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SENATOR DOLLIVER
DIES SUDDENLY AT
HIS HOME SATURDAY'
Iowa’s Senior Senator Sue-)
cumbs to Heart Failure
After Short Illness.
Fort Dodge. Ia., Oct. 18.—Senaton
Jonathan P. Dolliver died at his .esi-|
•deuce here at 7:30 o'clock Saturday!
night, while one of his attending phy-j
Kicians, Dr. E. M. Van Patten, was ex-,
aminlng the distinguished statesman's^
heart with a stethoscope. His deatlv
followed an acute attack of stomach
trouble, which affected his heart. His
physicians announced last night that
Ills death was directly due to dilution
of the heart.
Senator Dolliver had so far recovered
his strength as to be able to work
about his lawn. He had been up all
«lay and Saturday night entered his
Kitting room for the daily consultation
M»~with ids physician.
The senator informed Dr. Van Pat
ten that lie was feeling much improved,
and that he believed he bad about re
covered his normal strength. Dr. Van
Fatten cautioned him about becoming
too anxious to again resume his work
and then began the examination of the
heart.
The senator was sitting In a larg%
Morris chair when the physician be
gan the examination of his patient’s
Iieart.
Ill for Some Time.
Senator Dolliver’s illness dates back
aver a year and a half ago. Before
going to AVashington for the last ses
sion of congress he had been slightly
111, but it was not regarded as especial
ly serious.
Last spring he had trouble with one
of his eyes and submitted to an op
eration A fe\v weeks later word was
received in Fort Dodge that he was
confined to his bed on account of ill
ness, the exact nature of which was
not made known. It was given out
here by his intimate friends that be
was threatened with a general physical
collapse.
At the close of congress, Senator
Dolliver announced that he would take
.a long rest and that he would go to
New Mexico to recuperate his health.
He spent a few weeks in that state and
returned to Iowa, declaring that the
Iowa climate was good enough for him,
and that ha Nvould remain in this state
until congress convened again.
Senator Dolliver announced before
the republican state convention in Iowa
that he was in the best of health and
that his rest had restored his normal
health. He was chosen permanent
■chairman of the convention.
Overwork Affected Health.
At the beginning of Senator La Fol
lette's campaign in Wisconsin, Sena
tor Dolliver announced ills intention of
entering that state to assist his can
didacy. In the meantime, however, he
had gone into Ohio and Indiana to in
vestigate some records relative to the
international rubber trust. He worked
J hard gathering his data, and this added
“ work seemed again to affect his health.
Senator Dolliver made several
speeches in Wisconsin in the interest
of Senator La Follette's candidacy. At
Milwaukee he was taken ill and re
turned to his home at Fort Dodge. His
Illness was not regarded as serious,
however. About two weeks ago he went
to Jewell Junction, la., on business,
and while there he contracted a heavy
cold. It was feared for a time that he
had contracted pneumonia. He was un
able to shake off his illness, and a week
ago, on the advice of physicians, he
.took to his bed.
Physicians diagnosed his case as
.stomach trouble, which interfered with
his heart action.
The funeral will be held Thursday.
UNITARIAN DELEGATES
V ELECT STATE OFFICERS
Davenport, la., Oct. 18.—“Unitarian
Insurgency” was the subject of an ad
dress by Rev. John W. Day, of St.
Louie, to the annual conference of the
here yesterday afternoon. Rev. Lewis
(i. Wilson, of Boston, spoke of the
mission of the free church.
The conference elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President,
Granville B. Healy, Sioux City; vice
president, Rev. Robert E. Ramsay,
Davenport; secretary, Rev. Eleanor EJ
Gordon. Hamilton, 111.; treasurer,
Henry H. Griffiths, Des Moines; trus
tees, Rev. Mary A. Safford, Des Moines;,
Mrs. Mary Emsley A. Adams, Mason,
City; Rev. Manley B. Townsend, Sioux
City; Johnson Brigham, Des Moines;;
Rev. Robert S. Lohring, Iowa City.
HASTY MARRIAGE DISCLOSED.
