Free press., 1905-06-03

when he fell. Morgan's home is in
Kane, Pa.
Marquette Wants No Aid. = Word
has been received by chairman of
the special committee appointed to
solicit funds for the tornado suffer
ers, that no more financial relief is
needed by the people of Marquette.
Kan.
Oil Well DriiIer Stabbed.-Charles
Williams, an oil well driller, was
stabbed in the abdomen and in the
face with a pocket knife by man
named Jackson while engaged in
quarrel in the oil field south of Inde-
pendence. Williams was brought to
independence. At a late hour Sher-
if Pruit had not returned with Jack
son.
In Her Husbands Memory. = The
Lawrence free public library received
from Mrs. Theodore Poehler a gift
of 1000 volumes of new books for the
juvenile department, and gift of $50
volumes of German books The gift
is to be known as the Theodore Poeh-
Ter Memorial library, and is given by
Mrs. Poehler in memory of her late
husband.
Bishops Assigned. At Topeka the
United Brethren's conference adopted
the report of the committee on sal
aries, leaving them in the main un-
changed. A slight change in the lo-
cation of the bishops is shown by
report. Bishop Matthews goes to the
central district, Bishop Mills to the
eastern. Bishop Weekly to the west.
Bishop Carter to the south and Bish-
op Bell to the Pacific coast
Board Lacks Authority-The Pull
man Company has refused to make
answer to complaint before the
state board of railroad commission
ers regarding excessive sleeping car
charges. The company contends that
the board lacks authority to regulate
its rates. Its contention is based on
the fact that the clause in the old
railroad law giving the board control
over the Pullman Company is not
covered in the title to the act
Baby Saves Mothers Life. = A
baby's cry saved the life of Mrs. Min
ME Schnert at Ottawa. Mrs Sch
merit started a fire in the kitchen
stove to get breakfast Her baby be-
gan crying and, while she was in the
bed room trying to quiet it a charge
of dynamite exploded, tearing the
stove and kitchen to pieces. The
dynamite was in one of the sticks
of wood. How it came there the au-
thorities cannot explain. Mrs. Sch
merit says she has no enemies.
Wheat Has Suffered. - Reports in
various papers in the wheat belt
show that the growing wheat crop
has been injured some by wind and
drouth. The drouth has been brok-
en-, but the rains could not repair all
the damage done. Still, Kansas
looks good for an S0,OOO,0O0 bushel
wheat crop again. One farmer in
Harvey county has reported that
black rust has struck his wheat. This
is the only report of that kind so
far received. Black rust is death to
wheat
Hoch declared that he could not par
don Willie Sell. He says in part: g
have given much thought and study
to this case but frankly confess that
l have come out of it all with no we'll
defined conviction. 1t is the most
mysterious and difficult problem l
ever undertook to solve. Others
seem to have a clear conviction of
Willie Sells innocence, and still 9TH
ers of his guilt, but 1 can reach no
clear side. | have doubts of his guilt,
but l have also doubts of his inno-
cence. So for the present 1 will con-
tent myself with declining to issue
the pardon.
Senator Waggener lII.-At Atch-
ison Senator Bale P. Waggener is
laid up at his home with neuritis, or
rheumatism of the nerves. His right
side is affected to such an extent that
it is impossible TO raise his arm above
his waist. and it is supposed to be
caused from overwork AS long as it
can be confined to his right side and
kept above his waist it is not consid-
cred serious. AS soon as he is able
to do so he will likely take a trip
to some summer resort and rest up
for the summer.
Condition Unchanged.--fn an inter
view Superintendent Gates, of the
Prairie Oil and Gas Company, stat
ed that, Notwithstanding the recent
publications concerning enlargement
of the company's facilities, conditions
in the oil fields remain practically
unhanged. The Prairie Oil and Gas
Company is running about $4,000
barrels of oil a day in Kansas and
Indian Territory, and storage tanks,
material for which has been on the
ground for some time, continue to
be erected in the territory Drilling
operations are almost at a standstiIl
in Kansas, and becoming less in the
Indian territory
Hospital Contract. = The proposals
for the construction of Fort Riley's
new hospital were opened The low
est bid was submitted by j. B. Belts,
of Topeka, for $41,000. The hospital
Will he built of stone Work nm IF