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

I POT and THE FORT SCOTT Fort Sectt Daily and Weekly Tribune Established 1884. Cc-oidatl-n. Fcrt Scott Daily and Weekly Kevs, Established 1SS3. Firt Scott Dally and Sen. 1-Weekly Monitor.

Established 1862. VOLUME 23 NUMBER 99. FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1304. A BASEBALL MEETING. THE WEATHER.

CONTROLLED BY BALL JUMPS TALBOT VS. THE JAPS GET MASTER MECHANIC NAMED Fort Scott Fan Who is Interested in Forming New League is Arranging to Send Out Circulars. REPUBLICANS UP ONE VOTE RVINE CASE RIHLUNG FORT Chicago, Dec. 29. For Missouri, Kansas.

Arkansas, Oklahoma, and the Indian Territory: Generally fair tonight and Friday; rising temperature. LOOKING FOR AN HEIR. A determined effort is being made by the fans of this city to form a six club league to be known as the Mis NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE souri Yaiiey league, the plan being to rt I nFunr.Bm th ink that pfa. C. SMITH, OF HOISINGTON, WILL SUCCEED KELLOGG.

WAS IRVINE ABIDING BY CHURCH DISCIPLINE? BALL-ROODHOUSE CONTEST. BUT THE EFFORT COST THE Ml KADO ABOUT A THOUSAND SOLDIERS. BODY WILL BE RE-SEATED. Edward Son cf Jaccb Lawssn. Deceased, Was Last Heard of in St.

Louis. Provided for in Will adopt the name that the Western Association dropped. One of the principal fans of the city is getting things ready to send out a letter to several HE ARRIVED HERE TODAY New York. Dec WOULDN'T COHHUHE WOMAN SENATORS GET CERTIFICATES REJECTED VOTES ARE COUNTED the Missouri an.d Kansas toi in- -The heirs to THE RUSSIAN GARRISON ESCAPE "itiuo 1 cs'truictii iu cvillt: were the es'ate of Jacob Lawson. the man-nfacrurer, who dd recently from ae tor a meeting to be held some time next month for the purpose of talking i cidental aphyxiation at his home in Brooklyn, are seeking to locate his Says Bishop Would Have Woman Both Litigants Gain Six Votes Each in By Throwing Out Las Animas County Has Been General Foreman at Hois-ington For Some Time.

Mr. Kellogg Leaves Tonight. lover the plan. The idea is to form a six club league, comprising three Kan Stay in Church Knowing Canons the Second Ward Will Finish by Tomorrow. Vote Dareia Gets Majority; Millard Wins by Similar Action.

CUNS MADE BREACH IN FRONT WALL AND THROUGH THIS THE JAPANESE CHARGED. son, Edward supposed to be ine-where in the wst. who was Provided Against It. sas and three Missouri towns. It is believed that a go can be made out of suppose! to be only fairly well off.

the scheme. Fort Scott and Tola anA was found to have left an estate that pessibly Parsons or Chanute. or even I c- S3'11" a Jtung man whj ha Dec. 20. 'Tan a iiadelphia.

The Ball-Roodhouse contest for the Denver, Dec. 29. By the action of anion ited to a million and a half to be- anions three son-? anl 2 Coffevville. would hp iria.i tn rCe identified with railroad interests office of sheriff continues with ought a bishop write defam- the state canvassing board in issuinz THE LOSS UKKKQWH the league from Kansas, while Xeva-fo a- good manv years, has been ap dauzhr. The missing son.

