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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
VIN-SENG
Cures Stomach Trouble,
Weak Heart and Catarrh.
One man spends over $500. 90
in doctoring-three bottles
Of Vin-Seng cures him.

It would seem impossible that man
could make a medicine that could cure
diseases that have tortured the weak
Tor years and years. But in Vin-Seng
Tonic this has been accomplished. Its
cures have astonished every one who
has seen the wonderful cures that it has
effected. 1t matters not of how long
standing or the nature of your Stomach
Trouble or Catarrh. Vin-Seng will cure
It. It cures Heart Trouble; increases
the circulation; strengthens the nervous
system and enriches the blood Vim
6eng corrects all digestive derange-
unents-
Il want to tell what wonders Vim
Seng Tonic has done for me- For many
years have had a great deal Of trouble
with my stomach and head For over
years 1 have doctored for these troubles
and for nervousness and have never
gotten any relief: and when the flood
came to North Topeka it destroyed my
property and left me in a very weak
condition. One day as I was riding out
to my daughters home (she was living
near the sugar works them l gave out
and could not go any farther. Some one
must have helped me out of my wagon.
for cannot remember of having gotten
out myself. l came into your store and
your clerk gave me something to revive
me. / was just about as near dead as
person could be and still be alive. 1
then told him about my condition and
he said that he thought that if I used
Vin-Seng Tonic and Kas-Kenna Waters
could be cured So when my daughter
and came to town next time I got a
bottle of Vin-Seng Tonic and it has
done more for me than all the medicine
have ever taken and more than the
doctors could do. / have spent over $500
In doctor bills and medicines in the past
four years 1 have not been able to eat
a square meal in all that time 1 could
not eat meat nor drink coffee; nothing
but very light foods. Your clerk told
me to take Vin-Seng and eat any thing
and I did so. / can now eat meat and
drink coffee too. All my doctoring did
not do that much for me. 1 felt that 1
ought to tell you this. for Vin-Seng is
the greatest medicine I ever heard of
and I want people to know what great
things 1t will do. I am now living with
my daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Nyhart on
Holman street. just west of Garfield
park thank you for making this
wonderful remedy. Yours truly,
JAMES A. CURREy."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
DR.. CRAY GUILTY.
A Verdict of sGrOss ImmOrali-
ty" Was Returned.
State Medical Board Voted to
Revoke His Permit.
WILL APPEAL TO COURT
Garden City Physician Will
Fight Case to End.
Will Continue to Practice Re-
CARELESS of Decision.

1t was necessary for the state board
Of medical registration to take only two
ballots to decide that the license of DR..
Robert E. Gray to practice medicine in
Kansas should be revoked. He was de-
clared guilty of gross immortality" The
board refused to make written state
ment of the findings, and refused to
make on oral statement in regard to
which of the charges were sustained
and which were overruled. The board
also refused to state the result of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

Hutchinson, Kan, July 1S.-Richard
Hintz, a paroled inmate of the reforma
tory. died Thursday night and was
buried in the graveyard at that institu-
ton. The entire number of inmates
were paraded for the funeral ceremonies
Friday, Rev. Paul r. Talbot. rector of
the Episcopal church, preaching the SER
mon. A choir of inmates sang. Hintz
suffered a stroke of paralysis seven
months ago and never recovered from it.
He was almost totally paralyzed and
died in this condition in the prison hos
pitaL He was paroled year ago, but
had never been able to leave the insri-
tuition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Ball Teams Kansas Tour.

