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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-29

picion of tear was seen to come into
his dark eyes and he made a reply in
Polish to a friend who acted as inter-
prefer. The old mans statement was to
the effect that inaSmuch as it had to be,
it were better that it was all over.
When told of Icons regret that he had
not seen his father, the assaSSin's parent
replied pathetically that had he been
asked to go to Auburn he would have
done So but the news from Auburn was
never assuring and the father felt that
he was not wanted. hence he remained
at home. The old man said finally that
he would not have been a witness to the
killing of his son for the scene would
have been too much for his paternal
heart.
Other than a suspicion of a tear in the
fathers eye there was no sign of grief
from him and the two brothers. both
younger than Leon, began to ask as to
the probable painfulness of the electro
cution. The party did not wait to hear
details and soon left for their homes,
the father of the assassin to his daily
work in one of the citys parks, the two
brothers to their respective employ
mentS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-29
GRAVE WILL BE GUARDED
Until the Qulcklime Has Had Time
to Do Its Work.

Auburn. Oct 2S.-When the body OF
Czolgosz was removed from the room
where he was killed to the autopsy ta
BILE Auburn prison returned to the rou-
tine of its ordinary life. The prisoners
who had been kept locked in their cells,
were released at 7:45 o'clock and pris
on work was resumed at once. There
was no excitement among the convictS.
Scarcely hundred people had gather
ed outside the prison gate to watch the
witnesses enter and wait until they re-
appeared. Witnesses dispersed quickly
some of them leaving for their homes
as early as o'clock Prison Superin
tendent Collins made the following
statement to the Associated Press:
.Just consider that within about six
weeks from the death of his distinuish-
ed victim CzolgOSz was regularly tried.
convicted, sentenced and executed, and
this despite the fact that the law COM
PEELED us to give him four weeks to
prepare for death. All has been done in
a dignified way, and the greatest credit
is due to Warden Mead for the care he
has taken to strip the case of Sensa-
tionalism. The execution was one of the
most successful ever conducted in the
state. Extraordinary care had to be
taken in the case because the warden
received hundreds of threatening let
ters, many of them asserting in violent
and incorporate language that the
prisoner would never be put in the
chair.
Il have decided for the present that
we will not destroy any of the hundreds
of letters written to CzOlgosz, the war
den and myself as to the case. Event
ually they will be destroyed, but it has
struck me that perhaps we should make
a list of them especially of those letters
signed with full and proper names in
which coincidence was offered to the
prisoner. or threats against us were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-29
REFUSED TO HANDLE BODY.
Buffalo Cremation Company Declined
Czolgosz Job.

Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. 29.-F. l. Brady,
an undertaken of this city. received a
telegram from Howard w. Cameron, an
undertaken of Auburn, requesting him
to take charge of the body of Leon F.
Czolgosz on it's arrival here and to
make arrangements for its cremation
Today Mr.. Brady telephoned to the Of
flee of the cremation company, asking
to have the crematory reserved for
Wednesday for the cremation of CzOl-
goszs body Later the crematory COM
pany asked Mr.. Brady to call, which he
did, and Secretary Metcalf informed
him that they would not permit the
body of the assassin to be cremate1
there. Mr.. Brady then sent the follow
ing telegram to Undertaken Cameron:
Buffalo Cremation company refuse
to cremate the remains of the assassin
of the president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-29
he WANTED TO TALK.
Asked Warden's Permission to Make
q Speech.

Auburn, N. Y, Oct. 29.-Half an hour
before the execution the prisoner sent
for the superintendent and warden and
said:
'I want to make a statement before
you kill me-"
what do you wish to say, Czolgosz?'
asked the warden.
Il want to make it when there are u
lot of people present. I want them to
hear me- said the prisoner.
''Well, you can not" said the superin-
tendent.
"Then / won't talk at ALL" said the
prisoner sullenly.
He changed his resolution, however,
and did break the rule of silence in the
death chamber.
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CzeIgOSz Pays the Penalty
Of His Crime.
EIectrOcutiOn Took Place at
7:12::3O a. III.
IT WAS SOON OVER.
Current Of 100 Volts Turned
On Three Times.
Prisoner Showed No Sign Of
Weakness at Any Time.
Refused Religious COnSOla-
ton and Prayers.
SHOWED NO REGRET
Except That He Had Not
Seen His Father.
Declared to the Last That He
Was Alone in His Crime.
SHOWED NO REGRET
Except That He Had Not
Seen His Father.
Declared to the Last That He
Was Alone in His Crime.

