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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

Coroner Hogeboom performed an au-
topsy on the body of George Head today.
He found that Heads skull had been
fractured by. Officer Han's club and that
death resulted from the fracture
George Head was hit on the head by
Officer Hall at $50 o'clock last evening
Six hours later Head died, it is supposed
from the effect Of the blow. There seems
to have been little or no justification for
the action of the policeman
Policeman Hall had Head under ar
rest for disturbing religious meeting
being held in the street in front of the
Adams house about $50 o'clock last
evening. Head resisted and Hall struck
him on the head. The blow did not
knock him down. Head had been drink
ing. He died at his home, corner Of
Curtis and Jackson streets at three
o'clock this morning
Head has been a police court character
for some time and had been arrested for
selling liquor, being drunk. disturbing
the peace and i'll treating his wife. Head
was at one time mayor Of Sabetha and
financially well off.
Hall has been policeman for about
three years A year ago last winter he
shot a tramp He attempted to arrest
AA4C AAdn On Fast street on the
charge of vagrancy- The man ran and
Hall shot him in the middle of the back.
The bullet made a slight flesh wound
Last night Han was on duty on North
Kansas avenue beat He was standing
near the Adams house when the Mission
band from the south side of the river
commenced a religious meeting on kan
sas avenue in front OF the Adams house.
Head came from his home and crossed
the street and stood in the crowd sur
rounding the people carrying on the
meeting
Policeman Hall saw Head from across
the street. He thought he was disturb
ing the meeting and he crossed the
street and spoke TO him. Hall left the
crowd but returned and again spoke to
Head about disturbing the meeting
Hall took hold Of Head to lead him
away. Head made some little resistance
and Hall struck him with his club The
blow cut small cash. which bled free
". Head did not fan when he was
struck and paid little attention to the
blow. Hall led him to the Union Pa
ciflc depot and called the patrol wagon
Head was taken to the police station
where his wound was dressed
Head was not thought TO be seriously
injured. He was later taken to his
home He died at o'clock. Hall re-
mained at the police station this morn
ing. He did not return home after he
went Off duty for the night
The following is Halls version Of the
affair The Mission people were hold
ing a meeting on Kansas avenue in
front OF the Adams house. 7 saw that
Head was disturbing the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

lays case. Just yesterday it was put
that way to a custodian of political Sc
crets who ought to know But Burton
has not turned Findlay down. he said,
.'he is going to give him something
certainly be the next revenue collector
and the question of ingratitude viii oe
left to high school debating societies to
settle. That will be a hard rub too. Sen
ator Burton continues making garden in
Abilene and trips to Kansas City and
will be in Topeka when the Something
else is found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27
OHIO AT A STANDSTILL.
River Shows No Sign Of Abate-
ment.

Cincinnati April 27.-With a tenacity
that is well described as aggravating
this flood Of the Ohio river maintains an
even stage. At 9 D. m. yesterday the
register was SO feet 7-10. The same
nono4 4onous ret ord was made hour after
hour until a. M today. No sign Of
abatement was visible. This of course
delays the resumption of business. but
as tho weather everywhere above Is re-
ported clear and warm It is certain that
relief must soon come in a falling river.
Not much can be done in the way of
cleaning up in the submerged district
before Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27
M M'KINLEY Will SPEAK.
To Deliver an Address In Con-
ventiOn Hall, X. C.

Kansas City. April 27.-President
Mckinley will deliver a speech in Con-
vention hall during his stay in Kansas
City on his way home from the Pacific
coast. according to T. NJ. Clendening.
secretary of the Commercial club and
head of a committee on entertainment
that has just returned from Washing
ton. Mr.. Clendening says that the pres-
ident personally approved the elaborate
plans mapped out for the occasion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27
IS BODIES RECOVERED.
Several Victims Of Chemical Ex-
plOsion Still Missing.

Frankfort. April 27.-It is officially nn-
nounced that up to II o'clock this MORN
ing fifteen bodies have been rescued from
the building destroyed by the explosion
and fire at the electro-chemical works
near Csrieshefm Thursday afternoon.
Several persons are still missing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27
Rn no. wag Unfounded.

