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THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC: SUNDAY, JULY 9. 1905.
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TEXAS VISITED BY
SEVERE RAINSTORM
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FRENCH NATIONAL FETE TO BE
OBSERVED FRIDAY AT LEMP'S PAflK
WILL SING AT THE FRENCH FETE JULY 20
sam b. cook answers
criticisms in connection
With salmon bank case
I
Former Secretary of State Declares That All Examination; of Clin
ton Institution, Made According to Law, Stowed It to Re ia
Good Condi tioa and His Department Had Xo Means of Kuow
injr That Bank's Paper Was Forged or That Manager Casey's
Statement Was False.
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Washout Causes Wreck on Katy
and Four of Crew Are Injure-..
Oops Greatly Damaged h
Floods and Hail.
REPCBUC SPECIAL ,
Declson. Tex.. July S Or., of th worst
norms of the year swept th! faction.
Ked Rlvr Val- and the Southern por
tlon of the Indian Territory this nomine.
Tlio storm 1111 preceded 1J" alaranin";
electrical disturbances. For a period of
more than eight hours, ili'rc nan a ter
rific rainfall Th who!- touiitry S-" lit
erally fiwded. all of th"- watercourses
osirfiowing, doing enormous damasv to
Use corn and cotton crop.
In the ouhen portion of Ginyron Coun
ty the hall trlip"d t. otton stalks ar. 1
riddled the 01 11 The fioo i put the inter
urban rallws7 itttw"n here and Sli'rman
out of nusins"i ar.1 tralllo will n t b re
sumed until Mondaa. The rrcpcrtv is bvl
ly damaged.
WASHOUT CAUSES WRECK.
While detourlng over the Sherman
branch of the M.. K. Ac T.. the Houston
ar.d Texan Central passenger train, south
bound, ran into a washout and was
wrecked,
JCr-gineer Watt S. Manning. Firemen
John 'Marton. Express Messenger Hugem:
Bla.k and Express Hejp-r Ill-hot uric
!njurel. None of the pas-e:i-,cr were in
jured. TeI"iihor.a mM from ti.o Territory
rt-rxirt tremendous rainfalls. All trains are
Sate and running on slow ortltr;-.
Th" Houston and Texa-. ntral tracks
fro.n Itenison to shtrrnan i.re u.-t-J Jointly
by the Frisco and the w ishuut t-u that
Hti" has block".! the Ir!.-co train?.
The II. & T. C endeavored to ue the
M . K. T. branch lm to Sherman, but
ihe train ran Into a wa!iout and thtr lit:"
will I out of condition for :- for hours.
The storm still entliiiif
CYCLONE OVERVMCO
AT HEIGHT OF HALF A MILE.
RRPL'rtUC SPBIA L.
Dallas. Tex. July -A rj-!on elmid
passed oer Ware at nocn at a bright of
atiout a half a rr.!le It Is feared that it
has damaged some rcrr.oi" country dl-trt-t
Mayor Barry "f Italia. to-day received
en nppeal from Mayor HoeJeker of Howie,
Tex for the cjcl'Jne sufferer.' of Jinn
ague County, who an- ba'l'.y Sn r.ed of
fol and clothhiK
Mayor Harry talked with the Miyor of
Kowje over the lonc-.Htance t-k-phone
and tlie latter told of th l!'tre-s.
Srvenly-oiie houses wre blonn down,
ind In addition to the thlrty-!H ;erons
l.i!ll there, many were lnjuro-l In -arlou
j-etions of Montag'M Count-.
Mayer Itarry urges tit cli-ns of Dsl
lts to resjwnd to th- aipeal. Money,
Iotilns; and foo-I will be received. The
lnltd Cliarltl-s Association of Dallas h.
taken charge of th- rellsf movement.
rnrmrr Ksirniir DnrLrry Ilrre.
Former Governor A M f'ockery arrived
Iat night from Howling ofii. Mo., and
rTl"-trd at the Southern Hotel. e will
r-:n tin here until to-morrow evening.
NOTICE.
Msmaaw and Dea'h Nnt!r- tnserttd ta
The RersjMI? wtU forwarded b tsls
ararh ta any rna ar all c the papws
naired telew fnr slnmlraneoua poMleatlan.
withnut estra etiart. If a requl ti 1"
t arroratianlsa th copy. Notices rceelvea
fi-r wllrlgM cannot be forwartad, tww
nr. until the neat ca1aaj.
"klcaao Re. Herald. (t:iril nln Dealer.
Xt TncH Ttnxia. tlafTslo Co)rlr.
PMla. Public Laxlcar. Clnrlnnatt Enontnr.
Pit'sbura DMpatcn. t'Mtnn (ilobe
Pv-htr Herald. Washington Po.
Mlrneaj"!l Trlbuna. Pro I Jsnee Journal,
rernaa Visrt-lwan-1- Kt Paul Pfcner ITen.
ILEUMER, WHERTAIER.
SN3& OLttE ST.
Te-pfcerB Beaaaaoat 41A. Kla
lrh 731. slevar ClaardU
Mississippi Valley Trust
Company
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
S5.00 PER ANNUM.
MARRIED.
ins ssMiewi
crnvBiaitKirp -in rrciia-n-e. n. i .
Jurs . tf t!ia rtr:l Jwellyn I. Ilr"i,
rredejlrti anilUn 0").II cf nllw1n-l!l-,
N T . and Ctora Marmirett SVlff of ITu.l S'n.-.
K I
DEATHS.
nrCHAWASC-On atnn!a- Julr . !. at
Jl a. nv. llab'e Vtra'r.la llurr.anar, belovel
Jjoehter of Jsnr.le rtuc.iTtn
riirsral an atonlay. Juts 10. 1 at ? IP r
j" frc-n fart ressnr. No 4314 0!ge ae
nje. f rtal!f3fttaln Ortnet.rr
rFR-rMr4 !nt- rt n Tt:r Ju'v
! Hint m.. Rosa:i r ?e-Ir
Ure.l mother rf Msrr S'tv.T neo Pa.TI
' rar, 'erta Kt nes Jirv ctr ijn.
tvrt (nee Vaer), ff.nrr Fnr. INuIIns itni
e ne ie.prV leyeit lsr clsrn Itiw.--.
ne fsei ant CTiarle !"- nfte- it f;r
int lllnesm. ta her ent.f9urth rjr
Fin-rJ fran farJly rM Sence. No 3?i North
ts!n atrast. talmr. Jul . at t SJ o ra.
I'elatlTea and frtrnd. incited to attend
KnATTNO-On aTardar. Jnl . I)"R. JV-n
v 31 Kesttrg blcet n rf f-airlck nt HI
'en Keatlng'n rnacsrfa aad trvtiar of ..!i!
