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WAYS OF THE LAW.
Jennie Baker Couldn't Get JUS
tice Because of Technicality.

If F. Marion Crawford had been in
the district court this morning he could
have found an incident for one of his
court stories under the title of No Re
specter of Persons
The case was the suit of Jennie Baker.
celored, against the City railway for 49,
900 damages. Jennie Baker is huncn-
back. She has been a cripple all her
life, but the testimony delevoped the
fact that before she was injured while
attempting to leave a street car she
worked and that she made IS and $6
week washing. despite the fact that she
is a cripple
Jennie Bakers testimony was straight
forward. She told how the accident hap
pened. In April she was riding on an
open car on the Tenth street car line.
She asked the conductor to stop the car
for her at the first crossing on Clay
street The conductor did not stop the
car there but went on to the next cross
ing, and while she was leaving the car
and about to step on the running board
the car was suddenly started and SHE
was thrown to the ground. She claims
she was injured so that she has been
unable to work since.
The attorney for the defense bonn
barded the witness with all sorts of
questions intended to disconcert her.
The attorney succeeded with technical
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FILE THEIR PAPERS.
Big Independent Petitions Are
Now on Record.

The petitions to place the names OF
the Independent candidates on the coun-
ty ticket conta ined about $500 names.
although only 600 were required to make
the nominations by petition legal.
The petition to place the name of l..
A. Stebbins on the ballot as a candi-
date for county attorney contains 1850
names which are admitted to be legal
Besides these are about 200 names writ
ten in by w H Cowles, which are con-
sidered illegal. and about $50 names
without the addresses given. The Deti-
ton to make Frank Stahl a candidate
for sheriff contains about the same
number of names Petitions were cir
culated by various people. The petition
circulated by Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
contains the following names:
c. NJ. Sheldon. J. T. I-ovewen- S. S.
Walker, D L. McEa achron, H. L. Whit
ing. G. /. Nurdock. II. c. Bowman. L.
D. Whittemore, E. Parron. P. A. Love
well. Paul Adams, E. B. Merriam, j. B.
Hughes, A. D Monroe. I. S. Harding,
T r. Phillips, Frederick w. Ellis, E. G.
Hughes, Frank NJ. Mohler, Ralph Boil
lard NJ MohIer c. 0. Johnson. Ward
w Silver, Norman Plass.
Saturday was the last day for filing
nominations and Lee Myers filed no nom-
nation papers to make himself a candi-
date for sheriff. The Republican, Demo-
cratic Populist and Independent tickets
will be the ones in the field. One of the
signers TO the Stebbins petition is o. K.
many Hall who used to have his tigers in
the Republican FIambeau club decide who
and who were not Republicans and who
should or should not vote Boss
Swayze seems to have backslid from his
IS carat Republican standard.
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phrases and long words. The witness
was confused on the technical point Of
whether she had her foot on the running
board or not.
DIR. 1. S Shields, colored DOCTOR was
placed on the stand. He testified to the
bruises on the girls body after the acci-
dent On examination Attorney
HiSted examined him on physiology and
anatomy and prooounded a few ques-
t1OnS about the nervous system. The
doctor was suddenly overcome by ex
haustion, and Bailiff Coyne hurried
glass of water to his relief In a short
time the doctor recovered sufficiently to
proceed. He was asked some questions
about the spinal cord which he said he
could not answer just at that time He
later refused to answer some questions,
there to be examined on his medical
ability but as a witness.
When the testimony for Miss Baker had
been finished the attorney for the street
ground that the technical facts about
negligence had not been proven.
What have you to say about this mo-
tion?" asked Judge Hazen of Captain Wa
ters.
Nothing, the evidence has been heard
by your honor" said Waters.
1.-The question is whether the allegations
in the petition have been sustained" said
Judge Hazen-
well, you have heard the testimony
said Waters. You can do as you please
about it. It is for your to decide
81 have never seen the time I was afraid
to decide a point according to the law"
said Judge Hazen. Il can not be scared
by taunts nor insinuations. The demurrer
is sustained"
Miss Baker lost her case in the district
court Judge Hazen's position from a
legal standpoint was undoubtedly correct,
but one of the jurymen, when the case
was over commented upon the devious
ways of the law. It seemed to him that
the defendant was entitled to some dam
ages But then, the law is mo respecter
of persons
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BETWEEN FIRES.
New Orleans Trolley Company
Ordered to Run Its Cars.
Makes an Attempt to Obey the
Mayors Command.
ENCE STARTED
AS Soon as the Cars Appeared
in the Street.
Wires Cut, MOt0rman and Con-
duct0r Attacked.

