Springfield Leader and Press from Springfield, Missouri • Page 1

I Tuu.urrow is Traveling Meni day at tl. Elks" street fair and carnival, and ai.e th' features of the day a ill be tlo annual parade in carriages. It will be larger this year than ever before, and a. iilllant It will be a crowning ent In the biggest week In the history biniiiffkid. I in the afternoon at 3:30 at the fair grounds will lake place the last game of ti series between the celebrated Ne team and the Springfield Reds.

Toft night will be carnival night and Midway will be wide open and full fun and Jollity. Hie attendance at the fair has been I Kiiriiriss to evervbodv. Such ctowds ver before visited Springfield on any ifii'on. last year the street fair was decided success, and few people ei cted that as many persons would re lirn this summer to seo the show. But ti crowds a year ago were really small mpnred to the multitudes that have tiled the city this week.

The pessimists sere mistaken about the frame of the rater's mind. They bad pictured him in gloom over the alleged crop failure Asa matter of fact, the tiller of the soil Is not wearing a long face and gazing on bis fodder fields. He Is full of life and willing to Invest a few bushels ol wheat in a good time, lie attended the fair with as much cheerfulness as usual 3nd will probably never miss a meal on account of having had his share In the festivities of the week. The Elks and the fraternal societies took the street fair Into their hands this orning. The Frlnco system again gave ieap excursion ratca to the fair and special trains tor the benefit of the labile, and the town Is full of a new class of visitors.

Thr were nlumes. helmets, Sashes, and all the sv.nbols of 'ia, fraternal love on exhibition today. The I arade was about two hours late on ac count of the tardiness or me niciiuii. Iliat came in on the trains, and the peo stc aJong the streets ia Pked tases from 10 o'clock till 12 waiting to Ef the procession. I Out on Walnut street between Jetfer ron and Dolllson the various orders ithered and lined up for the parr.de.

The O. A. the Odd Fellows, the Woodmen, the Knights of Pythlis. the l.lks and the cowboys were all out in their proper costumes and the people i.iw a hi? show before the parade (darted. Tk.

r. A n. nosts were given the Vend of the column as a riebt due to their distinction among the orders of the country. F.ach of the veterans carried a little flag, while two large and I.eanMf'il standards were borne In front the line. A little girl, Cirace Uoady, the daughter of veteran who lives at No.

113: East Mill street, marched wfth the. old soldiers and carried a G. A. It banner. Before the parade started the veterans tang some war songs and waved their Hats.

The Odd Tellows followed the 0. A. nen. Springfield lndte No. 218 hid about 1'in men In line.

New Harmony and Trin'ty lodged had good representations in the pjrade. Canbia No. the uniformed rank of Odd Fellows, made a fn in ilia nnrade. ol the city the Odd Fellows of Republic were' out tn a body. OzarK, w.

VarshSrld end Bolivar sent delegations, but they did not take part In the parade as bodies. Nlva hd the la In th Mm lo.l: Tbe a 1 I Th st relative representation or any ui the vIMtlng lodges of Odd Fellow The Knights of Tythlas. mounted. fame next after the Odd Frlloiu. and lhir thowy nnlf.irrr.s male a gocd ffi tnre of the parade.

The WnndnVn of the World fillowed (li? KnUhts of rihias. The OaH MiH ejirrlfd a at as the synbol of the order. The fan.e float tli! apresred on Woolman's day. earth of Ral r.rs. had a p'tr In thr prjci lrn K'ka I.

Th 1 i le a ry a Var. j. 1 Ta it lip the rrtr i.f trio re a Tn' "VJy of men in of t' wre frn rl 0'1'M aa of li l1 stain fid 'f n. lne some ex, filer' 'la I r'. tart i I "1 lit ia 1 This Is another excursion day.

It is the last day of the special excursions on account of the Elks' street fair. Four special excursions were run this morning by the Frisco Railroad company Into Two of the excursions were In two RpctlnnH. fllx trains in all were run, aggregating about 56 cars. Every I car was loaded down atmost'to its lullest rapacity. It Is estimated that at least 4,000 people came U.

and probably many more. All of the excursions caoic In at the north eldo passenger station. The first excursion train in came from the southwest It started at Vimta, I. and brought excursionists from Al bia, A'ton, Neosho, Granby, Pelrcc City and all intermediate points. This train and all intermediate points.