Auburn. N. Y, Oct. 29.-At 7:12 so
O'Clock this morning Leon Czolgosz,
murderer of President William Nc
Kinley, paid the extreme penalty ex-
acted by the law for his crime He was
shocked to death by 100 volts of cleo
tricity- He went to the chair in ex-
actly the same manner as have the
majority of murderers, in this state,
showing no particular sign of fear but
In fact, doing what few Of them have
done-talking to the witnesses while he
was being strapped in the chair.
81 killed the President because he
was an enemy of the good people-of
the good working people. I am not
sorry for my crime.'
These were his words as the guards
hurried him into the chair. A moment
later, mumbling through the half ad-
justed face straps he said:
Il am awfully sorry could not see
my father"
Czolgosz retired last night at 10
o'clock and slept so soundIy that when
Warden Mead went to the cell shortly
inside had to shake Czolgosz to awaken
him. He sat up on the edge of his cot
and made no reply to the warden's
greeting of Good morning"
The prison official took from his
pocket the death warrant and read it
slowly and distinctly to the assassin,
who hardly raised his eyes during the
perfunctionary ceremony.
Just as the warden stepped away
from the cell door, CzoIgosz called to
him and said:
ST would like to talk with the super-
intendent"
The warden responded:
He will be down presently"
Then the condemned man rolled over
on his cot apparently anxious to sleep
again
At 5:15 a. m. however. the guard
brought to him a pair of dark trousers
with the. left leg slit so as to allow
the free application of the electrode and
a light gray outing shirt He was told
to get up and put these on, which ne
did.
Contrary to the usual custom. he was
given new pair of shoes When
dressed he lay down again and in this
attitude Superintendent Collins found
him at $50. when he went down to
visit him.
The superintendent stood in front of
the steel bars and when the guard had
rallied Czolgosz's attention, he said:
WANTED TO MAKE A SPEECH
Il want to make a statement before
You kill me-"
What do you wish to say, Czolgosza"
asked the superintendent.
Il want to make it when there are a
bof OF people present. I want them 10
hsar me-" said the prisoner.
We'll, you can not said the SUPER
ntendent.
Then won't talk at all" said the
prisoner suilenLy.
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MISS STONE FOUND.
Washington Is Notified Officially
of the Fact.

Washington, Oct. 29-The state depart
men has been advised by it's agents in
Constantinople and Sofia that commune
cations have been established with Miss
Stone. No details are furnished
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WILL BE BURIED AT AUBURN.
All Plans For Removing Assassin's
Body Turned Down.

Auburn, N. Y, Oct 29-The body of
Leon Czolgosz, the murderer of Presi-
dent Mckinley, will not be removed
from Auburn. Superintendent of State
Prisons Cornelius V. Collins and War
den J. Warren Mead, after hours of con-
troversy with Czolgosz's brother, sue
ceeded in obtaining from him the fol-
lowing relinquishments to the family's
claims to the remains:
Auburn, N. Y, October g. 1901.
~. Warren Mead, agent and warden,
Auburn prison:
'I hereby authorize you, as warden
of Auburn prison, to dispose of the body
of my brother, Leon Czolgosz, by bury
ing it in the cemetery attached to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-29
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct 29.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and We'd
nesday; slightly cooler tonight; souther-
ly winds
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CONTINUED on Third Page.1
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
His Nerve Saved Him.

AT the little mining town of Bruce, in
Crawford county, one Tom Kelly was
shot and killed by John Schwitzer during
a row in Schwitzer's joint. Kelly had
invited some friends to take a drink,
when Schwitzer said: ''You will have to
show me-" meaning that money must be
placed in sight. This fired Kelly, and he
made an insulting remark and grabbed
up chair, with the presumable purpose
Of knocking Schwitzer down. And at
that Schwitzer drew revolver and
killed Kelly in his tracks.
Then an extraordinary scene was wit
messed. The crowd pushed up against
the the? bar b; with cries of s.Lyneh him! Lynch
him" For time Schwitzer remained
behind the bar and stood the crowd off.
But at last he laid the revolver down,
threw up his hands and invited the
crowd to kill him. "Boys," he said, ''take
the gun and kill me. I'm sorry l killed
Kelly, and l wish to God [ was dead in
his place." A stepson Of the dead man,
who was present, sprang to the bar,
seized the revolver, leveled it at Schwitz-
er's heart and pulled the trigger, but
just as the weapon exploded someone
knocked it up and the bullet went wide
of its mark; But while this was tax
ing place, Schwitzer never twitched a
muscle or quivered an eyelid. If it was
q bluff 1T was magnificent one. 1t
coWed the crowd to such an extent that
SchwitZer was escorted to the Girard
Jail without further talk of lynching, and
there he is now.-Kansas City Journal.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
GASLIGHT IN GERMANY.
No Indication that it Will be Super
seeded by Electricity.

