Springfield Leader and Press from Springfield, Missouri • Page 1

A AT ESTB. 1867. NO. 185). TUESDAY EVENING.

SP1UNGF1ELD, NOVEMBER 10, lo'JB. TUESDAY EVENING. PlilCE TWO CENTS. HE JuE THE VOTE OF ST. LOUIS JIDUH DILLON 8AVS THE COUNT IS ILLEGAL.

A Technical Point la Halted Which May Caose Several Coalrila Bad Troable of All aorta Will follow. ST. XOCIB, Nov. 10. The point is raised by Judge Dillon that all th SL Louis return which are now being can.

vassed are Incomplete In much a they do not ahow the number of rejected ballota and the causes therefor. The rejected ballota are In envelope, pro perly marked and aealed and can only be gotten at by breaking the seals. The law aaya this must not be done except by order of court in case of contest Inside of 12 months from the date ot election. City counsellor Marshall has advised the election board break open the envelopes of the various precinct and thus complete the returns. The raising of the point promise alt kind of entanglement and several contest are likely to result.

im. it no mimhv. Post brailul. Cnnf ttrfora Tattlan the timer mt Caroarv. Coruner Ormsbee may continue In that office f.r some time yet.

Dr. W. I. Patlrrva, lh was alerted to the play on the Urmorratlr tk krt bad a rtsht tka the place at once, lrut en tered Into an rvm.nt whereby th Incumbent will rve until January 1, at Iml. and (he tint may be extended beyond that dale.

Dr. Patterson i New Toih In hurt time to take a poet graduate ivvtw If he 1 IV. ready to return horn by the end of the year, will bat affairs arranged that lr. Orm. be may continue to art a cwoner In the capacity vt deputy.

On his return Dr. Patterson Will establish an ffW on the south ld of town, but will have bU residence on Nichols trwt. well out toward the (ttbarba.ao that my retain his practice about bis prr tit home. HKtrOMK 1ST II t'KMtUSOS. Tailor Smith Aroattle Ik I Bars of Aaaaall.

Taylor Smith wa tried yesterday afternoon bcfi. re Justice Patterson and. quitted of the charge of feloniously assaulting Georg Adams by striking him on the head with a gun. It was shown be common assault and a warrant wa sworn out on that charge The case will likely be tried tomorrow. lioth persons are colored.

Justice Ferguson continued the ease aXAIrutt Mnae Majuey until tomorrow miming The defendant Is charged with auiitng Elijah Thomas, a free silver Negro, last week. Mark Sharp, for the same offense, secured a continuance before Justice Ferguson until the 13th Inst, on account of the absence of Assistant Prose cuting Attorney McGregor, who Is try Ing rase elsewhere. MR. SPENCER'S VOTE. May Dee I ile the Moveaseat to Ahollah the Health OMee.

Those members' of the council who favor abolishing the office of health commissioner b'Jleve that If Mr. Spencer from the Seventh ward is at the meeting tonight the ordinance of aboil, tlon can be passed over the mayor's but Dr. Onusbee, the health cf flcer, lookstupon Spenceras a friend to the place and believes that a vote sufficient to drop tho $60 a month Job will not be on Mayor lartk'tt will send in his veto message early in the session and the councllmen will then proceed to Its right to 'be presented at this time: A HEAVY SNOW FALL. Colorado, Mlnaeaota and Iowa Are Oa the List. LEADVILLE, Nov.

10. A storm which tbegan yesterday still continues, the heaviest snow in years Already having fallen. ST. PAUL. Nov.

10. A quiet but steady show' has fallen since yesterday morning and He depth ranges two or three Inches In this city to two or three times tha In Iowa and southern Minnesota, SIOUX CITY, Nov. 10. A' arrow fall of 8 to 10 Inches occurred In this section last night and today. PIONEER RAILROAD BUILDER.

