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The leader., 1898-01-26

Rescuing PARTIES save Many Peoaie frsi
watery Graves on PUTIN bay.


wstery Graves on Put.in- bay.
SAxuuskY. o., Jan. a2.-The steamer
American Eagle. which arrived here
yesterday from the island region,
brought the news of disaster off Put
in-Bay by which the lives of 200 people
were put in imminent peril During
the winter, when the ice is strong
enough to hold them, large numbers
of the residents of the island region
engage in fishing through the ice.
Small houses large enough to accom-
modate two 20 six people are taken out
on the lake on sleds, holes are cut
through the ice, and the houses, which
have apertures in the floor, are placed
over the holes. Thursday, while about
200 men and women were in the small
houses, a fierce gale sprang up sudden
ly and, without warning, the wind
reached velocity of between 80 aud
80 miles an hour. The wind
had a clean sweep across the lake
and struck these little houses with
terrific force, tipping some of them
over and carrying others away across
the ice. Men and women began n mad
rush toward the shore, from which re-
lief parties in small boats had COM
menced to put off to the rescue. The
shores of Put-in-Bay were lined with
relatives and friends of the people on
the drifting ice. Rescuing parties
forced their boats in among the
broken cakes of ice, at the imminent
risk of losing their own lives. Many
of those thus saved were benumbed,
and some of them were unconscious
The rescuers worked heroically in the
face of great dangers and succeeded in
bringing to shore every one of the 200
paonle
The leader., 1898-01-26
WHAT THE LAW DECIDES.

The agreement of plumbers asso-
citation to the effect that the members
will not deal with wholesale dealers
who sell to any persons who are not
members of the association is held, in
Macauley VS.. Tierney Or. ~ 81 L. r. A.
ass, to be lawful, and not to constitute
conspiracy, since the object of the
combination and the means adopted for
it's accomplishment are lawful.
An injunction against an appropria-
ton on a municipal budget for the law
full purpose of removing garbage is de-
uied in state. Badger VS.. New Orleans
La.), 81 J.. r. A. $40, at the suit of one
who claimed to have right to remove
the garbage under contract which
is disputed and in litigation, although
it is said that any party in interest may
have an injunction against an appro-
priation for an illegal purpose.
Keeping large quantities of dynamite
and gunpowder in a wooden store in a
thickly settled portion of an incor-
porated town, in close proximity to
many buildings and persons. is held. in
Rudder vs.. Koopman (Ala.), 81 L. r. A.
4S9. to constitute nuisance which will
render the proprietor liable for dam
ages caused to other persons in case
of an explosion. even If this is due to a
fire which originated without his fault
on the premises OF third person.
For the support OF minor son sur
lreptitiously taken from the father by
the mother after divorce without any
decree as to the custody of the child,
where he continues to live with the
mother after her remarriage. It 10 held.
in Foss vs.. Hartwell (Mass.), 81 L. r.
A. $50. that the father cannot be held
liable to the mother and her second
husband merely because he has per-
mitted the child to remain with them
without any agreement or demand for
compensation.
The leader., 1898-01-26

Woman is frequently accused of not
knowing her own mind, and man is
usually the accuser. He is fond of as
sorting that she is as changeable as the
weather. And yet case is reported
from New Hampshire in which a man
had his wife arrested and lodged in Jail
on a certain charge and then succeeded
in getting himself arrested for trying to
smuggle candy and love letters to her
when the jailers were not looking. 1t
would seem as if man would do well to
refrain from commenting on the con-
trariness of woman until this case has
been forgotten.
The leader., 1898-01-26

The calamity to Fort Smith, Ark,
which is one of the most enterprising
and handsome cities in the southwest,
will arouse an active feeling of SYM
pathy throughout the country. A furi-
GUS tornado coming in midwinter and
at midnight is surprising freak of the
elements. No pen could describe the
terror and shock of the awful visitation
in the thickly populated blocks of
city Such a deadly storm in January
has no parallel in the history of the
country. Fifty lives were lost and
property worth $1,000,000 destroyed.
The leader., 1898-01-26
United States Mining lava

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The interior
department has issued pamphlet re-
producing in compact form the mining
laws of the United States with the
regulations that have been adopted to
make them effective. The latter con-
tain suggestions as to the manner of
reservation, exploration, location,
possession, purchase and patenting of
the mineral lands of the public do
The leader., 1898-01-26

