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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-23
CAR RUNS AWAY.
Jumped the Track Killing Two
Passengers.

Easton, Pa. May 23.-Two men were
killed and many persons injured in a
trolley wreck few miles from here last
night The dead;
Edward Commodore. Nazareth.
Joseph Derhammer, Easton-
An Easton and Nazareth car left this
city shortly before midnight carrying 50
passengers. On q steep hill in Palmer
township the brakes refused to work
and the car ran away, descending the
incline at a, terrific rate of speed At
the foot of the hill there is a sharp
curve. Here the car jumped the track
and tearing loose from the trucks, fell
on it's side in the country road. MANY
women tainted, while others became
hysterical through fright. There was q
wild scramble to get out of the car
While the passengers were being drag
ged from the car windows an effort was
being made to release Commodore from
beneath the trucks but before he could
be gotten out life was extinct. The
body of Derhammer was found several
yards from the wrecked car. The skull
was fractured and the body terribly
bruised
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FIVE MILES IN 8 MINUTES.
Swift Rush of Lava From Mont Pelee
to the Sea.

New York, May 23.-The West Indian
newspapers containing accounts of the
volcanic outbreak began to reach New
York today. The following are extracts
from the Voice of st. Lucia, printed at
Castries, st. Lucia, May 8:
Mont Pelee in the last days of April
began to show signs of uneasiness. On
May s it began to throw out dense vol
umes of smoke, and at midnight belched
out flames accompanied by rumbling
noises. At $50 a. m. flames were again
visible and similar noises were audible.
At the foot of Mont Pelee are the vii
lagos of Precherus and Ste. PuOmen-
The inhabitants were thrown into great
CONSERVATION by the sounds of the Ia
boring mountain and especially by the
darkening of the sky by volumes or
thick smoke and the clouds of ashes
which began to fall. There was an ex-
odus from all the district. The town of
St Pierre was on the morning OF last
Saturday covered with a layer of ashes
about One-quarter of an inch thick. and
appeared as though enveloped in cloud.
The mountain was invisible, being
wrapped by the smoke which issued
from it. The greatest anxiety prevailed
and all business was suspended.
A very anxious morning was passed
at Martinique May 4. Thanks. however,
to a sea breeze from about II a. m. the
situation then appeared better, but as
the breeze died away at sunset large
quantity of ashes again began to fall,
and the mountain and its environs pre-
sented a most dismal spectacle, causing
much alarm as to what the night would
bring forth. Nothing happened, how
ever. and on Monday morning. May 5.
although everything was not quite Sc
rene, the aspect was decidedly encour-
aging Less excitement prevailed.
AT about a m. on the morning Of
the 9th private telegram was received
from Martinique advising that the Plis-
soneau family had chartered the steam
er Topaz. one of the boats of the Com
payne Girard, and had started for ST.
Lucia at a. m.
AT about IL o'clock the Topaz ar
rived with Mrs. Plissoneau. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph P1issoneau and three chill
dren, Mrs. Pierre Plissoneau and child,
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Erenolt and three
children, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. McHugh
and four children, Mr.. and Mrs. CASTOR
de Grandmason and three children,
Henry E Pomganien, Mrs. De Pomig-
nan, Miss Cecile De Pomignan, and
others.
They reported that at noon on Mon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-23

