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SMHUD) I aiia All The Hews Last Edition CHEATS CFXIIJSTIELD'S CXKATECT VOLUME XVII. NO. 250 6ATUR0AY MORNING. SPRINGFIELD, OCTOBER 17, 1903. LARGEST CIRCULATION.

PRICE FIVE CENTS FIFTEEN LOSE LIVES I BURNING RELIEF TRAIN Hundred Refugees From Doomed Village of Mctz, Trapped When Coaches Are Hurled Into Roaring Sea of Flames Associated Press Dispatch. A I puna, Mich, Oct 14. Fifteen people lost th. tr live lust night In the) burring ot the Detroit and Mackinaw railway relief train, which waa carry. inar the Inhabitant of the little Villi' of llet twenty three mile north oi "lie'reTto safol from the forest flrv which were sweeping away their homes.

The Ill fated train vai ditched hy spreading rail at Nowl siding, fo wmllos south of KM the terrified refugee forced to abandon the car and rush fir safety either down thr truck with the burning foreet on Itlitir side, or Into ploughed fU Ida near the aldlnK. 1 F.leven of the victim were womeii; and children, who Wer unable to es rlj uli Kly enough from a gondola' i jii lib1) they occupied. Their charred bodies were found there today when) the rescucra readied the accne. Two of the men victim were memtars of the train cr w. Four additional fatalities occurred In the nelghlxirhoood of the wreck taut night.

Mr. and Mrs. Fredt Wagner died from the heat and ex haustlon on their farm near the arena of the wreck and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nowickl.

lost their Uvea In their burning home near tha aiding wherj the wreck occurred. When the forest fire cloaed In yesterday about the little village a special train pt three, empty box car and two coal gondola wi rushed to Met. A rapidly aa poHlble the people and thclt gooda were loaded Into the cars. Home refuted to abandon their goods or the train might have left earlier snd hav reached Alpena In eafoty. When the train started there were about 1W frlcbtoncd oiU nbotn Putri.

a Wfru afieuJy s.vi i tiuoujsh the Nrarlng Nowickl crossing the engl neer saw biasing pile of cedar tlea on both aides of the track. Opening wide the throttle, he tried to dajh through! at full speed, but the bnt had looaencd the rails and tliey had spread and th train left the tracks Waxing pile ot URGES SOUTH TO STRIKE FOB FREEDOM Associated Press tepotrjr. Hriatol, Oct. 1J. Jik1b4 W.

II. TaU's keynote fur Tennesse arnd south) was struck at Chattanooga this morn. log. Throughout the day hich was I spent In traversing the state, he fol low the same line of argument, and' met with the same hearty With verbal amplications, Taft em I phaslscd this argument: I "With the material Interests of the I south dependent upon a continuation I of Republican, policies; with nothing but historic tradition demanding Its people to Vote the Democratic, ticket praying meanwhile for the success of Hepnbllcanism with the southern Te mocracy nothing but a tall to the northern Democracy's kite, then why nt now take the first political wild go politically where the mnte rial Interests of the country demand, and vote the Republican ticket?" Boo great whs the demand for tho candidate that his Itinerary of four stops in the state Increased to eleven He spoke during the day nd evening at Chntlanoogii, Cleveland, Athens, Hweetwster, Loudon, City, TTCnotvUle, Hirrlston, Oreenville, Johnson City and Drlston. With an all CREWS STIRS TO MARKED Crowd Which Packs Court Room Hear Eleqaent Argument By Notel Kero Orator.

A large and enthusiastic audience, which white persons were but Ilt In the minority, heard Nelson the noted negro orator of KatiKua City, In the. court house last JlgliL The negro speaker Is sent out by the' state Hepubllcnn speakers" bu rcnu "lirltiiarlly to address meetings of negro Voters, and every whore he has heard by large rrowds, not only bis own race but by white person ho had heard of the negro's ability a logical speaker and an ortor. The' speaker held the closest at toutlou of hi auditors last nlht and lu his flights of eloiienc roused his hearers the highest pitch of en tbuslasm. He (1'ri'ted bis ad.1res to the negro voters and answered the oh b.ction tiist had been ninde by ninny tie surrounded It and In an Instant' the car caught lire. The terror stride en jx ople, caught by tha peril from which they were (Wing, jumped from tho cars and rushed down the track.