Now it is stated that gold has been
discovered in Labrador. 1t seems that
cold countries and gold countries are to
be Synonymous. Next we shall hear
that the north pole is gold plated, as
we'll as the books of those explorers who
do not succeed in finding the pole. The
compensations of nature are illustrated
when she buries under Klondike SHOWS
the glittering metal coveted i'll all times
and lands, and makes the rchly-freight-
ed argosies fight ice to get away with
their burdens.
The leader., 1898-01-26

In initiating steps for the transfer of
the Erie canal to the general govern
ment the state of New York very dis
tinctly indicates that it has found the
canal very large elephant" on its
hands, which it is anxious to dispose of
on the most favorable terms. One rea
son for this action is undoubtedly TO
be found in the fact that within the last
few years 100000 has been expended
on the enlargement of the canal, and
now S7.O0O,O0O more is needed to COM
plete the work.
The leader., 1898-01-26

In Illinois 16 miles Of the Hennepin
canal have been completed and are
ready for the water TO be turned in.
Fire wiped out large portion Of the
business district Of East Grand Forks,
Mimi, entailing a loss of over $780, 900.
Because be would have TO work on
Sunday f. w. Hoeh, editor OF the
Marion (Kan.) Record. has refused the
postmastership.
Kansas populsts viii hold their state
convention at Topeka, Kan, on the Goth
inst.
A windstorm at Gallatln county, H.,
unroofed houses, blew down fences and
drowned stock.
The leader., 1898-01-26
FAMILY OF CRIMINALS.
At Frankfort, KY, Five Members OF Or
Household Begin Serving Sentences.

At Frankfort, KY. Five Members OF One
Household Begin Serving Sentences.
FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 90 Five MEM
bers of one family were received at the
state penitentiary Thursday. Their
name is Bush. Three axe men, one of
whom was convicted with his wife;
the other prisoner is sister. One of
the men is serving his fourth term for
housebreaking and larceny and the
other two are serving their third terms
for the same crime. They were re-
leased from the prison upon the ex-
piration of previous terms only last
year. They came from the eastern
Kentucky mountains, on the Virginia
border
The leader., 1898-01-26

The food problem is one of the main
factors upon which the future of the
Yukon valley must largely depend, and
the farming experiments which are to
be tried there next summer will prove
to be of general interest. The mission
aries at Fort Yukon say that potatoes
grow fairly we'll there, as we'll as ST.
berian wheat and barley. while about
Circle City there is an area upon which
potatoes, cabbages, radshes, lettuce and
even oats grow. In the Klondike, near
the mouth of Bonanza creek, 100 acres
have recently been set apart for agri-
cultural purposes.
The leader., 1898-01-26
Must Have Safety Appliances.

ST. LOUIS, Jan, 22.-In pursuance of
the federal law regarding the coup
lings of railroad cars after February
the Wabash will not accept any car
to be hauled in passenger trains unless
it is equipped with vertical plane
couplers, Westinghouse quick-acting
automatic air brakes and Westing-
house air train signals. The c., b. &
q. has taken similar action.
The leader., 1898-01-26
Col. Cody still shoots glass balls

Col Cody still shoots glass balls and
lassoes mustangs in the wild West
show" but he is engaged in great
work in "the wild west" He owns an
immense ranch in the Big Horn coun-
try and is building a canal from the
Shoshone river and carrying water 1875
miles through the mountains rich in
ore, which will reach his rich acres in
Big Horn basin. His town site is To-
Gated about 40 miles from the National
The leader., 1898-01-26

American tin plate is an established
fact. The output for the fiscal year in
creased as per cent, reaching total of
1896, o63 pounds, of which 13o,o0o,o0o
pounds were exported. Plants now in
construction will increase the annual
product to 65o,0Oo, 900 pounds.
The leader., 1898-01-26
Indiana Heirs to &25 900. 600.

COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 22.-Heirs to an
estate said to aggregate SIS, 900, 900 are
living in this county. The estate con-
sists of mines in Colorado and was left
by Imley Clarke. Probably the only
heirs are George Clarke and Maria
Hook Both arc in poor circumstances.
The intelligence was received yester-
day through Edward Hilliker, the ad-
mil iStratOr of the estate.
The leader., 1898-01-26

Chief Civil Service Commissioner
John B. Harlow testified before senate
investigating committee that if all the
government employees in Washington
were required to work the full seven
hours a day, as required by law, it
would effect saving of over 100000 a
year for clerk hire, and the gain outside
of Washington would be in this proper
The leader., 1898-01-26
Lawyers Banquet in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 22.-The
tenth annual banquet of the Kansas
sas City Bar association at the Coates
house last night brought together the
distinguished legal lights of the Kan
sas City, Missouri and Kansas bar. 1t
was the most successful banquet ever
given by the association, the attend
ance being larger than ever before.
The leader., 1898-01-26
HIS WIFE TEASED HIM.

