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I 'k I I I nn TTTTTn il iDi-jj: 1 JOL Sock And WESTERN LIFE. VOLUME 1. NO. 91 LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 2, 1905. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION PRICE TWO CENTS IS QUIET AT VLADIVOSTOC THE WEATHER! Hf QQQ FELLOW CITY BRIEFS.

FAIR AND A sneak thief entered the residence of Thomas Gow, at 722 Osage street, during the absence of the family yesterday and ransacked the premises. The miscreant helped himself, to all available eatables, but did not take anything else of value. A girl baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hooker last night.

COLDER Fair tonight and Sunday, colder tonight, rising temperature- Sunday afternoon. TY YEARS IJLSLNESS MEN DO NOT LOOK j. A. SHOEMAKER WILL SOON RECEIVE A MEDAL. FOR MOKE TROUBLE.

DR. M'LEOD ACQUITTED Tried In Connection With the Suit-Case Tragedy. INFLUX AMERICAN INTERESTS HERE THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS DISASTER UP RIVER LEAYEWOE wf fir In January, He Will Have Been An Damage to Huildings Caused by Fire ICE GORGE CARRIES DOWN GAS PIPES. Is Estimated at Ton Million Rubles Riots Precipitated by Excited Troops. By Associated Press.

Boston, Dec. 2. A verdict of not guilty was reported today by the jury, in the case of Dr. McLeod, charged with being accessory after the fact to an illegal operation which resulted in the death of Susanna Geary, victim of the suit case tragedy. Hunt and Louis W.

Crawford, who pleaded guilty several days ago, to a charge of being accessories, after the fact to the operation, were then brought into WILL HE GET HIM? VETERAN SUICIDE WELL.KXOWN KANSAS SOLDIEil SHOOTS HIMSELF. By Associated Press. Vladivostok, via Cheefoo, Dec. 1. (Delayed in transmission) Representative business men agree with officials that there is no probability Sk of a recurrence of recent disturb-ances.

The damage is estimated at ten million roubles, mostly in buildings destroyed by fire. A small percentage of this sum represents the destruction of merchandise of which immense quantities were there. Thirty-five steamers were awaiting discharge of their cargoes at the time of the riots. Undoubtedly the riots were preciptated by the excited conditions of troops and sailors, consequent upon the mass meetings held by citizens to celebrate the emperors' liberty proclamation, enthusism at mass meetings being accentuated and taken advantage of by the revolutionary elements to incite the military to acts of hoodlumism, resulting in riots. There is an unusual influx of representatives of American commercial interests to ANOTHER DROPS DEAD IN HOME i WOMAN ON RAMPAGE Shoots Windows Out of Passenger Kans.

By Associated Press. Pittsburg, Dec. 2. Mrs. Sallie Berry, a passenger on a southbound Frisco train, becoming suddenly insane at Farlington Station, near here today, cleared the coach of passengers by recklessly discharg-' xjng a revolver, shooting vTindows in the car and wounding one man in the wrist.

Mrs. Berry was en route from Washington to Tulsa, I. T. court. Each was sentenced to not less than six years, nor more than seven years in the state prison.

When! the verdict was announced in Mc-1 Leod's case, there was a pronounced stir throughout the court room, ac companied by applause, which the judge immediately suppressed. The clerk of the court then told McLeod that he was free. WILLIAMSFOR SPEAKER Will Be Democratic Leader of the House. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec.

2. The Demo crats of the House today unanimously nominated John Sharp Williams of Mississippi for speaker of the House, In his speech of acceptance, Williams outlined the democratic policy, especially as being opposed to any ship subsidy and in favor of strong anti-trust legislation and railway rate legislation. He said that he and oth er democrats have been accused' of following a republican president 'in the matter of railway rate legislation, but declared that if a republican president took democratic principles, that was no reason why democrats should abandon them. GRAND JURY'S FINAL REPORT. By Associated Press.

St. Louis, Dec. 2. In making its final report today the October grand jury made a supplementary report characterizing the police department of St. Louis as "demoralized" and "disorganized," charging that perjury and false testimony are regarded as a duty by policemen, and that witnesses are terrified and intimidated.