At a Ripe Old Are He Passes From Thla Life. ATCHISON. Kan, Nov. 30. William Osborne who built the first railroad the Missouri, river, from Hannibal to St, Joe, died at Waterville, N.

last night, aged 87. Ho also built the first hundred miles of the Central branch from Atchisoc to Waterville. He was a well known advocate of cremation and built a crematory In his native town. MARK HANNAH PINEAPPLE. The Political Munaaer Ma an Acre Tract la Florida.

LINTON. Nov. lO. Mark Hinn Is growing pineapples. This statement will come as somewhat of a shock to those who think of Mark Hanna, only as a political engineer.

Although he Is a city man, he loves the little pine apple paten that grows green and splncy out of the white sand of Dale sounty. Fla. Twice within the last month haa he turned hi footsteps from the north to the south. Several time haa Mark Hanna slept In the palmetto thatched shack that stands shaded by whispering pine tree on the eastern edg of Mark Hanna' pine apple patch. It was about two year ago tbal the pineapple fever broke but in 'Florida and became siovlrulently epidemic that pine and flat wood land, which before had not been worth IMS an acre, were suddenly held at $30 an acre uncleared, and to clear an acre cost about $10.

Mr. Mannas acre lie between the Atlantic and the Everglades, 300 miles south ot Jacksonville. Uncle Mose Hawkins; a Florida Ilepuhllcan, "tend" it and sends a monthly crop report to Mr. Manna. Uncle Moat say that he wouM rather "grub'' an acre or ham.

mock land with the sun at meridian and moulloe In full bloom than to write out "dat 'port ti Mar Hanna." JUDGE FRISK'S ILLNESS. KNT LITTI.K MONK 111 lie: til DUNK It PHOHATti f'ftt NT. Judge of the probate cvurt is etnflned at home with Illness. I'nder the law the clerk can adjourn court from day to day for three day only. Then If the Judge dj not appear court stand adjourm until the next rtxuUr term.

Judge Frisk will be broucht duel tomorro In a rarrlaxe sua to comply wMh the law and necv. Itaie the adHirnement of court before the docked has been cleared. No business wa transacted in the probate cotirt up to noon today, but several entries were made venter Jay. The emVlal the fWk In vara. t.n were approved.

Final settlement was made In ihe mate of Katharine Ki'pley: balance due estate, 11.141 4. EUMe of Edith M. Willeke; final sat. tleinent lll'd sliOwlny balance due of fVIa Josevn A. flrown; guardian ad Hum 0rd.

of Aral an nual arttlemftit filed; balance due tate. fc7.4S. of Mollle Itl. harJeon; oil ane due estate, till. of James Miller; bvnd filed and issued to Charles C.

Miller. Ml. I.I AN HISSF.LIS BKT. She Wi aa the Kleetloa ot MrKlaley. KANSAS CITY, Nov.

9 Probably the happiest woman In Kansas City when It wa definitely announced that Mi Klnley had been elected wa Lillian Itussell, who was at that time playing at the Auditorium. Itefore she left New York Lillian was overburdened! with cash and she con ceived the idea of putting a little of It up on the election, Just for a flyer. Having been associated with the plutocrat of Wall street she naturally lean ed toward McKlnlty. She did not have much of an Idea about how things were really going, but the made a plunge anyhow. Her winnings were to be II.

000 In case McKlnley won. The people around the Midland hotel had no reason to complain ot her good luck, for nothing was too good for Lillian nor for the servanta who attended to her wants. Half dollars were showered with astonishing regularity and liberality on the bell boys who ans wered her call and they were all anx ious to answer it The head waiter and head porter each fell heir to a $10 bill and there was weeping and walling when Lillian gathered her maids and her trunks around her and departed. FATAL BOILER EXPL08IOX. Two Persoas Killed and Nine InJur ed at LexlDctoa, Kr.

LEXINGTON. Nor. 10. The boiler in Roderick Baker' steam mill exploded today, killing Roderick Baker and Jack Francis. The Injured are: James Crow, arm broken; Bud Harper, scalded; Dick Marrs, scalded and head cut; Dave Crowder, leg crushed; Mason Fallen, foot mashed; Samuel Clark, scalded, and three others hurt slightly by flying timbers.

