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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-07
A POSTOFFICE ROBBED.
All the Vaiuables TAX IN from the Thomas
Ofhee-Personai IntelI gence

Special 10 the Register.
PARSONS, w. Va. August 6.-The
postofiice at Thomas, fifteen miles from
here, was robbed Wednesday night
All the valuables were in an iron safe,
but they blasted the door off and got
over $500. 1t is thought it was the
same gang that robbed the Parsons Of
fee last week. They are experts and
can get into any place they want to.
Mrs. H. c. Shaffer is visiting her
parents at kingwood.
Mr. Herbert Young left here for
Berkeley Springs yesterday. He will
make his home there for a time and
teach the public school there. His wife
and family went down some time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Werner enter
tanned the young people Of our town
very handsomely at their home this
week.
Miss O'Mollie. q Chicago. a profes-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-07
ELCPEMENT AT PARKERSBURG.
Snecial TO the Register.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August 6.
Miss Mary Belle Mckinney, aged
nineteen, daughter of J. NJ. Mckinney,
a wealthy dry goods merchant, and
Frank Rowan, of Beverly, w. Va,
aged twenty-three, eloped to Cumber-
land, Nd, last night and were married.
Rowan is attending a business college
here.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-07

sional nurse. was brought here this
week to care for Miss Kate Minear.
who has fever.
DR.. G. C. Mohn. of Laurelton. Pa.
was here recently looking after his in
terests in real estate.
Messrs. SHIPPER & Diehl, of Pennsyl-
yania, were in this section recently
looking after timber land.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-07
Baltimore g. o hio Railroad Excursion to
Atlantic City and Seashore. at Very Low
Rates Thursday, August. 10 "a.

Rates Thursday, August. 10 "a.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad have
arranged a series of popular seashore
excursions 2 TO be run Thursdays,
August 10 and "a, to Atlantic City,
Cape May, Sea Isle City. Ocean City, n.
J., and Ocean City. Md. Tickets will be
good fifteen Q5) days, including day of
sale.
Stop overs will be allowed on return
trip at Philadelphia, Baltimore ard
Washington on tickets sold to New Jer-
sew resorts, and at Baltimore and
Washington on tickets sold to Ocean
City, Md.
Tickets will be sold on above dates
from Wheeling for $1,000 round trip
for trains leaving at 1925 and 5:25
a. M. and $3.50 and SIC p. m.
Call on or address C. T. Burke, Pas
senger and Ticket Agent Baltimore &
Ohio R. r. for tickets and full informa-
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-07
CUBANS FLOCKING IN.
Five Thousand Have Gathered at Santiago
to be Paid.

to be Paid.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, August O.
There are nearly five thousand Cuban
soldiers in town this evening, expect
ing to be paid here tomorrow. The
remainder of the Cuban troops in the
province of Santiago will be paid at the
towns of San Luis, Cristo, Songo and
Ell Caney.
Col. Moatle, on the United States
transport ingalls,, arrived yesterday
with the money. All the incoming
trains are crowded with Cubans. No
new cases of yellow fever were official
" reported.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06