No names are mentioned, but the department is severely denounced. FARMERS WILL FIGHT OBJECT TO THE LAYING OF GAS MAINS ON THEIR FARMS. SaJ' Tn(T Will Get Out Injunctions, if Necessary, to Stop the Work. Frank Bluma, Mike Zacharios, and other farmers near Oak Mills are up in arms against the promoters of the new gas line which has surveyed a route through their farms, and have held a meeting at Oak Iills to pro- test against the company proceeding with the work on their land. The superintendent of the gas company has called another meeting to be held at Oak Mills Monday, but it is not known what action will be taken in the matter.

The farmers object to the company proceeding with the work because they have not been furnished with copies of the contract that was drawn up between them and the concern. Bluma, who is in town today, says that the contracts were drawn up and that they, the farmers, like blind chickens, scratched their names on I I I Odd Fellow Fifty Years With Great Western Mfg. Thirty-Seven Years. J. A.

Shoemaker, foreman of the moulding room at the Great Western Manufacturing plant, whose home is I at No. 304 Pottawatomie street, is an-I other member of the Odd Fellows' lodee who will soon be eligible for a half-a-century membership medal from the grand lodge. In January Mr. Shoemaker will have been an Odd Fellow continuously for fifty years. He first joined the order in Pennsylvania.

Upon coming to Leavenworth thirty-seven years ago, he placed his card in lodge No. 27, which was afterwards consolidated with lodge No. 2. Mr. Shoemaker and others then organized Mechanics' Lodge No.

S9, of which he has been treasurer ever since for thirty-four long years. Mr. Shoemaker has been a painstaking and trusted employee of the Great Western Manufacturing Company continuously ever since he came to Leavenworth thirty-seven years ago. He has seen the institution grow from a small machine shop in a primitive Cottonwood building, into one of the most important manufacturing concerns in the West, now occupying whole blocks of brick buildings and grounds. No man in Leavenworth has a better lodge standing, or a better record for the faithful discharge of his duty as a mechanic, than J.

A. Shoemaker. His life is a shining example of strict attention to business, and the Great Western ought to vie with the grand lodge of Odd Fellows when it confers that jewel upon him, and have its mechanics fashion and present to him a medal upon which shall be inscribed these words: "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." RUSSIAN REFUGEE HERE Mrs. P. Litowitz Left Vilkowisk to Escape Death.

Mrs. P. Litowitz, a Russian Jewess arrived here last night, to live with relatives. She left Vilkowisk, Russia, accompanied by her little boy, Abraham, 12 years old, three weeks ago, to escape death. The day before she left a Hebrew merchant was murdered and since her departure twelve Jews, including several women, have been killed by mobs.

Mrs. Litowitz says the stories of the massacres are not exaggerated. Mrs. Litowitz is a sister of Nathan Kan-trowitz. THE MOUMEJS HERE Well Known Steamer Will Help Lay Gas Pipes.

The river steamer Moline from the Kansas City port arrived at the Leavenworth wharf at 7:15 this morning and tied up. From here it will proceed to Kickapoo, where it has been engaged for five or six days' service in the laying of the gas pipes across the river near that place. The Mo- line has been in service on the Mis- souri river for many years, and has been at Leavenworth on several occasions before. AT FRiKCETGil Annual Football Game and President Attractions Today. By Associated Press, Princeton, Dec -Princeton thousands is of srailv decorated with and Navy football elevens, and by wajr of celebrating the presence of President and Mrs.

Roosevelt and members of their family, and Secretaries Root and Taft. More than a hundred detectives from New York and thirty policemen from Jersey City were added to the local force to preserve order. Washington, Dec. 2. President Roosevelt left Washington this morning for Princeton to witness the football game this afternoon tetween the teams representing the Naval and Military Academies.

At the conclus- ion of the game the party will leave Big free lunch at Sum Healer's Workmen Had Narrow Escape from Drowning Steamboat Gone to the Rescue. A report comes to town this afternoon that the pipe line laid by the Gas company across the river near Kickapoo gave way under a heavy gorge of ice which broke the cable and allowed the pipes to sink to the bottom. The pipes had all been connected with the exception of only about a hundred feet on the west side of the river, and the accident is a disastrous one considering the difficulties under which the work has been car ried on. If the company should fail in an attempt to raise the pipe the work will all have to be done over again. When the cable broke several men on the barge had narrow escapes from drowning.