Ida Grove, la., Oct. 18.—A romance
culminated in the district court in this
city today before Judge Z. A. Church,
in which the participants are both
past the half century mark in
age, when Robert Huston was granted
a divorce from his wife, Rose Hus
ton. Mr. Huston is one of the pioneer
and wealthy citizens of Ida county and
about a year ago met the woman who
became Mrs. Huston No. 2 in Ingersoll
park, Chicago, and in less than 24 hours
she became his wife. They took up
their residence in Ida Grove and lived'
together about nine months, -when they
parted and the wife brought suit for
alimony and divorce. After entering
^ suit the attorneys got together and ef
fected settlement on a monetary basis
and together with her daughter she has
gone back to Chicago to live.
A
MAN ESCAPES INJURY WHEN
TRAIN PASSES OVER HIM
Chatsworth, la., Oct. 18.—Fred Koch
narrowly escaped being killed by get
ting off the evening train at the back
end. over the bar where the door was
locked. The train backed up, knocked
him down and two cars passed over
him. He escaped with a few bruises.
1,. R. Crowell, the banker of this
place, while hunting in the Bears Ears
country of California Park, Colorado,
killed a 400-pound bear and two cubs.
MORE MONEY WANTED
FOR HISTORICAL LIBRARY
L>ee Moines, la., Oct. 18.—The board
of curators of the state historical so
ciety has placed its 28th annual report
in the hands of Governor Carroll and
among other things asks for J6.000 ad
ditional for the annual support of the
society.
NORTHERN IOWA TEACHERS
NAME ANNUAL OFFICERS
Mason City. Ia., Oct. 18.—The North
ern Iowa Teachers’ association ad
journed at noon today. The time of
holding a future meeting will be left
to the executive committee, so as not
to conflict with the state meeting. Of
Y fleers were elected as follows:
President, J J. McConnell, Coon Rap
ids. vice president, Sarah F. Rice, Coon
Rapids; secretary, Mary A. Faint, Al
lison. treasurer, Thos. Irish, Dubuque;
•chairman of executice committee, S,
W Chamberlain, Waterloo.
WELLMAN STARTS
ACROSS ATLANTIC
IN HIS DIRIGIBLE
Ventures in Doubt as to
Whether First Trip Will Be
a Trial One or the Real
Struggle.
New York, Oct. 15.—The New York
Times received several dispatches from
Wellman during the early afternoon.
They were all dated “on board the air
ship America, at sea, crossing the At
lantic," and were as follows:
“11:00 A. M.—Stopping motor to
work wireless. Now going east, north
east. Everything fine.”
“11:05 A. M.— I am sending and re
ceiving messages by the Marconi wire
'ess, while the motor is running. We
are going 20 knots an hour. Fresh
northwest winds. Fog still thick.”
The next to be received was a mes
sage addressed to Mrs. Wellman and
Mrs. Vaniman. It was timed on board
the airship at 11:30 a. m., and said:
“All going fine, headed east north
east. Goodbye.
“Wellman-Vaniman.”
This is taken to indicate that Well
man intends to head the America
straight for Europe.
Now York, Oct. 15.—The airship
America, with Walter Wellman and his
men on board was making favorable
progress over the Atlantic in a north
easterly direction at 1:45 this after
noon. This information was con
tained in a dispatch received by the
Associated Press at 2 p. m. It was
dated “on board the airship America,
crossing the Atlantic, 1:45 p. m., Oc
tober 15," and read:
“The sea i6 smooth. We are not
crowding the motor hard. Averaging
about 15 knots an hour. All going well.
“Wellman.”
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 15.—At
11:05 the first wireless dispatch from
the American was received here,
“Headed northeast,” it said. “All well
on board; machinery working fine.
Goodbye. J. Irwin.”
Another message received here at 12
o'clock brought the news from Well
man that the start has been made for
Europe. The American is making 20
knots an hour, according to Wellman,
with the course laid east by northeast.
“All well on board. Fog lifting at
11:15 and every bit of machinery
working smoothly,” says the message.
The first message from Wellman and
his crew to the local men who backed
his enterprise arrived at 1 p. m. It was
directed to Joseph W. Salus, president
af the local syndicate which has sup
ported the project. It says:
“All did nobly. We are doing our
best to repay your loyal support.
“Wellman.”
Wireless Operator Miller, just before
iocn had again spoken to the America
:hrough a vessel between the airship
«nd the shore. While the message was
not entirely plain, its purport was that
Wellman and his crew had decided to
make the daring attempt to reach Eu
rope.
“We are headed due northeast, but
have taken no observations and will
not know our exact location until
noon,” it read.
