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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-09
A BOYS FATAL SHOT.
Fires a Rifle Into a House Con
tanning Dynamite.
It Explodes and Five People
Are Killed.
ARE BADLY MANGLED
Bodies Torn to Pieces and House
Splintered.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Sept. "a
frightful accident resulting in the death
of five persons, occurred yesterday at
Specht's Ferry, small station on the
Milwaukee road, twelve miles from
Dubuque. A. Kirschner of Fountain
City has the contract of putting wing
dams in the river, and has large force
of men employed. These men boarded
in large shanty run by Edward Lat
shaw, whose home was in Victory,
Wis. Yesterday morning Foreman G.
II. Owens was passing the building,
when he noticed one. of the Latshaw
boys firing a rifle near the house,
which was raised near the ground, and
under it l 200 pounds of dynamite were
stored Owens pointed out the danger
OF an explosion and the lad promised
to stop firing the gun. Owens passed
along and had gone about fifty feet
when the gun was again fired and an
explosion of dynamite followed. There
were seven persons in the building,
which was blown to atoms. OF tue
seven, four were killed, also the boy
outside, who fired the fatal shot.
The killed are: Edward Latshaw,
Charity Latshaw, his wife; Ray Lat
shaw his son, aged II; Mat Latshaw,
his son, aged s; Hans Bjornsten, the
latter of La Crosse.
Mabel Latshaw, aged Is, had her
skull fractured. Mat Faber, of Wa
basha, suffered severe contusions. Ed
Bench of Lansing had his eye blown
out and sustained other severe in
juries. A little girl, aged 5, standing
outside, had her clothing entirely
stripped from her, but was not in
jured.
The force of the explosion tore a
hole fifteen feet deep in the solid rock,
wrecked the building above it and
damaged nearly every other building
in the place. The mother, two daugh-
ters and a younger son were found in
the wrecked house. The baby girl
was lying across her mothers dead
and mutilated body, crying piteously
for her Latshaw's body was found
| 200 yards away, his head partly buried
in the earth. The boy who did the
! shooting was thrown over the tops
| of high trees, falling to the earth
a shapeless, unacceptable mass. Hans
Bjornsten's body was found hundred
feet from the building, every bone
broken and his body bruised and
blackened. 99The mothers head was
crushed to jelly, while her body bore
no marks of the terrific explosion. In
| Specht's hotel every window was shat
tered and the building otherwise dam
aged. The side of the warehouse
caved in and a smaller building near
it was unroofed. Barges moored on
the opposite side of the river were so
much damaged by the conclusion that
it is feared that they may sink. The
hamlet has the appearance of being
| swept by cyclone, there being scarce
ly a sound building left. The noise of
the explosion was heard at Plattevillc,
| Wis., ten miles aWaV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-09

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-The pension
appeal of John Godfrey has been re-
jected by Secretary Reynolds. God
frey served in Company F, Third Kan
sas volunteers, which was called into
service by the governor of the state.
The secretary holds that no person
other than the president of the United
States has authority to call the militia
of any state into the United States
service and a militia organization
called into service by other authority
is not thereby in the service of the
United States for pensionable pur-
noses
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agent and wanted to sell me some prop
erty. Ten minutes after he had been
turned away a second one approached.
and he was followed by a third, and
during the forenoon encountered II
different men all in the real estate bust
ness and anxious to dispose of city lots
at from $40 apiece up to 500 'front.'
foot. At the dinner table the man who
passed the bread wanted to sell me
site for factory, and the one who kind
~ showed the butter at me said he had
the only site for mill dam and I'd re-
greet it all my life if / didn't buy it for
So, 900. From noon to sunset / was
shit" by IL more agents, making 81 in
all flattered myself that the supply
was finally exhausted, but just as got
seated for a smoke the thirty second
man came around and begaRSa
Stranger, what dye Fank of our
town?'
cit is pretty fair town for new
one.'
''You are on to the boom, I s'pose?''
f'Well, yes"
''Made any investments yet?'
''None whatever. No, don't want
to buy. What is the population here?''
sAbout 400"
''And out of 400 population you have
80 boomersi You are the thirty second
man who has tackled me today. Bust
ness must be pretty lively.
did you say 30 men, strangerr
eyes, 49,"
''And you thought we were hustlersT"
eyes"
"Say, you haven't seen us with our
coats off yetP' he enthusiastically ex-
claimed ''Of the 400 population 100
are boomers. but 60 of them are over
the river at land sale today. Another
thing is, you are the only stranger in
town just now. Stay over with us day
or two if you can. We are expecting an
other stranger day after tomorrow, and
that will make two of you to work on,
and if we can't make you acknowledge
that this town is the geographical CEN
ter of the United States, the coming
Chicago, the future great railroad CEN
ter, the best water, climate and soil in
the world, I'll give a dozen corner lots
for present and go out of business Pr
M. Quad in Detroit Free Press.
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Occasion FOR Surprise.

