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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-20
ichriatian Endeavior society.

gS The SGhristian EIdeavor Society, of
the NJ. ItP. Temple will give 4 social
this evening at the church. The mem.
hers and friends Of the society are in.
,fylted TO attend.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-20
CHARGED WITH STEALING.

Mike Micicich is being given n hear:
Ing before Justice L. 81 Amos this aft.
.ernoon. He is charged with stealing
seven lnicks, one; "a x and .aS machine
from Ludwig Eswalligs These. miners
work Mt Huntington. a y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-20
.Fairmont, W. Va, April 18th. 1911

TIT fFoHH W Wv NIH IolH, lJlI 7.
A special meeting Of the active
members Of the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association Of Fairmont Is here
BY called to be held In the Y Al. C. A.
building, In the City OF Fairmont,
West Virginia, on Thursday, May 4ti,
1911, at O'clock y. nj, for the pur.
lose of etecting seven members OF the
Board Of Directors to serve for the
term Of three years. hearing tho re;
port Of the president and for the
transaction OF any other. business
properlyRcoming before said meeting.
u. ]: N. HARTLEY 4 Presid ent.
8 B. L.. BUTCHER; Secretary.
Arr. 1926! d " gs y 81 & n "a Z, III
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-20
WIN Tour Euro,p,e,.

Mrs. Edward r. Hartman, who has.
been the guestl'of Miss Cora Wheeler,
On Pierpout avenue. left this afternoon
ior. her home, at Boston, Mass. Mrs.
Hartman was en- ronte from Kingwood
to Boston. Mr.. md Mrs. Hartman
will sail some time In June, for Europe
wher t!l they vii remain, until septem-
Der. N -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-20
Standard c-cdi. Balance.

OH City. Pa, April 19-Crcdit bal.
ance Sl.3O. Runs 1861 barrels;
average. 1336OS barrels; shipments,
lu,12s barrels; average, 2lO,64l bar
rels. ,g5' {
New York, April 1o--standard Oil,
5000. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-20

GINA contlngents Is In striking con.
trast to the conduct OF some OF the
other delegations who, divided hope.
lessly into Scott and Story. camps,
spend their mutual moments making
faces ut one another Sd ts.i5
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-20
NENsEQEIRE 0lIHEEIs.

Rpane county. is furnishing more
completions thhniany Other county in
West yIrginib. ON Rush run, Smith.
\ iield district the South Penn OIL
4; company has driIled lis No. 4 on The
les 3. eFfrell farm through the Big
iiniun sand aud hns 4 30.barrei pro.
,l,dncer. On the same stream and ia
1.-THE same district. The game company
has complc ted No 4 on the Al, ~
geil farm and wi II not have better
fthan q 5sbaffel pumper. I,
The South Penn cofpany has drill.
He'd q test on tho 4. Ds 4, u. webb
farm through the BIB Iniuh and has
ta 2usbarreI producer. On Glover run.
1.-The same company has compile ed No.
on the A. n sinnett 4 farm and has q
5sbarrel prtnper. ~ the same stream
1.-THE same sconip anys's No. y on the Al.
bury Lewis farm, iis a ti-barrel spuiiiper
I'm the Bib Iniun sand. So 4
On Rush run, snfthfeid district.
tSttwan. Whttehill and Co. have com.
tpieted No. 8 on tn s. b. Kincaid farm
land have al q .barrel pro- ucer lin the
Big Intun sand on Clover run. M
the same district Heasley and CO.,
have complet ted No. 4 on the u. ID
Chambers farm and have a 15:bafret
lpumpef. n ~
ia5;o On Green cree Walton district,
Roane: county, the Louis f. Payne.
OIL Company has drilled IN No. as on on
1.-The c. 9. Hiyely farm and has Z d
how for a 15.barrel bumper. on AS
berry Camp run; Geary district, the
United Fuel Gas Company has com.
| pleted a test on the, Edward Buiiard
farm and has a $500. OoOiioot ggasser'
IN the Bib s1niun3 sand. 4 h
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
st, Louis Wool.

