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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
Tells Who Shot Him.

Leavenworth. Kas., Oct l1.-fSpecial.,
Three weeks ago James Webster, a local
colored politician, was shot. 1t was be-
lieved al the time that he knew who COM
mitted the deed. but he denied all knowi-
edge as to his assailant. Tonight physi-
clans told him he was dying when he
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
Fugitive Bank Teller causht

Halifax. N. S., Oct. n.--William A; Trask,
the fugitive teller of the First National
bank. of Wallingford, Conn.,. was arrested
here this afternoon. Trask's embezzle-
ments are said to amount to $4,000.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
Wife Murder and Suicide.

I,eom!nster. Mass. Oct. 11.-John F..
Roynton. we'll known resident of this
MACE. shot and killed his wife to-day and
iben committed suicide. Family troubles
are believed 10 have been the cause of the
net. He was IS years of age and his wife
was 81 They are survived by several chill
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
c,,rvcd with Trnin Robbery.

Guthrie. o. T., Oct. 1l.-(Special) Edward
Uarnell, who formerly conducted a saloon
nj Taloga. d county. has been arrested
there and brought to the federal jail.
charged with being one of the gang who
committed the daylight robbery of the Rock
Island train last week.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
s.picious Indications.

From the Chicago News.
do you suppose there is any truth in the
rumor that Masterson's wife married him
for his money!
perhaps there isn't, but she certainly
does a great deal of travelling during his
busy seasons"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
ACCUSED OF THREE MURDERS.
Harvey jackson, of the indi"" ieri-
tory, Arrested Nenr ChetoPn'
Kns,, Yesterday.

Fort Scott, Kas.. Oct. 1l.-(Special9 Har-
vev Jackson, a refugee for whose appre-
hension the government has spent much
time and money. was arrested to-day by
Deputy Marshal: Jones in hut on the
riysr hank near Chetopa. He is charged
With numbering Jane Singleton. his house,
keeper' near Muskosee. l. r, in June. 1895.
and is also accused of having murdered a
man near Oswego and of having shot an
n,brr man at Muskogee years ago. He con-
fesses having shot the Singleton woman,
but saws IL was in self-defense. He Is in
the federal Jail here, and Will be sent BACK
"a, MuskppCp.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
X ward on TrinI at Last.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct 11.-After a delay of
more than eighteen months, A. X. Ward,
who is under ninety-six indictments charg-
ing forgery and embezzlement, securing
thereby $2j0,000 was placed on trial this
morning in the criminal court of Shelby
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
Topekn Asyluan Investigation.

Topeka. Kas., Oit. n.-(Special.) The
state board of chafities arrived to-day to
make its monthly SETTLEMENT with the state
treasurer. This aft f9ernoon the board went
out to the insane asllum to investigate the
charge lodged agaN st Attendant Wilson
for cruelty beating me of the inmates.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
What IT Was.

From the New York Press.
Tenderfoot-"You say my brother. whom
you knew as Lariat Larry. died week
ago? What was his complaint"
Resident--"Um-ah--he was troubled with
severe shooting pains"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12

made. an ante-mortem statement. rharg-
ing John Thornton. coiored, with the shoot
ing. Thornton will be arrested before
morning and held TO await the result.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
chicago Department store Fails.

of the. Simmons Company. 202 and 204 State
street.. has been closed by creditors under
chattel mortgages. The amount of indebt-
sets, 1t is believed. will aggregate about
the same figure.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
Reunion Notes,

The city schools have been closed for the
week to permit the children to see the
sights.
State Senator Hessin. of Manhattan, ar
rived this afternoon to participate in the
festivities.
Nearly every Western state is represent
ed at Camp Alger. each of which has its
headquarters tent.
Two telegraph Offices have been estab-
lished at Camp Alger. which Is also well
provided with telephone service.
Illinois has a large delegation on the
ground, each member wearing a badge
upon which three suckers are printed.
The local camp of the Sons of Veterans
will give a ball Friday evening in Custer
Post armory, in honor of their guests
Custer post. No. 6, woman's Relief
Corps, and the Ladies' Circle G. A. r., of
Leavenworth, each have their headquar-
ters upon the ground.
Warden Lands. of the Lansing peniten-
tiary, has announced that he will keep open
house all the week, and will show visitors
through that institution at any time.
Mrs. Margaret H. Griffith, department
president of the Woman's Relief Corps in
spected the local corps this evening" Tues
day evening the corps, assisted by the one
from Argentine, will hold an open campfire
in Custer armory, and will serve luncheon
to all who may attend.
Colonel Hawkins. commanding Fort
Leavenworth. has ordered the entire COM
mand out for Tuesday morning. The troops
will march through the city before return
ing to the post. In the afternoon a full
ground. The parade was given this even
ing,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
Qunpavv Indian Agent.

