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AfiUKKB WEEKLY UEFLECTOR, AJBILKNSS, KANSAS, MARCH SI, 1910.
A BOY CONFESSED
TO STRANGE CRIME
Murdered Old Grey Haired Man for
Money.
THEN CASHED A $615 CHECK
Th Boy I 18 Years Old and Tell.
How H Killed the Lonely
Man With a
1 Hammer.
Carrollton, Mo., Mar. 30. Wa It
Arthur Wooden' eagerness to marry
hat prompted him to murder George
W. Bmlth In hi lonely cabin In the
wooda laat Friday night? Wooden li
II yeara old. He has confessed that
ta had beat the old men to death with
at hammer In order to take from him
1616 check. More than a year ago
Wooden left hie father'! farm and
alio then he haa "hired out" to other
a...a rnnnri the neighborhood.
farm hand fa doing well If he makes
411 a month, board ana a piace '
-Bleep. , .
Lately Wooden haa been employed
ty John Mllea, a farmer, living a half
n. j... th road from the Smith
oaature gate. Through this gate two
wheel-tracks wind acroii the pasture
tha Itttl nno- roomed log cabin back
th. t,Mi where, alnce the
UJVUf L" . . . -, '
. . 4 vi. ...I flua vMira lf& Geo
W. Smith, TO yeara old, white haired
and bearded, had lived aione.
t .m nw tn hrlne- my girl In and
get married," Wooden told a clerk In
... k.w York Store here Saturday
morning as he sized up the fit of a new
J a,i.t fcafnrA a mirror.
Wooden had come to town that
i. .i s.a.heit a sei 5 check. It
aiviiuwf) " -
..Hnn hich led to his arrest.
ti w Bmlrti was found dead
In hli bed in hla cabin. Hla throat
had been cut and hia skull fractured
In three places. Several daya before
(tmllh had sold a lot of mules and had
received In payment a check for 616.
The check could not be found In the
kit.
"I killed old man Smith," Wooden
nM th nresecutor. "I did It by my
..w and fnr that 1615 check. .Last
t mat Smith an the road
lUUlsuaj -' -
.. v. h.j mM the mules. He show
... th. h!k. It would take me
many yeara to save 615. I think 1
. could save It. Last Friday night
m i.k uiw home, where I was work
hf lint after dark. 1 took with me a
fcammer.
BLACKMAR WOULD STOP STRIKES
Professor of Sociology at Kansas Unl
verelty Wants the Publle Pro
tected by Law.
Topoaa, Mar. 80. F. W. Blackmar,
jrofeuor of aoclology at Kanaai unl
yerslty, haa started an agitation for a
tow to prevent atrlkea. The threaten
ed coal atrlka on April 1 neit has
caused him to get busy.
la anticipation of the strike, the rail
road are piling up coal along their
tracks and Industrial enterprises are
laying In extra auppllea. It la pre
dicted by coal men that many factories
-will have to close down for lack of
a.i
Prof. Blackmar cannot hope to In- J
floenco the unpenning in j
agHatlon, but he wanta o get the mat
ter started ao that the Kansaa legisla
ture next winter will pass some kind
t a law on the aubject Later he will
carry hla fight to congress
A SCHOOL: FOR SUFFRAGETTES
It Is to be Established at Los Angeles
and will Teach History of the
' Movement
Los Angeles, Mar. 30. A school for
araffragettea will be established accord
lag to Mrs. Mary A. English, a grad
uate of the University of California, In
structor in science at the Loa Angelea
Normal echool and prealdent of the
local suffragist league. The general
course at the new school will Include
Bve branches of Instruction: History
ef the suffragist movement, econo
mics of suffrage, from a- woman's
standpoint, evolution of the legal
autns of women, biology of suffrage
ai affecting women, and professions as
social and Industrial factors.
