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FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 19, 1906 WEDNESAY EVENING. VOLUME 24; NUMBER 299. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, V. S. DEPOSITORY ufflIAS THE MONEY IF YO HAVE THE SEOTEUTY." THE WEATHER.

PERSONAL MENTION. TAFT ARRIVED IN CUBA TODAY KRESS STORE WAS TIED UP WRECKAGE SANK IN QUICKSAND OPEN AIR IS THE MEDICINE was worthy of shelter. I never asked to sleep in the house. The barn was good enough for a wandering boy in search of health, but not once was I allowed to do that. I believe I could make ray way to the Pacific coast on foot, and not have a bit of trouble.

I enjoy it and I don't believe I will ever ride on a railroad train again until my health is recovered. Tomorrow- morning early I will start for Pond Creek. I expect to get there in three weeks. I will go to Wichita first." Chicago. Sept.

19 Kansas Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Iowa Showers tonight; Thursday partly cloudy. Missouri Showers tonight; Thursday partly cloudy with showers in the east. Arkansas Tonight showers, cooler; Thursday partly cloudy. Oklahoma Tonight and Thursday, fa i r.

flouting by, but this is not verified. During the night the river fell almost as rapidly as it had risen, and early today the work of removing the submerged cars from the stream was begun. The Cimarron river is a treacherous stream. When high, as at this time, the current is swift, and there is much quicksand. At irregular intervals along the river the water sinks beneath the sand.

A common saying among the Oklahomans is: "The Cimarron always buries its dead." For these reasons it is not believed that exact number of dead will be known for several days yet. The first reports of the finding of the supjHised dead bodies is explained by I. II. Coy, a traveling salesman, who escaped from the train. 'Most of the people." said Coy.

"had been taken from the day coach when I reached the scene. From the bruises and contact with water, many appeared as though dead, when taken out." D. E. Cain, general manager, of the Rock Island, who reached here last night by special train, is giving personal attention to search for the bodies. Cain said today he was confident that the loss of life was much less Mian rejKirted, but he was unable to give an estimate.

No report has been received here up to shortly bo-fore noon of the finding of any bodies. Men crossed the river in skiffs this morning anil began a thorough search of the cars in sight. Oklahoma City, Sept. 19 John I Sullivan, former prize fighter, and party, reported drowned in the Rock Island wreck, arrived here safely today. 'IAMMAY HOLDS IT Carries New York City Primaries and Will Probably Defeat Jerome for Gubernatorial Nomination.

New York. Sept. PJ According to returns and repotted affiliation of the Kaders elected at the democratic primaries. Charles F. Murhpy will be in control of.

21 1 votes in the executive vMinmittee of Tammany Hall, representing twenty districts, and will control sixty of delegates to the dem-icralic convention. These sixty votes will enable the Tammany leader, if he so desires, to apply unit rule and cast the vote of Tammany Hall solidly for the candidate determined upon by a majority of the delegates. lp to the present time Murphy has made no statement is to his intentions in this respect, but during the preliminary campaign it was generally understood that Murphy was friendly to Hearst. Murphy's victory, however, is believed to preclude the possibility of District Xttorney Jerome securng the New-York county delegaton to the state In Brooklyn State Senator Patrick H. McCarren retains control of the 'ounty denmcratic committee and will of the 09 delegates to the state convention.

In the republican party Herbert E. Parson, president of the county republican committee, defeated the forces headed by former (Governor 'VIVll and Iemuel E. Qnigg. Parsons juried 22 of the districts. The defeat of O'Pell in New York county may take from him the control of the state committee of which he is chairman.

MARKETS. Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas City. Sept. 19 Cattle 8.000.

Native steers -Hz 0.40; stockers feeders I cows heifers 1.7511 3.13; bulls 2Q2.13; calves 3.23TiC.25. Hogs G.ono. Heavy C.lOfi 2.1; packers 0.13 Tx 33; pigs light G.2ox43. Kansas City Grain. Kansas City.

Sept. 19 Wheat Sept. J5U- Dec. 07: Cash 2 hard COUNTS; No. red OS; o.

