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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-07

HARDIN JOHNSON, his wife and daughr
ter and Dan. Lakewood, all colored,
were poisoned at Louisville, KY, by
1aIdanum being mixed in their food. a
neighbor being suspected of the crime
It was feared they all would die
JOHN 0'CONNELL was found murde cred
at his home near Redwood Falls, Mimi.
Seven gashes in his scalp were made
by some blunt instrument and his
clothing had been saturated by oil and
his house set on fire. According to the
statement of three of his children, Mrs
OCennell was the perpetrator of the
deed, being driven crazy by the man
drinking and abusing his family while
under its influence
On September 1 the three silver con-
ventions of the populists, democrats
and republicans will be held at Lincoln,
Neb., and w. J. Bryan will issue
tiona1 address on the occasion to advo-
Gates of the silver cause throughout
the world.
Mrs. DARLINGTON BOOTH told of the
work the Volunteer Salvation army was
doing in the penitentiary at Joliet, Ill,
and at the end of her remarks 800 con-
victs We're enrolled under the Volun-
teerS' banner.
QUANAH PARKER, the noted chief of
the Comanches, was reported to have
been killed by an outlaw in Greer
county, Ok.
CHARLES w. SPALDING, late presidents
of the Globe savings bank and treas
urer of the state university, was found
guilty at Chicago of embezzling So, coo
belonging to the university. This was
his third trial, the jury in the former
cases holding that in hypothecating
the university bonds he was merely
borrower, because he paid interest on
them tn the university fruStaaS
WILLIAM w. YOU'VE and his brother,
George, and Fred Bridgeford were
drowned at Kansas City, Mo-, on the
1st while bathing.
THE white people at Thornbeck,
Tex, objected to a squad of negroes
being set to work in a quarry at that
place and pitched battle occurred be-
tween the negroes and whites and two
negroes were mortally wounded and
several others less seriously shot.
1t was reported that Great Britain is
about to open the East India mints to
further in International bimetallism.
THE crops in a strip five miles wide
and 80 long in Rock county, Mimi.
were entirely destroyed by hail the
other night.
THERE were five unsuccessful at
tempts at suicide in Kansas City, Mo-,
on the goth. All were women.
JOHN JOHNSON, colored, was hanged
at Livingston, Ala, for the murder Of
a white man.
THE Wheeling e Lake Erie railroad
bridge at Dillonva1e, O., was fired by
strikers and serious trouble was feared.
A DELIBERATE attempt was made to
wreck the fast train on the c., c.. G. Sc
St L. railway the morning of the
30th by driving a coupling pin into the
switch SO as to hold the switch open.
The engine and tender, mail, express
and baggage cars were thrown
from the track and wrecked and the
aaSineer. fireman and two tramps were
killed and -sS==~al other persons in
jured.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-07
TO RESTORE RATES.

Kansas Railroads Will Re-Establish the
Live Stock Tariff Once Dropped.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 3.-The Kansas
railroads will restore within a short
time the 1OO-pound rate on live stock,
which was placed in operation two
wears ago, but withdrawn after 200
cattlemen had appeared before the
state board of railroad commissioners.
and presented evidence showing that
the rate caused an increase of from s.
to SO per car in the cost of shipping
cattle and hogs. The minimum car
load under the proposed new rate Will
be is. 600 pounds All of the Kansas
roads have entered the combination.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-07
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY left Washing
ton on the 2Sth for Lake Champlain.
He may be away from the capital for
six weeks
THE internal revenue collections
during the past fiscal year were: For
Kansas, $3.50, 39s. 80; for Missouri, $685.
75I.15.
THE president has authorized the
sale of timber on the Red Cliff allotted
lands on the La Point agency in Wis
consin. There are estimated to be 100,-
900, 600 feet in this tract. The timber
is to be sold to the highest bidder, but
not exceeding 20, 600, 900 feet nor less
than 10, O0O 600 feet are to be cut away
annually.
COMPTROLLER BOWLER holds that
United States deputy marshals are per-
sonal appointees of the marshal and
go out of office when he goes out, and
that old deputy marshals cannot con-
tinue in office under new marshals I'M
less reappointed and sworn in again.
SAMUEL C. DUNHAM, a representative
of the commissioner of labor, has left
Washington for the Klondyke gold
fields to make an exhaustive report on
the business conditions there, the OPP
portunities for investment, the wages
paid, cost of living, etc His report is
to reach Washington by spring, so as
to be of value to the large number of
people going there.
A COMPREHENSIVE digest of official
opinions and decisions relating to pen
sions and bounty lands has been issued
by the department at Washington.
THE monthly statement of the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures for
July showed the total receipts to have
been $50, 027, 1854 and the disbursements
$50, 100, 90S, leaving an excess of ex-
penditures over receipts of 81, 073, 544.
THE coinage executed at the United
States mints for the month of July
amounted to $67O, $50, as follows: Gold,
$377, 200; silver, $500, 900; minor coins,
S23, $50. No standard silver dollars
were coined.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-07
TO RUN FOR CONGRESS.


