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Evening star., 1897-06-05

property at the southeast corner OF 18th
and E streets northeast, sold to United Sc
curity Life Insurance and Trust Company
| OF Pennsylvania, for 40 cents per square
| foot.
For Edmonston & Williamson, trustees.
No. 406 9Th street northwest, sold to
Archie V. Mckee, for $500
For Ryon ana Donelly, trustees, unim-
proved ground on Il street between list and
I'd streets northwest, sold to John LEIGH
for 6S cents per square foot.
For Ashford and Williamson, trustees.
real estate on 5th street between Virginia
avenue and G street southeast. sold TO
United Security Life Insurance and Trust
Company Of Pennsylvania for - cents per
For Larner and Tucker, trustees, two
story and basement brick dwelling. No. 1625
sd street northwest, sold to l. w. Haney
|. for 81, 100.
For Jos. R. johnson. surviving trustee,
bay-window brick dwelling, No. 432 10Th
street northeast, sold to Samuel Ross for
$500.
For Bradford and Williams, trustees, lot
1O9 in square 1S1, sold to s. S. Kelsey for
$1.70 per square foot; lot IL, block 16. sold
to Whitefeld McKinlay for 151s cents per
square foot,
For Ashford and Browne, trustees. corner
real estate. No. 3O1 11th street northeast.
sold to Mary ]. Bradshaw for 81 80
For Carusi and Browne, trustees, vaiua-
BILE untmproved property on Chaplin street
hear 14th sold to Jas. F. Hood for 65 cents
per square foot.
For Edmonston and Williamson, trustees,
improved real estate, No. 6l0 r street
northwest, sold to Henry A. Brown for S3,-
2U.
For Edmonston and Browne, trustees. val
liable improved property. Nos. 81. ~ and
~ r street northeast, sold to Rose White
for S4.4OO each.
For Pearsall and Morsen trustees sew
eral lots in white Haven" sold 10 VIM.
c. Clarke for cents per square foot.
For AyreS and Lewis, trustees, lots In
white Haven" block g. lots and =. sold
to VIM. c. Clarke for cents per square
foot; lots 8. 10 and IL sold to Mrs. Martha
M Read for ~ cents per square foot.
For Ayres and Lewis, trustees, lots 1, z
to Mrs. Martha M. Read for cents per
square foot.
For Duncenson and Scaggs. trustees, No.
712 9th street southwest sold to Addison
c. Townsend for s., 100, and No Green's
alley sold to John Cooke, secretary. for $475.
For Woodward and Browne, trustees lot
and part 10. square 142, sold to Rose
White for $l5,2JO: lot o. block IL, sold to
Jas. F. Hood for q cents per square foot:
Shreve for $500.
For Johnson and Benjamin. trustees, lot
CO. sold for 5000 to John Cooke. secre-
tary; also 6S1 for $3.50. Property is situated
at corner of Washington and Fillmore
streets Anacostia, d. c.
For Carusi and Williamson. trustees. val
liable improved real estate, Nos. 40, 122
ings in rear thereof; Id and 124 sold for
s., 100 each; 40 sold for 81 800: rear houses.
A, B, c and d brought $50 each, all OK
which were bought by the United Security
Life Insurance and Trust Company OF
Pennsylvania
Evening star., 1897-06-05
Shouted for bryan.

Some on shouted for Bryan.
II wish We had my fellow-citisen Of Me-
braska there" declared Mr.. Greene; II
think y Bryan were in the White House
Evening star., 1897-06-05
HOW HE GOT HIS START.

