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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-09-24
SJ.FOWLER KILLS HIS WIFE
AND THEN SHOOTS HIMSELF
The Awful Result of Wife's Perfidy
The Parents Both Dead and
Four Orphans Remain.

People OF Wellington have been ap-
prised heretofore Of the trouble be-
tween S. ]. Fowler and his wife. Mr..
Fowler, up to few months ago was
in the poultry business here. He sold
his business to Rood & Co., and went
toOklahoma.
About a month ago it was reported
that Fowler was in Kansas City look
ing for his wife; that she had run
away with man who haG been work.
ing 5gfowler.
gd was afterward reported that be
WnlgOun1 her and every one supposed
tat reconciliation had taken place.
But it seems that such was not the
clse.
Mrs. Fowler bore good reputation
here. 1t is the old, old story of illicit
loye and maddening jealousy,
Fridays Daily News Of st. Joseph,
has a three column report of the trag-
edy from which we extract the follow
ing:
AS the tragic sequel Of an elope'
ment, Mrs. Anna Fowler was shot and
instantly killed by her husband, S. j.
Fowler, at 1890 o'clock to-day.
The murder occurred in front Of Mrs,
McQueen's boarding house at 1886
South Sixth street.
Immediately after numbering his
wife, Fowler turned the revolver to
his own head and sent bullet through
his own brain,
He now lies at the Central Police
Station in a dying condition. Fowler
died one hour later.)
For several days Fowler has been
searching for his wife. He learned
that she was in this city and he came
here three or four days ago, travelling
in a covered wagon. He was accom-
panied by his two little sons, Roy and
Floyd, aged respectively eleven and
nine years. The aid of the police was
invoked and search was made for
the truant woman. At that time she
was not found.
But the injured husband found her
today at the house in front Of which
she was murdered.
Probably the most distressing feat
ure Of the terrible tragedy is the aw-
full grief Of the two little boys who
saw the murder and suicide of their
parents.
According to the statement made by
Mrs. Mcqueen, who keeps the board
ing house where the tragedy occurred,
Mrs, Fowler came to her place about
10 o'clock this morning and asked per-
mission to wait there until the rain
ceased. The request was granted.
Shortly after q o'clock Fowler, who
had been camping south Of the city
limits, near the Kansas City, st. Jo-
seph & Council Bluffs railroad shops,
drove up in his wagon. His wife saw
him and went out. Fowler a'ighted
from the wagon, leaving his two sons
to hold the horses.
The husband and wife at once en-.
tered into an earnest conversation in
low tone.
Eye-witnesses say that Mr.. and Mrs.
Fowler had conversed with each 9th.
e about fifteen minutes before the
l-Slting took place. While no one
heard the conversation that passed
between them, it is presumed that
Mrs. Fowler said something to arouse
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-09-24

the jealousy of her husband, causing
him to become crazed with anger.
Not more than five minutes before
she was killed the witnesses observed
that Mrs. Fowler was smiling as she
talked to her husband. Immediately
after this was noted, he handed her
an umbrella, which she took.
All of sudden the man drew a re-
volver from his pocket and fired. The
ball struck the woman squarely in the
head aud she sank upon her knees.
She remained in that posture oily a
moment, when she reeled over on the
sidewalk, and was dead. Before one
could hardly realize what was going
on, the man pressed the muzzle of the
revolver to his own temple and fired
again.
The woman died so quickly that she
did not utter a sound.
While all of this was going on, the
two little boys sat in the covered wag-
on with nothing to obStruct their
view Of the awful scene.
They were not more than forty feet
distant, but they were seemingly par.
alyzed and neither was able to move
out Of his place 10 the wagon.
Fowler never spoke after he was
shot, but hegrOup Of people collected
about could see that he was yet alive
The police were notified, and the pa
troll wagon conveyed the man to the
Central Station.
Meanwhile the CHASTITY corpse Of the
murdered woman lay upon the side.
walk awaiting the arrival Of the coro-
ner.
A bystander sought to soften the
narrowing scene by covering her face
with her cloak. Rivulets OF blood and
brains ran out on the sidewalk, and
the dead woman's clothing was Satur-
ated with her life fluid.
Mrs, Fowler was good looking wo-
man, apparently about thirty-twO or
thirty.three years Of age. She was
we'll dressed and as she lay upon the
muddy sidewalk, with the drizzling
rain beating down upon her dead body,
traces OF womanly beauty we're plainly
marked upon her upturned, distorted
face.
The shot caused one Of the eyes to
bulge out Of its socket, while the 9TH
er was half open. Tresses Of her
wavy black hair futtered down over
her forehead and were matted with
the flowing blood.
Floyd Fowler and his little brother
sat In the wagon when a reporter for
The Daily News arrived upon the
scene. They were so overcome with
grief that they could give nothing
like a connected statement of the af-
fair.
"Oh, what will we do?" the little
fellows piteously moaned.
"a man caused papa to do this" the
elder boy said, "for he persuaded
my mamma 10 leave papa and go with
him. And the man is not here to suf-
fer"
The boys have been with their faith
er for several days. In the beginning
OF the trouble, Mrs. Fowler took all Of
her children with her when she left
Oklahoma with her husbands farm
hand. The husband pursued and found
them in Kansas City. Russell, the
tramp and paramour of Mrs. Fowler,
was arrested and sent to the Kansas
City wOrkhOuse on the charge Of vag-
rancy. Fowler fOrgave his wife.
After the unpleasant notoriety,
Fowler did not feel like returning to
his old home in Oklahoma, so he took
his family to Atchison, where they
rented a house and be secured employ.
lment. ALI went well for a short time,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
CHICAGO.


