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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-09
FROM 8 TO 20 BELOW.
Intense Cold Continues to Pre-
vail in the East.

Boston. Mass, Dec. 9.-"The coldest
night in December since 1884, was the
statement Of the weather bureau offi-
cials in this city today with reference
to the temperature last night The
thermometer at the weather bureau
went to below zero during the night,
and at s a. m. was below. Reports
from places in the vicinity of Boston
indicated temperatures ranging between
20 below and below during the early
morning.
New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 9.-The mer-
curry at 8 o'clock this morning was 5
below zero, the lowest mere since Feb
ruary IL 1893 In Torrington and other
places in the northwestern part of the
state the mercury went to IA below this
morning..
Schenectady, n. Y. Dec. 9:-Bitter
cold weather prevails today. The thcr-
mogneter registered % degrees below
zero at a. m. It is next to impossible
to procure coal from local dealers, and
many cases of extreme suffering have
been reported.
Chicago. Dec. 9.-The cold wave has
moderated generally throughout the
western and central sections. with an
average rise in temperature at different
points of about 5 degrees since mid
night All indications are for a con-
tinued moderation except in the esS-
wave is developing. Railroad trains into
Chicago. excepting from the east, We're
for the most part on time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-09

Madison, where the funeral will be held
subject to later arrangements.
Heavlin was nearly SO years old and
had lived here since year ago last
May. He had been firing for the Santa
Fe ten years. Previous to that he was
in the locomotive service of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, being promoted
to engineer about six months before the
strike of 1892. On December he signed
up for the run on the Limited trains be-
tween Topeka and Marceline. Mo-, and
after he made his first trip his wife says
he told her he was sorry for it: the time
which the train made was so fast that
the liability to accident he realized was
very great. She begged him to give it
up, but he had decided to hold it for
awhile.
The last time his family saw him was
Saturday night; he took his train out at
midnight and was delayed so that he
should have reached here Monday ev-
ening. He never returned. Hevlin was
a member of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers and of the Masonic
lodges holding a local membership in
both at sMarceline. Mo.
Samuel Wise lived in Argentine, all
though for several years he had run
east of Topeka at short intervals. He
was a fearless engineer and fast run
ner. He leaves wife and three chill
dren.
The Santa Fe officials say they are ut
terly unable to account for the terrible
vile, Mo- Monday afternoon. One of the
operating department officials said today:
THE wreck occurred on Il perfectly
smooth piece of track, quite distance
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from the switch. The report that the ac-
olqent lgst was & due to an toLen switch , i
been over the piece of track where the
wreck occurred and was working only
any spike in the track or other attempt
to deraH the train it seems as though he
Mouio nave seen It II Goes not seem lrNSly
that anything broke on the engine and de-
rallied the train for it was the engine
which first left the track The. engine
turned completely over and rolled to the
bottom of the ditch Only one car-the
observation sleeper-stayed on the track.
Latest reports are that only the fireman
and engineer We're killed. They were both
taken from the wreck alive, but died soon
after.
is the characteristic absence of injury to
passengers on the train Several times the
volved in the most destructive wrecks, and
the trainmen and enginemen nave been
killed. but so far no passengers have lost
their lives. In the wreck near Needles,
where the entire train was burned up, this
was true. and it seems to be the fate Of
the train to go through the most destruc-
tive accidents without injury to passen-
gers.
In the Santa Fe Limited wreck of
Monday afternoon, John McKeon. a
passenger who lives in New York city,
was considerably bruised. Albert si@-
lette, waiter in the dining car had his
left arm injured and his face was cut
by flying glass c. B. Role. Darber.
was also hurt sufficiently to be taken to
the hospital Both of the two last
named men lived in Chicago. Two hours
after the wreck occurred two of the
rear cars of the train were made M
into a relief train. and in them the in
jured were hurried to the company hos
pital at Fort Madison. Ia. The engine
upon which Wise and Hevlin, the crew
went to death. was 1904. one of the fine
new Prairie type locomotives which the
Santa Fe bought within the la7o year,
and which since it has been running out
of Topeka has killed one or two men
and several head of stock.
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for the place, but he has only recently
made UP his mind on the subject In
fact his mind has been so fully occu-
pied by his fathers illness that he has
given little attention to the matter of
appointments.
Mr.. Bone is one of the prominent
young attorneys of the short grass
country. He was sent to the legislature
from Clark county in 1894 and was one
of Senator Bakers supporters. AS a
consequence he was made assistant Uni
ted States district attorney. Last spring
he entered the race for the Republican
nomination for attorney general but
was unable to make canvass owing to
a severe Illness which kept him in the
hospital for several weeks. and he fin
iShed second best.
The place pays a salary of $1,000 a
year
H. j. Boone came to Topeka today
from Ashland, but he did not have much
to say about the report that he is to be
Governor-elect Bailey'S secretary.
L have net yet received any offer
from Mr.. Bailey concerning the mat
ter he said. Il received word a few
days ago that Mr.. Bailey wished to see
me Monday-yesterday I should
have gone to Baileyville to see him had
