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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
DEFENSE RESTS.
Molineux'S Attorneys Have Put
Up Good Fight.

New York. Nov. THE defense in the
Molineux case rested at 11:40 a. m.
Mrs. Anna c. Stephenson, who testi-
fed in the trial of Roland B. Molineux
yesterday that to the best of her belief
Harry S. Cornish was the man who
mailed the poison package, was the first
witness called when the trial was re-
sumed today. Assistant District Attor-
ney Osborne wanted to know if 1t was
true, as reported. that she did not rec
cgnize Cornish until he was pointed out
to her in court. The witness said it was
not true
Prof Vulte. of Columbia university.
testified that MOlineux was in his COM
pany from noon until after sundown on
December %. 1895 1t was on the after
noon of that day that the poison pack
age was mailed
Henry c. Lockwood a postoffice clerk,
testified that he could not say exactly at
what time the package was placed IL
the mail. He corroborated Mrs. Steph-
enson's statement that it was mailed on
the Broadway side of the postoffice.
Harry E. Howell. a clerk in Hartde-
gems store. testified that the boy Err
hardt. who said he wrapped up the sill
yer bottle-holder. had made a misstate-
ment; Howell said Erhafdt had never
wrapped up any packages in the store.
VIM. o. Olcott. Of counsel for the de-
fense, testified Tat on October 80 he
bought cyanide of mercury at a drug
store in this city I went into the store
Then 1 asked for some cyanide of mer-
curry The clerk asked me what 7 want
ed it for. 1 told him for Photographic
experiments, and he asked me if 1 knew
it was poison. 1 said did, and he gave
me a small bottleful"
John Sanderson, a clerk in the law office
of counsel for the defense and two other
employees of the same office gave testi-
mony similar to that of Mr.. Olcott. None
of them had much trouble in getting the
poison. H. E. Terry reporter, gave tes-
timony to contradict that of Joseph Koch
who identified Molineux the man who
hired the letter box from him in Septem-
Der, 1898. Witness was asked if Koch
went to a newspaper office and offered to
identify Molineux as the man who hired
the letter box if witness would pay him
81, 900. Witness said he did.
The decree of divorce granted to Mrs
Rogers was put in evidence to show that
/ it was granted after the death of Mrs
Adams and then by consent of the prose
table compiled by one of his clerks tt
are made up of several thousand indi
vidual letters, the prosecution has baset
its contention that Molineux wrote then
all. upon the similarity found in some
/ seventeen letters.
That closed the case for the defense and
Mr.. Osborne called Joseph Farrell, th'
! hitherto missing Newmarket detective, a:
his first witness in rebuttal.
The prosecution rested its case at 1885
! After the close of the prosecutions case
the trial was adjourned until Monday
when the arguments of counsel will b'
made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
IS STILL ASLEEP.
Nellie COrcOran Now Fears Pre-
mature Burial.

New York, Nov. Nellie Corcoran.
the sleep-sick girl who lay in St. Vim
cents hospital from October 19 to Oc-
tober 81 without waking from a sleep
into which she had fallen, did not wake
up yesterday. Since Sunday she has
hardly spoken. On that day and on the
previous Saturday she was awake for d
few hours, but could not describe her
symptoms to the physicians. who are at
loss to diagnose her ailment.
Her temperature was high yesterday
and her pulse rapid or weak. She moan
ed a great deal and the doctors thought
she was trying to communicate with
those about her. as during her few wax
ing hours last Saturday she said she
had been trying unavailingly to throw
off the sleep which oppressed her.
She fears she will be buried alive
while unconscious, but is unable to COM
municate with those about her. Last
Monday morning she asked whether
there had been any intention to bury
her when all efforts to arouse her had
failed At that time she spoke of=being
buried alive as though she dreaded the
possibility.
DR.. Bradshaw. the hypnotic expert of
ST. Vincent's hospital. fears that the
patients moaning indicates that she is
torn with the fear of burial alive.
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GINNING KING. APPEALS.
The Case Already Has Cost the Gov
ernment $4,000.

