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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-12
DID sCHLATTER sTARvEq

Alleged BODY of the "DIvIne Healer Said
to Have Been Found In the SIerras.
DENVER, Col, June S.-A special from
Ell Paso, Tex, says that Francis Schlat-
ter, who claimed to perform miraculous
cures by divine power, was recently
found dead in the foot hills of the
Sierra Madre, 80 miles southwest of
Casa Grande, in the state of Chihua-
hua, Mex. He had been fasting and
apparently starved to death. While in
Denver, from August % to November
13, 1895, about 200, 900 people visited
Schlatter to receive treatment.
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train TO cake car OF Stock to Kansas
City. Orr had been accused of
betraying McIntyre's daughter and is
said to have been engaged to a girl
at Rogers, Ark. After the shooting,
Mcintyre gave himself up to the
sheriff. The affair has created a big
sensation. Both families are promi
nent in business and social circles, the
man shot being a teacher in the Pres
hvterian Sunday school.
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ANOTHER CIGARETTE VICTIM.

A Young Clay County Farmer Commits
Suicide Dramatically.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo-, June T.
George Allen, young man about IS
years old, who lives with his father on
a farm three miles northeast of the
city, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head with re-
volver. The family was seated at din
ner when the young man said to them:
"Look here" and then fired the fatal
shot. The doctor says the suicide was
slightly deranged by constant smoking
of cigarettes.
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Test of Democratic Faith.

ALBANY, N. Y, June s.-"The demo-
cratic party will not force national
issues in the various state campaigns,
and, while reputation of the Chicago
platform will not be allowed, it will
not be brought forward as an issue
paramount to anything else" That is
the statement of National Committee
man Frank Campbell, of Bath.
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Harvest Begins In Kansas.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, June 7.-The
wheat harvest has commenced in Cow
ley county and the weather is most IA
vorable. Never in the history of this
county has the yield promised to be as
great. Capt c. M. Scott, a Cowley
county pioneer, wagers that several
fields near this city will average be-
tween 90 and 60 bushels to the acre.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-12

FREDERICK, Md, June s.-The annual
conference of the American Baptist
church of the United States, otherwise
known as the Dunkards, which began
here this morning, has brought to-
gether no less than 1000 men, women
and children from points outside of
Maryland, and promises to be the
most interesting meeting in the history
Of the orOanization
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Fatal Collision on a Railway Curve.

HUDsoN, Wis, June s.-Five men
were instantly killed and four were
badly injured by a collision on the
Omaha railroad, near Hudson Junction.
yesterday afternoon. The trains were
running at a high rate of speed and
met on a sharp curve, affording the
crew no possible escape.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-12

Parsons and st. Joseph POstmasters Named.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The president
has sent the following nominations to
the senate: Postmasters-Kansas Rich
ard S. Oakford, Herington; Harry II.
Luslx, Parsons; Alfred York, Fort
Riley. Missouri: Frank NJ. Atkinson,
st. Joseph.
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TIME TABLE.

trains will pass Lexington Junction on
the Wabash as follows:
West bound-No. 8, Kansas City and Des
Moines express, $40 a. m; No. z, Denver
limited, 7:40 a. m; No. 3, fast line, 4:5O p.
m; No. II, local fIeight, 4:36 p. m.
East bound-No. 2, New York limited,
1:O5 a. M; No. 8, Chicago and Toledo fast
mail, 7:45 p. M; No. 4, st. Louis and Des
Moines express, 10:41 p. M; No. 70, local
freight, 9:20 a. m.
p. w. CARTER, Agent.
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MADRID, June THE queen regent
has confirmed Senior Canovas, the pre-,
mier, in his ministerial powers, and
the cabinet will remain in office, with
personnel and policy unchanged. AM
the leading members of the senate and
of the chamber of deputies who were
consulted by her majesty, as well as
three marshals, have advised-the recall
of Capt.-Gen. Weyler from Cuba.
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HEADS WILL FALL.
Administration Modifles an Order

Administration Modiies an Order in Re
gard to Service of Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The rule an
nounced shortly after the administra-
tion assumed charge that postmasters
would be allowed to serve out their
full terms unless removed for cause
has been modified and it is expected
that wholesale appointments to post
offices will be made soon. 1t was Of
ficially announced yesterday that the
president and the postmaster-general
will consider as having expired all
post offices which are due to expire be-
tween now and July 15
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Terrin to Remain in Prison.

