The Springfield Leader from Springfield, Missouri • 1

THE SPRINGFIELD LEADER WEEKLY EDITION. VOU 45 SIMU.VCI IFXD, ua IIHDtV.JWlAltYJt, 1000. No. 30 Will VOTE TOMORROW Or CriUIENT INTEREST. is RICH IN MINERAL AN INTERESTING TRIAL WASHED THINGS AWAY 1 4 hw-Iii4 Inquiry fliiirxltty, Jun.

juUUial IihiuihJUoii 1,1 ulrlrli a iiunibor uf irilimit men uf till city nr -l-clpl Iu lrUf In tuimection 111, Hit- lion of lire (lata of Missouri AKubisl ibe Htai.daid OU oonipat.y a 111 cnnineiM'6 hero Thuiaday luoruiug tit 10 oi'hek. This H4i fciinoumed today Frank Sthwcmiier, the uatary HPdnte4l by the Missouri uftlcUU to lake the depoeiliona. The list of 4'le vUndura aubjiociried lii'ludcd Atitea t'omg an, preaident of llus FoiTigaii-Mt Kimtey company, aud well know i fur his lliigutUm agaltut the HtamUrd cmnpaay, and John Itockefetler; Frank Rockefeller, brother Of John Rockefeller; rhaiha W. Kchohchl, now aef'retary and treaaurer of he Rake Kile Iron company; Daniel Hchurmer, retired, and John Teaglc, forjiier iiM-mixf of hofl' ld, Bchunner A 7tagle Refining company; W. T.

Me, Ke and William T. Judd, of the Republic Oil company. to r'4tv tlii (p'puiallim front i 1 1 id let mmintui'p, Tho (lint, aiaieu, oniniued lo nil-im M-iiuidiiiff hat iMrum while A public d'Ltf at Ion of ntw on Ihc pH 1 1 of lb (aligning gofrnmiG 9 nuli irliHiA have nffnrilcd keener naHff.o lion to our illetum iol tiMt, tb rull of Him may b-found ttoiio (be h- 111110111 'n 1111H-yutiiiK, if not in nbniiy ri'iimviiig, tv gilciatii 1 omjilHhii'd of. That Vr Kaifuur nbould hr rclvd ihn yutloii, tvi.fi in prUata after Mr. ton Imd dm'llhcd lo do tut.

ruaoU ftj a hojful feat ui of the altuatmu, Aduiifa lie Uaa TKHMK IIATTK, Jan. lb-hhiMai htm tfia of Major ltd in I. Riditman bKan liMitij brfoie tbc oty couihII of iilioe iittsinlore, aik of thm intiAt oe In otdir toionvUt the tp or guilty of iiludftiiia the enfm run nt of Hit- law during vtihuiM at 11 In and on Hundaa nnd of ueii language. t'ouiuiiman W. K.iuLmm la cbl.

of Poll. Lint. .11 Mi count of a hoac dUdiaiae the oiayr reitmted (ii of (be polite bounl, in tbeo ie-inoed not lot fr not rdnatut. bg him. finally basing him by a tblid Umid.

a Ho inlm-ipu! wit. tiCAA. John N. of Indi inupolie, i by tbc M.muf.u inrcra' club, la cuntlin ling the ofimac ufim. IJi.t amt.

cd at fl re I that be dhl not know of a-UiHi siolaibm tbe lua and Iwier that be iermli led It, Unlci tbere a a too Mill' It nole. The f. i.Ac admhA Ibe liberal" fei)i, but rnnli-Mln 111 1 baa been lutprovetro ot mulct r.hLtmiii, uhhh It, Stlmeon, uhlng fur iitbm, toiuedid in Ho oj-nlng Klatcim nt, ft 'Miecoi on ha tn.jMy but i am id lion- HI no attnno to Inn tirtb-r The major ftanky udhiitA lie advwcij y. and tiHing acquittril on the ound th it there ha imhi no n-iurn to the Uufpe tjf fnjtmr hilmtiation. The mdbat(ora ie tlcit the trial 9 111 I lo out One evening last week Mr.

and Mrs. John Jacob Astor went on a slumming trip in (he Chinatown of New York, accompanied by a friend or two. In the course of (he exploration they were conducted through the gambling house kept by one Juu Lee. A few das later Jiiu and some of his associates were arrested for gambling, whereupon hia lawyer advanced thU original plea: "Your honor, these mwi were the hot-is the other night of party headed by Mia. John Jacob Ant-tor, and they have made every preparation lo return the call tmluy.

t'hlneso etiquette is very punctilious in this respect, and It will be a lifelong grief to these men if thy are prevented from fulfilling their social obligation.1 Flies magistrate refused lo be moved by this talk and held Jim to answer. Those explorers who have ventuied far into the Artie circle speak of different SUM'S of misery which they encountered. To Nauaen the thhst induced by the terribly hksome labor of sledge hauling proved nmt diHtiessiug. Though the pmar world is covert-d with frozen wat4r, there la none for drinking purpofres save that which is thawing, and it is almost Impossible to get this on the march without halting thaw If. Other explorers complain 4.f the effects of the wind and sup.

