The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-03-08

interests of the public so they are
enriched.
Some law must be passed by con-
gress regulating these large corpor
ations and combines and placing a
limit beyond which they must not
go. The people are aroused on the
subject and it is about time the Re-
publican managers were getting their
heads together on this important
question.
If any reform is accomplished on
this line 1t must come through the
Republican party. The Democrat
ic party is the great party of reform
cry but does nothing when it has
the power.
1t remains to be seen whether the
Republican leaders were in earnest
when they promised legislation along
this line. They have now all power
in their hands and we have an abid-
ing faith that the next congress will
make an honest effort to carry out
party pledges and party promises.
The more railroad combines and
the greater the scope of territory
they embrace, the cheaper can the
business be handled and the lower
rates can be made, if but restrain
ing hand be stretched forth.
Another dastardly murder occur
ed in Kansas City, Saturday after
noon. Bud Taylor, a base ball
player, shot and
DaStardly killed Miss Ruth
Murder. Nollard, young
lady of eighteen,
| to whom he claims he had been en-
gagged. 1t seems they had been
sweethearts for some time but the
young lady had broken off the rela-
tons that existed, and Bud sought
revenge.
He had once before attempted
harm to Miss Nollard but was frus-
trated by the father and other mem
bers of the family. He was placed
under peace bonds but the girl has
been living in mortal dread of him
ever since as he had declared his in
tentions to kill her.
Several days ago he rented room
overlooking street that she fire.
quently passed, and for days he sat
at window with repeating rifle in
his hand eagerly waiting for his vic
tim.
With all the cunning and ferocity
of blood-thirsty panther he main
tanned his heartless vigil till his vic
tim came in sight. AS the unsus-
pectlng girl approached, his dark
villainous eyes flashed with the sat
isfaCtion of almost certain success.
His hands trembling and his lips
twitching nervously, he raised the
murderous rifle to his shoulder and
as he sighted down the glittering
barrel his lips closed firmly and his
hands became as still as bars of
steel. His intended victim is &C
companied by her sister; the two
girls pass along the sidewalk chat
ting merrily, under the protection of
their government and the laws of the
great state of Missouri, which guar
antee life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness to all its subjects.
Little suspecting danger, with the
rapid coursing of their youthful
blood and in the halo of young
womanhood's brightest dreams these
two young girls approach the fatal
window. As they approach the
nearest point to the window, the
heartless murderer shifts uneasily
and for an instant raises his eye
from the rifle, because the younger
sister is directly between him and his
expected prey and he cannot shoot
without killing her, not that he cares
for sacrificing her life, but that
shot hazarded, Ruth might escape
with only wound.
Again he covers the two girls with
the gun, again his lips close and his
ives nash a r,ur1aro,,e LII. l,,,,-,, 1