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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
DUMPROPE CONFEsSES.
Is in Emporia Jail Charged With
Killing of Crowley.

Emporia. Kas.. April 21.-DumprOpe.
the partner and alleged murderer of
George Crowley. has been captured. He
was brought from Council Grove Sat
urday by Sheriff O'Connor, and was
placed in the Lyon county jail. Dunn
prope was caught at Hoisington, Bar
ton county, a small town ten miles
north of Great Bend. The Council
Grove people are indignant over his
act, and lynching has been talked of.
The Morris county sheriff telephoned
Saturday morning that Dumprope
would be brought to Council Grove,
and asked that the sheriff here come
after him Immediately. The trial of
Dumprope Will be held in the Lyon
county district court. There is another
story concerning the mysterious muir
der which the officials think probably
is the right one. It is known that Dunn
prope and Crowley left ETnporia March
u. The men near Americas say it was
March 81 when they saw the two men.
killed near the A4aplewood cemetery the
night of March q and that the body
was carried in thea wagon until Dunn
prope camped near the Humphrey
bridge southeast of Americas. The two
are said to have camped near the Ma
plewood cemetery that night
Next day Dumprope was seen in that
neighborhood measuring the water in a
Crowley after the eoroner's inquest was
placed in a coffin and taken to Council
Grove. The funeral was held Saturday
afternoon.
Dumprope gives this version of the
affair: He went from Council Grove to
Emporia with Crowley. who was tax
ing down a load of rubber junk, and
when 1t was disposed OF they. returned
this way on the 9th day of March. Be
fore reaching Americas he says they
were passing a newly painted house
and they began to argue whether it was
a newly painted old house or q new
house. Words passed, the lie was given,
and he struck Crowley on the head
with the end gate of the wagon and
killed him. Wrapping the body in the
blankets. he passed on to Americas with
the gruesOme load and camped near the
big bridge over the Neosho. During the
night he took the body up on the bridge
and having tied a heavy stone with
barbed wire to it, dumped it into the
deep water below. The next dav he
drove to Council Grove and turned the
team over to Mrs. Crowley, stating that
Crowley had gone to Kansas City on
business and would be gone some time.
He remained in Council Grove several
days and spent the victims money. and
then went to Hoisington and has been
working on farm most of the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
BLAOK DIAMONDS TRIBuTE
Says Complimentary Things About
Ripley, of the Santa Fe.

The Lehigh Valley road published q
neat monthly magazine called the
Black Diamond Express Monthly 1.-THE
magazine Is Ike the New York Cen
trails Four Track News. and is filed
with interesting matter for travellers
and railroad people. In the April num-
Der of the Black Diamond Express
Monthly is the following front page
article about President E P. Ripley, Of
the Santa Fe:
Edward Payson Ripley, president Of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
way, the man who has placed that svs-
tenn on the high road to prosperity. first
saw the light in the historic town Of
Dorchester, in the grand old comm on
wealth OF Massachusetts.
"A stalwart son of worthy sires, big
in body and big in brain, he was per
haps, the one man in railway circles
physically and mentally capable Of sue
cessfuHy accomplishing the gigantic
task set before him.
His career in the transportation SER
vice began in 1868, when in the first
bloom of young manhood. After hav-
Ing served the Union Star Line at Bos-
ton as contracting freight agent he be-
came chief clerk to General Eastern
Agent Bean, of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy, having acted in that capacity
for two years. His next step upward
was to become the New England agent
of that line.
We'll Learned promotion next made
him the. general eastern agent. and in
1873 ten years from the time of his en-
trance into railway service, advanced
him to the high and responsible position
of general freight agent of the vast
Burlington system, and from thence to
the general nanagership of the same
road was but a natural sequence.
I'm 1890 he left the Burlington to be-
CON e the third vice president of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St Paul railway,
which position he held until, in 1896. he
was elected president Of the Santa Fe
He is distinctly man of affairs. OF
strong personality, an indefatigabla
worker, somewhat brusque in his man
ner and democratic in his views, he IS
the worthy head Of a great system and
an example for the rising generation of
railway attaches to look up to and pat
tern after, should they aspire to ad-
vancement. honor and prosperitY."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
Hoods SGrSdpdriLL0
and Pills