Three mothers and their Jlttla onea were not quick enough. They wers cremated In the gondola, car wherej they were caught, llrakeman William Hurrett sprung Into the water tank he. hind the engine only to be literally boiled to death as the Harms swept over It. Knglnerr Foster and Conductor Klnvllle fled down tha track, through fire and amoke, and were the. first to reach the village of Posen, and reirted the wreck and asked for assistance (Mm here.

Hehlnd them straggled ths bumd and wounded procession of refugee from the wrecked train. It was fearful march over hot tie with the flames from the burning woods on either aids of the track mndlng and snapping In their fucea. The engineer war terribly burned atiout the head and face. The conductor was badly scorched. James White was totally blinded by his burn.

John Nowickl, bis wife and her young son. wer also seriously burned. Many more of the refugee were suffering from painful burn, flurvlvors of ths frightful experience seemed duscd by their peril and Sufferings. They seemed to realize nothing except I the necessity for running to escape thd miens neat ana menacing names, it is difficult to get any coherent statements from them as to the loss of life In the wreck or ss to whether there had boon snv people left behind In When the relief train left Vet 1t carried all the Inhabitants of the vtl Ij'K" fliw, eJUft ki nt, who stsyed to hundlv tlio rail Mad ire and escaped through plowed field when the fire reached the station, only to find hi wife and ttin children cremated In tha wreck of the relief train. The fourth child, a boy alMiut eleven year old, had Jumped from the burning cor and ence.pi with hot slight Infurlc.

night un, be will reach Salisbury, N. toriuirrow and llichmond, tomorrow night. Chattanooga Knox vllle and Uristol gave the candidate the big demonstration of the day. lie reached Knoxvlllet 1 o'clix and remained an liour. Tonight at Bristol be adilreseed a lorge audience In tho Chautnuriua tabernacle In Tennessee, as In the oher states, the candidates has traversed he receiv ed the cordial backing of all faction of tho party.

LUMBER FOREMAN SHOT DOWN AT LONG DISTANCE Aaflortflted Press Dlsnstch. Joneslioro, Oct 14. Charlc Hedgea. a Jonesboro mstj who hss been employed In Gideon, was brought to this city mortally d. Hedges, according to report, was shot down by a foreman of a lumber concern at that p'ace In cold blood from a distance of JaO feet.

He had had a quarrel with a man prior to tha shooting, but when shot was anticipating no trouble. AUDIENCE ENTHUSIASM of the Democrstlc speaker to Herbert 8. Hadley. nepubllcan candidate for governor. The record of Iladley.

a attorney general of the state wu praised and statements aa to hla Ideas of Intercourse among the white and black retluted. Crews cited the fact that William J. Hrysn had made the statement that a colored man bad been the valedictorian of a clnsa of the school jfrom which he, Ilryan, had graduated. Since this wss true. Crews wld, why should Hadley be criticized because he enme from a state wher there I Inter mixture of races In tb public' schools.

Tuft was praised 'aa the friend of the colored man and worthy of ths highest confidence of the nation, ths man whom none wns better Vpislltled for the presidency. Following the address a number of sonitf were sung by Kiirali ITammett and Kniellmi Lowery of Kansas City, are niember of the Crews psrty, isle was furnished by the hand of 'Jonipnny uniform ranks, colored Knights of Pythla. ST. LOUIS REPRESENTATIVE POLL SHOWS BIG MAJORITY FOR TAFT FRISCO PAT ROLL TO BE LftHGEST The Frisco pay roll In Rprlngfield 'for the month of September which will be disbursed Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20 and 21, will be the largest since that of August, 1907, amounting to between $210,000 and 1220,000. This show an Increase of over 130,000 In the amount distributed in this city last month, 1186.000, or an Increase (of over 13 per cent In the pay roll for thl city.

Thl remarkable growth in the salary lint I not limited to any lone department, no superintendent's Increase being under I per cent. The 'heaviest addition to the roll will poms from the motive power department 'which has control of the ehopa, well jas motive power, as It I here with the reinstatement of many extra engine icrew and men In the shops and the (resumption of the nine and ten hour 'day schedules, the Increase In ex ipense will fall the heaviest. FIDDERN WOODMEfi IN JUBILEE MEET The Jubilee meeting of flpiingfHd Camp. No. 311 M.