Copeland county had a rtlmOr last
night that Senator Burton would stop OF
on his way from Kansas City to abb
lene All the faithful that happened to
be in town gathered to receive the visitor
that did not come
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27
Kaiser visits his mother

Cronberg April 27.-Emperor William
arrived here at noon and drove to the
castle at the entrance of which he was
greeted by his mother. the doWager EIn-
press Frederick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27
orth Stein Is Dead.

New Orleans, La. April 27.-Orth
Harper Stein, the well known newspaper
man. died yesterday Of consumption in
his 39th year. Mr.. Stein for nearly three
years has been member Of the Times
Democrat staff He lived a long time in
Kansas City, and came here from At
lanta.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

Chicago, April 27-Forecast for kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday
with possibly local thunder storms;
cooler tonight and in east portion Sun
day; variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27
Uopeka state 3ournaI.
INDEX of TODAY'S PAPER.
SATURDAY. APRIL 81, 1901.

Weather predictions for the next "a hours:
For Kansas-Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday, with possibly local thunder
storms; cooler tonight and in east por-
ton Sunday; variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

tion and speech, rather than a general
reception
Mr. Geo. F. Thompson, formerly of
Manhattan. at present the government
authority on goats, and author of the
recent popular work on AngOra goats,
has organized a company for raising
AngOraS in the mountains of PennSyl-
vania and Virginia. This company will
be the largest one of its kind east of the
Mississippi. over 1000 goats have al
ready been purchased. and another l.
600 will soon be added to this high grade
stock Mr.. Thompson is secretary and
treasurer of the new company. 1t Will
be interesting to the whole country to
know that Mr. Thompson will soon is
sue through the department of agricuI-
ture a bulletin on mohair and mohair
manufactures. including the use of goat
skins for all purposes.
The department of agriculture is
making preparations to receive so stu
dents into it's various bureaus and dl-
visions These students will be select
ed from the graduating classes of the
agricultural colleges of the country, the
idea being to give them a practleaI 31ssl5
knowledge of agricultural and kindred
matters. Every two years the classes
will be changed. They will he instruct
ed in botany. forestry, pOmOlOgy, blolo-
gy and other branches of natural sci
ence. The appointment of this force
will be made from graduates peculiarly
fitted for these branches of science
They will be required to pass an exam
ination for appointment. and while 1t
will not be a civil service one, it will be
very technical The salary to be paid to
these scientific aids will be from $40 to
$50 per month.
Congressman Curtis of Topeka makes
the Dewey hotel his headquarters when
he comes to Washington. His visits
here always evidence his popularity by
the crowd Of visitors who seek his at
tention. While there are always many
people seeking his influence, at the same
time a goodly number call on him in
friendly way. He is well liked in Wash
ington for his affability and cOngeniaI-
ity He has a power Of influence with
the administration, and his endorsement
goes to the fullest extent of q possible
effort Mr.. Curtis is exceedingly -popu-
lar with the newspaper correspondents,
and it is not an uncommon thing to see
him besieged any place from his dining
room to the White House, on the streets.
on the street railways, at the capitol or
anywhere he may chance to be.
state Senator w S Fitzpatrick of
Sendon. Kansas, was in Washington this
week He was presented to the secre-
tary of the interior department by Con-
gresham Curtis last Tuesday, regard
ing some land matters
Mr. W. H Sears of Lawrence, is in
Pentwater. Mich, where he is establish
ing a new canning factory
Miss Emily P. King, Of Topeka, is the
guest of her uncle and aunt, Secretary
ane Mrs. Thomas Ryan. Miss King has
just completed a three months course
in music in New York city. She viii
visit here a few weeks before returning
home.
Attorney J. N Naus Of Topeka, was
at the capital this week. He had bust
ness before the interior department
L WILLIAM THANIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

It has been a hard job to rub out the
impression that gained root after Frank
Crimes announced retirement from pol
itics that it came about through a fall
out between Grimes and Burton IRE
spective Of politics there was genera;
gasp of horror at such political ingrati-
tude. It is the same in George Find
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

