THE TIMES: FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 23. 1899. SUIT AGAINST MO. P.
TRIAL OF THE MEADOR CASE IN THE DISTRICT COURT. WIDOW OF THE MAN KILLED BRINGS THE SUIT-HIS DEATH CAUSED BY A WRECK NEAR HIAWATHA PECULIAR EVIDENCE IN THE COURT ROOM. The case of Sarah E. Meador against the Missouri Pacific railroad, company took up the day in court yesterday. The trial of the case was Wednesday and yesterday was consumed in taking evidence.
The case was one in which the plaintiff sued the road for damages in the sum of $10,000 for the death of her husband, which occurred March 14, in a wreck on the Missouri Pacific train near Hiawatha. The wreck occurred shortly after 12 o'clock at night and was caused by the engine striking some horses which had crossed the cattle guard and were on the track. The engine and cars were derailed and the smoker, in which Meador was sitting, was thrown onto the engine. He was fastened beneath the timbers and was scalded to death by the escaping steam. Conductor Myers of the train which was wrecked was examined yesterday and told the story of the accident.
He had just come into the smoker and had sat down by the side 'of Meador and was talking to him when he heard three short whistles and then the shock of the wreck. He was thrown into the top of the car and crawled out with a few bruises, while Meador was killed. The testimony for the plaintiff was all taken yesterday, which was for the purpose of showing that the company was careless and negligent in the management of the road by keeping its track in such condition that horses and cattle could get over the guards at the eropelterday the company offered for witnesses the section hands and farmers living in the vicinity and attempted to prove that ali the usual precautions and care had been exercised and that tire fences were strong. Evidence was offered to prove that the horses which wrecked the train had crossed over the regulation cattle guard and were on the track when struck by the engine, The cattle guard which had been used at the crossing where the wreck decurred was brought into court yesterday and used as evidence. It was made of heavy wire a spring and interlaced, resembling a kind of bedspring.
Bailie Waggener, the Atchison attorney for the Missouri Pacific, has been conducting the case for the defense. The case will go to the jury today. DRESSER SAYS RIVER ROLLS. Another slight fall was recorded of the river yesterday from Omaha south at Sioux City it continues to rise but and during the last two days has risen about a foot at that place. This will not reach here much before Saturday evening Sunday morning.
While a larger volume of water has gone down during the June rise than did during the April one, less damage has been reported than there was earlier in the season. Commodore Dresser says: "Most people have a mistaken idea of how the water travels. You hear of them talking of running water when it is nothing of the kind. The water moves forward by rolling, much the same as a ball rolls. By watching it closely for awhile you can see that it rolls instead of runs." During the past twenty-four hours showers fell in Western and Northern Kansas, Nebraska, Western Iowa and Minnesota the heaviest, being nearly an inch at Omaha, where it continued raining nearly all of yesterday.
In the northwest and yesterday there was a slight fall in the temperature. There are indications for thunder storms in. eastern Kansas Kansas with cooler weather in the northwestern portion of the state. A DANGEROUS COMBINATION. George Ruttan, a small boy living in South Leavenworth, has learned that it is dangerous to play with gunpowder and smoke a cigarette at the same time.
Yesterday young Ruttan hunted up an old cannon and began to get it in trim to celebrate the Fourth of July and Dewey's home-coming. After polishing it up he concluded to fire a salute in order to see if the gun was all right. He procured some powder and commenced pouring it into the gun, all the time puffing away at a cigarette. Suddenly there was a flash and a sheet of flame shot up, burning him severely on the face and around one his eyes, but not sufficiently so to injure the optic. LECTURE ON PHILIPPINES.
Mr. Albert H. Danforth, late a member of the Montana volunteers, has just returned from Manila with over 150 splendid photographs. These include the twentieth Kansas volunteers with General Funston, both in camp and in action. Mr.
Danforth lectures tonight in this city in the lecture room of the First Presbyterian church. He has a fine lantern him and uses the views in connection with the lecture. Admission has been made low that all may come. It will be but 25 cents. Remember Friday, June 23, at First Presbyterian church.
Admission 25 cents. STATE OF OHIO, City of Toledo, Lucas County, sS: Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney and doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in this 6th day of December A. my presence, 1886. (Seal:) A.
W. GLEASON. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous sur. faces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY AND Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best. If you are a victim of that loathsome disease catarrh and want to be cured in thirty days. use Dr. Thurmond's Catarrh Cure Sold by all druggists. No cure, no pay.