An Iowa Politicians Defeat Leads to His
Application for Divorce.
CENTERvILLE, Ia, Jan. %. w. s.
Scott, who ran for United States rep
resentative on the populist ticket in
the Eighth district, brought suit for
divorce from his wife because she
leased him about his defeat until his
life became endangered. Judge Sloan
refused the divorce, saying he did not
think Mrs. SCOTS teasing would so
undermine plaintiffs health as to en-
DANCER his life
The leader., 1898-01-26
Held Pistols at Her Head.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 2a. Two
negro burglars broke into the resi-
dence of Jake Becker, S07 Brooklyn
avenue, at one o'clock this morning,
and while they held pistols at the
head of Mrs. Becker, who was alone in
the house and in bed, robbed her of
Sl4 The negroes escape6.
The leader., 1898-01-26

The maize plant keeps pace with the
cotton plant in broadening its utilities.
There is said TO be practically no limit
TO the demand for cellulose, which is
made from corn pith, and is the best
substance known to keep a perforated
shin from sinking.
The leader., 1898-01-26

The distinguished Rev. DIR. John Hall.
of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church. New York, has resigned his
pastorate, which has lasted 80 years.
lie was called to that church from
Dublin, Ireland, and he has been paid
$4,000 a year salary for his services.
The leader., 1898-01-26

Considering that it is matter of
great difficulty to convict criminals, no
matter how clear their guilt, it may
well be considered whether the system
of paroling convicts should not be abol-
ished. 1t is alleged that during the last
two years one-half of the important
crimes committed in Chicago have been
the work of pardoned or paroled con-
The leader., 1898-01-26

New YORK, Jan. GA cable message
forwarded to the district attorney yes
terday by the state department stating
that the French government will sur
render William r. Foster, the default
ing custodian of the Produce Exchange
gratuity fund, who fled from New
York with Sl75,OO of the funds more
than nine wears ago
The leader., 1898-01-26
Disastrous Boiler Explosion

GALEsBURG, ILL.,, Jan. 22.--By the
explosion Of an engine boiler on the
farm of Mrs. Meadows, 80 miles south
west of Abingdon, Oscar Anderson and
stepson, of this city, were killed and
Lloyd and Willis Meadows were seri-
ously, if not fatally, injured.
The leader., 1898-01-26
Indian Wife Deserter ostracised.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Jan. 22.-Two weeks
ago Edward Carrolton married Mary
Dennison, an Usage girl, at Pawbuska,
and a few days ago deserted her. In
consequence of this desertion he has
been escorted to the line of the reser-
walton by committee of Osages, or
dered to leave and never return, and
his citizenship in the tribe will be for
feitad
The leader., 1898-01-26
Illinois Miners Win a Victory.

CHICAGO. Jan. 2l.-The Illinois
miners won a great victory last night
when the operators of this state voted
unanimously in favor of the gross
weight scale. No further progress was
made by any other state and little else
has been accomplished al the joint
conference.
The leader., 1898-01-26

MONTREAL, Can, Jan. 22. Owing to
continued INSTRUMENTATION at the St
Vincent dc Paul penitentiary. the au-
thorities have resorted to iogging the
most unruly prisoners with the object
of striking terror into the Others.
The leader., 1898-01-26

The Baltimore & Ohio railroad now
runs its freight trains over its own
tracks into New York city. Years ago
n line was built from Crawford Junction
on the Jersey Central to st. Georges.
Staten Island, crossing the Kill Won
Kuil oD long bridge and trestle work,
and all 3. & o. freight. either inbound
or outbound, was handled from that
point. The extension of the limits of
New York city has made Staten island a
part OF Greater New York. and the b. &
o. now enjoys the distinction of being
the only line from the west, except one,
which has its own rails into New York.
The leader., 1898-01-26

CHICAGO. Jan. 22.-Chris Merry. the
peddler, was this morning found guilty
of the murder OF his wife on November
10 and was sentenced to be hanged.
James Smith. Merry's co-defendant.
was acquitted, but will probably be
reindicted IS an accessory after the
faaf
The leader., 1898-01-26
schaefer Makes : Record.

