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THE LEABERDEMOCRAT, I 3 Vol. 32; 86: FRIDAY EVENINQ SPRINGFIELD, JUNE Price Two Cents i OF THE BLUES A Fit of thb blues Is supposed to Indicate melancholy. In our store it means happy satisfaction A fit of our blue serge coats or coats and vests will banish melancholy Men's D. B. Blue Serge 5 Saltier, or 53.50 Meu' D.

B. Blue Serge Coata, value, Removal price Men's. Blue Serge CoaU and Vests, $5 value, Removal price $3.50 Men's Imported Blue Serge Coats and Vesta, t6 value, Removal pries $4 5 Men's English Blue Serge Coata and Vests, $8 and ,7 values, Removal price $5.00 Boys' Blue Serge Coats D. regular price Removal price $4.50 Boys' Blue Serge Coats. D.

regu serge Coat Removal $3.00 lar $4.50 value, Removal price The better you are posted as to values the better you will appreciate our great removal sale. Investigate! You are the gainer. GLOBE CLOTHING tiOVSB 118 S. E. COR.

SQUARE. SVm. BCHWIEDER, Prop.lt kit 1 300 pairs of ladies $1.75 and $2.00 hoes in tans and blacks, vesting and kid NEW GOODS ALL SIZES. Cut lo infer mm Shoe A P. G.

WRECK Nearly 50 People Injured in a Smash Up. Eains Caused the Tracks to Spread. THREE PEOPLE MAY DIE A Disaster in a Secluded Spot. The Usual Denial by the Eail Officials. KANSAS CITY, June D.

Betwecn 40 and 45 passengers were more or lees seriously, and three perhaps fatally. In jured by the derailment of train No. 4, south bound, on the Kansas City, Pittsburg Quit railroad three miles south of Qrandview, at 9:30 o'clock last night. The train left Kansas City late and was running at a slow rate of speed, on account of the condition of the track, occasioned by heavy rains. The Injured were brought to this city this morning, the seriously hurt being taken to St.

Joseph's hospital and the others to the Savoy hotel. The list of injured follows: P. H. Williams, Amoret, slight Mrs. E.

P. Chandler, Jaudon, In ternal. S. B. Powell, Mena, Slight.

B. C. Duffy, Fort Smith, hip sprained. Mrs. B.

C. Duffy, Fort Smith, face cut. Child of Mr. and Mrs. badly bruised on side of face.

Dr. W. T. Adams, Richards, slight cut on leg. C.

J. Marrs, Christopher, right shoulder hurt Arthur Scruggs, Joplin, cut over eye. Ray Geffs, Joplln, arm and side hrulfipd. John Reynolds, Kansas City, nip Vernon Blgler, Amsterdam, face badly bruised. H.

E. Sneeze, Merwln. hip bruised. Mrs. R.

P. Sneeze, hand lacerated August Hulett. Asberry, leg bruised. Mrs. M.

E. Churchman. Colorado Snrinffs. hand lniured. M.

A. Jones, Wluthrop, Jicaa cut. Mrs. J. M.

Home, Pittsburg, face burned. P. R. Brown, Cleveland, legs In jured. I.

V. C. Moore, Kansas City, head hurt. Mrs. Frank Down, Kansas City, head bruised.

Mrs. Charles F. Haines, Kansas City, ICart hpnri eut Charles F. HalneS. KansaB City, arm cut and kneo hurt.

W. E. McOraff, Blair, cut on head. Mrs. W.

II. Warden, Kansas City, luff Rhmililpr hurt. J. w. O.

Sloan, Arnett, bruised fihont lindv W. A. Douel, Nashville, siae hurt A. J. GorEenson.

news agent, Kan sas Citv. cut over eye and chest; In iurles Drobably serious. Henrv Gil odv. IJrexei. arm hrnlsed.

C. C. Berkey. Cleveland, leg hrulepd G. S.

Lacey, Argentine, Knee hurt George Payne, Argentine, cut on chin. W. C. Simons, Drexel, shoulder crushed. G.