A very low degree of cold can be borne without undue discomfort so hmg at the air Is still; but the moment it gets in motion it mi ike the sign with effects Very similar to ihme uf a burn. An unusual literary find' is reported and ail) he published early In MartM under the title letters and Recollection of Washington The treasure-trove contains Washington's cone, pondewe with Tobias Lear's and diary of the awt days of the first America. 1 president. Tobias Lear was Washington's confidential Decretory, and tin? Intimate letters, most of which are hitherto unpublished, are full of information as to Washington's properly, farm and home life during the 5 ear when he was president. The volume might be called ''Washington as a Fount ry Gentleman, much does it give as to his mode of life at Mount Vernon, his method of handling servants and other domestic details.

Lineal descendant of Duncan Macduff, referred to In Macbeth," Henry flay MacDuffee, of Bradfoid, VL, boasts that he and his father voted in every presidential election held uin the I idled States. During twenty-nine national elections the McDuffee family it presented by father and then by son. has an unbroken record of John McDuffee. the father, was boin In Londonderry, N. June 16.

1706. Records show that Henry Clay McDuffee it a direct descendant of Kins Kenneth Macduff of Scotland, and Duncan Macduff In 1900 A. D. lhe name of McDuffee was taken by the family after one branch of the family went from Arglyshtre, Scotland to Londonderry, Ireland in 1612. Paul Meurice, who was buried the other day at Paris, was Victor Hugos executor and the guardian of Ins only surviving daughter.

Ad-de Hugo. Sue is an old lady of 75, weak In her mind, who lives in a small country houe not far from Paris under the care if two nurses. She has no notion of her wealth thanks to the royalties upon her father's works she is immen.s'ly wealthy and works hard writing I-aya which she Imagines are produced in Paris and the provinces. Now and again she Is brought to Pans and taken to a matinee at one of the theatres. There she siia in a comer of a stags box, believing that the play which she Is watching Is one of her own and bowing when the audience applauds.

The most favored man in the kingdom of Siam Is an American named Strobel. He is the king's counsel and his majesty takes no important step without consulting Mr. Strobel. Americans are in particularly high favor in that quaint country, anyway, for the reason that the Fulled States government returned lo China a large portion of the Indemnity awarded it for damages arising out of the Boxer trouble. This is the first time on record that a white race was ever known to givo back anything taken from a yellow one.

and such unwonted tnagnttmity has given the Yankees a position that no Europeans enjoy. Although Senator La Follette, of Wisconsin, is no stranger in Washing ton, having served three terms in the house of representatives, his physical nppeanmee continues to attract attention. The senator is a short, round man, with a great head. His body long, but his legs afe short. When he Is sitting down he looks to be ncaily six feet tall, but when he stands he I not much more than five feet six.

Ho Is student of Hhakespt'aro and the on. ly vegetarian in the senate. Bpeaker Wadsworth, of the New York ussetnbly, is but 28 years old, and has had only on year's experience In the legislature. This is regarded as an advantage by his Mends, who declare that his Inexperience is better than some kinds of exeperience. Ho bus started out by making some of the oldest members very hostile to him bv dropping number of the best connected" members in the house from their old positions on important committees.

t'lre In Cotton. NORFOLK, Jun. Inti-rna-llonsl Compress companys cotton compress here, together with much stored cotton In warehouse end the sheds of Rogers, Mik'sbe A burned today. Tb loss Is $250,990, Married by Hubbard. Thomas Funkhouser and Irene Dwyr were married by Justice Hubbard In Ms office yesterday afternoon.

They a 11 reside In Springfield. The justice declares them lo be the best looking con pie he ever married. N. O. Ttc, superintendent of iht Rprlng-field City Mission ind House of Refuge, 218 tv, Thflps venue, nays some Very wealthy people wish to adopt a nice, bright boy I 4 years rvrriHMi HIM henliies a 4 HIM.