Kansas City. July 1S.-Emmett Hama
hans bunch of All-Stars. the fastest
aggregation of semi professional ball
tossers ever organized in Kansas City,
will leave here for a two months tour
through Kansas next Wednesday. The
schedule is nearly complete at present,
and will include games at Paola, Column
bus, Scammon, Oswego, Neosho Falls,
Yates Center, Eureka, Wichita, Hutch
inson, Ellsworth Great Bend, Smith
Center, Downs, Frankfort, Seneca and
Atchison. The tour will extend west
as far as Great Bend. Kan, where the
return trip will commence through the
northern part of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
SCREENINGS PROGRAMME
What the Red Band Will Play at the
Auditorium

Programmes for the Monday night
and Tuesday afternoon concerts of the
Banda Rossa in the Auditorium have
been received in Topeka. Sorrentino is
now at work on a tremendous Wagner
ian programme for Tuesday night,
which is to be Wagner night
Much new music is on the Monday
night list, when Willow Grove" will
be played as an encore. The Andrea
Chenier" music is the most inspiring
and lifting music that Sorrentino plays.
There have been some requests for the
Carmen" music and that, with one
or two others. may be inserted in the
two programmes, which are:
MONDAY NIGHT.
Part l.
l. THE Great Western (new)
2. Overture. "Gzzza Ladra"
3. Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rus
ticara" Observation-Disclosures. Mascagni
Solo Trumpet, Sig. Bottega-
f. Grand selection from Andrea
Chenier' .......r..-........ Giordano
Part II.
l. Offertoire .-........... Batiste
,. The French Calamity 'F<ake Wake
March S4sw1 Miss America" new.
s. Duet from IL Trovatore". -. Verdi
4, American Republic March,. .Thiele
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Part 1.
1. willow Grove" March. Sorrentino
2 Overture Poet and Peasant"
A~RtSO
g. Song, Let Me Dream Again -.
.........L.ss Sullivan
Solo baritone, Sig. Barilotti.
4 Echoes From Metropolitan Opera D "I !,
House All ny AOO1AA
Part II.
/. Dixie Girl'' ..................-L ampe
characteristic Dance" 49,. Mascagni
g. Waltz, Mon Reve" -. 80 w aldteuIei
4 Sextette. from Lucia" Donizetu
5. 'Hiawatha," A Summer Idyl. .Moret
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Parsons Sun Directors.

Parsons, Kan, July 1S.-Articles of in
corporation have been issued to the Sun
Printing company, of Parsons, for the
purpose of issuing the Parsons Daily
Sun, recently purchased from the Har-
ry Lusk estate by Henry J. Allen, chair
man of the state board of charities. The
capital stock is $40, 900, and the following
are the directors: Henry ]. Allen, of
Ottawa: Clyde NJ Reed, Wichita; Arch
D. Swanwick, of Oswego; w H. Mar
tin and w. D. Atkinson. of Parsons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, July 1S.-WHEAT-Re-
ceipts, .ll3 cars. Sept, 665sc: Dec, 677ka6sc.
No. 2 hard. T2q1zcl Noes. 69gZ1zc; No 4.
65m67c; rejected, 61Q6Sc; No. 2 red, 73q11c;
CoRN@sept.. 451saAc; Dec, 4slsGAc.
Cash: No 2 mixed, 4S12d49c; No. white,
5015c; No. 8. 49td50c-
OATS-No. white, 3saSsc; No. mixed,
35d19c.
RYE@No. 2. SIC.
HAY-Choice timothy. $500; do. prairie,
$11.O0q11.50.
BUTTER-Creamery. 161ka1s1kc; dairy.
fanc--, Ice.
EGGS-Fresh, 12c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Lockiaw Killed Him.

Parsons. Kan. July 1s.-John L. Horn.
10 years old. died at his home Friday
from lockiaw caused by wound in
nicted by a toy pistol on July 4. The
wound was so slight at first that little
attention was paid to it, but in a few
days tetanus developed and in spite Of
everything the surgeon could do the
boy died. This is the first Fourth of
July death in Parsons this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

1,5o0, including 1000 Texans. Steady, nom
inal. Good to prime steers, $5lOd5.50: poor
to medium, $400G5.O0 stockers and feed
ers, S2.5Gd45O; cows, ~$1-50G4.40: heifers,
81. 25Q475: Gamers, $1.50n2.S0; bulls, s.. goo
4S5; calves, $300Q6.00; Texas fed steers,
s.. 25f14 70.
HOGS-Receipts today. 1000: Monday,
$4,000; left over, S35 Good medium and
heavy, Toe higher. Mixed and butchers.
S3-25q5.I5: good to choice heavy, IS. SOFAS rs:
rough heavy, S5.00Q5.4 As; light, S5.35d5 rs;
bulk of sales. s540d5.65.
SIEF P- Receipts 1000 Steady. Good to
choice .setle1s. S275u4.10; fair to choice
mixed S2-Hf1.l.ss- western sheep, 81. SCAT %;
native lambs s. J0G6.55.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
still an Escaped Jail Bird.

