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The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
A VERY SAD CASE.
W. H. Martin Dies Pullman Car While
 Passengers Joke Him.

Passengers Juke Him.
 KANSAS CITY. Mo. Dec. 49. With the jeers and jibes of his sleepy fellow passengers as the last sound that he was fated to hear, W. H. Martin, q stockman of Marietta. I. T., died on his way home from this city. After disposing of several cars of stock here Christmas day Mir. Martin came up- town to make some purchases, but in attempting to board car he fell and received serious internal injuries. At the time of the accident. when helped on the car, he simply said: ''It don't amount to anything" and he continued | on his way.
 Before the santa Fe train reached Newton, Kan. early in the morning of Decem CT 26, the passengers were all awakened by the loud snoring of u man in one of the lower bertbs. The car was soon in an uproar, and cries of derision and shouts of desperation came from passengers who were vainly trying to sleep. Finally one enraged passenger grasped the sleeper by the shoulder and roughly shook him, shouting: Wake up here and 1 give us rest" The man woke up, gave two hiccouRhs and settled back dead. Then the jest ing lips became dumb. and gray pal Tor settled upon the faces of the pas sengers almost equal to that of the man dead The body was taken off at New ton, where it was found to be that of | w. +. Martin, 9 man we'll known to many live stock and commission men in this city. The body will be sent to | Mir. Martins home for interment
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
WILL FIGHT LAND JUMPERS.
Railroad Land Settlers Around Manhntt tan
 Kan, Form an Association.

Railroad Land Settlers Around Manhattan,
 Kan, Form an Association.
 MANHATTAN. Kan, Dee aG.-Since it has become known that the railroad land held by the residents of the county has never been patented, the farmers of the eastern and western portions of the county have formed societies for the prevention of H. legal homesteading. It is stated that farmers are going about armed and threaten to shoot anyone who may undertake to jump their land hereafter. Some of the jumpers are already being elected as fast as they jump claim. A United States law gives the prior settler the exclusive right, but he may have 10 buy his land at so. 90 an acre, and the farmers say they do not intend to be imposed upon and will fight the matter to the end
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30

Mccoy Banking Co. of this city went in'o voluntary liquidation to-day in compliance with an order made at a meeting of the board of directors. The bank refused to receive deposits this morning, and began paying its deposi- tors in full There was no run on the bank, and the directors put an adver- tisement in the newspapers aslsing da- positors to come after their money. The bank was one of the oldest in Jackson county.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
For n Buffalo Ranch.

Fonr SUPPLY. Ok, Dec 29.-On tho ranch of Col. Ea IIewins. west of here, are tw,, magnificent specimens ot buff falo, and it is reported that the gov erument is to furnish him with others from the herd in Yellowstone park end have a large herd propagated here where they formerly fourished so we'll Col. Hewins was formerly a state senator in Kansas from Chautau- qua county.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
FOR INNOCENT FARES.
Missouri Travelling Men Will Work for q
 Bili In the text Legislature.


 KANSAS CITy. Mo. Dec. 29.-The Missouri division of the Travellers Pro- tective association Is flooding the state with petitions which are to be pre- senied at the coming session of the state legislature. asking that the rail- roads in Missouri be compelled to re- duce the rate for transporting passen-. gers to two cents mile. It is claimed that the legislature should pass law reducing the passen- ger rate to two cents mile because the cost of operating and constructing railroads has greatly de- creased during the last 20 years, and that while freight rates have been lowered, passenger tariffs generally remain the same. It is stated in the petition that Il two.cent passenger rate today would be equal to three-cent tariff 20 years ago The travelling men are also working for two-cent rate in Illinois. Iowa. Nebraska. Michigan and Kansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
STRONG EVIDENCE.

The Youug Negro Whom Gov. Stone Saved
 from Lynchern May Bo Legally Hanged.
 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Dec. % The evidence against Tobe Lanahan, the negro arrested for the brutal murder of a 12-year-old negro girl, whose lynching Saturday night was prevent ed only by Gov. Stone. is growing stronger each day. This morning Sheriff Some found a bloody coat at I.anahan's house, and two negroes have been found who sau him in the vicinity of the crime about eight o'clock Friday night Lanahan Is still confined in the penitentiary. The lo- cal colored people are still greatly worked up. and they may make an eff fort to lynch him.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
EvApED THE LAW.
Questionable Methods Brought to Light in the Management of the Missouri National
 

