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BLOW TO THE OCTOPUS. WORK OF A MAN WITH AN AX droves tosee me pass. When I left Victer Must Hunt Cover. Ordered to the Isthmus, the town behind me and rea-hed the yfeeker, Col., Dec. 3.—Vice Presi- Washington, Dec. 5.—The PARDON IS GRANTED TO FIREBUG JOHNSON. ee | E ; : plantations the negroes saw me and gent-elect Roosevelt is coming to | ship Lowa, the flagship of the sie oes Nebraska Supreme Court Rules Against A Seattle. Wash., Youth Smashed the stared with open mouths. They fol- Cojorado this winter fora hunting | station, in company with the , aa Pha d Standard Oil Company. | Skulls of Four Relatives and lowed me at a respectful distance, trip. He has notified the proprietor | delphia, has been ordered to Ii Health of Convict That Cost the : - < ne | | until presently they were joined by an of the hotel here to reserve accom- | San Francisco for the Usual wij State $250,000 Secures Pardon. | Linco: Neb., Dec. 5.—The Ne-| Shot an Officer. jold, white haired preacher, who, on modations for him and his party the c. uise southward. winter braska Supreme court hit the Stand- | ard Oi] Comy any a hard rap to-day, when it sustained the motion of the Attorney general to require the com- pany to produce books and records for inspection. The court also holds g me in my Seattle. Wash., Dec. 7.—William , 8eei ificent chariot. week before the New York legislature | Itisatated that there is ne Seaton, aged 22 years, formerly of, T@)S d his eyes and his arms on hi". meets in January. The object isto] ticular political purpose jn Decatur, Iil., attempted yesterday to, 80d, in a voicethat stirred ia Hae kill mountain lions cruise, but conditions along the} , | mus are disturbec saa it is reg, Jefferson City. Dec. 5.—Governor Stephens yesterday, upon recommen- dation of the prison physician and the board of prison inspectors issued # pardon toJ. T. Johnson, better known as “Firebug” Johnson, the} ever con- e rminate an entire-famuly, his rel- hearing. cried atives, at South Park, nine miles “"Bress de Lord, de day of ju Missouri Farmer Killed Another. good policy to have the United a eee ma -|ment am come and dis gemman am a as P : 3 vs le. With an ax he smash Kennett, Mo.. Dee. 6 —Nine miles | 5t4t flag shown in that quartergs zi > south of here, near Caruth, late yes- | Comparatively short intervals, an’ pray, for yo terday. James W. Crabtree shot and | that the suitis a civil action, and ,from> heads of four people, leav- de Angel Gabrie! hisself. Bredren, | jed in the them for dead, then shot one} most notorious criminal fitied in the Missouri penitentiary. | that it las jurisdiction. The case down on yo a ze began over a year ago, when Attor- |! | = en ee -3 , andler. Johnson has been a victim of con-| man in the ee nd attempted to hour am hvar killed Thomas J. Chandler. Both she se R a r ‘i ith jney General Smyth began suit to de- , fi. Bet ; | = are young farmers with families Prisoners Escape From Jail. sclaption tor some time amy the pris-| nar the Standard from doing bus z sila - ansaiclvagin ert To Cure a Cold in Oue Day | They disputed over shooting at al Jackson, Mo., Dec. 5 —Reuber on physician, Dr. Geo. H. Williams, hen iarehes tree Seaton was shot twice : but not fa-j ce ee Tab- mark while out hunting. Crabtree; Méacoe'Terison: iadieieek ven and has certified to the governor that)... | t ) : sheriff Kelley i Tr ‘ay | Surrendered and is here in jail. feted for murder 5 it violated the = 5 ae All druggists refund the money | in the first de: *, and George Ri further confinement would materially Vice The only victim killed outright | i¢ it fails tu cure. E. W Grove's siz- i 3} Ale } oh : y maces ‘ails ure. E. I sig - lan s = shorten the life of the prisoner. Senator John M. Thurston, who! vaton’s