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1--we stock Market

AONpAT OCT F."
Receipts Of beev,s for two days perr IN. 1r'
Including so cars Tor export allrc 1913 Tor 'd. i.
srs and 100 for he market. on bfa' F,fE
steers declined i0altc but tntre 0aS GOO 800, y
mand al the redyc elton bulls Wen' rates s'fll
COWS slow 10 tbc lower Their were ar ~ ''''.
held over Common 10 choice natN' .'rrf 81.
a. o. L0aSS TO per IN lbs westerns Al 80
al 1? hDdfSas0 cows a. 81 2pl8 ~ "hite ~.
AZ % rs Dressed beef In good demand a. ,H'
ptrlb ior NATIVE sides win rilra b''f "'Ihn'
mall way AZ sl,G9i,r. Latest II'fpod "ud %.
quotsttons, sh"sp unchanged Ftpol. ~,
none 10 morrow NO brr -, 90 '0''n an
quarters OF beet ,...,.
Nrcsipts of calves for Two days wrrr !" .''.
all for fhr nafLst making pth th' s'alf
ss2 On sale NeAs we're sfshdy IN 90 -
grssSrTs also fscovsrrd pc from M ..' ~
al which thry we're selling al the close ~ "'' ''
tcals sold al ;, dk Is per 100 lbs tops a. " ].
And led rslvrs Al " Nuts 90 No p'a'm
offered CHy dressed yeals o lTlrr nnr
per ID country dresssd AI bgllo dress" s''
and fed calves strsdy o. sac
Receipts ~ sharp ald lambs Tor ~" ia,'
,iIo nssn s['HamF az T., 'q ,6s sipa's G@ ~.
IN me- i",sts ismsnd Orb, indie grais, o' s.
pdres iOp sT.dss trirs nfm lsmbs n nlsf %.
choice stock "a, hiytsJ than iasl quote If..
al ,hr 9grrnSs s,G' ,"lsn I"w0.'I y"
and yrsfliBgs ~ u common 10 'h0hf lsl'
gGt6 Dn1,d mutton guls' o. bdl' "
.l, sst y, :s %, "Gl tsr no sT maze
Good hfsIy 20 nsdypa ,'Ats anf fs""''
hogs sold o. ~ lset~ N per IN III
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July .,...... 1910 1929 l0l7 l0c56i021
weie rraccnbie 10 a decided rise in Liverpool ard
wr. cold weather IN Arkansas, T-nne ssce. Louis
frightened the shor,I on both sides of the wa 'rr
and buying on stop orders accelerated the rise
leans and Liverpool were buying freely, though
there was also considerable realizing OH the ad
.na the III eW WAS unS S'1
estimates OF the receipts TO morrow were ltrEr
hS, inc Dal,;h sac,ors s'mneG The sson
to 81 III Alabama. q TO 30 in Tennessee. 81 IN The
Ca.ollnas 20 70 3. In Gco rga and 2a,o in ArknnSss
was for cooler weather generally. with frosts in
the Sonthwcs, and the carol'nas, spo, markets
Said the head OF commission house: The
altitude OF the American spinner In his relation
week mas soae by ana an me
have taken ~ per cent OF ID. Ia sight 70 atte
ma, increased is holdings H.; per cent diving
proyemen, whatsoever in their position. This IL
truly remarkable and indicates ihal !ht Americans
have been. and are being, wofillv msied 20 tho
crop. or are deIberatc!% Ignoring facts manlfes,ly
patent 10 those abroad
Liverpool private cables stated that the advance
crop accounts. 10 fears that the yield will he very
small and TO a good demand from the Continent
On the short side View 6rie,n, telssraphed:
.Locs! and n @oaG spot sods ae""T1nx e.
Savannah: "a prominent Trxns concern estimates
the Texas crop 200 bales and the total crop
az 100000, Good demand here for spots At
5Ac up"
Reports TO the journal OF Commerce from Georgia
and Alabama says thu the weather has BEEN on
the whole favorable. cotton has been mostly picked
and marketed rapidly The yield Is somewhat
less than last year and there Is a poor top crop
Early buyers here were Messrs Jones' u. Wilson.
Rich. Pearsall. Lee Bache, H.eedorn and
Latham& Alexander. Sellers were Messrs. Hentz,
Wenman, D. Miller, Parrot. Ranger and De
Gumoens. H. j. Sully sold heavily on the opening
rise.
Pail River reported better feeling owing TO
sales last week OF l25.0OO 20 10000 pieces.
CoFrEE- Rio on the spot was steady at De- for
No !. Large sales Of Brazil coffee Including Rio
and Santos No a. 7'sc, c. and l.. and Santos
Nos. and a, &C.; 2,sOO Maracabo. Futures
closed points higher. with the tone barely
STEADY and the sales 1856 $50 bags. Havr~ declined
~ 20 W. but rallied: Hamburg uncha scd. Amer
lean warehouse deliveries. s.5AI bags. Rio was
unchanged: receipts 5000 bags: stock. 81. 0OO ex
change unchanged AT ~ 5 s. Santos was ur-
changed; receipts. $1,000 bags stock. I,A77 90
a. fDllOWy
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FINANCIAL NOTES.