pgumluf Itiil UiMi I tIUsilRNdTON, Jsn 24 -TU huue lit Mil. irvrnLd by IV fuks whwh win lusurs a In lit bill afltrfionit. wt on sJoptiun rui- 1W To ftfc. MWtolr.f nt liuo I Pile tft ch lh touee uinmiiu- on rub today hu ii im of strength luirhovd light mad ui "K' u1pL 1ui lomn iiMl) upon Pi of Ih.fl oUr ud (Lily thcHafl-gr, mn(J't-l on tt.e snerowl of ih 0 long tha biil hereluaftcr jrpnrj (i iiMl tiding Die hfcus halt rroO ilM-if Into a roiimtll.r of the shoW liuU4 on elate of Lie union ur enirsinjn i the b.ll lo enable tte of ofcUhtniit hoJ lioUnn Territory fortti a (OuetHut and aihIc avmi tat And be edn.ti.'J into the In ion in in JUI foublig With (be 0niOtt) ind 10 eiwbl Ifi pi'opir rtf' Wr M'b ind of Aflfcotu (w fo-m a ((maitltillfm and (Ml gournno nol be aJmMGil 'nn inn I'nW on on c-i I fomln wbh (he on, fciai AM ti that of Adnf bill hi rrfirrvrt dbte Shall oii- itae bnltl T'iusmLi mil. 3 and I ttuU hour, or if hi neri i auaII eoftciinW hr fn that hour.

-If opoB (hr r- lu- i of Aid g.nt-ral I (vinri tin of (h hoM to lh UU- of 1 mi rte 4 port th Li 1 In til. hr.UAr, iiittfoontr non. Aoit Cut ht kn A lit Mil to A IMIOK-, 'l'rtrldrd io lava tn fetnark i I Pi.re'hy fianied for ah thoe afur ThorwLi), Juni4 TV tath 1 ijii. on nan otunt-A In ui .) i. tin at hib ptli Mr Imiif'ii pi h-4 a rne nhoh 3t rMj upon to rttl9 ormnltn IVhm t( a fJ Mr aflrr 'h na.

ju lea-W-r, Akl rnlnHK roi ftr d't'Air f.r hour f4 A half uti i i ill' TIua i AArio-t tA nd Mr, Dale jl apis th trtoi of thf ftAifboott I pi! 14.T4 if Hi rule 9rw aWjiitHl a ot. lull moiilj iU4 tomorrow. Mr. It III am no. 1 fh to houor thp riahi to vot on th iju' r-tkfiof AJm.Mio of Hip ft.Ur ir-ro re wpiKU iy, it Mitn IniloinM a am ter i he hou I imh 11'1K It lo In Ann-na jtj nw ihu ac one 4rl lorlian Trail, IMI Thf KtaK, Ink froert trair(ti((i ,.,1 miiimifi ul unltpotm.

hu, r.f latp jps.t, uunl rtnmHilln, inflii.ii... In Cailli. Till: mat. (ini t.f (In Iw.lull-Amirt. an anj inching o.n.tnn tl.m of thn r.

con. in-tauin-. nf Am.rl-an npimhtti, iVr'aln It 1. thal om tniial i ui Mii Inrtuprtc "i1 a a.prful in.4-uia mid Ml llh lhf m.mtl, ti, ai ill onip thp minail.m 0 m.wtv Koniuih a mni.n.1, Aptain Alalian In hi. fHiianta wnrk n'l Th An.frii a in a w.

Aaaunm.g Ihai ihn lathmua if knama la ih. lmr. iPmm.rr.al n.lliury. in (I, ean. i-iuilr rmr.rrn Jhow iwllona i.r.

a li. r'1 lw Allanu. an. Ja, hi, i stal. la I ha nvn; (a, tain Mahon aritupa Mat rorrihhom and ihn.it Carthhn to th- i Jhmu arv tn rlm.

jm-nt Ih u.iuiiujm me VoInf.T llnl'' "ilr "tort-aolof tt.lna- a l.irni la '''r -f the pi fneipat 0IW WrUlK ituli hit A ni.rl -a hn' r1 ta.lL a 4' l' luih-ri, iH a'' dupha.A I tmn- '''t tWJ Mil. out.tr', Stale. araarkni. 0U mntv lih I'omriiAt the.n Upt.n i't onh Cnat flTiltar, I 1-r Ctk S'htrlta 1 h.iH-efrirwaiil eapnrt to 11,0, Btlvunerd. hli.

tudllv Kingtinrn Juat as hmuh, Ktamiin un.g-r iJt" "a Jamalea, a. k- the, etlom I trail, i.i uf In 1HO3-04 th- Cl 1, 7 '1 by tlila -tn uj wi Amerlcn URe being only 43, kali Wh1l' anv tnaliilnlm hy the hold ha, aT nd th Th.it km.lv aithi our "f- t-aa inornlm, a it fai k-t lh, Wlll rvi.e iwttt hR Tork Jantal a. a 7 A lll'K ka, th, Caribbean Cnglaug hlla betWMH nl rolnnle, trf ona iu- twult That by mi1 furn at Allon "rP1 khn th bnfortunat, rot. tract nr.trh"'.!r?"r PtW'l pulley Hrlil.h effect up. ln-J Ml ,7 Itrorulpr aetvi, l1 for th.