3 Corn Sept. 42' 1 3S. Cash 2 mixed 3 No- 2 Dec. SU; May- 431; No. 2 white 13.

Oats hite 32TT No. 2 mixed 30 Ui 1. Rye Choice timothy -Ti 12. Choice prairie 9.2357 30. Creamery- 23; Packing 10; 19U.

eceipts wheat 131 cars. Chicago Grain. Chicago. Sept. 19 Wheat 11.73 Eggs Sept.

72 'i; Dec. 74. Corn Sept. Dec. 43'i.

Oats Sept. 31: Dec. 34i. Pork tsept. 10S3; Jan.

1.97U Lard Sept. S.S7U Oct. S.S2!i fx S3. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago.

Sept. 19 Cattle 23.000; beef steers 3.0ft 0.93; stockers feelers 2.55'?? 4. CO; cows heifers 1.00ft 3.10. Hogs 22.000. Top 0.33; bulk 5.93ft 0.40.

St. Louis Live Stock. St. Louis. Sept.

19 Cattle ROM. Beef sters 3.30ft G.25; stockers feeders 2.30-5 4.23; cows heifers 2.25ft 3.23. Hogs 4000. pigs light packers Cft 43; butchers best heavy G.30ft30. St.

Louis Grain. St. Louis, Sept. 19 Wheat 2 red, cash 72ft si: No. 2 hard 700 Dec.

717sft72; May 7CU. Corn 2 cash 4Cft7U: o. 2 white Dec. 40 May Wallace Rogers went to Iola ttis morr.ing. E.

C. Jackson and family went to Hume, this afternoon to visit. Louis Moore left this afternoon for the State University to enter school. J. J.

Lewis went to St. Louis last night on business for the New York Wholsale Co. Miss Fannie Graff left last night for St. Louis, where she will visit for a few days. Unmet Bollinger, of Kansas City, is in the city today on business.

He formerly lived in this county. Mr. and Mrs. W. E.

Cassell are entertaining Mrs. H. H. Potter, of In-diahoma, I. T.

Mrs. W. C. Knight of Parsons, arrived to visit with J. R.

ami family. Mrs. Rolla Lyon, after a pleasant visit with relatives at Winfield, arrived home last night. Mrs. Invz Hovey, of Willow-Springs, is in the city visiting her father for a few days.

G. E. Cory and Clerk Williams were in Pittsburg this morning on bankruptcy business. W. A.

Owen, of Des Moines, arrived in the city last night to spend a few days here. Mrs. Albert Schafer is enjoyinr, a visit from her sister, Mrs Effie Hedley, of St. Louis. Mrs.

R. Best, who has been critically ill, was reported to be somewhat better this afternoon. W. B. Martindale came down from Kansas City last night.

He we it this morning on the Missouri Pacific. Col. J. II. Richards and II.

M. Finch, secretary of the, Y. M. C. left last night for St.

Louis on business. Mrs. Alsop of South Broadway, who has been visiting her son at JPittsbnrg arrived ihome this afternoon." Col. C. C.

Turner, who has been up in Northern Nebraska for couple of veeks, arrived home this morning. Miss Mable Doran has returned from Cherokee and Baxter, where she has been visiting her friend Miss Addie Willard and friends. Mr. and Mrs. George House, who have been visiting his brother's family irJamar, arrived home yesterday evening.

Mrs. G. W. Turner has gone Chaffey, to spend a few days with Iter husband, who is trainmaster for the Frisco there. Mr.

House, father George House, who has been sick and in a helpless condition for isonre time, is reported to be no better. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Moore are entertaining a new daughter at their home on South Main street.

Mother and daughter are doing well and the father is settin' 'em up. C. Ramsey, the paving contractor who spent considerable time in Fort Scott when he was paving Eddy street, was in the city last night. He was a bidder on the new Tower Hill improvement. Judge A.

B. Shipp is expecting a visit from his brother, Ben Shipp of Louisville, and his daughter. The. were to have arrived this morning but they will not likely be here until tomorrow. Miss Fray McMath, daughter of C.

C. C. McMath. who formerly lived here, will arrive in the city this even ing from Wlhite Bear iake, to be the guest of Miss Allie Pike for a -shait time. W.

B. Brown, of Warnensburg dropped in on E. C. Roe yesterday io spend the day with him. The two went to school together in Warrens-burg.