of the United States district court toda ,
refused to grant Letson Balliett. known
as the mining king" new trial, and
sentenced him to pay a fine of 81 600 and
to spend one year in the county Jail. Bal
lett was convicted last spring of using
the United States mails for fraudulent
purposes.
In 1900 he purchased what is known as
the white Swan mine in Baker, Ore,
which had been deserted by the original
owners and Immediately began to exploit
the same through newspaper advertise
ments and sold stock on the monthly pay
ment plan. It was shown the witness
stand at the time of the trial that over
S1SO000 was received by Balliett from small
investors from all over the United States.
1t was also shown that not a dollar was
expended upon the mine, although repre-
sentations were made to the contrary in
tice of an appeal. The case has been tried
twice and has cost the government fully
$50 Co.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
WILL LOOK AT MASON.
PawnbrOker Will Endeavor to
Identify the Prisoner.

Boston, Nov. 7-Prompted by the find
ing in a pawnshop here of the watches of
Agnes McPhee and Clara A Morton, the
two women who have been murdered in
assault cases in this vicinity. the police
are pressing with all their energy TO
place if possible the responsibility for
the crimes. 1t has been learned that a
negro employed by the Mason family
has gone away from the city and the po-
lice cannot ascertain where he is. 1t
was a negro who pawned the Morton
wa tch.
The pawnbroker, Joseph Nemser, in
whose store both the McPhee and Nor
ton watches were found, was at police
headquarters today and repeated his
stories about the watches, after which
to see Mason for the purpose of iden
tifying him.
Captain Dugar of the bureau of GRIM
inal investigation, said that Nemser has
insisted that it was a mulatto who Of
fered Miss Mortons watch for sale Sat
uray night, and that it was the same
individual who brought the watch to the
store on Monday and sold it for 81. He
further stated that another negro, older.
heavier and darker than the mulatto,
joined the latter just as he was receiv-
ing the money. An apparent coincidence
was noted today in connection with the
pawning of both the McPhee and Nor
ton watches, in that the address given in
the McPnee case was % Grove street.
and in the Morton case the same num-
ber, % Greenwich street. was given.
In probing the case at Waverly, the
state police have found evidence that
Mason had made at least two attempts
TO have women meet him at night at
The Oaks" a section of the Metropol-
itan park reservation not far from the
Mclean insane asylum, where Mason
was a patient and on the grounds of
which Miss Morton was killed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
Anthracite Mine Operators Out
side of the Railroads
VIII Accept the Decision of the
Strike Commission.
ARE SEVENTY OF THEM.
Working Smaller Mines in the
Anthracite Region.
Carroll ID. Wright is Notified by
Telegram.

Washington, Nov. 7.-Colonel Carroll
D. Wright, recorder of the anthracite
coal strike commission, received a tele-
gram today. saying that it is understood
that the larger part of the individual
operators in the Lackawanna and Wyo-
ming coal regions have agreed to be-
come parties before the commission and
accept its decision There are about
seventy of these operators working
smaller mines in the anthracite region.
Col Wright and Gen. John NJ. Wilson
had brief interview with the president.
They reported that the individual oper-
ators in the anthracite region had
agreed to abide by the findings of the
commission and had so notified Judge
Gray, the chairman. President Roose-
welt was particularly pleased at this in
formation, as it tended materially to
simplify the problem which the commits
sion has to solve. The commissioners
explained in some detail their work up
to this time. The president expressed
his qualification that the work had been
satisfactory to those engaged in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
LOST ON ELECTION.
Mayor Tom Johnson's Son Did
Foolish Betting.

