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The news & observer., 1905-08-11

The grievance of Rev. James Fu-
puay and Rev. A. b. Utley was aired
up at Level Grove Free VIII Baptist
church last Saturday, and we learn
that the committee decided in favor
of Rev. Utley.-ApeX Journal.
The news & observer., 1905-08-11

The dispensary election will be held
al Hillsboro next Monday. There will
be about sc votes cast if a full vote is
polled, and both sides are claiming the
election. .Hillsboro Observer.
The news & observer., 1905-08-11

'9leoIpuI pInoM 9nIl A9U 50 auep
LEA So WopIas ST MepIM sseI5 V
The news & observer., 1905-08-11

LUMINA at Wrightsville Beach, the
finest pavilion on the Atlantic Coast.
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THOMAS MENTAL WRECK
Associate of DevIin Taken to st. Louis
Sanitarium

w. F. Thomas of Leavenworth,
formerly president of the Southwest
ern Fuel company, who was fnan-
cially swamped by the Devlin failure.
is a total mental wreck and is now
confined in one of the wards of st.
Vincent's hospital, St. Louis.
Mr.. Thomas in the charge of his
cousin. DR.. Miege Thomas, passed
through Topeka Saturday via the
had been taken TiIp the hope that the
change in the climate would be of ma
teriaI benefit in restoring his health.
In this they were disappointed and in
stead of getting better he took turn
for the worse, his mind giving way
entirely. Giving over any hope of
restoration he was placed on board
train No of the Santa Fe to be taken
back east. At Lamar, Col, the train
was mixed up in wreck and the
depressing effect upon the sick man.
Though he did not suffer from any jar
in the wreck he was possessed with
the hallucination that he was partially
to blame for the smash up and be-
came greatly worked up.
p. j. Monaghan, who was formerly
associated with Mr.. Thomas in his
coal operations, went down to the de-
pot to meet the train on which Mr..
Thomas came through Topeka.
"Mr. Thomas seemed to be COM
pletely a wreck when I saw him, -
said he "He was violent at times and
it was found necessary to tie him
down to his berth in the state room
of the sleeper which he occupied. He
seemed partially rational at times for
he recognized me without any diff
Guilty and talked sensibIy enough.
Il don't believe there is any hope of
his recovery and his cousin, Dr. Thomas.
did not appear to think that he would
regain his health. He seemed to think
it was only a question of time when
Mr. Thomas would succumb. / under
stand that his ailment eats up the brain
tissues very rapidly, this Of course will
mean that the physicians can do very
little in the way or restoring his health.
It's certainly a very sad sight. Mr..
Thomas was one of the finest men I
knew. He was perfectly healthy before
this trouble came on but the mental
worry to which he was subjected as the
result of this crash caused his break
down. Though he was jovial by dis
position he had a tendency to worry
over business matters. It is certainly a
great downfall for him. He is in a ter
rible shape.
Mrs. Thomas, his WIFE is bearing up
wonderfully under all the strain. She IS
not showing to any marked degree what
she has undergone and is bravely keep
ing her courage up.
"AH of this of course viii only result
to make things worse. It can only tend
to throw them in a more tangled condi-
ton than ever"
The. condition of Mr.. Thomas became
so precarious when the train reached
Kansas City that it was found neces-
sary to place the sick man in st. Mar
garet's hospital where he remained uTf-
til this morning, at which time he had
improved to the extent where it was
deemed advisable to continue the jour
new on to St Louis.
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December 15 1905, bills for coal furnish
ed by the Kansas and Missouri mines
to railways and the commercial trade
during the period from July to Novem-
Der 60 a balance of approximately
$109, 1923. The collection of this sum,
together with the cash in hand. would
be sufficient to retire the $79 600 out
standing receivers certificates and
leave a balance in hand of about $685.
500
During the months of October and
November the five shafts in southern
Kansas have been operated to their full
capacity. The small mines in the
Usage field were put into operation Oc-
tober II, and are working profitably.
Marceline mine No. 2 was reopened No
vember Is, and has been operated at a
profit.
The Kansas and Missouri mines, col
lectively, produced in October and No
vember, 251, ,5SS tons of coal which yield
ed a profit of 2O,612.14 All these pro-
perties have been made to the equip
ment, CONSISTING of mules track, rails,
electrical and other machinery, amount
ing to about $4,000.
The mercantile stores at Marceline
FrOntenac and Chicopee have maintain
ed their volume of business; the sales
for the months of October and Novem-
ber, collectively, amounting to $4I,
45S %
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500 MEN IN LINE.
When the Homo Savings Bank opened
This Morning.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Practically normal
conditions were restored in local bank
ing circles today and there was not the
slightest surface indication of the dis
turbance caused yesterday by the sus-
pension of the Walsh bank.
The runs in the Chicago National and
Home Savings banks continued, but
there was no excitement whatever
around the National bank and but very
little in the offices of the Home Savings
bank.
A large crowd of depositors gathered
before the Savings bank about an hour
before the time for opening the door
and all of them apparently desired to
be the first to obtain money. There was
but one policeman on duty in front of
the building and he was hopelessly over
matched He sent in a call for aid and
in short time Lieutenant Hartford
with a. detail of officers had arrived and
formed the depositors in a long line.
The pushing and showing to be frst
through the doors having been stopped
by the officers quiet was at once re-
stored.
About 500 men were in line when the
bank opened and the work of paying
them off went on rapidly. It is believed
that by tomorrow night the greater part
of the deposits in the Chicago National
and the Home Savings bank viii be
withdrawn.
United States District Attorney Nor
rison and States Attorney Healy both
stated this morning that nothing in con-
nection with the operati tions of the bank
had. been called to their attention.
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Across the Street from the Wal
dOrf Astoria Hotel.
FRAGMENTS OF BODIES
Scattered for Hundreds of Feet
in Various Directions.
Contractors Arrested on Charge
of Criminal Negligence.