Mar. 6--At Cedar Rapids la, A. S. Ilealy
kills LibDie Brauschand and suicides
S-Paint Rock, Tex, Lee family "a muir
dered.
Apr. lin Milwaukee James Kearney kills
wife and self
ID Near Monroe, Neb, Naclay llass kills
wife, children and suicides.
May BIN New York Jacob Gramm kills
children and fatally wounds self while
temporarily insane.
5Nenango township, Pa, p. Schucher
kills G. Henderson, +. Skinner and sui
cdes during a quarrel.
Jun. AT Hot Springs, Ark, }. W. Etting
kills wife and commits suicide. Domestic
trouble.
lO-At Kalamazoo, Mich, Chas. Langley
shoots wife and self Jealousy.
24-Futon, N. Y, William Cooper kills
father-in-law, mother-i n-law, wounds
wife and commits suicide.
Jul. l6-Near Washington, Ind, James
Cole lcolored) murders wife and kills
himself.
lo-In Oakland, CAL Goong Chung China
mani, in trying 10 escape arrest, blows
up, powder magazine and he and o are
Aug. Gin Davenport, Ia. Henry Schultz
kills wife and self. .. Chrstia Yohansen
kills blind husband and self at South
River, N. j.
ll--At Central City, s. D., VIM. Shannon,
in a jealous rage, kills, wife, j. ?; Gid
dngs, Jack Wear and self A, New
shoots wife, mother, son, daughter
and then himself
l6-At San Francisco, p. J. Corbett father
of Pugiist j. j. Corbett, kills wife and
self
23-At New York, Mrs. Kate Mangan.
dren. AT Russell, Ia, VIM. NJ. Newell
kills wife and daughter and self Finan-
cial trouble the cause.
Sep. 9-At Denver Florence Richardson
shoots w. II. Lawrence, of Cleveland,
o., and then suicides.
l0-Near Grand Rapids, Mich, Jesse Badge
row kills wife and sister and self Jeal-
l5-ln Louisville, KY, Nellie McGufin kills
Joseph +. Villier, his child and self
lin Chicago, Fred BenGeld, while drunk,
kills Mrs. Emma Jungenberg, her son
and self.
l9-Near Churchville, w. Va, Ward Wolf
kills father, brother and self.
Oct. AT Detroit, Mich, Mrs. S. S. VIII
liams, insane over religion, poisons her
two children and cuts her own throat.
| Sat Carrot, Ind, Jesse Cheney kills his
divorced wife and self.
l7-At Flint, Mich, w. p. Murray kills wife
and self
l9-At Youngstown, o., W. II. Branton
kills Constable John H. jenkins, then
shoots wife and self. Domestic nfelicity
the cause.
25-Near Harpersville, Miss, IA negroes and
white man killed in race riots
Nov. Near Hamilton, Ala, Dan Hol-
liday during quarrel, kills John Nc
Leod, his brother-in-aw and himself.
| lO-ln Wilmington, n. c., white citizens
wreck negro newspaper office and kill
9 negroes. Three whites are wounded.
2l-Near Rochester, Ind, Josiah Bowers
shoots his son-in-law, VIM. Carr, and
then himself
| Dec. AT Fort Madison, Ia, Frank Bush
murders wife and then kills himself
26-At Greenfield, Mo, VIM. Shaver fatal
ly shoots wife and kills self
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06
SPORTING.

Jan. 20-Elkes wins 72-hour bicycle race at
Pittsburgh, Pa, rides l,322 miles.
Feb Union Pacific mail train covers oil
miles in 4SO minutes, breaking all long
distance records. Cheyenne TO Omaha
Mar. American clipper ship Tacoma
completed race from Philadelphia to Ia.
coma, Wash, 10000 miles. Time, l3s
days.
Sin Chicago Henry l.cveson lifts lOlb.
dumbbells above his head $500 times in
2 hrs. and 40 minutes, breaking 3'houi
record.
Apr. G-North German Lloyd steamer Kais'
er Wilhelm der Crosse, from Southamp
ton, to New York, . days 20 hrs.
lin Springfield, o., Lizzie CLAW, OF Der
lin, Germany, breaks worlds bicycle rec
ord-l00 miles in 4 hrs 81 minutes
lS-Waltcr d. Mansfield OF San francisco,
casts fish line l2O feet in, breaking
world record.
Jun. lO-ln Boston, Eddie McDuflie breaks
worlds bicycle record for 3 miles. Iime'
500 %.
ls-W. w. Hamilton, of Denver, lowers
worlds professional bicycle record. !
mile l;55 10 unpaced.
23-Cornell wins tri-university boat race on
Thames river, New London, Conn. 4
miles, 28;is, Yale, ID; Harvard, 3D..
25-Pink Coat wins American Derby at
Washington park, Chicago. lime,
ton, of Wales, rides 20 miles on bicycle in
1920 at New York
Jul. Cat Philadelphia Tom Linton rides
80 miles, 963 yards, in hour, making new
record.
pat indianapolis, Ind, Chas. Gardner
broke worlds record for killing and
dressing sheep in 30 minutes, 80 seconds
Aug. 23-Whitman wins national lawn ten
mis- championship by defeating Davis at
Newport, II. L.. In Baltimore Henry
Smith rides so miles on bicycle in |: 81 OF
breaking record.
Sep. 3-Frank Waller, on bicycle, rides 49i
miles in "a hours, at Baltimore, breaking
record.
5-Two-mile tandem record broken at De.
trot by Joseph and Porter, in 4:0l 80.
20-Kansas City club wins Western league
baseball pennant,
Oct. l5-Boston baseball club wins pen
nant, with Baltimore second and Gin
cnnati third.
PIN San Francisco, Il. o. Kragness rides
so miles on bicycle in 2:l3:29, breaking
record. AT Chicago, University OF
Wisconsin defeated at football by Chi
cago university by score of to 0.
l9-ln New Haven, Conn, Harvard wins
eastern football championship for 1895
by beating Yale II to 0.
22-ln New York, in prize fight between
j. j. Corbett and Il. Sharkey, the latter
won on a foul.
pat Chicago, University of Michigan, by
defeating University of Chicago at foot
ball, by score of II to II, wins western
championship. e. AT Richmond, Va, u
of N. G. defeats u. of Va, by score OIL
to ., securing southern championship
Nov l6-Major Taylor, at Philadelphia, IN
bicycle paced, in 1871 As.
Dec 5-Frank Waller, Of Boston, breaks
record for continuous riding, in New
York, going 3l4 miles in IS hours, 10 min
utes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06
nusINEss FAILuREs.
Larger Commercial Concerns Involve
ing Liabilities of S5OO,OOO or More.