Mr. Brown was on his way to western Kansas, where he has a large ranch. Judge W. L. Simons, who has been spending a month at Petosky, will be home the last of his month.

J. II. Liepman met him there a couple of weeks ago and he states that the judge will start home about September 25th. R. P.

Bridgeford, whose little daughter died of diphtheria in this city a few- days ago, arrived in the city this morning from Montana. The remains were taken to Nevada this afternoon for burial, accompanied by the parents. Ed March, Jack Wilson. Allen Miller and Fred Baldwin composed a party of fishermen who have gone up on the Osage to spend a w-eek. They took a outfit and expect to have a fine time.

Arrangements have been made to ente-rtain a'l friends who want to go up and see them. L. M. Liepman arrived home from Cherokee this morning. He went down yesterday on business connected with his office, that of grand patron of the Order of Eastern Star.

Last night he attended a reception given by the chapter at Cherokee, and he reports that he had a most excellent time. Mr and Mrs. C. C. Myers left this affernon for Battle Creek.

Mich with their daughter, Miss Irene. She will be placed in a sanitarium there for her health. While Mis3 Irene has been gradually im; roving lately it is thought that the quiet and rest which is most needed in her cae, i-s better afforded there. Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. White, parents of C. B. WJiite, came up from Hiatt viUe yesterday and this morning left for Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland.

Seattle and San Francisco, where they wi'l spend the winter visiting relatives. In San Francisco Mr. Whire will visit a brother whom he has not seen for fifty years. Mr. White left for Frisco fifty years ago and the brothers have not met since tliat time.

i I HUGH GAULT, OF CHICAGO, WALKING TO POND CREEK, OKLA. ARRIVED HERE LAST Is Eighteen Years Old and is Walking to Recover His Health. Friend of the Aronsons. "Walk and open air" is the prescription given to Hugh Gault, aged IS yea ps- who resides in Chicago. As soon as that treatment was suggested to the young man at his home in Chicago he started on shank's ponies for Pond Creek, where he will work on a farm.

Hugh Gault arrived in this city last evening at 5 o'clock, and after making inquiries, went to the store of A. B. Aronson, on Market sereet, where he renewed acquaintance. He knew the Aronsons in Pind Creek, where the young man formerly lived. Mr.

Aronson knew that the boy had started out on his 1,000 mile trip on foot, but he did not expect that he would come through Fort Scott, and he was surprised when the lad walk ed into the store. Mr. Gault left Chicago on the last day of last July and made the trip in a little over one month, he having slopped at. Sparta. two weeks to visit his grand parents.

He will leave for Pond Creek tomorrow morning and expects to make the trip in three weeks. Tne distance from Chicago to Fort Scott is (V2'i miles, and on the route he has taken, when he arrives at Pond Creek he will have walked over 1,000 miles. Young Gault is an interesting talker, and he entertained a representative of the Tribune for a short time this morning, telling of his experiences while traveling from Chicago He is small in stature, with a thin frame, is a decided blonde with hair that is almost inclined to be white. The first notable feature of the young man's make-up is his prominent forehead. The second is his most pleasing expression an expression that denotes honesty- and determination.

He was reared in Pond Greek and is one of a family of musicians. The father and mother and six sisters and brothers are all musicians and in the home town the Gault family band is noted. A couple of years ago the two older boys went to Chicago and secured iKisitions in bands. The entire family soon followed. Gault is the son of Dr.

H. C. Gault, a prominent practicing physician of Chicago. He attended the Chicago University-while there, and played with Brooks' band of Chicago. He was in the orchestra in which Floyd Klein of this city, played at the the university and the two were fast friends.

While on his walking tour the young man decided to see his friends. He arrived night and spent the night with A. B. Aronson and family, and tonight will be a guest of Mr. Klein.

Young Gault carries a pocket full of credentials, photographs, newspaper clippings telling of his trip, and other things, which he exhibits to prove that he is no imposter. His complaint is stomach trouble, with which he has been afflicted for some time. He is a cornet player, and he was advised, some time ago, to give up playing fcr-the benefit of his physical health and go to work on a farm. His family attempted to dissuade him from his determination to walk and offered him a railroad ticket, but he refused all proffers. "Walk" the doctor said, and he started.