Wail or to feUiuiuUUing trii niosi-i non, kuhkiv, it iu ii 4it this i i v. Jtl'illglllli klHH.IKHI Mlile.l I'roni Jli-u- in ThiIic -cllJlj, Mayor Meyer and many ulher hading business men this dly say they nre confidi nt ttiut one uf the best and ihh- ni mining tumps In the smtberu pait of Mlssuuii wUi be established Just eat ibu city along Pierson tick witbin Ibe at ycuis. Lmihufi! has i 1 110(14 Unre this wmi4-r and new knmjaiih-s it being foimed iihd wntkmg I tm und theie. and tbHr nms sanguine iitvams an iMing raluil. AilboUKii Ilia big that have be4.11 operating lint fui umc bav maie an ef-foi I keep licir np4 radons entllHj so.

(HI, it a known th.it ute bunging tbc liDinmw- sum uf was shipped fium this viututy during in lal ar, ur In .1 petil uf about twelve mumbs. Soim fa. is have light -4g4jitllug the reKuui' in thu ditij. kbal have sitiillcd luttl bui ms men and m-aily all the avaliu'ib bind Him bus ciltn b-cu leased or bought outilgbl, 'I be RuiM.one-ol Mining ton- an. in wfili li Muui ilej.f is int t- I esled.

one of U.e latent tompMiih lxgiu mm I t4ti is. They M'cur twenty hi re be inihs soultuast of the il) nd luvc been jet su. ssful. Th have been at work only a lw vurki but they ablptad theii licet car load of a few daja ugn flu smelter a 'liet vale, i-alisiing the sum nf fr it. Tiny struck sixt-f'Vt f.

with a pth of fuUid'en f4rtt, riwwtly gltu. but it cunlalufc abut five per cent lead, it 1 known to cv-r an atea of 1 feel and Is believed ver a mm laiger space. Th say fully two iirs' work Is ah ad and lhy 1 H4 1 to get aiitj ton uek un imw on, ubl'-h will tut the utiiixit.y I aUuit per weolt. Tin- laij Mining comp.iJij Is one th in opeuthn ihep. Thu Mh klmUb rs are all (( mu.

lr.v haw struck two dtifts, on ixty fct, the tifher fe, and th hive al Past five years weak an i have hardly begun to uos4-ci their vut a r4age th rr. The Wolu-rme Mining cmjMvny lumpcMd of ntw khoMeri reMing In Mu higail. This C4mpany is aKo doing a rtic busmens, as Ik also the Alva Mining fompany and many others. Among the Pe al cornpani-s the IPts. ter Bray' Mining company is A large a4.reage.

Shaft are bmng sunk further north, nearer the -Hy. Mike Carney lot sunk Jt rich on vhv ImMon ro.ui. Theie Is a bastn whre the fra I Is found. The vek liottimi is mu lower than the city and the surrounding Mils. The roll'd Stans geological survev says that the mluetal belt supped to extend from the soutfu 'n limits nf the state to the Missouri nv-T.

The belt vatie In width from eight to ten miles ami passes Jut south of this city. Good mineral has been found every here the land bsv been prosmvt-ed, as god mineral, too. as anytmng in the Joplin district, according to a statement of one who bad carefully gone over the ground a days Tih gentleman said that thoe who hnd formerly attempted 10 mine there had quit too soon. Wlien they strut it a MmMone bar thy gave up In despair. When If they had drilled through he bar they would have found the mineral on the other side.

The vh imiy 1 Ideal for mining, since the principal thing Is plenty of wUr. Parson creek and the James river tsre both near. There Is a cave at the head of the former width Is behoved to be r( in Pad deposits. It is known that lend was taken from this ave during the civil war and moulded Into bars for the use of the armies. If this camp is deveMped, as souo local business men believe it will he in the near future, ft be tin- greatest boom lo the city that could p.s!bly occur.

Kltilti lloitrw on the hiuiI. Jan 21 Tne tight hour law ca not be abrogand for work on the Panama canal, and tanil coni mis-s oners can not receive aM.tiotuil com-lensaton lHslds the'r salarhs as com-tnlsslmrs. Thsc two changes in the urgent dGL-Tncy appropriation bill, now tin-dtf on-liloat'4tn In the house was the mt nsiilt of (oda.is sesslttn, When the end about hatf uf the bill had Ihm ronviuei ed. It w'l! Ih laid as.di- to morrow, when the statehood bill la to be brought in. and have the right of way until dsposed of.

The two amendments whiih prevailed In the bill were secured without disi'us-alon. The eight-hour day provlson wont out on a point of order, a new legislation, made by Mr. Williams, and irnme-dately sustained hy Mr. Hhernuin. in the ehnlr The limitation of the enlnrie of commlssitinera was ottered by Mr.

