The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-14

Then Almost Cuts His Own Head on Wit
Razor, After BavinE Attempted tn
Lives OF Other Members of His Family
Gypsies Terrorize an Illinois Town
Duestrow's Fate Not Yet Decided Mat
| 0uay's Son Arrested, Charged Will
Criminal Libel - Incendiary Fire IN
Pennsylvania.
Lexington, Ky, Feb. 13.-John W
Mars, ex-city treasurer. today killed hi:
6-year-old son. He also shot his daugh
| ter and sister. The ladies will recover
After attempting 10 kill the whole fam
| lily Mars killed himself. He had been
IN the asylum ten years ago, but had
| since been well and was with Wilson &
| Co, clothiers. When the servant awoke
Mars this morning at 7:45 o'clock he
| arose with an insane light in his eyes
and as the servant retreated two shots
were fired Mrs. Marrsr and her sister
in-law, Miss Ida, school teacher, ran
up to the room, but Mrs. Marrs tainted
on the steps just as Helen ran out CT
the room. Miss Ida entered the room
lie struck her with the weapon and fired
but the bullet missed its mark. He then
shut and locked the door and when the
bors assembled and forced an en-
trance he was. found with his throat cut
from ca TO ear, his head barely hanging
TO the body. The little boy was shot
througlI the head and mutilated with the
razor. Helen was wounded in the back
of the head, but will recover. Mrs.
Mars is in q critical condition from
nervous prostration. The Mars family
is a prominent one, socially and finan-
cially.
TERRORIZED BY GYPSIES.
St. Louis, Feb. 13.-A special TO the
Post-Dispatch from Carlisle, H., says:
a resident of Germantown, twelve miles
southwest of this city, br1rgs word here
that about 200 Gypsies are encamped on
the picnic grounds one-half mile east of
town and are terrorizins the inhabi-
tants. They are in such large numbers
that the inhabitants fear they will de-
stroy their property if they DO not ac-
cede to their demands. They go to the
farm houses and demand hay, corn, oats
and provisions and compel the farmers
TO contribute. The people of German
town are in a serious position and have
appealed to the county authorities for
protection. Officers have gone from here
TO Germantown to investigate the mat
ter.
DUESTROW'S FATE.
st. Louis. Feb. ia special to the
Post-Dispatch from Jefferson City, Mo-,
says: Governor Stephens has not given
his decision in answer to the application
for a tbirty-dayS' respite for Duestrow.
1t is not likely that the action of the
governor will be made public before
Monday. 1t is generally believed that
the respite will granted, although the
governors delay is creating some doubt
as to what the result Will be.
QUAY'S SURE ARRESTED.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 13.-R!chard r.
Quay, son of Senator Quay, was arrest
ed this morning on charges of criminal
libel preferred by State Senators c. l..
Magee and William Finn. He is charg-
ed with furnishing the material for the
article published in the Commerce. al-Ga-
zette, stating that Magee and Finn had
sold out to Hanna in the Mckinley cam
vass for the nominati ton. Mr.. Quay
gave a bond of 81, 900 in each case for
hearing on Monday. Other arrests in
connection with the cases are promised.
LOOTED, THEN BURNED.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 13.-MarS. Pa, a
town of 500 inhabitants. on the Pittsburg
and Western railroad twenty-three miles
west of this city, was badly scorched be- I
tween midnight and o'clock this morn |
ing. The fire started in the passenger |
station Of the Pittsburg and Western |
railway and before it was controlled de- |
stroyed the National Oil Wells Supply |
large building. the passenger |
and freight station of the Pittsburg and |
Western railway, Cramers restaurant. |
Lincoln & NarshalFs feed store. Moves (
general store, Socks pot room, two bar
Der shops and a large number of small |
buildings. The loss is estimated at $780,
700 with about one-fourth insurance. 1t |
= believed that the station was set on |
fire after it had been looted by thieves.
FIRE IN CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, O.. Feb. 13.-Fire in the
JoHa Hauck Brewery company's malt |
loCse caused a ten blow to the fire de-
oartment and threatened for a time to
Destroy much property. BY vigorous eff
ort ii was confined to narrow limits and
ne chief loss to about 100 bushels Of
barley and malt, which was flooded,
There is also some loss to machinery. so
lat the entire loss may reach $4,000,
ully covered by insurance in local COM
lanies.
ABSCONDER SUICIDES.
Jackson, Mich. Feb. 13-A dispatch
rom New Orleans says that Charles A
Iachson, manager Of the Jackson Paper
nils who recently disappeared with
money, has committed sui
'ide in New Orleans.