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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01
SPORTING.

Jan. 20-lllkes wins 72hour bicycle race at
Pittsburgh, Pa, rides ,322 miles.
Feb Union Pacific mail train covers 5l7
miles in 4S0 minutes, breaking all long
distance records. Cheyenne to Omaha.)
Mar American clipper ship, Tacoma
coma, Wash, 10000 miles. Time, l3S
Sin Chicago Henry Leveson lifts l0lb.
dumbbells above his head 4,5OO times in
2 hrs. and 45 minutes, breaking 3hour
record.
er Wilhelm der Crosse, from Southamp-
ton, to New York, days 20 hrs.
l4-ln Springfield, o., Lizzie, CLAW, of Ber-
lin, Germany, breaks world s bicycle rec
ord-lOO miles in hrs. - minutes.
lS-Walter d. Mansfield, of San Francisco,
casts fish line l2O feet q in, breaking
worlds record.
Jun lO--ln Boston, Eddie McDuflie breaks
worlds bicycle record for 3 miles. Time,
5:O025.
ls-W. w. Hamilton, of Denver, lowers
worlds professional bicycle record.
mile :55 As unpaced. 20
23-Cornell wins tri.unNersty boat r$Y on
Thames river, New London, CC&t A
miles, 25:i8. Yale, I'd; Harvard, 5Ny
25-Pnk Coat wiz American Derby at
Washington p,tk, Chicago, Time,
2:42 81; WarrentNn second. Tom Lin
ton, Of Wales, rideN 20 miles ON bicycle in
36:20 at New York.
Jul CAT PliladelphiaNFom Linton rides
80 miles, OG3 yards, IN hour, making new
record
24-At indianapolis, Ind, Chas. Gardner
broke worlds record for killing, and
dressing sheep in 81 minutes, 30 seta>lds.
Aug. 23-Whitman wins national law5tA AHn-
Newport, II. L.. In Baltimore Henry
Smith rides SO miles on bicyclein l.5l:O2,
breaking record
Sep. 3-Frank Waller, on bicycle, rides 49i
miles in 2I hours, at Baltimore, breaking
record.
B-Two-mile tandem record broken at De-
troit by Joseph and Porter, in 4:0l 3-5.
20-Kansas City club wins Western league
baseball pennant.
Oct. l5-Doston baseball club wins PEN
nant, with Baltimore second and Gin
cinnati third.
PIN San Francisco, Il. o. Kragness rides
90 miles OF. bicycle in 2;l3;2o, breaking
Wisconsin defeated at football by Chi
cago university by a score Of @ to 0.
| l0--ln New Haven, Conn, Harvard wins
eastern football championship for 1893
by beating Yale II to o.
22--ln New York, in prize fight between
j. j. Corbett and 4. Sharkey, the latter
won on II foul.
A-At Chicago, University of Michigan, by
defeating University OF Chicago at foot
ball, by score of IL to H. wins western
championship .. AT Richmond, Va, u.
Of N. G, defeats u. of Va. by score of
:, Q to 2, securing southern championship.
Nov. lG-Alajor Taylor, at Philadelphia, m.
Dec. 5-Frank Waller, of Boston, breaks
record for continuous riding, In New
York, going 3ll miles in 10 hours, 10 min
utes.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01
RANK FAILURES.

