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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-10
Air Line Survey.

Brownsville. Texas. November 9.-The
survey OF the Chicago. st. Louis and Texas
Air Line is completed from San Antonio TO
within eight miles OF here.
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CLntlei NInrlgm9c..

u. y. Cannon aud Joseph j. Dixon. COM
rosing the firm of u. d. Cannon & Co.. have
filed riattel mortgage in the oihce OF the
county clerk, making j. J, cahiii trustee.
They convey their stock OF groceries. mer-
chandisc, lard. mesis. sugar, flour, rice,
coffee, canned goods. etc, at 400 Travis
street, and all outstanding accounts OF the
ilrm 10 be sold within thirty days, 10 secure
w. b MurIeon on an open account OF Sioo
and Alice NJ. kimbail on $1,000.
Charles Dcliberto yesterday filed a ohattel
mortgage in the Office Of the county clerk.
making N. J. Tsanborello trustee. convey
ing his stock OF groceries. merchandise.
etc, pt 24ls Commerce street, 10 secure the
following named creditors: Joe NJ. Sam,
si25; Joe Ciulla. s3i7; Charles Helm. $50;
J. Lowenstein, $40.
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proceehings County Court.


The following suit was Yesterday fled
In the Office OF r. r. Duprec. clerk az the
county court.
Borchsrd. Brssher q On. vs.. CHARLES De-
llberto: debt 1924 rs and attachment
Rorctsard Prasher & co. We, r.. r. Can
non & Co. debt 1926. 80 and attachment.
Marriage Licenses.
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Ad New Orleans trains give service a S
be Charles. La.
Ia arrive and depart from the Grand
Except the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
have a depot In the Fifth ward. the In
Great Northern. Gslve ston. Houston &
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|Lufkin train on the Houston. East b
which leaves from and arrives at the
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exas trains pass the International q
n DEPOT.
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MaPrt0ge LfcenheH.
The following marriage licenses wer
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

GEORGE SIAF tIEBACh.
the only person they had murdered, BTU
that an Italian peddler, whose name
they did not know, had been killed and
robbed about two years ago, and his
ing shaft about forty yards from the
Staffieback house. At that time Mrs
Charles Wilson, mother of the Stat
fleback boys, kept questionable re-
sort in the four-room log cabin where
these crimes were committed. Two
girls whose names George Stafflebaci
could not give, were living there at the
time, and saw the peddler murdered.
They were threatened with dire ven.
geance if they should ever reveal what
the women quarreled with Mike Stat.
fleback and threatened to leave the
house. Fearing she would betray him
he seized her by the throat and chokeG
her to death in the presence of Ed Stat.
fleback and the other woman. The lat.
ter attempted to save the girl from
Mikes murderous clutches, when Ed
crushed her skull with a six-shooter
The dead bodies were then wrapped in
a sheet and put under the bed until
late at night, when they were thrown
into the same shaft where the peddler's
body had been dumped. Then lot Of
loose earth and rocks were thrown into
the shaft to keep them from coming
tn the SIlrface aS Galhreath's h0dv had
done. Cora Staffieback was taken to
Galena and pointed out the shaft where
the bodies were thrown. A steam pump
was put to work and the water pumped
out of the shafts near the Stafflebacb
house. From one of the shafts a pair
of mems drawers with particles Of rot
ting human flesh adhering to them
were fished, and a piece of woman's
waist was also found there.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

by sheriff's posse ana many more
were wounded, calls for an impartial
Investigation; but from the facts at
hand it is impossible to see how the
result of that investigation can be any
thing other than an emphatic condem-
nation of Sheriff Martin and his depu-
ties. If an episode like this may occur
without exemplary treatment of those
who are guilty the people Of this re-
public are beginning to have danger
ously lax views regarding the sacred
ness of human life From all accounts
the miners who were shot were I'M
armed and were marching in peace
along public road. They were not
trespassing upon private territory or
upon any rights guaranteed by the con-
by strong detachment of deputy sher-
ifs, heavily armed and carrying Win
chesters. Sheriff Martin says that the
miners force, which was headed by
two little boys, hustled him about
and trampled upon him. Can he ed
plain how it is that, with his armed
force at command, it should have been
necessary for him to fire into crowd
of unarmed men, who at the first vol
ley broke and ran like sheep? Can he
explain why it was necessary, in the
maintenance of law and order, for his
men to fire repeatedly after the crowd
had been dispersed and it's members
were running away?-Chicago Record.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
Hangs to His Job.