Topeka, Kan, June THE supreme
court denied the writ of habeas corpus
applied for by Ira Terrill, an Oklaho-
ma prisoner, confined in the Kansas
penitentiary for murder. Terrill was
once speaker of the Oklahoma house
and was sentenced for murder.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-12
Boiler Explosion kills twenty Men.

MEXICO CITY, Mex, June s.-A boiler
exploded yesterday morning in the
print works of Noriega Bros, in
Puebla, causing the death of 20 or more
persons, the number not being posi-
lively known, as it has been impossible
to remove the debris caused by the ex-
Dlosiou
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made by some one else to the same
people with whom he was negotiating,
he has no claim for the commission he
would have made had he made the
sale. The court of appeals gave this
opinion this morning in case where
]. N. Page was suing C. C. Griffin for
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-12
AVENGED HIS DAUGHTER.

Bob Orr Dangerously Shot at Mount YER
non, no.. by His Victims Father.
AURORA, Mo-, June S.-R. ]. McIn-
tyre, prominent citizen and lumber
merchant of Mount Vernon, shot and
dangerously wounded Bob Orr, as the
latter was about to board a freight
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Nine Families Made Homeless.

CnzRAGo, June S.-Five two-story
frame dWellings were badly damaged
and nine families were rendered home
less by fire which broke out yesterday
evening at POI jefferson street. Several
persons were carried from the burning
building and two received severe in
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-12

DUBUQUE, Ia, June 5. 5.-Yesterday's
session of the Modern Woodmen was de-
voted to the consideration of the laws
of the order. The most important
action was the decision to pay suicide
claims if death does not occur earlier
than three years after date of certifi-
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Two Girls Knled by Their Brother.

GREENE, Ia, June 4.-The 15-year-old
son of L. Schwartz, while attempting
to unload gun last night, discharged
the weapon, killing his two sisters.
The bullet passed through the neck of
one sister and struck the other sister
Just above the heart.
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Fatal Drop from a BaIIoon.

John Walters was killed here yester-
day afternoon while dropping from his
balloon with a parachute. Walters
was caught in cluster of telegraph
wires, the parachute rope broke and
he fell 40 feet, dying shortly afterwards
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Popular LOw-Price q tiIfOrnia
Excursions.

The Santa Fe Route daily excursions
to California in tourist sleeping cars are
deserv, dly popular. The service pleases
everybody who tries it. Cars are CT
newest pattern and very comfortable,
having all necessary c)nvenIences.
These excursions are patroniZed by
many of the best people, and the ticket
rates are low.
The Santa Fe's California line is re-
markably picturesque. lis middle course
across the continent avoids extremes of
heat OF cold.
For descriptive literature, address w.
J. Black, c. T.. A, a. II. 81 $. +. Ry.,
Topeka, Kas., or G.. a. Higgins, A. c..
z. A, Chicago.
j. u. EASTER, JR., Agent.
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THE CoNVICTs CONQUERED.
Men Tire of Solitary Confinement and
Agree to Go to Work.

Agree to Go to Work.
SAN QUENTIN, Cal, June 4.-The
great revolt among the convicts at San
Quentin is practically at an end. Capt
Edgar, the guardian of the prison yard,
has the prisoners under his complete
control and has won signal victory
over the men in stripes. Yesterday
nearly 100 men were released from soli-
tary confinement and are now willing
to 90 to work in the iute mill.
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COLUMBUS, o., June 4.-The supreme
court has declared the law unconstitu-
tional which last year adopted the
Torrens system of recording land
titles. The law is similar to that of
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-12

