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Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
=, Masked Men Hold Up
~ Alton Train in Kan
sas City's Suburbs.
,,op Complete Control of the
Express Car but the Dyna-
mite Didn't Work.
,,lv Money Secured, About
Soo. Came From Pockets
of the Trainmen.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. Flight masked
sndts held up Chicago and Alton
,nress train at a point less than six
pes from Kansas City. The robbery
the third occurring on the railroad
ithiu year, all within 10 miles OF
bis city.
The train was stopped at Evanston
ding by the explosion of torpedoes
hjch had been placed on the track.
When the conductor and brakeman
rent out to ascertain the cause Of the
rouble they were covered with re-
Iolyers in the hands of four of the road
gents. The other four quickly covered
he engineer and fireman. the brake
men were compelled to uncouple the
aggage and express cars from the pas
enger coaches. In the meantime the
bandits at the head of the train had Or
lsed Engineer Vollette and his fireman
b climb down out of the cab and two
the robbers Immediately took their
places Two others of the bandit
ruwd jumped aboard the baggage and
Express cars. This part of the train
lhey ran up the track towards Inde.
pendence, Mo-, about quarter Of q
nile. There they compelled the
Frightened Express Messenger
loo open the door of his car. After Sc
curing complete possession of the engine
lnd the baggage and express cars the
bandits placed "A sticks of dynamite on
ae high through safe. They applied
the fuse and the match, but for some
fsason the explosive did not go off, and
from the subsequent developments it is
eear they We're afraid to return to the
express car. After waiting a few min.
utes for the expected explosion, they
lurrledly left the place, running into
the underbrush which skirts the rail-
way In that section. The trainmen,
Sho had been left behind with the pas
seager coaches, politely waited a reason
|a0e length Of time for the robbers to
complete their work, and then ran
|aaeaa to the engine and cars. After
|some delay, for they, too, were afraid
|a the dynamite, they succeeded in lift
ins down the small safe and throwing
|Ous the explosive. The engine was then
fun pack to the rest of the train and
|"upled on, and, after two hours de-
|.aN lne express resumed the journey
towards st. Louis. The only booty the
lOOOers secured was about 800 taken
Prom trainmen.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
THREE TOWNS BURN.
CasseIman, South Indian and Cheney,
Ont, in Ruins.

CasseIman, South Indian and Cheney,
Ont, in Ruins.
OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. THE villages
of Casselman, South Indian and Che.
ney have been destroyed by forest fires.
Four bodies have been recovered near
South Indian. They are those of Mrs.
LIE Vielle and her sister, Miss Stiles, and
Mrs. LIE Vie.le's two children, one an
infant and the other IL years old. Two
or three houses are all that is left of a
once thriving village at South Indian.
Two houses and hotel are all that re-
main of Casselman. The village Of
Cheney is obliterated. Sixty of the
most destitute were brought to this city
during the afternoon and the others are
being provided for at farm houses and
elsewhere.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
THE SCOURGE INCREASES.
Five Deaths and Thir ty-nine New Cases
at New Orleans.

Five Deaths and Thir ty-nine New Cases
at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. THE days
record of deaths and 80 new cases is
the top notch reached during the pres.
ent yellow fever scourge. The increase
Of cases was not unexpected. The
weather has been warm and the large
territory the board of health has to
cover makes perfect scrutiny impossi-
BILE, and germs are being distributed
which, if the totality of cases was
fewer, would be easily restrained.
While the number of cases under treat
ment is in the neighborhood of $50,
there are many houses which have not
yet been disinfected but in which the
patients have been declared well. The
total death rate is sti II small in proper
tion to the number Of cases.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
LETTERS OF VICTORIA,
Evidence of Bitter Hostility to Home
Rule for Ireland.

