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tr tt rts. i- L- 7 I STilE FORT. SCOTT MOMITOB FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 18, 1907. WEDNESDAY EVENING. VOLUME 26; NUMBER 3C2.

Fort Scott Dally CONSOLIDATION. Fort Scott Daiy Fort Scott Daily and Weeklv Tribune, Established 1834. and Weekly New, Established 18S9. and Semi-Weekly Monitor, Established 1882. Piit IBatik U.

3. Affairs Sjtrictly AFTER 25 YEARS. A Former New York Policeman Gives Some of His Impressions Upon Being Released from Prison. Miss Hickson Denies Deserting a Little Baby CHARGED WITH KiBiJAPPING STATE WARRANT ISSUED FOR MISS ELLA TODD TODAY. BOY FORMERLY LIVED WITH TODDS She is-Charged With Having Coaxed the From Starr School House Ye3terday.

County Attorney Caldwell today issued a warrant for Miss Ella Todd of near one the most widely known bsiness ladies in Bourbon county, charging her with kidnapping 11-year-old James Double-dee from. the Starr school house. The sheriff left with the process this afternoon to make the arrest and Miss Todd will be brought to the city tonight. There were perhaps no criminal aspects entering into this case in so far as Miss Todd was concerned. The Doubledee boy, whose mother is somewhere in the Territory, formerly livzd with Miss Todd.

A sister of the child lived there also. Eight months ago J. W. Huffman took the boy i om Todd and placed him with the family of Louis Pellett, who lives eight miles south of town. The charge made by Mr.

Huffman of the Home Finders Socleey was that Miss Todd neglected the child, leaving home for entire days at a time and leaving the little fellow there with his sister. The boy was lawfully placed wieh the Pelletts, though it had not as yet been adopted. Perhaps Miss Todd went upon the theory that she was not Incriminating herself when she induced the boy to follow her home yesterday. The Doubledee boy attends Starr school and yesterday it is charged that Miss Todd to the mocrat, Tiurth district; Seattle, test decision Confidential. ARRESTS 'ARE BEING T.1ADE WARRANTS FOR 15 CONNECTION PtNN.

CAPITOL SCANDAL. AGAINST WAY-UP POLITICIANS I. Each Are Required to Give $60,000 Bond. Only Two State Officers in Investigation Escaped. Harrisburg, Sept.

18 Warrants are be issued today fcf the arrest of Jolm H. Sanderson, George F. Payne, Chas. F. Wetter and H.

Bui contractors; Joa M. architect; former Auditor General Snyder and State Treasurer Mathues cn charges of conspiracy to defraud the state in the construction and equipment of the state eapitol. Each de-feJdant will be required to furnish a bond of $60,000. Snyder is here prepared to accept summons. Mathues Is ill at and the others are said to be on their way here to accept summons.

Warrants were a'so issued for the arrest of seven others In connection with the eapitol scandal. This includes all persons mentioned in the. investigation commission report, except Treasurer Harris, ex-Auditor General Hardenborough and two others. Philadelphia, Sept. 18 The arrests are based on the report made to Gov.

Stuart by the commission created by the legislature to investigate the eapitol scandal. This is to be followed by civil suits for recovery of "a portion of the nine million dollars collected by the contractors for furnishing and equipping of the eapitol. MORROCCAN PEACE TERMS. French Government Greatly Encouraged Over Outlook. Rebels Expected to Agree to Proposals.

Paris. Sept. 18. The French government is greatly encouraged by the improvement in the Moroccan situation and strong hope is entertained that the rebellious tribesmen whom the delegates who conferred with General Drude on Sunday are now consulting, will agree to the peace terms which include: The punishment of the authors of the Casa Blanca massacres and the ringleaders of the movement; an agreement that no tribesmen shall enter with arms within a radius cf 12 kilometers of the city; the acceptance in principle ot the payment of a war contribution, the amount of which will be fixed hereafter by negotiations be- tween the Morocca government and France and Spain. The surrender of hostages to insure the fulfillment of these conditions.