Chicago. Sept. S.-Good export bust
ness and expectations of an unfavorable
crop report helped December wheat to
regain an early loss of 3-Sc.
Corn was buoyant and declined quar-
ter for May. Oats advanced 1-Sc and
provisions are unchanged to DC higher
Low as corn prices were before. they de-
clined still more today. The continued
large receipts augmented the general de-
preston among the holders, and though
the market recovered II little before the
close 1t at no time showed great strength
Oats were very dull and easy most of
the session, prices being kept by the de-
mora lization of the low grades in the
sample market. The upward tendency
OF wheat had Il good effect later, and
prices were somewhat higher at the
close.
Provisions were dull during the greater
part of the session. but with firm I'M
dertone. Prices at the yards We're higher
Estimated receipts for Wednesday:
Wheat, $50 cars corn, 90J cars oats,
$40 cars; hogs, 10000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Easy.
No. . spring wheat, 561s@5GHc No. 3
spring wheat, 4Sd53c; No. > red, 60HM
G0l@c
No. corn, 1o3s@199ic; No. . yellow
corn, 201hc.
No. . oats, 151sc; No. 3 white, 1870.
No. . rye. Bic.
No. > barley nominal; No. 8 barley, 20
a32c; No. 4 barley, 1SM27c.
No. l faXseed, G31ac.
Prime timothy seed, S2.55.
Mess pork, per barrel, S5.65MJ.70.
Lard per 100 pounds, $3.311a.
Short ribs sides QooscD, S3.15M3.2j.
Dry sailed shoulders (boXed). 3MM4c.
Short clear sides (boXeO. 31aM33Sc.
Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, Sis.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
A MONSTER SEARCH LIGHT.
The Biggest Ray Protector Ever Yet
Constructed.

The largest. if not the most powerful,
scarchlght ever made in this part of the
world was tested in New York few
nights ago. 1t had been constructed
there and was being tested prior TO its
Journey to Kansas City. where it will as
tonish the plainsmen for miles around.
This monster light says the New Yorl,
Herald. although never measured accur-
ately. has more than one million proiec-
tive candle power. and at the test threw
beam distance of II miles while to
those who stood behind it. objects were
plainly visible 10 miles away.
Placed on a high building like the Mad
ison Square tower. or one of the sky
scrapers in the lower part of the city, the
light would be visible as far as the eye
could see. a matter of 20 miles or so. 1t
is not so large or powerful as the search
light at the Worlds Fair, but that one
was made abroad. and is 700 unwieldy
for ANYTHING but shore use.
This new light is probably two inches
greater in diameter than those in use on
the largest war ships, and its beam is
powerful enough to penetrate the denstest
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10