Junction City, Kan, July 1S.-Harry
Barney, the highway robber who escap-
ed from the county jail here last week.
has not yet been captured. In his flight
he has been joined by Elrir Shuarta,
deserter from Fort Riley. They were
seen crossing the reservation on Tues
day. 1t is thought that the men have
gone to work on a farm somewhere in
This part of the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

ballots taken, but it is stated that the
first ballot was four to three for convic-
ton, and the second stood six to one.
Five votes were necessary to revoke the
license. The board was in consultation
over it's verdict for an hour and a half
the result being announced about $50
p. m.
DR.. Gray's attorneys are preparing to
apply to the district court of Shawnee
county for a temporary injunction to
prevent the revocation of the doctors
license. They hope to prevent action
by the board until the Meffert case,
which has been appealed to the supreme
court of the United States, is decided.
The fate of DR.. Gray will be decided by
the result of the Meffert case.
DR.. Gray returned to Garden City this
afternoon. He proposes to stay there
and fight it out with his adversaries.
A. W. Marston. Gray's Chicago attor-
ney, started for Chicago at noon today.
Judge A. L. Redden of this city is left
in full charge of the Gray case. DR..
Gray was accompanied by his friends.
Dennis Doty and L. H. Pearce, who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Kannns CITY livestock

Kansas C3ty, July 1S.-CATrLE-Re-
cei.-s 100. darket unchanged. Native
steers. StPs1 rs; Texas and Indian steers,
g. CO. Texas COWS $210d2 80; native
co.'s anc heifers, $1,000. so: stockers and
feeders. s235d400; bulls, $2.O0d3 70: calves.
s.. 20 & 5pi western steers, $3.00Q4 So; west
ern cows, $2.25033U
oes-Receipts 1000. Market strong.
packers, $53OG5.5O; medium. S. 1905. s.:
.igat. $525d5.50 workers, $5.50d5.55; pigs.
s5.I9I5.50.
Si3EEP-Receipts 500. Market firm.
3 tons, $3.0Od4.95; lambs 50. 100000; range
we-hers, $3.O0a5.00; ewes, $S0Oq4.00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Reat Her Assailant Off

Salina, Kan. July 1S.-A man entered
the home of Mrs. Arthur Richardson,
here, at an early hour, and attempted to
assault her. The plucky woman fought
a desperate battle and won. The fight
continued ten or fifteen minutes. the
woman being hit over the head with an
iron bar When Mrs. Richardson's cries
for help awoke her children the man
fed from the house and made his es-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
New york Money Market

New York July .-MONEY-Money on
call nominal Time money firm: 60 days,
41S05 per cent; go days, per cent: six
months. per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 5d6 per cent:
sterling exchange firm, with .actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 6.375a4S6 for
demand and at $4S4d4.Ss.25 for go day
bills: posted rates, $4.S41zN4S5 and $4S7Mlb;
commercial bills. $4.S "A s41s
SILyBR-Bar silver, 541sc; Mexican dol
lars. 421Ec-
BONDS Government. steady; railroad.
irraplllar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Death of A. Hood.

