The Sedalia Democrat from Sedalia, Missouri • Page 4

Vj RAILROAD RUMBLE Joseph Parker a Veteran Engineer. is Dead. FREIGHT TRAIN IN A DITCH. of Interest Picked Up From Va- rlout Sources for the Benefit of Readers. Joseph Parker, a veteran engineer in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee St.

Paul railroad, was seized withi apoplexy while eating dinner at Chillicothe yesterday and died without recovering consciousness. Mr. Parker ran the first engine into Chillicothe after the Milwaukee constructed its Ottumwa-Kansas City line. He was a civil war veteran, having served on the Union side. His family lives in Ottumwa, with the exception of a son.

George, whose home is in Kansas City. A Freight Train in a Ditch. A St. Louis San Francisco railroad through freight train was wrecked Sunday night four miles east of Lamar, Mo. Nine cars were ditched, six loaded with lumber, one empty, one refrigerator and one loaded with cove oysters.

A tramp in one of the lumber cars was injured, but it is thought that he will live. Big Suit Continued. The case of Freda Longe, a minor, by her next friend, Frederick Longe, against the Missouri Pacific Railway company, was continued at Lexington yesterday until the August term on account of the absence of one of defendant's witnesses. The ixlalntlff brought suit against the'dbmpiany for 120,000 for crushing and mangling her left leg, September 4, il903, at Emma, It was necessary for it to be ampotated. OTTO JOB.

The price alone is not what has given Walk-Over Shoes their phenomenal popularity. The attraction the Shoe Itself: they must bh seen to be appreciated and must be worn to be fully valued. It Is the aim of the makers of these famous Shoes to have every foot that wears a Walk-Over to enjoy absolute ease and comfort and at the same time appear stylish and attractive. are made in all styles and lasts and sell at the uniform price for high or low 3.50 For Vici Kid and Tans hlld 4.00 For Patent Kid. The Spring Line Now on Sale.

He Put It Up On Catcher of the Chi caao Nationals. Olto Williams, a I'ormor Scdalia ball player, but of the Chicago Na- tionalH, bandagt'd up I i I head and arms recently and soaked the band- age.s in red ink and went to bed. OWeill, catcher, was awakened and told that Williams had received an awful cutting in a fight. He rushed to room and almost cried when he saw the supposedly blood stained cloth, and did not know it was a joke until Williams asked him, as a last resort, to get out his accordion and play a little SLKjth- ing muiiic, BO he could die in peace. Smithton, and he was taken sick on the day of the funeral.

The funeral services of Mr. Caton will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Paptist church in Pmlfhton. FANATIC PEASANTS. Worship a Barber Crazed By Revival of a Supposed Corpse. COLE VOTE.

Joseph W. Folk Won By 846 Votes Over Mayor Reed. The oflacial vote of Cole county in the primary election last Saturday was cast up by the committee Monday. It shows that Mr. Folk carried the county over Mr.

Reed by 846 votes. S. H. Cook won over Mr. Muegraves by 446 votes.

The vote for governor was Reed 540, Folk 1404. Mr. Ruby carried over Mr. Fowler by 378; Mr. Cowgill for treasurer, Mr.

Bronaugh for railroad commissioner, Mr. Majors for attorney general, Mr. Smith for judge of the Kansas City court of appeals, were winners, with Mr. Allen for state auditor, Mr. Woodson for supreme judge and Mr.

Hazell for judge, who had no opposition. Mr. Majors won for attorney general over Mr. Murray by two votes. The vote was: Majors 694, Murray 692.

An aliiio.st incredible case of gross superstition and ignorance Is reported from Montouro, a small village in Northern An old peasant died recently, and after having been prepared for burial a nephew of his, who is a barber, was called in to shave him. The supposed corpse, however, was merely in a trance, and as soon as the barber put cold water on his face he sat up and began to talk. The barber was so terrified that he became raving mad, and rushed screaming from the house, telling every one that a miracle had been performed. The barber solemnly declared that he wa.s Christ. In the village church he commanded the people to pray for mercy and ordered them to strip off all their clothes and march around the church.

Notwithstanding the cold they all threw off their clothes, and, chanting a mass, they went in procession through the village. As they returned to the church the barber told them that their sins were forgiven. Coach, Cab and Cabooao. -N. H.

Ritchie, the Missouri Pacific has been presented with a full-blooded fox terrier by a Kansas City iriend. O. L. Miller, a bridgetnan employed by the Katy at St. Charles, was admi4 ted ap A patient today at the company's hospital.