Make the blood pure, vigorous and
rich, create appetite, give vitality,
strength and animation, and cure
all eruptions. Have the whole family
begin to take them today.
Hoods sarsaparlla has been used IN
our family for some time, and always with
good results. Last spring was all run
down and got bottle Of it, and as usual
received great benefit" MISS BEULAH
BoxcE, Stowe, Vt.
Hoods SarsaparIlla promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
y WATCH $40 YEARS OLD.
It Was Made in Nuremburg, Germany
in the Year 1850.

Ithaca, N. z, April 21-Elmer E. Man
ming of Lake avenue today received an
ancient family heirloom in the shape of
a watch which was made about 1860. 1t
is the work of one Michael Gruber, a
German mechanic, who lived at Nurem-
burg, Germany, and who died about the
year 1900. It was entirely made by
hand The watch still runs, keeping
perfect time.
It is about the size of an ordinary
watch and extremely fiat. The cases
are made of silver. while the works and
the hand for it has but one, are made
of gold alloy It has three levers in
stead of the balance wheel, such as is
used in the watches Of today The valu-
able relic descended to Nathaniel Jacobs
Of Canandaigua from his uncle, the Hon.
Charles Sumner. At the death of Mr..
Jacobs. It fell to Mrs. James Race of
Elmira.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
REFLEcTIoNs o. a BAoHELoR

TFrom the New York Press-l
The man may kiss and tell but the
girl never will.
Faith cure is the best remedy to get
rid Of something you haven't got.
Women can do more for men by
amusing them than praying for them.
There are very few people in this
world smart enough to know how not
to be too smart.
It is queer that nobody ever learns to
forgive the sins Of others by commit
ting them himself.
All a man has to do to make a woman
love him is to make her happier than
any other man can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

9" 'Taint de fellow wild de longes' line dat
catch de mos fish, said Charcoal Eph,
de man wild de longes' imagination. Ain
dat SO. Mistah Jackson baltimore Her
aid
Don't you think that you ought to try
to pacify your enenies2 o.
No, answered Senator Sorghum. II
think I can handle these enemies, and if
try TO fix them I'll probably make others
who Will give me still more trouble. =
Washington Star.
The parents of young. persons should re-
fleet that it is not always wise to spoil a
bad elocutionist to make a worse cook
Puck.
Time is not such a necessary element in
girls recovery from love affair as
another man.-Atchison Globe.
Mayme-De brazen ting! She's. tellin'
frum follerin a t'eatrieal career is de
PUCK. 7@z7''s HS7 1"''os' '00A comm =
Casey-Phwat's that tn bartindher is
afther putin in tn booze2
Clancy-W hist Don't display yure ignOr-
anee. Thot's an OiFish cherry.-Judge.
The Boy-Its about fifteen minutes
walk from here
Mr.. Seeker-F'ifteen Eninutesi The
advertisement says five.
The Bowel. you kin believe me or
but ] amt tryin TO sell you a place
The debate was on the question of allow
ing the ladies Of the Mount Zion church
(eolored) the right of suffrage. Several
glowing speeches had been made pro and
con- when Deacon Polndexter POgsOn arose
and said, with ponderons emphasis:
I'se opposed. sab. to allow de siSteren
de ballot Don dey already support an
to do any mob afteh we exonerates 5ezn q
] The motion was lOst.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
THREE BALLS A BASE.
Change in Rules Contemplated to
Handicap the pitchers.

