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The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-12
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Editor Hellso Runs Up Against Civilization While on a
 Business Trip.
[Copyright, 1S97.l


 The editor of the Arizona Kicker, the mayor of Giveadam Gulch, the postmas- ter of the same town, the state senator of the Third district and the deputy United States marshal for the Eastern district of Arizona, all of whom are our self, and signing his name Jim Hellso, left home last week for business trip 10 St. Louis.
 As we took our place in the stage to drive to the railroad the band played: "See, the Conquering Hero Goes" That was us. If there is anything in this ter ritory we haven't got on to with both feet we don't know where 1t is hidden away.
 Our esteemed contemporary had heard the news that we were going east to buy supplies for the Kicker office and mingle with the great world for a time, and he was on hand to see us off. lie likewise had his old gun along and fired three or four shots at us with the usual result. We beg to repeat our former assertion that he ought to have been content to remain the owner of a cluer mlIl.
 When we boarded the train and pro- duced our dead-head railroad pass, the conductor took us at once. In our private graveyard lies the body of q brother of his whose career was blotch on the escutcheon of the family, and the family have always been thankful to us for removing the wandering sheep and decorating his grave with trailing arbutus. We removed him without malice aforethought and as gently as we cou.d and not until after he had kicked in the door of our office and opened fire on us with two guns.
 It was our first adventure with din- ing and sleeping cars, but the conduc- tor was pleased to assure us that our conduct under the trying circum- stances was all that could be hoped for No one who saw us handle fork and
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-12

wounded during the past year, and that
 we had not even been scratched by any of the shots fired at us as presiding
 officer, his opinion of the far west was
 much more favorable. The mayor of St. Louis does not carry a gun. and he could not throw d lasso over a post ten feet away, but we left his ;>rss-nce feel ing that he was pretty good fellow.
 He may possibly be our guest this sum. mer, and though the boys will shoot at his plug hat and russet shoes he will come out all right
 St. Louis is q large and busy citv about 300 times the size of Giyeadam Gulch. We know we shall be shot at for making this statement, but let 'er go, Gallagher. There are more saloons more stores, dwellings, poker parlors. horses, mules, men, women, children and dogs in St. Louis than Giveadam Gulch will possess in the next 10.0oo years. We are about fy-bite com pared to it. Before leaving home our bump of self-esteem was as bic as a beer keg. It has now dwindled down to the size of walnut and is still Two weeks ago we were against civilization, even to patent corks in beer bottles. Next week the Kicker will throw wide open the doors and welcome anything and everything. from shirt that opens behind to a Manhattan cocktail with a cherry in 1t. We have cleaned up our guns and laid in 100 cartridges to help us out in our new departure, and the critter who tries to stop us must look out for
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-12
An Advantage.

Cultivate your mind, my boy" said the elderly gentleman who gives ad- vice. Struggle to develop what in- tellect nature may have bestowed on you"
 But education doesn't always make people happy"
 No. But it enables lot of them who would otherwise be known as ill., natured cranks, to pose as cynics. "- Washington Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-12
Taxes in Turkey.

Most Turkish towns are surrounded by walls, and officials are usually sta toned at the gates to collect tax on everything that comes in for sale A recent traveller tells a story of peas ant who wanted to take a cheese into town for sale, but finding that the tax was beyond his purse, ''he sat down and ate the cheese, whereupon he was al- lowed to take it in free "-N Y. Sun.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-12

Women and clergymen have so long been in the habit of using pretty words without troubling themselves to under stand them, that they now revolt from the effort, as if it were impiety.-John Ruskin.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-12
If Women Ynted

Mrs. Bildad (throwing down the pa peril declare there is another hor- rid municipal scandal. Every man nowadays seems to have something to do with q ring.
 Bildad-And if women were given half chance don't you think they would have their finger in it, too?-- Up-to-Date.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
APPLIQUE OF THE NIGHT
ITCHING PILES AND OTHER RECTAL
TROUBLES EASILY CURED By A
NEW AND SAFE METHOD.
Remarkable Number of Cures Made
by the Pyramid Pile Cure.