New Orleans, Oct. 7-Violence started
with the first attempt of the railway to
carry out the order of the mayor to run
it's cars today.
ed out three cars from the barns on Canal
street On each car, manned by a non-
union motorman, there was a large police
force. Large crowds of strikers and SYM
pathizers were on the streets. When the
cars reached Miro street the tracks were
Dfockaded and when they came to a stop
the crowd made an attack Wire and
ropes were cut and the cars were boarded
pistol shot was fired and the non-union
Inotormen attacked. One of them was
badly cut The police seemed unable to
cope with the situation.
When the rioting spent itself three cars
we're left standing upon the track guarded
by policemen All the windows in them
were smashed and they were otherwise
damaged. F. H Scheenick of Chicago, d
conductor. was the man who was most
badly beaten. The mob of strikers cap
tured Scheenick and his motorman and
both consented to join the union. Some Of
the policemen were hurt by flying stones.
The indications are that the company has
imported a number of men from other
cities. As soon as news of the rioting
reached the city hall the mayor issued a
call for meeting of the police board. 1t
is understood that the object is to swear
in emergency policemen.
High officials of the militia are in the
city and preparing themselves in the event
of call for the troops. Governor Heard
will only order out the militia when he is
notified by Mayor Capdeville that the sit
uation has become beyond the control of
the municipal authorities.
Mayor Capdeville visited police head
quarters and conferred with Chief Jour-
nee after the riot. AS the company tenn
porarily abandoned the attempt to
operate cars on Canal street line the
situation quieted down. There is no
likelihood that the attempt to run cars
on Canal street will be attempted today.
The union headquarters will be kept
open to receive any offerings of nego-
tiauions looking to a settlement.
j. H. Edison of st. Louis said to be
connected with detective agency in
that city. was on one of the cars during
the rioting. Edison pluckily climbed on
top and adjusted the trolley pole when
it was first pulled down. The rnobsrnad de
a rush for him when he descended, but
the police managed to protect him and
he was taken to the Central station in
a patrol wagon, hooted and ieered at
by multitude Edison said he had been
employed by the company and had
brought twenty men from ST. Louis.
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missed because five of the justices are dis
qualified to sit in it's
The. attorneys Interested in the case
have not yet had time to recover from the
shock which the courts action gave them,
and Judge Allen, in behalf of Craddock,
declined to say what action will be taken
1t is quite possible that Craddock's s at
torneys may now be free to go into dis
trict court presided over by a fusion Judge
who is not a candidate for reelection this
year, and secure a writ of mandamus
compelling Secretary of State Clark to
place both tickets on the official ballot Ac-
cording to the decision rendered today the
supreme court would not review the decis-
ion or consider an appeal.
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HAWAII HARD up
Prosperity Has Not Followed
the Flag to the Islands.
Senator Burton and His Com
mittee Have Returned.

San Francisco, Oct. 7-United States
Senator Burton of Kansas, Foster of
Washington and Mitchell of Oregon. have
returned from the Hawaiian islands where
they have been on tour of investiga
as sub-con mittee of the senate commit
tee on Pacific islands. and Porto Rico.
They were accompanied by ex-senator
Thurston of Nebraska Speaking of the
work of the subcommittee. Senator
Mitchell said:
I'VE spent % working days in the
Hawaiian islands, 20 of which dncluding
also many night sittings) were occupied
in taking testimony bearing upon the sew
eral subjects committed to us for investi-
cation.
I'VE visited four of the principal is
lands of the territory, Oahu. Hawaii, Maui
and Molokai; also the cities of Honolulu,
Hilo, Lahaina, Mountain View and sew
eral smaller towns and took the testimony
of several hundred individual witnesses of
all classes some at all of these different
places
1--WE also heard the representatives of
various commercial bodies and kindred as
sociations.
No matter connected with the relations
of the federal government to the island
was ignored by the committee Special at
tention was given to the labor situation
and the claims of ex-Queen Liliuokalani
for the crown lands and the revenues
from the same. Special attention was also
given to the questions of the advisability
of so amending the organic act as to re-
ouire the organization of country and
municipal organizations and much testi-
mouy was taken bearing on this question.
LAS vet' said Senator Mitchell. the
commission has had no opportunity what
ever to discuss any of the subjects into
which we have been inquiring, much less
to come to any conclusion in regard to
any of these subujects and will not take
the same up for consideration until we
reach Washington which I'VE hope to do
earlv in November. Besides. it would be
quite improper, even had we reached any
conclusions in regard to any of the sub
iects- of inquiry to make the same public
before submitting the same to the full
committee and the senate.
1T may, however. not have been i'm
proper to refer to the present business and
industrial conditions of the island Con-
trary to the conditions of great CONNER
cial and business prosperity now prevail
ing on the mainland throughout the United
States we regret to be compelled to say
We found the Islands imsa state of very
great commercial and industrial depres-
sion causd, as it is generally claimed, by
the low price of sugar and the scarcity
and high price of labor"
In concluding his statement Mr..
Mitchell stated that a spirit of harmony
cfara cterized all the proceedings of the
sub b-comnittee, the members of which
were shown every consideration by the
people of the islands.
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NAVAL PARADE.
One Hundred Thousand Visitors
Witness the Event.
FOrty-five Associations of Veter-
ans Participated in March.