Democracy. When Jackson's plan had
been carried through and an adjourn
ment had been taken a big boom for
Craddock for governor was started and
this was followed by the election of
Earrelly as state chairman.
This was too much for Overmyer and
he gave out authorized sta atement that
he is not, never had been, and would
not be q candidate for governor.
The Topeka Democrats are sore and
some Of them do not hesitate to say SO.
II. NJ. Steele had a heated argument
with crowd of delegates this morning.
He claimed the other fellows were Pop
uhsts and not Democrats. d. H. Nor
gan said it meant Republicans would
carry the state by 100000 majority.
When the convention met this morn
ing p. e. Murphy, chairman of the
committee on disposition of ticket, re
ported that the committee had recon-
meuded the nomination of supreme jus
tees for two and six years. governor,
secretary of state, auditor and super
intendent Of public instruction.
j. N. Haymaker reported that COM
mlttee mad found for the plan to leave
part of the ticket vacant for Populists
and authorize the state committee to
put POpulist nominations on Democratic
ticket. Haymaker therefore presented
resolution providing for the adjourn
ment of the convention to meet in To-
peka June "A. and authorizing members
of state committee to cast vote Of en-
tire convention.
The plan is to have state committee
fill vacancies, but to make it legal to
have it meet as an adjourned session OF
convention.
When nominations for the two-year
term for associate justice We're reached.
Ed Hackney nominated c. f. Diffen-
baeher Of Great Bend, but he declined.
w H. Carpenter of Marion, nominated
r B. Hettinger of Hutchinson, but he
declared that he was out of harmony
with the convention and refused to go
on ticket.
J. C. Cannon of Mound City and J. n
daymaker of Wichita were placed IN
nomination, but Haymalker insisted on
Cannon taking it, and Cannon was
nominated unanimously
Henry Steele, of Shawnee. nominated
Judge Haymaker for the six-year term,
but Haymaker said no. F. J. Oiler, OF
Dodge City, was named, but he too re-
fused. Nobody wanted it. T. J. Butler,
Of Cottonwood Falls, wouldn't have it.
When the next man got up, Chairman
Click said DO you know your man will
standE There is no use in taking up
the time OF the convention until YOU
know that your man viii take it This
sort of thing is making US ridiculous"
Congressman A NJ Jackson was
placed in nomination, but no one took
1t seriously; and w p Dillard uOr1i-
mated j. ID. McCleverty. Of Fort Scott.
who was not present and could not de-
cline. He was unanimously nominated.
When candidates for governor were
called for. W. H. Ryan of Crawford
named w. II. Craddock, of Wyandotte-
David OVermyer said: "On behalf of
the entire delegation from Shawnee
county, / desire to most heartily second
the nomination of Mayor Craddock" W.
s. Hiatt, Of Labette, seconded on behalf
OF Third congressional district Isaac
Click
Governor Click said: Il was instruct
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TROUBLE FOR ENRIGHT.
May Be a Contesting Delegation
From Wyandotte County.

The politicians who are looking or
are now much interested in the position
of E. A Enright of Wyandotte.
Enright wishes to have a delegation
that he can handle. He has his 40 dele
gates bound by a signed agreement to
do his bidding. Late Thursday after
noon he announced the names of the
delegates and it was found that he had
ignored the county central committee
0. J. Peterson and A. L. Berger, lead
ers Of the committee, are Bailey men,
and they have started the trouble. It
is likely that unless matters are ad-
justed that there will be two delega-
tions at Wichita and that the state con-
vention will have to decide which one
shall be seated. There is talk of a meet
ing Saturday night to name rival dele
cation. Enright wishes to name the
temporary chairman of the convention.
He claims with his 40 delegates to have
the balance Of power, and he wishes to
be a factor
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WIND BLEW A GALE.
Velocity Was A Miles-Rain
Nearly Half Inch.

The rain last night and this morning
measured 80 hundredths of an inch in
the government rain gauge. The wind
last night attained a maximum velocity
of A miles an hour and with the rain
did considerable damage to trees.
The mercury was changing rapidly
during the night. At 1:30 a. m. the
temperature was So, at 2:15 o'clock it
was 78 and at 2:45 o'clock was &c. The
minimum temperature was So. The fore
cast sent out this morning was: ''Gener-
ally fair tonight and Saturday, except
local thunderstorms in east portion this
afternoon or tonight
The rains reported up to Thursday
morning were as follows: Baker go
Concordia 1.6O Dodge City 110, Dresden
81. Fort Scott 2-O5 Hays City 1.57
MacksviIle 1-65. Manhattan SO. McPher-
son 2.26, Usage City LIS, Sedan 316, To
ronto 1SO, Kansas City LOS, Wichita
234 The wind this morning was from
the south blowing IA miles an hour. The
hourly temperatures as recorded by the
r11T
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-23
NEEDS SlOO,O 100000.
Japan Sends Her Minister to
This Country to Get It.