No Indication that it Will be Super
seeded by Electricity.
The general impression that gaslight
will be superseded by electricity, says
United States Consul General Guenther
at Frankfort in a communication to the
state department, does not seem to be
justified by the facts, either in Europe
or America. In Germany, new gas COM
.panies are being organized and the old
plants increased in capacity. Gas is pro-
duced from hard coal in Germany, while
IN America water gas is chiefly used.
Five cubic meters of German gas pro-
5duce a: candle power Of from thirteen to
fourteen lights per hour, while the car
bureted water gas in America furnished
from twenty-six to thirty for the same
quantity and time. Statistical reports
show that the consumption of gas in the
different cities of the United States is
much larger than that of cities of the
same size in Germany.
The consul general says the entire cleo
trio light of the world of today is esti-
mated at not more than 20 per cent. that
Of gas.
Judging from the fact that Berlin has
already appropriated this year near
$3OO,OOO for new gas plants, and only
last year the largest gas reservoir in
Germany was erected in Berlin suburb,
with capacity Of S400 cubic meters, the
consul general says. it seems evident that
electric lighting will not be installed to
any great extent unless it is greatly re-
duced in price
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
Markets in the PHILIPPINES.

American jewelry and watches, which
should be of decidedly showy design, are
wanted by every native who is able to
pay for them. All manner of ingenious
American electrical machinery and sup
instruments, those Of wood being con-
structed to resist dampness, have only to
be displayed to find ready buyers, for no
people on earth are greater lovers of mu-
sic than the Filipinos. Dealers in agri-
cultural tools can find fortunes ready for
the gathering in any part of the Islands.
There are nearly 7O,OOO,OOO acres of pub
lie lands, and already applications from
American investors show that the Phil
ippines will soon be one of the great
farming sections of the world. Once
tion for selling the public lands there will
be rush Of American agricultural capi-
tai, to the benefit of nearly every other
line Of trade.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
Noticeable Among the
Weak and Allilng.
Spring the Time Death RFeaps
Its Largest Harvest. u.
There Is 4 Way of Eluding the
Grim Destroyer. /.

Every Spring it is noticeable how many
people are taken away that we have been ac-
customed to see in our daily life. <.ss -,
Statistics show that at no other season OF
the year does 50 many deaths occur. 4.
Especially large il the mortality among
weak and sickly people. :.
The reason for this is apparent. The body
that II weakened by age or disease has much
to contend with during the Winter months.
insufficient exercise frequently has been
taken. Too much starchy and fatty foods
have been eaten. The system has been al
lowed to become run down, and when Spring
comes with its bright, sunshiny days, older
people will begin to realize that their vital
ity has become very low. The same thing
Is true Of people who are naturally sickly
and weak.
This is the season Of the year when even
strong person feels at his worst That tired,
restless feeling Is experienced by too many.
There need not be as many deaths this
year as usually take place. A little care will
ward OF many Spring funerals. 1t one 10
%eak ang theH SHOULD taks time bX the
and nerve remedy. This great medicine has
been In many cases, and Will continue to be;
the means by which the black angel OF
1t dispels the grim destroyer in scientific
way, for it purihes the blood and gives
strength and vitality to the nerves. It tones
up and restores to healthy condition all OF
the great life-siving organs Of the body.
DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy will enable those who take it to
throw OF little Ills that prove dangerous
only when they attack a system already
wasted and weakened
From many people, who have experienced
benefit from this greatest of all life-length-
eners, comes the following from the famous
General Longstreet, of 1877 New Hampshire
Ave-, Washington, D. c. He says:
ut gives me great pleasure to add my tes-
tinaony with many others for DR.. Greene's
Remedy, which have used with highly ben
e1clal results, and am able to recommend
Its virtues from experience. have used 1t
for catarrh and have derived help"
Mr.. Wellington Hayes, Elizabethtown, n
Y, writes:
II feel it my duty to tell how much good,
DR.. Greenes Nervura has done me. was
and everything worried me. I had no appe-
tite and could not work, my head ached all
the time and there was an all-gone feeling
In my stomach, and I was always looking
on the dark side of everything. began to
take DR.. Greenes Nervura blood and nerve
remedy and In less than three weeks l felt
like new man. can now do as much
work as Is expected Of a man my age. I ad-
wise anyone who is troubled to take Dr.;
Greene's Nervura. Do not go to "a doctor,
but get bottle of DR.. Greene's Nervura. It
Is cheaper than a Doctors bill: 5.5zSssi
The latter part of Mr.. Hynes' advice
might be proftably disregarded, however, Il
a physician. You can have such advice and
have it free If you will write or call on the
greatest known blood and nerve specialist,
DR.. Greene, 50 w. 14thf ST. New YorH GitTs
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
Pittsbure snow is Not spotles..$

