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WICHITA, KANSAS, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 7. 1S95.
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CLOUDS GREW SOLID
THEY POUR OUT DESTRUCTION ON
TWO MISSOURI TOWNS.
WINONA IS WIPED OUT
AMID THE SWIRLING DOOM ELEVEN
LIVES GO OUT.
BIRCH TREE ALSO DEVASTATED
DARKNESS CONTRIBUTES TO THE
HORRORS OF THE SOENE,
Terrific Thunder and Lightning Accom
panies the Downpour Property Loss
Very Great Dead and Injured
Springfield, Mo., July 6. A storm aw
ful in its terror and total in its work
of destruction, wiped out the town of
Winona, on the Crescent river branch
of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Memphis railroad, in Shannon county,
at 10:30 o'clock last night. That eleven
persons lost their lives is known to a
certainty and eight men are missing.
The dead are:
REV. G. W. DUXCAM.
MRS. J. TV. DUNCAN.
MATTIE DUNCAN.
MRS. CRAWFORD, Married daugh
ter of Rev. Duncan.
CRAWFORD GERT.
GEORGE NEVINS.
NORMA NEVINS.
A little daughter of Lloyd Wright,
MAGGIE GANNON.
JOHN MORRIS.
MRS. NEVINS.
The bodies of Rev. Duncan, his wife
and daughter, George Nervins, Norma
Nervins and the Wright girl were re
covered but the others have not been
found.
A slashing rain preceded by a stun
ning wind set in at 9 o'clock last night.
Whele the wind ceased the rain in
creased in intensity until at 10 o'clock
the water seemed to come down in a
continuous stream.
At 10:13 four feet of water was on the
streets. In fifteen minutes more build
ing could no longer stand the strain
and began to careen and dissolve in
the waters. Vivid flashes of lightning
pierced the downpour, which came like
the falls of Niagara. Houses were
smashing, and in the water were hun
dreds of men, women and children.
It was like a shipwreck in the ocean.
Cries of terror and shouts for help from
the struggling people clinging to pieces
of timber made the scene one that baf
fled Intelligent effort to save the help
less. The strong current rushing down
the ravine or valley carried many to
higher land and places of safety.
When the torrent had to a degree sub
sided, the men who had seen to their
families turned their attention to oth
ers, and by 3 o'clock in the morning
the worst was over. Those who had
escaped the sweep of the devastation
stood shivering without clothing or
without an opportunity to dry them
selves. When the day dawned there was
nothing of the homes In the town.
There was no shelter, no food, no cloth
ing. As soon as the destroyed tele
grapic communication was restored,
Mayor B. F. Evans telegraphed to this
city for aid. Tonight the inhabitants
of Winona are scattered among farm
houses 'or have gone to neighboring
towns.
PROPERTY LOSSES.
In all thirty building were destroyed.
Among them were the A. Carter Lum
ber company's building, loss $2,000; Mrs
A. G. Scranton's millinery building,
loss, 1,500; J. J. Bowen, three buildings,
lois. $2,000; Chuch and Kissell Lumber
company, loss, $1,500; the Barr hotel
and the Pettis house, the Lewis house
and the Sills house were all carried
away.
The following individuals lost
houses: Tom McCord, Bill Howell, G.
Jordon, Wilson Randolph, John Nor
ris, George Hayfien, four houses; Jas.
Hensley. Jack G. Gilbert, Tom Gal
braith. Lloy Wright, Crandall Roberts,
Geoige Farns, Joseph Miller, Rev. G.
W. Duncan, D TV. Van and Dan Hol
mes. The total loss is not less than
SSO.OOO. Rev. G. TV. Duncan, who lost
his life, was pastor of the Winona cir
cuit, and was but recently ordained.
He was formerly an engineer on the
Iron Mauntain road. The bodies of
Miss Mamie Duncan and Mrs. Craw
ford were found at 4 o'clock this morn
ing, and the others recorded, long after
daybraek. Pome had floated three
miles down Pike creek toward the
northeast and in the direction of Cur
rent river. At places the water was
twelve feet deep in Winona.
STORM AT BIRCH TREE.
It is now known that Birch Tree,
eight miles west of Winona, had its
greatest storm at the same hour last
night. No lives were lost there how
ever but. Cord & Fisher, lumber deal
ers, lost $2,000 by the destruction of
their buildings. Other buildings were
slightly damaged there.
Winona, in point of population and
business, was the most important
town in Shannon county. Surround
ing is are the llnest of the great pine
tices of Shannon county. To the north
tight miles the Current river Hows
northeast and then bends to the south
. ist. and touches the branch of the
Memphis railroad at Chicopee. a dozen
miles east of Minona. To the east and
pouthwest of the town are hills. Val
levs are east and west and a deep ra
liiie goes northwest toward the liver.
Along the side of this ravine or valley
were clustered houses occupied by the
families of the men who had been cm
pl.wed in the Ozark Lumber company's
jivli. When the cluods opened on the
hills the water rushed down this ra
ine carrying all before it. The rail
way was on a slight grade, but the
track was torn up and residence houses
jind business buildings were swept
with it into the torrent. Church &
Kissell had the largest general store
and the Missouri Land company had
the other buildings near the railroad.
3?oth c'r'"-ed from the rush of water.
fWinona. at the last town census, had
60S people.
Eight miles west of T mona was sit
uated Birch Trees, next in size in the
. countv with 525 population. It had
' Fimilar interests and was a thriving
place. On the morning of July 4 this
town suffered from a downpour that
was almost equal to a cloud burst.
Great preparations had been made for
a celebration and a mammoth dinner
was spread under the trees. The storm
swept everything away and many had
narrow escapes from drowning. Again
late in the evening there came another
fliod visitation that was most disas
trous in its results.
