The Galena Times from Galena, Kansas • Page 2

IN THE MINES. MINER INJURED. SPELTER UP AGAIN. (Balenct Cimes. The question of returning the captured confederate battleflags will not become one of moment despite the efforts of a lot of hysterical newspapers and orators.

The ex-confederates are too busy preparing to defend the stars and stripes to remember that they ever marched and fought under any other flag. And that's all there is to the question. The reports of the conditions at Tampa are to the effect that it would be a difficult task to find a worse camping spot anywhere in the Spanish possessions. humble; it asks nothing but what it concedes; it is the sole conservitor of liberty, labor and property; it is the sentiment of freedom, of equal rights, and equal obligations; it is the law of nature pervading the land. We meet today proud of the fact that we are Democrats; proud of the fact that the Democratic party is the party of the people; proud of the fact that we are the great conservative party of the country, keeping the radical, corrupt and arrogant element composing the opposition founded by Alexander Hamilton, somewhat within the bounds of reason.

We meet today to nominate a candidate for judge of this Judicial district; to nominate a man whose very name will strike terror to the heart of the corrupt, disorganized opposition, and that man must be a true exponent of Democracy, learned, fearless and honest but first of all he must be honest. The highest, the best thing that can be said of a man is that he is an honest man. The highest attribute of a judge is honesty. A man must be named today who will, when the Democracy of this Judicial district place upon his shoulders judicial ermine, return it unsoiled, unspotted and glorified; a man who will hold and keep the scales of justice bright, clear and pure; a man who will keep those scales so equally adjusted that each may have and obtain only his exact and just dues. Such a man, Mr.

Chairman, Cherokee county presents to you today, I nominate as that man Robert M. Cheshire, of Cherokee county, an honest man. J. H. Keith nominated Thomas H.

Stanford, of Montgomery. Mr. Summers nominated G. S. King, of Labette.

The first ballot resulted as follows: Cheshire, Stanford, King, 8, After this ballot was taken, Mr. King withdrew in favor of E. E. Sapp. On the second ballot Cherokee cast its 8 voles for Cheshire and Montgomery voted 8 for Stanford.

Labette gave Sapp 3, Cheshire 2, Stanford 3. The third ballot stood Cheshire Stanford 13. On this ballot La A Rise in the Price Yesterday From 4.50 to $4.75 Per Hundred. From Wednesday's Daily. There was another heavy rise in spelter yesterday, the market go- ing up from $4.50 to $4.75 per hundred.

The smelters at which were owned by Robert Lanyon of Pittsburg, a member of the alleged syndicate of spelter men, were rendered inoperative Friday by fire, which destroyed all the buildings and ruined the ma chinery and smelters. This is alleged as the cause of yesterday's sudden rise in price. The impression still prevails on 'Change, however, that the syndi cate is seeking to corner the mar ket. James Campbell, who is largely interested in the mines at Joplin, and who returned from there yesterday, laughed at the idea of a corner in the spelter market. He said that shipments from the mines, south by way of the Gulf railroad, could be made cheaper than shipments to New York.

Hence it followed he said that there was no glut in the market. Only a sufficient amount is kept on hand to supply the demand, which is not over high in this country. There has recently been a demand, however, and owing to the scarcity oftthe supply the price has risen. Mr. Campbell concluded, "is all there is to the so-called corner." St.

Louis Republic. COMMERCIAL CLUB. From Wednesday's Daily. The Commercial club was not called to order last night until 9:05, which with the long discussion that followed made the meeting grow rather tiresome toward the latter end. On report of the committee it was decided that it was too late to arrange a celebration in Galena for this year of grace and the matter was postponed one year hence, when a Fourth of July celebration will be arranged that will startle the natives from Hallowell to Prosperity.

The question of sending the mineral exhibit to Omaha and also of sending a man to look after the same was cussed and discussed to a tiresome length and after a hint or two at adjournment was made it was finally decided that the club pay the freight on the shipment and trust it to be reimbursed either by the state or by the people of the Galena-Empire mining district, who are directly as well as indirectly interested in making the exhibit. Messrs. Pierce Baker were appointed a committee to look after loading and shipping the specimens and E. St. Geo.

