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VOTE IN HERDS PROBABLY BALANCE OF POWER IN FORT SCOTT VOTE. REE DINNERS WERE SERVED Meal Tickets Passed Around Bore Line: "Vote For Allen; He Never Advocated Lynching." 1 ass. If the republican primaries for the nomination of congressman prove to be at all close in port poult, we gro vole tnat served with a free ainner today, atter having had a luxurious supply of refresuments last win nave been the balance oi power in the local contest. Across the back of eacn tree wear ticket that was given out to the herd of negroes that nad been in corral since last mignt, was printed this line: "Vote tor Allen; He Never Advocated Lyncuing." The headquarters of the Allen negro movement was at Eagie Claw hail. At this hail last nigut chere were high times.

C. B. Grita, Dr. McLemore and one other speaker were schedwiet to deliver addresses. Atter the speaking an old-time round up--the KInd Louis Boyle used to organize- was had.

It is almost generally conceded that Allen wul carry Fort Scott by a good bulk of republican support in this big majority. Scott doubtless has the county outside the city, but the condition of the roads operated materially agaiuso him, his friends believe. Many men who would nave voted for Scott, but who were more or less indifferent, would not, it is thought, ride several mues to cast a vote. On the other hand is argued that tarmers, being unable toworkon account of the weather, would 1 go to vote without feeling that they had lost valuale time in so doing. It seems to be the general feeling that Allen will carry this county and that he will be nominated by the vote of the district.

This feeling is based on nothing but superficial indications. There have been tar greater surprises than the nomination of Mr. Scott would occasion, though the Allen workers protess to believe that such a would surprise them more than anything political that has ever happened. Tne result of the primary is to be determined by the aggregate vote of the district, without regard to which candidate carries this county or that. All the Scott votes in the nine counties wil be counted against all Allen votes.

So it would be possible for one canuidate's majority in one coun ty to sweep away the other candidate's majorities in all the other counties. Voting Is Lively. The polls opened this afternoon at 1 o'clock and all representatives were present. The full boards were in tue wards. From the start there was swit voting.

In the Second ward there were dozens waiting to vote when cue polls opened. At press time it is estimated that about 750 votes had been polled in the wards. About 200 had voted in the Second Ward at 4 o'clock and the other wards snowed up proportionately as well. Scott and Allen representatives are keeping a close lookout to prevent fraud or irregular voting. There was no trouble at any of the wards.

Allen's supporters were sanguine this afternoon, claiming the county from 400 to 600. The weather will cut down the vote. The Scott supporters do not want to change their estimates made yesterday. DEATH OVERTOOK HIM. Abraham S.

Jones, Father of Late J. A. Jones, Passed Away This Morning of General Debility. Abraham S. Jones, the aged father of the late J.

A. Jones who died of injuries sustained while at work at the Missouri Pacific shops last July, died this morning at clock at the fam ily home, 215 South Lowman street, after an illness that has lasted many monus. The cause of death was general debility. The deceased was 83 years of age at the time of his death. Mr.

Jones was a remarkable old man and a true-blue Christian, who had always uved an upright life, knowing that ne would be rewarded by the Supreme Being when his work on earth was finished. Death came to Mr. Jones peaceably. His condition had been critical for a long time. When his son met such a tragic death last summer he was then so sick that the family feared to apprise him of the awful news, suspecting that he probably could not survive the shock, but he did, and bore his mental and physical suffering with extraordinary bravery.

His feebleness, however, was too far advanced and since the death of his son he has failed rapidly. For some days his life has simply ebbed away. His son, who resides at Iola, was telegraphed to and no arrangements will be made for the funeral until his arrival in the city. The probability it will be held Monday. The funeral services over the re mains of the late Mrs.

Mima A. Pinnell, who died at Muskogee a few days ago, were held this morning from the parlors of the Konantz Undertaking rooms. 'The service was conducted by Rev. Orchard, pastor of the First Christian church and the service was attended by the tamily and a number friends. The deceased was born In of LaGrange county, forty-nine years ago and came to Kansas and settied in Crawford county in 1870.

She was married to Z. W. Pinnell in 1889. He died last January. She is survived by threa sisters and two brothers, one of the brothers residing in Honolulu.