Rule for Ireland.
New YORK, Oct. IA copyrighted
cablegram from London to The Even
ing Post says: No little talk has been
aroused in political circles over passages
of Lord Tennyson's biography, which
nearly all the reviewers purposely or
accidentally overlook. These passages,
in letters between Lord Tennyson and
the queen, furnish the first direct evil
dence Of the queens bitter and active
hostility to the home rule policy of her
then constitutional advisers, and quite
upset the notion that the queen has be-
come the mere echo of her ministers
views. This evidence of the queens
stepping outside of her constitutional
advisers to condemn the Irish cause,
and possibly embarrass her ministers,
will certainly cause much pain in Ire
land, if it does not create political
troubles. Even The Times questions
whether it is discreet to publish the let
terS.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
BAD BLAZE AT CHICAGO.
Stock Yards Pavilion Destroyed and
Many Residences Damaged.

MANY nesiuences Ddmaseu.
CHICAGO, Oct. Z. Famed by strong
wind from the west a fire which broke
out in the Dexter Park pavilion at the
Union stock yards spread to the dis
trict between Halsted street and Union
avenue and Forty-third and Forty-tifth
streets, demolishing business houses
and residences. One man was killed
and several injured in an attempt to re-
lease the horses from the pavilion. The
chief losses resulting from the fire are
as follows: Dexter Park pavilion, con-
sisting of eight barns, $4,000; Armour
& Co. sheds, near pavilion, $500; feed
in pavilion, $4,000; freight cars belong
ing to the Union Stock Yards and
Transit company, and the Chicago and
Alton railroad, $4,000. Twenty. eight
residences and stores were damaged by
the flames, the loss in each particular
instance being small.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
BUSINESS PORTION GONE.
Medora, Ills, Sustains a Loss of Eighteen
of It's Best Buildings.

MEDoRA, Ills, Oct. IA fire broke
out at 3 a. m. in the rear of Robing's
hardware store, spread rapidly, and in
two hours had destroyed that building
and II others adjoining, practically
wiping out the business portion of the
town and causing an estimated loss Of
800, 900; insurance one-half. Several
persons were more or less seriously
burned and bruised while trying to res.
cue goods from the stores. Before be-
ing discovered the fire got such a start
that the citizens of the town, which
has population of 1000, had hard
work in getting the flames under con-
troll.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
THE CASE OF SANGUlLLY.
Story of the Cuban in Detail-Mr. Cleve-
lands Course CommeDded.


WASHINGTON, Oct. THE celebrated
case of Julio Sanguilly is presented in a
semi-official form in pamphlet issued
by Sanguilly's counsel here, Jose 1.
Rodriguez. 1t tells the story in detail
and gives number of letters passing
between Secretary Olney, Senator Sher-
man, Consul General Lee and the
United States minister at Madrid, Han
mis- Taylor, not appearing in the state
department publications and heretofore
unpublished. AS a whole, the docu.
ment upholds the course Of President
Cleveland and Secretary Olney, and
points out that the agitation in San.
guilly's behalf in congress served only
to prejudice his case
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
AUTONOMY IS OFFERED
New Cabinet viii Grant Home
Rule to Cuba Under Span
iSh SuZerainty.
Also Decides to Continue the
Campaign as Long as May
Be Necessary.
Captain General Weyler Places
His Services at Command
of SagaSta.

MADRID, Oct. 7.-At a cabinet coun-
cil the government decided to grant
autonomy to Cuba under the suzer.
ainty Of Spain and to continue the cam.
paign as long as may be necessary.
Senior Sagasta, the premier, has re-.
ceived cable message from Captain
General Weyler, who offers his services
to the government and says: II shall
not resign"
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
AN IOWA DECISION,
'ence OF an Accomplice in Crime Not
sufficient to Convict.

uence OF an Accomplice in Crime Not
Sufficient to Convict.
DIs MONIES, Ia, Oct. 7.-The su-
seme court has decided the celebrated
alaer s. case of Mrs. Betsy Smith, now
1s.ing' with her daughter Cora, a life
||s,u'eace for poisoning her husband, a
IL. A l,and engineer, so that she could
~. .s ml'n her lover. The principal wit
~a Is' tor the state, Mrs. Ella Scoville,
|,dm,v. Iu was In the room when poison was
|eontas t.nis'ered in a custard pie, made q
|Tha |Tae'sion and turned states evidence.
]. J, supreme court now holds that,
4 ,ne ~s. was an accomplice, her evidence
|nans aO' admissible, and, therefore, the
|m.t. smen1 Is set aside. The court init
10 Convict. ' Ao"sA o''oon'o
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Editor Publicly Whipped.