The steamer Moline has gone to the rescue, and every effort will be made to recover the pipe. MAJOR YOWS PLANS What He Will Do As Warden of the Military Prison. Major Young, who will be warden of the United States Military prison at Fort Leavenworth after January 1, is already laying his plans for the management of the institution. Among other things he will have an amusement fund, which will be used for the entertainment of the prisoners. The War department acted wisely when it selected Major Young to head the new prison.

GOAL GOES UP Advanced Twenty-Five Cents a Ton Yesterday. Coal advanced 25 cents a ton yesterday and people are howling. Local dealers say they are not responsible for the raise. They say the mines raised the price twenty-five cents a ton and they had to do likewise. The price is now $3.75.

MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses were issued by Probate Judge Johnson to the following persons today: Jacob Eisler, of Jefferson county and Lena Moeller, of Leavenworth; Richard Tate and May Coda, both of Platte City, Mo. THREE KILLED; FOUR INJURED Accident in Erie Railroad Tunnel at Jersey City. By Associated Press. New York, Dec.

2. Three laborers were killed and four seriously hurt today in the Erie railroad tunnel in Jersey City. They were struck by a train known as the Western Flyer, which rounded a curve a short distance from them and was upon the party before the men had time to step off the track where they were working. AT POINT OF BAYONET Korean Emperor Forced Into Agree- ment with Japanese. By Associated Press.

Chefoo, Dec. 2. Private letters from Korea tend to confirm recent reports from Peking that the Korean emperor was practically forced at the point of bayonets into an agreement with the Japanese. The emperor's seal was affixed to documents by others, resulting in a panic in the palace and the suicide of some officials. The palace has been under increased Japanese surveillance for the last two weeks.

THE LENA SAILS. By Associated Press. Honolulu, Dec. 2. The Russian cruiser Lena, which was interned at Mare Island, San Francisco bay, during the Russo Japanese war, sailed today for Vladivostok.

HUNTERS' LICENSES. Hunters' licenses were issued to the following persons today: H. Telzke, Leonard Smith, Robert Harness, Wrn. N. Sylva, George Logan, Joe Zilinski, of Leavenworth; Roy Allison, of Ton-j ganoxie; W.

High Prairie, I and P. W. Poilye, of Easton. I i I PARTY TONIGHT. Robert and Clark Johnson erive a dinner tonight to a will few friends.

Those invited are: George Vogel, John Gallagher, Caldwell Taylor, Harry Walters, Edwin Bruns, Bern Doege, John Franks, Cabell Vogel, Max Flinner, Carl Gia-comini, Leo Senhausen. REJECT SULTAN'S PROPOSALS. By Associated Press, Paris, Dec. 2. The powers, after carefully examining the Sultan's latest counter proposals have decided to reject them and actively resume the naval demonstration in Turkish waters on Monday, with probably the seizure of the islands of Lemons and Imbros.

SHR1NERS ELECT Officers and Delegates Were Selected Last Night. The annual election of officers of the Shriners of Abdallah Temple took place last night. After the election there was a banquet which was greatly enjoyed. The following officers were elected: John H. Atwood, potentate; Dr.

C. C. Goddard, chief rabban; J. H. Wen-dorf, assistant rabban; George W.

Kendrick, high priest and prophet; H. A. Rose, oriental guide; E. W. Snyder, treasurer; E.

W. Osgood, recorder. The following were named as dele gates to the imperial convention at Los Angeles: J. M. Allen, Leavenworth; Dr.

W. A. Adams, Easton; R. Dunning, Kansas City, and William McDonald, Leavenworth. CASE OE MOLUE KING LIES DYING IN A FILTHY INFESTED GARRET.

RAT Well Known Character Found Dying Under Conditions That Are Appalling. In the garref of the old tumbled down shack at 211 Choctaw street, surrounded by dirt and squalor, on an old rickety bed with one filthy quilt covering her shivering body," is "Black Mollie" King awaiting the messenger of death. For more than 4 0 years "Mollie" King has known only that side of life which calls for the companionship of the low and vicious, and the continuous vigilance of the officers of the law. Just across the street from where she now lies facing death is the two story frame house in which she, surrounded by unfortunate women of her kind, held forth for 27 years. But that is in the past, and as the "Grim Reaper-' draws nearer each hour, "Mollie" King prays her God to forgive her.