W. of A. wa held last night to felebtnt the paying off of the luat Indebtedness on their hall at the comer of Bouth and Walnut 'streets. Dr. John lb Poyd, chairman the on arrangements uutd (is mnetef 'of Prof.

A. Ilanisey, the came gave several selections of jhts own composition, Miss Heula fleorge aang several songs, rexpond ilng wljh enmrpes In a clear sweet I voice. Site was bcnrtlly applauded. Dr. B.

C. A. Kiilsoy, state deputy hnd counsul, stave a short talk mentioning the wnrlt the rnmlom ix mtA jmen were doing In establishing a sanitarium In Colorado for the cure of tubercoioela Honorable Oeorge V. Reilly of Danville, 111., former director of the M. W.

or was the chief speaker of the evening. Ho spoke In a most Interesting manner of woodcraft. Interspersing his remarks with his usual bright and wlttv Trlih jatorlca, which were enthiiMlai.th ally received. I Afler the program, was carried out the members met their friends In their elegant lodge rooms, spending the balance of the evening In a very pleasant manner. The adjoining; hall was thrown open for those wishing to enjoy the pleasure of dancing to the strains of mualc under the dlectlon of Prof.

Ttatnser. This Jubilee meeting will long be rcinemtered by those attending, as one the most entertaining and lri struclive meetings ever given by the Modern Woodmen of this city. Springfield camp has a membership of 40 and a contest Is.on to make it an evn 1,000 by January 1, isnj. The hall hn cost them ever f.nno and jthey have left In the treasury. The head camp bas paid death clalnia to benenVlnrle of this camp sines January IS, 1 90S.

Ill I IILLL hi KILLED BY ULES 11 iiniii Hpecbil News Servlee. Hartvltle, CHt. l. Whllo on his wa home, tleorge Manear, a prominent stone mason and contractor, wa killed within a quarter of a mile of his hnmej by hi team of mule running away. Manier Is said to have left town alouf Fi: p.

m. In an Intoxicated condition! and alone. He wns (lend when fouen bv parties, who liesnn Sfarch tor him as efon as the tench reached home wlthoi.t i driver. Ills body Was found about 4 o'clock. He had been at work, todnv on cintrnet fur the new bnnk oik und 'Tipma liuuMi, In course of erection at this place, Ho wa aliout fifty years old and la sorvlved by hi wife and two children.

HASKELL WRITES AGAIN. Oct. 14. Governor Haskell tonight addressed an opn letter to Trealrtent Kooosevelt. questioning the latter' change of attitude toward, organised labor and asking If the Oklahoma constitution had made a convert of him.

DORIflG ENJOY EVENNG RUUOIOGOY Voters of All Classes Cut "Straw" That Shew Has Lead Over Bryan. HiDLEY AHEA3 OF ERYAH Karn of Republican Candidate for Governor Not So Large. As That ot National Njmlnea. Assockited Press Dispatch. Pt Loula, Oct, 14.

Sixteen hundred and forty three repreaentutlve Htj Louis voters, polled by reporter for an afternoon paper here at oltlce buildings, factories, banks, and theaters, both high and popular priced, gave Taft a large majority their choice for president, and Medley a much smaller majority for governor. The vote, tabulated Friday from the return of a three days' canvass, wns: Pryan, 411 Taft, 18; Cowherd, 410; Hartley, o0. The vote obtained represent" about one half the number to whom ballots were offered. Although no name were asked or taken, prsctlt'nlly every other voter approached declined to make any expression of hi preference. A ur prtslnjrly large number suld they were fur Iel.s, 8'x lallxt, or Hlspen, Independence candidate, and declined to take the proffered ballota, which bprs only ths names ot the Democratic and I'epubllran candidate.