Congressman Charles Curtis called on
the pOstoffice officials Wednesday in be-
half of additional clerk hire for the post
offices at HiaWatha, Holton, Oskaloosa
and other offices of that class. He also
requested that the Topeka Office he
given two addition mail carriers and
two additional clerks. These requisi-
tions viii not be acted upon until June
1, and the appointments not made until
the appropriation for the coming fiscal
year is made available, which will be
July /. Mr.. Curtis left for Kansas
Wednesday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

6contlnued on sixth Page.y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

Coroner Hogeboom performed an au-
topsy on the body of George Head today.
He found that Heads skull had been
fractured by Officer Halls club and that
death resulted from the fracture
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

tion and speech, rather than general
reception
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

The San Rafael was steafning
northward with about $50 pas
sengers on board. The hoarse
fog whistles were blowing almost
continuously. Out OF the dark
ness and the impenetrable fog
came the big, dark Sausalito on
her return trip to this city. Both
boats were under reduced steam,
but SO sudden was the meeting
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

single person. For a moment,
even amid the clang of bells, the
putting of steam, the harsh. Fear
engendering gasps of the fog
whistles, there was order on
board the Sausalito. Some one
man quieted the quaking crowd
on the upper deck and in plain
view threw his life-preserver
aboard the San Rafael. Like
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

Women
ing Ring Out Above the Din Fog

have been lost is a matter OF con-
lecture. The fifteen minutes that
elapsed from the first crash as
the bow of the Sausalito cut its
way into the starboard side of the
ill-fated San Rafael until the boat
went down were given up to life
saving. Until the roll of the liv-
ing is called the number of
dead cannot be ascertained.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

of the passengers. Terrified,
their hearts jumping into their
throats from sheer fear, men,
women and children made a mad
rush toward the life-preservers.
They did not wait to see that the
life : preservers went around.
Some enveloped themselves with
them. AS many as two and three
were tied around the bodies of a
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

that no order given by captain
or other officer could save the
collision. Right above the pad
dle-box the bow of the Sausalito
ground into the San Rafael.
RUSH FOR PREsERvERs.
Immediate panic laid hold of
all. The captains orders rang
out on the night air, but they were
soon drowned by the wild cries
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

sheep the Sausalito passengers,
crowding the rail, initiated his
action. Then the thick fog cut
in between the two boats and the
panic became greater and greater
as the darkness grew blacker and
blacker. Down in the water
could be heard the cry OF chil-
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

W n the thickiest, mushiest
fog that ever settled on
the San Francisco Bay
the ferry-boat San Rafael
II was run down last night
shortly after 6 O'Clock by
the ferry-boat Sausalito. i'if-
teet minutes after the col
isiOn the San Rafael sank in
the bay waters. How many lives
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
FFERRybOAT SAUSAL|TO PL0WS INTO AND SINKS
SAN RAFAEL IN BAY WATERS OFF ALCATRAZ ISLAND



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ss
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

Continued on Page Thirty-F1vA
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-03-14
WILL TEST HUMAN HEARTS.
Professor Ling1e Given Opportunity y
to Try Salt Theory on
Cadavers.

Prof. D. g. Ling,e, of the department
of experimental physiology at the Uni
versity of Chicago, has just received an
appointment to Rush Medical college
as professor in experimental physiol-
ogy. This new appointment was made
by the University of Chicago as spe-
cial recognition of DR.. Lingle's work
and to put the professor where hecould
have more opportunity to work out his
salt theories.
Human hearts have not been subjects
for any experiments by the noted phys
iologists heretofore, but it is said that
one chief reason why the university
appointed DR.. Lingle to this new posi-
tion was so that he might have the op-
portunities to work out his expert.
ments of human anatomy. He will
study and experiment with human
heart tissue in the laborato at Rush
Medical college until he understands
Just how sodium chloride will act on it.
These first experiments will be made OF
the hearts of cadavers, but it is expect"
ed that if the theory that has been true
in regard to the hearts of turtles and
other animals proves true in regard ia
| human heart tissue some experiments
will be ventured on the hearts of pa
| tients at the hospitals. Nothing will be
tried on living human beings until the
theory has been tried out absolutely on
| the heart tissues of cadavers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-03-14
The stone Was Not Thrown.