Jan. l7-State, Emwood, ILL.,, 100000.
24-National, Paola, Kan, suspended:
9l-First national, Larimore, n. D., Sl,754.
Feb. 24-Bank of Southern Baltimore, $l7O'-
600. AM
Mar. l8-Home savings, Sioux City, Ia, $780,
900. Benson savings, Waterford, Pa
$4,000.
2i-Bank of Merriam Park, St, Paul, MINI.
Peoples state, Philadelphia, nearly
$l,OO0,OOO.
25-Guarantors' Finance Co., Philadelphia,
Jun. 7-Delaware national, Delhi, N. Y,
2oETROmas j. Kirby. private, Abilene,
Kan, $685., 900
Jul. 2ODComIaerclal state, Marshalltown, Ia.
2l-German savings, Doom, la $59,474' -.
Northern, Lexington, Ky. (suspended)
23-Tawas savings, Tawas City, Mich. (sus-
Aug. iiNBank of Waverly, ILL.,, sl5OOOO,
2TSFillmore county, Preston, Mimi, $780,
Sep. l4-D. F. Parsons. private. Burr Oak,
l5-Jasper, Ala, bank, $65,00O.
26-Allegheny, at Clifton Forge, Va, LA
bilities, $4,000.
Oct. 4-Tradesman's national, at New York
100000 due depositors. Liabilities
placed at $3,SO0,OO0.
l3--Tioga national, of Oswego, N. Y, closed
l9-First national of Neigh, Neb, liablli
ties $l08, 900. German national of Pitts
burgh, Pa, liabilities, $2,0O0,0OO.
2l-First national, OF Lisbon, O., capita
$50,OO0--elosed; resumed on Nov. 10,
20-Second national, Of Springfield, O..
goes into liquidation.
Nov. 5-First national, of Flushing, o., sus
spends.
l8-First national, of Emporia, Kan, closed
28--Bank Of Hornefsviue, N. Y, closes doc n
with liabilities of $4,000.
3O-Second national, Of Toledo, o., goes into
voluntary liquidation.
Dec. 5-American savings, at Charleston, ),
c., placed in hands Of receiver. Liabili-
ties, 100000.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01
CRIMES.
The More AtrocIOus Misdeeds. Special
Iy Those of Domestic Nature.

The More Atrocious Misdeeds, Special
Iy Those of n Domestic Nature.
Jan. Cat Grecnville, Tenn, Alexander
Carter Gnsane) kills wife, daughter and
l7-New York, John Matthews, through de-
spondency, kills wife, 2 children and su-
ieides. .f.-
Mar. CAT Cedar Rapids, Ia, 4. S. Hcaly
kills Libbie Brauschand and suicides.
2S-Pant Rock, Tex, Lee family ~ muir
dered.
Apr. Tin Milwaukee James Kearney kills
wife and self.
l3--Near Monroe, Neb., Naclay Hass kills
wife, 2 children and suicides
May 3-ln New York Jacob Grlmm kills 3
children aud fatally wounds self while
temporarily insane
5-Neuango township, Pa, r. Schucher
kills G. Henderson, Il. Skinner and sui.
cides during a quarrel
Jun. 7-At Hot Springs, Ark, j. w. Etting
kills wife and commits suicide. Domestic
trouble.
lO-At Kalamazoo, Mich, Chas Langley
shoots wife and self Jealousy.
falher-in law mother-in.law, wounds
wife and commits suicide
Jul. 10 Near Washington, Ind, James
Cole leolorcd) murders wife and kill'
himself.
l9-ln Oakland, Cal, Goong Chung China
mani, in trying to escape arrest, blows
up powder magazine and he and q ars
killed.
Aug. Gin Davenport, Ia. Henry Schu,ti
Kills wife and self Chrstia Yol9nser
Kills blind husband and self a. Soutl
River, N. !
l-AL Central City, s. D., VIM shannon
in a jealous rage, Kills wife, , 7 Gid
dings, JACK Wear aud sell AT New
York city Henry q. Hawley fatally
shoots wife, mother, son, daughicA
and then himse,f
H-.A4 s'an FFeaaisea, 1 j. t'esaatl- snilai
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01

