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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-09-13

tardly deed except that he is op-
posed to law. He fired two bullets
into the body of the President be-
fore he could be stopped. The first
struck the breast bone and, glanc-
ing, did no great harm, but the Sec
ond passed entirely through the
stomach, and is supposed to be
lodged in the muscles of the back.
The President reeled and was assist
ed to a convenient chair. The as
sassin was Immediately knocked
down and disSrmed.
Mr.. Mckinley was then hurriedly
taken to the emergency hospital and
operated on. A five inch incision
was made and the course of the bull
let's traced. 1t was discovered that
neither ball had struck any of the
vital organs, and the physicians an
nounced that there was a chance
for the patients life. The punctures
in the stomach were carefully sewed
up and the inc1sion closed.
The President stood the opera
ton well and speedily recovered
from the nervous shock. Every
bulletin since has shown improve
ment and the entire absence of dis
courasing symptoms.
The surgeons now announce that
the President will live.
This dastardly attempt on the
life of one of our best presidents
and one Of our noblest American
citizens shows that we have been
fostering in our midst a band of
and cutthroats, generally
foreigners, who are pledged to de-
stroy our government, if possible,
and who are the enemy of every
man who rises above them in the
scale of civilization and usefulness.
1t shows the mistaken policy of this
government in admitting these mis-
creantS to our shores and in allow
ng them to organize and dissent
hate the doctrines of treason and
in our midst.
The foreign devil who perpetrated
his crime admits he was led to it
~ reading the writings and listening
o the talk of that scullion, Emma
Goldman. II is time all such char
Icters were expelled from this coun
ry and their meetings prohibited.
This is a free country, but it must
lot be free for the dissemination of
he doctrines of these anarchists.
They must be crushed, or greater
leeds of violence will follow.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-09-13

Ocean of Rest beyond.

Ocean of Rest beyond.
For a short time all went well,
apparently, but the war excitement
increased in the town. Flags were
displayed from every house. Troops
with bands playing stirring airs were
almost continually parading the
streets or marching to take trains
for the South. Recruiting stations
were opened on every street, and
these places were blocked by the
crowds of young men enrolling for
the war. Harper, indeed, :ried to
view these exciting scenes with in
difference when he left his home,
but he was continually being hailed
by associates and friends with the
question, care you not going with
us, Harper?" until the poor fellow
became nearly crazed, and he be-
came much more anxious to go
than ever before. He lost his ap-
petite, became nervous, restless and
sick. The mother and wife soon
saw that they must give him up.
After sad parting from his loved
ones, he fastened to Washington to
join regiment in which were many
of his classmates and friends.
There he became bunkmate and
member of the writer's mess. 1t
was said of us that we were much
alike in appearance at that time,
and were soon dubbed by the regi-
ment "The Twins" but Harper, on
account of his mild and gentle man
ners and quiet, modest disposition,
was given the Distinguishing appela
ton of "Sis."
Continued next week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-09-13
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ritten for THE TIMES by G. NJ. Dewey.


Written for THE TIMES by G. NJ. Dewey.
The following is not love story
nor a romance, but an actual Incl
dent of the Great War, which proves
that truth is, indeed, stranger than
fiction.
Early in 81 there was dwelling in
an interior town of the Empire
State an aged widow, whose family
consisted of one son, a young man
then at college, and young wo-
man, the daughter of a lifelong
friend, who at the death of her
mother had entered the heart and
home of the widow of Doctor James
Harper. The doctor had been a
noted physician in his day, but he
had lost his life in railroad acci-
dent some fifteen years prior to the
breaking out of the war. The son
was attending college IN neighbor-
ing town, preparing to follow the
profession of his father, but the
time of his graduation and return
home was close at hand.
George Harper had been weak
ly, quiet and mild hammered boy,
not desiring to take any part in the
plays and games of his more robust
and boisteIous companions, but
took great delight in his books and
a quiet corner to himself. Contrary
to the oft expressed fears of his
mother and friends, his college life
had not broken him down, but it
had built him up and he had be-
come healthy, strong and vigorous.
BY nature he was modest, gentle
and refined, and as young man he
was tall and manly, with quiet
dignity in his manners ami soclable,
friendly ways that made him very
popular and a great favorite in So
ciety. His friends had predicted
brilliant future for him, in which he
was to take leading position in his
chosen profession as soon as he
should decide to "settle down.
The young doctors plans were
that as soon as his school days were
over, to marry the young lady who
had been his playmate and little
sweetheart from the time she enter
ed his home, and then take his wife
and mother for year or two's study
in Europe. But "Man proposes
and God disposes." Black clouds
of war began to roll up from the
South ere his days in school were
over, and he wrote home for per-
mission to join a militia company |
which his classmates and students |
were raising at the college in antici-
patton of the President calling for
volunteers. The home folks wrote
begging him not to do so, his moth
er declaring that it would break her
heart for him to enlist and go away
as soldier. The next letter from
the son stated that he expected to
be home in a day or two, as the
college had decided to issue the di-
plomas and then close for the pres
ent, as a majority of the students
and teachers had decided to enlist.
In few days Fort Sumter fell and
the Presiden s proclamation calling
for volunteers appeared, and all the
talk was on the impending war.
Public meetings were held in which
great crowds were addressed by
more or less excited speakers. Wo-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-09-13
M'KINLEY ASSASSINATED