the Management of the Missouri National
 Bank.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 29.-Judge Philips, in the United States circuit court to-day, dissolved the temporary injunction forbidding the managers of the Standard Liquor Co. selling its stock, and placed the property un- der the control of M. w. Oliver, who was formerly the man. ager. The company assigned a few weeks ago to MT. Wallace, re- ceiver of the Missouri National bank. The company owes the bank $4S,00 It now transpires that the liquor com pany was organized and run by the bank, and the collateral for money loaned by the bank is practically worthless Receiver Wallace said that there was an agreement be- tween the bank officers and the officers of the Standard L'qnor Co. to so ma nipulate the notes that the law for bidding bank to lend more than ten per cent. of it's capital stock to anyone person at any one time could be e@aded. and tn keep the facts iron. the knowledge of officers whose duty it was 10 examine national banks One- tenth of ihe capital stock of the Mis- souri national bank was S35, ,000
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
ro open the wlchLta Reseryatlon.

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. Secretary Francis has changed his mind concern ing the opening of the Wichita reser- vation. He decided that he need not wait until the department of justice passes upon the suits pending there. So he will name allotting agents early next week and let them get to work clearing away the preliminary routine. Secretary Francis said that the allotting agents would be named before congress met
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
---------- ----------- PROBABLY pESElsTEn.
Mysterious Action Of |. Chicago Man To-
 ward His Wife and Iiaby.

WEST PLAINS, Mo, Dec. .9.-Some weeks ago, w. H. Holland. a mason and odd fellow of Chicago. disposed of his business there and left for Spring field, os,enshly to engage in business. Then he came here and wrote to his wife to join him here with their two year-old child. Wednesday night the two arrived, but Holland did not meet them. Four days search was made, but all in vain. People here are in clined to believe that Holland has de. liberately deserted his family for Il Chicago woman. who left her home soon after he did.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
Four Ex-Husband. as Ushers.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Dec. 29.-Mrs- Eleanor E. Linter will be married to her sixth husband Tuesday in this city aud four of her ex-husbands will act as ushers. The fifth ex-husband met with an accident last week and is confined to his bed. Contrary to the ordinary run of such affairs, she and all of her former husbands are on ex- cellcnt terms and are also friends of Augustus Thistlewood, who is to be the sixth.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
KANSAS GRAIN LAW.

Attorney c eneraI Dawes Makes Recom-
 mendations for Radical Ch hsHE-. fn th .
 Law
 TOPEKA, Kan, Dec a9.--In his TO. port to the governor which was given to the public to-day, Attorney-General Dawes concludes with recommenda- tion that the method of appointing deputy grain inspectors be changed so as to make the state grain inspector independent of boards of trade or other private corporations This is of great interest to shippers of grain throughout the state, and especially to elevator and commission men at Kansas City, Argentine, Leavenworth and Atchison.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
Victory for the American.

NEW YORK, Dec. a9-,A delayed As sociated press dispatch from Johannes burg, South Africa, this morning says that Kid Mccoy, the American middle weight. defeated Billy Doherty. of Aus tralia on the 25th in nine rounds for the middleweight championship of Great Britain. The fight was to be 20 rounds and was for S5.OO0 side and . division of the gate receipts.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
TARIFF THE MAIN ISSUE.
Maj. Mckinley Said to Re More Intent on
 the Passage of Tariff Bill Than Any

MaJ Mckinley Said to Re More Intent on
 the Passage of Tariff Bill Than Any
 thing Else.
 NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-The Tribune publishes what purports to be an au- thorized article from Canton. concluding as follows: Mai. Mckinley is more in- tent on the passage of tariff bill than anything else, and to gain this end he will become one of the most aggres- sive fighters who ever entered the white house, if this is necessary. He will give no quarter nor ask any until that bill is passed. His cabinet will be selected with the idea of forwarding the prospect of the bill and every thing he is doing to-day has it's inspira- tion in that idea"
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
v ..o,,n D. Knox Suspended.

TOPEKA, Kan.. Dec. 20 --The prelim- mary hearing of John IL hnox' the banksr-preacher, before Methodist ecclesiastical grand jury composed Of nine ministers has been concluded and inc defendant bound over for trial be- fore the state conference in March pruding action by the conference Rev Knox has been suspended from the mi.iistry.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
MILITIA UNDER ARMS.
Sev. Bradley Takes Precautions Against Lynchings in Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Dec. ao.-Goy. Bradley has been compelled to take in- to his own hands the matter of preserv- ins life and property in this state. As aresult q. the many lynchings in the past week and the danger of one at Paris, Gov. Bradley has had practically under arms for the past 4s hours sev. esal companies of the Seeond regiment. located at Cynthians> Paris. Falmouth and Covington. Realizing that the shersffs will not ask for aid, he is ready to order the militia out on his own private information. Johnson Howl. who is in jail at Paris for the murder of Policeman Charles Lacey. is the man Gov. Bradley seeks to protect mob WAS feared last night, but none came. Howl was removed 10 Paris from Cynthiana to avoid mob.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
Post onlce Robbers Caught.