WACO, Tex, Oct. w. @. Brann,
editor Of The Iconoclast, was publicly
beaten and seriously injured by Judge
j. B. Scarborough, George Scarborough
and r. H. Hamilton. Judge Scar
borough is trustee of Baylor univer-
sity. He says Brann's recent attack in
his paper on the university is what
caused the trouble.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Handy Secures Extra Space.

PARIS, Oct. z. - Major Moses p.
Handy, the special United States COM
missioner to the Paris exposition of
1900, has secured % per cent additional
space for the American exhibits, MAX
ing the space of the United States equal
to that Of the other big nations of the
world
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Fires in Turtle Mountains

BoTTINEAU, N. D., Oct. IA terrific
fire has been raging in the mountains
for week or more. and thousands of
dollars worth of timber has been de-
stroyed, all on the Canadian side, but
coming up to the line. The mountain
eers have been fighting the fire day and
night, and kept it from crossing the
lire to their claims,
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Circus Train Wrecked.

KANSAS Cry, Oct. IA special to
The Star from Hutchinson, Kan, says:
At $3.50 p. m. the circus train of Lemon
Bros. was wrecked at the west end of
the Hutchinson yards. One man was
killed, another is expected to die and
two are badly injured. A 20 foot stable
car jumped the track, was upset and
demolished
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Paroles Well Observed.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 7.-Of the 100 convicts
of the state prison at Saltwater that
have been on parole in the two years
ending Sept /, Is, or just 10 per cent,
have broken their paroles. These fig.
ures are in the report of State Agent
Whittier, who has made detailed
statement to the board of prison mana
gers of his work since appointment.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
AZ Make Steel at DuIuth

planta IN, oct. 7.-All of the steel
pasSed "a; a. the head of the lakes have
ielle, INTO the hands of John ID. Rookie.
10 said az az andrew Carnegie. They, it
their IN. vn good authority, have pooled
steel mere ;serests in the iron ranges and
aiac,nro and will begin the man.
Hupr;oss VI IRON and steel in Duluth and
's~ aext year on an extensive
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Footpads Secured ma. 600.

WASHINGTON, Ia, Oct. Harvey
Cherry, who had just returned from
Nebraska, where he sold his farm and
had $4,000 on his person, was waylaid
by three footpads, knocked senseless
and robbed of the money and valuable
gold watch,
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Spoke to Forty Thousand People,

KANSAS CITY, Oct. Hon. William
Jennings Bryan was carnival attrac-
tion in Kansas City last night. In an
amphitheatre erected ON Grand avenue
he spoke to fully 10000 people. He
discussed political and financial mat
tQrS
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Moving Against the British.

PEsHAwUR, Oct. 7.-Intelligence re-
ceived from various points confirms the
report that the Afridis and Orakzais
will take the initiative if their proposal
OF settlement is not accepted by the
British. AS the crops are now har-
vested small bodies of tribesmen have
begun to move.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
DAILY Denies n Story.

BUTTE, Mon, Oct. Marcus DAILY,
who has arrived home from an extended
Eastern visit, denies that he has, with
other Anaconda officials, purchased
controlling interest in the Butte & Bos-
ton property. He says he does not own
a share of this stock.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Dozen Freight Cars Wrecked.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Oct. IA freight
train on the Milwaukee road went into
the ditch near Charles City. A dozen
cars loaded with grain were smashed
into kindling. Two tramps are sup
posed to be under the wreck dead.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Coal Heayers, Strike Begun.