He will come under the wire at Pond Creek in less time than he anticipated. The story of his travels and experiences is interesting, and it is herewith given in his own way: "My trip from Chicago was fraught with no misfortune, and I really find much pleasure in this sort of travel. Everybody has been good to roe all the way. and only once was I refused lodging at a farm house. It was over hers in Missouri.

The wife of the farmer was sick and he -was not situated so he could keep me. Usually the farmers charge me nothing for meals and lodging, although I offer to pay them. My expenses have just been about what a railroad ticket would have cost, which is $15. I always walk on the wagon roads, but keep as near the railroads as possible so as to keep my bearings on the geographical situation. He Was No Quitter.

"When I made up my mind to walk to Pond Creek a friend of mine Harry Vetters another student, asked to go with me. He wanted to come for pleasure. I had another purpose. Weil, tne first trip out it was all over witn Vetters. He got as far as St.

Louis and then backed out and bought a railroad ticket the rest of the way. I didn't intend be a quitter, so I continued my. journeys, alone, after taking a rest of two weeks at Sparta, with my grand-father. At first I carried a tent and slept out-doors, getting permission from the farmers to sleep on their lawns. I also carried cooking utensils and would fcook my meals in the tent.

My diet was bread and -butter and eggs. But I soon abandoned this, because I carried no bed-clothing and the weather was too cooL When my traveling companion deserted me I shipped my tent and cooking utensils to Pond Creek and after that I depended upon the farmers for hospitality. All were very good to me. I usually made it a point to reach a house long about 6 o'clock in the evening, so I might have a good talk with the farmer, and have opportunity to convince him that I was no Imposter and THE DOVER CATASTROPHE NOT SO BAD AS FIRST REPORTED. NOTHING CAM BE FOUHD TODAY Water Has Receded Five Feet, But Missing People Cannot be Found Nor Cars Reached.

Cimarron Bridge, via, Kingfisher, Sept. I'j Contrary to yesterday's rtMio. it developed today that twenty persons who are kiiunn to have occupied the smoker oil the Rock tra.u that went into the river near Dover, are unaccounted for. Efforts are being made to locale the smoker, which is at a point Ho yards below the site of the bridge. A Mioiig eddy is believed to mark the spot where the smoker sank.

Tne water has r.U!en five feet fciuCe yesterday, but neither engine, baggage car lur smoker can be seen. None the persons who escaped saw any one leave the smoker except four persons who Mood on the root of that car. These were knocked off the car and were finally rescued several miles down stream, clinging to brushes. There was an additional death today. The three year old son of Mrs.

Kate Sells, of Payne, Ohio, died of strangulation caused by inhaling sand and water. Piles of wreckage in the water two niil-s below the scene of the wreck were examined by men in boats today. An fT i was made to find the twenty persons who were believed to have bt-n in the smoker and are still missing. With long prods the debris consisting of splintered boards, furniture from coaches, and baggage was disturbed, but not a body found. When the train took the bridge, which had been undermined, the piling and rails that held it in place snapped and the train, excepting two Pullmans, was precipitated into twenty-five feet of water.

Tolay, nnotlur telephone reiort from down the river said that a passenger that had escaped from the wreck was on some debris, hich was bulged In the mi. Idle of the river and that had been impossible to rescue him owing to the swift current. The bodies of the passengers who were buried in the sinking smoker will probably never be rescued. For a short time following the wreck a small Million of the smoker was visible. It sank slowly in the quicksand.

Although the water hnd fallen five feet at noon today, the smoker could not be touched with ten foot Waves, heavy with sand, lash continually over the spot where the snn-ker. believed to contain the mining bodies, is thought to lie. Lunch basktts. filled with water soaked lunches, clothing, go-carts and a purse containing one hundred and fifty dollars were taken from the Kingfisher side of the river today Searching parties with boats searched the bank of the river for bodies to oints several miles below the scene of th wr.H-k. II.

P. Nicholson, who was riding in the smoker, was the only person known to have escaped from that coach. Nicholson said tday he knew at least ten persons were riding in the smoker when the train went into the river. The persons with whom he was talking are missing. Nicholson escaped from the rear door of the smoker.

