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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-14
AN APPALLING WRECK
no. P. Worlds Fair Special Wrecked
Near Warrenesburg, no.

Warrensburg, Mo-, Oct. 10
Twenty-seven persons are dead and
several are dying, and thirty to forty
injured, in a collision of the Missouri
Pacific Worlds Fair special No. 80
with an extra freight train, mile east
of Warrensburg at four o'clock this
morning.
The freight was under orders to
await the passengers at Mount Serrat.
The first passenger went through, it
is stated, with red lights burning to
show that another section was to
come, but the freight pulled out.
The second section was dashing
along at a forty-mile an hour speed,
over perfect piece of straight track
when the collision occurred.
The special train consisted of an
engine, three chair cars, a sleeper
and a caboose, all filled with passen-
gers to the limit. The freight engine
demolished the passenger locomotive
and plunged through the first coach,
there being no baggage car on the
train. Most of the unfortunate vic
tins were in the first coach.
Immediately after the wreck, train
men ran to Warrensburg and sounded
a general alarm. This was supple
mented by telephones from adjacent
farm houses. By seven this morning
the entire countryside was at the
scene of the wreck. 1t is estimated
that five thausand people were there.
The dead and injured lay in long
rows on both sides of the track. In
one row lay two men with their heads
crushed beyond recognition, and the
corpses of five little boys. Many of
the corpses and the injured are terri
bly, mutilated.
Pitiful cries and groans of the
wounded filled the air, and women
passengers wandered through the
lines of dead and injured victims
screaming and hysterical. The sur
geons gave drugs to many of these
to quiet them.
Both of the engine crews escaped
death by jumping, but suited injuries.
Mrs. w. H. Allen, wife Of the cash
Ter of the Western Mining Co., of
Pittsburg, Kansas, was travelling with
her husband, four boys and a nurse.
The husband and two of the boys
and nurse were taken out of the
debris dead. Many of the victims
were from; Southeastern Kansas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-14
FRANCE in The LEAD.
But an American Is Doing the priv
ing.

Westbury, N. Y, Oct. 9.-Seven-
teen autos drawn at express train
speed, started in the Vanderbilt cup
race here this morning. The racers
went ten times around the course at
speed which caused the spectators
to shudder. Heath, an American,
riding a Panchard machine for the
auto club of France, soon took the
lead which he rapidly increased to a
mile. When Heath finished the sixth
lap he vas making a speed of fifty
seven miles an hour, which beats all
records of speed for that time and
distance.
Heath won the race by minute
and twenty-eight seconds. Clements,
also riding a French car, came liz sec
ond. Lyth, riding an American ma
chine, came in third. American.
French, Italian and German makes
were represented. Clements almost
won as Heath was detained three
minutes by punctured tire. The
course was ten times over a thirty
mile stretch. The race was produc-
tive OF succession of startling incl
dents, keeping the spectators under
excitement hardly less intense than
the participants themselves under
went. The cars started under two
minute Roadway, beginning at six.
The last man started at 6:34. All
started sizzling down the course in a
way to make the hair stand on end.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-14
Public Closets.
tended.

The public generally should re-
member that there is fitted up, in the
basement of the court house, public
closets 70: the accommodation of the
people. The mems closets are on
the west side, with entrance under the
west stairway or approach, and the
Women's Rest on the east side, en-
trance under the east approach.
Persons using these public con-
veniences should remember that it is
the part of ladies and gentlemen to
conduct themselves properly in the
places.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-14
Cheyenne Township.

The following Democratic ticket
has been nominated in Cheyenne
township.
Alois Porsser,s. Trustee.
YIN. Hipp, Clerk.
Alois Debes, Treasurer.
A. H. Ref, Juscice of the Peace.
Chas. Weikert Justice of the Peace.
Lawrence Shrepel, Constable.
Alois Wondra, Constable.
Frank a Penka, Road Overseer
Dist. l.
Otto Schiller. Road Overseer
Dist. 2.
George Klein, Road Overseer
Dist. 8.
For SALE-Nice south front lot in
block 108, 5ox150, price 5000. See
Dawson & Zutavern.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-14