ST. LOUIS. April l3-Wool lower;
medium grades, combing and clothing,
16M1Sc; light fine, 15ml6c. heavy fine,
l4m15c: tub washed, 16M2Sc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
ADVANCE IN PRICE
OF ALL CEREALS
Evening Up of Risks on Ac-
count of the Holdings at
End Of Week.

CHICAGO, April 13.-fWheat prices adj
vanced enough here today to admit sale
OF shipments coming from the southwest
a. Ialrly good profit. The chief reason
was that sellers were scarce. CLOSING
ngures showed a net gain of ic 10 &c,
me hnal result In corn was a lift OF an
&C TO ac over night. &c TO sGbc for oats
ana &C to l9c added cost TO provisions
Irade In the wheat pit consisted main
~ OF evening UP risks in view of the
Iact that no session would be held to-
morrow and there would be but a few
nours OF business the following day. The
OF the time. although reacting freouent-
ly and being nervous throughout Cash
wheat. on the other hand, was decidedly
SLOW AT the outset the future list as
a whole declined somewhat because of a
forecast that shipments would be heavy
from the Argentine. An offset appeared
however, In the form of an official re-
port that the Hungarian crop had been
damaged 10.3 per cent High and low
limits Tor May were S9sc and SS36SSec
with tho close easy at soc. net gain
Wet weather strengthened the market
Tor corn. May ranged from 4Sc to 49sc
49am493c.
Cash grades were steady. No . yell
low finished at 50l@5o9c
Transactions in oats were extremely
light and prices changed narrowly Nav
varied between 3lac and 31E@39c, closing
i@ac up.
In the end the advance in provisions
was nearly even all around, lard gaining
10c to 12h@15c and other provisions trail
ing but little behind.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
EYaporated FIllits

NEW YORK, April 13,-Evaporated ap-
pies largely nominal. but firm. On the
spot. fancy quoted at lac; choice, 13lM
13bc: prime, 13c,
Prunes firm, but demand Is falling off.
ranging from sa@l3c for Californlas up
TO. 3040s and 11@13lc for Oreeons from
soc 10 30s.
Apricots steady; with fair jobbing
l52@14c; fancy. 13am1i9c.
Peaches offered freely, barely = ~ldy;
choice, 7mT2c; extra choice. Z Sic;
fancy. Sa@9c.
Raisins inactive and steady: loose
muscatels. SIC: choice to fancy seeded.
63m7bc; seedless, 47@6c: London layers,
S1.40M1.45.
Monday, April II.
Montgomery band dance at Saltair;
forty men Continuous dancing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
METAL QUOTATIONS
REMAIN UNCHANGED
Exports of S344 So Far This
Month; Arrivals in New
York 225 Tons.
PRICES OF METALS IN !;
NEW YORK MARKETS j



NEW YORK, April 13.-Standard cop
per, weak; spot. April. May. June and
Jeuly, Sll;6o@l1io. London. steady; spot.
459 lbs Cd: futures. R54 SIS 3d. Arrivals
reported at New York today. 225 toms
custom saI public returns show exports OF
s"f3 tons so far this month Lake copper
Is quoted at $1287a@1250; electrolytic,
*lgi2s@12.3TA; casting. sl1.sTi@l2.O6
Tin, easy; spot. s41.s0@4215; April,
SH. 4o@H.60; July. s41.2O@4I.5o Sales,
20 tons of June. port OF New York. at
s4l.fo Iondon, easy; spot. G193 15s; fu-
lures. G1Sa
Lead. dull, S4o@d5o New York and
s.. 25a4.3o East st. Louis. London. G23
It's Cd.
Antlmony. dull Cooksons. s9.Oo@s50.
lron-Clevcland warrants. los Sd In
London. Locally iron was steady; No. 1
foundry northern. Sl575D1625: No. 9
foundry northern. No. foundry
southern and No. 1 foundry southern scft.
s15.50@16.00.
The metal exchange will remain closed
until Monday morning
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
Chicago.