it not been for the death of his father.
1t may be that he wanted to talk con-
cerning this matter and it may not.
do not know"
''Will you accept the appointment"
Mr.. Bone was asked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-09
TOADJOURN TWO WEEKS
House Adopts Resolution for
Holiday Recess.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Sofae minor busi-
ness was transacted at the opening of
the session of the house today The SEN
ate bill to regulate the duties and fix the
compensation of customs inspector at the
port of New York WAS passed.
Also bll to provide additional districts
in the Indian Territory where legal in
struments can be filed.
Mr.. Payne On. ". chairman of the COM
Iaittee on ways and means reported back
from that committee, the resolution for
the distribution of the presidents message
and gave notice that he would call it up
tomorrow. He also called up the resolu-
ton which provides for a holiday adjourn
rnent from December 20 to January 5.
and it was adopted without division.
Mr.. Sherman On " reported the In
dian appropriation bill
Mr.. Tawney CIinn-) then demanded the
regular order, the London landing
charge BILL of which he has charge He
gave notice that he would move to sub
stitute the senate bill for the vending
house BILL the two being practically iden-
tical Mr. Tawney then began his argu-
ment in support of the bill.
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but relatives say she will leave there
next week never to return.
1t is understood that Lawyer Norris
Morey. of this city. has been retained
to institute proceedings for Mrs. Hub
bard against Fra Elbertus. but he re-
fuses to talk on the matter.
The Hubbards have not lived together
for more than year. He has had
apartments in his Roycroft workshop.
Mrs. Hubbard and their three boys, FL
bert, Jr., 21 years old: Ralph, 19, and
Sanford nearly is, have been living in
the beautiful family home on Grove
street, East Aurora.
When seen in his workshop Fra Ell
bertus said:
WIFE NOT A "PHTLISTTNE
My wife. Bertha. is not a PhiIstine,
she is too fond of admiration. But she
is nevertheless a thoroughly horssI and
conscientious woman. Our differences
are purely a matter of temperament.
She is fond of society, dress, dancing
and all other harmless anus enents,
such as interest most people. She is
not in sympathy with our work here
and has always protested against such
features as having ex-convicts and Civ
ing work to unfortunate women. She
likes the society of clever people, and OF
course is fond of admiration.
The policy of the Roycroft shop Is
one of plainness, simplicity and work,
and this semi-communaI life has always
been a source of embarrassment to her
Her heart was not in it. and. of course
she cannot be blamed for her likes and
dislikes. She leaves East Aurora of
her own accord. and l wish her well
wherever she goes. will always see
that she has all the money she needs for
a good support"
STILL YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL
Before her marriage Mrs. Hubbard
was Bertha C.. Crawford, of Blooming
ton, I'll. She is still a young woman.
beautiful and accomplished. Hubbard
met her while lecturing in the Illinois
town
It's none OF the public's business
whether or not I am going to leave
East Aurora" said Mrs. Hubbard to-
day. I refuse to say whether or not
suit FOR divorce will be entered"
The couple are still on speaking terma.
DR.. Silas Hubbard, 81 years old, and his
wife Julia. "A, the parents of Fra FL
bertus, are With him in East Aurora
TIE old folks stand by their son. Fra.
Elbertus who calls himself a graduate
of the University of Hard Knocks,
says he hes made several hundred thou
sand dollars II the last seven years.
There is now pending the action of
Weyland w. Woodwork against Hub
bard and Miss Alice Moore to recover
SO 600 for the board of an S-year-old girl.
Wodworth says the couple were to pay
s. a week for the board of the child un-
til it reached certain age and $40 q
week thereafter. Under this stipulation
the SO 600 is now claimed as due
| The suit promises to be sensa tional
as letters of Fra Elbertus to Miss Moore
are said to be in the possession of Wood
/ worth and VIII be used in evidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-09
four men KILLED
Ten Injured by Explosion in a
Mine at Wilkesbarre.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Dec. 9.-Four men
We're killed and ten injured three prob
ably fatally by the explosion of a box
of dynamite in No. mine of the Le-
high & Wilkesbarre Coal company at
South Wilkesbarre today. The names
of the killed are:
ROBERT HUMBLEBE. carpenter.
aged $. married.
ARTHUR JONES. company hand. %,
single.
MATTHEW'S PHILLIPS. miner, go.
married.
JAMES McGLYNN. laborer, SO. mar
ried.
The fatally injured are:
George Knorr.
Charles Stafford.
Thomas Evans.
The most seriously injured are:
Neil Sweeney.
John Rustin.
DOmick Hart.
James Pickett
The men had lowered into the shaft
which is 110 feet deep a box of dyna-
mite, weighing so pounds. When the
bottom of the shaft was reached, Phil
lips took the box off the carriage. II
slipped from his hands and fell to the
ground. The concussion exploded the
dynamite and the twenty men who We're
in the immediate vicinity getting their
tools in readiness to go to their respec-
tive cha amberS We're hurled in all direc-
tions. The wood work at the bottom OF
the shaft was also torn and scattered
about AS soon as possible WORD was
sent to the surface and a rescuing party
was sent down.
The mine has the reputation of being
the most gaseous in the entire region
and at first it was reported that the gas
had exploded and a score of miners had
been killed outright. Fortunately, how
ever, the gas did not explode. The ac-
cident caused the big colliery to suspend
operations for the day.
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HIS WIFE LEAVES.
Fra EIbertus' Helpmeet Objects
to His Methods.
He Says Trouble Is She ISM at
PhiliStine.
HAVE LIVED APART.
HAVE LIVED A
For More Than Year His Home
Has Been in Workshop.
Wife Has Objected to Employ
ment Of Ex- -Convicts.