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE president to-
day appointed Edward Goldberg. of Wich-
ita Kas.. to be agent for the Indians of
the Quapaw agency in Indian Territory.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-12
An interrupted FIirtntion.

He looked at her, she looked at him;
He smiled-alas. just then
A hod Of mortar hit him and
They never met again.
Chicago News
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
THE WEEK IN TRADE
BUSINESS WORLD AS SEEN BY
DUN & co.
1ndian Territory Bandits Hold Up
~ Passenger Train and Rob the
Passengers aud Rifle the Ma
P"uchcs-I'aii I" Opcn Express Safe
Dur * Co.'s Review.


Il. g.. Dun az Cas- Weekly Review of
Trade says: Thr failures during the third
quarter of 1885 were zoos, with liabilities
of So, $3.50, PSI, of which =! were in hank
ing, with S3.""s17.cil liabilities. Commcr-
,ial failures, ISL, with liabilities of $$oo5.-
67G, 192, average only SS.Sag each, lower
than in any quarter for twcnty-threc
years. The amount of dcfaultcl liahili-
ties is smaller than in any quarter for
five years and in fifteen years only six
quarters have shown smaller liabilities.
Manufacturing failures, ISL, with liabiii-
ties of $6,43l, l9l. average but Si4,;S. each,
and trading, 2,l6i, Will, liabilities of Sloo,-
S35 ,065, average but $685. each, both
smaller in average Of Liabilities than in
any previous year of which classified
records exist.
Speculation in wheat and cotton has
been set back by bright crop prospects.
The wheat estimate Of 500, 900 COB bushels,
about 2O0,0 0O, 900 bushels more than would
lie required for food and seed, leaving tho
smallest stocks for SIX years without re-
punishment, was followed by a decrease
in foreign buying and caused weakness.
The price of wheat has declined > cents
and Of corn nearly 2centS tor the week.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
THREE STAGES 3
Two California Highwa ymen Have
q Busy Day.

Shortly after l O'Clock Thursday after
noon three stages travelling from Angels
Camp TO Milton, CAL, were held up by two
masked highwaymcn and robbed. The
first stage was stopped by the robbers in a
narrow dcfile and its passengers, two men
and a woman, were compelled ,odismount
and hold up their hands. The robbers
secured about SIS.
Fifteen minutes later the second stage
came along, and the driver was ordered Ia
halt. AS lie did not pull up fast enough,
the robbers shot and killed two of the
horses and fired one shot into the head of
the stage. The bullet struck one of the
male passengers in the arm, and passed
into the side of another man who sat be.
side him. The only other passenger, a
woman, escaped injury. The trio were
also compelled to hand over their money,
about 500. The robbers then disappeared
III the brush, but emerged, Il few hundred
yards distant and held up IL third carriage,
which contained two men and a oma
after relieving the passengers and driver
of their purses the robbers dccamped with
Wells Fargo %Company's box, which, how.
ever. contained nothing of valua.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
TRAIN ROBBED in MIDDAY.
Indian Territory Bandits Clean Tn
Passengers and Rifle Mail,


Bandits robbed Il soutlhound passenger
train and all its passengers at III o'clock
Saturday forenoon at Siding No. J., about
five miles south of Minco, i'm the Indian
Territory. The trainmcn We're completely
surprised and they were not prepared to
offer any resistance when five masked men
came upon them at the lonely siding.
Some section men Jagged the train, the
robbers having compelled them IN do 81.
Under the pressure of Wincilcs;crs and
ugly looking si%-sliootcyS the truinmen,
express messenger and all of the score
or more of passengers were made To
climb down from the train and stand i'm
line, hands up, ON the prairie along the
railway. The bandits secured about $500
in cash and such other valuablcs in the
way of watches, pipes and icwclry as were
IN sight from the passengers and trainmen.
These having been thoroughly pluclsed,
three of the bandits turned their attention
to the express and mail coaches, the others
standing guard over the helpless crowd on
the prairie. The registered mail pouches
were quickly rifled, but the through safe
in the express car resisted all tile force
II ingenuity of the road agents. When
the messengers had convinced the bandits
that they could not open the strong box
they rcsortcd to dynamite. Several heavy
charges were exploded, but the safe proved
bandit proof. and though it was badly
battered, its contents were saved to the en-
press company.
-. 1sav,ns taken forciblc possession Of
everything that they could carry away,
the bandits mountcd their horses and rode
OFF toward the west.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
OFFICIALS ARE NOT SURPRISED.
Full of spain's Cabinet 4, parcntly
Expected in WASHINGTON.