Larger COmme rcinl Concerns Involve
ting Liabilities of S5OO,OOO or More.
Jan. I0-Port of Chalmette, near New Or
leans, La, $2,000,000.
l7-At New York, Wertheimer & Co., glove
manufacturers, 100000.
Feb. AT Providence, II. l., locomotive
works, $6l6,700.
% Sawyer Manning & Co., dry goods, New
York and Boston, 81 100000. -.
Apr ll-At Dolgeville, n. Y, Alfred
Dodge g. Son, piano supplies, 81 100000.
27-At Boston f. Howard Clock g. Watch
Co., 100000.
Jun. l0-At Bangor, Me-, L. b. Clark & Co.,
tanners, $550,000
bat Chicago, Joseph Letter, gigantic
wheat Spectator.
l6-At Boston, Woven Hose & Rubber Co.,
$l,200,000
Jul. l4--At Providence, r. l., John H..
Mason & Sons, cotton manufacturers,
$4,000
26-At Bridgeton, N. Y, Cumberland Nail
& Iron Co.
27-Denver Col, Paper Co.
30-At Boston, Hosmer, Codding g. Co.,
boot & shoe dealers, $5000O0.
Sep. 26-New England Loan & Trust Co., at
Des Moines, Ia, into receivers hands
Oct. IL. A. 4 j. Sawyer wooden manu-
facturers, in Manchester, n. H., $1,000.
000
6-Bankers' Merchants Mutual Fire In
surance Co., at Liberty, Mo-. assigned
25-John Stephenson & Co., of n Y, car
builders, failed for 100000
Nov st b. Rayl, president of f. s
Rayl Hardware Co., OF Detroit, fails for
$l,500,00O.
l4-Turney & Jones Coal Co., and Penn &
o. Fuel Co., of st. Paul Mimi, go into
receivers hands. Liabilities, 81 200, 600
l7-Seidenberg, Steife & Co., cigar dealers
in New York, fail for 100000
25-At Woodbine, Kan, Grant G. Gillett,
extensive cattle dealer, failsfor$ 81 ,00O, 600.
29-George jenkins, New York builder,
fails for S7lO3SS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06
HANK EAILURES.

Jan. I7-State, Elmwood, H., 100000
2l-National Paola, Kan, suspended.
3l--Frst national, Larimore, y. d., 81 ,754.
Feb 2i-Bank of Southern Baltimore, $l7O,-
600
Mar. l0-Home savings, Sioux City, Ia, $780,
900 . Benson savings, Waterford, Pa,
$4,000.
24-Bank of Merriam Park, st. Paul, MINI.
go, Peoples state, Philadelphia, nearly
Sl,000,000.
25-Guarantors' Finance Co., Philadelphia,
$l,0l7, 500.
Jun. delaware national, Delhi, N. y,
$4,000.
20-1'homas }. Kirby, private, Abilene,
Kan, S283,OO0.
Jul. Commercial state Morshaltown, la.
2l-German savings Doom, Ia, S5O,471 -.
Northern, Lexington, Ky. (suspended)
23-Tawas savings, Tawas City, Mich (sus-
pended).
27-Fillmore county, Preston Mimi, Sl5c,
sep. il-D. f. Parsons, private, Burr Oak
Mich, 100000.
l5-Jasper Ala, bank $4,000
26-Allegheny, at Clifton Forg-, Va, liza
bilties, $4,000
Oct. 4-Tradcsman's national, at New Yoik
$2,OO0,00O due depostors. Liabiltie,
placed at $3,SOO,0O0.
l3-Tioga national, OF Oswego, n, y, closed
l9-First national of Neigh, Neb., ish!i
ties 100000. German national OF PITTS
burgh, r., liabilities, 100000
2l-First national, of Lisbon, o., capita
$4,000 closed; resumed on Nov. Is.
20-Second national, of Springfield, o.
goes into liquidation.
Nov, 5-First national, of Flushing o., sus
pends
l6-First national, of Emporia, Kan, closed
2S--liank OF llornersville, n Y. clcaes sOor
with liabilities Of $4,000
3O-Second national, of Toledo. o., gees int
voluntary liquidation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06
INDUsTRIAi..

