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Show A BKSPBBATE XKGKO. He Kills a laa aad U Immediately aVyaebed. Gbeexyv cod, Mist., Dec 7 At Roebuck Landing, on Bazoo River, Dennis Martin, in company with other negroes, engaged iu a gvne of "crap." close to Mr. Aran's store, a prominent citizen and wealthy plantation owner. After playing some time a disturbance was raised, when Aran went out and remonstrated, remon-strated, and finding Martin tbe cause of the disturbance, advanced upon him. Martin drew a revolver and fired upon Aron without eilecL Aron went Into his store, and Philip Thomas, followed by several other colored men, carried Martin Into the store to apologize to Aron Martin, upon seeing Aron, pulled bis revolver and fired, point blank at Aron, killing him almost Instantly. In-stantly. Martin then turned and fired upon several others. Ho then attempted to escape, but was captured cap-tured by a posse of colored citizens and lynched. Test Xlllleas far tba Cfaetwkee Slrlav. Chicago, Dec. 7. CoL A. J. Snider, a wealthy Kansas City cattleman who la In the city, held a consultation with some stockmen yesterday and as a result sent a massage to Chief Mays of the Cherokee Che-rokee nation, tendering ten million dollars In cash for the 6,500,000 acres of land known as the Cherokee Che-rokee Strip. It is understood that he makes the offer as the representative represent-ative of the Cherokee Strip Live Block Association. The Govern ment officials claim the Cherokees have no rhjht to sell their Ian I to the parties. l"he Cherokee Legislature Legisla-ture is In session and Colonel Snider Sni-der says be expects a reply to his telegram Monday or Tuesday. XJkltD BOOMERS KE110VED. Wichita, Kan , Dec 7 Lieutenant Lieu-tenant .Elliott or the Firth Cavalry, with a force of thirty men re turned last night with all tj -throe boomers, tunning them over the state line. They were found on Black Bear Creek In tents hoping to remain there until the strip was opened for settlement. The boomers boom-ers consisted or men, women and children, and there Is much suffering suffer-ing from the cold weather. Annie Beewitt, daughter of ono or the boomers, died today from exposure. nerd far a Mllllem. Clkvblakd, M., Dec 7. In 1S8I the private banking bouse of Everett Ever-ett & Weddeli rloeed its doors. Tbe failure was the sensation of the year In Cle eland, aa Mr. Weddell was a millionaire. S. T. Everett had been connected with the bank, but Dr. A. Everett was tbe senior member of tbe firm. Today Mr Weddell sued Dr. Everett for $1,000, 000, claiming that when he entered the bank its real condition was misrepresented to him by both tbe Everett. The suit hsa caused almost as much of a sensation as tbe failure did. Tfee DasraMMl tba Bay- New York, Dec 7. Johnnie Gethlnsand the dog, whose bones are growing togetherin the Charity Hospital, Blatkwell's Island, were In fine condition tonignL Their temperatuie was normal and both had good appetites. A great deal of euriiialty has been expressed as to whether the dog's bone that is being grafted tn Johnnie's leg Is as large as the boy's. A gentleman who was present at the operation said that the bono of the dog's foreleg fore-leg was almost exactly the same size as the larger bone of tbe boy's leg Just above tbe ankle, which is the polntof operation. |