New York, Dec. 19-Three men were
blown to pieces. seven others were lnure
or less seriously hurt and the occupants
of fashionable hotels and residences IN
the vicinity of Fifth avenue and Thirty
fourth street were startled today by an
explosion of dynamite in an excavation
for the new Altman building Freq
ments of the bodies of the dead were
scattered over an area of hundreds of
feet and it was hours before the number
of the victims could be discovered.
The explosion was caused by a work
man unintentionally striking a heavy
charge of dynamite which had been
placed in a drill hole in a ledge of rock
several days ago and which defied all
efforts to explode it at that time. To-
day the workmen started to redrill the
hole with no thought of the deadly
charge which it concealed. There were
eighty men in the excavation at the
time, but only a few of them were near
enough the loaded hole when The steal
drill plunged into sticks of dynamite
There was a terrific roar, the sir was
filed with particles Of stone, fragments
of human flesh, pieces of timber, dirt and
smoke. Scarcely trace was found in
the excavation of three men who had
stood almost directly over the hole and
when the smoke cleared away, seven
others who had been within range of
the conclusion We're stretched on the
ground, their faces and bodies torn and
scared.
The sound of the explosion brought
guests hurrying from the Waldorf
Astoria hotel, almost directly across the
street from the scene of the disaster and
from many similar places in the vicinity
Portions of the body of an Italian were
found in East Thirty-fOurtn street near
Iy $50 feet from the point where the
dynamite exploded and another body
was found on top of a tool house, more
than 100 feet away.
ragments of the third body were
found far from the excavation.
Jacob Melzger, superintendent for
Post & NIcCord, contractors, and Frank
Anderson, superintendent for the
O'Rourke Construction company, were
arrested soon after the accident on a
charge of criminal negligence.
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The officers of the road say that
spikes had been pulled from the ties
bolts at the rail joints taken out and
angle bars removed from a piece OF
track on the main line of the Atch-
ison. Topeka & Santa Fe one mile east
of Lang, a small station about eight
miles east of Emporia. Westbound
train No. II. which is known as the
oklahoma and Texas express, and
which went through Topeka at 1850
O'Clock this morning, struck this tam
pered piece of track about O'Clock
this morning. Fortunately the train
was not running at very high rate of
speed because of its approach to the
Lang station, but about half of its
equipment was derailed and the great
er part of the derailed cars. together
with the engine, toppIed fifteen feet
down an embankment.
Those killed were.
Henry c. Davis, of Topeka, the en-
gineer.
Elmer Derrick, of Kansas City. an
express messenger.
The injured are:
Fireman Slanzer, of Topeka, slight
injuries to his legs.
j.; w. Cook. Of Lyons, Kan, back
slightly injured.
L. Frost, of Topeka. slight internal
injuries.
A. Guetch. of Kansas City, left arm
slightly injured.
This train consisted of an engine
and tender. four baggage cars. two
coaches, two chair cars and two Pull
man sleepers, and was in charge of
Conductor H. J. James. Four bag
gage cars went over with the engine
into the ditch. The first of the pas
ditch and the other one did not leave
the ties.
Express Messenger Killed.
So suddenly did the wreck occur
that neither the engineer nor fireman
mad chance to jump and they went
over in the ditch with their machine
Fireman Slanker fell free of the
Wreckage and escaped with slight in
Juries to one of his legs, but not sc
with Engineer Davis. He was caught
an the Wreckage and when he was
found by the rescuers. who were the
injured passengers on the train he
was unconscious. 1t was found that
both of his legs were crushed i'm hOr-
rible fashion and that his body was
badly bruised, evidencing internal in
juries- He was cared for as well as
possible until medical help arrived
and this was not long in coming from
Lang.
One of the baggage cars broke
away from the train as it was going
down the ditch and turned over three
or four times AS soon as it became
stationary flames belched out on al
sides of it. the fire having undoubtedly
started from the scattering Of the
Goals in the stove. Express Messen-
ger Derrick was in this ear and when
the IRE had been put out, his body
partially incinerated was found. While
he may have been instantly killed in
the rolling of the car. it is thoughi
probable that he met that most hor-
rible of deaths. being burned alive
How the messengers and baggage
men in the other cars escaped death
or serious injury is a mystery but none
Of them were hurt All of the passen-
ger cars We're crowded and the fact
hat only two of them left the rails
md only one of these went partially
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GAUNT is NAMED.
Appointed Assistant General
Manager of the Santa Fe.
Position Created TO Tighten Mr..
Hurley's Burdens.
Had ANOTHER OFFER.
Received a Flattering PROPOSE
tiOn From Rock Island.
Has Been With Santa Fe Only
Since 1902.
Had ANOTHER OFFER.