The city of San Luis Potosi is build-
ing a hall that will be the eighth won
der of the world. 1t has cost millions
and will cost millions more. Seven
years ago a dozen skilled stone masons
from Pennsylvania were imported to do
the ornamental carving of it's front.
One Fourth of July a number of the
party got drunk and killed Mexican
in bar room brawl His companions,
in the language of Gen. Crook, rose
like flock of quail and lit running"
He was tried and condemned to be
shot. Then arose the certainty that
with him in the grave there was no
one to do the fancy carving on the city
hall. 1t was decided to keep him at
work and shoot him when he had fin
ished. Every day, in summers shine
and winters snow, this workman hangs
like fly against the great white wall
and pecks away at gargoyles and grif-
fins heads. A file of soldiers stands
in the street looking up at him. His
life ends with his job, and they say that
he is the most deliberate workman ever
in the Mexican republic or any other
republic At the present rate of prog
ress, according to the best obtainable
calculations, the front of the city hall
will be sufficiently scrolled and carved
about the middle of 1850.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
Wholesale Murder.

The affair in Pennsylvania wherein a
sheriff directed his armed deputies TO
fire upon alleged strikers moving
through the public highway near Lati-
mer, small mining town five miles
from Hazleton, must be investigated
thoroughly and impartially. The sher-
if who ordered the homicide asserts
that his own life and the lives of his
deputies were in danger, but it seems
incredible that the men not only armed
with Winchesters, but thrice armed in
that they represented the whole power
of the county, were in peril from dis
organized and unarmed force, however
numerous. Apparently this marching
crowd was moving upon a highway.
What its ultimate purpose was may be
guessed, but was certainly not proven,
and it does not lie within the power
of sheriff or any other law officer to
kill citizens upon the highway upon
the mere presumption that if permitted
to proceed they may commit grievous
felony.-Chicago Chronicle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

that was intended for the poor. It Il
the opinion of the police that Stelz,
after discovering the thieves in the
church, started to run toward the front
door, with view Of locking them in.
Before he could gain the stairway one
of the men dealt him blow on the
head and then as he ran up the steps
he was dealt repeated blows. When
he reached the vestibule he attempted
to protect himself, and here he was
beaten into insensibility, falling on the
stairway as before described.
mo murderer could be tempted to
commit such a crime for so small a
s;:::::::: IS is usually found in the poor
boxes of the church." said one of the
detectives. There is never more than
$50 in the six boxes all told. That
murder was not committed for lust or
gain; 1t was committed to conceal a
crime"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
Endorsed by Labor Leaders.

Local labor leaders fully indorse the
platform adopted by the conference at
st. Louis, says the Chicago Times-Her-
aid. Some of the extremists think it is
not radical enough. The section rela-
tive to setting aside the earnings of
September for the striking miners
meets general approval. 1t was said
by many that they could hardly afford
it, but If it were generally agreed upon
they would strain point to contribute
the amount named. Il am in hearty
sympathy with the platform as
WHOLE" said F. Heenan, secretary Of
Painters Union No. lat, and temporary
secretary of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil. 1.-THE clause setting apart Sep
TENDER as good Friday and calling
for the contribution of that days
wages is an excellent one. l for one
would be perfectly willing to give. If
the project is carried out everyone who
Is interested in the miners cause
should contribute. There is not
word in the platform but what is true"
said James Brennock, member of the
miners relief committee of the Fedora
ton of Labor. 81 do not think it is
radical enough. If the capitalists do
not come to their senses they must
expect worse. Injunction by law is ar
bitrary and should not be suffered by
any free people. 1t cannot continue.
There is sure to be an end to it, The
last clause is to my liking. Every
man should have his rifle hung con-
veniently in his bedroom. If it was
known that he had one handy he would
have no occasion to use it. AS it Is
now they may have to be used. But
these differences, and hope that moth
ing worse will be used"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
Japan has an income tax.

Japan has an income tax
New Jersey has $4,000 unionists.
New York did not celebrate Labol
Day.
A Japanese match mill has $4,000 EN-
ployes.
London has 1000 firemen and 14,OO(
policemen.
The Brotherhood of Tailors in New
York and Brooklyn has 10000 members
1t is affirmed by men in the building
trades that the Italians make splendid
union men.
Some twenty city councils in the
United States now use the union Label
on their official printing.
If New York corporation violates
the law requiring weekly payment ii
must forfeit to each employee the sum
of $25.
In every school in Paris there is 8
restaurant where free meals are served
to the children who are too poor to pay
for them.
The strike of the British Society of
Amalgamated Engineers for an eight
hour day without reduction in wages
continues to spread, and 10000 are now
out of employment.
The Fall River profit-sharing ar
rangement was begun in 1889, and has
continued up to the present time, with
results apparently gratifying both to
employers and employees. Dividends to
working people have amounted to from
2h to Z per cent of their wages semi
annually. Results have been attained
that have been counted valuable by the
employers. Contentment of the oper-
atives, resulting in much less fire.
auent suspension of work than has
been the case with other concerns;
better discipline, punctuality, care of
machinery, cleanliness, economy and
greater spirit of interest and co-opera-
tion-all these things naturally result
ing in more efficient operation of the
plant and consequent greater margin
of profit.
"The English trades unions" says
JOHu DuIAS, WClt ltSdllZtu leSH
than fifty years ago, now number over
100000 members, and have in their
treasures to-day more than G2,00O,O00,
with a moral power of offense and de-
tense that is even more effective than
money and votes. They have raised
wages an average of so per cent; they
have reduced the hours of labor from
twelve to nine; they have made educa-
ton free, and have humanized industry
by improving the home, the manners
and the morals of the people. Since
the collapse of the Chartist movement
in 1S48 there has always been a keen
desire for labor representation. Slowly
that has been achieved, until now
there are over 1000 workmen members
of governing bodies, local, educational,
magistarial and imperial.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