Tactics of a shrewd New England Boy
Who Would Not Rob q Bank.
From the st. Louis Republic
A hale old gentleman with ruddy COM
plexion and gait that made him out for
ty rather than sixty years old marched
along in the Turner procession last week.
He was a passive" but his erect carriage
showed that he had been an ''active" In
his younger days.
"See that man." said Billy Kentnor as he
pointed out his friends and acquaintances
among the marchers to coterie OF news
paper men who viewed the procession. He
is the president of one Of the most prosper
Gus banks In the northwestern part Of the
state. When he was q little more than
twenty-five he came from New England
and landed In Kansas City. when that
town experienced its first boomet. he
came from good old Puritan stock, but
and he ran away to carve out his own for
tune. When he landed in the city by the
Kaw he had on a shaky suit OF clothes and
a stovepipe hat that had seen better days
He was a modest young fellow, talked like
an old man rather than q country young
ster and his application at f1ourishfng
bank got him employ yment In that insti-
tuition as a roustabout From the first the
cashier Of the bank showed a great friend
ship for the youngster. He talked to him
about the advantages Of being rich and
told him how he had plan by which he
could help him along the road to fortune
quicker in one night than II would take
twenty years to accumulate. He was going
to rob the bank and wanted the New Eng
land lad to be his pal While he worked
at his ONCE late at night the young fellow
was to come In upon him, throw about the
furniture to Indicate q struggle. then to
bind him, leave q few marks on him and
carry away the money to be hidden in tho
bcy's room and divided when the excite
ment was over.
''Now. some Of the boys would have rails
ed q hue and cry, rushed to the president
Of the bank. only to be denounced and
ridiculed by the cashier. who had the con.
idence Of the bank men. The New Eng
land boy had better sense than that. He
promised to be with the cashier at the ap-
pointed time. and he was. He tied him a.
tight az = sailor could have done. be black
ed both his eyes and scratched his face
end gave him q drubbing Just to show
that he was keeping faith with him. Then
he went TO the president The president
went to the police and together they took
care Of the cashier. The directors at their
next meeting voted the New England lad
5000. It gave him his start In an upward
career and formed part OF the capital With
which he started his prosperous north
Missouri bank"
Evening star., 1897-06-05

Pittsburg gas men complain that the big
buildings give offices lighted by electric
lamps to hundreds of business and profess
sional men who formerly burned gas in
the smaller buildings.
The Milwaukee school board has decided
to cut twelve days from the Easter and
Christmas vacations. which time VIII be
added to the summer vacation.
Leo XIII has decided to send to Queen
Victoria as token Of esteem appropriate
to her Jubilee celebration q superb ssseiia !"
or portable chair.
Seasicknsss during Q passage between
Dover. England. and Calais caused . wo-
mans death.
Evening star., 1897-06-05

The Remedy for Western Dfscontent.
Prof James H. Hyslop in the Forum.
An opportunity was afforded me in the
last presidential election to do some cam
paign work in the states of Ohio and In
diana. and I found that county politics
almost all over the west are honeycombetl
with rings and corruption, precisely like
Tammany in New York. On the other
hand, the farmers themselves were in the
densest ignorance Of the real cause of un :
reduced wages Consequently, whenever 1
was called upon to answer the farmers
argument for free silver. turned ques-
toner and began a series Of INQUIRIES about
the county's or townships method of relief
Tor the poor, and Invariably found q most
astonishing condition of things I found
IN fact real grievance of which not a
word had been said, and Of whose very
existence everybody seemed to be uncon-
scious. This was a system Of poor relief
as bad as anything that existed in the
worst days Of charity in Europe. Ny ar
gument was to the effect that the real
cause Of complaint was a system of taxa
tion that ought to be abolished, and rot
the badness of the gold standard. seized
the opportunity to point out the cons 3
quences Of such a policy, and to explain
that 1t was absurd to expect a laborer to
take lower wages when he could get his
living by taxes on the community. Charity
sustained him W to the level OF the stand
ard of living: and he had no more need to
work than king. unless he got wages
above the price of charity. This way of
looking at the matter had never occurred
to my farmer friends. I improved the oc-
casion to suggest the remedy. which. while
the public sentiment is receptive. ought
to be pushed throughout the west for all
1t Il worth. 1t Is, to abolish absolutely
all outdoor relief.
Evening star., 1897-06-05

nan ds,s s,,, H.. - ,,,,,,,.s ..;a
birthday, carried them forty rods and
planted them at the edge Of his driveway
Mr.. Bryan has an extensive electioneer.
Ing tour Of the Pacific coast arranged for
July. four OF his dates being In Oregon
Evening star., 1897-06-05

a piece of bread, then filled with milk,
while inside lurked more than gallon OF
what soldiers called 30 be joyful"
Indifference to Death.
There was something more than a mere
bunting Of the sensibilities in the way we
gradually became accustomed to the sud-
den death of our intimates during an active
campaign. Strange to say, this very phil
osopny, stole as 1t seemed, grew out Of one
sense Of community In all that was en-
dured. Every fresh shock OF bereavement
was q reminder that the fate to which we
had pledged ourselves awaited all alike.
Every time q beloved comrade was brought
in dead from skirmish line or from picket
we felt ourselves nearer the expected goal
while after battle 1t was not uncommon
sense of loneliness. 30 entirely unique
was the life we were now living that in
time the images Of home, which at first
were SO enthralling. became misty and
even spectral with an unreality intensified
by the vividness Of life and familiarity
with death. which were now our portion.
The camp had become our world-discfpline
our conscience-the commander our god
II not our god, at least king who can
do no wrong" The men next to us In line
or file-designated by regulations as our
comrades In battle" were now our friends,
our brothers. whose views are public opin-
ion. IT'S true, our mirth was somewhat
gioomily attuned to the grim situation
The very expressions In vogue with regard
TO the dead were often Of q humorous
character. where's Johnf" asks cne OF
from headquarters. Hes all right. left
him over his COFFEE"
"And Morris?'
.'Oh. he's all risht-they're embaimins
him"
Again (somewhat more anxiously). "pid
you hear anything Of Cousin Jackf''
Yes; he was trying on his wooden over
$50
Evening star., 1897-06-05