Noble was made a committee ot one to confer with the Memphis railroad in regard to transportation for the same. On motion the following bills were allowed: J. Shomon Co 2 25 Haines, Loomis Co 1.65 The Galena Times 3.oo The Galena Republican 4.00 J. E. Enterkine Co 1.50 Total $12.40 It was 11:15 last night when the club adjourned and all "the boys" should have been in bed an hour betore.

Some means must be" devised whereby a quorum can be had and business be proceeded with promptly at 8 0 clock not later. That which will keep members away more than anything else is the lateness in opening and it should be remedied as soon as practicable. It has been suggested and we think it an excellent suggestion that some attractions other than business be provided as an inducement for members to attend any kind of acceptable amusement that will make the club room a place where men will like to spend their evenings. Make the social feature predominant and you have a club for all time to come, otherwise it will become a drag and the interest will gradually die out. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull especially when he has to pay for the privilege ot doing the work.

TANGLED THREADS. It is said that matrimony is on the increase; but then, of course, thats what its for. When the father is always loaded you can't blame the offspring for being a son-of-a-gun. Bloomers will not have been in vain if the new woman can successfully compete with the old man in a match striking contest. The man who drops a penny on the contribution plate and expects a golden crown, has faith to burn and some of them will get it singed, too.

Don't doubt the veteran who tells you he was always where the bullets were perhaps he was hiding under the ammunition wagon. The Week's Output a Record Breaker in Dollars and Cents for 1898. Although not so large in number of pounds of ore as some others, last week's output was the largest of any yet reported for 1898 in amount of money. The weather was good for mining operations all week and the high prices paid for ore was quite an incentive for a heavy output, but the races no doubt had something to do with the local output. However, it is not to be sneezed at if you will please compare it with any of the other camps.

As compared with last week's output there was a gain of 20 cars of zinc and about the same quantity of lead and as compared with the corresponding week of 1897 there was 60 more cars of zinc, but a decrease of probably three cars of lead. The top price paid for zinc last week was $29.50 per ton and but six cars of the entire district brought the fancy figure, while a great deal sold for $28 to $29. The best price paid for the same quality of ore for the corresponding week of 1897 was $22 per ton. Lead commanded $22.25 per thousand for tire entire week, but for the corresponding week of 1897 brought $21.50. The burning of the Lanyon smelters at Iola, as well as some other things that might be mentioned, will undoubtedly depress the jack market this week and a decline is looked for at any time.

The market tor pig lead is strong, with an upward tendency and the indications are that the local market for that ore will remain firm. Following is the output by camps for the entire district tor the week ending Saturday, June 11, 1898: ZINC. LEAD Galena-Empire 2,898,500 3S3.750 Value, 50,563.40. Joplin 1,373,190 395,120 Value, S2S.359. Carterville 999,300 160.S50 Value, $16,570.

Webb City 357,630 32,990 Value, Central City 643,470 29,240 Value, $7,024. Dunewes 755,690 167,060 Value, 12,785. Aurora 1,035,000 20,600 Value, 9,327. Alba 162,000 Value, $2,390. Bellville 91,290 Value.

$1,197. Carthage 46,000 Value, 667. Wentworth 44,500 Value, 613. Oronogo 717,840 Value, $9,814. Stotts City 70,590 Value, $953.

Grand Totals 9,013,100 1,189,610 Total value for the week, $145,645.40 District total for 23 weeks: Zinc 195,445,220 Lead 25,852,690 $2,730,994.28 THREE MINE MAGAZINES EXPLODE From the Pittsburg Tribune. On Saturday evening a heavy rain storm passed over Cherokee county, accompanied by consider able wind and lightning. I he light ning did much damage near Colum bus, Scammon and Daisy Hill. As a result of the work the Turk powder works about three miles this side of Columbus were wrecked and are now in ruins, and the pow der magazine of the Kansas Coal number 18 mine at Daisy Hill was blown up. At Scammon the big powder house of J.