Will cure the most aggravated cases. Mehl and Schett. When you are suffering with intense headache you have catarrh. Dr. Thurmond's Catarrh Cure will stop your headache in fitteen minutes.
Cure your catarrh and have DO more headache. Sold by all druggists. Mehl and BIG RATTLESNAKE. Yesterday afternoon a colored man attracted quite a crowd around him on Delaware street by exhibiting a large live rattlesnake which he had in a box. The snake was four feet long, had twelve rattles and presetned a vicious appearance.
It was caught out near the poor farm, and the man, who. gave his name as "Rattlesnake Pete," said he caught it with his hands. Pete said there were good many rattlesnakes in that locality and around it, Pilot Knob. He makes a practice of catching live snakes which he sells to anyone desirous of owning such pets. MRS.
M'GRAW DEAD, Mrs. Ann McGraw, aged 68, widow of the late Patrick McGraw, died last evening at 6 o'clock. Mrs. McGraw was one of the early settlers of the city, having come here in the early days. Her husband died spring, but a daughter, Mrs.
Charles Nelson, survives. The funeral will take place from the residence of Charles Nelson, 624 Seneca street, Saturday morning, the remains being taken to the Cathedral, where services will be held at 9 o'clock. PROPOSE A NEW POWER PLANT It is reported that the promoters of the Kansas City and Leavenworth electrie road are perfecting plans for a large power plant will shortly be erected in this city, the power to be used in the operation of the railroad. Officials connected with the line have been in the city during the last few days and have been looking over the ground suitable for such a plant. While they will not confirm it there is a report that a site has been selected near the North Leavenworth Coat Company's plant.
This point, it is said. has been selected to avoid hauling coal for a long distance. The company has a large power plant in process of erection at Connor, but another is desired at this end. The Connor plant is too far away to supply all the force needed to operate the cars in this city, as well as to keep up the main line. Should the new line be extended to Atchison and Platte City it be necessary to have another power plant, as the Atchison line could not be operated from Connor.
The Lansing portion of the line will be formally opened for public travel on Sunday. The first car went over the line last night for the purpose of testing the road. The power used to operate the Lansing cars is obtained from the Leavenworth company Lat power plant but as soon as the power house at Connor is completed the line will be operated from there. CIVIC FEDERATION The Civic Federation held an adjourned meeting last night a and elected J. A.
McGonigle, J. L. Byers and Dr. C. R.
Carpenter trustees for the ensuing year. The trustees will elect the officers of the organization. The federation paid considerable attention to city affairs and discussed, among other things the matter city printing and street paving. A series of resolutions were adopted with reference to the city printing which the committee on municipal affairs will present to the city council at its next meeting. YOUTHS' DEPARTMENT.
An Elephant's Greeting -A Plant That Eats -A Bicycle Girdle Around the World. A touching incident occurred at the Cincinnati zoological gardens a week ago, which brings to mind afresh the stories we have so often heard of how an elephant never forgets good or bad treatment. For a number of years a young man named Cohen had been the faithful trainer and friend of Hatnee, the big and intelligent elephant whose back so many children have ridden. Owing to changes in the management the keeper left the zoo about a year ago, and Hatnee was put in charge of a new keeper. Last Sunday evening Cohen, in citizen's clothes -for, of course, his regular uniform had been discarded many months before was sitting on the broad veranda of the clubhouse, when the elephant, in charge of her new keeper, passed by on the way to her quarters.
The veranda was crowded with people, but as Hatnee reached the steps leading from the walk to the porch, she suddenly stopped, and, throwing her trunk above her head, trumpeted loud and long. The visitors, thinking she had gone suddenly crazy, fled in alarm, but Cohen, who had noted the look in the elephant's eyes, and knew she was anything but mad, ran down to meet her ere she reached the steps. As did so she wrapped her trunk about him and grunted her satisfaction at seeing him again, dancing clumsily about him and showing in every way in her power her joy at having her old keeper near her again. The curious and now reassured visitors watched this interesting little drama with interest, and as Cohen talked to her and petted the big pachyderm they realized that elephants remember friends who treat them well quite as vividly as they do enemies. It took some time for the old keeper to get the delighted animal quiet again, and he had finally to walk beside her in order to get her go on to the stable.
An elephant's eyes are not large, but that they are exceedingly quick and certain this incident plainly proves. Commercial Trib- une. A Plant That Eats Meat. The sundew is one of the most curious plants in nature's great collection of queer things. If an unlucky fly lights on one of its leaves, that leaf closes right up, wrapping tightly around Mr.