Cleveland, O., Nov. 7-Loftin John
son, the 22-year-old son of Mayor Tom
l.. Johnson, lost, it is authoritatively
stated, about $4,000 on the election. The
young man made some of the most SEN
sational bets ever heard of. and these
were taken by some of the shrewdest
Republican leaders, who were better ac-
quainted with the political situation
than young johnson was.
Nearly all of the city hall employees
are ready to go into involuntary bank
ruptcy as a result of following the ex-
ample of Mayor HarrisOn'S son.
All of them bet heavily on the state
ticket, and on a solid county Democratic
ticket being elected. The sad part about
the affair is that they will be unable
to get their salaries for a month, as the
city pays monthly.
Johnson's son faced country justice
today and came out alive, but Jared,
while Mayor Tom was compelled to un-
dergo the humiliation of being none too
gently called down by a magistrate who
realized the dignity of his judicial posi-
ton and was determined to uphold 1t,
even In the presence of greatness. Loftin
ran the Red Devil through East Cleve-
land at twentieth century limited
speed the other night, and the marshal
arrested him. LoTtin appeared in JUS
tice Wards court for trial. Mayor Tom
advanced and said: ITO avoid all
trouble and to be perfectly fair. guess
we will plead guilty.
Very WELL sir" the justice said. in
his gravest manner LAS this was his
first offense I will fine him only $5 and
costs. $1015 in ALL If he is caught again
it will be 500 and costs.''
Don't you think the fine and costs
are rather exorbitant?" asked Mayer
/ Tom. Justice Wards eyes flashed,
and he snapped out, I'm running this
court These automobilists are con-
stantly putting the lives of citizens in
danger, and there is one place it must
stop, and that is East Cleveland. Your
son was running over 80 miles an hOuI
when we caught him. The limit pro-
vided by ordinance is II miles,
Loftin searched through all his pock-
cts. and pulled out a little money, but
not enough, and he turned TO Mayor
| Tom, and said: Lend me $5, pa
Pa dug down for the v.
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Wrecked Every Lighter on the
Beach-S Men Drowned.

Seattle, WASH, Nov. mo less than
eight men were drowned, three vessels
were driven ashore and practically every
tighter on the Nome beach was wrecked
in storm which commenced on Tuesday.
October a. and continued the following
day. The facts are supplied by Purser
Robertson of the Ohio, which arrived
yesterday. The known dead are:
FRANK KELLY.
GEORGE ROBERTSON.
GEORGE FLEUTH.
SAM JOSEPHSON.
A dozen or more people were thrown in
to the surf and rescued by the life-saving
crews. The schooner Louise, the steamer
Elk and the launch F1eetwing were
among the larger craft wrecked on the
beach In each instance the crews were
rescued or managed to reach the shore.
The storm caused the water to back up
in Snake river and Dry creek. and the
Dry creek bridge was washed away.
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OPENS HIS LETTER.
Ambassador White Reaches His
Seventieth Year.

Berlin, Nov Ambassador White OPEN
ed today the letter which President Roose-
welt sent him several weeks ago marked
Ito be opened on your seventieth birth
day Aszi
Mr.. Roosevelt said Mr.. White had served
his country as few citizens had had the
opportunity to do and thanked him per-
sonaly and in the name of the people for
his services Mr.. White received many
kilograms during the day from the United
States and Europe. The members of the
diplomatic corps. a number of university
professors and members of the reichstag 3
and many government officials called at
the embassy.
The American residents of Berlin pre-
sented Mr.. White. through Consul General
Mason, DR.. Dfckie and Bernard Goldsmith.
with a congratulatory address, beautifully
bound. to which the names of six hum
dred Americans living in German cities
were attached
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07

Neck and Neck With Curtis for
Largest Majority.

Congressman Long has come to To-
peka from the Seventh district and will
spend most of his time here until he
goes to Washington in December at the
opening of congress. Senator Noftzger.
Judge Hutchinson and number of
other Seventh district Republicans are
also here today.
Mr.. Long said he did not wish to dis
cuss the senatorial situation further
that to say that he is very well pleased
with it.
My district stood by me CALAMITY -
he said, and [ am we'll pleased with the
vote received for congressman and also
the support l am getting for the sena-
tOrship. 1t looks now as though the Of
fetal count and full returns from my
district will bring my majority up TO
5000 or more. which IS extremely grati-
flying to me-"
1t is supposed that Curtis majority is
in the neighborhood of 5000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
STORMONT TO ENLARGE
Hospital Too Small to Accom-.
mOdate the Patients.

Stormont hospital is to be enlarged. It
is the plan of the management, according
to what was proposed al a recent meeting
of the hospital staff to provide for about
fourteen more beds than it has at present,
making in all about 80 beds
Just how this will be done has not yet
been determined, but there are two
schemes for this purpose: the remodeling
of the basement and fitting it up for a
kitchen, thus converting the present
kitchen quarters into wards, or the erec-
tion of an annex. 1t seems probable that
the first named may be the plan, although
it is impossible to say positively about
that.
1t will be necessary at all events to in
crease the capacity of the institution on
account of the additional demands which
have been made during the past summer,
and indeed for some time farther in the
past.
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KILLED BY GOOD NEWS.
Man Who Learned He Had Inherited
100000 Stricken With Paralysis.