Frank N. Kondolf Of Pittsburg has been
elected president Of the, .Ansrlcan Sewer
sssimsd, Mr. K0DdOlf has been thu genera
pAnageE snd chief executive officer The
financial statement " tbs company, az Of
sept 80 last, shows surplus, after dsdliGtina
Interest on bonds and depreciation for 1908
~ el,021,il3,
Charles Z Bryan Of tho Stock Exchange
house % sharp H. Bryan, which slspendad
" the August slump w stocks, has applied
f2s Telnst "a q member III the "a :,
a1apss. W W sharp, the other member
81 ihe hIH, has s9ld hrs scat on the u Gobnpge
ana Mr. Bryan will ba the board maBlber u fhs
fTm when II PssDDIes business
Tbs United states Sub Treasury tTYns.
lsans 600 OfC 10 o,rrsncy IoT The sGco,nt OF
local banks
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PROPOSALS FOR BUCKSKlN 0LOvEs-phila.
6slphla Depot Q. M Dept, 1928 Arch Street. phila,
cate will be received here until ii o'clock 4. NJ
Thursday. November s. 1908 for furnishing this
depot with 27.l7 pairs OF Buckskin Gloves con-
forming to sealed standard sample and specinca-
TONS Bidders must state NTH what rapidlty they
will make deliveries. Government reserves the
night 70 reject or accept any or all proposals an
part thereof. Preference given 10 articles of do
meatic production or manufacture, conditions OF
quality and price dncluding In the price OF foreign
production or manufacture the duty thereon
being equal A GUARANTEE Ia 10 per cent, OF tho
value of the Gloves must accompany each proposal.
UNGUARANTEED BIDS will not be considered
Blanks for proposals and specifications will be
Ing proposal to be Endorsed Proposals for Buck
Skin Gloves and addressed TO Colonel j NJ. MAR
SHALL, Asst. q N. General u. S. A.. Depot Quar-
teTmaSteT.
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PROPOSALS.
AoUEDUCT COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
Room No. 2U7
Stewart Building. No. $50 Broadway,
vnrI

TO CONTRACTORS
Bids or proposals for doing the work and fur.
nshing the aterias called for in the approved
form OF contract now on Ale In the once OF the
Aquoduct Commissioners. for cutting timber
and clearing the grounds the Croton River
Division OF the new Croton Reservoir will be re-
neiyed at this once until twelve o'clock noon
on Thursday. November s. 1903. They will DO
publicly opened by the AqurduCt Commissioner
Is soon thereafter as possible and the award OF
the contract for doing said work and furnishing
the rnatera required will be made by said Com
mssioners soon thereafter as practicable
Blank forms OF said approved contract and tho
specifications thereof. and bids proposals and
proper envelopes for their enclosure form OF
bonds. and all other information can be obtained
81 the above once OF the Aquoduct Commits
sioners on application TO the Secretary,
For further particulars SEQ CITY Record, pub
hhed a. No. City Hall.
BY order of the Aqueducs COmmlssoners
WILLIAM H. TEN EYCK, President
HARRY W. WALKER. Secretary
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Z. o. LOCKWOOD. Secretary.
The ATGHlsOS. IOfLhA AND SANTA fE
RAILWAY GOMPANY

New YOrk. OrtOber !, 1909,
The Board OF Directors has declared dividend
tbeing dividend No. n On me COMMON stock OF
this Company OF TWO DOLLARS $500 PER
SHARE. payable December !. 1908 out OF surplus
net earnings TO holders OF COMMON stock as reg
isterrd at the close OF the transfer books No .
Nember 8, 1903. The transfer books for the COM a..
MON stock will be closed at three o'clock r. NJ =.
on November 5. 1903 and Will be reopeped AZ N"
close of the annual meeting be held On December
10. 1903
Dividend Cheques will be mailed 10 holders o
COMMON stock who file suitable orders therefor
at this ONCE.
H. W. GARDINER Assistant Treasurer
Nassau Street New York City
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CHALMERS COMPANY.

