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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-14
FLAGLER FREE AT LAST
Gets a Divorce Under a Law
Passed For His Use.

Miami. Fla. Aug. 14--Henry NJ. Flag
Ter. the multi millionaire oil magnate,
has secured a divorce. under the new
Florida statute. which provides that in
sanity of four years standing is suffi-
cient grounds FOR a decree. The case
was heard in chambers by Judge
Minors Jones Of the circuit court.
Former Governor Fleming, Mrs. Flag
ler's guardian at litem. represented the
defendant but there was no defense.
Mr.. F'lagIer is - years old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-14
TO FIGHT KANSAS
Colorado Irrigation Companies
Meet and Organize.

Pueblo. Col. Aug. 14-A well attend
ed meeting of representatives Of irriga-
ton companies in the Arkansas valley
Of Colorado. including officials Of all
the big canals from Canon City to La
mar, met here and appointed a commit
tee to conduct Colorados defense in the
courts against threatened litigation
from Kansas over Arkansas river wa
ter. The state engineer and q repre-
sentative from the state agriculture de-
partment are included in the commit
tee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-14
Playwright stoddard III.

New York, Aug. 14-Lorimere Stod-
dard, dramatist and actor, is reported
to be seriously i'll and in a critical con-
dition in a sanitarium at Liberty, N z.
His dramatiza tions of Tess of the
DUrbervilles. In the Palace of the
King" and Napoleon Bonaparte'' are
we'll known to the public. He is a son
of Mr.. Richard Henry Stoddard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-14
STRIKE AT WICHITA.
80 Butchers Leave cudahy's but
Their Places Are Filled.

Wichita. Kan, Aug. 14.-At the Cud-
ahy Packing house this morning i3
butchers struck because the manage
ment held that the receipts did not
justify a full days work. Their places
We're filled by employees drafted from
the other departments Of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-14

Chicago, Aug III a. m tempera-
lures: New York 20: Boston 66s Phila-
delphia 20; Washington 72; Chicago "A;
Cincinnati z: st. Louis "A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-14
Collected 1884 in Police Court.

Police Judge Lindsay collected 1884 in
fines during the month Of July. His rec
port for the month was filed today
with the city clerk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-14
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day; variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-14

been taken with respect to the western
lodges that refused to go out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
PROGRESS OF MISSISSIPPI.
Interesting Facts Cited Relative to
Growth of Industries


Jackson, Miss, Nov 29.-During the
past two years Governor Longino has
approved the charters of 469 new cor
porations domiciled in Mississippi anC
in several respects the showing is ar
excellent one.
During the biennial period 32 new
banking institutions with a combined
capital stock of fully S2OOO,OOO were
chartered, and there has been estab
lished in the state fifteen cotton anC
woolen mills, nearly all of which are
in active operation. According to the
figures prepared by a financial journal
one year ago Mississippi stood second
in the list of states for new banks O?
ganized' and it is believed that this
record has been equaled if not sur
passed, during the past year.
A creditable showing is also made
in the number of new railroads, L
companies having been chartered with
authority to construct and operate
lines, and nearly all these concerns
have finished their preliminary sur
veys preparatory to the commence
ment of work.
The lumber industry shows a sub
stantial growth, AZ concerns, with ar
aggregate capital stock of nearly So,
500, 900, having been launched for busi
ness, and the other manufacturing
lines are also we'll represented.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
ENGINEER STRONG
FORGOT HIS ORDERS
Responsible For Wreck on
Wabash Road.
CONDUCTOR MARTINS STORY

