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The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08
YOUNG COUPLE,
PLEDGE THEIR VOWS
To Remain Tru6 for
Three Years
AND THEN MHRRY
he is Going to the Philippines
to Serve In the Hrmu and
She Is Going to Stdu
at Home and Wait.

NEW YORK, March 8.--Lemusl
Meekins of Fairview, N. j., wants 30
be soldier in the Philippines for
three years. and to make sure of a
wife upon his return, he called on
Justice of Peace George +. Seymour
at Hoboken last night, in company
with Miss Laura Morgenson of Gran
ton, whom he intends to make his
bride. Miss Morgenson Is about 20, and
is telegraph operator In this city.
Meekins is %, and he will resign a
position In a New York department
store in order to enlist. The couple had
drawn up two agreements which they
formally signed before the justice. One
agreement is as follows:
4. Lemuel Charles Meekins, do
sacredly VOW TO remain unmarried
and unengaged for period of three
years and six months from date. To
pay no marked attentions to any
married woman or widow during said
period, other tnan the attentions due
from any gentleman. TO carry on no
correspondence by mail or communca-
ton by telephone with any unmarried
field of battle to receive care or atten-
tion only from those employed reg
ularly as nurses, ana to receive no at
tention from any scnooi-teacher who
may be in the Philippines during said
period, and ! do further agree to save
from my regular pay rs per cent OF all
moneys received from the United
States government during the term OF
my enlistment"
Miss Morgenson's agreement is
equally interesting. 1t is as follows:
Il. Laura Amelia Morgenson, do
sacredly vow to remain unmarried ana
unengaged for the period of three
years and six months from date: to re-
/ ceive no marked attention from any
unmarried man or widower during
the period OF three years and six
months; not TO be escorted to or from,
or to be present at any church SER
vice. church social entertainment,
concert, musical. picnic, excursion out
| ing. theater baseball game or any place
| OF public amusement or reception,
with any unmarried man or widower.
or any man other than members or
my immediate family. And do sacre-
vow not to carry on any communica"
ton or correspond by mail or by
phone with any unmarried man or
widower. or encourage. promote or
foster any courtship whatsoever dur
ing the said period OF three years ana
six months.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08

the wrecking crews sent out from Ell
Paso and San Anotnlo. A shoofly was
built around the wreck to allow the
Limited from the East to pass the
days before anything like a complete
list of the dead and wounded can
be obtained and 1t will never be ex-
actly known how many perished in
the day coaches. which were burned
to ashes.
The Sunset Limited" which was
due In the city at O'Clock this morn
ing arrived about two O'clock this af-
ternoon having been delayed at the
wreck in Texas. A shoo-hy was built
around the wreckage and traffic re-
sumed. Passengers on the Limited re-
ported that they had passed the
wreck in the night and for that rea-
son did not get to see the debris. They
report that the actual number of those
killed outright was only fifteen and
that the reports of those that survived
were exaggerated. The latter were suf-
fering with undue nervous excitement
after the experience that they pass
ed through and it is quite probable
that their description OF the accident
was magnified somewhat by their i'm
agination. Passengers on the Flyer
reported that great many of the in
iured will die.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08
POISON AFTER CONVICTION
Wrote an ESSAY on the Entire Sanity OF
the PrOCe6dln0.

breathing and reported 1t to the turn
kew, Physicians worked with the man
for six hours, when he was pronounced
out Of danger
A letter was round on Hutchinson
stating lat he preferred death to
felon's cell. Another said he was sure
his old father and mother would rath-
er their son were dead than in prison.
He also said that the theory tnat
all persons who take their own lives
are insane is mistake. He declared
that ne was rauonal and decided to
take his life after careful considera-
tion. William Hutchinson, his father
has spent fortune to- save ms son
from going to prison and Is bank
rupt.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08