c. H. Gaunt, superintendent of tele-
graph for the Santa Fe was this morn
ing appointed assistant general mana-
ger with headquarters in Topeka.
This is because of the great increase
in the amount of work incident to the
Office of the general manager, which
has been brought about by the unusual
amount OF traffic of all kinds that the
road has been called on to handle dur
ing the last year and which is increas-
ing all the time. 1t is a new position
created by James E. Hurley, the gen
eraI manager of the company, with the
authority of J. W. Kendrick, the second
vice president.
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JOHNSON MUST GO.
But It Has Been Decided to Let Him
Serve His Term Out.

Washington, Dec. 19-Whiie the order
for the removal of William B. Johnson,
United States attorney for the southern
district of Indian Territory, has been
withdrawn; it is known that he viii not
be reappointed. His term will expire on
the 14th Of next month.
Senators Long of Kansas and Warner
of Missouri. both of whom are interested
in Indian Territory affairs have united
in recommending to the president that
J. L. Allen of Muskogee. be named as
Johnson's successor. Another candidate
for the appointment is James E.
Humphrey, one of Johnson's assistants.
He was introduced to the president to-
day by Representatives Rodenberg and
Sterling of Illinois. Thus far the presi-
dent has not reached a decision in the
matter.
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.LAFOLLETTE RESIGNS.
Gives Up Governorship to Enter the
u. s. Senate.

Madison. Wis, Dec. 19.-Governor
LaFollette today sent to the legis-
lature his resignation as governor to
take effect on the first Monday in
He resigns to accept the United
States senatorship. His message reads:
ITO the Honorable, the Legislature Of
Wisconsin:
sI hereby resign the Office of gov
ernor for the balance OF the term be-
ginning the first Monday in January
1905, such resignation to take erect
II o'clock noon Of that day.
ROBERT NJ LA TOILETTE,
Governor"
The special session of the legislature
after receiving the governors message
adjourned sine die. 4-.-l-
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ARMENIANS Rise.
Kill 81 NussuImans and Burn 800
Houses.

