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The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
Three Children Burned to Death.

The farm house of A. L. Gordon,
eight miles north OF Alma, was con-
sumed by fire, destroying the entire
contents and ending the iyes of his
three small children, aged :, 0 and II,
the eldest being girl.
The mother of the children died two
years ago. since which time the father
and little ones have lived together in
the house. After putting the children
to bed Mr. Gordon went to the barn 20
look after sick horse. Returning to
the house in about twenty minutes he
found the interior mass of flames.
He made a desperate effort to save the
children, rushing into the burning
structure. only to be driven out by the
intense heat. He was unable to reach
any of them. The little ones were
asleep at the time the father left the
house. The supposition is that the ex-
plosion eff Il lamp which was left burn
ing in the house was the cause of the
fire. The father grew frantic over the
ghastly affair and is in very critical
condition from the effects of i1haling
the flames in an effort to save the child
ren from their sad fate
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
THE UNION PACIFIC.
All Arrangements Completed for the

Sale.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4--EX- Governor
Hoadley, counsel for the United States
in the matter of the Union Pacific
foreclosure sale, spent several hours
to-day in conference with Attorney
General McKenna. arranging the de-
tails of the sale, November /, and the
subsequent transfer of the govern
ment's interest in the property to the
highest bidder.
So far as can be learned the reor-
ganization committee will be the only
bidder at the sale and III all probabil-
ity the transfer will be consummated
by the payment Of the purchase price
by December orvery soon thereafter.
Treasury officials recognize the fact
that the withdrawal from circulation
OF $45, OGO, O3O in cash at one time
might have very serious effect on the
money market, and in consequence are
devising 4 plan by which the force of
the shock may be reduced to the mini
mum. No determination of the ques-
ton has yet been reached, but it seems
probable that at least $50, 600, 900 OF
the amount may be placed on deposit
with government depository besks
until January !, when it will ybe
needed for the redemption of the
per cent subsidy bonds maturing on
that date. The remainder of the pur-
chase money, it is thought, may be
safely transferred to the treasury.
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
Drew a PISTOL IA Court

LARNED, Kan, Oct 9. In the Paw
nee county district court here yeStcr-
day, during the trial of suit against
n divorced woman about n COW, q. Folk
Cline, representing the plaintiff. re-
serted to personalities against the
opposing lawyer, L. s. Haun. and was
called liar by Haun. when hn
drew revolver and would have shot
Haun but for Judge Andrews promp-
ness in having the court room cleared
and the men led away.
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
Desert. ,hs sllver eanre.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 2.-John ".
Caldwell of Rus~eIIvillc, for several
years member of Congress and prob
ably one Of the most consistent advo-
yates of the free coinage OF silver In
Kentucky. has deserted the Chicago
platform and will henceforth vote the
ticket represented by the gold Demo
Gratis. In letter to the Courier-.!0ur-
nal Mr.. Caldwell fully states his posi-
ton. He maintains that he is still
theoretically a silver man, but he as
serts with positiveness that the silver
issue is dead.
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
PAYS $4,000 FOR HUSBAND
St. Louis Woman Gives Cash for Con-
ductor Truitt.

St. Louis Woman Gives Cash for Con-
ductor Truitt.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 4.-John A.
Truitt, a conductor on the Northern
Central Electric street car line, was
sold yesterday by his wife for $4,000
to a woman who declares that she
loves the man more than his wife does.
The deal was the sequel to the follow
ing remarkable statement made to
Mrs. Truitt by Mrs. Stephens, who
lives in this city with her father:
Mrs. Truitt. 1 love your husband
and want him. / have travelled the
world over and he is the first man I
ever loved. will give you 81, 900
cash for him if you will give him up"
Truitt. who is the father of four
children, seems to agree to the deal.
It is stated that last Tuesday Mrs
Truitt, knowing that her husband
loved another, attempted to take her
life by swallowing big dose of NOR
phine.
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.