The awful and apparently unprovok-
ed slaughter of striking miners in
Pennsylvania on Friday has Mortified a
nation too familiar with the settlement
of labor troubles by revolvers and
Winchesters. Later information may
bring to light some facts that will pal
late the conduct Of the sheriff of Lu-
zerne county, but all the evidence at
present available, including the state
ments of the sheriff himself and i'm
partial eye-witnesses, leads irresistibly
to the conclusion that the deed was a
wanton, wicked murder. The strikers
were unarmed. They do not appear to
have had even club among them,
having left all their weapons behind,
it is said, on the advice of one of their
leaders. They had been more or less
disorderly, but at the time of the mas
sacre they do not appear to have been
misconducting themselves in any way,
unless the sheriff's assertion that they
were subjecting him to personal abuse
is to be accepted. There is nothing to
show that an attack was imminent, or
that the mere sight of the deputies
drawn UP in line across the road with
leveled guns would not have been suf-
ficient to stop their march without
shot. But when the struggling crowd
of ignorant foreigners, almost all I'M
able to understand English, failed to
appreciate instantly the significance of
the reading of the riot act, and when
some of them, according to the official
apology, began to hustle the sacred per-
son of the sheriff, that functionary i'm
mediately ordered his men to fire, and
a deadly vclley was poured into the
crowd. While the strikers,
amazed and terrified, were huddled to-
gether in bewilderment or trying to es-
cape, another volley was fired, and, ac-
cording to the statements published in
the most conservative journals of New
York, "the fact is undisputed that
many of the victims were shot through
the back while flying from the guns of
the deputies. New York Journal
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

The more light there is thrown on
the shooting of the coal strikers at
Hazleton, Pa, the blacker this deed of
cowardice and cruelty appears.
Only two of the murdered men were
shot with their faces toward the rifle
men; all the rest of those poor fellows
were shot in the back. Nothing but a
frenzy of uncomfortable fear or deep
seated malice to deal death among the
miners could have resulted in such a
showing. The refusal of the command
ing officer of the militia now maintain
ing martial law at Hazleton to allow
warrants to be served on Martin and
his deputies will tend to increase the
feeling Of bitterness and to deepen the
impression that there is no justice to
be found anywhere for the poor man.
Chicago Dispatch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

There is grain OF truth in the asser-
ton humorously put forth by western
paper that Lying is expected in a poll
tician as much as in a circus man, a
hunter or a fisherman, and nobody
pays any more attention to it." The
writer had in view those who are de-
scribed by the word politician" in its
deprecatory sense. But in a republic
every man should be a politician, TAX
ing the word in its primary and best
meaning. No one would say in seri-
BUSINESS that every man should be I'M
truthful regarding his political acts and
purposes. Even diplomatist should
not be liar. One Of the greatest Of
those said that he made it rule al
ways to tell the truth, that, since no
one would believe him, 1t served the
purpose of diplomacy better than
silence or evasion. Besides, he kept his
conscience clear.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
MURDER AS A TRADE.
Kansas Has a Rival for the Bender
Family.

Kansas Has Rival for the Bender
Family.
Not since the horrible crimes of the
Bender family were revealed has south
eastern Kansas been so excited and SC
bent upon vengeance until the bloody
butcheries committed by the Stafflebacb
family at Galena were brought to light
by the recent confession of Cora Stat.
fieback and George Staffieback on the
witness stand at Columbus. When upon
trial for the murder of Frank Gal
breath, whose body was found floating
in an old abandoned mining shaft near
the Staffleback home last July, Cora
Staffleback weakened and told all she
knew about the murder of Galbreath
and others whom the family had killed
George Stafieback. Coras husband
without knowing what his wife had
revealed, made a similar confession
They said that Galbreath, who had
been murdered and robbed by the Stat.
fleback boys and their mother, was not
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