C. Graham. located about three quarters of a mile from the tipple of the Graham coal mine was blown up. The Graham powder house con tained about 6oo kegs of powder, which is quite a loss to- the com pany at this time. Besides, the coal business is so lively right now that operators are kept on the jump constantly to keep up with their orders.

The report of three houses being blown down at Frontenac, current on the streets, is without founda tion. Mr. Nevius. of the Kansas Texas Coal company, savs that the loss of powder in the Daisy Hill magazine explosion was of no im portance. Only a small quantity of powder was stored there at the time and the magazine exploded was not the main magazine for the supply for shaft 18.

It was the near the mine that exploded, where the powder is weighed out to the miners. The lact that the explosion oc curred during the night accounts for there being no loss of life. The explosions were terrific at the Graham magazine and the Turk powder works and the shock of the explosion was felt for miles in the vicinity of the respective works. Death is not always a cure for lying. In nine cases out of ten it breaks out again on the tombstone.

Almost any man can start a newspaper or a family, but it takes a hustler to keep either of them going. ARTHUR NICHOLS FALLS FROM a tramway and is probably Fatally Injured. From Tuesday's Daily. Arthur Nichols fell from a tramway at the Boughton plant on the McCann lease about 1:30 this afternoon and sustained injuries from which he will probably die. Nichols was the tub rustler on top and had been out to dump the tub and was on his way back when in some manner unknown he fell from the elevated track to the rocks below, striking on his head and shoulders.

It seems that nobody saw him fall and knew nothing of the accident until the car and tub ran back to the shaft, almost knocking the hoisterman into the shaft, who glanced around to see wha. had become of Nichols and saw him lying apparently lifeless on the ground below, the only perceptible movement being his labored breathing. He was picked up and cared for as well as possible under the circumstances and a telephone message was sent for Dr. Payne, who responded as quickly as possible, but later returned, as he found that the young man was nsured in a casualty company that was in charge of another doctor. Nichols is badly hurt abiut the head and neck and there is probably internal injuries, and it is thought to be impossible for him to recover.

He is a single man, probably 20 years of age. His parents live at Humansville, Mo. He board ed at Mrs. Smith's, on the corner of Tenth and Galena avenue, where he was taken to be cared for and his parents notified of the accident. Since writing the above, a TIMES reporter called at the residence of Mrs.

Smith and found Nichols with a broken neck, breathing very laboriously and with no possible show of recovery. About a week ago a cousin of Nichols fell off the same tramway and tor a time it was thought that he was killed, but he finally came around, and is now able to be about with a very lame back as a result of the fall. Nichols has been a resident of Galena about eight months, coming here from Columbus, where he spent about two months after leav ing home at Humansville, and was considered an exemplary and hard-working young man. An uncle who worked at the same plant was the nearest known relative. ARTHUR NICHOLS DEAD.

From Wednesday's Daily. Arthur Nichols, the unfortunate young man who was so badly injured yesterday afternoon by falling from a tramway at the old Bough-ton plant south west of town, as told in last evening's TIMES, died last night at 12 o'clock without ever having regained consciousness. The body was soon after transfered to Cooper Stough's undertaking rooms in the Bliss block, where it was embalmed to await the arrival of relatives. A telegram was received from his father last evening, who is expected here at the earliest possible moment, not later than 5:30 this afternoon, when arrangements for the disposition of the remains will be made. Had Arthur Nichols lived, he would have been married in a short time to Miss Delia Avery, who lives on South Short street.

Word was received this afternoon that Arthur Nichols' father would not come to Galena and for the body of the unfortunate young man to be shipped on the 6:30 Frisco train to Humansville, Mo, RYAN BEATS WEST. The Syracuse Pug Pounds the New Yorker at Will. Tommy Ryan, of Syracuse, N. met and easily defeated Tommy West, of New York City, Monday night in the fourteenth round of a twenty-round contest for the wel terweight championship of the world. Ryan outfought his man at every point and might have ended the contest much quicker had he cared to.

