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STUDENTS

Before deciding, should inform them
selves about the University of Tonnes
see. Literary, Scientific, Agricultural,
Engineering and Law Departments.
Superb location and equipment. Low
est expenses. Session opens Sept. Goth.
Tennessee students receive scholarship
($65 a year, in Academic department.
Beautifully illustrated annual free.
Address, REGISTRAR,
University'of Tenn, Knoxville.
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Married.

Last Thursday evening Rev. j. A.
Lyons performed the ceremony that
bound together the hearts of Will
Lusk, of this city, and Miss Lide Bealer
of Friendsville, Tenn. Will is one of
our steady and industrious young men,
ard deserves the handsome young wo
man he has won for wife. May peace
aud plenty be with them through life.
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Va, was here last week ON business for
the Comstock Collecting agency.
Rev, Ferguson, of the q. b. church,
filled his regular appointment here
last Sunday. VGo1Er.
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Dissolution Of Partnership.

The firm of Phillips & Walters has
this day been dissolved by mutual con-
sent w, o. Phillips has purchased
the entire interest of d. N. Walters,
and will assume all liabilities and col
lect accounts due the firm. The bust
ness will be continued at the old stand
with d. N. Walters as manager.
This July 2ud., 1900.
w. o. Philips,
d N. MATES,
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Will Lecture.

Gen. G. 7. Lee will go down to
Greeneville next week and deliver his
new lecture while theyNormal is in SEES
sion, Greenvile people and the visit
ing teachers should not fail to hear this
interesting speaker.
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New U. S. Commissioner.

Judge Clark has appointed Hon. r.
A. Cox U. S, Commissioner, vice G. M.
Taylor resigned. Mr.. Cox received
his commission last Tuesday.
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Excursion From Bristol to Chattanooga

There will be special excursion
tram operated over the Southern from
Bristol to Chattanooga and return July
93rd-25th. This train will leave Bristol
at a. m, July 30, leave johnson CITY
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at 5S a. M, arrive Chattanooga 5 p.
m. Returning this train will leave
Chattanooga 7 p. m. Tuesday, July "a,
thus giping all the excursionists ample
time to visit the many attractions in
and around Chattanooga. The fare
from Johnson City to Chattanooga and
return for this train will be 1895. Ex-
cellent arrangements have been made
for the accommodation of both white
and colored passengers.
For further information, call on any
Southern Railway ticket agent.
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t NE y COME 7
The Voting Begins.

