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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29
Friday. October 22.

M. H. Hanna, a brother of Mark. is
dangerously ill at Cleveland.
The Luetgert jury failed to agree,
the standing being three for acquittal.
Three highwaymen held up Joseph
Hrabik near South Omaha and robbed
him of $1O.65.
The German government will ask for
a large increase of army, as well as
navy estimates.
The Worcester Cycle Manufacturing
company, Middletown, Conn.,, was de-
clared insolvent.
Senator Thurston has returned to
Omaha from political speechmaking IN
New York and Ohio.
There is loud cry from Nebraska
and Iowa railroads for more cars 10
move rapidly accumulating freight.
Hereafter every pound of goods not
bought in Canada will have to pay duty
before being allowed in the Klond1ke
country.
Tuberculosis in a pronounced stage
has been found to exist in herd OF
cattle owned by the Kansas state ag-
ricultural college.
The steamer Alameda brought to
San Francisco $2,250,O00 in English
sovereigns from Australia as part OF
the balance of trade.
Leyete, in one of the Philippine
islands, has been almost devastated by
a cyclone Many persons were killed
and the damage to property is meal
culable.
The government investigating COM
mittee is now at work at South Omaha
looking into the case of employees OF
the bureau of animal industry.
Governor Tanner has issued proc
lamation permitting cattle from Ten
nessee and Arkansas north of the gov
ernment quarantine line to be admit
ted to Illinois.
George W. Barmore, at one time
president of the Knickerbocker Ice
company of New York city, shot him
self through the head at Chicago, dy-
ing instantly.
The Statistical Beet Sugar associa-
ton of Madgeburg makes the follow
ing estimate of the sugar production
including molasses, for 1897: Germany
1,790, 900 tons, as compared with 2,S121,-
900 tons in 1896; Austria, $4,000 tons
as compared with $4,000 tons in 1896
and France, Isl 900 tons, as compared
with 703, 400 tons in 1896.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29
Saturday, October rs.

Application has been made for bail
for Luetgert.
There were fifty new fever cases at
New Orleans.
Great damage is reported throughout
Italy by floods.
Senator Thurston is making some
campaign speeches.
A syndicate has been formed in Lon
don to purchase Klondike claims.
By explosion of a boiler in a Detroit
(Mich.) factory, two men were killed.
John Schlegel is on trial in Kansas
City for the murder of DR.. A. E Ber-
ger in July last.
Emperor William Of Germany in
spected the monument at Carlshrue,
erected in honor of his grandfather.
Large drafts of soldiers have been or
,dered to be got ready to reinforce eight
British cavalry regiments now in
India
In an imitation bull fight on A. M.
Small's farm near Pine Camp, Neb.,
the -11-year-old son of Orrin F. Watt
received fatal inquiries.
Rev. Mr.. Irl Hicks, the weather pro-
pDGJ OI Oi. bOulS, Says IndI IlOHi hOW
until the end of December the people
may look for many violent autumnal
and winter storms, with wicked clashes
of winter weather.
Henry NVatterson, editor of the
Louisville Courier-Journal, predicts
that the Democrats will carry Ken
lucky at the coming election, and that
the Tammany candidate will win in
New York, with Tracy second.
The twin sons of the late George M.
Pullman have been disinherited, it is
said. The story is to the effect that
the strokes of Mr.. Pullman's pen that
made a barrier between his sons and
his money were made only ten days be-
fore his death.
There were 20o business failures re-
ported throughout the United States
for the week ending October %,
against 1876 last week, 292 fr the week
a year ago, 259 two years ego. 221 in
the like week in 1894, and 500 in the
third week of October. 1893.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29
Jpdpe Scott is Called DOWN

OMAHA, Oct. 22.-Judge Cunning
ham R. Scott Of the District Court has
been cited to apear before the Supreme
Court on November 4 in conenction
with one of series of restraining Or
ders he has lately issued. Last Friday
he disbarred an attorney and regretted
that he could not disbar Judges Baker
and Powell. In this case Judge Scott
was overturning a decree of the Su-
preme Court. which has taken cogriz-
ance of his conduct.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29
No Tax on Miners, Outfits.

OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 23.-The report
telegraphed from Victoria that the
Cana dian government had decided to
charge duty on every class of goods
taken into the Klondike country, in
cluding miners packs, is not correct.
There haa been no change in the Gus
toms laws affecting that country and
miners are still permitted tG take in
an outfit free of duty when not ex-
eeeding S100 ir value
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29
Now Buy Horses.

LEAD, S. D., Oct. 22-"Do you know
how to make sure money in the next
two years?" asked a we'll posted cat
tleman. Buy a bunch of good horses.
Horses have touched lower price
than will again be reached for many
years. One year ago range horses
could not be sold at any price At the
present time the price is not high, it is
true, but there is a demand and it is
growing. The man who wants to make
money will buy horses now"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29
Mayor Harrison for Governor.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-Mayor Harri-
sons gubernatorial boom was launch
ed at the second annual meeting of the
democratic editors of Illinois. About
$50 were present when Mayor Harri-
son was introduced by President Here
ford of the association Mr.. Hereford
in his Introductory speech remarked
that if Mayor Harrison 'stood with
both feet on the Chicago platform he
would be heard from in state and ma
tiOnal politics."
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29
Thessalyans Nav Refnrn

ATHENS, Oct. 22.-The Turkish gov
ernment has granted permission to the
Thessalyan refugees who fed from
Thessaly after the invasion of the con-
quering Turkish troops to return to
their homes
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29
n,su,rck Confined to the House.

BERLIN, Oct. 23.-Prince Bis
marck's throat, it is announced In
dispatch from Friedrichuhe. has been
affected by the recent bad weathe ana
he is unable to take his usual out-of-
door exercise.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29

ment that suit for about $460,000 Is
to be brought against Yale college dur
ing the month of November by the
town Of New Haven for the collection
of taxes.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29
United States Patents.

Last weed there were issued Exactly
400 patents to citizens of the United
States. Amongst them was one for
an airship, patented to Minnesota
inventor, an autoharp, a casn register,
while New York inventor received
a patent for a coffin. Amongst the
novel inventions are found a quilting
attachment for sewing machines. a
simple attachment for bicycle tires,
making them puncture proof, a barrel
shaped wind mill, a machine for MAX
ing elbows for stove pipes, a bicycle
frame that can be instantly changed
from a diamond to ladies' drop frame
and device to prevent the slipping of
belts. Amongst the famous expired
patents we have selected three which
are shown above and which may
now be used, comprising double act
ing pump, a mop head and vice.
These patents are taken from Sues
copyrighted machine movements. In
ventors having applications filed
through Wedderburn, should address
Sues & Co., Attorneys at Law, Bee
building, Omaha, Nebraska, for free
information.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29

Ninety-five cars of cattle were re-
,eived at Ames the other day for win
ter feeding.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-10-29

Contract for bridge across Badger
creek between Holt and Boyd coun-
ties was let at sf,700 by the supervis-
ors of both in joint session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12
A COMPLETE WRECK.
Boston Express in Smashup IL Miles i'om
Fredrickton lcnction-hll Escape.

Fredericton Junction. y. r.. April IL.
The Montreal a Boston fast express
the Atlantic division of the Canada
Pacific Railroad. which left St. John a
40 7. M. Saturday. was completed,
wrecked AN honr later. near Huyt sta.
ton, about L. mites southeast Of here.
The train left the rails while going a'
the rate of % miles an hour, and a.
through the locomotive was demoiishe 2
and seven cars We're ditChed, no one wa
seriously injured. The accident We
caused by n broken rail.
The train was a heavy one and Was
made up OF the locomotive. a mail car
and two sleeping cars. The Montreal sc
ton was composed of seven cars and tbs
Boston section of two. The latter section
was in the rear of the train and did no.
leave the rails.
More than 100 pasSeng Were in tn
two rear cars. bound for Bangor, Port
land. Boston and other places. They wcr
transferred to the regular Boston ex-
press on the Maine Central Ralroad at
Nanceboro All were considerably shaken
up by the shock.
The engineer and fireman Of the traio
were cut and bruised, but are not seri-
ously injured. The engineer had no warn
ing whatever and hardly realized wha.
had happened until he found his enem
capized in Il muddy ditch. He and Tho
fireman managed to crawl out of IN
wreck before they were scalded by the
escaping steam.
rhe locomotive was broken up and thu
forward ears were badly smashed. Neal :
ly every person on the train suffere
temporarily from the shock.
The track was torn up for nearly 20
yards and traffic is entirely suspended
Wrecking crews were sent out from S
John and this place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12

