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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15

5000 lbs Havana Shorts for sale It 3.
". corner Second and Shlptey strssti. at
20 cents pound. City Market Cigar Faa.
torH Ii. i. BOURBON prop.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15

For eaetern New York, eastern Penn
sylvania and New Jersey; Fair, preceded
by light snow; nOrlhensterly winds
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15
Gomez Has No Thought of Weaksping.

whose wife belongs to prominent Cuban
fhmily and who liz one of the largest own
ers of land in Cuba, said today: Il have
just seen q letter written by General
Gomez, commander in chief u the patriot
army, which shows that the stories that
the general was ready to enter into a
treaty with the Spanlards to be an abso-
lutte lie. He seys in his letter that under
the constitution of the Cuban republic his
duty is simply to defend the republic un-
der the orders of the executive council. He
has nothing to do with treaties and could
not make one He says the troops are
more determined than ever to avenge
Macen. y
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15

Taylor & Fullerton's Cough Syrup Of
Tar and Wild Cherry and Wood Naptha
cures colds and hoarsoness. Prepared by
". 9. TAYLOR. 3O2 King street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15

sLnAy Navy affairs.
Representative Mccoy of this hundred
will not vote for salisbury for Senator.
That gentleman it is claimed was instru-
mental in tho lofeut Of n man whom Nc
Coy may thank for his nomination and
there is nothing ungratcful about Uncle
Billy.
Moses b. Fleming returned homo last
evening from Philadelphia, where his
sister Is very i'll.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15

The Blood The Blood Is always re-.
quired to be looked after. So use DR..
Simms' Blood Purifier, the always sure
and nCvcrfailer in mild or strong diseases
of the blood COG King street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15
SA.@TESRTA.

You will find underwear bargains this
month at Wyatt & Co. s, sos Market st.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15
CAPTAIN MGlFFIN,S CONDITION.
The HaIlucinations That Atliot Chira's
Noted American Ally.

NEW York, Jan. 15.-Captain Philo Mo
Gitfen, formerly Of the United States
navy, and who commanded the Chinese
battleship Chen Yuen at the naval battle
of the Yalu on Sept. II, 1894, is at the Post
Graduate hospital awaiting a surgical op-
Grafton. II is currently reported that his
mind is unhinged, but that surgical op.
eratfon to remoFs~a small fragment of q
will restore his faculties. The physicians
at the hospital deny that Ca plain McGiflin
Is insane, or even seriously i'll.
At the boarding house of Mrs. Vert, on
West Thirty third street. where Captain
McGiffln went to live three months ago,
he displayed eccentricity, but this at
tracted no attention until two weeks ago,
when he got into the habit of walking the
floor Of his room with heavy tread far into
the night. He was working on an ex-
baustive review of the Chino-Japanese
war, aud insomnia added itself to the
worry his wounds gave him
He became very angry when his land
lady suggested calling a physician, but
the next day the captain, seeing that his
illness had been noticed began to order
patent medicines. He rang for messen-
ger boy about once an hour, and each one
was dispatched for different kind of
medicine. He would confine himself to
one bottle for two or three hours, and, OBJ
tanning no relief, would switch to another.
In this way he sampled dozens of mix
lures.
Last Saturday Mrs. Vert asked him If
he was better. Drawing her inside his
room, the captain whispered in her ear
that he was tormented with crawling,
writing worms under the skin, and in
order to get them on he had been obliged
to cut numerous gaNes in his body.
He showed her where he had cut off the
feshy bulb on the end of his fingers to let
out what he declared was Chinese grub. |
The landlady sent to Washington, Pa,
for Captain McGitfin's brother who per-
suaded him TO go to the hospital.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15

For irst-clu5s dycing and securing go
to the Delaware Dye Works. 2lJ King
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15

salvation Oil cured me Of shoulder
lnmeness and pain in back, contracted
playing ball last season. l tried several
ether remedies and all failed. Chas. Mears
l4a Wnter St. Cleveland, O."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15