Speaking about the art Of Initiating
mopolitan says that in recent popular
play it was composed Of salt. This re-
sembled the fine, dry snow that lends it
self so readily to blizzards. 1t was not
dropped from above after the manner OF
the paper variety. but blown through
huge cylinders by means Of electric fans,
which were placed high in the wings on
men to manipulate one of these snow
storms. four of them electricians, four
cue men and four "props." The salt
consumed at each performance would
put Lots wife to shame. It cannot be
used twice, except in Pittsburg and Chi
the snow in other cities is unknown.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
Queer Ways Of the Japs.

Strange suits are filed at times in the
Japanese law courts, writes Toxic cor
respondent, but none more curious than
one which is now before the local court
of usuki-Machi, IN the Oita prefecture.
In this case a cultivator brings an action
IN which he seeks to have the court COM
pei a Japanese girl to reciprocate tho
affection which he alleges he has demon
strated toward her, with her consent, for
several years. He has wooed the lady,
he declares, since 1897, and she has re-
Gently looked with favor upon him and
accepted "baked sweetmeats" at his
hands. She invited him to her house a
few. days ago, and after partaking of
various delicacies at his expense slipped
away and left him to be unceremonious-
ly kicked out by her friends. On these
grounds he prays for the Intervention of
the court to compel her to return his
love. The judge is taking time to con-
slider the matter.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
Riches with Gentle Wings.

With DR.. Daniel Kimball Pearsons of
Chicago adding to the happiness of thou
sands through his benefactions to small
er colleges throughout the land, and Iron
master Carnegie endowing Libraries all
over the United States it's pretty good
country to live in after all. America
should put the names OF the Bedford
Vermonter and the Dunfermline Scotch
man, high in her roll Of honor for their
generosity. Andrew was born in 1897
and Daniel was born in 1920. Both seem
possessed with the idea that q great deal
Of pleasure is to be gained from seeing
money fy-in the right directions. Mil
ionaires like these are none too common.
Yorker 1--WE haven't the lady's permission
to say how young she is), belongs to the
same class.-NatiOnal Magazine -. -.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22

make very good India rubber substi-
tute, so far as general character and re-
siliency are concerned, but we have
If the plumbago mines of Ceylon give
out we can fall back upon the electric
furnace, which provides an artificial
graphite admirable in all respects, if it
were not 50 harsh and gritty. No one,
however, has ever dreamed of attempting 6
to initiate asbestos, and it is difficult to
see, should the Canadian deposits become
exhausted-as appears probab ble-how this
interesting and valuable mineral fiber can
be replaced. Owing to it's scarcity the
price of Canadian asbestos has, largely
advanced. It is true there are large de-
posits of the mineral in the Cape and
Italy, but the fiber is stated to be too
short and brittles for weaving London
Etxnrccs Ltt2 L.E.l
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
Great Britain Neelects Science.