The American wireless apparatus has
a radius of about 100 miles.
Word was received here this after
noon from the weather bureau at
Washington that the West Indian hur
ricane is coming up the coast.
An attempt is being made by Well
man’s friends to reach him and warn
him to clear from the track of the
storm.
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Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 15.—The
long deferred attempt of Walter Well
man, Journalist, aeronaut and explorer,
to cross the Atlantic from the United
States to Europe in a dirigible airship
was begun this morning at an early
hour, when his balloon, the America,
left the hanger here and disappeared
to the eastward in a heavy fog.
After weeks of delay, which had
aroused doubt in the minds of all but
the staunchest of his supporters that
any real attempt would be made to
start the flight, news was flashed at
4 o'clock a. m. today that a start would
be made tills morning. Melvin Vani
man, chief engineer, and F. Murry
Simons, navigator, had paced the bal
loon shed throughout the night, halting
their work of examination of every
part of the baloon only to look out
doors at the weather.
Partner Wildly Delighted.
Shortly after midnight the wind
dropped to a slow southeast breeze,
followed by a settling of one of the
heaviest fogs known on the coast.
Friends of Vaniman, who had stood by
him and declared their belief that he
would try either with or without his
partner, Wellman, were overjoyed when
at 4 o’clock Vaniman declared the
America would leave the ground within
the next few hours.
It took more than two hours to get
the airship out of the hanger, with the
assistance of policemen and firemen,
and it was 8:03 when the craft left the
ground. It floated into the fog off
shore and within live minutes was lost
to sight. About 1,000 persons, who had
not lost faith in the expedition, saw
the start.
When the airship left the ground,
Mr. Wellman did not know whether
only a test would be made or whether
the trip to Europe would be started at
once. It depended on how he found
things ■ when he got into the air, he
said.
urn ne leu Here, it was ills Inten
tion to go north, following the New
Jersey coast as far as New York. If he
found the airship working to his sat
isfaction and conditions remained right,
he intended to follow the route of
steamers up to Nantucket and then turn
eastward and follow the tracks of the
trans-Atlantic liners across the ocean.
He expected to make every effort to
keep in the steamship tracks so in case
he met with accident he would be close
to steamers with wireless, with which
the airship is also equipped, and could
be quickly rescued if the crew was
compelled to take to the life boat at
tached to the America.
Just before starting. Chief Engineer
Vaniman informed Mrs. Vaniiftan and
friends that there is every reason to
believe the weather conditions will
warrant the effort to cross the ocean.
Thousands of people are on the beach
and board walk watching for the big
NAMED FOR JUDGE.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 18.—H. C. Tlm
monds, of Kansas City, was nomi
nated by the democratic state commit
tee today for Judge of the supreme
court of Missouri, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of J. S. Fox.
GUILTY OF MURDER.
Ardmore, Okla., Oct. 18.—The jury in
the case of A. Washmood, charged with
[the murder of Ben Collins, a United
.Slates deputy marshal near Emet in
il906, returned a verdict today giving
him a death sentence.
balloon In case a return Is made and
wireless operators on pier stations are
being besieged with inquiries 111 the
hope some word of the progress of the
America in caso the trip to Europe is
attempted.
Colonel Potter's small motor yacht
towed the airship the few hundred feet
necessary to reach the water's edge.
There are six men on the airship. They
are provided with provisions sufficient
to last a month. The only means of
cooking is a small oil stove, but tills,
Mr. Wellman says, will do all they re
quire. When the airship had sailed
about 400 feet from shore it disap
peared In the fog. It was estimated
that the t\vo engines, which were
working perfectly, were pushing the
balloon through the air at the rate
of 26 miles an . hour.
With Europe 3,000 miles away It
can readily be calculated how long it
will take to reach the other side of
the Atlantic ocean.
Crew of the Dirigible.
The crew aboard the America when
she left the ground Included Walter
Wellman, Melvin Vaniman, chief en
gineer; F. Murray Simons, navigator
of the expedition; J. K. Irwin, wire
less operator, and Albert Louis Loud
and John Aubert, assistant engineers.
The America Is a larger craft than
the one in which Wellman started for
the north pole. The airship's gas hag
is shaped like a cigar and Is 228 feet
long. Its width Is about 52 feet and,
Is said to be capable of lifting near
ly 12 tons.
