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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-01-05
Council Proceedings.

The city council met In adjourned
session Monday night, all the
members present except Councilman
Boyle and Yingling.
An ordinance was PASSED extending
the time Of contract for the COM
pletion Of prison cells to Feb. l, 1907.
An ordinance was passed repeating
sections and Ia Of ordinance No. 10
of the Revised ordinances OF the city
and substituting In their place other
provisions as % place Of keeping
prisoners. The board Of city
prisoners was fixed at 45 cents per
day and the salary OF the prison
keeper was fixed at $3.50 per annum
payable in mcnthly installments-
lodging and fuel for tine prison
keeper to be furnished by the city.
Council adjourned to meet in
regular session Monday, Nov. IA.
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Re.eIect Old Officers.

rhe stockholders meeting of the
winkler Furniture Company was held
Tuesday The old officers of the cor
poration we're reelected: Mrs. Henry
Winkler, president; A, F. Winkler,
secretary and treasur r
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-01-05

Miss Lavinia Warren, who has
been spending the holidays in Hig-
glnsville, returned home Wednesday
evening.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-01-05

Miss Mary Rulings returned to
Kansas City this morning, after
spending the holidays here with
relatives,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-04-04
FOUR KILLED AT CROSSING.
Buggy Struck BY Train Causing the
Death Of Occupants.

Kansas City. Mo-, April -Four
persons in a buggy. two men and two
women, were instantly killed at the
Fifteenth street crossing Of the Chi
cago & Alton railroad, two miles east
Of this city, by the Atoms Red Flyer.
westbound from st. Louis.
The bodies were horribly mutilated
and it has not been possible to iden-
tify them, but the men are believed,
from papers found in their pockets, 10
have been George Henry and II. Mon
ner statesmen.
Trainmen say that the carriage
drove directly In front Of the engine,
although the electric bell at the cross
ing had been ringing several minutes.
Two of the bodies. those OF man
ana n woman. were picked up by the
cowcatcher Of the locomotive and car
ried some distance. The other two
were thrown clear Of the track. The
horses escaped injury.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-04-04
COUNTY SALARY LAW
For Ohio viii Be contested-Recorder
Refuses To Make Returns.

Dayton, O.-County Recorder Theo-
bald has refused to make the quarter
ly returns of his office to County Aud
itor Kaufman, and a formal test OF
the county salary law will be made
here Theobald has requested that
mandamus proceedings be brought
against him by Attorney General Ellis
to establish the validity Of the law
which affects the county recorders Of
Ohio. Negotiations are In progress
with the attorney general with this
procedure in view.
Theobeld has retained former Con-
gresham John A. Mcmahon to repre-
sent him in the contest. The salary
ruling became effective January 1. and
there has been considerable dssatis-
faction In this county. The crucial
point is the nonprovision for the re-
endorsement OF the recorder when the
receipts of his office are not sufficient
to meet the necessary expenses.
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FOUR THOUSAND PEASANTS
Have Joined Forces and Are Now
Marching On Bucharest.

Bucharest, Roumania, March 81
Four thousand peasants from the dis
tricts OF Teleorman and Vlashica have
joined forces and are now marching
on Bucharest.
A minor state of siege has been pro.
claimed here and the military authori-
ties have taken measures TO prevent
the revolted peasants from invading
the city.
Soldiers and large bodies OF police
have been stationed In the Jewish
quarters of Bucharest for the protec.
tion of the inhabitants.
Severe encounters, accompanied by
much bloodshed, are reported from va.
rious places. The plundering appears
10 start at the synagogs, winding up
with attacks on Christian property
Vienna, March PA dispatch re-
ceived here from the frontier of Rou
mania says the advance Of the riotous
peasants on Bucharest continues. Up
to the present time It has been found
impossible to divert them. There is
great alarm In the Roumanian capital
The garrison In IS Of the forts form.
Ing the defense of the city have been
increased and the royal palace is
strongly protected by soldiers.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-04-04
A TRIO OF WEALTHY PLUMGERS
REPORTED HEAVY LOSERS IN
UNION PACIFIC POOL,
Which Was Formed On Advice OF
Hartman, After Helping Him In
Fight Against Fish.

