THE COAL STRIKE.
The President of the United Mine
Workers Make a Statement.
A VICTORY FOR UNION MEN.
Mr. Katrhford Alio iilven III Views About
the Situation In Went Virginia and
Illinois Some IlllnoU Miners
Still Oat.
Wabiiixotox, Sept. 1. M. D. Itateh
ford, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, who is attending
a special meeting of the officers of the
National Federation of Labor, gave
out the. following statement to-day:
To-day will see about 75.OJ0 miners resume
work In the bituminous coal fields of the cen
tral states. The strike generally ends to-day.
This Is the middle of the 12th week of Its dura
tion. It was brought to a close at our conven
tion held at Columbus, O., on the Hth to the 11th
of the present month, the ten days' time being
given to allow miners and operators to come
together in Illinois nnd West Virginia to meet
the prices fixed (J5 cents a ton In Pittsburgh,
IS cents in Ohio and Indiana the same to con
tinue till the end of December. Thy mining
situation is not likely to bo disturbed again
until the beginning of next year, at which time
we hope to be ablo to nettle watre differences
amicably and without the necessity of a strike.
I am well satisfied with the agreement
reached, and feel that It Is the greatest victory
gained by the trades unions for years. Of course,
the victory Is not altogether one of the miners.
While they have done the striWng. trades
unions and organized bodies have supplied the
necessaries without which the miners could
not possibly succeed. It is a victory for organ
ized labor and not for any particular trade, and
we want our friends who have helped us to feel
that it is their victory as well as ours. I feel
very grateful for the assistance given us by the
American Federation of Labor and the kindly
disposition shown us at all times by Mr. Gom
pers and the members of his executive com
mittee. Asked as to the situation in West
Virginia and Illinois, Uatchford said
My advices from West Virginia am to the
effect that our miners are standing firm, are
well pleased with tho agreement reached and
evince u determination to tight their battle to
the end. Ourimrposti is to bring the miners
and operators of that state together in a Joint
convention, that a uniform mining price may
be Hxed and paid for tho same vein of coal
and a fair relative price for other veins within
the state. As to Illinois, a convention of the
Illinois miners Is being held now. I have not
hod any advices from there, but can safely pre
dict what they will do. They will continue the
Htrugglc until fair prices are established.
Illinois Miners Mill Out.
St. Louis, Sept. 21. Pursuant to an
agreement reached at the mass meet
ing of the miners at lielleville, 111.,
Sunday, work was resumed at a num
ber of additional mines in the lielle
ville district to-day. This agreement
was that all should go to work who
eould get the scale of U'cents a ton,
mine run. The operators who have not
agreed to pay the scale are Reinecke,
llrandenburger, Donk Urothers, Crown
Coal, Co., Scott Coal Co., Wilderman,
St. Clair and the Consolidated Coal
TO KK.EU JOINTS OPES.
Vigilance Committee at Topeka Wants the
1'anltal Kept "Wet."
Topeka, Kan., Sept. 21. Informa
tion has reached the governor's office
that a vigilance committee, composed
of about 50 members, has been secretly
organized here for the purpose of pre
venting the temperance committee
from interfering with the operation of
the joints during festival week. It is
asserted that the vigilance committee
is composed exclusively of taxpay
ers, many of whom are prominent mer
chants. They believe this temper
ance agitation hurts the festival and is
against the. business interests of the
city. The methods by which the vigi
lance committee propose to accomplish
its ends are not known. The governor
will not interfere, but will let the city
manage its own affairs.
M'KENNA'S OPINION.
The Attorner-Oeneral Glvet an Adverse
Killing on Section S3 or the Tariff Law.
Washing ton, Sept. 21. Attorney
General McKenna announced his opin
ion in the matter of section 23 of the
new tariff law at the close of the
cabinet meeting to-day. He holds
that goods coming directly into the
United States from foreign countries
through Canadian ports are not sub
ject to the discriminating duty of 10
per cent, and also holds that foreign
goods shipped from countries other
than Hritisli possessions in Kritish
vessels are not subject to the discrim
inating duty.
Ul'XTEK NOT tlllLTV.
The Former Kentucky Itepithliran Senato
rial Aspirant -W;iilU-l of liribery.