The passenger car is 156 feet long, thn
floor of which is a flat tank In which
the gasoline is stored. The America
carries three gasoline engines. One is
a donkey and the other two are for
motive power. They are in the cen
ter and are of about 80 horsepower.
Beneath the car hangs a life boat 27
feet long to be used if the balloon
Is wrecked.
Strung beneath tlm car is a 330-foot
equilibrator, which takes the place of
a drag rope used on balloons. The
equilibrator consists of a strong steel
cable to which is attached 30 small
steel tanks, each carrying 75 pounds of
gasoline and 40 wooden blocks. The
blocks are about 20 inches long. The
equilibrator makes it necessary to carry
ballast. It Is Intended that the balloon
shall sail along at a height of about
200 feet.
If it settles close to the water the
wood blocks and the tanks would float
and relieve It of some of its weight.
As the gasoline is required the steel
cable will be pulled up Into the car of
the balloon and a tank emptied. The
America carries 9,000 pounds of gaso
line.
The America Is as thoroughly
equipped with sextants, compasses and
other instruments for locating positions
or the big ocen liners.
Last Glimpse or txpeqition.
The captain ot the yaclit Olive, when
it returned to the inlet, said when he
had the last glimpse ot the airship her
engineers were not working. A mem
ber of the crew shouted that the bal
loon would be kept in the air nnd every
effort would be made to keep the en
gines in good shape for a trip across
the ocean. The captain did not know
whether the engines had not yet been
started or whether there was difficulty
in making them run.
After the airship rose and went cut
of sight it developed that one member
of the crew had been left behind. He
Is Jean Jacon, the French motor ex
pert. It is not known whether he was
at the hanger when the balloon was
brought out. Jacon is said to have had
some differences with Mr. Wellman
over wages.
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4 WOMEN APPEAL TO 4
4 POLICE TO PREVENT 4
4 MASQUERADING 4
4 4
4 Pittsburg, Oct. 18.—The Alls- 4
4 gheny County Women's Chris- 4
4 tian Temperance union has 4
4 started an active campaign to 4
4 enlist the aid of the police to 4
4 prohibit the masquerading of 4
4 young women and girls in men’s 4
4 clothing on Hallowe’en. 4
4 Mrs. S. L. McCullough was 4
4 named chairman of a committee 4
4 which will call on Mayor Magee, 4
4 and ask him to issue an order 4
4 restraining the “disgraceful” 4
4 custom. 4
4 “The fact that girls go into 4
4 places dressed in men’s clothes 4
4 that they would not dare enter 4
4 in their own attire, seems to be 4
4 sufficient reason for our pro- 4
*■ test,” said Mrs. McCullough. 4
4 "They go into cafes and sa- 4
4 loons and conduct themselves in 4
4 a vicious manner." 4
4 4
EPISCOPALIANS REFUSE
TO CHANGE CHURCH NAME
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 18.—The pro
posal to change the name of the church
was lost by one vote in the house of
deputies of the Episcopal convention
today.
Arguments for and against revision
of the title to the book of common
prayer by dropping the word "Pro
testant” and inserting the words "Holy
Catholic church” had been made by
some of the ablest speakers in the
house of deputies.
The resumption of the debate on the
proposed change of name was marked
by tense interest. Rev. Carl E. Gram
mer. rector of St. Stephens church,
Philadelphia, was the first speaker In
opposition to th change.
Mr. Grammer declared that the
j prayer book was the Episcopal
j church’s own, not that of the Catholic
| church, and should not be labeled as
j such.
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NEW YORKERS CARRY OFF
HONORS AT NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans, La., Oct. 18.—The Irish
American Athletic club of New York
rolled up 51 points in the junior cham
pionship meet of the Amateur Athletic
union at Tulane university stadium
yesterday, three times as many as their
nearest competitors. They promise to
GOES CHLOROFORM ROUTE.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 18—W. J. Smith,
a traveling salesman of St. Louis, was
found dead in his room in a local ho
tel last night. Two thousand dollars
In diamonds and J200 In cash were
found among his possessions. He is
believed to have committed suicide.
Death was due to the administration
of chloroform.
