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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-31

ne mas Deen associated WITH A. NJ. mar
vey and c. A. Magaw in a notary and
law Office.
J. F. farrell, the Topeka correspond
ent of the Kansas City Times, who has
been at FL Reno during the past sew
eral weeks as correspondent for his pa
per, was another winner. Jarrells num-
Der is 1.843 and consequently should
give him opportunity to draw a good
prize. He is a son-in-law of A. L. Will
liams and lives on Fillmore street.
Jennie F. Day q widow living at No
1857 Dillon street drew a number in the
neighborhood of 1900.
Thomas J. Foy. who drew S75 in the
Ell Reno district, is foreman of the San
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-31

Clay street and who is employed in the
office of the general freight agent of
the Rock Island here as stenographer
to Chief Clerk E. Harding was the first
ernment land lottery at Ell Reno. He is
also the first one of the number of
Rock Island employees in the general
offices here to score in the drawing.
About a dozen of the boys from the
various departments of the general
offices here are registered but until
this morning they We're not repr esented
in the list of prize winners.
Burgess number is near the two thou
sand mark but win undoubtedly enable
him to make a good selection of land
He says he will go to Ell Reno within a
day or two to file papers on his quarter
section.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-31

offices here are registered, but until
this morning they were not represented
in the list of prize winners.
Burgess number is near the two thou
sand mark but viii undoubtedly enable
him to make a good selection of land
He says he will go to Ell Reno within a
day or two to file papers on his quarter
section.
Frederick DeObert, the dentist at 623
Kansas avenue was one of the prize
winners in the FL Reno land drawing
contest late today.
DR.. DeObert is an old soldier and
sent his son Fred to El Reno to regis-
ter for him DeObert is an old French
name and when Mr.. DeObert was in
the war he was known as simply Obert,
he having discarded the prefix DE"
For this reason he is registered at El
Reno as Frederick Obert
A reporter for the State Journal car
ried the news of his good fortune to
Dr. DeObert Il will go right down
there he said, after his first burst of
excitement over the news Il know
man who was closely connected with
the survey of the country and will be
able in that manner to make a pretty
good selection.
Il intend to improve my property and
will live there a considerable portion
of the time. 1 will of course keep some
one there all the time
c. c. Munson, superintendent of the
city electric light plant who lives at
lucky Topekan in the land drawing
contest at Ell Reno today.
Mr. Munson is an old soldier and J.
P Ream acted as his agent in filing his
registration papers at FL Reno. Mr..
MunSOn was first appraised of his good
fortune by a reporter for the State
Journal. He seemed surprised. Il had
very few expectations of getting
= Mr.. Munson will go to Ell Reno to
make a selection of land and will after
wards improve it and prove up on it,
Mr. Munson is an electrical engineer
and has been in the city electric light
plant since Mayor Hughes was put in
the mayors office.
Another man who registered from
Topeka and whose name was drawn
from the wheel today is ]. w. Glasgow
The city directory furnishes no evi.
dence of the mans identity and it has
been impossible to learn who he IS.
Chas. o. Pierson, C. F. johnson and
E1-ick Wahlgren. three men employed
in the Santa Fe shops here went to FL
Reno together to register for the big
government land lottery.
An agreement was made between the
three before going to Oklahoma, that if
one of the three won a prize 1T was to
be divided and eac,. was to get third
Pierson has drawn a quarter section of
land and unless the other two are
fortunate enough to have their names
drawn from the wheel later on. Pier
son viii have to divide his land and
each of the three will get a share of
the government land.
The name of S. J. Ross of Topeka
was drawn from the wheel II the big
government land lottery late this af-
ternoons No trace of an S. j. Ross is
found in the city directory. Thele is a
Joseph Ross, a plumber, living at s19
Tyler street.
Among the additional names received
late this afternon are the following
Topeka people who were successful in
today's dra awing: Wn HenthOrn by
Lewis T. Kistler, agent, in the El Reno
district, and J. H. Pratt, in the Lawton
district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-31

it up and live there long enough to hold
it by the provisions of the law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-31

John w. Paramore is an insurance
man and lives at PA Circle street His
number is 1854
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-31

