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The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
A vessel sunk.
HoRRoRs or riln crnAN wAn.
Old Men, Women and Chiidrea Bctchered
 by- fine %raa afa4sla

Old Men, Women and children Brtohered
 by the spaaiards.
 KRY WEST, Fla. Oct. p. --MadGencd by his inability to crush the insurgent armies Capt. Gen. Weyler continues to wage war on innocent women and children and helpless old men. \ let ter received here from Villa Clara gives an account of atrocities perpetrated by Rodriguez which would seen incredi- ae but for the high character of sAe writer. According to the letter Col, Rodriguez, at the head or LOGO Span iards left he town of Cruces recently on scouting expedition. Leaving the public highway, Rodriguez took Q route through the rural districts. stop ping at different towns and villages, which were footed and burned: dcvas- lasiDg farms. killing horses and cattle, and in fact destroying everything that would sustain life. In the towns of fotrerilla. Maiapua and Megas Nuevas 'qe terocious instincts Of the Spanish soidlery ran riot, and deeds were com nltted as horrible as those credited to 'ne Turks. Old men were shot down as they ran from their blazing homes, ana women and young girls were mis- treated by the Spanish soldiers
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
THE KANSAS souAn HE.
The Fusion State Committee Seeks to Le-
 galIy Override Watson's Protest.

The Fusion State Committee Seeks to Le-
 gaily Override Watsons Protest.
 TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 20. Thomas D. Watson's affidavit declining to permit the use of his name on the official bal lot as part of the Abilene ticket was received through the mail by the sec retary of state this forenoon. threads as follows:
 State of Georgia, ccunty Of AIcDufie; ! withdraw as candidate for vice president on ticket nominated at Abilene Kan, and decline to have my name used upon official ballot upon that ticket, 1t being placed there to deceive popuhsts voters tO vote for democratic 6icct- ors.-Thomas s Watson.
 sworn to and subscribed before me this Oc- toher le, ls96.-John A. Faucett, ordinary Of McDuine county, Ga.
 Acting upon this au thority the secre- tary of state decided that the nal me of Watson should not go upon the official ballot as part of the Abilene ticket. However, he agreed with the Populist Chairman Breidenthal not to mail the certificates of the official ballot to the county clerks until the populist com mittee should take the matter before the supreme court G. c. S1SE1ShS db oHCct Pftpdttd U petltlon in mandamus seeking to compel the secretary to include the name of Wat son with Bryan as part of the party appellation on the official ballot It is Clemens theory that it would not be a certificate of the Abilene ticket if the secretary should not include the name of Watson in the title of that ticlxet as filed by Chairman Breidnnthal
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
Clergy Permits to Stand.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct. 20. Western passenger lines have decided that, un- uer the supervision of Chairman Cald- wei, the clergy permit bureau, which va was organized last year, witt be con Nnued in 1897 and strengthened by the saOpton of more stringent rules, de- sgned to guard against improper ma a'yuiation ~ of half-fare permits. In n ms connection it is curious to note sua' ministerial permits for half fares aase repeatedly been obtained by book ssva ssva's and canvassers, while an ap- r4,ihg ss., number of these permits are ss su to nave found their way into the pOssession of brokers.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
RNED sl. AKINo AGAIN.
The Maine Man Greeted by an Enthusiastic
 Chicago Audience.

The Maine Man Greeted by an Enthusiastic
 Chicago Audience.
 CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-Hou. Thomas E. Reed this afternoon addressed an andi- ence that filled the Auditorium from bottom to top. Even the aisles were slammed full of people and outside the theater was another crowd clamoring for admission. After medley of pa triotic airs played on the immense or gan. and several selections by cam paign glee club, Mir. Reed entered and was greeted with loud ap- plause and cheers several times repeated. One enthusiast shouted, Do you think there's a quorum pres ent?" which was greeted with general laughter. Mir. Reed was introduced by George R. Peck, and made char acteristic speech, which was frequent ly interrupted by enthusiastic demon ssphsfens of approval, while his saliies of wit received equally hearty laugh for
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
No Rig Utah Fund for Brvan.

IRsl'l LAKE CITY, Oct. 20. = J. R.
 |san s;, treasurer of the non-parti-
 |has s1ser committee of this state,
 |No,lsn long letter to the New York |sI]yas ID which he denies that the |eyen .i'ne owners have contributed
 |eamn.s sinaii measure to the Bryan
 |onlv ea aa 'and. He also declares that
 |stats Ss'Ooo has been sent from this |shIsh o the national committee, of IIains .ss sa'n only S3, ,ooo came from silver
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
War Department Estimates.

