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The record-union., 1896-05-12
TRAGEDIES IN FLORIDA.
FIERCE DUEL BETWEEN FOUR
TEN OVER A WOMAN.
A Young Boy Saves the Life of
His Father by Killing His
ASsaiIant.

PENSACOLA Fla.), May 11.-Four
men are corpses, two are dying and one
IS severely wounded as the result of
tragedies in the western section of Flor
ida. Three of the victims were killed in
a duel about woman. another was
stabbed to the heart by boy whose
father had been attacked. and the two
VINO are dying were liogged and shot by
regulators
The duel over the woman was fought
N Calhoun County, near BIounstown.
In that county is the home of Mrs. John
son. young widow. Roy House and
Henry Smith have been rivals for the
IaVors OF Mrs. johnson. Several weeks
ago the men fought about the woman.
and Smith was badly beaten. Smith
vowed TO get even, and Friday went to
Mrs Johnson's home, accompanied by
his brother Thomas, and a friend Dick
thompson The three found House and
the widow together. House was ordered
to leave. He rose as if to go, but quick
~ drew two pistols and opened fire The
Smiths and Thompson were not slow in
getting out their guns. Then a fearful
duel followed in the little room. House
shot fast and straight and in a few mo-
ahehts the Smith brothers were dead
T. ouse fired his last cartridge at Thomp-
son, the bullet breaking his arm
Ihen House drew knife and tried to
close with his foe, but his foot slipped
In the blood, and before he could recover
thompson shot him dead There was
prlce on Houses head, he having pre-
V.ously killed two men, one in South
Florida and one in Alabama.
The second tragedy occurred in Madi-
son County Friday night A band of
Whitecappers took Harry Wilson in the
woods and bound him to tree. Wilson
was then shot and the body left bound
TO the tree. The victim was found Sat
urday morning, still alive. but mortallv
wounded. After leaving the whitecap-
perS went to the home of Lucy MURRAY.
took her siXteen-year-old son to the
woods and fogged him so that death
Will result. The boys skin was literally
cut to strips, and he was unconscious
when found.
The last of this bloody series occurred
at Greenwood. in Jackson County.
Thomas James made brutal assault
on Samuel Wilma, an aged man. Wilma
was knocked down. James was prepar-
ing to shoot him. Before James could
pull the trigger, however, he was
stabbed 10 the heart by Frank Wilma.
the sixteen n-year-old son of the old man.
who slipped up from the rear
Landseer began his studies of dogs at
six.
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METHODIST CONFERENCE.
ELECTION OF BISHOPS THE ALL.
ABSORBING TOPIC.
Many Candidates in the Field Who
Would Like to Fill the Four
New Positions.

CLEVELAND, May 1.-THE Metho-
DIST General Conference put itself on
record on the race question this morn
ing by adopting a resolution introduced
by Dr. Monroe, indOrsing the treatment
that the Cleveland hotels had accorded
to all delegates regardless of color and
demanding that wherever it was decid-
ed to hold the conference in future a.
guarantee be obtained of equal treat
ment
The Committee on Fraternity and
Union of the Methodist Church, ap-
pointed four years ago, was required to
report at once. The fact that the stand
ing committees had not reported yet al
most brought the conference to a stop,
and recess was taken.
During the recess DR.. Graw and Dr.
I-anahan hatched up a scheme to have
the elections occur this week. Accord
ingly Graw moved to reconsider the
vote of last week by which May 18th
was fixed as election day. 1t was final
ly decided to begin the elections on
Thursday.
An attempt to deal a blow to Dr.
Buckley of New York, who is a candl-
date for the episcopate, was made by
the Rev. DR.. William Knight of Califor-
MIA, asking that all that part of the
speech Of DR.. Buckley which referred
to the lack of enough spiritual back
bone in the conference delegates to
properly respond Sunday if the elec-
tions were held on Monday, be stricken
from the record The conference al
most unanimously tabled the resolu-
ton.
The all-absorbing topic after the cor
ference adjourned was the four new
Bishoprics which it is proposed to erect.
The change of the date of voting has
made the campaign lively one. The
change which DR.. Buckley strongly
supported comes with the quiet an
nouncement that the doctor has de-
cided not to allow his name to be pre-
sented to the conference as a candi-
date. Four years ago at Omaha Earl
Cranston of the Western Book Concern
was asked by a committee if he would
withdraw from the book concern with
a view to being elected Bishop. AT that
time he refused but now he is of an
other mind He would accept the ele
walton to the episcopacy with alacrity,
and it must be admitted that he has
considerabl strength.
Chaplain c.. C. McAbee is another
possibility who has developed consid-
cradle strength within the last forty
eight hours The Chaplain is popular,
and his strength lies among the friends
of every candidate before the confer
ence.
In regard to DR.. J. w. E. Bowen, the
colored candidate, the situation is still
unchanged, and probably will remain
SO
But there are two men whose names
have not yet appeared in public in con-
nection with the election whose chances
are to be compared favorably with
those of any avowed candidates in the
conference They are DR.. John W.
Hamilton of New England, Secretary
of the Freedmen's Aid Society, and DR..
H J. Jackson of Chicago. 1t is the old
case of the bringing forward of a dark
horse, and Jackson is to be a dark horse
around whom the Western and Central
States will rally.
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BASEBALL.
Results of Yesterdays Games in the
East.