Last Friday evening, when the
wires flashed across the continent
the dreadful words, "McKinley AS
sasinated" the whole country, in
an instant, was convulsed in sorrow.
No event since the assassination
of Lincoln has cast such a gloom
over the United States.
The President, while holding a
public reception in one of the build
ings at the Buffalo exposition, where
nobody was excluded, was shot
down by a red-handed anarchist,
who offers no excuse for the das-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-09-13

Wagner is the first of the Terri
tory towns to vote bonds for public
improvements. She has just voted
sIoo, 900 for waterworks and SIs,-
600 for school purposes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-09-13

Jessie Morrison has been released
from the penitentiary on bail, pend
ing her appeal for new trial. The
probabilities are she will never go
hack
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-09-13

The great steel strike which should
never have been inaugurated, has
been declared off.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-09-13
Continued next week.
Some Fair Premiums.

G. S. Nation, proprietor of the Cot
tage Corner Stock Farm, made great
showing with hogs at the fair last
week. He has some truly fine hogs
and surely merited the following pre-
miums which we're awarded. Mr.. Ma
tion is building a reputation as care
full breeder, and his fine Poland -Chinas
bear testimony:
Best boar over years old =. .............Fi First
Best SOW over 2 years old First
Best boar over year old and under 2. First
Best boar over mos. old and under year First
Best sow over mos. old and und. year Second
Best boar under months old d.............. First
Best SOW under months old. ......... ... First
Best boar and of his get First and Second
Best SOW and sucking pigs. First and Second
Tony Point Herefords, d. B. Rush,
proprietor, took the following pre-
miumS.
Bull years old or over er...................Fir First
Bull calf under one year. ar..................F First
Cow years old or over. ...:.:....... Second
Heifer yr old and under 3... First and Sec ond
Heifer calf under year. ............. SECOND
Bull and heifers... First
Herd bull and l cows,..... First
Bull and gets s....................... Second
SoW anu Cdll SOSohu
Riverside Stock Farm, d. l.. Hous-
ton, proprietor, took the following
premiums on Herefords:
Bull years old and over Second
Bull year old and under r3...,...........F 3 First
Bull calf under year. ar...................,S Second
Cow years old and over..................Fir First
Heifer calf under year.. .............. First
Bull and helfers. ....,............. second
Aged herd Observation-Disclosures. ..... Second
Best bull and of his get..................F First
Rest COW and calf First
Grades and crosses, heifer over year. 49,.
Observation-Disclosures. First and Second
Heifer calf ......... First
Dairy class-Cow giving most milk ....... First
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10
s1.0O PER YEAR
CALL FOR MORE MEN
BRITISH REINFoRCEMENTS NEEDED
IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Lord Kitchener's Forces Keep: Busy Pro-
tecting Line of Communicatien--Anxie
Concerning Movements of Invadsrs--Dr.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10

i O'CLOCK tomorrow afternoon at the
home, 2115 Prairie avenue. Those
who desire to look upon the face of
Mr. Armour will be given the oppor-
tunity prior to the funeral. The body
will lie in state at the Armour home
from 9 4. m. until noon.
While the holding of the funeral
from the house will necessarily re-
strict the number in attendance, all
of the Armour employees in Chicago,
who number thousands. will be in
vited to view the body during the
morning hours
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10