It is pointed out that the war cdn-tribution has no relation to the indemnities to be exacted from the Moors for the oss of life and property which will be a matter- for future adjustment. If peace Is arranged "on the above terms no further landings of troops will be made pending the result of the negotiations the orders or, the em-larkments and forwarding mwe been rescinded. The delegates the Moorish tribes expected give the final response of the tribesmen Thursday. Another good feature of the situation is a definite agreement with Mohammed El Gabbas, the Moroccan war minister for the immediate installation of police at Tangier in accordance with the terms of the Algeciris convention, namely, native police under France-Spanish instructors. The ultimate o' tcome of the struggle between the rival sultans of Morocco is a matter with which the French government is not concerned, the mandate of' France and Spain being limited to the restoration of order and security at Moroccr.a ports.

proved" the Mosquito Theory. Washington, Sept. 18. Major James Carroll, surgeon of United States was a member of the commission which was sent to Cuba to. study yellow fever, just after the close of the Spanish war, died at his hom here late 'Monday.

It was commission that fixed definitely on the mosquito as the medium of transmission in yellow fever. Dr. Carroll allowed himself to be bitten by a mosquito that had been infected from the three distinct yellow fever cases. He developed the disease four days after being bitten. His last illness was tho direct result of his work in the study of tropical diseases Want to sell your property? See Bar-nett corner Wall and Main Streets.

Phone Main 830. Fresh on ice at the Faust Restaurant, Market Square. THE WEATHER. Chicago. Sept.

18 Missouri and Kansas Fair tonight and Thursday COAT CONTAINING $2200 Head cf St. Louis Lurr.iber Company Loses Valuable Notes in Robbery. St. Louis. Sept.

18 Notes to the value of more tan $2,200 were stolen at 8 o'clock yesterday morning from the office ut the Massengale Lumber Company, at No. 2500 Notth. Main street. The notes were in an inside pocket of a light coat owned 1y Mr, Massengale, and which also was stol en. The coat was hanging in the wardrobe.

Mr. Massengale and the clerks were not in the office at the time cf the theft. One note for $1,100 was dated Sep tember 19; another for 1,000 aud nat dated, both made payable to the Mas sengale Lumber Company. A third note was for to the company from the Globe Parquet Floor Manu facturing Company dated September 12, 1P07, and payable in three months. TWO INJURED IN COLLISION.

Missouri Pacific Passenger Train and Burlington Switch Engine Come Together. St. Joseph. Sept. 18 Mrs.

Thomas E. Marricts, of Sandy City, Utah, was probably fatally injured in a between a Missouri Pa cific passenger a switch engine tciay. Ralph S. Armour, of Philadelphia, a commercial traveler," was seriously cut, but will recover. Three other passengers were hurt, but not seriously.

GOV. H0CH EMPHATIC. He Reiterates His Determination Act Promptly in the Move for Two-Cent Rates. to Topeka. Sept.

18. Gov. Hoch Tuesday afternoon gave' to the pres a letter written to. a member of he Kansas senate, explaining Ms on the two-cent fare question. He said in tis letter: "I have not raid to any one whit my action will be, whether I will secure this result through special session of the legislature or ji.berwis.

If to secure this result it'shonld necessitate a special session of the les-lature, in the language of ratriek Henry, "Let it come. "The board of railroad commissioners has" made the order and fixed October 5 as the day hen it will become effective. As yet I have had no official notification as to what railroads propose to in this matter and I cannot be controled in my action by newspaper reports. Bu: my mind Is made up and as soon as 1 have authoritative information as to what the railroads propose to will then be ready to act." Later in his letter tie says: "If the railroads had any 'horsi they would have stoppe 1 th'3 discrimination voluntarily." Peace Conference in November. Washington, Sept.

18. Members of the Central American diplomatic corps who have been holding sessions here to arrange for afpermanent peace conference to settle difficulties arising between the various states America expect to sign a protocol Tuesday providing for a conference delegates herj In November and for the continuation of peace pending a final agreement. It Snowed in Trego County. Topeka.IKan., Sept. 18.

The weekly report of the Kansas director of the United States weather bureau here Tuesday shows light snow in Trego county last week. Several frosts In northwestern parts of the state are reuorted but no serious damage. Jap Steamer Burned. Shanghai. SepL 18.