PITTSBURG, May 11.-Pittsburg nit
the ball to-day at the right time, while
New York made their errors at the
same time, and in consequence the homa
team won. 1t was an unintereSting
game despite the closeness of the score
Clarke pitched what might be called
lazy" ball. Attendance, / 200. Score
Pittsburg f. New York 3 Batteries
killen and Sugden Clarke and Wilson.
Umpire-Sheridan
CHICAGOS WIN A GAME.
CHICAGO. May 11.-Harrington's
home run over the left field fence tied
the score in the ninth inning to-day
after game that was replete with fine
playing. In the last half of the inning,
however, Harrington's wild throw to
first, after two men had been retired,
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WASHINGTON, May n.-Miscella-
neous business was the order of the
House to-day. The following bills were
passed: Extending for two years the
period within which the Denison and
Northern Railroad Company may build
its line through Indian Territory; au-
thorizing the Denver, Cripple Creek
and southwestern Railroad Company to
construct its line through the South
Platte and Plum Greek Forest Reserva-
ton In Colorado; granting right of way
over pubic lands in Colorado and Wyo-
ming, except Yellowstone Park, for oil
pipe lines; authorizing the Flagstaff
The record-union., 1896-05-12

Judge-Last time you we've here you
promised solemnly never to steal
again. Burglar-And 1 fully intended
to keep my word, your honor, but this
was such difficult case that they had
to call in an expert.-FliegeHde Blatter
The record-union., 1896-05-12

DR.. Pills-Who was the most success
full of all the girls who were studying
medicine with you? DR.. Squills-Miss
Ketchem; she got married.-Harper
Bazaar.
The record-union., 1896-05-12

When a convict's watch runs down it
does not necessarily follow that his
time has expired.
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1896-07-01
BRAVES ON WARPATH.
Mckinley is Doomed to Certain
Defeat.
The Republican Nominee VIII Get no
Sdpptrt in the West.
or South.

Alfred Henry Lewis one OF the most
brilliant writer's OF the present day, Ill
this country, was sent to the st Louis
Convention by the New York Journal
and this is the way he viewed the situ-
alton: 1.-TWO months ago | wrote from
Washington that the West would bolt
Mckinley and gold at the St. Louis
Convention. A. this is written the
West, is marching out. The revolt is
practically accomplished. The white
sarages OF silver are leaving the reser-
valion Tor the warpath. Their great
medicine man, Teller, has set mp the
war pole and the you ~ bucks vie with
one another as to who shall be the first
to strike his war AK into it, as proof OF
his enlistment. The muiny is on.
Rebellion is afoot and the silver West,
with its own candidate and its own
platform, will wage war on the gold
and the east
"This means the defeat OF Mckinley.
7, ssbly the death OF republlcanism.
"Not the least significant OF the sigl $
OF the hour is the steady confidence
with which the silver forces ma Oh
away. They leave their fellows OF gold
as Dundee lett the WhigamOres OF Edlj =
burg, their feathers tossing, their ba.
ncrs wide flung and free. They mai
their gauntlet to the gates OF god and
the cas-, stands delird to the ulierm vi
Of war. They have remembered what
the east forgot. They, too, have a
country and cause. There is II we
as well as an east. Silver ha its clans
as well us gold its people. The allieC
natives the east forgot the west die
not.
"And 81 the silver fighters 90 hack t.
their tribes. iIanuaism, McKlnleyism
an over-reaching east played the hog'
part in its golden selhshness have spill
the party. The last chance OF success
for the republicans has disappeared
There be hills beyond pcntand,
And frlths beyond Fo,th,
If there he lords In the LOwlands,
There be Chiehs In til North
The east can laugh at these people
The east should Taught at peopl
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1896-07-01