Flu-gerald of Nw Yotk. and acptej hy tha coinmltUHv Mr. Ih Armond of seourl offerd a wutnbrr of anmndmenta, which hSd as their object the requiring of European competition in the purchase of canal supplied. Each amendment Went out hy Re-publican vow'd on the tatement of Mr. Tawney.

chairman of the appropriation committee, that this competition w-aa tecum) now, and without expense of main-ta'tdng purchaalng agents ami advertising In Europe. Bids of European manufacturers, he said, were accepted now, and thi manufarturcra had (heir tigents American clUra. anda were kpt in tomb with the demands of tho commission. (kies to Tuba. WAHHINC1TON, Jan, 84, -The senate cotnmittea on foreign relations today voted to report tho treaty with Cuba, ceding tha late of Pineo to that republic.

Tha treaty wao not amended. 4 on erenow Takes Fmgrea. AIAIEOIRAS, Jan. Th Moruc can conference today accepted all the article of th report of the comm life on contraband relating to the prevea (Ja tra a ceatrtVta up kites brirk JlhTHK 1HB1URD. A f'lvll Suit ou (lie Roll Other Court IluiiU'M lii the JuthC Ona of the hardest and at the same time most imei mating trial that has occurred recently was one in Justice Hubbard's court yesterday alternoou, when the defendant aud piiimifT were both (Recks, who could talk only a very broken English which the judge could not understand.

The suit was filed by Jim Steam against Andrew Krlukus. Steam worked for Krit-iko in the ('hlcago candy kitdieh for 123 per month. Dunng this time lie loaned Kritikoa vaiious sums of money, amounting in all to about 1M He was given a note for that amount, but claimed that this did not include his salary for the two mouths that he worked. After hearing the evidHwc as best he could and relying nu-h upon the statement of Attorn Allen for the planilff and Attorney Durst for the defense, (he justice reiidt-red a decree for $HBS0 for the plaintiff, allowing him the amount of the not with Interest. Roth the paittes to the suit and the six or sev-n Greek witnesses are cousins.

If the court had not interfered, several time during the progress of the trial regular fights would hate occurred. The pla niff was dieeatUfled with the decree, and declared that the judge was related to the defendant, also. The trial of Joan Hall and George Hail, colored, who are charged with keeping a bawdy house at 224 Fatten alley, is incurring tins afternoon. Oha Fulbright, charged with disturbing the peace of George Small, this morning entered a of guilty, and was fined 41 and costs. She i the prosecut.ng witness In the suit against Hall and Small.

Bessie Fleming will tried Thursday on the charge of stealing a little wagon valued at fl from J. T. Arnold. The i-ase, while a smalt one, will be fiercely ioiwest-d. About 30 wttnrMis have been suu-ponaed for the event.

Aged Alan Bride Hiti-diea. QIIXCT, Jan. 24. Stephen P. Laffey, a retired and well to do fanner living at West Point, 111,, and a widower wha has passed the age of three score and ten, made overtures for n.ir-rlage with Lela Lemmon of this lly, who formerly lived at West Point.

Hl proposition was accepted and the term of an ante-nuptiul contract duly signed, by which the bride was to receive fl.COO cash and to waive all rights to his estate, should she become a widow. Ho gave her a draft for the fl.WO yester-dny and the couple were married by Judge MeCrory. Following the marriage the groom asked for a kiss, but the bride urged that this matter be postponed. Fhe then had her draft cached and advised the groom to stay at a hotel during the night and come and have breakfast with her this morning. The groom was up bright and early, but when he called to take breakfast with his wife he discovered that she had packed her belongings during the night and disappeared with the $1,000 and the written agreement.

To Exjtetid a Sparge Amount. FORT WORTH, Jan. L. Winehell, president of the Rock Island railway system, is In the city and announces that the budget of the company for ISC'! allows $6,100,000 for improvements in Texas this year and $4,500,000 for new equipment. Regarding improvements In Texas this year, he sold they would be confined mostly to ballasting all Texas lines.

He declared that his company I at work on some extensive terminal plans for Dallas, which, when completed, will be of sufficient magnitude to accommodate the Rock Island, the Frisco and the Trinity Bruxns Valley, whiih is their allied line. Ballasting will also be done on the Ei Paso division and the Oklahoma division. The yards at 4'hlckasha wi be enlarged. New yards will be const! uc-ted at El Reno. Marriage IJcetiopo.

Marriage licenses were today issued by Recorder hillock to the following couples: Arch E. Husler, 21 Henrietta Ziogelhofer, Springfield 29 W. Henyford, Millville, Col Mis. Lulu Corbin, Aeh 3t Thomas Funkhouaer, Springfield 24 Irene Dwyer, Springfield 18 Ross Barr, Springfield 29 Rofa Atchison. Springfield 23 J.

H. Terrell, Springfield. 84 Julia Baker, Springfield 28 pater F. Schilling, Draughan, Ark 28 Oertha Warner, 21 Wm. Jackson, Republic Zeta K.