Edward. cry Utters in secret in order to in- certificates of election as senators to erable interest. The court room is well filled all the time. Good progress s-aia to nave gone to eamornia some -ire any member ot t.le ministry? Casimero Dareia and Henry B. Mil- I cia, Clinton, Webb City, Lamar or one Pini-a lo succeea -Master iiecnanic or two other towns mentioned as prob- KellSS.

of the Missouri Pacific shops able timber would come from Missouri. at this P'Bt' who recetfily resigned "This is a question which will be de- ara.the republicans have secured such is made by the judges and it is pre- years ri2o. alter a disagreement witn his fah but recently was hard cile at a netting of the board of in- absolute control of the general assem- dieted that they will conclude the Xothing definite has been done Position to go wrtn tne Pere ilar- from at S. Lou's. quiry in the case of Irvine vs.

Talbot" blr that it is now regarded in demo-1 work by tomorrow afternoon. There is Jap3iese Succeed in Getting TMs Important Position After Months cf H3rd Firhting. Dispatch From Army yet, but the sentiment is so in favorl116110 at Saginaw, Mich. Mr. Smith -al Rev.

Irvine, plaintiff In the cele- cratic circles as hiarhlv nrTfbable that but little change in the result. As THREE LOST THEIR LIVES. brated case today, in discus-sing he Peabodv will be re-seated. the count now stands Ball leads In of baseball here that it is believed I comes from Hoisington, and be that some arrangement for a six-club I arrive1 this ard will take Thp renublicans. it is said n'an to the count by one.

as compared with li r-fir, ho Tno of the shons tomorrow morn charges which have beenv mace a cainst him. In discussing the motive The Farm Residence cf Charles Mc accomplish this by throwing out the the oriignal count by the county com- have th? saJarr ln3. Mr. Kellogg, who has been vith of the presentment. Irvine said that 1.1.

vote of all the democratic wards of missioners. ibis is very lnsignincam Millan, is Destroyed Near Geneseo New York. Today. iup i-atiuc iii iuis po.ui ior some time, it was because he had persistency re Denver and counting the vote of the and it is not beleved that the contest Guy Hall, aged IS vears. the son -ave tliis evening for Saginaw of Japanese lit a 'quart, rrry renubiican wards.

The sena-p stands: will change the original figures five and the best 1 IV.rr --c. P.tr.rr oi uis many Cer.r-.--o. X. D-o. u.

u. null wno resides a mile west 29. Three votes either way. Eight precincts, in friends go with him. tli- morning wita --e Sev- for' 2s rap urt ,1 a Japan cluding the Second ward, were count o.

Devon, died last night of inflammation of the bowels, after a sickness that lasted but three days. The voun? Republican DenKratie 13. Vacant 1. On i u'nt ballo ed today and Ball gained 17 while the legislature Roodhouse only gained 15. Some ot fused to serve communion to Mrs.

Emma D. Elliott who is divorced, asrsinst the wishes of Bishop Talbot. "The canons of the church." said Irvine, "provide explicitly that man or an. divoreM nr. any charge.x-cept that of adultery, which must be proven beyonl the bounds of reasonable doubt, cannot receive the holy sacrament.

In the face of this. Bishop man was apparently well until the next day after Christmas -htm ho stands: these gains were made on the straight Persons their lives a fire that dvtroj-ed tho farm res: iencp of Charts McMillan, a' th heal of the Conestis today. Th dea-l: "harle MoMillia. McMillian, Frank McMillan. I.ulti McMillan, another sister.

e-ca pel dyi.air.ite ii.ir.es -plode 1 at ten made lr -h-s in the front wall through a lar-- body of trxps charge 1 nr. ier cover cd a Tremendous ardp.ieut and faptiir th first lire liht gisns. Republican 61. Democratic $3. Mr.

Smith is a man of excellent qualifications and his long experience in this line of work makes him especially fitted to succeed Mr. Kellogg. For many years he has been general foreman of the shops at Hoisington and previous to that time he was at Osawatomie. It has not yet been omcially announced that General Foreman Gregory of the shops will go to Sasinaw. was taken violently ill with severe pains in the bowels.