A Japanese steamer has been burned three miles off ChJng Klang. It is reported that a hundred lives were lost. DOUBLES FORTUNE New Yorker Who Inherited Twenty Million From His Father, is Dead. Fortune Held in TrusL New York, SepL 18. Geo.

C. Taylor, son of Moses Taylor.who was considered one of the wealthiest merchants of his time, is dead at his home, Great River, L. aged 72. By his father's will Taylor received an Income from $20,000,000. The principal was held In trust and the son not permitted to use iL Though the son never engaged In active business it is thought he accumulated by saving a fortune equal, if not superior to that left him by his HASKELL LIKELY IS ELECTED OKLAHOMA GOVERNORSHIP STILL IN DOUBT.

B31H SIDES CLAIM.N6 VICTORY Haskell Claims it by 40,000 and Frantz by 12,000 Constitution Will Pass. Prohibition in Doubt. Oklahoma City, Sept. 18. The latest advices received from over the state is that Haskell, democrat, is likely elected governor, over Gov.

Frantz. Both sides are claiming victory, however. The chairman of the democratic ticket claims the election of Haskell by 40,000, and the chairman of the republican commietee claims victory for Frantz by 12,000. The result will be In doubt until tomorrow. The constitution wil carry by a large majority, but prohibition is in doubt.

Oklahoma City, Sept. 18. Up to noon but few returns from yesterday's election additional to those received last night, had come in and neither the republican or democratic party managers were in position to make a fresh estimate of the result Reports indicate that the constitution has been adopted by a large majority the result of the vote on state wide prohibition is in doubt. It is claimed here today that T. B.

Ferguson, republican' ex-governor, has been elected to congress in the Second district over E. L. Fulton, democrat, whose election was Indicated last night. Other candidates to congress, appear to have been elected as follows: Bird S. McQuire, republican First district; Frank Hubbard.

renublican. Third diserict: C. D. Car Ferris, democrat, Filth district. totn sides claim the.

election of governor, but the returns show Haskell. democrat, apparently leading by a 3afe majority over Governor Frantz, republi-cau Oklahoma City. Sept. 18 Early returns from Tuesday's el tion indicate the ratification of the constitution fcy an overwhelming majority. C.

N. Haskeli, democrat, is leading for governor, end state wide prohibition pror-csition is believed to have carried. Norman, -Sept. 18. Two precincts out of three here give Haskell 150, Frantz 04.

Haskell and the entire democratic ticket will be elected by least U0.600 majority according to late reports from all over the state. The majority for prohibition is steadily increasing and will exceed 25,000. Mr.skogee, I. Sspt. IS Both parties claim the victory at the polls.

At ten o'clock Tuesday night Gov. Frantz said he was confident he would be elected by 10.0C0 majority and Haskell campaign managers claim Haskell's election by 25.0C0. It was evident at 11 o'clock Tuesday night that' statewide prohibtion will carry by a majority estimated at 40,000 and that the constitution will be ratified though' by a majority smaller than was expected, the anti-prohibition leaders claim the defeat of prohibition by a majority of 10,000. The city of Muskogee, Haskell's home town, has voted against him by about 100 majority. Returns on congressional districts are incomplete, but indicate the election of Frank Hubbard, republican in the third district over James Davenport, democratic.

Davenports home town gave Hubbard a majority-. At 12 o'clock Haskell claimed his election by 40,000 majoritj-, stating that he has carried the city of Muskogee by 50 votes. A Lehigh Valley Wreck. Easton, SepL 18. A Lehigh Valley express train from Buffalo to New York, was wrecked early Tuesday near Pattenburg tunnel in New Jersey, 13 miles from this citjv number of train men and passengers were injured but ncne of the latter fatally.

The train was running at high speed when the locomotive jumped the track and plunged into the mountain side. The engineer. Herbert Godley, of this city, was injured internally, and the baggageman sustained a fractured arm. The passengers injured were riding in the smoking-car. Most of the others were in their berths, and while they were considerably shaken up they were not badly hurt.