MISSOURI RIVER IS RISING.
Jefferson City. Mo., July 6. The
heaviest rainfall this city and vicinity
has had m fifty years fell last nighty
Cain began falling at 7 o'clock and
continued almost incessantly until 6
o'clock this morning. It is estimated
that fully seven inches of- rain came
down. Goose creek, which flows
through this city, overflowed Its banks,
flooded the valley and fiilled many
houses with water to the depth of three
feet. Several bridges have floated
away. A bridge on. the Lebanon
branch of the Missouri Pacific railroad
is gone. The Missouri has risen two
feet since last night
SIX LOSE THEIR LIVES.
Steamer Lady tee Strikes a Hidden Ob
struction and Sinks.
Memphis, July 6. By the sinking of
the steamer Lady Lee, of the Lee line
of packets, six persons lost their lives
last night
Those dead are:
HARRY ROBINSON, boat baker.
PETER WATSON, barber.
Negro roustabout.
Three negroe passengers.
The boat struck a hidden obstruction
at the 'head of Forty island, eighteen
miles above this city, and sunk imme
diately in fourteen feet of water. The
other passengers and crew aboard were
saved. The vessel was valued at $30,000
Memphis, Tenn., July G. Tonight it
Is known that seven lives were lost by
the sinking of the Lady Lee. The
seventh victim is William Whitesides.
All those drowned were colored. The
boat is rapidly going to pieces and will
be a total loss.
BUT THEY WON'T TALK.
Omaha Suspects ted to View tho Body of
Scljan.
Omaha, July 6. The four men and
one woman who are held In connec
tion with the Seljan murder were
forced to view the body today in the
hope of making them talk. Thus far
they have refused to atlk and their
silence has confused the police. The
persons were escorted into the rear
room at the morgue where Seljan's
body lay. The cloth was uddenly
raised from the body of the dead man
and without a moment's warning they
were brought face to face with their
victim. John Bukove was in the lead.
He is the man who is supposed to have
been the prinpeipal in the crime. As
soon as Seljan's discolored features ap
peared before him Bukove broke down
and screamed with terror. He put
both hands over his face to shut out
the awful sight and sobbed in the
most pitiable manner. Drobnlc and
Mikan were also equally affected but
they did not break down. Mrs. Mikan
broke down and wept bitterly for an
hour. She went into hysterics and al
most lost consciousness. As soon as
Bukove's terror had partially subsided
he was led to the head of the cooling
board and asked if he knew whose
face it was that lay before him. He
said "no, no, no," and refused to make
any other answer.
LEFT TO DIE OF SMALL PCX.
l'hysician Tells a Gruesome Tale of Negroes
Down with tho Disease.
Memphis, Tenn., July C Dr. F. S.
Raymond, superintendent of the coun
ty board of health, returned from a
trip down the river to a. levee camp to
day where smallpox was renorted. He
tells a horrible story of tha sufferings
of four negroes who had been isolated
in a swamp near the state line and left
to die of smallpox In a tent pitched
on stilts in mud and water a foot
deep he found the corpse of a negro
man who died Thursday morning and
by his side another victim in the last
stages of the disease. In another tent
was a man at the point of death and a
woman almost exhausted from the
strain of nursing him. The dead negroe
was buried and the Mississippi authori
ties were telegraphed to remove the oth
ers but this Dr. Raymond says was re
fused and they were left to die.
OUTRAGED AND THEN CRUCIFIED
Three Kentucky Toughs Add a KcUnemcnt
to FioiKlishness.
Louisville, Ky., July 5. A special to
the Courier-Journal from Ashland, Ky.
says: A horrible story of outrage and
murder comes from the upper Blaine
creek, Ellis county. A young
girl named Jordan, while crossing a
stretch of woods, enroute to the house
of a neighbor, was forcibly taken to a
deserted house in the mountain and re
peatedly assaulted by three young men
who are all recognized as tough citi
zens. The fiends then choked the girl
until they supposed she was dead, ac
cording to the report received here, and
placing her against the wall of the hut,
with her arms extended, nailed her
hands to the logs. The girl was dis
covered some time later by a search
ing party and recovered sufficiently to
tell the names of her assalhants. She
died later and the enraged people aie
hunting the murderers, who escaped
to the mountains.
FOUGHT WITH THE REVENUES.
Marshal and His l'oso stirs Up a Mighty
ltud Moonshiner.
Louisville, Ky., July 6. A special to
the Comemrical from Sergeant, Ky.,
says: News come to this place from
Beef Hide, Pike county, near the Let
United States mashal and three deputy
United States marchal, and three oth
ers went into the mountains to arrest
Alvin Centers, a notorious moonshiner
and outlaw. Centers opened fire on the
revenues from his still camp and a
deadly battle followed. Two of the
"shiners" near by heard the firing and
burring to the scene, engaged in the
battle, which lasted for some time and
the deadliest ever fought in Pike coun
ty since the Hatfield and McCoy's wag
ed war here several years ago.
Centers was shot twice in the abdo
men and is hourly expected to die.
Among the men who came to Centers'
assistance were men named Cisco and
Prater. Cisco was seriously wounded,
and may not recover. One of the "re
venues" was slightly wounded also,
but only slightly. They have all been
engaged In moonshining not more than
100 yards apart for over a year, and
are desperate characters.
THEY CALL. IT A TAKE.
German Picnic Klot Story Meets Consider
able Incredulity.
Inlianapolis, July 6. The reported
horrible riot at Siberia is not fully cred
ited bore. There is a suspicion that
when the full facts are known the riot
ing will be found to have been not near
ly so horrible as the faking.
Evansville. Ind., July 6. Telegrams
from Troy, Connelton. Tell City, and
Huntington, say they know nothing
about the reported not at Siberia. It
looks like a fake.
