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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-09-10

a Wabash Wreck.

Wabash passenger train No. 5
which left ST. Louis at 9 O'Clock Is
Sunday nigh: bound for Kansas City ~
into a bull that had squared himse' z
butt the engine of the track, ai1cs1
fourth OF a mile west Of Forisf;l
4 small town IN St. Charles county, !
II O'Clock last Sunday night. "a
train was running ut the rate OF *
miles an hour, and the bull was stfrcl
with such forcc that he was knocks
several yards straight up the trac9
and when the engine struck the : <isz
again the IRON horse and ten cars w<kS
derailed after having passed over ~
bullship. who was slightly hurt, and y
he still eunced disposition to fgt
he vas shot, but was finally Gnishc|
with an AK. f.
At the scene of the wreck III
ground aud railroad track were to<l
Up for about 20 rods. The ensin<
became detached from the cars az
rolled down an embarkmen.. ab0o|
- feet below, and WAS literally smzsA
cd into smithcTeeus.
An unknown by tramp, who sF>
peared 20 be about II years OF &c
was riding 90 top of the baggage GU
aud was instantly killed. Engines!
John Egan Of Moberly was faslsi'
scalded. and Fireman Greasche Of 81
Louis was painfully scalded. bot ID
injuries are no; serious, as he was abI<
to walk from The train to the hospita'
SITTER reaching Moberly. He said thai
the engineer had only time to turn ou
the alr-brakes after they saw the bu|
on the track. The engine turned up
side down before they had tine d
jump, but they were thrown by the
shock from under the engine. TheY
stuck to the engine because they did
not believe 1t would capsize. Eogi-
neer Egan was also brought to Ii
Wabash hospital at MoLeily whe,f
every possible medical ssssaliop ! -
paid him, but 90 no avail rs be died 4
few hours afterwards.
The boy tramp who met such a
horrible death had his skull crushed
aud his head and face swollen to
twice the normal size. He was found
lying on the side Of the embankment.
Strange to say, not Il single one of
the passengers was injured beyond a
few scratches aud the nervous shock
the trains collision with that ST.
Charles county fool bull caused
George Simonds, a citizen OF For
istell, while on his way to the wreck on
Il hand-car, fell of and was run over.
Half Of his right car was cut OF. a
deep cash was cut 10 one Of his legs
besides his receiving a number OF
bruises.
The wrecked tram was in charge Of
Conductor ". f. whitienberger, who is
TO have said that during his
more than 80 years experience IN
r5ilToading he never saw so bad a
wreck that resulted in such few fatali-
hes and SO little destruction Of proper
~.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-09-10
The CrimfaaI Calendar.

Upon the complaint OF Geo. G
Bowers and 7. F. Wi;hers 4 warran,
was sworn out before Justice I. J. l..
Hu,chcson of Yellow Creek township
charging John Hampton, "a weary
Willie" with having broken into the
residence of James Mizner and stealing
an overooat, pair of suspeoders, n
towel, a handkerchief, holy Bible. a
lot of letters and papers and three
link l. o. o. F. pin on or about the
4th day of September, 1897, The
warrant was placed in the hands
OF the constable Of Yellow Creek
township, who arrested Hampton.
When the prisoner was taken before
Justice Hutchesou he pleaded guilty to
the charge of the complaint and was
committed to jail to await the action
OF the grand jury At the October term
OF circuit court. Hampton was
brought to KeytesviIle Sunday morning
by Thos. Mauzey and Frark Nc
Laugiin and turned over TO Sheriff
Dempsey until the grand jury can take
action on the case.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-09-10