It filled with water as he climbed to the upturned end and broke the vestibule door trlass and made an exit Tin escape of the persons known to be riding in the front end of the smoker, separated from the Tear door by a partition, is thought to have len an Impossibility. Postal Clerk Camel, of Fort Worth. Texas, is known to be among the missing. He was in the front end of the mail car which was demolished. Conductor Thomas, in charge of the wrecked train, is lositive that nine nassengers.

at lerst. occupied seat-In the smoker. Thomas, wlin took part in tfie rescue work, is of the opinion that three per-ons made their escape from the smoker. It is doubtful whether the engine, tender, baggage car and smoker can be lifted, even after the water recedes to normal. All are one hundred feet or more f'-om th bank and it will be difficult if nt imimssible.

to build a foundation for the hoisting machinery. The engine is of the heavy type. The Pivk Island officials cannot estimate at this time the value of the property and money in the baggage car. Mrs. Robinson, of Fnid.

one of the seriously injured, cannot recover. H. I IttlefieM. circus advance agent, who was killed, is from Pittsburg. Pa.

Hover. Sept. 19 davlight todav at the scene of the Rock Island wre on the Cimarron river no more definite farts concerning the casuil ties those given out last night were available. T'p to this morning the known dead numbered two Whi'e a number of nersons are s'ill missing, it is believed that many will heard from during the dav. Two of the sixteen known injured mav die Searchers with torches worked all nlsht to recover anv possible victims that might still be in the submerged cars.

Early today the search was renewed here, while for a distance of twenty mHes down the stream parties were on the lookout for victims. It was known that several of those who escaped from the wreckage had drift ed down with the swift current, some of them having been seen as far as-fifteen miles distant from Dover. From one point bodies were reported IS IN CONSULTATION WITH PRESIDENT PALMA AND REBELS. REBEL GENERAL AFRAID He Negotiates From American Boat. Taft Says U.

S. Policy is to In- sure Peace, That's All. Havana, Sept. 19 President Roosevelt's peace representatives arrived upon the scene today and met President Palma and the members of his cabinet as well as the official representatives of those in arms against the government, and obtained a rough general idea of the situation from both sides. Incidentally they received from tiie citizens, American naval officers and others, a number of sidelights on the situation.

Tne business of finding a soluucn to the difficulty will be proceeded with directly and persistently to a conclusion. Predictions arc already being made that the Cuban problem will be solved within a week, but on what basis is still a matter of conjecture. Secretary Taft himself reiterates that President Roosevelt's representatives are here with no policy except to insure peace in Cuba. There are rumors today that uprising in Santiago province has been quelled. President Palma told Secretary Taft today that if new elections were compelled in Cuba he would resign the presidency.

New- York, Sept. 19 The news received in the past twenty-four hours from Havana by financial firms of this city, is to the effect that there is no hope of the two parties coming to an agreement at present. Insurgents, it is asserted, --would not agree to any terms of peace except the annull-ment of the last election. President Palma would not agree to this condition. A well known banker said to a newspaper representative: "The insurgents are still making preparations for a prolonged campaign, and are fitting out a steamer with arms, ammunition and men in the Delaware, to go on a filibustering expedition to Cuba.

"Taft will find it a harder task than he imagined; to make peace between these hot blooded stubborn people, who are looking only for their own personal gain, either politically or financially, instead of the future welfare of their country. My firm belief, based on dispatches received today from reliable agents in Havana is that President Rcxjsevelt will have to do one of three things: either annex the island, make it a protectorate, or establish an arbitration board from Washington, to be in power for five years." Havana, Sept. 19 The cruiser Des-Moines. with Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary Racon on board, arrived here today. They received the official Cuban secretary of state on board.

They later came ashore and called on Palma at the palace. Alfredo Zayas, president of the liberal party, and delegate to represent the revolutionists in the pending negotiations, came aboard the gunboat Denver this morning. It is supposed that he is afraid to trust himself in reach of the government officers at present. DR. MURRAY'S OPINION.

Commenting uu Spelllnn Iteform, lie Said Uul- (lie I iieriiiuluua and Icioua Spt-11 I'liuiit-ticully. Haw-yek, Scotland, Sept. 19. Lord Rosebery speaking at the jubilee dinner Tuesday night of the Hawyek archaeological society, of which Dr. Murray, editor of the Oxford New English dictionary, is president, said amidst laughter tnat he came especially to hear Dr.

