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The herald., 1897-01-13
AN EXPLOSION IN THE JAIL
Crude Oil Gas Blows Up ard Burus
Engineer Hilton
Painfully Scorched About the Face and
Haads-Water Mixed With the
Oil Puts Out the ~Fires

Engineer Hilton, who has charge of
the steam heating apparatus in the new
city Jail, is at present an inmate of the
receiving hospital, where he lies badly
burned about the face ard hands as the
result of an explosion which took place
In the boiler room early yesterday morn
ing. The fuel used under the boiler is
crude oil. pumped from a large tank
sunk underground out of doors.
Owing to a quantity of water which
had become mixed with the oil in the
tank. Hilton has had considerable trou-
bic for several days. the fire soirg out
unexpectedly while the pumps and ma
chinery were working all right. Short
ly before o'clock yesterday morning
the blaze at the burner suddenly went
out owing to the poor quality of petro-
leum. Hilton got up. and. takir 6 torch
III his hand. went to the burner and
started to shut off the flow through the
feed pipe.
As he was bending down directly In
front Of the furnace doors the light from
his torch ignited a quantity of gas
which had formed irside the heated fire
box, and an explosion occurred which
was heard all over the building. The
fUrrace coors were blown open ard
sheet Of flame burst full in the engineers
face throwing him backward in heap.
blacEered and scorched. He arose and
set the boiler room TO rights, not at
first appreciating how severely he had
been buried,
The receiving hospital steward applied
oil ard banda ses to his hards, but later
in the morning Hilton seemed so much
worse that DR., Hagan was called and
redressed the burns. He found that Hill
ton had been very painfully injured, his
face being singed and the skin raised
in huge blisters. His hands also We're
in bad condition, the skin peeling off
in flakes.
While Hilton's burns are painful. thev
are not dangerous. although II will be
some days before he will be able to re-
sumo his duties. He is able to sit up
but spent the entire Cay locked in the
receiving hospital. the greatest secrecy
being maintained in regard to the affair
No blame is attached to the engineer,
the accident being one that frequently
happens where crude oil is burned.
Small damage was done to the boiler
room. little plaster being loosened and
The walls blackened. which was quickly
repaired.
The herald., 1897-01-13
MCCARTHY DENIES 1T.
Says He Never Contemplated a Jail
Break and Was Conspired Against.

Bank Tunneler Mccarthy, at present
confined in the county jail under sem
tence to the penitentiary and awaiting
the action of the supreme court on ap-
peal, has been for several days very
anxious to set out a statement in regard
10 the recent discovery made by Sheriff
Burr of his conspiracy to break Jail.
Or MONDAY morning Jack Hoff, pris-
oner who had served 10 Gays for placing
obStructions on the railroad track out
near Pomona, was discharged from JAIL
but as he was going out was searched.
In his pocket three letters written by
Mccarthy were found. The would be
bank burglar had persuaded Hoff TO
attempt to smugsle them out. but the
letters, which were of no particular mo-
ment, were conhscated andl destroyed.
There was one each to the morning pa
pers making q statement of his side Of
the case.
Mccarthy states that neither he nor
Turnkey Malone ever cons PRED or con-
templated' jail break, but that the
whole affair was a conspiracy put up in
the jail by certain parties with the OBJ
ject of securing Mahones dismissal and
of having him thrown into the tanks
and his privileges curtailed. He made a
!oag ramolinel statement, but the bur
Gen of his Paint is as above stated
The herald., 1897-01-13

The first indications of a wasting vital
force, the first evidence Of weakness may
mean the total collapse OF all sexual and
mental vigor in a few years. II is danger
Gus TO treat this symptom with Indifference.
to suppose that II means nothing. | means
a great deal. Il is the foit warning of COM
pete eXhaus tiou that j. coming. 1t tells
the results of past foi,ies, eXcesses and
oVertaXation of mental. physical or sexual
powers. Ii means thai you are beginning
to fail. and swift is the course Of oestruc-
tion once started. Like he serpents warm
ing IL should urge prompt action Effect
i've means of checking the waste and re-
storing the power lost can be found in
electricity. Vital force. aEina. maGNe ISM
is infused into the failing nerves and organs
from Dr. Sanden's Electric Belt. There r.
thousands of vigorous meu TO-DAY who owe
their recovery solely TO DR.. Sanders i il,
1t gives steady soothing cUre nts OF elgc-
tricity into the weak parts. revivns the
vital powers and restoring a healthy and
vigorous manhood.
Don't you think you are missing the best
part of your life by living il ia misery
through the want of that which makes life
nj
The herald., 1897-01-13
POLICE COURT CALENDAR.
Petty Thief Convicted ard Another
Senteneed-Riley Gets a Dose.