About one person in every four suffers
from some form of rectal disease. The
most common and annoying is itching
piles, indicated by warmth, slight mois-
lure and intense, uncomfortable itching in
the parts affected.
The usual treatment has been some sim
pie ointment or salve which sometimes
give temporary relief, but nothing like
permanent cure can be expected from
such superficial treatment.
The only permanent cure for itching
piles yet discovered is the Pyramid Pile
Cure, not only for itching piles, but for
every other form of piles blind, bleeding
or protruding. The first application gives
instant relief and the continued use for a
short time causes a permanent removal OF
the tumors or the small parasites which
cause the intense itching and discomfort
of itching piles.
Many physicians for a long time sup
posed that the remarkable relief afforded
by the Pyramid Pile Cure was because tt
was supposed to contain cocaine, opium
or similar drugs, but such is not the case.
A recent careful analysis of the remedy
showed it to be absolutely free from any
cocaine, opium, or in fact any poisonous,
injurious drugs whatever.
For this reason the Pyramid Pile Cure is
probably the only pile cure extensively
recommended by physicians, because it is
so safe, so prompt in the relief afforded,
and so far as known the only positive
cure for piles except a surgical operation.
In one year the Pyramid Pile Cure has
become the best known the safest and the
most extensively sold Of any pile cure be-
fore the public.
Nearly all druggists now sell it at SOC
and 81 per package.
Address the Pyramid Co., Marshall,
Mich, for book on cause and cure of piles
and also hundreds of testimonials from all
parts of the United States.
If suffering from any form of piles ask
your druggist for a package of Pyramid
Pile Cure and tTy 1t tonight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
VICTORY WON BY ONE VOTE.
(Continued from First PaceN

to their interests during the entire time
of my service. I thank YOU"
Again the cheering broke out. and con-
tinued considerable time.
Senator Hanna then received the con-
CALCULATIONS of the Republican members
OF the general assembly, and afterwards
when he returned to the NELL House he
was again greeted with cheers and ap-
plause.
At the headquarters of the opposition
tonight, Mayor Robert E. Mcl[isson of
Cleveland, the defeated candidate for SEN
ator, made the following statement to the.
Associated Press: In the senatorial con-
test just closed, the question at issue has
been whether The true principles of the
Republican party should prevail or wheth-
er the trusts and monoDoHes should have
their way.
Mr.. Hanna succeeded simply because
he brought to his aid all the powerful in
fuences of capitalistic greed, of which he
is clear representative
by reason of the interests for which
Mr.. Hanna stood. the Republican members
of the general assembly, who refused to
enter the caucus, felt that they could not
support him for the Office of United States
senator and unanimously selected me to
stand as their candidate. The Democrats
being in the minority, realized that it was
impossible for them TO elect any caudi-
date of their own party. They WERE
therefore, ready to support any Republican
who would be willing to represent the
common citizens of our commonwealth in
preference to selfish monopolies, or class
interests.
The contest, now ended, was not be-
tween parties in any sense, but between
Republicans, one representing plutocracy
and the other the common people. Mr..
Hanna has introduced into Republican pol
itics policy of corrupt and lavish use of
money, heretofore unknown to our party.
and which has reached an alarming crisis
within the last few days. This policy is
serious menace to the success and per-
petuity of the party. and if continued
cannot but help to threaten its very ex-
istence'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
STORM WRECKS FORT SMITH.
CONTINUED from First Page

fallen the city that it was impossible to
form any definite conclusions as to the
number of lives lost and the amount of
property destroyed. Several wagon yards,
where an unusually large number of coun-
trymen were stopping, and two or three
boarding houses, were the scene of heavy
loss of both life and property.
From Ninth street to the Texas road
houses were demolished on both sides of
the street. The roof of the brick house
Of my aunt, Mrs. Mary Mivalez, was torn
off, and the fine new high school was
badly damaged. The damage was great
on Twelfth street and Catholic avenue.
but 1 cannot begin to tell you of the
terrible destruction from the hasty inspec-
ton l made. In several instances you
could not tell that substantial buildings
stood there before the storm, every vestige
being wiped out. r.
THE Little Rock tornado was bad
enough, but the one at Fort Smith was
so much worse that it is indescribable 1t
can hardly be exaggerated"
Little Rock was quick 10 send a message
of sympathy and proffer to aid the people
of Fort Smith. At a. meeting Of the'FBoard
of Trade Directory this afternoon resolu-
tons of coincidence were passed and as
surances of aid given.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
TRASHY MEDICINES,