X, e.
The Board OF Directors has declared the regular
quarterly dividend Of ONE AND THREE . CAR.
TIERS nH%ol PER CENT, on the Preferred Stock
Of tss Company payable Noyemesr 1908 to
Preferred Stock Transfer Books will be closed On
Saturday. October a. 1908. at the close OF bust
ness and will be reopened on Tuesday. November
0. 1908, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
W. j. CHALMERS. Treasurer
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ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.

THE BkOOkLlN UNION GAS COMPANY,
$50 Remsen Street Brooklyn. Y.
october 20, 1903.
Notice Is hereby given that the annual meeting
Of the stockholders OF the BROOKLYN UNION
GAS COMPANY will be held at the once Of tho
Company, No: $50 Remsen Street. Brooklyn, n Y.
on TUESDAY. November 10th. 1903. at o'clock
ton OF such other business As may be brought
before tho meeting. Stock transfer books OF tho
Company will be closed Saturday, October
a. 1908. at noon. aud reopcned on Wednesday,
November 4. 1903, at 10 O'Clock A. ".
WALTER X. ROSSITER, Secretary.
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FINANCIAL.

We OFFER FOR SALE:
100000 State Of Massachusetts,
Regist. 0oId Jl2s due May, 1888
S50O,00O State Of Mass achusetts
Reyist. Gold 3 % due July. 1913
100000 CITY Of Boston, Mass.
Regist. 3las due June, 1888
$25Q000 CITY Of Boston, Mass.
Regist. 3ias due June. 1923
100000 City Of Cleveland, Ohio
- due June, 1922
100000 City Of St. Louis, Mo.
0oId 3tls due April. 1927
$3.50. 600 ny Cen. { \. Riv. R. R. Co.
First ntgc. Gold 3i.s due July. 1907
S250,00O N ichiSan Contra! R.R.Co.
First M,ge. doli3l due hay. 1852
S250,0O0 Chi, B. & QuincyR. R. Co.
First rtge. 90 due July, l9I9.
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standard white. .s1c,: No white clipped. H,,c.,
Sc, c.I: l.. Bu1.o barley was Que, new feeding
-, O., saiao ~, com was quite, and nrm on
sFny isvcr Snss bush, S.uf p S'S'r as 4,
Open Nigh Lou. CLOS Pv-r.
Re s;ss"s'r &. T. g, ( T. III s e,
THE following shows the grain movement:
Receipts SsT 1oF" 1885, $50 i pN Ky" 1'E zss
E,g s'r,.o $3.50 "7' '.''S ~. .
ssie!sss,, ssS%S 90 :S%" s;,SSS 100 ia" 1859
sspn.s,. s,SS $4,000 '1 's% 1893 s"
tn" Wis, DIE supply Is As follows
whe., . q $500 ,aais6oo Inc s"'' lss 900
SEE 7s a ;: sss p 'sG ~ SS
Rs sSslS" is ss S9S I Inc q, CO. GO
news from the Orient, a decline In ronsois, sharp
rise At 81 Louis less bearsh statistics for the week
operators, arm cables lish, offerings and covering
q St onSns nS,
ccn,rsS, stocks are small, Toward Tho close rraI
ling caused a slight reaction, -, Louis weakened
and May. The visible Increased Ise, 900 bush.
hut year ago tho gain Vas 2,25t.0O Worlds
uhiDuents decreased to 0voJ,OO bush, against
ID sss on last week and i2,l 900 last year, The
amount on passage decreased $40 00O bush Total
primary receipts were $4,000 bush against
.e7y.0O iast year
Corn was Arm for 4 time owing TO the strength
Of ~.ast buIlisb huskng returns from Nebraska
And covering OF shorts, But later on the demand
sbsted and prces weakened. Ths weather con
iInuss very favorable. Elevator Interests At the
Ms.. ge.e ceiling, The visible decreased ,0Ss 900
bush. Worlds shipments were $685. 900 bush.
against 3sSe.0O last week and l,sls.W last year.
The SmOunt on passage increased WD hush
Chicago received No cars, of which IA were conrht
grade Primary receipts wrrr 6ss 900 busn., agalnst
StOO0 last year There was pretty free selling
Of oax at tho Wen, largely by provision people
and they declined The visible drcrrAsrd 2sT0U
busn chicago received 2N cars OF which "'r
FL0UR QUILT and frm Sales $500 bbls
Rsoejpts l6spb bbh. and 1000 sacks exports
16s bBls and 1884 sacks Winter In bbls super
nnr. o. No 2 sIJa, ~ I0aSs ib clears, % tbGs37 TO-
stJaighN o. s6mks % patenls, u Ubdtet 30 spring
IN bbs: Clears. ~ 10N1S o. stIaiyhts, y l0Gstto
pstents. u sSAS.B rye hour. sstSdss60
COTTON, Spot noitpn here advanced Is polnH
sAles ~ bsyss for spinning and 500 delivered on
contracts. Mddllns uplsnds 10 tSe against IOc
last yeAJ ksw OrlsAns And GUT 10 zoe, ADalnst
Geac Youihsrl spot msrks,s were generally &c
the 100, SIIh saIsi " T,t00 bales Futures al.
yAncSd 10 u u p0intA Manchester was gulsieT
The receipts gsTs ~ follows
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EStdbrOOk ( Co.
Memb,r, New York & Boston Stock Exchanges
Is Congress ST, Boston. "a Broad ST.. nv.
eiNCisaAIi. LEBANON Z NORTHERN RAILWAY CO
TREASURE DlraIu MENT
Pittsburgh, PA October |, 1909
UA<nS FOR THE SINKING, FUND,

