The Taney County republican., 1908-10-01

The coroners jury investigating the
Windsor Mo. powder explosion, by
which Y persons lost their lives, has
returned a verdict that the accident
was caused by Conductor Herschber-
ger dropping a match into some loose
powder 70 frighten negroes.
The secretary of the interior has is
sued regulations for the sale at anc-
tion on November II Of 1000 town
lots adjoining Lawton, Ok
Cholera continues to spread in Ma.
Mia. In one day recently there were
25 new cases and IL deaths.
John Coons, Jr., a student at the
Kansas State Agricultural college at
Manhattan, was shot and killed by NJ.
A. Creviston, local fisherman Coons,
while passing Creviston's house with
some companions, had raped on the
building. For fear OF violence by the
students the murderer was taken out
Of town by the authorities.
The itinerary of Judge Taft's first
campaign tour begins at Cincinnati
September % and ends at Galesburg.
H., October I. 1t takes him through
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Col
oradO, Kansas and Missouri,
The will of William b. Leeds. who
died in Paris recently disposing of an
estate valued at $30,OOO.0oO, has been
admitted to probate at MiaeOla. l.. |.
Harry Parker, grain inspector If
lola Kan, lured Mrs. Harry Pearson
to a lonely spot in Oklahoma City,
shot and fatally wounded her because
She refused to elOpe with him TO
Mexico.
In 4 rear.cLd collision between an
excursion train and Chicago subur-
ban train on the Lake Shore road at
Chesterton, Ind, one woman was
killed outright, fve persons fatally
and 2S others more or less badly in.
iured.
Powder in magazine at MCAlester,
Ok, was ignited by lightning, the re-
sulting explosion killing enc man and
seriously inmring a number of other
persons Several houses Of the miners
were completely deILolished.
While walking in his sleep at a
hotel in Des Moinas, Ia, Frank Shea
Of Clifton, Kan, plunged from the win
dow of his room on the third floor
and was badly injured.
An cAplosion OF a car load Of giant
powder al Windsor, Henry county,
Mo, totally wrecked the NJ, X. & T.
depot killing four persons and injur.
ing 20 others, several of whom will
die. Every person about the building
was either killed or injured, and all
the horses attached to delivery
wagons surrounding the platform
were killed.
Charles f. Hughes was renOminatcd
for governor of New York by the Re.
publican state convention at Saratoga
on the first ballot. He received S27
out Of a possible 1908 votes cast The
nomination was later made unanimous.
A trip for Mr.. Taft has been ar.
ranged which will extend as far north
as south DakHa as far south as Kan
sas and west to Denver He will start
on September % and will be on the
road ten days.
Federal Judge PritCEaru action in
appointing receivers Tor the South
Carolina dispcnsarics was upheld by
the United States court of appeals in
an exhaustive opinion handed down at
Richmond. Va.
The state election in Maine result
cd in a Republican plurality Of about
5000 as against 2G.SlG in the EAST
presidential year and S,06i in 1906
The Democratic vote increased more
than 1900 over 1904 while the Re
publican vote fell off about $500. No
national issues were involved.