Many such flood the market Botanic
Blood Balm is conscientiously com
nounded medicine, the result Of forty
years practice by an eminent physician.
n is the best blood purifier ever offered
to the public, and is guaranteed to cure if
given a fair trial. Try 1t for all skin ami
blood diseases, including catarrh and
rheumatism in It's worst form. One bot
tie of Il contains more curative and build
ing-up virture than dozen OF any other
kind. Price 81 per large bottle.
HOW IT STANDS AT HOME.
our retail demand is such that we buv
Botanic Blood Balm (B. b. b in gross
lots. 1t sells we'll and gives our custom
ers entire satisfaction. Our sales have
Increased 800 per cent. within a few
months We attribute its rapid sale to
its size price and merit. We are selling
four or five bottles of 1t to ONE OF any
other preparation of the kind. II has
failed in no instance to give entire salts
faction. JACOBS PHARMACY,
Per Fred b. Palmer, "a. d.,
ATLANTA, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
BUD FULLER SENTENCED.
Twelve Months Imprisonment and IA
Fine of 800 Imposed.

Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 12.-"Bud" Fuller,
the inhuman Meriwether county farmer
who brought his little crippled boy to At
lanta and left him i'm the woods near
the city to die, was sentenced to the
chain-gang for twelve months and a fine
of 800 imposed by Judge Gambler to-day.
Several months ago Fuller was tried and
convicted of assault with intent to muir
der and given ten years in the peniten-
tiary for his paternal cruelty His attor-
neys took the position that his act could
not be assault with intent to murder and
upon motion for new trial Judge Gambler
upheld them. Fuller then entered plea
of guilty to misdemeanoT, abandonment,
and received the sentence stated
The little crippled boy was almost dead
when found. He had been lying in the
woods for twenty-four hours unable to
move or cry out to attract assistance, and
his helplessness left him a prey to the
ants and bugs, which had made gastly
scars on his face when found. Fullers
first plea was that a woman whom he
had employed to nurse the child had left
il in the woods, but no trace of this per-
son could ever be found and there Is no
doubt that he was the heartless perpetra-
tor OF the deed himself.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
FoREsAw HIMSELF MAD.
Attacked with HomicidaI Mania
Soon After Put i'm a Cell.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
Warned by an intuition which he could
not explain a man asked to be placed in
close confinement on last Thursday on
Staten Island, for fear that the cloud
which he felt stealing over his reason
would impel him to some terrible act of
violence. 1T was only after the utmost
persistence that his request was granted.
In less than forty-eight hours he was a
raving mailman. furiously eager to kin
any living being that came in his way.
Capt. Blake of Richmond Police Sta.
ton No. l was on duty on Thursday when
Henry Fischer entered the police station
and asked to be locked up. He was APP
parently sane and sober
What do you want me to lock you up
for?' asked Capt Blake. What have you
been doing?"
err and I'm afraid am going crazy. If
do, l might harm somebody want to
be locked up"
The captain looked the man over criti-
caliy.
mo" said he. II can't lock you up
don't see anything the matter with YOU
but tell you | am on the verge of
delirium tremens," persisted Fischer. II
am going mad. know It. feet 1t. I NAV
XII somebody IL l am not put In a safe
place"
Capt. Blake still refused and finding
FISCHER was insistent. sent him to a mig
istrate. The same story was repeated.
but the magistrate was as increduious as
Capt. Blake had BEEN and believing that
ne had harmless crank to deal with
told Fischer to go out and get some ono
to make complaint against him.
The order was obeyed and Fischer went
from one friend to another Not one of
them would aid him. He eventually in
duced Mrs. Mary Ann Bascombe. a
wealthy property owner of Stapleton. &,
enter the necessary complaint and he was
committed. He was placed In cell and
appeared TO be perfectly rational.
Late on Saturday night he demanded bis
liberty, and almost Immediately after call
ing 10 the turnkey he began to act
strangely. In ten minutes his eyes were
blazing with the fires of insanity. and no
dashed himself against the cell door like !
wild beast. He continued to rave IKE =
wild beast. He continued to rave ali nighf
and yesterday morning DIR. c. Wilnor
townsend was called to examine him.
The physician at once pronounced FYsch-
err TO be suffering from homicidal mania
ana said that the chances for his recov.
cry were one In hundred Steps win
be taken to place the unfortunate man in
an asylum.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
DENIES HE'S A PLUToCRAT.