Columbus. Kan. July 1S.-A Hood, for
30 years one of the leading citizens Of
Cherokee county and a resident of Col
umbus, died at his home here at 8
o'clock this morning. Mr.. Hood was pro-
badly the best known man in south
eastern Kansas and one of the most
popular He was well-to-do and the
president of the A. Hood Implement
company. which operates large imple-
ment stores at this place and Pittsburg
and McCune. Kan He leaves family
consisting of wits and six c~sldren.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

Liverpool closing cables: Wheat, I'M
changed; corn. unchanged. for the day.
Chicago receipts. car lots; Wheat. 81
graded. "a. Corn, 26O graded, 20 Oats,
240: graded. rs.
Northwestern receipts. car lots. Mime
apolis, 223; last year, POS Duluth, 4; last
year. 50.
Kansas City receipts. car lots: Wheat.
81: corn %; oats l.
Chicago: Privileges good Monday: Sep
TENDER cOrn-Puts. 761sc: calls. 771sc; curb.
761sc bid September corn-Puts. 49c; calls.
SOC: aHrb. 49izc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18

improvement, but estimates as to possible
outcomes vary widely in different locali-
ties, from half corp to a full crop.
On a whole the present condition in the
principal corn states may be regarded as
holding out a promise of three-fourths of
full crop, or a little better. The plant
generally has a good color, moderately
clear of weeds, but very irregular in size
Some reported to be tasseling under size in
the west, but there is no indication that
there will be much of this In the south
ern states reports are very favorable and
indicate that the plant is maintaining a
good condition with ample moisture.
Corn in this state varies from fine
poor in the eastern counties. It has
good color and is growing vigorously but
report gave the condition at 1874. the low
est on record, and 10 points under the ten
year average. The trade figures that con-
ditions have improved since July l, but we
call the attention of the trade to the fact
that the July report is generally the nigh
total crop of fraction over two million
bushels, or about 100000 bushels less
than last year, and the surplus states indi-
cate 300, 600. coo bushels. or 400,OO0.0OO less
than last year.
There are three things that might work
against the crop-hot winds, drouth am
an early frost. Any one of these thrre
would be sufficient to lower conditions en-
to cut the crop down materially.
OATS-The oat crop has made fa urr-
able progress toward maturity durinf ff
past week. Some complaints of rus O.
a little from smut in Illinois and low eti
these reports are not extensive. Nn f.sfa-
has commenced in the southern par IA.
oats section, and will soon beco1s
eral. The total yield is expect so De
some hess than last year. but To quality
is going to be much better. n tils srate
an average crop of excellent Quaiit3 is
anticipated. Traders are bearisn as x rule
and there has been good setpa Ky tf1n
the bulges of late. The week fsatnre is
the poor cash demand. The saTe1 ent
figures were a disappointrisut 10 he bulls,
showing q decline of only one ana two
tenths from June l, and slggers q crop
of 770,000,000 bushels. 49, p
A. G. GOODWIN COMM sSSssF co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
AN Aged Eloper Arrested.

Guthrie, Okla, July 1S.-Rev. Q. K.
Posey, a minister of the Christian
church, 10 years old, who eloped with
Miss Josie Shelton, 1S years old, from
southern Pottawatomie county, few
weeks ago, has been arrested. He has
been taken to Ell Reno, where the off,
GERS believe they have a strong case Of
adultery against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
St. Louis Livestock Mark..

St Louis. July ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
$50. including go Texans. Market steady
Beef steers. So 70tn5-50; stockers and feed
ers $2.75G4-25; cows and heifers 81 25d465:
Texas steers, $2-30@4.25; cows and heifers
81 25d3.15.
Pigs and lights, $5.00G5S0; packers $3.50
$50: butchers and best heavy. s. 30G5.6O
SHEEP-Receipts 4O0 Market steady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
CHICAGO Produce Marks..

Chicago July 1S.-BUTTER-Stea
Creamery, 15G 20c; dairy, 131sQ1Sc.
EGGS-Steady. 13d141hc
CHEESE-New steady. Daisies 116
111zc; twins, 10Q1o1zc; Young Americas, 11@
1111c.
ICED POULTRY-Weaker. Turkeys,
lie; chickens, 1115G12c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Cotton Market

Galveston, July s.-COTTON-steady,
12c.
New York, July 1s-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet. Middling uplands, $3.50; do.
Gulf Si2.75. Sales, 70 bales Futures
closed quiet and steady. July. $12-20; Aug.
$500; Sept, S10.45: Oct, s9.6S: Nov. $3.50;
Dec. $9.52; Jan, $9.49; Feb, $9-41; March,
50. As.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
suoar and Cof4ee Markst.