The funeral was held this afternoon at the home, and count, while the others were on votes that were allowed to stand that were thrown out by he judges and clerks of election and marked "rejected." The recount continued this morning. By th -owiag out Las Animas county A bitter burial was made in Centerville precinct, the canvassing board con verted a majority of 124 into a majcr it resul'. 1 in Jti1 capture The aarr n. rs r'. ity of for Dareia and by a similar Last night only one precinct was count- Talbot, while he publicly supported the petition." covertly and by secret meetings with Mrs.

Elliott, vrho is a woman divorced on the grounds of de- fne 1 men. MARKET REPORTS. nn ir- a 1 action la BouideT county, tne re-eiec-1 eu. Xortn rrankim gave Bail ana The funeral nf ttio lata tion of Senator Ward, a democrat, was Roodhouse 74. Five rejected ballots rett, who died few "We and until this announcement is made -e Cho IVc.

2'-. Tr.o Jap sertion. sought to have her remain in nullified and his seat was given to were counted, Ball getting three and 1- line Port Arhur held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from I Gregory will be counted as "una 1. i. I nf tic? a-: a rt-si.

the church." Millard. Roodhouse two. In all there were nine Liie on Kan! tt r.h.. Karas City. IV c.

Catrie Steers h-w. others steady Xa steers C.7". 0. 23. Cows an i heifer- 1 blockers an tee-irs 4 luuuii, LuuMum'n The.

members of the canvassing rejected ballots. They were rejected Mr. Smith is a married man. but he Referring to the letter which Hishop Talbo: is said to have written to Dr. by tne pastor.

pastor. Interment was made board voted in favor of unseating by the elction board because the mini Upjohn, in which he charged that Ir- the democratic senators, are: Hoes O.imi.i. Heavy 4.r.,",o Iac! bers were not clipped, and also for irregular marking. Some of them was deposed for gross immoraii- in Xational cemetery. The funeral was held under the auspices of the colored Masonic lodge, of which th deceased was a member and an officer.

ecre-ary of State Cowie; Attorney v. lr hip savs General Miller and Auditor J. A. Hoi- ers jjtj .0. Kansas I'ity.

IVc. 2V. YVr.eat Stea ly. Dec. 1.043, Corn Stea ly.

Dec. 4'7s. berg. Ai members of the board are ine obsequies were largely attended were void, while others the contest board admitted. The original count by the canvassers gave Roodhouse 72 and Ball GO.

"That letter was unwarranted and cruel, since it was the worst of all ero-vs subterfuge. It was used secret Oats StsaJy. No. 2 white CIH 1 c- ly as a weapon me. to deprive ADMITTED HE'S CRAZY.

i.f a s' neral ark '2'' i.rich fvv-(r To Kiao Tie ain. who left Port Arthur rla and arrived hre today, reiv.tt that a er. u'ly inferior II i-ian t' rcr- of the trt-n. for thr-. days, retiring when th.

Japanese artillery ha 1 secured an en'la line position. The ilahrine mostly a a ran-. f( to thirds of a f.aring mines. Tl. resir-d to Japan-s" xi.o at Foo today from port ay Slit-in ah-o re-u'tl in 'h capture of a hill the Japanese.

K-ewan Mo'T-Mint f-nahline the Japir.c.-e to hara- he Ian I con.niun".caT ion vith In South Franklin Ball gets 56 and Roodhouse 33. a gain of one for Rood of ill sympathy and even mainte The funeral of the late Dan Myers, who died j-esterday wlil be held tomorrow morning at lo o'clock from the A. M. E. church.

It was errone nance1." house over the board of canvassers. Man Who Had Received Life Sentence For Mjrder, Tells Judge That he Knjws Himself to be Crazy. ously announced yesterday that -the funeral would be held tod a v. count. The one was a rejected ballot that the contest board admitted as being a good ballot.

There were ten re will not move his family here until can get a suitable location. Xight before last a supper was given at the Goodlander hotel for Mr. Kellogg, in honor of his departure from the city, A number of his railroad friends were here for the occasion Mr. Kellogg was presented with a fine alligator grip as a token of th? esteem in which he is held by his friends: 'Those who attended tut smoker were Col. E.

