The Sun from Chanute, Kansas • Page 1

MKMBTiTt OF THE ASSOCIATES PEESS. NINTH YEAR. NO. 153. CHANUTE, KANSAS, ES DAY, MAY 9, 1905.

FOUR PAGES. Allen and others was granted mo IS TREMULOUS WITH JOY A GRAVE IS DESECRATED WILL GO AFTER ILLS 25 IS THIS WABBANTED? It really needed, as a matter of fact, this school board fuss over the supe-intendent'o salary, to confirm the suspicion that Chanute is fast dropping I I LIST OF INJTJBED WILL BEACH AT LEAST FOBTY. Terrible Storm Devastates Town -of Marquette in McPherson County, Wrecking Many Buildings Cuts a Wide Swath Through Farms. By the Associated Press. Marquette, May 9.

Twenty-five persons are known to have been killed and over thirty-five injured here and south of Marquette in a tornado that struck at midnight. The list of dead and injured is constantly being in creased. Marquette, May 9. Twenty one persons were killed and a score or more others injured and part of the res idence portion of Marquette demolished by a tornado that struck this place at midnight. The number of dead is plac ed at twenty-one, but owing to the con fusion following the storm, it will be some timo before the actual casualties are known.

The Swedish, Lutheran, and Metho- (list churches, and the opera house block were wrecked and dozens of residences reduced to scrap heaps. The business portion of the town escaped with but i i L' i I I i I i i 1 slight damage. Aid was sent from Salina and other nearby places. The tornado struck the Southern end of town and cut a clean swath one hundred yards in width through its entire length. (Joining as it did at midnight the people were tion of Burris.

The fqllowing were recommended fo payment by the finance committee, af ter the consideration of claims agaius tho city: District court costs in Fred Roeme case, district court costs in Jo Morris case J. N. Purdy, liv ery, Bloomheart suplic for fire department, $34.60. The claim of G. E.

Sliy for $250 was turned down. The city attorne had decided that the city was not re sponsible for the engineer's accident 1 the street when his arm was broken. The gas committee asked forrfurthe time in which to consider the proposi tion jnade at the last meeting by th Big reek Oil and company fo the sale of gas leases nnd gas wells. Cates First Buling. Attorney R.

W. Cates gave his first public opinion on city matters since hi advent to the city attorneyship. was a decision as to whether the license giving Ed Thomas the right to operati a lunch wagon in connection with hi peanut and popcorn wagon eouM be re yoked without cause at the will of th council. He decided that a license foi a short time with a clause attache providing such acti(n would be more satisfactory. Ed Thomas wants to op crate a very small sandwich wagon or the street.

Some of the council op posed it as it was competition to the restaurant men who paid high rent? along the streets, because it wouJd be a nuisance and bad precedent, because a $1.) a year license was very little ti a man who was making such big monev onsidering the capital invested as Mr. rhomas. and because the thing might onell very bad. "It could be no biggei than a goo.is box and stink worse than five story hotel," said Mr. Burris Yockey, of the license committee sup mrted the $15 conditional license, am finally succeeded in getting it through Clerk Penny reported on the bom leals.

As stated yesterday, the bonds iad been registered, but the matter of ftting action by the school fund board Vol been left in the hands of Assistant tate Auditor Nation at Topeka. Tt exnecti-d that it could lie heard to lay what would lie. done with them the $.19,000 water bonds were above the maximum 15 per cent condition or which they would be accepted bv flu state, it was believed that a bond ompnnv would secure them. Bond wer- discussed, and the business laid iver to next Monday night when further ict ion would be taken. Burris and Terril! worked through notion to get Rieksecker to prepare ti have the city ditch cleaned from one end to the other.

A Mr. Tavlo'r has lgreed'to take the dirt in coniponsn Lion for the work of cleanint the ditch Other Wans for the better disposition of high water was taken up. The engi neer will see tire Kntv about, a chanic location of the riglit-of-wav for the litch. Also to see who was entithv 1o pnv for dirt taken from' what supposed to be the city's right-of-wav through the fair grounds. FOUND HANGING IN BARN.

Demented Man at Ottawa, Suicide. Ottawa, May 9. The body of John F. Glass was found hanging in hi barn yesterday. He had been don some hours.