90 to DR.. Slmms' drug Store. COG King
street, for eye cure. You don't have to
suffer with sore eyes when you have q
bottle OF his eye cure. We have tried 1t
and it has proved a sure cure.
All tired feelings are quickly relieved by
DR.. Simm's Vegetable Liver Pills. Tho
Standard Liver Pills Of tho world, COS
King street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS


NEW YoRK, Jan l4.-Tho stock market today
was for the most part extremely narrow and
professional, but with one or two exceptions
the tone was firm and the movement of prlues
upward. Closing bids:
Baltimore u Ohio. l5 Lehigh Valley. y.... 3Os
Chesa' a. Ohio F9s New Jersey Cen 1925
Del. &.tIudson. j.. Ill NewYorR Cen . 6Sat
d., Il. " W.."..rl53i2 Pennsylvania. 80. 52a
Erie. l42a Reading .......,..S S2C5A
Lake Eric u W:...-l6I2 st. Paul .,......... 749s
Lehigh Nav"..,,, Al w. N. Y. s. Pa. 2lg
+All ass Is paid.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Hoods Pills are the favorlte cathartic. 70
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WILL PAY 500 FOR AMY CASE
OF Weakness In Men They Treat ana
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03

IoNE, CAL, Nov. 27.--Louis Cassell,
a bartender at R. c. Mayes' saloon,
shot and killed Fred Grover, whom he
mistooll for a robber, last night. Cas-
sell had closed the saloon and was
carrying the days receipts in a sack
in his hands. Grover, peaceable
and highly respected citizen, stepped
suddenly from the roadway to Cas-
sells side. Cassell, without word of
warning, drew gun and shot Grover
in the right breast. Grover leaves a
widow and six small children. The
friends of the deceased talk of lynch
ing Cassell, who is now confined in
the county Jail.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Welded TOO HASTILY.
Divorce Granted to Mrs. Dice In the
Morning Set Aside in the Afternoon.

DiNoiOo W OlCo III lhe
Morning Set Aside in the Afternoon.
HAMILTON, Mo-, Nov. 27-Yesterday
was divorce day in the circuit court at
Kingston. About III o'clock Judge
Broaddus heard the case of Mary Dice
VS.. Jerry Dice. Among those who tes-
titled in Mrs. Dice's behalf was Rev.
Mr.. Jacob E. Dyer At the con-
clusion of the hearing Judge Broaddus
announced that divorce would be
granted. Neither the judge or clerk
made any entry in their journals.
Mrs. Dice and Mr.. Dyer left the court
room Immediately, went direct to the
recorders office, where marriage H.
cense was issued in the fair plaintiffs
maiden name, thence direct to Justice
Prickett's office and were married. AT
the noon recess Judge Broaddus
heard of the affair, and when
court convened after dinner he
set aside the decree of divorce
and dismissed the case. In
the meantime, the alleged wedding
couple had departed for their home al
Bonanza, six miles distant The out
come of the case created sensation.
Judge Broadlus in reversing the de-
cree, took occasion to condemn, in
strong words such hasty marriages
Mr.. Dyer is Campbellite minister OF
this county. Both the parties are OF
high standing. Mrs Dice was form
erly of Ken lucky
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
INDIAN KILLS THREE.
SHOCKING TRIPLE MURDER
COMMITTED.
his Wife Slain First-An Indian who
Attempts to Interfere Promptly Killed
--saturates the Honse with Kerosene
and Then Fires It