the Charge n Lie.
Columbus. O., Jan. 12.-The Columbus
Glee Club headed a large delegation of
citizens that called on Senator Hanna to-
night. Mr.. Hanna responded in part, as
follows:
"Since I have been here, scarcely two
weeks, 1 have met thousands of men of
all parties, and I have met the warmest
congratulations from men of business
and from men of affairs who have not
been interested in this political situation,
which 1 accept as a tribute to my own
business career in this stale CHATS right
wherein, if l have any claims in that ca
pacity l believe l have contributed my
share, not only to the Industries, but to
the laboring men in my state.
although l have been pictured by my
adversaries in the press of this state az
an autocrat and plutocrat, l stand before
my fellow citizens in Ohio and tell them
face to face that it is a lie.
my whole life has proved that it is a
lie, and my future life will prove that it
is a lie"
Senator Hanna's right hand is badly
swollen from Handwriting and he is al
most exhausted.
Gov. Bushnell, in an interview tonight,
says that he will acquiesce in the action
of the legislature; that he had been mis-
quoted and misrepresented, and he hoped
all would now go well for the party. He
said he had been asked to be candidate
for United States senator and had de-
clared that he would never accept election
under the circumstance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
MRS. TRAYLoR ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Takes Laudanum But n Physician
Save Her Life.

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 12.-Mrs Mary Tray
lor, the white woman who was sentenced
to ten years In the penitentlary for arson
by Judge Gambler on Monday, tried to
commit suicide in her cell at the county
Jail tonight.
Since her CONVICTION and sentence the
woman has been in a highly nervous state
and, according to the statements of the
jailefs was given the laudanum 10 sooth
her. pending the completion of arrange
ments for her transfer to the penitentiary.
Tonight she got hold of the bottle and
took enough to have killed her, but for the
prompt action of the guards and physician.
Before her fan, Mrs. Traylor was a MEM
Der of a highly respectable Alabama fam
lily. She worked as a servant in the fam
lily of h. l.. Cooney on Capitol avenue, and
last summer during the absence of the
family at the Nashville Exposition she
set fire 20 the house to conceal previous
crime Of robbery She got frightened,
however and gave the fire alarm in time
to save the house.
The extreme penalty for her crime Is
death, but the court showed her mercy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
SLEPT THREE YEARS.
Went Into a Comatose Condition Az
ter Shooting Both His Parents.


From the Philadelphia Press.
Buffalo. N. ", Jan. 9.--willie Csipp awoka
to-day. 1t was his first approach to con-
sciousness since the night he killed his
mother and shot his father three years
ago last November.
IT'S awakening opens an fnteresttnv
study for the scientists who have wa trb,
ca TINS curious case of acute dementia IT
had peen predicted all along that he would
never regain any of his faculties and xtot,l7
pass from this purely automatic action ~
the organs to death. Willie Is now % wears
old and was employed as q car inspecto,-
by the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
on the night of Nov. 5, 1894. he went
to work as usual, but returned to his Ia
tners house about IL o'clock for his over
coat put 1t on and started out again T5is
mother followed him to the door 10 loo,< -
after him, and he turned and shot her in
the head, killing her instantly. HIS fafhe,
rushed from the bedroom and Willie shot
him through the cheek
me boy escaped, and twenty-four honrs
later was found hiding in q barn. cropping
about In mad way for his hat He uyas
taken TO the asylum ana put to he'd and
has been there ever since The case n,,z-
zled the doctors, who sought In vain for
any previous strangeness in the bDv's
conduct to indicate the approach Of In
sanity.
During his three years at the ASYLUM
Willie never spoke. He received food an
tomatically and only once were the az
tendants able to prevail on him to stand
up. He seemed to have no Command ~
his body. and half the time he lay staring
at the ceiling, half the time sleeping with
closed eyes.
This morning an attendant standing at
the other end Of the dormitory saw Willie
walking toward him In his night gown.
rubbing his eyes In tired fashion and
cropping along from bed to bed
where am I?"she asked the attendant
and was told that he had been sick and
was at the hospital He was able to give
his name and his house address and said
he was 20 years old Then the doctors
put him to bed. In the next corridor an
inmate was playing the guitar
"Do you know what that tune isq' ask
ed an attendant
Home. Sweet Home" answered Willie.
lie inquired for his father and mother.
ana then the doctors quoted him ana
put him 20 sleep, fearing too much ten
sion on his newly-awakened faculties.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
SKIRMIsH IN THE SENATE.
Burke's Demand for an Investign-
ton Side-tracked.


