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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
SAVED FROM DEATH BY PRIEST.
Passenger Has Marrow Escape In the
Wreck of Wabash Train.

Edwardsvine. ILL.,, aMrch 22,-When
the Wabash Toledo limited was wreck
ed in the yards mere Sunday night j.
D. Mcguire was hurled directly in line
with the wheels and would have been
ground to death but for the prompt ac-
ton of Father O,Reilly of this city.
who pulled him clear of the track. Both
men were on the platform preparing
to aligflt as soon as the train stopped.
There We're 100 passengers aboard
and several were injured; none SER
iously.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
Santa Fe Train Wrecked.

Port Richmond, Cal, March 22.-The
Santa Fe eastbound overland ran into
a washout south Of Reedley, Tulare
county, today. The train turned over
on it's side and several passengers
were injured, none fatally. The train
broke thru bridge over an irrigating
ditch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
LEAVES MONEY TO OLD LOVES.

Will Of Michigan Alderman Gives
Three Women $4,000 Each.
Monroe, Mich, March 22-Alderman
Waters, Monroe's richest bachelor,
maintains his fame for peculianty even
after his Hearh, by the disposition OF
his property. His will was probated
here yesterday.
Three Of his old sweethearts are re-
mernbered, each with $4,000 In gilt
edged, convertible securities. The
women are Mdss Alice Kendall, city
librarian here; Miss Kate O'Reflley, a
saleswoman in Detroit store, and Mrs.
Nellie Callahan of Saginaw. The re-
alainder of his $4,000 estate is left to
relatives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
NationaIists Elect Member.

Dublin, March 22.-The nationalists
in st. Stephens Green division, Dublin
yesterday elected Lawrence Waldron t.
fill the vacancy In the house of COM
mons. caused by the death of James
Mccain, by a majority of 620 over the
unionist candidate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
LACKED ONE VOTE
Senate Fails 70 Pass the Bill Limiting
the Life of Saloon Petition of Con-
sent to Three Wears.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 22.-The, senate
this afternoon failed to pass the senate
bill to limit the fl'e of saloon petition
of consent. so that after three years
new petition must be obtained. If % per
cent of the voters in city or county
demand it. The bill lacked one vote
of having enough.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
New Receivers Named.

New York, March 22-David Miller
and Henry w. Taft. were today ap-
pointed receivers for ID. j. Sully u
Company, the suspended cotton broll~
ers, succeeding j. H. Hoadley, assignee.
to whom exception has been taken by
some creditors,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
HAS MONEY; BEGeAR BY TRADE.
Owner of Fine Clothes and Bank Ac-
count Held as SwindIer.

Cleveland March 22.-Though he had
eight suits of the best of tailor made
clothes, several pairs of fine shoes, with
gloves, walking sticks and a bank ac-
count, Charles f. Parker is under ar
rest as a common beggar. He walked in
to cigar store with bandages around
his left hand. This he showed and ask
ed the clerk to buy a package of pins.
Two patrolmen were In the store and
found that the hand was all right.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
A WORKMAN KILLED
j. M. zeigler Meet. With Fatal Acct
dent While Working in Mill at
Fort Dodge - Clothing Caught in
shaftins and He was Whiried to
Death.
Special to Tlnes-Repub:ican.

Special to Tlnes-Repub.tcan.
Fort Dodge. March 22.-J. NJ. Zeig-
ler a carpenter employed by the Des
Moines Manufacturing and Supply
Company. putting in machinery in the
new Plymouth Gypsum mill, was killed
here. While adjusting belt on i
revolving pulley, his clothing caught.
and he was whirled around the shaft.
Both legs and one arm were broken
and his head, spine and neck injured.
He died last night in the hospital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
M,cALL COMMITTEE HEARING.
First Assistant Postmaster Wynne Be-
fore the Committee Today.

Washington. March 22.--The Mccall
committee today continued its investi
CATION of the indictment" of members
of the house by the postoffice depart
ment. First Assistant Postmaster
General Wynne, Charles N. Waters.
OF salaries and allow
ances division, and Charles f. Gran
field, assistant superintendent of that
division were before the committee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22

THOUGHT JAPs APPROACHING
story That the vladivostok squadro"
Had Entered the Harbor Of Port Ar
thur 10 Denied by the Russians -
Nothing Doing in the War Limo at
Present.
BULLETIN.

st. Petersburg. March 22--The au-
4horities here are skeptical in regard
10 the report that the japanese squad
ron has been sighted off port OF New
chwang. There is no confirmation here
Of the report, purporting to come from
London, that the vladivostok squadron
has reached Port Arthur.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
oEBE FOUND GUILTY.
Convicted of Breaking and Entering
an Iowa Falls Store.