uncle, Daniel Ri Is.) nature is oueach box 2 | $100 Reward $100 ‘ *s Smith, for assault to kill, Johnson is regarded as a dege idisacctae i Se sétacioed bin later, Siew. Bar cial tee eee | Vhe readers of this paper will be pleas- | escaped from jail here last night, ware 5 5 eS Jappeared as thecompany’sattorney, : PAL EIS | ‘Sprnchele as Dest ed to learn that there is at least one ate of the worst type and has pive lin is anewer amen the Hale oF the , but her recovery is hoped for. | Schnaebele is Dead. ha presage »t science has been —— the prison authorities more trouble | ; an eS tasa court | The other victims were Myrtle and} Paris, December 5 — its stages, and that is than any prisoner es contined i pee een trey e tia | Hazel about ten| whose imprison by tie Ger rh Cure is the : 1 i In 1 1 aye | Coomera abeeeiem, canes ote : nid tas iM ; 1SS7 : »wn to the medical uy FE) he pe ar s » set fire : 1 | vears. usband; etz it SS7 arly iec ywar ; Pe SRT REE t the penitentiary. In 1885 he set fre) | ign was noteivil butcriminal;and | Yea?s- ets Siig) oe ee | ee iE g to the prison and the Sullivan Sad-] | of Mrs ween Fri and) Geraiaiiy. ied a constitutional r . eg * ae must) begin in the lower or trial arn if zs / t tarrh Cure is taken f(y wax we diss ee noe facturing | wourt. To-day’s opinion disposes of | It wis supposed tha hey sage Fa AUCy Sus eve ig es ee season |nternaliy, acting directly upon the Naa ie lant together ¥v ther perty ia ' wat but a late rt fre he Set incide din} b'ood and ss ces or the sys- : plant together with other property| ii these points adversely to the| ut a late port from the a 1 in| b'ood urtaces of the sy XG ae andles t t tl t =9.o00 | > andard and leaves the field clear : ee a 2 = ae e 2 | ot the disease nd giving the patient i of sit act cost the sti 08 | forthe tukinwiet testimony to prove | Of ou of the children has been raised |coyed Mr Schuaebele, a Fr t strength the constitution { ae 1 CORDOVA Chadine Johnson assaulted a eu took his | and there is hope of recovery. The} conimmissary, to the t > in doing its work. : t bore tothe lott 1 t tics th ens that the company is a trast and in : i 7 ape -- : ve so much tatth in 4 scheon, ( ‘sand wot as far as > rou e ther cl i Me btedly die. hiw arrest i apd tscotie clothes and got as far as the violation of the Nebraska statutes. | Other ld wi undou tedly die hiw arr ita} i ve powers, that they offer One i at ae grate, when he was recognized and re- | No date is given for the production; 4” ! ! Kennedy, who ve. urred i tame when popula i Dollars for any ‘case that it ij Es captured after a desperate struggle. | in Seat after the tra ipg against Germany rau bigh in t Send tor list of testimon- = Sie ecvanisayeralcecaniuneattanipy. of the books. sete : = : lials. Address F. J. Cueney & Co., ot e has on several occasions atten was slotin the back, but not dan-j| France Tuiedo, O. g§@FSold by druggis t7<c. eae oo edto murder his guards, and has, Successful Skin-Grafting. gerously. Seaton fired three times co because of his sistentinfraction of 1 } 9 ; + Kelley before Kelle srough i See two i ' ee ‘ ae eee Chicago, I At the bedside of }at Kell a Fors K lley br ought him Geprex tae ai ce h —- rules, been ed in solitary litte Felix Machut, whoseright hand |down with two shots, which took ef | teu. Speer’s wit confinement for weeks at a time ie . -| fect i e head: art een j Dori ai : erage gs Ee Rn a was denuded of skiu by a sand paper | feet in the fy ad and eae : American Institute per tleke PEM, ONE OF whese periods OF Con-| nachinea month ago, twelve boys nder the belief that all his intend- Report t: er. uf Parsai : finement le refuses eat or drink ape z victi ere AL ; New Jersey a. Op! ; si : - ; : ised es i - to-day ae their left: arms and al-{ed vi ets were a tually dend, Sea: | orlus wins'ae superior toanyin the world. attempt to ware hn teint thi erie a tl th wings Ste NEVADA BUSINESS COLLEGE, ine fee of skin from Parent et disgusted with the actions of my Wife Scared Him to Death The pardon was issued on condi } . 