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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-12-13

TIE tales told by the miners Of
the anthracite coal reglong, to the
strike CO nmlssion, makes one stop
and say that sucn cannot be in the
Unite1 States. The testimony
giving. by Henry Coll, another
Markle miner, told how HE family
including his mother-in-law, who
lN years old, were set out on the
road with their household goods.
He gave a graphic description of
how he was injured many times i'll
the mines. He SAID one of his
legs Was no better than wooden
one: he had only one eye, Ills hands
had been crushed, ribs broken and
skull fractured. The company
gave him nothing until after the
employees took upa. collection for
him. Then he was given $50, af-
ter being on the injured list for
two years. The company took out
! of the collection the rent he owed
And yet some the niue owners
say that the mines were placed
under their hand by Divine Prov
dence.
One of the new industries that
is coming to the front is the max
ing OF twine from flax fiber. Dur
ing last year about $4,000 was ex-
pended in experimenting with the
new binding twine. The company
says the Forum. hesi;atps to 90 to
the great exi2crse of Constructing
a suitable factory with all the
! costly machinery before demon
strating beyond a doubt that the
fax fiber twine is the best and
that it will pay to manufacture the
twi1le on a large scale would cost
upwards of $2,500,0O0. However,
the company has confidence in the
twine and is backing that trust
with large expenditure.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-12-13
VILLAGE OFFICERS.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS


Dw. j. A. DILLON.
PHYSICIAN AND nENTlsT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
STOLE HIS WIFE AWAY.
Serious Charges in a Damage
Suit at Blue Rapids.

Blue Rapids, kas., Dee. GA $4,000
damage suit is set for the February
term of court to be held in Marysville@
1t will doubtless be the hardest fought
damage suit in the history of Marshall
count-T.
Frank P. Oakland, of Cottage Hill
township, has filed a petition in the dis
trict court alleging that S. P. Holt and
Lena Holt. parents of his wife, have
aIienated his wife's affections from him
and by so doing have destroyed his home
and happiness and have damaged llifn
to the amount of 100000
The petition of the plaintiff says that
he was married in this county to Anna
NJ Holt February 2S 1884, and that they
lived happily together; that she was
deeply attached to him until the inter
ference of her parents. The plaintiff
further states that his wifes parents
conceived and harbored a dislike to hin,
about the year 1898, and wrongfu1ly and
maliciously sought to prejudice the mind
of Anna M, his wife, against him, and
did by continued system of subtle con-
trivance and false statements ALLEVIATE
mis- wife's affections from him. and that
on or about the 10th of September, 1907
did wrongfully sand maliciously entice-
his wife away from him against his con-
sent. and that thereby his home is made
deSOlate and his happiness destroyed.
S. P. Holt, the defendant is said to
be the wealthiest man in Cottage Hill
township, and has powerful influence, IS
a man of great determination and will
Frank P. Oakland. the plaintiff. has
much influence. and while not so rich
can get all the financial assistance re.
fight to the end. Both sides have a large
number of witnesses. Both men are
farmers. Mrs. Oakland is living with
her father, Mr.. Holt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
DROWNED IN HOLD
A Philadelphia Fire Fighter
Loses His Life
While. Attempting to Save the
Steamer Saxon.
ANOTHER is MISSING.
The Vessel Was Burned to the
Waters Edge.
Two of the Firemen Were TAX
en- to the Hospital.