Special 10 T1mcs- RepubIIcan.
Eldora. March 22.-Morton Debe.
who has been on trial in the district
court on the charge of. breaking aud
entering, was found guilty by the jury
this morning. after celebrating over
the matter all night. A motion for
a new trial was made. Debe was charg-
ed with robbing a store at Iowa Falls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
BURTON ON TRIAL
United States Senator From Kansas
Charged With Accepting q 5ribs
on Trial in Federal Court at ST.

st. Louis, March 2s.-The trial of
United States Senator Joseph Ralpa
Burton, OF Kansas, charged with hav-
ing accepted $4,000 from the Rialto
Grain Company, and to use his infiu-
ence with the postoffice department to
prevent issuance of fraud ordar
against the company, was begun in the
federal court here today. 1t is con-
sidered probable that the trial will oc-
cupy the balance OF the week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
TRAGEDY IN NEW YORK.

Boarding House Keeper Shoots His
Son, Wife and Himself.
New York, March 22.-Christian Kir-
schoffler, boarding house keeper. Of
Erooklyn, today shot and killed his
4-year-old son and dangerously
wounded his wife. He committed sui-
eide by shooting. Jealousy was the
cause
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
TRANSFER CANAL PROPERTY.
Russell and Dray Will Sail For Paris
Tomorrow

Washington. March 22.-special As
sistant Attorney General Charles w.
Russell and Judge William A. Day,
assistant to the attorney general. will
sail on the Cedric" tomorrow for
Paris, where they will represent this
government in transfer of the Panama
canal property to the United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
KANSAS FOR wALsRIDeE.
Republican Convention Would Nomi
nate Him for Vice Presidency.

nate Him for Vice Presidency.
Kansas City. March 22.--Chairnan
Atkins. in calling the republican state
convention to order, which assembled
here today. to select four delegates-a1- Z
large, with alternates. to the national
convention declared that Roosevelt
should be nominated for the presidency.
He also urged the endorsement of Cy-
rus p. Walbridge, ex-mayor Of st.
Louis, for vice president. Both sug-
gestions were roundly cheered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
BULLETIN.

Bixerta. Tunis, March 22.-The Rus
e,an cruiser Aurora and three torpedo
hna, destroyers have arrived here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
suLu SULTAN AcoUIEscEs.
Accepts Abrosation of the Bates Treaty
Without Excitement

Manila. March 22-Major General
Wood reports from Jolo that the sultan
OF Sulu has accepted the abrogation of
the Bates treaty without an evidence
of excitement Evidently he had ex
pected It's abrogation since the hostili
ties began last fall
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
T.-R BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
Weather.

Weather.
Sun rises March %, 600; sets, 6:15.
For Iowa--Fair tonight and probably
increasing cloudiness Wednesday.
For Illinois-Fair tonight and proba-
bly, Wednesday,; colder tonight.
For South Dakota-Fair tonight,
with warmer in the west Wednesday;
increasing cloudiness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY.
Latest Developments In the Oregon
and Fraud Cases.

Land Fraud Cases.
Washington, March 22.-The interior
department today received the. follow
lag dispatch from Portland, Oregon, re-
porting the latest developments Of the
Investigation of public land frauds in
the west: Charles Cunningham.
millionaire stockman of eastern Oregon,
and six ,homesteaders procured by him
were indicted today for conspiracy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

Score by innings: R.H. z.
Boston .-.----. ...--.--u Z . z y - l
Philadelphia .... IL 0 0 OF OO0-2 s 4
Eatteries-Dineen and Farrell; Henley
and Schreck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

Judge Clarke A. Smith of Cawker
City, Republican nominee for supreme
justice to succeed Justice Atkinson, is
here to attend the supreme court. He
says it's a little early for him to quit
practicing yet in anticipation of going
on the bench. Unlike the others who
are on the ticket with him, Judge
Smiths term will commence as soon as
the vote on the state ticket is officially
canvassed by the state canvaSsing
board, which will be the latter part of
November. He viii therefore prob
ably go on the bench for his first term
at the December sitting of the SUI
preme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
The metropolitan" to Be the
Big Race of the Week.
Large Field Certain for the
Event at Morris Park.
WILL BE WORTH $4,000
Damon Is Picked by Many as a
Sure Winner.
Others SayIt Is BeIdame's Race
in a Canter.

