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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
STARTED OUT TO KILL.
A Drunken Negro Kills Five Others and
Shoots at Six More.

A Drunken Negro Kills Five Others and
Shoots at Six More.
MERIDIAN, Miss, June 14.-News has
Just reached here Of the murder of five
negroes in the extreme northwestern
portion of Kemper county. A negro
man named Sibley, while crazy drunk
ON blind tiger whisky, secured gun
and started out to kill every person he
met. The first he came across hap
pened to be five negroes, three women
and two children. The fiend shot them
down and left them dead where they
fell. He also shot at six other negroes
who narrowly escaped.
As sooI as the bloody work of Sibley
was discovered, the most intense excite
ment prevailed, and a mob was organ
lied to lynch the murderer, Sibley
took to the woods, carrying his shotgun
with him, and at last accounts the mob
had surrounded him, and bloody fight
was imminent.
Word comes from DeKalb that the
sheriff of Kemper county has gone to
the scene with large posse.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16

icont Kentucky. gentleman, ordinarily
calm and gentle of demeanor, went to his
death in vindication of this article of the
code. Every one will remember the dread
full tragedy at Lexington, KY, a few years
ago In which Colonel Goodloe and Major
Swope killed one another. This tragedy
recalled to friend of mine the other day
one Of the prettiest stories in real life l
have heard in a long time.
A Touching Scene.
81 was at the funeral of Colonel Good
loe," said he. "The colonel had been my
friend A warmer hearted, truer gentle
man never lived. He had eight beautiful
daughters. To them their father was the
hero of the world. They worshiped him.
When Colonel Goodloe lay wounded to
death, but still conscious, the physicians
told the family there was no hope; that
the end would soon come. The mother
aud tho eight daughters then showed they
were worthy TO be the wife and children
of Kentucky gentleman. One after an
other they went up to him, bent down over
his face, kissed him warmly and tenderly
and Withdrew. Not one Of them wept.
There was no scene, no breaking down,
no fainting At the grave, after the coffin
had been lowered, the nine mourners lifted
their wells, looked down into the opening
that was about to swallow their hero for
ever and, with sweet, sad voices, together
recited the Lords Prayer. There they
stood, silent and motiOnless, till the earth
was heaped upon the casket, and then they
strewed flowers upon the grave. No other
such sweet, sad picture did l ever see.
Every one of these lovely girls, with truo
Kentucky spirit, said she was glad their
father had defended his honor, even with
his life. Colonel Goodloe met his fate be-
cause of the passing Of the lie"
WALTER WELLMAN.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
PENSION PAYMENTS SUSPENDED.
Not Enough Money Available TO Pay the
Old Veterans.

PITTsBURa, June 12.-An order came
yesterday from Washington to Captain
G. w. Skinner, the local pension agent.
TO suspend payment of all certificates
ON hand until next month, when it is ex-
pected the deficiency bill will be passed
by congress. Captain Skinner had on
hand 81, 900, which he was using to
pay the certificates not yet cashed, but
he has been ordered to send this money
to the subtreasury in New York for use
in moro urgent business.
Captain Skinner says the only PEN
sions that viii be affected are the new
ones. These will have to wait, as he
will send out no more certificates until
he gets orders from Washington. The
regular quarterly payments will be due
in July, and then money will be avail
able, but unless the deficiency bill is
passed there will still be some who will
have to wait.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
ASSAULTED AND ROBBED.
Nine Masked Men Rob Farm Residence
Near MassillOn. q.

MAssnLoN, o., June IA. - Nine
masked men entered the fern residence
of the Bender family, two and half
miles west of this city, at II o'clock at
night, during a terrific thunderstorm,
and robbed them of between 81, 900 and
$4,000. After having gained an en-
trance they alarmed the family by loud
cries of fire. The family sprang from
their beds, and ran down stairs.
Mrs. Ricksecker, the housekeeper,
was the first to reach the scene, and
was knocked insensible, bound and
gagged, as were the other members of
the family, all of whom are aged people.
At the point of a revolver the robbers
forced the eldest son 20 tell where the
money was kept. After securing the
booty the robbers drove hastily away.
A sister suffered nervous shock, and
doubts Of her recovery are entertained.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
ALL ON BOARD LOST.
The DereIict Schooner General SiglIn
lowed Into Sitka.