Glass was aired about 60 years. He had worried over fancioi losses of property, and a movement wa egun some time ago to have him de- lared insane. Recently he had been watched, but the night guard left the house at o'clock in the morning, am Glass is presumed to have hanged himself shortly afterward. PRESIDENT LEFT DENVER. Knrouto to Chicago by Way of Omaha Nebraska.

By the Associated Press Denver, May 9. The presiden tial special left here over the Union Pa -ifie for Chicago at 7 o'clock this morn i.ig. The curtains of the president private car were drawn "and all was quiet within. The truin will go by way of Omaha. CHANGE AT THE NEWPORT.

fe Hawkins Leaves the Management of Place. Joe Hawkins, who lias been associated in the management of the Newport since it started has severed his connection and gone back to his former tirade, inning the soda water fountain at the nfjental Pharmacy. Frank Niblack. fVriiicrVy with theNewport, but lately nril at Wis-, will ri'fn fV'f'i'V fitft flip Itinfil lrtbili, CITY COUNCIL HAD SINGULAB COMPLAINT LAST NIGHT. Bills Allowed Sidewalk Petitions Are Granted City flitch to be Cleaned Penny Reports on Bonds.

Cates' Popcorn Buling. Mrs. Sue S. Brown appeared before the city jouncil last night and request ed that the foot stone at her husband 's grave be restored, that the sod be re-placed and that the yuccas at the foot of her husbaiid 's grave be replaced with two-year-old plants, and that she be as sured that never again would her lot be defaced, or suffer such vandalism as was dealt out by the sexton of Elm- wood last week. Mrs.

Brown was in the council cham ber a long time before the meetiug was called to order. Mayor Roe and the president of the council were absent, also Dan Bloomheart. Burris moved that C. B. Young preside over the meet ing.

Mr. Young from the chair called upon Mrs. Brown to state her complaint to the council. She camo up to the desk and talked for several minutes to the members. It can be truthfully said that Mrs.

Brown 's talk to the couucil was one of the best addesses ever made in the chamber, both in subject matter and impressive delivery. Mrs. Brown has for 24 years been a property owner in Chanute. Seventeen years ago when Mr. VlinSandt owne the cemetery, Mrs.

Brown was one of several persons to agitate the movement that resulted in the city ownership of the property. Eleven years ago her 'msband died and was buried in Elm-wood. In compliance with one of his requests, Mrs. Brown secured two-year- old yucca plants from a city nursery firm and planted on the grave. She had a red for them assiduously ever since, isiting tile grave several times a week 111 the summer and several times a month during the winter.

Later her laughter was buried on the same half lot. The grave was always kept in aultless The yuccas did not spread. They lacked twelve inches of retting outside of the, boundary of the lot. Thursday, Mr. Courtney, sex ton of the cemetery, dug up the yuccas, leaving a great hole at the foot of the tearing the sod, destroying the plants that hail been cured for ten years ind left the grave in a mutilated coalition.

The foot stone had been tiiken ind Mr. Courtney claimed to know noth ing of its whereabouts. Mrs. Brown 's legal rights had been overlooked. The water could run into the grave.

"The rain soaked grave won't 'hurt my hushanil, sum urown. 'What falls on my head does not hurt me; wnat tails on my Heart (Iocs. 1 ap peal to you as apoor widow. I appeal to you as a sorrowing mother, my legal riglits observed, I want nd mv wrongs righted." Councilman Park, of the second ward, chairman of the cemetery committee, bad looked into tho matter. He said Mr.

Courtney had removed the plants because he adjudged that they were a nuisance. At the same time he allowed cockle-burs and bad weeds to seed within ten feet of this lot. Truftt, the aursery man, snid that yuccas were not a nuisance. He recommended that the requests of Mrs. Brown be granted.

That the matter be adjusted as far as possible for the council to do so. The discussion of the matter took up much time. Mrs. Brown offered to do the ordering of the plants again if the city would stand the expense, and guarantee protection in the future. Mr.

Burris got a motion through that the cem etery and Mr. Courtney take up the matter with the power to act and that the grave, foot stone and yuccas be restored to original condition. Mrs. Brown, having offered hoi horse and buggy for the use of the councilmen and mayor to visit the scene of devastation, retired with the assurance that her visit' to the chamber successful. After which a few other matters were taken up.