ASHLAND, Wis, Oct. 7.-Several coal
boats are tied up here, as the coal heav-
ers have gone on strike for more
wages and the companies refuse to give
in. They demand so cents an hour, an
increase Of 10 cents. The strike is ex-
pected to extend to Duluth and Supe-
rior
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
n'HIY PEOPLE INJURED.
latfOrm at Kansas City Drops
p Eighteen Feet.

hons As wa 'SrY, Oct. z. Thirty per.
|opslr we're injured, several of them seri.
|tbe E.. " 'he falling of a platform at
|pend.a0n deenth street station of the Inde-
|ton unoe ,' electric railroad. The sta.
dent as o., crowded with suburban resi-.
tbe c.., "no We're returning home from
which niVai festivities. The platform,
der ~ IVA. was old and weak, gave way un.
prob. ain' ~, and when it went down
distanoss oo people were precipitated
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Chief Skenadore Dead.

SEYMOUR, Wis, Oct. 7.-Chief Sken.
adore of the Oneida Indians, is dead at
the age of 80. He was one Of the most
famous chiefs OF the West and headed
the Oneidas when they came to Wis.
spasip fyom New York .a tho early 'sQa
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Montana Hotel Fire.

MILES CITY, Mon, Oct. THE Mac
queen House was burned to the ground
at o'clock a. m. The guests all
escaped, though some had narrow
escapes.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
VALUABLE HORSES BURNED
Seven Well Known Iowa An mails Gre
mated in an Allison Stable.

mated in an Allison Stable.
WAvERLY, Ia, Oct. 7.-The livery
barn of George Martin, at Allison,
burned early in the day. Nine horses
perished including seven valuable trot-
ting and running horses owned by e.
@. Hurd of Nashua, who was on his
way with them to the races at Hamp-
ton. Miss Mamie, Sound Currency,
Howard Lee and Sid Regan, all well
known to Iowa turfmen, were among
the animals burned. The fire Is sup.
posed to b Of ineendiary origin,
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09

BERLIN, Oct. AT the launching of
the Kaiser Friedrich at Dantsic EN-
peror William said: II ought to be
jealous of the Lloyd fleet, as it is larger
than mine"
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Refuse to Recognize Neuma IN.

BERLIN, Oct. THE German gov
ernment has refused to recognize MIR.
Ferdinand Neumann of Illinois, who
was nominated by President Mckinley
on May 2S to be United States consul at
Col0pna
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-10-09
Sixteen New Cases at Edwards.

EDWARDS, Miss, Oct. 7.-There have
been l6 new cases Of fever reported dur.
ing the day. The report from Nitta
Youma is to the effect that there is one
new case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-08
KNOXVILLE IN FLAMES.
The Principal Business Block
In the City a Mass of Ruins.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April S.-A spec
ial to the News from Knoxville says:
The most disastrous fire ever expert
enced in Knoxville occurred this morn
ing between 4 and o'clock The entire
block between Union and Reservoir
streets on Gay street with the exception
of the MCGEE building on one end, the
longest and handsOmeSt block in the
city, is a mass of ruins and the loss is
estimated at nearly million dollars.
Several people were slightly injured,
the most serious being Joe Mcmillan
who has a leg broken. The fire was
discovered about 4 o'clock in the whole
sale grocery store of the McNulty Gro
Gerry company by a porter of the Knox
hotel, Which adJOlnS the grocery A
general alarm was turned in and all the
local fire companies were soon on the
scene. Their efforts proved futile. how
ever, and the flames spread rapidly.
Among the heaviest losers are:
Daniel Briscoe & Co. wholesale dry
goods; Sterchi Bros, wholesale and re-
tail furniture; Marble City Hat com
Goods company, Haines and
company, wholesale shoes; S. B.
Newman & Co, printers; Cullen New
man & Co. printers; F. w woodruff
Doyle & Co, wholesale hats and shoes;
Sanford Chamberlain and Altkers,
wholesale drugs; Knox hotel; McNulty
Grocery company.
Many smaller establishments among
them three livery stables in the rear
of the burned block were destroyed.
An explosion of dynamite in Wood
ruff's hardware store shattered every
window in Gay street.
A portion of the Chattanooga fire de-
partment arrived about 6 o'clock and
rendered valuable assistance.
Among those injured in the fire were:
w. II. Keppart, one of the most prom
inent men in the city, formerly city ed
itor of the Journal. After assisting five
men to escape, he jumped from the
third story of the Knox hotel on to the
roof of an adjoining building, badly but
not fatally hurt.
Joe Mcmillan, travelling man; jumped
from second story, leg broken.
James Hogan, ar-keeper, Knox ho-
tel: jumped from third story to roof
adjoining building, both legs badly
sprained.
John Boyle, a resident of Morgan
county; rescued from third story of
Knox hotel by fremen; probably fatal
ly burned
Tom Speck. jumped from third story;
badly hurt.
J. NJ. Loop of Salisbury, n. c., jump
ed; seriously injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-08
1000 MEN LOCKED OUT.
Illinois Steel Co. Closes its South
Chicago Works