Evangeline is not particularly de-
vout, even though her father is min.
lister. She goes to church every Sun,
day, as becomes the six-year-old daugh'
ter of a reverend gentleman, but she
does not always hear the sermon. She
heard it, though, on a recent Sunday
The minister chose for his text the ia.
miliar passage stating that he who waa
without sin should be the first to throw
stone. He read this paragraph sew
eral times in order to impress it upon
his hearers, and with each reading
Evangeline became more deeply inter,
ested. Finally she began to look anx
iously around the room, and through
out the sermon, which was a long one
she glanced nervously over the congre
CATION now and then, as if fearful oi
the outcome. When the service was
ended she stood up in the corner of tht
ministerial pew aud looked eagerly aft
er the parishioners as they filed dow,
the aisles WheE the last of the con
eregation had left she turned to he
mother with sigh of relief. We'll,
she said, Il guess they've all sinned
Anyhow, nobody threw tn. Y. Her
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-03-14
dangerous Baboons,

A hunter, while exploring in Borneo.
shot large baboon at spring some
distance from camp. So says an ex-
change, which proceeds to relate the
dangerous result Of the shot. The an.
imal fell with sharp cry, and imme.
diately another baboon came in sight
and gave loud yell. While the hunt
er was preparing to shoot the new
conner small army of balloons ap-
peared, and the hunter realized that be
was in danger of being torn to pieces
One full-grown baboon is easily a
match for man. and hundred are tc
be dreaded more than as many wolves
The hunter promptly took to his heels
with the baboons after him. Occasion
ally he paused and shot the nearess
one, but he would have been oTerpow
cred had not his comrades sailed ou
from the camp. and with a general vol
ley compelled the pursuers to retreat
Youths Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-03-14
VOL. XII.
THE SQUIRREL.

x,...oh the cunning little rascal.
a. he springs from bough to bougn
~ shelIbark on the hillside,
with its leaves all scattered now
sa,o the few whose satin yellow
rrIaunts the brisk November gale
~ conceals the frisky fellow
Win the wealth of lousy tail.
No,a his bright eyes saucy glitter
l. be scales the highest llmp,
ca.eb the rascars scolding tw1tSer'
And It's all you'll catch OF him;
r. he's near his coZy chamber
n the hollow chestnut bough,
And he's out Of sight and Danger
In his nut-stored quarters now.
yet turn your back minute
And you'll see him, like as noe,
raiI a-blow, himself hid IN IT,
In quite another spot,
snngw perched asleep or doing
IN a messy lower limb,
or is the rascal posing
ror photograph of him?
rban a streak of gray ascending
IKE an arrow from bow,
ro the topmost branches bending
like a spirit see him go.
Through space he springs as sprlghtiy
AZ a feather on the breeze,
And strikes the ground as lightly;
Then is gone among the trees.
Charles H. Doing, In washington
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-03-14

arms dangling on the edge of the
stream, and as Quin came up with
him both were precipitated into the
water by part of the overhanging
bank giving way. Clinging to each
other, they were swept off by the
furious current and borne towards
the subterranean channel.
Before they could realize their peril
they were sucked into the cavernous
hole, and dragged on at dizzy speed
through the fearful darkness.
A rounded bowlder just beneath the
surface forced them apart. A foam
ing wave submerged Quin, and as he
rose he heard wild, despairing cry.
Then, as he struck out with arms and
legs, he grasped a pinnacle of rock
and clung to it for short time, while
he gained breath and strength.
When he could hold fast no longer
he trusted himself to the stream, and
foated out from beneath the great
mountain, into rhe fresh air and sun
shine He swan clear of the danger
Gus reefs, and at length, little the
worse for the struggle, he was
thrown ashore by a circling eddy ot
smooth water.
There was no sign of the Portu.
guese, and it was uncertain whether
he had perished or escaped. A hall
| hours search, aided by what he could
| remember of the chart, revealed tc
Quin the mouth of the secret cave
passage. Then he set out for Milianaf
and late in the afternoon he entered
the town.
Gen. Changarnier readily granted
to Quin the exclusive privilege-fol
the space of six months-of trapping
wild animals in the now accessible.
valley, and by the expiration of tha
time a large number of valuable
beasts, birds and reptiles had beer
shipped to England.-Boston Globe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-10
HOW TO KILL HUMANITY.
Illinois Humane Society Issues In
structions fey Putting Animals
to Death.