E. Sage, Merwln, sprained back. Tinti oil Nphrnska. bruise on leg J. B.

Stuart, Drexel, ear lacerated. Henry Williams, Kansas City, arm ttti.i.pii x. Wihoit. Drexel. flesh O.

I. K. Crawford, Drexel, Kruicpil hpstr serious: may die. A. C.

Donovan, Kansaa City, heart and hin hurt. Miss Burrows, Amsterdam, head hurt. J. M. Leggett, Drexel, badly cut J.

M. Jackson, Jingo, cut about head and back hurt. John T. McElhany, Neosho, back hUFred J. Berkowiti, New Orleans, left ankle sprained.

Mrs. Berkowitz, bruised about head. Euell Stoker, Drexel, hurt In back. Melville Stoker, Rock Vail, cut about head. The wrecked train wa9 due to leave Kansas City last night at 7:30 o'clock, but it was nearly 8 before a start was made.

Three miles south or Granaview. which Is a small station 30 miles soutn of Kansas City, the train was derailed by spreading rails, the track apparently having been damaged by tie recent severe rains. The smoker, which contained most of the injured, and the chair car. immediately following, were turned on their sides into a ditch. The Pullman left the track, remained unrieht.

The engine and combination nagg sc uu UTbe accident occurred at 9:30 durlr. a heavy down pour cf rain i The new went to work with a will to; r.e the Dast enger. and aid neroic of i cared for. They were dragged from the windows of the chair cur and cared for the beat possible under the circum stances. Before all had been taken out of, the chair car Ore started from the stove in the rear end.

The porter of this car earned the praise of all present by bis presence of wind In cuttlug a hole through the roof of the tar, quenching i rwmrirr rain and darkness, i pem to tne nre ana reddling several wouieu riunupr In tliu fctniiker which KilS Well flllt'fl, the passengers were compelled to crawl cautiously tne tun leugtn oi mo car to reach the door to escape. The exit through broken windows was dungerous, the darkness making Impossible to see a root aneau. me icunA fif thn wreck watt in the woods and there were no houses near enough to whl the Injured coulJ be taken. Torches were soon Improvised, and hpro unit thpra In the darkuesa and ruin dim lights fluttered In the band their holders, scurrying In every di rection to render uid to me uu fortunntes. For the Immediate caro of the in jured fires were built alongside the tracks and lent aid to the rescue party and warmth to the rain soaked pas sengers.

The most seriously hurt were cared for In the baggage aud mall car and In the Pullman. Aa soon as nossible work or me wrerk was sent to Grand view, and a relief train started out from Kansas City. The train arrrived at 3 a. and took back to Kansaa uuy an the Injured. The most seriously hurt were conveyed to St.

Joseph's hospital, while those less badly Injured weut or were assisted to the Savoy hotel. ah mnmino there had been Tumors of a wreck, but the officials of the rail road steadfastly denied tnai had been seriously Injured, and that the total number of hurt would not go above 15 or 20, all of whom, they asserted had received simple cuts and would leave for the soma ou ie lng train today. THE TAX BILLS. Joge 1'billD' Ueorre Hn Been riac cV on Hie, Tiirieft rhlllps' decree In the Com mercial street special tax bills on paving, Is on file in the offlce of. Miss Lathlm, clerk of the Federal court.

It was received this morning. AccomDanying the uecree is ui iL'Mrh Ih a lenKtny ion oi i 7 document, covering a bundle of close nnfrp4. 1116 UUHTl JY IVUC.tun" I' a i nnlnion on which the de cree is founded is that the law presum ed to govern tho case is unuu.u t. 41.1, i.mnnnrv tntiinctlon should be decreed permanent, It will probably mean that the pretty dhck. ioi trrpt.

will be torn up, nrrd the contractor will cart away bjs brick and other material, inia, However, is only problehatlcal. detailed in the Leader Democrat, the suit is brought by E. a ntliQP ITnmmprcil SLrvec imvk erty owners. The city of Springfield anu named as defendants. The entire text oi ma uecree iu.