NICARAGUANS SEIZE SCHOONERS
They longd to Americana tut
Were Taken In th Name of Con
etltutlenal Government
' BlueSelds, Mar. Jl Th American
choosers Lark and Esfuerae have
keea awlsed by Emlgue Esploosa,
aretfeer of Rodelfe Esplnota, former
Nicaragua minister to the United
tat. Tier were salted la the same
t th eoastltatleaal government, tak
M y QicytowB aad turned ever to U
troea President Madrli to be sd
ea traMporta. The ttreagth of Madrls
t Greyttirn la about 1000 men.
Th owners ef the vessel protested
to the American consul against the
aeti aad k notified th eoaaund
r-t t taaboat Paducah, which aail
4 imotrlr tor Orvytowa to wear
the jale) of thf chooaer. Th Pa
docah, however, returned her without
th Lark aad Eafuena, having receiv
ed tost rucUoa fe Rear Admiral
JC'nll that if 'V were dying a for
sr j hr w sot t b tatM
rd wtlh,. (i; V
6REAT DUST STORri KANSAS
WORST
IN YEARS IN CENTRAL
PART OP STATE.
Little Rain Fell and Continued ory
Windy Weather Seriously Afreets
the Wheat Crop.
Mar. 30. It haa beea
years since central and western Kan
sas haa known a wind ana sammurui
such as the present Unfortunately
no rain fell. Railroad trains nave been
delayed from three to five nours aim
onmmunlcatton by telephone and tele
graph haa been cirt off. The tempera-
ture Is falling and as fruit trees mo
full bloom fears are entertained tor
th fruit crop. The sky haa been hazy
the greater part of the day irom ."
dust and sand In the air and the wheat
h. i miiv sections have been cov
ered with a coating of Band. Several
prairie fires have started In as many
localities, but the wqrst was nuum u.
rni. Th. effnrta of several hundred
people were required to prevent the
flames from getting Into me lown.
, i ..h nf Kills waa burned
and a great deal of hay and other feed
has been destroyed as wen as un
fencing.
u..i..iinn Kn . Mar. 30. A five
i.. rirautih was broken here by a
slight shower which scarcely laid the
dust. High winds have been blowing
the tost four days, drying out the aur
face of the ground. Plowing Is not yet
hampered for lack or moiseure.
41.11-.,. ir.r, Mar. SO A hiKh SOUth
wind continuing for the last two days
haa been dangerouB to wheat, already
badly hurt.
RENEW BANK GUARANTY FIGHT
1
Attorney General Jockson Has Served
Notice That He win ask auprcm.
Court for Judgment.
n...i,. M.r so The admlnistra-
Hon will renew lt fight for bank guar
iintv now defunct, In the supreme
lauraa. -
court next week. Attorney General
Jackson has served notice on ine u
..j.t K.nv. that nn Anrll 7 he will
ask the supreme court for Judgment
on the pleadings againsi nan vuu.
t v rmllev and State Treaa-
IIIISOIIIIJCI .
urer Mark Tulley to compel them to
enforce the law.
As an offset to this J. E. Heasln of
Manhattan, attorney for the banks, has
served notice on Dolley and Tulley
that on April he will take their oral
testimony before the supreme court
This is an unusual proceeding. The
supreme court rarely ever heara oral
testimony. ...e attorney general has
t- u.a.in tn nresent the
testimony In the form of depositions
or affldavlte, hut has reoeivea no repu
It Is doubtful If the supreme court will
listen to oral testimony. It may ap
point a special master to take It.
TOTAL PROHIBITION IS COMING
Qov. Stubb Think That In Tn Vr
It Will Be Universally
, Adopted.
Topeka, Mar. 30. Gov. Stubb ex
pect to see prohibition throughout the
country within the next ten years. He
returned from Chicago where he made
three or four prohibition peeches Sat
urday and Monday.
"Total prohibition I coming and It
i. ...In. ranlrilv." th KOVemOr ld.
"Two yeara ago prohibition In Chicago
would have been dreamed of. Chi-
.... hia no nmhlhltlon DOW. but It 1
my opinion that It will have within a
year. I waa tola oy miaou mu,
. mnA nrnfsGlnnal men. that the
Btl. p.w.w"
prohibition lesu would hav carried
had th election been allowed to pro
ceed. A It la I tntnic proamnion n
but been delayed a year In Chicago."
