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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-07
FIREMEN CHANGE OFFICERS.

AT meeting of the Phoenix Fire COM
pany tonight Assistant Frank Butler
was elected engineer. to succeed Engl-
ncer l.. y. Thomas and Pelham Trot-
man was selected as assistant. They are
only named for thirty days, and they
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-07
MEETING

ME- Iu-NNr tf ']''lsiCE COM Nj s.
SIONERS
Present: W. Y. Robinson, w. o. Shane.
Mr. j. j. WMtehurst, Dr. L. A. Bill
soly.
Owing to the absence OF the Mayor,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-07
BURIED IN JACKSON.

The remains OF the late Mrs. Sallie
j. p. PEBBLES We're this morning sent
to jackson, y. c., via the Seaboard Air
Line. They were accompanied by Cap
tain NJ. NJ Urquhart, r. Ridley and L.
j. PEBBLES. The deceased leaves three
children-Mrs. George S. Urquhart. of
Suffolk; Mrs. r. l.. FELTON,. of jackson,
". c., and A1r. E. j. PEBBLES, of Jack
son. The funeral took place this after
noon and was well attended
BAGGAGE MEMS TROUBLES.
Mayor Brewer presided In the Police
Court to-day and settled a fight between
j. H. Everett and William Stokes, col
ored, baggage transfer men. Everett
was taxed IS.
For being drunk George w Barnwell.
white, was levied on for So.
John Jackson, colored, was fined the
same.
Later in the day Everett was arrested
by Sergeant AmeS. J. c. Bell went mis-
surety, ana lie was released, to appear
tomorrow morning.
TO MARRY IN ISLE OF WIGHT.
: Cards are out for the marriage Of
Miss Leatie Bnford to Mr.. a. W. Holt
at Mill Swamp Baptist church. on We'd
nesday afternoon, December 18th, 1897.
at $3.50 o'clock. The bride to be is n
granddaughter of Mr.. Augustus II.
White, we'll known citizen Of Isle Of
Wight. She is one OF the prettiest girls
in the county.
FIREMEN CHANGE OFFICERS.
At meeting of the Phoenix Fire com
pany tonight Assistant Frank Butler
nin al NORM
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
INSURANCE SWINDLE.
PITTsBURG- BANKER CAUGHT IN A
GIGANTIC SCHEME.
FELL IN A FAINT ON HIS ARREST.
INDUCED OLD MEN TO INSURE THEM
SELVES IN HIS FAVOR.
Held Sixty-ive Policies, AggregatinE
S2O0,OOO, With Himself as the
iBenefciary-stood to Make
Good Haul in the
Near Future.
FELL IN A FAINT ON HIS ARREST

Pitts6urg, Pa. April ia colossal at
tempt sat insurance swindling was un-
earthed today when C. Linwood woods.
of c. L. Woods & Co.. bankers, was ar
rested in his office in the Park building.
The information was made by Z. h. Har-
per- chief of the revision department OF the
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association.
charging that he was "treed,' and was
committed to Jail in 5000 bail.
Later he made a written confession in
which he gives the details of his scheme.
He says that, with former agent OF the
Reserve, he fell into conspiracy to de-
fraud. His mode of procedure was to insert
advertisements in the local papers for old
men TO act as collectors. He would ask the
applicants for bond. but kindly waived the
bond if the applicant would sign an appli-
cation for insurance on his life. This was
generally secured. and then Woods would
get some responsible man to sign a promis-
sorry note to the Woods & Co. banking firm,
filled out with amounts ranging from slo, :
000 to $4,000, SO that conslderation LOT tne
insurance policy at death could be claimed
to be the debt established by the note. :,
1t is not known as yet how the appii-
cants passed the medical examination.
In Woods desk were found sixty-hve
policies, with himself as beneficiary. ag-
gregating 100000. Some of the policies
were issued by the Proyident Savings COM
pany, of New York: the Fidelity Mutual
Fund Life. of New York. In the latter M
there were policies amounting to Sl5o, ,ooo
Weeds had policies on the lives OF his
brother and sister, and MS nancee. Inc e
other policies were all for men over 80
years of age, and Woods stood to Teallze
a goodly sum in the near future Fortu-
nately for the companies. the many pol,
icies with Woods as beneficiary aroused
suspicion, and the arrest was made before
any losses were paid.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
STEVENSON WILL ACCEPT.
Ex-Vice President Ready to Serve on
the international Bimetnllism
Commission.

