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, 1898-02-19
To the Editor of the St. Crois Bulletin.

On dit, that the Brass Band attached to
tlIe st. Gerard's Association intends giving
a soIi6e Musicale on Monday evening 2lst
instant at the hall, in aid of the Band Fund.
We sincerely hope that they may meet with
some encouragement from the generous pub
lo IN this their fist attempt. ThO Band is
composed OF young members of the AssOoia-
ton and under the training Of oar esteemed
townsman A. Lindholm ESQ. DIM. by whose
able efforts they have been brought ON, and
now offers to play before an au% Hence. We
sincerely hope that the public will act
leniently towards them and be charitable in
their criticism.
AMIGOS.
West End, 18th PeLry. 1898.
, 1898-02-19

10 the Editor Of the St. Croir BuIetin.
Dear SirI
Kindly transfer this touching on
the sales Of the Three Islands, recently
taken from the Boston Herald.
am,
Yours Very Truly.
RALrH BOUGH.
, 1898-02-19
THE DANISH WEST INDIES.
The Mother County willing to give up
Her Three islands.

In The Sunday Herald | read an Article
tending oward the fact that Senator Lodge
ha, prepared q bill in favor of the purchase
If the Danish WeIt India Islands.
! wils first tay that I am a native Of one
Of the Islands, St. Croix, and as such can
with some certainty, inform y,Wr press the
general feelings of the inhabitants as to the
question Of annexation.
The people Of the Danish Isles are awaken
ed to the fact that the mother country cannot
for amy extended p-riof of time maintain
the Islands. principally because of the enoE.
nous expenditure rs correctly quoted in
your editorial.
A hint has been given on more than one
occasion that Germany desired the posses
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08
THE PLAGUE is
SPREADING RAPIDLY
Increase In Gases % Tsvsr ~ Inspsetsd
Pisces, Ana the Disease Breaking
Out % Other Polns.

Jackson. Miss, Oct. 7.--Jackson's 70.
yer record grows. For THURSDAY IL Is !
new cases, 8 white and colored, and
] death Two u these cases are In the
Baptist orphanage. an insti ution located
about two miles north Of town In which
there are a laFge number Of small chi.
drsn.
Hsrminville. a small own located in
the Little ~. branch OF the Iazoi and
Mississippi valley road about 80 miles
from Jackson. report. cases Of yellow
fever three miles from town, with sew.
erL exposures
Harrison reports new cases, white,
Whit, c0lored
TAylors has new cases.
No report from Orwood.
Water Valley has no new cases, bu,
I Suspicious and 2 critically H.
Idwards. new case, and death.
Aoase of smallpox Is reported At Lum'
berion, Miss
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08

Pine Bluff. Oct. TN Saline county
Joe Mckinney, young farmer, ao.
oompanied by his brother snd friend
loped with the daughter Of Charles Tay-
Tor. another farmer The wedding
party took wagon and started for Red.
field When within four miles of there
Taylor overlook the party and opened
Gre with gun, firing both barrels into
the wagon without effect Mckinney
returned the hre with revolver. kill.
ing Taylor The body was left lying in
the road while the party drove on 10
Redheld where the elopes were mar.
RED After the ceremony all four sur.
rendered themselves 70 the police Nc.
Kinney rented farm from Taylor.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08

Washington, Oct IA general order
has been issued organizing a new army
corps and designating the various points
where the troops shall be- stationed The
Third. Fifth and Sixth corps are disoon.
tinued. The First. Second and Fourth
corps are reorgan.Eed. They are 20 b
commanded respectively by MaiW
Generals Breckinridge. Graham aud
Wheeler The heacquarters OF each
corps viii BE-, the First corps at Macon,
Ga. the second corps At Augusta, ia,
and the Fourth corps AZ Huntsville. AlA
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08
INDIANS At OMAHA
SOMEWHAT EXCITED.
They Hsard Of tho Fight on Hear Is-
land aud Ansisusiy seek All
the Partieuiars.