SENATOR ALLDS FOUND GUILTY
Charge Prfrrd by Cngr Against
New York Leoieiaior unm
Allda Reelgned Before Verdict.
Albany, N. Y Mar. SOj-SUte Sena
tor Jotham P. Allda of Chenango coun
ty was found guilty by a vote of 40
. in. in th senate of accepting a
11,000 bribe from the bridge interests
In 1901. The verdict ioiiowea nis
resignation from the senate and marks
th end ot th hearing of the charge,
preferred by Benator Benjamin Conger
which haa extended over seven weeka,
revealing many sidelight ot a etart
ling character on the condition la th
legislature Bin jean agp. 1
AEROPLANES TO RACE AUTOS
At the Memphis Aviation Meet Several
Unusual Feature Will b
Introduced.
u.mnhia Mar. II. An avlatloa
meet, haa been arranged for April t, T,
I and t her, at which Olenn Curtis,
kl. ...Uf.nl rh.rla Hamilton, and
Charle Wlllard will be the principal
operator of aeroplane. Th aviator
hav promised nuyu enaouu
records for height and distance. Only
kavlr-thaa-tr machine will be
eligible.
la addlUoa to the aeropiaa racee
there will be race betwee the lying
aurktna and automobile and between
aeraplane and ayiprcycl.
nlaaJaa Wreck ah OH Cam.
4fs.fn nv liar, to Ta aa laokttad
Mctloa ot the Klefer oU tld a chart
of nitroglycerin forced iross aa ell well
by fa preasar plodd npoa naek
lag the aarface. Tk nplnkn el
a wagon load of explosive ar th
weU. Thra koreee were killed aad
lr destroyed tare sil dsrrtcta.
THE RIVER BILL
I'dllS ffi LIE
Senator Burton Could Not Block the
Projecti
MAY USE MONEY RIGHT AWAY
The Senate Committee Favorably Re
ported th l,vUO,UUU Appropriation
for Missouri River Im
provement. ur..Minn Mar. SO. The senate
committee on commerce voted to re
hvnnhtv itit aectlon of the river
and harbor hill which provides for the
appropriation oi i,uuv,uuu xur uio
rival- Th mfflWT IB tO OB USed
for Improvement between Kansas
City ana toe moutn oi iu mw.
'i n. m.ttr hmi heen a cause ot anx
iety to the Missouri senators because
of th opposition of senator uuruw oi
the. 4tm W&B reached
ipere wm very llttto discussion. Sen
ator Stone, wno 19 a memoir vi
Uln .gbai an ATDrARRiOIl Of tfa6
UUlIIUiit-iceJaf . "
committee as to whether It regarded
the appropriation as meaning mai pan
of the money could be used thla sum
mer to keep the channel clear and aid
navigation as well as tor permanent
betterments. The committee held that
to use part of the money to clear the
.fc.nnal anil IcAen It Clear WOUld t a
proper use under the terms of the bill.
MaJ. James B. gavanaugn, one oi iuc
in th war denartment. who
probably will have charge of the work,
aald his advice would be to oreuge mm
null snags this summer and keep the
channel clear.
Senator Burton expressed his owec
th nnnmnrlatlon briefly, but
the committee voted to let the section
stand exactly as 1f came irom .tn
house.
PRAIRIE FIRES IN RAWLINS
Western Kansaa County Suffers
Heavy Los When Flme Swept
Across 15 Miles.
im.i iron Mar. 30. Prarl fires
which swept over the south part of
Rawlins county, through Grant, plin
ton, Arbor, Atwood and Union town
ships were the worst In years. Barns,
feed and pasture to tne amount m iui
1., ft fntallv destroyed.