Philadelphia April 21-The pitchers
who welcomed the innovation in the
baseball rules this year as regards the
calling of a foul strike, are likely to
find handicap put on them as a result
Of that change. The scheme now is to
have a batsman take his base on three
balls, while three strikes, as at present,
will constitute a strike-out. The three
ball-three-strike idea has been agitated
among the National League magnates,
and it would. probably have been tried
as an experiment this season but for the
row among the magnates last winter.
1t is said, on good authority. that if this
change is not tried this season 1t is al
most certainly to be tried next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
BUSINESS PROBLEM SOLVED

= - = AN A4a9S9 = lsO0A444A4 SUI " E4Ays
The post check bills, now pending in
both houses OF congress, are receiving
much favorable endorsement from the
press Of the country. The plan has ap-
parently solved satisfactorily one of the
most pulling problems in modern bust
ness life, says the Washington Star. how
to safely transmit small sums through
the mails when the sender has no bank
account upon which to draw checks.
The proposed post check is nothing
more than an ordinary government note
30 printed as to permit its transforma-
tion quickly into a veritable check. BY
afhxing a stamp and writing upon pro-
vided spaces the name and address Of
the payee this note becomes q money
order, payable only to the payee. Thus
the substitution Of the post check for
the present form obviates the necessity
Of a special journey to the postofHce
On the part of the sender.
80 merely takes bill from his pocket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
A SWEEPING ORDER.
National League Ball Players Must
Stay Out of American.

Philadelphia. April 21.-The Supreme
court today reversed the decision of the
Court Of Common Pleas No. in the
case Of Napoleon La Joie VS.. The Phil
adelphia National League Baseball
club This decision upholds the valid
lty OF the reserve clause in the National
League contracts La Joie, who for
merly played second base for the Ma
tional League club in this city, signed
with the Philadelphia American League
club for the season of 1901 and 1902
me Philadelphia Baseball club, through
treasurer John L Rogers, entered suit
TO restrain La Joie from playing with
the American league. The lower court
neld that the reserve clause was il
legal, and Colonel Rogers carried the
case to the Supreme court, where the
decision was reversed. II this decision
stands it viii affect all players who
We're subject to the reserve clause ana
who are now playing with the Amer
lean league
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
SUES FOR $4,000.
Pittsburg Doctor Claims DAM
ages For Loss of Wife's Love.

Kansas City. April IA special to the
Star from Pittsburg, Kas.. says: DIR. !.
NJ. Bour fled a petition today in the dis
trict court against S. w. Baxter for dam
ages to the extent Of S50.O00 For aliena-
ton of his wife's affections $25,000 and
$25. 600 punitive damages arising therefrom.
The plaintiff is one of Pittsburgs Oldest
practitioners, a business man of years
standing, county treasurer two terms, and
very wealthy.
W. F. Schoch. of Topeka, is one Of the
plaintiff's attorneys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
BURIED BY CAYEIN.

Uncomfortable Plight Of Thomas
Mooney in a Montana Mine.
Washington, April 21-The secretary
special to the Dispatch says:
Thomas Mooney, a miner in the Gran
tie mine near Phillipsburg, was buried
by a cave-in of several tons of rock
late Thursday. Several hundred men for
80 hours have been endeavoring to res
cue their comrade and they were able
to converse with him. A second cave-In
precipitated a great quantity of loose
earth over that covering Mooney, and
narrowly missed entombIng some of the
rescuers. Mooney said he was lying face
downward and he believed that one leg
was broken. He said the weight Of
earth was becoming very oppressive
but ne was urged to have good cheer
It viii be impossible for the mine on
Gals to reach him before this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
BY ELECTRIC POWER
It is Planned to Cross the Cascade
Mountains.

Chicago. April A.-By order of President
Hlis Great Northern engineers have taken
up the question of early utilization of
water in the Cascade mountains for gen
Grafton of electric power with which to
operate Great Northern trains across the
Cascade mountains for a distance of a
hundred miles. is the statement made by
the Tacoma, Wash, correspondent of the
Inter-Ocean.
During the past month the Great North
ern engineers have been locating water
power rights and pOWer-hOuse rights on
the rivers and creeks in the Cascade
mountains contiguous to Two Mile Cascade
tunnel which the railroad finished last
year. The third ran system viii be used
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
Spring Medicine

There is no other season when good
medicine is 50 much needed as in the
Spring.
The blood is impure, weak and
impoverished condition indicated
by pimples and other eruptions on the
face and body, by deficient vitality,
loss Of appetite, lack OF strength, and
want of animation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
FATALLY STABBED.
An Omaha Drummer Slashed by
Winfield Tough.