AKOTT A CIKU AXYWVT.
There was a Row. hut it had no Religion
Prejudice- In It.
Louisville, Ky. .July 6. A special to
the Courien Journal from Huntingburg.
Indiana, says: The reported riot at
Siberia. Perry county, on the 4th instant I
turns out to have been merely n free-for-all
fight, the result of jealousy be
tween two young men, cousins, who
were payincr attentions to the same
young lady, and not brought about by
religious dissension as reported. Four
young men were pretty badly used up
and a great many who engaged in the
fight wore considerably bruised. No
deaths will occur from injuries received
in the affray.
Stole the Whole stable.
ct Tflt'is. Julv 5 Samp iinV-n.irm
cuVnrit has deprived W. H. Leigh of his
whole racing stable. Eight horses were
stolen from their stalls at the fair
grounds track and have disappeared
nn,nUt1v- The horses stolen were.
Uncles Abb, Black Knot, Rossmore
Bansch, Besceda, Pow-wow. Fedora
and Cora. The whole bunch is worth
J5.000. The police are investigating.
Manchester. X. K., July 6. Hon. E. F.
Bogota. Colombia, arm ed her this even- I
lag. accompanied by. Mrs. McKInaex, - j
WERE NOT LOOKING
BAXTEE SPRINGS PEOPLE ABE SUR
PRISED BY A CY0L0NE.
It Gives no Warning, but Sweeps in Its Fury
Through the Town, Accompanied with
a Fearful Rain Storm, which Adds to
the Horrid Destructlveness of the Cy
cloneFive Persons are Killed and
There Is a I-ong List of Injured Floods
at Other Kansas Points do Great Dam
ageKansas News.
Baxter Springs, Kan., July 6. Bax
ter Springs was laid in ruins, and five
people were killed and twenty others
badly wounded by a bursting cyclone
that struck the town about six o'clock
last evening. The dead are:
SALLIE "WEBSTER.
FLORENCE WEBSTER.
RALPH WEBSTER.
H. H. HD3BS.
Infant child of Thomas Shields.
Scores of men, women and children
in the town were more or less injured
some fatally. Those reported are: Mrs
Neal, both collar bones broken and in
ternal injuries;James Neal, head wound
and internal injuries; Roy Webster,
right arm and right hip broken; Mrs.
Martha Smith, hip dislocated and inter
nal injuries; Etta Smith, Internal inju-
ries; George A. Dickey, head wounas,
A. Hancock, a serious head wound;
Mrs. Thomas Shields, fatal internal in
juries. Thre members of A. Sharpe's
family were badly hurt."
TWO CURRENTS MET.
There seems to have ben two currents
pf wind which struck the town, one from
the north and the other from the west
and these met near the Methodist Epis
copal church, joined forces and turned
east, doing serious damage to property
before meeting, but after coming to
gether the destruction was complete.
In the track of the current from the
north the passenger depot was the first
thing damaged. Further on much dam
age was done to residence property,
shade trees and everything in its way.
The current from the west seems to
have been the stronger. It struck
some of the residences west of the de
pot, doing serious damage, but when
it came to the yards of tho railroad,
twenty-eight freight cars were thrown
from the track and badly damaged. The
depot was moved on the foundation,
wrecked about the roof and the goods
and other contents were badly flooded.
Frcm the railroad track on to the
point'of meeting the other current, dam
age to property was not so great. The
first object struck after the meeting
was the Methodist Episcopal church.
This was totally destroyed and it lies
in a -heap of ruins. The current turned
slightly to the southeast, doing a good
deal of damage until it reached a point
just west of J. M. Cooper's large store,
wher it turned directly east, striking
the store building, caving in the west
end and badly damaging the roof. The
store was flooded and much damage
done to the goods. The next object of
the storm's fury was the old black
smith shop on the northwest corner of
Military and River streets, which was
completely swept away. The Christian
church was directly in the path; it lies
like a pile of kindling wood. The Epis
copal church "was not touched, but the
storm struck further up the street on
the south side and from there not a
residence escaped.
RESIDENCES RUINED.
J. M. Cooper had seven houses, in
cluding the one in which he lived, very
badly damaged. Colonel William
March. A. G. Hanbeck. Mr. Childs, Ira
Perkins the residences of all these are
in ruins.
Three members of the Webster family
recently from Nebraska, the mother
aged CO, daughter, aged 20 and son aged
4, were killed by lightning. Another
eon had his leg broken and his shoulder
dislocated and will probably die.
M. B. Hibbs. aged about 60, died from
excitement, falling dead in one of the
stores on Military street.
The old Occidental hotel, now used ns
an opera house, was struck by light
ning and somewhat damaged. Four
large hay barns in the neighborhood of
the freight depot were completely wreck
ed. A conservative estimate of the dam
age places it at $100,000. There was
little, If any cyclone insurance.
OUT IN THE COUNTRY
The damage to property west of Bax
ter Springs cannot be fully determined
It Is reported that for many miles in
the track of the storm that fences and
barns are blown down and crops more
or less destroyed.
In the west part of Lyon township,
the country seems to have had a touch
of perhaps the same twister that lit
down on Baxter. It struck the farm
and house of Thomas Shields of Lyon
demolishing his house and barns. Mrs.
Shields and her two childre were in the
building as the storm struck it. One of
the children, a 2-year old baby girl,
was killed, the older child's leg was bro
ken and Mrs. Shields had her shoulder
dislocated and was injured in her back
spine. She will die. One or two other
farms in the immediate vicinity of Mr.
Shields' were damaged in fences, trees,
etc.
W. L. Archer was found dead on the
Nolan farm in Sheridan township.! He
left McCue yesterday afternoon about
i o'clock where he ad been on business
It is supposed that he was drowned
while crossing a creek.