CHICAGO. April -Cattle-Rcccipts.
estimated at $500; market steady to 1oc
up; bceVcs S5.00m6,75; Texas steers
si.50m5.&0: western steers. si.S5@ So:
siockcrs and feeders, Sil0@5.S0: cows
and heifers. S270@5s5 calves. S5.OOm
100.
Hosz-Recoipts. estimated ut 10000;
market steady. &c up: light S6,20d6.55
mixed S6.05m6.50; heavy. S5.s0m 6.35;
rough, s5.S066.0O; good TO choice heavy.
s6.0OM6.35; pigs, S6.i5@6.5O: bulk OF
sales. $6.I5m6.35.
Sheep-Rcceipts. estimated at 1000:
market weak. 1oc off; native, S3O06Ii 90.
western. S2.I5d 40, Yearlinss, $1,000
6.40; lambs. native, si.7jmG.25; western,
s. I5m6,2O
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
|alCK MARKET
LACKS V|G0R
rsursdsy's Trading Described
As Being of Perfunctory
Nature.
MISSOURI PACIFIC
MAKES SMALL GAIN
Steel Heavy and Pennsylvania
Iases Ground on Free
Selling.

yvw YORK, April 13.-Tradins was
NJ" an altogether pcrfunctory na-
sfam " the stock market today. The
tars ta,., So odsveIoped no discernible tendency
Eslnsh.r direction and prices moved in
elpunraually narrow range.
n wInlna,,ri nna Pacific fluctuated moro widely
h suv other active stock and made a
uan uln nst rajp on the day. United States
t1.n ~ iISowed distinct heaviness AT times.
Ss.'srssSvIyanIa Ssss was sold freely and lost
ppsnSrr pppsrcan Woolen preferred was ono of
,,a A s"@ stocks which moved more than a
ins ia.,,nr Ms gain being one point. April
lIserc lIIse,,,s ~ gross railroad earnings began
!su.,r r l.,r,e In today. Gross earnings OF
y s;sen ui"e roads for the first week of
WI showed an increase OF about pei
sast sg'p aver the corresponding period OF last
81. 81. Combined reports for the month
D March showed q decrease in gross
.rlncs OF less than per cent
IN TSs weekly report OF the Bank Of Eng
IL ,nn5e rather a meager showing for
~ -. srst time I'm a long period. Call money
W sss Son IsomeTlat frner IN this market to-
Bouds were steady. Total sales. par
z1ue. Ss301, 900.
csnt on call,
Closing Stock List.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
Tho Sound Sleep of Good Health

Cannot be overestimated and any all
ment that prevents it is a menace to
health. J. l.. Southers, Eau Claire, Wis,
says: "I have been unable to sleep
soundly nights, because Of pains across
my back and soreness Of my kidneys
Ny appetite was very poor and my gen
eral condition WINS much run down. !
have been taking Foley Kidney Pills
but short time and now sleep as sound
as a rock, my general condition is great
ly improved, and I know that Foley
Kidney Pills have cured me. " Schramm-
Johnson, Drugs, five stores.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES
CASH Quotations

Cash, quotations were as follows: Flour
somewhat irregular; No . rye, S56S9c:
feed or mixing barley, 656S5c: fair TO
choice mailing, s1.O2@111: fax seed No
southwestern, s2.44s; No. / northwest
ern, s2.56A; timothy seed, s11.75. clover.
90; mess pork, per barrel. Sl5.75N
1871; lard. per 100 lbs. sI90m7921;
short ribs. sides Ooose), s7.5OmS.25, short
clear sides (boXed). sS.25GS.375,
GRAIN STATISTICS.
Total clearances of wheat and -four
were equal 10 $4,000 bushels. Primary
receipts were 30i 900 bushels, compared
with 10000 bushels the corresponding
day a year ago. Estimated receipts for
tomorrow: Wheat, cars, corn. 126 cars ;
oats. so cars: hogs, $4,000 head.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
10 NEW YORK WITH
\ ONE RELAY