secret means against me instead of COM
| ini out in open ana manly fashion. and
| there Is no one who viii father the ease
| they have been working up. Detective
| true was here Ia disguise shadowing me
and looking up evidence. but he was not
| brought forward at the inquest. though
| our side was anxious 70 have nm appear
as q witness. They tried 10 make the In
quest an eN parte bearing, 50 that
might be excluded from it and be UNI
represented there while they could be
present and pile up manufactured cNl-
dence against me without opposition.
.'i'hcy tried to show that was still the
real owner OF the house and thus had a
motive in burning il Tor the insurance.
but / proved / had sold my snare last
November for a consideration Of $1,000,
and showed how | had disposed OF the
money. They had testimony that ] was
seen proving around the house late In
the evening and made the time agree
with the time that | had left the ODD
Fellows hall for q few minutes. But !
was fortunately able 10 produce reliable
witnesses to account for every moment Of
my time. Moreover the opposing VIII
nesses became much confused ana cen
tradieted each other repeatedly.
They worked the theory Of the kero-
scne stains for two or three days. and
thcn three fremen came forward and
swore TO tipping oyer lantern there
after the FIRE. Every point they tried e
make 10 incriminate ne was offset at the
inquest by the mistaken testimony o.
more witnesses and more reliable wit
is not the shadow OF a chance that the
verdict can DO anything but completely
clear me Of the base charge they nave
brought against me.
II should have been a fool indeed, had
I been in the fire bug business. to havr
selected bright moonlight night when
there were many people passing the
house All the keys were In the hands
OF Mir. Mills and | could not have gotten
into the house had I wanted to. The fire
certainly did act in "A peculiar manner,
but IL Just as certainly originated from
natural and accidental causes. and thi
incendiarism theory would never have
been heard Of had not my enemies been
oVer-anxious to set in blow at me.
II cannot say how deeply ! regret al!
this business with its resulting notority
but am glad it has been thoroughly aired
and Investigated and ] want to make nay
vindication complete. for the sake Of my
family ana friends. 1t has shown me on
thing. what host of friends / posse ~. |
The best and leading people of the COM
munity have stood firmly by me through |
IL all, and given me every aid and en-
cOuragement. II has been great nervou
strain and ! am heartily glad il Is over. |
IL may not end here. however
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12
JUSTICE FOR LETTER CARRIERS.
Democrats Had No Right TO Remove the Phil
adeIphians Will Be Re-instated,

Washington. April 11.-First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath has MADE
an inquiry into the charges and COM
plants made by n Philadelphia delega
zion, Thursday, alleging partisan re-
ductions of 20 odd carriers there ana
finds there was less politics involved
than was a necessity at that time Ior
reduction of force.
lie announced, Friday. that all Inc
20 odd carriers would be put back OF
the active list by July 7, and mat
already n dozen vacancies had neel
diled from this list and an addition Oh
a score of men to the force ordered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12
LIST OF DEAD GROWS.
But IS Of 50 Registered in Kno,
Hotel, Knoxville, Accounted For
charred Remains in Ruins Total Loss. 81,
6Il.Ooo: Insurance. S6l4.209.70.

Knoxville, Tenn. April ll.--Of the o.
guests who were sleeping in the Helei
Knox, Thursday morning, when the hfe
broke out. only So have been accounted
for The hotel register was destroyed
and it will probably never be known now
many lives were lost. Those known to
persisted in the fire are:
A. S. Weeks Of Locke, n. y. drummer,
G. W. Roberts Of Pulaski, Tenn, light
ming rod agent.
A. f. Williams, Springfield, Mass, re-
tired merchant.
The york of searching for the remains
in the ruins was begun, late Friday after
noon, and the developments already m
dictate that the list of dead viii be much
larger than was at first thought
Charred remains were found III dliier-
ent localities of the ruins. Large rewards
have been offered for the bodies ana Il
force of men are at work, tonight, clear
ing away the debris.
OF the injured, perhaps only one VIII
die j. G. NJ, Boyle of Tennessee, a clVl
engineer, who lies in critical condition
at the City hospital. He Inhaled names
and his limbs were burned
An ALMOST correct estimate OF the losses
and Insurance has been secured, ana 1t IS
as follows: Total loss, $i,6ll 900; total IN
surance $614. 2G9.7o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12