Bloomington, ILL.,, April 13.-Ex-Vice
President Stevenson said to-day, when
cre STONED about his appointment on the
commission for the promotion of an inter-
national agreement:
II appreciate the compliment paid to me
by the president, and will cheerfuliy rem
de- what assistance 1 can to accomplish
the object of the mission.
II am a bimetaliist. l regard the res
toration of silver to its proper money
function as the supreme question in our
country and throughout the world. The
Importance of the question cannot be over
stated. In this country. the increase in
the volume of business Is beyond compu-
tation In the light of these facts. the
REHABILITATION of silver is a prime neces-
sity. Should its demonstration become the
settled policy, the evil days upon which
we have fallen but dimly foreshadow con-
sequences yet to come.
whatever our views may be as to the
ability of our government to maintain
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
without the cooperation of the leading
countries of Europe, 1t may be safely as
sumed that every friend of silver in our
country will welcome international bimet-
alhsm.
LAS to the probability of success of this
commission, 1t Is known that the trend
of public sentiment in European countries,
as we'll as our own. Is undoubtedly tayora-
BILE to bimetallism. Many of the publicists
of England and Germany are in earnest
accord with our government upon this
countries justify it. an international con-
ference would undoubtedly be called and
action taken that would be deemed prop
er."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
WHEN DOCTORS DIFFER
WHO SHALL DECIDE?
History of a Woman Who Gould Not Walk
For Six Years.
From the Palladium. Richmond, Ind

first box or So but they asked me to give
the medicine a fair trial, so they Kept OF
prescribing 1t.
II took no other at the time. SO that If
any good were to come we would would . Know
change was noticed. My muscles became
more flexible, and suffered much less. At
the end of three months L found / could
move my limbs could lift myself up, and
was no longer helpless. ! Kept on and Still
refrained from every other sort OF medi-
cine.
s.In one year from the time began the
use of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People / could walk, something all the
doctors had decided never could do again.
..At first having been helpless for so
long. could not trust myself to walk on
the street. as felt afraid. Soon, however,
/ grew more confident, and walked every
where as well as ever. and have been doing
so ever since. j took the pills for two
years as / was afraid to stop until was
sure the cure was complete. Before took
them / was wreck. and now my general
health Is very good"
as to her opinion of what cured her. and
she has often declared Ii to have been Dr.
williams Pink Pills for Pale People. as
she had been growing steadily worse until
she had begun using them. and as sne used
no other medicine after taking the pills.
Druggists in Richmond now have large
sale OF these pills, and 1t Is a frequent oc-
currenee to have q customer ask for the
msGicine that cured Miss Osborne.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
ecntnl1 al the clements necessary 20 sive
rev life ana richness to the blood and 70
store shattered nerves. They arY for safe
by all druggist, or nay oe mad u r:Sli
from DE-. Williams 2ISliclne Company,
Schenectady. N. Y, for 50c q box, or six
boxes for $2.50
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
MISSOURI TEXT BOOK LAW.
Doubt ms to Whether or Not IL Is Now
In Enect-Commission
Meets.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 13.-(SpecialJ
The state school text book commission
held an informal meeting here to-day. All
the members were present, as follows:
State Superintendent Kirk. State Auditor
Seibert, Attorney General Crow. Professor
w d. Dobson, of Kirksville. and Professor
T. E. Spencer, of Marshall. The commits
sioners qualified by taking oath of office,
but did not elect officers because there Is
a serious doubt that the law is in effect
The bill passed the senate with an emer-
geney clause. but :he house passed dif-
fercnt bill. 1t required three conference
committees to agree upon report, and
the third finally accepted the senate bill.
which the house adopted by a vote OF
seventy-two members. but the emergency
clause was not voted upon at all. Attor-
ney General Crow was asked by the COM
mission tc render an opinion as to wheth-
er the law Is in effect or not. which de-
cis.oI will be rendered Saturday. II he
concludes that the law Is now in force.
the commission will meet here Monday
and organize: otherwise. there will be no
meeting until within twenty days after
June 20. the date on which all laws go in
to effect which were passed by the last
legislature without emergency clauses.
Tho bill requires the commission to meet
within twenty days after the law takes
effect and take the oath of office. The
meeting to-day was to keep within the
Law in the event 1t Is found that the emer-
gency clause was adopted by the adoption
of the conference report by the house.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
NEARING THE DANGER LINE.
The Missouri River VIII Probably In
wade the West Bottoms To-
lay or Tomorrow.