The ballots used were slip of paper, one pink and the other whit. The ltik ballot bore the name of Ilryan at one end and that of Taft at the other, a perforated line bisecting the slip. The while tickets contained the, name Hndley and Cowherd, with perforations between. All the voter was asked to do waa to tear off the name he wished to vote for and hand that part of the ticket to, the reporter me king the pH 1 V'ny w'y voted for president dccllm lo vow f'rr trrrmm In the theatprs believed, free nd cosmopolitan expreimlon of opinion would be The thes, ter suillenre pollivl were the Century, Ilavelln's. the Imperial, the American and the At the Century Al Wilson was piny log "When Old New York was Dutch." I'sh' rs assisted the reportr tn tnhlng tne nniiot.

ann 1 nere, aa tn every otner uh, ufu.r(K,n, returning here again theater ranvasMcd. every part of the (( n) house was reached. The result at the! I lujetalking of the political situation Century wan: Ttraysn S9. Taft 4'), Cow 'the governor wild he felt confident he herd 3 and Iladley SO. ou)J wn tJo Christmas" vas the' Mil.

the, vote 1 1 Pf Tar mefit. of troope on the ro.Hler we.e stood Brvan M. Taft S3. Cowherd I1 'lerv II. I Vu the I.en Zm It a recognising purely of local character.

1 ry 1 11 nulgaHn'B Independence, A note to i He said also ths refusal of his rov 7. the I.iio where uk h' T' 'lhnt effect wilt be sent bv the tti.l lernmest to pay an Indemnity to Tur 'lV mthtrra 7 garlan to the power. key! will In no wise hurt Ih.l he fve he vote 4t" only quea.lon the government Is try as the IMmellan tribute flose f. in fN.wher ri H.ev sV trcM willing to nego.la.e I. the pttrehas.

I exclusively Into the coffer, of A Am. an! h' of the Orlenta. Hnllmad key's creditor. The Cabinet take. llinurin, wurip.

i lie vote wns: nryan tart lowiiera 114. Hadley MX Iliynn ould be elected. 11 also At the (dymplc. where the was expressed the opinion that the lemo 'The l.lon nnd the the vote Prr stte ticket would be success stoixl' Mrj nnjy, Taft 4S, Cowherd S'i (he polls In November. nnd Iladley fS.

Three factories were co nvassed The American Lady Shoe Factory, unlo.i: Alpha order that Is orsunlxcd nt one of ths building of the Anheuser i Diury college. I1111I strured a frater Itiiscb Hrewlng nss'M'lntiun. where Sim 1 nity bouse pleasure thai unlo'i men were at work, and the Hut I they had been ao fortunate, The gov tig Pnsh nnd Door company factory, an ernor is a member of Knpp Alpha, "open shopi" and during commencement week at ln the shoe factory the vote cast Drury hut when be delivered wns: llrynn 99, Taft S7, Cowherd PiVthe addres to the grsduiile, witt and Dudley Many refused to vote, the ariii st of the local chanter at sMiylig they wero for Deb, while a few jbanquet at the f)irlnglli Id club. In bis said jthey would Vote for Hlsgen. address to the As" he urged them AtMhe rewory less than twenty to secure a rrmpter house that they were to vcUe gt all.

either on mlubt reallr.e greater benefits from the stale or national campaign. Moat. of five men declared thev were ftorlnk 1st. At the Hnttlr Pnsh and Door fnctory. an open shop, the vote wu taken with the foreman' aid, he taking care to get only the ballots of registered voter.

There Tnft and Hadley were strongly In tho lend. Tho vote wns: Hryan 44. Taft 100. Cowherd Hadley From other fictiirlt the reporters gathering the straw ballot went to the fce.irt of downtown ft Imis, In the bijlsitess and nanclnl district, and polled the employes of the National IIIT1K or ninmrriT, oniy i.i or wnom were wtmng to vote at all. The result there was: Hryan 14, Taft Cowherd 40 nnd Hadley 44.

The l'ierre bplldlng with Its floor upon ll' or every variety of office tin( Luxon of the Philip lulMlng. canvnssi'd. There 214 rnn group. The storm began the persons vi re found who would. vJte on 'morning of October 12, nnd continued the the presidency, and SYVjuntll the sfternJon of October IS.

one who'we4 willing to cast stru ballots nian was drowned and some damage fr one of th gubernatorlnl csn llilnte. 'resulted to tho fleet, Thes details The defiled result wni: I try a Taft were communicated to the Associated lifiliiwheril 4. nd Hadley Press at Toklo by wireless telegraph The Merchants' Exchange wrs csn jrrom the battleship Connecticut vasaed. both brokers and employes be through especial courtesy of the 'Ja Ing asked to vote. The result there 'panes government.