of the Accommodation train running
between Augusta and Gardiner This
train he ran for one year, when he was
transferred TO Portland 70 run the old
reliable passenger train, so We'll known
as "Jewetts train" For II years n.
was the faithful engineer Of this train
when, on March ], 1884,. on account Of
failing health. he was transferred
again to the Accommodation train be-
tween Augusta and Gardiner. known
as the Dummy"
At the State election. November. 1880
he was elected as representative TO the
l. gisature from the class towns Of
Randolph. Pittston. Farmingdale and
West Gardiner. lie left the employ of
the road, Dee. 81 To attend the Lesis-
lature. where he did faithful work To
an the towns and himself At the ad-
journment OF the Legislature. about
April 3. 1891, he again entered the
roads employ, this time as engineer
Of the shifter in the Gardiner freight
yard. which position he now fills. This
makes his 33d year of railroading. with
record of faithful and careful work.
BESIDES being the oldest engineer Of
the road, Mr.. Newell is next 10 the old
est employee Of the same. Conductor
John Jewctt being the Oldest. he being
conductor Of train when Mr. Newell
first began his railroad work
Mr.. Newell was born in Durham. Me.
oct. 2. 1876 where he lived until 1865.
when lac moved tn Portland Whert he
was given the position of engineer on
the Accommodation train, he. oct. /.
1855. moved his family 10 Farmingdale.
where he has since resided. He now.
at the age Of Sc years, is as lively as
when a boy. can board a moving train
with the greatest agility, and seldom
rides either to or from his work, which
IS considerable over d mile
Mr.. Newell is a very temperate man.
never taking a glass Of liquor, and To
this attributes his remarkable success.
Not a railroad man passes his engine
without some recognition from him.
and all wish him many more years Of
the success he has always had.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12
BRYAN As AN ACTOR.
Ada Gray Says that in 1884 He Was Membs
Of Her Company.

Cleveland. April 1l.-Ada Gray. no IS
now playing East Lynne" at the Glove
land theatre. confirms the story that went
the rounds last fall that Williams Jen-
nings Bryan was once an actor in her
company. Miss Gray says:
when his picture began to appear, the
face seemed strangely familiar to me, but
il was some time before / could remember
where / had seen him. ] frequently re-
marked that he looked like an actor. ana
one day at Louisville, Ky, the recollec-
ton flashed on me suddenly and clearly
He was with me during the season of
1884, which opened at Cedar Rapids. Ia
He played under the name Of Williams
Jennings. but his face looked then as 1t
does now.
''He remained with my company five
months, playing Sir Francis Levison in
East Lynne" We played ''Lucretia
Borgia the same season but he took no
part. After the season | lost sight of him
| didn't know then that he was destined
to become famous. l don't even remem-
Der whether he was Il good actor or a
bad one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12
VOORHEES, DEAD.
Long Democratic Leader in Senate
"TalI Sycamore Of Wabash"
Passes Away at Washington Home from Rheu
matism OF the Heart

Washington. April n,-Daniel Woolse y
Voorhees, eX-United States senator from
the state of Indiana, died al y. "a.
195 Maryland avenue. northeast, me
senator had been in poor health for sew
eral years and for at least two years
ceedings in the Senate lie had been q
constant sufferer from rheumatism Of
the heart, and his friends therefore had
come to expect that they might near OF
his death suddenly.
The last reports of him. however, were
that he was showing some sgnes of i'm
provement. and his death therefor
Tho SuddcnnpSs OF a shook.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12
SHIPPING NEWS.
Maine PORTS.

