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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-11-12
u sAp coMPANIoN.
he Didn't Like to Correct a Lady, But
He Had TIE.

tie DidB't Like to Correct q Lady, But
He Had TIE.
The man with bFonzed skin and longish
hair vas hanging upon every word that the
charming young woman spoke. She was
mired.
q will never forget how she looked" the
young woman said. she was as beautiful
as Juno"
The weather.beaten auditor moved uneas.
iiy, and then said: 81 beg yer pardon, miss,
but ! amt sure that heard yer remark Jest
right"
Juno.
It amt fer me ter Greet lady," he be-
gan in Apologize tones.
am quite willing TO be corrected when
there is any reason for doubt" she replied,
IN tone with traces of eongealment through
IL. But l do not perceive how this can be
such a case"
l don't peFsume to conterdict nobody"
he replied. 81 haven't no observations TO
make further than that there amt no &C.
eoultin' fur tastes"
Have you ever seen this actress"
No, miss"
Then I don't see how you are qualified 70
speak"
might 1 make so bold as to inquire
whether you was ever as fur west as British
C0lumbia?"
Never"
"Ihen, miss, you can't relize that Pm
standin' up fur the lady's good looks as
much as you are. Ye can't believe half of
what these here miners that come east tell
ye., II ye amt even been as fur as British
Columbia, it STAINS TO reason that We can't
have no idea Of what a lonesome. ram
shaekle, Irizup loOBin' place Juneau is.''-
Washington Star.
There is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to.
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantiy failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incuTable. Science has proven
eatarTh TO be constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by T. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspcOnful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They
offer enc hundred dollars for any case It
fails to cure, SEND fa5 eireulsrszand testi.
mooniais. Address F. j. Cheney & Co., To
ledo, Q. Sold by Druggists, 55c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-11-12

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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-11-12

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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
HUEsON RIVER STEAMER RUN INTO
BY AN EXCURSION BOAT.
SIGNALS WERE misunderstood
EXCURSION BOAr HAD 100 PAssEN-
GERS ON BOARD.
Great Excitement Prevailed on Both
Boats and some Of the Passen-
gers Dropped Overboard-.
Boy Drowned and Two
Women Missing.

New York. Sept. 15-The big Hudson
river steamboat Catskill and the larger ex-
cursion boat st. Johns collided this even
ing in the North river of this city. The st.
Johns had 1000 eXcursionists and the other
boat had started on its regular night trip
with thirty passengers. The collision was
due to a misunderstanding of the signals
which passed between the two vessels. The
st. Johns struck the CatskilI, which was
heavily loaded with freight, on the star
board side, thirty-five feet from the bow
cutting hole in the hull below the water
line. The crash extinguished the lights on
the Catskill and caused a panic among the
passengers. some of whom dropped over
board. Great excitement also prevailed
among the excursionists on the St. Johns.
When the boats parted the Catskill was
turned toward the Jersey Shore while the
crew OF the st. Johns lowered small boats
and rescued the people struggling in the
water. Just as the Catskill neared tho
bank. Several tugboats responded to thS
calls for help and aided in the rescues q
Leonard P. Miller. of Hoboken, who wal
taken from the water, had his right ls
fractured. He said that before being reG
near him had been drowned. The latterH
supposed to be BERTHE Zimmerman, ye4
OF age, of Leeds, N. Y. Mrs. Maria ~
Donald, residence unknown. and SUI
Morris, of Gutenberg, N. J.. are missi
The thousand passengers on board n
st. Johns formed the members of an H
cursion from Mauch Chunk, Pa. The p4
had come to Jersey City to-day, and
son. The boat was on her way bado
Jersey City when the collision occurreG |
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
LIGHTNING MELTED HIS WATCH
But Left Albert johnson In Absolute
Ignorance of Its Great
Violence.