DEs MONIES, Sept. 20.-During the
current week applications for United
States letters patent have been allowed
to Iowa inventors as follows: To
Peter j. Quirlx, of Des Moines, for an
apparatus for weighing and dumping
coal This machine is constructed TO
receive n quantity of coal as ii ~
dumped frcm the mine elevator, t1
automatically weigh the coal thus
received and held, to Indicate the
weight upon suitable dial, and to-
provide simple, convenient and easily
operated means whereby the coal Thus
held and weighed may be discharged
into a car ora wagon. To Matthew
Kehoe, of Cushing, for two-horSs
evener, the object of which as DIES
cribed in hls specification is to
relieve the single trees pivotally con
nected with the ends of the double
tree from tortional strain, and 10
avoid the dangers and accidepts'
incident to the ordinary manner of
connecting and using double trees and
single trees on twO-horse evener.'
To Burton A. Walrath, of Lehigh, ON
a mechanical movement. This inyen-
tion is designed for use in governing
the motion OF an engine as it is inr-
parted 20 other machinery, and is 81
constructed that the motion of the
driven shaft may be reversed or held
stationary while the driving shaft OF
the engine is continually rotated in
the same direction.
Valuable information about Obtain
ing, valuing and selling patents sent
free to any address.
THOMAS G. and J. RALPH ORwIG,
Solicitors of Patents
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
Claims 1t Was Invalid.

During the progress of a hearing on
an application for the release of Henry
Bluchowitz from the asylum for the
insane one of the attorneys, r. J.
Greene, dug into the history of the
statute providing for the qualifications
of the superintendent of the asylum.
and unearthed an interesting piece of
information. This is that the amend
ment to the sta tute made in 1875 pro-
viding that the superintendent shall
"be graduate of regular medical
college" is invalid, because the rule
which the rts have laid down as
to the amendments was not follow
ed by the legislature.
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
POWER OF THIS COUNTRY.

To the question as to whether tho
United States, under its present mill
tary policy, would be able to cope
with European power, General Miles
replied: I'm any population, it is esti-
mated, one man out of five rs capabl
of bearing arms. That would give us
an army of 10000 Our people are
strong physically and generally intel
ligent and we'll informed. Besides
that, each citizen is sovereign and
personally Interested in the welfare
of his government and serves volun-
tarily without being forced in to service
by e military despotism. We have many
thousands of men still living who
have seen more war, participated in
more battles, than any man in Europe.
But it is another thing to equip an
army with modern appliances for the
defense of n coast where we would
have to use high power guns and mod
err projectiles, which it takes years to
construct. while small arms are not to
be made in a few days or even weeks.
Modern rifles are different from the
squirrel guns, which our revolution
ary fathers went to war. The range
of modern arms is very great and pro-
jectiles weigh 700 pounds to ton of
steel. The rapidity of the rapid fire
machine guns, the Maxim and Gatling,
is 400 to GOO shots minute. Although
these are American inventions these
are largely used in the European serv-
ica -
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
nlr steel works for colorado.

DENVER, Col, Oct 1.-The Colorado
Fuel and Iron company will build an
addition to the plant ut Pueblo, to
cost $500. 900, for the purpose of manu-
featuring structural. sheet and bar
steel. President Osgood and General
Manager Kebler are now in the Easo
for the purpose of completing arrange
ments. The new plant will be in
operation next spring.
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
NEW PACING RECORD.
Star Pointer Travels the Fastest Mile
Ever Made In q Race.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Oct. 4.-In race
that was witnessed by at least 65,noO
people, Star Pointer, on the Illinois
state fair grounds, yesterday after
noon, not only maintained his reputa-
tion as the king of PAGERS by beating
Joe Patchen. but he also lowered the
worlds pacing record in n race by half
q second, making the mile in 2:oo1S,
the record in 4 race having been o:Ol.
which Star Pointer made on Saturday.
September IS. at indianapolis, when
he defeated Joe Patchen.
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
Explosives In England.

More than 10000 persons are engaged
in the manufacture Of explosives in
England. Last year forty persons in
the business were killed and 1S7 in
iured by accidents.
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
Had Money to Burn.

"Come up and have something. boys!
I've got money to burn!'
"Oh, er-lend me a ten, old fellow,
will you?"
II said had money to burn.
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08
Sues Machine copyrighted.