R,- Rn our New Duplex Private Wire
N "e p direct with Chicago we reach
n,rs .s'0in Markets Instantly. Fastest
oor.s service Salt Lake has ever had.
chAages A'0''O0'S oi al eN-
sAMES A. POLLOCK g. CO.,
a., Bankers and Brokers,
''0,oSo South Main Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
sussrial stocks,
Margins 'aii''o 'A 1-'' '''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.
Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. April 1S-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1000; steady; native steers, So. 10
@6,20; southern steers, 81 50@6, 90: ma
tive cows and hcifers 81 .0016 .25, stock
ers and feeders. 81 1906. %; bulls. 81 25
@5.25; calves. "a 0066. rs: western
steers. So oO@6.OO; western cows. SO. Esq
o. 20.
Hogs-Recelpts, II 900: market 5@1oc
higher, Bulk OF sales, s6.1o@6.a5; heavy,
So l0m6,20; packers and butchers, S6l56
6.35: lights. $62506.45
sheep-Receipts. 10000; 1oc lower: NUT
tons. SO 5064 Is; lambs s.. 0065.75; fed
wethers and yearllnes, Si.O0@5. 90, fed
western ewes. 50. 50ma35.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
Coffee Futures Steady.

NEW YORK. April l3.-Thc coffee
market closed steady. last prices were
10 to i6 points net lower. Sales were
reported OF 10000 bags. Closing bids:
August o.Sic: September. o.7dc: October.
960o November. 9.55C; December 9.5oe;
January. 9.52c; February. 9.5ic; March,
9,5Tc
Spot coffee quiet, Rio No, Z. 11Ec;
Santos No 4. 12Lc, Mild coffee quiet;
Cordova. l3Ym152c nominal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
Omaha.

OMAHA. Ncb. April l3.-Catlle-Re-
ccipts. 1900: market steady 10 strong:
native steers S5.@0m64O: COWS and
heifcrs, $i0O@575; Gamers, $3.So@ioO,
"a S6S 5o '' buis stsgs @t" &, ooSS W
Hogs-Recejpts, ll500: market &c high
er; heavy, S5.75m5,S6' mixed. S5.s0G5a5. !.
light. $5.o5m6.l5; pigs. $5.T5m5,95: bulk
Sheep-Rccelpts. 5000: market slow. i5c
TO 20c lower. yearlinGs, s4.s5m5.15;
wethers. Ss30@4SO; ewes Si00Ha 60:
lambs So 30616O0.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
New York ProdI,ce

NEW YORK, April 13-Flour was
barely steady. with a fair jobbing trade
straights s3.65Gs.75. Winter patnnts Mcts
s5,90M3,35. spring clears s365 a 900;
Kansas straights. S4.10@a2O. Receipts.
26,SlS barrels; shipments 1864 barrels.
Wheat-Spot. firm: No, . red 9ic Gle
vator and 951c T. o. b. afloat: No / north
ern Duluth, sl06i I. o. b anoat. Futures
market inactive and nervous, owing 10
uncertainty regarding developments in
the May position Prices opened easier
on the cables and favorable weather. but
rallied on covering and closed am2c net
higher. May, 94im95c, closed at 9i2c:
July closed at 9Sc; September closed at
92sc Receipts. $500 bushels; shipments
232. $50 bushels,
HoDs-Steady.
Hdes-Quiet.
Petroleum-Steady.
Wool-Quet.
Sugar-Raw firm: Muscovado, Safest
S.36c: centrifugal. .96-test. 3.S6c: molasses
sugar. .S9-test. 3.1lc; refined. steady.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14

Sales.I II, L. lClse
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
Money Market.

NEW YORK. April 13,-Close:
Prime mercantile paper. 81 10 4 per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm. with actual
business in bankers bills at Si.Sl.l5 for
sxty-daY bills and at Si.S6.4O for de-
mand.
Commercial bills. SA.S5i
Bar silver. 56A cents
Mexican dollars. IA cents.
Government and railroad bonds steady.
Money on call steady at 2l@2s per
cent: ruling rate. 81 per cent; closing
bid. 81 per cont: offered AZ q per cent.
Time loans very dun and steady; for
sixty days, 2Am23 per cent: for ninety
days. @Gm3 per cent; for six months
per cent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
Chicago Produce.