Said That the Orders Given Him Was
to Pass No. 13 at Seneca, and He
Supposed His Engineer Understood
Situation as He Did
Detroit, Mich, Nov. 29.-Conductor
G. ]. Martin, of Wabash train No. 4,
which collided with train No. 13 near
Seneca Wednesday night, causing the
loss of about 80 lives, said today that
the orders given him at Montpelier
was to pass No. 13 at Seneca
MY ORDERS said he, which / took
to Engineer Strong and read over to
him and which agreed with his orders,
We're: No. 4, engine 609, will meet No.
13, engines SO and 151, at Seneca and
No. 5, engine 623, at Sand Creek.
After receiving these orders l re.
member asking the agent at Mont.
pelier whether the new siding at Sen.
eca would contain my train.
Il was toward the rear of the chair
car fixing up passengers tickets when
l saw the station lights of Seneca
flash by and Immediately felt the air
brake applied. l felt no alarm, sup.
posing the engineer was slowing down
for the east switch in order to see
the numbers of 1875 engines, which,
l supposed, had cleared.
Just then the brakeman, who had
been on the lookout, came hurrying
into the car and pulled the cord twice,
What is it, Tony?' l called.
We're going through Seneca he
answered, and an instant later the
crash came"
This bears out Superintendent
Burns statement that Engineer Strong
of No 4, either misunderstood or for
got his orders and ran by Seneca
where he was ordered to pass 13.
When Conductor Martins statement
was repeated to Engineer Strong later
the engineer said:
Il have not denied at any time that
we received such an order; l only say
that if we did get such an order mis-
read and misunderstood it and l should
have been set right by the conductor
My fireman will tell you that he too
understood that we were to meet both
trains at Sand Creek instead of Sen
eCa.
"If 1 made an error l was not alone
to blame. The other three members
of the crew must have understood as
l did, or else they would have correct
ed me-"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
LAST OF BODIES IDENTIFIED.
Four Caskets Filled With Charred Re
mains In Oak Grove.

mains In Oak Grove.
Adrian, Mich. Nov. 29-It is believ
ed now that the last of the bodies re
covered from the Wabash wreck neal
Seneca Wednesday night and brought
here has been identified. Mayor Reyn
olds today received a telegram dated
Sherman, Tex, saying:
Can you advise if Ann Upton, an
old lady, with ticket sold here to Chat
ham, Ont, was injured?-WilIiam Up
tom
Mayor Reynolds wired back de
scription of the old lady to Mr.. Upton
and it is believed that the remains
will be ordered shipped to Texas be
fore the day is over. At noon today
only the bodies of Porter James
Brown and that of the old lady re
mained in the morgue here. The por
ter's body will be shipped to Engle
wood this afternoon, where his wife
and children live.
All the burned and b1ackened frag
ments of what were once human be
ings have been placed in caskets and
will be buried this afternoon in Oak
Grove cemetery. There are four cas-
kets filled with these pieces.
Coroner Hamilton began an inves
tigation into the disaster at 12 o'clock
this morning in the courthouse build
ing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
GOVERNOR WOOD ARRIVES.
Has Expressed No Opinion on Annexa-
tion of Cuba.

7aS Expressed NO opinion on Annexa
tion of Cuba.
New York, Nov 25-Among the
passengers who arrived today from
Havana were General Leonard Wood
governor of Cuba; Mrs. Wood, Mich
ael j. Dady, the contractor; Sir Viii
liam Vanlorne, Lieutenant W. Barber
and Lieutenant Frank Mccoy.
General Wood said that he would
proceed directly to Washington to re
port to President Roosevelt and ex
pected to return by Saturdays steam
er. He said he had expressed no opin
ion on the question of annexation OF
Cuba, but nothing would come of it
Matters were quiet in Cuba and prepa
rations were being made tor the com
ing elections in February
''Of course" said General Wood
there are number of people in Cuba
who desire annexation, but doubt the
possibility of securing a canvass o1
opinion on the question. The people
of Cuba wish to see their flag floating
over Moro castle, even if it were fol-
only week"
Mr.. Dady says the city council OF
Havana by unanimous vote gave him
the Havana contract for public i'm
provements there and that the plans
and specifications are in preparation
for presentation to General Wood, who
will consider the matter on his return
to Cuba.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
Speaker Locked Doors In Order to
Maintain Quorum.

