1'IIE NOKKOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , SHPTUMUhH M , I'JOK. '
DRINKS CARBOLIC ACID AND
SPILLS ON ITS FACE.
END COMES IN FEARFUL AGONY
The Little Child of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Rnhn , Near Bassett , Got a
Bottle of Deadly Poison , Which Had
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BeenLeft In Reach by Older Child.
Bnssctt , Nob. , Sept. 7. Special to
The News : A and accident occurred
in the family of Ernest Hnhn , living
twenty miles south oC here. Their lit-
tie two-year-old baby boy got hold of
a bottle of carbolic acid and drank
some of it , nlso spilling It over his
face , hands and neck , burning him
frightfully.
Dr. Dodd of Newport was Immediate
ly telephoned for , but nothing could
bo done to save the life and ho died
yesterday In awful agony.
The father and mother are almost
prostrate -with grief. The acid , by
mlsK' o of one of the older children ,
'was left where the little fellow could
reach it and , when his mother was
out , he got hold of it.
FUNERAL OF BJCENELM KING
Was Held at West Point , Neb. , Yester
day Afternoon.
The funeral of B. Kenelm King , the
only child of Mr. and Mrs. John .1.
King formerly of West Point , was held
at the old home InVest Point yester
day afternoon , n large number of sorrowing
rowing friends paying their last tri
bute to the ( lend. Mr. King died at
Fort Worth , Texas , last Sunday after
noon after a brief attack of typhoid
fever and only an hour before the ar
rival of his mother from Beatrice ,
Neb. , whose train ran into the city
behind time.
Mr. King was a reporter on The
News for some time last spring , dur
ing which time he made a number of
friends in Norfolk. He was a mem
ber of the Delta Tan Delta fraternity
at the university of Nebraska , in which
he was an active worker and among
whose members he was a favorite.
The death of their only child has
been a crushing blow to Mr , and Mrs.
King.
The following beautiful tribute to
the dead boy was paid by members
of the staff on the Fort Worth Star ,
of which he wns city editor at the
time of his death :
B. Kenelm King , city editor of The
Star , died yesterday afternoon at the
sanitarium of Dr. F. D. Thompson ,
after i > elng there for just a week. The
cansof his death was typhoid fever.
His mother , Mrs. J. J. King of Be
atrice , Neb. , arrived in Fort Worth
on a belnted train just an hour after
the young man had passed away.
With remarkable bravery this gentle
little woman is bearing with Chris
tian fortitude the great loss of her
only child. J. J. King , father of the
dead newspaper worker , will arrive in
, Fort Worth tomorrow morning , and
' ' the remains will be shipped north for
interment.
King was a typical newspaper work
er with high ideals. Zealous In his
work , honest in his efforts , sincere in
his beliefs , he was such a man that
the wfiole world loves ; the whole
world admires.
As he worked , so did he live. Yes
terday afternoon ho was visited by
Mr. Wortham and Mr. McCaleb of
The Star at the sanitarium just an
hour before his death. He met his
fellow workers with a smile and he
thanked them for coining to see him.
Always thoughtful , always consider
ate , he ingratiated himself in the
hearts of those who knew him.
Ho was 25 years of age and his
prospects were bright indeed. About
a month ago ho came to Fort Worth
and accepted a position as reporter on
The Star. He demonstrated in less
than a week that he was competent
to handle big tilings and was given
the position of city editor. Prior to
coming here he worked on the Dally
, News and the Bee of Omaha , the Des
gt
" Molnes Canltol. Chicago Inter-Ocean ,
Kansas City Star and other papers.
During the brief time he was on
The Star he endeared himself to his
co-workers. His fellows In the ofllco
lay the following tributes to his mem
ory on his bier and their tears mingle
with the tears of those who were
bound by ties of blood and love to the
dead man.
Peace to his ashes.
You ask me to give you my Impres
sion of our dead city editor , Kenelm
King. In the hope that It may lighten
the sorrow of the living , but with
sore heart and rebellious mood I com
ply.
ply.There was something in King that
appealed to mo from the lirst. That
something I was not long In under
standing. It was the spirit and manly
bearing of the well brvd gentleman
In him. Then , by a subtle process
which none of us can explain , I knew
that King was that rare being In our
calling a born newspaper man. When
you gave him his first assignment for
a Friday paper story , and ho "made
good , " I know that Intuition had made
no mistake In its revelation of Kenelm
King's aptitude for newspaper work of
the first quality. When one day I an-
sewered the phone and the voice at the
other end proved to be that of a man
prominent In the affairs of Fort Worth
who said : "Send me a good man to
handle an Item that requires judgment
send King , he's a little gentleman
and Isnows how , " I know we had a
treasure In the gentle-mannered boy
who had appeared In our oflico but ten
days before this Incident hud naked
for a "try-out. "
It Is with diniculty that I can write
of this youngster's taking off In the
full morning of his day of line prom
ise without rebellion ; lint when I re
call the bright smile with which ho
greeted mo when 1 called Just an hour
liuforo his death , In which the dying
boy showed that ho was that "llnost
thing on land or sea , " n brave nuin ,
1 foil that after all there was an In
scrutable wisdom In ( ho message "HO"
that the Great Master had Unshed to
him from out the mysterious beyond ,
for Kenelni King had taught his com
rades how to die , Worthnin.