For nearly three weeks she has been alone and unattended in that rat-infested garrett, caring for herself as best she could. She was missed by women of her kind who reported her disappearance to Officer Evans. He broke in a window and explored the darkness of the old gar-rett, and there found the woman unconscious and nearly dead. A physician was called, but he said nothing could be done for her. Evans brought her something to eat and made her as comfortable as he could.

He sent word to women of her kind, and they are doing what they can for her. During her 4 0 years of shame, Mollie King has, under all administrations paid into the city treasury thousands of dollars in fines. She is a woman of the "under world," but as her life slowly ebbs away, in the dirty garrett on Choctaw street the hand of mercy and pity should be extended at least to the extent of a fire to keep her warm and a clean pillow to rest her head. JAIL ON EVE OF THE WEDDING EMMA VOSE SAYS LOVER SLASHED HER WITH A RAZOR. WEDDING SET FOR MONDAY R.

E. Brushwood, An Employee of the Missouri Pacific, Charged with the Crime He Denies His Guilt. Emma Vose, an inmate of Mrs. Jane Watson's rooming house in the alley between Shawnee and Delaware and Second and Third streets is at the city prison with two ugly looking knife wounds received at the hands of some unknown person about 9:30 o'clock -last night. In another cell is R.

E. Brushwood, charged with committing the assault. He was arrested at the Watson rooming house shortly after the cutting, by Officers Baskus and Joyce, but it was found that he did not have a knife, or weapon of any description on his (person. He was locked up in the prison, and in police court this morning Acting-Judge Baker fixed his bond at and continued his case until December 6. Brushwood is a yardman employed by the Missouri Pacific in the upper yards, and lives at the Whitley hotel, on Shawnee between Second and Third streets.

He has lived in Leavenworth thirteen years, and it seems to have been an unlucky thirteen in his case. To a Post reporter Brushwood said this morning, that he and Emma Vose were to be married next Monday. He went to the Watson place to see her as usual last evening, and he and three other occupants of the place, Mrs. Watson and her son, Leonard Watson, and Miss Vose, drank a pint of whisky together, which he had purchased. He went out and staid a short time, and when he returned to the place he says they all made a rush towards him, for what purpose he did not know, and that during the scrimmage the Vose woman was cut.

He says that when he entered the place Leonard Watson was whittling with a knife. Brushwood declares that he did not do the cutting, and that it is a put up job against him. He says he has never carried a knife or razor, and that he has never before been arrested for any offense. Emma Vose says that after they had all drank the whisky last night, Brushwood went out and returned shortly with a razor. He seemed to be in a jealous rage and partially in- toxicate(L He chided her for talking tQ Leonard toM her that if she was not careful he would cut her.

She started towards him in a pleading manner and he drew the razor out of his hip pocket and slash-j ed her twice. She says it is true that she and Brushwood were to be married Monday; that he recently came to her and told her that it was foolish-j ness for her to be shitfing from pillar to post, and that ha would 'give her a good home if she would agree to marry him and settle down. This she decided to do. She says his assault on her last night was prompted by jealousy because she had been talking with Leonard Watson. Brushwood, however, denies his guilt, and says that if he cut the woman he did not know what he was doing, as he loved her and had no reason for committing such an assault.

The Vose woman's wounds consist of two cuts several inches long, one across the left side, and the other on the abdomen, but neither is necessarily serio-js. She had lived in Leavenworth, off and on for several years, but up to about a' month ago was in Quincy, 2nd St. Louis. Since re- turning to Leavenworth she has been at the Watson resort most of the time. A Colored Veteran Who Had Many Friends in Leavenworth is Dead Three Funerals at Soldiers Home Tomorrow.

Charles Gyer was found dead this morning on the second-story porch of barracks (west end) at 7 o'clock. A 38-calibre self-acting American revolver was lying by his side with two chambers empty. He had shot himself twice in the mouth and there were two big clots of blood on the floor beside him. The old man had gotten up some time in the early part of the night and left his bed, which was in the east end of the building, went out on the porch and shot himself, and lay there all night, as the body was cold and stiff when found. The suicide was a Mexican war veteran 82 years old.