1t cannot he said that the fall of the
Spanish cabinet caused surprise among
the officials of the Stale department or
among the members OF Tho diplomatic
corps i'll Washington. \ careful inspec-
ton OF the cable news for the past few
weeks had left the general impressions
that the cabinet erected in haste after
the assassination Of prcmic. Canovas
could not lie expected to survive long.
There were several reasons for this en-
pectation, but perhaps the principal one
was the belief that the disscnsions among
the supporters of the Government caused
by the personal %encounic. between the
Duke of Ictuan, the minister for foreign
.a1alrS, aud one of the leaders Nf the dis
silent conservatives. Senator Comas, had
not been healed. but had been only bridg-
cd over temporarily. The disSilrnt con-
servltives ut the time insisted upon the
resignation of the duke as n condition of
their further support of the Government.
AS the Government depended not upon IL
homogeneous party. hut rather upon n
Union of various elements generally OPP
posed to liberal ideas for it's existence,
this WAS IL threatening condition. aud Il
crisis was averted only throug!, strenuous
efforts of conservative leaders.
Secretary Sherman does not believe
that it will materially affect the relations
of Spain either 10 the United States or to
Cuba. which seems to indicate an expccta-
tlon on his part that the now cabinet will
he found to he still of a conservative ten
dency. On the other hand. high officials
in the administration expect tina. ii liberal
cabinet will he erected. If this should be
the case the future is held to he full Of
promise for Cuba, for i, is rccnllcd that
the liberals have not hcsi;atcd IL express
their opposition to the great expenditure
Of human life and vast treasure in the
effort to carry out the rcprcssivc conserv-
alive program for the conduct of the war.
1t is not believed that the liberals are
prepared to go to the length. of promising
freedom To Cuba, but from the express
sions of the leaders of the party is it hop
ed that they are willing to grant so liberal
:: measure of home rule and autonomy to
the island that of Spanish sovereignty
nothing would remain save {: shred in the
way of Il few preferential duties. and per-
hap the power Of appointing some otiicials-
corresponding to the governor general Of
Canada. named by the British crown
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
ZIG FIRE AT WASHINGTON.
Million Dollar Conaagrasion Visits
the National Capital.

In Washington. fire hruE,. out in the
central power station of The Capital Trac-
tion Company IL few minutes before IL
O'Clock Wednesday nigh, and in thirty
minutes tho magnificent SiN-s:ory struc-
t1lre wls doomed. The building occupies
the entire block from Pennsylvania ave-.
nue. to & street. and from Thirteen and
One-half street TO Fourteenth street. The
blaze started on the southwest corner and
despite the efforts of the entire fire de-
p%artnicnt swept like wind through the
enormous building. The heat WAS so ill
tense that the men were driven from the.
adjoining streets. When it hcrnme evil
dent that no efforts could save the power
station. the department turned! AS attcn-
ti"ns to the adjoining property. hut the
flames lcapcd across FoHr,crM,l street
on the west to Il big livery stable and then
across Thirteenth and umc-l.alf street ON
the east and attacked 3: yuw of three
story bricls houses.
Sn fearful WAS the heat that Tie frcmcn
could not get within reach of tho burning
buildings. They We're driven back foot
by foot until the streams from the hose
pipes could not reach the fire. The entire
tir" department was on tho scene. hut so
fierce WAS the c~ontiagra;ion .lai their eff
forts We're futile. The power house was
built four years & q. II was six stories
in height. and besides containing the pow
or plant of the Pennsylvania :,vtnnc lines
of the Capital Traction Company was
occupied by dozens of offices.
The walls began To fall ny - o'clock,
and with the Decreasing heat the fremen
were enabled to get to work az adjoining
property. Two hours after I'll" frs: alarm
was given The huge building was reduced
(" !, few crumbling walls. and damage to
the extent of nearly Il million dollars had
hcrn done. The loss on adjoining build
ings will not he large. as those burned are
old and small. AT one line ,lie offices of
the Southern Hallway were threatened.
but prompt work by :llc tiitMcn checked
the flames.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
FEW o PRESENT.
Very Slim Attendance 81. the ehicaxo
Labor Convention.