On Wednesday evening. Sept. 18th.
797, the EpUoTth heague at Zion wild
give an en,ertainnscut AID ice-Gc@Ia
supper Az are coydiaiif invited
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-09-10

lS was brought to. his barn bx1
k11i u q =
sons understanding of Lucas
nection with the theft, althoug
SAID he could not swear positive
Lucas carried out his part or.
agreement. Johnson swo.e point blanA
that he Uohnson), Ewing and Price did
steal Mr.. Remmerts wheat and that
the same night they also stole some
wheat from his Uohnson's) brotter-in-
law, F. M. Dejarnett. all which they
took to Lucas barn and emptied into
other sacks. Lucas emphatically de-
med that he had any connection what
ever with the stolen wheat, but adj
mItted that he bought some wheat
foom johnson, Price and Ewing which
they had Brought to his barn. In his
argument of the case Attorney Demp-
sey claimed that If Lucas was guilty. OF
any wrong doing at all it consisted of
his receiving stolen property, but he
did not think that Lucas had auy
knowledge that the wheat was stolen.
and he was, therefore, guilty of no
crime at all. Price when arra,gned
before Justice II. A. Wheeler at Kew
tesvliie last Monday entered a plea cf
guilty to petit larceny. an6 was sen-
fenced to the county jail for so days,
and in addition to his jail sentence he
viii also serve 20 days for costs.
Ewing's trial is set to take place before
Justice John Bayne in CockrelI town.
ship tomorrow, he having taken a
change of venue to Justice Bayne's
legal mill from Justice DeMoss' court
at KeYtesville. Johnson, it viii be
remembered, pleaded guilty in Justice
DeMoss' court on Wednesday of last
week and was sentenced to six months
in the county jail, but he was paroIIed
for that length of time during good
behavior and in order that he might
be used as witness against the other
three defendants. There are those,
however, who think Johnson was the
ring leader of the gang aud they are
not in a very good humor over the
fayors shown him.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-09-10

VIM. Carter, whose arrest for the
awful crime OF criminal assault on I3-
Year-old Bessie Cousins CT KeYteSville
vas chronicled in the last issue of the
COURIER, was taken before Justice d.
H. Hancock last Saturday, waived
formal auaignment, pleaded not guilty
and was rema1ded to jail, without
bail, to await the action of the grand
jury at the coming October term of
circuit court Carter is as dumb as
an oyster concerning the hcinous
charges against him, but his girl vic
tim, as stated last week, has made a
fun confession Of her Illicit relations
with Carter, which was at first by force
about FIVE months ago, but since that
time the pair have had frequent clan
dest;ne meetings. The defendant in
the case is IS years of age and has a
viie Nth whom he moved to Keytes-
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-09-10
HERBERT WHITE
MEW.S FUPlNSHER.
KEYTESYILIE, MO.

vile from Pettis county some time last
December.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-09-10

from Justice J. NJ. DeMoss' court at
keytesville, and was acquitted. l.
N. Dempsey of KeytesviIle was his
attorney. From the evidence adduced
at the trial 1t seems that Lucas did not
steal Mr.. Remmert's wheat, but SIM
ply agreed to haul it to the mill after
it was brought 70. his barn hrs<
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
CAN FoRETELL THE WEATHER
BY Noting the Peculiar Protuberauces on a
Hogs Meat.

Charles Hoff, the natural ice man, told
an Eagle reporter yesterday that while
his lake is well filed with water he does
not expect sufficient cold weather TO
make him a crop Of ice. He has con-
suited a weather prognosticator which is
and has been for ages considered in
fallible in his native country, the lofty
republic of Switzerland. The weather
indicator is a hogs pancreas, or melt.
Taken from a hog that is a year old, the
melt will indicate in the early part of the
winter what the weather will be be
tween that time and the March follow
ing The pancreaS will have extensions
along the edge reaching from the larger
to the smaller end, and by marking the
organ off in three sections, the protuber-
ances will indicate what month the cold
weather viii come in. Mr.. Hoff foretold
the cold wave of January 2. weeks be
fore its arrival. He says. however, that
there are no indications of severe wealth
er in February-the latter section OF the
hogs melt being free from swells or eX-
tensions. Medical science through many
ages tried to find out the functions Of
the pancreas, and its use as weather
prognosticator may be a source OF edi-
ficatiOn to them at this late day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
MIR. BROWN WANTS ACTION
Because the Fates Have Not Dealt Fairly
With Him.