Negroes VIII Make the Race in -Four of the
Kansas Districts.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 3.-The Colored
Mems Protective union of Kansas, it is
alleged, will put up congressional can
didates in the First, Second, Third and
Fourth districts of this state next
year. The leading negroes in the
state are now in correspondence over
the matter, and the interchange of
opinions has been so favorable to the
proposition that it is decided to hold a
meeting at Leavenworth in the near
future to organize the sentiment to
that effect.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-07
Insurance Company OF TheIr Own.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 31.-The organi-
zation of trust by the four leading
companies of the country insuring rail-
road employees. to advance rates. has
caused the employees of the Santa Fe
system to organize mutual insurance
association. The new organization
will be known as the Railway En-
ployes' Accident association, and it's
object will be to insure railroad men,
express men and telegraph men against
accident The headquarters will be at
Newton, Kan
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-07
Chancellor SHOWS Weather Record.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Aug. a--July was
a record breaker in weather, accord
ing to Chancellor Shows observations
at the state university. 1t was the
varmest July in seven years There
were Is days on which the thermome
ter reached 90degrees- Only five Julys
in the past 80 years have had higher
mean temperature, higher maximum
tempera ture and more hot days.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-07
Big Irrigation Ditch Filled.

GREAT BEND, Kan, July 81. Tho
water in the Arkansas river came up
yesterday. filing the Koen ditch for
eight miles At NJ. Gidden's farm the
water broke through the side of the
ditch and flooded fully 100 acres of
land to a depth of nearly two feet.
Corn and all crops on the flooded land
were benefited and unless the weather
turns extremely hot and bakes the
ground no damage will result
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-07
Farmers' Congress Delegates.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 31.-Gov. Leedy
has appointed the following delegates
to represent Kansas at the farmers
national congress at ST. Paul, August
81 to September 6: George W. Click,
Atchison; n. E. Brown. Concordia;
Thomas NJ. Potter, Peabody; David
Ballard, Billiards. Falls; George NJ.
Munger. Eureka; Frederick Wellhouse,
Leavenworth; John L. Humphrey,
Mound Valley; A. u. Brown, Fredonia;
b. F. Campbell, St Francis; j. I'll.
White, Pratt.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-07
senator Jumper Gets a Place

TOPEKA, Kan, July 3L-Gov- Leedy
has announced the appointment of II.
G. Jumper, state senator from Usage
county, to be member of
the state board of charities He
will take the place of George A.
Clark. of junction City, the last of the
publican members to retire.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
INTERESTING EXHIBIT

In the Northern PAcinc's Worlds Fair
Product Car to bo Seen In whselinE
The Northern Pacific Railroad land
departments Worlds Fair product car
will probably be in Wheeling before the
end of the month. The display in this
car is highly interesting and instruc-
tive, and Is open to the public for In
spection free of charge. 1t contains n
comprehensive collection of the fauna
and flora, cereal, fruit, mineral, and
vegetable products OF the states traver-
sed by the line of the Northern Pacific
Railroad, comprising Minnesota, North
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington,
and Oregon. There are also samples Of
wood, wool, building stone, coal, and in
fact specimens of all Industrial products
to be obtained along that line. The
numerous scenic views and COLLECTIONS
OF mounted birds and animals add
greatly to the interest and variety OF
the display, so that not only the far
mer, fruit grower lumberman, miner,
manufacturer, gardener, tourist, hun
Ter. homeseeker, student, and art lover
are interested, but In fact all classes OF
people will find much to admire.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
The Yerlscope.