their money and everything that they
nau with them.
The private car which kept the track
belongs to a New York broker by the
name of Ryan, VINO was en- route to
California, with his family. The
wreck occurred on the desert and
their car was the only place of refuge
for the wounded Mr.. hyan turned his
car into hospital and distributed all
the extra clothing that he and his
family had aboard among the pass
engers.
The relief train from FL Paso did
not arrive until l p. m in the after
noon. The coaches on No, were turn
cd right around and the passengers
carried back to Eel Paso with those
that survived on the wrecked train,
During the long wait from the early
hours Of the morning until the relief
train arrived the survivors and wound
ed from the wreck had no place of
refuge except the private car and the
water supply gave out. A passenger.
escaped with a few bruises and pass
that had lost their children Of wom-
en-, that had lost their husbands and OF
children that had lost their parents In
the terrible wreck He said that it
was impossible to picture the norror
of it all
The relief train had to run very
slow on its return TO FL Paso be-
cause OF the many curves and the
condition of the wounded. When the
train arrived at E7 raso, there were
5000 people at the depot and the of
flcials in charge were greatly hinder
ed by the crowds when they removed
the wounded to the hospital The
train brought in 100 wounded pass
engers most of whom were left at Ell
Paso. Only three of the passengers
that had severe wounds came on
through. These were two men and
one lady, all Of whom were burned
about the legs and feet.
The passengers who escaped with
out injury, all tell of very narrow
escapes and all are unanimous In their
praise of the trainmen that survived,
and of Mr.. Ryan, who did everything
in his power to supply the wants of
the wounded The fine wardrobe, which
Mrs. Ryan had provided for her trip
to California was distributed among
the lady passengers VINO had escaped
from the wreck in their night clothes.
Nearly all of the Pullman and tourist
car conductors and porters escaped
from the wrecR without injury and
they did everything possible to re-
scue the wounded from their burning
cars.
The wreck is being cleared up by
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08

lARION, Ind. March S.--Benjamin
Il ,cinson, a prominent and wealthy
III olesale merchant, combats the
IT, Dry that all persons who take their
ova lives are insane. Hutchinson was
-1ylcted on the charge of embez-
ment and sent to the penitenuary
for period of two to fourteen years
aa was out on bond and when ne
had the verdict of the jury, went 10
d rug store and purchased ten grains
o morphine. which he concealed IN
the band of his hat.
Ie then gave himself into the Gus
20 of the sheriff and was TAKEN "
ia. Early In the morning the pris-
o1-.s in me Jail heard his heavy
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08
STUDENTS THROW RED
PEPPER in COURT
Blind Justice Manages to See Her
Wdu Clear to Hold Them TO
Answer.

CRAWFORDSVILLE. Mo-. March
s.-Class feeling Is running high at
Wabash College, and class fights are
hourly occurrences. The freshmen
cornered a number of the sophomores
down town this morning and began to
rush them. AS the sophomores were
greatly In the minority. as a last re-
sort. they began throwing Cayenne
pepper In tne eyes OF their assaliants'
A crowd gathered and riot call was
sent into police headquarters. FIVE
of the students were arrested and
taken to the police station. Here their
sympathi2ers scattered red pepper
around SO profuseiy that 1t nearly
stampeded the court The boys were
finally bound over.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08
THE SOUTHERN
PACIFIC WRECK
SOME OF THE ESCAPED PAS-
SENGERS PISSED THROUGH
TUCSON T0DAY.
Fearful Tales OF Suffering Related
Bv the LuCky Survivors
Passengers SdU That 98 We're
Killed 0utrlQht, But the Railroad
Officials Sdy That the Dead Num-
O6r 0nIu Is and the Wounded 3D.