Philadelphia, Dec. Gone fireman
was drowned, another is missing and
two others were taken to a hospital
overcome by smoke as the result of a
fire which broke out early today on the
steamer Saxon, owned by the Boston &
Philadelphia Steamship company. The
steamship lies in twenty-five feet of
water at the foot of Pine street burned
to the waters edge.
The dead fireman is William Seville,
who went into the hold of the vessel to
fight the flames Before he could reach
the deck Of the Saxon the vessel gave a
iurch and Seville was caught in the
rush of water and drowned. Another
fireman who was in the hold is missing
and it is feared he. too, was drowned.
All other firemen have been accounted
for.
Divers are now in the hold of the ves-
sci searching for the bodies of Seville
and the other fireman. 1t is not known
how the fire originated. The loss on
the Saxon is about $4,000. She came in
yesterday afternoon and had discharged
nearly all of her cargo. The Saxon was
on the regular line between Philadel-
phia, Providence and Fall River. She
was built in 1862 and had a net tonna ge
of 93S and a gross tonnage of 1,293 tons.
She was 200 feet long, 80 feet beam and
1872 feet deep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
ONE MORE STEP.
Mr.. Hugh I'll. Hanna Says That
Only Is Needed
To Make the U. s. Financial
System Perfect.
SILVER REDEMPTION.
Gold for White Money ON De.
mand at Treasury.
Elasticity in National Bank Cur
rency food Thing.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 6.-What fur
ther steps should be taken at this time
for the betterment of our monetary sys-
tenn? Mr.. Hugh H. Hanna was asked
today.
First he replied. "our gold stand
ard law of 1900 should be strengthened
by machinery for maintaining parity
between gold and silver. The public
mind is prepared for as perfect a gold
standard as can be established law
providing for the payment of gold for
silver at the treasury on demand is the
one remaining step necessary to secure
absolute parity of all our moneys. Both
the Overstreet bill and the Hill bill in
troduced in the last session make full
and wise provision.
Second, an element of elasticity in
our national bank currency, should be
provided. A small step, equal in amount
to say ten per cent of the capital of the
bank is sufficient for demonstration of
efficiency and safety.
If its desira bility is proved, gradual
increase within a term of years to say
so per cent of the amount of the capi-
tai with full and unquestioned Drovls-
ion for the redemption of notes of insol-
vent banks as afforded in the Lowering
and other bills is the other step imme-
diately necessary.
THE general subject appears complex
and our people are, therefore, dlslnclined
to study it. The principles are simple.
The humblest citizen is interested in the
perfection of money laws
only the absolute assurance of parity
will make a New5York bill of exchange
as acceptable in the commerce of the
world as a bill of exchange on London
Assured parity of the metallic cur
rencies and scientific provision for elastic
bank currency without risk of redemption
Will not only strengthen the fibre of our
domestic commercial interests but will
do more to make possible the sale of pro-
ducts of American labor than any other
one act of legislation.
THAT the president, secretary of the
treasury and the comptroller of the cur
rency should all so courageously at this
time advocate such legislation indicates
the growth of public opinion favorable to
laws in the interest of all of our people.
without preference, the Importance of
which should arouse the business men of
the country to determined, timely support
sofs the effort being made to secure con-
gressional action
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
S6,25) PER HEAD.
Big Prices Are Being Paid by
Americans in England
For Cattle to Be Shipped to
This Country.
AGENT OF ARMOURS
Purchases a Hundred Herefords
for Importation.
A Number of Animals Intended
for Worlds Fair Exhibit.

London. Dec. c--The last few months
have found in the United Kingdom an
unprecedented number of America n
buyers of thoroughbred cattle. whose
purchases of high-class breeding stock
aggregate many thousands of pounds.
A number of the animals bought are in
tended for exhibition at the ST Louis
exposition. The prices paid range from
$2.l00 to over $6,250 per head. Scores OF
high priced bulls and cows have been
shipped during the summer and fall.
Among the buyers now here is C. E.
Marvin, of Lexington, KY, who will
take back twenty-five thoroughbreds in
May and July. J. S. Goodwin, of Chi
cago. has purchased a number of Angus
breeders, and the Armours agent is
sending 100 Herefords to the United
States. A number of purchases have
also been made of tiny Dexter and Terry
cattle in Ireland, the breeding of which
has recently become quite the fashion in
England under the patronage of Lady
Iansdowne and other titled fanciers.
The ruling of DR.. Salmon, chief of the
United States bureau of animal in
dustry, allowing the Importation of Jer-
Sey and GuerneSy cattle into the United
States without the tuberculine test is
expected to greatly stimulate purchases
in those islands The agricultural de .
partment's agents during the last ten
years have inspected over 20, 900 head Of
cattle in Jersey and Guernsey and have
not found a single case of tuberculosis.
land are badly infected and breeders
here on that account apprehend the
early adoption of more stringent quar-
antine measures by the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06