SATURDAY Anernoon, July H.
Arrangements are being made Cor q
great open-air mass meeting. which VIII
yrobably BE- held at the exhibition
Evening star., 1897-06-05

A Boston restaurant has . big business
wears black blooasrA -
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
LITTLE FOR KANSAS.

Methodist Committee Cuts Mission Appro-
 priations for Obvious Reasons
 PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-The gen eral committee on missions of the M. E. church at it's session yesterday pro- ceeded with the apportionments for domestic missionary work. The first taken up was the Kansas conference. Dr. Hodgetts, of Nebraska, hoped there would be no reduction. Dr. King, of New York, said there had been such prosperity this year in Kansas that it could stand a cut when reduction must be made somewhere. Dr. Martindale and the bishop spoke for Kansas, and $l,200 was voted. Minnesota received B. 437, Nebraska g.. 150, and North Dakota $s,640. To North Nebraska 5000 was given. Northwest Iowa received S3,b00.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17

Moines' increase was $2. 142. Peoria's increase was Ss35. St. Joseph's increase was s764, Dallas decrease was SIPS. Nearly every western city shows a marked increase in postal receipts as compared with one year ago.
 President and Postal Savings Banks.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The presi- dent has about made up his mind to m make no recommendations to congress upon the subject of postal savings banks. He has been asking questions and inviting opinions from callers rep resenting all parts of the country. He has heard much for and much against the proposition. He does not feel, with the information he has so far re- ceived, like committing the adminis- tration for or against the plan. There fore he is at present inclined to ignore the matter, although the postmaster generals report strongly favors such legislation.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
FOR DEAD COMRADES.

Department Commander BotlSin Wants
 Them Removed from Potsers' Fields.
 TOPEKA. Kan, Nov. IT. Theodosius Botkin, commander of the Kansas de- partment of the c. A. R., has just is- sued general order calling attention to the last report of the depart ment chaplain, according to which ss dead comrades lay buried in potters' fields in various parts of the state, and requesting post com manders to appoint Investigating com mittees to visit the cemeteries and make full reports to be forwarded by the commanders to headquarters, where definite action will be taken to remedy the matter.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
JOHN M. LANGsroN DEAD.
A Noted Colored Leader Passes Away at
 the National Capital.


 the National Capital
 WAsHINGToN, Nov. 17. 7.-Ex-Congress- man John M Langston, of Virginia, one of the prominent colored men of the country, died here yesterday.
 John M. Langston was 6S years of age, hav- ing been born a slave in 1929 He was emanci- pated at the age of six and was educated at Oberlin, where he graduated from the theological department in 1854 He after wards studied law and practiced his profession until 1869 during which time he held several township offices in Ohio being the first colored man elected to of flee in the United States by popular vote In 1860 he given the professorship of law at Howard university, remaining with the insti- tution seven years From 1877 to 1885. he was United States minister and consul general to HaytL Upon his return to this country he became president of the Virginia normal and college institute at Petersburg, Va. where he remained for three years. when he was elected to the Fifty-First congress and was given his seat on a contest
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
TO HANG DECEMBER IF.
Sentence of Death Passed Upon William
 Carr, Self-Confessed Child Murderer.

Carr, Self Confessed Child Murderer.
 LIBERTY, Mo, Nov. r. William Carr, the murderer of his three-year- old daughter Belle, will be hanged on Friday, December IT. This sentence was pronounced to-day by Judge E. J. Broaddus. The murderer stood in front of the bar with his head resting on his hands and his face was deathly white during the passing of the sen tence. He said nothing and showed no visible signs of emotion. He accepted the sentence very much like one in a stupor. And as Carr was led back to his cell, which will be his home for the few remain ing days he will spend on earth, there were no expressions of sympathy heard from the hundreds of people who had packed the court room. The verdict was popular one, and Judge Broad dus' remarks to Carr precluded the possibility of any sympathy which might have been felt for the condemned murderer.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
THE KErCHAM INQUEST.
The Coroner Wanted to Postpone 1t, but
 Mrs. Walkup Objected.


 CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The inquiry into the death of John B. Ketcham, the former millionaire banker and club man, who died last Saturday at the home of Mrs. Minnie Walkup, who gained national notoriety in 1885, when, girl wife of IT, she was tried for the murder by poison of her husband, James R. Walkup, mayor of Emporia, Kan. was begun to-day by Deputy Coroner Mandelbaum at the Walkup residence, where Ketcham died. After two wit nesses had been examined, the coroner desired to postpone further inquiry for one week to give the chemist time to complete the analysis of the stomach of the deceased. Mrs. Walkup ob- jected to continuance, and it was de- cided to proceed with the inquiry Fri day.
 In a few days the will of Ketcham will be filed for probate and it is inti- mated that the contest which this step will undoubtedly produce may lead to one of the hardest legal battles ever waged in the courts, though the stakes are not so high as they have been in more notable cases. George Ketch- am, the deceased's brother, evinced great disinclination to admit that the dead man had lawful wife living at the time of the death. He hinted that his brother had shown some weakness of mind, and upon this latter point it is probable that the fight will be waged upon the will.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
EDITORS FAVOR STATEHOOD.
Oklahoma Molders of Public Opinion Pass
 an Important Resolution.

an AmpOrtanb heboAuttOn.
 HENNRssEY, Ok, Nov. 17.-The Ok lahoma Press association held the most important meeting in its history in this city yesterday. The following important statehood resolution was passed:
 Resolved, That we, the Press Association of Oklahoma territory. in regular semi-annual ses- sion assembled at Hennessey, the 18th day of November, 1897, favor the immediate creation of a state from Oklahoma territory, with such boundaries as congress may determine. Pro- yided, that If such boundaries shall include Olx- lahoma and the Indian territory, the state so created shall exercise neither legislative judi dicial nor other control over either of the five nations until such nations shall ratify the con- stituton of such state in such manner as con gross may direct subject only to the right of any one of such nations to act singly on such constitution and thereby become part of said state.
 Resolved. That we favor the admission of such state under the name of the state of Okla homa
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
BEFORE HIS SWEETHEART.

Young Chicagoan Takes Carbolic Acid
 While Miss Peterson Looked On.
 CHICAGO. Nov. 17-Ed Fink, 25 years old, waved at his sweetheart, Miss Minnie Peterson, hand containing bottle of carbolic acid, shouted: ''Hur- rah. Pm off, and drained the bottle. Miss Peterson sat by her parlor window watching her lover, with whom she had ouarreled. She saw him raise the bottle to his lips and heard his adieu. Then she saw him swallow the poison and fall in agony. An ambulance was called and Fink was taken to the hospital, where he died an hour after his ar rival
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
NEW RESUBMIssTON MOVE. League Formed at Fort Scott to Campaig Against the Prohibitory Law.

FORT SCoTT, Kan, Nov TIA num- Der of representative men of this city perfected the organization of a league for the purpose of opening throughout the state an aggressive campaign of business men for resubmis- sion and the repeal of the Kansas prohibitory law. It is known as the Resubmission league, and it's peculiar purpose is to take the fight against the prohibitory law out of the hands of the liquor interests and place it in the hands of the repre- sentative men of every community.
 At Hays City, Kan, Karl Koerner, a recent inmate of the insane asylum at Topeka, was arrested for setting fire to Peter Karline's granary at Cath erine, Kan. The granary contained i,s00 bushels of wheat and provisions for winter wheat
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
oyERprp THE MATTER.
North Dakota Mob Hangs Two of the
 States Hest Witnesses.

BISMARCK. N. D., Nov. 17.-An inter esting legal question is presented by Sundays lynching of three of the Spicer Indian murderers. Two of the men, Holy Track and Ireland, were the states witnesses, and without their testimony the state has no case against the two surviving suspects, Blackhawk and Defender. There is, therefore, now no possibility of con yicting them before any tribunal, for the reason that the states witnesses, self-confessed accomplices of the mur- derers. are dead At the coming term of court, wh~n the two men are arr raigned for trial, they must be dis missed
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
,.,t His Crutches and Took the Cash.