who stood helplessly looking at the heart
rending catastrophe, many of whom
rushed in regardless of the fire and
smoke to help the shrieking and strug-
Cling men. Just before the wall fell the
tiremen We're trying to raise the ladders
and had them placed against the building
when the wall tumbled, sweeping every
thing before it. One could see portions
of human bodies through the fallen
bricks. Parties going into save the I'M
prisoned men We're overcome by heat
The injured and dead were taken from
the ruins as fast us possible, and mt >
o'clock the last man had been removed.
The dead We're removed to the city hall
to he identified. Many were the heart
rending scenes as the wives, parents and
children scanned the distorted and multi
lated remains of those laying cold in
death upon the floor. The physicians of
this city We're unable to care for the in
jured, and the st. Joseph doctors re-
sponded romptly to the call. Both st.
Joseph and Benton Harbor are draped
in mourning today, and the business
houses are closed. Words can not eX-
press the appalling force of this great
horror. the sorrow in the stricken homes
or the shadow of grief that rests on those
peaceful communities this Sunday morn
ing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
FINANCIAL.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Sept. S.-The stock market
TODAY was moderately active and the
course of prices irregular. There were
manipulations by both accounts, VIII t the
hears in control in the forenoon and the
bulls in the afternoon. The only news
bearing upon the prices consisted OF the
declaration of the quarterly dividend py
tho Manhattan directors, the recon-
mendotion of the declaration of the
regular disbursement on Western Union
and the st. Paul annual report. The ar
rival of gold from Europe mas now
begun to be regarded as matter OF
course and also the deposits OF 1alrly
considerable amounts OF the metal Ill ,ne
lower as a result of bear strategy ana
thc local opening under this influence
and realizing was decidedly weak, with
the industrials and specialties the chlet
sufferers. The early declines extended
70 / ID per cent At the decline the
market became dull, there being, a
notable absence of pressure, OF long
stocks. and this fact caused Il hrmer
tone, and fractional rccovGrles oc-
Cured. The bears renewed their pres,
sure on the grangers and Speclaltles anu
forced Manhattan down IL per cent "
80 ID on rumors of an impending re-
duction in the dividend rate to per
cent basis. On the official announce
ment of a regular IL per cent dividend
the stock advanced to 81 London was
a seller of st. Paul, and railway shares
were generally heavy. After noon the
market turned on the execution, OF puE-
ing orders for both accounts, partly IN
Huenccd by the publication of the pam
nhlet report of annual operations OF the
St. Paul, showing even more faVorapi!
than had been anticipated. Inc mar
ket on the up tack displayed more am,
nation than had q characterized 1t, ana
traders were active in bidding up pllces'
especially in Sugar The stock men-
TONED rallied and advanced ) 3-S per
cent Burlington rose 81 per cent
Manhattan. 3 IL per cent; Rock Island
and Tennessee Coal, . per cent; Western
Union. . is per cent; General Electric,
/ ia ncr cent. and other less important
Gains were scored. The industrials con
tributcd largely to the aggregate sales
and the variations in some Oh t1 Tat
stocks were noteworthy, including Cot,
ton Oil preferred, which advanced IRON ron
10 to 13 IL on an exchange OF loI
shares. The closing was at the TOP le'el
with gains of point or thereaDouts IL
many shares. .L.. ,,,;+l
Bonds rose sharply in sympathy W WI
the Improvement in stock values. ne
gains. however, were most pronounced II
the less active issues, with st. LOUIS
D Southwestern figuring for = per cent
, Sales, $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL.


Liverpool, Sept. S.-Cotton-Spot, in
creased demand. prices higher. Ameri-
can middling fair, ) 9-32d; good middling,
31-32d; American middling, 1 27-32d;
low middling, Bid; good ordinary,
4 sd; ordinary. lid.
The sales of the day We're 10000 bales,
of which 200O bales were for speculation
and export, and included 1900 bales
American. Receipts, 1000 bales, includ-
ing 600 bales American.
Futures opened steady and closed
barely steady at the advance. American
midding, !. IN. c.. September, AID; Sep
tember-Octob 4.41M4.42d; October
November, bod ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
437d; December-January, 4.3GM4.31d;
January-February 4.36M4.31d; Februa-
ry-March, 4.36m4.37d; March-April,
4,37d; April-May, 4.31M4.3Sd; May-June,
431d.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO.

Chicago, Sept. S.-Today the cattle
market was active. Native cattle are
now selling at S320M3.75 for common
70 t,' fair grassy steers, $4.00M4. 80 for
medium TO good fat lots, and S4.6Wd2.lo
for the best cattle. The bulk sold at
81 o5U5. 500. Light weight stocker cat
lie sold largely at S3.0OM3.6o; butcher
and feeders were scarce and firm at So.oo
GI37O. and few prime feeders are want
ed around $3.50. Calves sold freely at
So. Sjd3.3O; Texas grass cattle sold sold az az
~ 5M3. 10 for steers and Sl,GWd2.Zo
For cows. Western range cattle were
active at $3.00G3.S. .o,,
Prices for hogs were strong today.
Heavy hogs sold S240M3.25: medium
we;ahts. So. S5M3.35: lights, So. 1OM3.9O;
MICS S2OO03.3O. The offerings as usu,
p al consisted mostly of heavy hogs, and
bnvers in search of light or medium
weights had to hustle to fill their re-
quirements. ,u +hon IN
Nondav Natives were best in demand
and showed a slight advance, LAMBS
We're slow at $3.40M4.W, sales peihg
chiefly at S3.25d3.75. , 40
Receipts Cattle, 5000 head; hoss' L.
600 head: sheep, $4,000 head.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
ST. LOUIS.