E. Bleckley traveling passenger agent of Wichita, Y. R. Davidson, division superintendent at Wichita, C. S.

Welch, chier dispatcher Wichita, C. ZZ. Stiles, assistant general passenger agent at Kansas City, S. E. Lowe, traveling passenger agent at Kansas City.

William Henry of Monett, Peter Helm, a distinguished gentleman of this city. VY. B. Shirk, commercial agent at this point, C. F.

Gregory, general EVEN DOGMEAT EXPENSIVE. President Appoints Moore. Washington. Dec. 2H.

The prer apy-inted J. Ilampton Moore. Philadelphia, chief of t- Lureai of manufacturer's of and JJoore is prs cf ut of the na'ional leaeue of republ.can clubs. jected ballots in this precinct. Oklahoma City.

Dec. Win. Ull, Sidney Cohn has gone to Sprinstieid 1 no.l at Tort Artlmr Smroe and West Marion showed Pall S2 and the wife murderer, sentenced to life to work temporarily in Kearns' and Roodhouse S6, which are the same fi imprison today made a personal IVr Hundred. Perngos new cigar stand. He has no-given up his position here.

7 argument to the judge, pleading in gures as returned by the board of can vassers. Ball got one oT the rejected ballots, but he lost one as compar Tokio. Dec. Dispatches from the sanity as an excuse, wui oe tanen to Lansing penitentiary. The murder was brutal.

HAS AN AUDIENCE ed with the original count. Japanese head-iuarters before Port Arthur state- that Russian prisoners and HAINES APPEAL East Mill Creek gave Ball 94 and the I.taoTte an. I witn tr.e lor.s on and Antz mountains. capture of Yar.erhuhan U. fi.oow.d several ntaht attacks lrina one which Japanese h-cT." iif kill.vi arh other sn ie tird wh-n the mistake was td by "the app'-aranc of the moon.

seners sav that f.od in Port Arthur Roodhouse 77. Ball gained three of to Supreme Court. Topeka. Dec. 23.

C. H. Spencer, the rejected votes. The original s.iarce' ar. es are enormous.

count gave Ball bur 91 and Roodhouse foreman of the shops at this place. city attorney of Topeka "today liied in I-f is still fairly plentiful. Everything else is giving out rapidly. Beef Bishop Hennessey cf Wichita, is Given Private Aud.ence by the Pope in Rome Today. There were fourteen rejected bal Filed in the Supreme Court at Tope-I11- F- Fogle, division superintendent the Kansas supreme court an appeal ka Today From Decision of Bour at Nevada, and C.

K. Bothwell, gen from the decision of the Shawnee is T5 cents a pound: horse meat, about lots in this precinct, but the contest board could not find but the three bon County District Court. i 1 cents a potmu: cog meat. cems that were good votes. county district court which declared that cities of the Erst class have no authority to empower the police judge eral passenger agent in this city.

The smoker was strictly a Missouri Pacific affair and a good old time was had bv "the boys." In West Mill Creek the coiint show- a turkey, $75 apiece: egs. JS a hundred. I'rinoe lildaruff Killrd. Sr. Petersburg.

Deo. 2f. Gen. Sak warrants for the search of ed BaH 41 and Rehouse 20. a gain to issue of three for Ball The three were bal- Topeka.

Dec. 29. An appeal was places believed to be joints and to Rome. iv-c. 2t'.

Tho pope today received in private audience, Rev John J. Hennessey, bishop ot Wichita. Kansas. lots that had been rejected "by the! filed in the supreme court today from RAILROAD NOTES. empower the police to seize property used for the illegal sale of liquor.

The naron. reconiina recent reconnoit- tne decision of the Bourbon county district in the case of H. T. Haines ering ojerations. rejxjrts that a Cos law which Judge Hazen's district sack cff.cer.