! Katl. Kat!ng
rrmer.t rrii faraKr rvaldenca. fo BR laisr.
i avenue. Monday. j.! ja. at J0 a n.. to
Vnc XsvWr. fO-Slwe O-itt'i tf.-
s OilTSry mry TVienJ tasifet v.'r-.i
i.rxr.tn-rn T.ier. jsi . :w. .t : j;
n fe.rtr Henry Te:ta. Nci ta ""eTs--nt
O y 51 S? Iae. a rs-er. V-
' I. leelle. wife. Mn.". !::, and tcfant
in Oarle. TtarmJmd ll'm
fnta at nandwst".. N-v 1441 s.s: Orsr
nte. Punss Ji . at t j. m Iarme-t
T,a!augua. N T.
t.tW.TTrnCX -nn Ttirrsiar Jalv ? :. sr S V
clorv a r-i Frae Ai4 Lt:iyt-clt tn Js's !
ven:h jear bslorvd ril-n cf IwelI U"Tr-
-ek ireo Temg). father of Jt try M"Vr-!r
I'e-tferlT Kvr. ar IJlIvberil TVlwtn.
1rUf Aaoei Bsrjaso LUIyt'eck. tAlhrr-ln-aw
aad g-anifatb..
ra-eral us.tay at 1 a rv. fi-.sa r.a lewa
see;a. to N.w fa. HaacaB Ontlurf Irter
mect rlat..
T.eiwipg. Sftra,. CM-aga. TK ard Mll'wv.
;-;. raper eaaa oopr.
Mt'ItRAT Ca
JbI ? v at : v
e -!k a nv. Tods.
oecther of Visa
Mircarat Vvrray.
Tt- fSTMral t:l tato -:.- ?iRjr ttft Inst
t lJ f-Jara a. rn tnn fs-frmj rs- cf
I'-jIlen A Stltr, N.v ra Oas. aierjse. to 5t.
Ia's CSch. tbaeca ta CaJ.-y O-r.ttry
S.7tINKIMCn-rhlS W fciceM . uJJB-
Jalj '. ZKf. Ir i'a tseeotr-Te-th T.r
Pitrera!
-t-. ateeday.
tntited.
J:r ta. at S. sv n. frte-iia
'nttJtJTXe-At C I'.f-H. TVs !- A
c'r-l. belsvaJ SasJasd cf S-r ! !!
fee nirr'- sd fatter f fferjr. j ct;
s.l el jeara-
Cvmnl erit
re.taajura. r-. rafr ;Jea- ctj
WAGONER UNDERTAKING CO.
(rrotiT nararr.
NSSORI CBEMITffiif ISSOSIIIHHi
TOO UTE FOR CUSSIF1CATI0N
tTATCB-
- - - - aajaaaa
tcnrlag-cass g!d siltl.
OhV tuns. Dft ST
tm!st aad - --?- Reward at Megaer
imLi Ca. Ofaa aal aavatca ana Ball ciarra
bbb 1 Jar r sv " sav ar m rM m aaaaSar - f v " ' TXtjljbJfl RRaV
tj&l'v' " '-i "' NeV 28aiattaS? f
MRS. HAE BSTBlXSt HARKER.
The French National Pet win be b
Mirved at lamp's Tark Friday. July II. An
interesting jrf gramme has boetj trnr.?i.
wMelx i a follows
Salio of !mmy.e bJra
Kffrial cx-r.!ng ef the e,t
The ;t orci'etua of twenty-Srs mudctsfi
Is urler the leaJcrthip .f ITfeaaor John V
Klc.
I'AHTI
Ie rr de 'i-t,-n I. fiim
rrher-Ovej-sr
fntri J. Son- i- I'iqae .r. V. Sapfo
O'rr.' trJ
OferlEjc a 1 rs tin Trench.
Ifcs' ' Awiini'r N r-s S'er.il
fs'a: a li ITas. Do-.1tett!
il- A 1. e TSicmaa MaiAy
A-tdroi In yrrrrh
Orniv V.r-it "f "-a.-.-e I.-rSs Stfl-r.'
in ihr .3J .f th" leaves . . r- Kelly
I'.it.g'm U'lar'e
Stujro- It I la We!
l-i Mra!:'.j' 11 .cget de rlr
Mrs Mas Ks-e!e lla:fr
DEVLIN MINERS iN
KANSAS ARE PAID
Reiviver Leland Advances Xrces
arv Ti0.0f" Georpe R Perk
Says Coal Majmat Will Pass
Thronph Financial Difflcultr.
Topeka. Kas.. July . The Devlin min
ers. In Southern Kansas, were palj to
night with S3."00 borrowed by Cyrus Ice
land, on of the receivers of ths Devlin
e-stnte.
Money will sent to Oyaga city next
week to meet th piy roll there. This will
be advanced by th" Santa Fe Railroad.
Treasurer Edward Wilier announced
that the Santa Fe was ready to advance
the $TV"0 fcr the Southern Kansas min
ers, but Mr. I land had already made
arrangements to secur it.
Th Santa Fe want to keep nil the
fm!r.-s ci-n. as t!w; road is depend"nt upon
lira for Its coal supply. The receivers
epr -vs themselves a favorable to con
tlnuliu; th operation of th mines.
e,rgo K. IVck of Chicago Is here to
eo Mr IvvIIt He exprfrss the utmost
confiil.TiC" that Mr. Ievlln could pay out.
H said:
"If th Devlin properties are managed
right thTo is not a particle of question in
my mini but that they will pay out twice
as much as the debts now aggregate.
"13 A VERT KICK MAS."
'Tak (ill his immense coal lands, his
fir." fartnlrg proj-Ttle. his real estate and
other things. Ivok at their valu". Mr.
levlln was a verj- rich man. H was a
rTnarkali!" business man, one of the great
est in the world
"Pay out Whv. of coure. h, trill pay
out. All ttat Is needed now is manage
ment g.l. wnc. business management.
"Now if you say anythlpg at all of my
Interview." said Mr Pe. "I wish that
you would met.sion particularly that I
kliow it to be a p.lt!ve fact that Mr
Devlin's "! will almist twice cover his
debts.
"1 know Jut how rich he la He Is a
tery. ver !tr friend of mine. I Invs
known him a long whll. I am going out
to seo him tht" afternoon for awhil-. if I
am jvrmltt-! "
Di:UN IS SANGl'IN'E.
C"har:es J lw.vun talked to-day to his at
torney. Clifford Hlsted. Mr. Hlted said
I tieLiy of tho Interview:
"Mr ivvlln is sick from a blood clot on
his 1 rain, but his Improvement ! marked
He Is nnxloii to get out ar.i a month will
eo him In fcarsess.
" 'Work the mine., said Devlin. 'thy
will ptv out If I have lost everything
ele, I have ct. coal mine In Illinois
which will pay off all of my Indebted
ness. VNTS TO GET TO U-OHK.