Jan. l7-Strike in New England cotton mills
against reduction in wages affects 100000
people.
80 Strike of London engineers, involving
100000 men and millions of dollars re-
suits in victory for employers.
Feb lin Lawrence, Mass, 5000 operatives
in cotton mills accept 10 per cent. reduc-
3-In lronwood, Mich, 1000 Carnegie
miners receive 10 per cent. advance in
wages
Mar. 5-The strike of $500 cotton mill EN-.
ploveS at Biddeford. Me declared off
Sin Cleveland, o., 1000 persons affected
by strike of Beckman wooden mills EN-
ployes for increase of 10 per cent. in
Apr. 4-In Chicago 5000 union carpenters
strike for increase in wages.
Jun. % Striking woodworkers in riot
kill John Morris at Oshkosh, Wis. Others
injured.
Jul. 5-Striking stereotypers cause suspen-
sion of Chicago papers for four days. Re
issued by aid of nonunion men.
l5-At Omaha, 5000 men of Cudahy's and
Swift's packing houses strike. Plants
tied up,
Sep. Troops ordered to Pana, H., to
quell riots started by striking miners
Sat Paua, ILL.,, two battles between ne
gro miners and union men; , deputies
Oct. l2-At Nirden, H., ii men killed and
- wounded in attempt TO place negro
workmen in mines,
l6-Alilitia in full control at Nirden, ILL.,, be-
cause of miners troubles.
New l2-Strike of coal miners at Nirden,
H., ended.
| li-Window glass factories, employing TO-
600 persons, idle many months, resume
work in Pittsburgh. Twentieth annual
convention of Knights of Labor begins in
Chicago. In Marlboro, Mass, 1900 en-
ployes in 7 shoe factories strike for
higher wages.
| 6-Coa miners at Virden, H. out since
Apr l. return TO work
| A-At Augusta, Ga, G,000 cotton mill oper-
atives struck on account Of a reduction
in wages.
Dec. l--Grand Jury at Carinvile, H., in
diets Gov. Tanner in connection with
riots at Virden,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06
CRIMES.

The More AtrOciOus Misdeeds, Special
~ Those Of Domestic Nature.
Jan. Cat Greenvile, Tenn, Alexander
Garter (insane) kills wife, daughter and
suicides.
lT-New York, John Matthews, through de
spondency, kills wife, children and su'
icides.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06
METEOROLOGICAL.

Jan. Fort Smith, Ark, tornado loss,
81 100000
Feb. New England states swept by storm.
Great loss of life; property loss, ~, 900 900.
Mar. l0-Cal., extreme frost, damaging fruit
crop
23-Terrible foods in Ohio and Indiana; %
fatalities and property loss about 81 ,000,-
600. Rivers in H., Mo, Pa. and w. Va.
raging torrents. Cold wave at Oklahoma
kills fruit and even trees.
May Iva. and y. G. coasts swept by hurri-
cane; vessels wrecked; II fatalities. Da-
kota and Iowa, tornadoes, lives lost and
much damaged done;
Jul. 4-Hampton, n. H., tornado; II lives
lost
S-Steeeville, Mo-, almost wiped out by
watcrspout; 10 lives lost Stanberry and
Maryville, floods.
Sep. storm floods 6 counties in southeast
Georgia.
3-Heat causes 50 deaths and over 100 pros
trations in New York city.
6-Heavy frost in Nebraska. Hailstorm
does S600,0 damage in Nodaway Co, Mo.
Oct. 3-Storm at Brunswick, Ga, mandates
nearly every business house 8 feet; dam
age, $j0O,0OO. Tornado atFernandina, Fla,
destroys 100000 worth of property and
kills persons.
AT least 100 lives lost and 81 900, 900
damage done by storms in Georgia and
Florida. Heavy snowstorms in MINI.
and n. ID.
Nov. l0-Seven schooners wrecked in storm
on Lake Michigan.
27-Snowfall throughout New England
ranged from to "A inches, blocking rail.
ways. During gale 63 vessels persisted off
New England coast and so lives lost.
Dec. 4-Terrible blizzard ragged in Kansas
for over "a hours. Snow, sleet and wind
storm does great damage in Ind, o.,
Pa, n. V, Mass. and Md.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06
LYNCHINGs.

