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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
YOUTSEY'S TALK
The Basis of Most of the Testimony
at the Trial

Georgetown, KY, Oct 9-The first
witness called in the trial of Henry
Youtsey, charged with completely in the
Goebel assassination was DR.. Ely, of
Frankfort, who told of the post-mortem
examination of GoebeIs body, and cor
rObOrated the other physicians who have
testified. Ex-Treasurer Walter Day
said Youtsey told him he could settle
the contest for $500, but refused to tell
him how he would do it. and he told
Youtsey he was mot that kind Of a
man"
Arthur Branch, Of Frankfort. said he
delivered a one-pound package to Yout-
sey for the Adams express on January
"a, sent from Cincinnati
Sam Sheppard, of Frankfort saw
Youtsey about minute after the shoot
ing running through the hall of the ex-
ecutive building from the east entrance
with a pistol in his hand
George L Barnes, auditors clerk, at
that time saw YOutsey and Dr. John
son, from the mountains examining a
box of cartridges, and Johnson said he
would take the cartridges, as they fitted
the gun.
Lieut.. John Ricketts,, Of Knox county,
again told his story about Youtsey tell
ing him in the agricultural office that
the only way to settle the contest was
to put Mr.. Goebel out OF the way; that
he (YOutSey) had 500 of his own money
to help put him out of the way, and a
dozen others would give a like amount;
that Goebel could be killed from the ex-
ecutive building and the man who fired
the shot could escape through the base
ment; that his CYoutsey's) job depended
on this contest, and he wanted it set
tied his way He repeated the testi-
mony given in the Powers trial about
Youtsey's movements on the day of the
assassination. According to this story,
Youtsey posted men in the hallway of
the executive building, and he told them
something was going to happen, and a
man would come down the stairway,
when they all could go out together.
When Colonel Nelson cross ss-examined
him he said he did not know the name
Of a. single one Of the men who went
with him and Youtsey to the executive
building, but he thought they were from
Whiteley, Harlan and Bell counties.
At the conclusion of his testimony at
1915. court adjourned to take the jury
to Frankfort. Youtsey and his attor-
neys and two attorneys for the COM
nnonwealth accompanied the jury, and
the party is expected to return by 2
O'Clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
KANSAS CADET IN TROUBLE
To Be Tried by Court Martial For
Hazing at Annapolis.

AnnapOlis, Nd. oct "A general
court martial convened today at the
naval academy to try six naval cadets
now under arrest and such others aa
may be further implicated FOR hazing
cadets. The penalty, under act OF con-
gress II convicted, IS dismissal from the
service.
The accused cadets are Merlyn G..
Cook, Of Kansas, first class man. VIII
liam J. Giles. Of New York. third class
class man; George $. Radford. Of Michi-
gan, third class man, and william =.
Reid. Of Arizona. third class man. The
accused had a fourth class man. Cadet
Dortch. in a room where he was made
to stand on his head. Ensign Book
walter in making an inspection, caught
the parties implicated in the act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
A SERIOUS BACK-SET
Has Been Given to Missionary Work
in China

Chicago. Oct. e.-In letter to Miss E.
Ward of the Women's Presbyterian
board of missions. Mrs. L. 3. Neal,
missionary, says that the boxer uprising
has wrought irreparable injury to mis-
sionary work in China The writer says:
-"Can you imagine Pekin now? And
Tung Chow and Pao Ting Fu2 All those
missions are gone, utterly destroyed. The
work of years wiped out, as it were, and
the Christians terrified. scattered, rob-
bed of their all, and many of them
massacred, and all Manchuria, Chi Ii
and Shan Tung already swept clean of
all missionaries and the first two Of all
large mission stations. while the whole
interior of China is being cleared of for
eigners of every description. The suf-
ferings of those travelling from the in
land stations have been terrible, the
China inland mission being the worst
sufferers. One party Of 19 from Shan 81
where Yu Hsien under whom all this
boxer uprising started in Shan Tung, is
governor, had so days of horror getting
from Ping Yang, in Shan ST to Han Yo."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
THE ssGOOD TEMPLARS.'
Plans Are Made to Push the Work O
Organization.