C. w. RagsdaIe of Topeka Will get a
farm. His number is 1887. He is a
laborer and lives at 100 Emmett street
Thomas J. Foy who lives at ia En-
NETT street drew number 800. He has
charge of the pile of burning coal in the
Santa Fe yards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-31

Charles Smith, the Rock Island en-
ploye who was hurt in the accident
lives at No. 331 Klein street. He was
brought to Topeka today and taken to
Stormont hospital where his injuries
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Icontinuea On Third Page.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-31

Among the additional names received
late this afternon are the following
Topeka people who were successful in
today's drawing: Wn. HenthOrn. by
Lewis T. Kistler agent. in the EI Reno
district, and J. H. Pratt, in the Lawton
district
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
COTTON MANUFACTURING.
otal Value Of Product in 1900 Is
 36,e74,382.

Washington, Dec 27.-A statement exhibiting the extent of the cotton manufacturing industry of the United States for the year of 1900, as compar- ed with 1900, was issued yesterday by the census bureau. The statement places the total value of cotton manu- featuring products at $336.974,SS2, ! gain of over 20 per cent since 1S90 The number of establishments in lS2D was 1.0a1. a gain of 16 per cent. tEa capital employed $4G724o.f57. d gain of 9 per cent; salried officials. i .967. gain of S4 per cent; amount paid :n salaries, $1,535, i29, gain of 117 per cent; average number of wage earn. CTS, 3o2 ,S61. a gain of 3S per cent, to- tai wages paid, $90, ,3S4 ,532, a gain ef S6 per cent. Cost of materials used, $sG,551 ,527, a gain of II per cent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
"There'll be d-d few Solmsons left when 1 get through with them''
 Defendant Testifies.


 The defendant was then placed on the stand and said
 T went out into the yard after sup per with some fireworks. My wife and boy also came out. went out to tl,g gate and nailed some fireworks to the fence. About the same time my wife from the inside of the yard exclaimed: My God. There's Stubblefield. v Turning instantly towards him !: saw him make motion, apparently for a weapon, and l did the same. was little quicker. but his gun was drawn when l shot. At the first shot. one of StubblefieldAs arms dropped 70 his side. and an exclamation of som kind passed his lips. At the seconl shot he fell. then went across the street to Mr. Bnek Bloom residen ae and gave myself up to him."
 The defendants testimony closed the defenses' testimony and after only a minutes hesitation. Esq. Vance de- clared the defendant discharged.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
CLEVELAND ACCEPTS
Ex-President Takes Civic Federation
 Appointm ent.

New York, Dec. 27.-Former Presi- dent Grover Cleveland has accepted the appointment of the industrial de partment of the National Civic federa- tiOn created at the recent peace con ference of the labor and capitalistic leaders. His letter Of acceptance in which he approved the plan of indus trial peace was delivered to Oscar Strauss, who was chairman of the conference. It reads as follows:
 Princeton, N. J., Dee. 24, 1901.
 My Dear Mr. Strauss-Your letter of the 18th inst. is at hand. Illness has confined me to my room for almost five weeks, and l am now hardly able to sit up and wrie this. My desire for quiet and the comfort of absolute re tirement from public or semi-public
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
BRANCH NORMAL.
Doing Splendid Work in Training
 Colored Youths

Prof. J. C. Corbin of the Branch Normal college at Pine Bluff, calIet attention to the fact in yesterdays Democrat that that institution should have been included in the list of colored industrial schools i'll Ar kansas that are doing good work and the commission was an oversight, clear ly unintentional. The Pine Bluff Nor nal college has done and is doing splendid work in the maunal training of colercd youth and it richly deserves all the money that is appropriated to it1by the state. In fact it should bc enlarged in the scope of it's work SO that it can be made more useful.-l.it tie Rock Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN WHITES AND NE GROES IN ALABAMA.
Two Whites Killed in the Riot and General Outbreak Threat
 ened.