o. o. Brown was in from his hen farm
yesterday, and brought with him his
usual tale of woe. He said:
Il am ready TO fight-hght for the Gu
bans-fight against American oppressors
fight anything or anybody, just so
can get action and vent my pent-up ami
mosities''
Whats the matter now, Mr.. Brown"
was a query put to him.
Everything goes wrong. Everything
is retrogr2ding. Hope is dying out Of
the human breast-it has 'bade the world
farewell more marked than when old
koscinsko fell. Here in my declining
years. after having spent the best days
OF my life in energetic, pushing enter
prises. l conclude 10 retire on hen
farm north of the city. feeling quite sure
there was an easy living in raising chick
ems for the market. / secured a great
number of hens, taking care not to have
a rooster on the place. for ROSTERS in 4
flock OF hens go Strutting and caVortlng
around and flirting with the hens and
taking their attention away from bust
ness. During the summer I had world
of trouble with chicken cholera, scale-leS
and gapes among the fowls, and then as
cool weather approached and the price
of eggs were advancing the proving
pot-hunters from town shot my chickens
every day and got away with them.
Then at night the skunks and weasels
killed the hens in their coops, so that
the whole enterprise is a blank. fat fail
ure. and l am hot as lime kiln As
said before. | am organized for fighting.
Show me a chance TO get revenge some
where-anywhere My bristles are up
like hairs on d fretful shoe-brush, and L
want 10 wade i'm
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
GIT Is SIMPLY AWFUL"
Men Discussing the Opium Joints of
Wichita.

In every city of prominence, every few
months, appear Sensational articles
about opium joints.
Yes said one Of a crowd discussing
the matter, at is simply awful. Here
in the great moral city of Wichita We
have at least three cookers" Of opium
"a new innovation in the line Of mar
cotic deprav;ty. A cooker is an expert
in the art of putting people to sleep with
the drug. The cooker, is a bird with the
devotees of the hop"
'Well. how can L catch on TO the
whereabouts of an opium joint?" asked
an Eagle reporter.
II can't tell you" said a prominent
local officer, ''but it is simply awful
This declaration, in the absence of any
specifications, is as vague as the talk OF
tattlers through a knot-hole in board
fence. That the use of opium is on the
increase is obviously true, but wholesale
declarations. without specifications,
smack too much of suburban neighbor-
mood gossip. A great metropolis like
Wichita perhaps has its deviations from
rectitude, but TO magnify its frailties in
the language Of its officers, is like unto
the bird that befowls it own nest
Where is the simply awful hop joint:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
THEY FIGHT FIRE
THE OLD ICE HOUSE AT PETER
GETTc'S CONSUMED.
One of the Old-Time Buildings of WIGHT
Goes up in Smoke and Down in Ashes
The Coplagration Affords q Test for the
Metal of the Wichita Fire Department
lessness Of Boys Prowlins for Pigeons
in the Loft Of the building, Contrary TO
MIR. Getto's Protest.

The alarm OF fire at o'clock last even
ing called a great concourse Of people TO
the corner OF Water and Second streets,
the flames having burst forth from Peter
Getto's old ice house. The house was
hack number" and was flied with al
kinds Of inf1ammable rubbish. From The
starting Of the fire the building burned
Ike Undertook, affording a good fight
between the efficient fire department and
the roaring combustibes. If a test had
been contemplated, a better Pile ct COM
bustib!es could not have been selected,
but the firernen came out victorious after
a ''hot" fight, leaving the black skeleton
of the old building TO attest the fierceness
OF the conflict. Mr.. Getto told an Eagle
reporter that the old house had not been
used for years except as a receptacle for
old trash and as a pigeon roOst. CarJail
boys have for weeks asked permission to
GO into the loft and get pigeons, ana,
after many refusals, they slipped up into
the second story TO get the birds, using
matches 10 aid their capture of the fowls
y match ignited by the young pigeon
hunters started the conflagra ton. AMI
the 6ouble walls of seasoned pine lumber
made fierce, roaring flames. The dam
age was not great and the insurance
nominal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
THE LEOPARD SEAL
Crude Opinions Expressed by Rural OBJ
servers.