Fkankkokt, Ky., Sept. 21. The ar
guments in the case of Dr. W. God
frey Hunter, charged . with having
tried to buy three votes for j?l-,uou
while he was the favorite republican
candidate for the United States senate
last spring, were closed this morning,
anil about two hours after the case had
been given to the jury a verdict of not
guilty was returned. This determines
all the bribery cases against Dr. Hun
ter. Cremated the llody r Ills Victim.
Nacoopochks. Tex., Sept. 21. At
Ironosa, ten miles north of San Augus
tine, u negro killed his wife, and then
burned her body and the house in
which the deed was committed. He
was captured by Constable Manford at
Irouo.sa aud jailed at San Augustine.
He confessed the crime, and there is
strong talk of lynching him.
Texas Vever Near Mexico. Mo.
Mexico, Mo., Sept. 21. Texas fever
has broken out among cattle in this
county and Joseph Maxwell, who has
a herd of several hundred, has already
lost eight or ten. The screw worm
has killed a number of cattle in the
norwiern part oi me county, l here is
uneasiness among cattle growers.
A Slaughter Iloime I! uracil.
Louisiana, Mo., Scot 21. Pollak
Bros. cold storage and slaughter house,
located in the southern part of the
city, valued at 510,000, and insured for
co,ouo, Durnea last night lhe Joss is
total. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
The 17th annual session of the Na
tional Colored Baptists is being held
in Boston. It was voted to hold next
year's session at Kansas City, Mo.
STILL ANOTHER COLLISION.
Two Trains Come Together Near Mnncle,
Kan. Several Persons Injured.
Eiwakisvili.e, Kan., Sept 21. A
destructive head-end collision between
a Kock Island westbound Dassentrer
train and an east bound Union Pacific
stock train took place two miles west
of Muncie, and 15 miles west of Kan
sas City, at 9:30 yesterday evening.
l!oth trains were running at a high
rate of speed, and came together with
terrible force. Both engineers and
firemen jumped and escaped with few
injuries. Uoth engines were com
pletely wrecked. A great deal of
damage was done to the contents of
the freight cars. The baggage car
was badly smashed. The wrecking
crews from Kansas City and Junction
City were ordered out, and will clear
away the wreck. There were 11 cars
of live stock on the freight train. They
are piled up in awful confusion. The
front postal car was completely
wrecked. C. M. Webb, a postal clerk,
jumped and was painfully injured
about the head and shoulders. E. L.
Hales and liicbard New by, postal
clerks, were also severely bruised,
receiving a bad scalp wound.
MISSOURI POSTMASTERS.
The
President Hetties Several Important
Contests Welnrlck at Jopiin.
Washington, ept. si. lnc presi
dent disposed of nine presidential post
office fights in Missouri yesterday
Another batch will be disposed of to
day, when the remainder of the post
office plums will have to remain un
gathered until Mr. Mckinley returns
from New England. At llevier, Ma
con county, Thomas Francis was ap
pointed. A. O. We'.ton won the plum
at Hutler over Editor O. D. Austin.
ine .Jopiin contest, whicn was an un
usually hot one, was settled by the se
lection of I). K. Weinrick, who is a
poet of local prominence. J. II. Jacobs
was appointed at Norborne and
Thomas Curry at Oregon. L. A. Ilran
non defeated Editor Henrv Miller for
the Princeton post office. William 1
2uigley got the office at Tipton, while
(J. II. (iardner was the successful candi
date at Unionville. At Willow Springs
1). 15. llobson was named.
WESTERN TEXAS FLOODED.
At Ahumada People Were Driven to High
. round Many Houses Wrecked.
El Paso, Tex., Sept. 21. Sunday
night the people of Ahumada, about 50
miles south of this city, were visited
by the worst flood that ever happened
in the history of the state. Men,
women and children were driven from
their beds and had to take refuge on
the high ground with their household
effects. There was not a place to
shelter them; many houses in town
are wrecked and tumbled in great
heaps, and many more are expected to
collapse at any moment The water
stands four and five feet in the houses,
the country is flooded for miles around
and the river has overflowed its banks.
FATAL HOILEK EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed and Two Others Injured
at Redmou, Mo.
Macon, Mo., Sept 21. Joe Hay
ward's mill boiler, near Redmon, ex
ploded yesterday afternoon, instantly
killing Walter Ferguson, Charles
Ileaton and Alfred Yost. William C,
Allen was mortally wounded and David
Flinchpaugh seriously injured. The
mill was an old one used as a sawmill
and for grinding corn. The proprie
tors were not injured. Ferguson had
been employed at the mill. No crimi
nal negligence or crime thus far has
been charged.
