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Daily Republican 50 cents = month.
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Daily Republican only SOC a month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
HOW THEY WERE CAUGHT.
officer Tsstifies Regarding Arrest of
Jet and White.

Cynthiana, KY, Aug. BIN the Jett
and White trial today Bruce Lyttle, a
special bailiff of the Breathitt county
court during the first trial of Jett at
Jackson, testified that he and several
men with soldiers captured Tom White
after IS miles ride over the mountains
at o'clock in the morning. After he
was taken White said to Lyttle: In d
few minutes more you would not have
gotten me as would have left here"
Woodson McChord. sheriff of Clark
county. was called. He testified that he
May 10. in Madison county at his moth
er's house. That after being arrested he
asked for whisky which was not given
| him and Jet said: L am surprised to
be arrested on Sunday as I would not
be taken to Winchester If arrested on
another day. 1 would be taken to Jack
son where would be all right"
Witness said he asked Jet where he
was when the killing occurred and Jett
replied: None of your business"
w. H. Blanton, who was recalled by
the prosecution, testified that in a con-
versation with Captain Even the day
after the shooting of Marcum, Even
told him who did the killing.
At 1918 a. m. after having presented
AZ witnesses, Commemorative Attorney
Byrd announced that the commonwealth
rested the case and Judge Osborn adj
journed the court until 1890 D. m. to al
low the defendants attorneys to consult
with their clients. The defense will in
troduce about 20 witnesses more than
they used at Jackson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

Chicken thieves at Edna scorn to car
ry away less than 50 to 70 at a raid.
A Solomon Ike Walton who fishes af-
ter dark, uses lightning bugs for bait.
The pride of a Dighton youth is a pint
of rattles from snakes which he has
killed himself.
Parsons wants n culrfew that will in
clude the 17year-old boy struck girls
as well as those younger.
Just to be loyal a former short
grass" citizen of Erie is having his front
yard sodded with buffalo grass.
Ness City has two amateur dramatic
clubs in incubation. Watch the list of
insane from Ness City this winter.
An Axtell farmer who tried to test
the sharpness of a mower blade while
in motion was lucky in only losing two
fingers.
The girls of Whiting have organized
a basket ball team. e The preliminary
practice develops need for bushel
baskets.
AT an Usage City reunion five genera
tions were represented. The Oldest per-
son present was Sc and the youngest not
quite a year.
The fad of a Topeka woman is to have
her gowns to match the wall paper. OF
course she will have a tea gown to go
with the kitchen.
The big three weeks Indian corn
uAhGe begins To-Day near f1OftOu- one
of the delights of the daily bill of fare
will be fat puppy dog stew.
Altamont complains of a coal famine.
But somehow one can't work up as
much sympathy for them now as if it
was chilly December days.
A patriotic Baldwin man has painted
his house red, white and blue. And yet
we laugh at Arkansas people who are
still voting for Andy jackson.
A Ness county woman who was man
aging the farm while her husband was
in the harvest. drove gaily to town one
day with the horse collars upside down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
GIVEN SEVEN YEARS.
Another st. Louis Boodler Has
Sentence Pronounced.

st. Louis. Mo-. Aug. 3-In the circuit
court today Judge Ryan sentenced
Julius Lehman, former member of tins
house of delegates. to seven years i'm
pTisonment in the penitentiary on the
charge of bribery in connection with
the city lighting Doodle deal. On re-
quest of Circuit Attorney Folk, the
passing of sentences on Charles kelly.
former speaker of the house., and for
mer Delegates % Edmopd Bersch and
Charles Denny was deferred. Kelly
was convicted, Of perjury, and the others
Of bribery in Connection with the same
Geai-
The third trial of former Delegate
Harry Faulkner indicted and once con-
victed on the charge of perjury in con-
nection with the Doodle deal began to-
day before Judge Douglas.
Faulkner was convicted and sentenced
to two years Imprisonment on his first
trial but the supreme court reversed
and remanded the case. The second
trial last week ended in a hung jury.
A surprise was sprung by the de
Tense by summoning as witnesses form
er Delegates Charles F. Kelly, ]. r.
Hannigan, Louis Decker and Emily
Hartman each of whom has been con-
victed of either bribery or perjury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
LOCAL MENTION.