lightning played a remarkable freak at
Seligman, A. T.. on the line of the Santa Fe
Pacific road. Monday. All day it rained in
the hills and mountains in almost every
direction, but no rain fell in the town until
about o'clock in the afternoon. when
small, black cloud gathered quickly and
burst with a tremendous flash and crash.
railroad yards, where several hundred men
were at work, and the report of the cleo
trical explosion was so great as TO cause
deafness among the men for some time
afterward. Nearly every man was felled
to the ground by the shock. and when they
recovered they found that two mules
hitched to cart had been killed out
right. while the driver of the vehicle was
paralyzed in his lower limbs One other
man was so severely shocked that he could
not resume work.
When IL came time for the men to quit
work for the day. one man, Albert Johnson
by name, a strong. hearty Norwegian, put
his hand in his vest pocket to take out
his watch but no watch was there. He
had worn the vest all day. and when he
found his watch missing he thought he
must have dropped 1t when stricken by
the lightning. He went back to where he
had fallen and searched for the watch.
What he found was mass. melted togeth-
er. of silver, glass and steel. Johnson was
burned across the breast by the lightning.
which had then struck his watch and
poured il moulten through hole IN his
vest pocket. There were no othe- marks
upon his clothing or persons TO indicate
the very narrow escape from an instant
death that he had undergone
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
BOLD MISSOURI ABDUCTION.
Three Young Farmers Accused Of
Robbing Andy Stills and Carry
ing Away His Wife,

Warrensburg. Mo-. Sept. 15.-(Special.) If
story told here to-day by Andy Stills, a
young man not yet of age. of Benton coun-
ty, is true. johnson county will have to
protect three young farmers from the ven
Seance of infuriated; citizens or they will
be lynched. Young Stills says his home is
at Warsaw. and that his brother-in-law
took him and his 16-year-old wife as far as
Windsor, ir Henry county, on their way to
knobnoster, in this county. where they ex-
pected to reside. At Windsor, brother-in-'
law from knobnoster was to meet them
and convey them the remainder of their
way on their journey.
The brother-in-law failed to come to
Windsor and young Stills and his girl
wife grew impatient and employed 'Janies
Hull, j. n. Mckeehon and Wesley Jackson
to haul them 20 knobnosteF. They started
about sundown Monday night, Stills says,
and when fairly on their way the wretches
robbed Stills. threw him out of the con-
veyance, and drove away with his wife.
Her screams and entreaties ayailed noth-
in. and she has not yet been found. Stills
raised the alarm and the next day Hull
and Mckeehon were arrested. 1t is alleged
they kept the woman twenty-four hours
and then sent her to Warsaw. Stills was
accompanied TO this city by several citi-
Zens of Jefferson township, who affirm they
will not be responsible for what occurs TO
the prisoners. The crime occurred about
six miles north of Windsor. Wesley jack
son has not been apprehended. He resides
in Pettis county and officers are, now ia
pursuit Of him.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
STEEL TRACK FOR WAGONS.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson En-
cOuraSinE u New Road Move
ment Scheme.

Washington, Sept. 15.-In accordance with
the desire of the secretary of agriculture
to promote more extended experiments in
the use of steel trackways on wagon roads,
the office of road inquiry has made ar
rangements with the umbria iron works,
of Jehnstown, Pa, for rolling special rails
for this purpose, those arrangements to so
into effect as soon as definite orders from
responsible parties amounting to one mile
of track are received.
The director OF road inquiry and the
engineers of the iron company, after much
discussion, have agreed upon a plan of
track which promises to meet allsrequire-
ments. 1t uses no wood in construction.
and no cross ties for support. but con-
sists of simple inverted trough or cham
mel of steel for each wheel. with slightly
raised bead on the inside to guide the
wheels, each rail resting in bed of gravel
and the two tied together occasionally to
prevent spreading.
Special devices for remounting are pro-
vided at each point. The headings or tread
for wheels is eight inches wide. the thick
ness about seven-sfXteenths of an inch.
The weight Of the structure is about one
hundred tons per mile of single track road.
And It sin Hs Iafdisned In small sse.ionss
at the rate IS 500 a mile.
The first ordetfo track has been given
by the. New. York state agricultural ex-
pertinent station. t,--
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
VERY DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
Evidence I'm the Luetgert Trial
Weighs Heavily. Against the S
Defendant, = =