Thin train Dronoao. City, Aurora.) Monett and other cities. This train was com Doeed of nine coaches and carried about 800 people. There were on board 200 Elks from Carthage. This train was closely followed bj section two of the Galena excursion train.

This was composed of eight cars ana brought In about 500 or 600 people. About 12:30 o'clock the special train from Arkansas came tn In two sections in quick succession. The two trains aggregated about 20 coaches nnd brought In hpfween 1.500 and 2 000 people. This ended the special excursions for today. There were no excursions lining In at the south side passenger station.

However, every regular passenger train coming Into the city this mornlrg was loaded down with excursionists coml.ig In on the half rate from towns within 55 miles of this city. Frls passenger train No. 2 from the southwest wae loaded to the guards. Four extra coaches bad been added, there Dcing seven In all. About 500 or 600 persons came In on IL The Aurora Elks came In on this train.

There were 40 of them out of a total of 50. The passenger trains on the south side were almost as crowded. It Is estimated that, taken altogether, In the neighborhood of 5,000 persons came Into the city todcy. This is not such a crod as was ia lne city Wednesday, Woodmen day. but ki ill It Is large enough to Hie lunch counter and restaurant men.

All of the hasherles are being worked an day and yet all. have not been fed. The time set for the return of the excursions Is 11 o'clock. All will n.t get out at that time, however. The 6treet car company Is also Laving Its share of difficulty during tl.e fair.

Almost the entire rolling stock of the company ts out nnd even then every car Is crowded to Its fullest limit All of the r. re nin until after midnight carir.J for the huge crowds, and some cjrs are run all night. These owl cars, now. ver. are run only on the belt line.

The street ear men a.e being worked very hard Some of the motormen work frou 18 to 20 hours a day. Conductors have been placed on every ear In operation. The Aurora Elks carried one of the banners to be in the parade. It was presented to tne inner with the of S. H.

Minor, at the meellng of the order Wefla 'sday nliht The 1 inner made to order by iGeorce Benz or St 1.0ms. imm dtns 'furnished by Mr. At the top. i ej'i the front 1 a curtain ol white ailk with pn'd lrlmirlr.es. conialnh.s i (he letters "IV P.

bwatii whl. la ihe mn.b'r of the lo e. 6: 7. The 'main bVy o' the f'iit is pnnde r.ittn old with a lar, elk a had in 1 In the rent'r; fs Val it le tera "Ati r. .,1 a hrc whl'e atri el a a n'tr pur; the 'i 1 pal it i tf Ti.e jori.iv ahe circulation of The Leader Democrat in Springfield by car ricrs and street sales is larger than all competitors combined.

rphe Leader Democrat I pays more postage A for out of town circulation than all competitors combined. Postrruir Fpnton will verify this. ONLY EVENING PAPER IN SOUTHERN MIESOURI WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES. Vol. 34; No.

255. Probably showers tonight. FRIDAY EVENING SPRINGFIELD. MISSOURI SEPTEMBER 6.1901. Probably showers tonight.

Price Two Cents. THE ME ELKS' AD A DAY A Parade In Which the Various Secret Societies Took Part. XCURSIONS COME IN fhe Streets Are Crowded as Usual and Brass Bands Are Very Plentiful. WILL CLOSE TOMORROW The enwhma shouted Indian war cries and performed some of their wild feats of horsemanship. The line of march was from Klm hrnnzh nn Walnut tn Jefferson, down Jefferson to St Jxiuls, up St Louis to r.Mnl.Bl! I me square, uuwu vuinrc south on' Campbell to Walnut, up Walnut to South and back to the square.

After the parade as a whole disbanded the Elks continued to march around town and bad a Jolly time for hour or more. 'r, ifTig ivn the to? or.Vr TjP ban 1 a Cne fr K't to il e. ai. 1 Tl 1 r. r.

1. t. 1 1 it morning. At 6:15 o'clock the band assembled at the club rooms, from whence they marched to the Frisco depot, play lug "A Hot Time." Late last night Dr. Tracy M.