Down at Blakemans fish market the
Ieadpard seal continues TO attract the at
tention of the learned and obtuse. The
proprietors have become weary of ans
wering questions. 1T belongs to the
McMahan's circus. IN winter quarters in
Wichita" is about all they will say. The
Plakemans are keeping the leopard seal
because they have fountain and pool
and can keep the seal supplied with
fish-its normal food. The seal is the
greatest glutton ever seen i'm these parts,
eXceling in voracity the hungriest
tramp that ever came from Colorado.
The Blakemans have 10 guard the seals
appetite to keep it from getting too ut
terly fat in warm climate like this.
The remarks OF people who stop at the
show window are often edIfying 4 lady
said yesterday: The poor thing seems
10 be cold" At the same time the seal
was smoking and steaming like a tar
kiln and evidently longing TO bask on an
iceberg in Greenland's icy mountains. \
man who was evidently not up in nat
ural history said to a companion: Look
at him. He has been in the water so
long that his hind feet have got webs
nv, en-,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
COMING LOCAL EVENTS

The sixth recital of the Wichita Mu-
steal club will be held this afternoon at
$50 a SedgWick Music hail.
Members of Ivy Leaf Chapter meet at
Masonic hall this morning al s:45 O'Clock
sharp TO attend the funeral OF Sister Al
lie Jones.
Members OF Ivy Leaf Chapter meet at
Mrs. NJ s Rudolph's, 235 North Emporia
avenue. az 80 O'Clock sharp, TO attend
the funera! of Mr. Starr.
The Cooking club extension class for
girls and boys-which IS free but for the
nominal fee of 1 penny each-will meet
this afternoon at . o'clock in the fetch
er building, entrance 10 West Second
street
The Unitarian society holds services
Music hall. Sedgwick building, morning
AMI evening, curing January and Feb
ruary, w. G.. Todd, pastor. Morning
service is at II o'clock. Subject for this
week: The Lesson of Last Weeks
Snow" Evening service al 7:39. Sub
ject: THE Statement of Truth by Scien-
tific Tnitarianism. Sunday school At Il
O'Clock. The public is cordially invited.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

open, and she did it as though she fully
expected to receive kiss from the re-
ceiving aperture of the instrument This
she did unconscious of all SURROUNDINGS
Then in the softest, sweetest tone she
said 'hello." there standing motionless
she listened, while her big brother said
in an assumed voice IA how de doc
ah-how are you, can 1 come over tonlor-
row night?''
On, shut up your mouth, won't you?"
she snapped turning to her brother, but
the words went over the wire also. and
the delicate pinks of her cheek flashed 20
a deep red as she saw her mistake, while
she listened
''Why-I-I," stammered she, "-Iyou
see Jack is here, and L" she paused,
then looked up listening. while the color
all lied Ii was plain the words from
the other end of the wire had changed
their tone, then she said in an injured
tone mo l didnt-I-you see Jack is
here. and he has been" just then Jack
himself leaned over her shoulder and
kissed her with noise enough 10 send 1t
over the wire. she lodged and said
Stop Evidently this sort Of thing
seemed queer to tho person at the other
end, who knew nothing Of her having
any brother by the name of Jack, and
although she called through the phone
she got no answer. Then she said:
Jack. how could you? Don't you ever
kiss me again. l. But just then the
person at the other enc rang off.
she hung up the receiver and in very
angry mood went into another room. In
ten minutes she returned, rang UP cen
trail and asked what phone mad called
her up a short time before. But among
so many other calls the operator could
not tell, of course.
No one called the night following, nor
the mex. the girl got her spunk Up,
then to show her independence, would
not try to explain, and they will both
die OF broken hearts il history really
dnas raneat itself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

peka. Some OF his friends miSinIer-
preted the reporters classic English and
NJ. Hatfield called yesterday 10 an
nounce that he had acted as gentleman
during his stay in Topeka and in man.
ner also which did not license any one 10
use the expression dash blank" This
all Nr. Eatfield's friends know.
The police force recei"ed their pictures
yesterday afternoon. They ere truly a
fine set of men. ,'aief I,Irt x the cen
trail figure ard the otae-. eighteen men
OF the force are grouped around hin
very artistically. James kearns an
Major Burr removed their caps. while
all the others retained them. John Mar
tin has the characteristic tilt tC his cap
as do other among them. II is a very
nice picture of one OF the best forces
which Wichita has ever possessed. and
its members viii prize the pictures as
remem branceS of the other members.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
END OF n ROMANCE
How a Telephone Became Mixed up In a
Love Affair.

