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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
NINETEEN PRISONERS REVOLT.
rhe Leader Badly Punished and the Con
spIracy Checkmated.


PRINCETON, Ind, Nov. 27.--Nineteen
prisoners confined in the Gibson county
Jail declared themselves in open revolt
against Sheriff Murphy yesterday. and
but for prompt action in suppressing
the disturbance, the sheriff would have
been killed. For several days the Jail
attendants have heard ugly threats
made by the men, and warned Sheriff
Murphy of his danger The trouble be.
gan at the breakfast hour when the
men declared they would have more
food or kill the sheriff.
Mr.. Murphy hurriedly summoned a
posse of deputies and ordered them to
remain ON the outside of the Jail, while
he entered to see what effect his
presence would have No sooner had
he closed the door than all the prison.
ers, headed by John Boyer, notorious
criminal, rushed upon him, and were
proceeding to carry their thveats into
action, when the posse quickly entered
the Jail and ran to protect the sheriff.
A fierce fight occurred between Boyer
and Murphy. and the former was beaten
almost into insensibility, and then
thrown into a cell. Seeing that their
leader had been vanquished, the revolt.
ing prisoners quieted down and re.
turned to their cells. Boyer says he
will kill Murphy.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01

A s Kelly and o II Kirk. Of Fords-
Vile, we're In town yesterday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
DISAPPEARANCE EXPLAINED.
Mrs. Pauline Merry of Chicago Was MUIR
dered by Her Husband.

Mrs. Pauline Merry Of Chicago Was MUIR
dered by Her Husband.
CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-The mystery sur
rounding the disappearance Of Mrs.
Pauline Merry from her home, at 80
Hope street, was solved yesterday aft
ernoon by the confession Of Thomas
Hickey, who was arrested on suspicion.
Hickey told a revolving story of how
Christopher Merry choked and beat his
wife a week ago last Fhday. Then,
finding it impossible to restore his wife
to consciousness, Hickey says that
Merry decided to put her 'out OF her
misery" by beating out her brains with
poker.
The horrible story told by Hickey was
extorted from him after hours of ques-
tioning in the "sweatbox" Late yes
terday afternoon he led party of po-
lice to an uninhabited portion of the
city, near Eighty-seventh street and
Western avenue, where Mrs. Merry's
body was found buried beneath few
inches of loose dirt by the roadside.
The disappearance of Mrs. Merry ex-
cited almost as much interest as that Of
Mrs. Luetgert A week ago the police
learned that she had been made away
with by her husband at his cottage in
hope street. Merry was peddler and
owned several horses. When the police
began their investigation a 3-year- old
son of Merry's told them that his father
had killed his mother and had lowered
her body through trap door into the
cellar. Following this clew it was
found that Merry had driven away
from his place Saturday morning with
a covered wagon but no further trace Of
him has been discovered.
Thomas Hickey, an employee of the
stable where Merry kept his horses, was
put in the sweatbox and yesterday con-
fessed that he and James Smith had
been present when Merry beat and
choked his wife. The three men sat
up Friday night and tried to restore
Mrs. Merry. On Saturday morning, he
says, decided to kill his wife, which he
did with a poker. The body was carried
away and Merry, though still in the
city, has successfully eluded the police
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
THURSDAY EVENING. FEB. 4, 1897.

IT IS REPORTED that one OF the
charges against Mr.. Sharp, that in
duced the President to break his rule
of appointing postmssters on the rec
ommendation of the congressman from
their districts, was that he had spoken
of him as a "hangman." That he did
not call him tout of his name," Mr..
Cleveland himself will not deny, for it
is we'll known that the President, when
sheriff, did hang, with his own hands,
two men, though he could easily have
gotten somebody else to do it for him
for ten dollars. The taste he exhibited
in cutting the rope was not delicate, but
there was certainly nothing wrong in
it. for he was sheriff. As Mr.. Sharp
spoke as private citizen, and as his
appointment would have followed the
rule of the Postoffice Department, a
high toned President and one whose
official acts are not influenced by his
private feelings, would not have turn
ed him down for telling the truth-as
he himself, on one occasion, advised q
distinguished man to do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
Foreign News.