Kansas City, April GA special to
the Star from Winfield. Kan. says:
H. B. Railey. a representative of an
Omaha shoe company was fatally stab
bed here last night by Berry Cakes. a
local tough Railey had taken the part
of two girls whom Cakes had insulted,
knocking Cakes Gown Cakes then raj
lied gang of his friends, sought Railey
out and stabbed him in the breast with
a penknife The blade broke of in the
body of Railey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
HARRY BONE IS SICK.
Suffering With Bronchial Trouble at
Christ Hospital.

Harry J. Bone, candidate for attorney
general, Is quite i'll at Christ hospital.
he IS troubled with a bronchial affee-
ton and threatened with pneumonia. but
It is hoped that the pneumonia may be
warded off with careful nursing. Only
two or three Of his closest friends are
admitted to see him. because talking
severely irritates his throat.
Mr.. Bone has not been we'll for some
time, but has been campaigning a little
Tor two or three weeks. He was taken
III at the Copeland several days ago and
MS condition was such that it was
thought best to take him to the hospital
the latter part of last week He is af-
nicted with a violent cough, which is
aggravated when he tries to talk, and
this is one reason why he is not allowed
to have visitors at present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
BILL BOARD FELL ON HIM.
Nevertheless VIM. McAulife is Not
Seriously Injured.

A small boy named William McAul-
life, was injured slightly Sunday by the
falling of a large bill board at Fourth
and Jefferson streets which was blown
down by the high wind. The boy was
passing when the board fell and made
a jump to get away. the top of the
structure striking his foot. Of course
he thought his leg was broken in small
pieces, as did the bystanders, who call
ed the police station and the patrol
wagon was sent to the rescue. The boy
was taken to the police station where a
physician discovered that no bones
were broken, and he then got another
ride to his home, 1874 Emmett street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

Mercants of Reading. Pa. to the num-
Der of 200 have conferred together and
declared it to be their united intention
to do 10 advertising except in the news
papers. They viii have no more to do
with bill boards in the city or sign
boards in the country They have prom
tsed themselves and each other to put
no more advertisements in hotel regis
tiers, charts, programmes, cook books
dodgers. pamphlets or anything else of
the sort. They feel certain that their
plan Of operation viii prove a wise one
and they viii have better value for the
money expended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
MEAT AT STANDSTILL.
No Raise of Prices is Announced For
This Week.

The prices of meats will remain the
same this week in the Topeka markets
that they were last week The beef
trust did not announce q raise in the
schedule of prices today
THE prices on meat products are
higher now than they have ever been
before" said a prominent meat dealer
today ''They will probably remain high
for quite a while because Of the scarcely
of cattle for the markets and packing
houses"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
GRANTED LEAVE.
State of Washington Can File an
Original Bill.

Washington April 1.-THE United States
supreme court today granted leave to the
state of Washington to file an original bill
I9t an injunction against the Great Nor
lnern railroad company, the Northern Pa
chic company and the Northern Securities
company. in accordance with the petition
OF that state recently fled in the court
The opinion in the case was delivered by
Chief Justice Fuller, who stated that the
court had always exercised the utmost
care in its proceedings in original cases
and that the present decision to grant
leave to file was intended to be entirely
without prejudice to either party at IN
terest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool Milford and
Southampton for selection as the terminal
port on this side for the projected fast Ca
madam mail service Is very keenly waged,
says a London dispatch to the Tribune.
Representatives of each of the five ports
are doing everything in their power TO lay
before Lord Strathcona the strongest pos
sible case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

In the discussion as to the advisa-
hility of postponing the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition to 1904 because It is a
presidential election year the fact is CT
ted, by those who favor that year, that
the Centennial exposition held at Phil
a delphia in 1876 during the Hayes-Til-
den campaign for the presidency, was
from a financial standpoint the only
successful universal exposition ever held
in this country. A large percentage of
the stockholders subscriptions to that
exposition We're returned to them On
the other hand it win be remembered
that the Centennial was the first worlds
fair ever held in this country in COM
nlemoratiOn of an event in our history
and was therefore a novelty. They have
been coming pretty frequently since
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
New Departure by the Missouri Pa
cifie Railway