A successful convention of the Inde-
pendent Order of Good Templars has
Mr. George Fullinwider, the secretary
Of the lodge, was in Topeka Monday,
and said:
1.-The progress of the work of the
Good Templars over the state is very
encouraging. During the greater part
of the coming year the association will
keep two organizers in the field. 1t is
intended that the juvenile department
has been placed in the hands of Mrs
Kate Billings, of Clyde. Oklahoma has
been added, and will hereafter be a
part of the Kansas jurisdiction"
The following officers were selected:
S S. jackson, Scranton, grand chief
templaf; Mrs. Alice NJ. David, LIE Roy,
grand vice templar; D. T. Armstrong.
Great Bend, grand counselor; George
T. F'ullinwider, of Ell Dorado, grand
secretary; G. A BOnnel, Rosalia, grand
treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
SMILEY CONFESSES.
Will Turn States Evidence in Insur
ance Fraud Case.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-Frank H. Smiley, the
detective of the Mooney & BOland
agency, who was one of the men ar
rested in connection with the insurance
frauds which ended with the death of
Marie Defenbach, August 25. has made
a full written confession of his part in
the crime. The confession, If true. i'm
plicates with him DR.. August NJ. Unger
and Frank Wayland Brown, assistant
manager of the Mooney & Boland
agency, the other two men under ar
rest.
When the case goes on trial Smiley,
it is announced, will turn states evil
dence- States Attorney Dineen expects
that all three men will be convicted of
conspiracy to defraud the New York
Life Insurance company and the two
benevolent orders, the Canadian Order
of Foresters and the Knights and La
dies of Security, but it is very doubt
ful whether any charge of murder can
even be formally made on the evidence
available.
At least one other man connected with
the Mooney & Boland agency is now
under surveillance for suspicious actions
at the time of Miss Defenbach's death,
and it is not improbable that several
other conspirators can yet be connected
with the crime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
MYSTERY CLEARED UP
BY the Confession Of Recently Exc
cuted Murderer.

Darville. Pa, Oct 9.-Ehe confession
of I. W. Keller, who was recently ex-
ecuted in Oklahoma, to the effect that
he had murdered seven persons. among
them being a man at Msusdale, this
county, promises to clear up the mys-
terry of a murder committed here q
years ago. The news has produced the
greatest excitement in Mausdale, for
the twofold reason that q. murder was
committed which has never been salts
named I. w Keller lived in the vicinity
at the time
The murder near Mausdale up to the
present day is known as 1.-The mystery
Of the mine" In 1873 the body Of Ber-
nard Westdosset was discovered in an
abandoned mine. The evidence Of muir
der was plain. robbery being the OBJ
ject. Westdosset. who had been a lieu
tenant in the Prussian army, was
studying for the priesthood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
RAID OF PICKPOCKETS.
Twelve Are Landed in Jail at
Cottonwood Falls.

Cottonwood Falls, Oct 9.-The city
jail contains twelve pickpockets and
other criminals who descended upon the
old settlers reunion in this city Satur
day. Three of the men arrested have
been delivered to officers from Wichita
and Newton, but there are twelve re-
naming, at the threshold of the peni-
tentiary.
When the old settlers assembled for
their reunion a few days ago there were
as many pickpOckets and thieves present
as could conveniently get into the town.
Never in the history of this section Of
the state has a band of ruffians OF this
character ever INDUCED in such daring
robberies as were perpetrated in this
city and among the crowds on that oc-
casion.
The thieves walked into the stores and
carried out cloaks, dresses, shoes, cut
lery, in fact anything upon which they
could lay their hands Two of them
went into a store where a young Lady
was alone, the others having gone to
the celebration, and loaded up with
dresses ana other goods. The two men
ran out of the rear door pursued by the
young woman clerk. A young man
riding by was hailed, and he pursued
the two men. One turned north, the
other south. AS they left the alley
they were captured and landed in Jail
At the same time two others raided a
private residence, carrying of a Watch,
silk dress and some money THESE ma
rauders were also captured and the
property recovered.
The various clippers worked among
the crowd and picked pockets, but the
watchful eyes of the Cottonwood Falls
officers were there, and total Of fifteen
of the plundercrs were nabbed.
These criminals congregated here on
their way to the street fair at Council
Grove having worked in Newton, Wich-
ita, Emporia and other towns along the
Santa Fe Some of them did business in
Hutchinson the night of Roosevelts
visit to the state reunion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
AUDIENCE OF 10000
Greets the Prohibition Speakers at
Kokomo. Ind.