Carl Werner, terminal engineer at the Fair grounds in St. Louis, after a short rielt here, departed last for Kansas City, Superintendent John E. Snedeker, of thd Missouri Pacific, came in from the state capital on fast mail train this morning. J. J.

Bertchie, the Katy passenger conductor, who has been laid upflt his home on West Third street with a vfere cold, is much better today. Frank E. Kunkler, live stock agent for Missouri Pacific at Little Rock, went to Kansas City this morning. He will labor in this neck of woods for the next three weeks, or until he gets the malaria out of his system. TO FENCE OFF A STRIKE.

Plan of the Atchison, Topeka A SanU Fe In Kansas. The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railway will commence iho creciibn at Emporia, at once of an eight- Stonator Quay Very Ml. States Senator Quay is reported to ill in Atlantic City, N. J. No one is allowed to see him, and the attending -physician has given strict orders that no verbal or written message pertaining to politics or business shall he taken into the sick chamber.

The senator, it was said, must have absolute rest, and be free for.ihe present from all care. He is 71 years old. All the medicines advertised in this paper are fresh In stock at the CARLOADS FURNITURE Just Arrived, U) U8 to Sell. Must Be Sold at Once Here's your chance, i can give you the bargain of your life. I mean business.

Black Flag 113 W. Main, Q. 0. Phoae 385. Phone 1377.

foot board fence around the roundhouse there. Local officiaUi have been informed that the Santa Fe ha.s appropriated $75,000 to build fences around houses at all division points. The chief reason is because a strike is expected, and the fence will prevent any damage to roundhouse property. It will he manned with guards and watchmen. The Santa Fe has posted immense placards there and at all division points, warning any one against encouraging machinists to and threatening criminal prosecution against any one interfering with or damaging CONFESSED TO MURDER Mystery of a Philadelphia Watchman's Death Is Cleared Up.

The mystery surrounding the murder of John Thomas, the night watchman at the Houston club of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia cleared up liofiday'by ffie arrest and confession of Lawrence, alias John Oakley, who was for a number of years employed as. a utility man at Houston hail. Qibson is a West Indian negro; sind says he is a native of Jamaica. He was arrested at his home early in the day, and denied all knowledge of the crime until late In the afternoon, when he broke down and confessed to the murder. SelfMefense is his plea.

Stricken With Apoplexy. Henry Klink, who resides five miles southwest of the city, was stricken with apoplexy last night, and Dr. M. T. Collins, of this city, was called to attend him.

Mr. Klink is 76 years old, and is very low today. He may rally from the attack, but his permanent recovery is very doubtful. Prairie Queen Tonight. The initiatory degree will be conferred by Prairie Queen lodge No.

26, I. O. O. at the regular meeting In the Cassidy building tonight. WEALTH CHILLED LDVE.

Says His Wife's Inheritance Caused Their Senaration. TD BRIBE A JUDGE. An Attempt In Wichita Exposed By the Court. When plenty came In at the door of the Chapman domicile li Kansas City, love flew out at the window. Eugene V.

Chapman, in his suit for divorce, filed in St. Louis Monday, Bays that after his wife received $100,000 from her father's estate, she bade him go his The Chapmans lived in Kansas City until May 25. 1902. when they separated. They lived happily, he says, as long as they were in merely comfortA- ble circumstances, but after the death of her father conditions changed.

He says she told him that henceforth they would be husband and wife in name only. As she owned the residence where they had been living he obeyed her orders to leave and went to St. Louis. Mrs. Chapman stiU lives I KaD.sas City.

In granting a new trial in the case of Honry L. Rossler against Charles A. Schimpff at Wichita, Monday, Judge WMlson in the district court Rtated that the plaintiff had sent a friend to try to influence him tc overrule the motion. He said that he had reason to believe that the attorney knew-nothing of the transaction. am not a crank, por shall 1 ever pose as a said the court in delivering the opinion.

want ul worn the litigants before this court that when they seek improperly to influence this court they can pretty surely count on not getting the best of Judge W'ilson said that no money had been offered him, but that he was told that a refusal to grant a new trial would be advantageous to him in the campaign when he will be a candidate to succeed himself. The suit Is based upon a note for .11700, which the defendant alleges is forged. Ten days were used in two trials of the case, the first resulting in a disagreement and the last in judgment for the plaintiff. DKLAHDMA BANK FAILS. Ponca City Closed Its Doors Monday Morning.