Forty miners at work In mine No. 47
of the Kansas and Texas Coal company
at Weir City, had no knowledge of the
storm until the mine was deluged with
torrents of water from above All had
narrow escapes, and every mule in the
mine was drowned.
The rain was the mot violent storm
ever known here, resembling a cloud
burst, and the entire country is flooded.
Reports of further fatalities seem al
most certain when the roads are opened
up.
OTTAWA INUNDATED
Ottawa. Kan- July 6. The Maires
Ds Cygne at this place Is the highest
known in thirty years. Forest park is
flooded, the water having reached the
platform of the tabernacle, submerging
nearly all of the tenting ground oecu
pied by tho Chautauqua assembly. Wa
ter reached the top of the abutments of
the Santa Fe bldge this morning, but
by. 11 o'clock bad fallen two inches
The west bottoms are undr water and
resicenis uiuuk "w river were conpeu- )
ed to move tnetr nousehojd goods. The
city water workr. pumps had stoppM
pumping, being submerged in ten feet
of water.and the fire department engine
had to do the pumping from 6 p. m. till
midnight.
FLOODS AT CHETOPA.
Chetopa Kan., July 6. The largest
rain storm visited this section last ven
,Ing ever known in the history of the
town, continuing about one hour and
precipitating six or eight inches of wa
ter. During the- storm lightning struck
the dry goods store of Lehman & Co
and communicating with the electric
wires, disabled the dynamo and every
light in the city went out.
SMOKY inLL ON A TEAR.
Salina. Kan., July 6. A bridge gang
on the Missouri Pacific wich arrived
this evening from Marquette, thirty
miles southwest, state that the Smoky
Hill river at that place has overflowed
its banks and on the south side ex
tends to the second story of the houses
nearest the river and some of the r?u
ple have been taken out ia boats. The
approaches to the Missouri Pacific
bridge are washed away and the bridge
Itself is cearlyofC the abutments. .1,
Nearly all the wagon bridges across
the river west of here are swept away
and the water is the highest ever
known. The river has just commenced
to raise here and it is expected that be
fore morning it will be out of its banks.
The Union Pacific succeeded in getting
a train through to Ellis, but no farther.
One hundred and four tourists ticketed
for Denver were sent on a special last
night to reach Denver via Manhattan
and Omaha.
THOSE HIGH HOTEL BILLS.
Officials Explain by Buying They Rode in
Pullman Cars.
Topeka, Kan., July 6. Messrs Arm
strong and Humphrey of the Hutchin
son reformatory board, who were in
the city yesterday, say that there is no
truth whatever in the report that Su
perintendent Hatch has resigned. He
still holds his position and will have a
hearing under the charges preferred by
the board at Hutchinson next Monday
at 1 o'clock, the hearing having been
postponed from the day originally set
on account of the Inability of Hon.
Tully Scott, one of the members of
the board, to be present.
In regard to the vouchers for their
eastern trip, the charges in which At
torney General Dawes has character
ized as excessive and unwarranted, the
members say that according to their
interpretation of the law they are en
titled to 15 cents per mile for distances
traveled on state business, which is the
same as Is received by members of the
legislature. The law establishing the
reformatory, they say, fixed the com
pensation of the board at $3 per day
and legislative mileage The law provid
ing for the completion of the reform
atory repealed parts of the old law and
they provided that the members of the
board were to receive 53 a day and ac
tual expenses, but they say did not re
peal the old mileage clause. The mem
bers say that after their eastern trip
they decided that their bill at the fate
of 15 cents a mile would be too enor
mous and so they voluntarily reduced
it to 8 cents a mile, which is the mile
age fixed for members of other state
boards altfiought they believed they
were entitled to the full 15 cents a mile.
They also say that they expected to re
ceive payment for this trip out of the
general fund the same as members of
other boards do when they make sim
ilar trips.
The 54 a day hotel bill they explain
by stating that they found it neces
sary in order to expediate matters to
travel nights and to avail themselves
of Pullman and dining car hotel ac
commodations, which are costly. They
further say that they have a. complete
itemized statement of their expendit
ures, which they will file with the au
ditor, not having done so before be
cause thej supposed it was unneces
sary. There are several cadidates for su
perintendent, Hatch's position, when
that official Is removed, as he is al
most certain to be. Among them are
Hon. Morgan Caraway of Great Bend,
Ora Morris of Wellington, and Dr. J.
D. Scouller of Pontiac, HI. Dr. Scoul
ler was for twenty years superintend
ent of the Illinois reformatory at
Pontiac, but was removed by Governor
Altgeld.
The Hutchinson reformatory will
probably be ready for the reception of
prisoners by August 1. It Is doubtful
if any transfers will be made from
the Lansing penitentiary, as has been
contemplated, inasmuch as thirteen or
fourteen convicts are already under
sentence to the Hutchinson institution
and it is thought that others will be
provided by the courts as rapidly as
arrangements can be made to receive
and care for them.
PROHIBITIONISTS GOING CRAZY.
AVrlto Anonymous Letters to Morrill Full
of Tangled Sentences.
Topeka, Kan., July 6. A man who
signs himself Robert C. Rlchtie and
who writes from Clay Center has ad
dressed Governor Morrill. The same
man wrote to the attorney general a
similar letter but mailed it at Morgan
ville. Mr. Dawes lives in Clay Center
and he says that there Is no such man
living there. The letter is as follows:
"We want you to see that the sal
oons are closed If you have to call out
the militia to do it. You know that
the law is broken in most of out cities.
We also want a law passed making It
unlawful to unload liquor in our state.