towns, independence, Pittsburg,
Cherryvale, Dexter. etc.
A partial list of the dead is as fol
lows: W. ]. Darst and son, Dexter,
Kansas; w. J. Allen and sons, Barrett
and Marion, Pittsburg, Kansas; Addie
Kane, sixteen years old, Pittsburg,
Kans.; Dorsey Greer, Henpeck, Mo-;
]. F. Doores, Bronaugh, Mo-; Calvin
Ream, wife and daughter, Daisy
Bronaugh, Gertrude Loud Bronaugh
| and Clarence Bronaugh. Harrington,
Kans.; D. A. Weber, Fontville, Pa,
Mrs. M. Lindsay, Oxford, Kans.; Mrs.
Happy, Kelsey Oxfer and D. H.
Alley, Cedarville, Kans.; Nellie and
Dorothy Sullivan, two sisters from
Cedarville, Kans.; DR.. H. c. Nc
Elheny and Brad McElheny of King
man, Kans.; Phil Rigal, wife and son.
Edna, Kans.; Mrs. Susan Cooper,
of Oxford, Kans.; Mrs. Ccffment and
Chas. Coffment, Sedan, Kans., Harry
Carr, Sedan, Kans.
The injured were taken to the
hospital at Sedalia, and the twenty
seven dead were brought here. DR..
Bills, the coroner of this county was
called and made preparations to hold
the inquest Immediately.
Forty four of the injured were
placed in the hospital here. Among
them are several whose chances of
recovery are very slim. Among the
worst injured are A. J. Woods and
wife, Oxford, scalded internally;
Charles Caseman, Sedan, Kans.,
spine hurt, leg broken; J. J. Esch,
Dexter, Kans., scalded; Mrs. Esch,
legs broken; Glenn Doser, Cloverdale,
Kan, arm broken; Mrs. Huston,
Bowling Green, KY. probably fatally
scalded and crushed: Mrs. Noah Bow
man, Oxford, Kans., knee broken and
scalded; Fred Barnes, Oxford, Ks,
head crushed, probably fatally; Will
lam LOCKER, and wife, Oxford, Ks,
scalded; Mrs. Nellie Ream, Bronaugh,
Mo-, probably fatally; Mrs. James
; England, probably fatally; M. G.
Cowdery and wife, Adrian, Mo-, both
hurt internally; w. E. Foreman and
wife, Independence, Kas., bruised
and scalded; Perry Allin, Cofeyville,
legs mashed; Clifford Regal, Edna,
Ks, internally injured, will die; D. D.
Hale and wife, Dexter, Ks, each
suffered broken legs; w. w. Young,
Fireman, Lexington, Mo-, will die.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-14
The Big Odin Picnic

On account of big wedding in the
vicinity on the 18th inst, the date for
the picnic at Odin has been changed
from the 18th to the 17th-Monday,
instead of Tuesday.
An interesting program has been
arranged, and everybody is most
cordially invited to attend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-14
MUST NOT BUTT IN.
Russian Press Makes Light of Roosevelfs
Peace Proposals.

ST. Petersburg, 7 Oct.,.I S.-The
Bourse Gazette today expresses graft
fcation that: president Roose-
velt's idea of calling a peace confer
ence to an accompaniment of the
thunder of cannon has apparently
been shipwrecked.''
eve hope" the Gazette says,
''thdt this will induce the American
journals to give up the discussion Of
unsolicited Intervention in the Russo
Japanese war in any shape or form.
1t is mistake to suppose that we are
longer in the same positionas in 1877
when we had the open enmity of
Austria and could not rely upon the
friendshipssof Germany. The attitude
OF Austria, Germany, France and
Italy is no longer cause for anxiety.
No one knows when the war will end.
There will come a time when Japan
will be confronted with the might of
the whole Russian nation; then she
will meet the fate of Genghis Khan -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-14
Card Of Thanks.

We desire to publicly express our
sincere thanks to the many friends
for kindness during the illness and
burial of our beloved brother, Ernest
Herret.
Mrs. G. A. WooDBURN.
Mrs. OWEN RITTER.
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POUNDING AWAY.
CONTINUED from page ~

