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The Progress., 1896-12-05
Securities Found in a Box

New York, Dec. damaging e,i /.
dence against Stephen A. Dutton, a,s.
posed to be the chief of the Valentin.
Mclaughlin gang Of swindlers, Ia.
been obtained in the bottom Of a DO. /
seized in Hoboken, where McLaughnA
was arrested. Among the paDpn
found in the box was the prospectus a,
the River Coal Oil company, of Wes
Virginia, with an alleged paid-up capl.
tai stock of $3,75O,000. With this cor
neration and the bogus Standard Coal
Oil company, it was proposed to beat
Wall street by floating the stock The
officers were A. A. Dutton, president.
r, Zelig, secretary, and NJ. Wickizer
treasurer. The general Offices were al
Hamlln, w. Va.
Mclaughlin proposed to use a 1OO,-
OOO-acre tract Of waste land in Ken.
lucky, which he claimed to own, fora
city, to be called Hampton Park CITY.
Handsome maps, showing choice loss
and public buildings to be erected In
this city in the wilderness, were found
Many of the securities found were
genuine, and many were Of unknown
origin and of questionable value.
Among the securities found in the false
bottom of the box were bonds and
stocks of the Mecklenberg Gold and
Copper company of Baltimore, Of the
Chesapeake Fire Insurance company.
of the Louisiana Pierre-Phosphate Min
ing company, of the Platte Canyon
Mining company. Of the Washington
City and Mining company, of the Mala-
chite Silver Mining company, Of the
Wayne County Coal and Iron company
of West Virginia. of the Garfield and
Silver Mining company, of the Bertha
and Edith Gold Mining company, of the
Manley Consolidated Mining and Mil
ing company. of the Standard Union
Manufacturing company, of the United
States Trust and Title Guarantee com
pany, of the Foster Electric company
and of the Hydr-Pneumatic Oil com.
pany of New York.
A security of undoWbted value wal
found in 7 per cent second-clasl
mortgage bond of the Salem, Rome and
Dalton Railroad company, No. 3434
dated March II, 1882, to run to 1899
From this the coupons had been clip
ped up to date.
One of the bonds found was that O
the Cedar Tree Mining and Millinl
company OF New York, with land II
Pinal county. Arizona. It was signe'
william Williams, president. AS
sistant District Attorney Battle say
the syndicate has foared a lot of pape
OF this "William Williams" who is
retired sea captain, living in Brooklyn
Thus far it was believed that he wa
the dupe Of the gang.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
Insurgents Lose.

Havana, Dec. Gen. Figuera, hear
ing that the insurgent bands OF Degado
yeriel and Cartillo were encamped at
the Nnyia farm. near San Jose de Los
LaIoe. left that town at sunrise Monday
and engaged the enemy at 6 o'clock IN
the morning. The insurgents were dl-
yided into two large parties, and
promptly opened fire on the Spanish
advance guard. Soon afterwards two
sauadruns of the Pizzaro regiment
charged the enemy and the Navas bat
TALON attacked the insurgents lett
flank, capturing the first position. Al
<er this advantage the insurgents were
successfully dislodged from the other
positions, and were eventually dis
banded, and fled to the Sierra Blanco,
Managua and Vijiga The firing last
ed Ave hours. On the government side
Capt. Manuel Peres. Lieut., ValanillO. CT
che Piaz7aro regiment we're killed. The
insurgents are believed to have lost
oyer sixty men.
Gen. Linares. while reconnoitering
the heights near Abundance and other
places in Santiago de Cuba. has de-
Stroyed an enrichment of insurgents
who left eight men killed. The troops
lost nine men in the engagement.
Admiral de Navarro sailed to-day on
the La Gazpia for Cape San Antonio, at
the extreme western end of Pinar del
Rio, and will afterwards go to Man.
tua. In the province Of the same name
striuspect the posts.
A coasting steamer has arrived here
having on board 600 sick soldiers. from
Pinar del Rio.
Capt Gen. Weyler, after reaching
San Cristobal on Saturday, reviewed
the troops In that vicinity and moved
With his column toward the burned
town of Santa Cruz de Los Pinos
Camped the same night at Taco Taco
and on Sunday went by the highway
towards Palacios and San Diego, pass.
ing the farms of Puercos, Gordoras ant
! Clegos He arrived at the old pictur.
csqie town OF Palacios, where hi
ramped on Monday, without firing q
! ! shot the Whole way from San Cristobal
At Palacios the captain general joinet
forces with the columns of Gen. Obre
Eor and Col. Aldino, the lattsr's troop.
being given the command of the real
guard.
AT the request OF the Mexican consul
Jose Pech, under arrest on politica
charges, and accused OF being a cattl
thtaf, has been liberated, but expelle,
from the island.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
A BLIZZARD RAGING.
THE TEMPERATURE AWAY BE.
LOW ZERO.
Trains are Tied Up on Account OF the Snow.
500 Sheep Perish-The StoCkmen Ex-
pecting Grca6 Loss of Cattle on the
Prairies.