New York, May 4.-Thursday the
Metropolitan handicap, with $4,000 ad-
ded, at one mile, will be run at Morris
park.
It was in 1880 that this race was i'm
augurated at old Jerome park under
the name of the Great Metropolitan
stakes. E. V. Snedeker's Aureolus was
the winner. With the opening of Nor
ris park the Metropolitan began to in
crease in popularity until it is now re-
garded as one of the most important
stakes of the year. Last year the value
of the race was $11. $50, which was won
by the late W. c. Whitney's Gunfire.
This year it is predicted the Metropoli-
tan will be worth nearly $4,000. with
between Is and 20 starters.
E r. Thomas $4,000 Hern1is viii
carry the top weight. 126 pounds. Z.
E. Smathers declared MeChesney, the
original top weight, out some time ago.
H. B. Duryea's colors will, in all pro-
liability, be carried by Irish Lad. II
Hermis does not so. Irish Lad will
pack up 1923 pounds, top weight, and
will be ridden by Burns.
Maj. Daingerheld and Hurstbourne
are both well advanced as to condition,
and the former is sure to face the bar
rieT. Mamie Worth, the crack Sprinter,
will 60 and so will Eugenia Burch
ROSet1nt, with 105 pounds, looks good;
also Red Knight and Rostand, with
light imposts. Rostand picks up a four
pound penalty for winning the Excel
sior handicap. Orthodox, Damon, and
Lord Badge are in with feathers. Da-
mon already has been picked to win
the race, although Newton Bennington
says Beldame. who won the Carter
handicap, cannot be beaten in the Met
ropolitan If she has fair racing luck.
Bennington goes further and insists
Beldame is the 3 year old in training,
not excepting Highball and Hamburg
Bell
Following is a list of the probable
starters in the Metropolitan: Hermis,
126 pounds (Redfern); Irish Lad, 1913
SHAW; Maj. Daingerfield, 11S (Buli-
NAM; Mamie Worth, Ill (Hicks); Daz-
cling, 10 (Odom); Eugenia Burch, log
Ode Sousa); Lux Casta, 107 CWonder-
ly); Red knight. 1o6 CIennessey9;
Rosetint, los (Burns); Highball. los
(Fuuer); Rostand, 106 III. Phfl1ips);
Tobogann, 100 (CormacH); City Bank,
100 (Thompson); Orthodox, So (E.
Walsh); Damon. e5 (Hildebrand); Lord
Badge. "a (Callahan); Beldame, So
CO'NeilD; Race King, IS (diggins); Os-
trich, SO (Robertson).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
DRoUTH IN THE SOUTH.
Crop Conditions Favorable in Re
mainder of the Country.

Washington, May 4.-The weather
bureau weekly summary of crop con-
ditions says:
The northern Rocky Mountain dis
trict and the states of the upper Mis-
souri, valley have experienced a week
of favora Bile TEN eratures- Drouth in
the south Atlantic and east Gulf dis
tricts and over the southern Rocky
Mountain region and western Texas
continues with increased severity. In
California and Oregon, as in the pre-
vious week, IT was unseasonably cool,
with damaging frosts in Oregon. bu&
in Washington the conditions were
generally favorable.
With the exception of Kansas,
southern Missouri and Arkansas corn
planting has progressed slowly.
In Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri,
winter wheat has advanced favorably
except where damaged by floods in
the Iast-named state.
Wheat is now heading in southern
Kansas. The crop has advanced IA
vorably on the Pacific coast. the out
look being exceptionally fine in Wash
ington.
Good stands of spring wheat are re-
ported from Washington and Oregon.
The general outlook for oats in Illf-
nois and in portions of Nebraska and
Kansas is promising.
While most reports indicate that
peaches have been extensively killed
the outlook continues promising in
sections Apples and other fruits in
the more southerly districts have suf-
fered less injury
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
a &c LOG PURCHAsE.
Nearly $500 Head in One Deal Was
the Record of j. f. Mitchell.