Birmingham. Ala, Dec 27.-In a general fight between white men and negroes at Childersburg a white man and his son were killed and white boy and one negro were wounded
 With great difficulty a general out break was prevented. The negroes are now in jail at Talladega
 The dead:
 J. BIRD. middle-aged, white man.
 REUBEN B1RD( his son. fifteen years old.
 The wounded-Tom Holley, negro, probably fatally. George Bird, white. shot in the legs.
 The trouble grew out of crap game, the negroes having quarreled over the winnings Tom Holley shot at one of the party, when J. Bird, q white man came up and advised the negroes to stop fighting. Holley ,becor'- ing angered at the interference, fired on Bird, mortally wounding him. Birds two sons, George and Reuben, were with their father when he was shot. Reuben rushed to his side. while George shot the negro Holley, inflicting a fatal wound By this tim } the negroes began firing on both boys and they began to seek shelter. ReH- ben went to his father. who was dying, and was ordered by George Woods, the negro. to run. The boy begged to remain by his father, but on failure to move was shot dead Charner Woods. father of George Woods, then shot the elder Bird again. George Bird was shot in the legs while escaping. A large crowd of whites quickly gather ed, and, surrounding the negroes, captured them all and too them to Talladega. For awhile it seemed as if riot would result. but the quick action of conservative citizens pre- vented an outbreak.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27

service is very strong and grows stronger os the days pass. l should without hesitation yield to this and decline your request that 1 accept a place among those who are to seek the promotion of industrial peace by friendly intervention in troubles be- tween employers and the employed If I were not afraid l should thereby dis. regard an important duty. My reffec- tions have made it clear to me that | should accept the place assigned to ma, and do so Hith the earnest wish that those selected to actively represent the purposes and motives of your con ference may not labor ill vain. Yours very truly.
 "GROVER CLEVELAND"
 Mr. Strauss said in giving the letter to the public that every man named on the general committee has signified acceptance of the trust and work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
What MT. HoIderne eSs Said.

Mr. Harry l. Holedrness says that he was misquoted in the Graphic blefield said to him when lie asked Stubblefield what he was going to b with his gun; that Stubblefield said :: ''I am hunting for couple of Jews, - and did not say what was printed in the introductory feature of the Graph les account of the tragedy MT. Hold erness was correctly quoted in the re- port of his evidence before the coro= ner's jury.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
COTTON RECEIPTS Were Light On the Local Market for the Week
 Past. LAST YEAR STILL HOLDS THE LEAD ON RECEIPTS IT TOOK
 TWO WEEKS AGO.
There Has Seen No Material Change
in Prices Since the Report Week Ago.
SECRETARY RUssELL's REPORT
Week. Ago.

Secretary Bussellas weekly report IT of the Pine Bluff cotton movement came out this morning tFridayj and i4 shows that the receipts for the past week have been light, due to the hoE. days.
 Last year still holds the lead ilf receipts, which it took two weeks ago. The receipts for this year amount to o5.lS4 bales, last year 6.4S6 bales an4i 49,573 bales for 1899.
 There has been no material change. In prices on the local market since the report of week ago, when the quotations were 7lIz cents for hill cot ton, "A for rivers, $ for benders and to 1012 for staples
 The movement for this year. since. September l, compared for the sane September 1. compared with the same period for 1900 and 1899, are as fot= IaUc-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
I he EuneraI

The funeral of the late Geo. W Stubblefeld occurred from the family residence, Second avenue and Oak street, at 2:3o D. m. today (Friday) The services Were conducted by Rev. J. F. Carr The interment was at Bellwo> l. The funeral was largely at- tended by the friends of the family
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
The Red Mems Donation.

The Red Mems lodge of Pine Bluff donated slo to the dinner given to the poor on Christmas day by the Union Gospel mission. Each Christmas the Red Men always remember the poor. and the heart of many poor person.
 is made glad by it. ,s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
TWO NEGROES RELEASED
From Jefferson Counyt Jail for Lack
 of Evidence.