Below will he found the standing of
the candidates for the "Pilot" stove
TINT The COMET will give away on Oc-
tober End, 1900. Fifty votes will be
given for every dollar paid The COMET
for subscription, job work and adyer-
Using, See large advertisement else
where.
Mrs. II. II. Doak ......a.,.. 400
Mrs. w. H, Hodges, ...,,.,.... 300
Mrs, j, g. Mumpower 30
The trouble with some young men
is that they are like cheap mucilage-
they won't stick.
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Use DR.. Miles, NERVE PLAsTERs for SPINAL
WEAKNESS. All DRUGGISTS sell EN- fnr 25c
Headache bad2 Get Dr. Miles, Pain Pills.
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Jno. Pierce has accepted position
with S. I. Boring, and has charge of
the fresh meat department Jno. is
quick, courteous and polite, and an all
round hustler, and will give the trade
general general satisfaction. Mr.. Bor-
ing could not have secured a more
popular and competent man, and we
besreak for him much success.
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Wills Williams, of Nashville, is visit
ing his brother, s. G, Williams, OF
Watauga avenue. While here he will
visit Roam Mountain, Cranberry, Lin
vile and other mountain reSorta.
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Services morning and evening at the
First Baptist church next Sunday.
Morning subject-"A Definition of Re-
ligion." Evening Subject-"A Vision
and Disappointment.
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they said they we're near relatives.
They ate at the table with rs, and we're
civil and courteous. Seldom did both
Of them 90 out doors at the same time,
but confined themselves largely to the
sod kitchen, and always sat facing each
other in such a position as to com
mand q good view Of the exterior sur
roundinRs. When Intercepted as to
their home, they informed rs that their
home was Ia Iowa; and that they were
on their way to California. As an ex-
cuse for carrying revolvers added that
it was their custom to travel armed;
for, when stealing rides they came in
contact with tramps against whom they
had to be protected. They said, too,
that as they were tired and footsore,
they did not want to 60 to town, and
each day had my little son to make the
trip and buy them a daily paper. They
had something wrapped in oil cloth
which they always kept at hand did
not ask them what it was, but when
Katie, my daughter, swept the room
she tried to remove the package with
her foot, but it was too heavy to be
moved that way. They talked consid-
erably Of their father and mother, Of
whom they seemed to show great con-
sideratiOn. did not see sufficient
evidence to in any way lead me to the
belief that We we're entertaining dan
gerOus men; and Moreover, their gen
tlemanly conduct confirmed my belief"
Mr. Bartholomew simply corrobOr-
sted the testimony Of his wife, while
the substance Of the testimony given
by other witnesses has gone before.
The jury brought in a verdict that
the two men In question came to their
death By resisting officers Of the law.
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The two bandits who robbed the
Union Pacific passenger train and
killed " J. Fay, between Limon and
Hugo, Col, August ,, are now the &C
eupants Of one wooden box, and Of one
grave, in the GOOdIand cemetery.
They we're buried there Saturday
afternoon; and because they defied,
perhaps, for years, the stern command
Of law aud conscience, not to kill, not
to rob; and about whose lives have
gathered successive scenes Of murder
and plumber: because of this, these two
men, senseless, dissOlute, merciless,
went into the grave unwept and IN
sung-a fulfilling Of the proverb, the
way Of the transgressOr IS hard.
How They Were Detected.
Ever since the report Of the hOld-up
was known in GOodIand, q close watch
was kept by people generally, for the
persons answering to the description
Of the train robbers; and on last Thurs
day William HOgebOOm, Sr., told Sher-
if William Walker it was his belief
that the two men who were staying at
the home of D. E. Bartholomew, three
miles northeast Of GOodland, were per
sons Of suspicious character. Mr.
HogebOom got this impression from
his son, William, neighbOring upon,
and whose wife had been visiting with
the Bartholomew family on Wednes-
day. She noticed some pecUliarities
in the action Of the strangers and com
municated the same to her husband.
Thus came the first inkling of sus-
picion to Sheriff Walker, who enter
tanned the idea that the guests Of the
Bartholomew might be the hold ups
OF the Union Pacific train. The same
day in which the sheriff received in
formation from Mr. HOgeboOm, Mrs
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TWO TRIM ROBBERS KILLED.
ONE SHOT. ONE BURNED Alive.
Near Goodan Riggs n G


