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The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
BLOCKS BURNED.
Rank Building at Casey, H.. Wrecked
 and the Post Office Damaged.
/, CONVICT HANGS HIMSELF.
,,a,f-Brecde Believed to Have Committed 4ha spicer Ranch 31urdersA Woman Fonnd Murdered Conflict of Author
 ity-Glass Factory Destroyed.

CASEY. IL, March 2.-Eire early this corning destroyed the two-story brick Mock occupied by Fuqua & Sons bank. she II. & E. Lee company, E. l.. shin rle. D. C. ssturdcgant, R. 4. Lee, Nj. G. cochenour, Ai Sanford &s Sons, Han eock x Clarke and others, and two ad- oin;ng blocks, causing $ae,009 losses. The Casey bank building was wrecked; hut the vault is intact. The post office s badly damaged, but no mail was de- stroyed.
 4 Convict Hangs Himself.
 CAIRO, ILL, March 2.-Elijah Kirby, aged 56 years, hanged himself in his cell in the county jail here early ttll this morning. Kirby was about to be taken to the penitentiary to serve a sentence for criminal assault upon his daughter. He had maintained that he was innocent of the charge. Some years ago Kirby killed his brother-in- law and was sentenced to life impris- .anment, but Gov. AlUgeld commuted I,is term to IS years and iIe was re- leased last year.
 For the Murder of six.
 BISMARCK, N. D., March 2.-The au- tborities at Winona are certain that Alexander Condot. French half-breed. and Black Hawk, a negro half-breed, s~e the men who murdered the Spicer amily near that place. From state nents made by Condot it is probable that Black Hawk murdered MT. and Mrs Spicer, Mrs. Rouse and her two infants and old Mrs. Waldron unassist- cd, while Condot acted as sentry out aide the house.
 4 Woman Found Murdered.
 PADUcAH, Ky, March 2.-The body oi a young woman named Lottie Hale, aged 26 years, was found in the store ruom of d livery stable in this city this morning with knife wound in her brain. After killing his victim the assassin had undressed the remains. washed them and prepared the corpse IS if for burial. There is no clew to the murderer.
 4 Conflict of Authority.
 KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 2.-A riot was caused here by q conflict of author fly between the United States and the city officials about the control of street car franchise. Several police men and civil service officers were ar rested Will Arnold, a negro, was fa- tally shot and the chief of the fire de- partrnent sustained fractured skull.
 PIato-Glass Factory Destroyed.
 ST Lotus, March 2.--A special from Alexandria, Ind, says the American plate-glass factory at that place was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The loss will reach $200,00o; partially insured
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
DErAULTED KANSAS BONDS.
Figures or Interest from Counties That
 Went Too Far During Boom Days.

Figures or Interest from Counties That
 Went Too Far During Boom Days.
 TOPEKA Kan. March 2.-There are nearly S1,G00. GOO of worthless bonds held by the permanent state school fund. This amount consists almost en- tirely of bonds issued by counties in the western part of the state during the boom period when times and con ditions were prosperous and would justify the belief of investors that they were good and safe. However, in many of these western coun- ties the entire taxable property is not sutlicent to liquidate the indebtedness of these counties. They would pay what they owe II they coui,l do so, but tiie.s cannot. These counties have de faultel their bonds i'll the following amounts: Barber county. 334 ,oeo; Co fnanchc county. S56, 600; Finney county, 1000; Gray county, S3G, 000; Greeley county, S67. 900; Hamilton county, S21,- 900: Haskell county. S4,500; Hodgman county, $4.000; Kearney county, Se,00e; Logan county, S25, GOO; Pratt county, s4,50o; Scott county, $142,000; Seward county, Sl4, 900; sherman county, S5, 900; Stafford county, SC 900; stanton county, s25, ,000; Wallace county, Sl3, ,000; Wich- ita county. S4l. GOO.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
 GATHERING AT WASHINGTON.
The National Capitals Temporary Pepuia-
 tias Much Isc-e..sst.