2 after : > r - ome 5 Soe tion that Johnson leave the state.|\, © raited upon the hip of Ma-/ sist ng roe I had knocked her} vancouver, B. C.. Dee. 7.—Con- LIFE SCHOLARSHIP $40. . This he <a Cannio au Ae eae chut, where previously a pocket had] in the head with an ax I came to the fronted by the wife whom he’ had de Thirty-five Calls, Monthly Average For is he has consented to do and will iy cut into the skin and the hand|conclusion Tmight ax well make al rid for another wens, Wollinn BOOK-KEEPERS AND STENOGRAPHERS. spend his remaining days on asheep|. oo. Ti Alaa phon aticks slean swee! smashe » skulls of wea: Seen Ted ‘ : agg . ranch inthe mild climate around |_ rted._In all 37 inches of skin was | clean sweep. Lsmashed the skulls of gouiton, son of a fine English family Enter any time. Write for college Journal. ay e. NE VADA, MO removed from the boys’ arms and} the children inthe barn and threw planted on the wound in Machut’s| their bodies into the manger. Re- “iotimhou: ure wea tenons, Tie wie om tel THE MISSOURI STATE BANE ssful and extensive attempts at|asleep on asofa. I chopped his head Be 4 of Butler, Missouri. ting on record. When Ma-| almost off.” dropped dead and his body is nowat an Antonio and San Angelo. Johnson says he expects to begir life anewand pass the remaining days of his life a peaceful, law-abid- ing citizen. hip. The case is one of the most suc- | turn expired after a stormy interview with skin-g her. The wutopsy physician de- Johnson was sent to the peniten- chut’s hand was injured, in order to y we — his ee mee clared after a close examination of Capital and Surplus, (full paid) - $57,000.00, 3 ~ agen . avoid amputation a pocket was cut| no evidence of insanity. In fact, he}... aoe neh Re i i 5 tiary 18 years ago froftn Shelby for]. 4 Ee : 1 An ais the body and its organs that deat! Receives Deposits, Loans Money, Buys Notes, Issues Drafte, neers fol = “ va in the unfortunate lad’s hip and the} made the specific statement that he had resulted trom fricht . 7 oe is period of hand sewed in. In three weeks the} Was not insane. and does a General Banking Business. imprisonment is the longest.ever hand took on enough flesh to cover a bl f withstood by any convict in the Mis- . i 7 ee RAS ee! ' Ready at all times to make Joans at reasonable rates o sie ‘ee the bor and remaining muscles,|The Old Stories Didn't Please These 5 - Th { h f k ouri penitentiar Meese! and an advertisement brought the Children. We give in our illustrated catalogue, aaERT SSS ne DOLECBRES Or, ENE a. ny Caree srbine sete 5 ae s0V¥s to cover the i e hi a . FREE, valuable information and dealers, business men and the public generally is solicit- : Hy rbine : swee tens the breath, boy to cover the wound in th hip. “Bother these modern children, advice to those contemplating the . , Hi 4 rig: ay ns the eyes and clears the Lhe boys were given $3 an inch for anyway?’ d the department study of Art. Send postal for cata- ed, promising strict attention to business and a safe complexion without the slightest ill] the skin taken from their arms. ewuie logue. HALSEY C. IVES, Director. =~e me effects whatever, and ensures the woman. “Irecently went to visit a! gy “pore §oHOOL OF FINE ARTS, Ceporitory se tamie: natural bloom of health, Price 50] For all fresh ents or wounds, either | fiend of mine who has two. She is} '- Louis, Mo. —DIRECTORS.