His life , like his "copy , " was clean.
In IIH | deportment toward his asso
ciates ho won strong friends quickly.
Ills worth was stamped In his counte
nance. Ills IIOHO for news was neutoly
strong. Ills "stylo" was refreshing.
Ills personality was decidedly op
timistic ,
We will all miss him. Ills niche linn
boon dedicated to his memory. Ills
place on The Star was made with
merit ns his chisel.
Ho was one who looked for the
good to bo found In this world. Ho
abhorred pandering to the morbid In
clination of man merely because such
a course would produce a mass of
"copy. " Sober , Industrious , accurate ,
reliable and capable , ho possessed all
the qunlitlcntious of a newspaper man
who ever held sacred the ethics of his
calling.
"Thirty" has been handed in on his
life's work. May his proof In the
other world receive the O. K. of the
great proofreader. With sorrow I lay
my tribute on his bier , and may those
to whom ho was bound by ties of love
and blood have the sweet consolation
of knowing that , measured by the
standard of Ideals , ho tlllud full the
measure to rounded oversowing.
McCnlob.
B. Kenelm King has left us , and In
the olllco there Is a feeling of regret
for his passing and an appreciation for
his having been with UH , of the kind
that cannot bo told In print.
King worked his way Into the feelIngs -
Ings of his friends quickly. He was
appreciated by us all.
As a newspaper man , he was blessed
with bright Intellect , a pleasant man
ner , pleasant address , and the other
traits of character that makes his
"thirty" an expression of universal re
gret. He handled news In a way
which made good reading of dry sub
jects , the really dlilicult part of n re
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porter's work .
May his last "assignment" given
him by the."Edltoi-In-Chlet" result In
a story of peace and contentment , and
prove again that the living of a clean
life linds its reward in things not all
material.
Peace to the spirit of King.
Claude.
I mourn his death almost as I
would a relative. He was a bright ,
energetic and polite co-worker and
anyone who met him was sure to re
member him.
Mr. King came to The Star about
one month ago , and after his llrst
day's work he had won a place In
the heart of every person about the
olllce. Ills pronounced good work
saw him in the city editor's chair
within a week after his arrival. In
that capacity he was the same fellow
exactly as he was when but a re
porter. All sympathy should be poured
out to the mother in the loss of an
only son , away from home , among
strangers except his co-workers ,
Thatcher.
I wish to express my sincere sym
pathy with Mrs. King for the loss of
her son and my co-worker. Kenelm
died at 4:30 : o'clock yesterday after
noon at Dr. Thompson's sanitarium.
I wish also to express my kindly feelIng -
Ing toward him. Ho was bright , en
ergetic and always thoughfiil of the
friends he made during his short stay
in this city. Byars.
Although his stay with The Star
was very short , all those who came
into close contact with King soon
found out that he was an acquaint
ance to be highly valued. His quiet ,
unassuming manner carried with It in-
tecritv and true worth. It was soon
found that he was one who could be
relied on , both In personal matters
and In his work with the paper. If
King was assigned a story he never
c'uno back empty handed. There is
no doubt that If he had not been taken
away he would have made his mark
In the newspaper world.
Riser.
Legal Notice.
To Richard Winfrey , non-resident
defendant will take notice that on the
23rd day of August , A. D. inO'l ' , Ethel
S Winfrey , plaintiff herein , filed bur
petition In the district court of Madi
son county , Nebraska , against the de
fendant , the object and praver of
which are to obtain a decree of Jlvorco
from defendant , on ground than In the
month of March 1901 , ho willfully
abandoned the plaintiff , and for more
than two years last past has .boon will
fully absent from plaintiff without any
just or reasonable cause. The plain
tiff asks for custody of Glen Winfrey ,
Issue of said marriage alleging that defendant -
fondant is not a suitable person to bo
entrusted with care , custody and edu
cation of said child.
You are required to answer said pe
tition on or before Monday , the 1st
day of October , A. D. 1003.
Ethel S. Winfrey , Plaintiff ,
By Powers & Barnlmrt ,
Her attorneys.
Dated August 23rd , 1900.
You may "lot the contract" to a
News want ad. and rest easy !
WELL KNOWN STANTON PIONEER
DIES OF HEART FAILURE.