Two sidewalk petitions were read. In the third ward in. Jones 7th addition, W. W. Jones, and otliers petitioned for a four foot walk.

The matter was discussed and the thjrd ward councibnen got it granted. Grades already been furnished fo some of this walk. On North Highland, north of the school biiiMif.g, sltlwili Ih wnnfP'l. uml 3 back into provincialism, for it is cer tainly like old times to get the main sensation of the day's local news from the minutes of the school board clerk City editors are even now revising their system of assignments on local news, and requesting the star reporter to follow the trenl of events in the in nor circles of our educational guardians. But seriously, is this scrap in the board over the size of the superintendent's salary, carrying with it the en dorsement of the people directly inter ested or benefitted in schools? Or is it the same old cudgel with a new cov oring? Are the people demanding that Mr.

Royster 's wages be cut $250 a year, or are they even interested in his salary at all, in comparison to the sue and standing of the present local ichool system. It seems that there must be some radical error somewhere if such a stew be raised over a mere question of lalary. There must be some other reason for it, some other motive than the pocket-book of the people, to cause iueh a wide split-in opinion, and to so mlidify each opposing faction on the board. Tho issue really does not seem to be to save the money, but rather to ret rid of Superintendent Eoyster. this view is wrong, but of a ertainty that is what the people will 'diink when they read tho published dories of the reporters present last light.

And such suspicion be jus tified or 'confirmed, why do they wish get rid of Superintendent Boyster. Where does this opposition come from, tml what is the purpose of it? These are questions that the people vho pav the taxes and furnish the child- will he interested in, tor it can mrdly be gainsaid, that Supt. Koyster's idmiuistratifin has been successful, sat sfactory to all, and instrumental in dacing the Chanute schools "on a high standard, high enough in fact that he graduates may enter Kansas uni-'ersitv without the conditions that in 'oniier years handicapped and almost ipoiled the average student's first term. A question of such vital interest to 'die citizens of Chanute, men women mil children alike, and involving such i bitter fight as has been started on he board, cannot be passed up on- the ilea of economical readjustment. The ry for economical readjustment is not general enough to warrant sacrifices, ior is the superintendent 's office one hat is adapted to successful experi-nentation or annual changes.

The people deserve the best public school system it is possible to give them, for that is all many of them get nit of life in tho way of bonuses, and the' people are very prone to believe in letting well enough alone. If there are charges against Supt. Boyster other than that his salary is too irge, they should be aired. If there is another reason for the fight made on Boyster and the salary cutting only i subterfuge, it should come out and be explained. Otherwise the salary- utting and loss of Supt.

Boyster diould first have the unqualified lorsoment and consent of the people. MANYSIGM3 OF SPREADING Both Sides, Seem More Determined in Chicago's Strike Situation. By the Associated Press Chicago, May 9. Within twenty-four tours of the expected arrival of Presi- lent Boosevelt, the strike situation to- lay gave signs of spreading. Both sides are more determined and-neither ippear to have much faith in the possi- ility of an early settlement.

KILLED WHILE ON A TRAIN Edward Calhoun Shot by FormeiJVice President of Cane Belt Boad. by the Associated Pres Houston, May 2al-oun was shot and killed on boarll a San Antonio Aransas Pass train at Wallace today by Wm. T. Eldridgoj of Ian Antonio, formerly vice presilent ml general manager of the Cane Belt railroad. Public Autocars at Parson j.

rarsons, May 9. The Parsons Auto-Transit company, composed of lo cal capitalists, placed three I6-horse power automobiles, with a seating capacity of sixteen people each, in use here today, They will be used as street THE CZAE'S FLEETS UNITE AND BEADY FOB BATTLE. Russians Left Kong Hai Bay Yesterday and Japanese Battleships Wait for Them in Straits of Formosa. There are indications that French hospitality will not be taxed much longer by the Russian warships which have been hovering about the coast of indo-Chin-i for nearly a month. Official advices have reached St.