Will Duncan and Reuben Howard, two negroes who have been confined jail, have been released on account of insufficient evidence to convict them. Zach of the negroes was charged with murder in the first degree
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
Defense.
'ERAL OF THE DEAD MAN

he preliminary examination of
 Ee Solmson, charged with the mur-
 of C. W. Stubblefield, commenc-
 about 10 o'clock this tFridayo ming. and was concluded about
 b. The trial was before Esq. W.
 Vance
 he defendant was discharged.
 the evidence was practically
 same as that given by the wit
 ses before the coroner,s jury. the phic will omit such testimony at
 examining trial as was printed as . ping before the coronerss jury. I he state opened with Sheriff Me
 as the first witness. He thought
 Stubblefield had been drinking. Thief Craig testified that he was ! of the first ones to arrive on the ne of the killing. Stubblefield Wa : quite dead, but was struggling. ] body was lying on the right side e arms were extended with the tls elasped together In the space Tween the arms and the body. the tol of the deceased was found. weapon vas 8 3S Colts pistol. A le boy vas used by the witness to Eeate the relative positions of the tol and the body. He found no bd on the premises except where body was lying.
 |Ir. Harry Holderness. the next wit |s stated that he prepared the body burial. and probed the wounds. testimony in substance was the be as that given before the, coro- Is jury With the testimony of HolderneSs the state closed. EVldence for Defense.
 Harvey O'Neal. house boy for the |endants was the first witness for defense. He was an eye witness the tragedy. He said:
 | was standing at the east corner |the Solmson house. Mr. Solmsoa E out by the gate shooting fire fks MT. Stubbletield came along the sidewalk. l saw Mr. Stubble- |d raise a pistol and saw the flash |lt The women were on the porch Ter Mr. Solmson had crossed the |eet to MT. Blooms S house struck zee matches over the body and look |at It. 1 heard nothing said between two. but could have heard had Fthing been said"
 F. Jake Rustein. who lives just
 | of Mr Solmson, testified that he |S al home with his family when the Potlng occurred, and, after the ne ooy. was the first to see the body. pam Solmson. a brother of the de- faant said among other things. T Fe seen Stubblefeld before our te on West Second avenue ten or Flve times. We were in constant Faa of him. Stubblefield went to Armour Packing company's plant |efal times since my brother killed F Stubblefield. and Mr. McIlhennv. manager had to call the police Ii and have him removed" f1' d C. Brewer, the next witness sometime after Carl Stubble N Vas killed l was walking toward c!ta on West Second avenue. AS |o' to G. w. Stubblefield' house, I hlm out in the front yard work With the flowers. asked him |uat are you doing?' I am trying protect my flowers, though I en much heart to work since that kH He then spoke of Carl's killing e-d outrage and further said,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27

moValS or removals upon secret charges. No issue of this kind is in volved in your case. Very respectful- ly JOHN R. PROCTOR. President.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-27
GETS THE FINAL KICK Historian MacIay Boosted h. to That Obscurity Where
 He Belongs. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AP- PROVES THE SENTENCE
 GIVEN HIM..
Neither Religion TOT Politics Govern ed President Roosevelt in tiia
 Action.
REMOVED FOR JUST CAUSE

Washington, Dee. 27.-The civil ser. vice commission notified Edgar $ Maclay, the historian recently employ ed in the Brooklyn navy yard that his removal from his position at that point was not in violation of the civil service act. This notification is con taired in a letter written to Mr. Mac lay by President Proctor of the com mission and is in reply to an inquiry from him. Mr Maclay's letter is as follows:
 Office of the General Storekeeper.
 Navy Yard.
 New York, Dec 24, 1901. Hon. John R. Proctor. President Civil
 Service Commission:
 =Sir-On December g I received the following communication from the sec fetafy of the navy:
 .Sir-I am directed by the president to ask Edgar s. Maclay, special labor CT, general storekeeper,s office. navy yard, New York. to send in his resig nation.
 JOHN D. LONG. Secretary"
 This communication was addressed to the commandant of this navy yard and was duly forwarded to me. l de lsre to get an authoritative opinion from the civil service commission on the following points:
 l. Has the president of the United States any authority under the laws governing civil service to demand the resignation of civil service employe in the classified list?
 ?. Has the president authority or power to cause the dismissal of any civil service employe without prefer. ring charges ill writing and giving such emploJe an opportunity in which to make defense? Very respectfully yours, EDGAR s. MACLAY.
 To this the commission replied as follows:
 December 26, 1901. Edgar s. Maclay, Office of the General Storekeeper, Navy Yard. New York: Sir-The commission is in receipt of your letter of December 24. 1901, asking it's opinion upon the following questions:
 Has the president Of the United States any authority under the laws governing civil service to demand the resignation Hf civil service empioye ill the classified list? Has the president the authority or power to cause the dismissal of any civil service employe without prefer ring charges in writing and giving said employe an opportunity in which to make defense?"
 In response. you are informed that it is contrary to practice of the com mission to underldke 10 answer nypo thetical questions. Your separation from the service, according 10 the facts in the case as tEey appear in the public press, was made upon the secretary of the navy in whom the power of removal rests. The demand for your resignation followed by you" removal. upon the direction of tho president, through the secretary of the navy, was not in violation of the civil service act and rules in view of the we'll known fact; i'll your case.
 The object of the rule requiring no tice and hearing was to prevent political re
Evening star., 1901-02-05
Rescue of American Fishermen.