" Jut give me a chance to get back to
town I will make things pay out every
dollar 1 owe. I know what Is in tr mines
and what they are worth I want to get
back and work.' '
"What mln" i. thtt In Illinois that Mr
Devlin referred to" Mr. H!ted was askc
"I do not want to say. particularly." silt
Mr Hlsiel. "bu: It is composed or 1.2rt
acres and to a very large extent un
aorkeil. "It has th- ftuS In It and will solve the
problem De-v-lin has the prperty nnl
will make things jay out This Is not
mere talk I know whereof I speak"
J K Hurley, who. with Cyrus Ialar.d.
n appo!ntsl yeageniaj- receiver of th
r-vlln estate. retuTT.ed here to-day and
immediately gave bond for tSfiXOX
BUILDINGS BURN AT HUGO. I. T.
1m by Fire Is ff.(-X With
$.OrtO Insurance.
TiErtttl-C SPEttAt.
Ardmore. I T. July t Fir. which
rriglnsted in th- Thomas furr.ttur'; atcr
' at Huso th morning at S o'clock dc-
iircyej the biildlrc arl contents. Three
jrtll frame bjilitrss were alo con-
KVimed.
la orde- to sav the Post OSlC" and
Hraien H' t'' the frame tslldlrg cf J. W.
I!emrl- f Drant wi? wrecked
Th- total l3i-s 5- at-jcl SJC1, r.h C'X)
tnsurar.ee
Jart.ta Pt Tkroaik City.
S. I I-tcher of l-lncton. Va sen of
fcrrner Gevercor Letcher of Virginia, and
a rnrinent Jurist of that State, accotn
tvird by Attorney R. I Parrlyh cf Cov
irgwn. K arrived in St. Iouis Zai niac:
on their way to Portland, where they will
read several weas at the exposltjon.
t Tbey win make" a tour cf Aaka before
their return.
MIM AUCE VCRFBT.
1ART IL
Address by Jndga CXelll Ryan.
0 Frar.ce. Terre Chtrle .Tawn
M!fs A!!fe Thomas Wrj'hJ".
A5i!r-rs by K-J-:iet KSuard lurclay.
b"!ler.t :fc- B.-nber Wish of Mght Donlxettt
Mrs Mae lt-ll Hrker
1 Wis Dreaming Wllllngs
I'aragcn Quartet
Tb Star-Srsrglel li.nner Key
S!a Kjte::- IlarU-r. Alice Thatr.aH Murphy aal
the i'arzm Quartet.
- lUHT HI
ttr.rd Ir: jj-.rtr.! co'Krtt liy the orchestra.
.nure fo-a r'va !iavo:o Auber
rej.fji, n tun l-a I"rsnere !" TrtMicnde
OtTenbach
ftoilin iu-atfe !.i l'a:i)n-v . . Italfoar
M-itu-e fr'm Mrai!e'..- F!totr
. ri-- '1.1 . 1. .(.a Vr'mrMrA lt1Z
Elections fr.n 1- .Ves -t !v Matn....Za'il.ig
I'AIIT IV.
"r-in J! r m. to ; a in. ,
Crar.'i d ;:.-v cf lirew ''. cor-iirtlng of several
cr.!n?l ntn.!nTe! i;er..
S!.!rini!fh cf 'he .-cnt't'I
Tiirovrira ft the serjer.tlrs.
At f.-ee.-u ball.
INQUEST TO BE HELD
OVER ARNS'S BODY
Kmployer and Fellow Clerk of
Younj Dnijrjrist Deny That
They Had Heard Hoi-eased
Tlireaten Suicide.
To the Coroner will be left the solution
of th mystery surrounding the death of
William Arns. who was found uncon--cIous
in lils room above Frlck's phar
macy. No. ir". Olive street. Friday night.
and who yiMenlny forenoon succumbed to
what phyMcinns at th- City Ho.-iplt.il de
clare was morphine iNilnning.
The police invesllgatctl the young man's
death und rcorted suicld", at the same
time quoting Charles l-tlck. Arns's em
ployer, as having told them that the lat
ter had announced that he was about to
kill hlniMlf
Frlck la.-t evening denied that he hid
heard voung Arn threaten to take h!
, life. inte HiiKlWIt. another clvrk in the
I store, made the same l nial if the state
ments attributed to him by the police.
Hoth wire talking to Am- ls-fore he re-tir-d
to hi- roim. where be was found a
short time afttrvvard by Mr. Frick.
According to Prick the oimg niarTwas
feeling ill and was jernntte,! to juit work
early. Frick s-ald Arns had l-n em
plojed In the llr for .-ovral monthsand
wa.s of stead habits. He wa.-t T4 ve.ir
old. and cnnie to St. I-nuis from Waterloo.
HI. Frick s-avs that he knows of im rea
n vvh the young man .-huld wlli to
end his !if
At the Citj Hoi-rl'al the physicians pro
t:outicel Arns's condition due to morphine
poionr-g. Th I-iv was sent tit the
n.orgiie An autoi-v will le made to de
termine the cause of death, and an inquest
will be held to-mor:ow morning.
NEGRO SNATCHED GOLD WATCH
A. S. K.evil Pursues Thief, hut
He Ksraes.
Anxiety to as-certain the time of night
gave a r.egro footpad an opportunity to
get a gold watch from A. S. Kevil of
No. ;w North Fourth street as he was
ftaudlng at Fourth and Olive treet last
nUht. The vvati I. is valued at .
Jit-t as K"ev!I ilrcv his watch Jroni hi
tv:ket the n-gro pa--"l and -tiatc!iei the
tln- piece from the owner's hand. Kievil
pursued the thief for half n block, but
the latter wa- tco sw'ft and e.-caped.
Keevll was unalde to give th" police an
I accurate do-rrlptloii of the tMgro.
SHAUGHNESSY IN IRELAND.
I Former I.itiI-lI Owner Enjoying
I wa. ... .- ..a
iiiniM-u hi ouniy t.ork-.
Walter Krkle.s. assistant aryoclate man
auer of the Punters Hotel, yesterday re
ceived Information of the safe arrival In
Queentow n harlr. County Cork. Ire
land, cf Mr and Mrs. Martin Shaugh
r.'M. foTcrly of tho Undell Hotel.
The S-,iuhissv- silled for Europe
Juno 2. for a trip which will extend
through OcmLer. Th" news cam" In th"
form of a -nti'.,.nlr rt il canl. which Nre
th" Tid'ncs that they were In the li of
l-eslth a- d 'hirouahly njclng them-
s.'lves.
FIRST GOES TO ST. JOSEPH.
Kegitueiit jo Partieijiate in Stale
Kncnuitimenr.