Atlanta, Nov. 29.-Hon. Henry G.
Turner, of Brooks, has authoritatively
announced that he would not be in
the race for governor.
In order to maintain a quorum to-
day Speaker Little ordered the doors
of the hall locked and that the door
keepers allow no member to retire
from the hall.
The hall was kept locked from IL
to l o'clock. There were about 100
members present and the speaker de-
clared the doors would be kept lock-
ed, as that was the only way to keep
q quorum present.
Mr.. Wright, of Floyd, paid his re-
spects to the city council Of Atlanta
for their sudden flop in the Atlanta
charter amendments providing for the
taxing of street car franchises.
The house passed the bill ceding the
driveway from Lafayette, in Walker
county, to the United States govern
ment so that it could be kept in repair
by the government.
Mr.. Copelands bill to require appli-
cations for charter to be published
only two weeks instead of four was
defeated.
The members continue to introduce
new bills as the session draws closer
to an end. These bills still come when
there is little chance for their passage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
MAN SLAIN BY HIDDEN FOE.
1. Matthews Dies BY Bullet Fired
From Ambush. -

wi 4. Matthews Dies BY Bullet Fired
From Ambush.
shville, Nov ga tragedy oc
GU I'd in Hustburg, Humphreys coun.
ty Wednesday night, when w. A. Mat
tt S, an old and highly respected
cl a,was shot from ambush and in
s. ly killed within a few yards OF
h oor by unknown parties.
Mr.. Matthews after supper stepped
out of his house, telling his family he
would be absent few minutes on bus.
mess. Not returning, the family grew
uneasy, and search for Mr.. Matthews
was instituted. His dead body was
found lying in the road 200 yards fran-
his door.
Investigation revealed the fact that
he had been shot twice, one bullet TAX
ing effect in the head, the other in the
heart. There is no clew to who did
the shooting.
A short time ago son of Mr.. Mat
thews died from the effects of poison
administered by unknown parties, and
it is believed by many that the assas.
sination is the sequel to the poisoning
affair, as Mr.. Matthews is reported to
have made threats against the poi.
soners.
Mr. Matthews was about so years
of age.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
THE STRIKING swTcHMEN.
Many Have Returned to Work-Raib
road Yards Cleared.


road Yards Cleared.
Pittsburg, Nov. 29.-While many Of
the striking switchmen have returned
to work and the railroads have sue.
ceeded pretty well in clearing their
yards, the strikers are still active and
assert that they have made gains dur.
ing the last "a hours. This claim, how
ever, is denied by the railroad officials
generally, who report their lines in
better condition than at any time since
the men went out.
Yesterday being a holiday but few
cars were loaded by shippers and the
railroad companies availed themselves
of the opportunity to dispose of the
congested condition of the yards occa'
stoned by the strike. The Allegheny
Valley railroad is still the greatest
sufferer. Blockades continue at several
points, and while they are gradually
relieving the congestion in their yards
it will be several days before traffic
has been resumed satisfactorily. The
officials say all but 15 of-the strikers
have returned to work. The strfkers-
are making strenuous efforts against
the Pennsylvania road and were work
ing today among the men employed in
the yards of this company at Pitcairn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
RAN INTO FREIGHT TRAIN.
Twelve Persons Injured In Wreck
Near TuIly, ~. Y.

Twelve Persons Injured In Wreck
Near TuIly, ~. Y.
Syracuse, N. Y, Nov. ga special
train, northbound, on the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western railroad
carrying 300 knights of Columbia, rar
into freight train on a siding at Tul
ly at 1:15 o'clock this morning, wreck
ing both trains. Twelve persons were
injured, none of them fatally. The in
jured reside at Syracuse, Oswego and
Rome. The wreck caught fire, but was
extinguished after a hard battle with
the flames.
Those seriously injured are:
Henry Quigley, Syracuse; internally
injured, leg bruised.
Charles Sullivan, Syracuse; internal
ly injured.
William P. Feeney, Oswego; possi
BILE internal injuries and scalp wound
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
VIII Ask for s1o.ooo,ooo.

Victoria, B. c., Nov. 29-Honolulu
papers state that Congressman Wilcox
will ask the United States for $4,000.
900 appropriations for Improvements IN
the islands. Lepers in Hawaii are
charging the board of health with neg
lect and misdemeanors in connection
with their supply of food and water
They ask for a state commission to in.
Vestigate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
SHOOTING AT LOCKWOOD, TENN.
Wlter Smith, Prominent Citizen, Kills
Bartender Rush.