Ney York, April lit was learned
that three of the heaviest losers in
the "rich mans panic" in Wall street
are John Jacob Astor, Robert w. Goe-
let and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Their
aggregate losses are said to be be-
tween $S,000,000 and 100000. All
of the money was lost In the Union
Pacific stock on "tip" given them Ly
L. II. Hartman.
Colonel Astor and Mr. Goelet are
both very rich, and Notwithstanding
the immensely Of their losses their in
comes are not materially affected
Both, however, are regarded as CLOSE"
in the financial district and are said
to view the consequences OF their
stock market plunge with sorrow and
chagrin.
Cornelius vandrbilt is not nearly so
rich as the other two. He was prac-
tically disinherited because Of his mar.
rlage to Miss Grace Wilson. A set
tlement effected, by which Cornelius
got about $6.000.000. He had. Il is
said. about $S,000,000 when he Joined
the other two in the Union Pacific
speculation.
Mr.. vanderbilt's share in the pool.
It Is said was not quite as heavy as
Col. Astor's and Mr.. Goelet's. His loss
is stated to be about $2,000,O00. and
the losses OF the other two to be in
excess Of $3,000.000 each.
The three society men are directors
OF the Illinois Central railroad. having
been put into the board by Stuyvesant
Fish when he was president Of that
road. They were all personal friends
Of Mr.. Fish and he counted on their
support when E. II. Hartman started
the campaign to drive him out Of the
presidency Of the railroad. The three
had always voted with Mr.. Fish up to
June, 1906 Then they suddenly swung
over to Mr. Hartman and voted with
him in all matters which that astute
fnancier brought up In the board
meetings, and which eliminated in
the deposition Of Mr. Fish in October
last
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ALMOST INSTANTLY KILLED
In a Collision Between Automobile
and a Columbus Avenue Car.

New York, March 27-Driving with
his wife and a friend to a theater
James NJ. Varnum, former surrogate
of New York county, and brigadier
general in the national guard of the
state. was almost instantly killed in a
collision between his automobile and
a south-bound Columbus avenue car
at Broadway and Forty.sixth street.
Mrs. Mary Varnum, his wife, was un-
injured, but their companion, Mrs
Mark Frick, was cut about the head
and face by fragments of glass AL
fred Quarle, chauffeur of the automo-
bile, and Michael Caire, motorman of
the car, were arrested and locked up
in the West Forty-seventh Street po-
lice station, charged with homicide.
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MOORISH QUESTION
IS SERIOUS, euT SOLUTION RE.
GARDEp AS SIMPLE.
SULTAN IS EXPECTED TO YIELD
All Claims Formulated BY the Com.
mander Of the French Armored
Cruiser Jeanne d'Aro.

Paris, March 2S.-In official quarters
here 1t Is recognized that the Moroc-
can situation is serious, but, the con-
sensus of European opinion being fa-
vorable to Frances action, a solution
OF the difficulties is regarded as being
very simple and not likely TO produce
complications.
The sultan Of Morocco 10 expected
to yield promptly all the claims form
ulated by the commander Of the
French armored cruiser Jeanne dare,
now at Tangier, so soon as he is con-
vinced that tho French attitude Is In
flexible and that France has the unan-
imous support of the powers.
No news has reached the foreign
office relative to the occupation Of
Oudja by the French troops. y
A dispatch received from Gen. Liau-
tey, commander of the column Of oc-
cupation, announced that a squadron
of Spahis had been ordered to make
forced march from Sidi-bel-Abbes,
Algeria. to Uudja. The Spahis can
not reach Oudja before March 30.
A battery OF artillery and battalion
of zouaves have left Tiemsen, Algeria,
for Lalla, Marina. on the Morocco
frontier.
Gen. Liautey has arrived at Sidi-bel-
Abbes and has taken charge of the
military operations.
A news agency announced that the
headquarters Of the French military
mission at Fez had been pillaged
No confirmation OF the statement
has been received in official circles
here
Six hundred men of the first foreign
legion and a quantity Of stores Will
leave Sidi-bel-Ahbes for Tiemoen. and
another battery Of artillery from Oran
has been ordered to join the column o;
occupation.
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FIREWORKS SET OFF BY SPARK.
One Man Torn To Pieces and Many
Seriously Injured.