One of the sisters lives in California. After the short funeral service, inter ment was made in Evergreen cemetery and all that is mortal of the deceased was laid to rest beside the remains of herelate husband. L. K. Brown, who has charge of the seat sate for the two performances of the Elk minstrels, says work has reached his ears that if he did not give more than six seats to one person he would get thrown over the counter.

Now Mr. Brown is a peaceable man and never has any trouble but he wants it understood that not more than six seats will be reserved to one person and that anybody trying to get more will go over the counter in a very quick manner. This rule has been adopted by the Elks and Mr. Brown intends to carry it out. On other occasions one person secured all the sea's he could a at one time and then distributed among his friends, as was pre-arranged.

This was unfair to the other holders of tickets, hence the rule was adopted. The seat sale for the performances will open next Monday evening at 7:30. Mr. Brown says he will close his store at 6:30 and that an hour later he will open the doors to those who want reserved seats. In a letter from Dr.

W. E. Minor of Kansas City, written March 20, he says, "I am very glad to say to you again today that Mrs. Hickcox is doing very nicely. I cannot say how long she will need to remain here but rest assured that I will hurry the case as rapidly as is consistent, for I want to see her go home in.

good spirits as soon as possible. It is certainly very nice of the good people of Fort Scot to contribute to her comfort as they do, and I trust that when she arrives all will be glad that they did what they could to save her life." Dr. M. G. Brookins never was a betting man but when he bets he throws aside whatever sympathies he might have for any candidate and bets to win.

However, he made a wager yetserday which afterwards gave him the buck ague and he called it off. Just to make it interesting he bet a box of cigars that Scott would carry Wyandotte county and another box of cigars that Allen would carry this county by 500 majority. He, knows little about politics and thought he had a cinch. This morning when his friends told him that it wasn't possible for him to win both bets he called everything off and set up the cigars for being so foolish. The funeral of the late Robert Hood, who was killed by a train at Fulton night before last, will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock from the family home, southeast of Fulton and interment will be made in the Fulton cemetery.

Coroner Brookins, who went to Fulton yesterday and investigated the cause of his death, is just as much at sea as ever. He has been unable to locate the train that kile the young man and if this is not done, no inquest will be held There seems to be plenty of evidence that he was killed while attempting to alight from a moving freight train. Frank Reeds, of Coffeyville, who is in the city visiting his parents, believes it is better to be born lucky than rich. He went all through the Philippine war without getting a scratch and came home with a trunk fuli of quaint curios. A few days ago he left his run as fireman on the Missouri Pacific out of Coffeyville and came home to visit his parents.

The next day his engine met a passenger train head-on and ten people were hurt. The engineer and fireman on Frank's engine jumped and were unhurt, but Frank declares that had he been there he might not have jumped and he would have been kill- Rev. Mr. Martin, who will occupy the pulpit at the Presbyterian church tomorrow, was some time since assistant pastor of one of the principal churches in Brooklyn. That fashionable church one day accepted to full membersbip and communion a saloon keeper without requiring him to discontinue in that busines.

Thereupon Mr. Martin tendered his resignation, not leaving the church in doubt as to the cause. He will be remembered as having supplied Dr. Porter's pulpit here a number of years ago while the Doctor absent from the city. It has been some months since word has ben received from the man who asked the city to give him a franchise for the construction of an inter-ucban line into this city.

He came here and presented an ordinance. it passed the first reading and was referred to a committee to act with the franchise asker, but the latter failed to show up and the matter remains in statu quo. The boys at the Frisco are having lots of fun with Conductor Parker who passed through here on the Frisco this afternoon. He can hardly talk because of the fact that he has just had all of his teeth extracted. His words fall flat and there is no sound at all to his voice.

Some of the most inclined to jesting are mimicing him in great shape. Word has been received from the Pecafic coast that the Fort Scott party that has been doing the state 19 now in San Francisco, where the membe. are taking in Chinatown and all of the other odd places of interest. The party includes Mr. and Mrs.