Springfield, O., Nov with for
tune of s160, 900 to be turned over to him,
John H Heaton of Havre de Grace. Md.
died suddenly last night. following d
sudden stroke of paralysis. believed TO
have been caused by excitement occa-
stoned by the receipt of the good news.
Heaton and George Thacher. his at
torney, had been together all day going
through papers relative to the inher-
itance Suddenly Heaton, while he was
sitting in DR.. ]. NJ. McLaughlin's office.
put his hand to his head and fell back
He died two hours later. Heaton was So
years old, and had been here two years.
The inheritance came from the Staples
estate in England. There were three
heirs, Heaton and his two aunts. Mrs.
Heaton has been an invalid for several
years, and it is thought that the shock
may prove fatal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07

and seeing that the footings are correct.
1t requires a contest to go back of the
tally marks. The unofficial returns are
frequently off slightly, as they are hur-
riedly taken from the books late on
election night, when everybody is tired,
and it is easy to make a mistake OF
five.
Bale Waggener says he is sorry that
he carried Captain Seaton's ward in
Atchison. Still" he added. Smith
Williams, who has worked for me for
25 years, voted against me-"
It will take the official count to de-
termine who is elected in two of the
representative districts in Wyandotte
county. E. A. Enright, who ran for
governor last spring, is surely elected in
one district. but the other two are so
close that the Official count may throw
them either way.
Balie Waggener will be one of an illus
trious line of repre- resentatives from Atchi-
son county. The line includes ingalls,.
Judge Horton w. w. Guthrie, John A.
Martin, and Captain Seaton, who has oc-
cupied the place consecutively for is years
The greatest trap on the ballot was the
words mo Nomination" Over in Leaven-
worth county the Democrats had no can
didate for clerk of the court and hence
this space was filled in with No Nom
nation" One of the Republican candi-
dates alleges that over 800 Democrats
placed a mark after these words, thereby
invalidating the ballots, but that nearly
all such ballots over there were counted
He is demanding a recount that all illega
ballots may be thrown out.
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Boston, Mass, who will transmit them
promptly to the trustees in Ireland.
In conclusion. we ask you to go into
this work with zeal and energy. The
example has been generously set by
Boston, New York and Philadelphia, at
the recent great gatherings held in
those cities and their subscriptions are
but a token of what they will give be-
fore the struggle is at an end and Ire
lands independence and prosperity are
secured. God save Ireland!
John F. Finerty, national president Uni
ted Irish league of America. Chicago.
city.
NJ. J. Redding. vice president, Baltimore.
John O'Callaghan. national secretary, SO
T. B. Fitzpatrick. national treasurer. 104
Kingston street, Boston,
W. Bourke Cochran, New York city.
Patrick Ford. New York city.
Michael j o'Connor. Newark n j.
Patrick F. Martin. M D., Baltimore
Rev. Dennis O,Callaghan D. D.. Boston.
| Michael ]. Jordan. Boston.
| Rev. F. L. Reynolds. Illinois.
EEggn Edgard d MIDG1TFanP .D%fFv PttsbnTs tndbanspolis
Daniel Wade, Philadelphia.
Rev James c. Walsh, Providence.
John J. O'Connor Bellows Falls, VT.
James A: Daley, Toledo, Q.
VIM. F. Downey, Washington, D. C.
Michael Fitzgibbon. Montreal Quebec.
John Fitzpatrick New Orleans.
Roderick J. Kennedy, New York city:
Rev. Charles McCready. New York city
John P. Leahy. St Louis.
VIM. Dillon, Chicago.
Maurice F. Wilhere. Philadelphia.
John T. Morris. Baltimore
Charles ]. O'Nen New Hampshire.
Sabina Davitt, Washington. D. c.
Ellen A Ford. New York city.
Mrs P. H. McNellis. Indianapolis
Joseph ]. O'Connor. Elmira, N. Y.
National Committee.
A WOMAN SENT TO JAIL.
Dublin, Nov. Mrs. Annie O'Ma-
honey, the first woman imprisoned un-
der the crimes act during the Dresen
campaign. was arrested at Waterford
this morning and sent to jail, where sht
will undergo a two months sentence
Mrs. O'Mahoney, who is proprietor o.
the Waterford Star, refused to furnish
bail to guarantee that she would ceas'
the publication of boycotting notices
II. P. Lyman. editor of the same paper
was also arrested and sent to Jail for
similar term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
PLACE FOR DOSTER.
Pretty Certain That He Will
Stay in Topeka.

