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OTTAWA, KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1911. No. Trn ii a i A JED THAT SUDDEN DROP ANDREW AIKEN DEAD. DIES FROM PTOMAINE POISON. KILLED IN AUTO FOR OILED ROADS PEACHED ON THEM Two Negroes Are Arrested for a Year Old Murder GARFIELDDELAYED Former Secretary of Interior on a Captured 1 Six Victims of Motor Car "Wreck at St STAKLEY CLARK WAS KILLED Young Man Made Many -Acquaintances in Ottawa.

Mrs. William Clark Left Here Today to At-: tend Stanley Clark, a nephew of Robert Claxk of St Joseph, was one of the ictims of. the motor car collision -ith an interurban car in St. Joseph ate yesterday afternoon. Two of the victims, including Mr.

Clark, are now dead, while three are not expect- U. ed to recover. Thre were six in the car when it was struck. Robert R. Clark is the father of 3 WlllUm Clark who married Miss Lola Smart of this city.

Stanley who was 18 years old and a student in the St. Joseph high school, Jived with R. R. Clark for few years, and was almost like a brother to his ousin, William Clark. A message to Judge Smart today announced that the young man was1 dead.

William Clark is hastening from Pittsburg, to the bereaved home while Mrs. William Clark, formerly Lola Smart, who has been visiting her parents here, left this afternoon for St. Jo-j'- seph where she will join her hus-aj' band. a Stanley Clark was in Ottawa last year at the time of the wedding of his cousin William Clark, to Miss Smart. While here he made many mends.

This morning's papers tell of the accident, the list of killed and being as follows. I I KILLED. -t Miss Eda Cooper, 17 years old, the daughter of Lafe Cooper, of the firm of Prey Brothers Cooper, livestock commission agents in the South end. She died on the way to St. Joseph's Hospital.

Stanley Clark, 18 years old nephew of R. R. Clark. THE INJURED. Miss Lila Cooper, daughter of Dr.

Gossett's Brother Dead at Home In Texas. Word was received in Ottawa today of the death of C. S. Gossett at his home in the Pecos Valley in Texas. Last Monday Dr.

E. B. Gossett left for that place on receipt of a message from his brother's family telling of his serious condition. Last Saturday C. S.

Gossett ate some canned fish, and almost immediately was taken seriously ill. As the house is sixty miles from the nearest railroad station and physicians are few there, it' was. several hours before the family was able to get medi cal aid. No funeral arrangements have been made. SUES FOR DIVORCE.

Mrs. Anna May Pearson began a suit for divorce in the district court against Cnallie II. Pearson. She says that they were married in Leavenworth, February 22, 1909. The divorce Is asked for on the grounds of neglect of duty, habitual drunkenness and cruelty.

W. J. Costogan represents Mrs. Pearson. She Is employed at the Hotel Nelson.

She asks that her maiden name, Anna May Moore be restored to her. DOCTOR PLEADS GUILTY Says He Committed Murder for the Royalty. A Russian Count is Accused of Having Hired the Physician to Poison a Wealthy Relative. St. Petersburg, Feb.

2. In the trial today, Dr. Pantichonko and Count Delassy are charged with the murder of Count Houturlin, Delassy's brother-in-law. Dr. Pantichonko pleaded guilty.

Count Delassy is accused of having employed Pantichonko to kill Houtur lin that he might inherit a three and one-half million dollar estate. Pantichonko confessed guilt alleg ing he was under hypnotic influence by Delassy. Pantichonko admitted that he made 'a business of murder. He has committed over forty murders for fees running as high a3 a quarter of a million dollars. Poison was his method.

ONE OF THE EARLY SETTLERS MRS. B. M. THAYER DIES AT AGE OF NINETY-ONE. Husband Built the First Frame House in City of Ottawa Lived Near LeLoup.

Not many Franklin County men and women reach the age of ninety-one. Mrs Benjamin M. Thayer, who died last Saturday near LeLoup, was one of the earliest settlers here and was past 91 years when she died. Her busband built the first house in Ot tawa on a spot where is now the round house. The funeral occured Monday.