WASHINGTON, Oct 2o.-Secretary La- mont will to-day transmit estimates of appropriations required by the war de- partment for the next fiscal year. The aggregate is $52, ,s75, ,63s. The estimate for Notifications and sea coast defenses has been increased to $15,S24, ,29S, an amount, Secretary Lamont says. which will be required to continue this work at its present rate of progress.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
Price of Wheat stmi Rising.

ShioAeo, Oct. 20. Another rise of
 sn cents was added to the sensational
 ,s, ,ss 'u wheat The Chicago December
 a. e.se went to 79A cents. It was up
 .s' s;a snree cents at the start. The mo- esh,4 .or the advance was very strong sass s.0s' everywhere in the world large O,ioaA ioes were reported. Liverpool Ss,ss' were up six cents a bushel since nn n.I'uay, and there were liberal buy stsr, s'uefs m American markets at the 'a'' rom the other side.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
Al Duel Isetween Midgets.

WHITE PLAINS. N. r., Oct 20--Adm.. Dot, we'll known as Barnum's famous midget, and Brownie Ritter, who took leading part in Palmer Cox's stage production of The Brownies" fought duel here with swords. The admiral drew blood from Ritter and the seconds declared honor satisfied. The duel was caused by Adm. Dot ordering Brownie Ritter from the former's hotel
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
Masked Men Terrorize a Town.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct 20, The little town of Carney, 16 miles east of here, was held up at nine o'clock Saturday night by six masked and heavily-armed outlaws The store of Trader Fouts was ransacked and $500 in money taken. Fouts and his son were taken a mile from town and bound to tree Three posses are in pursuit of the robbers, who are headed towards this city.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
CLAIMS sOs FOR MKINLnY.
Snairnian Hanna Tells What States Repu,
 licans Expect to Garry.


 Hcans Expect to Carry.
 CHICAGO, Oct 20. O.--'McKinlev is sure of o02 electoral votes" That is what Cnairman Hanna, of the republican national committee and his campaign managers now claim This is the first public estimate of the electoral vote which Chairman Hanna has made. Chairman Hanna and his co-workers give these figures in statement issued from the literary bureau Saturday. It was prepared by the experts. and is in part an analysis of the figures given out recently by Chairman Jones. of the ccmocratic national committee. The states they feel confident of carrying are:
 Connecticut, California. Delaware. Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky. Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts. Michi- gan, Minnesota, Maryland, New Jer- sey, Nebraska, New York, New Hamp- shire, Oregon, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota. Vermont. Wisconsin, North Dakota, West Vir- ginia Washington and Wyoming. Hav- ing MT. ianna's approval, these prog nostlcations are considered important as showing just what the leaders think of the situation at this partic- ular time
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
ALL PLEAD GUILTY.
Participants in the sAYystic Members"
 Fraud Given Various Sentences.

Participants in the "Mystic Members"
 Fraud Given Various Sentences.
 WICHITA, Kan, Oct. 20. Early Sun day morning fire broke out in the Kansas Masonic home, the magnificent stone building recently dedicated here, and despite the efforts of the entire fire department considerable damage was done. The handsome reception room, with its rich furnishings, which were the gift of the masonic bodies of Win field, was gutted and other rooms were badly damaged. An aged inmate was saved by fireman, who carried him down the fire escape. The loss, over Sl, ,O00, is fully covered by insurance.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
TURKISH ATROCITIES.
Dead, Dying and Wounded Christians
 Dumped into the Sea.