Sentenced-Riley Gets a Dose.
In the police court yesterday after
noon Jimmy Hope. the hobo arrested
Monday evening by Detective Hawley
for stealing a hat from in front of a
Main-street clothing store. pleaded gull
ty TO petty larceny and was sent below
10 appear for sentence today.
Thirty days in Jail were allotted Tom
Tate, the morphine fiend who stole a
pair of pincers. which he attempted
purchase opium.
One hundred and twenty days work
on the chain gang was meted out to John
Riley, the begging vagrant, concealed in
whose coat fine steel saw was discov-
cred, which he had evidently intended
to take into jail for some prisoner. Riley
won't do it again.
Fred Rose appeared and asked leave
to change his former plea of not guilty
of battery to one Of guilty, which was
allowed. and he was ordered to appear
this afternoon for sentence.
Eddie Berger failed to appear to receive
sentence for disturbing the peace. ard
his cash bail of so was applied as a fine
All Wong, o Chinese lottery ticket
seller, was assessed 80 while a country
man named Al Sing paid 81 for peddlng
vegetables without the necessary city
and county licenses.
Five drunks and three vagrants COM
pleted the list for the DAY, receiving the
usual apportionments.
The herald., 1897-01-13
DEAN PECK'S SERVICES.
The Next Age to Be One of Universe
Freedom From Pain.

Dean Peck closed his series of meet
ings here last night in the First COngre-
gational shurch. The dean is not only
a speaker of great ability and power,
but born teacher. His large au-
diences listened with wrapt attention
to the one subject which is everywhere
now awakening Divine Heal
ing
He said. in substance: Today we are
to take up some of the blessings, not be-
cause of their merit, but because We
are God's children. AS partakers of
Christ life we have right to things we
could not otherwise possess.
We are here to claim our birthright.
as member Of my Fathers family.
Now. we have as one right-health. 1t
is not so important as many other rights,
but it has its place. There is no one who
viii not give assent to the fact that God
does heal. In those whom he does not
heal there must he a screw loose some
where. The Christian alliance does not
put special emphasis on this doctrine,
but it does on the gift of the Holy Spirit.
If we preach a doctrine of divine heal
ing and some poor sufferer or paralytic
that has been for years bound by Satan
IS not healed he IS very apt to try to ridi-
cule It. Jesus did simultaneously spir-
itually teach and heal the body, be-
cause the great divine heart could rot
bear to see suffering. 1t would be
strange if our Father would rot heal US
if we would let him. Now. there are
powers delegated to us. ! am the ar
bitter of my spiritual destiny. God does
not say to ". You shall He viii not
force any spiritual benefit on us. There
is certain soil productive of faith.
Obedience Is the soil which produces
the blessings which come into the lives
of GODS children. The next age is to
be one of universal freedom from pain.
hence the church Of today should be
one of the first fruits of the next age.
The herald., 1897-01-13
PER SONALS

Otto Frame Of Billings, Mont, Is regis
tered al the Nadeau.
y. r. Maston and Miss Maston of San
Francisco are guests at the Westmin-
ster.
Richard Dunlap Schofield and wife are
spending the winter at the Bancroft on
ELL street.
NIr and Mrs. ]. McDermott and Arthur
CosXrove OF san Diego are stopping at
the Nadeau.
Dr. c. c. Mclean, who has been suf-
fering from a severe attack of rheuma
tism, is improving.
Roswell Miller, Pacific coast agent for
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad. arrived in the city on Monday.
Frank Trumbull receiver for the
Union Pacific. Denver and Gulf road
arrived here in his private car on Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Hayden, Ed Hay
den and A. Harvey of st. Louis compose
a party of tourists who are stopping at
the Westminster.
Mrs O. Chanute ard Miss Chanute of
Chicago, c. p. James. Miss James Miss
Chadwick and J.. r. Moore of Kansas
City are at the Westminster
A. G. Wells, general superintendent of
the Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix rail-
road arrived here yesterday and will
spend severaJ days in the city.
To Care a Cold In O1e Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quirine Tablets.
The herald., 1897-01-13
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
4 4-Year-Old Infant Fatally Scalded by
Boiling Lard.