The Rev. Mr. Pasley of Gardner, who preached the funeral sermon, gave the following account of her life. "Cynthia Wray was born in North Carolina, August 4, 1819. She was converted and joined the M.

E. church at the age of twelve and has lived a consistent Christian life since that time. She was married to Benjamin M. Thayer in 1835. To this union were born twelve children, of whom six survive.

She and her husband moved to Kansas in the spring of 1860 and settled on the heomestead' where she continued to live until six years ago, when she came to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Mallory. Her husband died in 18G4, leaving her the support of her large family; Her death occurred last Sat urday at the age of 91 years, 5 months and 24 days.

She was laid to rest by the side of her husband on the old homestead." The pall bearers at the funeral were six of her grandsons. There are 51 grand-children and 49 greatgrandchildren who survive Mrs. Thayer. COFFEE TRUST? Millions of Pounds of the Drink Are Being Prepared. Washington, Feb.

2. The existence of. an alleged coffee trust Is called to the attention of the department of justice in which the trust is charged with marketing Brazilian coffee and being entirely in the hands of the committee which controls markets, and: which is now planning to advance the price four cents a pound. A statement made to the department declares that the committee is preparing for market 78,000,000 pounds at an additional profit of $3,000,000. Mercury Dropped 20 Degrees in Three Hours and Then Continued.

Generally fair tonight and Friday; warmer tonight. Well, the cold wave came sure enough. Yesterday afternoon the Armstrong' ther- 1 mamC ixwr THt? -it momeier reg- isterdng 82. Then there silently crept Into town, orer looked by the Tigllanice committee, a cold Tfr AMD GOT IT BACK EWtWTtnE wave ami it slew the warm treath-i er. The mercury dropped to 62 be-fnrft fi and kept on 117 dropping.

The I Zimniie minimum last night was 18 while the government maximum yesterday was 78. The dlown town thermometer does, not tally with the government instruments, lacking several degrees. Tomorrow is scheduled to be fair. The down town temperature: Wednesday, 3 p. 82; 6 p.

62; 9 p. 46; midnight, 36; Thursday, 3 a. 32; 6 a. 26; 9 a. 26; noon, 38.

YELLOW FEVER IN NAVY Gunboat Marietta Has Been Ordered to Key West. St. Louis Sailor Died of Fever on the Boat Sunday and Other Cases Are Said to Exist There. Washington, Feb. 2.

Because the United States gunboat, Marietta, has several cases aboard suspected of be ing yellow fever, the navy depart ment has ordered that vessel to Key West. J. N. Minor of St. Louis, Coxswain of the Marietta, died Sunday of Yellow Fever aboard the ship.

Most careful measures are being adopted to prevent the further spread of the disease in the The origin of the cases on the Marietta is unknown. PRAIRIE FIRE IN OIL FIELDS. Bartlesville, Feb. 2. A prairie fire which started in the oil fields of Washington County yesterday, was extinguished during the night.

The damage is believed to be not more than $10,000. FERDINAND HOLZ RETIRED CIGAR MAKER OF THE OLD SCHOOL NEEDS A REST. Lacks One Year of Completing Fifty Years of Service as a Cigar Maker. Ferdinand G. Stoltz, for the past 17 years proprietor of the Stoltz Cigar Store, and a prominent cigar manu facturer in the city, has sold his business to the Morris Bros.

Cigar and on February 15 will retire. Mr. Stoltz' business is in the south half of the building at 229 South Main street. In this same location he has conducted his business ever since he came to Ottawa, over seventeen years ago. He owns the building, and will rent the location to Morris Brothes, who will conduct the business along the same lines as it has been carried on by Stoltz.

"Ferd" Stoltz is a cigar manufacturer of the old school. He started in his trade forty-nine years ago, beginning at the A. B. C. part of it and working right up.