West was game to the core and took an awful lot of hammering. Ryan's backers laid odds on their man and took all the New York money in sight. The referee, Charlie White, let the bout go as far as humanity would permit, and when at last he sent the men to their corners and awarded the fight to Ryan there was general satisfaction among the spectators. Other people don't take as much nterest in your children as you do. When a man tells you that what you say to him goes in at one ear and out at the other, you can rest assured that there is nothing between the ears to stop it.

VEARLY SUBSCRIPTION, ONE DOLLAR Invariably in Advance. L. BURKE, Editor and Publisher. Office in Stevens' Block, Fifth Street, bnieiett at the post-office at Galena, Kansas transmission through the mails as second-ciiss mail matter. Galena, June 17, 1898.

Democratic County Ticket. For District Clerk J. M. Wales For Probate Judge E. E.

Sapp For County Attorney Chas. Stevens For County Superintendent C. F. Cool For Representative, 25th C. Vogle For Representative, 25th Dist.

A. Gibbs For County Comm'r 3d Dist.L. II. Mannen Democratic Judicial Ticket. For Judge, llth District, THOMAS II.

STANFORD, of Montgomery County. "KEMEfllBEU THE MAINE." DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL CONVENTION. The Democratic convention of the Eleventh judicial district, comprising the counties of Cherokee, Labette and Montgomery, was held in Oswego last Saturday, June nth. The convention was called to order by J. H.

Keith, of Montgomery, who asked for nominations for temporary chairman. Mr. Keith was nominated and J. C. Eddy, of Cherokee, was named as temporary secretary.

Upon motion the chairman appointed committees on permanent organization and credentials, consisting of three members each, as folio ivs: Permanent organization W. L. Burke, of Cherokee; G. S. King, of Labette, and R.

D. Reed, of Montgomery. Credentials A. L. Hayden, of Cherokee; I.

M. Hines, of Labette, and J. M. Nevins, of Montgomery. At this juncture there was considerable discussion over the number of delegates each county should be entitled to.

By reason of there being no regular judicial committee this question was a perplexing one. Hayden, of Cherokee, suggested the same apportionment as the State convention, which would have given Cherokee seveial more votes than either of the other counties. This, of course, was opposed by Labette and Montgomery, and by a vote Hayden's proposition was lost. It was than decided that each county be entitled to eight votes. A recess often minute; was then taken to allow the committees to prepare their reports.

The committee on permanent organization reported in favor of the temporary organization. It was unanimously agreed that there be no committee on platform, the delegates expressing their opinion that partisanship should be eliminated from judicial nominations as far as possible. It was then decided to appoint a conference committee of six, consisting of two from each county, to confer with a like committee from the Populist convention, which was in session at the court house. The convention then adjourned for dinner. The committee upon the part of the Democrats was as follows: Cherokee A.

L. Hayden and W. L. Burke; Labette G. S.

King and I. M. Hines; Montgomery J. H. Keith and W.

H. Linton. After the conference committee was ready to report, the convention reassembled and heard the report announced, which was that the Democrats should be given the judgeship. Nominations being called for, E. E.

Sapp presented the name of R. M. Cheshire, of Cherokee. Mr. Sapp spoke as follows: Mr.

Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: Cherokee county, one of the trinity composing Eleventh Judicial district, comes today in the name of that Democracy founded by Jefferson, matured by Jackson and exemplified by Bryan a Democracy not to be appalled, corrupted or compromised; it knows no danger, oppresses no weakness, fearless, generous and humane; it rebukes the arrogant, cherishes honor, and sympathizes with the This is the season of the year when the same old gang of Republicans put up a tender and touching howl about nominating none but good men. Ten miles of congested freight cars and General Miles at Tampa. Can it be that we aie suffering from too much miles? What has become of the inventor of bullet proof cloth? It would seem that he ought to be heard from during this war. IRA COLE KILLED. His Own Revolver Discharged While He Alighted From a Wagon.

From Monday's Daiiy. Saturday evening shortly before 7 o'clock Ira Cole was killed by a pistol shot from a weapon carried on his person. Cole in company with other parties had driven to town in a wagon and in climbing out of the wagon at B. S. Moore's corner on Seventh street near Main his pistol became discharged, evidently by the hammer striking the wheel, the ball entering the left side about four inches below and in line with the heart ranging downward and to the right through the stomach and peritoneum.