New York. March 2S.-A spark
caused by blow from hammer ig-
nited a quantity of set pieces In the
finishing room of the Consolidated
Fireworks Co. at Graniteville S. l.,
and in the explosion that followed one
man was torn to pieces, a boy and two
girls we're probably fatally injured,
and seven other persons we're burned.
Henry Paul, boy, was mailing the
wooden bottom on "geyser" piece.
when a spark from his hammer started
fire, and an explosion followed that
rent the building and enveloped 1t In
flames. Arnold Ruff, aged 30 years,
was killed instantly. His head was
torn from the body. Paul was burned
from head TO foot, as were Helen
Decker, aged II years, and Margaret
Koskl, 10 years old. These three. 1t
Is thought. can not recover. The
monetary loss was small.
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BABY CAST INTO THE SEA
BY Its Crazy Mother, Who Attempted
to Follow Il.

New York, March S0.-Crazed by ILL.,
ness, Mrs. Filomena Aquila, a passen.
ger on the German steamer Koenig
Albert, which arrived from Naples,
hurled her year-old baby into the sea.
while the ship was in mid-ocean. She
tried to leap over herself, but was
restrained.
The ship stopped and put back, and,
although she cruised around for an
hour, the body Of the infant could not
ne found, so the voyage was con-
tinued.
A seaman saw the child fall, and
while the ship was being brought to
a stop hospital attendants found Mrs.
Aquila trying to force her body
through the portfolio. She was over
powered and placed under restraint
until the ship made port
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RUDOLPH SPRECKELS.
IS BACKING THE iNoulslToRs-is
READY TO SrENp
sIOO,OOOTOCET MEN "RleH; Up"
Every Department Of the City and
County Government VIII 5e Thor.
oushly Gxan,neo.

San Francisco. March 30 Rudolph,
Spreckels, who b. Jackins the y. ose-
cution in the gran inveSu gatiCn vita
his fortune made tde p.esent Invest.-
CATION possible. maue a Statement in
which lie Sid:
"ContiibuuCns from citizens to the
ind OF 81. 40 guaranteed by me be-
lore the commencement OF the bribery
graft investigation are coming In
steadily. though slowly. They are In
amounts ranging from $40 to $1,000
and more.
IF 1t costs me more than 100000
to complete this prosecution that will
make no difference. Those engaged
in 1t will never be hampered by lack
of funds, no matter what the bill may
he.
THE work Of investigating will not
be suspended until every bit Of rotten
ness has been fully exposed. We fully
expect to land in the penitentlary
every giver Of bribes and the higher
up the offender the more vigorous
will be his pursuit. We do not. how
ever, expect to send evry bribe taker
to prison.
"Some Of the miserable men who
must be granted immunity In ex.
change for their testimony which 10
worth q great deal more to us as evil.
dence Of the guilt Of high corporation
officials than their own Incarceration
would be.
Every department of the city and
county government will be thoroughly
examined. the police department alons
with the others No set OF officials will
be overlooked"
Since the Arrest Of Abraham Ruef at
the Trocadero a month ago rumors
have been rife that an attempt would
be made to rescue him by force from
Elisor Biggy and his guards. either
during session Of court or while
Ruef was being taken to or from
court.
An officer prominent in the bribery
graft investigation was asked II II Ia
not true that every person identified
with the prosecution Is going armed
and was questioned about the signifi
canoe.
He said: Though think the mat
ter should not be exploited, 1t is a fact
that every man openly identified with
the prosecution Of the bribery charges
and grafters in heeled, and that some
of the more prominent OF them are em
ploying bodyguards."
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BROWNS SELF AND CHILDREN.
Pins Clothing Of Little Ones to Her
Own to Make Death Certain.

Dover. ~ j.. April 1.-Having fas-
tened their garments securely TO her
own. Mrs. Otto Britting carried her
two little children into Shongun lake,
where all three were drowned.
The bodies were recovered by the
husband, who had seached since his
wife with the little ones left their
home In Mll Brook.
The three had died In shallow water
and the mothers body was In stoop.
ing posture, as though she had bent
over to place her head under water
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HIS LITTLE ONES
cIune To Miller as He Was Led To
jail on Serious Charge.

Coshocton, O.-With his little boy
on one knee and his pretty little daugh-
ter ON the other, Kelly Miller, accused
Of causing the death OF Cora Bonell,
was given a hearing in magistrate
court, and bound over to the grand
Jury under $4,000 bond. The little
ones sobbingly clung to the defendant
as he was taken to jail, unable to give
bond. Miller Is a young widower
ticket agent at the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroad, and a prominent lodge
man. Josiah Bonell accuses him of
giving drugs to his daughter. The girl
on her deathbed signed statement
that Miller was the cause of her trou-
hle
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IHAW'S SANITY TO Be PASSED ON
BY COMMISSION APPOINTED BY
JUSTICE FITZGERALD,
Who viii Decide Whether Or Not
Trial Shall Proceed-Prisoner
Not Surprised.