His first lessons began in Hamburg, Germany, where he worked as an apprentice and continued there till he came to America to make his home. When he started out there was no machinery, all- the work being by hand. And Mr- Stoltz, even to this day, makes all his cigars by hand. His retirement is due to the condition of his nerves. For many years he has suffered from a nervous affection in his hands, which has seriously handicapped him in his wcrk, and at times made it impossible for him to make his cigars.

He has consulted and been treated by numerous physicians, but without success. His only hope, he says, lies in a complete rest. The Morris Brothers will take over the business February 15. Mr. Stoltz must have his transferred by the Government revenue officers, and has written them in regard to the matter.

Miss Fern Jackson, the fifteen year old daughter of William H. Jackson, died at noon today at her home, near Wilson and. Garfield streets. Her death was caused by tuberculosis, and followed an illness of about a year's duration. No funeral arrangements have been mader Jackson- is teamster.

Mrs. Jackson died some time ago, of consumption. Epilepsy Caused Demise of Former Ottawan. Probate Judge Chaffee today receiv ed notice of the death of Andrew E. Aiken in the Parsons school for the epileptic.

Mr. Aiken died January 9, his death being accredited to "epileptic exhaustion." Andrew Aiken has been aoi inmate of the since September 3, 1894. On April 13, 1893, he was brought into probate court by Sher iff J. A. Elwell.

S. W. Case was then the probaate judge. He was said to be insane, and his case was heard before a jury of six men. They were J.

G. Van Schoiack, D. Holiday, A. Kuhn, W. H.

Stonecifer, C. W. Nolan and D. K. Watkins.

At that time he was twenty-one years old. He was found insane, and ordered confined to a state hospital. His insanity was then said to have been of short du ration, and to have been by an attack cf measles and epilepsy. From the records, he was evidently only confined a short time, and then discharged as cured, for on Septem ber 3, 1894, he was again brought up, before the same judge and by the same sheriff. The jury this time was composed of H.

D. Williams, F. D. Pyle, A. W.

Kuhn, F. Ben Peterson, and E. M. Barrett. His age then was twenty-three years Again he was found to be insane and was sent to the Parsons school, where he remained until his death.

He was buried an Parsons. THE SHAD3WWAS THERE IF THE GROUNDHOG DID'T SEE IT HE WAS BLIND. A Fall of Fifty-eight -Degrees in Temperature on Groundhog Day Was Unusual. There is no doubt now that there will be six weeks more of winter. At least that is the case if Mr.

Johnnie Groundhog has anything to say about it. He is said to have ventured out at 9 o'clock this morning, stretched himself, yawned, taken one hurried glance at his shadow, and then swiftly tucked what tail- he ha--i between his and hurried -as his short legs could carry' him, back to his burrow-and to sleep. And, according to tradition, he will stay there for six weeks, and as long as he stays there, winter will reign over the land. There is no doubt that he saw his shadow. The sun shown brightly through the day, making enough shadow to scare the bravest of the Groundhog families on the second of February.

But the weather was mighty cold compared with the summer heat of yesterday. A drop of from 76 degrees to 18 degrees was the record which the thermometer made yesterday and last night. The biggest drop occurred late yesterday afternoon when the mercury fell rapidly as the wind veered from the south to the east and then to the north. Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock it was hovering around the 68 mark. At 6 o'clock it had fallen below forty degrees, While through the night the fall continued.

At 7 o'clock this, morning It registered 18 degrees, and then began to rise slowly as the sun came up. OPERA ON THE WAY OTTAWA TO HAVE ENGLISH PRODUCTIONS FEBRUARY 14. Professor Bixel is Making Reservations for Those Who Telephone the Conservatory. Ottawa is going to have some grand opera on the predigested plan. Not from a graphophone, mind you.

Nothing like that. The grand opera will be right off the bat but will be translated before it gets to your ears. It will be English Grand Opera, the kind that can be appreciated by the English-speaking and English-listening people. The Antoinette Grand Opera Company will be here February 14. Mme.