ST heard a most remarkable story
about Baggs today, " said the man in the
big easy chair in the club window.
Nothing that could be said in re-
gard to that man would surprise me, -
returned the young man about town.
''This wouJd,'' asserted the man in
the easy chair.
The young man about town laughed
at the idea.
81 guess not, he said. ST know him
too well. -
"You think you do" suggested the
other, "but this couples his name
WITH
'Oh, that's a chestnut. Every one
knows what Don Juan he is. He's al
ways devoted to some beauty"
eyes, but in this case it,
''Pooh, poohl Nothing of that sort
would surprise me. He's in scandal of
some sort all the time
''But this isn't scandal
"What?"
''There's no scandal about it. J."
'tThen what in thunder
81 was merely about to say that I
heard his name coupled with that of
his wife today, and it rather surprised
me.
"Great Scott I should think it
would. Chicago Times-Herald
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A VOICE FROM COLORADO.

Democratic National Committeeman
Thomas Scores the Administration.
DENVER, Col, Sept. 9.-In pub
1ished letter replying to criticisms of
Frank P. Arbuckle, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee
and receiver of the land Office, which
accused him of disloyalty to the Dem
ocratic party, S. S. Thomas, member
of the national Democratic committee
for Colorado. says: IF the party in
national conventions CONSTITUTES Cleve-
landlsm to be synonymous with De-
mocracy it needs no prophet to fore
cast it's certain fate. If the man who
rode into power upon its greatest tidal
wave has in two short years wrecked
it's fortunes and laid it's face in the
DUST is to be commended for his ac-
complishments, then is Ichabod writ
ten upon our party future"
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TO SLAUGHTER INDIANS.

Armed Men in Oregon Leave On an
Alleged Hunting Trip.
BURNS, Ore, Sept. Bodies of
armed men are leaving this town and
vicinity daily for the Stems mountain
country, ostensibly for hunting pur-
poses, but the more knowing ones here
think they are going for a different
purpose. Unless the agents of the
reservation Indians recall them at
once they will probably not have so
many Indians to care for this winter.
All the cartridges and ammunition
have been bought up quietly, and the
town is cut of these articles to-day.
Developments may be expected soon.
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A Memphis Train Plunges Into
a Stream Near Monmouth.
Twenty People on the Train
Were Badly Hurt.
THREE CANNOT LIVE.
A Broken Axle Was the Cause
of the Accident.

CHEROKEE, Kan, Sept 9.-There
were twenty people hurt in the wreck
of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Memphis passenger train near Mon
mouth, Kan, Saturday afternoon.
Several were seriously hurt, while
many escaped with only slight injuries.
The wrecked train was due here at 5
o'clock. q As the train neared the
bridge over Indian Creek, one mile
west of Monmouth, an axle on the
rear coach broke. 1t ran 200 feet on
the track and then tore loose from the
train and. rolled over into the back
water of the creek.
BY this time the train had reached
the bridge, ard was rocking fearfully.
The baggage car tipped and crashed
into the side timbers of the bridge.
The structure, unable to stand the jar
and strain, gave way, and the entire
train pitched into the creek, twenty
feet below.
The stream had been swollen by the
recent heavy rains. The baggage car
fell first and the front coach fell par
italy over it, thus preventing the pas
sengeFs from being drowned As it
was. they were tumbled together at
the end of the car.
With the first crash, caused by the
broken axle, the excitement was most
intense, and when the bridge gave
way shrieks and cries arose above the
sound of breaking timbers. After the
train had fallen over the men but
slightly hurt broke open the windows
in the side of the car uppermost and
freed themselves. They then pulled
out the wounded.
Among those seriously hurt are:
Brakeman Morris; Cherryvale, Kan.
who was in the smoking car at the
time of the accident. He was badly
bruised about the head and body; re-
coverY doubtful
j. w. Bray, Parsons, Kan, severely
cut about the head
Mrs. Oliver, Pittsburg, Kan, an ell
derby woman, afflicted with heart
trouble, so severely shocked that her
condition is critical
James Grayson, Pittsburg, Kan,
two ribs broken.
]. 2. Crandall, superintendent Kan
sas and Texas Coal company.
Mrs. Harper, Parsons, Kan.
Mrs. N. Morse, Webb City, Mo.
Mrs. e. StowOrth, Webb City, Mo.
Mrs. Betsford and child, Cherryvalc,
Kan.
Patrick Harmon, Engineer.
George Emerson, conductor.
Robert Black, brakeman.
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It Was Eever Told.

