon-
ming bridge, IS miles north Of Pitts
burgh on the Allegheney Valley rail-
way. The local engine was knocked
over board and fell into the Mahoning
river, 60 feet below. Tho boiler Of the
wrecked engine exploded, setting fire
to the bridge, and several freight cars
were destroyed. No one was killed.
Several members of both train crews
are reported injured.
About $50 o'clock IN oil tank car
standing near the burning bridge be-
came ignited and exploded, scattering
q deluge OF burning oil in all direc.
tons A large crowd had assembled
on the hillside overlooking the scene
OF the wreck. Nearly every person
present was burned, some Of them seri-
ougly