M. Liepman, Mr. and Mrs. D. Prager and Mrs.

J. Rodecker. All report that they are having a most excellent time sojourning in the Golden state. MURDERED BY INDIANS SAVAGE YAQUIS ATTACK THE FAMILY OF PEDRO MEZA. MEZA AND 4 OF FAMILY KILLED Deed Occurred Near LaDura, Mexico, And Troops Had Desperate Fight With Bandits in the Hills.

Los Angeles, March -News has reached this city of the murder of five members of the family of Pedro Meza, president of LaDura, in Sonora, Mexico, and a brother-in-law of Frederick Hartman, president of the William Hoege Company of LosAngeles, and two others who were massacred by Indians within a few miles of their homes. Their bodies were left in the roadway until a sufficient number of troops could overawe the raiding outlaws and bring in their victims. The names of those killed are Senor Pedro Meza, president of LaDura, a rich mining contractor and one of the most prominent men in the district; Senora Elvira Meza, wife of the president; Senoritas Carmen, Panchola Meza, eighteen, twenty and twenty-three years of age, their daugh ters. Mrs. Wenceslas Hoff, and Theodore, years old, her son.

Three members of the Meza family survive. They are the baby and the two year old daughter. These children had been left at home in LaDura when the rest of the family drove in carriages to Guaymas. Returning from Guaymas, the party stopped at Oritz and it is supposed they were joined there by Mrs. Hoff and her son.Here it is said, they learned of the presence of the Yaquis in the Los-Otaes mountains and near Otaes Pass.

They had entered the valley when from every ledge came cracks of rifles. Men charged desperately up the slopes, calling on their heads a rain of lead to divert the fire from the women and children. In this way they fell wtih their faces to the unseen foes. The survivors made a last desperate stand in the shelter of the overturned carriage and they fought to the last. 131 THOSE McCURDY SUITS.

Mutual Life Insurance Company Seeks to Recover from Its Former President $3,370,341. New York, March first complaint in a series of eight actions already begun by the Mutual Insurance company against former President R. A. McCurdy, his son Robert H. and the firm of Charles M.

Raymond the company's former metropolitan agents, was made public Friday. The particular complaint is against Former President. McCurdy and contains nine separate causes of action. In each Mr. McCurdy is charged with the waste of large sums of money belonging to the company through alleged unfaithfulness and neglect in the discharge of duties.

Damages amounting to $3,370,341 are demanded. The first five causes seek recovery in the aggregate of $292,500 as alleged contributions to political parties since January 1, 1885. The sixth cause seeks to recover the sum of $225,000 embracing the $50,000 alleged increase of annual salary drawn by the former president since June 1, 1901, without authority, as is claimed. The seventh cause seeks to recover $600,000 as the aggregate of the respective sums of $25,000 drawn quarterly from the company for the last six years of Mr. McCurdy's presidency, on the voucher of the committee of expenditures and under circumstances detailed in the testimony before the Armstrong committee.

The eighth cause deals with the relations of Louis A. Thebaud, son-inlaw of ex-President McCurdy with Raymond and the "gratuities and rates of' commission" received by the firm. The final cause of action deals with the sum of $1,282,841 received by Robert H. McCurdy as commission from 1886 to November 1905, as superintendent of the foreign department. Finally the company demands judgment against ex-President McCurdy for the sum of $3,370,341.66 with interest, as damages for alleged unfaithfulness and neglect.

Dedicate Vicksburg Monument. Vicksburg, March by Gov. Samuel W. Pennypacker, exGovernors Beaver and Hartranft and a score of officers of high rank in the Union army in the war between the states several hundred Pennsylvania veterans arrived in Vicksburg Friday to dedicate monument and markers erected in the National park here in memory of the Pennsylvania troops that participated in the siege of Vicksburg. The dedication ceremonies proper will take place Saturday and will be participated in by Governor Vardaman of Mississippi, General Stephen D.

Lee, commander-in-chief of the Confederate veterans, and a regiment of state troops. Card of Thanks. We desire to express ur 1 cartfelt thanks to our many frio neighbors, who so kindly assi our late bereavement and our little son, Clarence. Mr. and Mrs.