Ian. Near Sheriff., Ark, negro; hog
stealing
Tin Pea Ridge, Miss, Jim Watts and
Sam Cole (colored) insulting women.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06

Dec. 5-American savings, at Charleston, s.
c., placed in hands Of receiver. Liabili-
ties, 100000
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06
NEUROLOGICAL.

Jan. 0-Maj. Moses p. Handy, of Chicago,
com. to Paris expositionj at Bon Air
hotel, Ca, aged "a.
l6-Benjamin Butterworth (of Ohol, com.
OF Patents sa eX-eons'i at IhomS'ville' ca
Feb Tx Cong. C. A. o. Mcclellan, at Au-
burn, Ind.
l7-Miss Frances L. Willard, pres Worlds
w. &. 4. u, in New York, of influenza,
aged 80.
Mar. lO-Ex- Cong Jason b. Brown, in Sey.
mour, Ind, aged 80,
ll-Gen. W. 5. Rosecrans, near Redondo,
CAL, aged 10. ...P. II. Bell, ex-gov. o!
'itiiat.," -
l7-Blanche ~. bruce (co.oredl, register OF
treasury. in Washir.to" "~'' ff
20, ong. Jonn SlmkIus, ui Mass IN W ASH
ington, aged 80.
Apr. 3-ilX.Long. Amaza Norcross, in Paris,
2lo esSa + i. c. walthal, of Miss, in Wash
May 4-Ex-Cong, Thos Lynch, in Amigo,
lO-Aaron H. Cragin, terms L. S. SEN, in
Washington, aged II.
l0-EX-Goy. c. NJ. Roberts, of Tex, in Aus
tin, aged 49,
20 j. j. Franklin, ex-soy. of A. T., in
Phoenix.
2l-Edwarl Bellamy author, in Chcopee
Falls, Mass, aged 10.
30-EN GOV. Cyrus c. Carpenter, of Ia, in
Fort Dodge, aged O3.
Jun. 5-Capt. Chas. v Gridley, of cruiser
Olympia, by Injuries in battle of Manila
l5-ExGoy. Dewitt c. Senter, at Morris
town, Tenn
Jul. ll-Omar d. Conger, ex-cong., of Mich,
at Washington, aged go. Rear Admiral
Ammen, in Washington, aged rs.
Aug. Col. James o. Broadhead, ex-min.
to Switzerland and ex-cong, at st. Louis,
aged 70.
Of. A. Briggs, gov. of n. d., at Bismarck
23-Hon. Moody Currier, ex-goy of n. H.,
at Manchester.
2S-Ex-Gov. Claude Matthews, of Ind, at
Meharry's Grove, of paralysis, aged %.
Sep. 5-Ex-Gov. Andrew j. Faux, OF Dako-
Ia territory, at Yankton, 5. ID.
l2-Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley, of Mich, at
Ann Arbor aged "a.
2l.-Ex-Sen. VIM. Eaton, of Conn, at Hart
ford aged 50.
27-Fanny Davenport, celebrated actress, at
DuXbury, Mass, aged 48.
! 2S-rhomas II. Bayard, ex-sen. from Del,
ey-secretary of state and former ambas-
sador to England, near Dedham, Mass,
Oct. 7-Ex-Cong. Sherman Hoar, at Con.
cord, Mass.
ll-Ex,Sen. Benjamin Stark, of Ore, at
New Haven, Conn, aged 20. ~
3l-lix-Sen. from La. Gen. j. r. West, at
Washington, aged TO-
Nov s-Ex- Lieut.. Gov. Byron Weston, in
Dalton, Mass.
lS-John w. Kelley, inventor of Kelley
motor, in Philadelphia, aged II.
Dec. -Ex.Cong. Barnes Compton, from
Maryland, at Laurel, aged 6S.
20-Ex-Senator Thos. w. Osborn CFla.), at
New York, aged 6j.
POLITICAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND
EDUCATIONAL
Jan. Robert A. Van Wyck inaugurated
mayor of New York. >. Gov. j. Hoge Ty-
Ter (Va,) inaugurated.
l0-Gov. Bushnell (O.) naugurated.
l2-Marcus A. Hanna (O.) elected U. S.
senator. M ID. Ratchiord at Colum'
bus, o., elected pres, United Mine Work.
ers' Union of America.
l3-Gov Leslie NJ Shaw Qa.) inaugurated
49,. American Ant-Saloon league at Co
lumbus, o., elects Hiram Price (Ia.) pres
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06

