The log cabin Democrat., 1906-07-19
At Kansas City, Kas., continuing

At Kansas City, Kas., continuing his anti-saloon crusade, C. W. Irlck- cit, the assistant attorney-general, raided' joint and, with the aid Of an officer, poured out ten cases of beer and eighteen gallons of whisky. The place was padlocked and the owner, an Austrian, cited to appear in court. With the exception of a few places where liquor is sold in up stairs rooms, all joints have closed in that town.
 Charles Gorin, aged 2S, one of the proprietors of the Port Arthur CTex.) Manufacturing Co.,, was se- riously and perhaps fatally injured by bursting emery wheel. A frag- ment of the wheel struck him just over the right eye, tearing through his forehead. Surgeons removed fragments of bones and emery and also some of the brain.
 The celebrated farm of Mont St. Jean, where Wellington awaited Butchers arrival at the battle of Waterloo, notwithstanding the sue cessive assaults of Napoleon's troops, has been sold for 10000 francs l ($14,0O0). The purchaser is AL fred Madoux. It is feared that the farmhouse vii shortly be demolished if not bought by public subscrip- ton.
 Justice David Brewer, of the United States supreme court, who is at Hot Springs, Ark, granted Mayor Rose of Kansas City, Kas., a writ of error, which acts as a stay of judg- ment rendered by the Kansas su- preme court, in the custer and con- tempt proceedings.
 The first bale of this years cotton crop was sold at auction in New York and brought 24 cents per pound. It was shipped from Falfur- rias, Star county, Tex. The bale was knocked down to the highest bidder in front of the New York cotton exchange. It will be shipped to Liverpool, England
 The attorney general departments of Texas and Arkansas will cooper ate in the investigation and pros ecution of trusts doing business in these two states. Atty.-Gen. David son and Assistants Lightfoot and Pollard, of Texas, visited TeXarkana, where they held a conference with Atty.-Gen. Rogers of Arkansas. A plan of action was outlined at the conference.
 Railroad traffic was placed at a standstill at Tulsa, l. T., as the re- suit of a cloudburst at Dawson, near there. The St. Louis & San Fran cisco were washed out for several miles. The heaviest rain in years fell in Tulsa, and much damage was done. Many houses were submerged.
 Kansas millers are of the belief that wheat will soon take a tumble. This opinion was expressed at a meeting of the state association held at Wichita. Millers from all parts of the state attended the meeting. Several speeches were made advising delay in the purchase of large quan- titles of grain. The opinion was ex- pressed that this years crop is the greatest raised in Kansas and prob ably will reach '0,000,O0O bushels The question of importing better seed wheat was discussed, but no ac- tion was taken. About one hundred of the leading mills of the state were represented.
 While trying to kill a squirrel which his dog had treed, a few hundred yards from his home, J. C.. Karnes, of the Langston-Karnes Mercantile Co.,, of WinsIow, Ark, was accidentally killed by his own pistol. The bullet penetrated the left eye. He was found an hour after by Mrs. Karnes, who was attracted to the spot by the continual bark ing of the dog. The unfortunate man was 30 years of age and a lead ing merchant of Winslow
 A launch in which s. J. Franklin, c. A. Elmen and NJ. Louvier were going to Seabrook, from Houston, was swamped, the gasoline tank caught fire at the same time, burn ing inside. Louyier started to swim two miles for assistance, while the others stood on the bank. Franklin stood 1t for an hour and then tried to swim, being drowned in a few minutes. Elmen stood it for an hour and half, and is severely burned about the legs abdomen and chest. Louvier reached shore and sent launch, which rescued Elmen in a very sorry plight.