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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Kansas-Missourl pebnte.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Jan. S.-A joint
debate between the University of
Kansas and the University of Mis-
souri, has been decided upon. Repre-
sentatives of these universities will
meet in Lawrence, Kan, on March
Is, to discuss the questions: Resolved,
That a national income tax would be
q desirable part of our scheme of taxa
ton" Whether Missouri is to have
the affirmative and Kansas the mega
tive side of the question, or vice versa,
will be settled by lot
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY
PITTSBURG g. GULF HELD
UP IN KANSAS CITY.
Two Men without Masks Do the job
The Messengers Beaten and the Safe
Looted-The Robbers Escape Express
Officials Say They Got Mo Money.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, JAM 6.-Just as
the Port Arthur express, known as
No. A, on the Kansas, City, Pittsburg
& Gulf railway, pulled out of the
Grand Central, depot at GAO o'clock
last night, two young men entered the
express car, covered Messenger E. M.
Hyden of Wells, Fargo &c Co. s express
with -revolvers, bound his arms and,
after throwing him into corner of
the car, proceeded leisurely to rob the
local safe. They secured all the
money in the safe and then escaped
from the train at the Chicago e. Alton
crossing, while it was yet within the
limits.of Kansas City Neither of the
men was over rs years of age, both
were smooth shaven and neither wore
a mask.
Ten minutes after the men escaped
from the train a special with posse
on board started in pursuit. Although
the robbers were plainly seen by mem
bers of the train crew as they were
making their escape no shots were
fired and no attempt was made to
overhaul them. The point at which
they made their escape is about a mile
and half north of Sheffield. There
are no houses for distance of half
mile in any direction. To the west,
and about 100 yards from the Suburb
an Belt line tracks. there is small
clump of trees, and it is supposed that
the bandits had confederates awaiting
them in the darkness there with a
conveyance.
General Agent G. R. Teas of the
Wells, Fargo e Co.'S Express conn
pany said the robbers secured nothing
of value, Others say that the robbers
made good haul. This is the first
hoid-up on the Pittsburg & Gulf road.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14

LONDON, Jan. ga special dis
patch from Shanghai says that Jap
anese feet of three battleships, ten
tihst-class cruisers and numerous
smaller vessels has neeeived orders
practically placing it at the disposal
of Sir Alexander Butler, British COM
mander-in chief of the China station,
this step being taken lin case Russia
persists in ignoring, the joint interests
of ENGLAND and Japan"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
FoIsr,a cousIn Arrested.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Jan. = -Walter Fo
ley was arrested last night at his home
near Mosby, this county, charged with
holding up gambling house at Og'
den, Utah, and securing 5000 IN silver
early in December. Three deputy
sheriffs went out to his mothers home
last night and arrested him When
called upon by Deputy Cave to surren-
der he started 10 pull pistol, but was
overpowered. Foley Is cousin oil
William S. Foley, the convicted muir
derer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
-Four months TO, a Preacher.

PUEBLO. Colo, Jan. $, &C. S Rocks,
formerly Baptist preacher at Steele
City, Neb., was yesterday sentenced
to four months in the Pueblo county
Jail for unlawfully living with Mary
Johnson, formerly one of his flock in
Nebraska. Charitable women here
secured a suspension in Miss John
sons case and will return her to her
home. Rocks is the same preacher
who was tarred and feathcred in a
Kansas town for similar acts
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
W. H. T. DURRANT.