FARMERS' NATIONAL CONGRESS. Goveraor Matthews ot ladlaaa Wei coined the INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 10. The sixteenth annual session of the Farmers' national congress began today, 70 persons being present. The meeting was called to order by President B.

F. Clayton. Governor Matthews welcomed the congress on 'behalf of the state. President Clayton followed with the annual address. I of CALIFORNIA AND SI KKHACiK.

The Women Much Encouraged Over the Election' Reaalt. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10. The women who fought for the right of suffrage In California are highly elated at the result of their contest as shown by the latest returns. Thewe show that the suffrage amendment received In round number 80,000 votes, while 95,000 were cast against It, The leader attribute their defeat mainly to the liquor dealers' associa tion of Han Francisco and surrounding counties.

The state outside the bay counties gave a majority of nearly 8, 000 for the amendment, but this was overcome by the adverse majority of 30,000 In Ban Francisco, and 8,500 In Ala meda county. In only 25 of the 67 counties of the state were the women or ganlaed and every one of these coun ties gave a majority for the amendment. The suffrage leaders feci sure of victory two year hence. MEETS HERE NEXT MONTH. FARMERS' INSTITUTE TO BK HKI.D IN SPRINGFIELD.

The Farmers' Institute committee have Issued the following: Secretary J. It. Illppey of the state board of agriculture ha located one of the Farmers' Institute that are to he held In the this year at SprlnKfleld on December 11 and 12, and no the farmers and fruit growers of Greene county should lake hold and make the meetings the nvwt successful of the eerie. There should be made as fine a display as poeslble. Save your hulce fruit ar.d vegetable.

Bring In oms butr and cheese, honey and grain and compete for special pre miums. T. U. Terry of Ohio, X. F.

Murray, Dr. H. J. Waters of the Agricultural col X. Profs.

and Stedman. Col. Walter, J. M. Patterson.

Superlr.tend Kith. IS, T. Abbott and othera will give addresae on thy different department! of agriculture. Betides the dis lngulhed gentlemen composing the regular Institute force prominent eft! on will participate In the exercises. Every farmer who has an Interest in his noble catling ahould let nothing at sh knedj keep him from these meet ing.

The ladles arts specially urged to reient. PI EI, It l.oaaa CarlUle aad Senator niack hara May Flaht WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 Reports as to the possibility of a duel between Senator Blackburn and Chief Clerk Logan Carlisle, of the treasury depart ment have been revived. The senator's anger against Mr. Car lisle wa first aroused during the campaign, Mr.

Carlisle intimated In a reply to a request to enter Into a Joint debate with a colored man that he considered the colored man superior to Senator Blackburn. Mr. Car lisle laughed at the suggestion that a duel might result. Accompanying the report that Senator Blackburn may challenge young Carlisle Is an Interesting bit of gossip to the effect that Secretary Carlisle will use his Influence In the Kentucky senatorial contest In behalf of Col. W.

C. P. Breckinridge. EIHT BELOW ZERO. That Klad of Weather Prevail, la North Dakota.

For 24 hours the temperature has ranged between 42 and 52. The rain fall was: Chicago, trace; SL Paul, Omaha, Little Rock, Miles City, trace; Havre. Mont, trace. An area of low barometer Is central In the vicinity of Omaha with stationary temperature and light rain at that sta tion; the atmospheric trough extending from Amarlllo, to St. Paul.

Generally warmer and cloudy wea ther prevails in Missouri and clear and warmer weather on the Gulf. A se vere cold wave 1 reported at Bismarck where the temperature Is 8 degrees bo low sero. Clear weather is reported lr that section. OVT or JAIL. Ruby Dills, in jail for creating a dis turbance In the western part of the city was liberated today.