Fvjr l.j- 'red members of the I1rt
Reslm n N G M . departiyi last night
over the l!ur"n"t'n for St. Joe. Mo.
wh'r th"v will xnrtlclpate in the annual
.State encampment
A Isree number of the soldiers alo-went
over the Mi'soarl I'acifls. The soldiers are
from St Iuis and vlrlr.Ity and are under
Colonl Frank II "cKesiu. lieutenant
Colonel Ne:on G EJwards and Ma lor
William H Cocke. I
Am Kaerlasllatr Dlaasaaa
May become yours en our eay credit sys
tem. Small monthly or weekly payments
Goods delivered at once. Iyifils liros. A
Co,, rd fi. Carleton bMg.. th anj Olive st.
Tower finite Park Coaeert.
Weil's b.-.nd win glv- a concert la Tower
Grove Park this afternoon from ) to (
o'c'ocU The following Is th programme.
I i:trcn-"V.r.(A-j:ry iiii rc- wtloa
J Oiirsie -Ijri t i.vvalrj' . Sure
K:ateeo ravcrlte M;!i. Arr br Totoal
The Prtyi-tt tMeierteej.wit Verl.i iStu
brl eer-ade Huasatlia lae ilrabaca
J!esrt aai IoSfrs IT nl tc":!a lltib'i
I'aae'tass Oteytrteri l"r r-.tr: (I-utcaval-1
.ycsjkow.M i'repiiev-:it,r' Trtu
leid il.'arnere Wtrra T.I1 K.:ai
Waits uU symjx.Me .Uimai
T.-ae PiCtate I :u t-fe . Thle-e
sarJite- Atlr tn t-e Vtllace ChllJr.- fioteg
to c. TV IJU. .r.tb Tt lUy v,.a
Xayo'e IVtr' Tt 1 U,re Cttr ?..
0"rnrt-Oe,i! - . ... .Offetfach
Sterrr Me le- - - Mm.
Always Leae Tbers Iasgr.itx Warn Toa Si
t:be Ncni SSetr:t Ft te ak of Si-dety-Mlss'.tilrt
Stamie-Meet Me In : Ijouli
Tbe Ib1 cf Utana asd Kj Hey Jf.cr
Sa-abce.
iri:tiz trzn treia & lamtaxroxe ta-isatf.;
Oatwc-.rts.le To-Sses-O;ickta
CJioader - - - area GloJm
Orccx frets Tie Seertta e. .. .. ... ...Herbert
CreosaUee atartS frjn The rreraet..at rt. j
aytiem riaitatica aregs Omtaraa
SCORES BANK CLERK FOR OV
RCTI'DUC SPECIAL
Jefferroa City. Mo.. July .-S?3i B.
Cook, former Secretary of 8tate. gave
out a statement to-day t: the press rela
tive to the failure of the Salmon & Sal
mon Rank at Clinton. Mo. It Is directed
to the editor of the Kansas City Star and
Tlrr.es. which recently printed an editorial
reflecting on the former administration's
examinations cf the bank.
The ftalermnt follows:
To th. Editor cf the star-In a recent lu
of our wonting "duion. the Times, in cooi
taenting a ibe Clinton bank failure, you eoi
torUii rcr:
" eoniJer which will b felt eooeernlns
the .eallutc eT the tialmon Salmon Baa In
Clinton is how tr-e.affaJra of the bank ccnld
nave been in t h a rotten atate for at leaat
two jaara. and the Slate- aupervuur cf bank
tag know nothing about It. Already th. b
Klhea' has been advanced aasumad to
aM on tr.for.nat!on-that the political pall of
one cf th 1 ank'a owners with the old Mtate
machine rrouctej t tYra, inspactloa.
. "This afi-eet or the disastrous falluiw shooll
b invatlgai.-l. Ulaaourl ta concede,! to hav.
oca of the beat eystems of banking laws-en
paper-In the t'nlotv. Itoth the provtrlcns fcr
regu:atl(..n and Inspection and fcr criminal
prosecution or delinquents are clear and com
prehenaCte. They hats been upisjseil to fur
nish cor.:j.Te safety te depositors tn every cir
cuicsianee except on. of wide financial panic.
But those lawa like all ctbera. ma be rn
:i..l wurthleaa by weak or stnlater admlnls
tratisn. If th-rc was no connivance or pra
mejlated negligence by the former jtste oflleers
la the crntnn bank case, a prrtlnent query
wcula be how the bank's recreant offlcera rculd
tare pullei tbe wool over th eves of the cf
Cclat Inapertctt."
I l-.ava r. lslre to lr.rad lb. eclumns rf the
public prers. and would rot notice nwrpi!er
rl: of a mere polittnal nature, bet tbe libel
ees character of tals elltor.al. nnleas tbe In
mncatlcr.s are Hue. It maniffSt to every Intelli
gent i .-aJtr. and lu'tice t myself, to the gen
tlemen who were as dated with oie Uirinx
my fcur tears charge of the trate ban'tltig
derartment ant to tn depart tr.ent Its-lf !
mar.d ttat l give to the public the facts con
cerning the In-fectlin of toe almvn m Haltnoo
Kank. and thus fcrre the newrpapera which
bat" with criminal rek!esness substantially
charred sworn public offlcera wltla conniving
with political fa writes to ahield a recreant
lank efflctal In hla .estematlc plans f.T de
frauding :h" people or, Henry Count) t roak.
gsl their charges.
Now. as to the facts:
EXAMINATIONS.
The Salmon Salmon Bank was a prlrat.
bank, and the prtra'e fortunes cf the owners.
under th law. are liable fcr at! the bank's lia
bilities, rinth Malar Salmon and his brother.
D.-cter Salavr.. enjoyej to a full extent as any
twn cltlxens of the State the confldanc of bank,
era and business mn thtoughout Missouri, as
well as cf tbe people of their hoeae county. I
never at any time felt the slightest uneasiness
as t the ability of their bank to meet every
i-bilgatlrn until the forgeries of Manager Osey
were maoe pusiic. inirtng tn tour rears i waa
In charge f the Sta'e Banking- Department the
SHl-ncn - Salinen Rank waa examined chre
times by Inspectors of tbe department once hr
Mr. letrge H. niggs. tn 1M1. and by Mr. C T.
Bunce. In Noremlr. 1I- and aaaln at ths
eke or busiressi December 11. ISO, th latter
elimination being made January 2-X 1K. Nona
of the examinations showed the lank to be In
,he least embarrareed. and the Ust examination
showed a lctter condition than the two previous
cnep. i nc note, irtnv ox wnicn nave sines
turned nut tn t-e forxerlea were on men of un-
questlne.! nnamlal sblllty.