Wlter Smith, Prominent Citizen Kills
Bartender Rush.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. "a spe.
cial to The News from lockwood,
Tenn, says:
A sensational shooting resulting ia.
tally occurred here about o'clock last
night. Walter Smith, prominent
business man, shot and instantly kill.
ed James Rush, a bartender, on the
street near Smiths home. 1t is said
that Rush was at the time making an
effort to shoot Smith. The fatal bul.
let took effect in the right lung
There were no witnesses to the af.
fair except the immediate participants.
Rush was a single man from Knoxville,
Tenn, where he has relatives. Smith
is a married man. Smith gave himself
up to the officers. Public sentiment
is in his favor and it is expected he
will be acquitted at the preliminary
trial on the plea of self-defense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
General Castro Killed.

New York, Nov. ga Herald dis
patch from Colon, Colombia, says:
General Francisco Castro, who led the
government troops in the charge on
the Barbacoas bridge on Tuesday, was
killed early this Thursday morning
during an engagement with the insur-
gent force at Bohia Soldado. General
Castro has been acting as second lieu
tenant in command of the government
force ON the isthmus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
Death of Colonel Atkinson.

New York, Nov. 29.-Colonel Hoff.
man Atkinson is dead in this city. At
the outbreak of the civil war he raised
a company of the First West Virginia
cavalry. He was seriously wounded
at Perryville and at Chickamauga
commanding the Nineteenth PennsyI-
vania calavry. In 1875 he was made
secretary of the legation at st. Peters.
burg, resigning from the diplomatic
service in 1879
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
BANCROFT'S HEIRS.
More Than Half Million to Be Dis.
tributed Among Them.

New York, Nov. 29.-According to
The Herald more than $500,O0O is to
be distributed among the heirs OF
George Bancroft, historian, who died
in Washington on Jan. II, 1891. The
New York Life Insurance and Trust
company, as trustee, brought suit for
a construction of certain clauses OF
the will, and also for an accounting.
A peculiar feature of his will, executed
in 1887, was the tying up of the bulk
of his fortune until Nov. l, 1900
The referee, Franklin b. Lord, has
reported that at the end of three years
the executors turned over to the trust
company certain securities worth
$541, ,867 and this has since increased
to $614,426 The referee finds that
$68,0O0 is now sufficient to pay the in.
come to the annuitants This leaves
almost $650,0G0 for immediate distri-
button among the heirs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
TRANSPORT WRIGHT DAMAGED.
Struck an Uncharted Rock Near En-
trance TO San .Juanica

Struck an Uncharted Rock Near En-
trance to San Juanica.
Washington, Nov. 29.-The Ward de.
partment today received the following
cablegram from General Chaffee al
Manila, dated yesterday:
Transport Wright struck on un.
charted rock near south end of Baram
island, near the entrance to San Juan.
lea. Badly injured; resting quietly on
port side; 15 feet water in hold, which
rises and falls with the tide.
Think she may be raised with
wrecking vessel, but 1 fear sufficient
power cannot be obtained in these wa,
ters. Large part of the cargo will be
saved in damaged condition. No lives
lost
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
Convention Not Sioned,

New York, Nov. 29.-According to
The Buenos Ayres, Argentina CORE
spondent of The Herald, the Argentine.
Chill convention has not ben signed
because new difficulties have arisen.
The Chilian press is not satisfied with
the terms proposed by Argentina 1t
is feared that Senor Yanez, the Chilian
minister of foreign affairs, may not
sign the convention. Nevertheless, the
belief is that settlement is assured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
Another Seahoard Purchase

Raleigh, Nov. 29.-Despite denial, il
is positively asserted that the Sea
board Air Line has bought the Virgin
ia and Southwestern railway (from
Big Stone Gap to Mountain City,, and
will take charge Jan 1. 1t is further
asserted that the Seaboard will build
from Shelby to Mountain City and
thus get shert route from the coal
fields to Wilmington, Charlotte and
other points farther south on it's line
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
viii Not Leave Post Until May.

New York, Nov. 29.-The Tribune
quotes Roman Catholics as saying that
the theory that Cardinal Martinelli,
the apostolic delegate in Washington,
will be recalled to Rome almost imme-
diately is erroneous. 1t is said he
will remain at his post until May, 1902
Martinelli's successor, it is claimed,
will be Monsignor Diomede TaIconio
the Canadian representative of the
pope.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
STAMPEDE In a rahernacIe.