PoRT TOWNSEND, Wash, June H.
The steamer City of Topeka has just ar
rived from Alaska. While she was at
Sitka the revenue cutter Corwin towed
in the derelict schooner General Siglin,
which was wrecked while en- route from
San Francisco to Ounalaska, and from
which all on board were lost.
Only one body was found ON the
schooner, that of 6-year-old son Of
Manager Greenfield of the Alaska Com
mercial company, who, with his wife
and three children, sailed on the ILL
fated steamer from San Francisco. IL
is thought all ON board were drowned
before leaving the schooner and that
their bodies were afterward washed
out, as all the ports and matches were
open.
A bag containing $1,000 in gold was
found on the steamer. The Siglin was
nearly under water when found, but is
very little damaged.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
Investlgate Cuban Analrs.

MADRID, June 14.-At a meeting of
the dissident conservatives Saturday,
Senior Silvela, the leader of the party,
declared that the Canovas ministry had
signed the death warrant of parlia-
mentary government. He earnestly
advocated an investigation into the real
state of affairs in Cuba, the creation of
a colonial army and the development
of the material interests Of the island,
as well as a reform in its army.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
BLOODY WORK.
A Jealous Man Stays His Wife and HeI
Grandmother.

COLUMBIA, s. O.. June 12.-News has
Just reached here Of the murder of Ma
tilda Neal and her aged grandmother,
Mary jenkins, by Thomas Neal, Matil-
da's husband, near Bascombville. Neal
became intensely jealous of his wife be-
cause of attentions paid her by her cous-
In. She fed to her grandmother's house
for protection.
Her husband watched the house, and,
believing he heard a mans voice
within, no burst the door down. With
an AK he Drained both Mrs. Neal and
her grandmother and fired two shots
into the older woman's body. Then he
fired the house, and negroes say sat
and watched it burn. Elijah Jenkins,
the aged grandfather, meantime had
crawled under the house TO escape. Ne
groes rescued him in time. Neal is still
at large.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
Good Strike in OIL.

ALEXANDRIA, Ind, June 12.-Success
attended the shooting Of the Black &
Harmon oil well, in the Bert Carver
lease, in the heart of this city. Mr..
Black states that the well will flow 400
barrels every "A hours, and it will prob
ably reach higher figure, as it is con-
stantly increasing. The oil is of fine
quality and free from salt water. The
drilling of two other wells will begin at
once, within 100 yards radius.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
GENERAL LEES RESIGNATION.
II Has Been in the Presidents Hand Eve
Since the Inauguration.

Since the Inauguration.
HAVANA, June 14.-General Lee.
when shown a Washington dispatch to
the effect that J. Frank Aldrich of H.
hnois would shortly be appointed to
succeed him as consul general here ex-
pressed no surprise.
General Lees resignation has been in
President McKinleys hands since the
new administration first came into
power He has continued at his post
at the request of Secretary Sherman, i'll
order to give President Mckinley time
to more carefully consider the question
of the appointment of his successor.
Unless previously relieved General Lee
will probably return to Virginia upon
leave next month, Vice Consul Springer
remaining in charge.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
WIDELY KNOWN THURMAN DEAD.
Byron McCleIland Passes Away at His
Home In Lexington, Ky.


LEXINGTON, KY, June 12.-Byron
McClelland, the widely known turfman,
died at his home in this city at s o'clock
last night. He was taken with con-
gestive chill at Latonia last Saturday,
was brought here, stricken blind on
Monday, later his left lung became con-
gested, producing pneumonia, which
was the immediate cause of his death.
Mr.. McClelland was born in Lex
ington and was As years of age. While
a boy he was jockey but was forced to
discontinue riding on account of his
weight. He took charge Of a string of
horses in 1878, from which time his
turf career dates. He has been eminent
ly successful, leaving an estate of $780,
900. He was married about IL years
ago to Miss Sallie Smith, who survives
him,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
JURY BELIEVED HIM SANE.
Charles N. Cunningham Found Guilty of
Forgery at Cleveland.