"The application for a temporary heard on the amended bill and answer i tha nthpr naners submitted here with, the complainants appearing, by their solicitor James uaner, uuu defendants by their counsel a. a. i. fiiioile and Barber if uiiuavut anri nfroi the heurlnjc or ar guments by the respective solicitors and counsel, ana tne couii. uemg in tha nremises: "It la ordered anu neereeu uy mo court that the application for a temporary Injunction be, and the same is hereby granted; and it Is, therefore, ordered and decreed by the court tint the special assessments and special tax bills or certificates issued thereon by tho defendant, the city ot spnngnem, to the defendant, A.

A. Myrick against imo anil narcels of ground mentioned therein, Issued pursuant to resolution N6. 3.0, auopiea unu apinu. ed by the said city on the 9th day of June 1899, authorizing the Improve ment and reconstruction wuu umu paving of the roadway of Commercial nm the renter of Benton ave nue to the center of Boonvllle street, except that portion or saiu roaa wj occupied by the street car tracks and for a distance of two feet on the outside thereof, in the said city of Sprins fitld and under ordinance No. 2U83, adopted by the city council of said city on the 24th day of March, 1898.

dlrect iov and asseFsment of Special taxes against the lots and pieces of ground described in saiu uiumuuia. under which special tax billa were is i ofiint lots or narcels of ground abutting on said street in favor of the i a Vvrick. the contractor who did the work, which eald tax bills or certificates are claimed by the defendants to be a special Hen upon sail lots or parcels of ground are declared valid as asserted on the face of .1.. bill herein: and tho said defendants and each of them, at kii. oitnrnpvs.

aiipnts anu sur yants are enjoined until the further or ler'of this court from enforcing the collection of said special taxes and the certifinates therefor against the lots or parcels of ground in question, by suit or otherwise: and the defendant. A. A. Myrick. further enjoined from fastening or transferring said tax certificates to any other person or persons corporation or association, until ordered by this court.

Jno. A reporter for Uie Leader Democrjtl aked City Attorney Johnnon an Messrs. Barbour and Goode. special counsel, for a siatemmt concerning thel i .1... case iney unueu rjihr mai 1 Issuance of a temporary injunction' really means nothing more than a for ma! preliminary step.

"The case come? un at the October nf court." said Mr. Barbour, "an 1 we will try it on its merit, If W(, grf defeated, we will appeal to the United States Supreme court." The writer of war doggr! in th.Jr neipair i 'v ih. I CUT, ITJSHORT Rudo Shattering of a Love Dream. An Irate Mamma Comes on the Scene. DISRUPTS ALL THE PLANS She Telia the Police About It.

All And tho Gallant Young Man is Arrested. TcTi'n Manley Blanchard mufit appear before Justice Brooksbank tomorrow morning to answer to the charge of en ticing is.vear old Cora Sivlls away from her home. Blanchard Is a rather swagger youth looking about twenty years. He claims to be a nephew of the lato ex County Recorder Blanchard. He baa nerve and a commanding manner.

Blanchard arrived here Wednesday night and registered at tho Gott hotel under the name of Frank Gray. Tho girl was with him. There might never have been any thing eald about It, but tho mother cf the girl, Mrs. Lulu Sivlls, appeared upon the 6cene today and made an In vestigation that resulted In humlllat lng publicity for the young sweethearts. The mother Invoked police aid and that led to the arrest of young Blanchard and then the story was out.

ninnrhnrd lives near Elwood itt fills county. The girl lives at Seymour, but has for a week or two been visiting the family of Thomas Barrett In the neighborhood of Elwood. It was from there that Blanchard is alleged to have stolen ber. Both the young people claim It was their intention to get married. They say they were afraid to try for a license, but were planning to mnke the attempt when the vigilant mother swooped down upon them.

Mother and daughter left the hotel and went to the home of friends on Center street. The girl Is an unwilling witness against hw young lover. The Sivlls formerly lived near Elwood and it was there that Blanchard met tha sprightly little miss who has Just now outgrown her short dresses. The boy and his girl drove from Elwood to this city, and on arriving here, he employed a man to return the team. Blanchard was arrested by Detective Sneer.