Z having frightened the Bartholomew
family and Mrs. William Hogeboom.
they quickly retrested from the house
and went TO the home Of William Hoge-
boom, Jr.
Meanwhile the posse withdrew and
formed a Gordon around the house to
prevent the escape Of the bandit who
had taken refuge therein.
The news Of the disaster spread like
wild FIRE. The people who previously
had thought that the whole affair
would end in a laugh, stood aghast
when the story Of blood was told.
Everyone that could command a shot
gun or a rife hurried away to make
strong the beseiging line, while the
ridges of the undulating prairie south
west Of the Bartholomew house were
lined with women and children eagerly
gazing from afar upon the building
now and then punetured with rife
balls, and in which they could fancy
was the refuge Of some being not akin
to the human kind
The Burning OF the House
Realizing the danger Of approaching
the house, as the pugnacioUs occupant
had a Winchester, which he used upon
the too venturesome, schemes for the
firing of the house we're set in motion.
To a long stretch Of wire were attached
railroad waste aud gUnny sacks, soaked
with turpentine. This infammable ma
terfaI was set afire and an attempt then
made to drag it in a circuitOus course
Up to the house. This failed. Then
some ingenious head brought forth
small kite, but its practicability was
never tested; for, dozen fuses, used
by the railroads, we're secured These
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were acknowledged to be the surest
means Of accomplishing the desired
end, If anyone brave enough could be
got to crawl up to within throwing
distance Of the house. Cass Hogeboom
and G. R. Teeters volunteered. Stealth
lily they reached a good position pro-
tected by q small frame barn near the
house, from behind which they sue
eessi7ely threw lighted fuses upon the
roof Of the house, the sixth one taking
effect.
As the flames began to increase and
to send heaEenWard q curling volume
Of dense smoke, swayed northeast By a
gentle wind, there vas presented a
scene Of tragic interest. The house
vas situated at the top OF slight en-
inence, the land receding until at >
distance Of about so yards On all sides
excepting the northwest, protection
was offered from the Workmanship OF
the robber.
The flames in the tWo-story frame
part steadily leaped higher and at the
same time thrust down tongues Of fire
into the interior. while from every
quarter the Gordon began to tighten,
intent upon the exit Of the criminal
When the FIRE grew fierce beyond the
possibility Of human life to withstand
( Il, the excited crowd rushed around it,
but the prisoner showed no FORM In
stead, the eEackling Of his ammunition
was the words that consigned his body
Co the ravsnous flames The esrssr Of
the despeTad0ss vas finished.
The body Of the criminal shot down
- Biddfson uas left ahsrs 6 feil. IN
molssfsd ssVs ths ElncFi1E 81 g. s.
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Of so doing he nodded his head TO his
partner commanding the other en-
trance, as much as to say, SStaud your
ground; We have a fight on our hands"
The robber stepped back into the
house: Riggs and Walker entered the
door together. Pistol shots in quick
succession rang out, Ushering in the
play Of death. Now the surrey drove
up, and Biddison, Phillips and Cox
jumped out. CuIlins had rushed to the
south door, but his man had turned in
to take a stand By the side Of his com
paniOn. In a moment the sod building
was so full Of smoke as to obscure the
forms Of the one from the other. The
OUTLAW by the name Of Howard, having
received a bullet In his breast, jumped
out Of the window, while Gould, his
associate, made quick exit at the south
door, being then shot down by George
CulIins, but he sprang to his feet and
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chester rife, but finding none to his
liking he had George Hess, a loesl
hardware merchant, order one by wire,
making a part payment. Alr. Hess. "a
writing out a receipt for the money
inquired his name, but was told it vas
no matter about that. Being asked
again he said his name was Dempsey.
The gun came Thursday morning and
the two men came to town late Thurs
day night to get it. but the store vas
closed, whereupOn they got J. E. Weber.
the restaurant man, to take them to
Hess house. The hardware mar, re-
fusing to go to the store, was offered
pay for his trouble, but stiIl declined,
saying the bill Of it had not been re-
ceived, and as he was tired they could
get it just as vel IN the morning. Not
successful in this, they returned to the
Bartholomew residence, though it was
their original design to leave that
night.
1t is the belief of many, after weigh
ing the rife circumstance and the dal-
lying of the robbers around here, that,
had the rife been secured they might
have added another train robbery to
their list.
Instead Of the rife adding strength
to the position of the robbers, It
strengthened the hands Of George Hess
during the bOmbardment.
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tsneously cover the robbers with their
revolvers should they come into the
open. The ruse failed.
The house was a combination OF sod
and frame, shaped like an L; there be
ing q two-story frame part facing the
east, while the one-story. sod portion
with sbingled roof, faced south
The bandits were qUaFtered in the
sod part, and having noticed the ap-
prOaeh Of men and horses, one Of them
stood Ia the west door, the other in the
south. The members Of the Bartho-
iomew family and Mrs. HogebOoms who
happened to be there calling, came oUt
and few remarks we're passed
The EiEht Begins-
Seeing no other course than to dis
mount and try the fortunes Of danger
the three officers did so quickly With
pistol in hand they approached rspidly
the nan In the west door. ordarinE
Aim 70 throw up his hands, bar lnstesd
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continued his deadly work, putting a
hole into Riggs at the upper and right
side Of his abdomen, who with Walker
had run out of the vest door to again
meet the desperate men in the open.
Pufs Of smoke and crack Of rifles In the
hands Of the men added terror to the
scene. Dodging around house corners
a shot here, q shot there-all this was
acted quicker than the telling. An
other shot struck Howard In the left
Of the breast. II was too much; the
outlaws lost heart. Gould ran back
into the house, but his partner IN
crime, hard pressed, broke and ran
southeast from the house. He had
made about . yards when G. E Biddi-
son, an engineer Of the Rock Island
road. IeveIed his Winchester aud fred,
the ball entering the head of the robbeT
lust behind and above the temple.
Howard fell dead on his face
The climax Of the tragedy had been
reached, and the dying away Of the
last shot upon the air, was occasion to
turn attention to the men who most
figured IN the fight.
The robbers left sad traces Of the
DAYS eventful and awful doingz John
Riggs sank down in the arms Of friends
his body pierced By two BULLETS while
George CulIins Was faint from q shot
which entered his body. just below the
-=-,l,E - oul7a- l,farla The tn, r-onn7eT
men we're put ina surrey and driven e
town as fast as the horses could run
Medical atbsntiOn was summoned and
ell possible relief given the pI0strate
men The uns1PeCbd and sharp con.
6icE betgsen the bandits ana the posse
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THE INQUEST.
A Formally Which Opposes Of the Onion
Pacific RObbers-Bodies Buried
in One Grave.