st. Louis, Sept. S.-Flour-Firm, with
IA good export demand.
Wheat-Heavy receipts for the last
three days had a depressing effect here.
A rally followed later on reports of Il
good cash business here and at other
points. and there was Il fair advance.
Futures closed 1-Sc under Saturday.
Spot. lower. No. 2 red, cash, 56 Ida
Sc Ice elevator, 90 1-2M5Sc track; No.
. hard. 81 Ice; September, 56 1-Sc; De-
cember, 60 Lie bid.
Corn-1-4c below Saturday for futures.
Spot dull. No. cash, II Bic: Septem-
Der, 1Sc: December, 19c bid; May, &c
bid.
Oats-Futures, dull. Spot, lower. No.
. cash, Ice; September, 10 Bic; May, l9c
bid. .,,o
Lard-Steady. Prime steam, $40;
choice. So II IL.
Bacon-Boxed shoulders and longs
500: ribs. SLIP ID; shorts, S4.25.
Dry salt meats-BoXed shoulders and
ribs, So. go ID; longs, $780, shorts, $50.
Receipts-Flour, 10000 barrels: wheat,
16S. 600 bushels: corn, 175,OOO bushels;
oats, $4,000 bushels.
Shipments-Flour, 1000 barrels; wheat,
$4,000 bushels; corn, l64,ooo pusheis'
oats. $4,000 bushels.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
KILLED RY A WOMAN

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 5.-A special to
the CourierJournal from Sebrey KY,
says:
John Combs. young married man of
Delaware, on Green river north of here,
was shot and killed by woman named
Mills at late hour last night Combs
went to the house of the Mills woman
expecting, il is said, to meet another
woman. and demanded admittance,
which was refused him. He thereupon
threatened to break in the door. The
Mills woman replied she would kill him
if he attempted to enter. Combs threw
his weight against the door and as he
and shot him through the brain, killing
him instantly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
ELECTRIC BITTERS.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed when the Ianguid, exhausted
feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid
and sluggish and the need of topic and
Alternative is felt. A prompt use of this
medicine has often averted long and per-
haps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine
will act more surely in connteracting
and freeing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, indigestion. constipa-
ton, dizziness yield to Electric Bitters.
SOC and 81 per bottle at G. o. Yates drug
store,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
CLEARING REHRING SEA.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 6.-The
steamer Homer arrived today from Alas
ka and reports that revenue cutters have
been making cleaning up of sailing
schooners in Behring sea. Up to August
"a the cutters Rush and Perry had
seized the British schooners Aurora,
Inoko, Beatrice and Viva, the Indian
schooner J. G. Swan and the American
schooner Jane Grey for being within the
prescribed limits of the Behring sea. The
Jane Greys guns and ammunition were
taken away and the schooner ordered to
proceed to San Francisco. The other
schooners were sent. to Sitka.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
A PHILIPPINE pLOT.

Madrid, Sept 5.-Ofici:l dispatches
have been received from Manila stating
that a plot has been discovered for the
surrender to the insurgents of the forti-
fications town of Cavilla in the island
of Luzon in the Philippine islands, while
the garrison was engaged in a sortie.
Spanish troops have relieved the garri-
son on San Indro in the Province of
Nueva Ecija, which was besieged by the
Insurgents
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10

Texas cows, S1.65@2. 80; beef steers,
$3.15d5.00; native cows, S1.00@3.1O;
stockers and feeders, S2.50d3.05; bulls,
S2.90q3.3O.
Hogs-Receipts. $500 head; shipments,
200 head Lights and mediums, strong;
others weak TO DC lower. Bulk of sales,
$300@3.15; heavies. $2.T5M300; pack
ers, $290M3.O5; mixed, S3.0OM3.1O.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; shipments,
5000 head. Market very dull. Lambs,
S3.00d4.30: muttons, S2000325.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
MANCHESTER MARKETS.

Manchester, Sept. 6.-The market has
been inactive. partly owing to the Old
ham holiday, but more owing to the para
lyzed state resulting from the violent
cotton movement. Yarns and cloth
were held nominally as high as cotton,
but no weight of business can secure it,
buyers following with bids Of half the
advance. The Gladbach spinners re-
port better results from the English. A
fair business was done during the week
at Rouren, rather dragging but not as
badly as in Lancashire.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
THEIR GOODS NOT WANTED.