The verlscope pictures Of the Corbett-
Fltzslmmous glove contest, which will
be seen at Wheeling Park next week, are
without doubt the greatest sensation OF
the year Since their first exhibition at
the Academy OF Music in New York. the
newspapers OF the country have given
columns Of space to the discussion OF
many important features of the contest
shown In the pictures. Many OF these
features were scarcely noticed by the
spectators at the rlngside, owing to the
intense excitement, caused by the superb
and closely matched work of these two
giants of the Athletic world, and yet
they have an important bearing on the
issue OF the contest. Photography Of
motion Is of such recent perfection that
there are still large number OF people
who can hardly understand the principle
Of II. The secret Of success in the repro
ductlon Of photographs of motion 10 the
high rate Of speed at which the pictures
pass the powerful projecting lens. In
showing the Verlscope pictures Of the
Corbett- Fltzslmmons contest, over forty
pictures are shown In n second. In the
preliminary. final scenes and the four
teen rounds OF this contest over $4,000
pictures, are shown.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
ADJUSTMENTS.

The engagement of the conterno Fa-
nous band, by Manager Handlan, of
Mozart Park. for four concerts at his
breezy hilltop resort, is attracting
great interest in the Greater Wheeling
and large audiences are assured at all
of the concerts. Special arrangements
will be made for the necessary number
of street cars to accommodate the
crowds upon leaving the park, There
will be four concerts, two on Sunday
and two on Monday, the matinee per-
formances starting at 2;3O p. m. and the
evening concerts at o'clock The
programme will be published In the
sunday papers. and include both pop
ular and classical music. The general
admission has been placed at the low
figure OF twenty-five cents, and at the
Monday matinee. which has been ar
ranged especially for ladies and chill
drel, they will be admitted for fifteen
and five cents, respectively.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW,
It Provides for she Attendance OF all
Children al Schools.

u froNtues Tor ihe Atlehuhuco OF ail
Children atsehoolH.
The compulsory school law passed at
the last session Of the West Virginia leg
isiature provides for the compulsory at
tendance of all children OF school age at
public schools, County Superintendent
OF Schools Lewis says there Is consider
able ignorance OF the laws provisions.
Its text Is printed In full below;
Be It Enacted by the Legislature Of West
Virginia:
That chapter Is OF the code be amended
by the insertion OF the following, to be
known as section 10 (a):
Section 10 (a), Every person having I'M
der his control a child or children be-
tween the ages OF eight and fourteen years
shall cause such child or children to at
tend some public school In the city, indie
pendent district, or district In which he
resides, and such attendance shall con-
tinue for al least sixteen weeks OF the
school year, provided the school bo In ses-
sion as many as sixteen weeks, and for
every neglect Of such duty the person
offending shall be guilty OF mlsdemeanor,
and shall, upon conviction thereof before
any justice, be fined 81 for the first olfense,
and % for each subsequent ofense.
An offense, as understood in this act,
shall consist In failure to send to school
any child or children for FIVE consecutive
days, except In case OF sickness OF such
child or children, or other reasonable ex-
cuse,
And It shall be the duty OF every trustee
and teacher to inform against any one so
offending; and upon failure so 20 do they
shall be guilty OF q mlsdemeanor, ana be
fined not EXCEEDING S. Provided, that II
such child or children have been other
wise instructed for u like period OF time
In the branches OF learning required by
law 10 be taught IN the public schools, or
have already acquired such branches, or
n bis physical or mental condition Is such
as 10 render such attendance lnexpedient
or lmprnctlcable, such penalty shall not
be Incurred. Provided, further, that in
case there be no public school In session
within two miles by the nearest travelled
road OF any person In the school district.
he shall not be liable to the provisions OF
| this act,
the credit Of the building fund OF the dis
II Co per cent Of the legal voters OF any
city, independent district, or sub.district
| shall petition the board OF education
against the enforcement Of this act, the
| said act, so far as that suh-dlstrlct Is con-
cerned, shall be null and void until the
beginning OF the next school year.
Justices OF the peace shall have 1urisdlc-
ton In all violations OF this act IN their
respective counties.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
TRUSTEES SALE.
nRUsTEE's SALE.