less and study them more. This East
ern policy OF the tip-tilted nose has
already cost it the south. That region
glowers 1T the east across its borders,
and the fires OF its hatred never die.
To-day the west arrays itself against
The east and begins TO running ont its
lines Of batlt The west has become
ally to the south, and the ally will I've
found The haldier, more indomitable
enemy than the original foe.
at is pleasant and easy ior the east
to come from its baths and its gardens,
its games and its houses OF marble and
gilt to idle about the forum and malign
the west and call its people Goth and
Vandal. But it may hardly prove pro-
lilable. The east might better recall
what the Golhs and Vandals did to
Rome.
"TheSe silver people are the Swiss OF
America. They ART poor in all save
courage. They have heard their war
horns sounding and the battle is on.
They will fight with valor OF buccan-
eers. When the east goes against them
pride blown, pulling in its conceit OF
riches, yet really weak with the poses
sion OF that which it relies most upon
its money-it will be the old story OF
Charles OF Burgundy over again. The
Swiss will win, and whereas just terms
might once have been made with them
/ in their hour OF might and wisdom the
west will grant as little as it got.
What was done to the west, the west in
is turn will do.
"rhesc silver men have already made
captive the senate OF the Uuited States.
There they appear the vere't SparanS
ol legislation. They can hold Ike sem
ate passes agains, all or any measure.
They fought the Dingley bill to its
death. They hoasied that yoa shou'd
never have protection until they had
Tree silver. They made good lheii
boast in the session OF congress just
ended, and the Dingley bill LETT nnbur'
led on the-feld testifes not only ia
their plans, but to their power to carry
them ont. What they did to the Ding
ley bill they will return in December tC
do again to any legislation they may
levy silver war against.
Mckinley is beaten, and now lltel
you how. This silver revolt will Sweel
the west between the Missouri and the
Pacific. You may buy gold plank il
Dakota and again in Oregon, bat you
, can't buy the people. You can't brib
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1896-07-01


the public in the wide region named
from the coast to the Missouri, form
the Rio Grande to the English line.
Silver will sweep all before it. Teller
will get most OF them, but at least Me-
Kinley has lost every electoral vote
after YOU leave the Missouri river.
They will 90 to Populists to silver Re-
publcans, but they will none o them
20 TO Mckinley, that candidate hand
by Hanna on II platform to which III
hIs heart Of hearts he is false.
"Heaven hates a coward, and McKin-
lev, has not been brave. The people
are against hm, and the gods will not
fight on his side. Give the west to sill
yer. California, Oregon, Washington,
Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Coloraoo,
Wyoming, the Dakotas, Kansas, Nebras-
XII and Texas. Silver has already con-
uuercd them all. And the south Me.
Kiuley cannot win or hold a loot oI 1t.
Every former slave state, bar Delaware
will 20 democratic. There is no doubt
in national var with the democracy
for free silver OF such states as Missouri
Kentucky and Maryland. Even West
Virginia would be hard to mold. Me
Kinlev may kiss hope gOod-by so far as
Missouri, Arkansas, louisiana, Mlssiss-
ippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Georgia, Florida, the two Caroinas, Nir-
gina and Maryland are involved. He'll
get more OF them.
Count up the others, and see ii he'd
have enough should ne carry them all.
He'll be made to sup defeat. But even
were they enough, faith has not decided
that Mckinley can carry the other.
/ He can carry Main, New Hampshire,
/ Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
aud Connecticut, the five New Fl gland
$ ales. Reed, the republican Achilles,
will ,uIk 10 his tent, but his region will
goi + Mckinley. Unless split occur
at Chicago, am, it well may happen,
and u gold democratic do in the east
what Teller is doing in the west, Me-
Kiniry will carry New Jersey and pcla-
ware.
"McKmley is sure, too, OF Pennsyl-
vania, despite the cloud OF Cameron and
his silver lining. Steve Elkins, adept,
may steal him West Virginia. There is
IL streak of solemn Dutch all through
Wisconsin which may save to Mckinley
that sober commonwealth. For the de.
cency OF the thing count Ohio for Nc
Kinley, albeit should the Democrats
name Campbell, Mckinley would b'
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-06-19
A BIZ ofDaiiy Newspaper History.