Any one convicted of violating the pro
hibitory law must have a fine of at
leat 51,000 and two years in the peni
tentiary. Also that anyone found with
large quantities of liquor be fined in
the name of the Savior that died
that those who keep his command
ments might have everlasting life. In
the name of weeping mothers and star
ving children we urge you to uso the
power that God and the people of the
state have entrusted to you to over
throw the vile traffic. I have been
over the state a good deal and find that
temperance people are indignant over
the loose enforcement of the law. I
don't think they will stand it long.
Praying that you will have courage to
do your duty, I ask jou to get your
Bible and read John III, IS. which
says: 'For God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son that
whosoever believeth in Him should not
perish but have evelastmg life."
As a postscript the writer adds: "Use
the law we have and work to get it
made stronger."
The following letter is from a man in
Solomon City who fails to sign hi3
name:
"The saloons of this place, Solomon
City, are run in open defiance to the
law 'supposed' (?) to exist in the state
of Kansas. What are you going to do
about it?
"Your state attorney has been noti
fied of the fact and he is mum. Well,
money will mum anything as the offi
cials of this town are mum on the same
terms. But drunkenness and still low
er debauchery does exist here, that we
do not know."
JlltS. LEAR XEKD.VT STAY.
Supreme Court Decides that She is Out and
Clark 1 In-
Topeka, July C The supreme court
todav deckled the cas of Mary Elisa
beth" Lease against George A. Clark,
holding that when Mrs. Lease was ap
po'nu! trustee of the state board of
charities by Governor Lewelling in 1S33
it was for an unexpired term, and that
Governor Morrills appointment of Clark
to be her successor was regular and in
accordance with tho law.
The opinion was written by Associate
Jutioe Johnson. Chief Justice Martin
and Associate Justice Allen concunng.
ALL FIVE AKE AGREED.
Republican and l'ojialtt Alike Against
Householder and Walto.
Topeka, Ju!y 6. The legislative in
vestigation committee ihis afternoon
made its report finding Householder
and Waite. Populist ex-membrs oC the
board of charities, guilty of most of the
charges preferred. The report Is unan
imous and is signed by thnre Republi
cans and two Populists. Gros irregu
larities are found.
Scow Urine Two Suit.
Topeka, Kaa.. July S. Ex-Stat Prin
ter Snow brought two suits in the su
preme court today in the attempt to
enforce his alleged claims to the office
ag&itfcft J .K. Hudson to compel him to
show why he is entitled to the office.
The other Is to compel the secretary of
state to recognize Snow as state priaier
Took Laadanuzn by Mitak-.
Independence. Kan., July 6. CokKiel
Foster, who came here from Sycamore
111., to attend the funeral of ins sister J
died yesterday f rom the eXft-cts of a !" I
or laudanum taKen oy mtstace. He
went to n drug store for medicln asd
the prescription was not filled properly
la-od.v.us being- siren byjnlstake. ,-
DOES THEM JUSTICE
CONSUL BATTLE ACKNOWLEDGES
MEXICAN GENEROSITY.
So Far from the People Along Shore Rob
bing the Dead from the Collma Disaster
They Took Care of the LlTing that Came
Their Way Army Jromotlons Occa
sioned by Captain Ringgold's Death
'aval Cadets Appointed 'cw Counter
feit BIU Discovered Fraudulent Chinese
Certificates Washington Xewj In Brief
Washington, July 6. The acting sec
retary of state has received a supple
mental report from United States con
sul Battle at Acapulco, Mexico, dated
June 21, giving further details in regard
to the survivors of the wrecked steamer
Colima. He went to Manzanillo on the
13th ult., he says, for the purpose of re
lieving the shipwrecked crew from the
American schooner Hayes, and fortu
nately found the five men who were on
life raft No. 2, from the lost vessel.
They landed safely about sixty miles
south of ilanzanillo after battling with
the elements four days and three nights
without food or water.
"I have questioned all of them" said
the consul, "as to the causes and inci
dents that led to the loss of the Colima
and all agree that a huricane was blow
ing at the time, and the sea very rough
and that the squall and swell came upon
them suddenly and none had time to
prepare for the inevitable.
"Some of them declare that in their
judgment the decks load contributed to
the ship's capsizing. The newspapers
have published some very sensational
stories about this sad affair, which in
some instances did a great Injustice to
the Mexicans along the coast, for in
stead of robbing the dead they have
nourished tho living- and exhibited a
humane and noble feeling that could
not bo surpassed by any people on earth
They were the first to welcome the ten
survivors that went ashore on life rafts
and met them on the beach, hungry and
famished, and divided their rations
with them as long as they remained."
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
The war department received a tele
gram today announcing the sudden
death of Lieutenant Colonel James
Hinton, Twenty-third infantry, at Rln
gold Barracks, Texas, Colonel Hinton
rose from the ranks, having enlisted
from Connecticut as a private in 1S5S.
He did not become a, second lieutenant
until 1S62. The death of Colonel Hin
ton promotes Major J. W. French of the
Fourteenth Infantry to be lieutenant
colonel; Captain Charles E. Robe, Twen
ty-llf th Infantry, to be major;Flrst Lieu
tenant E. F. Glen, Twenty-fifth Infant
ry, to be captain.and second lieutenants
P. C. Harris, Thirteenth Infantry. Mun
roe McFarlond, Twenty-first Infantry,
and William T. Wilder, Nnineteenth In
fantry, to be first lieutenants. These
three promotions were occasioned be
cause of the promotion of Captain Will
iam Waterbury. Fifteenth Infantry, to
be major, and First Lieutenant Ed
mund L. Fletcher, Thirteenth Infantry
to be captain, both of whom retired on
their promotion.
A general order has been issued by
the war department establishing pris
ons for the confinement of persons con
victed of military offenses at the fol
lowing posts: Alcatra Island, CaL; Ft.