The' Are aouth of Atwood started
from a atraw pile on Dave Mahorney
ni in nrant townahlo. and destroy-
-j . ...vi. mi nurture of Swan An
derson's, Ray wesmng aiwoie
fi nttn Mothersheod's leea ana
v m. Morran's feed and past
ure, and muon otner property, which
i... nn v.f tun renorted.
The Are east of town started on the
Tom Qllmore place four and one-half
ii.. .yitithaaat nreaumablr from the
chimney, which Ignited Mr. Ollmore'a
eow atahle, which in turn ignueu m
buffalo grass fully 100 yard from the
stable. This Are oerore oing controll
ed, burned for 15 miles.
TELLS STORY OF BALLINGER
Collier's Article Seriously Reflect on
HI Professional conouci vvnn
an Attorney.
v,. v.i, u.. 90 rtnlllNr'e In the
.C W ivift, -
nuMnt Issue continues its crusad
against owcretaij w
.--a . . - K. Tnt.rlnr n.l.
llnger with an article entitled "Bal-
linger snysier, in wm;u . r. w- ;aTS mis Nettie iiuuson uwu holtterers poiisn mruiium, v
nolly tells a story that on the face ofi epranK from the speeding train to ti rog. expert critically examine rug
.4 a.-.. . u. nalltnffar'a nrofeft-'.L. .... ah. w..la nn Inlnrles .imataa ae to their value.
It ci'DviB uu "
sional conduot when he was practl-
clng law In 'Port Townsend, Wash.
Th atory concerns Bellinger a reia-
tlons with the Scandinavian-American
bank and the ahlpbulldlng firm of
Heckman t Hanon, ana teno ioAi fluCIiy possible amoniancea
show that Balllnger, after acting as'Bere ,ummoned and the Injured sent
nun IUOV ja. . f
attorney for Heckman ft Hanson and
acquiring a knowledge of tneir dui
ness affair, accepted antagonistic em
ployment from the bank. The matter
resulted In two attempt to have Bat
linger and other lawyer disbarred,
which failed.
BACK TO mW NEXT MONDAY
lympathy Strike In Philadelphia Will
End at That Tim It I -Thought.
Phti.Jolnhla Pa.. Mar. 26. Antici
pating tbat th Central Labor union at
II. t maatlnw Sundar will call oft
officially th sympathy tr!k which
ha been In effect here ror uree
weeks, nnloa worker In molt ot th
trade stHI effected by the gnral
ttrlk arranged to reaume worg oa
unj Tha eommlttee of ten which
ka bad charge of th general etrlk
t th execuUve coanaiHee er ue
.Mlln. rannaa mA dlactuaed ulaBS
for th eoatlonatloa ef th earaaea'
strike. It wiH report to tne ceatrmi
ijh. nnlnj. nn fliindar. whB It IS
thought all th ynpthtte trlkr
will be ordered be t wora ana nr
aeatsed to render Bnanclal assist-
sac to h carmen.
a lu far Moeeevelt Pellet.
Waaalastoa. Mar. 10. Senator
hanKarlaJn nf OlWatm. PaklBC I
the esat IB lopport of th bill to
feveat th pretldeat wr.a siaioior
wiituiraw land from pobrlc
tomala to protect natural roree.
sad strong pie iw ko
at the Roosevelt-Oartleld Plncaot !a
lor coEserraUoa.
THE SEASON. OF
After a Day of Nerve-Racklng Toll.
ON SIEEP INCLINE
Kansas City's Ancient Cable Line
the Scene.
ELEVEN PERSONS INJURED
Car Filled With Girls nd Women
Dashed Into Derailed Train Dur-
ing the Morning
Rush.
Kn CAtv. Mar. 30. Eleven per
sons were Injured and many others
sons were injureu auu mauj vlw.. i
had a narrow escape in a collision be-
. li . . V. .. ....,1
tween two came caia uu uiu ."v.u.