aroused. Nineteen of the 27 dodgers
We're successful in escaping, but the
others We're unable to beat their way
back through the oil-smolle, sue
cumbed, and fell in their tracks, where
they We're found by the tiremen.
The dead: Nathaniel Perley. painter;
c. j. Skidmore, oiler; j. S. Bentley,
newspaper subscription solicitor; B.
Scoteld, laborer: George Rudy, bar
ber; Michael Monahan; ]. y. Erick-
son, Alexandria. Mimi and Jacobson,
laborer.
Freight Train Crashes Into Lone Engine.
Fairmount w. Va. Jan. "a col,
liSion between Il freight train and
light engine on the Monongehela di-
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road yesterday brought death to eight
men, fatally injuring one and slight
injuries to two others. The collision
occurred on the bridge crossing the
mouth of the Koens run, which is ..
feet above the backwater of the Mo
nongahela river. Both engines were
running at full speed, as the Pittsburs
flyer was nearly due.
The dead are: w. K. Bowman, w
J. O'Neill. NJ e. Brennan. John Dev
eny, William Parrish, Joseph Il. King
W. e. Murrell all trainmen, and al
unknown tmmp.
The heavy engine went entirely
through the light one, and as the en-
tire crew was in the engine. all wer,
killed except Brakeman j. Il. Tedro
who was thrown into the river. HI
will die. Brakeman O'Leary was il
the caboose and but slightly injured
He Immediately set out to stop tin
flyer, but found all the lantern
broken. He ral to Highland, over
mile distant, and succeeded in getttin
a lantern just as the flyer came il
sight and signalled the engineer. Blu
! for his heroic action many of the live
of three score of persons on the FIVE
! would have been lost.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10
he hospitals and the morgue.

the hospitals and the morgue.
That so many children We're saved
from the west wing Of the building
seems little short of miraculous and
when the ruins were visited today one
marveled that the death roll was not
larger The scene following the eX
plOsiOn and fire was one that turned
the StOuteSt hearts sick. The windows
Of the west wing were filled with tiny
faces of waits. Working vigorously
the firemen struggled to release them
The rooms of the dormitory We're
filled with smoke of the fire and the
little ones were being slowly suffocat-
ed Most of those were lowered to the
ground by means of ladders from the
second and third stories. The ambu-
lances from every hospital in the city
reached the scene almost as soon as
the fire department, but they proved
totally inadequate in providing for
those rescued. Many sufferers and
the dead We're removed to the houses
in the immediate neighborhood There
were awful scenes around the asylum
dI l1lS llllt. NlOSl VI lllOSc ltSCucu
We're unconscious. 1t soon became ap-
parent that the building was doomed
Eight 3uffocated by Smoke.
Minneapolis, Jan. Flight men lost
their lives in fire at lis Washington
avenue at a. NJ, which had its origin
i in the rear of the Standard Furniture
store The men We're overtaken by an
intense volume of smoke in the Har-
ward hotel which occupies the second
third and fourth floors of the building
and death in every instance was due
to sutfocation.
The fire was discovered by Charles
Hanson as he was about to go to his
room on the second floor. He imme
diately apprised George O'Connor. thu
night clerk, and the two men set abou
to awaken the lodgers. The men were
all sound asleep and it was with tn,
greatest difficulty that they wer,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10
In Hands of kidnapers.

Montgomery, Jan. 3.-N. III. Frazer,
tax collector of Bullock county, has
received letter, dated Memphis, from
men claiming to have kidnapped Fraz-
er's 1S-year-old son, Bass, in Atlanta
The letter contained young Frazer's
alleged signature as proof of the
claim. Frazer was Il student in the
chronological school at Atlanta, and,
it is learned. has not been seen there
in several days. The kidnapers as
serted that they were on their way to
Kansas City. whence further negotia-
tions would be conducted
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10
LIST is %.
ROCHESTER ORPHAN ASYLUM SCENE
OF TERRIBLE HOLOCAUST.