The pulpit Of little eastern church
has long stood enough to one side Of
the platform to disturb the congrega-
TONS sense of proportion; but any pro-
test met with quick rejoinder from
the aged minister. The wife of the sex
ton, taking matters into her own hands.
says the Church Economist, moved the
pulpit toward the center an inch week
and gained her point, though it took
time, for the old doctor never noticed
the difference. Some citadels must
needs be stormed from the front. but
more victories are won and more re-
forms inaugurated by methods which
do not antagonize, and in which tact
is joined to persevering moderation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
State Of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County,

Frank Cheney makes oath that ne 70
the senior partner Of the firm Of f. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the city
Of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN
my presence, this 9Th day OF December
A. d. 1885.
(SeaD A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
F.. C. CHENEY 4 CO., Toleao' y.
Sold by Druggists, 76c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

A Partisan who suspects that the
food or drink which he has purchased
is adulterated. can have the article
analysed free of cost at the municipal
laboratory. If impurities are found the
city undertakes the prosecution of the
tradesman, and after conviction the Of
fender is not only liable to fine and i'm
prisonment, but may be obliged to dis
play in his window a sign reading,
Convicted of Adulteration." There IL
room for a similar law in this coun-
try.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

London has a crusade against hat
pins. 1t is urged that they are dan
gerous as they are ordinarily used; and
we. all know that as a weapon in the
hands of a determined woman they
have frequently mutilated and some
times killed What are they, how
ever, in comparison with the ordinary
pin about dozen of which are worn
about the waist, for no legitimate pur-
pose that any man has ever been able
to discover?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

Now the mist is on the mountains.
Reddening In the rising sun;
Now the flowers around the fountains
Perish one by one:-
Not spire of grass is growing,
But the leaves that late were glowing
Now its blighted green are strowing
With a mantle dun.
Now the torrent brook is stealing
Family down the furrow'd glade
Not as when in winter pealing,
Such din Is made,
That the sound of cataracts falling
Gave no echo SO appalling,
AS its hoarse and heavy brawling
In the pines black shade.
Darkly blue the mist is lowering
Round the Gifted rocks bare height
All the bordering mountains covering
With dim, uncertain light
Now, a fresher wind prevailing,
With its heavy burden sailing.
Deepens as the day Is failing. I
Fast the gloom of night.
Slow the blood-stain'd moon Is riding
Through the still and hazy air,
Like a sheeted spectre gliding
In a torch's gare:-
Mingling clouds of tempest driven
Der the mourning face Of heaven.
All is blackness there.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

The story goes that the emperor slap
ped the face of seaman and the sea-
man struck back and BACKED the i'm
perial eye, and that thereupon the sea-
man drowned himself. Let us hope
the story is untrue. The loss of good
seam IN is a serious thing. But the
theory that the black eye came from a
ropes end is certainly unfortunate, be-
cause that ought naturally to have been
applied to the imperial back.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
A Fly BIT of HumOr,

First Fly-Well, the season la most
ended and we'll soon be gathered to
our fathers.
Second Fly-Tve got great scheme
to tickle some body nearly to death,
when shuttle off this mortal coil.
First Fly-What's the program for
your last sad rites?
Second Fly-Going to suicide in the
cake batter, and get myself baked in
as a raisin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

The governments of Europe will do
we'll to sequestrate anarchists on some
small island as proposed. The scoun-
drels couldn't get along without some
kind of government, and they would
shoot the leaders Of it one after another
until there was nobody left to shoot
the last man. This country will soon
do likewise.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

A lad on a rainy day started in to
while away the hours by reading the
Encyclopaedia britannica" through.
We'll, my son." said his father. how
do you like it?" pretty good" was
the answer "Algebra's slow, but al.
ligators is bully. Harper's Drawer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

Here's some more of the horrible
work of them blamed monopolists,
said Farmer Hayricks, as he hung his
coat over the foot of the bed. Good
ness, where?" asked his wife. "Hers's
a sign what says, Don't blow out the
gas s'pose they make these folks
burn it all night, SOS to run up their
bills on 'em. Gosh l don't know what
this country's comm tot"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15


ment. The finger marks on the mans
throat would indicate that diff
ferent sized fingers had crushed the
bones.
OF the six money boxes in the church
only one had been tempered with. This
stood in the cellar directly between
two big iron doors, and over the sta
tue of an angel which guards the tomb
of Father John May and Father John
Raffeiner. Within ten feet of this
statue stands the statue of another an
gel, and between the two figures is a
prayer bench. One of these angels
and the bench had been used by the
thieves as means by which they could
climb to the box and break it open. The
bench was placed across the head of
the angel. Then one of the men,
standing upon it, broke open the box
with chisel and took out the money
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

The Parisians appear to think that
the car is going to give them the free
dom Of Alsace-Lorraine in gold box;
but 1t is impossible for his majesty
to be up to that kind of snuff.