Murray's opinion of President Roosevelt and was disappointed that not a word had been uttered oa the subject. Lord Roiebery then humorously referred to Mr. Roosevelt's spelling leform, saying a blow struck at the recognized rules of spelling of the English race was a blow at morality itself. Conscioncious and virtuous psople, he said, were hampered by spelling, but the unscrupulous and vicious spelt ahead according to phonetic rules of taeir own, producing results fully as ac-cen'able and sometimes understood by others. He was not at all sure that the archaec rules of spelling laid d.wn by tradition and sttreotypod by Lae dictionaries had not filled half the iLLatic asylums of the country.

The man got muddled but uit unscrupulous went ahead, and at il.e last moment of his life mignt 1-e by the homage of the pi evident the United States. Mrs. Calvin Dickey, of Wichita, arrievd in the city this afternoon to nuke arrangements to move here. Mr. Dickey is now regularly employed there.

She has been there with hi.iu Mr. Dickey was formerly a switchman here. Free Moving Pictures at Fern Lake Park this week- The gun club ill hold a meeting in Keene Gates' offlce this evening at 7:30. MANAGER McLEAN DIDN'T GET SATISFACTORY SETTLEMNT. REFUSED TO GIVE POSSESSIOII Kress Representative Had to Replevin the Store Before Mr.

McLean Will Relinquish. "Closed for Inventory" was the sign posted on the window of the Kress store today. No business was being transacted there, but it was not on account of any amicable inventory. H. A.

McLean, who recently resigned as manager of the business, was to have been relieved this morning by a Mr. Birmingham, who was here. "5. J. Parkhurst.

a Kress auditor, who came here from New York to check Mr. McLean out, did not obtain possession, the old manager having refused to give up possession last night when demand was made, claiming that the settlement with him waa not satisfactory. Mr. Parkhurst thi3 afternoon, through his attorneys. Keene Gates, filed a replevin suit in the district court, and he will likely be given possession this evening on this proceeding.

But Mr. McLean, acting on the advice of his attorneys J. I. Sheppard and C. B.

Griffith, tied the store up all lay. He claims that he was to receive a certain salary and was to have a certain per cent of the profits, and he wanted an inventory to determine the amount due him. The auditor denied that he was to receive any commission at all on sales, and when he could not obtain peaceable possession the suit was instituted this afternoon, late. Mr. McLean had charge of the keys, the books, safe and all else and will hold the same until legal process is served on him.

That will be this evening. Mr. McLean will likely bring suit if he cannot get a satisfactory settlement. RAILROAD NOTES. E.

J. Weynacht, traveling passenger agent for the Illinois Central road, was in the city "doing" the pastsenger agents today. Conductor Will Campbell who la on the chain gang on the branch of the Frisco, is taking a lay off. lie 14 down at Monett visiting his family. J.

S. Elder, the erstwhile baggageman at the M. K. T. depot, has resigned his position because the work was too heavy for him and ne ha a been succeeded by Ray Hesser, son of P.

C. Hesser. Mr. Hesser has been in the railroad business at Pittsburg for a couple of years. WOULD DOWN SEN.

BAILEY. Democrats to Knife Texas Senator on Account of H. Clay Pierce's Testimony in St. Louis. Mineola, Texas, Sept.

19 Chirman Jackson of the democratic exectuive committee of Woods countq, has issued a call for a mass meeting of democrats of this county at Quitman September 29th "to ascertain and express our wishes in regard to the instruction of our state senator and our representative in voting against J. W. Bailey for United States senator from Texas." Jackson states that the call Is prompted by recent developments made in the testimony of H. Clay Pierce at St. Louis.

SEDAN BANK FAILURE, Cashier Peoples State Bank Flees and Leaves Note Stating That He is a Defaulter. Sedan, Kansas. Sept. 19 Mrs. O.

B. Stollard found a note today from her husband, stating that he had fled a defaulter, and would be seen no more. Stollard was cashier of the Peoples State bank of Sedan, which has a capital of $25,000 and deposits of Stollard disappeared last night, leaving the safe time locked. The amount of money missing Is not known. TRAGEDY AT EXCELSIOR SPRINGS Husband Kills Wife and Then Himself.