SEWARD, ALASKA. — The famous
Bogoslov volcano In the Aleutian Is
lands is in more violent eruption than
ever before, according to a report
brought from the west by the revenue
cutter Tahoma, which arrived yester
day. Smoke and ashes are rising a
mile and a half above the crater, ac
cording to trlangulatlons made by the
Tahoma's officers. Flames are shoot
ing from the cones, lava flowing down
the sides and huge boulders are being
thrown high. A lake in the center of
the Bogoslov Islands Is boiling and
dense clouds of steam rise from th#
lake. ,
AFFINITY AFFAIR
OF IOWA HUSBAND
IS AIRED IN COURT
Leaves His Wife at Denison and
Takes His Stenographer to
Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 17. The legal
spotlight has been turned on the shame
of VV. D. Fans and Erma A. Morgan,
revealing a husband's neglect of ills
wife and children and the hold anothei
woman lias had on him. Until about
four years ago the Faus fumily oi
four lived happily. The man was a
good husband, father and provider.
Then "the other woman" entered.
F. J. Fleming, a lawyer who has
volunteered to help the free legal aid
bureau, recently received a letter from
Mrs. W. D. Faus, now In Denison, la.,
telling of her troubles, and asking that
the bureau do something with her hus
band. J. J. McGraw. a detective, ar
rested Fans yesterday on a charge ol
non-support. Eater the woman, who
gave the name of Morgan, was arrested
at the house where she and Faus have
been living.
In the North Side municipal court
this morning, it developed that Fans
llrst met the woman while he and his
family lived In Omaha, four years ago,
When Faus moved to Corwith. la., the
woman followed and became Ills book
keeper. lie was a contractor. From
Corwith Faus moved to Great Bend,
Kan., the woman again following. Shu
worked for him until last November,
when she left and came to Kansas City.
About seven months ago Faus came to
Kansas City, leaving his family at
Great. Bend. lie established himself In
the concrete contracting business here,
and went with the woman to live at
the place on Forty-seventh street.
They kept two boarders to help pay
the rent—an old man and his daughter.
Faus said lie and his wife had been
separated a number of times the last
four years and that they could not get
along together.
“Wasn't it because of this othei
woman?” Judge Burney asked.
Funs made no denial. Ho said he
sent his wife money about a month age
and that ho expected to send more
soon.
Husband and Letters Kind.
Mrs. Faus, in her letter, said he had
sent her $15 in the last eight weeks
She spoke of "the other woman” ae
Miss Morley, who, she said, followed
her husband wherever he went. Thu
husband wrote kind and sympathetic
letters, Mrs. Faus said, and she be
lieved he would do right by her and
the children if it wero not for tin
Morley woman. The two children arc
6 and 13 years old.
The only explanation Faus and the
woman would make for their relations
was that Mrs. Faus had full cognizance
all the time. "Miss Morley admitted
to the court that Mrs. Faus once had
written her to "please let her husband
alone.” She gave her age as 31 years
Faus was fined $200 and sent to the
workhouse. He may be paroled latei
if he can give proof that he wdll sup
port his family.
The woman was turned over to the
public welfare board, which ordered
Detective McGraw to take her to the
Union depot and put her on the tralr
for Des Moines. She had only 10 cents
in her possession, she said. The wel
fare board bought her a ticket.
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EMMET PIONEER DEAD.
Estherville, la., Oct. 17.—The funera
of George F. Schaad, sr., was held
from the Buptist church Tuesday. Mr.
Schaad, who was 8G years of ago at
death, was a pioneer settler of Emmet
county. Ho was born in Lanbach, Ger
many, June 2D, 1824, and moved to New
York in 1847. In 1849 he was married to
Miss Lillian Hoy, and In 1856 they
moved to Waterloo. In 1S59 they moved
to Algona. In 1864 Mr. Schaad joined
the state militia and served through the
civil war. In 1865 he homesteaded in
Emmet county, where he has lived
continuously since.
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4 AGED HUSBAND AND 4
4 WIFE DIE SAME DAY 4
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4 Storm Lake, la., Oct. 17.— 4
♦ Yesterday morning occurred the 4
4 death of S. IJ. Eadle, aged 89 4
4 yeurs, and during the afternoon 4
4 his aged wife also passed away. 4
4 This couple was among the 4
4 earliest settlers in this part of 4
4 the state and they were widely 4
4 known and respected. Nearly 20 4
4 years ago they celebrated their 4
4 golden wedding. "In life they 4
4 were united, and in death not 4
4 divided.” The funerals of both 4
4 will he held on Saturday at the 4
4 Presbyterian church. 4
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DETECTIVE ACCUSED
OF MALICIOUS THREATS
Des Moines, la., Oct. 17.—C. P.