st. Paul, Mimi. Nov. 30.--The wealth
er in St. Paul continues cold. The
lowest point reached Saturday was
II degrees below zero. The Northern
Pacific west of the Dakota division
was open Saturday night and trains
were running as usual.
Bismarck, N. D.. Nov. 3O.-The
Northern Pacific is still sidetracked
in this state, and no prospects that
trains will move before to-day. The
Pacific coast train, which should have
reached st. Paul Thursday, is stuck
in a snow drift at New Salem, forty
miles west of here, and can not move
until rotary snow plows clear the
tracks. In some deep cuts the snow is
drifted ON the track to the depth of
fifty feet. A coal famine prevails here
and there will be much suffering unless
relief is afforded at once. No services
were held in the different churches
yesterday and the fuel on mana was
distributed among the poor.
Mandan N. D., Nov. 30.-The pas
senger train due to reach Mandan
from the coast line Thursday last, ar
rived last night. Railroad officials ex-
pect to start trains east Monday. AT
the present no casualties have been re-
ported, but stockmen expect to hear OF
great losses of cattle, as the storm
must have caught many ranches un-
prepared.
Devils Lake, N. D.. Nov. 30.-The
weather continues extremely cold, the
thermometer indicating from 10 to ~
degrees below Zero The first train
from the east since last Wednesday
arrived yesterday evening. A train
load of sheep, thirteen cars, was
caught in the blizzard at Grand Har'
Dor, six miles west of here, and the
aninals were On the track in oper
double-deck cars during the entire
blizzard.
Out of 1900 sheep about 500 perish
ed. The shipment was from Cascade
Mont.
WillistOn, N. D.. Nov. 3O.-East
bound passenger trains were snow
bound here two days. The road was
opened to Minot Saturday nigh. West
bound passenger train due here Thurs
day will not arrive until to-day. Nc
reports of loss of life or stock.
Duluth, Minn.. Nov. 3O.-The coldes'
weather of the season was experienced
here yesterday morning when 15 de-
grees below zero was reported iron
the weather bureau.
New York, Nov. 3O.-A slight snow
fall occurred in this vicinity last might
The temperature is rising, however
and there are no indications OF a Sc
we're storm.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
Trying to Starve Maceo Out


Cincinnati, o., Dec. "A special
from Key West, Florida, says:
Weyler's threat that he would starve
Maceo out seems likely to be carried
out, as from all reports from Mariel,
near where Weyler is now, the work
of destruction is being carried out full
ly. The Spanish army sweeps every
thing before it, killing beeves that it
cannot use, burning canefields and
small stores with their provisions and
leaving a. wide waste of desolation In
its wake.
People vainly implore Weyler to
leave them provisions to keep them
alive, but his brutal officers refuse with
oaths and insulting words, if not worse
Over 900 refugees have come into Ma
riel since Weyler went out this last
time, all giving the same story OF
rapine, plumber and murder of the
Spaniards. A Spanish guerrilla cap
tain named Colazzo is accused Of mur-
dering 100 persons in the valleys 100
miles south of Mariel during the latter
part of November. In one instance
he is accused of confining number OF
women and girls in church, and after
they had beeen repeatedly abused and
maltreated by his men, burned the
building with them in it.
Many of these Outrages, all as horrl-
BILE, are charged to him and his COM
pany.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
He,tl "a n Witness.

Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 1.-Fifteen-
year-old Emma Layton, an orphan, mas
been held by the police as an import
ant witness against the four men WIZ :,
on Thanksgiving night held up anu
attempted to rob a car full OF passen-
gers on the Kansas City and lnaepenu-
ence Electric line. She declares ina.
she made the masks for the roDDeIs
and knew Of their plans, whicn were,
she claims, concocted at the home OF
RidgeWay.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
= nrldre the Hudson.