Tn joar.a were prartiraiiy equal To tn de
posits, the c.ah reserve was amp!, while the
irplus and undivided profits, with th. cap
ital, si'wei me unt to it in me cona:iien,
w:Clll involving tne private ronune cr tna
"nnera at all The bsnk enly owe!, accord
ing to the sworn statement or Manager Casey.
m-ida tt Mr. Biggs, on January J. is. SS.W1.
Sit. while the repcrt showed the bank to be
th'riughly solvent, the fact remains tr-st th
bank should hate teen examined at least once
more thin It wpa during the four years. In
the abserao cf any satisfactory reason for this
fa'l:r to make eimlnatl-na mere frequent I
wr.iilil l Justlr censurable for the omission.
The caue fr this nmlsslcn will, I think, he
at'srsno-r to every fr.lr-mlnded man: First,
the limited firrc of examiners was Inadequate
to th" med. of th drartment. and seeont.
the Salmon Kvlmon Bank, being a prlrat.
Link, and 1-elrg harked by the rrlvate for
tunes ef both MaJ-jr Palnwa and Doctor Sal
mon. I felt no uneasiness as to Its absolute
solvency
ASKKD FOn I-ATtGKIt FORCF.
I askei the Ie-g!flatur of ltd to prortde
additional examiners so that all banks could
I Inspected as often as th law contemplated.
Tli" legislature, however, failed to make such
provision, and s a consequence more than !M
lacks went without Inspection last year. In
my report to the ineral Assembly of Is I
called special at tent I -ti to this condition. ami
urge.1 the amendment of tbe hanking lawa a
as to I-revlde two additional examiners for m"
surce-sor. To members or both th House and
Senate who speke to me about th necessity
of sn In-ress In th. banking force I statel
thai unless th. additional examiners wr pro
vlded. it would be Impossible for tbe depart
mert to make the Inspection aa thorough and
as often as the public Interest, required. Th
bill passe.!, and the department has now six
examiners Instead of fnor.
As to th efndnry. Impartiality and Integ
NEARLY THOUSAND SUNSTROKES
IN ITALY DURING HOT WAVE;
si-raiAf. iit i-Aiii-n to tih: nsrunuc
Home. July . I.a Prensa 8peclal. Accordlt!; to data collected by the Minister
of th Interior, the regions which have suffered most frcm the hot wave are Ko
magna. Tuscany. Ijomtirdy and Venexla. 1-aborers in the fields gathering the liar
vcst form the largest class of sufferers.
In Ilomagna there were ." sunstrokes and forty-six deaths; in Tuscany. 254 sun
strokes an.l "thirty-two deaths, and In lasmhardy. .; sunstrokes and thirty-six
deaths-, a total of ffl rn. of which lit were fatal.
Many other victim of the he.it ore reported In'other parts of Italy, and In nu
merous Instances the victims became Irsane from Its efferts.
OUTDOOR CONCERTS TO-DAY.
Kinds Will Flay in Forest and
Carondelet Farks.-
Maurice Ppyer's band will sir" a free
concert in Forest Park from 4 to 7 o'clock
this afternoon. Following; Is the pro-
gramme
Mn-rh Chirag-) Trlbun
. Cbsmbers
Olfenfach
... Blank
. .i.otmu.1
Urat'on
.. f.well
in ertu-. t rrr.u
Waltx I'n.ler th nc"
he action Kaut . . . .
!vr.ce Jarr.e lair.tern
Two-btrp The Trotibsl ur
INTBBMISSION
5v-:rtlnnoval Chef . .
. 5-harti
Toba-U
Iitiy
Vl. 1 1
.u'llare
t. ijlaar
F".tnr Sr.c ll.art ar.c r.r
l.mta!a 51y old Kentu-ky l(-rr
Cl.ilian I fine- Marana - -
MMIev Climax .
March Steel Klrg - -
Foopplr.g's Hand will give free con
cert In Carondelet Park at 4 o'cli-k thl
afiernoon. Following I the programme:
Mrch-T r A ... - l'0-'".
iyvertu-.jnly ltetbers - if
s-renede-l!fw.!ir-.t iro'iest .. . Moret
a Soac-Jut fr To-night . .French
bin ititf.n :-1j cinquantalne irs-
cu'sti . .oaw'el-Mansj
Valtf-Ta Tt-ee WaMteofel
;ram! slect!or.-Iohengrlr. Wagner
INTTJtillSlON.
Overtu-e Rut Bias Mendelssohn
Helect!-n Tcnkee Cceisul ., x.yn
a Mareh-Clnalca new.. ........... lleffinan
tr'er-ierao To-tep. vTlIfcelmlna .Tjepping
Medley cf popular airs... . .. .
tValtx-'vVoMmg of the Wlr.Je..
Ven Tilxr
.Hal!
yina- rtar-ytangieq wnco -.
NINE MEN ATTACK BROTHERS.
Two Italians Shot and Stabbed in
Fight Over Game.
nsrrni jc steciai.
New Ycrk. July S. Dorslnlek Santoro of
No. Fnion anue. Brooklyn, and his
brother Como. of No. C Winter street.
Rrooklvn. vtsite friends at No. f Crosby
-treet and In the afl"rfion Policetnan Ma
hcr.ev heard a fuilllade of shots from the
aiartraente. followed fcr cries of pahv
With another policetnan. he enftered and
foend the ?antor brothers on the stoor
and five other exciled Italians with revol
vers In hand. Potrdnlck ltad two bullet
sreunds and a stab wound, and bis brother
was stashed. They said they had ben at
tacked by nlr.e men in a fight over a game
of morro. and that four of their assailants
had escaped.
stSVCafBSTS r aVCCAJI VeSSatM.
Nw Term. Jalr . Airtvtw:
Urxocl.
Umm -Vsmm ImAw M9wwA
ITeotssraaTpottUnd. Or4v, la Tone.
rtysaoutX tuft a. : xa,-rft
raa'av aroes
aasva.
ERL00KING BANK'S CONDITION.
rity rf tli department darlrg my trm ef -See.
I eaailerge a rompariruu v-ith any ante
it ratlonel taaiulnatioa icac la anv' Ctm
menwaslth In ' th entire eoumty. The: is
not a rep-rtabl laa'-er ta l!r.-l wn will
not say that th. departimnt petferatel its tla-tlj-t
with absolute fldelitv. waolir free frjea
tel.tleal bias or iaSuect.
fvrtcg th. foir years la which I ha! rtper
vl.loa uf this linpaitant work, altsst. iwcnx
1. IRggs. V I. McIonaM. Ltavid U. Oelbaet.
C. T. Btrnce end W. H. Kfd wr xatn'aeta.
with air. Uecrg R. Catttarj ten as bank
cleik. ". t:c!ona!d retired in le't and was
succsdil by Mr. Iiuaee. snd be. with th
otter gentlemen named, resialced w'th th !
(artarrnt until the xit-atton cf mv term. Tbe
reflection en thim. In :h far cf th'lr fM-I.ty.