Browning, head of the Browning De
tective agency, of Des Moines, was
arrested this afternoon on an Indict
ment returned today, accusing him ol
malicious threats to extort money from
persons captured by himself and as
sociates in alleged raids. Brow-ninj
was a star witness against Chief ol
Police Yeager In recent ouster pro
ceedings against the official. It waf
upon evidence given by Browning thal
the indictment was based. Other in
dictments will follow.
A STATE HOME FOR
CRIPPLED CHILDREN
Des Moines, la., Oct. 17.—A move
ment for a state home for crippled
chudren of Iowa was launched today
at the state convention of Kings
Daughters. The old officers of Mary
Dickinson chapter were re-elected foi
the ensuing year as follows: Chair
man, Dr. Jennie McCowen, of Daven
port; secretary, Mrs. Reading; treas
urer, Emelle M. Witting.
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DECEMBER AND NOVEMBER WEC
Marshalltown, la., Oct. 17.—At th<
assembly hall of the Iowa Soldiers’
Home last evening was held the mar
riage of Exekial Grandon. aged 8C
years, of Renwlek, Humboldt county,
and Mrs. Anna M. Hughes, aged 70,
of Colfax. Both are Inmates of the
soldiers' home. Both will take theli
discharges from the home at once.
INSANE MAN MAY BE
ONE WHO STARTED FIRES
Oskaloosa, la., Oct. 17.—Jess Mont
gomery, aged 85, supposed to be In
sane, was caught yesterday by detec
tives after a surveillance of over twt
weeks, In the act of setting tire to a
large field of corn. Damage to the ex
tent of $5,000 dollars has been sus
tained in this community recently, sup
posedly by an Incendiary. Detective)
Palek and Parmenter, of Des Moines
watched Montgomery as a suspect with
the foregoing result. He Is In jail
awaiting the action of the grand jury
on the charge of arson.
STANLEY KETCHEL IS
KILLED IN A FIGHT
Champion Middleweight Pugil
ist Gets Into Quarrel and
Death Is Result.
Springfield, Mo., Oot. 18.—Stanley)
Ketchel died here Saturday night in a
local hospital as the result of his
wounds.
Springfield, Mo., Oct. 13 —Stanley
Ketchel, middleweight champion pu
gilist, whose real name Is Stanislaus
Klecal, was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded on a ranch flvo miles out of
Conway, Mo., where he was recuper
ating, at 6:30 o’clock this morning by
Walter A. Hurtz, a quarrelsome ranch
hand. Early this morning Ketchel was
unconscious, and was believed to be In
a dangerous condition.
The bullet entered Ketehel's right
lung and so far no effort lias been
made, because of the patient's low con
dition. to probe for it. Three surgeons
brought In from Springfield, Mo., are
attending tho wounded man. Hurtz es
caped to the woods and Is being chased
by men and bloodhounds.
No Witness to Shooting.
The shooting took place while Ket
chel was eating breakfast at 6:30.
There were no witnesses, and as Ket
chel almost Immediately lapsed Into
unconsciousness, the exact events lead
ing up to the shooting could not bo
learned.
Tho man who did the shooting was
a farm hand recently employed by Mr.
Dickerson and about whom little Is
known. Hurtz and Ketchel exchanged
words last night. Hurtz retired In an
ugly mood, hut nothing especially was
thought of the matter.
This morning Ketchel was seated at
tho breakfast table alone, when Hurts
entered the ranch house and, pointing
his rltlo at the fighter, demanded,
“throw up your hands.” Ketche.l ap
parently remained cool. Instead of
[complying, ho arose. His back was
helf turned toward his assailant when
Hurtz, hut a few feet away, fired.
Bullet Enters Lung.
The bullet struck Ketchel below the
tight shoulder blade and, ns It de
veloped later, ranged upward and en
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Ketcliel fell to the floor. A moment
inter Charles Bailey, superintendent of
the rnnch, rushed In from another part
of the building. Hurtz was Just ap
pearing through the doorway.
"He shot me," said the prostrate
fighter as he feebly pointed In the di
ectlon taken by Hurtz.