Twelfth street incline, whlcn, In time
x , i V. rt niimTAIIB
JHIHI, I1BS UCVU tllO bi-v.id v
accidents and loss of life. I
A grlpman, Byron R. Rooka, Is blam-1
ed for the accident. The car of which
.- j !
he was in cnarge aasaeu uuwu
Incline and collided with the trailer
nf the preceding train which had loft
the tracks. The Incline Is equippea
with block aignals and It Is declared
.. . .. .. i ot.Anttnn :
mat li tee gnpmu .u h,u
to theIgnel he could have stopped his
train and avoided the collision.
Both train were crowded with pas-
senger on their way to tne west
bottom. When the forward train leu
. V. . .
GARS ARE
WRECKED
the tracks near tne doiiodi m m iu- paintings irom m iiuuo
cllne, most of the passengers alighted (jji.john Hall, where they will be ex
' . a- .v. .... , tniatf Th fnrnl-
Etno waiKwi w mo Biicck.
. . . . . ! .t
Notwlthstanaing me dioch nii.a.
the car following. In charge of Grip-
n u. Jnmrn th viaduct
U1IU1 iwvaa, vuic vm
at a good rate of speed. When the
paes.nger saw th danger wey
sprang to their feet and called 10 ine
grlpman to stop tne train, ne ii auuvai-
ly released the grip and put on the
. . .i . i tttmAA to wnrli. i
oraae. me orac
With ehrleks of fear the passengers
on the grip car aw the train daah j
. ... v.. . k.A hm train at 1
i auwu uio II
,v. winm
sown inc inciiuc "
tYmv hai-am ninlc stricken and sev-
women attempted to leap from the
r vittuuvt. oust ' ' '
hOy0n4 cttt 0n her hands and. legs.
I Wuen at cMe traln struck the car
!n front all of the passenger were
,ttnajng. They were hurled from the
,ar u though shot from a catapult.
TbU steep incline, tuwaja m'
to life at Test, nd tfce onlf direst line
a v.gm- Mil thm Ktnr.lc
10 XllO WOt UULbUUiB
. ... sKn TiAr1vvfstr1
T&raS TOr JVi um " o"
antll it is in stale of dilapidation and
. ' irv . .atait Ave It are
lecay. ira r " - ,
. 4. IV. ..!.. 4
5f the oldet Style, worn a uio i'" WDeB tn iurniima, r- -
f wreckage and yet thi line carries haT, been disposed of the mansion It-
. . J.n Anmn .. ... l tJ t nf'Hnn. RV th
nouaauua m i.o.cb-.- -
.v,. tn work. How sen-
n acldent have been averted o
long Is a mystery.
- .
SNOW STORM STRIKES DENVER
ateempanled- by Heavy "Wine n
Caueed Great Lew In Inter-Moun-
tain District
rw444 Uar. SO Snow, accoat-
t.w lun wind. ahnot bill
iard. It reported throughout th Inter
Mimtala district wire commnnwa
ttw is Interrupted aad trail aarrlc
'eJered. . .
The etona waa particularly ony
latrao lav th Oreat Bait Lake valley
tad th Valla eat ef oa the TJaloa
raelAe, which ar reported to hare
rafered Brace, damage.
Many Colorado polaU ar laolatad
a a mult of the Mom aad It I fear-
A laat tna emi aajnat Will b heavy
Ike storm following SI day of contlau-
ea aaahlB.
.yum fiuard Chartewtotv
Charlestoa. W. Va, Mar. K. Mount
hoiaalen a. th. moK ef the , hlm.e f Th old
whlch destroy -or. than W eo-ejba. ... . M lied b l It. T
k der th. guard of . u.U
.nMi.r ara itribauni uni
rplia '
INCONSISTENCY.
A Coxy Evening In th. Flat
IS
Beautiful Yerkes Collection is Being
Sold.
THE HOME ITSELF WILL GO
Four Year Ago th Traction Magnate
Left Hi Widow incom rrom
$4,000,000 and a
Mansion.
jew ioi,
Yerkes, the traction promoter of CM-
. . T 1 . wh.n 1A AtA
New York, Mar. 25. Charle T.