Religion Stood In the Way.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept 21. Eugene
Ilurr, aged 21, and Miss Grace Kyan.
aged 20, of Leavenworth, Kan., eloped
to this city yesterday and were married
by a Swedish minister. They are
prominent in society circles, children
of wealthy parents, and the news o
their romantic marriage will cause a
big sensation nt Leavenworth. The
altactiment between tne two young
people was the cause of much feeling
upon the part of the parents of the
young woman, because of the fact tha
young Burr is a Protestant, while all
of Miss Kyan s family are Catholics.
The Fort Scott Police War.
TorEK A, Kan., Sept 21. Gov. Leedy
has appointed M. M. Jones and M. S.
Bowen, of Fort Scott, as police com
missioners at that place, to succeed
Messrs. Bobbins and Lowrey, removed.
Mr. Jones is to be president of the
board and Police Judge Shipps will be
retained as chief of police. Bobbins
and Lowrey were removed because
they had last week removed Police
Judge Shipps from office.
Mi-txourl Day at -Nashville.
Jkffkksox City, Mo.. Sept. 21. Mis
souri day at the Tennessee centennial
exposition will be October 10. Gov.
Stephens was officially notified of that
fact yesterday. Gov. Stephens sa-s
he is satisfied a large number of peo
ple intend to be present and help make
Missouri day a great success, worthy
of the fifth state of the union. The
railroads will offer reduced rates.
A Sner ial Train for Miss Whitney.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 21. Miss
Edna W hitney, of Chillicothe, Mo.,
who was chosen to act as Queen Lo
rena at the fall festivities at Topeka.
beginning Tuesday, September 27, will
be taken from her home to Topeka in
a special train, where she will be wel
comed by knights in armor and repre
sentative ladies of the city.
irehaui Left a Muntl Estate.
Chicago, Sept 21. A final account
of the estate of the late Judge Walter
Q. Gresham was filed to-day in the pro
bate court. The executrix was the
widow, Matilda G re sham, and she is
also the sole beneficiary. The estate
amounts to SiS.602.
Say Police Law 1 Unconstitutional.
Fokt Scott. Kan., Sept 2i. In the
police commission light here the attor
ne'S have raised the point that the
Kansas police commission law is un
constitutional. Judge Thomas,' of the Tahleqnah di
vision of the Indian territory federal
court, has directed the grand jury to
indict all persons engaged in the
wholesale destruction of fish by what
ever method.
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Caruolltos is now connected with
Kansas City by telephone.
Glanders has broken out among the
horses of St Louis county.
A dog six months old was soid for
?100 in Nevada the other day.
Ihe Baptists at Centralia will build
a handsome and modern brick church.
The annual license fee on slot ma
chines at Macon is S-00 for each'slot"
Tiikue are 25 professional music
teachers at Sedalia and several ama
teurs. Gov. Stephens has appointed Hugh
Brady an election commissioner at St
Louis.
O. G. Newton, of Trenton, thinks he
has constructed an airship that will
surely fly.
The state board of agriculture says
the late corn crop has been destroyed
by drought.
Burglars robbed the post office at
Wilton, Boone county, of S1,000 in cash
and stamps.
Nevada boasts of a 15-year-old at
torney whose eloquence is said to equal
that of Bryan.
John Scuddeb fell 150 feet down a
mine shaft at Webl) city ana was
instantly killed.
Kansas City has a school population
of 25,000, with 500 teachers and 33
school buildings.
A race horse named Mark Hanna is
making a great record at fairs in the
ceutral part of the state.
While playing with a visious dog
Carl Shoemaker, of Carthage, had both
his ears bitten entirely off.
There is an epidemic of typhoid
fever at St. Joseph, seven deaths oc
curring in one day recentlj'.
The fall term of Drury college, at
Springheld, inaugurates tlie quarter-
centennial year of that institution.
I orest fires, as a result of severe
Irought, destroyed valuable timber
and much farm property near Poplar
Bluff.
In Atchison county the county court
offered a premium of 100 for the best
display of home products at the court
tv fair.
It was reported that Gov. Stephens
would appoint Thomas Ilussell, hi.
brother-in-law, as coal oil inspector at
Kansas City.
"Uncle Joe" Irwin, of Kansas City,
a famous fisherman, has been appoint
ed deputy fish and game warden for
western Missouri.