Le Brun is the star of the company and the originator of the organization which, has been en tour for a number of years. The engagement will be under the direction of Professor Bixel of the Ottawa University Conservatory. Mr. Bixel announced this- morndng that? an arrangement has been made for citizens to subscribe for tickets and announce at the same time their preference for one of three operas Which will be given as a prelude to "II Trovatore." The three others are "Martha," "Faust," and "Cavalier! Rusticana." It will be necessary for Mr. Bixel to decide upon the attendance and prospective receipts before he returns a specific answer to the company, which must be dojae this week.

For that reason he desires to know Immediately if the performance can begiven. It is far better to put the best construction on what you see and hear than to put the worst. Council Listens to Arguments for Street SAIITA FE BALKS AT TAX Their Attorney Claims City. Has Exhausted City Waddlo Ordered to Correspond with i the i A street paving echo was to ba heard in the meeting of the city council last night. It was only an echo, but it served as a reminder of the discussions which took place in council several months ago, in regard to tho materials to be used on tho surface of the streets.

It was not nccessiarly a new paving which waa introduced to the councilmen last night, but it, was one that had never been used here. Charles W. Owston of Kansas City was before the council, and talked to the members on the value of tho oiled road. Mr. Owston was hero representing tho Standard OH which concern Is placing on the market an especially prepared oil for street use.

Mr. Owston1 spoko to the council for perhaps a half hour the use of the road oil, and answer-1 ing questions in regard to its us in! other cities, and as how It compared' with other surfacers. Ho' stated last! night that a singlo coating of tho( product would last a year, and would' produce a hard covering for tho street, and would bo dust proof. Tha base of the product, ho said, was a pure petroleum aEphalt. In tho street; oil, ho said that from twenty to fifty per cent of this was used, added to which was the pure oil.

It Is put street by means of a common' street sprinkling wagon. Tho sprinkler Is taken off the rear, and plpa placed there, which is porforatod, so that the oil will run out straipht to the ground. The cost ho said waa less than three cents gallon, and about one-third of a gallon should be used to tho cquare yard'. The street must bo swept clean beforo thi application is made, and then traffic must be kept off for about a day. The preparation, he said, would not sticU to the shoes, and would not track.

It must be placed on In hot1- weatber He claimed it excellent for redressing streets. Mr. Owston also spoko of ac, asphalt preparation, and a macadam, dressing, which. ho claimed as botteri than those used here. The matteri was referred to the committee to in-, vestigate.

A petition signed by eighteen of tha residents and property owners In tha vicinity of, Seventh and Elm streets, was presented the council by Charles-Andrews. It called attention to the; condition of tho old Welsh propertyj at Seventh and Elm streets, which Isi said to be in a condition sufficiently bad to have the place condemned as a.j nuisance. It is right across from Field School, and' the children are ini the habit of playing there between school hours. The cellar is reported, to be partially full of water, on thej Ich arp floatlnsr the4 bodies of a number of dead chickens, while people near there have beenl In the habit of throwing refuse therei The well Is only slightly covered, and'i filled with stagnant water. The coun' cil discussed at length as to whether, or not It had jurisdiction to condemn: the property.

It was practically (Continued on Page Eight). i READY FOR THE IllDIBTLlEIiTS STATES ATTORNEY AT DANVILLE HAS THE EVIDENCE. Fifty Indictment for Vote Buying and Selling will Probably be Returned. Danville, Feb. 2.

States Attorney Lewman this morning stated that the evidence given before the grand jury is all written and ready for the Jury, to review at any time and vote ln dictments. This Is expected to be done today. It is believed that at least fifty Indictments will be returned. Therd appears no probability of the Jury; reaching an adjournment before next Wednesday. OTTAWA LOST.

Washburn Defeated the Locals Last Night 23 20. In the first big game on the homo court, Ottawa went down' to defeat last night on the basket ball court of, the College gymnasium by tfcp. scores of 23-20. PRISONER AT LANSING TELLS His Information Leads to Finding Companions Mrs. Nellie Luke Was Killed After Two Negroes Left the Third One Pittsburg, Feb.

