Fort Scott Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Daily Monitor from Fort Scott, Kansas • Page 1

T1 i A and THE. FORT SCOTT MONITOR. 'mJ jJ Syy 1 II I P. I i I II I 1 -imjim 'J LmIJi 1 M- MMMMMMMMiaMMl III II III II II IN lllll Conolldatloru Fort Scott Daily and Weekly News, Established 1889." FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 2C, 1904 vnt vvr vminn) Fort Scott Daily and Semi-Weekly Monftor. Established 1862.

U1'1 M1 I ASK RECEIVER BE APPOINTED THE WEATHER. STILLRETREATING TAGGARTELECTED TOPEKA RAIDED PACKERS STRIKE Kansas City and Topeka Electric Co. Made Defendant in a Suit For Equity, Today. Topeka, July 2C The Kansas City and Electric Railway Company later merged into the Kansas City and Topeka Electric Railway Company, is the defendant in the district court in a suit for equity brought today by the Fidelity Trust Co. of.Kansas City, ask- ng that a receiver be appointed and that a mortgage held by the company, be foreclosed.

The Electric Line Company had borrowed $100,000 of the Fidelity Company, while Bracey Howard Co. also had $70,000 in claims against them. The charges are made that the affairs of the road are in bad condition. COL. ANTHONY IS DYING.

Noted Kansas Editor and Brother of Miss Susan Reported to be Very Low at His Home. Leavenworth, July 20. Colonel D. R. Anthony, the noted Kansas editor, and brother of Miss Susan B.

Anthony, is reported dying at his home in this city. He has been ill for several days and today the family gathered about the bedside, expecting the end. Col. Anthony's heart is 'weak and the physician in attendance, gave it as his opinion that he could not live longer than a (Jay or two. Col.

Anthony, who had been in bad health for some tme, became suddenly worse today. He had been ill several days, but the fact was not generally known. Democratic Territorial Convention. Oklahoma City, July 20. The democratic territorial conventional to nominate candidate for delegates to congress is in session today.and fourteen candidates are out for nomination.

The resolutions will indorse Parker and Davis and single statehood for Oklahoma and the Indian Territory as one state. Two thousand were present. The Road Can Ship Now. Winfield, July 20. Judge Swartz, in district court, today dis solved the temporary injunction.

granted two weeks ago restraining the Missouri Pacific railroad from shipping cattle at Davidson, Cowley county. President Attend Fair in St. Louis, July 20. It was stated today that President Roosevelt will probably visit the world's fair in October. MARKETS.

Kansas City, July 20. Cattle 000. Strong to ten higher. Native steers 4 at 0.25; cows and heifers 75 at stockers and feeders at Hogs 4,000. Fifteen to 25 higher.

Heavy 5.45 at CO; packers 5.40 at 55. Kansas City, July 26. Wheat. Hgher. July 81 1-8.

Corn Lower. July 50. Oats Higher. White 45. Cards have been received in this city announcing the approaching mar riage of Mr.

Ben R. Balsley, formerly of this city, to Miss Leoline Lynette Leavitt, of Santa Monico, California. The wedding will occur on August 3rd. While Mr. Balsley has not lived here for many years and was a mere boy when he moved to California with his parents, his father is well remembered by the older residents.

He was a prominent carpenter in Fort Scott. The east side W. C. T. U.

and Mothers Meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Stewart. 414 Andrick street at 2:. 10 p. m.

Wednesday.July 27th. David Whitmore has purchased 'the billiard hall owned by Gus Sears and the latter has retired from the busi- 1 ness. Mr. sears noes nor. Know wnai business he will go into yet.

Chief of Police Pulls Two Qrug Stores Who Are Charged With Selling Liquor, Illegally. Topeka, July 20. The chief of police raided two Topeka stores, claiming mat. tney sold too much liquor illegally. In Frank Keen's place, near the postofnee on Kansas avenue, forty cases of beer, three barrels of liquor and other intoxicants to the amount of were found.

The.Copeland county drug store had on hand worth of goods, mostly whisky. The proprietors of the have jAiven bond and the men were allowwed to retain their goods. STARTLED AT A SNAKE. Young Colored Girl, While Fishing, Strained Her Back and Had to be Brought Home in Ambulance. Yesterday afternoon, about 5 o'clock Miss Emma Bryant, aged 19 years, became frightened at a snake, and, turning quickly to flee from the reptile, strained her back.