He is 46 year age, weak minded and secures his liberty to work on a farm outside this county. John Hayne, colored, ended a 60 day's term this Mathew Gray for disturbing the peace was let out after serving 90 days. WAGON COMPANY CLOSES 'DOWN. The Springfield Wagon company will close on the 15th inst until January 1, 1897. It generally takes this company about three week to Invoice and the remainder of the time Is consumed in making necessary repairs.

About 100 men will be out of employment temporarily. UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR DEAD. STOCKHOLM, Sweeuen, Nov. 1C John Auguste Hugo Gylden, director of the University of Gottlngen, deal, r.gcd 56. is A a A IIS WORK IS THROUGH.

i UK TIlH VE.NK7.lKl,A COMMISSION MAKES A STATEMENT, Lord Sallsbnry' Speech Leave Noth. loa For Them to Do Bat to Walt for a Final Settle meat of the Case. WASHINGTON, Nov. W. Ths meet lng of the Venesuelan comnlalon to day wa one ot more than ordinary in terest, on account of the significant statement of Salisbury' speech last evening announcing that the boundary dispute waa practically ended.

The address of Salisbury was generally discussed and papers containing the speech and comment upon it read. The Venesuelan committee has au thorlzed the following official state ment: The statements of Salisbury as re ported in the morning papers make It probable the boundary dispute now pending between Great Britain and Venezuela will be settled by arbitration at an early day. Under these cir cumstances, the commission does not propose to formulate any decision for thd present of matters subject to its examination. It will continue it sessions from time to time, but with the bote and expectation that a friendly and Just settlement of all pending dif ferences between the nations Interested will make any filial decision on its part unnecessary." 2C0 p. m.

Arbitration of the Venc ttlii an dispute is a settled fact. All arrangements have been completed and all I detail of the arbitration treaty berWeen the United States and Great nr'l tain arranged. MRS. CASTLE RELEASED. TUB IIRITTSII GOVERNMENT GIVES HER A PARDON.

LONDON, Nov, 19. M. s. Walter Castle of San Francisco, was released om Wormwood Srubb prison today on medical grounds, by order of the horn? reeretary. She will be placet lu th.) catc of her who has un dertnken to take her tack to the Untied Staiea with the least possible delay.

Hriiiditlon la WANTED III CHKt.KS. A Well Dresaed Maa Becomes Sad dealy Insane In St. Loola. ST. LOUIS, Nov.

10. A finely dressed man of rood appearance walked Into the Cltlxens' bank at noon today and demanded some checks which It is claimed had been taken from him on a train. He went to several other banks and made similar demands and finally found the way to the fifth floor of The Republic building, where he raised all kinds of trouble because his checks were iiot produced on demand. An officer was sent for and the man was taken to the police station. He had a pocket full of railroad passes, which bore the name of W.

H. Fry, and seemed to corroborate his claim that he la superintendent of the Pullman car works, though he could not tell where. He was sent to the city hospital. Dispensary physicians are of the opinion that his aberration is temporary. A LYNCHING AVERTED.

Ilrotlier ot a Murdered Woman Talk to a Mob. RICHMOND, Nov. 10. Early this morning, after the sheriff had in vain tried to persuade a mob surrounded the Jail trying to get at and lynch Jeese Winner and Lon Lackey, charged with the murder of Mrs. Eva Winner and two children, John Sharp, brother of the murdered woman, ad dressed the would be lynchera.

His talk finally had a good effect and within an hour afterward the crowd scattered. Jt believed no further attempt at lynch ing will be made. 11ATTLK WITH A BEAR. Mlnlater Killed la the Wilds of Montana. TROY, Mont.

Nov. 10. Rev. J. r.

Mentor ot this place lost his life In an encounter with a bear In the mountains near here. He was out with a hunting party and got, separated from them. When he did not return, his companions started out in search of him. The dead and laceratil body of the minister was found. Evil rice of terrible battle with a bear ap parent.

THE COURT FOUGHT, Justice of the Peace Thraahe a Lawyer, GUTHRIE, Oct. 10. Thoma II. Jones, a prominent attorney, formerly of Cottonwood Falls, ex member of the Kansas legislature, was badly wounded by a Negro lawyer, E. I.