Washington, Oct. THE sunshine
which ushered in the opening of the G.
A r. encampment yesterday was sue
ceeded today by cloudy weather But
the change had no effect on the spirits
of the vast crowds which early swarm
ed into the banner-decked streets and
hurried to Pennsylvania avenue to take
their places for the big naval parade
which was to be the chief Grant of the
morning Before o'clock the roped-off
sidewalks were packed with bluecOa ted
veterans and other visitors while the air
was Elled with the blare of bands and
the steady tramp of uniformed soldiers,
sailors and marines marching to their
allotted places in the line. 1t was esti-
mated that over 100 900 visitors were in
the cit.7.
The narade was under the command
of Gen Haywood. commandant of the
marine CORPS. as marshal of the day
and consisted of all the regular troops
located in and about Washington, ma
rines and jackies from the warships, the
District of Columbia National Guard,
the Spanish war veterans, Sons of Vet
Grams. high school cadets and the As
sociation of Ex-PriSOnerS of War, act
ing as escorts for the naval veterans.
The column started at 10 o'clock and
marched through the densely packed
streets to the accompaniment of almost
continuous cheers to the reviewing
the escorting bodies halted and formed
to review the naval veterans who Sled
past and disba nded near the state war
and navy buildings.
About As naval veterans associations
participated. Amon- them were the
following: Admiral Foote Naval asso-
citation, St. Louis: F'arragut Naval as
sociation Vallejo, Cal. Admiral Dupont
Navafnssociat tion, Fort Worth, Tex. Com
modore Hopkins Soldiers Home Naga1
association California; u. S. Veteran
Navy, and the Navy Legion of San
Francisco.
This afternoon was devoted almost
entirely to reunions and receptions.
Frome 8 to 5 p m Captain E F. Ware,
the commissioner of pensions, will hold
a reception at the pension office. To-
night the big dog watch of the naval
veterans and other reunions will be hello
at Camp Roosevelt.
The parade was reviewed from the
stand in front of the White House by
Admiral Dewey and Commander-in-
Chief Torrance With them were Secre-
taries Moody and Root, Admiral Taylor
and most of the members of the diplo-
matte corps now in the city.
Admiral Dewey was in full uniform.
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HANNA AND JOHNSON.
The Two Will Meet in Join tDe-
bate on the Tariff.

Cleveland. O.. Oct Tn his speech at
Stuebenville, Senator Hanna challenged
Tom L. johnson to a debate on the tariff,
the subject to be discussed from strictly
economic standpoint and with reference
to nonopolies. Senator Hanna's challenge
was delivered to Mayor Johnson and he
Immediately replied that he would accept
the challenge and would debate the sub
ject in any way or at any time that Sen
ator Hanna might name. Mayor john
son will be in Cleveland from October II
until election.
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MORE WARN WEATHER.
Bureau Still Predicts Favorable Con-
ditions.