The much-adver:isel national labor
convention in Chicago MAS III, AZ we'll
attended Il gathering as had lren cxpcct-
c,l. as the original call for The conyc,-
tiom had been rescinded and many biy
labor organizations that had been expect
ed to be represented were not in evidence.
Among the labor men present were
Frank Egger, national secretary and or:
.anizer of the Hotel and Restaurant Na-
tional Alliance and BartcM,lrrs' NATIONAL
League: j. y. Ferguson. ID. Nj. MacDon-
aid and L. Boicc of Butte. Mont: NJ. T..
Carrick and w. A. Klingcr. P%h.sbnrg;
Ii. II. Crcedcn. Wallace. Ida. and MANY
representatives of local reform %urganiza-
TONS.
Many of those present said that Prcsi-
dent Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor WAS to blame for the in,crfer-
cnce of the arrangements of the original
call for 81 monster convention. They said.
tho statement issued ly s;olnl"rs Iadyis-
ing all labor organizations to keen AWAY
from the convention WAS The result Of
Jealousy. Gompcrs feeling ~aggrievcd he
cause his name was not signed to the call.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
MARKET

Chicago-Cntt!c. common to prime,
$500 to $3.50; hogs. shipping grades.
$500 to S4.ND:: sheep. fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; wheat, No. 9 red, SIC to SSc;
corn. No. ., BIC to 2Sc; oats. No. ., 1Sc
to 19c: rye, No. .. 4Gc to Ace; butter,
choice creamery. Ole to 23c: eggs. fresh.
8 to l5c; new potatoes, 45c to 5jc per
bushei.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. shipping. $500 to
$3.50: hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.50;
sheep. ommon to choice. $500 to S4.OO:
wheat. No. .. 92c to 34c; corn, No. .
white, 20c to Bic; oats, No. . white, pc
to 24c.
St. Louis-Cattle. $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 10 $3.50: sheep. $500 to $500:
wheat. No. 2. a5c to 97c; corn. No. =
yellow, 2Gc to PC: oats. No. . white, 2Oc
TO DE: rye, No. .. 43c to 44c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs.
$500 to $3.50: sheep. $3.50 TO $4.25:
wheat. No. 9. 9Oc to 92c: corn. No. .
mixed. 30c to Bic: oats. No. 2 mixed, PIE
to 23c; rye. No. q, 45c to 47c.
Detroit-Cattlc, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50: sheep. $3.50 to x4.225:
wheat, No. 2 Ole to 93c; corn. No. =
yellow. Soc to Bic: oats, No. 9 white, 2cc
to 24c; rye. 47c to 49c.
Tolcdo-Wheat. No. 2 red, 92c to 93c;
corn. No. . mixed, 2Sc to 3Oc: oats, No.
{: white. Zoe TO Zoe; rye, No. 9, Acc to 4Sc;
ri"ver seed. $a3.35 to $3.4O.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 spring, s5r
to SIC; corn. No. 3, &c to 2Sc; oats, No.
2 white, 21c to 23c; rye, No. l., 47c to 4Sc;
barley. No. 2, Ace to 45c; pork, mess,
$500 to $3.50.
Buffnlo-Cnttlc. $500 to $3.50: hogs,
$500 TO $4.75; sheep. $500 to S5.WD;
wheat. No. 2 winter. 92c to 94c: corn. No.
2 yellow. Bic to 33c: oats. No. . white,
De to 2Gc.
New York-Cattle. $500 TO $3.50: hogs.
$3.50 to $5.25: sheep. $500 to Sl.5a;
wheat, No. 2 red. Ole to 95c: corn. No.
2. 33c to &c.,: oats. No. = white. DE to
25c; butter, creamery, 15c to 23c; eggs,
Western. 1Sc to 19c.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Kaiser Going Crazy.

a London cable says: According to
private adviccs from Berlin and derived
from the most authoritative sources, mat
tiers are gradually reaching n crisis with
regard to the mental condition of the
kaiser. Like his g%randuncle, King Fred
crics William IN, who Was afflicted with
idemtically the same cancerous ailment
which is eating lis way from the drum of
the ear to the base of the brain, and which
must inevitably end in lunacy or death.
the emperor. in his periods of sanity, is
more brilliant. more clear headed and
more active minded than ever before. His
fits of dcmcntia are increasing in number
and in violence.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
THE NEWsO OF THE DAY
SOUTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS, IN
CONDENSED FORM.
Ex-Auditor Nipple Has Placed a
Check for $2,334 in the Treas.
urer's Office to he Held in Trust
Until the Discrepancy is shown.