1t is now pretty generally understood
that Chief Justice Doster is to become
an attorney for the Missouri Pacific af-
ter he retires from the supreme bench
in January. A Leavenworth dispatch
says that the story has been confirmed
by a Missouri Pacific official at Atchison
and it is also confirmed by the fact that
Judge Doster has recently disposed of
his property at his home in Marion
If this report is correct Judge Doster
will take the place of the late Judge
Horton in the firm of Waggener. Horton
& Orr, and will probably be the Topeka
end of the firm. 1t is generally suppos-
ed that Judge Horton received salary
of Sc. 600 from the railroad company, in
addition to his share of the firms fees,
which were considerable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
AN s-YEAR SENTENCE
Demanded for Spaniard Who Congrat-
ulated Roosevelt

Madrid, Nov. THE trial of Sabine
Arana leader of the Autonomist party in
the Basque provinces. charged with hav-
ing sent a congratulatory cablegram to
President Roosevelt last spring on the
granting of Cuban independence, began at
Bilbao today. The public prosecutor took
the ground that Senior Arana's cablegram
to the president infringed the integrity
and dignity of Spain and he demanded
that a sentence of eight years imprison-
ment be imposed on the prisoner.
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Liberals Feel Encouraged.

New York Nov 7-Touching upon the
parliamentary elections just held in Clevs-
land and Liverpool, the Tribunes London
correspondent says the Liberal leaders ere
again in high feather. Such big reduction
in Tory majority at Liverpool was not an
ticipated by the party managers of either
side he declares, and the majority for -he
Liberal candidate at Cleveland is asserted
to have indicated clearly the unpopularity
of the education bill in workaday York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07

secration of ST. Johns Roman Catholic
cathedral began in that city today. Pom
tifical mass was celebrated by Bishop L.
F. Horstman and sermon preached by
Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia. A dozen
prominent prelates from the province are
present and the visiting priests number
two hundred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
Alton Shop Men Granted Increase

Bloomington. Ill. Nov AT a con-
ference between shop employees of the
Chicago & Alton and the officials rela-
tive to an increase in wages, an agree
ment was reached by which the en-
ployes were given a satisfactory scale
and all talk of a strike is ended. The
machinists receive on an average 80
cents per hour and other employees will
be paid proportionate advances
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odell Paid $4,000.

Albany, N Y, Nov 7.-Governor
OdeH has filed his statement of election
expenses. Tt consists of one item, $10-
600, which was contributed to the Re-
publican state committee for campaign
expenses.
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Oklahoma Goes Democratic.

Guthrie, Ok, Nov. 7.-William Cross,
Democrat. has undoubtedly defeated B.
S. Mcclure, Republican. for congress.
according to the latest returns and
both branches of the legislature will be
Democratic. with the possible exception
of the council
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No Break in Virginia.

Wythevile, Va, Nov --latest returns
from the Ninth district Indicate the re-
election of Congressman Rhea by ma
jority Of IS. Up to today Judge Rhea was
supposed to have been defeated by Colonel
Slemp (Rep.).
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Boston Singer Dies in italy.

Rome. Nov Lilly Dunton, the singer
of Boston. Mass. died suddenly today of
gastritis at Brescia. Lombardy. in a hos
pital
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remperatures of Large Cities.

Chicago, Nov. II a. m Temperatures:
New York 54; Boston. 54; Philadelphia
54; Washington, So; Chicago, A; Mime
apolis, 80; Cincinnati, "A; st. Louis IS.
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Chicago, Nov. Forecast for Kansas:
Probably showers tonight and Saturday;
warmer tonight, southerly winds.
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A e-Days' Celebration.

Cleveland. O.. Nov. IA six-days' cele-
bration of the 50th anniversary of the con-