HAYS CITY. Kan, Dec 20. Last night two tramps broke into the post office here and with a charge of dynamite blew the safe to pieces and wrecked the front windows of the office and furniture. They then robbed the safe of about $350 in money. Postmaster Schler sent men in every direction this morning and caught both near Vic torin
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
A Freight Enrine Blows Up.

CIARKsBuRe, W. Va. Dec. % While west of here, late last night with n westbound train, on the Baltimore X Ohio railroad, freight engine blew up. scaldinp and breaking the arm of Fireman Dolan.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
Nine People BurIcd b., . I....,,1.

." ~~shASAhNCs
 LONDON, Dec. 2s.-Tbere was a land silac at Ratsmore on Sunday night. A iaoerer's house was overwhelmed and the man. his wife and seven chil- stre1 were buried.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
A Minneapolis Bank suspenaaa

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Dec. 2e.-The Scandia bank suspended to-day. It was one of the smaller banks of the city and was loaded up with real es- tate on which it could not realize.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30


 srout six o'clock this morning set fire 10 he building in which the store was located. An aged couple, Gregor kreichbaum nnd Nellie Kreichbaum, living in a tenement over the store, were burned to death.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
Train Robbers Caught by Rangers,

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec 20. --Wells-Fargo officials have received word that Capt. Hughes and the state rangers have lodged in jail at Del Rio the robbers of the Southern Pacific at Comstock last week. The leader is A. H. Perviance. of Del Rio. and the three others are stockmen of that neighborhood.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
4 Big , err,bo.s Burned.

NEW YoRK. Dec. 2"-The double decked ferryboat New Rrunswicks owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,, was burned 10 the waters edge today. The loss is about SEQ. GOO.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-30
An Aged Couple Burned to Death.

PROVIDENCE. R. l., Dec. 2o--The ex- plosion of lamp in grocery store at
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-04
INDIANA.
Vote FOR Cong men
President. Ilec /.
IsIL INHll


President. Eioc "a.
IsZl tNal)
Democratic ........ .... -t2.itl
Republican ........ .... 235'l' -
Ponunst ......... s....ss --'-
IrOhlbiuCn ........ l.fp'3
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Nov. The
only question about Indiana is the size
Of McKinley's majority. Sixteen Indian
apolis precincts show that Marion county
has been carried by not less than 10000.
and TWENTY-FIVE county precincts reported
TO the Republican State Committee show
an average gain OF p TO the precinct.
All the same time the Western Union
returns from % precincts show am aF-
craze gain OF ten. There are 5.ll5 pre-
cincts m the State. From these iudi-
cations. the State is claimed FOR Nc
Kmley at Republican headquarters. by
NOT less than 5000. At Democratic State
hcadquarters but half dozen kilograms
were received. one Of these showed
gain of 35 for Bryan i'm one precinct IN
owen county. and another shows Dem
ocratic loss of Jas IN four precincts OF
Grant county. Chairman Martin said
his adviccs. on the whole. led him 10 be-
lieve that the Democrats Will hold their
majority Of %. ~hicn was 100. Ihe
Republicans claim twelve out OF the thir-
teen congressman, and the Legislature
by a decisive majority in both branches.
making a Republican successor 10 seha-
tor voorhees, The candidates for Gov
cruor are running very close 10 the fs-
ures on the national ticket.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Nov. AT l
A. NJ. Chairman Gowdy claims the state
for Mckinley by 1000 and y OF the 10
Congressmcn. Chairman Martin. Of the
Democratic Committee says.
I'VE have carried Indiana: ] have had
no time 10 make estimates
Since midnight the returns have had
distinctly Republican favor. and II now
seems clear that the Republicans have
both branches of the legislature and at
least ten Congressman with a probability
of eleven.
INDIANAPOLIS. lND.-Thc Democratic
State Committee comedies the State TO
Mckinley. but claim they have elected
four COngTcssmen.
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4 Large Vote Polled and No Disturbance
Coercion and Delay.