The dlsostch did was: lirvsn II. Taft 14, Cowherd 4 (not give detail Of the. storm en and Hadley 2. counteredNby the fleet, but glmply It was noticeable that there wa rctl stated thnPon ths morning of Ooto cence displayed by many a to the' 'her 12 the fleet ran Into terrific pollttcel preferences, but while this reticence prevailed to ome extent wherever a poll waa made. It waa par t'eiilsrly apparent among the union laborer HUSBAND HE'S AT Ditmestic trouble caused Mr.

Fred Talley of 414 8outh Campbell alreet to declare yesterdsy afternoon that she would oninmit guleldo, nccordlm to the police. Mr. Talley made several un successful efforts to purchase deadly drugstore she Anally small boulo of She hid the drug 'in her sleeve, It said, and waa going to her home to tako It. Iter husband, from whom she ha been separated a short tithe, knew of her desire to take her life, and took the bottle of lil triform from her, and turned It to Officer Wsddle. Mr Waddle took the to police head quarters, Mre.

Talley wss recenUy responsible for the releuse of her hus band from a charge of peace disturb ram a charge of pe.c disturb or threatening to shoot a fellow. a nee, fi u. In. I company wltli a shot gun. Mrs Talley dismissal, on his promise tu keup the peace.

is G0NF10ENT OF Qovertior Jowrph W. Folk, candidate for the Democratic nomination for United State arrived In SDrlnfffleld at midnight laat nlaht from I a 1rij1.11 ..1 vv air meeting. He will leavs for Fair 'irove this linMnlng and speak there tlonal outlook, be replied 'that be. i Onvernor Kulk when Informed thai the local rhnutr. lletn tots, of Kmiuhi the OFF LOZOi Associated Press Toklo, IM.

17. I s. delay of the American battleship fleet In arriving at Ynkohnma was dins to a 'tremendous storm off the north cosst TTf SUICIDE eOUERiO VICTOR! fleet mm gle that assumed the proportion ofjwho would ber married on the stage est Brewer street, wher thNCOiipi a typhoon off the northern coast of last night at the close of th per will mak their home for the pres I.uxon. The fleet will arrive at formence and Woodle and Mia Ded nt. The bride I a daughter of Mr.

Tokohsms at 9 o'clock on th morning mon accepted the offer. The couple, and Mr. It D. pedmon W5 Coileai Ut October 18. YOUNG BROKER'S eiERK AS FRENZIED FINANCIER Twenty Year Leslie Whiting Tells At Morse Trial of Borrowing $300,000 From National Bank of North America.

Associated free Dl. pitch New York, Oct. 14. A tow headed hch made him Indebted to the bank youth of nineteen, until recently a iaT' nounta, he wsa ask 112 a week clerk In a broker office. di, waa the.

atsr cllmu 'ould you have paid tht nuts Charles W. Mors, financial to llh JIfr Curtis, former president of the JXntlotial Hunk of North Amerca, Icharged with having violated the na tlonnl banking law. the attorney. In the testimony of Edward P. I "N' "lr rPild the boy, a trlflu Moxey, the government bank ex ure.l.

ainlner, It had been revealed that a1 For hBV hour longer the yoiitli person by tho nnme of Ieslle R. k'pt nd while a hunch Whiting, had been one ofthe hexvlest irtu'n bearing the signature borrowers from the National Hank of Whiting" and directed lol North America, at one time owing tnn Hank of North America Institution aa much as IHO.ono. These letters, couched In wss hsrdlv wek went hr in th. i buslnrss ke ternis. gave" orders t.

n7 testimony mmw or mor' principally, 'j the cords after prenled however. Lf l(irrillH sum of money jr uniKinni uy iiiimiiiv wnm to the accounts of Charles by Wlilt In W. Morse. At the conclusion of Mxey's testl imony, llte Whiting wns called to the stand and those In the court room, who had expected to see a dignified, Mors or Curtis concerning the sljtn shrewd looking buslneAs tian step of note or putting up of rol forward, were astonished to sea a smooth cheeked hoy of under twentf ravlson Hrown, another hrokir' years walk nervously to the wltns clerk, waa also a witness In tell of stand. A smile Swept over the room having slctird Hole for luens fur and Judge Hough rapped sharply forbore than 1100.000 Hrown bid a lut .....1 .1 k.1.