landing of the second Japanese army
on the Lao Tung peninsula.
The Yalu river is now presumably
the rendezvous of the third army OF
independent force, part of which has
already landed at Takushan.
A body of Cossacks 1000 strong is
now reported near the port of Song
chong. $50 of whom separated at Kilju
proceeding southwest through the
mountains.
The Corean governor of the province
of Hemyeng, always pro-Russian but
now evidently intimidated by the con-
slant appearance of Cossacks. has adj
vised the project of Kyong to prepare
supplies of wheat, fowl and eggs for
1000 COSsacks whose arrival is expect
ed, and other coast magistrates are in
structed to follow suit.
Thirty engineers have returned from
the north. having completed the survey
of the Win railroad from Seoul to Ping
Yang in the space of As days.
The Emperor of Corea is so well
riSOns located throughout the north
that he desires to send them 100000
yen worth of military stores. They
had been previously ordered to subSist
upon the country, and this sudden out
burst of generosity is probably due to
the war minister's desire to effect an
enormous squeeze Of the public purse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-26
JUDKINS.COO
Kineo's Popular HoteIman Married at
Boston, Wednesday.

Kineo. Me-, May 25.-Manager c. A.
Judkins of the Mt. Kineo House, was
married. Wednesday morning, to Miss
May Beatrice Cooke, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert F. Cooke. 1900 Commonwealth
avenue. Boston. by Rev. w. II. Rider of
Gloucester n friend of the groom and
prominent in hotel circles.
The wedding took place at the brides
friends were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Jud-
kins will return to Kineo, early next
week, after n short trip.
Mr. Judkins entertained n party of
friends. early in the week, covers being
laid for 16 as follows: n. c. Nash. Bos-
ton; +. A. Seamans, Salem; C. c. Emer-
son. Bangor; c. A.. Jones. Boston: ]. II.
Fitznatrick. Cambridge; w. F. Perkins:
Boston: III. l.. Jillson. Worcester; Fred
$. Crosby, Bangor: George A. Fales, Bos-
ton: j. {. Crane, Lakeport. N. H.; J. w.
Fitzpatrick, Cambridge: Francis West,
Boston; Fred s. Lufkin. Gloucester; T..
G. Jndkins, Kineo; Howard A. Colby,
New York.
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Colby COLLEGE NOTES.
Recitations 70 Be Suspended During
$50 Junior League Meet.

w. Winter Drew, '02. superintendent
of schools at Fairfield. attended the
Coburn- Waterville High game on the
college field, Wednesday afternoon.
President c. l.. White and Professor
A. d. Sorensen attended the Name
Colby game at Orono, Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Rev. F. NJ. Preble. pastor of Court
Street Baptist church of Auburn, called
on friends at the college, yesterday.
a notice has been posted on the bull
letin board stating that all recitations
will be omitted from $50 A. M, Friday
morning, until s o'clock, Tuesday
morning. This was done as the Junior
League will be here, Friday and Satur-
day, and the games would so interfere
with the recitation work that it was
decided to give the two days off. The
three fitting schools. Hebron, Higgins
and Kicker. will arrive here, tonight,
so to be ready, tomorrow, for the
games.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-26
ALABAMA DEMOCRATS
Are Strongly in Favor Of the Nomina.
tion of Judge Parker.

Montgomery, Ala, May 25.-The
Democratic state convention held in
Montgomery, today, dispatched its
work in a few hours. While no in
structions We're given, the resolutions
adopted recited that Judge Alton 3.
Parker is the most available and ac-
cepteble candidate for the nomination
for the presidency and that the senti-
ment of the convention is for his nom
nation. The unit rule was put in force
and an overwhelming majority of the
delegates elected favor the nomination
of Parker. 80.
Edward l.. Russell. general counsel
for the Mobile & Ohio railroad: Col.
Fl. S. d. Mallory. chairman of the
State Democratic committee; William
Richardson, congressman from the
eighth district. and Rufus N. Rhodes,
editor of the Birmingham News. We're
elected delegates-at-large to the st.
Louis convention. Richmond Pearson
Hob.son of Greensboro. and William NJ.
Sanford of Troy We're nominated for
Democratic electors-at-large.
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JAPS ARE NUMEROUS,
Russian Officer Scouts Around Feny
Wang Cheng at Risk of Life.

Lao Yang, May 25.-Staff Captain
Rejevski has just returned from a dar-
ing scouting expedition to the village
of ri Yamin. eight miles souht of Feng
Wang Cheng. He reports that q whole
Japanese division with artillery is at
ri Yamin and that he saw many Jap
anese patrols whom he was able to
avoid.
Four Chinese bandits who We're de-
tected at noon. today, near the sap
pers' camp here. We're pursued and
three of them We're captured. After
one of them had received 10 lashes
the bandits We're questioned and they
confessed that they had been system
atically stealing rifles. They showed
where the guns We're concealed and
also restored several Russian uniforms
in which the bandits had disguised
themselves so as, to facilitate their
work.
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JAPS SILL LANDING.
Big Army Being Observation-Disclosures
Simply on Defensive.