Just as Weather Observer Connor pre-
dicted the Missouri river began 10 rise
yesterday shortly after daylight, and dur
ing the day climbed slowly up the gauge.
1t started in the morning at 1876 and kept
rising at such a rate that the danger line
of twenty-one feet will be reached by day
light or shortly after this morning, and by
tomorrow morning, he is of the opinion,
the river will be fully foot over the dan
ger line and the spring flood will be on in
first-class shape. He says the river VIII
be probably stationary during Ihursday
and may show some decline Friday. or
conditions may be such by that time as TO
give il a slight upward tendency that may
be maintained for few days.
Mr.. Connor was SO firmly of the opinion
the danger line would be reached that lie
yesterday morning notified the packing
houses and other industries along the r.ver
banks to be on the lookout for high water.
and there was plenty OF hustling done
down in that portion of the city all day,
and most of the people interested were as
well prepared last evening as they could be
and were simply waiting for the volume of
water to reach the line
There was Il noticeable increase in the
current yesterday, and it is now running
with great force under the Hannibal
is obtained 1t is getting desperately close
to the bank at Harlem. and at few places
along there is cutting into the sandy banks.
is hitting the banks hard and damage is
being done the farm lands. The rise OF
nearly two feet will put it where it will
puzzle some of the land owners, and 1t Is
certain to do damage.
There is also a rise perceptible in the
Kaw and yesterday there was some cur
rent shown in the stream. The rise of the
Missouri will back the water up that river
and may do some damage down in the
lower portion of Kansas City, Kas.. al
| though the sewers there are provided will
| floodgates to stop that sort of damage. II
| is believed there will be no back water
! thrown up through the sewers, as has beer
done heretofore.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14

,,;.s IT T. Osborne Is the name OF a
,,ouny lady living at 126 North Seventeenth
s,raat Rtchnoond Ind. She Is the daugh-
tor Of William Osborne, one OF the most
nrominent horsemen in Eastern Indiana.
she told your reporter most interesting
and remarkable story. 1t will interest ply
sicians. as 1t was a most unusual case. ana
70 the various ones who treated her. dag
nosed it differently
None of the doctors. and I tried all OF
them" said Miss Osborne. knew what was
The matter with me. Some said had rheu.
matism. while others frankly admitted tnat
they did not know. l was at first taken
with pneumonia. One of my feet panied me
almost constantly, then the doctors pro-
nounced 1t rheumatism.
grew and spread until my entire body was
involved and 1 was utterly helpless Then
we changed doctors No relief came, an9
we changed again. We tried nearly an OF
the local physicians. and l was taken away
TO the baths Nothing did me any apparent
good. and suffered very much; ,,,,-
1T Is now six years since l became una,
BILE to walk. Afterwards grew worse and
WAS absolutely helpless. Braces were USED
in the hope OF Strengthening my limbs, SO
as to make me able to walk, but they did
no good. ,,.os .ra co
were my people. My friends gave me up
to die and the doctors. each one OF whoni
at first declared he could have me walking
soon all declared that L never could wadA
again. ] had no longer any faith IN any
doctor or any remedy.
friends inauced her to take Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills. bEt as.:inst hs7' ysin, for she
was discouraged. she says o. the resu; : .
II noticed no change after taking IN
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
KANSAS DEMOCRATIC EDITORS.
tion at Lawrence Yesterday
Largely Attended.

Lawrence, Kas.. April 13.-(Special0 The
meeting of the Democratic Editorial As
sociation of Kansas in Lawrence to-day
was more largely attended than any annual
meeting of recent years. There were about
forty of the representative Democratic edi-
tors OF the state present when the associa-
ton was called TO order this morning by
President ]. B. Fugate, of Newton. The
morning session was spent in preparatory
work, and this afternoon the regular pro-
gramme for the meeting, which was wholly
Informal, was carried out.
A resolution of respect for the late Daniel
w. Voorhees, was introduced and carried by
a rising vote.
The association voted to meet next year
at lola and the following officers were
elected: President, l.. /. Purcell. Lakin In
dex; vice president, V. j. Lane. Wyandotte
Herald: secretary. j. B. Goshorn, lola
Sentinel: treasurer, j. E. .Watrous, Burling-
ton Independent; executive committee.
Warren knaus. Mcpherson; w. E. Tim
mons. Cottonwood Falls; ]. T. Herman,
Olathe.
The last meeting was held this evening.
when the interests of the Democracy of the
state were discussed This was followed by
banquet at the Edridge house, after
which the meeting adjourned.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
ABE sTElNBERGER's MISSION.
Went to Washington to See About
Starting n Straightout Pop
Paper There.