Waren, Mass; Fort Columbus, N. Y.;
Fort Thomas, Ky.; Fort Monroe, Va,;
Fort Sheridan, 111.; Fort Snelling, Minn;
Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Sam Houston,
Tex.; Fort Logan, Col.; Fort Crook.
Neb.; Van Couver Barracks. Wash;
This was made necessary by the trans
fer of the military prison at Fort Leav
enworth to the War department. Pris
oners convicted of other than military
offense will be sent to the state or gov
ernment prisons.
NAVAL CADETS.
The folowing cadets have been ap
pointed to the naval academy at Anap
olis: S. H. McCarthy, Essex. Mo.; TV.
P. Parirs, Greensburg, Ind.; R. C, Mar
tin, Chicago; B. E. Russell. Portage.
Wis.; C. A. Gardener, Chicago; S. TV.
Lmond. Clinton, Ills. Alternates: A. O
Semans, Greenvile, B. S. Sawyer, Hills
boro. 111.; Charles B. Hatch, Champaign
111.; Chailes A, Tuttle. Auburn, Cal.;
W. G. Sponsor, Cleveland. O.; G. B.
Lawfence. Cleveland, O.; IL B. Miles,
Cambria. Wyo.
A report rceived at the navy de
partment from Captain Miller of the
Raleigh, since her return from a cruise
up the west coast of Florida, states that
there are no indications of filibusters
anywhere. He does not think there is
any danger of expeditions from thrt
United States to Cuba, especially from
the coast points where he has visited.
NEW COUNTERFEIT BILL.
The secret service bureau has receiv
ed a new counterfeit J5 silver certifi
cate. The check letter is D. series 1591;
J. Font Tillman register of the treasury,
D. M. Morgan, treasurer of the United
States: Grant head; small scallop;
seal. The note is a wood cut produc
tion and much shorter and narrower ;
than the genuine. The fare of the note
has a dark greyish appearance. The
numbering, though good, is heavy dead
blue, devoid of lustra. The portrait of
General Grant Is very poor, and moth
aten in appearance, the nose being
beaked, the mouth compressed, and the
moustache and beard scratchy, choppy
and stragcling.
WASHINGTON BREVITIES.
Washington, July 6. The special ag
ents of the treasury are making pro
gress in the fraudulent Chinese cer
tificate case recently una.rthd at
Butte, Montana, where 175 of the blanks
were captured. It has been discovered
that the etamps of the forged signat
ures of the otflcjais used on the certifi
cates were made by a party on the Pa
cific coast. Steps are being taken for
his arrest. It s expected that ail of
the parties implicate! in the fraud will
soon be apprehended.
Washington, July 6 The jrecretary nf
the treaiury has decided upon the nami
to be given to the two new revenue
cutters for th construction of which
contracts were recently entered into
Th cutfr to do service on the great
lakes is to be wun-d "Walter Q. Greah
am" in honor of the lat secretary of
state, and the other will patrol the New
England oast. will b christened the
"Daniel Maning" m honor of the late
secretary of the treasury
Washington. July 6 The president
has recognized Cr-ore Van Stewart,
consul of Her Britanic Majesty for Col
orado. North and- South Dakota, Illi
nois. Kansas. Minesota. Montana. Ne
braska. Wisconsin and Wyoming; to re-sid-
In Chicago
Washtagton. July fL Advices to the
sur?on general of the marine hoyp4ta!
?ervv indicate that the yellow fever
hi Cuba boa spread to Cienfuegos.
-CI.VT CHANGE THE TROTH.'
Bryan Works Off some I'retly Rxarte on
the GoIdUav.
CfcrtixitL July C Hon. W. J. Bryaa
of Nebraska, spoke on btaetalrtem to
night upon the Invitation of the Cincin
nati chamber of commerce. He spoke
fully two hours t& an audience, most
of whom were not ia sympatay with
birn-
The apnlanse of his distinctive fre
coina-e arcumejK czne from the work
ingmen- Ncverele the enur aadi
eaoe gave him profouclly respectful
and admiring aueatJon and crc-ted
some brilliant twjrsares la bis speech
wsth great applause. A jold sttasJard'
BULLETIN O?
ttjfjs SBicftita t)aito xSagfc
Wichita. Sunday, July 7, 1895.
Weather for Wichita today:
Fair; cooler; westerly winds.
Sun Rie. 4:43: et. '
Moon RUcs, 8:24.
INDEXOFTODAY'SIMPORTANTNEWS
l"aces.
1. Cloudburst Demolishes a 3!UourlTown
Cyclone at Baxter Springs, Kansas
Tribute to tho Humanity of Mexican
Jennie Stevens Gets Six Months In JalL
2. Bettlnc Men Koar on a Decision
Governor's Day at the St. Louis Drill
Situation Among the ElLhorn Strikers
3. Tlsltlnjj Rasehall Teams Win Games
ChurchM In Oklahoma Get Together
Vacation Season Sets in In Berlin
5. Wholesale Grocery Company Wins Case
Traveling: School Ma'ams Visit Wichita
Wilson Chosen Chairman of Committee
6. Mrs. Woodman Entertains First Families
Spring Wheat Suffers from the Weather
Chicago Gas Strikes a Weak Spot
interlocutor in the audience gave him
frequent opportunity for briliant repar
tee. He criticized Secretary Carlisle's
live propositions made at Bowline: Green
and made his usual direct arguments.
The interlocutor said: "Statesmen
may change their minds,"
Mr. Bryan replied: "They may
change their hearts, but having once
uttered an eternal truth they cannot
make it follow them in their falte me
anderings." He was given a reception at the cham
ber of commerce at noon. Ho leaves
for Nebraska in the morning.
SEEMS TO II K A O.CESTIO.V.
That About the Organization of a Western
liissciigT Ai"oclatIoii.