IS infamous. Nu public servants were ver nv-
rithful to dutv or disch.'gal !t with greater
fldelitv cr Imiartlallty. 1u rerd tby lft
won for th department th cenfllenc sWd
tem ef the strongest and ablist bsnkees ef
th. State. Imrlng their fair years" service
there were n!r four batik failure the total
!-s ta deprsltors l.lrg less than $.. What
other administration. Stat cr natlosal. em
show a L"tter record
FORGCRT
No law. however stringent or however faith
fury enf.J-.-ed. has or can prevent fwrgery. and
forgery earaiit be detected at once.
The national bank examiners Inspected Eige
low's bsnk at Milwaukee more than a down
tln-.es while nicelow was csrrvlcg on his pecu
lattona tut IIJ not discover the forgel entries
which he carried for ten years, during wrick
time he defrauded the lank of two an! a l-atf
millions of dollars. Ml the Kiar chatce this
frJlut. vf lb nstlonsl bank examiners lt de
tect Blgslow'a f.tegerles tj t .lit teal favoritism,
or has It seen anvthlnv i:it!-l In 'he n-vra
recent three-mllUon-lol'ar failure cf Banker
Itlin at Topeka. Kas.r
Hut let me glv. th Star additional I'gh: en
the Salmon It Salmon Bank examinations.
Th last examination, as stated, teas icsd
by Mr. lame, on Jaruarv 2 n. 3. ISC. TU
report of the examination with i.lheta maat.
tv- Mr. Ibtnce. was mailed tn ti: department
at the close cf the week and turned over to
mr successor on ths Mondav following, to
gether with th rerorts of caber examiners
made durlnr the same perUvL Non" of tisa
reports could be examine.! bv me. as I retired
from, cfllee at noon Mondsv. and I never aaw
on of I hem tint' I after the Oln'on failure,
when, with Mr. Bunce are! Mr. Cirstarphen.
I went over the nmorta of the Salmon
Kalnu.n nrnic en CI In th efnee cf the Sec
retary of Stat.
The xraltltius ttaterrent wa given cut from
Cllntin by th present bank clerk. Mr. It. M.
Ck. that the salmon at Salmon Bank bad
failed two yean ago. and the tnf-ri nc was
left by blm that a broper exinv'natlon bv the
previous administratis would hav d'..-v.-iosd
ths fact. It Is not dimctilt to see bow. In
th far cf these wholesale fcrgerles. that this
bank should have been closed va ago. but If
there was neglect of rfficlal dutv. as Insinuated
by Mr. Bank l.terk C.ick and th -ar. the
ns-orda will elecrlv dexacrstrat. that the re-spv-slbtHtr
does not lest with th .dmlnlstra
tton ef the banking department of which I bad
the boaor to b th head.
COOK'S RXPIUNATION.
Wbll examining the reports of the rxandna
tlon cf the Salmon at Salmon Bank In the rfnee
ef the Heeretary of Stat, on July 2. 1XH. Bank
Clerk Cock's explanation for giving the news
papers th statctnert that th Clinton bank
had failed two years ago. and leaving the Im
pression that the former administration was
darsllct In duty In not discovering it. waa that
hs round that th taalmon 4V Al-non Bank
owed on of th Kansas city banks S;3A,i and
held SM.(ial cr the Salmon t Paliuou aaseta as
collateral. .
I waa naturally anxious to know bow this
Information was obtained, ard wa lrtfv.r.i.e.1
by Mr. Cook that th xamlnatlcn nude cr
the Kansaa City bank by Examiner H-eJ on
January T, isos. or four day after th Salrron
A lalmon Bank samlnatlvn. dlscKeed this
fact. I bad net bad previous opportunity to go
ever the Salmon Salmon report cr the re;-:t
of Mr. Iterj on th Kanssa City bank. 1 n
xamtnlcg them on July X. IMS. I found a
gwnng dlscrepsncy between the swera state
ment of Manager Casey, mad to Mr. Bine
on January J, and th report of Mr. K-e.1.
showing an Indebtedness ef th Salmon & Sal
mon Bank to th Kansas City bank of .
ru. vnth Oal. of th asi or th forru-r
bank hTPotheatd aa collateral.
M. It seems that while Mr. Bank Clark Cnk
wss mar. than willing to give out the .tat
mnt to the newspapers discrediting th depart
ment of whteh b Is ar. Important part, and do
ing a palpabl injustice to sn administration
that lad msd consistent efforts to strenxthn
th bands of hlmsrir and his chief for efnclent
rvtc. he hsd plactdlr sat In his offlc- for
five months and prmltt"Vl a bank to run whose
rhlr orfleer bad eworn on January.!, lwtt. that
th bank only cwed IS.M. when tb xamlna
tlon or another bank only four days late
showed that th Clinton bank owed flS4.4. and
that th assets of th bank to th amount tr
I300.SW had been hypothecated ta secure th
Indebtedness. ...... .... .
I hsd no mot rrsaon to doubt th trotnnil
ness of Mansgr Casey sworn s?atirnt than
had th. thousand of peopl who ha-1 known
Mm all hi life snd bslleved Implicitly In bis
honor. I hsd no means of knowing rf the ln
deMdness of Ms bank o tb Kansas City bsnk
until th disastrous failure waa pub'l-T: proper
ty: but while I had no means of kno-vlng this
fsct this Information waa In th possession of
Mr Bank Clerk Conk for five nvntbs before the
failure ior.k piac. without any apparent ef
fort on his psrt to reconcli th grvas dlscrep-
sney.
Signed
KAM n. COOK.
Ft. Taul. New Tork. for Cherbourg and Sonth
amt.tor. an.1 preeede.l.
cnerbotire. July . p. m Hailed- Steamer
BMIadctpMa for Soutbamptonl. Nw York.
(.latgow. July galled: Steamer Furnes!a.
New Vcek via Movlll land sailed from latter
Irt.
London. July I.-Salld: "i?nr MInnetonks,
New Vork
Uverptvd. July J Arrived: Steamer Cam
pania, rl Quei natonn. '
Movllie. Julr I. Arrived: Steamer Tunisian.
Montreal snl Quebec, for Uverpool.
llo-jljgDe. July a. 1 it. m Arrived: Steamer
Potsdam. New Tork. for Rotterdam and pro-ce-le.!.
'
Naples. July 4 Sailed: Bteamer Oermanla.
New Yirk.
Movllle. Jul T. X p m Sailed: R-eamer Vir
ginian Ifrrm IJe.;.u. Montreal.
Havre, juiv . 1 p. m. sa!ld:fitean-.r Ia
Br'tarre. Nw York.
Soutlian-p'r.n Julv i Palled: amr ndla
delphu. New Turk via Cherbourg.