Logansport. Ind. oct 6-The Prohi-
bition special left Indianapolis early to-
day over the Pennsylvania road, and
made it's first stop at Kokomo. A COM
mittee Of local ProhibitiOnists escorted
the speakers to the court house yard,
where the meeting was held. Noluey
B. Gushing, John G. Woolley, and oliver
w. Stewart spoke 20 minutes each to
a crowd OF 10000 persons. At Logans-
port, Mr.. Woolley made a speech to q
large crowd. Stops viii be made this
afternoon at Watseka. Chenoa and
Gardner, in Illinois Chicago being
reached at $40 o'clock for the night
meeting. The special viii leave Chicago
at II 80 tonight after the evening meet
ing, for an extended trip through the
east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
BOERS ARE LEAVING.
Some For United States and Some For
Holland.

New York. Oct. 9-A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Lorenzo
Marques says:
Hundreds of Beers with their families
are fleeing from the country of their
birth to begin life anew in some other
country. Most of these have America as
their ultimate destination
Two British ships left here last week
carrying ], 200 Beers They were closely
followed by two French ships with $50
souls from the Transvaal mostly women
and children. All of these belonged to
the better class Of Beers and all were
bound for Holland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
MAY Have Been Ardree.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct 9-Harry s.
Knappen, a newspaper man, has return
Bay country in which, with nine white
men and eight Indians, he sailed 600
miles up the east shore of that great
inland sea Mr. Knappen was assured
by E-skimos whom he met that a "sky
boat had come into the region on the
extreme northeast shore Of the bay two
years before, that it came to the ground
and that the savages who inhabft that
country had killed the white men in it.
This. he explains, was Andrees ul-star-
red expedition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
German Denies Everything.

washington, Oct. -Ex-Senator Ar
thur P. German, of Maryland. today
authorized an absolute denial Of publish
ed reports that he had resigned from the
Democratic national committee and from
the other political committees of which
he is a member. Regarding published
had no chance of election and that he
(Gorman) was tired of the whole cam
paign. Mr.. German said: "The report is
a fiction as I never made such state
ment nor have I ever entertained such
q view ,,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
Tramp suspected Of Train Robbery.

Tacoma, Wash, Oct 9.-William
Campbell, a Scotchman, was arrested in
South Tacoma today on suspicion of be-
ing the lone highwayman who held up
the Northern Pacific train near Rath-
drum, Idaho, a week or two ago. Camp
bell stopped at house and begged for
a meal The woman of the house who
was on the train when it was robbed,
identified the man as the robber and
notified the police who arrested him. The
police think the woman is mistaken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09

NO MORE STANDING.
IFrom the Western MALL

TOM Ine W eSLeIn N al.
If the intentions of the London County
council are carried out with regard 20
the theaters of the metropolis. the IA
miliar board which used often to catch
the eye of passersby during the taeason,
Standing Room Only, will have to be
relegated to the dim and distant past.
It is, in fact, the intention of the
council to prevent standing of any kind
in all places Of amusement. They are
now insisting upon all managers con-
structing at the rear of the pit and dress
circle a screen eight feet in haight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
40 Crushed to Death.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 9--Five thousand
pilgrims assembled at the St Nikander
monastery in the Porkhoff district for a
religious festival During the night one
of the upper floors collapsed and many
Of those sleeping there fell upon those
below. A panic was caused by a false
alarm of fire and four men and thirty
six women were crushed to death, many
others being seriously injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09

New York. Oct. 9.-Democratic con-
ventiOns for the nomination Of conRres-
sfonal candidates IN the five districts ia
the borough of Brooklyn were held last
night and resulted as follows. Second
district, John T. Fitzgerald Third dis
trict, Edmund II. briggs. Fourth dis
trict, =. T. Clayton; Fifth district. Frank
z. Wilson; Sixth district, George II.
Lindsey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09

Johnstown, Pa, Oct. 9.-Walter John
son and John Buchanan, two miners on
strike who came here from Pittston to
get work in the bituninous district were
run down by a train last night while
walking on the railroad track and in
stantIy killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
roof Health Imnroved.