Six or eight Of us had lighted our CT
gars in the smoking car when a man
whom anybody would have sized up as
an eastern drummer began to cackle and
chuckle and finally exclaimed:
81 think it was the funniest thing I
ever heard in all my life-ha, ha, hay'
Sir, are you drummer?' inquired
an oldish man with reddish gray hair,
who sat in front of him.
eyes. -
Drummer from New York;"
sYes.''
"And you want to tell us funny
story, eh?''
81 do. It's the funniest story ever
heard related and too good to keep.
"Well, sir, I've word to say to You, -
continued the old man. 81 like fun my
self. Up to a year ago was always on
the grin. If anything tickled me, I'd
laugh till fell down from weakness. 1
once laughed 10 hours without break
at a story a drummer told me. I brought
on heart disease from laughing, and the
doctors have warned me to be very care
full. This story is mighty funny, is it?"
''It is, sir
SCOT roaring old climax to it?''
eyes -
"Pretty certain to convulse the audi
ence, suppose?"
''I'll warrant it to. -
''Then please excuse me, and TIL go
into the next car for a few minutes.
I'm certain it's funny story. know
youi II tell it in such way that shall
have to bust right out in spite of all
can do. If bust, I'm a goner. want
to hear the story mighty bad, but also
want to live as long as can. Just ex-
cuse me. -
He picked up his grip and left the
ear, and the drummer's smile faded
away, and he pulled out newspaper
and began to read. Somehow we didn't
like to ask for the story. and somehow
he didn seem to care about telling it.
BY and by went into the other car and
found the old man and asked:
''Were You really honest in what you
said about your hearth
"Well, no, I" he replied
What was your object?''
Simply to stop his yarn. Tn trav-
cling IN the same line of goods for
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= NEW ORDINANCE

Affecting DisOrderly Houses About to Be
Presented to the CouneiI.
"For the past three or four years." said
City Attorney Bird at the close of police
court this morning, this court has been
in the habit of finlng parties for disor-
dorly conduct who were found in disor-
DERBY houses. Now, am satisfied that
such practice is unconstitutional The
ordinance clearly defines what disorderly
conduct is. To that end l have prepared
an ordinance to be presented to the coun-
ell covering such Cases."
These remarks were addressed to Po-
lice Commissioners P. l. Bonebrake in the
court room at the police headquarters.
1t appears that the ordinance SAYS that
disorderly conduct consists in some sort
of disturbance, and not what has been
generally supposed was the offense Mr..
Birds new ordinance will cover such
cases, as it has been drawn up with that
special view.
1t will also have a provision stating
what disorderly house is, and how dis
eliminated.
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THIRTY MINERS LOST.
Caught by Fire in the osceola Shaft at
Calumet, Mich.

Caught by Fire in the osceola Shaft at
Calumet, Mich.
CALUMET, Mich, Sept. 1.-Two hun
bred and fifty men and boys were at
work in the Osceola mine Saturday
when fire broke out. Thirty lost their
lives. Huge volumes of smoke are
still issuing forth from the mouths of
shafts Nos. 1, 2 and 3, and show that
the awful fire is still raging fercely,
and the bodies of the thirty miners
entombed are still lying somewhere
below the surface, without a doubt
dead, suffocated by smoke and gas.
There is no danger of the bodies
being burned, as it is generally
thought the men escaped from the
burning shaft to some of the drifts
leading to other shafts and were over
come by gas and smoke before they
could reach a place of safety. This
being the case the bodies will be re-
covered as soon as the fire is gotten
under control and the gases leave the
mine. The shaft has been surrounded
all day by thousands of people, all
hoping that some sign or word would
be gotten from the men, but they have
now all returned to their homes, fear
ing the worst. All hope has been
given up by the officials of ever rescu-
ing any of the men alive.
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NOT SATISFACTORY.
The Reform Proposition of Turkey Not
Acceptable to the Powers.