2. A year and a half after the murder of Mrs. Nellie Luke, which happened bere August 28, 1909, Charles Garrison and George Hill, both colored, were arrested here this afternoon, upon a complaint charging them with tjhe murder. The complaint was filed by County Attorney Karr, upon the story of Ed Young, alias Gus Thomas, colored, who is now serving a life term at Lansing prison for murder. He was also the negro who gave information leading to the arrest of the murderers of the Bork family, and they are now serving a life, term for the crime.

The arrest of Hill and Garrison followed a confession made by Thomas to ex-County Attorney Wooley in the warden's office at Lansing last Sunday afternoon. He told Mr. Wooley, after a great deal of coaxing, that he knew all about the murder of Mrs. Luke told who the guilty parties were. He bas ed his knowledge of the crime be cause he was an eye witness when the attack upon Mrs.

Luke happened, but he did not know when he was in company with Hill and Garrison for two hours before the murder was committed, that they were about to pull off a killing. He gave Mr. Wooley a minute and careful story of their whereabouts the night of the murder, for two hours prior to the crime. After coming back to Pittsburg Mr. Wooley went over the route traveled by the trio, as de scribed by Thomas, and found it ex actly as Thomas told it would ap pear.

Thomas told of the circum stances and said that Hill was the one who committed the murder was assisted by Garrison. Neither one of the alleged murderers will talk about the matter. Hill had said to some of his peo ple, it has been stated, that he knew more about the Luke murder than he would care to tell. He had said the reason he knew about it was that he was near by when it happened, but at the time when he was taken to task about it and what he had said he simply laughed and said some one was endeavoring to do him harm. Hill as confined to the Jail at Gi- rard, while Garrison is in jail here, and the attempt Is being made to keep them as far apart as possible.

Luke is yet under bond, charged with the murder. A RAILROAD LECTURE. There was a good sized crowd in attendance last night at the entertain ment of the Baraca Class, given in the parlors of the First Baptist church. The program commenced about 8:30 o'clock with an illustrated lecture by Southwest Passengr Agent H. S.

Jones of the Burlington Route. He was assisted by Traveling Pas senger Agent A. D. Brown, also from Kansas City. OWENS TAKEN TO LAIISIKG FORGER JOKES AT THE EXPENSE OF HIS HANDCUFFS.

Sheriff and a Deputy Take Claude Owens to Lansing After His Penitentiary Sentence. Sheriff Latimer left this morning for Lansing, with Claude Owens, the confessed check forger, who was sentenced Monday to serve from one to ten years in the Kansas penitentiary. Owens wore a pair of steel handcuffs, and talked laughingly with those In the depot. He smoked clgar-ets constantly. "A fellow works under difficulties with these things on," he said, when a fellow standing near made some joking remark about them.

"But then he has to get used to them." If you had them on a while, you'd get used to them, too." Owens was taken- to! the prison under double guard. He was accompanied by Sheriff Latimer and his son, Frank Latimer, who was deputized for the occasion. The double guard was necessitated on account of the threats of Owens that he would never serve his sentence. I MEXICAN BATTLE IN SIGHT Fifteen Hundred Troops Marching on Juarez. While Insurrectos Tore Up Track Passengers Tore Up Pullman El Paso, Feb.

2. Pascuel Or-ozco, at the head of fifteen hundred men, is said to be within twenty miles of Juarez across the river. He will probably attack that city today. Many riderless cavalry horses straggled Into Juarez today, indicating that there had been fighting. A train bearing James R.

Garfield, was marooned thirty miles south of Juarez Sunday and held three days by rebels who tore up the track. Garfield and the other passengers arrived, at Juarez today, when the train was allowed to proceed. While the train was marooned the food supply among the passengers ran out and the insurrectos fed them from the commissary. The passengers tore up Pullman sheets and bound up the wounds of the insurrectos. DISTRICT COURT CONVENED.

Several County Cases Disposed of Today. In a short session of district court today Judge Smart handed down his decision in the case of the City of Williamsburg against J. W. Gilliland, who was tried for disturbing the peace, and found guilty. He was fined and cpss, and committed to the Williamsburg jail until the fine and costs are paid.