NHHFIes N' NuHHIHBHHHu NOUHu UUIIty OF
Forgery at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, June 11.-Charles N.
Cunningham was found guilty in the
criminal court yesterday of forging the
name of Judge Il. T. Hamilton to a
check for $4,000. Strenuous efforts
were made to prove that he was insane
at the time he committed the crime.
The claim made was that years ago an
indentation was made in his skull by u
fall from horse. His attorneys sent
him to hospital and had part of the
skull removed during the tendency Of
the present case, but it availed nothing
with the jury.
Cunningham was sent to the peniten-
tiary a number of years ago for a
swindle perpetrated at Yonkers, N. Y.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
FAMINE AND PLAGUE.
The Number of Deaths in China IL APP
pAlIlng.

VANCOUVER, B. O., June l1.-Advices
by the steamer Empress Of Japan say :
The fatality from famine and plague in
China is appalling. The famine north
and east of Szechuan is causing many
deaths. A traveller who has just re.
turned from there, reports having seen
numbers of dead bodies lying about un-
attended to- In one large town half
the population had persisted from starv-
alton.
The government has sent 10000
pieules. of rice bX way Of relief, but
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
Another Daughter.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 1.-THE car
ina has just been delivered of daugh-
ter at the Peterhoff. The first child of
their majesties, born Nov. 3, 1895, is
also a daughter, the Grand Duchess
Olga.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16

TERRE HAUrE, Ind. June l4.-The
bituminous coal mine of the Torrey
Company of Chicago, near Clinton, was
burned yesterday afternoon. Fifteen
men were In the mine at the time. but
all escaped. The mine is completely
destroyed Loss placed at $780, 900, with
Sl2, 900 insurance.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
~ TO BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU MUST ADVERTISE

corpus proceedings ana the appeal TO
the supreme court are not a stay of pro.
ceedings His support by the supreme
court will, it seems, seal Durant's
doom next month. The state court will
render its decision as to the appeal some
time within the next 80 days.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
Died of Lockiaw,

MARION, o., June 11.-Mrs. George
Klingle, near Waldo, died of lockjaw,
the result of blow received about three
weeks ago. Her husband struck at a
DOW with club, but missed and struck
his wife in the face
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16

WAHPEroN, N. d., June l2.-While
the canvasmen were at work ON the big
tent Of the Ringing circus yesterday
the center pole was struck by lightning
Charles Walters aud Charles smith
were killed By the shock aud four other
employees were shocked.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
REPRIEvE FOR DURANT.
The Execution Delayed One Month b.
Order OF Governor nudd.

Order OF Governor nudd.
SAN FRANCISCO, June liza reprieve
was granted Theodore Durant yesterday
until July 0. Governor Budd's decision
to grant the reprieve was made in order
TO settle whether the federal courts be
allowed to review the state courts de-
cisions Should the supreme court OF
the state uphold the governor In decid'
ing that the federal courts can not in
terfero the execution win take place
July D.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16

grain can not be got 70 tne sufferers De-
yond certain parts, owing to sections
made impossible by swollen rivers
Along the route to smaller towns num-
bers of bodies lay decomposing, while
the sky was black with vultures.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
FILlBUsTERIN0 EXPEDITION.

One Of she Most Important For Several
Months About 20 Depart FOR Cuba.
WAsHIN0ToN, June i4-The treasury
department has received by reference
fsom the secretary Of state a oommuica-
ton from the spanish minister 70 the
effect that he has information that an
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
Deaths.

Matt Worthington, farmer, died az
Fernleaf. KY, aged 20, He leaves six
children.
James Wilcox, a travelling man for a
mineral water firm Of Saratoga, N. Y,
was found dead in his room at the Gait
House in Louisville, Death was duo to
apoplexy.
Benjamin II. Nichols, a retired carpen-
ter, SO years old. while riding bicycle In
Goodale park, Columbus, was seized with
apoplexy, fell from his wheel and expired
before assistance could be gepdered.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16
MahCr ana shArEsy to Meet Again.