According to the latest accounts,
the wreck on the Southern Pacific,
near Sanderson, Tex, was worse than
at first reported and the first story of
the wreck did not begin to picture the
horror of the affair. The train being
run as No. 8, in place OF the wrecked
train, passed through Tucson at 9:UJ
this morning and there were a num-
ber of passengers aboard that passed
through the wreck alive. From them
was learned the details of the worst
wreck in the history of railroading in
the West.
The wreck occurred at s. 05 in the
morning when all OF the passengers
in the Pullman and tourists coaches
were asleep. The train was running
down hill at rapid rate when the
engine jumped the track and landed
in the ditch over 200 feet from 3 the
place where 1t left the track. At that
point, there was thirty foot en-
bankment and all of the coaches, ex
cept private car at the end of the
train toppled down the embankment
and turned over on their sides. The
gas tanks in the cars exploded and
the wreck took fire in a dozen places
at once.
me baggage cars and day coaches
were piled UP on the engine and
smashed to kindling wood. The en-
gine was total wreck the engineer,
fireman and baggage men were all
killed. and only two passengers es-
caped from the day coaches and chair
car. The injured were unable TO get
out of the wreck and were burned be-
fore the eyes of those who escaped
from the sleeping cars. Everything was
destroyed and the sleeping car passen-
gers had no way In which to rescue
their less fortunate fellow passengers.
Thirty-eight are known to have been
killed outright and 1t is believed that
the number OF the dead will reach as
high as sixty when the wreck Is clear
ed up.
The people in the sleeping ears were
in their berths at the time OF the wreck
and most of them escaped out Oh the
windows in their night clothes. The
tourists coaches were crowded and IN
two of them, there was not berth 10
he had. The day coaches were also
crowded, as, there Is heavy tranic
west over the Southern Pacific at this
time of the year. when cheap home
seekers rate is offered to all points in
the southwest. Those who escaped IN
their night clothes broke open the
first valses they could find anu rihed
them of their contents. There were
about two hundred trunks and parcels
of baggage on the train and only three
trunks were saved. Passengers lost
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08

a couch with his wife at his side and
smiths death was brought about by
Nash' Wright & Co.. grain dealers OF
Chlcago, taking judgment upon him
LOT 100000 and the filing of-a mort
gage by the Lincoln National Bank.
rms forenoon, the sheriff notified Mr.
smith of the judgments. He at once
lett the office and went to his home.
Arriving there he told his wife that he
was not feeling WELL Before h phy-
Sician could dfrye, Mr.. Smith had ex-
pire
Heart failure is given as the cause
OF death. MIR. Smiths liabilities will
amount to 100000, with assets Of
$4,000.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08
College and Emperor
Harvard and William

BERLIN. March S--Emperor Will
liam has received the following dis
patch from Professor Eliot, president
of Harvard University. Harvard UNI
versity thanKs your majesty Tor your
inspiring message to Prince Henry
ana for your munificent gift. May your
acts draw together two kindred peo-
pies"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08

WASHINGTON, March Sit is said
at the War Department that there will
be little or no delay in the execution
of the orders recently issued by the
Secretary of War for the return to the
United States or all regiments which
went to the Philippines III 1899, ag-
gregating about 1880 men.
According to the paper prepared at
the department, there will be a sufti-
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08
THE hRMy IN THE PHILIPPINES
Several Regiments Of LORO Service In the
Islands are Ordered Home

clent number of transports leaving
Manila by May 18th, to move the en-
tire number 13,500.
Including fresh troops In the United
States now under orders, for service
in the Philippines. General Chance
will have a standing army OF $1,000
men Notwithstanding the wfthdrAWAl
of 1850 already under orders 10 come
home"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08

There has doubtless been more or less - ,S s
<,a saot tbot the top of THE CITIZENS pages
40 not cut. We apologize, and offer IN eN'el ~
- - t,e sbor tcoming explanation that VIC were ~ ~
" ~, 90 maize the change from N four-page 10 a"
,h+-n.ge paper before the arrival OF our ne" P'
,,hio, will be along very shortly ..
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08

ONT TT I'm OF machinery
NJ - 4 -A'A he IL IA modern newspaper
viii fold and trim thing up TO
10 naUes. 4 as of customers
shall exceed that capacity, VIII buy new folder.
IL 10 me
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08
riSvsH6drt Stopped
When Credit Failed

LINCOLN, ILL.,, March s. - Paul
Smith. a prominent citizen of this city
and a grain dealer doing business mere
aud at Broadwell. Ind, became n
nanexally in, olrod today for abn'e
$4,000 and after studying the dis
as.er. went to his home, lay down on
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-17
MUssETT FOUND GUILTY
Of Breaking into Barn Belonging to
Globe Iron Works.