Omaha, Oct. THE 900 red men Of
the Indian congress now assembled in
Omaha Are much interested In the re-.
ports Of fighting among tfe Minnesota
Indians. Some Of tina braves At the ex.
position grounds are considerably ex.
cited over the situation. The mannef
In which the news was circulated among
the Indians IL = mystery, even 10 Capt.
Mercer, who has charge OF the camp.
Early in the morning number Of the
chiefs came 20 Mercer and asked him
what the heap big fight mp north means.
They listened In silence 20 the state
ments Of the captain. There Are 10
Chippewas in the camp They seemed
greatly interested nnd talked amor 9
themselves in an excited manner. Their
chief, Owl Face. Man, was asked by
Captain Mercer what be thought Of the
fighting. lie gruntsd with much ener'
~ and said white man much mean,
but Injuns mean too, cause not treated
right VIII be heap big Eight before
war Is over. cause Iniuns have heap
good guns"
Owl Face. Man Is no, head chief but
he is in charge Of bis men here, and
seems 10 be- intelligent He sAid hif
men first heard of the fighting frum q
hAlfbrced who read it in the morning
papers Other Indians on the grounds
especially those Apaches and Sioux from
IN, wet VIII kn, " something ~ "a
fighting qualities and numbers Of th'
United States troops, ridicule the Chip
pewAs for going 10 war.
Old Geronimo, the Apache chief, wh'
has been n prisoner since being captured
by General Crook, after his desperai'
hghung IN tho south, was an interested
listener 90 what Captain Mercer said
When he found the lighting was con
fined 20 small trihe away north Of anl
territory he knew OF, he had nothins
more 90 say
When asked by Captain Mercer II h
would like 10 aght the old warrior
eyes flashed, but be merely grunted will
disgust
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08

Beaumont. Tex, Oct While one
u the Southern Pacific pile driver trains
was going 70 Sabine Pass 10 do some
work on the track on the wharf now b..
ing built there, an accident occurred In
which two men wen badly bruised
Two cars IN front OF where the men were
sitting was a car loaded with extra long
pling one of the stakes gave way.
which let a 55.foot p.ling fall 10 the
ground. the big end hitting hrst, the
small end glided along the two cars and
a. they passed the END that was on the
ground the small end hit the two men
with the above result.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08
Ma..sehu.ett. nepablisan..

Boston. Oct. The state convention
oi the Republican party was held in
music hall here. There was a large rep
reseniation Of delegates The platform
commends the administration for con.
duct Of the war; comments upon the
general favorable industrial conditions,
reatiirms the 81 Louis platform and en-.
dorses the pan for a stronger army and
navy and the reorganization OF the ma.
tional guard. Governor Roger Wolcott
was renominated by acclamation
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08
s,or. M...sns,r Robbed.

Chicago Oct. JOAN Dugan, mes
senger for Seibert. Good & Co. was
robbed OF a satchel containing $50 IN
Monroe street Dugan was on his way
70 the Northwestern National bank NJ
the time. With him was Miss Dsiii
vAnderveld, cashier for the firm. and
though she gapp!ed with the robtcr
shouted for help AMI struck him with
her umbrella, the man escaped. Tn
street was crowded "a; he time.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08
L.rrs.s In N. world.

Anderson. Ind, Oct. Major q. 7.
DoHey sAys $4,000 holdings in the
American Plate Glass company, ths
great antitrust concern, have been
transferred 70 Plttsburg parties who had
acquired the other t7o0,oOO Of the cap.'
tai stock. The new owners have
planned additions 10 the Alexandra
plant which will make II the largest q
its kind In the world Work Is 90 begin
Al once.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08
spreading In Loul.iaaa.

New Orleans, Oct. 5.-Dr. S0uchon
rupols the following record for Louisl.
ana.
New Orleans eight cases, one death
fnnklin. six cases, no deaths.
Wllson. two cases. two deaths.
Houma, one case, no death.
iteFville parish, siK cases, no deaths
Bowie, one case.
There arr two new points Of infection.
Ons IL a well marked case In Bowie.
near Raoeland, In In Forche parish.
Dr Carter of the marine hospital ser.
vioe reports case az Alexandria, and
fhs quauntines have been extended 20
ino.ude both localities
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08

Weaiheriord. Tex OF The jury
returned a verd 90 fHr $4,000 damages
300 favor %! the plaintiff 10 tne cas- ot
Matte Kline " the Fort Worth ami
Rio Gunde railway company. This
was suit Tor Uampc,s in the aisirrt
court hers hy plaintiff alleging thar her
husband was killed hy defendant n !.
ROAD ln February, 1885, while acting gs
hlaklman on delerAAnt-s road.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08
Favor Prince Lsul.