WORN OUT BY G. A. R. REUNION
Well Known Business Man of Stnnton
In Lumber and Grain Enterprises for
Twenty-five Years at Stnnton
Prominent Old Soldier.
Stantou , Nob. , Sept. 7. Special to
The News : 1. . . J. Hoiton , one of Stan-
ton's prominent business men , died
hero at ! 2liU : from heart failure. Ho
had been attending the national G. A.
It. union at Minneapolis ami returned
III , worn out by the exertion of the
trip. Ho seemed to get better and
hopes were entertained for Ills ulti
mate recovery , hut at noon ho took
a sudden turn for the worse.
Mr. llorton was a prominent figure
here. Ho had been engaged In the
lumber , llvo stock and grain business
at this point since the early eighties.
At the present time ho was senior
partner of the firm of llorton Clmeo.
He was quite prominent In G. A. It.
circles , having served one term as a
member of the state council of ad
ministration and two terms as state
junior vice commander. At the lime
of his death he was post commander
of W. 'L. Kendall Post No. 190. Ho
was born In Bradford county , Pennsyl
vania , In IS 12 , and during the late civil
war ser\ed as a member of Company
II , Fourth Iowa cavalry , lie leaves a
wife and two daughters to mourn his
loss.
FORMER NORFOLK BOY IS CITY
PROSECUTOR IN OMAHA.
WAS A FIGHT FOR THE PLACE
Mayor Dahlman Was In Favor of An
other Candidate , but Mr. Daniels
Was Elected by the City Council at
a Special Meeting.
Herbert S. Daniels , formerly of Nor-
'oik and a graduate of the Norfolk high
school , class of 1S98 , has been honored
with the appointment of city prosecutor
cuter In Omaha. Last week Mr. Dan
iels went to New York with the Dry-
im train. Concerning the appointment
the World-Herald , printing a photo
graph of Mr. Daniels in the same
article , says :
The three months' deadlock between
the mayor and city council over the
appointment of a city prosecutor has
at last been broken , the council win
ning out Thursday afternoon by elect
ing Herbert S. Daniels to the position.
Mayor Dahlman had sought to keep
Tom Lee , a republican , in the place ,
and had refused to send in any other
name except that of W. J. Council ,
another republican , and even more ob
jectionable to the council.
The city charter provides that In
case the mayor falls to send in a name
at eacli regular meeting of the council ,
until an appointee is confirmed , the
council may then proceed to fill the
position without any assistance from
the mayor.
This is just what has now happened ,
ns Acting Mayor .Johnson failed to pre
sent a name Tuesday night. Ho was
ready to appoint Daniel in fact , had
his appointment in his pocket but it
developed that the appointment could
not be confirmed at that time owing
to the absence of Councilman Brucker.
The acting mayor , therefore , decided
to throw the matter direct into the
council , and put a stop to the boy's
play that had been going on.
There were ten councilincn present
Thursday afternoon at the special
meeting called by the acting mayor to
elect a city prosecutor. Ilanscn and
Klsasser being the absentees. Jackson
objected to proceeding with the mat
ter , but was in a hopeless minority.
The name of II. S. Daniel was pre
sented by Funkhouser , and that of
Louis J. Piattl was presented by Bed'
ford. The latter stated that the mayor
favored the appointment of Piattl.
Bridges demanded to know why the
mayor had nol availed himself of his
opportunity for the past three months
to send in Piattl's name , It' he was so
anxious to have him get the place.
There was no reply
The roll was called , and Daniel was
elected by a vote ol 7 to 2 , Zimman
not voting. Bedford and Jackson voted
ed for Piattl , while the votes of Brid
ges , Burcker , Funkhouser , Johnson ,
Davis , McGovern and Sheldon were
cast for Daniel.
As soon as the roll call was com
pleted the election of Daniel was made
unanimous on the motion of Funk-
houser and Xlmrnan. The announce
ment was greeted with applause , nud
the new appointee was called to the
front. He expressed his appreciation
and thanks , and stated that ho would
endeavor to serve the best Interests of
the city of Omnhn , keeping In mind at
all times his olllclal oath. Ho promised
that the democratic party would not
have occasion to bo disappointed be
cause It had seen fit to trust him with
this responsibility.
An odd circumstance In connection
with the meeting was that Mayor Dahl
man during the afternoon reached the
conclusion that Leo could not bo kept
longer In the position of city prosecutor
cuter , and made out an appointment ,
naming L. J. Piattl for the place. Ho
filed the appointment with the city
clerk at flMfi o'clock , to bo presented
at the special meeting.
It was unavailing , howovor. ns no
oiuiuunU'utlon could ho received from
10 mayor under the provisions ( if the
nil. which WIIH procured to hold the
lnoHH to tire election of a city
roHcrutor. AH BOOH IIH the piirllnmun
Hi-hint * made this point clear ( ho
utyor's adherents In the council
tmndoucd the attempt to get the ap
'Ointment ' before that body.