G. D. Wray. SALMON BANKER GETS FIVE YEARS THOS. CASEY, MANAGER DEFUNCT CLINTON BANK, ADMITS FORGERY ANXIOUS TO BEGIN SENTENCE Six Other Forgery Indictments Against Mr.

Casey, Were Nollied. Trial Last Thirty Minutes. Harrisonville, March Thomas F. Casey, former general manager of the Bank of Salmon, of Clinton, which tailed last summer with heavy liabilities, ruining many poor families, pleaded guilty today in circuit court LC the charge of forgery, 421 was sentenced to five in the penitertiary Six other indictments of forgery against Casey were nollied. The proceedings in court consumed about a nalt no'll.

After receiving the sentence Casey was taken in charge by tne sherit, who started for the peultentiary with the prisoner this afternoon. Casey said he was anxious to begin serving his sentence. Kansas City, March M. Casey, who was sentenced to the penitentiary Harrisonville today. for forgery, testified in this city on Thurs day last, in a suit brought by the trustees cf the bank or Salmon Salmon to recover two hundred and thirty-siz thousand dollars collatreal turned over by that ban ka month or so before its failure, to the Kansas City State bank, and that among this collateral ther were forged notes amounting to seventy thousand dollars.

Yesterday in the same proceedings Casey admitted that notice was given' pursuant to the arrangement to the effect that no opposition be made to the acceptance by the Harrisonville court of the plea of guilty and the imposition of the five years' sentence in the satisfaction of all criminal proceedings again him growing out of the failure. The failure of the Salmon bank last summer caused a sensation and was followed by the indictment of Major Harvey W. Salmon and Dr. G. Y.

Salmon, its owners; Manager Casey and Frank M. Salmon, the recoiving teller. The bank had been in existence forty years and was considered one of the strongest financia. institutions in the state.Several of its depositors were wrecked by the failure. Dr.

Salmon and his son, Major Salmon were two of the best known men in Missouri. Major Salmon, for years, had been prominent in politics and was once chairman of the executive committee. L. G. WILSON DEAD.

Resided in This County. Many Years. -Died at Home of Daughter in Oklahoma City. (From Monday's Daily) Levi G. Wilson, a resident of this county many years, died yesterday morning at 1:30 at his home in Oklahoma City.

He was 71 years of age and the cause of death was malnutrition. Mr. Wilson and his family lived on a farm a few miles northwest of Fort Scott. He was the father of Mrs. Gordon McComas and Mrs.

G. K. Hayes, both formerly of this city. Both Mrs. Mccomas and Mrs.

Hayes were Wit him when he died, as were also his other daughters, Miss Allie Wilson, of Oklahoma City; and Miss Maude, and one son, Clive, of Chicago. Mrs. McComas, one of the daughters lives at Yukon, Ok. The deceased is well remembered in this city and of his old acquaintances and friends will be pained to learn of his death. Mr.

Wilson had been in poor health for some time. His mind was clear to the last moment and he spoke calmly of the necessary arrangements for his funeral.Geo. Hays and wife were present with their father all night. 1 funeral was to take place today at 2 p. m.

Mr. L. G. Wilson was 71 years of age. He came to Fort Scott in 1870 and settled on a farm four miles northwest of town.

Three or four years ago he sold his farm and moved to a piece of land in Colorado, near Holly. Not feeling able to do the irrigation necessary to secure crops, he sold the land to be near all of his children except the son, who is in Chicago. Mr. Wilson was a Christian of the unobtrusive type, a mind neighbor and affectionate father. A few months ago his daughter, Grace, died at their home.

She was shortly to have been married to a business man in that city. The family left are the bereaved widow, Clive Wilson, Alice Wilson, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. McComas and Mrs. Hays.

Doctors Are Puzzled. The remarkable recovery of Kenneth McIlvey, of Vanceboro, is the subject of much interest to the medical fraternity and a wide circle of friends. He says of his case: "Owing to severe inflammation of the Throat and congestion of the Lungs, three doctors gave me up to die, when, as a last resort, 1 was induced to try Dr. King's New Discovery and I am happy to say, it saved my life." Cures the worst Coughs a and Colds, Bronchitis, Tonsilities, Weak Lungs, Hoarseness and LaGrippe. Guaranteed at Prichari, Bros' drug store.