The consul Of the United States at st.
Johns, Newfoundland, has reported to
the Department of State the rescue on De-
cember Is, 1900, off Sable Island, Of fifteen
American fishermen of the schooner Anglo
Saxon of Gloucester, Mass, by the British
steamer Corean.
hurricane struck the Anglo-Saxon on
December 13, while that vessel was at an
chor on the Banks. She met the full force
of the hurricane, was thrown on her beam
ends, and everything washed from the
decks. The foremast was snapped off,
main and fore-booms broken, the rigging
torn away and both cables cut.
In this condition she drifted before the
gale, and all provisions on board being
ruined by the water. her crew had no food
for two days, when being sighted by the
vessel furnished ten days stores to the
famished men. offering them also one of
his boats, which was declined, as the cap
tain of the Anglo-Saxon believed he could
reach Gloucester without It, his vessel,
which is one of the finest of the American
fishing fleet, being perfectly sound.
Evening star., 1901-02-05
Identification Provided For.

The War Department has devised a
means of facilitating the Identification of
passengers who die on army transports. A
general order juat issued provides that the
register of passengers on transports shall
show, besides the names themselves. the
name and address of the relative whom it
is desired shall be informed in the event
of death. When death occurs on board
among the registered passengers Cby which
is meant officers and enlisted men not be-
longing to distinct commands aboard, as
well civilians and employes) the trans
port quartermaster is directed to secure
the effects of the deceased and prepare at
once a letter to the nearest relative" des-
ignated In the register setting forth all
the particulars of the death. and inquiring
to what disposition shall be made of the
remains. He is also to state in his letter
that the remains will be shipped to any de-
sired point if applied for within six weeks
after the transport reaches port. Unless
such request arrives within the period
indicated the body will be buried in a ma
tional cemetery, and will not be disinterred
again at the governments expense.
Evening star., 1901-02-05
THE House.


chaplain Couden, in his invocation in the
House today, prayed for the recovery of
Representative Bartlett of Georgia. who is
Ill with pneumonia. Without preliminary
business. the House went into committee
OF the whole. and resumed the considera-
ton of the post office appropriation bill.
The debate was interrupted to permit the
House to act upon the Senate Amendments
TO the Joint resolution, for the appointment
OF join committee to arrange the pro-
gram for the inauguration of President and
wee President. The Senate struck out
vice President and the House agreed to
the amendment. The Speaker announced
the appointment of Representative Cannon
OF Illinois, Dalzell of Pennsylvania and
McRae of Arkansas members of the
committee on behalf of the House.
MIR. Griggs (Ga), a member of the post
office committee then took the floor with a
set speech against the organization of vari-
Gus classes of government employees with
the object of increasing their salaries, and
In some cases creating a civil pension list.
He argued that government employees were
better paid than similar employees in pri-
vate life. and there was no justice in their
constant and persistent demands for higher
salaries.
Mr.. Moody (AIass), who was a member
of the joint postal commission, discussed
the question of railway mail pay in the
light of the facts developed by the COM
mission.