Blaze Starts In Boiler Room and Spreads
Aroused--Firemen and Others Rescue
Many--Explosion Adds to Horror.
Rochester. n. Y, Jan. 9.-TWenty-
eight dead bodies lie at the morgue
and II persons more or less seriously
injured lie at the different hospitals
in the city as u result of the terrible
holocaust which occurred yesterday at
the Rochester orphan asylum. OF the
dead, 26 We're children of both sexes,
while the remaining two were adults.
The fire, which was doubtless caused
by an explosion OF natural gas in the
boiler room. spread SO rapidly that
many of the lO9 inmates of the institu-
ton were overcome by the flames and
some almost without warning.
Revised list OF the dead: Arthur
Kelly, Gladys Hill, Gertrude Toner,
Bertha Hall, Viola Stuck, Lillian
Stone, Mildred Slocus. Mary Alex
ander Helen Hamilton, Hazel Murray
Minnie Tiffany, Myrtle Patterson, Ma
rion McCaw, Isabel Marthage, Ger,
trude McCaw, Loreo Owen, Charles
Benham, Rhea Conwell, Bertha Potter
Mildred Wright, Minnie Skinner, Mary
Kane, Cora Potter, Charlotte Bryant
Beachnell Carey, Evangeline Carey
Mrs. Maria Gordon, the cook of the
asylum, and Mrs Martha Gillis. i
nurse.
In all the long and dismal records OF
fatal fires in Rochester none can be
found which can equal this one in its
general horror, in the pathetic scenes
in which so many lives were blottet
out, in the gallant sacrifice of lives OF
the attendants in whose charge the
children were and in the sad scenes a
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10

Leyds Said to Be Recruiting In Europe.
London, Jan. This mornings
news from Cape Town is again unsat-
isfactory. Martial law has been pro-
claimed at NIalmesbury and would have
been proclaimed in other districts but
that the cabinet meeting called Satur-
day was unable TO agree.
Anxiety concerning the movements
and positions of the Beers has sent q
fresh cold lit over the colonies, and
Cape Town calls for strong rein
forcement, Lord Kitchener's force
being employed in protecting commu-
nication and the Rand mines.
1t is asserted by the Cape Town cor
respondents that unless the forces in
Cape Colony are increased a most un-
desirable state of affairs may result,
as the success in arms of the invaders,
,, however slight, might be the signal
for a Dutch rising. AS it is, many
British residents have been compelled
to leave the Dutch villages near Cape
Town, life being made unbearable.
A force has just passed through
Clanwilliam district.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
| Daily Mail. who calls for 10000 fresh
| troops, says: prominent Afrikander
| loyalists declare that the rebellOus
colonists will construe the colonial
call to arms as challenge and that
the position of the rebels. ow-
ing to the fact that the members of
the pro-Boer junta in Cape Town
have been touring in the disaffected
districts, calls for reinforcement. Al
ready there is proof that colonials are
leading one commando"
DR.. LeydS, according to The Hague
correspondent of the Daily Mail. is
recruiting in Holland, Belgium
France and Germany and his recruits
! will be sent to NamaQualand osten-
sibly as emigrants, each man receiving
/ ESQ down on starting.
In a letter to the Times this morning
the Earl of Dunraven, emphasizing
the "very grave, situation in South
/ Africa, warns the country to distrust
the opinions of experts on the spot and
) to be ready for the unexpected He
! complains of the Inertia of the author
tiles" and urges the necessity of large
1 renforcements.
Piquetburg Road Cape Colony, Jan
S.-The Beers boast that their present
incursion is only a big patrol. prepara-
tory to an invasion in force by Gen
eral Dewet. The latter's influence
over the Dutch is so enormous that
there is no doubt his actual presence
would result in general rising. The
Dutch have unbounded faith that if
he had sufficient supply of arms and
ammunition. General Dewet, who is
regarded as the Napoleon of the cam
5 paign, would even now be able to bring
the war to successful termination.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10
ARRANGE NO DETAILS YET.
Spanish Legation Probable Scene of Nego-
tiations With the Chinese.

tiations With the Chinese.
Peking, Jan. 5.-rhe foreign minis
ters meet almost daily but nothing
has been decided yet regarding the
discussion of details of the demands
of the joint note with the Chinese plen-
ipotentiaries. 1t is probable that the
first meeting between the ministers
and Chinese ENJOYS will be held at
the Spanish legation.
Colonel Tulloch. with force Of
Baluchis, detachment of Australians
and company of Japanese, is about
to start on il punitive expedition to
Kao LII Wing. from which place shots
We're fired at Il patrol. the officials send
ing insulting messages to the allies. on
Dec IS. The sending of the expedition
is looked upon as the correct thing.
despite the acceptance Of the joint
note by the Chinese.
Shanghai, Jan. 5.-The French in
tend to send a force overland from
Tonquin to Chen Tu should the Chi
neSe court go there. 1t is reported on
the best authority. says the Chinese
newspaper Chung Wei ,Jih Pao. that Il
foreign power, probably the British
will resort to force. first seizing Chu
Kan, unless the persons guilty of the
massacre of Christians at Chue Now
are leheadel
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Thursday, Jan. 3.

