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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
DURRANT'S HOPE.
Hangs His Faith to the Federal
Judges Once More.

San Francisco. Jan. 5.-Theodore Dur
rant has renewed his hope of escaping
me gallows. since the federal judges have
taken his latest petition for a writ of
habeas corpus under advisement.
He seems to have shaken off the des-
pondercy that was fast bringing him to
a state of nervous collapse.
Strong pressure is being exerted to in
duce Governor Budd to either commute
the sentence or grant a reprieve. Chef
Justice Beatty of the supreme court, who
dissented from the decisions of his col
leagues against Durrant. visited the gov
ernOr yesterday. but the result of the con-
ference is not Known
Scientific men who are interested in the
pathological features of Durrant's case
are grievously disappointed at the pros
pect that no autopsy will be allowed on
the remains. DR.. John w. Robertson
the celebrated chemist has received a
commission from the American Journal
of Insanity to prepare an elaborate treat
Use on the case. He is firmly impressed
with the extraordinary character of Dur
rant as a study in psychopathy and re-
grets that a post norton examination of
the head of the condemned man cannot
be made The fact that Durrant having
been well advanced as a medical student,
should have made a positive request that
no examination be made of his face or
head after death is commented en- as sig
nidcant.
1t seems that no measurements of Dur
rants head have been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
FOR FEDERAL JUDGE.
J. H. Richards Of Ft. Scott Gets
a Bad SendOff as Grail
road Candidate"

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 81. H. Sal1ee,
Of Fort Scott, has created a stir among
the politicians here by announcing that
Colonel J. H. Richards, of his city
would be a candidate for judge OF the
proposed new federal district. He said
that Colonel Richards would be backed
by NJ A Low. of Topeka, besides hav-
ing the united influence and support Of
the Santa F'e and Missouri Pacific rail-
ways. It has been generally supposed
that there would be no opposition to
Peters.
There seems a manifest purpose in
the above to kill whatever chances Col.
Richards may have had by branding
Linn as the railroad candidate at the
outset 1t hasn't gone so far yet it is
hoped that any corporation will be al
lowed to deliberately select federal
Judges
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
WHEAT SURPLUS IS LARGE
Estimated at 145,oOo,OOo Over Re
quirements to June l.

New York, Jan 5.-The special crop re-
port of the New York Journal of Com
merce and Commercial Bulletin says:
Final returns make the area of winter
wheat %. 663, 900, as compared with % $780,
900 last year, an increase of ia per cent
The increase in California, Oregon and
Washington is As per cent, the approx
mate acreage being 1859, 900, as against
3, eco acres last year.
There has been a material increase in
wheat seeding in the southern states, due
to the-low price of cotton.
Favorable weather during December
improved the condition of wheat. The
present average is S7.S per cent, as against
BAL per cent last month.
In the six principal states east of the
Rocky mountains the Improvement has
been more noticeable.
The condition now is S4S per cent, as
compared with 1915 per cent December l.
THE condition at SIS per cent is equiva-
lent to about 146 bushels per acre indi-
eating an aggregate winter wheat yield
at date, in the neighbOrhOod of $50 1000, 900
bushels.
According to the January returns there
are 240 100000 bushels of wheat held on
farms, which is Ala per cent of last years
production. On the corresponding date
last year there were held, in the same po-
sition, 100000 bushels.
"Of this total the six principal winter
wheat states east of the Rocky noun
tains have So 100000 bushels or 44-4 per cent
of the last crop; Minnesota and the Da-
kotas, 1905, 900 bushels, or Al per cent and
the Pacific coast 100000 bushels or 2Ss
per cent.
present estimated supply of wheat in
all positions, 315,OO0O0O bushels. Domestic
requirements for bread, to next July, 49,,
COO 900 bushels. and for spring seeding, say
e. 600 600 bushels more-in all 10. O00000
bushels, leaving a surplus for export dur
ing the ensuing six months and for home
reserves at the end of June of 145, 900 900
bushels"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
LETTER SELLS OUT.
Has Disposed of His Great Ac-
emulation of Wheat.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-Joseph Letter is said
to have closed contracts for the greater
part if not all of his 8, 100000 bushels of
cash wheat Negotiations have been
underway for several days and are
about closed. The buyers are L. Drey-
fuss & Co., of New York, the French
exporters, and Gil and Fisher of Balti-
mere. Dreyfuss' man is here looking
over the wheat and samples have been
forwarded to the New York headquart-
ers. Nothing is known about the terms
but they are believed to be satisfact-
tory to Letter. Gil and Fisher the
Baltimore exporters are among the
largest cash grain handlers in the
world and stand at the head as a corn
house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
LANDED ON HIS HEAD.
Morris Murphy Sustains Dangerous
Injuries in Jumping From a
Moving Train.