Death appeared to be painless. His
neck was broken by the fall. In fif-
teen minutes the body was cut down.
Warden Hale did not attempt to
hurry matters, but allowed all posi-
BILE time for the supreme court at
Washington to take some action.
Finally when word was flashed across
the continent that the supreme court
declined to interfere, the warden or
aered the program of the day to be
carried out.
At 1884 o'clock Durrant, accom-
panied by Father Lagan, appeared at
the door of the execution room. He
was followed by his father, friend,
Warden Hale and the guards The
father and his friend walked around
the gallows to the front, while Dur
rant and his keepers climbed to the
gallows platform Instantly on ar
irving at the gallows, his legs and arms
we're pinioned and the rope was placed
upon his neck. The hangman was
about to adjust the black cap, when
Durrant announced his desire to
speak. Permission was given and the
doomed murderer spoke as follows:
II desire to say that, although am
IN innocent man, innocent of every
crime that has been charged against
me, bear no luminosity toward those
that have prosecuted me, not even the
press of San Fran cisco, which bounded
me to the grave. If any man thinks l
am going to spring sensation am
not except it is a sensation that am
m innocent man brought to the grave
by my prosecutors But l forgive
them all. They will get their
Justice from the great God who is
Master of us all, and there l also ex-
pect to get justice-that is, the JUS
tice of an innocent man. Whether or
no the perpetrators of the crime of
VIII ich 1 am charged are discovered, it
will make no difference to me now,
but say this day will be a shame to
the great state of California. l for.
give every body who has prosecuted
me, an innocent man, whose hands
have never been stained with blood,
and go to meet my God with forgiv-
ness for ALI men,"
The body was allowed to hang for
hfteen minutes, when it was cut down
and placed in black coffin provided
by an undertaken from San Francisco.
1t is-not yet known what disposition
Of the body will be made, as Durrants
parents have been SO far unable to
secure accommodations in any of the
local GENE teries for the body of their
son. 1t is very probable that the
body will be cremated.
The prison officials were all enthu-
1astic in their praise of Durfanvs
nerve. He proudly declined all offers
of stimulants to enable him to make
a bold showing on the scaffold. The
criminal was apparently proud of his
race, and vowed that he would ''Die
like Durrant
Durrant's most urgent request OF
Warden Hale was that no autopsy be
held on his body. He also requested
that the rope with which he was
hanged be burned His wishes in both
these respects were observed by the
warden
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
DURRANT rs HANGED.
SHOWS RARE NERVE TO
THE END.
In q Spsech From the GaIiows Forgives
His Prosecutors = Talks with Rope
About Neck - Emanuel Church Muir
derer Becomes n Catholic.

SAN QUENTIN, Call, Jan. Sat 1925
o'clock this morning W, II. T., Dur
rant, generally known as Theodore
Durrant, was hanged in the prison
here for the murder of Blanche La
mont, one of the two young women
brutally put to death in Emmanuel
Baptist church in San Fran cisco,
April 8, 1895.
Durrant, who had been received into
the Roman Catholic church only a
short time before the end, was mar
velously cool on the scaffold. His
last words were: II am innocent"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
A Coach Especially for convlots.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Jan. s.-Passengei
coach No. 10, to be known in the
future as the Missouri, Kansas & Tex
as railway prison car, was turned
out of the shops at this point thiL
afternoon. The windows and doors
are covered with heavy thick iron
bars. 1t will be used in carrying
prisoners to the United States prisons
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
A Matrimonial Agency Match.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Jan. s.-As a re-
suit of correspondence and court
ship through matrimonial agency,
Michael Disque of this county and
Miss Annie NJ. Klein OF New Ulm,
Mimi, were married by Probate Judge
Norton yesterday afternoon. They
had never met till the girls arrival in
the city Thursday. Mr.. Disque is a
farmer, 80 years old, and his bride
La 90
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
MULCTED FOR SIS, 900.
Blunder of Police Commi ssi onerr
Costs Kansas City Heavily.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan s.-Judg.
Gates of the circuit court decided this
morning that when the old board OF
police commissioners, Of which M. A.
Fyke and Frank G. Johnson were the
Democratic majority, discharged six
teen Republican patrolmen from the
police force, August %, 1896, they ex-
ceeded their authority. He decided,
further, that they are all entitled to
pay at their full salary for all the
time they have been off the force
since this Illegal action This will
cost the city a total Of SIS, 47o, in sal
aries, for which there was no service.
The patrolmen were dismissed for
political reasons, without any kind OF
trial or without charges of any kind
being fled against them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
SNUB FOR BlTTINGER.
BIackbalIed by the st. james Club of
Montreal