De&ds Dying and Wounded Christians
 Dumped into the Sea.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -Madji Rhasian is Christian Turk who was one of the passengers on board La Gascogne, which arrived yesterday. Through an interpreter, he told about the massa- cres of Armenians. He was in Constan- tinople during the three days massa- ere in August last. During the three days 5000 Armenians, he said, were slaughtered throughout the empire. Wagons filled with bodies were con- stantly passing through the streets in Constantinople. Cart load after cart load of these bodies were dumped into the sea. The sight was siekening one, and what added to its horror was the fact that in those wag[ns were piled the dead and dying, and the feeble cries of the wounded could be heard
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
yyestern Lines Overtaxed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct. a0.-The an nouncement of raise in the freight rate next month by the western rail roads has caused heavy rush in the shipment of western products, espe- cially grain and live stock. The vest ern shippers are getting everything to the market that they can possibly move. and the business of some of the
 roads is almost overreaching their
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
MINERS STRIKE.
Three Hundred Coal Miners Quit Work
 for an Increase of Wages.
NEW BICYCLE RECORD MADE
c. M. Smith, at San Jose, Cal, Does Five Miles in 1O:2o-A Drug Store Burned and the Proprietor Cremated-A
 Long Bicycle Journey.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. 20.--This morning 300 miners employed in the Barclay, Riverton, Clear Lake, Dawson and Spaulding mines struck for an in- crease from 32}5 cents to 40 cents per ton, gross weight. 1t is probable that all the miners of the Springfield dis trict will be called out shortly. At a meeting in the spring the scale was fixed at S21l cents for summer and 40 cents per ton, gross weight, for winter
 4 New Bicycle Record for Five Miles.
 SAN JOSE, Cal, Oct. 20.--C Nj. Smith, of San Jose. yesterday took 5I 2-5 sec onds off the worlds Eve miles bicycle roai record, setting the new mark at 10:e0. The record was made over Mill piyas coarse Tf,c sestprevious record wa, il:l1 e-5, held " George Hamlin, of the Imperial cycling club of San I'ra nci C E.
 Porisled in tio Flames.
 BsLLEvHIE, Ont, Get. a0,-L ", Yeonans G Co $ drug store was burned early this morning. L. ". Yeo- mans. tho hcad of the firm, who slept in un adjoining room to the store, per ished in the flames He was about 8 years Of ace.
 < Long Journey Wheel.
 TAcoAA, Nash., Get. 20.-ii. l. Schil- ling, :. wholesale feed merchant of Kansas City, arrive1 here lasl evening, com pletiag his journey of ,. 900 miles from Kansas City on wheel. He started on June g..
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
Fatal Malady Among Horses.

CROWN POINT. Ind, Oct. 90-Nelson Morris, of Chicago; John and Barringer Brown. e< sei& sitY. and several other large stock raisers along Che Kankakee river have suffered heavy losses during the last two weeks by valuable horses dying with an unknown disease. Up to date over 100 have died, 2S of which belong to Nelson Morris. As soon as the disease attacks them their blood turns to water and they soon die.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
MASONIC HOME DAMAGED.
Flames Do S1,O00 Injury to the Edihce Re-
 gently DedIcated at Wichita.

Flames Do .O00 Injury to the Ediiice Re-
 gently Dedicated at Wichita.
 SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Oct 20. After a trial lasting two days in the federal court, in the case of James T. Swartz, alias C. |. Bell, the noted confidence man, the defendant walked into court Saturday and withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered plea of guilty His partners in the famous mystic members game, HoLson, Wells, Me. Ginnis and Robbins, also pleaded guilty Bell, the leader of the gang, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary and fined S1,00O. McGin- his and Wells received the same sen tence, while Hcbson and Robbins were fined sl,oo0 and sent to jail for six months.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
ruentx pcrsons prownea.

LISBON, Oct. 20. The Portuguese bark Venus, Capt Pinto, mailing from this port, which sailed from Cardiff on October for Lisbon, foundered in grle on October off Skermer island. Twenty persons were drowned The Venus was a bark of CAT tons register, and was built in 1862 at Liverpool. Her owners were Rodrigues & Roza.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
Their Attitude to Be Defined.

ROME, Oct. 20. Ut is learned sst tho vatican that the pope is sending spe- cial instructions to Archbishop Marti- nelli, the newly appointed apostolic delegate to the United States, in re- gard to the attitude of the Catholic clergy in America in the present po- litical campaign and coming presiden- tiaI election.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
A GIFT FROM ITALY.
Baron Fava Presents to the President Rare
 Historical Volumes.


 Historical Volumes.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador, visited the white house and presented to the pres ident, by direction of the king of Italy, a testimonial of esteem in the shape of a set of volumes of the greatest his torical value touching the early his tory of America. The work is in IA volumes, being a collection of papers relative to the discovery of America and the enterprise of Chris topher Columbus as well as the Italian explorers in the hemisphere who pre- ceded the great navigator. It was compiled by special commission app pointed by the king of Italy and print ed by the Italian government.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
Watson Going to Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 2o.-Tom Watson is coming to Alabama to stump for the middle f-the-road popu- list congressional candidates. Dr. J.W. Grove, populist candidate for congress in the Ninth district, has received a letter from Watson saying he was well enough to go on the stump again, and would open up in Birmingham on Wednesday night next
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
conBETT WILL FIGHT rsrz.
Tke Coatest viH Come 0E "a .ganusry
 Corbetts Last Hattie.