the Record of j. e. Mitchell.
The presence of J. e. Mitchell in
this city recalls an incident of the fall
the Santa Fe first built into Winfield.
W. J. Hodges was an extensive buyer
OF hogs and cattle at that time. The
prospects of the railroad caused farm
ers to hold their hogs for more than
a year. hoping for a better price
and the intention was to sell at SO.
Hodges had many deals in prospect
when that price could be paid.
One day he thought he saw the
coming rise, SO he told Mitchell. to
take Ri Terrills famous team of
blacks and start early Monday morn
ing and buy hogs at SO for delivery
the first of the following week Nit
chell started as ordered and went as
hard as he could for four days in the
hog belt east and south. He made
tickets and part payment on every
sale and lost no time making them.
In the meantime Hodges got word
Monday that hogs had gone off again,
badly He at once started messengers
every direction trying to catch Mitch
ell But there was nothing then in
blacks Mitchell heard nothing of
them till he drove into Geuda late
Thursday afternoon. There he learned
that hogs were only $2.25 and that he
had bankrupted Hodges.
He stopped long enough to eat and
feed and hurried back to Winfield
After putting UP the team he hunted
Hodges, and found him at Brotherton
& Silvers with George Crippen and
other friends bemOaning his fate. On
counting his tickets it was found that
nearly $500 hogs at SO were due to
arrive Monday and Tuesday. And
they were hogs, not pigs, being most
~ two and three-year-o
But the next day the market began
to come up, and by the time the first
load of porkers appeared Monday
morning the price was on the com
Portable side of SO and by Tuesday
night reached 81. That was one of
the sights of those times. Hog wagons
occupied the four blocks adjacent to
Ninth and Main, and excitement ran
high Rival buyers tried to butt in
but with scant success. 1t took a
solid train to haul out that cargo the
biggest ever shipped from here. Mr.
Hodges is now living in saltwater, and
is buying hogs. Mr.. Mitchell is travel
ing for the National Machine company
of keokuk.-Winfield Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
KANSAS NEWS.
Crowds Are Gathering for the
State Federation.
EmpOria Meeting is Opened by
a Reception at the Elks.
WAS VERY INFORMAL.
The Rooms Were Thrown 10
gether in the Colonial Style.
All of the Officers Are Early on
the Ground to Assist.

Emporia. May. LAST evening the
ninth annual meeting of the State
Federation opened in Emporia with a
reception given in the Elks' rooms by
the ladies of the city federation of En-
poria. The warm welcome extended the
delegates by the club women of En-
poria gave proof of the hospitality of
its people.
The Ell1s' rooms where the reception
was held are not only commodious but
artisticaIly designed, the rooms being
thrown together by the colonial style
Of architecture, lending themselves cas-
fly to decoration.
Everything was very informal, there
being no receiving line. Assisting
through the rooms We're Mrs. j. Il.
Finley, Mrs. o. d. Swan Mrs. o. b.
HardcastIe, Mrs. Seward, Mrs. E w.
Wagner, Mrs. J. F. Morrison, Mrs. Ere
mont Miller, Mrs W. A. Randolph, MIS-.
e. B. Holmes, Mrs. J. Weatherly, Mrs
i. c. Newman, Mrs B. Wheldon, MIS-
George Plumb, Mrs. ]. M. Steele, Mrs.
ID. F. Higgins, Mrs. 1. D. Lewis, Mrs
H. Woodruff, Mrs. Milton kebur, Mrs.
S. J. Croker, Mrs. Fink Keller and
Airs. J. H. Wiggam.
attending the Emporia meeting Others
prominent in the federation work who
are also here are Mrs. Q. c. Goddard,
OF Leavenworth: Mrs. James Hum
phrey, Junction City; Mrs. w. Y. Nor
gan, Hutchinson; Mrs. Z. Z. Forter,
Marysville; Mrs. S. A. Holdeman, Gil
rard Mrs E. r. Nichols, Manhattan;
Mrs. Arthur Murdoch, Wichita; Mrs
Sadie p Grisham, Cottonwood Falls
and Mrs. Annie L. Diggs-
Delegates are arriving on every tram,
and the indications are favorable for
very successful meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
Racing at Louisville.

Louisville. KY. May 4.-Miss Inez.
Charles r. ElIison's Pirate of Pen
zance FLY, won the Debutante stakes
at four furlongs Tuesday afternoon in
q driving finish. The others were
beaten off. Five horses started in the
steeplechase event and all fell but
Volantine which won. Nitrate, the
favorite, fell at the last jump and Leo
PIander went over him and fell on
Jockey SchimmeI, who was astride of
Nitrate. SchimmePs right leg was
broken in two places and he was ser
iously injured internally, and may die.
The attendance was good and the sport
fine Three favorites won.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
HOW "RUrBE" WAS BUNKoED.
Bought n SO Combination Peanut
Rooster NIocl1fng Bird.