Want to sell your property? feee Bar-nett corner Wall and Main Streets. Phone Main 830. Fresh watermelon- on ice at the Faust Restaurant, Market Square. New York, Sept. 18.

After having served a 25-year sentence in Sing Sing prison, Michael Hackett, a former Now York policeman, is free, thanks to a parole granted last week by the state board of pardons. Hackett entered the prison in 1882 and during all these years he had rot had a glimpse of the outside all of Lis impressions had beet formed from occasional papers and picture- he had been able to obtain. He had never seen a trolley car nor r.n automobile and a skyscraper was a marvel. "Even the dresses of the women of today are novelties and objects of curiosity. "This is a new world for he said on 'reaching this city, Ive hours after his release.

"As a policenim 25 years ago I thought I knw every nook and cranny of the city, nut the people are different, the buildlni; ne find so built that am bewiMe-ed. If you had suddenly placed me in the heart of the city. I would hare be-n lost as completely as if 1 ha.l nevr been here before." It was noticed that Hackett continually fumbling in his and taking out their contents. He explained with an embarrassed soiilr, raying: "I haven't had pockets in my clothes for 25 years and I'm net used to hem. I'm always afraid the things I in them will get lost." Fined for Sunday Ball Playing.

Lincoln, Sept. 18. Manager Holmes and nine members of the Lincoln baseball team were Tuesday in justice court fined $5 each and costs for playing ball on Sunday. Mem bers1 of the Des Moines team were fined $1 each and costs. All the fines were paid but an appeal was taken, and the case, if necet-sary, will be taken to the vupreme court for Beri-Beri in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Sept. 18. Dr. P. Jones of Murdock, Tuesday morning informed the state board.

of i-ealth that 20 cases of beri-berl existed among the Japanese laborers at Alvo, Neb. The state board immediately sent representatives to investigate. Dr. Jones declared that the disease resembled paralysis and seemed to be contagious. Col.

Hodges to Panama. Washington, Sept. 18. Coi. Harry F.

Hodges, the purchasing officer of the Isthmian Canal Corumission, will sail Wednesday for the Isthmus for a conference with Col. Gcethals the engineer in charge particularly with regard to the preparation of specific i-tions for purchases to be made in thl country. Entire Estate to Grand Lodge, Philadelphia, Sept. 18. Under the will of the- late Thomas R.

Patton. treasurer of the grand lodge of Masons of Pennsylvania, who died recently, his entire estate valued between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 is devised to the grand lodge of Pennsylvania for the education and support of male orphans master masons. American Association Standing. Milwaukee, Sept. 18.

President J. of the American Association of baseball clubs Tuesday gave out the official standing of tho teams at the close of the season follows; Columbus, Toledo, Minneapolis, Kansas City', Louisville, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, St. Paul. Eighty Strike Breakers. St.

Paul, Sept. 18 It was announced that 80 men from the East left St. Paul Tuesday for Bralnerd to reopen the big Northern Pacific boiler shops at that point which have been closed by the strike. Strikers assert the imported men are unskilled. 300 Chinese Drowned.

Seattle, Sept 18 An uninformed report reached Seattle today to the effect that three hundred Chinese have been drowned In Bristol Bay, A'aska. IELD TRAINMEN Coroner's Jury Hold Engineer and Conductor Responsible- for Canadian Pacific Wreck. Toronto, OnL, Sept. 18. The coroner's jury, investigating the wreck on the Canadian Pacific railway at Caaionia, in which seven persons were killed and others injured? made its report today and directed the arrest of the engineer and conductor.

The company is also blamed for put passenger trains. the baby of Mrs. Dora Hickson of Rod-field, when it separated child and mother at the LTnion Station and landed the former In Sain Lake City and the latter in ShelbyvI'le, 111. After a week of weeping over the loss of her child. Mrs.

Hickson learned Tuesday where her baby is. Mrs. L. Corey, of Eland, 111., had much to do with the remarkable separation. She was standing in the Midway last Tuesday, when Mrs.

Hickion aske1 her to please hold the baby for a few minutes she checked her baggage. Mrs. Hickson is only 18 years old and net familiar tbe intricacies of the Union Station. It took her much longer to find the baggage room than she expected, and then she could not find the spot wher; she had left llrs. Corey.