Mr. Daniel will file MH bond and
unllfy at once , and will be ready to
iiino Ills new dutloH without deho
'here IH Home talk flint Tom I.ee will
Kempt to hold on , nllhouuh the pie
ailing opinion IH Hint he will reeog
I'/e the Inevitable and gracefully step
own mid out an soon IIH | IH ! HIICCCMHOI'
resents hlH claim.
I
O'NEILL ' HAD A CROWD THAT
LOOKED LIKE A STATE.
PIERCE MEETING CAME TO END
Honest Abe , the Grey Pacer , Made a
Beautiful Mile Without a Driver In
2:17 : 1-2 Results of Races at Both
Places for Yesterday.
O'Neill , Sept. 7. Special to The
News : Yesterday was 11 gala day for
O'Neill. ' It looked like the whole of
until Nebraska had HHscmhled In the
ownto take In the races and carnival.
Four heats each wore required In
ho two trotting races to determine
lie winners , and it was Bitiisul by the
.lino the crowds got away from the
I'alr grounds. The winners :
2:25 : trot Genuine , llrst ; Cooksey ,
second ; White Wings , third ; Dig B. ,
fourth. Time 2:28. :
2iO : ; trot or pace Sogoline , first ;
l/Ulo Itnnter , second ; W. 1'onall ,
hlrd ; Shady O'Neill , fourth. Time ,
! :2U. :
Running event live-eighths mile dash
Charles Mitchell , llrst ; Sundance ,
second ; Willie Tyron , third. Time ,
1:05. :
HONEST ABE AT PIERCE.
He Made a Fine Guldeless Mile Cap
tain Mnck a Winner.
Pierce , Neb. , Sept. 7. Special to
The News : Yesterday was the Inst
: lny of n successful race meeting here.
Honest Abe , guldeless pacer , went a
beautiful mile in 2J7 1-2.
In the free-for-all trot Captain Mack
won , Ipswich Boy ( formerly John
Hicks ) second , Dr. Skott third. It
was three straight heats. Time 2:19 : ,
2:19 : , 2.18. It was a pretty race , nose
and nose.
In the 2:30 : , Ashland won , Miss Gund
second , Mackuettn third. Best time
2:21 : 1-1.
Fred-foiiall running race : Saale
first , Welchcr second , Jennie F third.
Time :55. :
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
Annual Stockholders' Meeting at Chicago
cage , October 17 Personal Attend
ance of Individual Holders Desired.
Free Ticket to the Meeting.
Public notice is hereby given that
the regular annual mooting of the
stockholders of the Illinois Central
Hallroad company will bo hold at the
company's office In Chicago , Illinois ,
on Wednesday , October 17 , 1900 , at 12
o'clock noon.
To permit personal attendance at
said meeting there will be Issued ol
each holder of one or more shares of
the capital stock of the Illinois Central
Railroad company , as registered on
the books of the company at the close
of business on Monday , September 21 ,
190G , who Is of full age , a ticket en
abling him or her to travel free over
the company's lines from the station
on the Illinois Central railroad nearest
to his or her registered address to
Chicago and return , such ticket to be
good for the journey to Chicago only
during the four days Immediately pre >
ceding and the day of the meeting ,
and for the return journey from Chicago
cage only on the day of the meeting
and the four days immodlntPly follow
ing when properly countersigned and
stamped during business hours on or
before Saturday , October 20 , 1900
that Is to say , between 9:00 : a. m. and
5:00 : p. m. In the ofllce of the assist
ant secretary , Mr. W. G. Bruen , in
Chicago. Such ticket may bo obtained
by any holder of stock registered ns
above , on application , In writing , to
the president of the company In Chicago
cage , but each stockholder must Indi
vidually apply for his or her ticket.
Each application must state the full
name and address of the stockholder
exactl ; ' as given In his or her certifi
cate of stock , together with the num
ber and date of such certificate. No
more than one person will bo carried
free in respect to any one holding of
stock as registered on the books of
the company. A. G. Hachstaff ,
Secretary.
Both Cases Dismissed.
The two cases set for trial In Jus
tice Lambert's court today , ono against
Fern McDonald and the other against
Cleveland Davis , were both dismissed ,
the plaintiff in each case to pay the
costs. The difficulties between the
contending parties were adjusted out
of court.
WANTED. Gentleman or lady with
good reference , to travel by roll or
with n rig , for a flrrn of $250,000.00
capital. Salary $1,072.00 per year and
oxpenesj salary paid weekly and expenses
ponses advanced. Address , with
stamp , Jos. A. Alexander , Norfolk.
Neb.
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On HID Same Dales SPECIAL ONE-WAY COLONIST TICKETS
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The Midland route "hits the bull's eye of the world's scenery. " Spe
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