The subject of putting afflicted ami
mails to death with as little pain as
possible has been receiving the care
full attention of the Illinois Humane
society, and, as a result, it has de-
cidcd upon what it considers the best
methods to adopt, says a Chicago ex-
change.
In circulars just issued to the police,
instructions for killing horses. dogs
and cats are given. It is pointed out
that in shooting horse the revolver
should be held within a few inches
of the head, the aim being toward the
center of the head, midway between
the eyes and ears, in other words, ex-
actly in the middle of the forehead.
When hammer or AK is employed the
horse should be blindfolded Two Wig
orous, well-directed blows just below
the foretop will make death certain.
In shooting a dog the pistol should
be held near the head the aim being
a little to one side of the center of the
top Of the skull. The shot should be
fired downward SO that the bullet shall
go through the brain, into or toward
the neck
After much consultation with veter-
mary surgeons and experts, the So
clety decides that there is no more
merc1ful way of killing cats than to
put, with long handled spoon, about
nall a teaspoonful of pure cynanide Of
potassium on the eats tongue.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-10
SPRING WORK OF BEES.
10" the queen humble Bee Starts
Ser Colony-She alone Lives
Through the Winter

Only humble queen bees live through
the winter. They shelter themselves
as pest they can, and the weaker
ones are frozen to death. When the
queen wakes up in the spring she
hunts sunny spot and burrows sew
eral inches into the ground. At the
bottom of the tunnel she forms a
room in which she builds several
cells. In each cell, says the Little
Chronicle, she puts honey and
worker egg, and then goes on build
ing more cells. When the first eggs
hatch into workers they build and
till the cells and the queen only Laws
the eggs. All the cells together are
the bumblebee nest. About midsum-
mer the queen lays eggs which hatch
out drones and queens, ana then she
folds her wings and dies The drones
die only few days after they reach
their growth, and frost kills the
workers and weakly queens.
Miner bees tunnel in the same way,
but instead OF making cells they line
their nest with chewed earth and fill
1T with one mass of honey and pollen.
In this the eggs float until Matched.
Yellow jacket queens burrow
very early in the spring. The nest
consists of honeycombs with an outer
wall of thick paper, such as wasps
make. In early fall any unmatched
young in the cells are put out of the
nest, practice from which the birds
do not fail to profit. If Matched they
would starve, SO the old insects give
them an easier death
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-10
BIG-HEARTED AMERICANS.
Government Clerks Raised the Nee
essary Money and Won the
Mothers Gratitude

A mother came to Washington from
the home farm in New Hampshire to
nurse her son in the hospital A few
days later, says Joe Mitchell Chapple,
in the National Magazine, he died.
The authorities said the body must
be taken away or buried in the pot
ter's field The devoted, broken-heart-
ed mother was distracted. When the
sad story was known to some of the
big-hearted clerks, they were not long
in raising the needed money and gave
it to her with sympathetic words. l
cannot describe the paradox-the hap
piness of a broken-hearted mother in
bereavement, who was enabled to save
her loved one from pauper's grave.
''I'll take him home with me, for he
was good boy; a good boy. He'll be
near me now-up in the old church
yard where he loved to play. Oh, I'm
SO glad that I can have my boy go
home with me-"
Poor, dear, lonesome heart! There
were clustering eyes around; the ster-
ling tribute of big, noble, generous,
American hearts. [ love to think of
American generosity as one of the
superb virtues of our people.