The case of J. Z. Rice for the quiet ing of the title to some land an ques tion, was decided in favor of J. A. Studebaker, and Mr.

Johnson, two of the co-defendants. When the suit was filed they filed a cross petition. John A. Rice, one of the defendants, did not appear, and judgment was handed down against him, barring him fropi any claim in the real es tate. Attorney R.

E. Page requested that the suit for divorce of J. A. Plank against Augustus Plank, be dismissed. The case was dismissed, and costs paid by the plaintiff.

A divorce was granted to K. Blanche Bradshaw from Thomas Bradshaw. Mrs. Bradshaw was awarded the cus tody of the three minor' children. The divorce is to be 'absolute in six months.

In the case of John Jones against John P. Essley, W. B. Pleasant was appointed as guardian of a minor heir during the trial. He will represent the heir in the action pending.

A suit to quiet title brought by John F. Patton against Durant Litchfield and others, was decided in favor of Mr. Patton. In the case of Anton Carlson aeainst J. D.

Allen, the township Soard of Hayes Township was made a co-de fendant in the suit and given fifteen days to file an answer. ELDER'S BILL FAVORED. Committee Reports Favorably on Bill for School Building. A bill-introduced in the Kansas legislature by Representative Elder of Ottawa to enable school boards in cities of the second class i to build school buildings or school building additions and pay for them, was favorably recommended yesterday by the committee to which it was referred a few days ago. Mr.

Elder's bill was intended in a measure to cover the case of the Ottawa School Board and the North Ottawa condition which demands a new school or an addition to the Lincoln school. HARD SLEDDING. Initiative and Referendum is Being Fought Today. The Initiative and Referendum came in for many rebuffs in the Senate today under consideration by special order. The fighting began at 10 o'clock this morning and continued throughout the day.

Francis C. Price of Clark County is the leader in the scrap against, the bill Which was introduced a week ago by Senator Meyers and is supposed to be the administration bill if there is one. Many amendments were made 4o the bill this afternoon. i I i "1 IB i 1 i 'r I 1 I I 4 I j. fj Lafe Cooper, and sister of Eda Cooper.

Thoma3 Spencer, 18 years old, (t son of Judge O. M. Spencer, gen- eral solicitor for the Burlington Railroad, who was driving his father's car. Roger Morton, eldest son of Dr. Daniel Morton, only one that may recover.

Miss Margaret Smith, 15 years old, daughter of Col. A. L. Smith, li of New York City and niece of Mrs. J.

D. Smith of St. Joseph. Wfith the exception of Miss Morton others are so dangerously Injured they may die, it is said. All have JVptured skulls in addition to dan-4 erous internal injuries and broken Miss Lila Cooper Is reported g-o be the most dangerously injured the four.

A corps of physicians We In attendance upon the Injured, 'b. F. Byrd, coroner, took charge of he body of Miss Eda Cooper. As near as can be learned, the mot- car was going west on the road nd tho interurban car was going iorth out of the city. The motor car was half way across he tracks when the interurban struck squarely In the- middle.

With rakes set, the interurban ran two lundred yards before it could be topped, dragging the motor car along its front end. The 'two- front j. heels of the machine were torn off, he top was thrown off the right of ay and the passengers were spilled eside the tracks. One of the young omen was taken out of the ge after the' Interurban was stop- ed. A new safe has been placed In the cal office of the Missouri Kansas elephone- Co.

The safe is for the 3e of Manager McKim. A large letter le with four compartments ha3 also sen received. The file stands about ur feet high and is two feet square, he new furniture was received Monty. The offlco furniture has also en rearranged, and two new desks ive.been added, i GOT Ik Falls Had a Visit from the Bank Robbers Today. Elk Falls, Kans Feb.

2. tve robbers blew open a safe in ie State Bank here early today. They tained 2,700 and escaped 'Inaix ttomobile. it is believed that they hea4ed-for the Oa age Hills -in 'jrthern Oklahoma. A posse.

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