Paris, Oct. THE Journal attributes
the abdication OF the leadership Of the
imper.alist party by Prince Victor Ma.
poleon In favor Of his brother. Primes
Louis, who IL IN favor az the Russian
court, being due 10 the hostility Of eI.
Empress Eugene ana influential Bona.
parlists The pap'r adds the fortunes
o; ex.Emprcss aud Princes Matilda viii
b. left 10 Prince Louis. who il colonel
Of the Cnrina's lancers, In the Russian
armv
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08
NEWS IN eRlEF.

Lafayette, Ky, went dry by % ma.
jority. Tho whlskey men will not make
a contest.
Julian Reed committed suicide at
Crockett, Tex by shooting herself with
pistol,
Tho citizons Of Hillsboro. His, are
greatly excited over the preseuco OF o
panther near the edge of town.
Henry l., McDermoit, assistant pro.
fes.or OF chemistry at Columbia uniyer
slty committed suicide by taking prusHc
tcid.
"pirl' c-g" aud "fore mouth 80
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08
s,rik. =, Par,. spr,.aisE.

Paris, Oct The strike of laboreu
herr has extended 10 nearly all building
trades, ana it Is feared the railroad men
will JOIN the movement The work oa
the exhibition building and the unaer
ground railroad has completely ceased
About $1,000 men have gone cut on a
strike The strike Il causing conuerna.
ton. The attitude of the strikers Is In.
oreAsingly aggressive and fights inces.
SAINT.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08

raging among the cattle and sheep in
Vermillion and Park counties. Ind.
The farmers losses by the epidemic
have been heavy
Pred Lansd0wns committed suicide
at Nashville, Tenn, by swallowing
ftrychnine.
The store Of ]. T. BighAm at Ovilla,
TeI., was looted BY robbers.
N Cor was arrested at Cairo. lis
and taken TO Fulton, KY, on a charge Of
highway robbery.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08

Wilmington. Del. Oct :. The will
Of Thomas + Bayard, former secretary
ot state. was entered az the registrars
office here. The estate Is valued az
about t1a. 900, and consists Of real estate
In Wilmington and one mouse in Wash.
ington. all of which IL left TO his widow.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08

the Santa Fe track Tuesday morning.
there Is the general opinion prevalent in
OH sial circles now that death was cansed
by her own cArclesness.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08
s,andplp. oi,.. way.

Waco, Tex, Oct The standpipo Of
the city waterworks here collapsed
yesterday. 4 section in the middle gave
way. Fences and several outhouses
werc washed away.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08

London. Oct 7-According TO spe.
cial dispatch from Shanghai a FIRE on
Sunday NJ Hankow destroyed over a
square mile of the city, including the
governmeu; buildings ami the temple
IL il feared that 1000 lives werc lost
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08

Washington, Oct The Spaniards
must leave Cuba 81 once An end Is TO
put TO Spain dilaiory tactics.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08

Gainesville, Tex. oct I'm the case
oi Mary Wright the negro woman
whose man.led rs1sirs v-are fnnni on
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-08

Oak Woods, Texas, Oct Z Hiram
Beaver. who was struck with a stick
Saturday, is dsad. T. W Driver is un.
der arrest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
Crash TOWeEin9s.

10000 ysrds Of l8-in. Checked Tow
cling, regular price 1f~
&c ard &c. Special. -. ...... ag2G
5000 yards Of Checked Liren Glass
Travelling ard Unbleached Crash, e.
regular value &c. Special -. 49,
5000 yards AIl-L:nen Bleached and
BEoWl Parusley Crash f5r roller If~
t0Weline, reduced frcm i0c to- q go
5000 yards l2Hc Bleached, Unbleach-
ed and Checked Fcwelings, Linen
art Pl7,ds included. Special, 01N
Per yard Observation-Disclosures. % a.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-22