The weather forcasters now promise
warmer weather The coal situation
win be at ease for a time.
The government forecast sent out this
morning was fair tonight and Wednes-
day Warmer west portion tonight"
announced the following forecast Gen
orally fair weather until the 10th fol-
lowed by light rain but for the most
only threatening and Will blow over for
continued fair weather.
The wind this morning was west
blowing six miles an hour. The mini
mum temperature was 43, but the mer-
curry went up faster than the wheat
market after a hail storm. The hourly
record of temperature was Is follows:
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MILLENIUM is NEAR.
Senator Hanna Tells Working
men 1t Is at Hand.

Wheeling. w Va, Oct. 7.-Senator Han
ma addressed large crowd on the Wheel
ing wharf On the trust question he said
he had always upheld the rights of organ
lied labor and he felt that capital also
had a right to combine He reviewed the
action of the miners of the west in refus-
ing to go out in a sympathetic strike with
the Pennsylvania anthracite miners and
commended the course of the western
miners.
He drew a picture of the millennium for
labor which he declared to be near at
hand
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COURT WON'T ACT
Supreme Tribunal of Kansas
Goes on a Strike.
Refuses to Consider Anti Fusion
Mandamus Case.
JUSTICE GREENE'S ACT.
Led the Revolt by Claiming He
Is Disqualified.
Has a Personal Interest in the
Case.
Justices Make Statements After
a Long Wrangle.

The supreme court went on strike
this morning. 1t positively refused to
hear the anti-fusion test case. and dis
missed the application for a writ of
mandamus to compel Secretary of State
Clark to place the names of the fusion
nominees on both the Populist and
Democratic tickets.
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others interested in the Inauguration Of
Washburn's fourth president
Overhead f10ated hundreds of tiny
blue pendants strung to long wires and
drap ped in graceful curves between the
arches Of the ceiling. Blue bunting set
off with masses of asparagus and ever
green covered the walls. Outside were
more decorations; a triumphant arch,
double rows of 20-foot poles from which
foated long Washburn banners, great
masses of cedar bows and a profusion
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MILLS STORE NEWS.
Trimmed Hats

Hats ready to wear are our
speciality, and although a
lady may think it neces-
sary to have a hat made
to her order, yet we feel
confident if she will visit
our department. we can
please her with one right
out of stock.
We pay special attention to
creating Popular priced
Millinery, and our Hats from
SIS to $40 cannot be beaten.
Direct copies of expen-
Sive imported models, for
one-fourth to One-ha1f in
price of the original, can be
shown, and it would take an ex-
pert to tell one from the other.
The New SILK Hats SO
popular in the East may be found
here in variety of styles.
Also the new Camel's Hair
Hats in Turban and Dress
shapes-are now on exhibition.
We are agents for the
PhippS q AfChfSon Hats.
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Lipton's Challenge Posted.

London, Oct 7-Sir Thomas Lipton's
challenge for another series of races for
the Americas s cup has been signed by the
Royal Ulster Yacht club and has been
posted
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Temperature of LARGE Cities.

Chicago. Oct. 7.-7 a. m. temperatures:
New York, Boston, Washington, Chi
eago and ST. Louis, 54: Philadelphia.
5S: Minneapolis. As: Cincinnati. so.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago: Oct. Forecast for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Wednesday, warmer
in west portion tonightss southerly winds
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Formally Inducted Into His Of
fee at Washburn.
BIG DAY FOR COLLEGE.
Marks Dawn of New Era for
the School.
Hum of Industry Accompanies
the Inaugural Services.
Services This Evening at First
Presbyterian Church.
a song of our prairies Wide,

A song of our prairies wide,
A song of our breezes strong:
A song of our pride. the true and tried,
OF our College dear a song.
CHORUS
Washburn, Washburn, we love thee well,
Ours is the joy thy praise to swell;
With voices free we sing of thee,
And ever thy praise we tell.
'Tis not of thy boarded light,
'TiS not for thy stately halls;
But it's for might the sword of right,
Thy sons obey thy calls.
The winds for thee music make,
The prairieS their strength reveal;
Our glorious state, our Kansas great,
OF thee hath set her SEAL
1t must have been a gratifying mo-
ment in the life of Norman d. PIass as
he stood this afternoon upon the plat
form of the Washburn college chapel
delivering his inauguration address to
an immense audience of students,
alumni and friends of the college.
Beside him on the wide chapel stage
were the trustees of the college and the
thirty members of the college faculty,
together with members of the alumni
association and old students from all
parts of the state. In front of him the
long tiers of seats were occupied by
hundreds of the loyal wearers of the
Washburn blue, while ON all sides in
great crowds were the townspeople and
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MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Aged Man Living Near Granger Slew His
Daughter and Himself