Fly, and staying closed for days until he is all eaten up. A bit of meat or some of the white of an egg dropped on the leaves will make them do' the same thing. But the queerest thing of all is that these leaves will pay no attention to a pebble or a chip of wood that may be dropred on them and will not. close up at all. If a moment later a worm should drop on one of these same leaves it would curl shut at once.
Now, how does this plant know what is good to eat and what is not? THE MODERN SEAUTY Thrives on good food and sunshine, with plenty of exercise in the open air. Her form glows with health and her face blooms with its beauty. If her system needs the cleansing action of a laxative remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasant Syrup of Figs, made by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. KLONDIKE CUSTOMS.
Ed. J. Waller, a veteran and inmate of the home yesterday brought suit against Annie Wetzell, keeper of a joint in the Klondike to make her refund him $19,85 which she took from him. Waller's story is that he went into the saloon a few days ago to purchase a drink and called for a glass of whiskeq. In payment for the 1 liquor he offered a twenty dollar gold piece.
He says the price of the drink was fifteen cents but instead of giving him back any change the woman kept all the money. Waller did not have the woman arrested but simply brought suit against her for the payment of the claim. MRS. MARY BROOKS DEAD. Mrs.
Mary Brooks, wife of J. H. Brooks, died yesterday morning at 3:15 o'clock at her home 307 Seneca street. She leaves four children, Mrs. May Bates, of Philadelphia; Charles H.
and John A. and Mrs. Abbie Bender of St. Louis. From the residence the funeral will go to the Cathedral where services will be held.
WALLULA. Rev. I. A. Wilson will preach at the Christian church Sunday morning, June 25.
The Children's day exercises will be held at the church in the evening. -Miss Hannah Curtis died very suddenly at her home one mile east cf Wallula on Monday morning, June 12. She had been in ill health for some time. Her remains were interred in Pleasant Ridge C. and Milton Kansas City spent Sunday, Keevef.
with G. H. Beach and family. -Mrs. A.
C. Keever spent the past week with her sister, Mrs. Beach, returning to Kansas City on Sunday.Ray H. Beach is making a two weeks' visit with his and Mrs. Ross Kelly of Kansas City were the guests of T.
J. Brink and family last Mrs. Mary Boyd, formerly a resident of this place, is making a visit with old friends. She spent Tuesday with Mrs. -Mr.
William Bowers and Mr. Miller of Leavenworth were in Wallula Sunday. -Mr. and Mrs. Oskamp and son of Cincinnati, Ohio, were the guests of H.
A. Keefer's family Fearons of Kansas City and her granddaughter, Miss Daisy Geraldine Fearons of New York, who is now making a visit with relatives in the west, spent Tuesday with Mrs. H. A. H.
Johnson spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kimkle of Leavenworth made a visit with relatives in Wallula Ella Riley went to Leavenworth Friday.Miss Effie Brink is spending a month in Kansas City, Kan.
-Mrs. Oberdeck and two children of Leavenworth made a week's visit with her brother, Henry Eberth, and William Beal who has been very ill with inflammatory rheumatism, is improving Mrs. L. A. Menager of Menager's Junction was calling on friends Monday Florence Acton of Weston, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
George -Jackson Brink and Jimmie Dickey went to Kansas City to attend the Woodmen convention last A. Keefer made a business trip to Kansas City Monday. Mrs. Parker of the Soldiers' Home and her son, Lieutenant Parker, who has lately returned from Cuba, spent a day with Mrs. H.
A. Keefer last week. Charles Hafner preached at Wallula Sunday afternoon. PERSONAL. J.
Wyckoff of Cameron, spent yesterday in the city. Martin Smith and W. Fletcher went to Topeka yesterday. BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by and Schott. A SURPRISED AUDIENCE. Those who attended the Shaker Concert attractive entertainment last night on the lot next to Chickering hall were surprised at the neat first-class performance given by them.
"No lecture" is the rule on special show nights, but the few pithy and appropriate remarks by the Shaker" doctor between acts were received in a manner acknowledging his worth and merits by his hearers. The shaker doctor's stay here is limited and those wishing to consult him must not delay. The entertainment tonight is free for adults; children under 18 years, 10 cents. Don't delay calling at the Shaker doctor's office, as the crowds can hardlly be attended to during office hours. COMING HIS WAY.
MR. HAZZARD'S SYSTEM GAINING FAVOR DAILY WITH PURCHASERS. Mrs. Geo. Wiley, of Winchester, traded to the amount of $40 yesterday through Mr.