Piinoe Yildarolf. has been election board. The original coun' gave Ball but 2S, and Roodhouse 20 West Marmaton showed Ball 45 and Roodhouse GO, a gain of one for Rood house. Th original count showed him Tokio. Dec.

2t After months ot flentinr. and nrninc the Japanese finally r-ied Ilih'un mountain last Iec. 2.. A rcimrt received from the Third Japanese army before Port Arthur, sayt "On WVdr.f-day. Decftrr l' a.

the 1. ft cenf-r column ot our army, some hfavy explosions on the fn.r.t parapet cf Kih-lung mountain charged and occupie Tbe parapet cover of fire from the heavy suns and constructed works, despite the enemy's fierce fre. "At four in the afternoon whfn our rcupation was practically ass-tred we and wife against th estate of C. court held to he unconstitutional was known as the "search and seiivre" killed. Japs 0uir Another Frt.

Tckio. 2i. Th Japanesa oc- law. and gave the police more power to CHOATE TO COME HOME. to hav but i9.

Roodhousi was giVen break up th illegal ale of liquor than W. O. Nichols, day ticket clerk at the Frisco, left last night for Humans-ville, where he will spend a few days with his little son. Gu Finly, a Frisco ngineer, is laying off on account of an attack of rheumatism which st in on him a tew days igo. The Frisco passenger train from PERSONAL MENTION.

one of the rejected votes. anv other enactment In th statute cupttd tL entir fort on Rihlung This afternoon East Marmaton was book. mountain at o'clock Wednesday. tmlininrittr to London Will ItniR tion Vfter InaDKaration of Itooaevelt lrch 4. counted with the result that Ball got CI and Roodhousa 114.

Roodhouse Allan Wheeler and his brother were down from Hammond today. John H. Crider and John Redick went to Topeka last night on business. Activity in French Naval Yard. GRAVES IN THE OCEAN.

Toulon. France, Dec. 29. Owing to Springfield this afternoon was pulled gained four and Bali two. Each of the litigants- gained one as compared with the original count and two votes that the crisis in Morocco, the navy yard Ilarife at Portland Loaded with One of the pas Miss Maude Berner went to Kan I by a double header here shows the greatest activity.

London. Deo. 2. While numerous str.terf have been published her? that Ambassador CLoate is about to retire diplomatic c-ir is. it senger engines at Springfield, needed a little shop work, and it was brought Ton of C'oril Sank iillh Crew of Six.

were looked over eight of them were charred and occupied ir.nter iirs of heavy pun positions, subsequently remnant of the enemy who were stubbornly holdine "he porsre rt. wh. we occupied and captured ho entire works." Paris. Dc. 29.

Ambassador Porter I counted, while one was counted for sas City this morning to visit a few days. Mr. A. C. Tipton and daughter.

Miss Maggie, who have been visiting in Sherman, Texas, arrived home this te stated that Choate has not sent called on Foreign Minister Delcasse i Ban. in tne second ward tne original today and discussed the situation in count showed that Roodhouse had 25 Morocco which is seriously occupying I and Ball 2GS. The straight count ot morning on the Meter. the votes this afternoon gave Rood- the minister. house 2G7 and Bail 2CG, a loss of two Mr.

and Mrs. R. C. Havenhill, of for Ball and a gain of two for Rood-1 Chanute. who have been here visiting.

Life Crew Starts to Rescue. up on No. 102. It is about time that. the Frisco company removes the division engineer'3 office from.

Springfield to this city. All of the other division engineers of other divisions on the system are being removed to the division points. This seems to be the practical place for thiis office, and it is believed that the change will be made in a short time. It has been the custom for the Frisco company to run short trains from here to Kansas City in the event that I went to Hammond this afternoon to New York, Dec. 29 The life savings Portland.