Another Visitor Also Suicides. Excelsior Springs, Sept. 19 Atriple tragedy took place here today. James Curry, of Topeka, Kansas, connected with the Central Sash Door of that city, shot and killed his wife and then killed himself. No cause is given.

J. P. Farley, of Leavenworth, also a visitor at the Springs, killed himself by taking carbolic acid. The Ladies Society of the First M. E.

chlrch will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. E. H. Lowry and Mrs. II.

R. McCoy at the home at the former 31C W. First street. AH members are urged to be present The Presb3 terian Young Ladles will meet at the church parlors at 2:30 P. M.

Thursday afternoon. A large attendance is desired. The W. R. C.

invites everybody to bring 25 cents and dine with the Sixth Kansas in G. A. R. hall Friday noon. Fresh Bulk or Can Oyster at Sativ mann Bros.

HAY SEED IN HIS HAIR. Bill Barr Lost His Pocket Book Containing Money and Valuable Papers in Texas. Papers Recovered. If Bill Barr ever gets back to Fort Scott he will probably not desert it again. He left here Sunday morning to take his new position in Shreve-lort.

La. A letter from fum to his wife today, disclosed that while in Texas he lost his pocket book, containing his railroad ticket, some money and valuable papers. In some adroit manner he secured a pass the rest of the way to Shreveport, as ah of his aioney was taken. There was another letter, unsigned, from Dallas, Texas, in which was enclosed his railroad ticket and the papers lost. Some one had found the pocket book, extracted the money and sent the pa-pens and railroad ticket to him in this city.

'His name and address were found among the papers in the pocket book. Through their attorney, C. E. Hul-ett, B. P.

McDonald and C. II. Osbun this afternoon brought suit in the district court against H. R. Wood to recover possession of isome property in town which thev claim Is held by him unlawfully.

Immense stock of Window Glass at Ireland Rollings, 207 Scott avenue. Let us fix your windows before cold weather. Telephone No. 213. 1,000 LIVES LOST Ships and Property Destroyed and Many Lives Lost in the Typhoon at Hong Kong.

Manila. Sept. 19 Latest advices from Hong Kong state that one thousand lives were lost during the typhoon The damage to property, public and private amounts to millions of collars. Twelve ships were sunk, twenty-four were stranded, seven damaged and one-half of the native craft in the port were sunk. Shipping trade is paralyzed.

Hong Kong, Sept. 19 The typhoon which swept this port yesterday was of a local nature. It came suddenly and without warning. Most of the damage done was wrought on Kow-loon peninsula. Over one thousand sampans and junks are missing from Hong Kong alone.

Wharves are swept away and houses collapsed. The military barracks are in ruins. The harbor is strewn with wreckage thrown upon the shore. Hundreds of Chinese boatmen and families were saved by the bravery of the police and civilians, but several thousand Chinese water dwellers must have perished. Losses in lives and property among the Chinese are appalling.

Today the police stations in Hong Kong are sur rounded by Chinese identifying their dead. Thousands are homeless. The authorities are doing every thing possible to render assistance. Reports of fresh disasters are arriving every hour. Only a few Europeans are missing.

Volivx Zin t'ityj Chicago, Sept. 19. Wilbur Voliva as chosen Tuesday by the people of Zion City as tueir leader by the overwhelming v.ite of 1911 to six for his opponent, A Bills. The election was heid under the order of Judge Lanuis of the United States district court. The action of the Zionite3 practically makes John Alexander Dowi? an outcast from the religious organization whica he established sev-real years ago and which has now grown to large proportions.

Dowie, who is in feeble health, refused to recognize the authority of the court la ordering the election and did not present himself as a candidate YVho shot and killed that hull, is what a. jury ui Judge Vo ker court is trying to determine tiiis uitemoon. It is tne case of the state against Will who is charged with kihing Mr. Mix's bull some time ago. There are a couple of dozen witnesei up from Walnut township today attending the trial.

The testimony wu not completed at press time. The Episcojal ladies will give a chicken pie supper in the Beatty building on South Main street, Saturday evening, September 22nd. Price 25c. FOR RENT. Smull cottage, 751 Wilson street.

E. O. March. Free Moving Pictures at Fern Lake Park this week. Remnants of 5c and Cc Calico for 31-2c a at Bright's Just the thing for quilts, and some pieces are enough for child's dress..