BONDS FOR THE SINkTNt Fl Nd,
First Consolidated Mortgage 80 Gold Bonds
Of this COMPANY to the amount of seuOW VIII
he purchased November !, 1908 al the agency
o. the CurnpAny The Farmers Loan and Trust
Company Of New Nrrn. under the following pro
Visions % THE mortgng"
Sealed proposals Tor the sale OF said bonds
will hr received ~ juc agency Of said Railway
Company IN the Gus ~ New York, on or before
rnc day prior 70 thr time Of making such purchase
snt bonds offered ~ Inc lowest price" not exceed
ing par and interest "l be accepted and paid
Tor ShUlld hunIN ~ different holders he offered
nj the same price the number of bonds so pur
chased shall he pro rata basis as near a. prac-
iicahlc In proportion Ia the Whole number Of bonds
on, red
Proposals sell bonds Ia the sinking Fund
must be- IN the hands Of TIE Farmers Loan and
Trust Company before noon, Saturday. October
Jst, 1908
r II r. MCKNIGHT Treasurer
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DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.
AMERICAN GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY.

The regular quarterly dividend, No "a,
OF one and three-quarters per cent. will
be paid on the Preferred capital stock of
the American Graphophone Company, on
November 18th, to stock holders of record
November I'd, 1908
T.. d. EASTON, President
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UNITED STATES ENpREss COnrANY.

A Semi -Annual Dividend Of TWO DOLLARS per
ahare has been declared payable Nov. &c. 1908
Transfer books will close October 81. at ~ o'clock
noon. and reopen November II
EDWARD I PiATr. 'rreasnrer.
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FORT TERRY N. y, Sept. 20, 1903. -tSealrd
proposals, 10 Hipcate, will be received here until
u w., Oct. 70. 1908, for sinking . tubular wells
Information on application, U g. reserves right
accept or reject any all bids any part thereof
Enyelopns containing proposals win be Endorsed
.PI2pGsals for Sinking Wells" and addressed
d. Y BRITT. Y, N
u. 8 ENGINEER OFFICE. Newport, r. l., Sept.
q Hysapis, Mass, viii DO received hers until 10
4 NJ. 90! a. 1903, and then publicly opened.
ksSormatgn furnished on application. CASSl Us
VI GILLErrE. CAPT EngTs.
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ENGINEER OFFICE. Y. $. ARMY Room O.
Custom House. Norfolk. Va. Dot "A, 1905. Sealed
proposals for furnishing and delivering Portland
osnent, broken stone and lumber a. Fort Monroe
VAy will DO received here until - ~ Nov. 49, 1903
on application. r. EVELETH WINSTON, CAPT
EngTs
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CON NJ ERCT.4L.