London May 26-The Daily Mails CORE
Spondent at Shimoneseki. Japan. under
date of May %. says that only minor oper-
ationS are now proceeding on the PENN
Sula of Lao Tung and that the main at
tack will probably he postponed for some
time. At present the dispositions of the
Japanese army on the peninsula seem t.
be as follows:
The first, third and fourth divisions of
the second army have already been land
ed and the fifth and 18th divisions arc
now on the way. The third army will
consist of the ninth and 18th divisions and
one brigade of artillery, but these have
not yet left Japan.
The Standards correspondent at the
headquarters of the Japanese first army
under date of May % SAYS there. is no
change in the military situation The
Russians seem to be perfectly content to
remain on the defensive and are vigor-
ouSiy strengthening their position with
Lao Yang as the base. They are n littls
Wang Cheng. where the patrols of both
armies are IN touch almost daily.
The standard publishes dispatch from
Russian correspondent in whom the Da
per says it places great confidence. con
tanning most sensational statements re-
garding the alarming condition of Russia
as to the outcome of the war. The CORE
Spondent asserts that disturbances in va
riouS cities have been followed by whole
sale executions without any civil trials
1t is stated that 600 persons have been
hanged in Cronstadt and Moscow. At the
latter place the troops buried 50 collins
containing the bodies of those who hal
been hanged.
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BROOKLYN HANDICAP,
Great Running Race, Today, on Turf
at Gravesend.

New York., May 25.-What should be
the greatest running race ever seen on
the American turf will be run, to-
morrow afternoon, at Gravesend when
the Brooklyn handicap is decided. Per-
feet racing weather is in prospect and
at least a dozen thoroughbreds are to
go over the course of one mile and a
quarter for purse valued at $4,000.
Never before has the handicap called
out horses of SO high a class and the
official Handicapped has figured so
closely on the weights that the best
authorities admit themselves unable
to reach any conclusion as to the re-
suit.
Irish Lad. from the stable of Her.
mon Il. Duryca, winner of last years
handicap: Hermis, owned by F.. r.
Thomas; McChesney, in the colors of
f.. f. Smathcrs: The Picket, from the
Waldeck stables: Africander, bearing
the Hampton stables colors and two
or three others which have shown per-
feet form. make up the most talked
of group in the list.
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LAW COURT DECISION
Rendered in Knox Case of State 81
Gleason B. Gates.

The following rescript has been re-
| ccived from the law court:
Knox county: State of Maine VS..
Gleason Il. Gates. Rescript by Spear, J.
When Il statute defines an offense
and states one or more modes in which
IL may be committed, and prescribes
but one penalty therefor, a single count
| in an Indictment may contain q state
| ment of facts which show that the Of
Tense has been committed by all the
| modes named in the statute.
Although it appears upon the face of
the indictment that the acts set forth
constituted several modes by which
the defendant committed the offense,
yet if it also appears that the acts
were committed at the same time
We're connected and parts of the same
| transaction, the charge is not subject
to the objection of duplicity.
Larceny by one intrusted with prop
| erty is declared TO be embezzlemcnt
by r. S. Q900 III, sec. 10, as follows:
"WhOever embeZzles. or fraudulently
converts to his own use, or secretes with
intent to embezzle or fraudulently con-
vert to his own use, money, goods or pro-
perty delivered to him, or any part
thereof which may be the subject of lar,
| ceny, shall be deemed guilty of larceny
! and shall be punished accordingly"
| An indictment charged that the de-
| PENDANT with force and aims took Il
| certain pOcketbook containing large
| sum of money, to wit. the sum of so OF
| the goods and chattels of one A. B..
| then and there being. did then and there
embeZZle and fraudulently convert to his
own use, and did then and there secrete
| with intent to enlbeZZle and convert tC
| his own use said pocketbook. etc.
The statute under which the Indictment
| is found clearly states that embeZZlement
| or secreting with intent to embezzle arc
| but two different ways of committing one
and the same offence. which offence is a
| statutory larceny and to which is attach
| cd but one and the same penalty.
The defendant may have committed the
| offence charged in this statute by one OF
| the modes or both of them. If he secreted
| with intent to cmbeZZle he would be guilt,
of the offence charged and if he executed
| the intent he would he guilty Of no more
| The only effect of proving both offences
would be to show circumstances of aggra-
walton.
| HEIDI That the indictment is not bad
| for duplicity.
Also: That the indictment sets out every
| fact required by the statrte to constitute
| the offence charged. 1t is not necessary
| that it should ailege the offence of larceny
nor specify the value of the pocketbonk
nor the amount it contained.
| AS stipulated upon the docket the de-
| PENDANT may have leave to withdraw his
demurrer and plead anew.
| Exceptions OVerruled
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BOSTON PAINTERS STRIKE.
Sixteen Hundred Drop Brushes and
Pots as Agreed Upon.