Petersburg which are believed to indicate that the division under Vice Admiral N'ebogatoff has effected a junction with the more powerful squadron commanded by Vice Admiral Rojestvensky. and at the Russian capital it is expected that the combined squadrons will lose no time in steaming northward to encounter the Japanese. Confirmation of St. Petersburg expectations afforded by 111 official dispatch to the French naval dfii-e nnni.uncing that the Russian -iipiadftm has left Kong Hai bay its destination being unknown. The bay is probably what is shown on some maps as Kanh lloa or Nha Trang, which is a few miles south of Kon Ko-lioe bay, where the Russian ships were recently reported to be.

Simultaneously Japanese warships are reported to be concentrating in the straits of Formosa. the scfuitinsr line beinir much extended. There is been increasing feeling in Japanese official circles regarding the way in which France has construed neutrality, and Great Britain's sympa thy for her allv has been evidenced in communications that passed between the British foreign secretary and the French ambassador in London. 11s well between the British ambassador in 'iris and Foreign Minister Delcasse. Paris.

Max- 9. An official dispatch here tonight saving that was received the Russian Pacific -ipiadron hail left Kong Hai bay. This follows the- efforts of the French authorities to keep flie Russian squadron moving. Its destination is not known. long Kmiir.

May 9. A dispatch from aigon, Cochin-China, reports that Bear Admiral Xebogatoff's division has pass-d Saigon. This is not verified. A Rus sian cruiser was oil llon-Kolie ha v. a diort distance north of Kamranh bay.

May 0. when the British steamer, Char terhouse, which arrived here today, nassed that point. The latter also noticed a. collier leaving the bav and teaming east, but the main Russian squadron was not seen. The British steamer Angola from Mnroran.

Japan, was stopped bv a Jap- mese cruiser in the Straits of Korea. After being questioned about her car go and destination it was allowed to oroeeed. Saigon. French CocJii 11 -China. May 9.

The Russian hospital ship Kostroma if Nebogatoff's fleet arrived hero to-lay. This indicates the aproach of the fourth division of the Russian Pacific Jfiuadron, commanded by Vice Admiral Xebogatoff. Sixteen freight, laden tenners are off Cape St. James, near 'iere, presumably awaiting Nebogatoff. The main Russian squadron is believed to be off the coast of Annum.

Officials of the hospital ship Kostro- 11a, sent cipher messages from this port lelieveil to contain information to the Russian government of the exact plans if Nebogatoff. Amoy, China, May 9. Vessels arriv-ng here report sighting Japanese war- diipse between this port and Hong Kong. Japanese ships appear off Amoy it. night and undoubtedly are com- nunicntion through this place with 'he island of Formosa.

A. Japanese ine of scouts is fnorted hero to be iround tho south of Formosa and an ther line of scouts is said to reach out nto the Pacjfie from opposite Tamsui. MASSACRE OF THE JEWS Orthodox Christians and Jews Serious Bioting. fly the Aisorinted Press Bulletin. St.

Petersburg, May 9. Fhe reported massacre of the Jews at hitnioir, in southeastern Russia, is onfirnied todav in a dispatch which ivs rioting began and was yon- inued forty-eight hours. The ortho- ox Christians fell upon the Jews in the treets. The Jews were armed and ought their assiiibinti, nmny being ''Oil (IF 'Otlltiil Hfl (Mill) fll'; SBIE. LANDS BEFINEEY AND THREE OTHEB CONCERNS.

Chanute Concern Goes to County Seat to Locate Its a Brick Plant, Flouring Mill and Glass Plant. The Kansas Independent Refining, Oil and Gas company paid $12,000 for 200 acres of land adjoining the town site of the city of Erie yesterday. This means the location of a re finery at that point. Dr. O.

S. Johnson, of this city, who is a principal promoter of the company, has given out in addition that the company will als" build on this property near Erie a flour mill and brick plant. The company is also negotiating with another company for a large glass plant to be put in at this same point. Over a hundred acres of this land will be platted into town lots and sold by the company. An addition will be made to the city of Erie, and a boom started.

Tho reason this refinery was located at Erie in preference to Chanute, where it was expected, is that the shipping facilities at Erie are as good, there is sufficient oil and a good, field, and chiefly because the oil producers there lonated 10,000 barrels of crude nil and the town put up a stiff bonus. The other plants are to be located there to 'help the-town lot speculation. Several contracts have been let. Surveying of the town site will commence tomorrow. Offices will be maintained at Erie and Chanute.