Last night at 11:35 o'clock as Santa Fe
train No. pulled through the Topeka
yards. Morris Murphy a law student from
the state university at Lawrence, jumped
from the platform step of the baggage
car at Second street and fell hea6long
onto the cinder grading between the yard
tracks He received injuries to his head
which may prove fatal.
Today he was taken to Christ hospi-
tai where he will be given the best of
surgical care. and the physicians express
a hope that he may recover. He is in
deliriOus condition, caused by concusson.
Last evening Morris Murphy, who is 10
years of age. and his cousin, Tracy Muir
ply. aged 20 years boarded the Santa Fe
train at Lawrence. west bound. They were
going to Kingman county. where they had
been promised work. They rode to To-
peka the blind baggage" and when
the train pulled into the Topeka yards
they got off before the depot was reached
in order to avoid arrest. Tracy Murphy
alighted first. Afterward Morris Muir
ply jumped off. The train was running
at good speed and as Morris Murphy
alighted ON the ground he stumbled.
Tracy Murphy found him an instant aft
G. ard lying PROSTATE upon the ground,
in an unconscious condition. The police
department was notified. and the injured
man was taken to the hospital ward of
the city jail. City Physician Mitchell was
summoned and he dressed the wounds.
The top of Murphy's head and his fore
head We're a mass of bruises. the skin be-
ing Iacerated anu the flesh torn open.
DR.. Mitchell gives it as his opinion that
the skull is not fractured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
WHY LET HIM OUT?
Does Pittsburg Want This Man
Back i'm Its Midst!

The people of Pittsburg and the citi-
zens Of Crawford county are up in arms
against the effort to secure for G. H
Graham, an itinerant doctor, a pardon
from a fifteen year sentence in the pen
itentiary. He was prosecuted by
State Auditor Morris, who was then
county attorney, for one of the black
est crimes on record in Kansas. Capt.
Morris and T. w. Caffey, of the audit
or's office, have already asked the beard
of pardons to give them a hearing in
the case. They viii make vigorous
protests against a recommendation for
pardon. Both are res. dents of Pits
burg and are familiar with the facts
in the case.
Graham came to Pittsburg a few
years ago and under pretense of secur-
ing girl to answer telephone calls
while he was out of the office, induced
Ed. Shaunnessey and his wife to permit
their thirteen year old daughter to &C
cept a position in Graham's office. The
night before Easter, two years ago.
according to the evidence in court
Graham drugged the girl ana assaulted
her.
He fed tie town and after an exclt-
ing chase was arrested in FL Paso Tex
as, and brought back for trial He
was convicted and sent to the peniten-
tiary During the trial a number of
sensational incidents TRANSFERRED, the
the girls father to kill Graham When
Capt. Morris, representing the state
was closing the argument before the
jury Shaunnessey became very nue. OK
cited. He left his place in the court
room where he had been watch4ns the
progress of the trial and soon returned
with a long dirk knife. He darted be-
hind the seat occupied by the Judge
and was about to spring upon the prls-
Oner at the bar He was wild with
fury and had the knife raised to plunge
into the heart of the criminal. This
sheriff seized the hand of the irate
father and prevented a murder in the
court room.
Now that the criminal is making an
efIort to secure pardon the citizens OF
PittSburg are working on protests
which viii be poured in upon the beard
and the governor until they are sue
cessful in preventing favorable action.
Graham was about so years of age at
the time he committed the crime and
his now advancing Years VIII be one CT
the principal arguments in favor of his
pardon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
ENLARGE POLICE POWERS.
Court of Appeals at ST. Louis Makes
important Rulings.