Horse racing at night, on a track
lighted by electricity, was one of the
features of the Pettis county fair at
Sedalia last week.
W. J. Bryan was the attraction at
the Farminirton fair on Thursday of
last week, receiving S500 in cash for
two-hours' speech.
A St Louis justice decided recently
that a note contract to pay attorney
fee, in ease suit is brought for collec
tion, is not binding.
The Southern hotel, at Eldorado
Springs, and contents, with the valu
aides of many guests, were burned the
other day. Loss, 815,000.
While digging in a well in Mont
gomery county Gus Holstein was over
come with foul air, became choked and
felHnto the water and was drowned
The Greene county fair at Spring
field was a failure, financially, and
many of the exhibitors are threaten
ing suits to collect for promium money
Miss Maud Masox, of Moberly, who
was visitinsr her aunt, Mrs. Senator
Cockrell, was run down by a team on
the streets of Washington and fatally
injured.
The county jail at St. Joseph ha
been condemned as unsafe for occu
pancy. As the county refused to vote
bonds to build a new jail, the county
court is in a dilemma.
Four young men named Lacey,
brothers, were arrested near Frisco by
federal officers, charged with counter
feiting. They were betrayed by a sis
ter whom they had offended.
Gov. Stephens has named the fol
lowing delegatcs-at-iarge to the na
tional irrigation congress at Lincoln
Neb., September 23: II. R. Whitetnore,
St Louis; G. W. E. Griffith and James
L. Lombard, Kansas City.
Groit No. 3, of the Missouri Bank
ers' association, which comprises 11
counties in northwest Missouri, held
session at St Joseph last week. W. S.
Wells, Platte City, was elected presi
dent and E. M. Austin, Forest City,
secretary.
The postmaster at Saxton made
heroic effort to capture a burglar who
had robbed his office of S100. He
chased the thief two miles, but lost
track of him. Several shots were ex
changed ana the postmaster was
slisrhtly wounded.
Veterans of southwest Missouri, i
annual session at Nevada, elected Com
rade Gilson. of Appleton City, pres
dent of the association. The Woman
Belief corps of the Eighth district at
the same time and place, elected Mrs.
Gilson for president.
Actios that may presage a concerted
fight by the banking interests of Mis
souri against express companies wa:
taken by group 10. of the Missouri
Bankers' association at Jopiin. They
voted to hereafter not cash or collec
any express money orders, and to urge
other bankers to take similar action.
A few years ago William Jones,
farmer near St Joseph, drew S10.000
from the Louisiana lottery. Part of
the money was claimed by a club of
which he was a member. As a result
of litigation and consequent worry
over the matter Jones became a raving
maniac and was sent to the asylum re
cently. The smallest child ever born in War
rensburg died when ten days old. It
was the child of Mrs. W"estbrook and
weighed less than a pound.
Col. Lindsay Murdoch, of Marble
Hill, well known as an anti-slavery
man and organizer of one of the first
union companies during the war, was in
Washington recently seeking a politi
cal appointment
Charles Johnson, a dissipated print
er of Carthage, attempted to assault
Miss Nannie Rankin, an employe of
the telephone company. A mob pur
sued and captured him and had it not
been for the officers the brute would
have ben hung.
FARMERS' BANK,
BUTLEi?, MO,
We furnish deposit and check book
free of charge with each new ac
count opened. We solicit the
accounts of ladies, as well &s gentle
men. It's much safer to have
uiOLev in back than arcucd house.
I). X. Thompson, Tres't.
A. E. 1kxnktt, Vice Pre.
THE HANGMAN'S ART.
ederal Executioner Maledon
Relates Experiences.
HAS HANGED NKARLY 100
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ncluding Negroes and Indians, and Says j
They all Weaken on the Scaffold
Whiskey Caused the Crimes.
Nevada, Mo., Sept. 17. Among
those attending the encampment at
ttke Park Spunks, itus ciiy, of the
nterstate reunion cf old soldiers is
the wcrld'e in: st nated hangman,
Gee rge Maledon of Fort Smith He
is a small nun with iron gray chin
wLiskeis. He was torn iu Bavaria
In 1830, aud went frcm Michigan to
Fcrt Smith forty-one ye ars ago. He
banged his first man there, sentenc
ed by Judge Parker, in 1S72.