Omaha, Neb., July S. It seems to be
a question In Omaha whether or not
'the Western Passenger association will
be reorganized at an early day. The
local roads are anxious that it should
be reorganized, so that the "low Joints"
'as the local passenger nssicoation was
designated, can be reorganized, and
thus strengthen the passenger business
here. The reason assigned for the fail
ure of the western association to get
together is that the Union Pacific ia
non-committal.
WHEN THE GRAIN MOVES.
Railroads nro Afraid They Won't hao Cars
Enough to Carry II.
Chicago, July C The western roads
are expecting a great revival in their
liusiness this falL They expect a Dig
Increase in grain shipments. Officials
of the Illinois Central, the Rock Island
and the Milwaukee roads, in Interviews
today, all spoke most hopefully. The
Northwestern officials, anticipating a
big crop, have issued orders to have
all their car shops worked full time
with all the men they can handle. The
Burlington and Santa Fe are also mak
ing extensive preparations for handl
ing a heavy business when the grain
begins to move.
ARE FILLED WITH DISGUST.
Railroads Figure Themselves In Debt 0er
Chrintian Endeator IJulnes.
Chicago, July 6. The roads of tho
Central Traffic association una tnc
western lines as well are filled with dis
gust oer the outcome of the business
to the Christian Endeavor convention
at Boston. In the first place none of
thorn liavo secured the amount of
business they were looking for and be-'
sides the row that has oeen starteu
over the return limit to the tickets will
keep rates demoralized as late as Sep
tember 15 and perhaps later than that.
The business to the convention lias
been fully as large as in former years
but more roads have been after it und
when all have to have a share, the
amount to accrue on any one line is
not enouch to make any material in
crease in tho earnings. In fact, when
the demoralization in rates that is
bound to keep up for at least two
months longer. Is taken Into account.
some of the lines that thought th-y
should have a good profit in business
are now figuring that thpy will be out
of pocket, when all the returns are in.
So strong ha3 been the reeling or wratn
over the outcome that some of tho
roads ar already talking about doing
nwny altogether with the excursion
business and devising some other way
to get business similar to the Christ
ian Endeavor convention.
A dispatch to the Times-Herald from
St. Paul says: It was learned at the
Northern Pacific at a lat hour this at
ternoon that the deal for the transfer
of the Northern Pacific railroad to the
Great "ortRrn had been declared off.
The remarkable improvement in tho
net earnings of the Northern Pacific
mad it practically Impossible to carry
out the plan to turn over the road to
the Hill interests.
LIKE WORLD'S FAIR TI2IES.
Traloloarf of Tmrhrr Iae Throa
Omaha Eorouto to Denver.
Omaha, July C Not tnce th World's
Columbian exposition have there been-
k many people passing through Oma
ha as in the last two days, westbound
to attend the educational meeting of the
teachers of America, r rom morning
until lo.is tmljrht, railroads centring
in Omaiia have be.n basy handling
special trains corryinu teachra west
ward. At i a. in. a KocjC Island spial
carried tr-a cvartv out of the union de
pot. Two hoars hitr a ptenlor train
left on the samer od. followed at noon
by an other, and tonJCht by a fourth.
Te" were lordly Lake Shore people
The Q eeni five specials out. arid the
North Shore Nw excursion party
came in over the Milwaukee and was
rfven to the L'nloa Pacific leaving for
rnver at 5 o'clock. The Overland had
thr-e Rpcial teachern trains. Sam
Hutchinson. geaTal travelbn;? paiwen-
ser aret f the L nkra Paeiflc. came ia
thl roomtoz in charge of two sp5l
trains ovt the Nrtfcwstr3 and went
w5t tonight a fast mail tins. The
members of thl large party, are !raah
ers from Brooklyn. Pnliaddphla, Pitts
burg, and New Jersey.
4
WOCLDXT WED A TUIN GIRL,
Tonne Man Chans" HI Mind Rcasr III
Lore Didn't llrrain TaL.
Brooklyn. N. J . Jnly C -Ladialaui
ChrtpaJcy, a young cooper of Wnttamg
bKrs. U too partimUr. according to
the viewg of Victoria. Labawosky.
When Cfcojwky left Poland air xonta
ago. he waa e&gd to Victoria. w
tu very plump. A month ago Chp
ky fs: for his Jlaae.
Whea h sai Xietrntx. &X the ieasQr
wharf la Hototea y-wterday. CfeopuScy
was atoatx&ed to e Uat fce had
grows vry tkUu H d-cfled l mar
ry He yocng womaa ysrtr4y ad sfai
weat to jB.tSce Goettla and eured
a. warreat tor Cbwky arrwt. claim
la: lie fcsd caeuad ar rata la the W
ootza try.
Madrid. Jtrfy . NXKfcttVasr for iht
percbaM- its g-tyj-JMt of Alpe for t r
to prevent flBbuatcrcrs dte- .ve
btt csads-cd. -
JENNIE GOES TQ JAIL
C057I0TBD OF SELLING WESEI
TO THE INDIANS.
SHE BOOTLEGGED IT
YOUNG AND HANDSOME BUT SHE
WANTED TO SEE LIPE,
EVIDENTLY SHE HAS SEEN IT
MTLLKAN, WHO WALKED INTO
PBIS0N STUPES, 13 PAED0NED.
Reported that Dynamite Is Uftnjr CmU on
Choctaw Railroad RriUcr EaU of
Quo ltrldse Ulovru Out.
Guthrie, O. T.. July . Mrs. Jennl
iredcalf, alias Jennie Stevens, a band
some girl 16 years old. has been sen
tenced to six monts in the federal jail
here for bootlegplnff whisky to tho
Osage Indians. She was found in the
Osase country masquerading in malo
attire in company with Frank Wilson,
a rounder from Pawnee, and tho of
ficers arrested both of them, the Kirl
on the charge of sellinp; whisky to tho
Indians, and Wilson oa the charge oC
assisting a prisoner to escape arrest.