St Louis Jan. 5.-A ruling greatly en-
larging the powers of the police officers
has been made by the court of appeals
in case of the state against E. 6. Hancock
and others. The defendants are police
officers and were convicted in the court
of criminal correction of assault and bat
terry in arresting for disturbing the peace.
without having witnessed the offense, of
woman.
Under the common law" cites the opin-
ion, "a sheriff, constable or police officer
cannot arrest for past ofense lower than
a felony without a warrant. This rule
has been enlarged so to give the po-
lice officers of the city of St. Louis power
and authority to make arrests without
warrant, for offenses below the grade of
felony, provided that the officer who ar
rests for past misdemeanor has the
same ground for reasonable suspicion as
would justify him at common law in ar
resting for Il felony already committed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
NOT SOMANY DRINKS
Under the Raines Law as Before, Says
Governor Black in His Message.

Albany. N. Y, Jan. Sin his mes
sage to the legislature today, Governor
Black said that the state tax for the
present year is 81 81 on 1,0O0 This rate
produces the sum of S12. O33, 6S1. 80.
OF this amount more than ME mil
lion dollars is paid to run the public
schools and for the care of the insane.
The receipts from licenses to sell liz
uor, tax on inheritance, etc, were S.
FASTEST. an excess over last year of
1914, 94421. The expenditures for asy-
lums, hospitals, reformatOries, etc,
We're 81, 1862, 590.85. The total funded debt
of the state on September 80 was So
765. $40. During the year just passed
the revenue from the liquor tax law
has increased more than S43S,00O-
Under the present excise law receipts
nearly quadrupled and the number Of
licenses decreased almost one-siXth,
and Notwithstanding the increase in
population, the cases of drunkenness
fell off to a marked degree.
In connection with the labor problem,
the governor made three suggestions:
First-That immigration be checked.
Second-That a fair rate of wages be
paid laborers.
Third-That in opposing strikes by
armed men methods should be adopted
which would not at first discharge of
fire arms produce these fatal tragic re-
suits which have caused recent evil to
be universally deplOred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
IN BEHALF OF MINERS.
A Law to Protect Them From Scrip
Proposed by G. C. Clemens.


G. c. Clemens has sent letter to Chair
man Taylor Riddle of the Populist state
committee with a view to securing a de-
mand by the Populist caucus on Governor
Leedy to call special session OF the leg
islature for the purpose of passing law
that will at once reach the coal barons OF
southern Kansas who pay their employees
in store scrip.
He says: Let the law be passed; let
it cover the entire field of the miners
wrongs and let it be more drastic than
any such law hitherto enacted. Let it
be enforced by injunction in the name of
the state, to be granted summarily, like
injunctions under the prohibitory law.
Then provide that if that injunction is
violated the company itself shall be fined
81 600 to be collected by immediate levy.
and that the officers shall go to jail in
stead of merely being fined Pass a gen
eraI amendment to the corporation law
that any corporation failing to obey any
statute of the state shall be subject to an
enormous fine; if the violation be persist
ed in for thirty days the fine shall there
after be 81, 900 a day, and then no doubt
of. any laws validity any Injunction
against its enforcement shall excuse the
corporal tons"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
CORN MEAL EXHIBIT.
Senator Mason Wants the Govern
mont to Make One at Paris.

Washington. Jan. 5-Senator Mason will
soon prepare and introduce a bill in the
senate providing for a special appropria>
ton for corn meal exhibit at the Paris
exposition He hopes by this means to
second the efforts of our representatives
in Europe in widening the markets fo2
the abundant corn crop of the United
States.
In the official year ending June. 1897 the
United States exported 54.OOl030 bushels
of corn and over 1lOG0.Oo0 barrels of corn
meal The total crop of the United
States is over 400 COo,Oo0 bushels. and it is
capable of indefinite increase if market
can be found for it,
For some years the United States mains
tanned a special commissioner, Murphy
by name, whose duty it was to introduce
corn meal in the various continental coun>
tries. In Germany he was quite success
full. and ''Murphybrod' or Murphy
bread made from a half and half mix
ture of flour and corn meal. became so
popular that the agrarian interest there
managed to have the tariff rates raised so
as to check its importation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
MR. WILSON MAY COME.
Secretary of Agriculture a Possibility
at the Creamery Convention.

