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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-27
BATTLE WITH CIRCUS ToUGHs
Marshal and His Posse Teach Them q Trick
Worth Two of Theirs

"UHIu Il Two OF IHtifs.
Nincennes, Ind, May 26.-It IS re-
ported that several people were mortal
ly wounded and five killed IN a battle
between drunken circus men and a mar
sharS posse at Fort Ranch, a village
south OF here, last night. The circus
steamboat. loaded with drunken men.
attempted 10 take the town, when cit!-
zens organized 8 posse and charged on
them A fierce battle ragged. The boa,
finally anchored IN mid-stream All
was quiet today.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-27
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-27
Tour In the Rocky Mountains.

The Scenic Line of the World" the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad offers
to tourists in Colorado, Utah and New
ldexico the choisest resorts, and to the
1ranscontinental traverei the grandest
scenery. The direct line 10 Cripple Creek
the greatest gold camp on earth. Double
daily train service with through Pull
snan sleepers and tourists cars be
sween Denver and San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
Write S. X Hooper, G. p. & T. A,
Denver, Colo, for illustrated descriptive
pamphlets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-27
q Informed Attendants for Eastern PaSsen
gers via VandsIia- Pennsylvania Lines.


gers via VandsIia- Pen nsyIvsnia Lines.
! Uniformed Parcel Porters viii. free
OF charge. look after the comfort Of all.
Hrriving and departing passenger over
the Nandaha-Pennsylv Route at
Jersey City Passenger station, and vail
accompany them Of desired between
Cortland street ferry. New York City.
Rnd the American Line Pier Sixth Az
knue Elevated Raiiroad,and the Central
Railroad Of New Jersey station; also
between Deshrosses street ferry. New
York City, and the Ninth Avenue Ele-
rated Railroad. They Will also meet
neutrality-suspicious. Line trains al
philadelphia Broad Street Passenger
station and assist passengers who may
desire their aid: take charge Of rolling
chairs when needed: meet carriages
and make themselves generally useful
40 passengers. They viii be in attend
Rnce from 4. m, until y midnight.
and when accompanying passengers
will carry parcels and hand baggage
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-27
Lakeside Race

Lakeside, Ind, May 26.-ResuIts at
Lakeside:
FIRST rsce-Five and a half furlongs.
s-year-olds and upward. selling: Cora
daville won; Mr. Dunlap. second: Poat
Lear. third. Time :09l.
Seeond-Four and a half furlongs.
2-year-olds: Harry Gwynn won; Snag
second; Miss Chambers. third Time
$751;.
Third-Mile, S-year-olds and upward.
allowances; Toots won: Nikira. Sec
pnd; Simmons. third. Time 1851.
Fourih-Six furongs, S-year-olds and
upwards, handicap: Dick Behan won:
Helen Wren. second; Rubber Neck.
third Time 1:14l..
4 F1fth-Six furlongs, 4-year-olds and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-27

very useful and comfortable drink" and
he (Sherman) thought the consumers OF
beer paid about enough. He moved 10
table the beer amendment, which mo-
ton was defeated. Yeas %; nays so, as
follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-27
R0ASTS Mr.. B0IES
MR. DOLLlVER DRIFTS INTO POLL
TICS IN THE HOUSE

Speaking on the BIZ to Repeal the Rebate
on Alcohol Clause of the Tariff Law, He
is Vigorously Sarcastic Regarding the
Senate, the President and, Finally, the
Ex-Governor OF the Hawkeye State
bate Feature, With a Compromise Pro-
vision for a Commission.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
LATER.

The agricultural appropriation bill
presidents signature.
The Indian Territory republicans the
25th elected six delegates to st. Louis
instructed for Mckinley.
King Leopold, of Belgium, the 25th.
gave a garden party to the bimetalic
congress.
Fire broke out in the Standard gold
mine at Bodie, Cal, the 25th. The loss
is heavy, but none of the miners were
caught.
Minnie Allen, a convict in the Wau-
pom (Wis.) state prison, confessed the
25th that she shot and killed Mont
gomery Gibbs, lawyer, at Buffalo,
N. Y, April &c, 1894. She says she
makes this confession to clear Clarence
Robinson and wife. who are serving
life sentences for the murder.
A gang of Italians who belong to the
Malta society in and about Hazelton
Pa. who were convicted of arson, were
the 25th sentenced to 20 years each in
the penitentiary. They are Jimpas
SdVCllo,, dlileS COSSpi SdlIlOi-
AMI and Mike Specl
Two electric cars collided at Bay
City, Mich, the 25th, badly injuring
eight passengers, none of them fatally.
Bate Egbert, carpenter at Rock
vile. Ind, the 25th, shot and killed,
Herman Haske, and two children,
Sheriff Null and Deputy Sven. He
then shot himself though the heart.
Egbert had been in tie insane asylum
but was recently discharged as cured.
The larger part of the business por-
ton Of Cripple Creek, Cal. was burned
the 25th, causing loss of Sl.ooO,Ooa.
A cyclone struck Clay Center, Kas.,
the 25th, killing Frank Peterson, wife
and daughter; Eli Baltlazar and wife;
Julius Trembly, Jesse Ham and Mrs.
Halberson.
VIM. and Victor Hills, confined in
Jail at McMinnville, Tenn. for murder,
were taken by moi the night of the
25th and hanged.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