tioc Much lsc-easet..
 " ##asiiiS6ToS. March 2.-Crowds for the coming inauguration have begun so show themselves noticcably in the streets, and the depot platforms and hotel lobbics are becoming more and more congested with each incoming train. This year the stands are of uni iorm design and decoration, save the one from which the president will re- View the parade. This, with its white lrnat, Corinthian columns and severely eiassical outlines, is not unlike min ia1sFe of the white house in it's rear. ihe stands for the multitude are cov- cred in imitation of stone work and .ooled over against the possibility of bad weather.
 fractically all of the southwest cor ger or the Ebbitt house, on the third aoor, has been reserved for the Mckin- ey party. The suite of thrae rooms that mas been set apart for the president slect has been arranged with excellent taste. Blue and gray are the prevail lag tones A small banquet has been ses apart for the Mckinley party in .ae rear of the main dining hall. It capable of accommodating about 75 psopie' Four hundred special police oalcers have been sworn in for inaugu- ,e',h week and Chief of Police Moore aas been in correspondence, as is usual ~ sueh seasons, with the chiefs of po- ,se n all the large towns of the coun- ss. Details of detectives from the big s.''eS Will be sent to Washington to aSep watch on whatever members of n; s'f own criminal population drift
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
WICHITA THUG SHOT.
One of Two Highwaymen Who Wayiaid 2
 AInn at Wichita Comes to Grief

One of Two Highwaymen Who Vayiafd 2
 AEnn at Wichita Comes to Grief.
 WICHITA, Kan. March ?. Early yes terday morning Charles Wilkins was waylaid by two thugs near the Mason c temple, knocked down and robbesi While the thugs were rifing his pock- cts, he suddenly regained conscious ness, and, whipping ou: revolver, shot one of his assailauts in the. breast, fatally wounding him. The wounded man staggered pack ward and his pal grapplcd with Wii- xins in an effort to take his gun away from him. A desperate struggle en- sued in which the robber secured pos session of the weapon, but the car tridges had dropped out, making it harmless, whereupon he fled.
 Cleveland svIl Go Duck Hunting.
 NNEw YORK, March 2. IA Snn special from Washington ssys: President Cleveland has changed his plans little. He will not go to Princeton on Thursday as at first arranged, but VIII take another duck hunting jaunt, and w,ll start south with Capt. i4apiheft- son on one of his regular tours oi An- spection of the soashsrs lighthouse districts. Mrs. Cleveland will go 70 Princeton on Thursday evening under the escort of Private Secretary Thur Der.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
Cleveland VIII GO Duck Huntlnl
ro,ra Antl. ;.lauor Protes....

DEs MONIES. ia. March 2.--ilaii dozen meetings were held in churches sunday to protest against the passage of the liquor manufacturing bill. The sneakers were nearly all third party rrohibitionists. and most of them were nreachors. Resolutions were adopted claiming that the passage of the man. ufecturing bill would be violation oi the compact by which the passage of the rnulct law was secured.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
nuppLEp WITH DOCS.
Strange Disclosures Brought Out at an In-
 sanity Inquest.

EMpoRIA, Kan, March 2.-In the probate court here Mrs. Fredrica Fretindal was adjudged insane and will be sent to the asylum. The evil dence in the case showed that she lived about ten miles north of this city, in q little one-room hoyel, with out windows or doors In this one room, beside herself, were found eight dogs tied to doorknobs. There was no fuel or food in the house. The dogs and the woman kept warm by huddling together. She also had about 20 head of cattle and a few hogs. The cattle had rings in their noses and were kept tied by ropes. During the recent cold spell the cattle would lie down in the mud, unpro- tected from the storm and in the morn ing the ropes were frozen fast in the mud so they could not get up. Several of the animals were found dead.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
MANY woRKMEx HAPPY.
Rhode Island Factories Increase Their Cs-- pacity and Hundreds of Men Arc Given

PROVIDENCE, R. l.. March ?. The Silver Spring bleachery began running on full time to-day. For tne past eight months it had been running eight hours day. About 25n hands are employed. The Greene x Dam iels yarn mills at Central Falls began on G0-hours a week schedule to-day after being on 40 hours cver since lsat summer. The comPaav employs over 1000 persons. The mills of the Far we'll Worsted O.. employing 800 hands, resumed operations to-day after | long period of curtailment.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
FNwKN cON0rssslTNN.

 GoUis;Aaa Republican Committee Euvors
 Cutting Representation in That state.
 NEW ORLEANS. March 2.--Thc Louisi- ana republican state committee, as soon as it's leading members return from Washington next week, will pre- pare bill to reduce the congressional representation of this state to half it's present number. because half of the voters of the state have been dis flanchised by the election law passed last spring. The l4th amend nent provides that whenever the right to vote for presidential electors or coa- gresslnen is denied to any of the male inhabitants of a state the representa- ton of that state may be reduced pro portionately to the number of persons disfranchised
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
ALLEGED CORNER ON WOOL.
Boston Capitalists Said to Be Working to
 Make a Big Pile of Money.