Her condition was such- that she could not walk and the Ooodlander ambulance was called and took her to her home at 11 North National avenue. The girl and some of her colored friends had gone out tothe sugar mill pond to fish and while enjoying that, sport, occasionally pulling out a perch or a croppie a snake appeared on the scene and one of the men yelled to the girl to get away. She turned around quickly in learn the location of the snake and in doing so, wrenched her back so 'badly that, she was unable to move. A call was sent up town for the ambulance and one was sent out. Dr.

Mr-Lemore was called and examined the injur j'. Today the sirl is reported to be resting well. The fright that the girl suffered also had something to do with the case. RACE DONE! Not a Bit of It. A man who thought his race was run made a food find that brought him back to perfect health.

"One year ago I was unable to perform any labor in fact I was told by my physicians that they could do nothing further for me. I was' fast sinking away, for an attack of grip had left my stomach so weak it could not digest any food sufficient to keep me alive. "There I was just wasting away, growing thinner every day and weaker, really being snuffed out simply because I could not get any nourishment from food. "Then my sister got after me to try Grape-Nuts food which had done me the least bit of good my stomach handled the Grape-Nuts from the first and this food supplied the nourishment 1 had needed. In three months I was so strong I moved from Albany to San Francisco and now on my three meals of Grape-Nuts and cream every day I am strong and vigorous and do fifteen hours work.

1" believe the sickest person in the world could do as I do. eat three meals of nothing but Grape-Nuts and cream and soon be on their feet in the flush of best health like mo "Not only am I in perfect physical health again but my brain is stronger and clearer than it, ever was on the old diet. I hope you will write to the names I semi you about Grape-Nuts for I want to see my friends well and strong. "Just think that a year ago I was dying but today, although I am over 55 years of age most people take me to be less than 40, and I feel just as young as I look." Name given by Post uni Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason.

Look for the little book. "The Road to Wellville" in each package. World's Fair Exhibit, Space 1::, Agricultural Bulding." SEVERAL RIOT CALLS SENT IN IN CHICAGO THIS MORNING. MAN NEARLY BEATEH TO DEATH Six Hundred Non-Union Men Wen Imported Today. Dining Room Girls Also Quit.

Chicago. July wildly in the darkness, scores of panic KtrtCK-en strike brokers, hired by Swift, spread t-onxtcruat ion through thu yards today, early. calls uero s'i int hut when the police arrived. tle shooting had Mupp.Ml. No striken were in sight and 4 do.en slrike-breakers.

all armed, were No one was hurt. John a strike breaker, was attacked by tie- sinkers, as he bit the yard- today, and win nearly beat en to (bath. Ihe poiieM chased the trikt is. fight as thev ran, but ill! but one got awav. The dining room girls at Nelson.

Morris, Swift und An.ioir's unit hi- cause negro cool.s were lured. I hey prevented tills taking their places, and liter were roughly handled. All of the plants one tit ted today with large forces. hundred mm uiihhi men wer imported today. Order Not Received in Kansas City.

Kansas City, July The order for a sympathetic strike was not received here up to in hi The situation remains unchanged and the same conditions exist Omaha, t. Joe anil St. Louis. J. A.

Kceler, president of the central labor union, said no order for a sympathetic strike had been received and he was unable to say whether he expected it today. According to the packers, the conditions at the 'Kansas City plants are improved. The Cu l.ihy plant, which closed yesterday, began killing today on a limited scale and Schwarzchild and Sulzberger made a slight Increase over yesterday's output. Quiet prevailed. C.

V. Armour said a hundred strikers returned today in response to the company's notice of yesterday, giving the men two days in which to apply for their old places. A few of those who returned today, it was asserted, were skilled n. They Apreal to the Police. St.

July 2:. The managers of tlio local packing plants appealed lo the police department for protection in getting the vi 1 ike breakers into the packing houses. Many ryef from other places who hive come hero durng the last 2 1 hours to work in the plants, have been met at the railway stations and so Intimidated by the strikers that they have fused to go to work. Prepare For Bitter Conflict. Chleago.

July In the great industrial war Tiow- well under way, th packers and strkers raUlied today, and prepared Tor a bitter conflict. Tim one side went about it-t preparations quietly, yef effectively, and the other enthusia'-ticaUy. they hoped, also In the tut antime the day took on a nal aspect a mighty strike. Kioonm scenes developed and continued intermittently throughout Ihe day. U'ot calls were sent in from a number of point.