Cat Colfax, Wash, Marshal Chadwick,
alleged murderer. Near Wewoka, O..
r., Marlxus McGeiney and Palmer Simp-
son undians); assaulting and murder
ing white woman
Feb. I-At Bramwall, w. Va, unknown ne
gro; having killed Henry Draper.
pat Lake City, S. c., Postmaster Baker
23-At Mayfield, KY, Richard Allen and
Tom Holmes, for robbery and murder.
Mar. 2-Near Morgantown, N. c., Indian
doctor and little girl hanged by mob.
At Senatobia, Miss, Fred Moore, muir
derer, shot to death.
l9-Near Wybark, l. r., Ed Chalmers (ne.
srO and White wife murdered TS by mob ~
Felipe Cobb killed and Carlos julien
lynched; election riots.
May 23-At Rives, Tenn, Jos. Mitchell
(colored), showing white boy off moving
train.
Jun. AT Doyline, La, VIM. Street (col.
oredD burned to death; attempted muir.
der white woman.
6-Clarksville, Mo. Curtis and Sam Young
(colored); killing City Marshal Melvan.
l2-At Great Bend, Kan, j. Becker (white)
murder of Myrtle Huffmeister
l7--Near Wetumpka, Ala, negro muir.
derers and man named Carlee.
Jul. Near Marion, ILL.,, horse thief shot
TO death.
l4-At Monticello, Ark, Jim Red and
Alex johnson (colored), for murder.
Aug. Sat Carmel, Ga, John Meadows
lcolored), for attempted assault. Al
Ripley, Tenn, Richard Thurmond (col
ored), for attempted assault
1-at CLARENDON, ARK, men ana WON
en-, for murder.
Sep. PAT Liberty, Mo-, Benz. Jones, for
assault.
26-At Mountain City, Tenn, John viii
lams (colored), for attempted murder.
Oct. Sat Jones Station, Md, Wright
Smith (colored), shot for attempted as
sault.
25--At Edgefield Courthouse, S. c., jim
Mackie and Luther Sullivan, for murder
of white woman.
Nov. AT Lacon, H., S. w. Stewart (col
ored), charged with assault.
0-Near Phoenix, $. c., 4 negroes, fol
shooting white man.
26-Near Meridian, Miss 8 negroes, for as
saulting white man.
Dec. Cat Benton, La, Hearn and Rich
ardson (negroes), charged with murder
20-At Town Creek, Ala, VIM Simms
murder.
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to whom presented more pleasure than
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trated Catalogue with full descriptions,
Prices &c.
MARSH MFG. CO.,
$40 w. Lake ST., Chicago.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-02-04
Don't Tell Them Where You Found
Me-

The above is the name of Il new song
issued on the following incident: The
Rev. Tiios. Delaney, when Chaplain OF
a large State ~PenitentiaIy. while pass
ing through the Hospital Ward was
called to the bedside OF Il dying convict.
The last words of this unfortunate
youth were Father, | see, you do not
know me, but you know me we'll and
my family l will die o-night.' pre-
pared his souls exit into eternity, and
while his hands were clasped I'D mine
his last request was made, "lu my dying
moment promise me what | will ask
| here gave my word he then revealed
his p%arentage who thought him dead:
Now give me your word that you will
send my body home, but don't tell them
where you found me" | sent the body
home to another State, but they never
knew where | found HIM. The Greene
Music Publishing Co. 80 E. Fifth street,
Cincinnati, O, will send the above cong
to any address for 20 cents in silver or
stamps; regular price so cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-02-04

C'est 4 Saint Louis qu'aura lieu rex-
position universelle de 1903, d focca-
sion du centieme ~anniversaire de la
eession du territoire de la Louisiana
aux Flats Unis, ct null doubte que cette
exposition fera konneur d Get evene-
ment, un des plus importantes dc notre
historic; le territoire cede, dune
Itendue de lle2745 miles cares, com
prenait les Gtats de la Louisiana. Ar
kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska. Kan.
sas, Minnesota, Colorado, Dakota dn
Nord, Dakota du Sud, Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, Oregon ct Washington ct
une grande 6tendue do territoi,6 APP
Dartenant a d'autres 6tats.