New York. March 27.-Harry X.
Thaw may never again face the jury
impaneled more than nine weeks ago
to try him on the charge OF murder In
the first degree.
Justice Fitzgerald unexpectedly
named commission in lunacy to In.
quire into the present state Of mind OF
Stanford Whites slayer.
The decision Of the three disinterest-
ed men named to conduct the inquiry
will guide the future action of th3
court as to ordering Thaw to an asy'
lum for the insane or directing that
the trial that has been interrupted
shall proceed.
Justice Fitzgerald announced the
appointment of the commission pri-
vately, in his chambers.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was there
with the lawyers, and 1t became her
task to break the news to her husband
in the Tombs.
fearful when she left the judges
rooms in the criminal court building,
the young woman, who has been such
conspicuous figure in the trial from
first to last, was smiling and cheerful
when Thaw was brought from his cell
TO the hospital ward Of the prison to
meet her.
Thaw received the courts decision
philosophically and said he had no
doubt the commission would declare
him q sane man.
The personnel of the commission
named by Justice Fitzgerald lends q
new distinction to this already notable
case. The men who will determine
Thaw's mental capacity are:
Morgan ]. O'Brien. former justice
OF the appellate division of the 81
preme court; Peter B. Olney, former
New York county district attorney
and lawyer of high legal attain
ments. and Leopold Putzel. practic
Ing physician and authority on menta
disorders.
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LANDED IN PRISON
After Paying Visits To Their Mother
At Lima. o.

Lima. O.-Visits to their Ohio moth.
er in this city have proven expensive
to the Williams brothers, Newton and
Orville. Three years ago the former
came here for a week, and on advices
from Kansas was caught In the act of
receiving raised postal orders which
he had sent on to himself He was
convicted, and is now In Leavenworth
prison serving five years. Orville came
here week ago and was wanted at
lola, Kan, for forgeries. He was
caught at his mothers house, and will
be returned. Both are Ohio sons.
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Explosions Was the Bows Mania.

Cripple Creek, Colo, March 2S.-
Roy Bourquin, aged II year, was ar
rested here charged with attempting
to blow up the county hospital with
dynamite. He placed several sticks
of dynamite on the hospital furnace.
but luckily It was discovered in time.
Had 1t exploded heavy loss of life
would doubtless have resulted. Bour-
quin has a mania for explosions. A
year ago he lost an eye and his right
hand as the result Of setting of dy.
Mantle.
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DRIVEN INSANE
BY the Temperance Law That Ruined
His Business Is Mast.

Canton, O.-The case of John Mast.
now confined in the city prison, is an
unfortunate one. Mast was engaged
In the wholesale beer business in Mil
lersburg, but when that place went
"dry" his business was ruined. He
went to Fredericksburg, but met with
little success there and at Orrvile. He
grew despondent. Drink has shatter-
ed his entire system, until now he is
a subject for the Massillon state hos
pital, where he is to be taken.
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sELF.MURDER
Suspected in the Invalid's Fiery Death
Son Badly Burned.

Mt. Vernon, O.-Mrs. Louisa Wise,
aged SO years, was burned TO death at
her home. There had been no fire in
her room. but when her son burst into
the house her body was charred and
the bedroom "A mass of flames. Mrs.
Wise was in the room alone at the
time Of the accident. She had been
an invalid for many years, and her
son believes she applied a match to
her bedclothing. He was badly burn.
ed in seeking to rescue the body.
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Water Supply Gave Out.

Laurens, S. c.. March 30.--Fire at
Newberry. s. c., thriving little city
Of 6.000 population. DESTROYED % resi-
dences. 10 stores and two churches.
entailing loss estimated at between
s15O.00O and 100000, with insurance
OF about $4,000. Two hours after the
fire broke ont the city water supply
was exhausted and the town was left
practically at the mercy OF the
flames.
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Too Much Paper Out.