Ir. Juiv Sail"-1: Kroonlan.1 (from Ant
w.rpk. New York
New York. July v. Arrived: S. Iu!a, Scnth
ampton ard iTierrettirg. Sailed: New York.
ll mouth. t.Tierbcurg and houthampton; ,fm.
LrU. ajiif er.ftotrn and IJvertt: Finland. Itr
antl .Antwerp: Mlnreat-ll. la-nion: liraf Val
ilersee. itover and Hatnbtirs: rr1nzea Irene,
ililraltar. Naples snd Oenca; Astarta. Movlll
an.! (ilasgow.
(era. Julv T. I p. m Arrived: Kcenigen
I.uls. New York, via Naples
Queentowri. Julr s. :! a ra vrrtved
Steamer Celtic. New Yerk. for Uverpiol. an-l
proceedel. Sailed. 1:3 a. m.: Steamer Arabic
tfron Wverpenll. 'B.tcn.
Cherbourg. Juiv '. 2A p. m. Sl!d: Iu'sch
Ur.1 lfnn Hamburg and Iverl. New Ycrk
Uverpool. July T Arrived: Pretortan. Mon
treal, for ;iagow.
Cberb-mrg. July T. 11 n. m Arrlvd: Uteaaer.
Prlnaesa Alice. New Ycrk. via Plymouth for
Irres-.en. Ith. U:t a. n . Hamburg. Nw York.
via Wyawwth. far Ilanturg. and b-tta -
ceeded
Uverpael. July Sailed: Steamer Etrarta.
New York, via Queenstawn.
TRAIN DERAILED AT J JOPLIN.
Three Coaches Leave Track, but
Paenrrers Kcapc Injury,
itcpcnuc special
Jop'ln. Mo, July l-Kanfas City South
ern passr.7?r train No. 1. southbound,
was wrecked ana three cars left tfce rails
at the edge of Turkey Crek. In the north
part of Joplln. to-n'ght at T o'clock. No
one was Injured bejond a fear scratches.
The northbound train en the raise road
waa wrecked and fifteen passengers were
more or lean seriously hurt at the ! of
Shoal Creek. Just south of JoP'ln. on
Thursday.
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Dramatic soprano, who will sing "galut a la France" at the Framco-Amerfcaj
Society's fete. Tyrolean Alps, night of July 38.
Th Franco-American Society of St.
Iuls will hold Its annual celebration of
the fall of the Hast lie at the Tyrolean
Alps Thursday evening. July S.
Miss Latella Webb will sing the famous
"Solut a la France." accompanied by John
lainifs orchestra of fifty St. Ixiuls must-
SPAUGHS IN ST. LOUIS JAIL
BECAUSE OF MOB'S ATTACK;
THINK ASSAULT WAS RUSE.
Caatlaaeal Fraas ! Oae.
the right arm and four times In the left
lee;.
Judge R. A. Fraxler of IIIllhoro. who.
with Assistant District Attorney John J.
Williams of 8t. Ijouls. Is counsel for the
Spa ugh brothers, made application at
Hlllsboro yesterday morning before Judge
James J. Williams for a writ nf halieas
corpus for th two Spaugh brothers. The
writ was refrred.
AMtKD FOR WRIT BRFORE
LKARSJISJO OF ASAt I.T.
Judge -Frazler says that he had not
learned of the nttack on th jail when
he filed application fur the writ, but that
soon after the writ was denied he was
Informed of the assault.
He says he then telephoned to Rorernor
Folk and told Mm of the- affair. Gov
ernor Folk then sant the message to Sher
iff Marshall which commanded him to
take the Spaughs to St. Iaals for safe
keeping. PRIMMER .aaaGa
TO CEIX 11 FOIR COIRTS.
Jailer James I- Dawson remained on du
ly to receive the prisoners fmm Sheriff
Marshall, and on their arlral at Ihe Four
Court" assigned them to cell No. 15. which
both will occupy until the Jailer has mad-.-changes
that will enable him to separate
them.
Cell Nix. 33 has been vacant for more
than a week. It was last occupied bv
Cleorge II. Jobr. who . sentenced to
the Penitentiary for bigamy, after Alary
Kuslc. whom he persuaded Into a rrock
marrlage. bail secured his conviction.
Theiell ! In the third section and is re
garded a among th- mwi secure in the
Jail. No attempt to break In or out or it
tould succeed, acfiirding to lximsmi.
Jailer luvuii notme.l Dt-otor Huni
phtev nt the Dispensary to be on hand
when the two prltir.ers re.ichel the Jail.
hi that metllcal services could b renderetl
in case- their Journey had made it necessary-
Jailer lason says lie expects no trou
ble from the nwiughs ttr their friends. The
mMMIng nr.d discipline are tot!i better and
more dejieiidnble now. he say.s. than when
Kudolpli got alKiy two vcars ago.
ROTH I. T.TK F
TKRROR AI.1. AV.
Both the Spaughs were In n state of ter
ror all day. They knew that efforts had
been made by their attorneys to urge fl;v
ernor Folk to order their removal. As the
day wore away, however, and there waa
.... t,.. .tl. brothers lost their nefVe
and prepared for tfc" mob anil lh" lynch.
inc, wnicn iney u"" "- ,"' ' ' ,-" A. ..
tain wouil be their p-'ftlon should thej
sis-nd ant!h-r night In th" Irontou Jail.
It wan alill" they were In this condition
of mind that thoughts of religion entered
Ihe minds of Isjth. and th Keverend
Father Dalton of th" I'rsullnn Academy
at ArcadU vr:ts summoned and visited the
Ji.ll In the iilt-riioon.
Both Kill and Arthur profsetl religion
and were bapttxt-1 into the Catholic
Clmrcli by Father Ilalton.
Sfcortlv altt-rward ft." lelrgram arrlvetl
from tlovcrr.tr Fmk iKmanllng th re
moval of the prisoner if. St. laoul, for
safekeeping and the spirits of the two
arose at once. 1(111 arose from hi cot and
drersetl hlmfelf cnrtlully and prepared for
the trip. Arthur was loo Nniiul.- wour.d
el !o get up.
At ocle-k a sprlrg wagon was drrvrn
tip In front of the ,jail. .Arthur was
trought out on a cot. groaning, but hold
ir.s tightly to the butt of a cigarette. The
cot was lifted into the back end or the
H?li""app.-red limping and atar-d out
doors to See if thrr -''?.!"?
morements in the crowd. Heln nothing
tllreaSning. he stumbl'd out to th" wagon
and was helped In by County Clerk
UTh-re were a half hundred persons gath
ered aut the front of the Jail and most
of - followed the prisoner- as tr trip
was' slowly made to h" depot a half rn.l
awty". Sheriff Marshall and his d'l-uties
walking closely behind the wagon.