Now York, Dec 2.--Secretary swan
~ the New York and New Jersey
gridre company, said yesterday:
eThe New York and New Jersey
IrlrIdge Construction company yester'
xIsv mad; 4 contract with the Union
Bridxe cbmpany. Of this city, for tht
6uilding of q bridge over the Hudson
Slyer. ST ! cost not TO exceed $4,000
swan added that construction
Sovering the cost q the bridge
6luaehes und stations xlll scoE
sfsa u invsstors
The Progress., 1896-12-05
LII Hung Chang In Trouble.

San Francisco. Cal, Nov. SO.-The
steamship Doric arrived last nlgnl
from Hong Kong and Yokohama
bringing the following oriental news:
Plague has made its appearance IN
Formosa and the Japanese there are
dying in large numbers.
Yokohama society is torn up over
mysterious poisoning case. Mr.. K. II.
Carew, a gentleman occupying a good
social position and secretary OF the
Yokohama United club, who was mar
ried to a lady of substantial income
was taken i'll Oct. Is and died Oct. ~.
The coroner's inquest was held and 1t
was discovered that he had been pols-
oned. The evidence showed that Mrs.
Carew, just previous to his illness and
after he was sick had purchased ar
senic in such quantities as to alarm the
druggist. She said she wanted it for
malarial fever.
Mrs. Carew told remarkable story
of mysterious yelled woman dressed
in black who called on her husband
Oct. 10. Mr.. Carew was not at home,
and the woman left, after making an
appointment to meet him. Mr.. CareW
appeared to be greatly worried when
the woman failed to keep the appoint
ment and wrote her letter addressed
to Annie Luke. Mr.. CareW was taken
i'll Oct Is and on Oct. 20 while Mrs.
Carew was out the same mysterious
woman called at the home. She asked
where Mr.. Carew's bed room was Still
ated and the servant after telling her,
went to bed. That was the last seen
of the mysterious woman, but Mrs.
Carew received from her letter writ
ten by Mr.. Carew which had been
thrown in a waste basket. After Mr..
Carew had died and the inquest was
in progress the woman wrote to
Messrs. Lowder and Hall, saying that
she had fooled the chemist, the doc
tor, and that SILLY little wife" The
police have been unable to find any
trace of the woman in black.
The coroner's Jury brought in a ver'
dict that Mr.. Carew died from the
effects of arsenic poisoning, but by
whom the poison was administered
there was no evidence to show. Mrs
Carew was then arrested and charged
with the murder of her husband, bu,
was later released ON bail. Her tria
was in progress when the steamer left
Viceroy Ii Hung Chang is again in
disgrace. He entered the imperia
park and hunting grounds without
sanction. The punishment for this
offense is to be deprived of all his
ranks and decorations, but the empe
ror has decided to he lenient with hin
and has merely deprived him OF
years SALARY, amounting to 26,O0'
teals The count, 1t is believed, viii
ask to be allowed to retire to his native
province on the plea of ill health, ant
he has been disappointed in the hope
of obtaining a position OF influence II
the Pekin government. Should the Ell
forts of the empress dowager in hi
behalf succeed, it would be easy fol
him to become viceroy of Pc Chi Ii.
1t is stated the Chinese minister K
London, Kung Chow Yuan, has peti
toned the emperor to be recalled. HI
does not like London.
Cholera Is prevalent in Toxic ant
appears to be on the increase.
The Progress., 1896-12-05

Two firemen were run over by
train and killed at Everett, Mass. the
other day.
The Progress., 1896-12-05

Fire in Forester Square, Bradford
Eng, recently, caused damage whicn
exceeds 0O,000.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
4 Near Middlesboro, KY, recently,
Johhy Branham was shot and killed.

Six hundred horses were loaded on
steamer at New Orleans, recently, for
Cuba.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
Mexico News.

City of Mexico, Dec. 1.-Gen. Diaz
will take the oath of Office to-day as
president of the republic for the fourth
consecutive term, making five terms
in the chief magistracy.
The ceremony will be witnessed by a
brilliant assembly Of foreign diplomats
and distinguished people. He Is in ro-
bust health and his programme for the
ensuing four years follows substantial
ly bis policy during this term with
special emphasis to be given popular
education. He will. if he lives, show
at the end of this term. which con-
cludes the century, several railways
crossing Mexico from sea to sea, gigan-
tic port works and hundreds of new
factories.
1t is believed Gen. Diaz may go
around the world during the coming
year, as the affairs of Mexico are in a
prosperous condition and internal pol
icics abundantly assured.
Railway freights are very heavy and
importations o. steel for railways and
accessories indicate the continu. :" OF
the active construction, especially on
! branches of trunk lines and inter-
oceanic routes.
| The Mexican Central's extension to
Ameca will be formally opened by
| President Diaz in a few days. Great
hopes are entertained OF the concession
Of a railway from Chihuahua to Quay
mas, granted to Frederick Bartlett OF
Chicago, the line traversing the great
timber and mineral region with abun-
dant coal fields, which promise an in
exhaustible supply Of the best quality
Of anthracite.
The Progress., 1896-12-05