Constantinople, Dec 19.-The latest
dispatch received from Tifis, Caucasia,
today says that 300 houses in the Mus
sulman quarter were set on fire by arm
ed Armenians who prevented the in
mates from leaving and fred on the
firemen, who attempted to extinguish
the flames. The total number of Mus
suImans killed is not yet ascertained
but 81 Turkish subjects are known to
have perished. The fighting was con-
tinuing December II, when the tele-
gram was forwarded and the Turkish
consulate was overcrowded with refu-
gees.
A telegram of the same date from
Bateunn, ,Caucasia, reports a continuance
of the disorders there. Great fears of
2. massacre prevailed in the Mussulman
community. The government transport
Isrnir has left Constantinople for Bat
oum to take off the Turks.
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ing, but that this disaster was due to
the nefariOuS work of train Wreckers. It
did not take much of an examination on
the part of our men of the track where
the wreck occurred to show that spikes
had been pulled from the ties. There
were marks on the ties showing that
claw bar had been used to draw the
spikes. The bolts in the rail joints had
been removed as had the angle bars.
1t was about the same sort of tam
pering with the track which caused the
other serious wreck near Emporia some
months agO. And it was evidently done
with the same malicious intent to injure
the property and destroy the reputation
of the company
We do not know of any conditions
that exist in this locality which would
warrant the belief that any persons in
the neighbOrhOOd would be guilty of
such an act or have any reason for com
mitting one.
1T is apparent to me that this and
other wrecks which have occurred is a
systematic move on the part of some
sort of a gang to injure US. We believe
that none of this gang come from any
Where near the scenes of the wreck but
that they come from a distance It is
our intention to use all means at our
disposal to run this gang to earth and
then we will make them suffer the ex-
treme penalties Of the law H. II. Ger
main, the special secret service agent of
AllC EDluBd mas dlEa0Y I6dCnEu the
scene of this latest disaster and Will
make thorough investigation.
A Misplaced Switch.
why it was only a few days ago
that train No. 5 was derailed through
an improperly placed switch near
N1ckersOn. 1t happened that I arrived
at the place on a trip from the south
west just twenty minutes after this
accident, which, luckily, was not seri-
GUS, had occurred. I found number
of persons who had seen a man throw
this switch out of place and then run
just a few minutes before the train
came along. Men have been put on
this fellows trail but they have not
been able to locate him as yet"
Mr.. Hurley would give no intimation
as to whether or not he suspected any
particular class or gang of men as
having been responsible for the wreck.
Harry c. Davis, the engineer. who
lost his life as a result of the wreck,
lived with his wife and son at No.
1106 Monroe street. He has been run
ming as an engineer on the Santa Fe
for about twenty years and until q
year ago made his home at Newton.
About that time he was assigned to
passenger runs between Newton and
Topeka and he has made his home
here since then. spending every alter
nate night here. eHe is related to John
G. Marshall of the firm of Robinson.
Marshall & Co. Mr.. Davis was one of
the best known engineers on the road
and had a host of friends. His wife is
prostrated over the loss of her hus-
bands life
offers $4,000 Reward.
General Manager Hurley shortly
after noon today announced that re-
ward of five thousand dollars would be
paid by the company for the arrest
and conviction of the persons RESPONSE
bic for the wreck The reward as is
sued reads:
$4,000 REWARD.
Topeka, kan, Dec. 19. 19O5.-The
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F7e Railway
company offers a reward Of five thous-
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district court asking for $4,000 dam
ages from DR.. ]. A. Reed whom he
charges with malpractice. About year
ago Jackson broke his leg above the an
kle and DR.. Reed was called to attend
him and he now claims that the opera
ton was done in an unskilled and
bungling manner and that he will never
have proper use of the foot for this
reason
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FREE TRADE.
Tariff on Philippine Products
Imported Into United States
Is Removed by a Bill Reported
by Payne's Committee.
SUGAR AND TOBACCO.
Are Excepted and viii Pay %
Per Cent
Of DingIey Rate Until the
Year 1909.
SUGAR AND TOBACCO.