Wellington, Kans., Nov. ga WON
an threw lighted match into can
of gasoline in the tabernacle where a
thousand people were attending a re-
ligious revival last night, and the
flames that shot into the auditorium
started a stampede for the door. Sew.
eral persons we're bruised, but none
were hurt seriously. The pastor help.
ed fight the fire, which was extinguish.
ed with small loss.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
GREATEST SHOW OF ITS KIND.
More Than 10000 Prize Animals on
Exhibition.


Chicago, Nov. 29.-Thirty-six ex.
hibitors, with more than 1000 animals.
have just added their quota to the list
Of exhibits for the international Live
Stock association show, which is to be
held at the Union Stock yards next
week. More than 10000 animals will
be on exhibition and the money value
Of these prize animals is approximate.
ly 100000. 1t will be the greatest
show of the kind ever held.
The chief interest in the first ar.
rivals was centered in the exhibits
from the agricultural colleges of Min.
nesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Indiana.
Each of these institutions has entries
in all the classes, and as they repre-.
sent the work of the students in the
colleges experts are taking particular
interest in the results.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30

A child three years of age died of
drunkenness the other day in New York
City. The parents said they had given
the child whisky to strengthen him.
In their absence he found a bottle of
whisky and drank from it, until he fell
over in a drunken stupor, from which
the physician could not arouse him.
That is only one case in several cases
of baby drunkards recently noted. The
important fact is that alcoholic stimu-
larts quickly develop the alcoholic habit
in children. This fact is just as true
when the alcohol is disguised as medi-
cine, vsarsaparilla" " or other "com-
pound" So many medicines contain
alcohol, to the same extent that it is con-
tanned in beer or whisky, that parents
should be cautious what medicines they
give their children.
There is absolutely no alcohol, whisky
or intoxicant in any form in DR.. Pierce S
Golden Medical Discovery, neither does
it contain opium or any other narcotic.
1t is a blood-making and Bodybuilding
medicine. It does not make habby flesh
but good, firm flesh and muscle. It is
pleasant to the taste.
uMv four year old daughter had suffered from
indigestion and bowel trouble from birth, writes
Mrs. Lizzie Aten, of Baldmount, Lackawanna
Co. Pa rThe treatment given her by home
doctors afforded but temporary relief. Last
February she was taken with severe pain in
the bowels followed by violent vomiting. She
experienced difficulty in passing urine, which,
when COOL deposited milky sediment. be
came alarmed from her symptoms and wrote to
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Association OF
Buffalo, N. Y, receiving in reply letter, advis-
ing the use of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coverv together with special medicine which
they sent This line of treatment followed for
about two months, at the end of which time my
child was enjoying good health, and she has had
no severe attack of indigestion sincen
Free. Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser,
1908 pages, in paper covers, is sent free
on receipt of FL one-cent stamps to defray
expense of mailing only. Address DR..
r. Y. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
stockman Killed In wreck.

Lacrosse, Wis, Nov. 29.-G. w.
Saunderson, prominent stockman
from Trempeleau, Wis, who was in
charge of blooded stock for the Chi.
cago Live Stock show, was instantly
killed and brakeman injured in a
wreck late last night on the Chicago
and Northwestern railway at the west.
ern entrance of tunnel No. 3 between
Sparta and Summit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
FRANK kEILRAcH SUICIDES.

Formerly Clerk In Court of Ordinary
of Chatham County.
Savannah, Ga, Nov. 29.-relegrams
were received in Savannah last night
announcing that Frank Keilbach, until
recently clerk in the court-of ordinary
of Chatham county and at one time
ordinary, had committed suicide by
jumping overheard from the steamer
Chattahoochee, bound for New York
Wednesday night.
He left letters to his parents, who
live in Savannah. They are heart.
broken, as Keilbach was their only
child
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-30
Hlah Mass for Roers.

New York, Nov. 29-Joseph MeD5t
of the Roman Catholic church Of tbe
Immaculate Conception at Montclair
N. j., celebrated. high mass on Thanks.
giving day for the souls OF Beers kill.
ed in the war against England and
also for the native Filipinos who died
fighting for their independence Fa.
ther Mendi has received many letters
indorsing and congratulating him on
his action.