James Mussett was found guilty Of
burglary by a jury in the district court
Yesterday. The jurors needed but an
hour To make their decision. Il was all
brought about By William austin turning
states evidence.
Austin and Mussett are charged with
breaking into the barn at the corner OF
Santa Fe avenue and First street and
ticking tkerefrom seven bales Of hay and
some chop. They had spring wagon
and hauled :ho feed away IN il. When
near the home OF Austin the wagon
broke down
Austin was the second witness put on
the stand and on the first question asked
b. the prosecuting attorney ne began 10
tell all about It. he said the two men
We're in q saloon and. after talking awhile
they went TO Austin's home and got his
horse and wagon and then 70 the barn.
Mussett broke into the barn and both
men took the stun out They then drove
20 Mussetts home and ualoa6ed two Of
the bales OF hay. while Austin took the
other I'VE and all the chop.
Austin is expected 70 plead guilty. % the
charge Of burglary and viii throw him
self on the mercy OF the court The at
toTneys around the court house vester-
Gay were having j great deal ~ fun over
the fact that The man who obtained most
OF the booty WIS the one who turned
states evidence and VIII probably receive
the shortest sentence. Nfussett when
put or the stand. Acknowledged that he
had been IN the Sedgwick couuty fan
several times for stealing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-17

Williams Of Attica spent Iast Right IN
Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-17

Rev. II II. Hoyt Of oPrtIand. Ore. will
preach at the Universallst services ia
the hall at rs South Main street. sun
day night.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-17
SUSPENSION
THREATENED NINE FRIENDS UNI.
VERSiTY BOYS,
Who Compose the Second Baseball
lean.

Nine Of the young men Of the Friends
university are threatened with suspen-
sion because they played ball yesterday.
The second team Of the school had ar
ranged a game with the Coiwich team.
and when they went TO the faculty and
asked for permission TO go 1t was re-
fused. The boys had made all arrange
ments for the game. ard early yester-
day morning the team and an extra man
got on the Missouri Pacific train and
went TO Colwich Professor Jay. who IS
In charge Of the school in President
SANKEY'S absence, did not hear of the
lads departure until nearly O'Clock,
when he came over town and sent tele-
gram to one of the boys.
The telegram never reached the boys
until after the game was over. The one
TO whom 1t was addressed had found
some friends and was not TO be found
ty the messenger. Not until after the
game was the telegraph boy able to To-
cate his man. and then il was TOO late,
Tor the message read.
''An boys who play in the game today
VIII lie suspended from school.
..(Signed. J. EDWIN JAY"
II was a direful threat. but II came too
late. The boys had played the game and
had met defeat by a score of 3 TO 2. All
they could DO was 10 come home on the
n,eht train. When they arrived here all
OF The boys said that If the message had
been delivered before the game began
thy would not have touched a ball. The
message reached Colwich in time TO al
low the boys to come home on the morn
ing train. but was not delivered until late
Ia the afternoon.
This morning there viii be faculty
-0cpffrrr and the nine hrV-S will be hauled
UP on the carpet" and allowed 10 tell
all about the game and what a good time
they had The faculty viii go into exec
utive session as jury goes into its room
and decide on the proper punishment for
the bail players. When the import Of the
telegram became known 10 the students
Of the university there was a good deal
Of speculation as TO the result, and ex-
element ran at a high pitch until late
r,.+
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-17

dustry than Colorado. yet that state
makes lots of money this way.
I viii spend one or two hours with
each farmer who is experimenting and
viii help him in making that experiment
successful in every way I car. l viii visit
them all and at the different stages Of
the plants life. The principal thing in
planting the seed is TO get 1t in good, clean
soil and on ground that has been plowed
up before. When the plant gets above
the ground the crop must be thinned out
and this is very important for If It Is not
done. the experiment viii not be sue
cess. The beet is often eighteen inches
long and does a great deal for itself Tor
with its carot-shaped body it reaches
down into the soil that has not been dryed
oct by the sun and gets its own moisture
i expect to be here from two 70 three
months, ard I hope TO be here when the
test is made. which ] feel sure viii bring
OUT great things for this county and viii
mean everything 70 Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-17
is SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
President Stanley Elected 70 an Office
in State Sunday Sehool Association.