Washington, Dec. 19.-By a vote of
7 to the house committee on ways
and means reported favorabIy today
on the Payne bill admitting all Phil
ippine products to the United States
free Of duty excepting sugar and to-
baceo which are to pay 25 per cent of
the Dingley rates until 1909 when they
also to go on the free list. Two amend
ments were made to the measures
originally introduced in the house by
Mr.. Payne. At the suggestion of Rep
resentative Hill (Conn.) a provision
was added that all American sugar
and tobacco are to be admitted into the
Philippines free of duty and new
section was added which provides that
no Philippine products now in ware
houses in the United States shall be
exempted from duties under the pro-
posed measure.
In the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 19-The senate
began its session today by passing a
bill for the relief of a dead man. the
late Lieutenant William H Hugo. who
was eashiered in 1891, as Mr. Bettus.
who reported the bill said for the Of
fense of being s'tipsyH at roll call.
The senator said the bill had passed
the senate every session since he had
been a member.
At 12:45 the senate went into executive
session
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md it carried without a dissenting bal


and it carried without a dissenting bal
lot.
Seen afterwards Mr.. Adams said:
This committee is empowered to act
as it sees best. If it deems a, holding
or trust company advisable to handle
the matters of the Devlin estate, it can
SO agree, and then report its findings
and judgment to a, general meeting Of
the creditors. When we met yester-
day at Kansas City we thought that
this would be a good way in getting
at the matter a little closer. It may
have the effect of revolutionizing the
entire plan of action, and it may
simply result in the adoption of plans
with regard to minor details"
Report of the receivers, in the
shape of "a cash statement, for the
period from October 16 to Decemb Der
Is, 1905, inclusive:
RECEIPTS
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Chicago, Dec. 19-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York, 3S; Boston, "a; Phil
adelphia 40; Washington, 40; Chicago,
81. Minneapolis, 20; Cincinnati, IS; St
Louis 20
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As soon as the report of the wreck
was received at the general offices of
the company here in Topeka, and it
was only a few minutes after it oc-
CURED, a special relief train in charge
of Division superintendent G. T. Nc
Lellan, started for the scene. Several
doctors from the Santa Fe hospital
were taken along and a record run
was made to Lang
When the relief train arrived it was
found that such work of rescue q had
been necessary had been accomplished
Engineer Davis was still alive and It
was decided to run the relief right back
to Topeka so that Davis &nd .he others
who were injured could be given hos
pital treatment The Pullmans snd
other passenger cars which did not leave
the rails were hooked onto The relief
train and brought back to this city. The
train reached here about seven O'Clock.
The injured were removed Immediately
to the Santa Fe hospital and although
everything possible was done for Engi-
neer Davis he did not regain conscious
ness and died at nine o'clock this morn
ing. None of the injuries sustained by
the three passengers and the fireman are
of serious character and1 1t is probable
that they will not have to remain long
ia the hospital
At about this same hour word was re-
ceived that the wreckage had been
cleared and the track repaired where
the accident happened. The cars, which
were on the wrecked train, but which
were not damaged and brought here,
were made up in a special train and the
passengers were started again for their
destination
Work of Wreckers.
''There is not the least doubt in the
world" said James e. Hurley, general
manager of the Atchison, Topeka & San
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The well known palmist and psychic
has returned to Topeka for a shN't stay
and is located at the Victoria. lis West
Sixth street, between Kansas avenue
and Jackson. Mr.. Wallace makes a
speciality of written readings, advising
you about every month in the coming
year. He is at his offices until nine in
the eNening.
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the person or persons who naliciously
removed spikes bolts and fastenings
from track on its main line about one
mile east of Lang. Lyon county. kan,
causing wreck of train seventeen at 8
O'Clock a. m, December 19. 1905.
''J. E. HURLEY,
General Manager"
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General Manager Hurley Offers
So, 900 for Capture.
Says Spikes and Fish Plates
We're Removed.

Two lives were sacrificed and
number of persons injured early this
morning in a Santa Fe wreck fifty
miles west of Topeka.
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Weather indications.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Forecast Cor Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Wednes-
day; warmer tonight.
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1852, ,857.0G
observation-disclosures
s352.S57-0s

Applying the amount of cash advances
received from the Santa Fe company
upon bills for coal furnished that com
pany, would leave as uncoIlected, at