ORANGE, N. j., June s.-Snow fell
here yesterday, but the flakes melted
as they struck the ground. The squall
attracted general attention, as few
residents here had ever before seen
snow in June.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo, June S.-If a real
estate agent attempts to sell a piece of
property and acknowledges his inabil-
itX to do SO and then later on the trade is
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-12

Sore eyes, no matter how severe or long
standing, are cured by DR.. Jackson's Eye
Salve. 1t soothes and removes the in
fiamation and granulation at once. Can
De had at any drug store at twenty-five
cents a box. 2-3-1year
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Marshal Magic Resigns .By Request"

GUTHRIE, Ok, June limited States
Marshal Nagle has sent in his resigna-
tion. This action is supposed to be by
request, as the result of the recent in
vestigation by a special inspector.
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Lightning destroyed the barn of Is.
B. Williams, near Sterling, Kan, in.
cluding six horses and farming uten-
sils.
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what One Cent will Buy
as economy dictates.

6 inch rubber combs, metal back. ........Ic
Ladies handkerchiefs &c
Invisible hair pins large box. x..........Ic &c
Paper pins. Observation-Disclosures. ...Ic
Alminum thimbles, each h..................I
KantoPen hooks and eyes, per card ....Ic
2 spoos embroidery silk &c
Baby ribbon, all silk, per yard. .......I
Hair curriers', per pair .............. .......Ic
dozen hair crimpers
dozen dress buttons
pairs shoe laces " ... .Ic &c
IS white envelopes &c
Toilet soap, per cake.
2 rubber tipped lead pencils ls.........Ic
"a sheets good writing paper. ........Ic
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40 Cure a cola in One Day,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL IL fails
to cure. 25c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-22

throw there lay treasures that would
have placed him on an equality WIN Il
Vanderbilt or a Rothschild.
lust six weeks later two men, named
Stevens and Wood. suspecting from us
weight that the dirt contained gold OF
silver. made an assay. With blahcheu
faces and trembling hands they returheu
10 their camp and recommended work
They kept their secret until by purchase
and locating" they had secured niue
claims. Then they allowed the truth 10
leak out. and the Leadyille boom began
Mine after mine OF unparalleled richness
was opened. Two years later the writer
stood on the spot again. A Pullman car
conveyed him there this time. on every
side the homes Of 1900 people extended
while through the busy streets the news
bows rushed with special editions OF tne
Ieadyille Evening News, the Lead'llie
Star. and the Leadville Tribune.
The I.eadville boom was, so far as
America is concerned, practically the last
OF the great "rushes" until the Yukon
excitement OF this present summer. There
have been many isolated rich finds" In
Montana. Nevada, Arizona, and other
gold-Dearing States and Territories, foi-
lowed by local PUSHES" but nothing TO
approach the general movements OF large
masses of population such as character
lied the periods OF excitement to which
reference has been made.
In other parts Of the world, however
the gold-fever has ragged badly, notably
at johannesburg. and at Coolgardle, III
Western Australia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-22