Payfair, exalted ruler, was busily engaged In finning medals to his white duck Sousa i nuL Around the collar of this gar ment, arranged at regular intervals, was! I L. .1 .1 l.lifc I a row oi tiny mic ieeis, iuc euer. wi nu.u were smeared with red paint. These were lettered. On one side they read "Hello.

Dill." and on the ether "En gaged to Do a Little Painting." The 4 Tr iTT it. front of Dr. Fayfalr'a cot was decorated jyj IVicK.lIlICy iS 15 til? IVCpt UfiaCt the 111 with as many medals as ever Liberati. Sorrer.tino, Gllmore or Sousa himself ever wore. TIw: are all engraved.

Dr. Pavfalr's nose or rather the pseudo Bousa'a nose and beard the latter more distinctly Sonsasiue than any nther nnrf fif IJiB make UD lay on top of hie disk; for the time a mute symbol of today's Midway behavior. The baton with which he will direct today was al60 quietly waiting Its turn to Join the mutual spirit of deviltry that will actuate the Elks' band at Springfield. The sleeves of the coat and the yachting cab were both ornamented with a white silk ribbon badge: "Jop lin 501." The other members of the baud will wear white duck trousers and caps, shirtwaists no coats. They will also use profuse decorations of the fcmati backets of red paint.

They are all carefully selected artists. George Layne has removed his mustache for fear that It would Interfere with his trombone solos. F. II. Rogers will carry a tuba that will rival, his magnificent baritone.

D. M. Robirson's none will becomingly surmount the clarlnctte he will play. Roger Iierjnett will play alto In the band. O.

P. Wiley will carry a snare drum spi dally made to order for him. His collar would wrap around It and tie In a knot W. i TV Rhennard will have ft tenor cornet. I hut will hp chief! vnltiahtp In tin, hand he hll6 hcen knows came In at 10:40 o'clock this miming.

to RoJ wl plaT It was made tip of eight coaches nud, flat cornet aa(I sp0, (he contained about 600 persons. jng by forPtlin, and two.steii It was Immediately followed by a the of a classical march, special from Clinton, which came, Franklll mihg Wonde beau(y down over the Frisco tracks. This train .1 (he unlfo'rm as we ae flat 1 lhr xnerhac nnii loaded to the guards. About 700 ex cursionists cams In on this. About 11 o'clock the first section of the special from Galena, came In.

This train brought eiecursionlsta from Au.a cornet, whtrh he will handle aa dex ternusiy as If It wi re in the Club theater programme. Fred Lawder, who is not so tall as Smith, and It was said rivaled Young for bass drum honors, will also nave ail n. al 11C1 Afl. o. iuuue Joplln, Carthage, Webb City; Cartnrvllie, bccn cu8toinan ot tne t.

a Pc ma rn tf Anrnrn Verona. Pelrce drum, tne circumtercence or waicn is ffreater than his helcht Ike Simon will clash the cymbals, as If he were to the manor born. In that time when all the "exponents of good living" were entertained at banquets where whole roast ox and clashing cvmbals were con. on accessories. George Ladd, with a saxaphouc, will complete the list The are of the "kazoo variety, made specially for this occasion and for each individual player.

The hand has been spoken of as a Rube band, but the players have expressed a do or determination tu play so that even musicians can recognize the air. As the train pulled out they ren dered "Good bv Dollv Grav." They ex pect to play "Home Agnln From a For eign Shore" sometime between mid nizht and Saturday morning early. Dr. Pnvfatr the director, savs he is cot stl perstltious and no one else seems to have thought that there were Just 13 the band. About 60 Elks wKh their wives and sweethearts accompanied the band to Springfield BRITISH CATCH.

An Entire Command Taken In By a Maior. MIDPLF.ni'RGH, Cape Colony, Sept 6. Lofter's entire commando has been taken by Srafor Scobell, south of Peters hiira' 1 hundred and three prisoners were captured, twelve Roers killed and forty six wounded. Two hundred horses were LONDON. Sept.

6. Kitchener's re ni the c.mture of Lotter's convnan do gives the figures as nineteen killed. fiftv two wounded and sixty two cap id iinwounded. The prisoners In elude Commandants Letter and Breedt, Field Cornets Kmger, W. Kru.jer and Lieutenant Showman.