Many arrests were made and altogether, the elays ot peace, si mid doomed for some time. On one hand the packer de-dared emphatically that their plants wero running- and would continue to run: the strike breakers were ru-hed Into th yard by tie hundreds and nonunion help was mployed wherever it offered it -elf. That a strike of packing heuse teamsters will eiccur tomerrew was admitted today as inevitable- by Prca-ident Golhn eif their union. Chicago, July 20 For Kansas Generally fair tonight Wednesday; variable winds. For Missouri Partly cloudy with possibly local showers and in the east Wednesday; slightly cooler Wednesday; variable winds.

REFORM SCHOOL FULL. No More Inmates Will be Received at That Institution. Will Have to Enlarge Buildings. It is a good thins for the officers here that the loys of this city and county are on their good behavior at present, as the reform school is full and notices have b'een-served that no more boys will he taken at the Topeka institution until the conditions there are relieved. This county has a number of inmates there but fortunately there has not been any sent up for some time.

The authorities of the school have closed the gates against any more boys coming' in for awhile, as they have reached the limit of accommodations. Two years ago the superintendent asked the legislature for another cottage and more land, but the law-makers denied the request. Rev. M. F.

McKirahan, the chaplain, has been acting as parole agent for the past year and is going all the time in the interest of the boys who are leaving. Last year 120 boys were paroled and 57 homes found for the homeless ones. MEET TOMORROW Republican Delegates to Missouri State Convention, Are Filing in St. Joseph, Today. St.

Joseph, July 20. Not in years have the republicans shown as much interest in a state convention as they are showing in the gathering which meets here at noon tomorrow. More than half of the delegates are already here. The fight for the nomination for governor appears to be narrowing down to Walbridge and McKinley. The Walbridge strength, however, appears to be growing, and he may be nominated on the scoond ballot.

the first ballot being used to compliment the favorite sons and deliver the pledges and instructions. SMALL POX STAMPED OUT. Not a Case in the City But it Cost the Taxpayers Wads of Money to Get Rid of it. Policeman Fraze, who has had charg of the small pox cases in the citv for several months, this morning reported to Marshal Mendenhall and Mayor Congdon that the city was now rid of this contagion. He discharged the' last case last evening and today there is not a solitary case.

During the last four or five, months there have been no less than fifty or seventy cases of this disease. Most of the cases were allowed to remain at the homes, but under strict quarantine. In some of the extreme cases, where the city had had trouble with the quarantine, the patients were removed to the pest house. When they are allowed Ui remain the homes, however, Ihe city has to foot, the bill just the same, and all of this was quite expensive. Every month the mayor had a bill of $100 to cover that amount for the taxpayers to pay.

Every morning Policeman Frazee. who is an immune, called at the small pox houses and took orders for provisions. In this manner the city kept the contagion from spreading. Late this afternoon, Joe Eller, the federal prisoner who has bee'n in jail in default of a fine of for defrauding government, was taken before Commissioner White to be examined on his application for a release. La I 1 I Indiana Man Made Chairman of National Democratic Committee by a Large Vote." New York, July 2C Thomas Taggart oT Indiana, was unanimously elected chairman of the democratic national committee today.

Urey Woodson, of Kentucky, was elected secretary. New York, July 20. Efforts were made last night to induce Senator Gorman to take the chairmanship of the democratic national committee, and they were continued today. Thomas F. Ryan, who was a delegate to t.

Louis convention from Virginia, mt who is a New York business man, was one of the first callers upon Gqr-nan, but others followed him. Soon afterward the senator left the hotel and it is understood met some men of this city who desired to lay before him the reasons why he should become the head of the committee. It was said a number of New York-business men were willing to guarantee the raising of a good sized campaign fund if Gorman could be prevailed upon to act as chairman. The friends of Thomas Taggart aid they were not in the least disturbed by the efforts to bring out The committee decided to accept the invitation to go to Esopus to visit Judge Parker, tomorrow, leaving New York at noon. The invitation of the democratic club of this city was lso accepted by the committee.

John I. Martin, of Missouri, was elected sergeant at arms. RAILROAD NOTES. Master Mechanic Kellogg, of Missouri Pacific came home the south last night. the from Frank Reber, a north end Frisco conductor, and wife, will leave tomorrow for St.

Louis, where they will visit the fair for a couple of weeks. For this time of the year the Frisco is doijig a good freight business. Especially is this true down at the mines. About 900 loads were taken from the mines yesterday alone. This means many trains.

The coal was shipped in all directions. Dispatcher Harry Gabriel, of the Frisco will have his hands full tomorrow. He will move the Ringling Bros' circus from Parsons to Joplin. The circus train will be in nine sections and it will be an all night's job. Ringling Brothers have the largest circus on the road.