BOstOn tapItAt,Nts Safd 70 Br VI UrKInS tu
 Make a Big Pile of Money.
 BosToN, March 2.--The Sunday Globe says: One of the largest corners on wool ever attempted in the United States at present exists in the city of noston, in anticipation of the restora- tion of tariff on wool in the near flu turc by the Mckinley administration. It is calculated that 5,00o,c0o bales of Australian and South American wool will be brought to this country by the New England syndicate within the given time and as each bale averages 100 pounds, it means 500,0O0, 900 pounds of wool, and if the duty be placed at 10 cents per pound the syndicate is bound to clear $50. COG. O0O"
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
Ex-Gov. Stone Made Receiver.

r1 LOUIS, March 2.-Ex-Gov. Will sa;'' sal '. Stone was to-day appointed re- wh;ea ser of the Mullanphy savings bank, aas; aieh was closed by the state bank ex- toal. ,,nef on Saturday. He immediately mo-. possession and will issue state afsa, ls as soon as he can get the banks s1airs into shape.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
THE RECORD OF CONGEEss.
ihis or Great Importance Passed frivate Pension Measures Numerous.

-~@@H VI 0Icab importance EaSaec--
 frivate Pension Measures Numerous.
 WASHINGTON, March 2.-The las4 week of the session begins with sey- eral of the appropriation bills not vet passed by the senate. Much of the time of that body has been consumed in the discussion of the Cuban oues- tion. Necessarily, the policy of the house to avoid new legislation which involved expenditures has been en- forced upon the senate. The Nicara- qua canal bill, which was discussed at great length in the senate, but not voted on, was not taken up in the house, nor has the free homes bill which the senate passed, had hear ing at the other end of the capitol. The Pacific railroad funding bill met decisive defeat in the house. One fea- ture of the session worthy of note is the great number of private pension bills passed, many of them placing the widows of officers on pension rolls at ratings ranging from $50 to S75 a month. Several important bills are in the presidents hands awaiting his ac- tion, foremost among them the immi- grafton bill.
 One act written upon the statute books this session is noteworthy as be- ing the work practically of one man. That is the act to reduce the cases in which the penalty of death may be in fiicted, a movement to which Gen. Cur tis, of New York, has devoted the best efforts of his congressional career. After years of agitation of the subject, he has succeeded in erasing from the statute books all United States laws imposing the death penalty for other crimes than murder, criminal assault, treason or piracy, and endowed juries with the power to stipulate whether or not capital punishment shall be in- fiicted for these crimes.
 The interstate commerce laws have been extended to prevent traffic in ob- scene literature of articles designed for immoral uses.
 The friends of the Tennessee Cen tennial exposition of 1897 have succeed ed in securing an appropriation of $140,000 for a government building and exhibit, while the Nebraska delegation is working to secure like recognition for the Omaha exposition, One of the most important pieces of public land legislation permits the patenting of lands containing petroleum or other mineral oils, under the mineral land laws
 An act was passed to validate the acts of deputy marshals in the Indian territory sworn between March 1, 1895, and April 15, 1896, when the law was defective; an act providing heavy pen alties for selling intoxicating liquors to Indians.
 Military acts were passed authoriz- izing officers who served in the regular army during the rebellion to bear the official title and on ceremonial occa- sions wear the uniform of their rank; for issuing certificates of service to members of the military telegraph corps; for the state of Colorado to use the Fort Lyon military reservation for a soldiers home.
 Right of way has been granted the Muscogee, Oklahoma & Western rail road through the Indian territory and Oklahoma and the Eastern Nebraska .gs Gulf Railway Co through the Omaha artd iYViHnebago Indian reservation i'll Nebraska.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03

A Columbus (O.) telegram said Will liam J. Bryan would stump Ohio this year to prevent the election of M. A.. Hanna for United States senator. Hanna's opponent will be John R. Me Lean, of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03

state bank Of Kansas City, Kan. to remove to Kansas City, Mo, was passed. Senate amendment to the bill providing for bridge across the Mis- sissippi river near St. Louis was con curred in.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
A Woman Missouri County Clerk.

OscEoLA, Mo-, March 2.-F. r. Hos letter has turned over the office of county clerk to Mrs Ellen Wheeler, in whose favor the supreme court recent ly decided.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
The santa Fe Grant Annulled.