Crum, Republic 17 N. Fisher, Martonvllie 40 ftallie Hindman, Martonvllie American Sympathy to Brazil. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Mr.

Nabuco, the Brasilian auihaador, has received a cablegram from the minister of foreign affairs of Brazil, announcing the destruction of the battleship Equedaban and the known lorn of 223 lives. Many others are missing or unaccounted for The ambassador has recalled the Invitation to (he dinner for fiO which he was to give tonight. The flag of the Brasilian embassy is flying at half mast Secretary Root by direction of the president also sent a cable message to the BH-slllan fore'gn office expressing (he deepest sytnpat iy and condolence of this government. lowing Dm Rewion. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan.

convention of the Pnlted Mins Workers of America in its closing session today heard the final report of the commute on constitution and discussed proposed minor changes by sections, Severn! slight change. In the work dig cards were made. Tha convention instructed Its delegate to the intrmtlonal mining congre to work for definite and practical arrangements regarding transfer card. Rev, IX W. Moore, pastor of the South Street Christian church, has been called I hjc ih tK-ktu ul bit nmhejv HEiVY AXII WIND STUISH IX WEHT YIKGIXIt.

The riitatirlal WUI Run lulu ilia Million A Hallway Hits lo Quit lliiriness WKSTuN. W. Va Jan. 2.A tieiv wind and rain storm resembling a clou. buist, ittsecd over the soulhcasAer portion of this liato ycKB'iday, Hooting Cherry.

Holly and Elk rivers and carrying away bridges, house and many million fe of valuable limber. I11 Kichwood the water rose five feet in houses on Uxftrd avenue. The water came up so suddenly thal men, women and children had to wado wulet deep out of their to the mountain top. The foiver story of a clothespin far-tot pnd the Cherry river tannery wr flooded. The Cherry River Lumber companys yard were under wat-r.

The loss to the jards und logging tond can not be emimatrd. At Curtin two railroad budge on th Partlr Corbin Lumber company's road were washed out. The loss is many thousand of dollars. At Curtin also a barbershop with all Us furniture went down with the current, Over twelve miles of the HoMy River A Addison railroad were washed away bt tween Herley Junction and Webster Kpring. This company has given out notice that Its train aervb is teiiqmrarily discontinued.

The report that fifteen lives were pint 1.x not confirmed. The total money fijs will go up into the millitms. WORKING HARD, llu'kct Bull Teams ILimuliiig Into SImijw. The basket bail teams of the city are putting in their best licks now to get in shape for the opening of the season, which will be a wtjck from nexi Friday, evening. As a sort of preliminary contest, the teams of Drury and the Y.

M. C. A. clash next Friday evemug at th Y. M.

C. A. gymnasium. This game will not be counted as one of the league contests, but will serve to give a line on the merits of the two ten mo. The bunch from the Y.

M. C. A. I largely composed of old heads, wh) have played the game for year and be counted on to put up a first class ar tk-le of ball when they get in shape Among the Y. M.

C. A. aggregation ur Mehl, Humphries, Jacques and Mit'hael, This bunch Us working three evenings out of every week and they are confident of landing at the top position when the last game of the series Is played. The Normalites have elected "Bis Moore of football fame to be captain ot th basket ball team. Moore nas had some g4od experience on the gym.

floor and can be counted on to do Mo share toward getting out a huky. bunch. The Teachers have had very little opportunity so far for pratice, but in the past few days some of thm Jiave been putting in good Ik kg in the Y. U. A.

gymnasium. The High school outfit can be counted 4n to be there with the goods from the time the whistle blow until the crowd goes home. The men are nearly i ll sinoli, but they make up ftir this by their swiftness and team play. The bunch from the college claim lo be up to snuff, but as they are the on'? team which dot's not practice at the Y. M.

C. It in hard to get a line on their ability. The military drill at tho college has interfered in a small wray with basket ball practice, In the opinion of some of the men, but they say that it wili not keep them from having the best team In the league. Poimctl American lotliis WASHINGTON. Jan.

24. -Th Impel fid Chituse commission sent to th's country to study American governs jent method arrived here today, visited the State department this afternoon and later took imuiuon at the Chinese legation. Tonight the party was entertained al the Ugation. The members of the commission were cordially greeted at the Sumo department. Nearly all of the number of the commission spedk English fluently and several of them donned Western clthing nod started oil sightseeing through the city.

A number of the secretaries began lo prepare for the Investigation which will 1 made during next few days. Th mlss'on was sent chiefly to study the methods of government cf this country and to see how far the hlncse rduca tlonal and military systems can be ne-fltted by Introducing some elements of th American systems. At the same time the commission embavor lo bring the tw countries closer together an-! to coniine th American people that tho bcyroit movement whs perpetrated by private persons add hod in no Way the saiicbon of th imperial government. Tito South Loyal, Ho Says. WASHINGTON, Jan.