Buffalo, Dec. 9-Mrs Elbert Hubbard.
wife of Fra Elbertus Hubbard. the no.
ted Royerofter. has left her husband
and temporarily is making her home in
this city with Hubbard's wealthy sister,
Mrs. John D. Larkin. of North street,
wife of the millionaire soap r1anufac-
turer Mrs. Hubbard has been in Buff
falo for several days. She went back
to East Aurora today for a short stay,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-09
WHAT DEWEY SAYS.
Story of Suffering on Culebra
Canal Is Untrue.

Washington. Dec. 9.-Authoritative
denial Of the recent reports from Gull
ebra to the effect that the sailors of the
North Atlantic squadron were undergo
ing severe hardships in being require1
to dig a, canal under unsanitary condi-
ticns. is contained in the following
cabIegram received at the navy depart
mcnt today from Admiral Dewey, dated
San Juan. Porto Rico, December S:
Conditions connected with canal dug
at Culebra absolutely sanitary; no sick
ness whatever among men so en-
Dloyed-''
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Venezuela Is Given 20 Hours
in Which to Pay Up.
Or Take the Consequence;
Which May Mean Fight.
LEGATIONS CLOSED
The British and. German Repre-
sentatiVes at Caracas
Abandon Their Post and 10
Aboard War Vessels.

Berlin. Dec s.-while the limit of time
given to Venezuela in which to make an
answer to the ultimatums Of Germany
and Great Britain is not disclosed, the
correspondent of the Associated Press
was officially informed that it is very
brief. The German foreign office still
hopes that President Castro will recognize
the gravity Of the situation and yield at
the last moment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-09
SMOKED OUT.
Insane Man Is Brought to His
Senses by Sulphur.