Among the kill ed were two notable rebels. Th i British casualties were ten kill ed and eight wounded. TURKISH ROW. The Sultan Trying to Settle With France: NEW TORK. Fept 6.

The lfpor't that the sultan of Turkey asked the kaleer to Intercede c.n his b'half with Franco and that Enip ror William refused the request, advising the sultan to yield. Is confirmed, according to a dis patch to the lir.i irm 01 1 I CONSTANTINOPLE. Sett The pert" It is endeavoring to eorae 'duvt iindeiitanding with the fiialnst the Ottoman eovernment, hoping thus to deprive the Fien.li a.nernmcnt of Its groun is fori action. ln at. el.

T.S st r. in Vit tn tl 1 r.f a 1 'I'l ate It ti'. tra re p. BPiEMT IMii 1 SWE I li tt Hi aBd ti line UH Km mam au jm mm mt 1 Htience of Opiates. THE ASSASSIN 15 ADL ABUSED.

Was Roughly Handled By the Gowd in Attendance. TRY TO LYNCH THE PRISONER. I Most Destroy the Trees, Serf. F''l IV ir 'a trees h.e be d' itijyrl in, i tM, ss a of Ihe Jf.i of Asrirultnral df nartic.eat th f.r.g with S.m Nirtv Prlc t.ned. S.pt.

f. rv te BUFFALO, N. Sept. 6. Dr.

Rosewell Parker, a well known surgeon, has arrived at the hospital and is now probing for the bullet which entered the abdomen. Police Commissioner Hooper has had an interview with Nie man, and to him the prisoner denied that he is an anarchist. When the president was shot he fell into the arms of Detective Gerry, whom he coolly asked: "Am I shot?" Gerry unbut toned the president's vest and seeing the blood, replied "I fear you are, Mr. President." The would be assassin fired through a handkerchief which concealed the weapon. DeUctive Ireland, who was only two feet away when the shot was fired, immediateily jumped upon Nieman and forced him to the ground.

Instantly twenty men jumped on Nieman when he had been thrown by Ireland and when he was rescued from them his face was cut open and he was covered with blood. NEW YORK. Sept. 6. A telephone message received here quotes Senator Hanna as saying: "The president will live." BUFFALO, Sept.

6. Dr. Dayton was at the hospital at 5:55 o'clock and reports the president's respiration as tasy and his pulse good 1 At 6 o'clock the president was put under the influence of an anaesthetic and Dr. Park began probing for the bullet. The prisoner now locked up at police headquarters.

Soon after the shooting Nieman was" asked why he shot the president and said: "I am an anarchist and did my DETROIT, Sept. 6. When ex Secretary of War Alger heard of the shooting he broke down completely. With tears streaming down his face he said he was incapable of saying anything exepet that it was a dastardly outrage. BUFFALO, president, 'f Sept.

6. Four physicians are with the CLE VELAN L' Sept 6. "My God, it can't be possible," cried Senator when the Associated Press dispatch was shown to him buying the president had bee nshot. "It is terrible and I am too shocked to express my feelings, he added. The senator v.

as prostrated by the news. N. Sept. 6. The name of the man who fired the shot at the president is Fred Nieman.

He admits he is an anarchist and that he is a resident of Detroit. He says he is of Polish nationality. He has resided on Broadway in Buffalo 'for a week. has not yet heard of the shooting cf her husband. At o'clock the president was rseting easy.

An attempt was made to lynch the prisoner, but the police succeeded in gating him out of the gruonds and locked him up. There is great excitement here. The streets in front of the different newspaper offices are crowded with anxious people. DETROIT, Sept. 6.

There is no person named Fred Nieman in the local directory. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Sept. 6. The presidential party, arrived at Lwin at 9:50 o'clock.

There was a crowd of excursionists at the dock waiting to take a Toronto boat, bu jthe president's coming had evidently not been noised about and he and his court attracted no extraordinary attention. At LewisVon the party boarded four special trolley cars of the Grand Gorge route and were whisked up along the river bank toNiaVar. falls without making a stop. Alighting at Main and Second streets, aS carriages were waiting to take the president and party on a short tour of the city. Mayor Butler of Kan CerLal S.