At Bixford, Ind, recently, the pris-
oners IN Jail tried to make their es-
cape BY setting fire to the building.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
TREMENDOUS FLOODS.
ICE GORGE CAUSES THE CHIP
PEWA RIVER TO RISE.
MANY Families Had to Flee In Ihe'r N's"'
Robes to Places of Safety-There ""'
Much Suffering Among the women """
Children.

Eau Claire, Wis, Dec. l.--An ioe
gorge formed at the mouth Oh 'he
Chippewa which caused the water TO
back up rapidly Saturday night anu
Sunday morning. On the lowlands be-
low Durand the rise was so rapid that
many families had to flee IN theii
night robes to places of safety ana
leave their all behind them.
The suffering among the women anu
children was intense, and many are
renorted as having frozen feet and
limbs. Those who could fed to the
railroad track. There they built
fire and tried to protect themselves
from the frosty winds until relief ar
lived. An engine and coach, sent out
from Durand Sunday morning, gather
ed I'D about forty or fifty of these un-
fortunates, but so far the train could
not reach the upper part OF the town.
It is believed that some of the peo-
pic were not reached by the resculng
party, may have perished. Last night
farms and farm buildings along SIX
miles of the Chippewa valley are un-
der water.
The flood is being added to hourly at
the rate Of six inches, and before
morning, unless the gorge breaks, the
city will be partly under water. Al
9 o'clock last night the Easements OF
all buildings on Spring street were
flooded, and in some instances the
lower floors are covered.
The people occupying business
houses in the lower part OF the city
are hastily removing their personal ef-
fects to high ground. A great deal OF
property is threatened, and many
highways are without bridges. Below
the immense gorge the river is practic-
ally dry, and when the dam breaks the
body of water in the reservoir must
carry destruction to the valley below.
Pepin, Wis, Dec. 1.-The hood IN
the Chippewa bottoms is increasing IN
fury. The Chicago, Milwaukee and
chippewa valley road is badly wash
ed out and is covered with trees, logs
and ice gorges for miles. There VIII
be no traffic for week or ten days.
The bridge over Smiths Slough, one
mile below Klino Junction on the chi
cago, Burlington and Northern road, is
unsafe. Rock trains with big crews
we're at work last night ON 1t. There
are Jams Of ice and logs in the Chippe-
wa at the Burlington bridge, Chippewa
Valley bridge, at Reads Landing and
at the head of West Newton Slough,
above Alma. The water is at a stand
still, but more trouble is feared unless
the Jams break. There are 3,OOO,OOl
logs and forty cribs of lumber in thu
Jams.
Five families were rescued from up
per stories and roofs in the flooded
district Sunday.
The Progress., 1896-12-05

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-26

Man Buried for Two Days and Then ResuH.
rected Without Apparent Iniury.

Man Buried for Two Days and Then Resux.
rooted Without Apparent Injury.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 19--John
Lnwrence Douglass, of Indianapolis,
who has been hypnotized and buried
here since Wednesday afternoon, was
taken from the grave yesterday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock in the presence of
a large crowd The subject was quite
pale His face was warm. but the fee:
and hands were cold. Hypnotist Boone
put him into the cataleptic state while
he was being lifted from the grave and
returned to the city. There were no
signs of his having moved. The
blanket in which he was wrapped was
intact, and the impression showed that
the arms and feet had remained still.
The unruly crowd knocked a quantity
of dirt in on him after the lid of the
coffin had been removed, and there
was no finch of the flesh or CULVER of
the eye. Skeptics on hypnotism are
mystified. The spell was not broken
until eight o'clock in the opera house,
he having remained in what the hvp-
notist terms the fourth state until that
hour. The heart beat was about 40
when the subject reached the city, but
was run up to 80, where it stood until
the SPELL was relieved.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-26
REQuEATHS HIS CORPSE.