PORTLAND--April 10. ar. schs AZ
vance. Brown. Quaco. y y. for Boston;
Marion, Dow, Boston for ST John, y y:
p Waterman. Hinkley Calais FOR Bos
ton; Bon Hur. kenuebec for Boston;
Lucy \ Davis, McknoNn. Wiscasset TO
nnish loIding for Demarara. CID, schs
Three Marys. Eirdsau. Kennebec ANA
Philadelphia not as before reported
Damictt8 and Joanna, Wallace. Water
Cove and New York.
April II. ar. stms Etoia CBrl Evan.
Bristol. Williamsport Philadelphia.
BNNG0R-April H., ar. April 10. sch Is
Rabboni Lord New York; Onward la
ton. Boston: Jas 7, Duncan. Camden. G.
TAYLOR I'd. Libby Camden; Ncwboxer.
Webster, Castine; z l. Warren Taintor.
Portland. Sid April 10, Sims Rockiand.
Curtis Eoclland: SedgwiCk Barbour.
Bar Harbor. sch Emma W Day. Crock
EFT Gloucester. Ar. April II. schs Min
eta. Grant, Stockton: Corinna NJ. Quinn
Roclland. Ar ana sid. sim Penobscot
Boston.
ROCKLAND-April i. ar. United State
fishing schooner Grampus, Gloucester via
El4Bt p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12
A KNOTTY PROBLEM.
Filling Of Stnae Committees Matter OF No
Little Magnitude.

Washington. April 1.-THE committees
representing respectively the Republican
and Democratic sides of the Senate re-
sumed their efforts Friday TO reach an
agreement on the basis of reorSanZlnS
the Senate committees. The Republicans
have gone 10 work withsthe serious inten-
ton of taking charge of the committees.
but they find that in assuming this task
there are many delicate points to be set
tied.
In accepting the Democratic PROPOSE
ton to take most of the Silver Republi-
cans and Pnpulists. they find that they
are compelled to assign places TO OLD
senators in those two parties which are
much sought after by straight kepubH-
cans. who have not been so long in the
Senate but feel that they deserve to lie
rewarded for party services.
The disposition would be to favor the
straight party men ut the expense of tie
others, but for the fear that this course
would have an injurious effect upon the
fortunes of the tariff bill The tariff Is
indeed giving the managing committee
and all the Republican senators more
concern than any other factor in the stu
alton. 1t is doubtful whether they would
attornpt to proceed but for this bin.
They fear. however. that If they do not
take the work in hand the bill might be
seriously delayed. some of the Democrats
having practically warned them that
they would object to any further leElsla-
ton of any character unless the commit
tees would be filled.
There is also a feeling on the Republi-
can side that any allotment which might
appear to discriminate inVidiouSiy against
the PopuliSts and Silver Republicans
would imperil the tariff bill by precipi-
tating an unSeemly wrangle on the eve
of its presentation to the Senate.
The committee will do its best to over
come the difficulties thus presented. but
the work of making the adjustment Is
li..ely to consume more time than was
eXpected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12
GARDINER.
Thirty Three Years oil Faithful Service.

Elisha $. Newell Of Farmingdale.
now has the distinction Of being the
Oldest engineer in the employ Of the
Maine Central Railroad, both in service
and age, and probably IN the New
England states, he completing his 93l
year Ct service, Sunday.
Mr.. Newell first began railroadiar
April II. 1864. when he went on Con
ductor Charles + rench's train az brake
man. This he followed until Sept. Il
cf the same year, when he was pro-
mcted to fireman on passenger train.
with /. X. Russell as engineer and /.
L. Lincoln. conductor. Again, on Nav
u, 1868, he was promoted to engineer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12

toubles. One Of the greatest sources Ct
illness in this country arises from a de-
ranged condition of the liver. The
sufferer may be designated by sallow
complexion, that in many instances is
more or less blotched. He experiences
lassitude, loss of appetite, an empty feel
ing of the stomach, even after a full NEAL
sleepless nights, nervousness, bad breath.
lack of energy and all these troubles con-
tinue to grow worse from day to day.
until his system becomes so impoverished
that he is overcome by some fever, OF
what under ordinary circumstances would
be mild cold and death rapidly follows
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12
FREDERICK Robe HALL.
So the Dormitcry at Gorham Normal School
Will Be Named.

Portland, April 11.-At a meeting of
the trustees of the state normal school
at GoIham. Saturday, it was unani-
frederick ROBBIE hail. in honor of eX-
Governor Robbie. Through the efforts
of Ex-Governor ROBBIE, the State appro-
priated $50 900 in aid of the building,
and it was largely through his efforts
that the town originally gave $4,000.
The contract for building the dornli
tory, for which the State appropriated
$33, 600, has been awarded to Dolly &
Shackford, a Gorham firm, whose bid
for the building complete. exclusive of
plumbing and steam heating, is
Sl5SS253.