Dec. 29. Six men were drowned yesterday by the sinking of the large Monarch. The barge was loaded wp.h Z'' tons of coal which was reing transferred to the hold cf th steamer Arabia. Without warning the Monarch turned completely over.

The sudderr.ess of the accident was such that the men were unable to escape and werf carried with the coal to the bottom of the river. None of the bodies have been recovered. visit before returning to their home. house, but when the rejected votes were looked ove reight of them were given to Ball and four to Roodhouse. crew started today to attempt to rescue the crew steamer Drumelzier, still ashore off Oak Island beach.

L'p making a gain of six each as compared with the original count. IV c. Manchurian Aarmy Headquarters reporting tolay. says: "IV-rpmlnT 27th in the afternoon the Russians, wi havy cuns. bombarded the Phakhe river railroad bridge in the ishbornood ot the stafTon and t'so Russian cms at Talientan shflled Chihisianetun and Ihe Russian cavalry Heilinun at sunset on the same day but were re.

pulsed by Japanese cavalry. The same evening Russian cavalry enveloped Japanese pickets and reinforced finally repulsed the enemy. The Japanese casualties are three men killed. to earlv this afternoon the crew wa; A middle aged colored man is breaking rock at the calaboose because of his generosity toward a man whom he SJinrWiC.i w-aa hie 7-ion ITo tocot Vi. still in the masts.

Mrs. H. M. Salee. of Chicago, ar MISS OGDEN TO MARRY.

er with Bill Reader, was arrestedlast lhe, FlleT is a fevr boursHate, but thi SAturdar niht rm th i. order has now been revoked, and there rived from Chicago last evening to visit Mr. and Mrs. T. L.

Herbert.She will spend the winter here. Mrs. Will Wed Mr. Duncan of Hobart, Ok. habiting a dive.

Bill had $2 and the Bailee's husband, the late J. M. Sal- other fellow had $3. Both were in License Was Issued This Afternoon. lee of this city was one of the ablest carcerated and Bill devised a scheme will be no more short trains for tba present at leasL The trains run so close on this road that the company finds that the extra train is not necessary.

Miss Myrtle Kihm, who has been lawyers in Kansas. whereby he could effect his release. Mr. Duncan Taylor, accompanied by Tinkrerr Iniitra Roosevelt. Tuskegce.

Dec. 29. The city council of tho town of Tuskgee unanimously passed a resolution inviting President Roosevelt to visit Tuskegce on his southern trip. This invitation is in accordance with the one already extended by the Tuskegee institute for negroes, located at Tuskegce, of which Docker T. Washington is president.

He borrowed the 53 with the under m- -Vice-Ad-of he St. Petersburg. Dec. 29-mira! Shryioff. commander 5 The Ladies' Missionary society of J.

G. Ozden. appeared at tne prooate standing that as soon as he got out -a 1.1 t- i V. 1 crtiirT tnis at.ernoon auricg me miui me irsi rresoy leriaii cuurt-u wiu he would notify his friend's employ-1 stenographer for F. X.

Adams, chief of the contest and applied for a license meet Friday promptly at 3 p. m. in HON. JOSEPH CHOATE. to wed Miss Lillie May Ogden of this the Ladies parlor in the chapel.

er to come and get him out. Bill took clerk to Superintendent Mitchell of the $5, got released, and the man at tbe Frisco, "as resigned her position the calaboose has not heard of him to take feffect the first of the year and since. Calaboose Keener Wrav tried will leave for Denver, near which citv. The date of the wedding wasjSubjectt Syria, foreign, and the Moun Vladivostok squadron, will return to St. Petersburg in January.

The belief announced recently from St. Petersburg that Admiral Rojst vensky would succeed Skyrdloff in supreme owir.an 1 cf the Pacific fleet and that Skryd'off woul 1 return tr St. PeTers-burg as a member of Admiralty council. no: announced but it is probable that tamers of the south, home field it will be solemnised tonight at the to get him not to loan the money, butp'ace sbe has accepted a position a he insisted that he was all Vie-ht I school teacher. She will be succeed- home of he bride's parents, on South I The Golden Circle Euchre Club met Lowman streets.