Washington, Oct S.-Secretary Root
who for some weeks past has been i'll at
his Long Island home is expected back
at his desk Wednesday. The secretary
is reported to be in improved health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
AGAIN IN WASHINGTON.
The President Returned From Canton
Early This Morning.

Washington, oct. 9.-President and
Mrs Mckinley. accompanied by Secrc-
tary Cortelyou reached Washington az
Z As this morning. They were driven inn
mediately to the White House.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
Weather Indicationa

Chicago. oct 9.-Forecast for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Wednesday; warmed
"a Wednesday, southerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09

Pelzin, Saturday. Octe.-Prince Ching
has received an edict from the emperor
dated October in reply to note sent
at the request Of the legations. saying
he will return to Peldn as soon as the
negotiate take favorable turn
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
Sunday School Week.

Sunday School Week is now known
throughout the country as the "Phila-
delphia Movement" and is being wide
ly copied In other great cities. II is
the most energetic, wisely planned, and
successful effort yet made to capture n
great city for christian work BY the
union OF all Sunday school forces in
great sections OF the city, series Of
mass meetings afternoon and evening
for a whole week, are held, five or more
every day, engaging great and nota-
bio company of speakers and institute
teachers. These district mass meetings
converge on the county convention held
on Saturday and on Decision Day on
the Sabbath. The SUNDAY School
Week" this year is planned for January
2lst and 2Sth. Pittsburg is arranging
for such IA movement in May, and Read
has the week" January 1ith to 18th.
Think of two hundred Sunday schools
engaged in evangelistic effort at the
same day. Three thousand souls,
probably, were brought to Christ
in Philadelphia on that day last year.
Circulars free, on Decision Day, may be
had from State S. S. headquarters, 9l3
Grocer Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
Excursion to Washington.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ruary 81, March IL and April I. IL will
run special excursions from points on
the Philadelphia g. Erie Railroad, Erie
to Lock Haven, inclusive, To Washing
ton, for the benefit OF all who may want
to visit the National Capitol. Round
trip tickets, good going on all regular
trains on day of issue, and good return
ing on any regular train within ten days,
exclusive of going date, will be sold at
rate of $1,000 from Erie, St. Marys, and
intermediate points; 1896 from Drift
wood: sS.l5 from Remove: $40 from
Lock Haven; and proportionate rates
from other points.
Holders of special excursion tickets
to Washington can purchase, at the
Pennsylvania Railroad ticket offices at
Washington, excursion tickets to Rich
mond at rate of 81. 100 and to Old Point
Comfort (all rail- at 5000; from the
pursers of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company excursion tickets
mot including meals and staterooms on
steamers) to Old Point Comfort or Nor
folk, Va, at $3.50. and to Virginia
Beach. Princess Anne Hotel, at "a so:
and at the Offices of the Washington,
Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Electric
Railway Company, excursion tickets to
Mt. Vernon and return at rate of 80
cents.
Fo" full information consult small
handbills, apply to ticket agents, or f.
S. Harrar, Division Ticket Agent, Will
Transport, Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
Mexico and California.

The Pennsylvania Railroad person
ally conducted tour to Mexico and
California which leaves New York and
Philadelphia on February IL, (Pittsburg
February l3) by special Pullman train,
covers large and intensely interesting
portion Of North America. Mexico,
California and Colorado are mighty
trio in all that appeals TO and fascinates
the tourist.
Stops will be made at San Antonio,
Tampico. Guanajuata. Gaudalajara,
Qucretaro, City of Mexico, five days.
Cuernavaca, AguascaIientes, Los An
Santa Barbara, San Jose Mt. Hamilton,
Del Monte, San Francisco five days.,
Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs, Den
yer, Chicago, and other points Of inter
est. Fourteen days will be spent in
Mexico and nineteen in California.
The "Mexico and California Special, v
an exclusively Pullman train of Parlor.
Smoking. Dining, Drawing room, Sleep.
| ing and Observation cars, will be used
over the entire route.
Round-trip rate, including all neces'
sary expenses during entire trip,
$3.50 from all points on the Penn
sylvania Railroad System east Of Pitts.
burg: s545 from Pittsburg. For timer
AIRY and full information apply to ticke,
agents: Tourist Agent, 1895 Broadway
New York; Court street, Brooklyn
7S9 Broad street, Newark, N. j.; b
Courlaender, Jr., Passenger Agent
Baltimore District, Baltimore, Md.
Colin Studds, Passenger Agent South
eastern District, Washington, d. c..
Thos. E. Watt. Passenger Agent
Western District, Pittsburg, Pa; or ad
dress Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant Genera
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station
Philadelphia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
California.