Always anxious to improve the ser
vice the Missouri Pacific railway has
inaugurated observation cafe cars on its
day trains between Kansas City and
St. Louis, No, leaving Kansas City
$50 a. m. and No. leaving st. Louis
a. m.
This means substantial improve
ment in the service between the cities
named and something that viii be ap
preciated by the travelling public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

During a period Of poor health some
time ago 7 got a trial bottle of Dewitt 3
Little Early Risers,' says Justice-of-the-
Peace Adam Shook of New Lisbon Ind.
4 took them and they did 50 much
good 1 have used them ever since Safe
reliable and gentle DeWitt's Little Early
Risers neither grippe nor distress but slim
ulate the liver and promote regular and
easy action Of the bowels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

The fight of the sugar interests proba-
bly, is not so bitter as it appears to
be. 1t appears to have accomplished
ire defeat of any legislation changing
The status quo. The United States SEN
ate can usually be depended upon to
refrain from passing any measure ini-
mical to the sugar trusts. cane or beet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
Union oil Company Has a Gusher

To Stockholders Union OIL Co.
Alta late hour today was advised by
the Union Oil company that wen No.
has come in" a drst-class gusher Con-
tract has been let for wen No. 2 and
work viii commence at once. making
connection with pipe line.
w. B. FRANKLIN. AGENT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

1t has been announced that the build
ing Of Omaha and Emporia railroad has
been necessarily postponed because it
was found impossible to build between
the present time and September It ap-
pears that time doesn't wait even on
railroad promoters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

Boston. April 21-The Boston and Mon
tana directors have declared dividend Of
81 per share The notice does not state
cred a quarterly. semi-annual or yearly
payment. The previous dividend was $,
Declared DeceInher 2 loll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
TRIPPED IN THE DARK.
Serious Injury to DR.. schleemann, Of
Hiawatha.

Hiawatha. Kan, April 21-Dr. Schlee-
mann president of the iHaWatha acad-
envy, preached Sunday and Sunday
night at Sabetha. When called to
catch an early train this morning he
tripped and fell down the hotel steps
and was picked up unconscious. His
injuries are thought TO be serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

The interstate commerce commission
has issued a bulletin showing for the
three months ended September 80, 1901,
a grand total of 725 killed and 1922 in
jured in train accidents Of all kinds IL
the United States. The total number of
train collisions was 1.245. derailments
1908. causing damage aggregating ST.
$40 z26 to cars, engines and roadways.
exclusive OF damage to merchandise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

There is one class of people that has
not yet complained of the high price of
meats and that is the farmers. Until
they begin to make a fuss it is not like
ly that anything viii be done toward
correcting the situation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
River and Harbor an Passed.

Washington, April 21.-The senate
passed the river and harbor bill and re-
suned consideration of the Philippine
government bill At 2:55 p. m. the sen
ate went into executive session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

wireless telegraphy has long been in
operation in Topeka. Tt is operated by
irnparting the message to the woman
living next door.
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Arionf

, A special meeting will be held
Wednesday evening, April % at g
o'clock. to decide if the society will
ia Ike part in body at the next Sanger
fest. to be held in Kansas City, KAN
May q, % and 26. 1902.
JOHN SCHALLER.
President
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

The new tax law passed By the Ohio
legislature under which quasi-public
corporations will be compelled to pay. a
tax Of / per cent on their gross in
comes; and private corporations one
tenth of / per cent on their capital
stock, is "A part of a plan by which
when it is perfected, it is proposed to
do away with direct property taxes as
a means Of getting funds for the state
government and to leave property taxes
on real estate and personality to the
counties and municipalities exclusively
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
Batson FOND auiltY.

Lake Charles La. April 21.-The jury in
the case of Edward Batson. charged with
ne murder Of the Earl family. has re-
turned verdict Of murder in the first de-
gree. The penalty Is death.