After relating the brief details of tho
January 1 and constitutes the chief eon
unconsciousness. When Bailey realized
the situation Hurtz was out of sight
speeding for tho heavy timber along,
the Osage river bottoms.
It was 45 minutes before medical aid)
reached Kctehol. Then a physician ar
rived from Conway, five miles away.
Little could be done for Ketchel, who!
In the meantime had been removed to'
an upstairs room.
PUGILIST KILLED IN
FIGHTJN OKLAHOMA
Many Women and Children See)
Mill, Which Has Fatal
Termination.
Enid, Okla., Oct. 18.—A prize fighter
known as "Kid” Fisher was killed In
the 10th round of a fight at Menu. Okla.,
near here, last night. Fisher died at
3 o’clock this morning of a broken neck.
Tho fighter who dealt the blow was
Frank Hall, of Lahoma. The fight was
held at Meno, 15 miles west of Enid,
The 11th round of the fight opened
with Fisher exhausted, but his man
ager urged him not to throw up the
sponge. Hall struck his opponent ap
parently at will, delivering a left to
tho stomach and a right to tho Jaw
with strange regularity. Finally Fisher
staggered and as he fell Hall planted,
a right on his neck. Fisher collapsed
and never regained consciousness.
Immediately after the fighter’s death
the coroner’s Jury met and returned a
verdict that Fisher had met death from
tho effect of blows delivered by Hall,
who has disappeared. It Is believed
he will be arrested before night. The
fight was witnessed by 400 persons^
Including many women and children.
FAITH HEALING FAILS
TO SAVE BURNT CHILD
Mother, a Christian Scientist,
Refuses to Permit Doctors in
House.
St. Louis, Oct. 18.—Catherine Green.
1 years old, Is dead of burns, which
were dressed temporarily In the abj
sence of the child’s mother, by phy-j
sieians who were dismissed when Mrs]
McRco Green, a Christian Scientist be-j
llever returned home from shopping.
Despite the warning of three phy-j
eiclans that the child was In a critical
condition Mrs. Green said she professed
the Christian science faith and Intend-]
ed to depend on healers of her falthl
to cure the wounded girl. A woman
healer first called upon refused to at-|
tend the child until morning. Dr. F. DJ
Johns, a faith healer, consented to call]
Catherine Green died before he arrived]
at the house.
NEW YORK.—Two New York brok-:
erage houses failed yesterday, with li
abilities aggregating nearly $2,000,000.1
One Is the stock exchange firm ofl
Charles Mlnzeshelmer & Co., the other]
the firm of Thomas G. Gaylord, who]
was engaged In business under the
name of Iaitham Alexander & Co., cot-'
ton and stock brokers. In each case,
an assignment for the benefit of cred-l
ltors was made. Balnbrldgo Colby, at-,
torney for the firm, was named as as-|
signee by the Mlnzeshelmer company.
CHICAGO.—In accordance with the,
provisions of the Aldrlch-Vreelandj
currency law, Chicago bankers yester-,
day formed a currency association sim-J
liar to the organization In New York.]
George M. Reynolds, president of thej
Continental and Commercial National
bank, was chosen president.
PUEBLO, COLO.—Two men were,
burned to death and 13 were seriously!
injured at the Minnequa plant of the*
Colorado Fuel and Iron company yes
terday afternoon, when a pot of molten
metal was overturned.
GAYNOR IS ROASTED
BY HIS UNDERSTUDY
jJohn Purroy Mitchel, Former
Acting Mayor, Writes Tart
Letter on Gambling.
Now York, Oot. 17.—"The way to
eliminate gambling In New York la
Hot write letters to Sister Mary, Lit*
tie Dog Spot and James Creelman, but
to Investigate and tako action.”
This is John Purroy Mltchel’s tar|
statement made last night in reply to
a letter sent by Mayor Gaynor to P©»
lice Commissioner Baker, In which tho
mayor deplores the anti-vice crusad*
recently undertaken by Mitchel as act*
lug mayor, during Mr. Gaynor's conval
escence.
A list of alleged disreputable resortd
sent by Mitchel to Police Commission*
or Baker has come to the mayor’s ats
tention, and he brands the list in hll
letter ns similar to a list "made up Id
n wholly untrustworthy newspaper of
flee for scandal and sensation," and
too lnncurate to be made the basis oj
official action.