Some time ago Mr. John E. Frost,
land commissioner Of the Santa Fe
wrote to Thomas Ryan, assistant sec
rotary Of the interior, and J. I. Bris-
tow, fourth assistant postmaster gen
eral, asking them to use their influence
IN persuading Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson to attend the National
Creamery and Buttermakers' associa-
ton in this city in February. A few
days ago Mr. Frost received letters
from both Mr.. Ryan and Mr.. Bristow
advising him that they had talked with
MI Wilson, and yesterday he received
a letter from Mr.. Wilson himself in re
gard to the matter. Mr. Wilson stated
that while q southern tour, which was
already planned, might interfere with
his attendance at the convention in To-
peka, he would see that his department
was well represented, and if possible
would be mere himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
FELL DEAD THE STREET
Mrs. Fassett Who Painted 'GThe Elec-
toraI College, is No More.

Washington, Jan. Mrs. Adeline NJ.
Fassett, an artist of national pTomi-
nence, dropped dead on the street last
evening Mrs. Fassett's specially was
portraiture and her most noted work
was The electoral college, now among
the paintings hung in the capitol. 1t
represented the tribunal which decided
the Hayes-Tlden contest Each one,
of more than 100 faces in this disting-
uished gathering was a miniature por-
trait and it is considered the greatest
curiosity of art in possession of this
government. Mrs. Fassett also pa nted
a portrait of Garfield and many of the
members of the supreme court. She
came to Washington from Ohio in 1875
and has made this city her home ever
since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
WINE ON THE ARABIA.
Cargo on the Sunken Steamer is Prov
ing Valuable.

Leavenworth, Jan. 5.-Gale Henson
who is trying to discover what is in the
hull of the steamer Arabia was here
today.
He says he has unearthed about two
car loads of pine flooring and boxes and
barrels galore
Mr. Henson carried with him bot
tie Of choice wine he had procured from
the boat. Henson said he did not ex-
pect to take out anything more until a
new engine arrives. the one now in use
being entirely too small to force the
sand and water out of the caissons,
which are Sc feet below the surface.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
CLAIMED BY FRANCE.
The Liberte Asserts That Neither
Mexico Nor the United States
Owns Clipperton Island.

Paris, Jan. 5.-The Liberte asserts
that ClippertOn island. over which the
Mexican flag is reported to have been
hOisted by a party of marines from the
gunboat Democratic, after the stars and
stripes had been hauled down in spite
of the protests of the Americans there
really belongs to France, and adds:
Naturally the Americans have ask
ed for the protection of their govern
ment, but it is Frances duty to re-es-
tablish order in that island, adjudicate
between the Americans and the Next
cans and demonstrate our own rights,
which have never been contested"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
IF ALL WOULD DO THIS
There Might be Referendum That
Would Startle Some State
Departn

State Labor Commissioner Johnson
desires to know the sentiment of
the people concerning his department.
There has been at times an effort to
induce the legislature to abolish it but
it has not proven successful. Attached
to the many blanks being sent out for
information from the varied classes of
business and manufactures is a cues
ton asking If a continuation of the
work of the department is desired by
the people. In his annual report Mr.
Johnson will make whatever recon-
mendations are demanded by the re-
plies to this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
KICK NEVER ENDS.
Now the Insurance Companies Object
to a California Law.