CHICAGO, April 13.-Butter-Steady
creameries, 1fI2lc; dairies. l36I5c.
Eggs-Steady; receipts. 24,S14 cases: al
mark. cases included, 131@14c. firsts, 15c
prime lirsts. 15lc.
Cheese-Steady; daisies, 14@l4sc
twins. 129MlSc; young Americas, 1890
l4c; long horns, 139Mlic
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
Flax, oats and Rye.

MINNEAPOLIS. April l3.-Barley.
easier; demand not so active, Closing
range. Cm$l.0i.
Flax closed S2.5i
Corn-No. 3 yellow. 5?c.
Oats-No. 3 white. 3t@32c.
Ryc-No. .. Soc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
SALT LAKE MARKET QUOTATIONS

Asparagus is on the market at 2Oc a
pound, Radlshes sell at 5c a bunch and
early spring tomatoes arc selling readily
AT two pounds for 25c. Eggs. per dozen.
remain at Zoe, while creamery butter is
20c n pound. In the fish market there
are fresh salmon at 22lc a pound and
halibut at 15c a pound No changes of
any note have taken place among meat
ma srkets. prevailing prices having re-
manned the same for three weeks Quo
tatlons follow:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
DEFENSE SCORES.
Mrs. Schenk and Her Attorneys
Are Jubilant
Over the Turn the Testimony
Has Taken.
CROSS EXAMINATION
OF the States Expert Throws a
New Light
On the Poison Features of Mr..
Schenk's Illness.

Wheeling, W. Va. Jan. 12-Jubi-
liant at what they termed scoring
heavily yesterday, the attorneys for
Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenk. who
is on trial for the alleged poisoning
of her husband, John O. Schenk, ap-
peared in court today smiling and
with renewed confidence in their sue
cess in securing an acQuittal of their
client
Attorney J. ]. P. O'Brien of Mrs.
Schenk's counsel, who yesterday cross
examined DR.. Frank L. Hupp, who has
been termed the star witness for the
state, displayed a knowledge of medi-
cal Jurisprudence and of toxicology
that surprised the prosecuting attor-
ney and his questions at times some
what confused the witness. With all
Judge Jordan'S desire to get the case
to the jury by Saturday night it is not
expected this can be done. To expe-
dite matters as much as possible, how
ever, the court sessions have been
heightened and this morning court
convened at o'clock instead of $50
as heretofore, Another half hour is
added to the daily session by conven-
ing after recess at 1880 instead. of 2
o'clock.
Herbert o. Baer, a local druggist,
was the first witness today in the plan
of the prosecution. His testimony is
wanted to prove that the bottle of
mineral water from which Schenk had
been drinking and several bottles con-
tanning medicine that was under sus-
picion were brought to his store to be
sealed for shipment to the chemists in
the east, where it is alleged an analy-
sis was made
DR.. J. E. Burns, who will follow Mr.
Baer, is one of the physicians who
made tests of Schenk's blood after he
Is alleged to have been poisoned by
q re cnY7io nd fat 1f
Miss Evans. the nurse who attended
Schenk throughout his illness, also will
be called.
Later Professor J. w. Mallett of the
University of Virginia and DR.. C. Blaz-
er of Johns Hopkins university, the two
chemists to whom it is said the mineral
water was shipped for analysis, viii be
called.
Cross Examination of Rupp.
Among other things admitted by DIR.
dupp was that he was not sure the
symptoms exhibited by John o. Schenk
even after the removal of the latter 10
the hospital were due to arsenical
poisoning. Until a mineral water used
by Schenk was analyzed by experts
that the discoloration of the patient's s
gums probably was due to a diseased
condition and the fact that "Schenk
did not use a tooth brush" rather than
to lead poisoning, and that he was At
no time actually confined to his bed at
ali times.
The statement was made on the
stand by the witness that Schenk was
bed ridden rather than "bedfast.'' 1t
has been generally supposed that
Schenk was for weeks at the point of
death O'Brien also secured an admis-
sion that it was the wife who first
summoned DR.. Hupp and who asked if
Schenk should not have a trained
nurse.
The defense apparently also laid the
foundation for a probable claim of con-
spiracy. For the first time, Albert
Schenk, brother of John o. Schenk,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
ounced the following house commit