He ha3 continued to act as haog-
miD for the United States court at
Fort Smith ever fcince, banging
ninety eight men sentenced by the
late Judge Parker, who, during Lis
term of service, sentenced 217 men
to deith aud seat 10,000 to the pen
itentiary. Speaking of hia uncanny calling,
Mr. Maledon saii:
"At one time I had twelve men on
the Bcaffcld five of them were com
muted and seven dropped at one
tuovenieut of the trigger. Every
neck was broken Throughout my
;led a
man or diew blcoi on him. When
the neck is broken the arms and
-.boulders drop down. When there
is strangulation they shiug up.
'Ninety otr cent of the men l
have hung committed crimes because
of whisky, either directly or indi
rectly One of them, Booth Crump
ten, held up a glass on the 6csflold
i
&t a Baia:
'Young men, when you take up
a glass to drink, look into the bot
tom and see if there is not a hang
man's knot hidden there.'
''One of the worst men I ever
Lung was Cherokee Bill. It was
known that he had killed twelve
ui.ru, aid htd doubtless murdered
others. He was iu th9 Fort Smith
jail, frcm which no man has ever es
caped. He tried to get away.
and
t"e guards fired 6ixty two shots at
im without mortally wounding
him. During the fight he shot and
killed a very popular guard, named
Keatou
'The people cii the outtiile heard
of it and attempted to mob the mur
derer, but the guards turned and
defended him Cherokee Bill killed
nis brother-in law, and said he did it
o s-e him kick, as ht was always
kicking at everything.'
"I have hung negroes, Indians
and white mer. and nearly all of
them weaken Some of them seem
ed c-lnu, tut when your hand was
placed upon them you could always
fel the muscles crawling and trem
bling. An Indian has a great horror
f hanging. They would rauch-pre
fer to be h..t. I have had them
draw a black mark on their clothes
over the heart aud beg me to shoot
thetu while in their cells. They aie
great drunkards, and will diiok ted
ink or any other fluid wbish has al
cohol in it.
Jack Spaniard was another bad
man. tie was ice espiam oi iu
Belle Starr gang. She wa3 shot and
killed ia tte lied river country not
very long ago by a man in ambush
She was born in Veinon county,
Missouri. Jack fcught like a demon
when be started to tbe scaffold, and
it was necessary to choke him down
'Dr. Alexander was a brilliant and
highly educated man, but had a bad
temper. Ke witnessed several of
my executions and then killed a
man. He wa sentenced. snd,know
icg bim so well, I asked if he would
prefer some other man to hang him.
'"Do it yourself,' he said, 'you
know how. Break my neck short
off.'
"I remember when Cherokee Bill
was brought out to the ecaffold. He
looked at the crowd and exclaimed:
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E. D. Kipp, Cashier.
(i. W. XeWBERRT, A;
(i. P. Wyatt, '
t Cashier.
'Look at the people! I wonder what's
going to happen'
"His seek was larger arcund than
hii head, and there were those who
said the rope would s!ip eft', but it
cii not
"Tie last man hauged was Casira
go, an Italian. He was the hand
i somest inau who ever weut to the
scaffold, and was sentenced for the
niurder of three girls and two men
One was his sweetheait, and he was
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jeaious ne snot tnem all witbin a
few minutes. It was believed that
he had no grcuud for his jealousy ''
Mr. Ma'edou has all the ropes
with which the hanging was doue
One especially good piec has hang
ed twenty-seven men. While talking
he made a hingman's noose as a
souvenir, and courteously asked if
he could cot f r a favor by fitting it
to the neck of the writer. Mr.
Maledon speaks with a slightly for
eign accent. His eyes are black and
he carries hia 67 years with great
ease. He is s'ill the Federal tang
man at Fort Smith.
Says the Outlook is Encouraging.
Washington, D. C . Sept. 10.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath hss received a letter from
Senator Wolcctt, in which the sen
tor, who is at the bead cf the inter
national monetary commission,
speaks verv encouragingly of the
outlook for securing an international
understanding in behalf of sdver.
He refers to the decline of 6ilver,
wmcn ne pays is beirg used every
where in opposition to the efforts of
the commission, but expresses the
opinion that notwithstanding this
advereo influence an international
agreement will be secured Senator
Wolcott states that he will be in
London by October 1. and that be
will reach Waelunston before the
convening of congress in December
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STRIKE A NEW LEAD.
Another Rich Quart? Vein Discovered in
Alaska. Assays $10,000 Per Ton.