George Edward Waddell is sole pro-
prietor and manager of a Sc hooking
bird, reared in captivity. He pur-
chased the alleged singer on the
morning of st. Patrick's Day, think
ing all would hear Wearing of the
Green" before night. The bird had
nine white feathers under each flip
per, but, alas! its voice had been Gull
tivated at the wrong institute.
An Italian fruit dealer in Magnolia
street reared brood of young mock
ers in the rear of his store. In the
front he ran a steam peanut rooster.
with whistle attachment. that footed
in praise of the peanuts. The dagO
was not stingy with his fuel. He kept
up steam, and all the young birds
heard in the way of music was the
shrill shrek of the whistle. That is
the kind of a mOcking bird George
Edward got for $6. The unfortunate
songster imagfnes itself peanut
rooster. and the whistle never stops.
So realistic are the blasts it lets off
that a fellow can almost smell the hot
peanuts.
The landlord who knew nothing
about the bird, said it was all right
for WaddeH to run a peanut stand in
his boudOir. provided he didn't set the
house on fire. RUDE admits he got
stuck on the deal and will demand a
diploma with the next mocking bird.
North American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

HARRIS VICE PRESIDENT.
A, New Organization to Cooperate
With the Live Stock Association.

Denver, May 4.-Stockmen repre-
senting organizations all over the
country have formed a permanent or
ganization with F. J. Hagenbarth, Salt
Lake City, president, and Senator w.
A Harris. Kansas, vice chairman. The
body is to be called the Cattle Grow
er's Interstate executive committee.
The proceedings were carefully guard
ed. The organization will not be an
tagonistic to, but will Cooperate with
the National Live Stock association.
Among those interested in the new
organization are Charles Francis
Adams, president of the Kansas City
Stock Yards company, and w. J. Todd
of Maple Hill, Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
Knights of Columbus at Emporia.

Emporia, Kan, May 4.-The Knights
of Columbus of Kansas held their an
.nual convention Tuesday afternoon
The following state officers were elect
led; State deputy, T. J. Coughlin of
Topeka; state secretary, NJ. NJ. Mona
han. Topeka; state treasurer, w. H.
Kaffer, Salina; state warden, T. j.
Christman. Wichita; state advocate,
Edward Haney, Severance. The dele
gates to the national convention are
Judge Hayden and T. ]. Coughlin of
Topeka. All the sixteen Kansas coun-
ellis We're represented. A banquet was
served and forty new members were
initiated at night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
GILBERT DOES WE'LL.
Iowa Shooter Takes Honors at juno
ton City Tournament.


ton City Tournament.
Junction City. Kan, May 4-The
first days shoot of the fifteenth annual
tournament of the Kansas State
Sportsmen's association was held here
Tuesday and was attended by 100
marksmen from various parts of the
state and from other states. The
weather was bad for the shooters, as
they had to face a strong wind. Fred
Gilbert, of Spirit Lake. Ia, shot the
highest score in eleven events, IT'S out
of a possible $50. Ed Arnold, of Larn-
ed, Kan, was next with 173. c. Al
Powers, of Decatur. Ill. W. r. Crosby.
of OFallon, Ill, and G. w Lewis, of
Her1ngton, Kan, made the third high
est scores, each having 172.
In the three men team shoot, the
Concordia, Kan, team, Meyers, Wetzig
and johnson. won first place, with a
score of IS out of Is; Larned team,
Arnold, Logan and Hugg, "a; Great
Bend team, Paxton, Gano, Lewis, So;
Junction City team, York, Wetzig,
butcher, Co.
The Concordia team won a new
Dickey auto trap and the money in
the shoot was divided among the next
three teams. The principal event on
today's programme will be the state
championship shoot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
PREFERRED CREDITORS.
Banks Are Placed in a Class by Them
selves.

Chicago. May 4.-The SUIT brought by
the trustee of the George H. Phillips
company to recover from the Bank of
Montreal $2.OOO.OO0 which the mem
bers of the firm had deposited shortly
in 902. came to an abrupt ending in
the United States circuit court today
Judge Seaman took the case from the
jury and announced a decision in IA
vOr of the bank. The court held that
a bank was not in the same class as
other creditors of a bankrupt. Judge
Seaman's decision practically means
that the small creditors of the Phil
lips company will receive but a slight
percentage in claims, while the bank
ing institution comes out almost en-
tirely whole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
An Empor-ia Wen Abandoned.

Emporia, May 4.-The well drillers
who are prospecting for gas and oil here
have found 1t necessary to abandon
their second hole after reaching a depth
of $50 feet. The first hole was abandon
ed because the bit and drill steam
were lost in the well. and in this one a
chunk of steel has been found which
it is impossible to get out. The steel
is thought to have been dropped in the
we'll from malice one day when the
drillers were not working.