Chicago, April 8.-Four thousand men
were forced out of employment by the
closing of the works of the Illinois
Steel company at South Chicago last
night. This action was taken by the
officials to head off a strike. Employees
declare they will resist the lockout
Officials assert that the works will be
reopened next Monday.
Rail straighteners are responsible for
the trouble. The officials of the COM
pany claim that the workmen broke
their yearly contract which was made
a. few months ago. AS a result of the
strained relations, it is said, the Anal
gamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers is in great danger of being
disbanded. Vice President Davis thinks
nothing of this kind will happen. Gen
eral Manager Walker of the Illinois
Steel company says the fight is but
dispute among the WOrkmen and the
company has nothing to do with the
matter more than holding employees to
their contract.
1t is said that the company has re-
duced the scale of wages since the fall
in the price of rails, and the question
has been a much disputed point ever
since. Rail straighteners have dis
cussed it with the managers at differ
ent times and threatened to quit work,
as they claimed they could not make
as much money as when the price of
rails was above $40.
The majority of the workmen swear
vengeance against the rail straighten-
ers for closing the works.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-08
PORTO RICO IN REVOLT.
One More of Spain's Colonies
Joins the Ranks of the Rebels.

New York, April s.-The Herald today
says:
DR.. J. Julio Henna, president of the
Porto Rican revolutionary committee in
this city, has received private informa-
ton from the committee in the island
of Porto Ricoto the effect that the
country had taken up arsns against the
Spanish government, the uprising hav
ing taken place in Yauco and Adjuntas.
DR.. Henna upon the receipt of the news
at once called together all the members
of the committee and held a conference
with them at his home. No persons ex-
cept mem berS of the committee were
allowed to take part in the meeting.
When seen at late hour at his home
last night DR.. Henna said: The news
though startling did not surprise me, as
the latest MAJ adviceS from Porto Rico
brought us the information that the
situation there was becoming every day
more serious
According to our correspondent, the
Spanish authorities there were acting
toward the people as if they wrere anx-
ious to precipitate matters by driving
them to desperation and therefore to
arms. The information contained in
the cablegram we have received though
important, is rneagre in detail. We ex-
pect full particulars by the next mail.
Until then I prefer not to discuss the
matter. OF course, I am willing to ad-
nit that I have received a cablegram.
1t read as follows:
g Our country up in arms. Move
ment started at Yauco and Adjuntas
"All the members of the committee
were very reticent after the meeting
but one of the more prominent who
would not permit his name to be p4b-
Hshed said: The fact is this movement
in Porto Rico has started rather earlier
than was agreed upon but no doubt
circumstances of which we know moth
ing must have compelled our brethren
there to take the step at once
Y
Madrid, April S.-An official denial
has been issued to the report that a
revolt against the Spanish government
has broken in the island of Porto