| biackDalieu Dy the o. James CiuD Oh
t Montreal
MONTREAL, Can, Jan. s-United
States Consul General John L. Bit
finger was last night blackballed by
the st. James club. the Leading social
organization in the city, which num-
bers among its members the present
and past governors general of Canada,
many prominent Canadians and the
principal citizens of Montreal. 1t is
said that no fewer than fifty black.
balls were cast against the election of
the representative of the. United
States 81, =,
Colonel Knapp of New York and
Hon. w. A. Anderson of Wisconsin,
Mr.. Bittinger's predecessors, were
honored and esteemed members of the
club. rs
Mr. Bittinger's defeat was undoubt-
edly brought about by an article pub
lished in q Chicago paper week ago
last Sunday, which was telcgraphed
to and published in full by the local
newspapers. In the article mentioned
Mr.. Bittinger was made to say that
the French Canadian citizens of Que
bee were forming secret ocieties
and arranging for an outbreak look
ing to the independence of Canada. b.
When Mr.. Bittingers name was
first men toned for consul general, his
political opponents in Missouri flood
ed the newspapers here with articles
derogatory to his character These
articles also contributed to last
nights vote in the club.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
DOCTOR KILLS AVENGER
by DIR. Kernodle.
An AYenRer Fatally Shot.

KNoBNosTER, Mo-, Jan. AT z
o'clock last evening David Lay, a
prominent farmer, came to town and
went to the residence of Dr. O. p.
Kernoodle and began shooting at him
The doctor returned fire, shooting Lay
above the heart, inficting a wound
which the physicians pronounce fatal
The trouble grew out of an insult the
doctor is alleged to have offered to
Mrs, Lay. Mrs Lay was with her
husband at the time of the shooting.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
MARYLAND BOILERS WIN.
with Democratic Assistance They Elect
Their Speaker OF the House.

with Democratic assistance Iney Elect
Their Speaker OF the House.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Jan. S.-The Re.
publican members of the lower house
of tho Maryland legislature, af'
ter more than two months OF
IDEALS" and promises, failed to
agree upon speaker for the house OF
delegates and yesterday twelve OF
their number, assisted by forty one
Democrats, elected Mr.. Louis Schaefer
of Baltimore to the position of presid.
ing officer,
The thorough organization of the
minority was thus illustrated. All
phases and factions of the Democ.
racy are represented in the minor
ity, yet when the time came there
was not a waver in their ranks-each
member did as he was directed and
cast his secret ballot for a "dyed-in
the wool Republican.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Anotber P. q q. wrecl. Death

MILAN, Mo-, Jan, s.-W. P. Mess
ener, another victim of of the Pitts
burg & Gulf wreck near here three
weeks ago, is dead. He is the second
employee to die Holt Way, another
employe, who was injured at the saI.:9
time, is expected to die.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Now York Boilers.

New YORK, Jan. THE party
which is opposed to what has long
been known as the regular Republic
ans has at last adopted constitution
and with it name. They are to be
known hereafter as the Republicans
Of the County of New York"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
box Contained a Mutllated Corpse

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. S-Repre-
sentatives of the Adams Express com
pany opened an i'll smelling box at
Charlton yesterday, and found the re-
mains of human body cut into bits.
The box had stood several days in the
express Office.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
suicide over \ broken Pledge.

MACON, Mo-, Jan. s. -Richard Brum-
back, farmer, aged Sc, had been drink
ing so much that his wife persuaded
him to sign New Years pledge. Be-
cause he had violated it, he blew his
brains out yesterday. Besides the
widow, five children survive.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Kan.a. 1hra.hors Kinea Or Hurt.

W1LLLAAtsBURe, Kan, Jan. g. A
Shreshing machine engine exploded on
the farm of Major Appleton. three
and one-half miles northwest of here,
this morning, killing S. w. Wickham
and injuring a number of others. The
doctors are on the ground attending
the wounded.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
New Postmasters.

In Kensas-John Collins at Horton.
J. E. Humphrey at Nickerson, Frank
Harlow at Kingman, John Guthrie at
Topeka, Russell w. Branson at Cher
olee, Horace X. Bechtal at Augusta
Adrain Reynolds at Sedan. Frank q.
Roberts at Oskaloosa.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Slain by an Indian.