even the major portion Of the emigrants'
will be able to make the journey ny
water Plenty of them Will nave "
brave tho dangers Of Chilcoot Pass, Win
its record of death and starvation.
If we average the possessions or eacn
gold-seeker, it will not reach the sum Oh
over $50 per individual. This assertion
will. no doubt, be derided by those VINO
enthusiastically declare that almost every
one of the fortune-hunters has money
enough 10 see him through Ihat u
not true. Many a man has started from
here TO the Klondike with barely enough
to live on for few days AFTER ne mas
reached the mouth of the Yukon, trusting
TO good fortune to help him complete the
Journey TO the promised land' =.
Tron the most authentic sources 1t
e learned that the water front at Dyea
Sl,apuav Bay IS lined with prospectors
tonts ANY number of those who went
north from here expecting TO get
RECOMMENDATION over the divide nave
found that unless they wish 10 pIaVe
tho perils of the unknown without
enide or definite idea of the necessary
knowledge required 10 assure saIo
massage they must wait Tor Weehs pc
fore continuing their journey. Flehty %, u
tbesa Dersons are beginning 10 reslze
that not before neat SPAAib 49,
the head waters Of the Yukon.
This will be the experience OF at iease
% per cent. Of the persons now on tno
water on their way 10 the h ol m
Nv, what will be the result On TINS
$50 ar least. the majority OF the ex-
p1,.so,ced ones agree. 1t is made up III
- -. Collaboration The British Gov
oIr,,ent or. rather, tho government ol
Canada has stationed men at every
s-S,,t whore the emigrants make an en-
~, ,nto the Canadian portion OF the
tfio,dike country, and no person with
ont al least years supply Oh PioNi-
sions Is allowed 10 proceed lho'e
40 such regulation about gong 10 .ne
entrance to the lapd OF eoiu' anu n1s0
:. is mat a horde OF hungry would
II 10 s,rosnectors must lnger all winter
70 20 money ana no Inencs.
~ uhen those who cannot go py
.or route but are well suppiieo
III -, provisions and fairly Wen OF io'
W." reach the point OF the pesln,
iioney, ,ho overland Journey, they VIII
ilhs W ~ n costs not less than Sio) a
ie"' transport provisions To the nlai
toii - destination. How many Oh the
POM ,',nters can afford TO pay these
oiooss There is but one ai'oinasNe,
"a that Is TO stay away W. ~. ,,,ore
snr,,o unless they SEND nome ~, ,,,e,,
sp aey and even, that means iohs wait
HEAVILY LOADED.
Many of the steamers me y,,1on are
being on the way 70 tne Ahoard the
,'n.,i,v loaded with freight. Aooaiu 'h9
.u,, ,,,ere fifty head OF paek-norsss ala
- me number OF cattle, an i a,es,.
sle .Sn Klondike. The RAPID Ira a,,'s
.o,j, all the freight she couio oalis rhs
TOOK an 1t ta took 300 hundred horses. Inc
s M,,,n Coast carried the tus-boat cover as
nor S es the steamlaunch Firenzi. anu "a,
wen - small lighters. The National IA
several or 1 the launch Hattie b. In
ciey :, f. estimated that when the meet
ia lse ves IS mentioned reaches Its dest,ha'
~ lion At least a thousand horses m''e''
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of La PaZ. The discoveries OF the ple-
cious metal I'm Malacca in 1871, III Nc"
Audalusia in the summer OF I'So, ana III
Ceylon in 1893, also caused consideraoie
local excitement; while exactly 100 years
ago the news that large washings OF golu
dust had been obtained from the WICK
low Mountains caused hutter IN the
Irish dove cotes. ,...
But these in addition to being ancient
history. were mere local and transient
affairs when compared with the Caiilol-
MAN rush of 1919. Between the sDfIhS Vi
that year and the autumn or 1871 II -
estimated that about one million OF peO-
,lo-rnen women. and children-left the
Eastern States bound FOR the ne" r-'uo
RADIO. But of this vast army thousands
died of hunger and thirst amid the burn
mo olkali deserts Of New Mexico ana
Arizona. thousands more lost their way
and nerished miserably amid the gloomy
CANYONS and intricate Businesses or the
Rocky Mountains; multitudes fell victims
IN the tomahawS and the scalpins-knlIe
Of the Apaches, the rayages or the SIOUX,
while others were butchered by order OF
10 Mormon elders, who strongly resent
ed the intrusion Of the gold seekers, anu
who sought. by the deliberate perpeI..
ton Of a series Of the most IllShllui ma
sacres. TO dam back the living torrent anu
sorce II 10 return whence it came. In
one Of these battles no FEWER thah 10
49,, women. and children were butcher
al This occurred at place called Noun
,oin Meadows. Utah, on September -
1s-7 and IL IS some satisfaction 10 be able
=, reoord that the chief actor in TINS
blood, drama. Bishop Lee, was shct near