James Oney, Kentucky's oldest citi-
zen, aged lis years, died in Knott
county. He had been married 50 years
and was the father of 20 children.
Connecticut republicans in conven-
ton at New Haven elected uninstructed
delegates to the national convention
and adopted platform opposed to free
coinage of silver and in favor of pro-
tective tariff.
Mrs. Charlotte Taylor died in Green
Bay, Wis.,, at the age OF 101 years.
Alabama democrats in convention at
Montgomery nominated Joseph +.
Johnsto for governor and the resolu-
lions adopted advocate free coinage OF
silver at sixteen to one.
At the prohibition state convention
in Finlay, o., Rev. Albert Crabtree, OF
Clark county, was nominated for Sec
rotary of state. The platform declares
for prohibition, favors woman suffrage,
opposes alien ownership of land and
favors free coinage of silver.
In convention at Des Moines the Iowa
populists elected delegates to the ma
tional convention in ST. Louis July %
WHO were " ldFOI 1ICC BIZ
yer.
The Tennessee republicans met at
Nashville and elected Mckinley dele
gates to the national convention. Inc
platform denounces the free coinage OF
silver.
AT the Maryland republican conven-
ton in Baltimore no instructions were
given to delegates elected to the ma
tional convention. The platform de-
clares for protective tariff, reciproc-
ity and the gold standard.
Ohio republicans renominated Capt.
Mcclure for congress in the Tenth dis
trict and r. w. Taylor in the Eighteenth
district.
Free silver democrats met at Lin
coin, Neb., and elected delegates to the
national convention.
In convention at Harrisburg the
Pennsylvania republicans elected dele
gates to the national convention who
favor Matt Quay for president. Tie
resolutions favor protection and re-
cprocity and oppose the free coinage
of silver. Galusha A. Grow and S. A.
Davenport were renominated for con-
gressnlen at large.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29

Edna Varney and Emma Cunning
ham, aged 16 and Is years, respectively,
committed suicide by drowning in the
mill pond at townsville. Wis.
The wife of Herman Scharnitzka. of
Cleveland, o., and her two young chill
dren. were fatally burned by coal oil
explosion.
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, says that over 5OO,-
COO men will make a demand for a
shorter day on May 1.
The proposition to admit women as
lay delegates to the general confer.
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
has been defeated.
Charles Pustolka and Louis p. Her.
man, wife murderers, were electrocuted
in the penitentiary at Sing Sing, N. Y.
Moses Lindheim, wholesale dealer
in leaf tobacco in New York, failed for
$15O,O0O.
There were gas business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Gath, against 223 the week
previous and ESQ in the corresponding
period of 1895.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the cath aggregated
81, O12, 1853, 200, against $7S4 ,764 the
previous week. The increase, COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1895, was II.
Dispatches from points in Iowa, Min
nesota and Ohio tell of the general OBJ
servance of Arbor day throughout those
states.
John Love, living 80 miles south OF
Huntington, w. Va, shot aid killed his
wife, fatally shot his father-in-law,
Mazee, and then fatally shot himself.
No cause was known.
Mrs. Joseph Cooking and Miss Daisy
Miller, her niece, were robbed and muir
dered at Top Hill, Nd, and Mr.. Cooking
was fatally injured.
At Union City, Pa, Simon Hassel-
bach, aged nearly 70, fatally shot his
son William, aged IS, in quarrel, and
then shot himself fatally.
Marshall Anderson (colored) was
hanged at Malvern, Ark. He killed
Tom Hanson, his wife's brother, near
Malvern last September.
Martin Bernaud, a merchant of Scott,
La, was murdered and robbed of ST.,
900. The autopsy showed that there
were SO stiletto wounds about his neck
and breast.
Ezra Beamon Newton, aged 1O1 years,
the oldest Shaker in the country, died at
Harvard, Mass. He deserted his wife
and children in 1S4S to embrace the
Shaker faith.
Alexander Rhimes, who has been di-
vorced from seven wives, was seeking
divorce from the eighth at La Porte,
Ind.
A cyclone at Salem, Va, blew down
many houses and barns and killed Mrs.
Jane Harris and her little boy.
The Grand Forks national bank of
Grand Forks, n. D., closed its doors
with liabilities of $4,000; assets, $685.
600.
Sam Foster, the negro who waylaid
in ST. Louis and murdered Bertram A.
Atwater, the Chicago artist, was found
guilty of murder.
At the third biennial council in Wash
ington of the National Society of Co
lonial Danes of America Mrs. Howard
Townsend, of New York, was elected
president.
Starfsh have caused immense dam
age among the Connecticut oyster beds
this season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
DOM ESTIC.