Stat tAshiNGToN, March 2.-The United ba' s supreme court reversed the nen' Of the court of private land In. h'.''s h the Santa Fe land grant case, '@us annnlling the grant
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03
Next Contest Ut lawrence.

TOPEKA Kan, March 2.-The state oratorical contest next year will be held at Lawrence. This was decided at q meeting of the State Oratorical as- sociation in this city. New officers of the association were elected as follows: President, 0. II. Caster, Ottawa uni versity; vice president, r. D. Plundon, Wesleyan college, Salina.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-03

A Topeka telegram said Gov Leeoy is dissatisfied with the Harris railroad bill as it came from the senate anu may refuse to sign 1t if the house passes it in its present form.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-12
Grisoom-Lippinoott Wedding,

On Thursday afternoon, at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Lippincott, on
Water street, occurred the marriage of
their daughter Flora Abel. to Frank Girls
com, of Philadelphia. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Milton Relyea in the
presence of number of the brides rela-
tives and few invited guests The bride
was dressed in white orGsndie oyer white
silk and carried bunch of roses. Miss
Ella Allen. of Medford, the bridesmaid,
was attiTed in white organdie over light
green silk. Philip Marot, of Philadelphia,
was the best man. After the ceremony
was over the bride and groom left for
Philadelphia, where they will reside.
Their departure was greeted with show
er of rice and flowers. The happy couple
were made the victim of Joke by their
friends. They drove to the railroad sta
ton through the centre of the town, en-
tirely innocent of the fact that large card
had been fastened on the back of the car
rage, which contained these words New
ly married" Among the guests out of town
were Leslie Griscom, Miss Margie Girls
com, Julian Griseom, Clayton Griseom,
Leslie Griscom, Jr., Mrs, Everette, Amelia
Bassett, Gertrude Bassett, Addie Marot oil
Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs.Warren Bullen,
Wilmington, DEL; Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby
Lippincott, Rancocas Anna Batten, Cen
treton; Emma Allen, Medford; Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Lippincott and Ralph Shinn,
Jobstown Frank Kimble and Ella Kim
Bile. Jacksonville; Mrs. William Ravens
and daughter Nellie, Wrightstown and
a number from Mount Holly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-12
DIED.

REYNoLDs.-October II, in Mount Holly. Al
fred }. Reynolds, aged 50 years.
Relatives and friends of the family, the
members of Camden Lodge, No. Is, +. and A.
M, of Camden; of brotherhood of LOcomo-
tive Engineers, and of Good Intent Fire Com
pany, are invited to attend the funeral on
Sunday, 10th inst. Meet at the house on But
tonwood street at2 P. M; services at the NJ Il.
Church at Pm.
HUTCHINSON October 10, at Beverly, Mary
W., daughter of the late Charles and Hannah
+. Hutchinson.
HoRN.-October 10, at Burlington, Lucy A.,
widow of the late George Horn, aged s. years
and months.
HoLMEs.-October 8, at Burlington, Mary
Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Holmes, aged IS
years.
Observation-Disclosures 9, at Mount Holly. Sarah.
wife OF William Horahan, aged So years.
LArTA.-October 10, at Burlington, James
Latta. aged s6 years.
ENeLIsH.-Oc g. at Burlington. Emer-
son G. English, in his 18th year.
BUzBY.-October z, at Rancocas, Elizabeth
r., widow of the late Benjamin " Buzby, in
her S0th year.
RoBINsoS.-October 6, James L., son of
william }. and Jane Robinson, of White Hill.
aged IL years.
BRAEIN-October6 6, at Blackwood, Henry e.
Branin, M. D., aged 81 years.
WIDEMEYRR-October Z at Trenton, Eliza
beth A Z, wife of Charles +. Widemeyer OF
Mount Holly, aged rs years.
LowDEN.-October 8, at Burlington. Stacy
h., son OF Charles f. and the late Lydia Ii.
Lowden, aged p years and Is days.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-12
MerchantvilIe.