Jeff Roundtree, who was bumped from his passenger run some time ago, has not. yet selected his freight run. He can have the pick of the jobs. Jen-is in no hurry about this, as there is talk of another passenger crew between Parsons and Fort Scott and as he is the first out he wants to wait and see what there is in the report. The boquet that adorns the desk of Passenger Agent Bothwell at the Missouri Pacific depot, are about as mysterious as those divorce day bo-quets at Judge Simons' desk.

Most every day a handsome boquet is sent to Mr. Bothwell's desk. Mr. Both-well's closest friends cannot locate the source of these handsome favors, but they suspect that it is getting serious. While the recent wet weather was bad enough on the merchants, none of them have made any serious complaints that their trade was hurt materially.

As soon as the weather became more favorabe business picked up and the people are not taking as gloomy an outlook of conditions as they formerly did. One merchant says he has been doing a nice business lately and that if it continues it wll not fall below what he did last summer. Of course business is naturally poor durng the summer months. On all Mens, A 1 Uu ji PERSONAL MENTION. Fred Lewis last night.

went to St. Loii Otto Srhroer was in Iola yesterday on business. r- la rger returned from da-lena this afternoon. Father McKernan went to Fulton this afternoon. C.

Gates II i went to C'hanute tu'av County Attorney Griffith, went Kansas City this afternoon. I). F. Campbell returned to to liartlesville. O.

jesterday. Charley Eller and family have returned from the at St." Louis. John H. Crain went tip to Mound City this morning on legal busmen. Steve and Frank Loiterer left last night for St.

Louis to attend the fair. Edd'e Gilbert, who has been in Chicago, on business, has returned home? Mrs. Will Love, who has been sick, threatened with an attack of ty-phoiif fever, lias recovered. Mr. and Mrs.

Charley Tallman's little child, is reported to be unite sick at the family home on tye east side. Judge W. It. Bid lie and W. ('.

Gunn arrived home this morning from Sedan where they went in to the business. Mrs. George Loiterer went lo Hammond this afternoon to visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Allan Wheeler. Mrs. I. It. Sherwin.

of Wichita, who has been here, the guest of Mrs. C. W. Goodlander. returned to her home this morning.

T. W. Tallman. who has been seriously sick for a week, is reported tf be getting along nicely and will soon be able to be out. T.

J. Allen who went up to Yankton, S. to get a claim from the Rosebud agency, has returned home. He. like the many others, feels confident of success.

Mrs. Peter Lahey and daughter. Miss Ella, who have been her visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.

Kodccker, will leave this evening for the fair. They reside at Eldorado, Kas. Mr. and Mrs. J.

J. Gerig. of Oca-la. are in the city, the. guests or Rev.

and Mrs. A. O. Penniimri. They have been tit tending the fair and came on here to visit a short time.

Mrs. J. E. Bran and son. Arthur Brant, arrived in the city this morning from their home in Bloomitmton.

for a visit with Dr. Claude Brant and family. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Blatchley.

and Mr. and Mrs. Bert lVteiman, who have been" sojourning aj the fair, arrived home this morning and reported having had a most pleasant ime. Mrs. A.

M. Johnson, of Broadway, who has been in the hospital at Quencmo for some time, is improving nicely, and will soon be able to be brought home. An operation for cancer was performed on her there and it was quite successful. Miss Attn Huby has gone to Iola to spend a few days visiting her grandmother and grandfather Huby. and she is thinking of going to St.

Louis to attend the fair with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Gregory.

The hearing of the claim of James Hart against the Drake estate, was ta ken up In probate court this morning and almost the entire day was consumed by It. No decision had been reached at 1 o'clock. The funeral of the little SchcfJkr chin who died yesterday is to be held tomorrow instead of today as was announced. The chiM' was four months' old. Mrs.

U. C. Houghton received a telegram today stating that her mother. Mrs. Elsie A.

Shaw died this morning at Fremont Ohio. Blacks. We are picked over. if RUSSIAN ARMY NOW MOVING TOWARD HAI CHENG. THE JAPS STEADILY ADVANCING Looks Now as Though the Campaign Against Kuropatkin's Army Has Begun in Earnest.

Tien Tsln, July 2G. 4 p. m. Lloyd's agent at New Chwang wires that fifty Japanese cavalrymen have entered New Chwang. The French flag is flying from all of the Russian buildirigs.