Hazzard's inducement system, now in operation at the Kemper Department store. The firm says they had a number of trades amounting to $25 the same day by other parties. NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEETING. For the meeting of the National Educational association at Los Angeles, July 11-14, 1899, the Union Pacific will make the greatly reduced rate of one fare, plus $2, for the round trip. The excellent service given by the Union Pacific was commented on by all who had the pleasure of using it to the convention at Washington in 1898.
This year our educationa: friends meet in Los Angeles, and members of the association and others from points east should by all means take the Union Pacific. The service of the Union Pacific via Omaha or Kansas Cty is unexcelled consists of Palace Sleeping Cars, Buffet Smoking and Library Cars, Dining Cars, meals a-la-carte, Free Reclining Chair Cars and Ordinary Sleeping Cars. The Union Pacific is the Route for summer travel. For full information about tickets, stopovers, or a finely illustrated book describing "The Overland Route" to the Pacific coast. For official map of City of Los Angeles and N.
E. A. pamphlet address JOS. D. HURLEY.
Agent, Union Pacific Rallroad. HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS. On July 4th and 18th, August 1st and 15th and September 5th and 19th, the Chicago Great Western Railway will have on sale homeseekers tickets to various points in the South, West and Northwest at one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip. Tickets limited for twenty-one days from date of sale returning. For full information as to homeseekers points, rates, time of trains, call on any agent "Maple Leaf Route" or address, F.
H. Lord, Gen. and Ticket Agent, 113 Adams Chicago. Blue, Blue, Blue Serges. In all shades to order at ready made prices.
Examine for yourself. It will pay you to investigate before placing your order elsewhere. NOBBY CUTS, NOBBY STYLES. Fit and workmanship guaranted. DON'T FORGET That we have the largest line of Suitirgs and Trouserings to in this city at Popular Prices.
When you want up-to-date fits see S. SOLOMON, Price Tailor, 113 and Popular 4th Street, First National Bank Building, Leavenworth, Kan. We also remodel your clothes at reasonable prices. HYDROGEN LIQUEFIED. Remarkable Scientific Achievement of Professor Dewar of London.
The man of the hour in the scientific world is Professor Dewar the Royal institution of London, who has liquefied hydrogen. According to the New York Journal, the professor said liquid bydrogen is a clear, colorless, transparent and very volatile flnid. It is no clearer than pure water, but bas only one of the density of water. In its lightness it is out of all proportion to any known liquid. A piece of paper when placed in it sinks "The said Professor Dewar.
"has cost many a weary night during the last ten years, and the amount of money spent upon it has been considerable. Still. I think it was worth it all "We have now got within 20 degrees of absolute zero, which is represented by 494 degrees F. and 273 degrees C. below zero.
The boiling point of liquid hydrogen is 252 degrees below zero, at which it is capable of enormous pressure. Its practical utility, according to the average lay mind, no man can speak about yet. We bave been studying for about 300 years the relations of matter and energy within a range of 800 degrees frem absolute zero. Now we have reached another epoch, relatively. Another few hundred years are required to study the new conditions before speak ing about 'practical "The world can well afford to devote at least 50 years to the new conditions.
considering, the old. time The that chief has point to dwell upon is that a new agent of research has been introduced into the scientific world; a mightier instrument has been placed in our bands. Liquid air was hailed as a great discovery, but the difference between liquid hydrogen and liquid air is as great. if not greater, than the difference between the ordinary temperature and that of liquid air My discovery must affect every problem of physics and chemistry. "Hydrogen from time immemorial bae been looked upon as a gas.
It has now been proved to be liquid. Electrical conductivity, photographic action and almost every chemical question will now have to be reconsidered in the light of new conditions from the science of hundreds years ago in order to see the effect. Coronium, we believe. is a more volatile body. Whether we can ever get that matter in sufficient quantity to liquefy is another question, but if we can I am hopeful that we will get from it even a lower temperature than liquefied hydrogen provides." MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.
It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffering. The proprietors of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine; and have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma. Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely cured by it.
Call on Mehl and Schott, druggist, and get a free trial bottle. Regular size 50c, and $1. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. Some people do business just like clockwork--tick, tick. The Eyes as They Should be.
Eyes should be perfect--They are such important organs that no slight impediment in vision should be overlooked. Eyes do not break down at once. They break down by degrees. Catch them at the first degree. Consult me.