He also served in the Civil war, enlisting in Co. 11th Kansas Cavalry, August 27, 1862, and was promoted to sergeant, September 17, 1862. He was discharged May 23, 1S64, per general order No. S3, War Department. The colonel, lieut.

colonel, ser-geon, adjutant, and a number of other officers and enlisted men of the regiment were residents of Leavenworth, and there are many in the city yet who knew the old warrior, as an honorable, upright and patriotic man. His comrades in and barracks speak well of him. Abner Shuel, a son-in-law lives near Milford, and has been notified of the tragedy. James Moody, another son-in-law, resides somewhere in Oklahoma. One of these gentlemen was here a few days ago to see the old soldier.

He seemed exceedingly cheerful, and no reason is known why he should have taken his own life. The" funeral has been set for 2:30 p. tomorrow, but relatives are expected here and may remove the body from the Home. Fell Dead in Bath Room. Obediah Tiblow, 15th Kansas Cavalry, dropped dead in the bath room of the 7th ward of A barracks, at 6:30 p.

yesterday. He was in the city yesterday, came home and ate his supper and was apparently In the full enjoyment of life five minutes before his sudden death. He enlisted from Shawnee county, August 12, 1S63, and was discharged at Humboldt, July 10, 1863. Deceased was 57 years old. Funeral at 2:30 p.

tomorrow. Another Veteran Dies. Noah C. Hanson, Independent Eattery U. 8.

colored light artillery, died in the insane ward at 2:23 a. of cerebral hemorrhage, aged 77 years. Deceased was educated at Oberlin College, and tad studied la. Prior to going to the hospital three years ago, he belonged to barracks. When the order was made transferring all the colored veterans to and barracks several year3 ago, he begged so hard' to remain in that Gov.

Rowland allowed him to do so. Mrs. Ella Hanson Bragg, Randall, is a daughter. Funeral at 2:30 p. Saturday.

Still Another Dies. James Warner, 4 4th Illinois Infantry, died in the hospital at two o'clock this morning, aged 77 years. Burial services at 2:30 p. m. Deceased was a member of barracks.

Big free lunch at Sam Healer's FILES AESWER Missouri Making Effort to Revoke License of New York Life. By Associated Press. Jefferson City, Dec. 2. W.

D. Van-diver, State Superintendent of Insurance, through his counsel, Attorney General Hadley, F. W. Lehman and John M. Wood, today filed in the U.

S. Circuit Court here his reply to the petition of the New York Life Insurance Company in the injunction proceedings recently instituted by the New York Life Insurance Company to overthrow his order revoking its Missouri license. In the reply Vandiver ac cuses President McCall of debauching public morals, corrupting legislation and looting funds of policy holders by extravagant ventures and reckless speculation. The answer contains direct and severe attacks on McCall, Vice-President George W. Perkins and other officers of the New York Life.

It directs specific attention to the 'arge that McCall and Perkins have, in bad and" questionable real estate investments lost $7,000,000 of the com pany's money. EIGHTEEN KILLED Explosion in Mine Near Salt Lake City. By Associated Press. Salt Lake City, Dec. 2.

Eighteen men were killed in an explosion in mine No. 1, at Diamondville, last night. Meagre details received here state that a "blown" shot was the cause of the disaster. All of the dead are English miners who came to the Wyoming mining district direct from England. At the time of the explosion only a small shift of men were working, and had the full night shift been at work in the mine the loss of life probably would have been appalling.

DEPEW HAS NOT RESIGNED. By Associated Press. Albany, N. Dec. 2.

Persistent rumor that Chauncey M. Depew had resigned the U. S. senatorship was denied by Gov. Higgins today.

COMMUNICATION CUT OFF. By Associated Press. London, Dec. 2. Communication between London and St.

Petersburg Tia the Great Northern Telegraph Company, is severed this afternoon. Officials have no information as to the use. it, and did not think to ask for or pennants today in honor of the an-demand duplicate copies of the argee-! nual football game between the Army ment. This gives the gas company the advantage, if they are mind to take it. If the matter is not satisfactorily adjusted at the meeting Monday the farmers will get out injunctions against the gas people in an attempt to restrain them from proceeding with the work on their farms.

MITCHELL IS BETTER President United Mine Workers Will Soon Be Well. By Associated Press. Springs-alley, 111., Dec. U. John immediately for Washington.

Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, is better today, A new case of diphtheria was rebut it may be a week or more before ported in the family of George Orch-he can return to his work at Indiana- ouski, at No. 707 Kiowa street, today. polis. lie is suffering from nervousness caused by over-work..