The Reform Proposition of Turkey Not
Acceptable to the Powers
CoNsTANTINoPLE. Sept. 9. - The
dragonans of the British, French and
Russian embassies have received the
decision of the porte with reference to
Armenia. The porte's proposed con
cessions entitle the dragomans of the
three EN- bassies to deal with the presi-
dent of the Turkish committee of con-
troll, which is to superintend the appli-
cation of the reform. No Christian
mutissaria will be appointed and the
other administrative officers will be
chosen in proportion to the population.
The mutissaria will be elected to the
councils of the elders, and a con-
stabulary will be established. 1t is
not believed that the concessions will
satisfy the powers. It is pointed out
that owing to the persecution, the
Christian population is SO diminished
in many districts that it is now in q
minority. The officials therefore
would always be Mohammedan.
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"It's all right. Mary" he said pa
tiently.
go into politics and run for Office if
you want to. But remember one thing,
the cartoonist'll be after you as soon as
you re candidate. -
81 don't care.
'And they'll put your picture in the
paper with your hair out of curl and
your hat on crooked. -
do you think they would do that?"
she inquired apprehensively.
"Of course. And they'll make your
Paris gowns look like 10 cent calico and
say that your sealskin coat is imitation. "
William" she said, after Thought
full pause, 81 guess I'll just stay right
here and make home happy. Wash
ington Star.
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NEVADA, Mo-, Sept. civilian
Christian, president of the Citizen S
bank of this city, indicted for receiv-
ing money after the bank was insolv-
ent, was acquitted Saturday at Mount
Vernon and the case of w. Fl. Robin
son, vice president, charged with the
sarne offense, was nolled by prosecut t.
ing Attorney Gibson. The only re-
manning case is that against O. X.
Caldwell, cashier of the bank, now
pending IN the Henry county circuit
court.
C.l.....s.s...... -. e Ken azas.lrsr
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CAN'T SHUT RER OFF.

Sarah Councillor Continues to Run Her
Concern Despite Constant Raids.
Again has the notorious dive of Sarah
Councillor been raided by the police, and
again has she promised to leave the
city. Last night officers Long aad
Bundy swooped down upon the house of
Sarah at the corner of Third and Quincy
streets and arrested large, feshy, BLACK
Sarah and the well known Fannie
Wright
The charge put against the woman is
excepting disorderly house" AS every
thing was not in readiness for a trial,
Police Judge Ferry continued the case
until Wednesday morning,
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Outlaw Zip wyatt Dead.

soUTH ENID, Ok, Sept. Zip
Wyatt, alias Dick Yeager, the noted
outlaw, train and bank robber, died
Saturday in the Enid Jail. He was I'M
conscious many hours before his death
and made no confession, except that
Shoemaker, a man now serving life
sentence for numbering Townsend in
Kingfsher county, is innocent. Town
sends widow and two children saw
Wyatt before his death and identified
him as one of the murderers.
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SKETCHES BY M.QUAD
DC Took sassrparillz In His.

He Took SassyparilIy In His.
I was going into a confectiener's on
Fourteenth street to get a glass of soda
water when a man who stood looking
in at the door beckoned me aside and
said:
LOOK here, stranger, want you to
do me a favor, and it won't cost you a
cent to obleege me. ="
'Well, what is it?''
81 don't know nuthin bout New
York. I'm half dead fur drink of So
dy water, but I'm kinder scarf to go in
and ask fur it. They hev it here, don't
they?''
''Of course. -
Sand with sassyparilly sirup?''
"Yes.'
''And you ask fur it same as in a
small town.
Just the same. Come in and have a
glass with me. y
He was little backward at first, but
when he had emptied his glass his con-
fdence returned and he queried OF me:
''Hev another glass?''
"No, thank you. P"
81 guess I will I'll take sassyparilly
ag'in. She seems to git right down to
the spot. Durn my hide, but 1 We walked
around New York fur two days and
dass' ent ask fur sody water Ahl but
that's the stuff Say! Do you know I
feel jest like whoopin!''
''But wouldn't whoop. You seem to
be fond of soda water?''
Il jest dOte on it when she's sassy
PARTLY. Sunthin in sassypariIly which
makes me feel like yearlin calf Hev
another glass?''
''No, thanks. -
at guess I will. That's the best sassy
PARTLY I ever tasted in all my born
days Needn't be quite so much froth
on top, but I hain't kiclzin. Album
That beats hard cider outer sight Say
darned happy that can't skassly hold
myself!'
''But don't yell. -
ST won't if l kin help it. That's
three glasses, but guess I'll take one
more. I've bin a-dyin fur sassyparilly
ever since left home Hev glass with
me?"
''Thanks, bat I've had plenty
''Then here she goes. Yumi Yum
She cheers but don't inebriate. Here
them toes crack See my ears begin to
work Say, mister I've got to boiler OF
bust"
1 tried to stop him, but was too late.
He stood up and uttered yell which
jumped the girl at the fountain foot
high and brought the proprietor on the
run to demand:
CHOW, then, what's all this about?''
"Your sassyparilly has made me too
blamed happy to ivel' replied the old
man as he knocked two glasses to the
floor and tried to hug the confectioner.
"You must go out--go right outl''
9TH do it, but you can't take this
happiness away from mel Gimme an
other glass -
'"No, sir-no, sir Out you goi''
'I'll go, but whoop-whoop-ee %
got him out and walked him down
to Sixth avenue and chided him for be-
ing SO enthusiastic.
"Gaul durn my buttons, but can 4
help it - he replied. 'FTalk about cider
and beer and lemonade, but they hahn t
in it with sassyparilly. She cheers, but
-whoop-eel Goodby, old man-good-
by. You are white, you are, and TIL
never forgit it Shake both hands, and
if don't make this old town howl afore
night then my name hain't Abraham
Scott and 1 don't banker arter sassy
! PARTLY with wings on itp'
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NEWS NOTES.
pardon.