Seattle, Wn., May 2S.-Count Matsu-
kata, the prime minister of Japan. with
the present japanese minister of fin
ance, is now in the United States for the
purpose of negotiating a loan of $780,,
0O0, 900 with which to build ships and
railways and to carry on mining opera
tions in Japan This statement is made
on the authority of T. Collier. the at
tache of the Belgian legation in Toxic
who. with his wife. arrived in Seattle
on the steamer Shinano Maru from Jap
an. The two Japanese statesmen are
among the ablest in the realm of the
Ndikado and no doubt exists as to the
nature of the commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-23
KILLED BY HIS WIFE.
Joseph Pearson Was After Her
With Hatchet.

Pittsburg, Pa. May 23.-Joseph Pear
son. a horse Jockey. was shot and killed
by his wife. Louise, at the latter's home
in Esplen Borough last night. He was
IN the act Of Draining her with a hatch
ct when the woman warned Of h7s inten-
tions by numerous remarks which he
had let drop during the day, fired point
blank at his head. The bullet entered
the right cheek and lodged in the brain,
Pearson falling a corpse at the feet Of
his wife. his son and a daughter. Mrs.
Pearson surrendered to the officers at
once and will be held pending the eoro-
ner'S Jury verdict.
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DISSENSIONS BEGIN.
One Cuban Representative Retires
From the Chamber in a Huff

New York, May 2S.-The house has
adopted a resolution, says a dispatch
from Havana to the World, declaring
Nav 10 Decoration day, and motion
expressing sympathy for American SOL
diers killed in Cuba.
the chamber and vowed that he viii
never return because his motion re-
garding honoring the flag of NarcisO
I,opez was tabled. Lopez was a Ven
ezuelan f1libuster who was shot by the
Spaniards in Havana in 1851.
Pickpockets are reaping a harvest on
the Prado, the principal promenade, and
crooks of various kinds are doing
rushing business. A policeman who at
tempted to arrest a crook was killed.
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Foreer Wanted For steaIing.

san Francisco, May 22.-S. A. Hull was
arrested today at the request of Police
Superintendent O'Neil of Chicago who
saws that Hull is wanted in that City for
fhe larceny Of 800 worth Of diamond
ievselrv from the Juergens Jewelry. COM
pany. In August, 1897, Hull was released
from the San Quentin penltentiary, Wners
he sarVed a sentence for forgery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-23
sheep Mountain on Fire.

Canon city, Colo, May "a forest
fire covering the whole top of Sheep
mountain. between this city and Victor.
is in progress and can be seen burning
brightly Huge volumes of smoke are
rising slxyward and the top of the
mountain is one mass of flame. There
are prospectors at work on the noun
tain. and fears are entertained for their
safety. A large number of horses and
cattle craze on the mountain and it is
the flames
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Why He Resigned.


Omaha. Neb., May 23.-Rev- Father
Taylor Griffith has resigned the rector
ship of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of the Good Shepherd because of a lack
IF belief on the part of the congrega-
tion in the real presence of Christ in the
holy communion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-23

Chicago. May 2s.-Forecasr for kan
sas. Generally fair tonight and Satur-'
day. except local thunderstorms in east
this afternoon or tonight; variabie
winds
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Sinla India, May 23.-With the object
of preventing India from being flooded
with cartel sugar, a bill has been in
troduced in the Indian council empower
ing the government to impose counter
vailing duty on bountied sugar until
the Brussels convention becomes effect
i've. Sugar shipped prior to May 3 will
be exempt.
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Temneratures of Large e.ities.