We herewith snow q sketch OF IA 70
nous invention which netted the in
ventor "a fortune, the device being the
now well known and universally used
lazytOng gate. The patent expired
some time ago, and every one may now
use this device. We further show au
internal grooved mangle wheel, by
means of which an irregular movement
is impaired to small pinion. The re
naming figure shows a crown and pin
ion through which variable speed
may be impaired to the crown gear by
virtue of the shaft being ecccntricalIv
secured thereto. Inventors and manu-
facturers desiring free information as
to patents may obtain the same in ad-
dressing Sues & Co, patent experts
and lawyers, Bee Building, Omaha,
Nebraska.
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08

the reviewing stand in little moro
than two hours time. and the entire
body of cavalry, 10000 strong. charged
across the field in one solid mass and
halted but few yards from the presi-
dent in almost perfect line and splen-
did orfar
The McCook tribune., 1897-10-08

81 saw part OF the French maneuv-
ers near ST. Quentin. The French
army is not spectacular In appear.
ance, yet it has a soiidity and earnest
ness of purpose which indicate that it
is well equipped for war. Its nni-
forms are not SO handsome as those of
the German army, but are serviceabie.
while its officers are skillful and in
tensely in earnest There were 7O.o 600
well equipped. well disciplined troops
and the review by tue president was
one of the finest displays have ever
witnessed. The army of 10000 passed
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04
TWO 0Fs.THESE RELEASED FROM
PRISON BY THE LAST Or
DER OF GIN. WEYLER.
Consul Hyatt OF Santiago De Cuba
Procured Their ReleaSe-Ele Was
Allowed To Furnish Them Sup
plies In Moro Castle As They
We're Good Americans.

New York. Nov. 1.-THE Journal and
Advertiser says:
OF the forty-two persons who land
ed with Gen. Maceo near Baracoa, Gu
ba, nearly two and a half years ago,
only three survive; the others includ-
ing Gen. Maceo, have died, either on
the battlefields or in the hospitals or
prisons of Cuba. Two of the survivors
are young Americans-Frank Agre-
monte and Julio Sainz. Word has been
received in this city that through the
efforts of DR.. p. F. Hyatt, United
States consul at Santiago de Cuba,
they have ben released from Castle
Moro, and will sail for New York on
next Saturday. FRANKIE Argemonte is
the son of Prof. Emilio Agremonte, of
this city. His family is one of means,
so that the burden of Imprisonment has
been lightened through their efforts.
Sainz is an orphan and DR.. Hyatt has
provided him with. food and comforts
out of the $4,000 fund appropriated by
Congress for the relief of Americans in
Cuba.
The young men, who are both about
| % years old, sailed with Maceo. The
party was intercepted near Baracoa.
In the skirmish one Spanish officer was
killed. Sainz and Argemonte were sep
Grated from their companions and fled
to the woods. They were captured a
few days after the engagement. Owing
to the death of the officer the affair
assumed a serious aspect.
The boys asked help from DR.. Hyatt.
Their youth appealed to him and he
saved them from being shot
They were imprisoned in Moro Cas-
tie. For two years and half the boys
have been Inmates of the prison. They
did not suffer all of the hardships Incl
dental to confinement in Spanish jails.
Throughout the period of Incarceration
the authorities were kind to them. The
governor of the prison allowed any ar
| ticle that bore Dr. Hyatt's stamp to
be given them. This was unusual Of
course the consul assumed the respon-
sibility of their not attempting
to escape or taking contraband articles.
When Gen. Weyler visited Santiago
DR.. Hyatt made a personal appeal to
him for the boys. On his return visit
to the American consul Gen. Weyler
brought up the subject Just before
Weyler left the island for Spain DR..
Hyatt wrote to him, recalling his prom
Use to release the boys. DR.. Hyatt then
returned to America. Now news comes
that the reease of the young men was
among the last of the official acts of
the governor general The boys at
once sent word that they would sail
for New York on the Niagara.
The ArgemOntes were overjoyed
when they heard the news. Mrs. Ar
gelnonte rejoiced in the release of her
son, who she had nearly given up as
lost.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04
TAMMANY's PATRONAGE.

New York, Nov. 4.-The Herald says:
More than 5000 persons will direct
ly or indirectly draw pay from the city
in the first administration of the may
or of Greater New York. The SAL
aries of $4,000 of these whose names
will actually be on the city's payroll
will aggregate So, 1000 900. Part of this
amount represents the salaries and
patronage of the other officers elected
Tuesday, but this is comparatively
small, most of the total representing
the patronage of Greater New York's
first mayor, Robert A. Van Wyck.
A conservative estimate of those who
will draw pay indirectly from the city
through city contracts and the like,
is $4,000 Mayor Strong, at the time
the Greater City charter was passed
estimated this force as equal to, If
not exceeding the actual number of all
office holders.
Second only to the president of the
United States in the value of his pa
tronage, the first mayor of the greater
city is first in Significance of this
patronage. With his colleagues-e elect
of this first political party, Mr.. Van
Wyck can lead an army of office hold
ers and those indirectly employed by
the city as great as the Army Of the
Potomac.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04
CUBAN REBELS FIGHT.
The Insurgents In The
Field Are Active.
GEN. M0LENA WAS WHIPPED
BY THEN GOING TO GEN.
BLANC0'S RECEPTION.
1t Is Reported That llOlguen Has
Fallen Into The Hands Of The
Insurgents WeyleT Fol-
lowed The Plan Of Ware
fare Adopted By U. S.