Wheelmen at Indianapolis.
l0--Ambassador Hay accepts portfolio OF
secretary of state.
28-Thos. G.. Sample Pa) elected supreme
chancellor knights of Pythias, at Indian
apolis.
Sep Army of Potomac in Goth annual re-
union at Niagara Falls N. Y. Nation
al irrigation congress, at Cheyenne, Wyo.
8-Col James A. Sexton (Chicago) elected
commander in chief grand army at Gin
cinnati; Philadelphia chosen for next
encampment.
l5-Gov Elerbee (dem., :. C.), reelected I
l0-Sec. of State Day resigns.
2O-A. S. Pnkcrton (Mass.) elected grand
sire sovereign lodge l. .. o. i. at Boston.
Oct 5-Allen d. Gambler (dem.) elected gov
of Georgia Trouble between Indians
and government resulted in battle at
Bear island point, MINI; @ soldiers,
Indian policeman and 80 Indians killed.
l5-Trouble at Bear island, Mimi, ends by
surrender of Indians,
30-Trans Mississippi exposition at Omaha
closed; 100000 remained for the stock
holders.
Nov - General elections resulted as
follows: republican majority in con
N. Y, Conn, Cal, o., Pa, Mass, Mich,
Wis, N. IT,, N. j., New, Neb., N. D.,
Kan. and Wyo; democrats elected gov
crnors in Col, Tex, Tenn, S. C., S. ID.
and Mimi; on minor offices republicans
secured Ind. Ill.,, Ia, o., K. l., Del,
Wash, N. NJ. and w. Va; democrats
secured Mo-. Mont Utah, Ca, N. c.,
La, Ky, Ala, Ark, Fla, Md, Miss. and
Va; MINI. allows woman suffrage IN
school elections,
Dec. 5-Closing session 6Gth congress opened
at Washington and presidents message
read.
2O-Set. Bliss of Int dept. resigns; Ethan A.
Hitchcock (St. Louis to succeed him. -.
Sam'l Gompers reelected pres. Amer.
Fed Of Labor, at Kansas City.
25-Pres. names delegates to cars uni
versal peace conference.
26-Rear Admiral Bunce retired.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01
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Make Il public
Tell the people about IL.
Gratitude promotes publicity.
Grateful citizens tallt.
They tell their neighbors-tell their
friends
The news is too good to keep.
Every BODY should know about the
little couqueror.
bad backs are numerous.
So few understand the cause.
Many Marietta people are learning.
And better still they're being cured
Lame backs are lame no more.
Weak ones regain their siren 9Th.
This is the everyday labor in Marietta
OF Doan's kidneys Pills
Our citizens are making it public.
Mr.. Il. NJ. johnson, of 326 Third ST.,
retired travelling salesman, says: II had
attacks OF kidney complaint for 10 or
IL wears. While suffering from the last
I was induced to take Doan's Kidney
Pills and got box Mt w. Ii. Styer's
drug store on Front street. / can cheer
fully recommend them and any state
ment to that effect cannot be made too
strong. After suffering for years as
did with pains across the loins; my
back at times so lame could not get
up or down; greatly troubled with an
annoying and distressing urinary weak
ness that arose from irritated kidneys,
repeat, l cannot express my estima-
tion about the remedy that gave Inc re-
lief. can be found at home or about
town at any time to substantlate NY
opinion OF Doan's Kidney Pills"
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by all
dealers. Price so cents per box. Sold
bv mail on receipt of price. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, Sole agents
for the u. s. Remember the name
Doan's and take no other.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01
CASUALTIES.
Disasters of various Kinds Which
ResuItcd In Five or More Deaths