Kansas City, Mo-. Dec. "a special to
the Star from Mexico. Mo-, says
Charles Stewart who had fortified him
self in his house near here and held the
sheriff. posse of citizens and his family
at bay with a shotgun since Friday last,
was smoked out today and sure iuer9e A
portion Of the house was first torn down
by the officers who then burned sulphur
in, the lower rooms. Stewart i1oca-'c 60 p
denly insane last week and drove his
family from the house. Today when he
surrendered he was without food and
nearly frozen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-09
CURTIS IS HERE.

Congressman Curtis reached Topeka
this afternoon from Washington. He will
probably take off his coat and get down
to work in earnest in the senatorial con-
test. remaining here until after the fight
is either won or lost. 1t is expected that
Congressman Long and Calderhead will
also probably be here before long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-09
FAILED TO GET A CENT.
Robbers Make Unsuccessful At
tempt on a Bank.

Irwin. Pa. Dec. 9-An unsuccessful
attempt was made to rob the First Ma
tionaI bark If
The burglars first overpowered and
bound the watt nII-;@4l .- pa4,,.
operator and cut the wires to prevent all
possibility of detection. They then blew
open the safe. but the noise awakened
the citizens and the robbers becoming
frightened, fed without securing the
norey. A large mount of cash is said
to have been in the vaults.
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viii Be Private Secretary to
Governor Bailey.
Ashland Lawyer Who Is Well
Known in Politics.
SELECTION is POPULAR
He Was Nearly Nominated for
Attorney General.
Congressman Curtis Is on the
Way Home.

If he viii take the place. H. J. Bone.
of Ashland. will be Governor Bailey's
private secretary. Mr.. Bone, 1t is said,
has been offered the appointment. but
it is not yet known whether he VIII ac-
cept it.
1t has been known that Governor
elect Bailey has had Mr.. Bone in mind
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WEATHER is WARMER.
Mercury Is Still MOS ing Around Be
low Freezing.

The weather north and west as I7an-
sas is cold but nevertheless the esse-
casters promise generally fair tonig 1t
and Wednesday,"
The. wind this morning was from the
SOUTH blowing u miles an hour. The
minimum temperature for the day was
90 The reports of the minimum tenn
peratures from the north and west are
as follows: Bismarck, is below zero;
Calgary, S16 below; Davenport, below;
Edmonton, 80 below: Huron, u below;
Havre, II below; Moorhead, IL below;
St. Paul. y below; Williston, 26 below;
Winnipeg, 26 below.
The Temperatures recorded for the day
by the government thermometer were
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Rabbi Hirsch was in the smoker, one of
the cars which was overturned but was
one of the first to make an exit from the
car. He happened to have some absorbent
Gotten at hand. and at once proceeded to
assist IN the dressing of wounds of the
passengers many of whom had received
cuts which were not especially severe. but
which demanded attention. DR.. L. r. Niles
of Flint. Mich, who was also a passenger
on the train. rendered very valuable as
sistsnce in caring for the injured
In talking about the accident, Rabbi
II was on my way to Newton where
was to lecture last night and had taken
early. But after we had had so much
delay / had written a message to the
Newton people telling them that my tram
was eight hours late and that l would
therefore not be able to deliver a lecture
to the porter and had Just gone forward
to the coordination car to see if he hau
sert it. when the accident occurred. He
told me that he had not been able to get
it off at Marceline, but would do 50 at the
next stoS'-
I cat down in a chair and had lust
taken out an old Arabic book which I had
with me, when felt that we We're bump
ing along and knew that so-nething v as
wrong. Then the ear turned over and we
slid along-it seemed hardly two seconds.
but we must have gone 80 feet. When we
stopped we found that we were locked in
there. We had to break the windows on
what was> then the upper side end elmo
out that way There were five people liz
the car and I was the only one who was
not hurt at ALL My own sleeper was not
derailed.
4 am going to Emporia today and lee
ture there tonight.
Alexander Hevlin. the fireman, died
in the Fort Madison, Ia. hospital of the
company at 7.46 Monday evening His
engineer, Samuel Wise, expired five
minutes later. Hevlin represented the
Chica go division here, and his residence
was at 401 Chandler street, this city. His
family, consisting of three daughters
| and a son, left this afternoon for Fort
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Temneratnres of Larpe citieg.