I can remedy the defect. DR. B. GOLDSTONE, New Method Optician. Free Consultation days, FRIDAVS: and SATURDAYS.
219 N. 5th above Huesgen's drug store. Leavenworth, Kan. Special Sale This Week. Ladies Tan Lace Shoes, Regular Price $3.00, This Week, $1.90 Ladies Kid, Lace and Button $2.25, $1.20 Misses Tan Button Lace $1.15 Children's Tan and Kid Oxfords, Regular Price $1.25.
This Week, 95c Children's Tan Kid Button Shoes, $1.00, 65c Boy's Canvas Oxford Ties, 6 $1.00, 35c Youth's Lace Shoes, $1,50, 95c. Come in, Look at our Bargains This Week. DRECHSEL GRAIESKE, 425 Cherokee St. Something -FORNothing. You all want it and all will cake it.
The Rich and Poor, The High and Low. The Big, Little, Old and Young. READ THIS! To anyone purchasing for cash five dollars' worth of any kind of Drugs, Paints, Oils, Brushes, Glass, Perfumery Stationary between now and the date of the Library Concert we will present, with Library Ticket. won't raise the price on the goods, either. BROADWAY PHARMACY, E.
C. DAVIS, Mgr. Turner Hall Block Why We Are So Busy. Is from the facr that the handsome and useful presents which we give with each purchase of one pound of 'Tea, 50c can Baking Powder or $1.00 worth of Coffee are attractive and trade-winners. This week we expect to be the busiest of all.
Come and see the PRESENTS WHICH WE ARE GIVING EACH WEEK. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FINE BLENDS FOR ICED TEA. Home Tea 412 Delaware St. Old and new phones 605. ENJOY LIFE NOW.
The delightful season is herewhen you should seek diversion and recreation. We have the things that will contribute to your pleasure. Cameras, Hammocks, Fishing Paraphernalia, Croquet Sets, Base Ball Supplies. The best of everything of course. W.
W. CARNEY. DO YOU SMOKE? If so give us an opportunity to show you the finest line of Domestic and Havana Cigars. We carry the largest assortment in the city. FRITSCHE'S Prescription Drug Store.
Fourth and Delaware. 600 BOXES OF ALLEN'S BORATED TALCUM POWDER, 8 Cents a Box. MEHL SCHOTT. June Clearance Sale AT THE NEW MILLINERY STORE UNTIL JULY 4. We will sell all Millinery, both for Ladies and Children, at one-half its actual I value.
Ladies' Hats from 98c to $3.98 The very latest patterns and styles, the newest out. We also carry a full line of Sil and Wool Dress Skirts and Fancy Petticoats, Silk and Wash Shirt Waists, Corsets and Underwear and many other articles too numerous to mention. A full line of Human Hair Switches. We also make them to order. Remember the place where Ladies' Hats are trim med free, and polished any color at 10 cents.
MRS. E. KANTROWITZ Next door First National Bank. 328 Delaware Street, Leavenworth, Kansas. 000000 LET NO COOLNESS EXIST BETWEEN US, Only in light weight goods.
Such as LAWNS and DIMITIES-seven cent and eight cent qualities, we will sell for Special No. DIMITIES, eight cent and ten cent goods, for made 5c This is no bubble ad, glittering with "bogus bargains" only to burst into nothingness, but FACTS. "THIS WEEK ONLY." Co. DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING. 427 Cherokee St.
0000000000 Comfort Means Happiness; Happiness Means Health; Health Means Long Life. Why trifle with your comfort? Why endanger your happiness? There was a time when such risks were unavoidable, but since inventive genius has conceived a comfort and health preserver in the shape of An Electric Fan, you owe it to yourself to take the protection it affords. Our fans are perfect, both from the standpoint of electricity and utility. THOLEN BROTHERS, At Your Own Price at Cohn's Millinery Emporium, We are overstocked on Hats--over 1,000 con hand, and we must dispose of them at some price. Come at once.
Your price is ours. Fine Hats from $1.25 to $2.85, that were four times as much two months ago. We have a fine selection. Cohn's Millinery Emporium, 403 Delaware Street. THE NATIONAL HOTEL Elegantly furnished, First- class restaurant in connection with the house.
Meals at all hours Ca or night. Heated by steam. Well lighted and ventilated and all modern improvements. Special accomodations offered to commercial men with elegant rooms to dispiay goods. Northeast corner of Fourth and Cherokee streets.
worth, Kan. DODOODOO MELLA GIACOMINI, Proprietors..