Doctor Wire Believes n Dissection OF His
Body VIII Reveal Secrets Unknown to
Science.
ARGENTINE, Kan, Sept 19.-Many
men have sacrificed their lives for
science, but few have given their
bodies to the cause. That is what
makes the last will and testament of
DIR. I. N. Foote, of this city, a docu-
ment both rare and unique. 1t will be-
formally published in the next issue of
the Kansas City Medical Index, and
embodies an offer of his body after
death to the medical society or college,
that guarantees to carry out the provi-
sions of his remarkable will DIR. Foote
believes that his physical organism will
reveal secrets at present unknown to
science, and in his self-expressed devo-
ton to humanity he makes the bequest
of his body for the purpose of dissec-
ton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-26
THE CANTON RALLY.
Over 100000 People Attend the Meeting
at Maj. McKinIey's Home.

Over 100000 People Attend the Meeting
at Maj. AIcKinIey's Home.
CANTON, o., Sept 19--The formal
opening of the campaign was inaugu-
rated here yesterday. Railroad men
claimed at noon they had hauled So,
600 people into Canton. Seventy-five
train loads came. State Republican
Chairman Charles Kurtz last night es-
timated the crowds present on the
streets in the afternoon parade. at the
big tent meeting. and about the Nc
Kirley home at 100. 900, and far ahead
of anything in Ohio's history. Maj.
Mckinley rode in carriage with some
of the speakers during the first parade.
The regular programme in the after
noon included Gov. Bushnell's intro
duction address and speeches by SEN
ators Cullom and Thurston. In
the evening Gov. Bushnell spoke
briefly and Gov. Hastings, of
Pennsylvania, and Congressman Nc
Cleary, of Minnesota. made addresses
Before the parade dozens of delega-
tions, headed by their bands, marched
to Maj. McKinley's residence. Among
those to whom he spoke were the CO.
lumbiana county people, the Pitts
burgh delegation. headed by the Amer
icus and Tariff clubs, and the Column
bus Buckeye club, acting as escort to
Gov. Bushnell and Supreme Judge
Shauck. Maj. Mckinley thanked the
mem bers of the different delegations
most cordially for their visit.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Farmers to Be Especially Worked With,
Topeka to Be Hea dquarters.

Farmers to Be Especially Worked with
Topeka to Be Headquarters.
Topeka, Kan, Sept 19--Abe Stein
berger, of Girard, is here working Wig
orously with his populist associates for
the nomination of Watson electors.
Printed petitions are to be sent out
over the state, away from the cities, as
it is desired to make it appear that the
movement is backed by the farmers
The secretary of state has ruled that
500 names will he sufficient for the
nominal ton of the whole ten electors.
The list of electors has not been COM
pleted. They will be selected with
great care. 1t is said that the new
ticket will contain the names of three
members of the last legislature. The
middle-of-the-roader will conduct
their campaign from here. They have
chosen John F. Willitts as chairman
and A be Stein berger as secretary.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-26
sewau Will Not Withdraw.

NEW YORK, Sept ia dispatch to
the World from Bath, Me-, says: Mr..
Sewall, candidate for vice president,
last night answered the cry which has
gone up all over the country for his re-
tirement from the free silver ticket.
There is absolutely nothing in this
talk about my withdrawal. The thing
is absurd As for the statement that
Senator German or any of the demo-
cratic managers desire me to retire, or
that the party leaders are bringing in
fuence to bear on me for that purpose,
it is pure falsehood. On the contrary
all the pressure on me has been the
other way."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-26
TO OPPOSE FREE SILVER.
Noted ex-Union Generals VIII Make q Toul

Noted ex-Union Generals VIII Make a Tour
of the Country.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept 1S.-The route
of Gen. Ayers party, composed of ex-
officers of the union army, who are to
make speeches in various western
states for the purpose of influencing
veterans in the interest of the gold
standard. has been agreed upon They
will travel in his private car and will
be Gen. Q. o. Howard, Gen. Daniel E
Siclzels, Gen. Franz SigeI, Adjt-Gen.
Thomas J. Stewart and Corporal
Tanner. The first stop will be
made at Chicago, where a meet
ing will be held in the Auditorium
Monday night. The next two days
will be devoted to Wisconsin,: Septem-
Der "a and 25 to Minnesota, Septem Der
25 to % to Iowa, Septem Der 90 and 80 to
Nebraska, October L, and 3 to Kansas,
October 6, rs and to Illinois, Octo-
Der 10. IL and 10 to Indiana, October IA
to Louisville, Ky; October IS, 16 and II
to Ohio, the week beginning October
10 to Michigan 1t is probabl that the
party may stop at St Louis October 5.