At the undertaking rooms of Kregelo
&; Bresee Coroner Campbell last evening
conducted an investigation into the
death of 2-year-old infant named
Gladys Chute, who died yesterday morn
ing from the effects Of burns received
the day before.
The mother of the child resides in
this city. but the baby was in the care
of a family at Norwalk. On Monday
morning the child was fearfully seeded
While playing in the kitchen by tipping
over onto itself q kettle of boiling lard.
After lingering in agony for nearly
twenty-four hours. the little one died, in
spite of medical attendance
A certificate of accidental death from
burning was issued by the coroner and
the little body will be buried today.
The herald., 1897-01-13

and protruding in front. She wore
straight. stiff gown of sapphire blue
satin, eiaborately embroidered in gold
and crimson, pink and white. and In 1t
her plump body looked like gorgeous
sofa pillow. Her tiny feet were en-
cased in scarlet satin shoes set up on
two high stills. TIE wife of the Japan
ese minister, Mrs Toru Hoshi. is much
less picturesque. gowned like American
ladies. but Is a prime favorite in Wash
ington. The spacious and handsome
Japanese legation is the scene of many
brilliant festivities, and always crush
on reception days.
BRIGHAM.
The herald., 1897-01-13

CHAMBER or COMMERCE.

George Griffith has placed on exhibit
at the chamber ~ commerce Il fuel brick
made from eucalyptus leaves ard crude
oil. 1t is claimed that this fuel brick
has proven very successful. II can be
manufactured at small cost
Miss Pitcher has contributed a very
interesting scrap book filed with clip
pings concerning California from Har-
per's Weekly.
The herald., 1897-01-13
THE HARBoR COMMISSIONERS.
Busy on Their Report Yesterday-Of to
san Diego Today.

The harbor commissioners are still
busily engaged at work on their report
to the secretary Of war. Today they will
visit San Diego to examine the break
water NJ that place.
From now on there viii be very little
in regard to the action Of the commits
sioners that can be made public. as they
will spend their time in private confer
ence, comparing evidence that has been
collected aad preparing the final report
that Will settle the question Of the two
harbor sites.
The commissioners spent a long and
arduous day on their report yesterday.
fully making W for any time lost on
their enjoyable j2unt to Catalina At
a comparatively carly hour last evening
the corridors of the Westminster hotel
saw them no more. for they had all re-
tired, satisfied that they mad earned a
good nights rest
The herald., 1897-01-13
Here Is a Late Cure

January IL, 1897.
The Belt that I purchased from you a
with.
have not been able to use II according
TO your directions. yet feel much stronger
and the losses are now almost stopped. I
feel grateful to you for what your Belt
has done for me- and will at any time be
pleased to verify my sat ,iT.,,. meni.~ 1, ~
Fieueroa and Twent y.firs..
DR.. Sanden's Electric Belt offers you new
fresh proof e its cures. There are no claims
of cures made five or ten years ago, but
right At your doors.
World YOU believe it If your closest friend
confided to you his cure by certain rene
dy? II Is a modern, remedy. up 10 date.
and cures when the old ideas fail.
Simple! As simple as two and two II is
electricity. ELECTRICITY is life 1t is nerve
nerve force, and Dr. Sanders Belt re-
Even electricity is useless if not intelli-
gently applied. DR.. Sanden has devoted
twenty years TO close study of the nerve
and, sexual forces and even IL other belts
fail his treatment will cure.
Cheap. clumsiy made electric belts are
like cheap jewelry. You think you are get
ting a high-class article at a low price, but
YOUR experience tells you that you pay for
twice what you get
Don't hesitate to write to Dr. sanden be-
cause of the distance Two days from the
time you write will bring YOU an answer
with full information concerning his Won
derful belts. Hundreds Of people in Cali
fornia have discarded all other treatment
and are now using Dr. Sanden's Elec-
trio Belt with pleasing results.
a permanent cure is guaranteed or money
refunded in all weakness Of men. A pocket
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work. "Three Glasses of Men" illustrated.
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Every young middle-aged or old man
suffering the slightest weakness should
read it. IT win point out an EASY SURE
AND SPEEDY WAY TO REGAIN
STRENGTH AND HEALTH WHEN
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Address or call
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The herald., 1897-01-13

Some Points of the Develop
ment of True nanhood BY Elec-
tricity. Reasons Why DIR. San
den's Electric Belt is the Only
Sure Remedy for the Recover, of
this Vital Power.
The herald., 1897-01-13