The election of officers of the associa>
ton for the next year resulted as fol-
lows: President. ]. C. Gordon; vice
president, John Elliott: secretary, Mrs.
j. A. Troutman; treasurer, F. NJ. F1etch-
er. Mr.. Gordon, the president of the
association, is proprietor of the Cope
land hotel and is one of the very Oldest
residents of the city. having come to
Topeka in February, 1855 the same day
as Mrs. Susie Weymouth, the retiring
vice president of the organizatio
Robert Stone and J. B. Miller were ap-
pointed to fill vacancies in the board of
trustees.
A resolution was adopted extending
the limit of membership to the people
who came to Topeka as late as 1875.
Heretofore the limit has been the year
1864 The closing speeches were made
byb John D. Knox. Josiah Jordan and j.
b. McAfee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
MAY GET LIGHT PLANT.
Vinewood People May Buy Out
Edison Company.

There is some reason to believe that the
plans of the Vinewood Railway company
are even more extensive than have been
heretofore announced in the State Jour
nal 1t is rumored that President E W
Wilson of the ViEewood company is trying
to buy not only the city railway, but the
Edison Light, Heat and Power company
into the bargain.
S The Edison company is a corporation,
and the stock is owned largely in the east.
Wilson is said to be trying to get hold CT
a majority of the stock.
If the Ninewood company gets hold of
the Edison plant, together with the city
railway it will probably make the Edison
plant Of sufficient capacity to furnish
power for the whole city railway system
AS matters now stand, the Vinewood COM
pany has contract with the Edison plant
to furnish power for the Vinewood line.
If Wilson contemplates line TO Kansas
City he can use both the Edison plant and
the present city railway power plant to
good advantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
PASSED IN 10 MINUTES.
Pension Appropriation Bill
Goes Through the House.

Washington. Dec 6.-Immediately after
the reading of the journal today the house
entered upon the consideration of the pen
sion appropriation bill.
The bill aroused no discussion. Mr..
Barney fWis.) in charge of the measure,
explained that the appropriations it car
ried, aggregating s139.s 600. were practic-
ally identical with those for the current
year and that it contained no new legis-
1ation- The bill then was passed without
word of comment. exactly 10 minutes
having been consumed in its considera-
tion.
Mr.. olnstead (Pa.) presented the re-
port on the Wagner Butler contest cleo
ton case from the Twelfth Missouri dis
trfct and gave notice that he would call
1t up next Wednesday.
The regular order was then demanded.
This was the London dock charge bill
which came over from the last session as
unfinished. As Mr. Sherman IN. " who
is opposed to the measure was absent it
was AGREED bv unanimous consent that
the bill should be taken up Monday and
that vote should be taken at 4:3o on that
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
ALTERNATE PAGE FOLLOWS
MRS. CORES WILL.
Leaves Her Property to Her Aunt at
Alameda. California.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE. will of Mrs
Nellie s. Gore, who was shot and killed
in Paris. France, on November 10 last.
was filed for probate in the Surrogate's 5
office here today. It bears the date of
December Il. 1901. Severe Mallet-Provost
is named as executor.
BY the terms of the will the testatrx
bequeaths all her wearing apparel. jewelry,
books, ETC.. to her aunt, Mrs. Hester A
Dickinson, Alameda, Cal The residue of
the estate is left in trust to the executor
of the will and he is Instructed to sell the
testatrix's property in Mexico and con-
vert the proceeds into personal property
The income of the trust is to go to Mrs.
Dickinson and her husband as long as
both one of them lives. At their death
the principal is to be divided between the
three brothers of the testatrix, Leslie
Stogdill, Charles Stogdill and Edward B.
Stogdill. The petition sets forth that there
is no real property belonging to the tes-
tatrix in this state and that her personal
property here is worth not to exceed 81, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
Y. M. C. A. WORKERS.
Session in Leavenworth Drawing a
Large Audience.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec 6.-The con
vention for today began at 9 o'clock
ed by Prof. D 3. Towner of Chicago.
This was followed by the report of ths
nominating comma attee recommending
the election of the following executive
officers for the convention:
President, E. P Wilson. a prominent
business man of Leavenworth.
First vice president, J. N. Wilkinson,
president of the Kansas state normal.
Second vice president. J. NJ Wood
ward, Argentine Railway association.
Secretary, Richard Williams. general
secretary of Kansas state university.
Press secretary, J. J. Bfddison. Kansas
state agricultural college, Manhattan.
These men were elected by aeclama-
dent being absent J. NJ Woodward, an
old railroader and second vice presi-
dent took charge of the meeting
After prayer by the secretary of the
international committee, Gorge McDill
of Omaha. Rev. w E Biederwolf of
dresses. This one being on the subject
of the Holy Spirit He dwelt espee-
tally on the close relationship each man
to the spirit of God, declaring that every
Christian bears seal of God and that.
until he obeys and pro3erly treats the
spirit within him, he is powerless- a
solo by Professor Towner followed
The next hour was occupied by writ
ten reports from associations, limited to
minute and a half First the railroad
and city associations reported and these
were followed by the student oreaniza
ton
Following is the list in order-Areen-
tine, Arkansas City railroad and city
Coffeyville, Ellis. Fort Scott, Lawrence,
Leavenworth, Newton. Ottawa, Topeka
city, Topeka railroad, Wichita Winfield
Parsons, Baker university. Campbell
university, Cherokee county high school,
College of Emporia, Dickinson county
high school. Fairmount college. Friends
college, Haskell institute, Hiawatha
academy Highland university Kansa
City universitv. Kansas state agricul-
tural college. Kansas state noranl,
Kansas Wesleyan business college, Kan
sas Wesleyan university, Labette county
high school, Lane university, Mcpherson
nal university, Southern Kansas acad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
vINEWOOD CASE UP.
Legal Contest Over Fifth Street
Is Commenced.