He was not locked up, but is under guard. GILL INVOLVED. lie Gnre Koniied Letter ot Ileeom menilittltiu. HAUTVILLE, June 9. At 11 o'clock this morning when court convened to open the trial of John F.

Kennedy the attorneys for the defense filed a motion to quash the panel of 40 men on the ground that Sheriff Cantrell is prejudiced against tho prisoner. Judge (ox overruled the motion, anil tne De fense then stated that some, or meir Kansas City witnesses, for whom two attachments had already been Issued, were not In attendance, and on this nprniint more time was asked. The court gave the defense until this after noon to see If the witnesses couiu ue had. The state Is urging the trial and the defense is greatly alarmed. Judge Thomas member of the famous St.

Clair county court, Is get tiniT mived tin umileaHautlv with Ken nedy. A telegram says Judge Ulll has vanished from hl3 home near Osceola, ond th horse, hridle and saddle he bought of Kennedy after tho robbery Is also gone. Rumor says Kenneuy cuniu in county with a letter of in troduction from Judge Gill to the unrtioa now held for the iacomb robbery. The state is roasting Gill and prosecution is threatened. The defense made a motion for a continuance.

The motion was overruled. The defense then made an af n.invlt that It could not cot a fair trial before Judge Cox. A change of venue was granted. Judge Cox wired Judge NevJJe at Springfield to come and try TniU'e Neville Is exoected on train this afternoon. Judge Cox will go to Springfield and take In his court JUUTS necessary.

round III ti. cWiir Ijiclede county passed thrmiPli the citv this morning, having in charge a prisoner captured near Kan cn Citv the eaily part of the week. His charge, he was implicated in a shooting nffrav which took place in Lebanon last January. One of the parties was arrested at the time, but the other escaped and managed to evade the officers uutil recently. liHNUV of rti Tne case of Ed Wilson, charged with larreny of a number or lence pot is.

as cauH in JiiKtire Val Mason's court this morning. The ilefindaht was afraid i.i a fnlr trial tnai ue cuuiu anf) fwore against ail the Ju tlies north cf the Jornaa. me case wm before Justice Brooks bank. TrlS BnliM. HAVANA.

June 9 More attempts are maje to forge certifica: of in tlie Cuban army, and another man as arre Ud yesterday on this charge. At Mantama 1J mn ere examined yeMerilay. but only 123 thero re fciinri tu bae their 1 THE RAILROAD SCHEME Wealth? Parmer of (irrea Count? Aaked to Help. I.ajt night the Commer diil club held a brief luce ting at the Metropolitan hotel, which was well ateuded by member of the club as well us member of the different railroad cumniitlecs. Ttio purpose of last uigbl'i meeting was to hear the reports of the several committees and arrange matters for further railroad work.

From present Indications every business man and citizen of Springfield deeply Interested In the proposed railroad and they are taking hold ot the matter in dead earnest Commercial street property owners and business men are a.i much interested In the 6iiccesi of the project as are those of the south side, as they realize what benefits the city In general also helps them In particular, as they see that this city to hold own as a commercial center must huvo another railroad. The club will appoint a committee made up ot the leading farmers uf this county to see fnrmers and fruit growers, who are Interested lu tho future of Greene county, and they will assist quite materially In laislng the required bonus of $100,000. Many Important features "of this project have not arrived at tho point whlc'6 is considered advisable to be made public, but they are of such a nature that every one will see that this Is not a paper rullroad, but is the real thing. There will be a meeting of the club and several committees tomorrow night at the Metropolitan hotel at 8 o'clock. It Is especially desired that all the members be present, as well as all the committees.

Following Id a copy of tho subscription paper that Is now being circulated by the leading business men In this city. All will no doubt be asked to sign and show how much they are Interested In tho future welfare of this city: "Whereas, It la proposed to construct a standard gauge railroad from some practical point on tho Jefferson City Bagnell branch of the Missouri Pacific railroad to the city of Springfield with a view of extending the same south Into the mineral regions of Arkansas; and, "Whereas, We, the unucrsigueu citizens of Greene county, will bo benefited hv the construction and comple tion of a railroad from the said Baguell branch of the Missouri pacific rauroao to the city of Springfield. "Therefore, For the purpose of In ducing capital to construct said proposed Independent and competing line of railroad to the city or ppnugneici, we hereby agree to pay to T. B. Holland.