Mrs. Corey happened to be waiting for a train for Salt Lake. The train backed ia and Mrs. Hickson did not return for -her chi'd. Mrs.

Corey had read cf mothers who desertoi their in fants in this lashion. SheJooked pityingly at the pretty child and decided she would not desert it, as she supposed the mother had done. When the conductor shouted "All aboard," Mrs. Corey took Mrs. Hickson's baby on board with her.

Meanwhile the young mother was almost distracted by her failure to find Mrs. Ccrey. She had never been in a large city before and did not know where to appeal for assistance. She was going to visit her aunt. Mrs.

William Shaw in Shelbyville. Her ticket was already purchased. So, weeping over -her loss, she boarded a traij for Shelbyvil'e, mere lonesome than she had ever been before. Mrs. Shaw comforted her by telling her that If she would write to another aunt Mrs.

F. W. Sherman, of ,110 Nortit Tnth stiVetr Hast SLTuis Mrs. Sherman could the police and possibly the police might trace Mrs. Corey and the baby.

Mrs. Shaw was correct In her opinion. Mrs. Sherman sent the 18-year-cld mother's pathetic note to Chief Creecy and the Chief remembered that Mrs. Corey -bed wired him from Salt Lake last Thursday seating that she had somebody's baby and had placed it in a foundling asylum there.

The Chief telegraphed to Salt Lake again and found that the baby was still at the asylum Instructions as to its disposition. Mrs. Sherman h3s telegraphed Mrs. Hickson and she is happy at her aunt's home in Shelbyville today, but not so happy as she will be when she and her chi'd are reunited after being accidentally separated by thousands or miles. RAILROADS INDICTED.

Mississippi Grand Jury Hauls Them Up for Refusing to File State ment About Passes. Jackson. SepL 18. The grand jury or this county has reported true bills against every railroad in the state for alleged failure to statements showing the number of passes Issued and to whom, as the law directs. Reward For Dynamiters.

Jefrerson City. Sept. IS. Gov. Folk has issued a proclamation offering a reward of 300 each for the arrest and conviction of the unknown men who dynamited the plant of the Joplin News-Herald.

The reward stands good for one year. This is the maximum reward the laws permit the executive to offer for the apprehension of a criminal. Guardsmen to Fort Riley. Topeka. Sept.

18. The state encampment. Kartsas national guard, be gins at Fort Riley on Wednesday. Tuesday the engineering department went to the fort to prepare the camp. With Capt.

Claud Hamilton, the engineering officer, were Capt. Arthur Mills and Capt. Robert Tasker. commissaries, and Lieut. James C.

Hughes, signal officer. Justice Bensan Swam In. Topeka, Sept. IS. The ambition ol a lifetime was gratified Monday afternoon, when A.

W. Benson, cf Ottawa, formally took the cath, cf office as an associate justice of the supreme court of the state of Kansas. Rivals the Jersey Breed. Ttnn. Sent.

18. A mosquito plague hen has killed many chickens and birds and injured several Uortes within the lust few days. Want to sell your property? See Bar-nett corner and Main Streets. Phone Main 830. REDFIELD YOUNG WOMAN EMBARRASSED IN ST.

LOUIS. BABY NOW SALT LAKE CITY St. Lculs Papers Say It Was Unintentionally Left by Redfield Mother With a Stranger. A unique story conies from St, Ixui today the name ot Mips. Dora Hickson, of Redfield.

ten miles west cf Fort in an em-barrassing story about the abandonment or a baby In the St. Louis uuiou station las'. Tuesday. According to the story or Mrs. Hickson.

who Is described as a young woman 18 year? o'd living at Redfield. was at the station eroute to Shelbyville. to vlk an aunt, having with her 3 few weeks' old Infant. 6he asked a strange woman to hold the chiii while she had her baggage checked, and never, returned for It. The woman who was givej charge of the baby concluded that It Lad been purposely left left on her hands, and she, beias about to start for Salt Lake City, took the child witft her and wired the St.