This girl i3 young ia years but old in
experience, and her general make up
and actions are that of a gadding girl
seeking notoriety.
Jennie Stevens, as she chooses to call
herself (that being her maiden n:tme
was raised on a farm. For several
years her folks have lived in the Creek
nation near Jennings, O. T. It was
there she mnde the acquaintance of
Bill Doolln, Slaughter Kid and a num
ber of the bad men. While sowing up
the bullet holes in their clothes after
they had come in from raids, she heard
them reciting their experiences, every
word of which she drank In. Finally
she could stand respectable life no
longer and began running through th
country with a number of the outlaw
gang. At Newklrk he married a dcafi
mute named Medcalf. but nhe i-oort
tired of him and fell Into company ot
a more dissolute character. Drifting
into the Osage country, where she be
gan working as a. domestic, he soon
made the acquaintance of a whisky
peddler who made use of her to sell hid
liquor among the Indians. She would
frequently don male attire In tho even
ing and go out among the Indians, who
soon came to know her as a bootlegger.
Her arrest was accomplished by gov
ernment oillcers,
MrLLICAN IB TATIDONBD.
Acting Governor Lowe today grant
ed a pardon to A. G. Millkan. who win
committed to tho penitentiary flir
months ago on a two years sentence!
on conviction of having embezzled J3,
000 of the city's funds while city clerk.
Millkan went to the peaitenclary with
out a guard and surprise! the warder
at Lansing. Kan., by delivering hint
self for Incarceration- Millkan gam
bled thl money away and there ho
been a feeling here that he was led lnt
embezzlement by men In high plact
who deliberately looted him oZ tho
amoun t.
BRIDGES BLOWN UP.
Perry. O. T., July C. Advices from
Shawnee today are that a number oC
bridges on the Choctaw railroad wrro
partially blown up by dynamite a few
days ajo. Tho rivalry tetwcen tho
towns of Shawnee and Tcumseh" hait
been very great for several month
over tho building of the Choctaw rail
road. An attempt was mado to bunt
the bridge acrosa tho Canadian river
eight miles from Shawnee and dyna
mite was put on ncvcntl trestles near
Shawnee. The end of ona brldgo vru
blown out.
JOXRS LS NO SOONER.
Hoke Smith Jv!l a fa- of InjportBC
to Scttlrra In tho Strip.
Washington. July fc. Secretary Jlokn
Smith has rendered a decision in thn
cae of Curnutt vs. Jones, which U oi
much importance to many cttlcrs In
Oklahoma. James D. Jones lived near
the edge of the territorial previous to
its opening, and was acucstoroed to
crosB the border on frequent tripe to
Oklahoma station, which was the near
est railway station and market- On
these trip ho kelectcd a tract that ho
liked and on opening dy made thn
race to it on horseback with the rest of
the crowd. The question was whether
his previous visits made him a noon'r
and disqualified hJm aa an -ntryman.
The i"crctary says tha strictest con
struction might do this, but that he U
inclined to the greatest pouible liberty
in such cares, and he sustains Joae"
title to the land.
MKOFOUD TALKS OF A TAIX.
Fonrth of Jnly Jtar ;-t th Virpl of.
that 1'lnc- fCirtbaMl.
Mcdford. O. T., July & (Special.)
The horse racing was on ot the prin
cipal parts of the Fourth of Jnjy pro
gram here. The trotting and running
races wcrewll patronized, aad de
monstrated the fact that Grant oeunty
has some ecUnt sux-k. Jt fcas eay
ed our people to talk fair, with a fair
prospect that a company will be or
ganized at aa early dy.
RICHARDSON TALK or I NO A MA.
Wlrhlta D-ooT-t tJ Hi II io Vmt-
uaiul J'ollowlnt la Kjn.
Washington. July CJohn J. Jr.rUs
will not come to tJw United BUt -
ain should the Ti-pubHca n "Ourj tat
legislature of Kansas. TnH to tb b
2)f of Mr. J. H itlchArdon. ohairmarr
of the Iaocralic Central tmmJtt-j
of that tax. wfio ia rw ia thia atty
lngall Mr. 3ebardon . ba
neer built trp asyfeiair Ilk a p-rwnal
followtair la Kaaaa. The rt U. h
jEeya. tht the people of tbe Ut. pr
b&p. ar? not a Intimately acquainted
with the -x-fitcr aa t sophs oi
Washington.
ANO THEN THERE THE COKN.
CtcryUtlss Dm U rlrjtct tfeat U M(7
letTenworth. July C-TS- !
worth Times 1 la reo-rfpt c! crop r --.orts
from its recUl co-pvl-3t3,
portiaz &M e coaatit la t-a late.
They && thit the average rain 11 for
the znoath of Jan avr tn rtt h
bea more Item five Jscbea. Tb -e-V-at
crop 1 y Wdin more thn wu -xperted
bay Xzhl. potato- Ure: fruit vrtl
mal 74 -rr e-i of a CZliK T t nJ
of ora jp-sdM and p?R3o ti
urst ynnc oa r ru-
I-Ih of WIaHd flux r.
-a-t-ijf "- Jafy . Ira &. lfo"?"
a. pteaeet -J-r of tat cweaty. dJt
fc 7ceraar at aa iT4 s.
He M md Juers was ws wiiiv
ef ety.
t. ifh.. July 4. T&OfSA Phil
Up. s ?f ift for ttTtflvtrr of
blvunrrtc oaarg t tr vt-j at iifcT,
j 0br -5. l&l. dk4 iy l J 6MM
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