For the purpose OF generating the
sheriff and posse engaged in the kill
ing, and to establish the identity of
the robbers wanted for the crime in
question, an inquest was held Satur-
day at IL o'clock, at which ". I. Can
ada, Of Omaha, superintendent Of spe-
cial service of the Union Pacific, and
assistant detectives, Peppin and Muir
ray, testified that, by the property re-
claimed, and the appearance Of the
rObber shot, the two men we're IN
dOubtedly the persons who murdered
". j. Fay ana relieved the passengers
Of the Union Pacific train of their
money and TaIuables.
Later In the day the remains Of both
bandits were put in q wooden box and
buried IN the GoOdIand cemetery.
at the inquest, relative to the rob
bsrs, Mrs. BsrthOlOmeE, said sUbstan-
tally the following: cit Was on Tues
day night. We chad not retired long
when q rapping upon the door woke
as. Ny husband went to the door,
when the strangers asked him If they
could get lodging that night. He re-
fused them, but when pressed By their
solicitations. ne asked ne about It. 1,
too, declined to grant their request.
But stiU they urged the matter, and
said that any kind Of accommodation
would do; that they would willingly
sleep On the floor. Finally they pre-
vailed, and We made bed FOR them on
the hoor Of the sod kitchen
The next morning after breakfast
they happened to be standing at the
windmill when they asked Mr. Bartho-
lomeH for the privilege OF staying q
day OF two, saying they would pay for
their entertainment It vas granted
They Rers rathsr UncommunioatiTei
but in response TO the ordinary -ques-
lions SID Their names we're howard
and Gould WASH / fold then tha'
tssT locked very uluc1 Ike br1thars
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went along in a surrey. Walker, Riggs,
and Cullins were mounted, the posse
leaving GoOdland a little after nine
o'clock.
To decOy the suspects from the
house so as to give the officers a better
advantage than would otherwise re-
suit, should the house have to be en-
tered, the sheriff and his deputies
dressed as cowboys and drove before
them a herd Of horses; the others in
the vehicle, and a little behind, we're to
approach the house from the south,
the horsemen from a westerly direc-
ton. When the Bartholomew house
should be reached they we're to let the
herd Ioiter as they might while the
three horsemen should water their
saddle horses at the we'll, which was
near the house; and, at the word
''whOs" TO be given by Sheriff Walker
the men were to dismount and stimuli
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-08-17
CAME 10 GOODLAND MONDAY.
The Robbers Could Not Have walked
the Hundred Miles in So short
a Time.