The Missouri University expects q
total attendance of 600 scholars this
year. More applications for places in
the university Club are on file than can
be filed.
Senator Hill addressed the Elmira
county Democratic convention, his
home county, and declared that per-
sonal liberty was the paramount po-
1itieal issue in New York
Secretary Carlisle is beng urged to
enter the race for United States sem
ator in Kentucky as the only man who
can defeat Blackburn.
j. d. Farden, cashier of the Adams
express company at Terre Haute, Ind,
and J.,R. Barnett, city ticket agent of
the Vandalia line, have disappeared as
has also a package containing between
$40, 900 and $40, 900.
Spain will send 25, 900 additional sol
diers to Cuba during the month of
October.
Clay county, Kansas, will have four
tickets in the field this fall. Republi-
can, Democratic, Populist and Prohi-
bition.
Dr. Orlando E. Bradford, who was
the financial hacker of the famous
Brockaway gang of counterfeiters.
was arrested in New York by secret
service officers.
Prominent colored Republican lead
ers are said to be agitating the ques-
ton of calling colored national con-
vention just previous to the meeting
of the Republican national convention
next year to formulate a plan which
will compel adequate and proper divi-
sion of the spoils.
Benny Mckee, ex-President Harri-
sons grandson, saved his little sister
from drowning at Old Forge, N. Y,
by holding her until General Harrison
came to the rescue.
The president and family will re-
turn to Woodley at the end of the
present month.
The Blight Hon. A S. Balfour, first
lord of the treasury, is to be married
before the end of this year The name
of the lady is not made nuhlic-
army Oncers are trying to get Sec.
rotary Lamont to recommend issuing
an extra ration to them when they are
in the field.
DR.. Salmon. chief of animal indus
try, reports that dangerous diseases
are brought into the country with i'm
ported Normandy cattle
Rev. j. r. Ramsey was suspended
from the ministry by the Missouri
presbytery.
The mayor. chief of police and TWEEN
ty-one others were arrested at Lamont,
Ill, for crooked practices.
An Alabama non-politica1 state con-
vention has been called for free coin
age and fair elections.
The board of Mississippi lsvee com.
missioners is said To be out SIS, 900
through gross negligence.
Governor Oates and congressman
Clarke have come out as candidates for
Senator Pughs seat in Alabama.
Alfred Bingen, member of the Genoa
banking company that failed, was ar
rested in Amsterdam
Peter Styers, the Oldest locomotive
engineer in the country, died at Beth
lehem, Pa, aged % years.
The Spanish government has agreed
to pay the Mora claim of ST., SOC, 900 in
Washington September is.
Mrs. Libbia Schmidt, wife of New
York physician, in Oklahoma to secure
a divorce, died at Guthrie. ~
William Holland, an Oklahoma
cattleman, was found murdered near
Alva, Ok. Indian robbers are sus-
peeted.
Mrs. Nicholas Ohm. jr., and her
father-in-law were killed near Pitts
burg, Pa, while on their way to a
funeral. BY being struck by train.
CoIored ResOrs Pulled.