— cents. For sale by H. L. Tucke on the human subject or on animals. | bringing up her pair in the most ap- John Deerwester Charles R. Radford Wm, F. Walton sap. Ballard’s Snow Liniment is excellent | proved scientifie fashi or nurse "4 T. C. Boulware," T J. Wright, r JW Jenkine, ¥ Metes Out Own Punishment. while for corn) hussers’ sprained se a : peer Se 39 f. ac Booker Powell Frank M. Voris, z : a ‘ eee left while 1 was there, and as she was 3:33 @ ta J.B. JENKINS. Cashier. . WALTON De Soto Mo., Dec. 5.—Two un-| Wists, barbed wire cuts and sores on] ae Lay li e sa 8 Le vow : working horses, it) cannot be tov {expecting guests to dinner, — she he t ers ee own men lie dead at Blackwell, oa sate 1 lasked me Me‘ whi ave} sced upon the marke E ily eommended. Price 25 and|asked me to put the angel ehildren prints of an obsolete edition T ¢ Mo., 2 small town seven miles south | 56° cents Vor sale by H. L. Tucker} to bed. I took them up to. the Usiisnaeautulow gdos” WAL T ‘ON RUS 4 of here, the result of murder and sui- z rg ca < nursery and undressed them Se — ates a > y cide. Tragedy ata noice: paps : 7 : 7 3 ° s r « Pacivaieht: tho we : a “3 ch Now, snuggle into bed,’ I said,| acaters, agents, .and in a few instances ‘ Butler ’ Mis sour. F , 48s ght the men, supposed to] Hopkinsville, Ky., Dee.5.—A party | for the Sand Man is comine.’ OS es ee tae ‘| be tramps, asked permission to sleep | of young meu, under the influence of | .« “who's the Gadd Man?’ asked the a thi en CAPITAL, - 5,000. , mM the boiler room of ©. V. Segar’s| drink, went to a dance at Donaldson boy ie ar Worthless on at Always has onhand money to loan on Real Estate at rates of saw mill. One of the men was Tanke Ty 5 5 > e - Sel rtised to be the substantial equivalent of 5O years of age and th ‘ oi ana : — : county, and attempt- “ft told them the old, old story] a Hennosdentse book, wh > they are all interest lower than ever before offered in Bates County. No delay, ql 0 years se ane fe other-aboutjed to break itup. A general fight], 2S P They’ yer 20. cnetued, ie which’ bhewe cone ent | about the Sand Man. They'd never! Reprint Dictionaries, | payers payable here. E ; se eorwes eely | heard of him. otype copies of a book of over fifty this morning the young man {str was found dead on the railroad track with his skull crushed and part of his clothing missing. It was evident that he had been murdered in the saw mill and dragged to the railroad | stra track and laid across the rails. A posse of citizens started in search of his companion, who was caught five miles out, and brought back to. the scene of the murder. When accused k and pistols discharged, not ago, which v 1d for about $5.00, and We have a complete Abstract of Title to all Lands and Town Lots ich was much superior to these imitations, an fifty shots being fired. In said, ‘and he comes ‘round every ‘ing a work of some merit instead of one in Bates County, begun by our Mr. Walton 30 years ago and kept up with the midst of the trouble Lovis Downs evening and throws sandin your Long Since Obsolete. the County Records daily. Complete Abstracts furnished to any Res! and Paul Baker, members of promi- eyes till they're so heavy you can't The Webster's Unabridged (lnestiescs pub uent families became engaged in a] hold them open.’ ed by our house is the only me! ritorious eet ee one of tbat name. It bears our imprint on ae a . p rle, Bak drew his pistol and “The two children looked at me| the title-page and is protected by copyright Borowers desiring LOW RATE money are especially invited to call. fired. The ball passed through from cheap imitation. As a dictionary lasts : é a lifetime willit not be better to purchase the | FRANK ALLEN, Secretary WM. E. WALTON, President. Debs eet aaa T. J. WRIGHT, sVice President, LATEST AND BEST, Webster’s International Dictionary J. BROWN WALTON Boodkeeser, ‘He's Santa Claus’s brother,’ I tl Estate in Bates County. Fees reasonable. for a moment and thens to the floor] the