~, twenty years later March q, lAD,
after a fair trial. by order Of the United
States Government.
Put neither hunger nor thirst, the
treachery Of the savage, nor the enmity
of the Mormons. sufiiced TO daunt the
ardor of the gold-seekers. In two years
The norailation Of California trebled. san
Francisco grew from a log village to a
Great city. and the prosperity Of the
country was assured.
In 1880 occurred the Colorado rush"
when tens OF thousands OF families passed
through Kansas. bearing aloft on their
white tented wagons the proud legend,
pixies Peak or Bust"
From the Peak country the gold-hunters
spread southwark 10 New Mexico, Texas,
and Arizona. and northward TO Nebraska,
wyoming. Dakota, and Montana. In all
these Wild and little known Territories
gold I'm more or less abundance was found.
and some Of the "rushes" even recalled
the famous days of 40. Perhaps the
hest remembered was that TO the Black
Hills I'm the spring of 1876. Sixty thou
sand people swarmed into the district in
the space OF about three months. and
some enormous fortunes were made
More than 5000 OF the unlucky ones. how
ever. persisted Of starvation during the en-
suing winter. and hundreds were killed
Inv the Sioux. in the centre of whose coun-
trv the Black Hills were situated.
LEADvILLE EXCITEMENT.
But even the Black Hill rush was
thrown completely into the shade by the
Ieadville excitement. This famous rush
began in 1873, and curiously enough. in
1S77 the writer was over the ground where
the city OF Leadville now stands. little
dreaming, however, that within q stones
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and cattle will have been transported
nv them. This. in addition to tons and
tons Of provisions.
The best equipped and provisioned OF
all the parties are those when nave or
ganized and chartered vessels. AS rule,
these have taken the precautions 10
arrange in advance ways to combat pos
sible emergencies and carry the men,
hers through all kinds of hardship. Tho
parties aboard the South Coast and the
Farallone are excellent examples of
these. The explanation of their fore
sight lies in the fact that they were
organized and Differed by men who
knew the country 10 which they were
going and TO whom placer mining In the
toughest surroundings was not matter
OF hearsay.
All sorts and conditions Of men is the
only fit way to describe the vast COM
many that is aboard the fleet Of vessels
referred TO. Among them was the
Mayor OF an Illinois town, who had
capitulated TO the blare Of the trumpets
of the returned miners, thrown aside
all the honor and emolument which OIL
flee brought him and Joined the hlon-
dixie ranks In the same party were
four bell-boys of the Palace Hotel at
San Francisco on another vessei went
The nephew of Russell Sage, OF New
York. on still another was the son OF
that old-time and famous grain-specula-
tor whom the world knows as "Old
Hutch"
one must not forget the women.
Wherever they could crowd IN they
vent Not a man in any OF the par
ties faced the possibilities Of starvation
and death with a stouter heart than
somo of these feminine seekers for gold.
The example Of Mrs. Berry and the
other women who have returned Win
both health and riches has simply set
ON Gre the ambitions Of the poor and
energetic feminine of this part OF the
country. and the result is seen ON the
passenger lists of the outgoing vessels.
After the 18th Of September II VIII De
having court to death TO attempt 10
reach the Klondike. Yet there are thou
sands of men in TINS cry to-uay per
soo,1,, readv TO face all this If they can
90, TRANSFORMATION to the Yukon. Men
Ss,ho have looked on the gold fever in
,,orious narts of the world for half
century say there was never anything
mo- annroached the fever that bs.s
seized SO many victims ana OF al
classes. ION to the Klondike! is heard
ON every side. and fortunate ihdeed' IS
the man considered who finds a way 10
achieve his ambition.
KLONDIKE FEVER RECAl-l-o
OTHERS.
The history OF modern gold-fevers, or
which Klondike affords US the latest ex-
ample. began on that wild autumn day
in isi7 when Captain Souter. prospecting
ON the banks OF the Sacramento river
"struck 1t rich" and inaugurated the mao
race 10 the West, which eliminated IN
1880. True, there had, OF course, been
tr,aing outbreaks long anterior TO the
above date. In 1880 for instance. Peter
the Great reopened tho ancient gold
mines in the Ural Mountains. and quite
number Of miners hocked thither from
various parts OF Europe. In 1870 there
was a miniature rush 10 Peru on account
of a nugget of gold weighing sixty pounos
Troy being uneasthed there near the to"i