LONDON, Feb. Ally, dowager
duchess of Marlborough, wife of Lord
William Beresford and formerly Mrs.
Louis Hammersley, of New York, gave
birth 10 q son this morning at Deep,
dene, Dorking.
NEW YORK, Feb. "A special cable
dispatch from Rome, says that Bishop
Keane's first sermon in the church OF
st. Andrew was great success. There
was an enormous congregation, includ-
ing several cardinals and many bishops.
1t is interesting to note that Cardinal
Satolli pronounced the benediction.
GLASGOW, Feb. 1.-THE Fairfield
Shipbuilding Works in this city were
burned to-day. The loss is 100000
and 5000 men are thrown out of en-
ployment.
BOMBAY, Feb. 1.-THE official returns
of the heath authorities show that up
to to day there have been 5,09S cases OF
the plague and 3,S4l deaths from the
disease in the CITY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
IS HIS COFFIN EMPTY /!

A dispatch from Waterloo, Ind,
says: A sensation has been created in
this county by the report that II. N.
Coffinberry, the banker and alleged
embezzler, is alive, while his death has
been supposed to have occurred about
two weeks ago from heart disease.
MIR. Coflinberry had been arrested
twice on five indictments, charged
with grand larceny and embezzlement,
and when the sheriff went to arrest
him the second time he feigned to be
too i'll to be taken into custody. and
was left at his home for two days,
when Deputy Sheriff Platter, accom-
panied by DR.. Buchtel, a physician,
finally called to determine whether he
was able to be taken TO Jail, and it was
decided that he was. Mr.. Cofinberry
began to prepare to go. He stepped
into medicine closet, and, it is al
legged, took a dose of some strong drug,
which DR.. Buchtel afterward said
would cause one to have a sinking
spell. DR.. Buchtel believes that Coffin
berry had been takingthis drug during
the time which he claimed to be i'll.
While the deputy sheriff was reading
the warrant Coffinberry fell as if dead /,
and Dr. Thompson, the family physi-
clan, was called.
He Immediately ordered all to leave
the house. DR.. Thompson then worked
with his patient some hours to restore
life, but it was announced to be in vain.
The report then went out that Coffin.
berry died of heart disease. Then it
was reported that he committed suicide.
This report has generally been believed
until the report which has now reached
the ears OF the people.
The funeral was held two days after
the death. The remains were placed
in metal coffin and buried with due
ceremony. A dynamite torpedo was
placed in the grave above the coffin as
a precaution against body snatchers.
Out of the vast concourse of people
who attended the obsequies, no one
person, it is said, can be found who
viewed the remains, as the coffin was
kept closed.
The report has now gained credence
that Mr.. Coflinberry regained conscious
ness and is now fugitive from justice,
and that the coffin was so weighted as
to prevent detection. The story, while
it is not positively authentic, is believ-
ed by..many, and has excited demand
for investigation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Reforms in Cuba.

MADRID, Feb. 1.-THE royal decree
promulgating the scheme Of reforms in
Cuba, which has been prepared by
Premier Canovas and Senior Castellano,
will be signed by the queen regent on
Saturday. One of the principal fea-
lures of the plan is the creation OF
Cuban assembly which will be COM
posed of 35 mbers, of which 81 will
be elected by popular vote. The
municipal and provincial councils will
nominate the municipal judges and the
council of administration will frame
the budget and draw up a customs
tariff. The customs officials must be
Cubans. The governor general of the
island is empowered to appoint the
high officials, but they must be Cubans
or Spaniards who have resided in the
island for two years. The government
reserves full power to maintain public
order and may adopt measures even
against these reforms whenever such
measures may be needed to suppress
rebellious movements. The govern
ment will regulate the tariff until 8
special Cuban tariff is decided upon.
The publication of the plan in Spain
is generally regarded as giving every
thing to the Cubans.
MADRID, Feb. 4.-The decree author
izing the proposed reforms in the
Island of Cuba which it was announced
would he signed on Saturday, was
signed by the qneen regent to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
MRS. LOUNT.
Mrs. Virginia N. Lount, the p