(ago ana "
tDOUt four years ago, believed he left
, t nAn.n.4.Klv nrnvMH ffir. Hfi
HIS W11W tUUlluiwu'J I" " '
arranged she shoulu have the Interest
anBuaily on about 4,000,00 ana me
mansion in Fifth avenue and Blxty-
. .. l . . .,ia.unl nnl.
eiahth street, wim n uisuu'-" w.
)e,Uon 0 paintings, rugs and brie
Dr,c f0r UB during her life. Mra.
M,ry Adelaide Yerke, tne wioow,
ltlll lg uvins mid a part of th
. : v., V. V. hnahnnri left
spienaur.iu wuivm h -
wllen De died. But th nalnting
hav been stripped from th art gal-
lery adjoining the mansion and from
tBe room, f the house uaeii.
Wagon after wagon nas cumra m
. . . V n 4A UAH.
niDiiea ucsiuim t-w j . .
, , w.nalrafl
ture in tn nouse 'uiu
'and tagged for sale at public auction.
- n.ln.l.a Mlllxctlon1 Of 40
.111 aviwiua "
'rug, wbl,b yerke acquired at 'enor-
mou, expense i careiuuy prewrT.o
ndw )ock and key, put man
gems wnicn ne pickou im
ne decorated his home are being tag-
. Ura Varkea-own
icq ior mi. .-.
ir has been visited by agent of
tn recetver with tag and article
.... it ..1a
maraea tur nutiwu
While this work. I going on Mr.
Yerke I a wltne of It all. Dally fof
the lut (,w weeks she has seen up-
th laat few weeks he nas seen uf-
aiiu uianv -
Sn. na watched agent of the receive
r bu.ly tag article and make them
rell(ly Ior the sale, wnii
fariy wen provided with money, yet
lh (, forced to witness the falling
away ot one of the nneai private
eoiijctiona In the country. The paint-
S,0tK),ovu, naum i
'fJ4 to tie fretert U My indlvW-
i. i..i.niii In a..i wo rid. At the
UJU flWUBCUvns "
L..i K n MrL Tfirket DM
DIWUUI F
remined ta the mansion.
. mi- . ..t n anon, because
boo, .
' . - .. m anil n.lntlH.1
va.t " -
.-..tain. nt the will Mrs. Yerke was
t0 have he ne ot the home for th
remainder ol oer me.
1 m .v. .in msi. ef course. Is
.wniacra " ' -
bric-a-brae and mc U being made to
M, S debt against
DAIRY LECTURE TOUR PLANNED
Frmr In th Oark South ef Spring,
Held, Ma, tm mm
Modern Metheea.
Columbia, Mo., Mar. S A dairy
lecture tour la being arranged by Dr.
W. P. Cutler, etat feed, dairy aad
drug commissi on r. aad John H. Cur
ran, stat immigration commlaaloaer.
, ... auwiara eaathoda of dairy
. , m w. dm. Tha toor will
xamuia -4.
beevtf th St Loon Sa Fraaclee
raflroad soutn rroa sprragnaa..
probably will be made the rt week
la apni. ,
..-.Mu-th Man kulcW.
. l-Z..-..ia sr.n. Mar. it. Job
l "'Z ha. bee. despoa
t
"
SPLENDOR
DRIFTING
AWAY
RAILROAD DILL IS
NFXT RIG PROBLEM
Senators Show no Desire to Rush
'. Legislation.
A QUESTION OF AMENDMENTS
Th Bill Will Not Pax 8nt aa It
Come From the Houe Anotner
. . Month' ef ' . j
Talk.
w..hinirtnn. Mar. 28. The presi
dent' program In the senate la having
a rough time, a epiru oi procraeuuw
Hon seem to have taken possession of
senators. For two week now ther
apparently has been no desire to push
things. Senator Elkini has chafed ai
der a restraint that Irritates both
president and the organization lead
ers. There, however, le little danger
but that this program will be carried
out In the end, and many senator
hope that with the Easter holiday out
of the way the members will buckle
down' to work with a determination to
get through and back home.