M. Welch and Captains Pagm, Chap.it and White of the Sixty fifth regiment acted as escort. The president was driven to the steel arch bru'ge and then balk toPthe International bridge, where Mrs. McKinley alighted take a rest unt" the re of the party returned for luncheon. t0After luneleon at the International hotel the power house was visited.

From there the party returned to the Pan Amer ican exposition grounds. TO PROTECT THE STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK. Sept. 6.

Immediately upon receipt of the newTof the TsWing of the president, steps were taken to call meeting tonight all the great financial interests to dev.se measures to rrotect the stock market. BUFFALO N. Sept. 6. Psident McKinley was shot ami fatallv wounded this afternoon by a stranger.

One shoyt through his left breast and another entered was receiving in the Temple of Music at the timHt br well dressed man who wore a high hat, and hands with him. fired the shots w.th h.s le.t hand. The an is under arrest. tu umaen The president was remvcl to tne nosp.n. row that the tuident is ccrtscious and restinB "SaSto'fe been to the Thirteen cUs tret As vclvcr hand Tl.

"aacl.ed the president it is coveted w.th a han ana 1 to vi nkv the presie em. l.ccn had Icdged ainst tne abstracted." The president is rei. easy. C.t I'rt 3XCM. Sept.

6. President TcKInley's ear.y career i he reailm" the ot MS :resei.v aw rr.i er.t hv accianaticn. ry 1 I he was Jeni tl.e cure prose a. hi c.i' every step in the progress of his career. His history is notable chiefly for the absence of the "trust to luck" idea.

It is, rather, a story of grit and hard work. His opportunity for education was limited. Until he was 10 years old he attended the public schools at Niles, where he was born. Then the family removed to Poland, where until he was he was a student in the Union Methodist Episcopal academy. He was the seventh of nine children.

To provide for them made a hard struggle for William McKinley, and at one time the question of taking William, from school was considered. His help was needed in the support of the famdy. His elder sister, Anna, who was a school teacher in Canton, came to the rescue with her savings, however, and the boy was kept at schooh That saved him from the first great danger that threatened his career. Ill health cut him off from a collegiate education. He enterecj the Allegheny college when he was but was soon obliged to return to his home.

In the following year, at an age when most young men are rounding off their educations or entering upon their life work, McKinley went to war. His regiment was the Twenty third Ohio infantry, celebrated for having had as members President Hayes, General W. S. Rosecrans and Justice Stanley Matthew of the United States supreme court. He served four years.

He did not lose a day on account of sickness and had only one short furlough in all that time. He rose frot the rank of commissary sergeant to major by brevet for gallant and meritoroius services at Opequan, Cedar Creek and Fisher's Mill." The latter commission was signed by Lincoln just a month before his assassination. His first promotion from sergeant to lientenant was won at Antietam in having carried supplies to the soldiers during the thick of battle. From war McKinley went to the law. He studied for a year at Youngstown, attended a course of lectures at Albany, N.

and in 1867 was admitted to the bar at "Warren, O. He was persuaded by his sister Anna to settle in Canton. The country was strongly Democratic. Many of its people had been opposed to the war and had no patience with those who proposed to confer rights and privileges on the freed slaves. McKinley was a radical Republican and during his first year in Canton he stumped the county in favor of negro suffrage.

With such a gap between his ideas and those of the majority of the voters the outlook for a successful political career was a dark one. He won the regard of the people and in 1869 was elected' prosecuting atTwoyyear3 later he was beaten for re election by 45 votes. That was the year of his marriage. His bride was Ida Saxton. daughter of James A.

Saxton. She had been fjiyerr an excellent education, had traveled in Europe and was then g.ven a place as cashier in her father's bank. Mr. Saxton was nch, but he believed that his daughters should be qualified to themselves if adversity should befall them later in life. M' Saxton was a teacher in a Presbyterian Sunday school.

McKinley was a member of the Mesthodist church. Their marriage was celebrated January ss. 1871. They had two ch ildren 1. both of whom died in infancy.