BY virtue OF deed OF trust made by
signed. as trustee, dated July !, A. D. 1895,
and recorded In the office OF the clerk OF
the county court OF Ohio county, West
Virginia, In Deed OF Trust Book No. 43. at
page g, will sell At public auction TO tho
door OF the court house OF said county. in
the city of Wheeling. W, Va, on
SATURDAY, ETHE 4TH DAY OF SEP.
TENDER, 1897,
commencing at 10 o'clock q. M. the fol-
lowing described real estate situated In tho
said city OF Wheeling, that is TO say: A
parcel OF ground situate in Wheeling, West
Virginia, on the east side OF Eoff street,
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, and
bounded as follows: Beginning at point
on the east side OF Eoff street. forty-two
the Methodist Episcopal church lot: thence
enstWardly with the southern line OF n
piece OF ground belonging TO Robert
Strange, ono hundred qOO) feet to n twenty
lei with Eon street eighteen Q0 feet:
thence westwardly and parallel with tho
line first above mentioned one hundred
400 feet TO Eoff street: thence northward-
Is with the east line OF Eoff street eighteen
dD feet TO the place OF beginning, together
with the improvements thereon, being tho
same property which was granted and con-
veyed 10 the said Jerry Crawford by Will
lam Linch, trustee, by deed dated the 18th
day OF March, 1852. and recorded In the
office OF the clerk Of the county court OF
said Ohio county in Deed Book No. 72. at
TERMS OF sALE-one-thlrd and as
much more as the purchaser may elect to
pay in cash on the day OF sale, the balance
OF the purchase money In two equal In
stallmants, payable respectively at one and
two years from the day Of sale, with In
terest from that day, for each Of which
dpferrad Instnlimpnfg of thB DtirchaER
money the purchaser shall give his ne
Eotiable promlssory note bearing interest
from the day OF sale as aforesaid TO DO
secured by the title OF the property sold
being retained until the, payment In full
property sold to be drawn. acknowledged
and recorded az the expense Of the par-
chaser.
WILLIAM II. HALLER, Auctioneor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

Council did not meet last night, and as
result the employees OF the board of
public works viii have TO wait for
several days for their last months pay
Acting Mayor Chew called a special
meeting OF the council, chiefly to order
these bills paid, and the call stated
general business"
1t was probably this fact that kept
some OF the members of the first branch
away, for some of the members do not
want to go on record voting for or
against the stock-yards ordinance. For
this reason there were only six mem
bers of the first branch who answered
to their names last night. They were
Messrs. Bachman, Baird. Horkheimer,
Haller, Hazlett and McKelvey, Mr..
Weldebusch was within call, however,
II a quorum could be had Colonel
HorkheImer was called to the chair In
the absence Of the mayor and made all
the efforts possible to secure the pres
ence Of enough members TO make DUO
rum. but without avail.
The second branch had the largest
attendance for long time twenty-four
members answering when the roll was
called by City Clerk Watkins. The
minutes OF the previous meeting were
read and the branch adjourned
There were some uncompllmentary re-
marks made concerning the absentees
and the general verdict Of the members
present was that there should be some
way of compelling members to attend
the meeting
Mayor Chew and Colonel Horkhelmer
were particularly disappointed at the
failure to secure quorum, as there are
employees Of the board Of public works
who need their money and have to walt
the pleasure OF few members who are
falling to face a question which must be
settled one way or the other, before
they can get It, It will be remembered
that there was no quorum at the last
meeting, August %, when only two
members of the first branch showed up,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

This stirring melo.dramu, with lts in
tenscly interesting plot It's bright COM
edy and clever speclaltles, It's thrilling
clmnxcs and lts wealth Of special seem
cry, delighted another good sized audi
cncc at the Grand opera house last
night There was n curtain call ut the
end Of nearly every act and the mp
plnuse was almost continuous through
out the evening There has certainly
been no production OF liz class In re-
cent years witch was more wholesome
In lts moral tone, more free from sug-
gcslycncss In tn dialogue and sltun-
tons II ~ n play to plensc the ladies
and children and there should bG n big
audience at the matinee this afternoon.
The engagement closes tonight,
Seats nj the box office.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