Jan. Jersey City, N. j., @ in a fire.
I2-Fort Smith, Ark, 40 during tornado.
900 we're injured.)
Feb. i-Gloversville, N. Y, @ in burning ho-
tel. On Massachusetts and Rhode Is
land coast, 40 drowned during storm.
0EBoston. 6 firemen at fire.
| O-Pittsburgh, Pa, 20 in fire.
26-Kalamazoo, Mich, 10 by chemical eX-
plosion. West Harvey, H., z; train
crashed into bus.
Mar. 2-Near Brewton, Ala, by boiler eN-
plosion.
l3PNew York, II by burning of the Bowery
mission house.
l6-Chicago, 10 in burning office building
l0-Pratt City, Ala, negro conviets IN a
mine explosion.
26-Near Lehigh, |. T., 5during tornado
Kent, Mimi, in burning nome. n,
Apr. 2G-Snnta Cruz, Cal, II IN powder mii'
explosion. ~
2S-Ncar Dover, N. D., U Dy poWuei eAP'"'
sion. ,-,-
29-St. Nincente, Mex? 10 py eSp,oslon oi
powder on pack tram IN DaNo'" anu
Iowa, IN tornado. :,
May Gin the Grand, Hirddlgris and Arkan' 4 E
sas bottoms, Tex, Hoods drown Il IAN
lies. -, .e u.s,
l9-Near Sprln9daie, "a, . sWept on ru5 ~
..., In Iowa, Illinois aud Wisconsin, ~
26--Frazer lake, Alaska, drowned while
Erossine the ice''''At iron Moui''''"'
Mich, IN nre'
27-Pittsyille, Pa, 9 drowned in mine.
Jun. l4-Statts CITY, Mo-, IN mine uisas'
ter.
l51Near Kansas CITY, by GloudpuLst, >.
Near New ORR, drowned III schooner
collision. =, ..
by drowning, cold and hunger.
Jul. Near Beverly, Mass, by Gapsizlna
Of steamer'.'.l2 by tornado at Hampton
6-South of Sable islands, 800 drowned by
colLisl0h oi rTeIlch lneI Ia Do"i s's"'
with English; Cromartyshlre.
S-Steeleville, Mo, l3 by waterspout.
ll-Gleveland, " II by explosion IN t9nnel
| l2-fompton, ~ d. III PoWuer Worhs eA
plosions.
3O-San FRANCISCO, b IN burning building :. :.
lumansvllle, Mo, whlle lordlng rlVerli
wagon
Aug. S-Near Dover folnt, N H., D oy cap
sizing OF boat: ,o,,
DIN kpskokwin river, Alaska, 10 by SINK
ing of steamer.
caused by cloudburst;
2l-At Hot Springs, Ark. IN burning no no
tel. Sharon, Mass, IN tram coilsloh
22-Near Pittsburgh, "a, 10y c9vlng ~ o
earth tunnel 20 at ooltewah o'atiou
Tenn, by powder plant explosion. 90 i,
2G-Steamer on way to Alaska SINKS 10 D.
drowning. -,
Sep: 2-At Stinesviile, lndr by prematur
dynamite explosion n. G, p,,;u
3-ln Mississippi river, near II or It' M mn
Shy steamboat explosion '9o by neat IL
New York city " oor.a,
5-At Cohoes, N. i, 2o by trolley car ai'
train collision; On G.. oro,
ll-Jerome, A; l.; over 81 by hre. .ove, .
Is in Philadelphia by gasoline explosion 7
26-foledo, o., 10 IN explosion oil dust Il
elevator -. :,
23-At Milan, Mo, by scalding in sawmil
explosion. Near Brownsville ra' o II
mine gas explosion.
Oct. 2-Over 100 persons missing ~ iores
fires in northern Wlsconslh-haJorl'!
dead,
AT least 100 lives lost by storms ol
Georgia and Florida coasts - ;Schoone
Sarah Il. Palmer lost near charleston
S. c., and s drowned. a.
20-On torpedo boat DAVIS at Astoria, Ore
Thy bursting OF boiler tubes:
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01
BUSINESS FAILURES.

Larger Commercial Concerns InvOlv-
Ing Liabilities of $1,000 or More
Jan. lO-Port Of Chalmette, near New Or
leans, La, $2,000000
l7-At New York, Wertheimer & Co, glove
manufacturers, $500 900,
Feb AT Providence, X. l., locomotive
works, $6l0,700
o. SAWYER, Manning & Co., dry goods, New
York and Boston, 81 100000.
Apr. HAT Dolgeville, N. y. Alfred
Dolge.& Son, piano supplies, 81 ,250,0W.
Plat Boston Il. Howard Clock Watch
81 GIiA 0nA
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01
FIRES.
Noting the Greater COn1HErntionbI In
VoIving Large Financial Losses.

