The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-01-20
Death Of a Famous Character.


Prom the KAnsa. City Times. January Is.
Alexander Majors, whose name is
almost synonymous with that Of
pioneer civilization and who vas the
originator OF the pony express and the
first man 10 conduct q complete over
land mail service, died in Chicago
Friday evening, aud today his re.
mains will arrive 10 this city his
latest home, for lnterment.
Forty years a scout and during all
that time an Intimate friend OF
Buffalo Bill" Mr.. Majors exper-
fences 10 the romantic western will
derness were such as might form the
nucleus OF maDy a thrilling tale.
Though he did much 70 advance
civilization, 1t ungratefully deprived
him OF his various occupations
adapted TO savage conditions, and
when he died he was penniless. Mr.
Majors breathed his last at the
residence Of ]. Craig. 40O3 DreKel
boulevard. His illness was short.
Everything was done 10 relieve him
but his SO years were not to be dis
counted by medical skill.
The aged scout went TO Chicago
during the holidays 10 order to pro-
mote the success OF several inyen'
tions, but be contracted a cold.
which developed into pneumonia.
Mr.. Majors was born 10 1914 neal
Franklin, Ky. His father, Benjamin
Majors, was a native Of North Caro-
lima. His mothers name was Laura
mia Kelly, and his mothers fathe.
fought 10 the revolutionary war. II,
was wounded In the battle OF Brandy
wine.
Alexander Majors was the oldes'
OF the children, Of which there wer,
three-two boys aud a girl. Whei
be was only s years old his fathe
moved TO Missouri and took up
claim 10 the wilderness.
Mr.. Majors early life was a sue
! cession OF round-Dps and farming
vast aud barren acreage, intersperseI
with a few mining, hunting an
trapping expeditions, which late
: furnished material for his inter
b.. estipg book, "Se 'enty Years on tn
; frontier"
] Not until after he married did b
cease ranch life TO evolve his trC
5 mendous plan Of establishing a freight
e ing business across the Great Amer
e can desert, from Independence, No
J.. to Santa Fe, on the old Santa +
0 trail, and from Leavenworth, Kan
e 70 San Francisco, on the Salt LaI
I trail. Five thousand men were
D the employ and 10000 oxen, besld.
} an endless chain Of pack mules wei
' utilized 10 the heavy transport wOrI
He was the senior member Of Il
+. firm Of Majors, Russell g. Waddel
e the first civilized force OF the ives
D The concern had its famous scou
exit" Carson, "Bill" Comstock al
e "California Joe. Buffalo Bill
c rode as a boy extra scout from h
G 18th year for the big firm. The
men had their Indlan fights as We
e as the stalwart fellows with ~.
D A.'on their caps.
D With the coming Of the rallroi
aud the telegraph Majors yocatit
: euded. His last years were spent
farm work, writing aud mining al
n business enterprises which we're u
productive OF wealth. Mr.. Majc
left several children, some OF the
living In Denver and Topeka.
John j. Ingalls,, Of Kansas, ia beiI
mentioned as a suitable running mi
for Mckinley. Ingalls, has more brsI
l. and more Derys than Mckinley, a
m about as little conscience. He on
ot said ''the republican party cann,t buI
" platforms faster than ! can climb
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