The girl was called TO the telephone
by her big brother. who had answered
the ring. and he did il in the manner
which big brothers usually do such
things. She was just little past six
teen and could purse up her mouth in
a most bewitching manner when she
wanted to. but usually her tongue was
wiggling between her parted lips. IN
stead of taking a nap behind them
Closed
The telephone was situated in room
where all the other naembsfs of the fam
lily were sitting. and she walked no 10
the instrument with the air of ore about
10 say something sarcastic. but taking
the receiver from her brother. she turn
ed 10 the phone aud the transformation
was study indeed. Placing the receiv-
er to her ear. the offended air disappear
ed. and she was all smiles at once. She
stood upon tip-toe 10 reach the trans
miTser with her rosbud mouth slightly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

Midnight Extension Mining Company
incorporated Under the Law OF the rsFf'r, of Ne" "',@''
CAPITALIZATION, 100000 SHARES.
Stock in Treasury, 40, 900 Shares.

We six claims covering the keystone
Mining of Taos County New Mexico the best mining
the world by OF its inexhausbe supply of
milling We have expended $4,000 development work.
pay claims This will the
divided shortly after have been enabled
stamp mill You cannot lose with but will get agnif
dollar Titles
may well books be inspected every
holder in Office at time.
The directors of this have decided place
market limited number of shares the very low figure of
shaeS2 hundred
shares sold hundred this
limited stock will undoubtedly sell for many its present
figure short further particulars call prospectus
at Office 3Io East Douglas Avenue, Wichita Kansas
B. F. DUNN, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

There are times in a mans life when
and politicians"
This was a sentiment expressed by
State Bank Commissioner John W. Bred
enthal in a conversation with an Eagle
reporter in the Carey lobby last night.
There was very perceptible suggestion
OF irony in his tone as the chairman OF
the state Popuiist central committee add
ed: of course this is not said with any
reference TO my participation and ex-
periences in the late senatorial fight"
Inc instincts Of the old politician reas-
serted themselves after this, and during
long conversation few other indications
OF resentment and soreness could be
noticed in Mr.. BriedenthaTs words or ac-
cents
MIR. Briedenthal was loquacio on one
subject only-that of his new banking
law and the prospects for its passage.
Il am quite confident" he said. that
the legislature will pass a bill embody-
ing the recommendations for a change
in our banking laws laid down in my re-
cent report as state bank commissioner.
II is Law in the passage of which every
citizen of the state is interested, and /
fully believe il viii make possible in this
state more systematic bank supervision
ana inspection than that used in any 9TH
er state of the Union. Its aim will be
10 provide absolute protection to depos-
itors, while a. the same time doing away
With all the useless provisions of the
present law Under its provisions the
bank commissioner Will also have full
power TO force liquidation whenever nee
essary"
1t makes many radical changes but
infringes on the rights OF neither bank
er nor deposition, and meets with the gen.
eral approval OF both classes. Several
slight changes along lines suggested by
bankers with whom 1 have talked viii
make it even stronger, l think"
During the conversation Mr.. Brieden-
thai indicated to the reporter on a map of
Kansas what would be the divisional
lire between the various congressional
districts under the new apportionment
He did not say so specifically, but it was
evident from the way he spoke of il that
the divisions he outlined were the result
of conferences among leading POpulists, |
and he gave il as his opinion that the |
STATE would be apportioned according to |
the piar he explained BY its provisions |
Sedgwick county would be placed in |
new Sixth district to contain in addition |
Harvey, Sumner Butler, Cowley, Green |
wood, Elk and Chautauqua counties.
There was a merry little twinkle in |
Mr.. BriedenthaHs eye as he descanted on |
the liberality of the Populists in giving /
10 the Republicans one district so sure |
that not even a Democratic tidal wave |
would change its political complexion. |
This district will, of course, be the one I'm |
the northeastern corner of the state and |
Mr.. Briedenthal conceded that it would |
be Republican by nearly 5000. All the |
other districts, however, in his opinion,
VIII be so formed as to be safely Popo-
cratic.
Mr. Bredenthal was in the city only a
few hours yesterday evening. He had
spent the day at Anthony where he as
sisted in the opening of a new bank and
left a 10:40 last night for Topeka.