New York, July 1S-SUGAR-Raw firm.
Tais reilning, 3 3-16c: centrifugal, So test,
sI-1ae. 1nc1asses sugar. 15-16c. Refined,
fra Crushed, $500; powdered. $50; gran
ul1aad SEQ.
FlsF--Quiet; No Rio. Slice.
eEtiLsA Sef -S-Firm; New Orleans, 31Q40c.
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Range of Prices on Stock.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grain, Provisions Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
1885, Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co. Kansas City. Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Kansas CITY Grain

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City, MOI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Rance of Pucax

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
$50 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City, MOI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by A G. Goodwin, Com,nis-
sion Company, Commission Merchants
Room No. 3, Columbian building. indie
pendent telephone 1851
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NV york Butter Market.

New York July 1S.-BUTTER-Recei
6,61 packages. Steady. State dairy, 14G
zoe: creamery, 1870 zoe.
CHEESE = Receipts, S23 packages.
Steady state full cream fancy, large and
small, colored and white, 10c
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Wool Market

St Louis, July S.-WOOI-Steady. Ter
rit1ry and western mediums, 16U1Sc; fine.
-4G15i5c: coarse, 134151zc.
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Topeka Market.

4OPO00 4hA6RA0s-
Topeka, July IS.
MIXED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .95a5.0s
HEAVY ................-......... 5.05@5os
Nl1Hl .'- DRY LOT CATTLE ''OOp''"
STEEsRs and HETFERs 2. S Sega a2 e
GRASS CATTLE.
COWS ......... ....-...-........-....s2 s.. 50a2 Is
HEIFERs CALVES. 2-50aS-si
VEAL CALVES GRAIN. '25Oaa2s
NO. 2 WHEAT ........................ csc
NO WHEAT .-.-....-.-..--..-.....-.. $50
W YEHnI6W S3 2ND MIXED c ;oi;RN::..4 4so
NO. OATS. -.S--.-...........z 0c
NO YFR RArS AND viEiGcET;Ai, VEGETABLES. $50
FURNISHED by S. Z. Lux, successor to w
o. Anderson & Co.. 30 Kansas ave-
s-Mediterranean Sweets per
box, 81. 90d300; st. Michaels, per box, 1915:
late ya de11 g sSa4 70 seo -,
0G BsAS "a Slz Port Li S9iog 1850
F PIHSEAPPLEs- Sizes "A. so, SO. AZ per
APPLES-Arkansas 1-3 bu. box, zoe
PEACHES--Texas. 4-basSet crate, $L59;
new PARTNERSHIPS. sacked Per
~ HOME GROWN VEGETABLES.
GREEN BEANS-l-3 Blu. box, 75c.
RADISHES-Per dozen punches, 25c;
green onions. per dozen punches, sc.
BEETS-55c dozen lunches
SPINACH-Per bu., 45c.
NEW 'TURNIPs-soc pei. dozen.
LETTUCE-ia Blu. basket. Soc.
TEXAS sQIAsH-;sdlo;o9 per 1u oox
CUCUMBERS-30Q per dozen.
TOMATOE S-Texas, 4-basket crate, S5c:
SSIONS.New Texas, per bu., $780,
HONEY-Colorado, 32-rack case. $3.50
COCOANUTS-Per 100. $4.Co; per DOZEN.
BUTTER. EGGS. POULTRY.
BUTTER-Country, 12c.
EGGS-Case count, &C.
POUITRY-Hens. TIC h.. ROSTERS 15c
each: ducks. sc ID: geese. sc h.; turkevs-
Sc H.. broilers, lie lb.
HAY.
Market very firm.
NEW PRAIRIE HAY-Loose. $500
PRAIRIE HAY-By car...s...... S9 n
PRAIRIE HAY-By ton (baled) -. SfI ~
PRAIRIE HAY Qoose). 81 0oSs4591
NEW ALFALFA HAY Qoose) ton. ssh
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chicago Livestoek Market.