50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. -Mrs. R. M.

West who has been visiting Mrs. J. J. Peasley, and Mrs. Ella S.

Norton left for Topeka on the Missouri Pacific this morning. She will visit the family of Judge S. West and then return home to Kalamazoo, Mich. HE "TOUCHED" THE BRIDE. A Did Not Have Enough Money to Pay For a Marriage License -Credit For Marriage.

(From Monday's Daily) Business was dull in probate court this morning, and as there was littie heat in the otuce Judge Hudson had to put in time telling reminisences to keep warm. He told a story about a middle-aged man wno asked for a marriage license some time not have the money to procured the same. He had previously been to the office and made arrangements for the marriage. He said that he had just come to town and as he had gone to considerable expense shipping his goods from Kansas City, he hardly had enougn money to defray the expenses of a he asked the court if he couldnt "stand him off for the wedding. He had not sufficient money to get the license.

The court informed um that he guessed it was all right and the fellow left with a smile on his face. The to-be bride came down from Kansas City that nignt, and the next day bright and early the two entered the office for the purpose of being united. The license was made out and the man went after the $2, searching every pocket, while the to-be bride stood by blushing. It developed that he only had one dollar, and seeing that he was in a bad predicament he was to resort to strategy, so he compelled tapped the lady at his side on the snoulder and beckoned her to the other room. A whispered conversation occurred and he was soon before the court with the necessary $2 for the license.

The judge married them "on time," as per agreement, and they went away happy and ed. The fellow was to pay $3 for the marriage within a very short time. haven't seen that fellow since then," remarked the court. That is one of the contingencies incident to the official life of a probate judge. A CONCAVE SPHERICAL LENS.

Is a Combination of Prisms With Bases Out and the Apex or Thin Part in the Center. (From Monday's Daily) The lines of light passing througn this lens are bent towards the base and consequently diverge and do not come to a focus. This lens is called a minus and reduces in size and corrects myopia or nearsight. They are made in many shapes and forms to meet the demand of a critical public. Myopia, the defect that this lens corrects, requires much knowledge and experience on the part of the optometrist.

As the defect is often gressive and if not can be made so by using lenss too strong, it is not always wise to use the glass you see the best with. You may not have this defect but in low degrees it will take an expert to tell the difference between it and some other defects on account of spasm of the muscles, SO to be on the safe sidle, you had better go to Dr. Griffith, the optical authority of Fort Scott. Parlor in Drake Block over Bright's Store. TWO HOLIDAY GAMES.

Decoration Day and Fourth of July Games Will be Played in This City--Schedule Not Adopted. (From Saturday's Daily.) The magnates of the Kansas State Basebali league which met in this city yesterday and last night adjourned without adopting the schedule that had been prepared by the schedule committee. It did not meet with generar. approval and several minor amendments were suggested. It was the intention to adopt the schedule at this meeting but it was decided to wait unt'! a little, more time could be put in on it.

The leaguers adjourned last nigut to meet, at Parsons on the -5th of April, when the schedule will be adopted. The Chanute tranchise was yesterday evening sold to E. E. Shields and he will take charge of baseball there. The circuit committee will go there on next Tuesday for the purpose of helpput it on ittfesed anou anou anou a put it on its feet.

This winds up the formation of the circuit. Everybody is well pleased with the outlook for a most prosperous season. There will be 126 games during the season, half to be played at home and half abroad. The matter of admitting ladies free to all games except Sunday and holiday games is optional with the home management. It can declare all games free to the ladies or certain games can be designated to suit their wishes.

Fort Scott will share well with holiday games. Besides getting its share of the Sunday games this city will get the Decoration day game and the Fourth of July game. Labor day the home team will go to Parsons, where a large celebration will be held. Officers Elected. At the annual election of officers in Hugh De Payne's Commandery No.

3 Knights Templar, held last night, the following were chosen for the ensuing year: E. J. McLaughlin. G. A.

Van Velzer C. L. Herbert, J. D. Hill, S.

W. Atkins, J. R. Russell -C. C.

Nelson, Recorder J. W. Pinkston, St. J. S.

Stephen Hubbard, Warden- -E. E. Reid Sentinel- -Geo. T. Webb.