The greater part of the business por-
ton of Woodruff, S. c., was destroyed
by fire.
Troops were sent to st. John, KAN,
to queil q riot provoked by followers
Of circus.
The long-expected distribution of
Columbian worlds fair diplomas and
medals began in Washington.
While temporarily insane Edward
jaeger shot and killed his sister, Mrs. NJ.
C. johnson, at Shenandoah, Ia, and then
killed himself.
Members of the New York Bar assc-
citation presented to President Cleve-
land a memorial adopted by that body
recommending the creation of ma
tional court of arbitration.
In an election riot at Tangipahoa, La.
DR.. A. Fl. Goss, populist-republican can
didate for coroner, was killed and S. c..
Hyde (dem.) was MORALLY wounded.
w. F. Workman and Layman Will
liams, prominent citizens of Raleigh
county, w. Va, drank carbolic acid.
installing it for whisky, and died from
the effects.
Colored people of Missouri will hold
a state convention in Sedalia on May Z
to consider their interests.
Judge johnson accepted Nine. M. A..
Warren as juror in the district court
at Denver. She is the first woman to
serve as juror in Colorado.
The trial of Scott jackson, the Green
castle Ind.) dental student, charged
with PEARL Bryan's murder. began at
Newport, Ky.
The American national bank of Den.
YER, Col, closed it's doors with liabili-
ties of $S65.231.
Ignace G. Paderewski, the pianist and
composer, gave to William Steinway, OF
New York, $4,000 as permanent en-
dowment to encourage original compo-
sition in the United States.
The women in Massachusetts, outnum-
Der the men by 70,7S1, according to the
figures from the state census just made
public.
Walter A. Glidewell, ex-sheriff of
Franklin county, died at Greensburg,
Ind, from gangreen, caused by his foot
being chafed by a new shoe.
Miss Frances z. Willard sailed from
New York for Southampton. She goes
abroad to attend the annual conventiol
of the Worlds Women's Christian Tenn
perance union, of which she is presi-
dent.
Robert Chambers, a negro, charged
with robbing and burning barn, was
tied to tree and shot to death by a mob
at Cranberry, N. c.
Smith e, NivOv, mic loo -,
cinnati, made an assignment with as
sets of 100000 and liabilities of
100000.
The New York legislature passed the
greater New York bill over the veto
of the mayors of New York and Brook
lyn.
Three hundred distinguished men
met in Washington for a conference
to promote the propaganda for inter
national arbitration.
The Mason d Davis company, one Of
the oldest and largest manufacturers of
stoves and ranges in Chicago, failed
for 100000.
In dispute over a portion of the Will
son tariff bill Congressman Hall, of
Missouri, and Congressman Money, of
Mississippi, fought with fists and ink
stands in Washington and both men
were injured.
Near Meadville Pa, Edward Karles.
kind shot his wife and then cut his own
throat. Both are dead. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
II. Gordon, lumber dealer at Hunting
ton, w. Va, failed for 100000.
James II. Joyce d. C@ wholesale
grocers at Little Rock, Ark, failed fer
$525.0O0.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29