London, Sept. IA dispatch to the
Times from Paris says:
"Herren Rebel and Bueb social demo-
Gratis. members of the reichstag for
Strassburg and Mulhausen), on being re-
fused to address the electors on German
soil, planned socialist meeting at Wis
sembach. over the French frontier. The
French government got wind of this and
as q result the German deputies were
met at the frontier with a decree of ex-
nnlsion from French territory.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
SUMMER COMPLAINTS,

Darrhoea, dysentery, cholera morbus,
faintness, heartburn, sick headache, collie,
wind IN the bowels and all internal pains.
Travellers should always carry bottle
Of Railways Ready Relief with them.
ness or pain from change of water. IL
j. better than French brandy or bites
rs stimulant.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
SUGAR.

New Orleans, Sept. S.-Sugar-Quiet.
Centrifugals, white, 3-4M3 7-Sc; vel
lows, 3 1-2M3 13-16c; seconds, 1-2W
3 7-16c.
Molasses-Dull. Centrifugal, 3M9c.
Others unchanged.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
ST I0TIS

st. Louis. Sept. S.-Cattle-ReceHlIP ns
k ket' strong on good cattle; steady for
n 9TH grades: native shipping steers;
81 50G4. 80; dressed beef and butchers tic odS,
grades. $3.OOM4.3O; light steers. 80 S2S eva.
) i ~ stockers and feeders, S2:1Od3.0o;;
cows cows and heifers, S2.O0M3.oo; Texas G ana
indian steers, $2.3OM3.5O; cows Sl'oon
Oh
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
NEW YORK.

New York, Sept. S.-Cotton-Market
opened firm ut an advance of 24M32
points on very strong cables and poor
crop accounts. Early trading was ac-
tive. A period of liquidation caused Il re-
action of 56l12 points, after which the
market turned sharply on Liverpool buy
ing orders and advanced 1OM17 points
from the lowest figures. The firmness
was increased by very bullish interpre-
tation placed upon the weekly govern
mcnt crop report, and the market closed
steady ut net advance of 2IM32 points.
The present volume of speculation,
while quite large, includes comparatively
little outside interest. The advance
thus far, it is claimed, has been on the
merits of the situation, with the deal
ings confined chiefly to the professional
traders.
Cottan-Spot closed quiet. Middling
uplands. S 3-Sc; middling gulf, Sc; sales
1864 bales.
Futures. steady. Sales. 100000 bales;
January, S.GSc; February. SIZE; March,
SIZE; April, $500; May, S.S4c; Septem-
Der, S.4Gc; October, S.J5c; November
S55c: December. S,G3c.
Cotton-Quiet. AIiddling, S3-4c; net
receipts, none; gross, 6J4O bales; exports
to Great Britain. 2S79 bales; France,
507 bales; continent, lob bales; forward
ed. $40 bales; sales. 1861 bales; spinners,
800 bales; stock, actual, GGO1 bales. ,,.
Total today: Net receipts, 26.S39
bales: exports to Great Britain, 1865
bales; continent, 1897 bales; stock, 2S3,-
341 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 69.5lS
bales; exports to Great Britain, 17O14
bales: France 55O7 bales; continent,
1879 bales.
Total since September /: Net receipts,
1926 bales: exports to Great Britain,
27,362 bales; France, 1907 bales; CONT
ncnt. j407 bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
TWO DROWNED

Buffalo. n. Y, Sept Ga steam
swamped off Elmwood beach this after
noon. VIM. G. Farthing, aged As. and
Miss Lou Gilbert, 49, were drowned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Sept. S.-Cotton-Firm.
Middlng. s 1-Sc; low middling, Z 15-16c;
good ordinary, 11-16c; net receipts,
6492 bales: gross, $3.50 bales; exports to
France, 5000 bales; coastwise, 2293
bales; sales, 1900 bales; stock, $4,000
bales.
Cotton futures, steady. Sales, $4,000
bales; September. S20dS.21c; October,
S.22MS. 23c: November, S.3OMS.31c: De
cember. S36MS37c: January S42m
S.43c: February, S.46MS.4Sc; March,
S.51MS.52c; April. S.55dS.57c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, Sept s,-Cattleo,RL"so,
ceipts 10000 head; shipments ot IoUo
head Best grades about steady 1o ot,l en.
5d10c lower. Texas steers, S2oodo'oo'