Chicago May 2S.-7 a. n. tempera-
lures: New York 81; Boston -; Phil
adelphia 70; Washington p; Chicago Sc;
Minneapolis 64; Cincinnati 66; st. Louis
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Wichita, Kan, May 29.-Overmyer
threw away his leadership last night
when he insisted on his motion to post
pone consideration Of Jackson's pro-
position to split the ticket with Popu-
lists when the convention was plainly
against him.
He saw how completely Jackson had
captured the convention, but he con-
sidered Jackson's plan Illegal. There
fore he insisted on adjourning until to-
day in order to give him time to or
ganize against Jackson. but he got no
second to his motion for some time
When a second was finely secured
Chairman Click ruled it too late.
Overmyer insisted on renewing It.
Cries Of mo, no." came from all over
the house But Overmyer still insisted.
His motion was Overwhelmingly de-
feated. From that time on Overmyer
was only one Of the common herd, and
Jackson was the bright star of Kansas
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DEMUUhAIIU STATE IIChEI.
Justices of Supreme Court. C..
Cannon, of Mound City and J. D. Nc
Cleverty, Of Fort Scott
Governor-w. n. Craddocz, of Kan
sas City.
Secretary Of state-Claud Duvall, Of
Hutchinson.
State AUDITOR. NJ Lewis, of
Kinsley.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton VIM. Sence, of Wichita
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CRADDOCK NAMED
Democrats Nominate Kansas
City Man For Governor.
David Overmyer, Of Topeka,
Seconded the Nomination.
NO RUSH FOR OFFICES.
Great Difficulty in Finding Men
to Accept.
Cannon and McCleverty For AS
sOciate Justices.
NO RUSH FOR OFFICES.

DEMooRATIC STATE TICKET.
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Continued on sixth Page.9
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-11-27
HOLD YOUR LANDS.

The advice Of the Progress to the
farmers Of Perry county is to put a
good stiff price on their lands and
stick to it. The time is coming when
the lands Of these piney woods will be
worth money by the acre and a large
sum of it at that 4 few years ago
land sold at a dollar and a half an
acre, but that time has forever passed.
The same land now, even with the
timber cut off il, cannot be had for
less than four or five dollars and
within the next tea years it will sell
for three times that price The fact
is being realized as it is being demon
strated every day that these lands are
she best adapted to the production of
early vegetables and fruits, and
especially for molesses making, of any
other in the state. When a farmer
can take less than an acre and raise
from, it in one season eighty dollars
worth Of molasses without a spec of
fertilizer, this amount too after all
The expenses have been paid, the evil
dence is sufficient to force one to the
aonclusion that lands in this county
will take a big rise in price soon.
There is no other crop in any other
section Of the south that will produce
9ach great profit to the acre with
such small expense. Cotton requires
fertilizer, which is an enormous ex-
pense to begin with, and it requires
nearly or all Of twelve months of
the year to cultivate and gather it,
Forty bushels Of corn to the acre is a
fine yield for any land in the state
and at a,dollar bushel, levaing ont
the expense of cultivation, it would
not net quite half as much as an
acre of Perry county land planted in
cane, Therefore, the Progress would
suggest tosits farmer friends to put a
yalue,on their lands and hold them at
stiff prices. They will be able to
realize it if they wish to sell at all,
but they should not sell, but raise
cane and make molasses for the mar
kets. There are fortunes in it,
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-11-27
MODERN PROVERBS.


Man is a locomotive which PULLS
the load and puts about it, while wo-
man is the tender which silently sup
plies the fuel.
: Even the most staid physician will
cut up on the slightest provocation.
1t is difficult for the world to learn
that extravaganza is not kin to gen
crosby, and that stinginess is not re-
lated to economy.
An all round good fellow rarely
keeps square with the world.
There is no round trip ticket on the
line which runs to ruin. The only
chance for passenger is to jump off
and walk back.
The comedian in life's drama is
often the soiemnest actor of them all
behind the scenes.
It is better for man to- make no
excuse than a good one 10 a woman.
The currency we pass i'll youth
finds its way tacE .uto the till in old
age.
Tie boat with The loajCst whistle
is often the Siowest packet on the
river.
No woman ever loved her husband
we'll enough not to wonder if she
would not be better of if she had
taken the other fellow.
Every man is the architect Of his
own miqfOrtunes.
The sarcastic person is the civil
lied incarnation of the canibGl.
Platonic friendship is about as safe
as smoking q pipe on powder key
The longer most men live the
shorter they get.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-11-27
Context Notice.