It's true children should row be released
from all pain"
The herald., 1897-01-13

To Care Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo QuiEine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. CSC.
The herald., 1897-01-13
A REGULAR ROUTINE
THE COST OF 1T Am,

AS may be imagined, visiting cards for
q single Washington season are no H.
considerable item of expense and bills
for carriage hire are simply appalling.
Many upon whom the obligation fails
heaviest OF returning hundreds 81 calls
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

Children should be encouraged to
write letters. It gives them facility In
write letters. 1t gies them facility In
expressing their ideas, and II the habit
is established in childhood, It is less
difficult in after life. When they leave
the old home a regular correspondence
is a source of the greatest comfort to
both parents and children, and fire.
quent letters help to keep the fraternal
tie strong between brothers and sis
tiers.
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 2a.-Major Nc
Kinley did not leave the house yester-
day. The weather was too rough fol
a drive or other outdoor exercise, ever
for ono in robust health. Governor
Bradley of Kentucky was the only
stranger to cross the threshold, and he
spent the greater part Of the day at
the house. The Kentucky senatorial
Question was discussed. but Mr.. Brad
lev declined to say with what result
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25
WORTH KNOWING.

The strongest known wood is kranji-
wood, Of Borneo. but the Canada rock
elm il stronger in proportion to its
weight.
st. Louis Is the largest street-car
manufacturing city In the world. The
output last year was about three thou
sand cara
Charleston, 8. C.. has . commisGlos
On shade trees. In four years It hs
planted more than one thousand treA
= the city streets.
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad has just accomplished the
greatest feat the world has ever known
for long-distance fast running.
1t was made in a race against death
to carry Henry J. Mayham Of New
York to the bedside of his dying son in
Denver.
The distance from Chicago to Dem
yer, 1.O25 miles. was covered in ex-
actly 1,069 minutes actual running
time. This is only a small fraction
less than one mile a minute for the
longest continuous run ever made by
any railroad in the world.
It was a run made in the ordinary
course OF business. No special prepa-
ration whatever had been contem-
plated for the trip. In exactly forty
four minutes from the time the order
for the train was received the throttle
of the engine was pulled open and the
train glided out of the Union Depot on
a race which surprised railroad men
the world over.
The engine which took the train on
the nrst run out OF Chicago to Gales
burg had just come in from Aurora
pulling a regular passenger train. No
time was spent in cleaning up, but it
was quickly turned around, attached to
the special train and manned by the
same engineer who had brought it to
Chicago. Not more than a half dozen
officials or employees Of the road knew
the trip was to be made. This fact is
the most important in the history Of
the great feat, as it demonstrates the
superb physica! condition of the road
and the perfect management which en-
ables such remarkable time to be
maintained for more than thousand
miles.
The time made by the record-break-
ing train is as follows, including all
or
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

Average time, including stops, 54.3
miles per hour.
Average time, excluding stops, 57.54
miles per hour.
The first stop made by the train after
leaving Chicago was at Sixteenth street
for supplies, where four minutes were
consumed. At Aurora the travelling en-
gfneer took one minute to look the en-
CINE over and the train ran without
stop until Mendoza was reached, when
three minutes more were consumed for
the same purpose. A total of twenty
one stops was made between Chicago
and Denver, consuming in all sixty
four minutes. The longest stop was
made at Red Oak, Ia, where engines
were changed on account Of a hot
truck. At this point the fastest run
of the trip was made. Soon after leav-
ing Creston it was discovered that a
box on one Of the engine trucks was
heating, but in spite of this fact the
run of thirty-six miles was made in
thirty-four minutes. At Villisca
fresh engine was substituted and the
run to Red Oak, fifteen miles, was
made in as many minutes.
Over long stretches of road between
McCook and Denver the train made
more than a mile a minute for dis
tances of forty to sixty miles. Six en-
gineers took the train from Chicago to
Denver. making an average OF ITO
miles to each run.
Mr.. Mayham left New York Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock on Pennsylvania
Limited in response to repeated mes
sages that his son, William b. May
ham, was lying at the point of death
at Denver. At Fort Wayne Mr.. May
ham became convinced that the ordi-
nary trains would not take him to the
bedside of his son in time to close his
eyes in death, and he promptly wired
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ROAD
to have in readiness special train to
carry him through to Denver in the
shortest possible time.
The Pennsylvania arrived in Chicago
ten minutes late and thirty minutes
making necessary preparations for the
were consumed by Mr.. Mayham in
journey.
The train left the Union Depot at ex-
actly 10 O'Clock Monday morning. The
Burlington road had agreed to make
the trip to Denver Inside Of twenty
four hours" The feat was accom-
plished in three minutes less than
nineteen hours. or more than I've
hours under the stipulated time.
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25
John I. Baker Dead.