NOt1n2 the IN"
voIving Large Financial Losses.
Jan. 2-Dawson City. Alaska, business part,
$200000
25-East st. Louis, H.. Union elevator, 81
000,000.
3O-At Maysyille, Ky, Mason County Ii.
hrary and several business buildmga.,
Feb. lNaugatuck, Conn, U. 5. Rubber
Co.'S plant, S7OO,0G0
2--In Winnipeg, Man, Mc1htyre block,
9--pitsburgh, cold storage plant; $l,775,-
900.
ll--New York, Levi p. Morton's office
building, $50O,c00.
Mar lG-Lhicago, Aver b'ld'g.; $5OO,OW.
Apr AT Sacramento, Cal, Southern Pa
cihc Ry storchousc, $l,0O0,00O.
l2-Penn. plate glass plant at North Irwin,
l7--Boston grain elevator, $5OO,OOO
May l2-Chicago, 9 acres in elevator and
lumber district; $l,2OO,0O0.
l7-At Attleboro, $2,OOO,0OO loss.
Plat Philadelphia, Potter Oilcloth works;
$500, 900.
Jun. I'm Portsmouth o., Burgess Steel
& Iron Co.'S plant, 100000
l0--l'ark City, Utah, almost entirely de-
slroyed, $l,O0O,O00.
Aug. 2-Center Ridge, Ark, nearly de
SSB,symSick, 2iBiSyaH. N. D., business portion and
many residences. Over 81 100000.
! 30-Nashvile, Tenn, hardware establish
mtnt OF phlps.Buthoif Co. and other
property, 100000.
Sep 2j--Ioledo, o. elevator; $d0O,0OO
Oct Eight blocks in best portion OF Col
orado Springs, Col, loss $l,OOO,OOO
5-ln Clarksyille, Tenn, over SjOO,OOO dam
ll-At Tacoma, Wash, Tourists hotel, loss
olEIn Brooklyn, N. V, $jooCOo damage
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01
LNNCHINGS.
Jan. 2--Near Sheriff., Ark, negro; hog
stealing.
Tn Pea Ridge, Miss, Jim Watts and

Jan. 2-Near Sheriff. Ark, negro; hog
stealing.
I'm Pea Ridge, Miss, Jim Watts and
Sam Cole (colored); insulting women.
0-At Colfax, Wash, Marshal Chadwick,
alleged murderer. :. Near Wewoka, U.
r., Marlius McGeiney and Palmer Simp-
son Qndians); assaulting and murder
ing white woman: H,
Feb lat Bramwall, w, Vao unknown ne
gro; having killed Henry Draper.
22-At Lake City, S. O., Postmaster Baker
(colored) and child murdered by mob.
23-At Mayfield, Ky, Richard Allen and
Tom Holmes, for robbery and murder.
Mar. 27-Near Morgantown, n. o., Indian
doctor and little girl hanged by mob,...
At SenatOba, Miss, Fred Moore, muir
derer, shot to death.
l0-Near Wybark, /. IT, Ed Chalmers (ne-
gro) and white wife murdered by mob.
| Apr. Sat Brownsville, Tex, Samuel and
Felipo Cobb killed and Carlos Julien
! lynched; election riots.
May 23-At Rives, Tenn, Jos. Mitchell
(colored), showing white boy off moving
train.
Jun. AT Doylne, La, VIM. Street (col.
ored) burned to death; attempted muir
! der white woman.
| 0-Clarksvle, Mo-, Curtis and Sam Young
(colored); killing City Marshal Melyan.
l3-At Great Bend, Kan, j Becker (white)
murder OF Myrtle Hultmelster.
7-1Near WetumpkN, Ala, 4 negro muir
derers and man named Carlee.
Jul, l.-Near Marion, ILL.,, horse thief shot
to death
l4-At Monticello, Ark, Jim Redd and
Alex johnson (cOloTed), for murder,
Aug. SAT Carmel, Ca, John Meadows
(colored(, for attempted assault A.
! Ripley, Tenn, Richard Tburmond (col
ored), for attempted assault.
o-At. Clarendon, Ark, 2 men and won
en-, for murder
Sep. Pat Liberty, No., Benz, Jones, fol
assault.
26At Mountain City, Tenn, John VIII
liams (colored), for attempted murder,
Oct DAT Jones Station, Md, Wrigh
Smith (coloredl, shot for attempted as
25-At Edgefeld Courthouse, S. O., jim
Maelsie and Luther Sullivan, for murde
of white woman.
Nov. 7--At Lacon, H., S. W Stewart (col
ored), charged with assault.
0-Near Phoenix, S, C., negroes, TO
shooting white man.
26--Near Meridian, Miss, 3 negroes, for al
saulting white man.. f
: Dec Cat benton, La, EIearn and Riel
ardson (negroes), charged with murder
20-At Town Creek, Ala, VIM. Slmms
murder
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01