Ex-Auditor Nipple Files His Check
Ex-Auditor Nipple has placed "a certified
check for s., 1884 in the state t~reasurer's office
to be held in trust until the final examina-
ton of the records of the insurance depart-
mcnt shows just the amount of the dis
crcpancy which exists, and the deposit has
been approved by the attorney general OH
The part of the state. The public exam
liner, after going over his work, finds that
this is the amount due OH his figures. MIR.
Nipple claims that he can show offsets
when he has the opportunity to secure the
required papers, which will materially re-
dure the discrepancy from this mount.
The complete examination will take
several days, as the public examiner will
have to secure records from his office at
Huron for final veritication of his work.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
~AzcARRAeA RESIGNS.
Si,anish Premier aud His Colleagues
Give I'm Office.

Give Up Office.
Tile Spanish cabinet las resigned. The
queen has accepted the resignation, but
,.as asked Gen. Azcarraga 10 continue in
office until IL solution of the crisis is found.
Her majesty will summon the leaders of
the various parties and The presidents of
the chambers to consult as to the situation.
Senior Sasasta has been te%lesraphed for
aud it is believed that tile liberal leader
will lie asked TO form a cabinet.
United States Minister Woodford, the
Duke of Tctuan and the president of the
senate held q long conference and Gen.
WoodtorG presented the members of the
United States legation. Owing to the
abine crisis The Cuban conference, have
beer postponed.
IL is SAID Scncr SasaS;a is in favor of
supcrsedine Capt. Gen. Weyler and OF
granting autonomy to Cuba Immediately.
Scnor Sagasta will probably be minister
OF foreign affairs III the new cabinet.
N cannot he SAID tiiat the event caused
surprise among The ',ficials OF the state
department or among tie members Of the
diplomatic corps IN Washington A care.
fu' Inspection of the cable new for the
past few weeks had left the genera! im-
preston that the cabinc, erected in haste
ccuid not he expected to survive tong
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
STATE AUDITORS SHORTAGE
No Longer Any Doubt OF a Deficit
in His Accounfa.


There is much excitement over Develop
ments in the state auditors Office. 1t is
now admitted that there was a defalcation
during Auditor Nipples term and the e
tlment is universal among citizens and
other state officers that criminal prosecu.
ton should follow.
Attorney General Grigsby declares that
he will not prosecute and is severely criti-
clsed. On July l the insurance business
was turned over To the POpulists and soon
alter the Populist public examiner began
an examination. The auditor and his
clerks Indignantly denied any crooked.
ness, but the examiner found that ex.
Auditor j. E. Nipple was short s $500 and
the present auditor, H. T.. Mayhem, $40.
Then the two auditors admitted thcs short.
age and both made the deficit good. Both
deny any knowledge of the shortage and
lay 1t to errors in bookkeeping.
lile facts are these: C.. ii. Anderson, II
clerk in tho Office, received the daily re.
mlttances and entered them in a day book.
and from this book was kept the cash
books, which showed the balance due the
treasurer. The money itself was not
turned into the treasury for months at "a
Time, and when settlement was made the
auditor paid over what the cash book re-
CURED, regardless of the cash on hand.
There was absolutely no check to show
the correctness of the cash book. Under
Mr.. Nipples regime the states money and
ms private money were kept in the same
account at the bank, and he drew and used
the entire balance above the sum shown i'm
the cash book. Mr.. Nipple says that lie
paid no attention to the books himself. hut
took the clerks word that they were cor
rect. But it is admitted now that the
books We're wrong, and that lie drew per-
sonally more than $4,000 of the states
money.
EX-Auditor Nipple is working OH the
books i'll an etfoit to discover where the
missing cash went, but as yet has made
little Roadway, and is completely at sea as
to where he will finally land.
Gov. Lee has announced his intention of
employing an expert accountant,o go over
state affairs generally, and If the next
legislature refuses to appropriate the
money To reimburse him he will stand the
expense himself.