We are not disposed to interfere In
the quarrel between the Salisbury
Democrat and the Charlton County
ResKbifcaH as to the relative merits of
the two Salisbury dailies that were
issued by the Democrat and Press
Spectator during the late commence
ment exercises of the Salisbury acad-
emy and North Missouri institute, re-
spectively, but We can not forbear en-
tering our protest against the justice
or truth OF the Democrats claim that
it was the first morning daily ever is
sued in the county.
Grandma" Dismukcs viii scratch
her head and do just 4 little thinking,
the old lady will no doubt be able to
call to mind that the COURIER issued
morning daily for three or four sue
cessive years during the palmy days of
the Keytesvillc fair. Our daily was
not ..try-daiIy," that is, got out one
day and tried to get out the next, but
we got out six consecutive issues.
Our innate modesty forbids our say
ing anything as regards the daily
CoURIER's merits. 1t told its own
story.
In the history of Charlton county
journalism We believe the COURIER
was the first paper that ever published
a daily within the county's borders.
The DeAraf1af will please paste this
on the Office cats back for future ref
erence.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-06-19
Ris Brother.in.Law.

Henry Imgarten, German farmer
living near Forest Green, pleaded
guilty in Justice ]. M. DeMoss' court
in Keytesville last Monday to assault
ing his brother-in-law, John F. M.
Meyer, a week previous, and was fined
$3 and costs. The total amount of
Imgartcn's fine and costs was about
SIC.
1t seems that the trouble grew out
of an opprobrious remark made by
Meyer TO Imgarten while the latter was
passing the formers house, whereupon
Imgarten dismounted, seized a club
and ran Meyer several hundred
yards, but was prevented from doing
him bodily injury by passers-by.
Subsequently Meyer had Imgarten
arrested, with the result already given.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-06-19
Wefler IF NOT Wiser.

Lewis CleaTkin and Miss Susie
Clark. o: 1riplett, had IN experience
Sunday they will not socn forget, says
the Mendon Citizen. They stopped
in Mendon to wait until the rain was
over, and when they started home and
reached the branch south of town they
found the water running over the road.
The team was headed for tie bridge
and they started to cross, but when
they reached the ST cam the bridge was
gone AMI TIE water was so swift that it
floated the young lady out of the bug
gy and she lodged against wire fence
on the west side OF the road. Mr..
Clearkin swan to her rescue and car
ried her to a place OF safety, then.
with the help of some parties who
were near the scene, the team and
buggy were gotten out without any
damage being done to either and the
couple started for home, wetter if not
wiser.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-06-19
The Street EakiE.

The toTn Of KeytesvilIe Is the county scat
OF the grandest county In the state,
Where all classes of people meet
To transact business ana relate =
The happenings that to thsL4 occur. =
And u soInc of which VIC now refer.
Angels ofcommercc come end 80, -
But now and then there comes n lake.
Who sells his goods so very low.
Just n ii;tie cash to make.
They sing sonEs-get on n Jest
some of ''the boys" can tell the rest
Now, twas on last Monday night
TTo men sang songs and made fun,
For both of them were ''out of sight.
And soon their wares 90 sell begun.
They sold soap and stun the itch To stop.
And gave n receipt for soda pop.
some of our citizens, on business bent.
when double the price the men gave back,
stood round the wagon quite intent.
And thought they'd try the thing n whack-
..any Invested freely, so they sayi
but for further pointers ask o. p. Ray.
Mr.. Cooley, or change the first letter TO T,
Invested some OF his lIthy lucrc.
But IL I'm wrong please don't blame me.
was among those who got the cuchrc-
a, the City drug stores the place to stop
To get the ncw-iansled soda pop.
LYNX
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-06-19
Convicted of Wife Abandonment.

Clarance Trent, col, of Dalton, waS
arraigned in Justice Singleton's court
in Keytesville last Monday to answer
to a charge of abandoning his wife and
refusing to maintain or provide for her
and his infant child. .
The defendant was married to Miss
Intha Ward, COL, of near Dalton, by
Justice c. w. Steiman on the 2sth of
January, 1896.
Their marriage was the result of a
"compromise" by which Trent agreed
to marry the Ward girl, who wax
under age, if she would withdraw the
suit she had brought against him,
charging him with seduction under
promise of marriage.
The matrimonial alliance thus en-
tered into proved to great burden
for the bridegroom and he left his
bride the same date on which they
were married.
Subsequently child was born, OF
which Mrs. Trent alleges Clarence
Trent is the father.
Trent's trial last Monday was had
by jury, which fined him $50 and
costs He took an appeal to the
July term of circuit court at Salisbury
and gave an appeal bond in the SUM
of $Ioo with Geo. Hechler as security
L. N. Dempsey is Trent's attorney
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-06-19
KEYTESVILLE MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JUNE 49, 1896.