The town Is very quiet. Mukden, July 20. The latest reports are to the effect that lie Russians, with about a hundred suns in Ta Che Kiao, inflicted serious losses on the Japanese and destroyed any of their guns. The Japanese attack on the center of the Russian position, was "repulsed but the Russians were ordered to retire yesterday, and oc cupy the heights five miles r.orth of Ta Che Kiao. This movement was car ried out in good order.

St. Petersburg. July 20. The Jap anese advance against General Kuro patkin's armies seems at last to have begun in earnest. They are moving up strongly from the south and have captured Kan Pass, on the road to Hai Cheng.

A northern movement is also reported, but the objective point of the Japanese.seems to be Hai Cheng. Official news received here shows fighting at Ta Che Kiao and to the southward. It has been progressing for several days. However, according to the latest reports received this morning, the Russians had not evacuated Ta Che Kiao, but were falling back on that place, fighting a continuous fear guard action. Mukden.

July 20. The Empress hospital" train passed through Mukden today bearing 314 men who were wounded in yesterday's fight at Ta Che Kiao. The fight, which was mainly an artillery duel, according to statements of the wounded, commenced at six in the morning and was still going on at 11 o'clock, when the train left. St. Petersburg, July 20.

5 p. Dispatches just, received by the war department announce that the Russians have retreated to, Hai Cheng. Discussed at Cabinet Meting. London, July 2G The sinking of the British 'steamer Knight Commander by the Russian cruisers off Japan.was discussed at the meeting of the cabinet today. Previous to the conference the Russian ambassador was closeted with Foreign Secretary Lansdowne.

The incident Is attracting close interest. Liverpool, July 26. The owners of the British steamer Calchas, bound from Puget Sound to Japan, have received a telegram from Hong Kong reporting that the Calchas has been seized by the Vladivostok squadron. Suez, July 20. The Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company's steamer Formosa has just arrived here, flying the Russian naval flag and with a prize crew on board.

She was captured in the Red Sea by one of the vessels of the Russian volunteer fleet. Tien Tsin, July 26. The Japanese occupied New Chwang at five o'clock yesterday evening. Russian Retreat to Hai Cheng. St.

Petersburg.July decided to withdraw from Ta Che Kiao on Sunday evening. General Zarou-baieff, commanding the Fourth Army corps, who is General Takelberg's senior, resolved to take this step in consequence of the reports of scouts that the Japanese were turning the left flank. The Japanese forces are believed to include the whole of the armies of Generals Oku and Nodzu. More than seven divisions of the Japanese are engaged. The rear guard action between Catchahu and Ta Che Kiao continued until eleven at night, when the Japanese were in sifjit of the Russian entrenchments, the Russians withdrew in perfect order, favorered by the moonlight.

The evacuation of Ta Che Kiao was prepared for long ago by the Russians. The retirement is not regarded as materially altering the situation. Tien Tsin. July 26 It 4s reported here that the Japanese lost three hundred and eighty men in killed and wounded, in the fighting which has taken place outside of New Chwang during the last two days. The Russian losses during the engagements are not known.

The Chinese flag is flying over the Custom house at NewChwang. It Is reported that the Japanese took the Russian position at Ta Che Kiao last night at the point of the bayonet. SENATOR DAVIS DENIES IT. Says There is Nothing in the Report That he is to Marry Widow of Late Dr. John Reynolds.

Bedford, July 2T. Senator Davis emf hatlclly denies the report that he is to marry the widow of Dr. John Reynolds, of Shepardstown. W. Va.

The senator has been receiving telegrams of congratulations all day and is very indignant. TODAY IS ELKS DAY. Following the Recent Convention at Cincinnati, The Elks From all Parts, Are in St. Louis. St.

Louis. July 26. Following the recent convention at Cincinnati, the Elks from parts of the.country are visiting the fair and today was designated a3 day." ill ILIIilJllilll! a I 3 30 Discount Boys and Childrens Fancy Suits, excepting must make room for our Fall Goods, Special Sale Storting July which are now arriving daily. 27, Ending Saturday, Aug. 13.

-It Here's a spL iulid chance to, secure a Jfamlsonie i or Pi'-ee Spring Suit at a saving- of They're smart suits, niiule of Choicest Worsteds. Ca-i-mercs. Cheviots, Series, in Single awl Sack Style. All ihe new Sjirinir Patterns arc representetl. Their tailoring ami general construction U'lhvts the skillful touches of a Master Tailor.

Remember the Dates Make Your Selections Early before Clicice Patterns Special: Any Straw Hat in the house at Half Price. Just arrived, John B. Stetson's Fall Shape Hats. f)8 9 ii 1,11 11 Qmwwmjm i i tmm ji ii .1, -1 ti.