DULUTH, MINI Nov. 27.-A Chippe-
wa halfbreed named John Anamasin
left the Fond dn Lac reservation sew
eral days ago and went to the town
of Clouquet Late Tuesday he re-
turned, crazed with liquor, and in a
fiji of drunken rage attacked his wife,
who was about to give birth to a
child. He dragged the woman from
her bed and threw her on the floor,
where he beat and kicked her into
state of Inconsistencies.
About the time Anamasin finished
his work another Indian named Peter
son happened to be passing the house
and hearing a noise broke into the
room and attempted to protect the
PROSTATE woman. Anamasin seized a
heavy club and turned his attention
to Peterson, who made an effort to
get out, but before he rould do so, it
is said, Anamasin knocked him down
and literally pounded his head into
pulp. He then took the body and
threw it into a creek near by and re-
Lurneu 10 Une mousse, SdIurdIeu bhe
floor with kerosene and APP
piled match Then with
the evident intention of cover
ing up tho act he closed and
locked the door and left the house. A
number of neigh bors by this time be-
came aware that something was
wrong, and, breaking into the house,
succeeded in getting the woman and
child out, but the rescuers barely es-
capped with their lives. Both the
woman and the child to which she
had given birth died half an hour
later.
A squad of Indian police started out
after the murderer and caught hin:
about daybreak on the Clouquet road.
He showed considerable fight and
informed the police that they could
not have him alive, whereupon one of
the police fred at him, inficting n
slight wound He was taken back to
the reservation and locked up.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
AN UNPOPULAR PARDON.
John 7. Leabo's Release Causes Indigna
tIon In Bates County, Mo.

BUTLER, Mo-, Nov. 81 This com
munity was greatly surprised to learr
of the pardon of John T. Leabo Lea
DO murdered his wife about twelve
miles east of Pleasanton in 1889. He
had obtained an insurance of So, 50t
on her life, and, to secure this sum
he committed the crime He wa,
found guilty and sentenced to be
hanged three different times
Governor Marmadulle committed the
sentence to life Imprisonment The
case cost Bates county almost SEA, 600
When he went to the penitentiary, he
said that if released he would kill sew.
eral persons who were active in his
prosecution Two brothers of the
murdered woman are merchants in
this place, and they say his pardon is
travesty on justice. They tele.
graphed Governor Stephens yesterday
in hopes of inducing him to rescind
the pardon If Leabo appears in
Bates county, there may be trouble.
At the time of the crime a mob would
have hanged him had it not been for
the effort OF NJ. A. Yoakam, a brother
of the woman.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
SOUTHERN SOLDIERS.
General Vincent Marmaduke Issues an
Address to Missouri Ex- Con derateA

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 27.-General
Vincent Marmaduke of Sweet Springs,
Mo-, who was recently appointed by
the ex-Confederate veterans of Mis-
souri, as chairman of committee to
write an authentic history of the part
Missouri and Missourians took in the
civil war, has issued remarkable ad-
dress to the eX-Confederates of Mis-
souri,, and says in part
1.-The honor and glory of this great
struggle was with the South, and
Southern soldiers ought, in justice to
themselves and their dead comrades
to preserve the memory of it. While
the North and Northern soldiers are
inveighing against all manifestation
of sectional feeling, they are erecting
monuments to their successful leaders
and telling the story very much to
their credit and to our detriment.
1.-The North had more than four
soldiers to one in the South Its ar
mics were reinforced and assisted by
600 ships of war, manned by $4,000
sailors. 1t had unlimited credit, which
meant an unlimited supply of money.
1t had factories to manufacture every
thing needed to arm and equip, to
supply and maintain its armies
and fleets. 1t had railroads run
ming in every direction for the
transportation of its troops. 1t
had intercourse with the whole world
and could draw recruits for it's army
and navy from the whole world. The
South had none of these advantages,
or had them only to limited extent.
But, notwithstanding all its advan'
tages, it took the North four years to
crush tho South, and then it did it by
a grinding process, and without hav.
ing gained single decisive victory
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
JURY BRIBERY.
The Goddard Case Brlstling with Sem
sationaI Developments.

ANo NSNNoso Noao WIN bOm-
sational Developments
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 27-Two
specific charges of attempting to bribe
jurors in connection with the second
trial of DIR. jefferson d. Goddard for
the murder of Fred Jackson are now
pending investigation. Ross w. Lat
shaw, brother of one of the attorneys
for the defendant, went before Justice
Kruger early yesterday morning and
gave a bond in the sum of $500 for his
appearance for preliminary hearing
Monday afternoon at o'clock. His
brother Ralph Latshaw, is his surety.
He is accused of offering Clarence M.
Boyd, II butcher, SIS to qualify as a
juror and hang out for acquittal.
Dr. Easton Burchard well-known
physician, will have hearing before
Judge Longan next Friday ON the
charge of attempting to corrupt
Campbell Chapman, member of the
second special venire. Chapman, on
oath, stated that DR.. Burchard had
sent for HIM and attempted to in.
fluence him by talking to him about
the case
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Trained to Murder.