Statile, Wash, Sept. 19 Sum?,
the terminal of tte heattle and Iu
ternatioDal railroad at the Canadian
border, is in a coLdition of wildest
excitement over the reports that are
brought from a newly discovered
quartz district tight miles south of
me international line, northeast of
Mount Baker and forty live miles
from Sums Samples of the free
milling ore brought to this city for
assaj, are reported to run as hiyh at
$10,000 ia gold to the ton. Ths in
fection is spreading and parties ia
this city are pieparing to leave for
the Mount Baker mines
Mitidg experts in Seattle say that
they believe the reports, and that
the discoveries are in a district thtt
is simply a continuation of the Oka
nogan, Methow, Slate Creek aud
Ruby Creek districts across tha
northern tU-r of counties in the sta'e.
Suiiis is practically depopulated and
every man who can get an outfit and
a torfe is having for the 'mines. If
h reports are cortirmed there will
kely be a great excitement, as the
mines can be l cached and worked all
he ear round, good roads and trails
eading ta within a few miles cf the
new m:Ees.
Paducab, Ky., Sept. 18 Wild
rowds at Eddjville, Ky., may form
mob before the night is over and
an; two murderers caucht red-
Landed to-d.iv at the State Lime
Wotke.
Alfred H. KoiloanJ John Hol'ey,
actory nande, quarreled with Wil-
iani Ankew Thursdsv nisht. While
na held the victim tbe olher beat
his btains cut with a dcuble.bluded
newmg ax I hey then crossed tne
Cumbeilaiid river.
The body was found this morning
aud ote man arrested. He confess
ed and his ecces-ory was captured
at uocn after a bard tight. The
murderers have an examining trial
at Lyon county couit this afternoon.
A big crowd surrounded the court
oom and cries of "Ljnch them,"
'Hang them'' were heard. A cousin
of one of the accused threatens to
ead the mob.
Miners Go Back to Work.
PitUburg, Pa, Sept. 17. After
nearly three months' idleness be
tween 15,000 and 18,000 coal minert
in the Pittsburg district returned to
woik yesterday iu accordance with.
the action taken at Wednesday's
convention, authorizing the men to
resume woik in all mines complying
with the provisions of the scale of
G5 cents adopted at Columbus. The
temaind-rr of tbe 23,000 miners of
district will be at work before the
close of the week It is estimated
that the strike, which lasted sixty
five working days, cost the people of
Pittsburg district from $5,000,000
to S7,000,000. Of this amount the
miners lost about $Z,50U,0liU in
wases.
The strike against tbe DeArmita
will continue indefinitely, arrange
ments having been made to assets
tLe woiking miners 5 per cent of
tlerr wnpes to defray tbe expenses
of keepiig up the fight until the Go
ctnt rate is made utiform through
out th9 district.
Rich! Find.
Sedalia, Mo, Sept. 1C Mike
Kedney, sn M K & T section man.
while at work yesterday on the
company's right of way, near Bea
mac, unearthed a ru6ty iron teaket
tle fi'led with gold and silver ccins
amounting it h reported, to about
$1,200. The coins consisted of
Spsnieb eilver dollars, a few Csli-fort-ia
S3 gold pieces and othti
ccics of Ann rican mintage. The
n or ey is eupp OFed to have been
buried in 1SG1 by a farmer by the
r ame of John Emory, who died al -Beaman
seme 15 years 8go, witLo-at.
sflosirg wbere be lad hidden bk
treasure.
Kentucky LegiPlatoiM Ind.'cted.
Frankfort, Ky . gept, 18. The
grand jury has indicted for gand ling
Representative John U. Johns of
Pike ocutty, Representative V. H.
Susliiz of Lcui&viils li H. Dorr, a
Louisviile capitalist, .James E.,4toce,
clerk cf the Senate, Albert E. Scott
of Louisville end John HoIIenbeck
of Louis v ;!!. J 'Tb! mifdemeenor
consisted rf joker piyrg fcr
money and other things cf value,
while at a bole! here dcricg the re
cent legislative session.
EnckM Kilsore 3Iay Die.
Ardmore, I T., Sept. 18. Es
Consremcgn ' Beck" Kilgore, cow
United Stall s judge ia this district,
is critically ill with cirrhosis. The
attending pbysiciaL a this meming
gave up; all hope of his recovery,
saying, he might lire a month, fcut
that death was likely to occur at any
boar. He Las b:eL apprised of hi
conditio!.