Corbetts Last Hattie.
 MONTREAL, Can, Oct. % James J. Corbett, the temporarily retired cham pion pugilist, is in this city this week, and in an interview said that his com ing battle with Fitzsimmon would pos itively be his last contest in the prize ring, and with an air of confidence re- marked that he would never enter the prize ring again, aftet having satisfied the sporting world and Fitzsimmons that he could whip the Australian in short order. lu speaking of the Sharlzey affair he said that as soon as he (Corbett> found that he could get on match with Eitzsim- mons he would drop the sailor at once. My fight with Fitz," he added, twill come off without fail in January. will begin to train for it at once, and train right along as go with my company. All arrangements for my meeting with Ftzsmmons are in the hands of Dan Stuart, and he will notify us at the proper time of the place where it can be brought off without interference. :"
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
CANADIAN CROPS.
rs.v Are Unfavorable and Will Not Cut
 Any Figure in Exports
DYNAMITE ON THE TRACK.
..-.rfdge Discovered on the Line to Be Traversed by the Spanish Royal Train-The Propeller Grand
 Traverse Sunk.

ToRoyTo, Oct. 2o-The last and most ...bentic information of the crops of nsnada shows that the statistical posi- t;on of Canada this year is far less fla -oya ble than for number of seasons .sa matter of fact Canada will not ant any figure at all among wheat ex- nortinr countries in 1S96-97. Last year monitoba raised 33,O00, 0000 bushels. This year there arc only l5, 100000, or h.relv enough for home requirements and seeding next season. In the other nrovinces the crops are also short and in the place of exporting 10000, 900 or tso0O. GOO bushels. as was done last year. these provinces will need for fbeir own use all the wheat they raised this wear. Cash wheat is now selling in ontario at 7s to s1 cents, and No. hard Manitoba wheat afioat at Fort William. Lake Superior, at 77 cents, which is considerably above an export basis.
 Dynamite on the Track.
 MADRID. Oct. 20.-The newspapers re- port that the departure of the court from San Sebastian. where the king and queen regent spent the summer, for this city, was delayed by the dis covery of Q dynamite cartridge at Sum- arraga, on the line to be traversed by the royal train. The cartridge did not have detonator, and inquiry failed to reveal the slirhtest additional suspi- cious circumstances.
 A Vessel sunk.
 AMHURsTBURa, Ont. Oct. 20. The steamer Livin stone, bound down, col hded with and sunk the propeller Grand Traverse, bound up, three miles below the Colchester light, Lake Erie, early this morning. The crew of the sunken vessel escaped to the Living stone The stern of the latter steamer was stove in and she was badly dam aged The cause of the collision is not known. The Grand Traverse was valued at S2J, ,000 and is well insured.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
r.rht ;r tI,e Act.

KANSAS C1TY, Mo, Oct 2o.-C Il. Hamilton. alias Crawford, was arrest ed last night at the Lincoln hotel Fifth street and Broadway, on suspi- c;on of stealing United States letter nouoh from truck ct the Union oe- bot. Hamilton was engaged in piiier- ing the pouch when arrested oy the officers.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21

Secretary Herbert win Speak.

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 Secretary Her bert is going to Alabama to make at least three speeches in the district he formerly represented. He will favor the election to congress of Clark, the chairman of the sound money commit tee, who has the republican indorse- menf
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
Gram, seeretary Foster i,ea.t.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Oct. PC. .-B r. Foster. grand secretary of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows died st his home in this city tlfis morning.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
Traded His Wife for a Pipe.

W1LKEsBARRE, Pa. Oct. 20-- William Chobenski traded his wife to Stanley Moloslki for a meerschaum pipe. The latter disposed of the woman the next day for another pipe and $3 to boot. The parties live at Warrior Run. this countU
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-21
Fatal Result of n Buildings Collapse.
cnARLorrEsvn.LE, Va, Oct. 70. : Th

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Uct 70. -- INo concrete roof of the lecture room of the state university collapsed to-day, burying five worl1men under the rNtps. Two wrre fatally injured and the oth CTS were seriously hurt
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LIST day OF January, 1892, and recorded in the
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