BEVERLY, Mass, Feb. 19.-John L
Baker, the Usage of Essex" former
abolitionist. and one of the founders
of the Republican party. is dead at IS:
One of his hips was broken in fall
three months ago, and paralysis re
suited.
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

NEVADA, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-John Jenis
living at Milo. six miles south, drank
a cup of concentrated lye, thinking il
was cider. He is suffering agony ane
his recovery is doubtful
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25
PENSIONS.


8oW % Goe Ooo Or ~ 1oet000es
Send your claim or power of attorney
to o. E Howe, Washington. D. C. Tho
clients Of Geo. E Lemon or other at.
torDeys can have their claims compile
ted without duplicating the evidence
filed, by giving me power Of attorney.
I will give three valuable prizes to
parties sending the longest lists of
names and addresses Of ex-soldierS Ad-
dress Lock Box los, Washington, D. c.
The Kansas cheese factories are pros
porous. although they have 'neuf-chat-
el mortgages to cover them.
''For ones wits to 90 wool-e, q err
ing" is IN illusion to . pitiful industry
sometimes seen in older countries. In
parts of France, Germany and Spain.
very old people are sometimes employ
ed in gathering wool from bushes in
sheep pastures. where it has been
plucked from the fleece a. the animals
pass too close to the branches
SOC BUS. OATS, l73 bus. BARLEY.
NJ. NJ. Luther. East Troy. Pa, grew
209 bushels Sslzer's Silver Mine Oats,
and John BREEDER. Mishicott, Wis, 17s
bushels Silver King Barley per acre.
Don't you believe It? Write them!
Fodder plants as rape. tcosinte,
vetch. spurry. clovers. grasses, etc.. in
endless varieties. potatoes at $3.50 a
barrel. Salzer's seeds are bred to big
yields. Americas greatest seed cata-
logue and II farm seed samples are
sent you by John A. Safzer Seed Co..
La Crosse. Wis, upon receipt of 10
cents stamps, worth SO. to get start.
w.n.
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

We cannot teach, as a revelation of
science, that man descends from any
other animal. has no one ever
seen q man get off horse?
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

The deepest running stream in the
world is said to be the Niagara River.
Just under the suspension bridge.
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

The largest churches in Europe will
contain the following numbers: St.
Peters, Rome, $4,000; Milan cathedral.
$1,000; st. Paul's, London, 5000; ST.
Sophia, Constantinople, $4,000; Notre
Dame, Paris, $1,000; Pisa cathedral,
IL, 900; st. Marks, Venice, 1000.
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

When one IS lying down the heart
makes about 10 strokes less a minute
than when one is upright.
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25
THE RECORD BROKEN,
c.. B. 4 q. AccoMPLISHEs =
GREAT FEAT.

Special Train Of the Burllneton Route
Runs from Chicago tn Denver. l,O46
Miles. ut an Average Speed Of Nearly
81 Miles IN Hour.
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

The largest wrought iron pillar is at
Delhi in India. 1t is 60 feet high and
WEIGHS II tons
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

Irishmen each write Is letters every
year.
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

The average Scotchman writes 30 let
tiers q wear.
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund the money il IL fails to cure sc
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

Man proposes, but-he is not always
ACCENTED
The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

A Chanute young man has queered
himself with his girl. He accidentally
shot himself in the forehead, and the
ball was flattened ont like a nickel
when it hit his skull. The girl don't
want hard-headed man like that.
The rich uncle of Cowley county
woman made will. He didn't like the
woman's husband and in will he pro-
vided that if she died before him 1.-THE
uncle) his fortune was not to 60 to her.
This woman's husband died. The un-
Gle took sick. So did the woman. 1t
was q race with her to live longer than
her uncle Stimulants were given and
she held ont nobly for her children's
sake. At last they brought her word
that her uncle was dead. She blessed
her children aud died.
Ferns and Mahan, pugilists, are
training to violate the law in Kansas
this month Paddy Purteil, to be sure,
escaped the penitentiary in . myster-
ious way, but Ferns and Mahan may
not be so fortunate.
The son of the county clerk Of Co6ey
county has passed the necessary exc
animation and il now cadet 1T West
Point
The four Wilson county prisoners,
kept in the Montgomery county Jail,
have been removed to the new Jail at
Fredonia.