J. E. Kcet and H. B. McDanlel, aa trustees, the sum hereafter set op posite our names respectively, aaiu money to be payable when the railroad Is constructed from a connection with tha nannpll branch of tho Missouri Pacific to tho city ot Springfield and trains Tunning thereon; said sum of Ttinnpv tn lis eolloeted bv said trustees and paid to the corporation or syndi cate, or construction company mnv pnnntrnet siiid railroad from said rtnirnell branch of the Missouri Pacific rnllrnnd tn the citV Of SorlnKflcUI.

If the said railroad is not constructed, and trains rnnnlne thereon to Springfield within the next 18 months, then this subscription Is to be void una ot no force and effect, and tho signers hereof, and each of them, shall be discharged from all liability hereon." A PRIVATE FUNERAL. Tlio ItvninliK ot Sllii Ilnniniund Will Arrive Tottur. The Temalns of Miss Clo Hammond, who died at Thayer yesterday morning, tuIU arrive on a eueclal train at o'clock this afternoon, Mr. Hammond, with hla famllv and otrwr relatives ac In accordance with the he deceased young lady nrlvotn funeral will be held, the Inti mate friends of Miss Hammond attend Inir. The funeral will take place from the residence of Captain T.

M. Allen, OAK Dnrtnn fivoniip at 10 in. K.ltur day. and the remains will be Interred besldo those of her mother In the fam iiv lot In Hazelwood cemctety. Miss Hammond would have been 19 years of age on her next wrtminy, ami was a young lady of most endearing qualities.

She was a former student of Drury college and Loretto acamcdy. Her illness, nf nparlv two veurs' duration, made a residence elsewhere advisable, part of this time being spent In Colorado and California, and she passeu tne winter in Thomasville, Ga. Tuner Countr etller. V. I and C.

C. MernoU of Hamsey, ill v. A. Recks of Hldgcway, l.vtton of Vlnclnnes, and Frank Gustafson of Eden Valley, who have been here off and on for the pp1i left this niornlne for Taney county, where all except tbe lust named evnert to secure homesteans. Mr.

tjiis tnf nlilipd out his Dlece sometime ago and returned to PprlriRfleld yester day for the purpose or making nis nri enlrv at the land office. A large num ber of settlers from the north have been In the city this spring and many kiv cppnrpd land on which to build a home. A Krrlralastlral Covaell. An ecelcciastlcal council, called by irirsi CnnKreeatlonal church, and consisting of Congregational rhurche and minUters In the cry. met at u' First church Monday evening.

5th iw.pmu.it rhert iiavi ana Veilan to Breach the Mr Hays Is In the present graduating rlas ct Drury olletre. and Is to prea'h at Thaver the coming year. Mr. Neilun. of the Incoming Junior class, expect to supply at Willow Spring thi luinmtr.

Cate HeeeftloB. The Mascotti, a aoclety of rolored men, gae a reception to Jm.e and Jarrttt of Wb.blta, dJ Ms Walker of Carthage lat rlsM. 1 lie club giving a In the Ita'dwin theater soon, tbe proceeds to be aevoted to a prvpost4 huae for tbe aged. The club 1 compose! cf repTfrntatlve negro luen. if END VERY NEAR R.

P. Bland Will Not Begaiu Ia a Stupor and Death is Close at Hand, IT IS NOT A SURPRISE Ilia Family Had Expected tho Attack; Closing of the Career of tho People's Friend, LEBANON', June Hon. Klchard P. Bland was still alive thla morning, with no perceptible change la bis condition. Judge C.

C. Bland, Ills brother, ar rived thld morning. Mr. Bland Is In a stupor and ba.i been since yesterday morning. He recognizes no one and cannot speuk.