Chicago, Sept. 15,-The prosecution In the
Luetgert trial is nearing its end, ard the
announcement was made to-day that it
would probably have all of its witnesses on
the stand by Saturday noon. The evidence
given to-day weighed heavily against
Iiueteert, and no more damaging testimony
has been given against him than that from
Professor George A. Dorsey, of the Field
Columbian museum. who was on the stand
this afternoon. One of the bones found in
the sausage factory was shown him. and
in the most positive manner and without
a particle of hesitancy he pronounced it to
be the upper portion of the left thigh bone
of woman. He said that the formation
of the upper end of the bone proved WITT
ont any question that it was the femur or
a woman. The bone mad the appearances, of
having been burned, and Assistant States
Attorney McEwen put, the question to the
witness: Gould a solution of cauStic pot
ash have produced the burned effect you
have pointed out on the bone?'
The reply of the witness was emphatic
and immediate: I'm my judgment it
could"
The evidence was a hard blow to the de.
fcrse, and Luetgert scowled blackly at the
witness. Professor Dorsey also identified
a bone shown him as the left temporal
bone of a woman. Professor Norval Fl.
Pierce identified the bones in a manner
similar to that of Professor Dorsey. The
cross-eXamination of both witnesses was
postponed until tomorrow.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
MORMONs AT WORK In ENGLAND
Efforts of Missionaries Have Caused
Grent Excitement in Certain
Localities.

London, Sept. ls.--.rhe efforts of Mormon
missionaries ros,f-; dselyte' in the rural dis
tricts have excited a good deal Of attention
Of late. and all the more because of the
apparent success of the propaganda In
certain localities. One of these is the town
of Luton, in Bedfordshire. The mission
aries have been particularly active in that
neighborhood, holding meetings and max
ing the usual alluring proposals to the
women to emigrate to Utah.
For the last few nights the town has
been almost in a state of riot. the popu-
lace hooting and peting the three young
missionaries who are endeavoring to per-
siIade the wives, daughters and sisters to
exchange Luton for Salt Lake City.
The local constabulary haS the greatest
difficulty to prevent the male section of.
the inhabitants from making short work
of the missionaries.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
A TERRIBLE nH.
Illinois, Indiana and Watching
for the Rain Thesn't
Cnme

Chicago. Sept. 15.-Illimdiana and
Iowa are parched. Until rening Kan
sas was in the same cd, but rain
came. Weather bureau ,ay grateful
showers are due in the states in
few days.
In Southern Illinois theerature has
averaged 80 degrees folrteen days.
Northern Illinois and CT are having
an unusually hot periodo late in the
season. Corn is being:oyed in all
the Egyptian country. ai,such record
mas been made in heat drouth since
the September of 1872. Sangamon,
Mackinaw and Vermilliors are nearly
dry and the cattle are for want of
water.
In Indiana no drop of pre- has fallen
Tor two months, the corning burned to
oeath, the pastures are flammable as
powder and prairie fire raging. All
over Northern and Eastediana prayers
Tor rains are being offerowa has aver
aged nearly 80 for ten and never in
the states history has tbeen so much
SUFFERING in September ic schools are
closed In many towns, wen are forced
10 quit toll and prayers:ain are going
up on every hand.
In Ohio, also, public IS were forced
10 close during yesteron account Of
the extreme hot weathf
Michigan. too. is scan the skies and
watching every newsp: and weather
bulletin for the promis downpour.
FARMERS are anxiouslitgrowers are
downeast and the peop the cities are
discouraged.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16

ticulars of the iamentable occurrence be-
yond the information conveyed by press
dispatches. The outbreak was wholly TN
expected and / had not the slightest init
nation of the impending lawlessness.. AS
mediately wired the authorities of Ripley
county TO proceed at once and vigorously
TO bring the offenders to JUSTICE. l intend
possible and with all the power at the
command of the executive authority of tie,
state. ! have sent a representative to the
scene of the tragedy and intend to employ.
every proper effort to the end that no
guilty man may escae. The people of In
disrapolis are law abiding and am con-
iident that l shall be cordially sustained
in my earnest purpose to make an example
of evildoers in this instance that will long
remain as warning to other wouldtbe
transgreSsors" - Nh =,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
A WASHINGTON ROMANCE.
Congressman Jerry simpsons Private
Secretary Wins California
MaIden'N Heart,