Department OF the Interior, United
States Land Office, jackson, Mississippi,
September %, 1902.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been fled in this Office by William Har-
rison, of Beaumont, Miss, CT ntestant.
against jackson series homestead entry
No. 35237, made April IL, 1900, for q hf
ne or section 81 and NV or NV or sec
ton %. township 8, range west, by
Elisha Worsham, contestee, in which il
is alleged he is well acquainted with the
tract of land embraced in the said entry
and knows the present condition of the
same; also that said Elisha Wor sham
never lived on said land and has not
complied with the law as to residence
and cultivation, neither has he placed
any improvements on said tract, and
that said alleged absence from said land
WAS not due TO his employment in the
Army. Navy or Marine Corps of the
United States as private soldier, officer,
seaman o. marine, during the war with
Spain, or during any other war In which
the United States may be engaged, said
| parties are hel eby notified to appear, re-
spond ana offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 O'Clock q. m. on Noyem-
vember Is, 1902 before T. J. Nixon,
clerk circuit court in and for the county
of Perry. at his office in Augusta. Miss,
and that final hearing will be held at
1000 O'Clock a. In. on November %,
1902 before the Register and Receiver
at the United States Land Office IN
Jackson, Mississippi
The said contestant having, in prop
er affidavit, filed September p. 1902, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service of this notice
can not be made, it is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
oct10 5wks) FRED W. COLLINS, Register
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-11-27

Young man, don't go west Come
to Hattiesburg. We need your pres
ence, your services as a business man,
your influence as n citizen, and in re-
turn we promise you the finest Opening
in the south for the right kind of man.
We have hundreds of professional
men here and in south Mississippi,
but there is room at the top for the
right kind. If you are a laboring
man here you can get all the work
you can do and the highest wages fQr
the same kind of work in the stale.
If you want a wife she is right here
in Hattiesburg if yuu are made of
the right kind of stuff, are not a
slave TO cigarette smoking. We have
too many of that kind now. If you
want to preach right here is a good
field and any of the pastors will give
you an opportunity But if you are
a loafer and a-vagrant, You trifling,
long-legged luna you, get We hence.
Your presence would be an abomina-
tion, and, besides, you might get run
yover. People here are generally busy
and they had as soon run over fell
low as not.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-11-27
A TRAGEDY IN MEMPHIS
Sam Miller Shoots. His Wife Dead
in His Store.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 26. "A ter
rible tragedy occurred here today
when Sam Miller, a tailor, aged IL
years, shot and killed Gussie Miller,
his wife, in the presence of their
young daughter Miller came to Mem
phis five years ago and opened a
tailoring establishment at "A Main
street. About year ago he went to
Kansas City, leaving his wife and
daughter in Memphis. 1t was said
that the family relations were not
pleasant and Mrs. Miller recently in
stituted suit for divorce.
The police department yesterday re-
ceived a Telegram from the chief of
police at Kansas City, saying that
Miller had left for Memphis and be-
fore his departure he had publicly
stated that he intended to kill his
wife upon arrival here. Two de-
tectives were sent to the depot last
night. but Miller, it is claimed,
shaved of his beard and thus eluded
the officers.
This morning Miller entered the
tailoring store. and, without waning,
shot Mrs. Miller five times, killing
her instantly. Miller, when arrested,
stated thakhis wife tried to kill him
with revolver and he fired in self
defense.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-11-27

The yicksburg American and Hat
tiesburg Progress have been giving
some attention in recent issues to the
few weekly papers in Mississippi
which show on their four pages shift
lessness, 1aziness~and incompetence as
the three elements which control
their destinies.. The Star, like its
contemporaries, has on its exchange
list newspapers that are rarely
opened, sincce experience has long ago
taught they never contain an original
idea, or local reference that is
worth reproduction or comment. If
the press and public pay attention to
these newspapers ii Will be found
their chief aim III life is to dun
through the editorial columns Of their
subscribers and pour out Walls of
wrath on the powers that be for bring
ing on the era Of hard times. We
wonder sometimes that these lublica-
lions have any subscribers, and stran-
ger sill Is the evident belief of the
editors that men who take the sheets
ont Of the postofiice will be foolish to
pay for them. There are several
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-11-27

v------e-
towns in Mississippi which deserve
good newspapers and which are with
out, although il is noticeable that the
newspapers Of Mississippi have un-
dergone radical Improvement during
the past few years. This fact is due
to new owners, to young men and
ambitious fellows who appreciate that
a Newspaper property is a business
concern and who recognize that it
takes the same amount of business
ability and energy to run one success
fully that must be at the head Of any
concern operated for money Meri-
dian Star.