New York, June l2.-Itis announced
that Billy Brady, who unsuccessfully
attempted to pull off the Maher and
Sharkey fight ON Wednesday night, is
making arrangements to have the same
fighters meet in the west 1t is stated
here on good authority that Brady
has offered q purse Of $4,000 for
a fight to a finish between Maher and
Sharkey somewhere in the vicinity OF
Carson City. The date Of meeting
probably will be late in August or Sep
TENDER. Sharkey will leave ON Wednes-
day next for trip to Ireland, where he
expects to remain about three weeks.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-16

The Paine Shoe company of Holbrook,
Mass, has assigned to Charles p. Hall of
Boston. The company was one of tho
largest in Holbrook.
A receiver has been appointed for the
jewelry firm Of Holman Brothers Of Blu.
cyrus, o., and "a receiver was asked for the
Gallon Bicycle Coupler company of Gal
ion, o., to adjust differences in the firm.
The Vose Edge Finishing company,
manufacturers of shoe machinery and
wood working tools Of Lynn, Mass has
assigned TO Ferdinand A. Wyman Of Bos-
ton. The assets are unknown, but tho
liabilities a:e placed at SIS, 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28
Wooden Mill For Sale

A rare and excellent opportunity to buy
a well-equpped and successful wooden mill
Owing to the demise of the managing
partner, the several estates interested in
the widely and well known Peru wooden
mills, situated at Peru, Miami county In
diana, have concluded to offer the plant
for sale
AT Public Auction,
to take place at Peru, Ind, on Thursday,
July 20. 1887 at o'clock p. m.
For further particulars with prospectus
and descriptive circular apply to
LOUIS AFFELDER, Agent.
7. Q. Box l55. Peru. Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28
MORE TROOPS FOR HALIFAX.
Six Hundred Royal ArtilIerymen to
BE Added to the Garrison.

HALIFAX, N. S., July Pin quiet way
the British military authorities are
strengthening this station. The imperial
troops in this garrison are to be increased
by the addition of 600 royal artillerymen,
making the total LOCO. 1t is probable that
the royal Berkshire regiment will be sent
direct to England from Halifax instead Of
to Bermuda as intended Plans have been
made for a new quick-tring battery to be
constructed at Point Pleasant by the i'm
perial authorities. Out of the sum voted by
the imperial government for Halifax an
amount will be taken to erect a commo
dious stable it is the intention of the
military authorities TO place here two or
more batteries of royal horse artillery.
The horses will be purchased here but the
guns and all equipments will be sent from
England. 1t is also stated that next sum-
mer new quick-hring battery will be con-
structed on Georges island. The guns will
be of the very latest pattern. Another
powerful search light in addition to the one
proposed for Sleepy cove is to be erected
in a prominent position near the entrance
q the harhOr.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28
GLASS WORKERS SCALE.
Conference of the Various Wage Conn
mittees Begins To-Day.