San Francisco, Jan. 5.-Insurance
Commissioner Cunie has sent a letter
to agents of all foreign insurance com
panies doing business in this state in
regard to the act of 1885, requiring ev-
cry fire insurance company not incor-
porated to pay annually to each cOun-
ty in which said company does bust
ness, a sum equal to 1 per cent upon
the amount earned in the county. This
tax is for the benefit of the firemans
relief funds in the various counties The
American companies pay the tax. but
the foreign companies have refused to
paw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
JUDGE MKAY SUES.
Says He Has Been Libeled by the
Clerk of Harper County.

The fight made by Judge Mckay and
Senator A. J. Titus in Harper county
against Jerry Simpson has resulted in
criminal libel suit in which Mckay
and Titus ask for a judgment against
F. Hamilton, county clerk of Harper
county.
Hamilton, who is Simpsons friend, is
charged with circulating malicious re
ports against the two men tending to
provoke each of them to wrath and ex-
pose them to public ridicule and de-
prive them of social intercourse" saws
the petition Hamilton gave bond in
the sum of $500 in each case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
PENSION FRAUDS ALARMED
They Are Beginning to Surrende
Their Certificates.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Since the agita-
ton concerning the publication of the
list of pensioners has comm nced. Com
missioner Evans has received several
letters from pensioners requesting 4
cancellation of their pensions
One pensioner in Michigan enclosed
his certificate and stated his desire to
have the same recalled, as he was not
entitled to the governments bounty
He added he would endeavor to return
all the money drawn since 1895 when
the pension was granted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05

There is no remedy equal to Herbine
for the cure of constipation, sick head
ache, indigestion, vsrtiso, loss of mem
DRY, uncertain appetAtG unrestfuI sleeu
or skin eruptions. II you want a per-
feet tonic for the liver. Herbine will
not disappoint you. Geo. w STAINS
field, $50 Kansas avenue, and Miller's
Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Topeka
avenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
I EverYbo.e. says So.

Cascarets candy Catlartic, the most won
derful medical discov cry of the age, pleas
lat and refreshing TO the TASTE. act gently
and positively on kidneys. liver and bowels,
cleansing the eiaiDe system. oispel colds,
cure headache, fever, hnbitHal constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try u box
Of T.. @ G. to-day; 10. -. 30 cents. Sold Ssld
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
Yale-Princeton Football Receipts

New Haven, Jan. st was stated to-
day on high authority that Manager
Twichel of the Yale foot ball associa-
ton had his report of the Yale-Prince-
ton game completed and that it will
show, the receipts of the game were not
far from $23, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
WOULD BE A STATEAFFAI
Indiana State Board of Agriculture
Seeks Adoption.

Indianapolis. Jan. 5.-The state board of
agriculture. which is holding its annual
session in this city, has before it a props
osition that the property it owns be turn
ed over to the state and that it become a
state organization. Several years ago the
supreme court held that the body was
private corporation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05

The requirements of a medicine is to
tighten the burden of pain and cure
This brings ussto the question of a rem
edy. and TableT's buckeye Pile Oint-
ment is the only sFemedy for blind,
bleeding or protruding Piles that is en-
dcrsed by physicians. Cures the most
obstinate cases. SOC. Geo. w. STAINS
field, 632 Kansas avenue, and Mller's
Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Popeka
avenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
FROM THE ANTARCTIC.
Carrier Pigeon Fits From the Belgica
to Buenos Ayres.

Buenos Ayres, Jan. 5.-Advices just re-
ceived here from Punta Arenas state that
a carrier pigeon from the Gerlaohe Ont
arctic expedition on the Belgica has ar
rived there with advices that the Belgica
coaIed at Ushuala and is now on her way
sOuth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
Don't Tobacco Spit anodi. smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
BAG, the wonder worker, tina Rinalzes weak men
strong. All druggists, zoe or 81. Cure guaran-
teed- Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
SUGAR FROM CUBA.
The First in Many Months Arrives in
New York.

New York, Jan. 5.-The Vigiliancfa.
from Havana. brought 1900 bags (594.-
900 pounds) of sugar, the first ship
ment from Cuba in many months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
Europe Taking More Silver.

New York Jan. 5.-The steamship St
take out 200. 900 ounces of silver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05

Every household should have Ayers
Cherry Pectoral as well as Ayers Al
manac.