nounced the following house commit
tees:
judiciary committee-Matson of
Sedgwick. chairman; Allen of Wyan-
dotte, Orr of Atchison. Reeder of
Doniphan, Keene of Bourbon, Stone
of Shawnee, Maloy of Morris, Miller of
Ford, Fair of Rice. Don Carlos of
Douglas, Emerson of Wyandotte, KEEL
ley of Shawnee, Barrett of Pratt, Da-
Wis of Sedgwick. Graham of Jackson.
Committee on elections-Reeder of
Doniphan, chairman; Case of Dickin-
son, Wettack of Montgomery, Miller of
Ford, Ewing of Pawnee, Keene of
Bourbon, Schaumburg of Rush, Boyd
of Republic, Shearer of Marshall
Cities of the first class-Allen of
wvandotte, chairman; Kelley of Shaw
nee, Keene of Bourbon, Sharpless of
Atehison, Beachey of Sedgwick, Nc
Cormick of Crawford, Wettack of
Montgomery. Goddard of Leaven-
worth, Fields of Reno.
Private corporations - Davis of
Kiowa, chairman; DeCamp of Lyon,
Cones of Meade, Newlin of Douglas,
KYLE of Marion, O'Connor of Miami,
Frey of Geary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
STORE BLOWN UP.
Several Employees Are Killed OF
Badly Injured.
Fire Follows and Walls Fall in
Within Few Minutes.

Connellsville, Pa, Jan. 12.-McCro-
rvs five and ten cent store North Pitts
burg and Apple streets burst into
flames at 10 o'clock today when a gas
explosion wrecked the building. The
fire which followed communicated to
adjoining structures.
Three young women clerks are miss
ing, two clerks and the assistant man
ager and a carpenter are in the hOspi-
tai dangerously burned, while a dozen
or more other employees are in their
homes suffering from injuries. By noon
the flames were under control and the
property loss has been placed at $75,-
000 1t cannot be determined whether
the list of missing will be increased un-
til the debris is searched.
The known Missing.
Christobal Smith, aged II, clerk.
Nellie Mitchell, aged 19, clerk.
Mary Wagner, aged II, clerk.
There were about 20 customers in the
store when the gas was ignited. The
front wall was thrown into the street
and in falling carried with it a large
number of electric wires.
A piano player employed in the store
complained to Manager Poff of the
strong odor of gas and he went to in
vestigate. Before his return the explo-
sion had occurred. Miss Mitchell, who
was sitting by the piano, was hurled
with the instrument from the back of
the building through it's entire length
and into Apple street.
Fire appeared to start in all parts of
the building and within a few minutes
other walls began to fall. Merchandise
was scattered upon the floors, many
clerks being caught under the wreck
age. A second explosion blew out the
front of the Citizens National bank
building.
Failing walls made it impossible for
reScuers to enter the building.
Within ten minutes after the ex-
plosion the walls of McCrorys had
collapsed. All the employees of the
store were at work when the explo-
sion occurred and many were buried
in the ruins. The authorities have
called upon Uniontown, ten miles
away, for assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
DEFENDS NEELY SLAYER.
Truskett once Tried to Kill Man Now
His Lawyer.

Independence, Kan, Jan. 12.-On an
occasion prior to the killing of J. D. S.
Nicely of Lima. O., Al o. Truskett, the
Caney hotel man. tried to kill Attorney
Piper, who was Mrs. Truskett's lawyer
at the time she obtained her divorce.
Truskett was incensed at Piper's con-
duct of the case and meeting him upon
the street in Independence, TruskeTs
drew his revolver and was about to
shoot when Piper, by quick action, sue.
ceeded in knocking the weapon from
his hand.
Piper now is defending Truskett
against charge of murder, the out
growth of the killing of Neely.