Columbus, o., Jan. 12.-Soon after the
Senate assembled this morning, Senator
Burke of Cleveland offered a resolution
demanding an investigation into the
charges that $1,75O had been offered by
alleged agents in the interest of Senator
Hanna for the vote of Representative
Otis. The resolution provided for a COM
mittee of five. consisting of Senators
Burke, Robinson, Fink Garrard and
Long. Senator Burke afterward request
ed his name stricken out, and that of
Senator Sullivan was substituted. The
committee thus constituted consisted of
three Democrats and two Republicans.
A long and bitter discussion followed,
led by Senator Burke, for the immediate
consideration, and by Senator Sullivan
for elaboration and full consultation at
the proper time.
In the discussion it was charged that
the consideration of this resolution had
been postponed by a vote of IS to 81 and
that it was matter of comment in the
House and Senate but that il had been
precipitated in the committee, where it
was thought it might be adopted by a vote
of is to II, and there interfere with the
election of Senator M A. Hanna at the
hour fixed for that action.
Senator Sullivan raised the point of or
der that the House having passed on a
similar resolution and defeated it, the
Senate had no right TO take up the mat
ter. The president refused to entertain
the point and held the Senate had the
right to pass on the resolution.
Before the vote upon the resolution could
be taken a message was received from the
House of Representatives stating that
that body was ready to vote on the ques-
ton of electing a United States senator.
He held that further discussion was out
of order, and the matter was laid over.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
cAROLINA's SEATS IN CONGRESS.

Hearing ON Contests Before the
House Committee on Friday.
Washington, Jan. 12.-UnusuaI interest
centers around the hearing to take place
before the House committee on elections
next Friday, when the constltutionality
of the South Carolina election laws. also
the state constitution, is to be considered
The same legal question is raised in all
three of the South Carolina contests
against Representatives Elliott. Talbert
and Stokes, respectively, hence the com
mittee decided to hear argument on that
point by all Of the contestants
EXGov. Shepherd who represents Mr.
Talbert, and b. H. Moss Of Orangeburg.
have arrived here, prepared to proceed
with the hearing.
Maj. Butterworth, who is Col Elliott's
attorney, is III at Thomasville, Ga, and
in his absence Col. Elliott will look after
his interests
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
MABRY PLEADS GUILTY.
Sentence to he Passed on the Former
Express Agent To-day.

Brunswick, Ca. Jan. 12.-The case of p.
II. Mabry, former express agent, charged
with embezz.ement, was called before
Judge Sweat to-day.
AS mere formality jury was i'm
paneled. the attorneys on both sides hav-
ing agreed on consent verdict of guilty
Judge Sweat postponed sentence until to-
morrow morning.
supt. Campbell and Special Agent Burns
Of the express company we're present at
the trial The court room was well
crowded with spectators in attendance
upon regular routine business Of the court.
Ordinary Dart again postponed the mu-
nicipal contest case to-day. Il Will be
tried tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
MORE GOLD FROM THE KLoNDKE.
Thirty-Five Men Arrive at Seattle
with 100000 i'm Dust.

Seattle. Wash, Jan. 12.-Thirty-fiye men
direct from Dawson city arrived In Sc
attic on the Alki to-day. They brought
down 100000 in gold dust
The heaviest Individual owner of the
nrecious stuff is Nols Johnson, who
brought out $4,000. Johnson is a young
Su,ede who went into the Klondike coun-
trv over a year ago He located a claim
on Bonanza Creek, and shortly before
leaving Dawson City sold out for 10000,
bringing $4,000 Of this amount with him.
He is on his way to Sweden to visit the
scenes OF his boyhood and to enjoy his for
tune
To-day's arrivals bring no new features
in the food situation at Dawson, but con-
firm previous reports that while provisions
arc scarce there will be no starvation.