There was a washout at the Rock Is
land wye Sunday. which delayed traffic
Part of the poles for repairing the city
fire alarm and electri light lines in
North Topeka have arrived.
L. c. Fox, special agent for the White
Sewing Machine company, of Cleveland,
Ohio, is spending his vacation in To-
peka.
The heavy rains in North Topeka re-
suited in one good thing. They flushed
out the sewer main so that there is now
very little mud left in it.
Councilman VOLTS ordinance regulat-
ing billiard halls will come up tonight
before the city council 1t puts billiard
hall managers under 81, 600 bond to keep
out of the joint business.
The Topeka Commercial club will
probably take two booth spaces in the
merchants and manufacturers build
ing at the state fair and fit them up for
use as a rest and reading room.
The streets and walks committee met
at 2:30 this afternoon and took up the
consideration of the Thatcher bridge
proposition and the ordinance regulat-
ing the plumbing business and provid-
ing for inspectors.
A letter was received today from City
Attorney Spencer who with his wife is
visiting in the northern states. Just
at the time of writing, Mr.. Spencer was
at Norwood, n. Y. He expects to re-
turn the latter part of this week
Mrs. Anna Fulton GLIB. Miss Effie
King, Miss Wilson and Mr. W. L.
Trump will leave for New York Tues
day on business for the Mills Dry Goods
company. W. w. Mills goes next week.
Frank Bowen has gone to Colorado
for brief vacation before assuming his
duties as county treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
NO BAND CONCERT.
People Who Went to Vinewood Were
Disappointed.

There was no band concert at Vine
wood park Sunday night. Sunday
morning the heavy rain overlooked
Deer creek and some of the low places
in the park. besides washing out the
track to Vinewood in three places. One
washout occurred at the Shunganunga
another at an embankment near Cali
fornia avenue. and another at a small
tributary of Deer creek which is crosse8
near the park. For a while it looked
as though the railway would be tied up
for the entire day, but the compa1.
was able to start cars running before
noon.
Under the impression that no one
would venture out to the park the date
for the evening concert was Cancelled.
There was no music for the evenings
entertainment, and as a consequence
several hundred people had rather
dull time. Treasurer Kelley today made
a public apology for his road, saying.
We regret very much that anyone
should have been disappointed in our
failure to give a concert at the park
Sunday. The emergency was of such
an unusual nature that we overesti-
mated it"
Manager Patten had an excellent sys-
tenn for handling the crowds, and there
were no jams or delays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
CITY SELLS BONDS.
rhirty-two Thousand Dollars Worth
Disposed OF

Wednesday morning Topeka will have
some money with which to pay it's paw
ing contractors. The city has sold So 5cl
worth of its Improvements bonds and the
bonds were today received from the printer
audited by the state aalditor-and are
ready for delivery to the purchaser.
The city has already contracted ooli-
cations with the paving contractors az
gregatiDg $500. so when what Is already
due is paid ony $4,000 will remain.
The total issue of Improvement bonds
this year is sl22 1855, but 1t is estimated
that from 10000 to $4,000 will cover all
the work which will be completed this sea-
son. Mayor Bergundthal will not sell any
more Of the bonds to the State Savings
bank on the basis of the last deal, because
he believes that better price5 can be OBJ
tanned in the bond market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
BAILEY AT LANSING
To Renew Contract for Care of
Oklahoma Conyicts.