~ S1s1C oAHcey seneca ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. Edmlnd STANLEY. president q The
Friends university was elected second vice
president y the State Sunday school as
socistson which has 5uss closed its ses-
sion u Salina. Besides Pref Stanley, the
officers elected were;
Don Kinney OF Newton. president; Rev
J. Z. Kirkpatrick. kirNin. drst vice pres
ident; Rev Harold B Wright. Crawford
coanJy. fhirG vice president. F. A Smith
CT Beiieviile. recording secretary ard r.
II White. Abilene. treasurer. The men
bers OF TIE executive beard are J. z
Nzssley. Topeka. Rev. Thee Brscken. q
Phuupshurgs ;. 4 Little. IA Crosse. the
Rev. =. p Shusy. lola ard Rev z. r
StanTer. Wellington
Kansas RON has &9Ss Sunday schools
with IS - pupils ard So teachers ard
officers. During she PAST year the-e have
been many acccss.ors 1e the churches
Forty counties last year reported --25a
conversions. while this year 80 e1uuties
rsuarz $50 eo1versilus
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-17
TALK OF. ARBITRATION
Disinterested Citizens May settle
Present stake Here.

It was reported yesterday that there
We're prospects OF an early arbitration OF
the differences between the contractors
and carpenters in this city. The plan
spoken of contemplates the selection Of
disinterested citizens TO arrange n basis
for a settlement. and it is said that ac-
ton along this line will not BE- deferred
later than Tuesday Of next week
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-17
TO ENLARGE IT'S QUARTERS
Fourth National Bank Will Make Some
Changes in Present Location.

The Fourth National bank of this city
is planning to enlarge its quarters and
have more room to operate in. The party
that occupied the room in the building
at The rear has moved out on account Of
this The partitions viii be torn out and.
as IL We're. everybody down stairs Will
move back one The elevator shaft will
be moved as Wen as the staircase, back
To the rear OF the building according TO
the present plans. This will give the
bank nearly twice as much room as it
nnk. has
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-17

Il have taken Hoods sarsaparlla Spring tonic for
several and ha7e great benefit from It.
mend 1t to al who have feeling appetite
impure blood FAssIE FsaEa. 2ols Rish
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-17
THREE FARMS SOLD
Iowa Man Invests $4,000 in Sedg-
wick County Property.

Mr. J. J. Moore of Derry Ia, last week
invested $1,000 in Sedgwick county farms
and will Uove his family here at an
carly date and make this county his
home. His son will accompany him. He
purchased the Sam Call farm, eight miles
north of the city. It is on the banks
OF the Little Arkansas river and con-
sists of 100 acres. and the price was
$500
Across the road is the Casad farm of
eighty acres and he purchased this
property for $4,000. Both farms are well
improved and will make him as fine
home as one could wish. His son will
move to the Casad property and the
father will make his home in the Call
property
Mrs. Mead. who lives in the south part
o. town. has purchased an eighty-acre
farm two miles southwest of Valley Cen
ter 1t is also located on the banks of
the Little Arkansas river and is very
productive. The price for this property
was $500 All Of these farms were sold
through the agency Of Farmer & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-23
MONEY TO HEAL INJURIES
Woman Asks for More Than Ten
Thousand Dollars from Bus


Mae 1. Kamrar seeks by means Of a suit
in the district court to collect damages
amounting to $40, 200 from the Omaha
Street Railway company and william a.
Paxton and William A. Sharp, doing bust
ness as the Omaha Transfer company, by
reason of injuries which, 1t is alleged, she
received on the evening of July 4 last
in a collision between a street car and
one of the transfer ~company's buses, in
which she was a passenger.
The petition states that on the evening
in question, about 9 o'clock, the plaintiff
took passage in the bus to go from the
Webster street depot to the corner of
Eighteenth and Burt streets and that on
Sixteenth street the driver of the bus
carelessly and recklessly tried to cross
the street car tracks, although there was
a car coming along, and that the car col
lided with the bus, overturning the lat
ter, and the plaintiff was violently thrown
through one Of the windows of the bus.
1t is alleged that the, plaintiffs face was
cut so severely as to leave a permanent
scar and she was severely bruised about
the head, shoulders, back and limbs, besides
suffering a great nervous shock.