Mrs. Virginia N. Lount, the pictures
que widow, whose numerous escapades
have been described from time to time,
is locked up at Lieut.. Kelly's police
station. She was arrested about t
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the CEN
trail detective Office, where she went, so
she claims, to superintend the cowhid-
ing of reporter for on afternoon news
paper, who wrote an article that did not
please her. Mrs. Lount says she was
accompanied by male friend, who was
to lay on the whip while she did the
hurrah act.
She entered Inspector Hollinberger's
Office and made known her errand.
The inspector knew that the widow
had served nearly eight months in the
government insane asylum, and believ
ing her to be a person unfit to be at
large, he directed Detective Lacey to
place her under arrest. She was de.
tanned until the Sixth precinct patrol
wagon arrived and was taken to that
station and placed in charge of the ma
iron.
She gave her nams as Mrs. Robert
B. Lines, forty-one years of age, and
the charge of insanity was entered OPP
posite her name on the blotter. Mrs.
Lount was attired in neat fitting tail
or.made costume of black, and wore
an up-to date jaunty checkered "Prin-
cess Chimay' hat. After being placed
in witness room the widow was call
ed upon by Police Surgeon J. Ramsay
hewitt, to whom she recounted her ex-
periences in New York during the
presidential campaign. Her different
roles in the drama of life were enumer-
ated as "rhe Modern Portia," 'Fe-
male Coxey," 'Uncle Sans Baby"
"McKinley's Widow" and her latest,
"Queen of the Populists."
Mrs. Lount demanded that q jury
trial be granted her to decide the ques.
ton of her sanity.
II want to 'cuss' and discuss the
matter in all its phases" she declared,
land 1 will have some of my Senator
chums present to testify in my behalf"
The prisoner said she purchased
seven pairs of tan shoes yesterday and
had the bill sent to Senator, who will
pay it. She also said while in New
York she wore a fancy costume as
"Uncle Sans Baby" and rode around
and around on the stage of Roster &
Balls theater amidst music and cheers.
1t was Mrs. Lount's intention, had
she not been arrested, to have visited
Congress tomorrow attired as "Queen
of the Populists" and demand big APP
preparation for the poor of Washington.
She was to have been preceded by her
agent. in the costume of Uncle Sam"
Sin this wicked age" said the widow
as parting shot, "a high order of in
telligence and wit which sparkles like
champagne is too often construed as in.
sanity"
Mrs. Lount will have preliminary
examination by the police surgeons at
No. 6 to-day.-Washington Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04

ACCORDING TO some of the gold stan
dard newspapers of New York, the re
publican governor of that State has ap.
pointed notorious crook to one of the
most important Offices, there and the
republican legislature has made haste
to confirm him. The only noticeable
thing about this matter, is the fact that
the newspapers referred to are now de-
nouncing both the governor and
the legislature for having made the
Objectionable appointment, for they
were the ardent supporters of both at the
election, and but for them and those
who acted with them the State would
have gone democratic, and an honest
man, instead of Mr.. Payn, been at the
head of the States insurance depart
ment. The boilers of New York well
deserve all they have received, and de-
cent self respect would induce them to
keep their mouths shut.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
GIBSON AND MEREDITH.

The discussion of the contested cleo
ton case of George w. Cornett against
Claude A. Swanson, from the Fifth dis
trict of Virginia, occupied nearly the
whole of yesterdays session of the
House, and, as stated in the GAZETTE of
that date, by an overwhelming vote,
Mr.. Swanson's title to the seat was con-
frmed by the House.
During the debate Mr.. Gibson, of
Tennessee, "hurled back the insinuation
contained in the sneer and contumely
of the word 'coddled' " by Mr. Mccall
last week. The recent election, Mr..
Gibson said, showed a greater gain Of
republican votes in southern States than
in any other section of the country-41
per cent on the average.
1.-The truth is" psssionately declared
Mr.. Gibson, "that if any man comes
here from the South with an adverse
majority of thousand, it is absolutely
true that if there had been fair cleo
ton aud an honest count, his majority
would be at least thousand"
Cries of "Oh, no." from MIR. Livings-
ton, Mr.. Meredith, and others.
81 repeat That it is absolutely true"
shouted Mr.. Gibson.
81 deny it," said Meredith, "and the
gentleman knows it is false"
"Of course, you deny it," Mr.. Gibson
fairly yelled, amid laughter and APP
plause; sits part of your platform.
Mr.. Gibson explained that ne was not
speaking from any interest in the col
ored vote, for his district comprised but
1900 colored voters, and he came here
with a majority of over $4,000.
Mr.. Meredith: "God help the ma
jority." Laughter)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
The Joint Traffic Association.