CHICAGO. Jan. %. Wizard" Schaef-
err. in his game with Cation, in the
is-inch balk line tournament. ran his
400 points in ten innings, an Average
of 40, which is the worlds record at
the game.
The leader., 1898-01-26

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 2s.-Grover
Cleveland has purchased tract Of
land near Princeton, N. j., to be used
as a game preserve Mr.. Cleveland
has become satisfied that the territory
in which he is living is the finest hunt
ing land in the state.
The leader., 1898-01-26

II is very seldom now that we hear OF
pirates on the high seas" They are
all. perhaps. too busy robbing trains on
The low lands. in the canyons and
around water tanks Fashions Lave
changed wonderfully In these later
years. The statistics show that In the
pasi eight years 21s trains have been
held up" sevenfy-eigbt persons killed,
and sixty-sesen wounded by our train
robbers. while the record fog 1897 alone
= thirty attacks. with four persons
kiilsd and eight wounded. What Is
more wouderfni Is that 50 few OF the
eat'kfoesn hare met with punishment
The leader., 1898-01-26
Ex-Mayor strong President,

New YORK, Jan. a2.-Ex- Mayor Will
liam L. Strong, of this city, was elect
ed president of the American Protect
i've Tariff league to succeed Cornelius
N. Bliss, at the annual meeting of the
organization here yesterday.
The leader., 1898-01-26

California wines appear TO be coming
in such sharp competition with the ma
tive wines in Germany that some of the
German papers are demanding that a
higher rate OF duty be placed upon
fhorn
The leader., 1898-01-26

Greenland's most popular newspaper
is the Atnagoglintil Nalinginginarmik
Lusarunimasassum All of the Eski-
mo go early to get it so they can get
through asking for 1t before the next
Issue is ouf
The leader., 1898-01-26
Heirs to a $4,000. 600 Estate

COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 21.-A Sa5, 000,-
600 mining estate in Colorado has been
left to heirs in this county. They are
George Clark and Maria Hook, who re.
side a few miles east of this city. The
estate was left by Ambley Clark, a
grandfather of the two heirs.
The leader., 1898-01-26
FoURrEENrH DAY.
House met At ioa.m.

HOUSE met az TO an.
Mr.. Kern asked that the unfinished business
of yesterday, the appropriation bill for the A.
and NJ. College. be taken up. There were two
amendments offered yesterday. one by Mr..
Taylor. 10 make total appropriation 81. 800. and
another by Mr.. Jones OF Cnien. to make II so,
900. The bill itself provided for 81. 600.
Nj. kIern announced thai the committee on
The leader., 1898-01-26

A lot Of fanatics in the State recently IN.
mersed an old rheumatic woman bodily :,
the water to heal her" as they said Sha
nearly died in consequence. How much bs,
ter it would have been to have treated tbs
poor old woman for her infirmity with Ho.
letters Stomach Bitters, which NOT onI,
cures rheumatism, but prevents kidney com.
plant and remedies dyspepsia, constipation
liver trouble and nervous prostration. Give
It a systematic trial.
The leader., 1898-01-26
she wanted All The p,,,

There is always a bountiful crop Of stor;..
concerning the dolngs Of congressional wom'
son of the year. Most Of the tales ss.
spochryphal, but this one is perfectly ,r 1.e
for the stationer himself told me abont -
The woman is the wife Of member inn,
somewhere in the west, and she had neys.
been in Washington till fortnight ayo
She. went to stationers to order VISITING
cards.
What day do you, wish engraved ON
them?" asked the clerk v"
"Oh,'' answered Mrs. Congressman. 'Tvs
got to have several days ! can't make ali
my calls in one day. Engrave me some cards
for Monday calls, and some for TUESDAY
and-well, it's going to be expensive. but
guess I've got to do it, Make me some for
every day in the week except Sunday. -.
Washington Post,
The leader., 1898-01-26

Americans who recently visited the
Panama canal report that surprising
progress has been made in the work OF
construction.
The leader., 1898-01-26

No boy can go to school and keep his
clothes 10 fine shape all the time and
learn anything at the same time.
The leader., 1898-01-26
. W U0oIo
RaxAcMSovx.

San Antonio, Tex,
writes: ] am 70 years
old past, and feel that
my days have b e e.
heightened by DR.. M.
A. Simmons Liver
Medicine, which cured
me of Chronic Consti.
Iation of long stand
Ing. Have used 1t in
my family 80 years for
BiIiousness, 8 10 *
. Headache, X i d nsy
Trouhlea and Bowel
The leader., 1898-01-26

One reason why a man hates to change
clothes is because he always forgets to eel a
handkerchief Washington Democrat.
The leader., 1898-01-26

Complaints. took one dose OF "Zeiiin's
Liver Regulator" and some Of the sticks ,i IN
and took no more Of 1t. / refer to any
County officer in Bandera County.
The leader., 1898-01-26