SAN Francisco, Nov. EFT has
just developed that over 100 Chinese
slave boys are held in bondage in this
city. These lads are brought here
and sold to keepers of houses of ill
fame. There they are trained in all
wickedness, murder being made fine
art and on reaching proper age be-
come members of the highlander
gangs, which do the bloody work of
assassination for the tongs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
OLD WHISKY HOUSE FAILS.
Martin Perrin Company of Kansas City
Forced to the Wall

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Nov 27.-The
Martin-Perrin Mercantile Company,
one of the largest wholesale liquor
houses of the West filed chattel
mortgage yesterday for S59, 59L.73 in
favor of its creditors. Vice President
w. c. Glass, of the firm, said that the
assets of the company would proba-
bly, meet the liabilities He said the
failure was due to the constantly fall
ing prices of Kentucky whisky. Mr..
Glass did not feel very hopeful as to
the company's ability to resume busi-
ness
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Turkey Not Afraid Of Russia.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. Elm spite
of the protest of the Russian govern
ment, which recently intimated to the
Porte that If any considerable part Of
the indemnity paid by Greece should
be devoted to the extension of the OF.
toman armament, the Russian govern
ment would insist upon payment of
the arrears Of the Russo-Turkish in
demnity, long overdue, Turkey has
placed with Herr Krupp, the great
German gunmaler, an order for $50
large cannon at total value of ], 500
600 marks
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Anti-High Hat Decree.

PARIS, Nov ~. M. Blanc, the new
project of police has inaugurated his
administration by the issue of strin-
gent ordnance against women wearing
high trimmed hats or headgear in the
parquet of theaters or in any save the
rearmost rows of the balcony seats.
Women in the boxes may wear hats as
high as they please.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
cram, AZ n Churoh FestlynL

INDEPENDENTS, Kan, Nov 27.-At
u church festival of the colored peo-
pie last night trouble arose over a
crap game in progress in one part of
the house Razors were drawn and
several shots fred Every window in
the house was broken and the people
lost no time in getting out of them.
One man lost hand while others
suffered other injuries
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Fnsionists for Hanna.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 27-At the
recent election the fusion ticket which
carried this county contained nine
Democratic and five Republican mem
bers of the legislature. There has
been some doubt as to how the Repub-
lican fusionists would vote on joint
ballot for United States senator At
meeting of these fusionists here they
decided to vote for the Republican
caucus nominee, which will make the
legislature stand 80 Republicans to IS
Democrats on joint ballot for senator.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
A rroopsr,s Good Fortune.

BURLINGTON, VT, Nov. e7.-Corporal
John +. Tholan of Troop L, Third
United States cavalry, stationed at
Fort Ethan Allen, has been notified
that his uncle, John F. Finch of NAL
vern, Pa, who died recently, left him
$40, 900. The legacy is partly in cash
and partly in real estate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
STRIKERS WIN.
Twelve Thousand Illinois Miners Re-
turn to Work.

CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-The coal mining
strike in the Northern Illinois district
ended to-day. Twelve thousand have
gone back to work in the Coal City,
Braidwood, Carbon Hill, Spring Val
ley, Lodi, Seatonville, LaSalle and
Oglesby field. One thousand men re-
main out at Streator, the only point
where miners and operators have not
agreed. A settlement there is eX-
pected within a week Victory is
with the miners, although they have
not won all they asked.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Coffee War Waxing Warm.

New YORK, Nov. 27.-As a result of
the war now being waged between
the Arbuckle Coffee company and the
Woolson Spice company, the sales OF
coffee during the week now ending
have far in excess of any similar
period uuring the past year. Coffee is
now cheaper than it has been since
before the war
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03

A bunch of hungry hogs will do a
good job turning and fning coarse,
straw manure if some grain is sown
upon it. Occasionally their roofing
propensities may be utilized in other
ways. A Maine farmer is said TO re-
move stumps by fencing themiin,. maxi
ing holes under them with a crowbar,
placing grain in the holes and turning
hogs into the Enclosure In, roofing
among the roots the hogs are said to
root the stumps out by the roots
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
stage Eold.Up in Nevada.