Senate--Without dissent, displaced the
shipping subsidy bill as unfinished busi-
ness abl substituted the army reorganiza-
ton bill. Day spent in discussion of the
bill.
neutrality-suspicious. bill taken up.
AS matter of privilege resolution offered
by Olmstead Ua) reciting the alleged
abridgement of the right to vote in Louisi
ana, Mississippi South Carolina ard North
Carolina and inStructing the committee on
census to inquire into the subject and re-
port the facts to the house. Motion to ad-
journ lost. Underwood (Ala) raised ques-
ton Of consideration. On rising vote it
stood yeas, 50; nays, 20. Yeas and nays
ordered The speaker announced the vote
81 to consider the resolution, So against
and 5 present but not vOting-not a quorum.
He directed call Of the house, pending
which Underwood again moved an adjourn
ment, which was carried, II to 70.
Friday, Jan. 4.
Senate-Passed Lodge resolution in favor
of prohibiting, by treaty or otherwise, sale
of opium or ntoXicants to uncivilized races
or aboriginal tribes, and asking cooperation
of other nations in movement. Devoted
rest of day to debate on army reorganiZa-
tion bill.
House-After prolonged debate on Ohm
sted resolution to investigate abridgement
of suffrage in certain southern states, re-
ferred it to census committee. which
course was originally desired By its oppo-
nents Discussion Of reapportionment bill
was then taken up.
Saturday, Jan. S.
Senate-Devoted the day to the army re-
organization bill, adopting all the commit
tee amendments to which there was no OBJ
lection. Pettigrew adopted tilibusterins
tactics to delay legislation.
House-Debute upon the reapportionmenl
bill occupied the entire session.
Monday, Jan. Z.
House-Agreed to take a vote on the re
apportionment measure tomorrow Notable
speeches were made by Crumpacker Qnd)
dealing with alleged disfranchisement in
the south; by Hepburn DAD, arraigning the
rules annihilating the prerogatives of the
house, and Grow (Pa.), comparing the OLD
system In the house with that of the pres
ent.
Senate-Amcnded and passed Pettigrew'.
resolution calling upon the secretary of thu
interior for papers and correspondence n
| to payments to the SiSSeton and Wahpetol
Indians and whether assurances had beel
/, given the Indians that their claims woui.
| be paid. Consideration was resumed o
| the army reorganization bill. Passed bill
! amending an act to create the southern
| division of the southern district Of Iowa
| changing the time for the holding of cour
lIoul lue .houuiiy III duu lOufl
| Monday In September to the fourth Tues
| day in March and the third Tuesday il
| October.
Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Sennte-Considered cnnteen question il
| army reorganization bill. Thurston (Neb.)
| Platt Comm and Jones (ArkJ appointe,
| conferees ON bills ratifying treaties will
| Cherokee and Muskogee Indians.
| House-Passed renpportionment plan pro
| Iy.T Tlt,rl ,t.rl. tab,
membership from 357 to 3S6, by vote o
/ 1fI to lOc
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10
Prince Formn11y Enters th. Race.

Springfield, Ills. Jan. 9.-Congress-
man George W. Prince Of Galesburg
has formally announced his entrance
into the United States senatorial race
against Senator Cullom, Governor Tan
ner and Congressman Hittand Cannon
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10

sons Death--Sketch of His Carer.
Chicago, Jan. Phillip Danforth
Armour, phllanthropist, tinancier and
multimillionaire. head of the vast com
mercial establishment that bears his
name, died at his home, 211o Prairie
avenue, at $40 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon.
A muscular affection of the heart,
known to the medical profession as
myocarditis, was the immediate cause
of death. He had been slowly recov-
ering from pneumonia that for three
weeks had threatened his life. At 6
o'clock yesterday morning bis heart
gave way under the strain of his re.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10
P. D. ARMOUR DEAD.
MILLIONAIRE PACKER EXPIRES AT HIS
CHICAGO HOME.

Realizes Death is Near and Repeats Lords
Prayer Almost With His Final Breath.
Never Recovered From Shock of His
sons Death--sketch of His Carer.