Topeka, Kas., April 12-(SpeciaD
Through the publication of an editorial IN
ex-senator PETERS paper to-day, II deVei-
oped that Abe Stenberger's mission to
Washington recently was fer the purpose
of comforting with some other rniddle-of-
the-road Populists in reference to starting
a Simon pure middle-of-the-road paper at
the national capital.
1t seems that Senator Marion Butler is
alarmed over the prospects of the proposed
newspaper enterprise, and is trying to
throw cold water on it. He has prepared
some washington letters on the matter
and has sent them to various Populist pa
pers. among others the Advocate, PETERS
paper The letter also contained some nat
ter in reference to the attitude of the Pop
uIists in congress on the tariff. Ex-senator
PETER refused to print it. These are his
reasons:
"First-This paper is well supplied with
editorial writer's, and, beside exchanging
with daily papers, it is regularly in receipt
of the Congressional Record and. therefore,
does not need to use the matter that goes
out in these Washington letters.
.'Second-The letter concludes with a de-
liberate insult TO u very large part of the
membership of the Populist party, and we
do not wish to give currency to matter OF
that kind
In commenting upon the attempt of But
Ter to kill off the proposed middle f-the-
road PopullSt paper. fener says But IL
is rumored this Washington letter of Mr..
Butler says, that the middle-of-the-road
folks wants to start a party paper in
Washington. Well, suppose they do; what
of it? Haven't they right to do SO? There
is no such paper published there now 1t
| is understood. says the same letter, that
the scheme will be carried into execution,
| If the Republicans will furnish the funds
| Is Mr.. Butler the man to denounce a Pop
| ulist for accepting or even asking assist
ance from a Republican? Did not he and
| his friends in North Carolina form a COM
| bination with the Republicans three or four
years. and is not Marion Butler now in
an agreement entered into with Republic
| ans before that union was formed?"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
MISSISSIPPI STILL RISING.
Levees south of Vicksburg Are In
Constantly Increasing Danger
of Breaking.

Memphis. Tenn, April 13.-The river con-
tinues to rise south of Vicksburg, and the
swift current is throwing the water all
over the levees with enormous force. A
telegram from Tallelah, La. received last
night. reported that the levee at Davis ISL
and in Warren county, Miss, had broken,
but the report was premature. The water
is washing over the leyee at that point,
however. and break may occur al any
hour. Many people have left the island
Several weak spots have developed in the
Southern levee and the people in that sec
tion are making heroic struggles to save
their property. Tonight the backwater
in the flooded Mississippi delta is about sta
| tionary. The river at Memphis continues
| to fall slowly.
at Helena the river is declining at the
| rate of 0.3 of a foot daily. The refugees are
| focking to Helena by every boat
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
FREIGHT THIEVES ARRESTED.
Three Men Who Have Been Systemat-
ically Stealing Merchandise mt
st. Joseph Confess.

st. Joseph, Mo-. April 13.-(Special0 Three
men who have been Systematically stealing
merchandise from the Kansas City. st. Jo-
seph & Council Bluffs railway freight house
were arrested by Sergeant Fred Henry and
the police secret service squad to-day, and
a quantity of plunder was secured that had
been stolen by the gang. The men are
William NJ. Storer, aged 30, married and
living with his wife at 200 South Nineteenth
street: William Nixon, aged So. married,
at 1910 North Elwood street, and John
Hayes, married. who lives with his wife
and one child at SIS South Eleventh street.
Storer is check clerk for the Brown Trans
fer and Storage Company, and was en-
ployed on the depot platform, where he re-
ceived all goods handled by his company.
Nixon was receiving clerk for the railroad
company, and Hayes was employed IN a
similar position by the railroad
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
NO CONTEST AT ABILENE.
Have Their Candidate for
Mayor Seated.