Nothing so strongly appeals to the
average theatre-goer as strong melo-
drama of the patriotic order. Such a
production is "old Glory" the famous
success of Brady and Corbett, which has
been booked as the attraction at the
Grand Opera House for the first three
nights OF next week, and Wednesday
matinee 1t tells a story of the bravo
action OF Uncle Sans blue coats in
Chilean waters, and the production re-
qulres an immense amount of special
scenery. Among the special scenes,
which are marvels of the scenic art, are
those showing the destruction OF tho re-
volvlng lighthouse. and the naval bat
tie in mid-ocean. The company will be
first class in every respect. including In
the cast many names which are familiar
to the theatre going public. Seats at tho
box office.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
TRUsTRE's SALE,

BY virtue OF a deed OF trust made by
Harry c. Sweeney 10 the undersigned, as
trustee, dated March II, In the year 1898,
and recorded in the office OF tho clerk OF
the county court OF Ohio county, West
Virginia, In Deed OF Trust Book No. 81,
at folio is3, l will sell at public auction
to the highest and best bidder, at tho north
front door OF the court house Of said coun-
ty. in the city Of Wheeling. w. Va, on
SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF SEP
TENDER, A. ID. 1897,
commencing at 10 o'clock q. M, tho real
estate hereinafter mentioned and de-
scribed being all OF the following prop.
erty, situate on Wheeling Island. In the
said city OF Wheeling that is to say; Lot
numbered twenty-seyen (2O. fronting on
Zane street, In Daniel Zane's addition TO
the said city Of Wheeling.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third and as
much more ~ the purchaser may elect to
pay in cash on the day OF sale, the balance
OF the purchase money In two equal In
stallments, payable respectively al one and
two years from the day Of sale, with in
terost from that day, for each OF which
deferred lnstallments Of the purchase
money the purchaser shall give his nego-
tInble promIssory note, bearing interest
from the day Of sale as aforesaid, to be
secured by tho title OF the property sold
being retained until the payment IN full
OF the same, or by deed OF trust on tho
property sold to be drawn, acknowledged
and recorded at the expense Of the pur-
GEORGE b. CALDWELL.
Trustee.
WILLIAM II. HALLER,
AuCtioneer. aus
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
DIED.

wILL1S-At the residence OF his son, n
II. D. willis, az Pleasant Valley or
Thursday. September 2, 1897, RICHARD
WILLIS
Funeral from tho residence OF his SON.
II. II. d. Willis, in Pleasant Valley
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Inter.
ment private.
Baltimore and Powson, Nd, papers please
copy)
HoRKHETMER-o Friday, September 4
1897, at 400 o'clock n. M, MRS RE.
GINA HORKHElMER, aged Gs years
Funeral from residence Of her son-ln-law
Joseph Mayor, No, 1895 chnpiinc street.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Friends
of tho family respectfully invited to at.
tend. Please omit flowers. lntormont
private at Mt Wood cemetery.
Canton. o., papers please copy
KELIY--At Colcraln. Ohio. on Friday
September q, 1877, at 1850 o'clock y. M.
REUBEN KELLY, formerly OF Iron
ton, Ohio, aged n years,
Funeral from the residence OF joel Walker
this Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
Friends Of tho family are Invited to
attend, intormonl at Mt. Wood como
terry
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

that a profitable week had been spent,
In listening to words OF wisdom from
instructors who are well able to assist
the teachers In their arduous work.
And now comes the work OF the year,
Shall we do better work from having
heard the instruction OF the week. Il Is
our privilege to do and there Is no
doubt but the best work ever done In
the Wheeling schools will be done dur
ing the year ABOUT ia open. Teachers
ought to get better. AS soon as a
teachers ceases to Improve he ought to
quit. The watchword OF to-day Is pro-
gress. and there Is no profession in
which 1t is needed more than In that OF
the Teacher
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

TO heal the broken and diseased tbs
sues. to soothe the irritated surfaces, 10
instantly relieve and to permanently
cure is the mission OF DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salve. Charles r. Goethe. Market
and Twelfth streets; Chatham Sinclair,
Forty-slXth and Jacob streets; A. II.
Scheele. No. 6O7 Main street; Exley
Bros. Penn and Zane streets; Bowie &
Co. BrldReport