Natives. 81. 4ods.s5; lambs, s44Oa5.7O; Tex.
ans, $2.50d3.80.
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka. July Is
on Boston QUOTA tons:
GREEN SALT CURED FLAT ....7 lzo
NO. / TAL1OW ......................... a,
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WHEAT

Kansas City, July IS.
Open High Low Close Yes
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
OUR RIVER AND CANAL COMMERCE.

canal traffic United
%
of the bureau of a
United that Of the Mononsahea
1902
No this addition the quantity Of coal
amounted 90(o2 This
freight
was9
Ohio River after leaving Pttsbug
provides
while
Ing 3S73.952
traffic
the
in
from hesef
year was 3179
ons
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
The Snow. Shoe Party.

The Snow. Shoe Party.
1T seems very lonesome" said
Grandma Fay. wiping her glasses.
80 it does" said Grandpa Fay. II
have lived here seventy years, and !
never remember such storm. But the
sun shines now, and we ought to be
thankful we've got plenty Of wood. and
-four In the BARREL
Yes" said grandma, but 1t may be
two or three days before they can
break the roads so we can hear from
Johns folks. l don't know how we
can get along without seeing the chill
dren. Why, what's that?"
They looked out Of the window. and
there was their grandson. Percy, laugh
ing merrily.
They hurried to the door. and Percy
slid down from big drift on to the
porch, on his snow shoes. And farther
away was little Annie. waving her
muff and making good progress over
the great drifts.
'Bless your heart" said grandma.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
TERRIBLE DEATH
EXPLOSION OF OIL KILLS A SCORE
OF PEOPLE.
Most of Them So Badly Burned
That Identification will Be I'm.
pOssible...Men and Boys Run
Screaming With Their Clothes
On Fire.

Olean, N. Y. March 1O.-More than
a score of people were killed and large
number injured by an explosion of oil
near here last night
A freight train on the Erie, made up
principally of oil tank cars, filled with
oil, broke in two near this city about
O'Clock. The two sections of the train
came together with crash, and one of
the oil tanks was demolished. Fire
broke out almost instantly, and the sky
was lighted up for miles. A large
crowd of people left this city for the
scene of the fire.
While they were lined up along the
tracks terrific explosion occurred. The
flames communicated quickly with the
other tank cars and second and third
explosion followed each otter in rapid
succession. Sheets of flame shot out
in all directions. Scores of persons
we're caught within the zone of the fire
and enveloped in the flames. Men and
boys ran screaming down the tracks
with their clothing ablaze. Others fell
where they stood, overcome with the
awful heat. Just how many were killed
is not known, as many of the bodies
were incinerated.
The number of dead is known to be
eighteen, and some estimates place it
as high as twenty-five, with more than
two score more or less seriously burned.
Some of them will die. 1t is out of
the question to identify any of the bod
les recovered.
Sydney Fish, a promienent business
man returned from the scene of the fire
at midnight. He said:
81 was attracted to the fire between
$50 and 10 o'clock. When I was with
in quarter of mile from the wrecked
train there was a terrific explosion.
Flames shot outward and upward for a
great distance. l saw several persons
who started to run away drop onto the
railroad tracks. They never moved
again. Others who had been standing
close to the wreckage were hurled
through the air for hundredes of feet
The scene was awful. Half a dozen
young boys ran down the tracks with
their clothing on fire. could hear
their agonized screams from where l
stood. They ran some distance down
the track and then threw themselves to
the ground, groveling in the bitches in
their frantic efforts to extinguish the
flames. Then they lay still, some of
them unconscious, others dead. do
not know how many were killed, hut
counted twenty bodies before I came
away"