CHICAGO, Feb. THE Inter Ocean
this morning says that the world
famous Joint Traffic Association of rail-
ways between Chicago and the Atlantic
seaboard, repre- senting more capitaliza-
ton than the government debt, is on
the verge of ruin, wrecked by betrayal
of its parent and physical competition
and ruinous rates of the lines leading
to the Gulf ports.''
New YORK, Feb. 4.-Commissioner
Blanchard, of the Joint Traffic Associa-
ton, to-day denied in toto the report
from Chicago concerning the disruption
of that body owing to the alleged dis
satisfaction of some of the lines over
the traffic percentages. Mr.. Blanchard
said that the members of the associa-
ton were entirely satisfied with the
percentages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04

No MORE LEATHER MAIL POUCHES.
The supply of leather mail pouches, fa-
miliar to the public throughout the
United States, has been discontinued for
at least four years, and the jute sacks
and horse mail bags, used in the SER
vice also, go with them. This is the
change provided fori in contracts award
ed yesterday, the discontinuance being
mainly to improvements in weight and
saving in expense of manufacture. The
contracts are for furnishing mail pouch
es and sacks for the government during
the four years beginning April / next.
F. Colt johnson, of New York, gets
most of the contracts, his bids aggre-
eating about 100000. Glasses A, B, c,
d, and E are awarded to him. Glass
F, registered bags, is awarded to E. C.
Cook & Bro, of Chicago, and class G,
inner registered sacks, to Peter McNul.
ty & Co., of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A bill establishing woman suffrage in
Nevada has passed the State Senate at
Carson.
Addison Cammack, the famous Wall
street operator, has sold his seat on
Change and will retire.
]. Addison Porter, editor of the
Hartford Conn, Evening Post, will be
private secretary to President McKin
ley.
The women's parliamentary franchise
bill passed its second reading in the
British House of Commons by vote OF
22S to 157.
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, United
States ambassador, gave a dinner in
honor of the Prince of Wales yesterday
evening at his residence in London.
Judge Golf, it is said, expects to sue
coed Justice Field, of the United States
Supreme Court. He may, however,
accept a cabinet appointment if Mr..
Mckinley does not name Justice Fields
successor.
John T. McGraw, third baseman of
the Baltimore Baseball Club, was mar
ried in that CITY last night at St. Vim
cents Catholic Church to Miss Minnie
E. Doyle, daughter of Michael F.
Doyle, until recently city official.
The large bark mill of the George
Campbell Company, of Charlestown,
w. Va. and now in litigation, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire yesterday after
noon, together with all the machinery
and some ground bark in the building.
Dave Warfeld. Charles Larrimore
and George Brown escaped from the
Jail at Cambridge, Md, about 6 o'clock
Tuesday evening by breaking bar in
the rear of the first corridor. Two of
the men were subsequently recaptured
by the sheriff.
Ex-Congressman Joseph L. RawliDs
was elected United States Senator yes.
terday afternoon by the UGah legisla-
ture. He was elected delegate to Con-
gress from the Territory of Utah in
1892, on the democratic ticket, defeat
Frank j. Cannon, now United States
Senator.
The stallion Matchless, of Londes,
boro', who some years since was sold
by Mr.. Henry Fairfax, of Loudoun
county, to DR.. Webb, Of New York,
was yesterday sold by the latter to w.
L. Clark, of the Glendower stock farm
on Staten Island, for $4,000. Match
less is IL years old.
The friends of chairman M. A. Hanna
admit that he will not be appointed
by Gov. Bushnell to the Senate to sue.
coed Sherman. 1t is reliably reported
that Governor Bushnell has decided to
appoint Lieut.. Gov. Asa w. Jones, of
Youngstown, to the vacancy, and that
this action is in accordance with the
wishes of the Foraker leaders.
Hon. VIM. J. Bryan, ex.Gov. Hogg
and other members of the duck hunt
ing party, returned to Galveston, Texas,
yesterday. The party killed about 125
ducks and several brant and geese.
Mr.. Bryan carried off the honors
in the slaughter of ducks, but the en-
Governor beat him killing geese. Mr..
Bryan held a public reception in the
fremont House in the afternoon, which
was largely attended by both sexes.
At night he delivered his lecture on BIZ
metallism to large and enthusiastic
audience at the Grand Opera House,
and was heartily applauded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04