Louis officials that she had it in a foundling asylum there. A telegram was from St. joday asking the reporters here to see Mrs. Hickson and ask her if she was going after the child. A diligent search of the Redfield neighborhood revealed the fact that the only person living In that victn-itv of a name similar to that given by the St.

Louis authorities Is Miss Dora, Hickson, daughter of George Hickscn. a well-ttvdo frmr living three railo- northwest of Redfield. She wa? found this afternoon by a Tribune bter the phone the home of Sirs. V. L.

Roweth. a neighbor, to whose home she had been called tc "nswer the phone. Miss Hickson dis c'almed any knowledge of the St Louis affair. She said she had been away from -home for some length ot time and had returned only last week. Asked where she had been visiting he raid she had been at Shelbyville but this apparent confirmation of the SL Ixmls rtory, she declared, slmplj added to the mystery of the whole affair to her.

Miss Hickscn is not married at all. The following I taken from the St. Louis Pos-t-Dispatch cf yesterday evening's issue, and it will be interesting to Bourbon county people: Fate played a strange prank with HUMPHREY DEAD Member of State Tax Commission and Prominent Kansas Democrat Expired Today. Sick for Weeks. Topka.

Sept 18. Judge James Humphrey, of Junction City, a member of the state tax commission, died here early today. He was sick three weeks. Deceased was a leading democrat and a member of the first board of railroad commissioners of the state. "Thought It Was Unloaded." LincoU.

Sept. IS While handling a revolver which" he supposed was unloi-led. John J. Haut, aged 23. son of N.

J. Haut, president cf the St. Paul State bank, accidentally shot himself through the heart last night. BASE BALL SUNDAY. Athletics Will Close the Season Here With a Game With the Mound City Maroons.

The Athletics will play the Mound City -Maroons at Athletic Park next Sunday, Sept. 22nd. The Metropolis of Linn county is said to have an exceptionally strong bae ball team, they having defeated both the Rich Hall and Pleasanton team3 with ease. This game will practically close th3 season in Fort Scott and a good crowd should turn out and help the boys out as the team in Is debt to some extent. The Athletics 'have played a strenuous season but they have asked the local public for nothing more than their patronage.

The team has piyed about t'-iirtyflve games, seventeen of which have been victories. They played out or their class several times, playing sucli teams as Topeka, Springfield and Parsons, and considering this and the fact that two-thirds or the games were played away from home, their record is not at all bad. I house and induced- the child to go home with her. This somewhat dis-tvrbed the Pelletts as well as the Home Finders Society and a warrant was issued for Miss It is believed that the case win be compromised rather than prosecuted. A state ment from Miss Todd was not obtainable today.

MADE $10500000 That Was Standard Oil Company's Earnings Last Year; Eight Million in 1903. New York, Sept. 18. The profit of the Standard Oil company of Indiana in 1906 were $10,516,082 and in 1903 $8,753,410. This, is the corporation which is capitalized one million dollars and which was fined by Judge Landis.

These figures were brought out in the hearing to day. The statement as presented, shows profits of the Standard Oil company or Indiana were greaiei than the profits of any other company whose figures were given except the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, New York, Sept. 18 The taking. of testimony in the suit to dissolve the Standard Oil company was resumed today, it is likely a strenuous fight will be waged over the production of the books, which Frank B. Kel'ogg, the government's counsel, believes con.ain the minates of the meetings of liquidation trustees who issued the shares of Standard stock in exchange for certificates of stock in 19 compan; ies, the control of which the government contends, was over by the Standard company of New Jersey af-er the dissolution of the Standard of Ohio.

ARE AGAINST TAFT. Well Known Negroes at Washington Are Lining Up Again3t the Man Roosevelt Has Selected. Washington, Sept from Washington negroes of the country have formed an organization which has the avowed purpose of Ta-feating the presidential candidacy of Secretary of War Taft, and of wresting party control from the Roose-Vlt element at the next republican national convention. W. Calvin Chase, well-known negro attorney and editor, is the leader of this widespread and-politically important movement.

Chase is the editor of The Bee, a well-known negro organ. He announced the formal declare tion of war today. The leaders of this nsw move want to check the president's continued advance and have decided that they will oppose the man we has selected as his -successor. They may go over to the democrats..