The unfortunate man fell to the ground, but immediately got up and placing his hands over his stomach started for Bailey's drug store exclaiming, "I want a doctor." When he got in front of B. Moore place he began to stagger and a couple of bystanders took hold to assist him to Dr. Payne's office, but when they got to the foot of the stairway Cole began sinking to the sidewalk and said, "Boys, you'll have to carry me. I can't walk up stairs." These were the last words he uttered. He immediately became as limp as a rag and was carried upstairs to the doctor's office and laid on a cot where he apparently revived sufficiently to recognize those about him, but immediately lost consciousness and dissolution rapidly followed from internal hemorrhage.

The deceased was 34 years of age and leaves besides a wife and three children, a mother" and several brothers and sisters. The Cole family seem to be unfortunate with firearms. A few years ago a child of Ira Cole's brother was accidently shot while the family lived in Spring Grove, and it is only a few months since that Link Cole was killed in Empire City by Sam Mitchell. The funeral of Ira Cole occurred yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and interment was made in the city cemetery. LIGHTNING'S WORK' L.

D. Phillips' Barn Destroyed Last Night Empire Livery Stable Struck. From Monday's Daily. During the rain storm which came up shortly before nine o'clock last night lightning struck L. D.

Phillips' barn at Riceville and in a very short space of time the entire building with its contents was re duced to ashes. Loss in the neigh borhood of $800 to $1000, no insur ance. The barn contained four head of horses, three good buggies and a surrey, besides about $150 worth of feed, the loss of which will prove no little burden to Mr. Phillips. The lightning also struck the liv ery barn in Empire City during Saturday night's storm, knocking all the horses down and stunning the men who were sleeping there so badly that it was some fifteen or twenty minutes before they came around sufficiently to tell what had happened.

The bolt entered the 1 oof about the comb and near the square tront, going through to the ground and tearing a hole some six or eight inches in diameter in its passage. A smaller bolt also tore through a small building near by. Those who saw the flash declare that they saw balls of fire about the size of a man's fist roll out on the ground immediately following the flash. bette gave Stanford 5 and Cheshire 3. Stanford was declared the rominee.

A. L. Hayden, I. M. Hines and J.

P. Etchen were appointed a committee to notify the Populists of Mr. Stanford's nomination and the Populists immediately endorsed him. The following Democratic judicial committee was then selected. Cherokee A.

L. Hayden, of Weir City; James Allen, of Hallowell and W. L. Burke, of Galena. Labette J.

F. Waskey, of Oswego; F. W. Frye, of Parsons and W. H.

Pot- torff, of Edna. Montgomery J. M. Nevins, of Independence; T. Dunham, of Cherrvvale and J.

P. Etchen, of Coffeyville. In case of a vacancy, the judicial committee was empowered to fill the same, whereupon the conven tion adjourned. THOUSANDS DISGUSTED. The Atchison Globe, (Republi can), commenting on the nomina tion of Stanley for Governor, says: "The Republicans cannot expect anything of the Prohibitionists, who have nominated a Prohibitionist for Governor.

Thousands of good Re publicans are disgusted with prohibition, and with the Prohibition ists, and Stanley will prove a take. Leedy's position on the prohibition question is known, but Stanley is an experiment, if he is not a downright Prohibitionist. Stanley was nominated by the short grass interest, and against the policy of the eastern portion of state." A Madrid dispatch says that the American forces wasted $60,000 worth of ammunition at Santiago de Cuba without doing any damage at all. The enemy need not be at all solicitous as to American extrava gance in this line, as our navy has powder to burn; but when they say that a bombardment is carried on with no damage resulting they are drawing the long bow in too elabor ate a manner. It is not the custom of the American gunners to waste ammunition.

Topeka Capital. The first carload of Georgia watermelons made its appearance in St. Louis early Monday morning. It will now be in order for various and sundry ills to make their appearance there also. In the meantime the doctors sit back and smile complacently..