National Guard association today ra' finned its approval of the bill pcnd'nf in the senate and house carrying 911 annual appropriation of two niiiiiua dollars lo increase the efficiency of tnllilla and to promote riff pra tic'. it also expressed Us approval of tha bill to prohibit the wearing of the uniforms of the army or navy by unauthorised persons. Governor Glenn of North Curolina, who was present a a guest, spok briefly, Some may say." he said, that it may be dangerous to put money in th hands of a stain to build up mlllury foice, because the slate might reoel. Never again he declared, will tho South rulse a hand except in defen of the glory and honor of tho whole nation. This statement was greeted by prolonged applause.

The old nffWra were unanimously reelected and Columbia, was selected as the place for holding the ttrtl meeting. 4'-. 4'oiillmml. r.MU.t of th. hronocutlnii utloN flfy, th, I'xnmlimtlun of Elmer 14nnrot brfor, A.

I'hnnrntrr wm vontlnnc to TueMuy, January 10, oclock a. un Noiulmulons f'oMlirmed. AHINtjTfLV, Jan. 24. The sciitta has lonflrmed Uie following iionuna-llotlb.

John H. Hurford, ihlif Justice of the supreme iourt of Oklahoma. Geoige R. WaJker, altfiriiey for he southern distiui of Jnd.An Teirltoiy. ioNtiiiaalerttlndUn Territory, Biucw Mi Klnley, Kufaula; Oklahoma, John Burke, Norman; MIhaouu, Frank M.

Hlsoo, ('aineion; Knoth Htaik, Huns-ili. Then. Kermett; Oliver Neff, Nevada; Walter F. Thompson, Ilattfcburg, Rola-rt (. Rhodes, Bcymour.

A CONGEALED WEAPON II OW IS AssEswyp 1INE. lu-ii4'C Ili.hhnrd Mill line Heavily All lints anglii Man Mill Story. Williams was Rued F0 am coats iu Jumu Hubbaids court lata jettteiday afternoon for carrjlng concealed wea-I tis1. Aa he was not able to jiy tba line, he was cummllied to the cou.u'y jail to wrve sixty-seven days. Williams went to the home of A.

F. Atkinson on West I'helpx street one last week and demanded that hia divorced wife be given to him. Atkinson refused, unless she wiahed 40 go, but said that If the woman wanted to, she could go with him. Then Williams threatened to blow Atkinson's head offf cursing and swearing at him, and at the fame time drawing his gun. William is a man with a story.

Home time over a year ago lit was to the wonmn who is now divorced from him. While she was yet his wife, he pequeed her sister, and later got a divorce from his wife. Then he married the to prevent prosecution. He is not now living with either woman, declaring that while the law could make him marry the girl, it could not make him live with her. The justice rays that It is hla purpose to assess a heavy fine against all those who are brought before biin charged with carrjing concealed weapons.

If every' one who Is caught with a gun had to pay a fine of $r0 or 4X00, there would not be so many murders as there are now. This promiscuous carrying of guns and threatening to shoot 011 the slightest provocation is going too far uud should be stopped. persons need expet Tittle mercy from me At t'lcar Creek. Mrs. J.

Tutum returned Wednesday from Monett. where she has been ot a short visit with her daughter. Mrs. Dick Day of Luther, armed here the first of the week to visit lui ithcr, who is seriously 111. Smallpox has broken out in Elwood and a number of have been ex-l used to the disease, Born, t4t Mr.

and Mrs. Bam Edmondson. a ten pound boy. Miss Steury of near Xngo is vlMtiiig her sister this week. Wilfred Miller of Hptlngfleld is tho guest of Bert Woodward and family.

There are about twenty-five cases of mumps in this community. Mi's. Fella Johnson and daughter of Monett are visiting relatives here this week. Mrs. B.

Shields departed Friday for Auroia, where she will spend a few weeks with relutlves. Mrs. Dee Brower of Luther, Oklahoma, is visiting relatives with relatives. Mi-s Lura Wilson Is quite skk at her home near Elwood, A tramp who parsed through this community recently, stopped ut a near by house and asked to be allowed to mt wood for lyls breakfast. The man of the house told him to gel busy with the wood pile and showed him where to discover the buck saw and at.

He told hm wife to call the tramp in In about twenty minute and give him a good breakfast, which she did. The tramp after eating went bank to the wood pile and. as they supposed, cut some more wood, but It was discovered later thot Instead of rutting wood he took the buck saw and sawed the ax hnmlW In two and then took the rest of tho ux and broke the buck saw into small pieces. The farmers In this community are nil busy and from tlie way the work progressing it looks as If spring had conic and they were all a month behind. The Dentil ot Mrs.