Governor Bailey is at Lansing today
to renew the eontract for keeping the
Oklahoma prisoners, in accordance with
the instructions of the last legislature.
Governor Ferguson of Oklahoma was
to meet Governor Bailey at Lansing to-
day and sign the contract on behalf Of
Oklahoma.
1t was discovered last fall in the Ter
rill case in the supreme court that no
contract between Oklahoma and Kan
sas relative to keeping Oklahoma's con-
vlcts IN the Kansas penitentiary had
been made for several years. and as
soon as the legislature met it FASTENED
to legalize the old contract and provide
for making new one. The new con-
tract cannot be for longer than two
wears.
Cyrus Leland also got through a joint
resolution which provided that when q
new contract should be made Kansas
should at least get cost out of keeping
Oklahoma's eonvicts. Under the old
contract Oklahoma paid 80 cents a day,
and it was alleged that Kansas lost
homa prisoners The joint resolution
orcera6 that the new contract should
be only until Oklahoma could build a
penitentiary of its own, and it provided
that the stale should receive at least
cost from Oklahoma. 1t is on this basis
that the new contract will pc made to-
day. The law provides that the warden
and directors of the penitentiary shah
make the contract, but it is subject to
the approval of the governor.
The monthly report of the state peni-
tertiary to Governor Bailey shows that
the population of the prison has fallen
off during the month. Only 20 prisoners
were received, while double that number
were discharged. On July 81 there were
just an even LOO prisoners in the peni-
tertiary, but this included the 31S from
Oklahoma.
Wyandotte county, of course. furnish
es more crimina ais than any other coun-
ty. but Shawnee comes second. Wyan-
dotte has 65 con victs in the penitentiary
and Shawnee has 46. Crawford has "a,
Leavenworth and Cherokee have 81 each
and Sedgewick has %.
Twenty two counties in the state have
not single convict in the penitentiary.
They are Cheyenne, Cove, Grant, Gray,
Greeley, Haskell Hodgeman, Kearney,
Lane, Morris. Morton, Ness. Rawlins.
Rush. Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Stafford,
Stanton, Thomas, Trego and Wichita. -
Ten counties are furnishing only one
prisoner each to the penitentiary, and
some of them are Important counties.
They are Decatur, Finney, Graham,
Harper, Kingman, Kiowa, Lincoln,
Mitchell Stevens and Woodson.
OF the LOO prisoners in the peniten-
tiary. 1O19 can read and 81 cannot The
report shows that the prison library is
pretty we'll patroniZed and it is interest
ing to note the classes of books that are
read. The report on the line for July
iS as follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
ALL GOOD LAND GONE.
Only a Little Left for Homestead in
Kansas.

John S. Dawson, assistant attorney
general returned today from a trip to
Cove county, where he has been as
sisting in locating some government
land which is good for homesteading
PURPOSES.
There is still some government land
in those western counties, but the
greater part of it is not worth the hav-
ing for homestead purposes. unless one
could take it without going to much
trouble, and then use it for pasturage,"
said Mr.. Dawson today. There is SONS
good land still open to entry, however.
found two good quarter sections in
Cove county for a couple of young
fellows, and nearly the whole of the
two quarters is as level as can be. They
are covered with a rich coat of buffalo
grass. and are worth $500 apiece just
as thew are.
There is an immense amount of
wheat out in that country. We drove
twenty miles over the country. and in
around Collyer and west of there there
is more wheat than 1 ever saw in the
old wheat counties of Saline and Dick
inson. We are finding out how to farm
out in that country now, and we are
raising big crops"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
MAY BOTH PASS.
Disposition to Award Natural Gas
Franchises.

1t is expected that both of the natural
gas franchises will come before the city
council this evening and there is some
possibility that the council will cut tile
GOrdian knot and grant a franchise TO each
of the companies.
There is to be meeting of the ways and
means committee at 1880 this evening for
the purpose of reconsidering the Rofarer-
Burdge franchise, which was defeated at
the last meeting, and then referred back
to the committee. The Hoffman franchise
will come up tonight at the council meet
ing unfinished business.
1t is said that Hoffman and his friends
would be well satisfied to have franchise
given to both of the companies. because
they believe they, could rush the work
ahead and get their plant into operation
first and thus occupy the field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Jennie Vernelia died This MORN
ing at her home ga Topeka avenue. The
funeral will be held at st. Johns church
Seventh and Topeka avenue, at ~
o'clock Wednesday morning, Rev Guy
and Rev. Snelson conducting the ser
vices.
The funeral of Mrs l. S. Elder was
held Sunday afternoon from the resi-
dence, 433 East Eighteenth street The
services were conducted by Revs. j. A
Stavely and P. W. Crannell. ana the IN
terment was in Topeka cemetery
The funeral of Mary Hoesner, aged 4
years. who died Saturday at the home
on East Curtis street. North Topeka,
was held from the German Catholic
church Sunday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
FINDS A CHAMPION.
Wealthy Scrantonite to Sue
Officials for Mrs. Nation.