Dennis A. Ryan er Parte, appllca-
ton to be admitted to the bar: exam
ination in open court, and license
granted.
G. H. Brandt ct al VS. F. w. Brandt,
partition; commissioners report ap-
proved. Land ordered sold for cash
and cause continued.
w. T. Barnes VS.. ]. F. Thomas
damages; trial by court, and verdict
for defendant.
E. G. Samuel VS.. Katie Gum.
debt; plaintiff permitted to deposit
S25, In addition to what has already
been deposited, within the next 10
days, and cause continued.
Eliza J. Burk VS.. J. S. Burk, change
of revenue from Randolph county;
motion for costs submitted 20. Plaintiff
given 60 days before next term to file
bond, and cause continued.
Harry Hayes VS.. Annie Hayes, dl-
vorce; dismissed by plaintiff.
L. Shupe ct al VS.. E. M. Shupe
ct al, partition; dismissed by plaintiffs
[ Chas. R. Mason VS.. Henry Eubanks
transferred from Keytesvtlle; contin'
ued. and costs of witnesses at th1:
term taxed against defendant.
S. A. Miles VS.. Fannie Barton
eiectment, enormously on docket.
Robt. H. McNear VS.. Mary +
Williamson ct al, change of venue
from Boone county; H. S. Booth ap
pointed guardian ad Htem for mino
defendants.
No criminal cases have yet beef
tired, but the grand jury has returnes
| true bills against the following paruel
Nolan Hibler for raping Miss lmf
gene Sublett of Salt Creek townshIL
, on the night of the 18th OF Jun
1898.
t John H. Heisel for murderilI
t City Marshal Richard Ashby In It
r H. Finch's saloon at Brunswick
the night of June 18th, 1898. P
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-22

w. o. Spencer ct al VS., Julla l..
Esmay ct al, partition; enormously on
docket. 1
w. H. Fox VS.. R. A. Partch, debt;
continued by agreement.
Arthur Severance VS.. E. B. Kellogg
ct al, debt; judgment by agreement
for plaintiff in the sum of $Ioo.
Walter Libby ct al VS.. E. B. Kel-
logg ct al, debt; dismissed for want OF
prosecution.
In the matter of the assignment OF
Thos. Foster, Eli Shire, assignee; con-
tinued.
Geo. w. Cunningham ct al VS.. Ar
thur Cunningham ct al partition; re-
port of commissioners approved and
confirmed. It appearing to the court
that the interest of the heirs of John
F. Cunningham, Jr., and L. A. Cum
ningham cannot be partitioned IN
kind among said heirs, the same IS
ordered sold for one-third cash and
the balance in one and two years at
eight per cent interest, and cause
continued.
Felix Chairman VS.. T. F. Chrane
debt: Jury waived. Trial by court,
and judgment for plaintiff for $196.oe
with six per cent interest from this
date.
L. S. Curry VS.. Equitable Loan ane
Investment Co., Injunction; tndlne
and decree for plaintiff upon paymen
to defendant of s.. Injunctlor
made perpetual.
7. P. Christian VS.. B. F. Moore e
al, debt; defendants given 90 days t.
file answer, and cause continued a
plaintiff IS cost.
: LII. Herring ct al VS.. Thos. Fergu
} son. appeal; continued on appllcato
of and at cost of plaintiff.
b.. Moore VS.. J. D. Atterbury c
# al, suit on note, judgment by defau
): for plaintiff .for $166 at eight pc
cent interest.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-22
anville HAYES, col. for ran,ne

awhile Hayes, COL, for raplng
I Sar-old Mary Ellen Clarkson OF
ne Dalton on the goth of last March.
IN Gardner for felonious assault
via club on Rufus N. Bruce at
Bswick on the fourth of last month.
the cases of the state against
Is Leeper, COL, charged with
cinal assault on Viola Rucker, COL,
oar d alton, and James Pulliam,
ccharged with assault on Matte
Er, COL, of Keytesville, the grand
jlfailed to return true bills and
: two defendants were discharged.
the case of the state VS.. David
hart of Cunningham township,
was mixed up in the John D.
theft of eight head of cattle be-
pg to Newton Long, and who
parolled for a term of two years,
defendant appeared in open court,
IL appearing to Judge Rucker that
hdant's demeanor had been above
bach, Barnhart was ordered dis
ged, under rarol, until the next
of court, and cause continued.
purt'will continue all this and part
Ext week.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-22

as secretary. Mr.. Gallemore was ap-
pointed on the committee on creden.
tials, and Mr.. Shaughnessy was named
as Chariton's representative on the
committee on permanent organization
and order of business, while Clarence
Brown was selected from Charlton
county to serve on the committee on
resolution.
The Charlton delegation also paid
itself the compliment to elect brainy
John P. Shaughnessy of Keytesville as
senatorial committeeman.
There were no contests and all of
the delegates present from the various
counties were given seats in the con-
vention.
When the time came for nominating
speeches J. F. Pratt of Charlton was
nominated in an eloquent effort by
A. I. DUNN of Salisbury, who
parts his hair in the middle. hence his
brilliant speech was quite surprise to
he convention.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-22