THOUGH TwENTY-oNE republican
members of the U. S. House of Repre-.
sentatives yesterday voted to turn Mr..
Swanson, democrat, out of his seat in
that body, on the alleged ground that
the election law of Virginia is uncon-
stitutional, they voted two weeks ago
to admit Mr.. Yost, republican, under
that law, and last year voted to admit
Mr.. Thorp, republican, under the same
law, and agree that Mr.. Walker, also q
republican, was elected under that law.
But circumstances alter cases, and
what's sauce for the goose is not sauce
for the gander.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
An Alaska Tragedy.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Feb. A.
Advices from Juneau, Alaska, state
that "Slim" Burch and convict named
Shell escaped jail recently and posse
started in pursuit and found the out
laws in deserted cabin in the center
of Admiralty island. An attempt was
made to break down the door, when q
volley was fired from the cabin and
Deputy Marshal Watts fell mortally
wounded, and Marshal Hale and Jailor
Baise were badly won nded. Burch
and Shell were captured and placed in
ia;1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04

VIRGINIA SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY.
The Virginia State Sunday-school So.
ciety began It's session at Lynchburg
yesterday. The address Of welcome
was delivered by Rev. DR.. F. c. Nc
Cornell, of that city, and was respond
ed to by Mr.. Thomas Potts, of Rich
mond. Rev. DR.. Edward L. Pel, of
Richmond, conducted a devotional
study, embracing the Sunday.school
lessons for the ensuing six week. The
evening exercises were concluded with
an able and impressive address by Rev.
DR.. Bledsoe, of Charlottesville.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04

A COMMUNICATION in yesterdays
GAZETTE, in reference to the Citizens
League" of Alexandria county, will tend
to remove some of the impressions about
some of the affairs of that county that
have been made by incorrect statements
in some of the Washington newspapers.
In respect of the county, it may truly be
said that you have to 60 away to hear
news from home. AS it is, it is as
quiet and orderly as any county in the
Union as close as it is to such large
and Ubiquitous city as Washington
and were it not for the fact that ma
jority of it's voters are negroes, who
elect whom they please as county Off
GERS, there would never be any trouble
there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
jealousy the Cause.

JOLIET, ILL.,, Feb. 4.-Geo. Tschan, a
steel worker, yesterday fred three bull
lets into his wife's breast, and then,
locking himself in room, fred an
equal number OF bullets into his own
body and then slashed his throat with
a razor, cutting the jugular VEN. Both
are dead. Jealousy is said to have
been the cause of the deed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
The Boring Sea Commission,

VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. 4.-Mon-
treal has been chosen as the scene of
the final argument and award OF the
Boring sea commission. The commits
sion will meet at the Canadian metrop-
oils on June 16. The claims, including
personal damages sought, aggregate
1867, 900 and the costs and counsel fees
will bring the total we'll into three
Quarters of million dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04

Mr.. WATTERsoN says the gold demo
Gratis who voted fer Mckinley would
have contempt for him ifthey thought
he expected to recognize" them for
their support by appointing them to Of
fee. Mr.. Watterson evidently has a
higher opinion Of Mr.. Mckinley than he
has of Mr.. Cleveland, for though he
thinks the former would not have at
tempted to bride democrats to desert
their party and support him by in
spring them with the hope of Office,
he knows that Mr.. Cleveland has
given offices to democrats who did
desert their party and support,
not him directly, but the cause in
which he was engaged-the defeat OF
the party that, in an unfortunate hour
for itself, elected him President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04

existence of socialistic conditions. He
moved to make the amount $50 a
month.
Mr.. Payne reviewed the circum-
stances of the case and said it was one
of the most meritorious that had ever
come before the House.
The amendment was agreed to-SS
to 65-and the bill then passed.
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole to further consider
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04

A STRIKE is now threatened in Mon
tana, by which six thousand men will
be thrown out of employment, because
the yard master of a railroad was dis
charged for being impndent to his su-
perior officer, the superintendent of the
road. And yet their isn't one of the
strikers who, if in the superintendent
place, wouldn't have done precisely as
he did.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
AS rHERE are not enough places in

AS THERE are not enough places in
the Cabinet to supply the applicants for
them, the republicans propose to create
another one, so that Mr.. Mckinley may
be able to fulfill all of Mr.. Hanna's
promises in that line. There are too
many, instead of too few, governmental
departments now, and too many EN-.
ployees in them, and that there is no
need for more, is we'll known to every
BODY at all familiar with the work of
such departments.