Aged Man Living Near Granger Slew His
Daughter and Himself
Granger. Texas. August 2-Early This
morning as the business and professional
men were around on the streets comment.
ing on the fine weather and promising crop
prospects, man came rapidly into town
on horseback and announced that on ths
eagle farm, three miles east Of town, Mr.
g. W. Gray had killed his daughter Mrs
Earl Johnson, and then committed suicide
noth acts being accomplished with an old,
Tine cap ana ball pistol which Mr.. GRAY
hd9 owned since soon after the civil war.
gray nave lived with their son.in-law, MIR
harl Johnson, on the eagle farm, and the
TWO families had their household goods
packed TO move TO the town of Bartiet1
l9day. and 1t was arranged to eat breakfast
ihs morning at Tasso Inns, another son
n-law, who lived near by on the same
farm. Mrs. johnson did not care for any
nreaktast, but the others OF the family
Vent over FOR the morning meal Nj
Gray had little to say and ate very ltfie
hhlshing before the others. and left ths
mouse, but they supposed was out IN Tho
yaru until they heard the two reports ~ n
pistol NJ his home. Thinking that no was
shooting al a bird or chicken little atten,
lion was paid 70 the shots, Mr.. Linn
mad finished his breakfast and WAS bar
rlhed 10 hnd Mrs, johnson dead on the
ktehen door with a bullet hole thronsh
the right side OF her head, lust behind ~
ear. plate aud dish rag by hex side ~
Mr tray living In the front door dead VIII
a similar hoe In the right side OF his hs,dp
snAy Al men more forward. A POOL Of
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FIRST BALES.


Groesbssck. Texas. August Mr. @. p,
Eaudsra, living near Nus, came into town
today with the frat bale OF new cotton
The bale was sold for 8 cents per pound
aud premium OF So. so was paid.
Richnerd. Texas. August 2.-The nrst
bale Of cotton for this county was brought
In today by Dyer & Bertrand and ginned
by the Richmond Cotton company.
HARDWOOD. Texas. August 2.--The nrat bale
OF cotton was brought In yesterday, raised
by an industrious negro civilian stsen),
and gtnned here by Mr.. s. G.. McCown. II
WIS sold TO W. ], Hubbard. merchant
at 81 cents per pound. Some talk OF boil
weevdls. Excessive rains have injured the
cotton plant.
Marlin, Texas, August 2-Marlln's first
bale of new crop cotton arrived yesterday
evening. being brought In by Cain Hin OF
near Reagan Ia Was sold * Abe Louis for
II oents per pound and shipped to s. Sam.
uels a. Co., at Houston. Later In the even.
Ing another bale was brought In by Perry
Foster OF Perry, Texas. The owners OF
both bales were colored people and both
bales weighed exactly the same GOA
pounds. The last bale has not been sold.
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D DS oy his side and Colts navy pistol,
b mmitn ne owned, for years and used for
hh oct bear .E an; and deer in Arkansas away
win, Win only two caps fired. MIR. GRAY was II
SCa's on age and moved here three years
n sS from tSno lizard county, Arkansas For The
worr,e ea'e eea or four days he has appeared
Inn Inn mat he believed he was losing his
i nad' as ne could not keep it on one sub
one .i tUr more than, one-half minute At
removed teDit the pistol and with II in hand
LOOK long tramp over tho field. taking
u'S Ma at several objects, but did not Are it,
S Sas ms fayorite as well as youngest child,
s cue MAS married TO Mr. johnson in Arkan.
i tbSs utirteen months ago. All are agreed
a, temporary dementia. They will be hurled
~ tue hfrtlen cemetery Sunday
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New company al Lake CharIes.

Lake Charles, La. August 2.-!Tho vinton
oil syndicate, with capital OF $1,000
was Incorporated here today with permits
sion 10 prospect for and market oil and
other minerals, W. b. sharp is president,
j. A, Paulhamus vice president w T.
Campbell secretary and treasurer. All the
officers and stockholders are Beaumont
men
Reports from blackberry state that the
Louisiana and Texas National has gone
forty feet into the rock and is hourly ex-
pecting q gusher.
The vinton OH and Sulphur company's
well on the. Vincent farm rs 400 feet deep
and going down rapidly.