DECATUR Ind, Nov. l7.-A tramp, sunnosed to be crippled, was given lodging at the home of David Werling' . wealthy farmer. living three miles vast of here. When Werling went to call his strange guest to breakfast he found nothing but pair of crutcnes in the bed The tramp had fled, taking with him s6OO cash belonging to the family. The tramp had ransacked the entire house while the family slept.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
INTO FARM IMPROVEMENTS.
Surplus Money in Nebraska Banks Being
 Rapidly Borrowed by Farmers.

Surplus Money in Nebraska bahks Dehhs
 Rapidly Borrowed by Farmers.
 LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 17.-Reports to the state banking board indicate that the large surplus of funds in the banks of the state is rapidly diminishing and that a brisk demand exists for loans all over Nebraska Three months ago over 60 per cent of the hank assets in the state were in cash and more money was in sight than could be handled. Now the borrow ers are numerous Most of the money ;s poing into farm improvements.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
 STRUNG UP BY A MOB.
Two Missouri Farmers Hanged Until Near
 ly Dead to Force a Confession.

iy Dead to Force Confession.
 LAMAR, Mo, Nov. 17..-Last night Sheriff Livingston and Marshal Rice went to Boston, six miles south, and arrested Bill Simpson and Bill Catterly, farmers, on the charge of having crim- inaliy assaulted Mrs. Jacob $. Resh ana thrown carbolic acid into her face iast Thursday evening. On the road to 1ne jail here the officers were stopped " an armed mob and the prisoners taken and hanged to tree until they were almost dead. When they were cut town they confessed the crime, impii- sa'ing Henry Avery, a young farmer
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
An UnfaithfuI Wife Sent to Prison.

PERRY, Ok, Nov. 17.-Mrs. Gemima Goodson, one of the wealthiest women in the Osage Indian nation, was con victed of infidelity in the district court at Pawhuska and sentenced by Judge Bierer to three years in the penitentiary.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17

and Dave Mongstar, of Carthage. After the confession the prisoners were re- turned to the officers with instructions to take them to jail Excitement is high near Boston and the prisoners may yet be taken from iail and hanged.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
rELEGRApHIC BREvITlEs.

Rev. Richard Cordley has been pas tor of the Plymouth Congregational church, Lawrence, Kan, 40 years, and the anniversary will be celebrated at Lawrence December 2.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-08
campaign opens.

Indigestion is often taken tor
consumption, The word consum.
ption means wasting away, aud
dyspeptics often waste away as
badly as consumptiyes,
The reason people waste away is
because either they don't get
enough to eat, or they don't digest
what they do eat
If the latter is your trouble, take
Shaker Digestive Cordial, This
will help you to digest your food
and stop your loss of flesh,
Shaker Digestive Cordial is made
from herks, barks and the juices of
fruits, by the welI,known Shaker at
Mount Lebanon 1t possesses great
tonic and digestive powers,
Shaker Digestive Cordial has
cured many supposed consumptlyes
(who were really dyspeptics,) by
simply helping their stomachs to
digest their food, thus given them
nour,hment and new strength.
Sold by druggists Trial bottles
10 cents,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-08

/ write this to let you know what
| would not doi ! would not do
without Ghamberlaihs Pain Balm
In my house, II II cost $500 per
bottle. II does all you recommend
il to do aud more j, K, WALLACE,
Wallaeeyille, GA, Chamberah's
Pain balm IA the best household
lInIment Ia the world aud Invaluable
for fhumatism, lame back, spfalns
aud bruises, Do ready for emefgen-
eies by buying d bottle at Smith
DfUg Go,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-08

There Is no medicine In the world
eoUal 10 Ghamberlain's Great
cough Remedy for the cure OF
throat aud lung diseases. Thlh 10 a
faet that has been proven la nums
herlsss eases. Here IL a sample Of
thousands Of letters received g ~
have tried GhambeflaB's Cough
Remedy while suffering from d
severe throat trouble, aud found
Immediate aud effective relief |
can unhesltatInply recommend IT,"
EpafR w, WnuTtNoHt, Editor
Grand River Qky) Herald For
sale al Smith Drug Co..
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-08
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TEXARK ANA, ARKANS AS,
HALLS GREAT DISCOVERY.

One small bottle Of Halls Great
Discovery cures all kidney and blad-
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diabetes, seminal emissions, weak
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all Irregularities of the Kidneys and
bladder in both men and women.
Regulates bladder trouble in chill
dren If not sold by your druggist,
will be sent by mail on receipt of
$lOO One small bottle Is two
months treatment, aud will cure
any case above mentioned. E, w,
Hall, sole manufacturer, p 0 box
2l8, Waco, Texas, For sale by Q G
Brengle, Texarkana, Texas.