Frank E. Manning has been enjoying {
trip to Niagara Falls.
Upon payment of costs, Christopher
Krsntz, who was arrested Wednesday fol
disorderly conduct, was discharged.
l. G. Cox & Bros secured judgment
on Tuesday, for S45.64 against Mary A
Schmid, it being an action to recover on
protested note.
Considerable excitement was occasion
ed here on Wednesday, when contractor
with fifty colored men began to lay 6
brick walk in front of the residence of F.
F. Eastlake, who ordered them to quit
This command not being needed, Mr.
Eastlack drew revolver, it is alleged, and
fred two shots at them without either
taking effect The weapon was secured
by Chief of Police Linderman. The men
also started to lay pavement in front Of
Mrs. Haig's residence. She ordered them
of but they wouldn't 90, SO she sat in (
chair until the men quit work at shutdown
and during that time they had laid the
pavement up to and around her chair
The contractors had similar trouble al
other places and Indignation is running
high.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-12

Atkinson g Comedy Company will ap.
pear here tomorrow night in the musical
comedy, the New Peck's Bad Boy" a
dramatization of the famous bad boy
sketches of Geo. W. Peck, editor of the
Milwauk ee Sun. The entertainment is in
three acts or scenes-the grocery store,
the policeman's home and the picnic
grounds. The leadi ng characters are the
bad boy, his chum, his girl and his pa,
the servant girl and the doctor. As Mr..
Peck says ''The counterpart of this boy
is located in every village in the land"
He is wide awake, full of vinegar, and is
ready to crawl under the canvas of cir
Gus or repeat hundred verses of the
Testament in Sunday school," An ex-
change says that he is only mischievous
and has good heart and is really one OF
the best boys in Milwaukee. If every
boy was as good as Peck's bad Boy" of
the stage, there would be no bad men in
the world. The tendency of the charac-
ter throughout is to produce a good in
huence. The press generally acknowledge
that the dramatist has admirably illus
trated Peck's stories, sustaining wonder
full ideality to the scenes and language of
the original sketches, and the company is
pronounced every way competent for the
rattling fun, and the grocery store set, a
marvel of realistic effect.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-12
DUBLIC SALE OF
REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF a
warrant issued by G. T. Allen, Thomas HOi-
loway, j. l.. Williams, the township commit
tee OF the township OF Washington, in the
county OF Burlington, to make the unpaid
taxes assessed on lands, tenements, hercdit-
in the year 1895 and 1896 the subscriber, eolirc-
tor of taxes for the said township, 10 whom he
said warrant is directed, will on
THURSDAY, the 18th day Of NOvEMB ERR
next, at the hour OF p M, at the store OF Wat
tenements, Entertainments and real estate here
under described at public vendne, for The
shortest term not exceeding thirty years for
which any person or persons will agree TO take
the same ana pay such taxes with interest
thereon at the rate of ~ per centum from the
twentieth day of December, A. d. one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety 1ve and six,
together with all costs. fees, charges, and ex-
penses
Tax due, 1895: Heirs of Mary A. Snow, SIG
Tax due, 1896: Heirs of w N. X. DickersOn 90
Location lots in direction of east of NichO-
las Sooy survey, numbered T. 10, IA. conveyed
to Dickerson by one Robt Whitaker. decd, dat
ed Oct. IA, 1876
Tax due, 1896: Ellen b. southworth, 500
Tax due, 1896 Mary A. Snow Heirs 500
Tax due, 1895 Joseph Wharton, 30
Location: lot of IA acres in MOidica
swamp, 1t being a part OF a so acre survey
made TO Mordica Andrews which survey is on
record in book III OF surveys, page so, conveyed
to Joseph Wharton, Washington township
Tax due 1896: Sophia Sawyer Est. 50
Payment must be made before the cOnelu-
sion of the sale, otherwise the property Will be
Immediately resOld.
Witness my hand this fifth day of Oct, ls96.
MARK G. SOOY
Collector OF taxes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-12
MARRIED.

GRIFFIrH-BEATTY.-Sept IS at Jacobs
town, by Rev. W. <. CornwelI, William S.
Grif1th, of New Egypt, ana Bertha b. Beatty
of Ellisdale.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 7, at Camden, by
Rev. ohm W. Lydell, Elias Morgan, of Pal
myra, and Miss Nettie +. Reeves, Of Camden.
BERRY-KoHR.-October 3, at Burlington, by
Rev. j. Madison Hare, James Berry, of Mount
Holly, and Miss Lizzie Kohr, of Riverside.
RoBNBTTE-HALL--Octob 6, at Riverside.
by Rev, j. ~ Samson, George Robnette and
Miss Lily Han.
GRtscOM-LIPPINCoTT.- Z, at Mount
Holly, by Rev. Milton Relyea, Frank Griscom,
of Philadelphia, and Miss Flora Abel Lippin-
colt, of Mount Holly.