In Clay ward large vote was polled.
Most of the voters went to the polls ear
Is. and up TO noon there was a long line
OF both white and colored citizens
awaiting their turns to express their poll
teal opinions Everywhere could oe seen
both the Mckinley and Bryan badge
and many OF the sound-money voters
wore yellow chrysanthemums on the
lapels Of their coats 10 indicate that they
were gold men. while siiverites wore
white ohry santhemums 10 indicate their
preference for the cheaper and more
blky currency.
Throughout Clay ward the eieeUon
passed on very quietly. The police VINO
were on duty said they had never seen
more quiet and orderly proceedings az
the polls. There seemed 10 be no dispo"'-
tion whatever on the part OF the voters
10 create any disturbance. ana very rev
harsh words were heard. The negroes
were unusually quiet. and few OF them
exhibited any disposition to create any
row. The fact that there were sound
nancy men near the polls 10 keep tally
sheets appeared TO be no cause Tor trou-
Bile. and both sound-money challense1
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y 0--TT ..
pro....ti.. ... 6li2
LOUISVILLE Ky. Soy. 3.-4"e re-
,urns off tho courier-Journal and Even
.ua Times and tlc Republican State COM
niff,s Indicate that Mckinley has car
ried Konrucbv by al least 800 plurality.
R,Dubilcln landslidcs are reported from
many counties which nave heretofore
been Democratic strongholds. At 10
o'clock NcKinlev's plurality is growing
oy.ry minnie The returns from the free
Silver stroneholds. such as Davies and
Henderson counties. show heavy Republi-
can gains Do viii bee not surprising If
Mckinley plurality reaches 10000.
~ this ho'f ll i'oN7 as J.. Io,o,''' .,. ~ "
O. j.. h're lnfioie lS "ele"l'" lot OH
eresa Don the seventh ois'iic'. one nun
dred and tlIry-thrce ont OF lai precincts
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MISSOURI.


81. LOUIS. Nov. 3.-Meagre returns
have been received at Democratic State
headquarters up TO T.. NJ Eighteen
precincts I'm tho State. outside OF 81.
Louis. give Bryan 22lS. Mckinley. lo4j'
stevens (DemJ for Governor, lUo, Lewis
(RepD. for Governor l26S.
Chairman Cook Of the state Demo
cratic Committee. says Bryan carries
Missouri by +0 110 and comedies that
Stevens. for Governor. will not have
more than 5000 majority. Up to the
present time not precinct in -. LOUIS
has been reported at police headquarters
and from the complicated count ON the
ballots lt will be- az least II o'clock before
a calculation can be made with certain
~ ON the result of the election IN the
citv. Conservative estimates. however,
Give ST Louis to the Republicans by ~
l.,sf 95 oDo majority. Hunt oDem) un-
doubtedlv wins over Joyce IN inc
Eleventh congressional district. ana bar
,boidi Is reelected I'm the Tenth olslilc''
In tre Eighth congressional district hicn, ial,
rd u Riard is elected by nearly fo"o
,n,ioritv. Jefferson city gave McN,hiey
p" .. majority q gain Of a0 Repuo'lca"
t.tfll-
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raIiy.

rallty. 49,. p,r,,h-
The Democrats claim that tne 80.
leans have no figures on whlch ~ -"
their claims. and say that returns l.o"' ~
county committees show large D,ii'',.' -
ic gains. Incomplete returns Oh
eressmen give Corliss (RepubhcaiD "su
OF l03 over Henderson CDemocrav III w
rirs, district They show that the Re
nnbIicans are leading in the Second,
Sixth Seventh. Ninth. Twelfth. and Thir-
teonth districts. and that the Democrats
are leading in .he Third, Eighth, and
Tonth districts. Smith Rcp) IS elect
ed n the Fifth district.
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ARKANSAS.

LITTLE ROCK. ARK. Nov. 3.-As iar
as learned up to q late hour tonight the
election in the State passed OF quietly.
REPORTS from tho interior indicate that
fair vote was polled. while slight de-
crease is reported from the lies inc
three Ponulist electors on the Democratic
Populist fusion ticket headed by General
Master Workman Sovereign, OF the
KNIGHTS Of Labor. were BABY scratched
i'm fhis and other cities of the state. Tho
National Democratic party had no elec-
tcral ticket i'm tho field. Chairman Coop
or OF the Rcpu' lican state Central COM
mittce comedies Bryan's majority NJ d.
O00 while the Democratic Committee says
f. viii reach coco. Tie election OF tho
crtire Democratic congressional ticket IS
also conceded 10y Chairman Cooper
Little Rock gives Bryan 4S majority.
"his county gees ] $40 for Bryan. Greene,
Johnson. Clay Jackson Prairie and Gar
land coun-.ps give BRYAN average maiori-
ties OF 10000 each. These are the 1nlv
counties giving figures of the vote "a
Many Republicans i'm Fulton county
Noted tho Democratic ticket
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MONTGOMERY. ALA, Nov. 3.-Thc
vote cast In the State from the present
outlook will be much less than in Au-
gust this year or in November 1892. The
ticket is so long that but few boxes
have been received. and those are not
sufficient 10 base estimates on. There
is no separation OF names by tickets I'm
Alabama. but everything is on straight
ticket and names arranged alphabet
ally. making the count slow and tedious.
Bryan Will have the state by a greatly
reduced majority. Clark. Sound-Monoy
candidate for Congress i'm the Second dis
trict. and Conner in the Third are MAX
ing a strong run, with even chances OF
success.
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MINNESOTA.
Vote for Cong men