Abilene, Kas., April l3.-(Special.) The
Republicans to-day decided not to contest
the election of mayor, although the nom
partisan candidate was elected by only one
vote including. several challenged votes.
They decided that, as they have every 9TH
board member elected last week, they ought
10 be satisfied and stop quarreling. The
new administration has begun vigorous
cleaning up of streets and alleys.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
MuLTI.MuRDERER CAUGHT.
Ike sbeppard, Colored, COnfesses Hav.
ing Been Concerned in q
Score of killings.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 13.-Ike Sheppard,
colored, wanted in Chicago for the murder
of William Brady in April, 1886, was ar
rested here to-day. Sheppard confesses
not only to the murder of Brady, but also
to that of John Dougherty, at Webster;
". Va, in 1891, and says he has been mixed
up in eighteen or twenty other afrairs Oh
the kind
He tells SO many stories of murders that
the officials are inclined to consider hin
not altogether sane. Sheppard is 36 years
old. He says that in 1896, while working
on the drainage canal at Chicago. he ana
Brady, one of the bosses, quarreled over a
board bill, and, as Sheppard was getting
the worst of 1t, he shot Brady three times,
killing him.
The murder of Dougherty, he says, was
the result of fight over a game OF cards.
Dougherty accused Sheppard of cheating,
and shooting followed, Dougherty being
killed with the second shot.
Requisition papers from the governor OF
here, and officers are expected in the morn
ing to take him to Chicago. - ...-.-,..
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
A BATTLE WITH ROBBERS.
Twenty-Five Citizens of Wilson, ILL.,,
Open Fire on n Trio of Bank
RuPgIarS,

Chicago. April 13.-At Wilson, small
town on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
railroad, q posse of twenty-five citizens
early this morning fought a pitched battle
with three robbers. About l o'clock the
town watchman. while making his rounds.
saw two men at work on the safe in the
town bank. while another robber stood
outside. The officer at once aroused as
meantime, decamped. leaving their tools
scattered about the bank The posse start
trio, opened fire, which was instantly re-
turned Soon one of the robbers fell, but
he arose and the three desperadoes plunged
into the nearby woods. Later two of the
robbers were seen alighting from a freight
train at Dolton, several miles north. 1t is
supposed the third man is either dead or
hiding, badly wounded in the woods.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
FOR A. KANSAS ROBBERY.
Sheriff Landis, of Clay County, Cap-
lures w. F. Mackey, Near
Providence. n. l..

>
Providence, R. l.. April 13.-(Special.)
William F. Maxey. 10 years DID, clean
shaved. slouchily dressed. with the air of a
desperate. has been roaming through the
state for two weeks past, armed with a s.
caliber revolver over a foot in length. and
a big stock of cartridges. Maxey was To-
Gated at Manviile to-day and taken into
custody. No sooner was he in the clutches
of the law than Sheriff d. S. Lands. of
Clay county, Kas., appeared upon the scene
and claimed Maxey on warrant for grand
larceny committed in Clay Center March
20. Lands had been on long, stern chase
after the fugitive all over the Eastern
country. Landis got a clue to Maxey in
Washington, where the latter called at the
White House to see President Mckinley.
coat pocket. The victim Of the robbery at
Clay Center was F. c. White, and the plum
der " as $3.50 in cash. a revolver and a horse
and saddle. The money stolen was squan-
dered all along the route from West to
East. The prisoner will very likely be
taken away without requisition from
Governor Leedy, of Kansas. He says he is
willing to go.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
Dickinson Democrats Active.

Abilene. Kas.. April 1s.-(Special) The
Democrats of Dickinson county have called
a mass convention for April "a to nomi-
nate a full county ticket. The intention Is
TO force the Populists to place some Demo-
Gratis on the ticket, which has never been
doEe. The Democrats want especially TO
have the Office of treasurer. which has al
ready been chosen by the Populists for one
of the leading factions. and a straight
Democratic ticket throughout the cam
paign is probable
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-14
M'cRAY AND TILL0TS0N OUT.
bers of the Kansas Text
Book Hoard.

Topeka, Kas., April 13--(Special) State
Superintendent Stryker volunteered the in
formation to-day that Governor Leedy
would not commission d. c. Tillitson and
ID. O. McCray. both of Topeka. as mem
bers of the textbook board. He said the
governor told him this, and. upon the
strength of it, he has sent out circular
letter to the schoolbook publishers. signed
by only six members. leaving off the names
of Tillotson and McCray. He further stated
that the governor would fill the vacancies
before the meeting of the board in May.