Lorain, O.-An application for re-
ceiver was made for the Lorain e.
Elyria Ice e. Coal Co. Inability to meet
paper falling due is given as the cause
The estate OF Jacob Kuebler. late OF
Sandusky, was the indorser Of the
company's paper, and it is at his re-
quest that the receiver was appointed.
The assets are given at 100000 and
the liabilities at S55.000.
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Riotina Follows a Strike.

Seattle, Wash, April 1.-Serious
rioting. with number already report
ed killed, Is occurring at the famous
Treadwell mine on Douglas Island,
Alaska. The federal troops stationed
at Ft. w. II. Seward. near Skagway,
on Lynn Canal, are said to have been
ordered out. A strike has been In
progress at the Treadwell mine. which
employs about 1.200 men. for about
two weeks. The men are mainly for
eigners.
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Thirty Sacks of Gold Seized.

Pueblo, Col, March 2S-Thirty sacks
of gold. valued at $4,000. said to have
been stolen from the mines at Rhyo-
lite, New, and shipped into Pueblo
by high graders, were seized at the
local office Of the Wells-Fargo Express
Co. by Deputy United States Marshal
Frank, of Denver. The ore, which was
sent into Pueblo a sack at a time. was
delivered to George Richardson.
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Dynamite Kills 50 Men,

Johannesburg, Transvaal, March 30.
-Four white men and so natives were
killed and three whites and 16 natives
injured by an explosion OF two cases
One of the Killed was William Har-
vey, an American The explosion oc-
Cured at time when the mine work
ers were mustered preparatory to 60
ing to work. A native tampered with
the dynamite.
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aoth Are Dead.

Pittsburg, March 27,-Albert Hinton.
aged 30, an inmate Of the Insane de-
partment of the city home. at Mar
shalsea, made a vicious attack on
lanes Jackson. another maniac. and
as a result OF their terrible struggle
both are dead
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Dashed His Brains Out.

Kursk. Russia, April 1.-Druzsanln-
nitoff, former policeman, who was
sentenced to years Imprisonment for
torturing peasants in punitive expe-
dition. had his brains dashed out by
peasant prisoners In jail here.
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officer Shot and Killed.

st. Louis. Mo-, April lon the day
which was already arranged to be his
last as member Of the police depart
ment, PatroIman Lemuel r. Boyce. 80
years old. was shot and killed. II Is
believed that Boyce was shot by o
burglar who few minutes before had
robbed the saloon OF William Rein.
at No. 1901 Choteau avenue
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Veaqmeu's Bio Haul.

Jackson. Mich. March 30.-Safe-
blowers robbed the Farmers and Mer-
chants National bank of Hanover, Sc
curing $4,000. Two women heard the
explosion and gave the alarm. but be-
fore the citizens could organise q
posse the yobbers had made good their
escaDe
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l. e. g. Y. Incorporated.

Columbus, O.-The Lake Erie &
Youngstown Railway Co., with a capt
tai stock of $4,000 with which to COM
mence business. was Incorporated. II
is not stated what kind OF road will
he operated, but the termini will be
at Conneaut and Youngstown.
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Students Injured.


Pendleton, Mo-, March 27.-Fifteen
students at the Blee's Military acade.
my, at Macon, Mo-, were slightly In.
1ured In a wreck OF Wabash passen,
ger train near here. Spreading rails
caused the wreck.
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Toledo, O.-Frederick Navarro, ium-
ber carrier, aged So. committed suicide
by hanging himself with a strap IN
a woodshed In the rear OF his home.
II Ia said the man was demented.
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killeo Nv Llohtnina Bolt.

Chicago, March 27.-During So
we're electrical and rain storm which
passed over this city John Mueller.
an employe OF lumber concern, was
struck by lightning and killed
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Sale OF Bonds.

Springfield, -seasongood & May
or, Of Cincinnati purchased $4,000
worth Of per cent 20-year water
works bonds for par. accrued interest
from March / and a premium OF $f,100
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Biz Flow Of Gas.

Huntsville. Ala. March 30.-An
enormous flow Of natural gas was
struck near Huntsville. One hundred
and seventy feet of casing weighing
1000 pounds. was blown out by the
pressure. and the flow has not been
controlled SO far,
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oneonta. N. Y. April Mrs. n.
9. Loveiand. q niece Of the late Coils
p. Huntington. and beneficiary under
has Will. was Instantly killed while op
Grating . new automobiIe which had
bssn delivered TO hsr recently