The pending railroad bill constitute
the biggest problem in the legislation
of 'both houses. In the house the ad
ministration bill has been amended
out of all semblance to the measure
introduced by Mr. Towneend. The fight
to pull the measure through that body
wilt be conducted by Chairman Mann,
whOBe amendments agreed to In com
mittee, have struck at section the
president considers most vital and im
portant. In the senate the bill waa
reported as the president want it and
the fight there will be to amend It to
make It correspond In some measure
to the provisions agreed upon In com
mittee in the house.
Jt Is extremely doubtful If the bill
aa reported can ODiain enough uv
the senate to put it through. Amend
ments must be agreed to. The only
question with Senators Aldrich, and
Elklns is what and how many amend
ments they must concede. Senator
Elklns, chairman of the committee and
Senator Crane, Mr. Aldrlch's "whip"
put In two hours with a roll of the sen
ate figuring out just how the probable
vote would siana on ine variuu im
portant amendments, submitted by
nnmmin. rMmVh Nlaon and other in
surgent senators. It 1 understood that
the organixatlon leaders are preparea ,
to go far in .the way of compromise.
They draw the line, however, at the
Cummins proposition that the commis
sion must give . its approval to all
traffic agreements before they go Into
effect. Tnls provision ana uie aecuuo
permitting the merger of roads that
hold 60 per cent of the stock of a com
peting line or under long lease to com
plete auch merger are the two point
on which the organisation iroutua
will make their stand. They may give
wav on anything else but absolutely
nothing on these two.
In order to hasten Anal action,
...ijaui. nnt mnsldered desirable
may be accepted and then thrown Out
In conference. Senator ciapp sug
gested that this policy might be pur-
sued but asserted mai mesa -ment
would be watched. If the ques
tion upon which the senate went oa
record were stricken from the bill In
conference the whole fight would be
renewed over the adoption oi me con
tMinrt Mn nne Is 111 titled yet
In predicting when th debate over th
railroad bill will close. It look like
anotner monta ui wi. - -UJ--.
4 ... .Mnnl .Tuna fid. a VlCO-
. v. i 4.11. t. aAinnnb
Fresldent Sherman predicted at the
White house, the brakes win nav w
ha ramoTed from tne legisianvw
wheel and more speed put on. ,
FOREST FIRES IN MISSOURI
In the Southern Part of the State BOr
000 Acre Hv Airaoy aieen
Destroyed.
v.w.rann r.HT. Mar. 28. Destructive
foreat Bras are raging in Stone, Taney.
Ozark and Christian counties, and
Tv- TT PilV-an .1.4 a ImmlKTatloD
..Uli.1 4i. viu.. .
commissioner, who visited the cene ot
th conflagration. Informed Got. Had
ley that thousands of acre ot valuable
timber have already been aeiroya.
Mr. Curran mays that at thl time It
I Impossible to obtain estimates of
the number of acre burned or the
lone. -
tum mrninna-Ml ilrw and warm weath
er 1 responsible. Several can are
given for the .origin ot the fire, th
chief one being spark from passing
railroad engine.
BRIDE AND GROOM DEAD IN PARK
Dm Meinee Ceuele Went ea Moonlight
pienle ana commina
Dm Motnea, 1 Mar. It Lylag tide
by aid, th. bodle ef Mr. and Mra.
Harrr Deugla McDonald M cueaco.
krlt. aad grooia of lx weeks, were
fenad cold U deata ta twantaaqua
para, at raIrBUL
Taay weat alone oa s nooniig.1 pie
alo and whea Uey did aot retura the
rid.', parent snarted a search for
the. Kvldaatly McDoaald bad kSktd
hi brld aad himaelf, bat Be
taows the cans.
u ta th ead of a roiaaaUe aarriag
tad coartahlp. Th brie tw Boataa
ago waa stadylag to be B trained aura
la' St L.k.'. aptul, CVeago. Mo-
L, .a, . lawyer.