New York, Nov. A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says; The
rebels in the field are very active. On
October 30, the Spaniards sustained
the most severe loss they have met
for some time. On the borders of Mat
anzas province, Gen. Molina was de-
feated by the insurgents under Gen.
Betancourt. Gen. Molina was on his
way to Havana accompanied by half
a brigade of troops, to participate in
Gen. Blanco's reception. At Aguitate
he heard the rebels were encamped
in the Purgatorio Hills and broke his
march to attack them. The fight was
long one and the Spanish loss was
tremendous. He was finally obliged
to retreat.
A report, apparently we'll founded, is
current in havana to the effect that
Holguin has been attacked and cap
tured by the rebels under Gen. Ce-
brecO. That it has been attacked and
10 Spaniards killed is admitted, but the
capture is denied. Gen. Luque, with
heavy reinforcements, left Havana
yesterday for Holguin.
In a book on the Cuban war just
published here, Gen. Weyler writes
| the introduction. In one place he
says: The warfare carried on by me
during this campaign is not new one.
1t is the same as pursued by the Amer
leans of the north when they fought
their brethren of the south"
million dollars in paper currency
has mysteriously disappeared from the
treasury here. The money was depos-
tied for payment of the troops and
navy. This fact coupled with an at
tempt to deprive the navy and army
of their pay for the months of April,
May and June, causing great indigna-
ton.
In Pinar del Rio province the rebels
under command of Capt. Lores, at
tackled a convoy that left San Cage
tano and captured a large supply of
clothing and ammunition. The town
of Consolation del Sur, has also been
raided and several houses burned.
On October IS a small expedition land
ed near Bahia Honda.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04
CTS CIsNEROs' CHANCE.

Chicago, Nov. Mrs. Cecil Wallace,
who resides at the Auditorium, and is
childless widow, has taken a fancy
to Evangelina COssiOly CisnerOs, the
Cuban refugee, and has offered to ad-
opt the Cuban maid and make her an
heir to a fortune estimated by friends
of Mrs. Wallace at 100000.
Evangelina looks with favor upon the
proposition and took it under advise
ment. When it was explained to her
that the written consent of her father
would be necessary before the adop-
ton could be made legally, she said
she thought he would be willing to take
the step. \ definite answer will be
given to Mrs. Wallace in a reasonable
length of time from Washington,
whittier the Cuban girl returns today.
Mrs. Wallace came to Chicago from
Saratoga, n. Y, several years ago.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04
THURSTON TELLS HOW.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Senator John NJ.
Thurston, of Nebraska, arrived in the
city last night from his recent cam
paigning trip throughout his state.
He said the result there was no dis
appointment to him in view of the
handicap which the Republicans la
bored under because of their default
ing state treasurer and auditor, as we'll
as the prejudice aroused against the
ticket as representing the old state
capitol crowd. He was Of the opinion
that the general result, especially in
New York, instead of fOreshadowing
Bryan's nomination in 1900 and a free
silver platform, pointed in quite a diff
ferent direction.
Il think the result in New York." he
said, points to that state as likely to
name the presidential candidate for
the Democrats in 1900 as well as to the
probability that silver will not be an
issue. Certainly the Democrats can
not hope to succeed without New York
and on the silver issue l am firmly of
the opinion the state would practically
repeat it's verdict of 1876 against it,"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04

railroad connecting the province of
Lapar with the Pacific coast.
Owing to extravagant decorations
of tombs on All Saints day, Archbi-
shop Casanova has issued a prohibi-
tory edict. He has ordered decorations
which were placed on the tomb of
Archbishop Gandarilla, who died two
months ago, removed.
The funeral of Augustin Edwards,
one of the wealthiest men in Chile,
who died a few days ago, was held in
Santiago today. Several members
of the cabinet and high judicial, mill
diplomatic representatives of other
countries were present. A great
crowd of civilians and hundreds of
school children from the schools found
ed by Mr.. Edwards attended the SER
vices.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04
PARKHURsT PUNCHES PLATT.
What the Parson Thinks of the New
York Election.