inultaneot ted up their voices and beg and x} to seream for their mother. She ENGLISH, Biography, Geography, Fiction,etc. | WELDON YAT came hurrying up stairs Size 10x12%4x414 inches. Baker jmimedintely went to Cadiz Se hecmades the cla and surrendered to officers of the] What is the matter precious| This Book is the Best for Everybody. | _ the tmurder the old man drew aflaw. Heclaims that he can prove | jambkins?” she cried STANDARD AUTHORITY of the U. S. Supreme kr and stabbed himself in the} he shot in self-defense. He is the la x 3 Court, all the State Supreme Courts, the U. S. heart. death resultine ir ee BES ° a ‘Naughty dy howled the| Government Printing Office and of nearly all the art. d resuiting instantly. of H. G. Baker, a prominent ex-Con-| gider lambki eae ' Sh Schoolbooks. WARMLY COMMENDED by - iy federate voter elder lambkin. “Naughty yady! She] Cottege Presidents, State Superintendents of | , White’s Cream Vermifuge removes} says bad man’s gto put sand] Schools and many other eminent authorities. | | the unhealthy issue upon which worms thrive: it brings, and quickly T. wae for Senator in Jack’s eyes. Sand hurts Jack’s Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, i Recently abridged from the International and next ce : eves! Don't want bad man to come! a healthy condition of body, where} Duluth, Minn., Dec. 5 —Charles A Naughty yady! B worms cannot exist. Price 25 cents. | Towne te SEVEN FACS Bad man scare night contirmed the report Jaek!” Specimen pages either book sent for the askir v. Lind had tendered him the} py o.-. oy |G. & C. MERRIAM CO., Springfield, Mass. ule by H, L. Tucker hats what | got for trving a that ¢ United States senatorship to sue Pardons From the White House. es ‘ : : : j make those children happy with the reimremres , i - . the late Senator C. K. Davis, and ae 2 I Se : ae : sels i Washington, Dee. 5.—The president | said that he had decided t Seed a Be ae Ge ee 4 = said that he had decided to accep testamentary on estat-of Francis P B owning i has eranted several pardons. Five v : if PU) well, she looked at me reproachfully : | deceaced were granted te the a iecsigned on 7 awe : : the appointment. Hehas telegraph- s the 17 day of Nov 19%. by the Probate| | sy of the cases are from the Indian ter- ed the rovernor to that effect. Mr Really. Julia,’ she said‘ ‘Ithink | Court of Bates County, Miasnari ! a 2, - ‘ le ect. Mr.j_ = IS e All persons bar? cteime inet-aid eet re! BS ritory. Four of the men pardoned | Tow: fumed tpidiecess the ect might have refrained from | 2ghirea to exhit them for silow anos to the | ' were convicted of horse stealing and | farther. but said that k 1a} frightening my little ones, especially | "Sidtceere or tney cams he, preciuaat imo SS ‘ her, but said that he would leave on % Se eee ae ees Sens eres wer invariably sentenced tothe min- | ; : Wehbe 4 atsuchatime asthis. You know | *ay benetit of sais estate: andit « or sh eton via? x aul to-mor-|, Qo Lexhbibit-' withioa tao veare f tmum penalty preseribe how thoroughly opposed to i am.’ fo this nohii preseribed by law for | row morning. uy oppe o it lam. Suscea fhe thi- offense—tive ve: The attorney gener in prison-| Mr. Towne wa P considers ent d by the deme the candidate select- ( ats for United States Took Him for the Angel Gabriel. | Sentence excessive for the crime and ator in the election four years ago | Chicage Chronicle | Senator Davis was reelected. | The late Ger John M. Palmer vhe — | used to enjoy ¢ of being mistak- recommends pardor five men ¢& hese cireumst Ashes Tossed to the Winds John LL y, Blunt Marti: New ¥ » Dee. 5.—In the ha } in and fo ater dignity | 14:, page 3 GE ppresig’ aH of the United |) PS rc! friet of tmber of his lifelor of ange thir: Seld by a’ pa s. 2 cems. eartt ito the sip. os Chemicas Co, bu. i