Jan. Fort Smith, Ark, tornado; loss,
81 100000
Feb. l-rNew England states swept by storm
Great loss OF life; property loss ~, 900
Mar l0-Cal,, extreme frost, damaging fruit
crop.
% 3--'Terrible foods in Ohio and Indiana; 2s
fatalities and property loss about 81 900,
600. Rivers in H., Mo-, Pa. and w. Va
raging torrents. Gold wave at Oklahomi
Kills fruit and even frees.
May Iva. and NJ Q. coasts swept by hurri
cane; vessels wrecked; u fatalities, Da
kota aud Iowa, tornadoes, lives lost aud
much damaged done
Jul a. Hampton, N. H., tornado; u liye'
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01
NECR OLOGICAL.

Pa, N. ~, Mass. aud Md.
NEUROLOGICAL.
Jan. o-Maj. Moses p Handy, of Chicago,
com. to Paris exposition; Mt Bon Air
hotel, Ca, aged 81.
l8-Ieniamn Butterworth (of Ohiol, com
of patents, ex-cong.; at Thomasville, Ga,
Feb Tx Cong. G. A. o. Mcclellan. at Au-
burn, Ind. 80
l7-Miss Frances L. Willard, pres. Worlds
w. Q. T. u, in New York, of influenza,
aged 80.
Mar. iO-Ex-C Cong Jason d. Brown, in Sey-
mour, Ind. aged 50.
ll-Geu. w, s. Rosecrans, near Redondo,
Cal, aged 20. up. IL. Bell, ex-gov. OF
Tex, at Littleton, N. G.
l7-Blanche X. Bruce (colored), register OF
treasury, in Washington, aged 81.
28-Cong. John Simkins, of Mass, in Wash
ington, aged 80.
Apr. 3-Ex-Cong. Amaza Norcross, in Paris,
2l9sea eSea Z i. c. walthall, of Miss, in Wash
May l-Ex Gong Thos, Lynch, in Antigo,
lo-Aaron II. Cragin, 2 terms U. s. SEN, in
Washington, aged ".
l9-Ex-Gov. 9. NJ. Roberts, of Tex, in Aus
tin, aged 80.
2O-B. j. Franklin, ex-gov of A. T., in
Phoenix
2l-Edward Bellamy, author, In Chicopee
Falls, Mass, aged 40.
30--Ex.Gov. Cyrus G. Carpenter, Of Ia, in
Fort Dodge, aged 08.
Jun. 5-Capt Chas. V. Gridley, of cruiser
Olympia, by injuries in battle of Manila
l5-ExGoy: Dewitt @. Senter, at Morris
town, Tenn.
Jul. liDOmar D. Conger, ex-cong., of Mich.
at Washington, aged so. Rear Admira
Ammen in Washington, aged 70.
Aug. 7-Col. james o. Broadhead, eX-min
to Switzerland and excong., at st. Louis
aged 70.
e-F. A. Briggs, gov of N. D., at Bismarck
23-IIon. Moody Currier, eX-gov. of N. Ii.
at Manchester.
2s-lx-G Gov Claude Matthews, of Ind, a
Meharry's Grove, of paralysis, aged SO.
| Sep. Sex Gov. Andrew j. Faulk, Of Dako
ia territory, at Yanliton, S. d.
l2-Judge Thomas NJ Cooley, of Mich, a
Ann Arbor, aged a.
| 2l-ExSen. VIM. Eaton, of Conn, at Hart
ford, aged 82.
| 27-Fanny Davenport, celebrated actress, a
Duxbury, Mass, aged 4S.
29-Thomas +. Bayard, ex-sen from Del
ex-secretary of state and former ambaf
sador to England, near Dedham, Mass
Oct. 7-Ex-Cong Sherman Hoar, at Cor
llSEx.Sen. Benjamin Stark, of Ore, a
New Haven, Conn, aged 70.
3l-Ex-Sen. from La. Gen. j. r. West, a
Washington, aged 70.
Nov. 8-Ex.L Lieut.. Gov Byron Weston, j
Dalton, Mass.
1s-John w. Kelley, inventor of Keele
motor, in Philadelphia, aged H.
Dec. 2-Ex-Cong. Barnes Compton, froI
Maryland, at Laurel, aged GS.
2O--Ex-Senator Thos. w. Osborn (Fla.), q
New York, aged 50.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01