Chicago Dec 81 a. m temperatures:
New York. s; Philadelphia. IS; Wash
ington, 20. Boston, 6 below; Chicago, 8;
Minneapolis, s; Cincinnati. 20; st. Louis,
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Weather Indications.

Chicago. Dec. 9.-Forecast for Kansas:
Generally feir tonight and Wednesday;
aoutherlv winds.
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MILLS STORE NEWS.
OUR SOUTH WINDOW

is a great temptation to the
ladies, and we placed it there
for that purpose to tempt the
passer-by to step inside and
visit our Art Section, where
these goods are being dis
played in large quantities.
We have the made up arti-
cles and also the material for
making up those that are
displayed and many other
articles of worth. This is a
busy part Of our store these
days and owing te the near
ness of Christmas it is neces-,
sary to make your selectisns
soon, the sooner the better.
But if you wish Fancy Baskets,
Pin Cushions, Ladies' Compan-
ions, Hair receivers, Ping Pong
RackctS, Match Scratchers-
and any Of the hundred and
one articles that are made up
we will be ableto supply your
wants at any time, yet the
sooner the selection is made
the better the assortment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-09

CONTINUED On sixth PaFe-'
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-10-02
Republican ExtravagaEce.
g WOmack at Smithfield

Judge WOmack at Smithfeld.
Senator Pritchard in his platform
throws down as the gage OF battle, the
challenge Of comparison between
Fusion and Democratic rule. For the
Democratic party | accept the chal-
lenoe and will discuss but for a few
moments comparison OF the admin
istration Of the States great penal in
stitution by the two political parties.
According to Fusionist authority
during the last year Of Democratic
control of the penitentiar" onl y five
thousand dollars was drawn from the
treasury for its maintenance and sup
port, and Treasurer Worth declared
in his official report to the Leglsla-
ture. that bat for the unusual floods
that year there would have been 4
handsome surplus to TIE credit of the
penitentiary.
In 1897 the Fusionists obtained
control of this institution, making
great promises Of retrenchment and
reform. In comparatively short
time Governor Russell discovered that
the Incompetence OF its management
was so great that he did tie unusual
thing in political affairs of removing
his own appointee, Mr. John Il.
Smith, and substituting Mr.. New
borne in his place. Bnt the institu-
tion went from bad to worse; escaping
cOnvicts was daily occurrence.
Charges of bribery and corruption
were rife in the air. while the bills
and accounts Of The Institution v.rr
hawlcd about the streets of the
cities OF the State. 1t soon became
known that the institution was prac
tically baukruI'.
When the lie 5islature met in 1899
one of its first ard gravest duties was
to provide for this institution, make
provision for paying debts and ar
range for its future management.
Expert accountants were employed
and after months OF arduOus labor it
was officially stated that in two years
Of Fusion misrule its debts had reach
ed the enormous figures of more than
one hundred thousand dollars. The
Legislature provided for the issue Of
$4,000 of bonds, which were sold
for more than 1920, 900, and the debts
paid off as promptly as they could be
ascertained. With its credit Destroy
ed, with no cash on hand, it was i'm
possible to successfully run the insti-
tuition without making direct appro-
priation from the State treasury, and
$50, 900 were appropriated for 1897
and SOC, 900 for 1898.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-10-02

Every Democrat offering himself as
an independent candidate for office
only publishes to the world that he
has bitten at the bait that hangs
dangling to the public view. No
proclamation of grievances, however
long or short, can convince anybody
to any other way of looking at his
candidacy. He cuts himself loose
from his former party and friends,
can get no votes except those that
his new allies can furnish and destroy
his prospects and influence for years
to come. A few, only 4 very few,
confined to half dozen counties in
the mountain sections, have bitten.
But their imitators from now on will
be few and far between.-Newton
Enterprise.