~. pArr. MINI. Nov -Four mum mum
arod of Tho one thousand seven lo,s nu''o,ta
o,, on6 seventeen precincts Of Mlhn,SvSS asn, ,bs
re,o renorted enough TO indicate .n,.' n NJ
s.'', s.N,o has gone Overwhelmingly for nc nc
l,i,l.v II. Paul has given nim a a,,, n's
iorifr Of at least 5000 and MIlneSro,'o INN e,o,o
5oi.'' @ least done as wcll. The sta'o
,.s annarently given the buckeye STAT
mn about 20 900 plurality. EVery 'ouu'y
ro far reporting gives big Meklnley ,,,,
.or,tr The only man on the Democrat
H. fickot VINO has a chance Oh oieg'lon .,l.,'.
I. lind. for whom the scanaiI" ''.''
~. voted very extensively. Lina' now
n,,er seems to be buried under tne NJ,
t,t,le, avalanche. 10 is clean kepup-
I'm sweep ON congressman except ''0
seventh district. t...
Tine first district goes for TaWhey ns
@ ol0 tho second for McCleary Dy 'vp''
Tho, tlsrd ar Hoatwole by 2o", tno
ronrth for stevens by 1000 ana inc @
i,irth for Fletcher by G.oo' the SKIN lot
H,orris bv 5000. Tho seventh st.icI
=. ,'0, ~ donbt but has probably gone Tor
rdI,, ~ Ropl. by few hundred. me
'"o. Iogi4laturc has gone Republican by Two
tbtrds on Joint ballot.
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MICHIGAN.
Vote for COng'men
President. Elected.
Os92.J (lN94.)

DETROIT. MICH. Nov. 3.-Returns
from the city and State are coming IN
slowly. The delay in Detroit Is caused
bv the Australian ballot.
Bryan is running ahead OF the State
ticket in Detroit. Pinsree Republican
canaidate for Governor. Is running away
ahead OF Mckinley in this city. but Is
ruoning behind in the State The indi-
cations are that Mckinley will carry De-
trolt and Wayne county-by a small plus
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GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 5.-Ihere ls no
doubt about the election of each OF the
eleven Democratic nominees for Con-
gross in Georgia. Majortics range from
two to three thousand, the aggregate
Democratic majority of the State being
about 5000 for congressman. and APP
proXimately the same for Bryan and
Scwan for President ana Nice-Prcsidcnt
The vote was not as large ass i'm the re-
cent state election. as. the popullsts
having withdrawn their electoral ticket
from the field. many OF them refraiued
from voting Many of them voted for
Mckinley. it being particularly notice
able that i'm several Of the strongest
Populist counties Mckinley electors OBJ
tanned maiorties. The Palmer and
Buckner vote was insignificant partici-
pants in the independent gold movement
generally voting for Mckinley.
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MASSACHUSETTS.
vote for Cone men


BOSTON. Nov. THE indications are
that Mckinley has carried Massachusetts
ty 10000. Wolcott. for Governor INNS
somewhat behind Mckinley. Williams
the silver candidate for Governor. ais)
runs behind Bryan. though not as much
ass Wolcott runs behind Mckinley. The
vote is very large in all parts of the
state.
The congressman elected are s Wright
(Rep). I'm tine First, Gillett RepD. ir the
Second; Walker Rcp). in the Third;
Weymouth (Rep). In the Fourth: Knox
ORep), In the Fifth, Moody lRep) In the
sixth. Barrett RepJ. in the Seventh:
Mccall Rep) IA the Eighth. Fitzgerald
tDem). I'm the Ninth; the Tenth district
is s.iil in doubt Sprague (Rep). in the
Eleventh. lowering (RepJ. in the
Twelfth. and Simpkins Kep), in the
Thirteenth.
The Palmer vote promises TO equal the
desired 3 per cent. OF the total 10 give
the National Democrats standing on the
Australian ballot.
Both OF the biennial elections amend
ments have been defeated by votes OF
about to I.
The Legislature Is overwhelmingly Re-
rublicau IN both branches