Saddler. During the trial of a case Pa Idler became enraged at' Jones, kn.K ked him down with the Iron court s. and Jumped on him before others ul Saddler, who was Just ei. i ted Justice of the peace on the Re ticket, is in JaiL I AMERICA nt'TTKR. Tho qaanttty Seat to tiermaay Steadily InereaslaaT.

F5tLIN, Nov. 10. The returns tht ports of American butter int Gt r. show that the Importation coi jc8 to Incwase. In 1893 the qui of American butter brought to ny wa only 21,600 kilograms.

In 1131 aggregate was 298,000 kilo i in 1895. 375,000 kilograms, and fu. first eight months of 1890, the Importation reached 398,000 kilograms. The merchants of Hamburg are com' plaining of the strictness with which the measures of the United States con suhvte In that city are now being en' forced. Heretofore the United sul haa exercised his discretion in legalizing Invoices after shipments had been effected, but acting under in structions from Washington the con sulate now insists upon legalisation of Invoices before or contemporary with the shipment.

GREEN'S BOND APPROVED. THE new constable: of BELL It CHARGE. CAHP In the county court this morning the bond of George Greene, constable elect of Campbell township, was approved In the sum ot 13.000. The bondsmen are Lee Holland, B. 3.

Chlnn, Almus Har rington, James H. C. Young, M. Kerr and J. D.

Cooper. Foster Burns and W. W. Wllkerson have been appointed deputies by Mr. Greene and have assumed their duties.

County Collector Patterson's state. mtnt for October was approved. The total collections aggregated total county collections, 12,334.57, making a grand total of 32,784.72. Of this amount 3040.60 was derived from dramshop li cences. The report of J.

D. Jarrett, superin tendent of the Aums house, was submitted for October. It showed 'the total expenses for the month to 1273.54. The total number of Inmates was 64; children, adults, 58; colored females, colored males, white females, 21; white males, 29; sick, died, discharged, admitted, 7. I INGALLS WANTS PIE.

DESIRES TO BE MINISTER TO HI SI.A OR ENGLAND. KANSAS CI TNov. "l). ExSenafbr Ingalls, according to a special to a local paper. Is looking toward A.

foreign mlnlstry7 England or Russia pre erred. An Atchison neighbor of Ingalls speaking on the topics is quoted as saying: would not have a small position." The 'basis of the' claim, continues the authority, is the fact that in 1888 against his Btate instructions, IngallB worked and voted for McKlnley at Minneapolis. After the convention McKlnley wrote his thanks to Ingalls and Is said to have promised to reciprocate some time In the future. TO GERRYMANDER KANSAS. The Democrat and PopnllatH Plott Ins; Aanlnat the Republican.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 10. The Jour nal, (Rep.) printing a Topeka special under the caption of a "Gerrymander Plot" says: When the Kansas legisla ture convenes the first thing on the pro gramme after the election of United States senaor, is to push a congression al district re apportionment bill through. Tho plan of the Democrats and Populists la to divide the state into eight districts and so arrange the districts as to make seven of them safely Populist. Far sighted politicians also see In this an opportunity of electing a Populist senator to succeed Luclan Baker.

CONSIDERING THE TARIFF. The Kala ht ot Labor Are Holding a Secret Meetlnc. ROCHESTER, N. Nov. 10.

The regular session of the genera! assembly, Knights of. Labor, opened here today with about a hundred delegates present from different parts of the United States and Canada. General Master Workman Sovereign presided. The meeting throughout was strictly secret, but a representative of the Associated Press Is Informed from a very reliable source that one of the most important subjects of the delibera tion will be the tariff, and the present congress will be asked to take the duty off of window glass. SUPPOSED GOLD FIND.

PERRY, NOV, 10. Excitement exists In the Wichita mountains over recent gold finds. A shaft (5 feet deep was sunk near Casha and from one to two hundred dollar taken out daily. People are leaving here for the alleged gold fields. A BANK CLOSES UP.