B-Stceeville, Mo, Utmost wiped out by
waterspout; l3 lives lost Stanberry and
Maryville. foods.
Sep. l--Storm floods 0 counties in southeast
Georgia.
3-HIeat causes 80 deaths and over 100 pros
trations in New York city.
6-Heavy frost in Nebraska. Hailstorm
does $6O0,00O damage in Nodaway Co; Mo.
Oct. 3-Storm at Brunswick, Ga, inundates
nearly every business house feet; dam
age. $500 900. Tornado doatFernandina, Fia.,
destroys 100000 worth of property and
kills persons. ,ooo ooo
4lnAt least 100 lives lost and $l,oOO,OOQ
damage done by storms in George, and
Florida. Heavy snowstorms in MINI.
and N. ID.
Nov l0--Seven schooners wrecked in storm
on Lake Michigan, /,
27-Snowfal throughout New England
ranged from s to - inches, blocking rail.
ways. During gale GO vessels perished oil
New England coast and so lives lost.
Dec. 4-Tefriblc blizzard ragged in Kansas
for over "a hours. Snow, sleet and wind
storm does great damage in Ind, o.,
Pa, N. w. Mass and Md.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-16
VICTIMS OF A MOB.
Whltecapa at Missouri City Take Sig Men
Out and Fi0g Thsm-Odli Summers
Tied to Tree.

Missouri City, Mo-, March o Fifty
masked men rode into Missouri City at
two o'clock this morning and, quietly
hitching their horses, quietly repaired
to the Jail. where they battered the
lock and seized Odii Summers, alias
"Rheuben Blue" At the point Of re.
volvers Summer was marched about
200 Yards distant to the public school
grounds, where he was stripped and
bound to tree. Forty lashes with a
twisted rope was then given him.
Summers cries could be heard for
several blocks The physician who is
attending him says he will be laid
up for some time. After the white
caps had disposed of Summers they
went to the houses of five other men.
tied them together and taking them a
half mile from town gave each from 25
to 80 lashes. One man was excused,
while the others were given three days
in which to shake Clay county for
ever Odii Summers received notice
several days ago that he must mend
his ways or stand punishment He
sent word back that he was from Mis-
souri, and had to be shown.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-16
BIG SUM TIED UP.


Washington, March 9-On the adj
vice of the war department the treas
ury accounting officers have held up
payment of about $3.50, 900 to the At.
lantic Construction company on ac-
count of harbor improvements work
performed at Cumberland sound, Ga.
This was one Of the projects un-
der the direction of Capt. Oberlin
NJ. Carter, corps OF engineers,
and the work there was the
basis for consideration by the
court-martial in the case OF that Of
ficer. The war department had about
$500, 900 balance left at the conclusion
OF the Cumberland sound improvement,
and it was against this balance that
the construction company attempted
to draw after failing to present its
claims for several years. The treasury
officials called the claim TO the atten-
tion of the war department and the
latter recommended that it be held up
indefinitely by the government pend
ing a decision in the case Of Capt.
Carter
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-16
THIS PLUNGE WAS Fatal.



New York, March 9-Thomas Don.
aldson, known the world over IS .
champion high diver. dived from the
roof Of Madison Square garden, a dis.
tance OF IS feet, with probably fatal
results He had been making two
dives daily. The tank is less than
eight feet deep and on two or three
former occasions Donaldson did not
have the success expected and came
out OF the water with hemorrhages
from the nose and ears. Yesterday
5000 people were present and saw
the famous diver leap from the
platform and. falling slowly for.
ward, make the plunge. He shot
straight downward, but it was plain
before he had got half the distance
that he had lost control OF his body
He struck the water headtirst and
failed to come no. Small circles OF
blood came bubbling up from the bot.
tom, and Harry Reeder, the amateur
champion swimmer plunged into the
water. The man dived several times
and, finally, Reeder brought Donaldson
to the surface. He was apparently
dead, with blood flowing from mouth,
nostrils and ears and from wounds on
the head lie has a fractured skull,
with compression OF the brain and the
left side OF his face is crushed in. The
surgeons at the hospital say that his
death is question of hours.