Jeffries. Mrs. Mary' A. Jeffries died Ami Sstur-day nim st 10 o'clock at the Jeffries home, ITS Rstnery avenue, after a lingering llinera of dropsy. was 117 years old.

She Is survived by several children. The funeral was held this afternoon and Interment made st the Flessatif Ridge cemetery near Fair drove. Want tint Duo Advanced. WASHINGTON. Jan.

22.In the au-preine court a motion was made for tho advancement of tha hearing In Senator Burton's ca Tha motion wsa madu by Solicitor QenertU Hoyt for tho government and was concurred In by Ex- gii MHt. oruit lo.fiui isn't bcKtiv l.ef! for 111 Old Soct lhmit. HAI.INA, Ka J-m 4 Two bnrl Hinhh and A'lA-KrHnptm 01 M-(Jtv, Mo. cme to tu c'Jy iij -rt nmrrbd Tby n.osd from here to a farm nf Item.in rttnith ane to Hailiui today h.4 r-rot to tsf a warrant for n.fr and a man from MtwiHA'n Grove, Mnvg that Hoy had eloie, ftoetb twvi Hiat th Moutiiain Otove man an oil aaathrart and that appBred at lm bon Ihi night. tien.ltly to nuk fbfure dayiglu ihl Mr.

and her od Aaretneart left, Kniith raj 4, he haa te-n unalde 10 tint Ho nt. iW'Mtli for liuurnbb Inl.CMiTB. Jan. 2t At ihf ritc! of Anna Hall a mraure ha been Introduced In the Oh.n genera! aw-mbly irtidlii (bat fa.niA ibath ire almlnl-Jerrd to pain fucked Auferer who base no chatv-e for recovery id who d-anr to live no longer. The meaaure prothlt-a that pron aauffertng from Imurabh eaaea or frvm Injurba from whbh them a ih hope of rcoery may be I gaily ihToroformtd to cbaih or k.lUd In wny other laiinleM way which the phs clans may dign.

lrl INso TrttitK llAHIHHmRn, Pa. Jan. jm. tu-nafr train on tht Northern (rntnl ralts ay today were saved from twiug krd b) Jf Ary UK all, li jear I he daughter of trackwalker, llsisig at tlAt a IVtry. The girl vaw a huge bowtd er roll front the mounta a Jt onto the tik ir br bonir Taking a hnient she rati down the track and Mopped the Erie epraa w.thin a jaide of (hi obwiructjoii.

She then humd In the oihr direction and sloped anRur tra n. Ilwitil Itrvkrn Tiller. Jan. 24. In ihe tthlay the world Use mile auio-moblle record nan biwcrcd to two mln-uua.

fifty-four and thive-foui lb ond by laitirla. Thin record was oon after bnken by llunu'iy, who the diMame In two minutes and thirty-four in'tiiul. limnedl.Htf ly after the run Humciy wna rultsl out of the rocen mid it was Mitnounced that he would not be allowed to race uauin In the present meet betintwe he hud refused to ru.i over MKivIn a new start Ilblrh't Attorney rgulng. rHHAGG. J.tn.

Attorney Morrison, ctintinuing hla argument today In the luckeis caie. contended that the poker were not mtllbd to immunity tva we they did md claim It at the time (Lit held nu comiiii ting Hia invAtlKHllon and besauMe they sscie not awotn at that time. Itt the Stvniitl Ib'gms rtdd'MHCtl. Jun. 1.

In the cam of Thomas Murbut, chnrged with the murder of Rarl Kurd, hi tepon, at Mineral, in June lust, the jury (his morning returned a Verdict nf murder In the second degree. The ease against Murbuts wife was nolle trMted, HetiialttM to ritfliikiedHirg. Mta. N. Tueker died at her bme, AT7 I Ms III 11 street.

SaturdttV night at 10 -t o'clock after a brief Illness nf typhoid fever. She wsa 9h yes 19 old. IVeeMeed Is survived by a husband, a Frisco fireman, and one child. The remains were sent to Phlllipsburg, her old home, this motnlng for Interment. to Itoslgn, NEW YollK, Jan.

24 It Is stated that Frederick A. Hurnhnm. president nf the Mutual Keoerve ldfo tnsurnn compnny, aud Ueoige I Eldrldg vl(o prealdent, may offer their resignation at induy's meeting of the directors. Over 100 Yenm Old. TonoNTO.

Jan. Rebecca Wagner dlwd hrr yesterday, aged 104 years. Hhe as the daughter of Humidirey May, who married Harsh Madison, daughter of Fiosident Modi son. Rock Island Wreck. MEMPHIS, Jan, Sl-Paasrn-gor train No.

I on the choctaw division of the Rock laJand railroad was wreck td at lUceviUo, early today. $evm passenger woro Injured yh wrtek tiu cauaod bg a waahaui.