The injunction case of the city of To-
pelsa against the Topeka railway COM
pany is being heard in the district court
today by Judge Robert c.. Heizer. of
Usage City. Judge Hazen being dis
qualified to hear the case on account or
having property on Fifth street, the To-
cality under controversy. In the hear
ing today the Topeka railway company
is represented by Charles Blood Smith
and the city by Ferry & Doran and A.
B. Jetmore. The three cases were argued
separately, although a finding in any
one of them would settle the dispute be-
tween the city and the Vinewood com
pany on one side and the Topeka rail-
way company on the other. During the
arguments in the case Attorney Smith
submitted a statement that the present
and defendant company. known as the
Topeka railway company, was formed liz
1881, when the company purchased the
property of two companies which existed
at that time, the Rapid Transit COM
pany, an electric railway occupying al
most the same lines as the present COM
pany. and a horse car line, known as
the Topeka city railway company, which
owned and operated the line on Fifth
street He contended that when the road
was purchased the rights granted to the
company were also transferred.
In stating the case for the city Attor-
ney Thomas Doran explained that the
defendant company had relinquished
all right to the Fifth street franchise by
tearing up the tracks against the will OF
the residents of the street, who claimed
that their property would decrease in
value owing to the diScontinuance of the
line. He also submitted several affi-
davits to prove that the Topeka railway
company had practically relinquished
whatever rights on the street they may
have held. One was a statement made
by Sam Radges at the time an injunc-
ton was sought to prevent the company
from taking up their tracks, in which he
said that the value of his property, the
Office block. had decreased 100 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
FOUND POISON
But Can't Tell Certainly How It Got
There.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec 6.-In his report on
the death of Mrs. Kate Smith, one of
several of the same family, whose deaths
occurred during the past year apparently
from the. same cause, Deputy Coroner
Boogher today rendered a verdict, finding
that she died of gastro-entritis, the con-
tributary cause of which he was unable
to determine.
DR.. Boogher's testimony followed the re-
ceipt of a report from DIR. Gradwohl, the
bacteriologist, who stated that he had
completed a chemical analysis of Mrs.
Smiths heart, liver, stomach and kidneys,
and also of the embalming fluid which
was injected into Mrs. Smiths stomach
by the undertaken after her death.
ssInasmuch as the enbalming fluid con
tanned a considerable amount OF acid, .
said Dr. Gradwohl in his report, of
course the various organs contained acid
1t is therefore impossible for me to de-
terrnine whether the arsenic was admin
istered before or after Mrs. Smiths
DEATH
The report will be turned over to Cir
cult Attorney Folk. All but one of those
who died were insured.
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emy, Sumner county high school, Kan
sas university, Washhurn college. West
ern university
1t was developed that a number of
association buildings are proposed or in
process of erection. The Topeka railroad
heads the list with a $4,000 building
sono to be erected which the claim
viii be the finest west of Philadelphia.
Fort Scott is to have a $50, 600 home.
Coffeyvi1le proposes building an addi-
tion>and several college associations are
getting ready to build.
Several unique methods were shown
for raising funds. Campbell university
students worked road taxes: Salina
normal found lectures profitable. The
associations almost without exception
are pushing the Bible study work ana
ind abundant interest manifested in it
The student organization found employ
ment bureaus helpful and Haskell found
that the use of the twentieth century
version of the Bible to create interest.
There were some startling gains In
membership reported, Southwest Kan
sas college having doubled its number
few city and railroad associations re-
ported gains by the original method
births.
A number of committees were appoint
ed, after which dinner was served to the
delegs tes by the ladies' auxiliary in the
Christian church.
The surprising feature of the morning
meeting was the fact that there were
ESQ delegates already present, where
only 200 were expected, and the an
nouncement t..at there were 100 more
coming. The local association is at 4
loss to know what to do with them
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Y. M. c. A. convention recon-
vened at 2 O'Clock in the Baptist church
and opened with a half hours song and
devotional service, led by Prof. Towner.
Then came the second Bible address Ey
Rev. Riederwolf on the subject spirit
Filled Lives He gave this definition
ITO be filled with the spirit is the flow
ing of God himself into the empty reser :
voir of the unbeliever's heart
After posing for a photograph the con-
vention. divided, the delegates from the
cities and railroads meeting in the lec-
ture room of the church, where Charles
G. Titus, general secretary at Lawrence
read a paper on THE Volunteer
League while the students met in the
main room under the leadership OF
Charles d H1rrer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
AT CONTRACTORS LOSS.
ohio's State House Coal Is Bought in
Market