WICHITA, Kan, Jan. IA Seminole
Indian yesterday killed Mrs Leard,
in the presence of her children. four
mites east of Maud, Okla Many In
dams have been arrested, but juliet
Leard, 8 years DID,, says none SO far
brought before him is the right party.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
MANY MURDERS EXPIArED.
a Louisiana Negro Hanged With Two
Others Killed Ten Men and woman

Others Killed Ten Men and Woman
NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. Sat
Hahnville, small town in St Charles
parish to-day Louis Richards, alias
Pierre, alias Creole. George Washing
ton and Foxey Morris, all negroes,
were hanged for numbering and rob
bing Jewish peddler named zeigler,
last June.
"Creole' confessed, duplicating the
other two Creole" also confessed
that since 1854 he had murdered at
least nine men and one colored woman
on various plantations
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
st. Jo.anh LnstIna.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. SD Nc
Clurg, aged Is, and Thomas Ellis,
aged 10, were sentenced to fifteen and
thirteen years. respectively, i'm thu
penitentiary at hard labor for high
way robbery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
COLLISION AT ST. JOSEPH.
Burlington Freight and Council BiufSs
Passenger Come Together.

Burlington Freight and Council BiufSs
Passenger Como Together.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. s.-A Bur.
lington freight train and a Kansas
City, St Joseph &c Council Bluffs
passenger train collided at the foot of
Sixth street at ESQ last night, demol-
ishing both engines, baggage and ex-
press cars and badly damaging several
freight cars. Frank Brown, fireman
on the passenger train, received in
juries which will prove fatal. Both
legs were cut off. Engineer O. W..
Wright, of the freight train, residing
here, was dangerously hurt Engi-
neer Eli Messenger had both legs
broken. A dozen passengers were in
iured. A mistake in signals was the
cause.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
No Kansa. Extra Session.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. THE Popu-
list conference to-day adopted q reso-
luton declaring that, in the Judgment
of the conference, there was 10 ne
cessity for a special session af the leg
stature. The resolution was offered
by P. P. Elder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Burglars Make. a Btc. Ha nj.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3. Burglars entered
the residence of w. w. Jacobs, at II
Waverly place last evening, and car
ried away mining stock valued al
about $4,000, besides collection OF
rare coins, musical Instruments, rare
books, jewelry, silverware and cloth
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
BARLEY Must Servo His Term.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 1.-THE SUI
preme court has rendered decision
affirming the penitentiary sentence of
twenty years imposed upon ex-State
Treasurer BARLEY, convicted in the
district court of Douglass county OF
smbezzling $685. 900.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Nearly 100 Dea.bs to One Blr.h,

HAVANA, Jan. Sci Diaro de la
Marina asserts that during the month
of December last, at Matanzas there
we're twenty-five births and 1903
deaths, and that during the whole of
last year there were 799 births in the
city and 6, 765 deaths.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Another Big win Contest.

CHICAGO, Jan. .S-The viii of the
late General James L. Terrence is to
be contested. The contestant is David
Terrence, young farmer of Logan
county, Illinois, who asserts that he
is the son of General Terrence by the
latter's first wife.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
No Pardon for Boss MoKane.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. s.-Governor
Black will not pardon or commute the
sentence of John Y. McKane, former
political leader, whose term of seven
years Imprisonment in Sing Sing will
expire in April next by limitation
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
wonderful strike of Gold.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. S-Ar-
rivals here to-day from the Indian
Creek gold fields in Uvalde county re-
port that a prcspector named Bob
Segold has struck vein of ore which
ASSAYS 81, 200 to the ton.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
stuart Goe, TO See FIlz.

CHICAGO, Jan. s-Dan A. Stual
left for st. Paul last night, where he
will endeavor to secure the signature
of Fitzsimmons to articles calling for
another fight with Corbett to take
place in July or August
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
E..nanksr aos. to PrI.on.

. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. s.-B. d. Mills,
late president of defunct national
bank in Harlan county, was last night
taken to the penitentiary to serve q
IeRtence Of five years.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Peabody. KAN. Postonice.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s. = Protests
against the appointment of Harry r.
Van Nest to be postmaster at Pea
body, Kan, have been fled with the
postmaster general. Van Nest is
charged with being a silver Repub-
loan
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Tn Form q nIock MN rru,t.

cHcAoo. Jan, "A block tin trust
Is In process Of formation. and while
it is yet In its earlier stages, it is an
nounced that the capital stock of the
nav company viii BE- $4,000. 900.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
FOLEY APPEALS.
The Convicted MatrIolde Not to Be
Hanged Soon.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Jan. 6-When Judge
Broaddus convened court this morn
ing he directed the clerk to set aside
the sentence previously entered
against William S. Foley, convicted
Saturday of matricide. Then John
Dougherty read the motion fora new
trial. which was overruled. The de-
fendant's attorneys were then granted
until March 1 in which to file their
bill of exceptions. fG
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Ness City Bank Ru,ts.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. s-The Ness
County State bank served notice to-
day on Bank Commissioner Brieden-
thai that it would go into voluntary
Humiliation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
STERNE WINS OUT.
Appointed United States Marshal for the
District of Kansas.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. The President
sent to the Senate to-day large num-
Der of nominations, the most interest
ing of which to the West was that of
William Edgar Sterne to be United
States marshal for the district of Kan =
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
Coal miner cru,hed to Death.

KNoBNosTER, Mo-, Jan g. Lee
Curtis, aged IS, was crushed to death
while mining coal five miles northeast
Of this city. aea4
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
THIRTY PERSONS KILLED.
Crowded City Hall at London, Ont, Col,
lapses Injured.

LONDON, Ont, Jan. 5.-Thirty per-
sons are known to have been killed
and many injured by the collapse Of a
floor in the city hall last night The
municipal campaign closed last night
and the hall was crowded to hear the
addresses of the successful candidates.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14
GIVEN A KANSAN'S PLACE.
A Nebraska Man Made Bank Examiner
for the Sunflower State.

for the Sunflower State.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Mr. Dawes
comptroller of the currency has APP
pointed John G. Cunningham, of Lin
coin, Neb., bank examiner for Kansas.
The appointee formerly lived in Ohio,
and he and Comptroller Dawes have
been associated in business. His APP
pointment is personal one, and in
making the selection Mr. Dawes did
not, it is understood, consult the Kan
sas delegation in Congress
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-14

Rheumatism
Is permanently cured
By Hoods Sarsaparilla
Which neutralizes the
Tactic acid in the blood.
Thousands write
That they have felt
No symptoms of
Rheumatism since taking
Hoods S9rsanarilla,
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18
TOLD ABOUT TOWN.

The foreman of one of the depart
ments at Rock Island arsenal was
somewhat startled the other day on
looking into the grip of newly EN-
ployed hand to discover kit of bur-
glar tools.
The employe was forthwith inform
ed that his0services were not want
ed on the island.
Il got hold of the wrong grip, fell
lows" said the discharged man as he
left the shop.
This is a Davenport incident. Two
elderly Irish people met.
''Tis a foine day
"Tis.''
An it's roOshin' tn grauwler We
are, are it, James?' asked the woman.
Yer roight.''
Its a sthrange quinshidence. but
iviry tonne | goes to the butsher's |
meets We an tn grauwler''
do We that? Well, I'm thinkin
it's few trips yes makes to the
Dutsnef ;.
He lived on Il farm in Scott county,
Iowa. Her home was in Milwaukee.
They became engaged. 1t was agreed
that she would come to Davenport.
meet the man of her choice, and have
the knot tied there
She was booked to arrive last
Thursday night. The happy young
man, logged in his best, came to
town, arranged with justice of the
peace, and went TO the depot to await
his fair one. He discovered about 10
clock that the train he was looking
for stopped in Rock Island and not in
Davenport. So he came over to this
side. He was told that he was little
late. No one was able to give him
any information which would relieve
the load from his throbbing heart.
He returned to Davenport. He
meditated at the river shore, and
would have Jumped inf he had
bar of soap.
Suddenly he thought of the Justice.
He went to him for consolation. But
he only got chilly stare and tip
that he had probably been given the
double cross.
He began to believe so himself. He
went to bed
: In the morning he scanned hotel
registers. At the st. James he found
the signature of his intended bride.
He smiled smile of relief as he asked
the clerk if she had arisen yet.
The answer staggered him. She
had arrived and departed. He was
still looking for her at last accounts.