Ex-Gov. McKinley's mother celebra-
ted the s7th anniversary of her birth at
her home in Canton. o.
William Williams. a member of tho
Forty-second and Forty-third con-
| crosses from the Tenth district of In
diana. died at Warsaw. aged 20 years.
The Virginia republicans in conven-
ton at Staunton elected Mckinley dele
gates to the national convention and
adopted platform favoring the gold
standard and protection to American
| industries.
The Maryland prohibitionists in con-
| yention at Baltimore Endorsed Joshua
| Levering for president and instructed
the delegates to Pittsburgh to work for
| his nomination.
Congressional denominations were
made by the republicans in Illinois as
| follows: Tenth district, George w.
Prince; Eleventh, Walter Reeves; Six.
| tenth, Gen. John /. Rinaker; Eight
zenith, w. F. L. Hadley. In Ohio the re-
publicans nominated Seth w. Brown
in the Sixth district.
George Munro, the pioneer in the
| cheap novel business. died III New York,
aged II years.
Daisy Davis, the largest woman in
Missouri, ,tied at Columbia. She was 20
years old and weighed 533 pounds.
Iowa republicans will hold their state
convention in Des Moines on July 49,
David H. Jerome. of Detroit, who was
governor of Michigan from January 1,
1881, to January 1883, died at Wat
kins Glen, N. Y. aged 67 years. He had
been in poor health for several years.
Maj. C. G. Finney, who was governor
of Ohio from 1866 to 1868, died in Sap
Buena Ventura, Cal.
Ex-Congressman Lamison, Of Ohio
died at Topeka, Kan, from using alkall
water.
The Illinois Fifteenth district repub-
licans renominated 3. F. Marsh TO-.
congress by reclamation.
FOREIGN.
A flood at Three Rivers. Que, swept
away 80 buildings and did other dam
age. At ST. George five men were
drowned, and in the counties of Beauce,
Megantic, Compton ano Dorchester the
property loss will reach million dol
lars.
Rev. Albert Diaz, the American Bap-
fist missionary who was arrested in
Havana, was set at liberty, but was or
dered to leave Cuba in six days.
John Culley, w. H. Cox, George Scott,
J. Patterson, Charles Boyer and j. Roger
were drowned at Lysander Falls, Can,
by the upsetting of a boat.
The French cabinet resigned and it
was said that this act placed the country
in dangerous political attitude.
A conflict between Christians and
Turks occurred at Episkopt, in the
Island of Crete, and so persons were
killed and wounded.
A pleasure yacht, embracing captain,
mate and four passengers, was cap
sized in the gulf of Mexico near Tam
pico and all We're lost.
Capt. Gen. Weyler, of Cuba, issued
proclamation granting pardon to all
rebels who surrender within 20 days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
CONGRESSIONAL.

enc proceedings OF INC FIrsC Sessious
The Indian appropriation bill occupied
the attention Of the senate during the
greater part of the session on the 2lst and
the Indian school question caused a lively
debate. :. In the house Mr.. Skinner On. ~
introduced bill which provides for the
submitting to vote of the people of the
question whether congress shall pass a
free-coinage bill, and submit constitu-
tional amendment providing for the cleo
ton of the president and vice president by
direct vote Of the people.
The time was occupied in the senate on
the 22d in further discussion of the Indian
appropriation brl and an amendment WAS
adopted to drop sectarian schools for In
dian children after July !, 1898. In the
house Mr. Goodwin (pop.) was seated in
place of Mr.. Cobb (dem.) from the Fifth
Alabama district. The general pension
bill was considered. 1t amends the exist
ing pension laws so as to prevent secre-
taries of the interior and pension commits
sioners from undoing the work and re-
versing the rulings of their predecessors.
The Indian appropriation bill, carrying.
with amendments, about $9,1OO.OOO, was
passed by the senate on the 23d and the
sundry civil appropriation bill was dis
cussed. At a caucus of republican SEN
ators it was the unanimous opinion that
final adjournment ought to be possible BY
May is. In the house the entire time was
spent on the general pension bill. A Dill
to admit Oklahoma to statehood was Ia
vorably reported.
the sundry civil appropriation bill without
completing it. A bill was introduced es-
tablishing new regulations for forest reser-
vations. In the house nearly the entire
session was consumed in discussing the
pension bill A bill was passed authorizing
the free reentry into the United States
of articles or animals exported for ex-
hibitiOn in other countries.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-12
Railroad News and N o ties.