TRAIX TMRrB MOt R I.TB
CRMO fitTHCRRD.
At th depot it was four.d that th" train
was t! re- hours late and all cf the time
th" Spaughn laid alongxlde th tracks on
the co surrounded by a big crowd of
ciriou- persons. Arthur groaned with
rain m'j-t of the tint", but scarcely a
iFunt wa. emitted by Bill. There iji.
attempt at disturbance cr trouble by the
throng, which numbered about . They
crowded clcs-lr about th ccts and stared
at the former desperadoes, hut no vlolence
was cttentTted. A BIMe which Was laid
on Arthur's cot was untouched until after
tie' train had started.
The train arrived at o'clock and th
cots were lifted Into Ike briaataare-car
mntnost lnclder.1. Sheriff Marshall and
Special Deputies VNelll and Marsha-!
Stood guanTorer the Prt"r. iwJ
entire trln to St. laoua. Judge Fraxler.
oni of thlr attorneys, also rode on t he
ca7. At De Soto they -.ere Joined bj-John
J WUaarn, of St. Umts. aretler ,-jfth
aibirneya. JudsT JUswrs of vro
wsTateTon thdTtralB for a fxt of tk
tttR stIlss. asaiVaa there wasa'saoad'of
efc w-. - r-. u. ,t. mSmmm
aaUcBBt aa) aaaci vo ircci.w w
clans. She will also sjtas; ft Carrmttnm
from 'the "Daughter of the Regiment,' and
a new composition. "In the Beautiful
Month of May-"
Mme. Acton-Harker will alas Ia Mar
seillaise." William Jennlnna Bryan sDI delrrer aa -ddres..
Mr. Bryan will speak at SJfc ottj
account of other important engaaetBanta. '
WILL AFP1.T FOR 4
HBE.5 COHPlsl TO-BAT.
4 John J. Williams or St. Louis, who
d Is one of the attorney for the 4
d 'Spaughs. raid at Z o'clock this 4
4 morning; at the Four Courts that ho 4
4 would apeiiy for a writ of ha bra 4
4 corpus to-day for the prisoners.
d "We shall apply for a habeas- 4
corpus writ before the St. Douts 4
4 Court of Appeals, probably beforo 4
4 Judge Bland, the Presiding Justice, 4
We are prepared to furnish bond In 4
4 the sum of J1R.00O for each of ihe 4
4 prlfoners. and shall st state to trie 4
court."
an.l to guard ngalnt any attempt at es
cape or rM-ue. Sergi-ant Huffman of tha
Central District was in command of Ia
trolmen Duffey. Schmolinsky. Troct. Can
lilllon. Walsh and Ftilby.
Bill whs able to walk after being- taken
from the car. He walked out to the Mid
wav with the policemen. Arthur's cot was
carried, but he was able to coolly roll a
cigarette, and be smoked continuously all
the way to the Four Courts.
Not more than IS persons had gathered
at the gates. The prisoners! were taken
at once to the Four Courts and wefts
turned over to Jailer Dawson.
On the train both brothers talked freely
and told of the battle which had been
fought In the Jail.
ARTIU'R IAI .H TRIXW
OF BVTT1.K IX TIIK JAIL.
"It was'a btlle from the time that tha
mob entered the Jail." said Arthur
Spaugh. "The first we heard was the un
locking of the doors. There were about
ttacrttv--rive in the crowd and they cam"
right f our tell. All of them were masked.
but I and Hill lecognixeti preuy.iie.ai
everjone of them. I don't want lontTrii
who those fellows were and 1 will ndi un
til I am safely inside the St. latuis tail.
We recognised all of them though"
"Thev unlocked the celt door. Hill and I
were lh the Kime tell. JuM. as Ihe door
was o.ened. I hit on" cf tliem with a bd
slat lie went to the floor ond I believe
I nearlv- killed Mm. Hoth f " began
lighting". We had to fight for our live
ami we knew it. We had planm-d Just
what w. would do If they tried to get us
snd we followed the plans we had made.
"Thev had a lantern, but this wns blown
out when the le-ider was hit with the bed
t. tv- hn! th" rtdvantaae of them be
cause we could see them, but they couldn't
see us. We were fighting gcou ana ram
at d got some of them pretty badly.
"Then they began to shoot- They tiad
nlstols. rifles and shotguns. Wa nodged
back Into the celt and they must hava
find flftv times in all. stood up
against the back of the cell with our
back- to th" door. They mu-t hava
thought we would lay down, and that is
the reason we were shot In th leg.
Nelther on- of us know exactly how
many times we were rhot. I know tnai
I am alimt all In. ,...,
"When th" shooting had ,Mimtll
I heard one of them say. 'Well. !"
awar before Marshall gets restless.
Then they started t go. Anotner aaia.
'I gus thev are done for now.'
"after awhile, about five mlnutea. wsa
called for Marshall and h ram In ana
hrmisht us water and actors.
"We had a tip that last night aravgtna)
nlr.ht set for tb lynching and wa ssera
nadv for them." .
Thl storv whs substantially repearaa or
Bltl glugh.
LIGHTNING STRIKES TEW.
All Had Snjht ShHter Under
Tre' in Brooklyn Park.
New York. July a Ten person wera
proxtrateil and rendered unconscious to
day by a stroke of lightning In PiTaayeet
Park. Brooklyn. Th tennis lasm was
crowded wMh players when a suddan
thunderstorm drove ail to shelter.
John Iwls. Ms wife and two children
and James Halthwalt and flva ajinbrs)
of his family found -pridertlafj from tha
rain tinder a great elm. one of tha oldest
and flr.est In the park.
Thy had scarcely done so when a. bait
struck the tree, splitting the trunk dsam
to the roots and hurling those beneath It
lo the grjun I. wherS thr lay motionless
and apparently dead.
Th" t-cta-!e caused a panic among thy
hundred, of persons huddled there and
under other tree, and regardless of tor
rents of rain, all fled toward tha nearest
exits from the park.
Ambulances wit- soon on the spot, anl
the Injured pemr.s wet" restored to con
sciousness, rme of them proved to hav
been verI burned, and all wtr found
to Ie suffering greatly from th eSect
o th shock. Two of. tha .Injured were
tbte to go to their bosses, sad the others
were taken t tha hfspifst
All of tfcejn are etpected to recover.
FaMtr Tlliae Can
RKrX'BfJC iPECIAU
Taylorrllle. 111.. July .-A metlnaT of
the independent telephone coeipanana of
Christian County was held hera to-aav
and it was decided to sserga adl tko 3oaa
sanles Into one. The sargr teelvsto ag.
changes at Taylerral. MotiaoaxiSa, aW4sw
iBStOB and EdaaVaaaTS,
attaaka a ccavaw
V,
. -,. .j-s..cv3: f.
L? r-rie4sa2s
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