The Citizens' bank of Ponca Cityi failed to open its doors Monday morning. The following notice njet the eyes of the crowd of depositors who collected alwut its account of sudden of deposits and a failure to make lections, we deem It to close, the bank, so as to give all a fair chance. It is thought that the bank will be able to pay thirty-three cents on the dollar, but this Is not J. B. Givens is president and George T.

McCandless cashier. The failure of the Ponca City bank will be followed by the failure of the bank at Autwine, the latter being owned by the bank of Ponca City. The Ponca City bank had about $50,000 in deposits, while the bank at Autwine had about $5000 in deposits For rooms, 142 W. Jefferson Hit By a Passenger Train. Missouri Pacific passenger train No.

8 Struck Fted Cook, of McGirks, early Sunday mofnlhg as the train was leaving California, and badly injured him, says Jefferson City Tribune. A was made in his head, and he was knocked clear of the right of way. The engineer stopped his train, and Cook was brought to Jefferson City for treatment. Ho was able to travel Monday, and was taksOn back to McGirks on the noon train. Cook, is a young farmer near McGirks and a son of Marion Cook.

His escape from sudden death is considered remarkable. Election Fraud No Crime. Died One Week After Wife. Nimrod Caton, aged 66 years, died of pneumonia at 6 last evening at his home in Smithton. A week ago the wife of the deceased died of pneumonia at their home in W.

H. RITCHEY, Fire Insurance and Real Estate. Prompt Adjustments and Reasonanle ROYAL TRIBE BUILDING. Learning to Make Razors. "The art of maki fig razors is gradually becoming said IL A.

Mibills. of Chicago. to a few years ago Arnericans could not make razors at all. or made such inferior grades that they were uexi to useleae. The science has developed wonderfully in the past five years, though, and domestic goods are almost as good as Imported.

A razor has to be tempered to straw color to hold its edge, and if the temper runs to blue, which is the next shade, the instrument Is Herald. LUDEIIAANN STARR AND Cells Promptly Attended to by day or Night. Both Photies 100. 116 WEST SECOND STREET. Sedalia Chapter No.

57, O. B. will meet in regular session Tuesday evening, April 12, at 8 for the transaction of regular business. All members requested to attend Visitors always welcome. MRS.

MAY BELLE CODDING.W.M. MAY HIGHLBYMAN, Secy. M. W. Attention 1 Sedalia Camp No.

5570, M. W. will meet In the K. of P. hall on East Fifth street, Wednesday evening, April 13, 190L at 8 for initiatory work.

Visiting neighbors cordially Invited to attend. SAM W. JAMES, V. C. E.

E. CODDING, Qerk. Sale of Clothing. A prison sale is held annually in Paris. The articles offered for sale are the clothes of murdered people, the instruments with which the crimes have been committed and the' effects which have belonged to the deceased prisoners.

Articles which have been taken to the prefecture of police and have not been claimed are also sold. The proceeds go to the Paris almshouse. Unclaimed jewelry is usually bought by ordinary brokers, but the articles which have belonged to criminals, especially those who are notorious, are bought at high prices. Records of Voice. Phonographic records of Emperor William's voice, on matiiceg, will be the first deposits made in the archives that are to be kept at Harvard University, and in the Congressional Library and the al Museum at Washington.

Fair Round trip tickets sold April 25tii to November 20th, every dai; with return limit of sixty days from date of i sale. Round trips sold Dcttly April 15th to November 15th; good to retufn up to December California, Round trips daily, April 23rd to May 1st, inclusive; with return limit to June 30th, 1904. First class; good to stop pver pbtH ways, divers Judge Palmer in the criminal division of the district court at Denver Monday decided that there Is no punishment prescribed by statute in that state for fraud committed at special elections such as the recent charter elections in Denver. This decision frees eighteen election oflicials who are charged with stuffing the ballot boxes. OPEN TO has opened another door to Oklahoma and is now operating through passenger and freight service to and from Oklahoma City and Guthrie.

The new line opens up an exceedingly rich farming country with towns that will rapidly grow in size and importance with coming of the railroad. The Homeseeker and prospective settler or investor will find here a genuine opportunity. For complete map of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, with full particulars, write GEORGE MORTON, G. P. T.

K. T. Ry. Katy Puildiiig, St. I i.