To the soul in torment there is no such
thing as time.-Hall Game, in "The Chris.
tian ~
The leader., 1898-01-26

ten. Miles believes that every United
States soldier should have upon his uni
form some emblem OF the republic.
The leader., 1898-01-26

The man in the honeymoon is not myth.
Chicago Daily News.
The leader., 1898-01-26

It's wonderful what lot of things Won
may learn about yourself if you'll only read
the papers
The leader., 1898-01-26

Talk isn't cheap when you hire a LAWYER
to do it for you.-Chicago Daily News.
The leader., 1898-01-26
MMeI1z.,,.s,sd

Canton, Texas, writes:
One Package DR.. M.
A. Simmons Liver
Medicine cured me of
Neuralgia and Pal
pitation of Heart.
Itried Thedford's Black
Draught, and it did no
good.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-30

Senator Gear Is talking mighty close
along the confines OF Democratic doc
trine Ia these utterances The Demo-
cratic contention is that there never
was any necessity 10 the last congress
OF issuing single government interest
bearing bond, and that the bonds OF
this character issued by the hrst
session of the present congress was
not on account of the necessities Of
the government. but because the
money power wanted them for invest
ment.
According to this high Republican
authority the people are paying annu-
ally between ten and twenty million
dollars in interest on the war bonds
issued not because there WAS any ne
cessity to issue them when greenbacks
would serve the same purpose, but in
order that the money sharks Of the
east might get their pound Of flesh in
interest from the people who pay the
taxes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-30
TRAIN ROBBERS FoILED.
One OF the Gang Captured and Ano,hs
BADLY wouneed.


Badly wouneed.
Kansas city Nov. 29--A special to the
journal from sedaiia. Mo. says.
Missouri Pacific passenger train No. "A
which left 81. Josep.. at $3.50 p. m. via,
Kansas city, running from the latter city
over the Lexington branch. was held up
four and half miles west Of sedalla at
e.55 by three masked men. one Of whom
Jim West, an engineer m the companys
employ was captured, while second IS
believed TO have been wounded and the
third escaped. Originally the hold up
was to have occurred last Friday night,
but one of the men implicated weakened
and the attempted was postponed Last
night supt. L. d. Hopkins was apprised
that the hold up war arranged for tonight
and he prepared for It.
When the train left Kansas city al 5.45
D. m. six secret service men In the COM
panys employ was aboard. When the
point where the attempt was to be made
was approached, two OF the men, Tom
Furlang Of ST. Louis, and w X Kay. Of
the Missouri Pacific took thes position
in the cab Of the engine. -Four moro with
detective Frank Barnett OF the Missouri
Pacific. at Osawatlme. Kansas. in
charge were secreted in the baggage car
one half mile west Of Georgetown. at
Muddy Creek, engineer Daniels was sing
allied to stop and did SO. At once the
three robbers opened ire which was re-
turned by the companys posse Of six men.
Fully twenty shots were exchanged, when
the robbers realized that they were trap
ped and began TO retreat. The officers
! gave pursuit and engineer JinA West, a
freight man. was captured The officers
| fred a number OF shots and It Is report
ed that the second robber was wounded.
but this is not corroborated.
Tne train then came on to sedaiia hnd
West was committed 10 jail. AS quickly
as possible posse was organized and
proceeded to the scene OF the hold up in
the hopes OF capturing the other two rob-
beIE
The companys officials are said to be
in possession Of the two remaining rob-
bers and their capture Is considered oer-
tain
At 1880 o'clock this wednesday, morn.
ing a portion OF the posse IN pursuit OF
the two remaining bandits returned. They
had made no capture. They learned
where one OF the robbers, with a badly
shattered arm, had called at a farm
house for bnndages. claiming that he had
been accidently wounded while engaged
In coon hunting
Detectives Tom Furlong and Franz
Barnett. with dozen men, arc still
searching the country In the vicinity OF
! the hold up.
Jim West IL a man of family and has
been inhteepmlyo shrdlu etaoinshrdlunr
been in the employ OF the company for
several years He has always stood well
in the community and great surprise IS
expressed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-30

THERE Is no doubt OF the fact that
the president will find much opposition
in congress to the scheme OF creating
large standing army, and it is ex
tremely doubtful II such bill can
pass the present congress, Many Of
the presidents own party do not be-
lieve the conditions OF the country re-
quire that the standing army should be
increased to anything like 100000
men. and when the time comes II is be-
lieyed they will be found In serious
opposition 10 the scheme. This, how
ever, will not be the case with the
navy. All parties recognize the ne
cessity for larger and stronger navy,
and there will be great unanimity in
both the sena'e and the lower house,
in Fall efforts for making our navy
equal TO the necessities which confront
the country