While tbe physicians decline to talk specifically as to what hi ailment. Is, relatives and Intimate, friends who are admitted to his bedside say It either paralysis or congestion of the brain. His family have anticipated for several years that he would be. stricken In tbl way. There Is no hope for even a return to consciousness.

Richard Parks Bland, like many an other prominent figure lu Missouri history, came from Kentucky and Virginia stock. Ho was of the iwnto blood that flowed In the veins of Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Bland In his almost pathetic self efface ment, never made any reference to th relationship, mid lu fuct did not know of It until recent years. People who knew both men, or knoWi their records, have frequently com mented ou the marked similarity of their characters without knowing that the martyred president win of the most pathetic figure In all history and the great commoner of Missouri, were descended from the same stock.

The relationship comes through tho Hunks family, daughter of which, a Is well known, was tho mother ol Lincoln. Mr Til md a Sillier died when 1)0 Wlia a wee mile of a boy mid ho was tossed out on lifc'M bioud ocean at so early an sura Hint lu 1, miu'g nraitlcilllv nothlniT of his ancestois except what has coma to him In a desultory way since ne acquired fiuiio as ono of America's lead ing statesmen and publicisle. The velalloiiship eonicB from hbl mother's famllv. Mr. lllnnd's mother was Parks Null of Hartford, Ohio county, Ky.

Hoc inoiher was a Herryman. Tho Parks mid llnnka families were closely related and emigrated to Ken Vlrciiila tiiirelher lust at the close of the eighteenth century, or about Tho Nails were French HllKllCtlOtfl, who migrated from Louisiana to Kentucky nhoiit tho tluio the Parka and tho Hanks families arrived there from Virginia. The Hunkses and the Parks "cleared" adjoining fnrm In Chlu county, not far from where tho prosperous and cultured town of Hartford now stands, and suffered dangers and privations togeth er. On ono of these farms Mr. Bland a mother was born.

Lincoln's mother. Nancy Hanks. It Is generally thought by thox'f who have given the matter at tent ton, was born In Hardin county, which adjoins. Ohl countv. nnd ti which the Hunkses moved and where they "settled" about the begluullig ot this century.

That move marked the separallon of the paths of tho Parks and Hankses m.d nei'nuntfl for the loss of the linen of genealogy which bad bound them so closely together at nno tluio as io cauHe them to cast their fortunes together In a new find wild country. On hit paternal side Mr. Bland, If disposed, tould boast or the bluet and most aristocratic of American blood. The first of tho name In America, Thedrlek Bland, was his great grandfather. Thuodrle Bland was a colonel on Wiihlngton' staff and waa close by tho pIJo of tho Father of Hi Country all through the revolutionary war.

They hud been friends and companion In tho Old llomlnlon. The frlend eilip InsM to Washington's death. Col. Tbeodric Bland belonged to the nobility of England. Tho family crest Is In the possession of thu Bland family at Lebanon.

Ho obtained It from ao aristocratic member of the family la Maryland foon after be won bla spur In concrfs and showed bU worthlnesa cf the prrud heritage. John Randolph' mother was a Bland of the sum atock, and oo of the early luarrted a Bland, from whom cam tho Hubert DUind Ie of civil war fame. The tiuiiie Theodrle Is preserved In Mr. Bland's Immediate famliy. A luB of that ncme at school In St.

Louis. A branch from the original Thwdrla Lmnd ftc in spread out frm Virginia to Nelson county. Ky. Thif county adjoins Ohio county, where BluaJ af born, en lb" uth. lr.

liland'a father. Ptotmhton Edward Bland. txirn in Washingtos eoiinty of Pre parema. 11 waa eliii at'd for the tuintvrv of that chun at Outer coi; ai lianville, ih. it' of mure men of dMiuilion and Influent In tt south and we tlian aay oilier Institution of l.irtiing in th cvuntrr The farm ou win.

Mr. lllnnd'a fsth er Utu i now hoioe of Coiie "na anJ ex Oowruor J. Pruo tor Knolt. hen tvt oieg iMtiH4 Caj II a 4. I i.1 U'i 'i i I I u' l.

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