"innr, After tXtlng hid tveq de. BIlEGal'lILL HOT" Piif R) f) liMemher of the cabin. t. who yesterdsy ar the lesse. The convuiil.

eoinpanled Cr.r fenllnnnd lo his, state Hiilgurlun la now i.Heltrltx hunting lodge In the Tlflo niotintains returnen pere last tins sit ernoon and announced the result of their deliberations under the prcsl dency of Ferdinand. be cabinet baa decided to releet the propossl emanating from I ondon fur company. A communication has hee nsent to, officials of ths road, Inviting the com FEROCIOUS HOG KILLS TWO VALUABLE HORSES Associated Press Dispatch. 'Washington. Oct.

14 Two farm horses belonging to T. Itlelly Huffman of Waynesliurg were killed luat night by a ferocloue hog at Huffman' farm In Jackson township. Oreene county. while talking of The burses hud been left In a pustare, Hryan and tlie stale ticket, but hi snd during the night the hug broke out of Hubert Lamer, the lomo uf pen adjoining nd attacked them, crntlc candidate from thla district fetl The jJ.4iJfl..ilui. Jtbouta xheer nd left an ap ech, were dlcmbowled by the boar's parent spathy throughout the re Insks.

malniler of hi discourse. JOIN HANDS FOR LIFE ON BALDWIN THEATER STAGE Roy C. Woodle and Miss Pella Dedm on Married ty Rev. Bacon, Following "His Satannic Waieity" With the stage setting for tho lust eyed blonde with wavy brow 14 net of "HI HatatinlV Majesty" as a hair, Ware a blue coat suit, with background with the member of Hie lut to mch. Purlirf the eerenior.y tt Moigan repple Btok company a an laudlence listened attentively, vi'j, escort and with the typical theater (throughout the chain; prayer every audience an spectators, O.

head was Vowed. Wooodle, a clerk at Frank B. Smith woodl tuld a r.epubllean repo ter laundry, and Miss Delia lJedtnon, Sibist nUht that he hud jokingly sundress maker, wer married on the gnsted to hi fiancee aa they were go stage of the Haldwln last night at'ing home from tha show Wednestu the conclusion ot the venng' night that they hasten their wedding offering. Rev. John T.

Haeoti, pastor 'plan and accept the offer of tha of the Cumberland Presbyterian theater management. Th young woms church, officiated and the Impressive consented and yesterday Woodl ceremony wa In no way detraced by the unusual surrounding. An offer of In rash had teen made by th Baldwin to the couple betrayed no rubarrimiit, aa the 1 rlbe how he come to slew notes ''r W00r' ln. c' i couldn't." 'ou hv l'ld a 11,000 noteT nli for transferring collaterl.l, rhr' 'l of notec A aetitenc Id one lettr read: Knelosed please find my check foe wntcn apply to my ai i 1 wimeaa explained in anawer to a ucwon mat ne naa been sent to the bank by hla employera to sign notes. He said he knew he wns Incurring so obligation but felt sure hi employer would protect the notes.

lilting testified he had never talked with hiiu iiib 1 11111117 wna i.i 111 "tie va'tia. to the terms nn which It la wrung jui Ing the line provisionally and m.iln laming ma company rates, A member of the cabinet tonight jmade the statement there would be no mobilisation of troops for ths present at least, Hulgsrla we In a 'position to. know the Turkish nn.ie ground that the psyment for Independence would he the most Isnnreine stultlnrstlon of the country. .1 1 1 1 ELFIN FAILS TO ROUSE ENTHUSIASM FOR LAMAR SlM'clid News Bervle. Harlvllle.

Oct. 14 Congress man Helflln of Alabama, addressed a fair sited audlenoo of Democrat. the court house here this sftcrnoon. Ills siiccch brought forth the usual walkiil onto the stage to the stnuln uf Mcndlmtsohti' wedding march. Their answers wer distinct and besrd bv the sudienre, a they promised love, cherish, honor and The groom wore a blacg buslt eaa suit, while his brldo, a cliartrlna the Baldwin people that ha would "call" them.

i The groom live with hi parents. Mr. And Mr. T. J.

Woodle at 8U street,.