Secretary Wins. n California
Maiden's Heart.
b. Washington, Sept. 15.-(Special.) A WASH
ington, paper to-day publishes a picture of
j. G. MartelI, Congressman Jerry Simp-.
sons private secretary, and n column ac-
count OF how the gay and festive secre-
tary carried on correspondence with Miss
Title Marshall, of San Francisco for u
year, and, under the n;lme of "Olliver,"
lad siege to the heart of the California
maiden and so wrought upon her affections
ate: nature that she came all the way
across tine continent to surprise him, pre-
pared to huri herself into the embraces of
the romantic secretary and be made Mrs.
OLIVER. Neither had ever seen the other,
but they had exchanged photographs, and
that led to the identification of OLIVER as
y. G.. Marteli. Martell used to sweep out
the office and polish up the handle of The
big front door at the office of the geoA
logical survey, but when Jerry Simpson
was projected into the national arena the
statesman lifted NIartelI out of the dust
and his debased station to make him his
private secretary. Congressman Vincent,
of Kansas, paid half the cost of his serv-
ices. S-,- go T.
For a year sMartell and Miss Marshall
carried on, their correspondence. the secre-
tary letting a friend into his; secret who
livers3 Both had expressed ardent longing
to meet, and it was to realize this craving
that Miss Marshall hastened to Washing
ton, She intended a surprise hut was her
self surprised when told at the familiar
address that no suoh man as 'Olliver' was
Known there. But She had his dear photo
graph, and by that means she found out
"Olliver's real name. But Martell had been
summoned to the bedside of a sick relative
in Kansas, and Miss Marshall succeeded
only in getting this romantic episode of
her life published in first-class style with
out even having the satisfaction of telling
Mr.. OLIVER what she thought of his per-
fidy Z - = =, s, {
Miss Marshall. however. is a philosoph-
tcal girl. She does not care to meet him
now. so she. says and is not sorry she
came, as she wanted to see Washington
anyway, and, after completing her obser-
vations will visit Europe. She is stopping
at Wizards hotel.
Topeka. Kas., Sept. 15.-(Specal.) Mr.. ].
G. Martell, private secretary of Representa-
tive Simpson, has been here for two days.
He spent until midnight last night with
Congressman Vincent, and appeared to be
very much interested in something. He at
first denied to-day knowing anything about
the "Olliver' affair, but later made inquiry
trying to find out what had broken out. In
due time he was very nervous.
Mr.. Martell for some years lived at st.
Mary's. Kas. He boasts of having Potta-
watomie blood in his system. He has many
friends, and is not averSe to a little ro-
nance now and then. g..
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
SCHOONER voLANTE ARRIVES.
Brings Eight Miners, With an Average
of $50 Ounces of Gold Each,
From ST, Michaeps

Port Townsend, Wash, Sept. 15-The
schooner Volante, Captain H. ], Harmon,
arrived this, morning direct from ST.
Michael's. She brought eight passengers,
r. w. Schrieber, J. S. Wall. B.sJ. Hay
ward. Alex Wilson. Theo NJ. Mitchell, John
Parrottt James Aver and Andrew Hoag.
The men all left Dawson City August is.
reached ST. Michaers in eight days, and
left for the Sound August IS. They brought
down with them an average of 15o ounces
of gold each, the greatest amount 1S4 ounces,
being brought by J. S. Wall. of Milwaukee.
brought by r. W. Schrieber, of Crooks
ton, MINI. The entire eight are jubilant at
getting to land where there is no danger
of starvation.
r. w. Schrieber was in the country less
than four months. He has two claims. one
on Bonanza and the other on Eldorado and
will return in the spring.
All of the Volante's passengers were
unanimous in the statement that every
branch of business in Dawson City is over
done, and that there are two men for every
JOB. Nearly all the new comers who ar
rived at Dawson before the Volante party
left had gone in light, the majority having
started on the trip with only enough pro-
visions to last them ON the trip. and their
number Is now added to the hungry hordes
already at Dawson.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
GAMBLERS GEDUS ACT.
Ed Findley Directs tlOdy of One of
His Former, Pc Writers
Buried Mt Hfnense.

The body Of William ] the negro who
died Tuesday at the hospital, was
buried yesterday afternin Union cem-
etery. Rife left no relat. and until noon
yesterday it looked as Is body was to
be buried in the pottefield.. Some of
Rites friends started description list.
but met with little sue until they ac--
costed Ed Findley, for IN Rife worked
as policy writer. WIFindley's gam
bling house was raidedfe was among
those captured. but forle reason Find
ley did not furnish hind as he did the
others, and the negro lodged in jail;
There in his damp cell Extracted cold
which developed into assumption. He
was released from jaind sent to the
city hospital, where he ].
Soon after Rife's arreFindley left the
city and began operatt in New York
city. A. few days ago returned to an
swer charges of .coEting gambling
bouses. When Rife's Oh and its cause
was explained to the van gambler, he
told the two negroes wthe subscription
list to return what litmoney they had
to those who had subbed it. Findley
then went to Carrolrs dertaking room.
where the body of the gro was. and or
dered first-class buria his expense.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
IHEssALY's SAD PLIGHT.
Several Years Will He Required to
Repair the Damage Done
by the War.