CARSON, New, Nov 27-As a result
of the first stage robbery in this sec.
ton for fifteen years, the stage run.
ming between Bishop and Indepen-
dence was relieved of the Wells, Fargo
g. Co. IS express box, containing about
$1,000. The money represented tax
collections
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Found Dead on the Tracks.

OMAHA, Neb, Nov. 27.-Bud Scott,
late of Highlands, Kan, was found
dead yesterday morning under via
duct leading across the Union Pacific
tracks to an implement warehouse.
Investigation developed that he was
murdered. Robbery was the sup
posed object
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03

GUTHRIE, Ok, Nov ~ M. Golden
Of this city, who has been n prominent
candidate for agent of the Usage In
dams reservation, has disappeared
from Washington, D. c., where he has
been for three months, hugging his
ambition. Golden squandered $1,000
trying to secure the Office but failed
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Married on His Deathbed.

CoFFEYvILLE, Kan. Nov. 80. f.
Shoemaker, who came here thirty
days ago and engaged in the drug
business, died at o'clock yesterday
of typhoid fever. Five hours before
his death he was married to Miss Eva
May Hawley of Wichita, to whom he
had been long engaged.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
WIRE TRUST.
Plans Are Almost Completed for an I'm
mense Combination.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov 27.-Infor.
nation from reliable sources in Cleve.
land is to the effect that at the pro-
tracted meeting in New York city DUR
ing this week, attended by nearly all
the big producers of wire, wire nails
and rods in the country, an agreement
to consolidate was virtually reached,
only one concern remaining to be in
duced to go in. The combination will
be the most immense ever attempted
and will affect the entire iron trade.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Exnloded in His Arms.

QUINCY, Ill, Nov. 27.-During fir e
at Palmyra, Mo-, James Richie, a
prominent business man. ran into the
burning building to carry out a key
OF powder. The keg exploded and
threw Richie across the street He
IL badly mangled and cannot live.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03

Certain women have but TO tie a. bow
and ali the beaus in the land will try
to initiate the knot, for these certain
women leaders are of fashion, born
with grace and show the touch of gen.
ius in all they do. Verify, dress has
it's artists.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
Missouri Politicians Indicted-A Juror
Indicted for Perjury

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. Eft is
reported that the grand jury has in.
dicted Fire Alarm" Flanagan and A.
w. Elsner, of this city, for attempt
ing to bride a senate clerk to destroy
the civic federation school bill last
winter.
The grand jury indicted j. Henry
Baer for perjury. Baer is the juror
who hung the Mckenzie jury because
he said his conscience would not let
him vote for verdict Which would
cause the death penalty to be in
fiicted. Before he was accepted as
Juror he had sworn that he had no
conscientious scruples against hanging.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Bound over for Assault.

LAMAR, Mo-, Nov. 27-The prelim-
mary trial of Simpson and Kadcrly,
charged with being implicated in the
criminal assault upon Mrs, Jacob Resi-,
was completed yesterday, the prison
ers being bound over to the January
term of court in the sum of 1000
each The man who was supposed to
be Monkstar has been given his
lihertv
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
His second Murder in six Months.

VlNITA, L T., Nov. .@5.-John Davis
shot and instantly killed Alex Chou
teau in a saloon at this place early
yesterday morning. Both were gamb-
ling. This is the second man Davis
has killed within the past six months.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03

When something was said about
Burns accepting such post as that O.
he happily observed: 81
would much rather have itsaid that
my profession borrowed credit from
me than that / borrowed it from my
,orofae sion
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
kansas Youth Kills HIMSELF.

CHANUTE, Kan, Nov. 27.-Ned
Myers, a young man about 20, COM
mitted suicide at his fathers house by
shooting himself in the head. 1t is
thought the use of alcohol and too
much novel reading were the causes