As proof of inaccuracies the mayoi
cited that five of the addresses ment
tloned aro on tho site of the new Penij.
sylvania station, and ordered Baker td
apologize to the owners of certalg
{louses stigmatised.
Mr. Mitchel, Wnen shown the mays
or’s letter, did not mince words In ex{
EJoining his position. He had sent tw!
Ista to Commissioner Baker, ha said
ne containing addresses which had
been verified as undesirable, the othsj
With addresses made in complaint!
(which were submitted for verification
BARNEY STATUE HAS
DRAPERYJN IT NOW
Clothes Are Placed on the Fig.
ure Which Created a Sensa
tion at Washington.
• Washington, Oct. 17.—Tho life-size*
inarble figure of Miss Natalie Barney
ylng on tho lawn of tho family man'
Ion at fashionable Sheridan circle, hal
leen draped. Henceforth It will be hid*
len from the eyes of the curious and
Tying. The throngs of cosmopolitan
lsltors will pass by and crane theli
ecks, but chiseled outlines of the form
fill be Invisible.
Two pieces of thick linen cloth hav*
been carefully thrown over the recum*
bent effigy. They are so dense in fiber
as to prevent an analysis of tho artis
tic skill beneath their folds. It Is no!
known who rendered this servlca
Through a greater portion of several
days the figure was exposed, but sud
denly the change came and draperiej
appeared where before was nothing
ness.
The situation was thus explained bj
an orator on a sightseeing wagon:
"On your left, ladles and gentlemen,
lies an undraped figure; It Is not hu
man; It Just looks that way. It is th*
statue of Miss Natalie Barney, one o|
our moBt fashionable residents. She ij
a daughter of Mrs. Albert Clifford
Barney. Miss Natalie's sister. Mist
Laura Alice Barney, made it ani
shipped It here from Paris.
"The statue was too big to get It
'the doorway. The Barneys were awaj
'and tho drayman didn't know what t|
do with It, so he dumped It on th«
lawn.'1
'SPANISH REPUBLICANS
ARE WITHOUT CHANCE
So Declares Premier, Who Sayi
His Program Has Disarmed
Them.
Paris, Oct. 17.-—The Madrid corre
spoadent of the Matin sends his pape|
an Interview with Premier Canaleka*,
In which the minister says there la no
chance for a republic In Spain, as the
republicans have no great leaders and
their ranks are hopelessly divided.
Moreover, the radical nature of his
program, Involving a struggle with the
Vatican, tho prerriler says, Is disarm
ing the republicans, as anti-clericalism.
Is one of their strongest principles.
Madrid, Oct. 14.—Largely attended
meetings In memory of Francisco Fer
rer, the alleged revolutionist who was
shot by the government on October 13,
1909, were held In this city yesterday
and addresses made by republicans
and socialist deputies. The proceed
ings passed oft quietly.
GOTHAM POLITICIAN
ACCUSED OF BRIBERY
Frank J. Gardner, Former State
Senator, Is Indicted by the
Grand Jury.
New York, Oct. 17.—Frank J. Gard
ner, of Brooklyn, a former state sena
tor, who was arrested In Scranton last
night charged with attempted bribery
of Congressman Otto G. Foelker, also
a former state senator, to vote against
the anti-race track bill In Albany In
1908, was today indicted by the New
York county grand Jury on the charge
of an attempt to bribe a public official.
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 17.—Former State
Senator Frank J. Gardner, of Brook
lyn, N. Y., who was arrested here last
night In connection with the bribery
charges under Investigation by the leg
islative committee today applied to
Judge Newcomb, in the Lackawanna
county court, for his release on a writ
of habeas corpus. The case was con
tinued until tomorrow morning und
Gardner was remanded.
Charitable associations In Frankfort,
Germany, operate lodging houses, res
taurants, eating rooms, canteens, etc.,
for the benefit of the poor. They are
conducted on strictly business methods.
Dinner—soup, meat, vegetables—Is pro
vided for a fraction more than 8 cents.
Fntil the recent Increase of prices for
foodstuffs the meal was given for less
than 8 cents. lodging Is provided at
from 38 to 60 cents a week.
Flreboats, owned by several of the
huger cities, are now supplied with
masts to elevate the discharge nozzles,
on the same principle that water tow
ers are used by land firemen.
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