The announcement of with Mrs. Graham. Prizes were won ed by Miss Maggie Tipton, who until Now he is swearing because he did not his resignation-or any communication on the subject to President Roosevelt cr the state department, nor has he received any inquiry either from the president or Secretary Hay concerning Lis future plans. It can be safely assorted, however, that it is Mr. Choate's intention to tender his resignation soon after the inauguration of President Roosevelt.

the approaching wedding will be im- by Mrs. Truel and Mrs. M. E. Hanes recently had been in the offices as take the calaboose keeper's advice.

Carter Harrison Quits Polities. Chicago. Dec. 2t. Mayor Carter Harrison has made the unqualified statement that he would not be a candidate for re-election.

He intimated that he would live in California, where the climate is expected to be beneficial to the health of his son. nortant news to the to-be-bride's I Guest prize by Mrs. Eller. Next meet- stenographer. manv friends in Fort Scott.

She is an I ing with Miss Nellie Bonesteel, Jan. 5 Baggageman Walker, of the Frisco estimable voung lady and was born 1 1905. K. Ps Elect Officers. The folowing oScers were last week to serve for rTTf has at last located the woman to elected and raised in this eiyr.

Lately she has ensiiinr I hom belongs the baby buggy that General Ok us Headquarters via Fu San. Dec. 29. No change has taken place at the frcnt of the second army. The issians continue daily bombard-ments.

firag at random and resulting In few casualties. B-th sids seem satisfied to remain in trenches. iTHart as trimmer a erm at the regular meeting of Mystic I und on the depot platform. This Lodge No. 17 K.

of P. I morning a girl applied at the baggasa NO RESPECT0R OF PERSONS. iii millinery store. It was there that she met Mr. Taylor.

The Jolly Fourteen met last week with Mrs. Spafford. Prizes were won by Mrs. Maguire, Mrs. Jenkins; consolation Mrs.

Patj', Mrs. Bolever. Guests' prize Mrs. Allen. Next meeting with Mrs.

Jenkins. room and claimed the buggy. She stated that it belonged to her aunt: that she had gone up town Saturday, Veteraa Frozen to Death. Leavenworth. De.

23. Carl MoeKer, an inmate of the soldiers' home, froze to datb in the severe storm. Moeller was ot on 1-ave and on returning at night sought shelter unar the orra house steps instead of gcing to his barracks. purchased the vehicle and then gone to the depot to see a friend, and that St. Peter-! urg.

Dec. 29. Admiral KamaVfT is retumir.s to Ruta. He will le replaced on the Intern.vionV North Soa commission at Paris by Vice Admiral Donbass. while there she neglected take it Judge Hudson this afternoon united in marriage Mr.

John M. Clark ot I'rick. and Miss Claudy Mid-datish of the same place. License was also issued to Mr. Robt- Cartin of En-glevale and Miss Bertha James of Arcadia.

away. C. C. S. Kaufmann.

V. H. J. Bamberger. P.

A. G. Pike. K. of R.

S. J. W. Riley. M.

of W. J. H. Crider. M.

of E. John Glunz. M. of A. C.

I. Martin. I. G. A.

L. Woodard. O. G. Wm.

Maxe. The installation of officers will take place on Wednesday evening. January 4th. at which time some of the Grand Lodge officers are expected to be There will be a civil service examination at the government building for railway postal clerks on January- 25. conducted by the secretary, Idiss Jessie Stevens.

Quite a number of applicants will be axamined. Kor a 34-Mile Railroad. City. Dec. 29.

The St. Lojis, Cabool Little Rock Railway con.pany is to construct and operate a raiiruad from Cabool. In Texas county, to Salem, in Dent county, 54 miles distant. The capital stock is Automobillst Sentenced. Paris.