The Pennsylvania Raiload Company
has arranged for special personally
conducted tour through California, to
leave New York and Philadelphia on
February q, by special Pullman draw
ing-room sleeping car and connecting
at Ell Paso with the Mexican and Cali
fornia Special, composed exclusively of
Pullman parlor-smoking, dining, draw
ing-room sleeping. compartment, and
observation cars, for tour through Cali
fornia, returning by March 20.
Round trip tickets. covering all nee
essary expenses, 1875 from all points ON
Pennsylvania Railroad.
For further information apply to tick
ct agents: Tourist Agent, 1896 Broad
way, New York; Thos. +. Watt, Pas
senger Agent Western Dist, Pittsburg,
Pa; or address Geo. w, Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
Old Mexico.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arranged for special personally
conducted tour through old Mexico by
special Pullman train of parlor-smok-
ing, dining, sleeping, compartment, and
observation cars, to leave New York
and Philadelphia February ~, visiting
all the principal points of interest In
the ''Land OF Montezuma, and spending
five days in the City of Mexico.
Round-trip tickets, covering all neces-
sary expenses, 5000 from all points on
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
For further information apply TO tick
ct agents; Tourist Agent, ll96 Broad
way, New York; Court street, Brook
lyn; 7S9 Broad street, Newark, N. j.;
b. Courlaender, Jr., Passenger Agent,
Baltimore District, Baltimore, Md;
Colin Studds, Passenger Agent, South
eastern District, Washington, ID. c.;
Thos. T.. Watt, Passenger Agent,
Western District, Pittsburg, Pa; or
address Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant Cen
eral Passenger Agent, Philadelphia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
Old People Made Young.

j. G. Sherman, the veteran editor of
the Vermontville Mich Echo, has
discovered the remarkable secret OF
keeping old people young. For years
he has avoided nervousness, sleepless-
ness, indigestion, heart trouble, consti-
patton and rheumatism, by using Elec-
trio Bitters, and he writes: "It can't
be praised too highly. 1t gently stimu-
lates the kidneys, tones the stomach,
aids digestion, and gives d splendid
appetite. 1t has worked wonders for
my wife and me. It's marvellous rem
edy for old peoples complaints" Only
SOC. at II. Alex. Stokes drug store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
LOCALS.

Misses Ethel Winslow and Golda
King drove to Punxsutawney and were
the guests Of Miss Maude McAfee.
We miss the smiling face of Edna
from among the Sub-Junior.
Stoney is AN expert at checkers: she
likes to be In the King-row.
Two triangles are singular" having
two angles of one equal to two angles of
the other.
A little excitement occurred in the
laboratory one day last week, due to the
upsetting Of the gas stove. Not much
damage was done.
Seniors No. @ and I, or the "Pa" and
"Ma' OF the class, gave reception ON
Thursday to which the children OF the
Senior class were not admitted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
HIS Wife Saved Him.

"My wife's good advice saved my life,
writes +. M. Ross, of Winfield, Tenn,
''for had such bad cough could hard
ly breathe, steadily grew worse under
doctors treatment, but my wife urged
me to use DR.. King S New Discovery for
Consumption, which completely cured
me-" Coughs, colds, bronchitis, la
grippe, pneumonia, asthma, hay fever
and all maladies Of throat, chest and
lungs are positively cured by this mar.
velous medicine. soc. and $500. Every
bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles free
at III. Alex Stokes drug store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
Rathnei.

S. 4. Thomas, of Falls Creek, spent
SUNDAY in town.
Miss Mary Smith, of Dubois, visited
her parents here over Sabbath.
Abraham Marriott and John Young
moved to Winburn last week.
Revival meetings are being held in
the M. f. church this week.
Mrs. J. w. Mayhem and family are
visiting friends near Pittsburg, Pa
this week.
DR.. b. F. Shires was called TO PUNK
sutawney to assist in some operations al
the Adrian hospital last week.
Those on the sick list this week are
Mrs. j. F. Bowser, Mrs. w. j. Brisor
and Miss Clara Mulhollan.