Columbus, O., Dec. s-The chief engineer
of the state house has adopted tactics on
the firm that has the contract for supply
ing the state house with coal, that he
thinks will prevent a repetition of the
coal shortage in his furnace rooms that
caused a chill in the state house the fros-
ty morning early this week. When he
was unable to get the contractor to send
in load two. after all proper efforts
had been made, he went into the market
and bought as much as was Immediately
needed, paying for 1T the market price,
So. 80 per ton. which is sl00 per ton more
than the contract price
This excess will be charged according to
the terms of the contract, up to the dere
1ict coal contract firm. He believes the
contractor will see that the supply is am
pie when he knows that the state will buy
elsewhere If it is not, and that he will lose
81 per ton on all so bought
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AN ANTHRACITE TRUST
Railroads About to Absorb the
Independent Mines.

Scranton, Dec. 6.-Hecent events have
given ground for the belief that the result
of the negotiations now in progress will
be the ultimate sale of he property of
the individual operators to the large coal
carrying companies. This will not be
done at once, but it is regarded here as
certain to come in the not distant future;
it is the only solution of the present situa-
tion and the outcome which both the in
dependents and the large companies de-
sire. 1t is estimated that the collieries Of
the sixty-seven independent operators can
be purchased for S145,000. 900. These op-
erations produce three-tenths of the total
output of coal.
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NOT BEFORE JUNE.
A Canal Treaty Is at Least Six
Months Away.

Washington. Dec 6.-If Minister Hart at
Bogota is correctly informed. no treaty
providing for the construction of the Pan
American canal can be ratified by the
Colombian congress before about June !
next He has reported that the congress
sional election have been called for the
middle of next March and Colombians
here say that a period of at least sixty
days is required to assemble newly
elected congress- and then some time must
elapse before it is IN working order Sec
retary Hay. therefore. has decided to all
low the treaty to be ratified in Washing
ton first. presuming that he succeeds in
negotiating one. unless the senate inter
posed an objection which is not antici-
pated It is expected early next week DR..
Herran. the Colombian charge here, will
he given power necessary for him to sign
treaty.