IV-c. 29. Ser.or Avollaneda. son of the former presHcrt cf Argrn tine Republic, -who resides; Paris, has Ufn sentereed to one months irr prisonmeir and a fine of one hnn-drej dollars, damages tor th automobile accident that occurred last June. A younc woman was run by car acd died the next dar.

The Epworth League of the First Methodist church will give a social this evening at the iiome of Dr. Brant. 5th and Lowman street. All young people invited. County Attorney GrifSth was this afternoon notified by the sheriff at Iola that he would be over this evening to get the fellow Brandenburg and the Kanaly girl.

The former is charged with statutory rap and will be prosecuted there. Frank Mosteller, who travels for the Pittsburg Mortgage Investment had a very close call from being terribly mangled and probably killed under the wheels of a Frisco train on Wednesday at Pittsburg. He was trying to catch the west bound train as it polled out of the depot, expecting to go to MeCune on business for the company. He made a grab for the car platform, but unfortunately slipped on the ice. He grasped the railing bui could not pull himself up.

and his overcoat caught in the trucks of the car. All that saved him from being drae- 1 1 1 I 1 CiOTrrninf nt'i Attwraey Made DUrriminaliua la rarer of Senator Mitchell a a Wltnema. Portland. Dec. 29 Bent with his threescore year? and ten tnd leaning upon the arm of his law partner, the white-haired senior senator from oreccn.

John H. Mitchell, who fcr nearly a quarter of a century as represented his state in the federal congress, yesterday went into the government's inquisitorial chamber to tell what he knew concerning frauds which the government he has served so long believes have been perpetrated upon It In the acquisition of its public lands. What transpired In that chamber is unknown further than that Senator Mitchell went into it wita no more favcr than would have been extended the humblest citizen of his country. Neither his request that he lie confronted with any testimony that the government may have found to his detriment nor that he be furnished with the names cf his alleged accusers was granted Mrs. Ida Key, the wife of a laborer who resiles in Redfield, died last night of pneumonia.

Tie deceased was 20 year3 of age. A priTate funeral wa3 held this afternoon and interment was made In the cemetery there. The Fort Scott Dancing Club will give a dance in Union hall tonight. Kreyer's orchestra will furnish the music. The young men of the Baptist church will give a social at the church tomorrow evening.

They have also arranged a nice program. Cut His Brother's ThroaL St. Louis. Dec. 29.

An Italian, whose name is unknown, who lived with his two brothers, one of whom was employed by the Italian world's fair ernomissjoners. cut other brother's throat and himself was probably fatally shot today by a policeman- The wounding of the two mep occurred as a culmination of a terrible struggle between two of the brothers, one of whom had become a maniac, and the policeman was called in to arrest him. The Fort Scou Dancing Club will give a dance in Union hall tonight. Kreyer's orchestra will furnish the music. -tra was his desperate grip on the railing give a dance Lnion hall t- of the piatform.

As It was, he was Krevers orchestra will furnish the across Broadway before the "UalC I a The Wednesday Afternoon Club was entertained by Mrs. Teagarden last week. Next meeting with Mrs. Cong-don, Jan. 4, 105- Lost Life While Fencing.

Berlin. Dec. 29. Anton Vonllolle-ben. a relative of the ex-ambassador to America, has lost hi lif through an injury received in fencing practice with a.fell.iw student.

His opponent's rapier passed through Hoite-fcen'- wire mask and penetrated the skull. The young man died from an operatioa. fugiaeer coma siou tne iram. no went on to McCune. some the worsa Wanted.

for the experience from braises, but For Sale or Trade. SO ACRES of pasture land, 5 miles west of Fort Scott. $10.00 an acre. THICK CO. The Shakespearian Club will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at A GIRL for housework at 512 Judson very thankful that he suffered no Mrs.

T. L. Herbert. worse. the Y.

il. C. A. rooms..