SIOUX CITY, la Nov. 10. The Iowa Savings bank closed Its door today. The steady withdrawal of depoits and Inability to realise on securities la the causes. The bank statement of October showed $470,000 aextts and deposits.

a CEN. COXEY HAS A PLAN WILL FORM A NEW POLITICAL PARTY. i Want to Demonetise Silver anil Gold Iloth lie Call a Meetlnir ot Those Interested to lie Meld at St. I.onU. CLEVELAND; O.

Nov. 10. S. S. Coxey of commonweal fame Is on the ground floor with a new doctrine for 1900.

Its platform declares for the demonetization of gold as well as silver. state ownership of all railroads, high ways and teleghaph and telephone lines; municipal iwnershlp of all street car lines market houses electric, light anij gas plants, employ ment of surplus labor In the public works, woman's suffrage, state control of the traffic and the election of president by the direct vote of the Coxey has sailed a conference of all friends of initiative and referendum'' and advocates of the above principles of government at St. Louis, Jaauary 12. 1897. SAVED THE EXPRESS.

Trump Slaaalled the Train and Was Shot At. CINCINNATI, Nov. 10. A special from Washington, says a tramp saved an express train from being wrecked by dynamite a short distance east of Mitchell, Ind. About 1 a.

he tore oft the switch lamp and signaled the aproachlng train. As he was doing he was shot at by the wreckers, and found unconscious by the train men. There Is no clue. MORE NORMAL SUITS. Mnyhatch and Fealer Sue llrovrn ot Fort Scott.

A telegram from Fort Scott, ays: Frank Mayhugh of the normal school ot Stanborry, Holton, ami Fort Scott, today brought suits aggregating $52,000 against Thomas M. Brown, president of the Dallae county bank at Buffalo, Mo. The suits lnvolvo the ownership of tho Springfield Nor mal school. WHEAT'S HIGHEST POINT. CHICAGO.

Nov. 10. WiiFJf the TiilKheat price b'f'tKeyear 12 Jfl to day and almost the top price for several years. December at the hour mentioned was selling at which Is ic clean advance of 5 8o from yesterday's close. Other products sympathized fractionally.

Bull news rame from all quarters of the globe, principally India, Russia and Argentine Rc public. CANDIDATE FOR VAN Nov. 10. George T. Lee of thia place Is a candidate for the office of speaker pro tern of the next general assembly of Missouri.

Mr. Lee has twice been elected) member of that body from Wayne county, and this will be hl second term from this county PURTEL KNOCKED OUT. GALENA, Nov. 10. Paty Pur tell of Kansas City, knocked Ferns, of Weir City, Qui In three rounds after hot fighting lant night for, a purse.

PurteJl wa fat and flabby. Ferns was In the pink Of condition. LIFE LOST 1.1 A FIHE. HAMLIN, Nov, 10. Incendiaries fired James Abbott's house last Cora, his daughter, aRed 24 wan burned to death.

She, was recently acquitted of blowing up Squire house with, dynamite, killing urte and injuring another. FELL TimotGII A BRIDGE. OAK, Nov. 10. At 7:30 o'clock this morning; the Chicago Alton west bound freight fell through aj bridge two miles east of Bates City.

Several cars are a total wreck. No. one was Injured. RAILROAD MEN MEET. ST.

LOU13, Nov, 10 The executive officers of the western and southern lines assembled this forenoon to renew for another year with some the pass agreement adopted 'here In October, 1894. FARMERS MEET AT MEXICO. MEXICO, Nov. 10. A farmers" Institute, held under the' a u.

ot the state board of agriculture, convened at Laddonla today. The merchants are offering handsome premiums for the best sample of farm products. AN ELECTION (tf ARIIEL. GUTHRIE. Oct.

10 In astern Lincoln county Geoixe KIbph and John Gardner quarreled over the sult of the election and Gardner wa stabbed In several plaw. probatdy Jalally. Rites is In Jull. WHEN EVEIt Yt'l' danre, liadey and Sat. is.

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