Boston, May 25.-Sixteen hundred
house painters and decorators of this
city struck, Wednesday, for an increase
in wages in accordance with vote
taken, Tuesday night. In many in
stances the strike lasted but short
time, for, early Wednesday, according
to the officials of the Painters Union,
as many as so of the master painters
visited the union headquarters and
signed the new schedule which the
strikers have presented. This sched-
ule provides for an increase from $3.50
to SO n day for the house painters and
from 30 40 $3.4O for decorators. These
demands the employers refused, but
they agreed to make new agreement
in May of next year. This was salts
factory to the men.
The master painters of Boston num-
Der about 300. Forty of these employ
large numbers of painters. Those who
signed, early today. were for the most
part the smaller concerns.
The union officials said that they
looked for speedy victory as the master
painters have contracts on hand and
little non-union labor is available.
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JAPS DEFIED.
Russia Willing to Sacrifice Eighty
Thousand Men.

st. Petersburg. May 25.-Consider-
able optimism is felt ut the evident diff
ficultes with which the Japanese are
meeting and the success of the Russian
forces in preventing the close invest
ment of Port Arthur. which is known
to be receiving quantities of fresh pro-
visions from the Chinese.
1t is understood here that the Japan
Csc propose rushing matters by storm
ing Port Arthur. After having first
said they were prepared to sacrifice
1000 troops in doing so the japanese
now raise the number to 10000.
Military experts. remembering that
it cost Russia many more men to as
sault Plevna, the defences of which
were inferior to those of Port Arthur.
say that the Japanese will not carry
1t at n cost of twice that number.
Port Arthur is provided with every
defensive method which the ingenuity
of man has been able to devise, from
the old-fashioned moat to the modern
barbed wire entanglements. The most
complicated kind of pitfalls and mines
abound in all the possible approaches.
What is considered much more seri-
Gus in military circles is the raid
strengthening of the right flank of
Gen. Kuropatkin's army. 1t is estimat-
ed. in spite of reports of retirement,
that the japanese will attack before
many days have passed by striking at
the centre and right wing simultane-
ously.
Admiral Skrydloff's arrival at Vladi-
vostok indicates that surely something
will soon he done on board the Rus
sian fleet there. +.
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RUSSIAN VIEW.
Protest Regarding Mines Did Not Come
Until Afterwards.

st. Petersburg, May 25.-2.20 p. NJ
The British and American press re-
ports of possible protests against the
laying of mines in the waters of the
Lao Tung peninsula because of the
danger to international commerce.
evoke much interest here and are the
subject of the general remark that
there was no talk of protests while
Russian ships We're being blown up,
it only beginning after the japanese
ships met with disaster.
Government circles are inclined to
think the reports of possible protests
by the powers are confined to the press
Neither the British nor American am
bassadors have received instructions
on the subject. The indications are that
if the subject of laying mines beyond
the three-mile limit becomes the sub
ject of formal protest. it will raise 4
new question of international law.
growing out of the increased range of
modern guns. The three-mile limit was
established in the days when that dis
lance represented the maximum range,
but if ships can now lie out Of sight.
ten miles away and yet reach the coast
with their projectiIes, it is argued that
the defenders have n perfect right to
take such military measures as they
choose within the range of the enemy's
guns.
II is now definitely known that the
Russian protected cruiser Bogatyr
went on the rocks fortnight ago at a
place neor Cape Gamova, where one of
Admiral Seymour's British ships went
ashore several years ago.