In an editorial in Feilden's MagaZine
we are reminded of the heavy price
which we are paying for our having un-
derrated the Importance Of scientific re-
search in the past, says the London Ex-
press. In purport of this statement the
author points out that while at the COM
mencement Of the Nineteenth century our
makers Of scientific instruments, together
with those Of France. were ahead OF all
the world, Germany has within the last
twenty-five years absorbed almost the
entire trade, and during the last ten
years her exports of scientific instru-
ments have increased from &f2OO, 600 in
value to more than 100000. Such facts
are more eloquent than words. .#;s
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
Be Ready for Freckles.

girl Here is a remedy: Oil Of sweet al
m0nds, two ounces; fresh cucumber juice,
eight ounces; white CASTLE soap, pow
dered, one-fourth ounce; essence of Gu
cumbers, three ounces; tincture of ben
zoin, fifteen drops. Get the juice by slic-
ing without peeling) three good-sized Gu
cumbers and boiling in barely enough
soft and pulpy cool and strain through
muslin. Combine one and one-half
ounces of the juice with an equal amount
of alcohol. This is your three ounces Of
cucumber essence. Next day dissolve the
soap in the essence, add juice then al
mond oil, very slowly, and finally benzoin
drop by drop: Keep in a cool place.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
Fishing with Logs.

The latest scheme for taking fish from
the Delaware river is to sink logs that
are hollow, which are known to be re-
sorts for all kinds Of fish in winter. The
fish fill the logs, and when they are raised
to the surface the lucky fisherman is re-
warded with big haul.
Capt. Depue of Dingman's Ferry
raised hollow log and got several bush
els Of eels, catfish, suckers and pick
erel, all packed in the log as though put
there by an expert fish packer. The fish
warden says the work is violation Of
law, and will try and stop this method OF
;fishing:-Delaware Water Gap Core
spondence Philadelphia Press. s,.o
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
Trees Planted by Bluejays.

An old-time Arizona woodchopper says
the bluejays have planted thousands Of
the trees now growing all over Arizona.
He says these birds have habit of bury
ing small seed in the ground with their
beaks, and that they frequent pinon
trees and bury large numbers of the
small pine nuts in the ground, many of
which sprout and grow. He was walk
ing through the pines with an Eastern
gentleman a short time ago when one
of these birds flew from tree to the
ground, stuck his bill IN the earth and
quickly flew away. When told what
had happened the Eastern man was
skeptical, but the two went to the spot
and, with knife blade, Gug out a sound
pine nut from a depth of about an inch
and half. Thus it will be seen that
nature has plans of her own for forest
perpetuation.-Indiana News.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease. Ca
tarrh Is blood or constitutional disease,
and In order to cure 1t you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure 10
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not q quack medicine. It was pre-
scrlbed by one Of the best physicians in this
country for years, and Is regular pre-
scr1ption. 1t Is composed Of the best tonics
known. combined with the best blood purih.
ers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
The perfect combination Of the two In
gradients 10 what produces such wonderful
results in curing Catarrh. Send for testi-
mOnials, free "a 4. ssS35f@$s s35 S8E
: F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists price Use. s9 RE- 5%5#5g
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
n. s.l'y'i ,tl;Svt
BEER.

o glass Of liquid, fresh and calm, so clear,
How lovely dost thou look before mine
eyes! ! - ~'
sighs! ,t
Next to my wife-my home-I love my beer,
And sometimes more by Jove: Now that
sounds queer,
But it's the fact. 1t matters not the size
50 long as 1t is fresh, for then l prize
It most Of all and at 1t never sneer.
Oh, Queens may come and Kings may so,
And Presidents Of Union States be made.
And people die, and some they weep and
shout:
But what care I, In light or darker shade,
The worlds the same to me-a blooming
glade!
Beverley Bovine in New York Sun.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
Fashions Decree in Flowers

There are fashions in flowers as well
as fashions in dress. The English papers
tell us that it has been decided, By the
leaders Of floral taste, that the incnryed
chrysanthemum has to 20. Truly. there
was no great beauty in flowers that sim
ply showed the backs of their heads in
stead Of their faces: but novelties are
generally welcome, though uncouth they
be.-Gunton's Magazine. S: Ia
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22
An Asbestos Famine Possible.

There are some natural products used
tate very closely, but not quite. We can
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22

W. Bourke Cochran submitted to an
operation for an affection OF the throat.
The operation is described as having
Been wholly successful.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-03-22

The Benevolent Order Of White Mice
Of America has been Incorporated. The
objects of the organization are said to be
charitable and benevolent.