: Washington, Sept. 15.-As a result of the
Turkish occupation of Thessaly. according
to a dispatch to the state department from
United States Consul Horton. at Athens.
there are now over 100000 Thessalian ref
ugees scattered through Greece, mostly in
a condition of destitution. Even should
peace .be declared tomorrow and these ref
lgees he allowed to return to their aban-
doned homes, several years would be re-
quired to repair the damage done and to
re-establish life and industry on their form
er basis The Turkish army of occupation
reaped and appropriated all of the grain.
which. amounted to 266.400,OO0 pounds of
wheat s., 1000 of Indian corn, and $1,000
0GO of barley All sheep and cattle not
driven away by the fleeing inhabitants went
to feed the Turkish army
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
TEXANS FIGHT A DEADLY DUEL.
Former Friends and Business As
sOciates Shoot Each Other
-. UeadF at Ahhott. ~. = Y ,Ek,hf-s

Dallas, Tex, Sept 15-Dr. T. B. Carter.
of Kaufman, and Charles p Russell, Of
Abbott. two of the most. prominent men of
that section who had hitherto been friends
and business associates, shot and killed
each other at / o'clock this afternoon at
Abbott. They met yesterday afternoon to
dispose of some business relative to land
transaction. The settlement ended in a
quarrel. and the agreement to meet this
afternoon at the depot at. Abbott for a
settlement. ...-, -..a
AT the appointed hour. both arrived at
the depot and drew pistols exchanging a
number of shots. Both men fell and died
within a few minutes of each other.
Owing to the prominent connection Of
the men, great excitement prevails through
out the community. Russell was a widow
er and leaves six children. Carter's family
are intimations that the tragedy was not
altogether the result of the land trans
action disa greement
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
MORE STRIKERS FIRED UPON.
Clash in Tennessee Between Union
Miners and United states
Deputy Marshals.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept ia special from
Oswego. on the Knoxville & Ohio road, in
the Jellico coal mining district. gives an
account of an encounter last night between
eight United States deputy marshals and
the striking miners. Yesterday non-union
miners were put to work and trouble came
last night. A mob came marching towards
the company's store. When they were or
dered by the marshals to halt the miners
answered with oaths. They We're. then or
dered by the. marshals TO leave the prop
erty. which they refused to do. The mar
shals took refuge in a blacksmith shop and
fired upon the mob The miners retreated,
but returned the fire with their Winchest-
ers- None of the marshals are hurt, but
as to the miners it is not known. The
marshals fear serious trouble and have
asked for assistance.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-16
MH FOR A WIFE.
The w. Brought Suit for Larceny
md Her Two Husbands
sFE Locked Up.

ThA6u a queerly mixed case in Es-
sex - court. New York. the other
day. fSchreck was arraigned, charged
with3left of a gold watch and chain
worGM The complainant was David
Sdnktells a story that he sold his
wifGthchs for the watch and chain,
an46 she got tired of Sachs she left
hfJ16achs then had him arrested. The
upi4f the whole matter was that all
II re placed in Jail for examination.
NEkreck is held for bigamy, Sachs
f6Rrying a married woman and
- for stealing the watch and chain.
39k and Sachs met February 10 at a
G1HS festival. Sachs was Immediately
fafby the appearance of Mrs. Schreck.
lAEH much attention to her. and that
skSgeld watch and chain passed from
- Schreck in consideration of Mrs.
Esck gave her up willingly, he says,
1iihe was married to Sachs by an alder
IN the city hall. Schreck says that he
I'd the woman in 1891. when she was
Is alleged that the woman got tired
4acbs and left him some time ago.
k started on a hunt sor Schreck to
hack his watch and chain. He said
!, the bargain had not been kept. The
,,,n 10 attractive looking. She con-
ed that she had served term of two
one-half years in Philadelphia for
amy.