PITTSBURG, Pa. July N.-President
Simon Burns, of the Window-glass Work
ers' Association, and Secretary Paul St.
Peter. of Pittsburg; Charles Bryant and
George l.. Perkins, of Anderson, Ind; AL
bert Williams. of Elwood, Ind, and T. w
Coon, of New Kensington, Pa, composing
the members of the Western wage commit
tee, left Pittsburg tonight for Philadelphia
to attend a joint conference of the wage
committees of the window-gla workers
from the Eastern, Western and Northern
districts of the United States, which will
convene in that city tomorrow. During
this conference of the workers they will ar
range for whatever changes they deem nee
essary in the wage scale for the coming
year before presenting it to the manufac-
turers, discuss trade conditions and the
prospects for the future. II is altogether
probable that the time for the conference
with the manufacturers committee will
be arranged for at.that meeting. The work
ers express confidence that the manufacture
ers will sign the scale with but little delay
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28
Alleged to Have Taken over 700 of
the Indiana Farmers Saving and
Loan Associations Money.
HUNTINGTON FARCE CLOSED
COUNCIL ENJOINED FROM INTERFERE
ING WITH THE MAYOR.
Latter Found Guilty of Being in Coll
fusion with GambIers-Attempt-
ed Fraud at GreencastIe.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind July 27.-The far
Their Receiver Purman investigates the af-
fairs of the Indiana Farmers Savings and
Loan Association the more entangling he
finds the state of the association. While
the books have been kept correct, the gross
est Irregularities have been committed by
the secretary, Carlos E. Rhoads, who is
now probably a fugitive. President Bell
informed your correspondent this evening
that he had taken from the money drawer
81, 400, with an absolute certainty that his
shortages in that particular alone would
reach $500. He also transferred from the
loan fund to the expense account sums that
will aggregate SIS, 000 for which he left his
individual notes. This money he used him
self. The certificates of the association
issued by the Indiana Trust Company, of
indianapolis amounting to about $27, 00O are
perfectly good, being amply secured by
gilt-edged mortgages. 1t will take fully
two weeks yet to unravel the affairs of the
association. An affidavit has been filed
charging Rhoads with misappropriating
moneys belonging to the association. Mr..
Rhoads was in the city this morning, but
the sheriff so far has been unable to find
him. and it is rumored that he borrowed
$50 of a friend at noon and left the city.
He has resided here since he assisted in
organizing the association six years ago.
He was a most exemplary man, prominent
in church affairs, and during the last pres
idential campaign was almost continually
on the STUN in northern Indiana working
for Republican success. He resided on
East Dewald street in handsome home,
and was supposed by every one to be in
comfortable circumstances
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28

At yesterdays meeting of the Lambeth
conference a resolution was passed recog-
nizng the adoption of the title of arch
bishop in the provinces Of Canada.
A dispatch to the London Daily News
from Cairo says it is rumored there that the
friendly tribes have occupied Abu Hamed
without any resistance having been offered.
Bishop Potter will be among the passen-
gers by the Germanic. which sails from
Liverpool for New York to-day. John w.
Foster the United States special seal com
missioner, will sail on Saturday.
ambassador Hay says that the report
that there have been negotiations between
him and the Hon. Whitelaw Reid, whereby
the latter may become the occupant of the
Hay mansion at Washington, is Inaccurate
The training ship Alliance arrived at
Southampton yesterday. she reports that
nothing eventful occurred on the voyage
across the Atlantic and that all on board
are well The Alliance sailed from New
port, r. l., on June 26 for Southampton
with a full complement of apprentices.
While postal employees were transferring
mail from one car to another to-day in
front of the postoff1ce at the Postsdam
railway station near Berlin, one of the
parcels sud lenly exploded, injuring an en-
ploye severely. The address on the package
could not be deciphered from the frag-
mentS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28
GRACE ALLEN ON TRIAL.
Woman Who Is Charged with Poison
ing Her Rival and Lattcr's Mother.

CHANDLER, o. T., July 27-The prelim-
mary trial of Miss Grace Allen for poison
ing her rival, Miss Phronia Eckes and Miss
Eckes's mother is attracting big crowds.
Miss Allen, who is handsome woman
aobut twenty-four years old, is a school
teacher in Wilson county, Kansas, and
was attending the county normal. When 1t
closed July 2, instead of going home, she
came to this territory, as she admits, to see
Miss Eckes at the territorial normal at Ed
mond. Not finding her there she went to
the family home near Baker, where the
poisoning followed. Miss Allen says she
learned while in Kansas, that w. G. Smith,
with whom both the women are in love,
was writing to Miss EckeS. She was going
to Texas, she claims, and says that merely
out of curiosity she stopped off at Edmond
just to see what kind of a girl Miss Eckes
was. Miss Phronia EckeS graduated at the
territorial normal at Edmond last June and
was valedictorian of her class. She also
won the medal in the territorial oratorlcaI
contest in the same month. w. u. Smith
is a farmer school teacher living near AL
toon, Kan. He is tWenty-eight years old
and quite prominent in that section of the
State. Both Smith and Miss Aliens elder
sister are attending the trial
Very little evidence was offered on behalf
of the defense. Miss Allen simply made a
general denial of the poisoning alleged AT
a late hour tonight the attorneys were
still arguing the case.