We understand that Mr.. VIM. Z.
Hill has decided to remodel his bank
ing building, and will make it second
to no banking house in Charlton
county. Mr.. Hill is now pushing the
work on his five new brick business
houses between the COURIER office
and L. E. Cooks store-room, and ere
the snow flies Mrs. Mary Young will
have completed a commodious two
story brick residence and store-room
combined on the lot where F. A.
Roses restaurant now stands. None of
her neibhbors will make anything like
as extensive and as substantial i'm
this year as Keytesvlle,
and it is with no slight degree of
pride that We direct attention to our
little city's push and progress this
year of our Lord, 1898.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-22
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Regular July, 1898, Term at Salisbury.

Regular July, 1898, Term at Salisbury.
Court was opened by public procla-
nation, made by Sheriff Dempsey
Monday, July nth, but owing to the
sitting of the April adjourned term at
Keytesville on that day court was ad-
iourned until Monday, July 18th, at
one O'Clock p. M, at which hour court
convened with the following officers
present:
Hon. w. w. Rucker, judge; ]. A.
Collet, prosecuting attorney; ]. R.
Dempsey, sheriff VIM. Ballinger, re-
porter, and H. B. Richardson, clerk.
The following special grand jurors
were empaneled, sworn and charged
and retired to their room to take
cognizance of such matters as should
come before them:
Fred Reppenhagen,O. G, Dameron,
S. F. Trammel, j. Crutchfield,
G. B. Hill, BentIey herylolu'
G. H. Woodson, VIM. N. Hamilton,
p G Beazlay. Stephen Crawford,
VIM. Clark, +. M. Clements.
DIR. F. NJ. Clements was appointed
foreman.
The following gentlemen compose
the regular panel of petit jurors:
N. S. Underwood, Henry Noting,
Al. Cord. w. o. Patterson,
Tohn F. Conrad, 7. w. Linebaugh,
w NJ Gallon, d. NJ. Brown,
Cbas T.. White. M. L. Finnell,
Frank Ward, Clyde Shupe,
r N Laird. VIM. Pipes,
J. H. Holster, Luther wright
7. E. Allen, j. w. Reeo'
John Shaughnessy.
Proceedings had occurred in tn
cases given below up to this (Frlday
morning as follows:
CIVIL CASES.
In the matter of the assignment
II. NJ. Allen, C. Wayland, assignee
continued.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-22
The Senatorial Convention.

A card received by J. S. Chapman
from his brother, c. A.. this morning
'announces that the delegates to the
senatorial convention at Milan had
balloted 1900 times without reaching
a nomination.
J. F. Pratt of Charlton has 90
votes, II of which are from Charlton
and three from Sullivan county.
E. B. Fields of Linn is backed by
IS votes from his home county, and
four from Sullivan county, making a
total of II, while Ely of Adair has IL
votes, nine of which are cast by the
Adair delegation and three come from
Sullivan county.
Mr.. Chapman says that the dele
gates are having a good time and
that there is no telling when they will
come home.
The convention was called to order
by Jacob Snyder of Milan, chairman
of the senatorial committee, and tenn
porary organization was effected by
the election of !. M. Wattenbarger of
Milan as chairman, and H. J. Wiggin-
ton of Linneus as secretary. Tenn
Dorary organization was afterwards
made permanent.
The committee on credentials re-
ported total of 49 delegates as being
,ntitled to seats in the convention as
ollows:
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-22

The Charlton delegation was or
ganized by the election of John P.
Shaughnessy of Keytesyille as chair
man, and J. G. Gallemore of Salisbury
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-22
Notice,

ring in your poultry, eggs. etc., and
the highest market price in cash.
G. L. SWAIN,
posite Tippett's Blacksmith Shop.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-22
Live Stock Notes.

purtney & Co. shipped two car
) of cattle from KeytesviIle to
,ouis last Monday, A. S. and A.
'aylor accompanying the stock to
let.
##
H. McKittrick, a member of the
of Welch & McKittrick, left
esville for st. Louis last Tuesday
noon with a car load shipment
gs belonging to A. S. Wilkes of
p.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-22

TEpMg. LOO a YEAR IA PAID IN apuAReA
l1nMDs IE NOT PAID IN ApVARcK. sI.go.