Miss Nellie Montag, odest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Montag, re cieved a check for $100 from the Besse Music House, at Pittsburg as sceond prize in their piano contest. MAY BE, OR MAY NOT BE GENERAL BELIEF, BE NO EXTRA SESSION OF LEGISLATURE. GOVERNOR HOCH WON'T SAY Has His Mind Made up, But Deems it Unwise to Speak -Petitions For a Session.

Topeka, Kansas, March Governor Hoch declines to make any statement of his attitude in the matter, it is almost settled that there will be no specia: session of the legislature. "I might say," said the governor this morting, "that my mind is practically made up in the matter, but doubt the wisdom of making a statement at this time." There are now three petitions in the hands of the governor, asking him to call an extra session, the first to arrive was one Scandia headed by A. M. Kimball, containing 25 names. Later this morning a petition arrived from Kinsiey headed by B.

F. Tatum containing 60 names and another from Kansas City, Kansas, headed by W. J. Quinn containing ter names. C.

F. MILLER TO GO WITH (IT. Fort Scott Man Will Accompany the Santa Fe Good Roads Train Next Week in Southeast Kansas. C. F.

Miller, the implement dealer, who is also president of the Kansas Good Roads Association, will leave next Monday to accompany a good roads train that is to be run over its line in eastern Kansas by the Santa Fe road. The persons interested desired Mr. Miller to lend his influence to the incvement and he was glad to do so. The following anouncement of the train is made: Good Roads College on Wheels. A special Santa Fe Good Roads Train will be run over the Eastern part of Kansas, under the auspices of the Kansas Good Roads Association.

The Hon. D. Ward King, inventor and advertiser of the King Drag, will be we principal lecturer and guest of honor. The party will consist of Professors of the Agricultural College. State Sec.

I. D. Graham Topeka, State Pres. C. F.

Miller Ft Scott, and a number of other speakers interested in the good roads movement. The train will start next Monday, beginning at Olathe, and meetings will be held at Wellsville, Ottawa, Iola, Girard, Erie, Coffeyville, Independence, Chanute, Lawrence, Emporia and Topeka. The train will be in charge of Industrial Commissioner Westly Merritt, of the Santa and will make a two weeks' trip. The movement is similar to the work recently done by the railroads in Iowa, Missouri and other states, and. which has resulted in the organization of good roads association in districts all over states, and the general adoption road drag systhese, tem, as advocated by Mr.

King, and it is to be hoped that Kansas, which is just waking up to the importance of this great question, will receive great benefits from this Good Roads College on Wheels. WANTED. Ten Thousand Boys to Enter the Great Corn Growing Contest. ed. (From Monday's Daily) Kansas boys from 12 to 18.

years of age can enter contest. The Kansas State Agricultural College, through the Farmers' Institute Department, announces a great corn growing contest for Kansas boys. The Bourbon County farmers' institute will furnish one quart of pure bred corn from some of the best varieties to each boy who enters the race, and will give ten prizes for the best ten ears of corn raised from this seed corn and exhibited at the County Institute this fall, and those winning prizes at County Institutes can enter the state contest to be held at State Agricunural College, Jan. 1st and 2nd, 1907, where much larger prizes will be offered. This movement is to encourage interest in corn breeding and corn grading, which is the latest movement in scientific farming that is sweeping all over this country.

For further information talk with A. J. Sherman, president, or C. F. Miller, of the Bourbon County Institute.

Boys, call and register at once, and get your quart of pedigreed corn and enter the contest to win a prize. The prettiest race for the council is will be in the ward where contestants are Albert Shafer, the present incumbent who is running on the republican Ralph Rogers, the young grocer of the north side. Both have a good many friends and both are in the same business. Th econtest will be friendly between the two candidates but the fight seems to be between the democratic friends of Mr. Shafer and his democratic enemies.

Mr. Shafer was turned down by the democrats because he would not support Mayor Goodlander and he was anominated on the republican tick et. His democratic friends are expected to stand by him. A good registration was gotten out in that ward and Mr. Shafer is working hard for election.

-Mrs. J. P. Chenault has (visiting relatives. gone to she is.