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Show VETERAN CAPTAIN DIES 0$ SENILITY LOUISVILLE. Ky, July 38. Capt. J. Wesley Conner of New Albany, known personally per-sonally er by reputation to almost every river man on the Mississippi, Ohio and their ariba-Uri", ariba-Uri", died of senility last night at his heme ' in New Albany, Ind. - . . For nearly sixty years he was a steamboat steam-boat pilot or a captain on the great rivers and had the distinction of piloting the Rob-., art E. Lee, when she won the memorable race with ths Katchss from Kew Orleans at . 6. Louis, - - - . " ' |