Grief wrecked the life of Mrs. IMcK.nley and she has ever since been almost an irwalid. For five years McKinley took a very active part pclitiLS. but withoutyseeking office for himself. In 1875 General Stewart L.

Woodford heard McKinley make a speech and recommended him to the state committee at name was placed on the list of state campaigners and has been kept there ever Aear later, at the Philadelphia exposition, Blaine introduced McKinley to a great audience and the speech iriade by the Ohioan on that occasion gave him a national reputation That was the year, too, when he was first elected to congress. R. B. Haver, his former colonel, was at the same time made president McKinley went to him for adv.ee. Hayes told him not to make speeches on all the bills and resolutions that came along.

He urged him to adopt a specialty and stick to it Hayes sug advice Iron was the chief industry in McKmley d.stnct It was fostered by the tariff, and nothing was more natural than that he should line up for protection. H.s first and last speeches in congress were on that subject. McKinlcy was a candidate eight times for congress, and the stories of his battles would fill a book He had to consul against the ambition of other men who desired to "present the dfstrict and who were jealous of his growing power. In one year owing to factional strife, he had only eight plurality pn fhe face of the returns, and was unseated during the last week of congress. A PLANT STARTS ONE OF THE STEEL MILLS RUNNING.

MEETING OF THE BOARD It Has Caused More Rumors of a Seulemcnl of the Great Strike. PrTTSBl'iTJ. Sept. The Demiuler Tin Plate work3 at port resumed operations this morr.ine. Six mills out of Efttt start with nearly a hundred men.

any of tiim old employes. Thcie was no diwrder. Thlity Elx men were taken Into, the works hy bt.at frum Puiu ina and thirty three went thiough the "j.atea. Cn account of the heavy t.ia the ttrifcn' pickets who lined the river bank unable to the boat until men had hoi tanked. live hundred run are at work at the National Tub? euci nlant at Ker.

ort this morr.lb,. niek tPf LOCO mcu now In the pl.ir.1. A numlier of i.thers whi ap: lte 1 wuik were turt.d back because the mi'J a n.it In sl are to trke r.n ir.te nr No atterrpt was m.a.le hy the to 6tiip t'i a V.i'7 w.rt In. The at the st b'nr was net I Taeuv i' re men retun tJ il Pnn sylvanta Tube wi.rk today. A of forn ir cmpl yes fill out ls a arrant for t.iriorrcw.

Ti.e i ry hoard vu the M.iiittoe the as i'i ii at 1 a 5 his a ti this 5. Il la roi. la e1 r. r. r.

I rrf i a or 3 'n i. r.r tie I to V. I I' 't I.l 1 I lit the last offer made by the bit coma bluatlon has been rejected by tne aiiii.i gamated board and that all satiations are ended. Orders have be given to start all Idle p'a's Immediately. It Is strongly intimated that a number ot men agreed to return to work III the event of falluro to Battle hy tha peace committee.

A Canal Dover. dispatch s.iys General Mar.aa Cline eif the Anu't eaa Sheet S.e. I c.nirau' 1 plant waj assaulted hy a striker this morning aul carried to his car. lag aui onsci It Is not known how seriously he is Injured. ANOTHER RAILWAY.

This Time the Road Is Built and Opuated Vithout Asking for a Bonus cf Any Sort. While the dolrr.s of the Mi phls ctimbinatU has been aura' tir? undivided stt.ntian of the pe.iple of the aon. hwtst. enteriirieing ciliwut have, waiiunt hush ar.d cry or the aki. of a s'urle cent ss a bor.iiF.

hiii't for Sin ins field a new railway whl. a Is row ia rrartlesl operation, r'innlny nu.i.vous fsins eaih is wi'hoiit dm l.t the tfM In the ulttd Ptat s. ni while it has hut one station ein It's route. I it crones plains. ni.

cs by over river ai throcj tnnne's. The i iu ry ai 'Ct the ntl ilortous and hi' at' the vt ca' rWis. iOi' lire t'f. lahirerk ar nil rf J.itli Thli .1 is but IS I is i vi wl an 1 Sio i 1 Is. in fa t.

.:) mi in 1 he t. if iat. I In in fr rt Hirt 'i Ci jtfvt train rur ft a 11 a Hi.