Cotton Active and Decidedly Higher
Rise in IAverpoel-VeFy Cold Weather
uthProIninent Interests buying
Realizing OIL the Advance Wheat
F1rmer--Corn and Oats EssIer-CotYee
Active and Str0ng.
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CHICAGO CLOSING QUOTATIONS..
DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT.

WARRINGTON. Oct co-The cash statement Of
the receipts and expenditures OF the Treasury
shows
THIS day. his month Fiscal year
Receipts, s. oSs, 500 sss S34<2 Sis7 36s 500
Expenditures. 100000 i28o5.0OO $780, las 8e7
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Surplus. $685. $40 DcfA O6O.572 $3.50 500
The receipts from customs to day wers sass sa7;
from internal revenue. N,ls7.O67: miscellaneous.
eiS7. 6SS National banks notes received for re-
dem ptI0n. t0OS, VS.
The cash statement OF the United states Treasurer
for Oct 20 shows:
REsERvs FUND.
SOiu com ,1loU,UUUU
rRUsr FUND.
Held against notes and certificates issuedtes l8s 500
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Oats were arm on the SPOT Sales. 10000 bush
Standard white, &s1c,: No. white, clipped H,ac.,
No. mixed. 42c. Rye was steady No. 2 Western.
sc c. T. BuNalo Barley was quiet; new feeding
4sc @. 1, I. Buffalo. Corn was quiet and nrm On
the spot. Sales. 1900 bush. No, white new
10 arrive. &c: yellow, 54L,c. Futures closed &c
10 &c. lower. Snles. I3D Ob0 bush. Prices as nj
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IL
George ". IOsnE. Sice-Presids
Robert y. Rosa, Hice-President
Oscar l.. q shelmAn, yice-pres.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-11
OKLAHOMA VETERANS.
Specially Fine Program Has Been Ar
ranged at jefferson.

Jefferson. o. T., AugFs 10.-The seventh
annual reunion of the Northwestern Ok
lahom Veterans association Will be held
in Rock Island park at Jefferson, be-
ginning Wednesday morning and con-
tinuings through the week. Among the
number of speakers who will be present
and the days assigned are as follows:
First Day-Rev. C. c. Weith, Hon. S.
r. Campbell.
Second Day-Ex-Governor c. NJ. Barnes,
Hon. Charles P. Lincoln. ex-misiter to
China, and Hon. II. Z. Asp.
Third Day-Governor T. b. Ferguson
and Delegate B. S. MCGUIRE.
Fourth Dayton. d. T. Flynn, Hon.
c. r. Alexander, Hon. Levi Ferguson
and number of local speakers each day.
A company OF the Oklahoma National
Guard will be a new feature. Guard
mount every day at 9 a. m. There Will
be tenting accommodations for all; eat
ing house on the grounds; martial and
band music; balloon ascensions; horse
racing at the fair grounds adjoining the
park and other sports will make the four
days complete with entertainment The
park is in better shape this year than
ever before; excellent water and the
finest camp ground in the territory. Of
fcers of the association. Hon. J. II. Deck
er Of Pond Creek. president. and II. A.
Becker of jefferson, secretary.
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SUsPENDs THE DAILY.
Governor Ferguson Finds the Expert
r1ent Unnrcfitahle

Guthrie O. T, Aug 10.-The Waton ga
Daily Republican, Governor Ferguson s
paper has suspended publication on ac-
count of insufficient business in WatOnga
to warrant the publication of a daily
newspaper. The Weekly Republican will
be continued. Some time ago the Repub-
Ican secured control of the Daily Dis
patch and began issuing a daily paper
under the name of the Republican.
The publishers in the last issue of the
daily printed the following announce
ment:
with this issue the Watonga Daily
Republican will be suspended. There is
not sufficient business here to warrant
the publication of daily without running
it at loss. During the past four weeks
the Daily Republican has not paid ex-
penses. The income of the weekly has
been drawn upon to support the daily. and
the publishers do not deem it expedient
to continue its publication. Were the
publishers of the paper in a position to
look after the business it might be possi
bic TO continue but being absent we have
TO hire everything done-not only the me-
chanical work in the office, but also the
work on the outside, and as a result the
expenses are above the capacity of the
business. All subscriptions paid in adj
vance on the Daily Republican Will be
credited on the subscription to the Weekly
Republican. Upon our return to Watonga
We hope to resume the publication Of the
daily but at this time conditions will not
warrant it.
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MRs. CLEVELAND DEAD.
She Passed Away in sanitarium a