The land was bought of Will T. Allen of the Allen State bank yesterday. C. E. Shaffer, secretary of one of the best oil companies at Erie, has succeeded A.

B. Wood as secretary of the refining company and will personally manage the company's business at Erie. The site purchased for the refinery is adjacent to the Katy and Santa Fe railroads. Across the Santa Fe south is the site of the Great Western refinery, a plant that has promised a capacity of 2,000 barrels a day. This company is drilling a well for gas.

The other company expects to get all the- gas needed on the newly selected site which is well surrounded with gas and oil. The land purchased yesterday is the following: The northeast quarter of section and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 29, township 28, range 20. NUN'S FUTUfCERTAIN District Attorney Jerome Postpones De cision a Week. New York, May 9. Nan Patterson 's future is still uncertain.

Bail has been provided for her, but District Attoruey Jerome has not yet decided what action he will take in her case. This afternoon, after a long confer ence with Mr. Jerome and his assistant, Mr. Rand, Miss Pattorson's counsel was compelled to bear to the girl in the Tombs tho disappointing news that she may have to remain in prison for at least a week longer. At least two bondsmen are said to be ready to give bail in any reasonable imount, and counsel for Miss Patterson say the surety will be provided without lelay, as soon as the district attorney expresses a willingness to accept it.

Mr. Jerome issued tho following state ment: In reference to the case of the peo ple against Nan Pattersoni, I am will ing to make no statement other than this: My information in regard to the ase presents a serious question for my lecesion, and onje which I must -decide myself, and not permit the newspapers to decide for me. I have not yet decided it." Abraham Levy; Miss Patterson's counsel, said after the conference: "I have talked with Mr. Jerome and Mr. Rand.

Mr. Jerome promised that he would take up the matter at the earliest possible moment, and. give it his fullest attention. He will let us know what his course will be. I am bound, until he disposes of the matter, to 'take no further action, and will not make any lhove until that time.

Mr. Jgrome has now to decide whether to admit her to bail or discharge her 6n her own recognizance; dismiss the in- lictment against her, or again place he Iffe-foulf rvfj fijifcf'illi uVi'lilrV' caught without a moment's warning. A heavy rain storm preceded the wind and after the tornado had passed a scene of complete desolation followed. The tornado broke upon the town with great force, wrought its terrible havoc within a few minutes time, and nhtg on into the rich fanning country north of Marquette, caused further dam-; ago. In Marquette, many residences wore completely demolished, the wreckage being carried away entire, while other? were picked up and bodily moved a short distance and dropped to the earth.

Many of the victims were killed as they lay asleep. Others were maimed and bleeding, and woke to find themselves buried in the wreckage of theii former homes. Following the storm came lull. Soon cries of the injured and frightened people could bo heard on every hand. Men with lanterns appeared here and there among the wreck-, and quickly as possible the work of rescue was begun.

Progress was slow because of darkness and it was sonic time before anything like systematic effort could be made to remove the At 9:30 twenty-five persons are known to have been killed and over thirty-five injured. One large section of Marquette whero the principal loss of lift occurred, was entirely wiped out. Reports from the surrounding country show that the destruction to life and property are widespread and the list of dead and injured is growing constantly. The first story, when daylight broke this morning in the town, resuUed in a panic. Business was suspended and every one who escaped injury turned attention to helping the unfortunates.

Several residences were turned into temporary hospitals, while the store room of Olaf Olson was made a morgue. In one room in the parsonage of the Lutheran church were a half dozen injured, while in another room were the boilies of five persons who died after brought inv In a dozen other houses similar scenes were enacted. -South of town several persons were killed and injured, and were brought to Marquette in wagons. There were many miraculous escapes from death. The known dead follow: Gus Anderson.

Tillio Ellerson. Mrs. A. W. Anderson.

Mrs. Elmer Ilultgren. Blanche Switzer. Lena Switzer. Nina Switzer.

Anna Coulson. Nelson, wife and three children. A. Sjogren, sr. Olaf Hanson and wife.

Gottfried Nelson, wife arid Elmer Nelson. 'Mrs; Foetler and chlMr P.harlti ftobe-rU si i till bii tt, rimiiny mm ikfiiwij riming t)f trial. I bavV no doubt tliaf 7fr(.