the neighborhood. That way OF heal
ins had never been thought ofby Mrs.
Cuddy. She is said to be an intense
iy religious woman ofunbounded faith,
and no doubt her trust brought heal
ing to her body. We cannot account
Tor it in any other way. We hope to
hear more of her case from her own
lips further on. The how of her heal
ing may be 4 mystery and but little
understood, but she and her friends
know that she was sick, nigh unto
death, and that now she is compare
lively well.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-06-19

Prof. Baden, of the water bureau
at Washington, has plan for destroy
ing approaching cyclones or tornadoes
before they can do any harm in thick
" populated towns. IL is well known
that water spouts which threaten dis
aster to ships at sea are rendered
harmless by being shot with 4 cannon
ball. He proposes to accomplish the
same with cyclones and tornadoes by
shooting them with dynamite. To do
so, Of course, requires preparation.
Cyclones almost invariably move from
the southwest to the northeast, and
Prof Baden's plan is to prepare for
them along their route by establishing
lookout stations extending north and
south so as to interPose 4 barrier on
the danger side from which the re-
volving storm inwardly comes This
barrier would be made effective by
means of 4 system Of dynamite bombs
Connected with the station by wires
Guards to go on duty when warned by
the signal weather bureau service
showing conditions favorable to cy-
clones. On seeing n ftlnnei-shaped
cloud approaching, the operator would
simply wait until it got near enough
and then touch off the cartridges,
which would blow It, the funnel-shaped
cloud, into smithereens. OF course
it would cost something TO construct
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-06-19
Total . .

We sincerely hope that every true
and loyal Democrat in the county will
be present at his township mass-meet-
ing tomorrow, and that 4 full and
fair expression will be had by Charlton
county Democracy as to their choice
in naming the Democratic nominees.
No lack of enthusiasm should pre-
vail, for silver plank and the adher-
ence Of correct principles on the issue
OF tariff reform arc now, we believe,
assured by the national Democratic
platform, hence the prospects are
bright for sweeping Democratic VIC
tory on the 3rd of next November.
Let every Democrat, then, do his
whole duty to his party and his coun-
try by contributing all in his power in
again putting down Republicanism
and all of its attendant evils in foster
ing trusts and combines and giving
legislative pap to plutocracy by rob-
bing the consumer for the benefit OF
the manufacturer.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-06-19
Suckers VIII Bite.

Last Monday night Keytesville was
visited by a couple of sharpers. who
succeeded in "doing" the town, or
rather in catching string of suckers
to the tune of $Io or SIS.
One of the men, who had wooden
leg but not a wooden head, first sang
several songs, with 4 banjo accompani-
ment, and was not long in attracting
quite crowd The vocalist took up
collection after singing several airs
and secured as much, perhaps, as IS
cts or 81.
He was followed by a companion,
who dubbed himself as Cray Bill,
from over the hill, who never told lie,
and never WILL"
Demented, but truthful, William
commenced operations by offering for
sale several cakes of soap at IS cents
a cake. He sold several pieces of
this soap, and not only gave the pur-
chasers their money back, but IS cts.
on top of the price paid for it.
The soap sales were superseded by
Williams placing "a scalp wash" on
the market at so cents 4 bottle. With
each bottle sold, William counted out
$3.50 to which he added the so cts.
the price of the scalp wash-and
laid the 81 down in front of him,
leaving the impression that he would
give the So to each and every pur-
chaser Of bottle of the scalp cleanser.
But Billy didn't do it. He just kept
on selling scalp wash and when he had
made all Of the sales possible and
presented each purchaser with a re-
ceipt to make soda pop, he hastily,
but gracefully, showed the money into
his pockets, blew out the light attach
ed to his wagon, addressed his team
in French, tipped his hat and drove
off.
Yes, suckers will bite, but of course
the Keytesville suckers who bit last
Monday night would, no doubt, like
to see "crazy Bill" sent to the asylum
But there are people who insist that
Billy's patrons should accompany him
to such an institution to take treat.
ment, too
We timidly suggest 10 those who
purchased irrational Billy's scalp wash
that they use it on the inside of their
heads instead Of the outside.