She Passed Away in Sanitarium at
81 Reno.
Guthrie, o. r, Aug. 1o.-Mrs Dorothy
J. Cleveland, president of the oklahoma
w. c. T. L, died last week in a sani-
tarium at El Reno. Mrs. Cleveland was
well known in Oklahoma and had only
been i'll short time. Her husband has
been an Indian trader at Anadarko for
many years. For the past four years
Mrs. Cleveland has presided over the ter
ritoTial organization Of the White Ribbon
ers and her popularity was limited only
by her acquaintance.
Dorothy Jack was born in Chautauqua
Kan, in 1857, receiving her education and
training in a thoroughly Christian home.
After her graduation from the schools
of her home city, she taught school at
Arkansas. City, Kan, for a number of
years and in 1892 went TO Anadarko,
where she engaged in the government
schools. She there met and loved A. c.
Cleveland and they were married in 1894.
For two years she was secretary of the
White Ribboners Of the territory and
four years ago she was selected as pres
ident Her noble, energetic work in the
cause of emperance has b rOught her
into public notice and her popularity has
spread quickly among the ladies of the
territory. AS a Christian worker. Mrs
Cleveland had few equals and her place
viii be difficult to fill.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-11
POWDER
EXPL0DES
IN A CAR
kingfsher Is Aroused by Cry
of Fire.
WATER is TURNED ON
II Carries the Gasoline TO the
Powder.
WATER is TURNED ON

Kingfisher, o. T., Aug. 10.-About 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon the whistles
blew, guns were fired. the cry Of fire was
heard from almost every tongue and the
people ran to the Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific railroad depot, for from there
only a few minutes before could be heard
the sound of a terrible explosion. The
chief of the fire department with his
men came out promptly. but nothing
could be done to relieve or help the sit
uation except TO throw water on burn
ing car and depot.
From what could be gathered it ap-
pears that there was car on the west
side of the depot which was beng uoaded
and unloaded by two young men, Peter
Puckett and a Mr.. Alexander.
The car contained gasoline, powdei
and other merchandise, together with
some household furniture, etc. which was
TO be shipped TO Reeding and Cashien.
There were in this ear about fifty or
more cans of powder and a large tank
of gasoline.
AS the men were removing the leaking
tank of gasoline, it ignited from some
unknown cause, and youong Puckett ran
into the depot and brought out hose
and began throwing water on the burn
ing gasoline which carried it wherever
the water went, some. of course, falling
among the cans of powder causing an
explosion of every can.
Balckett was Immediately between the
car and the depot, and was thrown fully
100 feet over the car and fell in the center
of the street. west of the depot. After
the smoke had cleared away he was found
lying in tn street. dazed, with every
stitch Of clothing on him in light blaze.
Mr. C. E. Jones, the agent; j. E Allin,
transfer man and Kenneth McLoud
stripped the young man as quickly as
they could, but not until severely burned
themselves, and young Puckett was
cooked beyond description. To hide his
nudity he was wrapped in a sheet and
carried on a stretcher to the office of
DR.. A. l.. Share, where DIR. Fisk assisted
in giving surgical treatment.
1t is said one of the young mans arms
is broken. besides he is internally in
iured. and at this time all hopes of his
recovery are given up.
Alexander is burned also, but his in
juries are not of a serious nature He
has been sent to a hospital in Wichita.
But for the heroic efforts of the King
fisher fire company the Rock Island com
pany here would be without depot and
its contents
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versity- The resignation was promptly
sent in and accepted by the governor
Rather than have an outside man ap-
pointed to the position, citizens of Ed
rnond decided upon Captain De Ford and
came here to present his name to the
governor. At 1 O'Clock the delegation
called upon Governor Ferguson and was
with him for some time.
The governor has made no appointment
and probably will not act for several
iags