How the robbers reached Goodland
50 soon after the robbery is a theme
upon which everybody is specializing.
The hOld-up occurred Sunday morning,
August 3, and they we're in Goodland
Monday morning, August 6, covering
in some way the distance between
Hugo, Col, and Goodland in a day.
These two places are 115 miles apart
and only by riding across the country
and catching a Rock Island train could
they have succeeded in doing this. One
thing is sure-they got here.
From what can be learned they
first came to the old sod house in
the southwest part of town, known as
the Thomas place. The place Is now
rented by OlOf Erickson, and merely
used as pasturage for cattle. When
Mrs Erickson went from their resid-
ence IN the morning down to the
Thomas place to milk a COW. she
noticed a fire burning near the house:
and, looking more closely saw two big
fellows sitting with their backs against
the house. Mrs. Erickson was at first
little nervous at the presence of the
strangers, but the gentle good morn
ing" and other coUrtesies ventured by
the larger one as be came forth dis
PEELED her fear. They purchased milk
Of her during two days, leaving the
sod house Tuesday evening.
At ten o'clock Monday morning they
went across the railway track to the
Claxton residence aud asked Mrs.
CIaxton If they could get something to
eat. for which they would readily pay.
They said they were famished and very
dry, having journeyed far. Having
been fed. they offered to FIX the pump,
which, Mrs. Claxton had told them,
was out Of keller. One Of them went
to the railroad shops to get packing to
replace that worn out In the pump.
They also Strengthened the tower by
fastening the upper platform to q wire
anchored 70 the ground Mrs. CIaxton
was curious to know what it was they
had wrapped in a macintosh known
now to have been a rifle, but she did
not venture the question. She was
impressed with their geBtlemanIy bear
ing and good language. thinking from
these conspicuous qualities, the tray
elers we're above suspicion.
Mrs Erickson saw them leave the
Thomas place Tuesday evening, jour
neying eastward. In all probability,
they went straight to Joseph CuIliHs'
two and One-half miles east OF town,
and asked for entertainment. Being
refused, they became boisterous and
threatened Mr.. Cullins, who, resorting
70 the immediate use Of a shot gun,
which was near at hand, told them to
60, and they went.
From this place the pair Travelled
two miles to the north, where they
secured board and lodging at the home
Of D. E BartholomeW, arriving there
at ten o'clock at night. In this retreat
three and rone-haIf miles northeast Of
town, the two men we're uamolested
until Friday, when they met their end.
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0. G. Dawson, who lives IN the city
made a call on the Bartholomew fam
ily. Upon her return, Sheriff Walker
questioning Mrs. Dawson as to what
she saw and heard Of the sOjourners
there, became more set in his belief Of
their being the desperadoes in ques-
ton
Sheriff Walker returned to supper In
the evening and told his wife al that
he had heard, and said be was going to
arrest the men that night By the
pleadings Of his wife be was dissuaded
from making the attempt until the
next morning when q posse could be
secured.
PrersrIng For the Capture
subsequently on Friday morning the
sheriff got John Riggs and George
Cunins to aet as deputy sherifs, while
william Hogs5oon, Sr.s IS driver, and
CE Rf5dIs11s 6. n. Philips and G. S.
Cox. e4rnad VITA rifIas and sloL glzEss
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/ Phillips and Q. S. Cox, Of the two belts
full Of cartridges and 8 Colts six
shooter. To this the crowd, alive with
curiosity, nsxt hocked- As soon as the
corpse was put into 6 farm wagon, the
search for articles of Identification be-
gan. Two face masks, a pocketbook
containing a few dollars in silver coin,
a gold watch and chain, several boxes
Of salTe, razor, Rock Island railroad
map, bullets, and letter, which had a
postmark Of Arroyo, n. N, dated July
4, and addressed to FEDORA Arettano,
Hugo, Col, were found.
The sun was now sinking in the west,
and the crowd made tracks for town;
the body OF the bandit being taken to
| Bowers undertaking rooms.
A guard was placed during the night
! over the debris Of the house which was
fred to secure the capture Of the hold
up. Early the next morning Sheriff
Walker, to uncover the body of the
bandit, ordered the handling Of the
smoUldering ruins in the basement.
Finding the Remains.
The men had worked scarcely half
an hour when the last doubt as to the
I possible escape Of the robber was done
away. The charred body Of the man
who had given his name as Gould was
carefully removed, there being, how
ever, only the trunk remaining. Beside
it was found the iron parts Of q Win
chester rife and a Colts revolver, also
the metal parts Of ladies' pocketbOoks
and a silverine watch which had stop
ped at 600 o'clock. The watch was
seEen-jeWeled, Elgin movement No.
5,650,579, case No. O9,735, manufactur-
er's brand, "nameIess."
Absolute Identification was estab-
lished by the recovery from the body
Of the robber killed by pistol shots of
a gold watch, hunting case No. 4OO,47S,
J. G. Deuber movement No. GOSSIP, the
same being the exact property taken
from Charles Fyke, lawyer Of Kansas
City, No.
During the day the bodies Of both
outlaws we're viewed by many people in
the undertaking room.
The body Of one lay upon q streteher
The breast had been barred, showing
two bullet wOUnds-one at the left
close to the heart, while the other was
opposite on the right side. The bullet
which layed the robber low was the one
fred by G. E. Biddison, crushing the
skull on the right side, letting out
some Of the brains. His weight was
about lis pounds, height about feet
/ IOinches, black hair and mustaehe; and
had about three weeks growth Of beard
Forehead slightly receding.
The remains Of the other lay on the
floor, a charred mass almost unrecogni-
Fable as a human being. Both legs and
one arm were completely gone; one
side Of the skull and jaw was connect
ed with the body by a slight portion Of
the neck. That was all.
1t is the general belief that the one
who persisted in the house committed
suicide when be found the building on
fire, there being heard a dull report OF
a pistol shot at about that time, but
this is only conjecture.