A gas pipe has been laid across the
Grand Trunk railroad bridge at Auburn,
and that city is now lighted with gas for
the first time since the flood.
The first mail train on the Phillips g.
Rangeley railroad for week arrived at
Rangeley Tuesday night.
Since Jan. the passenger department
of the Big -Four lines has issued over TO-, :
600 clergymen permits for 1896.
There is not another railroad station in
the world like that at Bemis in this
State. 1t is built entirely of logs from
the woods in that vicinity. The main
building is s0x4o feet, fronting on the
railway tracks. This will be finished in
| the rough log style on the inside, all in
one room, with ticket office in the bay
| In front. The rafters will show up III
the roof in true log style. AT each end
of the main room will be big open fire
place for burning wood.
At the Front street crossing in Water
vile Tuesday the 4.30 express train, il
charge of Conductor Gardiner, struck the
team Of John Pomelaw. He escaped BY
| jumping. The sled was smashed to pieces
and few small castings on the enignt
were broken,
At the meeting of the directors of the
Washington county railroad to be held il
Calais next Tuesday it is expected thai
| final arrangements will be made in rs
gard to location.
1t is reported that work will commences
on the Calais end of the route early il
the spring and proceed along the line tt
connect with what is already completed
| in Within syville and Machias. This will
| be welcome news to the workmen IL
| Calais, who are contemplating a season
of work on the new road.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-12
OBITUARY.
Thomas Edwards.

The telegraph yesterday morning
brought the sad news OF the death of MI
Thomas Edwards, another of Portland's
prominent citizens, MIR. Thomas Ed
wards, treasurer of the Berlin Mills Com
pany, in Maitland, Florida. Mr.. and
Mrs Edwards, with their two daughters,
left Portland on the ninth of last Jan
uary for trip South, intending to return
in April. 1t was Mr.. Edwarls's first
outing for the 23 years he has resided in
this CITY. On the second of March, while
in Maitland, Fla, his daughter, Miss
Violet was taken sick with typhoid fever.
Mr.. Edwards devoted himself to her
care, day and night, for the three and a
half weeks of her illness. Miss Violet 8
sad death has been already reported.
Probably the seeds Of the same disease
were in his system, but nothing was
known of his own sickness until Mon
day last. Tuesday night despatch was
received saying that Mr.. Edwards wa S
very low and sending for his nephew,
Mr.. Macy. Yesterday morning another
despatch was received announcing Mr.
Edwards's death Another despatch stat
ed that Mrs. Edwards and Miss Flor
ence would leave for the north with the
remains Immediately.
Thomas Edwards was born in Bethle-
hem, Pa, March 4, 1887. While quite
young man he made several trips to
Europe and, when the rebellion broke
out he accepted the position of clerk to
Paymaster Georga A. Sawyer, U. S. n.
He served in this capacity throughout
the war and until about 1871. He was
with Farragut during the blockade OF
After leaving his naval position he acted
for time as naval storekeeper at Anna
polls Later he held responsible posit-
ion in Washington. C2i
Twenty three years ago Mr.. Edwards
came to Portland and entered the servi &C
OF the Berlin Mills Company. He late,
became partner in the company, and
it's treasurer. He was also president OF
the Williams Manufacturing Company.
He was one of the most devoted and
consistent members of the Chestnut
street church and it's treasurer. In 1856
he married Miss Mary J. Pierce of New
Bedford, Mass, and leaves his widow
and three children, George, with tins
Williams Manufacturing Company, Lii
liam. wife of Mr.. Fred G. Eastman, and
Miss Florence.
MIR. Edwards was sterling business
man devoted to whatever business inter.
SITS he was engaged in; man of the
highest integrity. His manner tC
strangers seemed somewhat reserved, but
to his family and friends he was one Of
t lie most delightful of men and will be
sadly missed
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-12
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The Portland daily press., 1896-03-12
State Board of Trade.

The semi -annual meeting of the State
Board of Trade will be held at Waterville
March 10. The following is the pro-
6 ralnme:
why the State Board of Trade should
be interested in Typographical Survey
of Maine?' Hon. G. J. Gilman, Bruins
wick; Prof. Leslie A. Lee, Bowdoin
College. General discussion. ''Mains' S
Railway Facilities and How to Increase
Her Means of Transportation. Hon. B..
Z. Chadhourne, Blddeford. Railroad
Commissioner. General discussion.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-12
SOUTH PORTLAND

South Portland public schools close
Friday of'this week. The High School
has visitation day Wednesday; written
examinations Thursday and Friday.
The Senior class gives an exhibition in
Town Hall Monday evening, March 16.
The programme is to consist of music,
recitations, paper and debating of the
question, "Should the United States
favor political union with Canadap An
the proceeds to aid in defraying expenses
of graduation.