What the ParsOn Thinks OF the New
York Election.
New York, Nov. "A dispatch to
the World from Paris says:
The Rev. DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst
gave out the following statement in
regard to the Democratic victory in
New York City:
IF New York had not moral genius
enough to keep out Tammany's clutch
es, after it has been once rescued from
them, may the Lord have mercy on
New York.
Republican votes have restored
Tammany to power and upon the man
who cast them will devolve the re-
sponsibility for the jobbery and van
dalism of the next four years; and
don't let US forget it.
New York will not become a re-
spectacle city until it's clergy are so
possessed of the spirit of the old proph-
cts as to be prepared to put governing
pressure on secular events; until the
press becomes so distinctly and I'M
waveringly the exponent of the I'M
truth as 10 command the
confidence of the reading public; I'M
til reputable citizens are sufficiently
welded to righteousness to be willing
to sacrifice political PATCHES TO the in
terests Of general decency and integ-
rity."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04
VENEZUELA REVOLT.

New York, Nov. A dispatch to
the Herald from Caracas, Venezuela,
says:
Advces just received from the states
of Lara and Bolivar, report troubles
of a revolutionary character there.
In Bolivar particularly, the trouble
seems to be serious, as three companies
of infantry have been ordered TO leave
Caracas tomorrow for Ciudad Bolivar.
BY order of the government many
hundreds of persons, some men of
Importance have been arrested for
political offenses. These arrests have
been made in all parts of the Republic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04
A BRITISH PARSON
Coming over to Logrole for Arbi-
tration.

tration.
New York, Nov. 4.-ReV. DR.. Charles
A. Berry, pastor of the Queen Street
church, Wolverhampton, London, and
chairman of the Congregational I'M
ion of England, has arrived in New
York from England. DIR. Berry will
endeaVor to influence the Senate to
ratify the Anglo-American arbitration
treaty. According to a report he has
been invited to act as Senate chaplain
for few days during the next session.
He will conduct a series of mass-meet-
ings throughout the country in the in
terest of the arbitration movement.
On November Z, he will participate in
the anniversary services at Plymouth
church, Brooklyn, concentrating
the fiftieth anniversary of Henry Ward
Beecher's accession to the pulpit. DR..
Berry expects to preach at Chicago on
November q and at Washington on
December 5.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04
BLANco's APPOINTMENTS.
General Pin, at Havana, Under Ar
rest.

General Pm, at havana, Under Ar
rest.
Havana, (via Key WesD Nov. A.
Gen. Pin arrived in the same steamer
that brough Gen. Pando. He is under
arrest to answer charges of mutiny by
Gen. Weyler, who accused him of ex-
torting money from sugar growers at
Cienfuegos, who had asked permission
to begin grinding. Gen. Pin swears
that he will have revenge on Gen. Wey-
Ter.
Marshal Blanco will make the follow
ing appointments: Senior Jose Bruzon,
civil governor of Havana; Senior Leo
poldo Sofa, civil governor of Pinar Del
Rio; Senior Antonio Gonzales de Men
doZa, major of the gend arms of Hav-
ana and Jose Maria Galvez, president
of the Autonomist party, to be chair
man of the council of administration.
El Diario de la Marina says that that
thirty-one people died on October IS
at Matanzas, Of whom seven persisted
from lack of food.
Gen. Moline received secret advices
that the insurgents under Sanguilly,
Rodriguez and Aronga, were located in
the Pan Hills, MatanZas. He divided
his forces and attacked them from both
sides. The fighting lasted from 8 in
the morning to in the afternoon,
The Spanish troop seized the trenshes
of the insurgents and dispersed them
with heavl losses. Gen. Molina lost
eight killed and eleven wounded.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04
SEALERS IN TROUBLE.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. A letter
received here gives an account of the
trouble encountered on the last trip
Of the American sealing schooner Gold
en- Fleece, Capt. Funcke. On Septem-
Der the captain, with eight men, drew
away from the vessel in three boats,
and being unable to steer. finally land
ed on desolate beach. There being no
food there, a successful attempt was
made to reach Petrolvsky. 200 miles
distant. Here the men were arrested