Scranton, Pa, Aug. 3.-William A. Law,
a wealthy coal operator, today engaged
attorneys O. Brien and Martin and w. Fl.
Jessup and W. w. Johnston to bring ac-
ton against Mayor Council and the city
of Scranton for police interference with
Carrie Nation when she attempted to speak
in Nay Aug park last week Mr.. Law says
he was rudely handled by the police on
the occasion of one of MIS-. Nations four
arrests He says his action is not per-
sonal but is solely actuated by motives
of the public good. He wants the courts
to define the rights of free speech.
Mrs. Nation is due to arrive here from
Lancaster at o'clock this afternoon for
a hearing on her fourth arrest. More ex-
citing times are expected. as there was
considerable indignation because of the
action of the authorities in arresting Mrs.
Nation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
NEW FIRE HORSES.
DR.. Pritchard Buys Two in Platte
CITY.

Dr. G. c. Pritchard returned this
morning from Platte City. where he
purchased for the Topeka fire depart
ment two new fire service horses, one
bay and one a gray. The horses are
said to be built much like the three
grays now in service on the aerial truck
They were found on a farm, or rather
on different farms near Platte City
Platte City is just across the river from
Lansing, Kan.
Both of the horses will be brought to
Topeka at once. DR.. Pritchard will leave
for Platte City to get them today. He
did not close the deal, but simply en-
tered into a contract for their purchase,
subject to the approval of Chief Will
marth.
The department is in dire need of
horses. Old Rex is crippled and entirely
out of service. and it was necessary to
hire horse from the Gilchrist stable to
help pull the chemical engine for a few
days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03

unfortunate beginnings. Every boy
who has need to work should know
that very need is creating and bringing
out in him what is best and what will
ensure real and substantial success
Everywhere one could hear express
sions of the appreciation in which Mr..
Howe and the Globe are held by the
people of Atchison for his unremitting
services in behalf of the welfare of his
community. This appreciation is not ex-
pressed in mere words for the Globe
may well be called the most profitable
newspaper property in the state of Kan
SaS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
MIR. MINER is BACK.
He Came as the Guest of Sheriff
Lucas.

Sheriff Lucas returned from Chicago
Sunday afternoon with Francis G. Miner,
who is wanted in Topeka to answer to
the charge of en7bezzlement.
Miner operated a school of telegTa ply
here for a short time and left suddenly.
After he had gone numerous complaining
were made to the officers that Miner had
bought typewriters on credit, mortgaeed
them ard then sold them. Constable Ross
OF the city court went to Chicago after
him. Sheriff Lucas located him at Il
Quincy street, where Miner was engaged
in making out a sure win list of horses
entered at the Hawthorn Park track.
Miner will have his preliminary hearing in
the city court August G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
STILk AFTER EXPRESSMEN
@. J. Devlin and p. !. Bonebrake
Latest Complafnants

c. J. Devlin and p I. Bonebrake have
filed with the city council a protest
against allowing express wagons to
make their rank on East Seventh by
the Central National bank building.
]. r. Mulyane and others on West
Sixth are making a similar complaint
on behalf of their street. The Mulvane
protest will probably come up in the
form of an amendment to the dray or
dinance, which will be introduced by
Councilman Nellis. The Devlin- Bone
brake protest will come before the
streets and walks committee at the
meeting being held this afternoon.
The result of the fight on the dray
stands will probably be the establishs
ment of certain streets where the drays
will be allowed to stand. The ordinances
passed a few weeks ago, which gave
the dravmen a sort of blanket fran
chise on all the streets, will probably be
amended
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
FEWER LIQUOR SALES.
That Is What the Drug Stores
Report

The liquor business done by the drug
stores during the month of July, accord
ing to the reports filed with Probate
Judge Hayden, was q good deal less
than in June.
The number of sales reported for July
is 5,672- The number of sales reported
for June was 66S1. The records of sales
above the 200 mark for July were as fol-
lows: George Knauer 252, Rowley &
Snow 200. Frank Keith 4s2. w. F. Lake
5S4 w. H Gunther 21S, w. B. Davis
2S4 The total sales for the last few
months were reported as follows: May
$500, April 4.S05. March 1.767.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
FIRE AT INGLESIDE.
It Was Started by the Stacking of
Lime.

In order to give as good an imita ton
as possible of the North Topeka flood, q
fire started at $3.50 Sunday morning at
Ingieside. The blaze started in the large
addition now being built by Jonathan
Thomas, and was caused by Stacking
lime. The fire was discovered before it
had done much damage, and the loss
was easily repaired.
1t is a peculiar coincidence that the
fire in North Topeka during the flood
started from lime in Jonathan Thomas
lumber yard, and the fire in the Sunday
flood started from lime in a building
which is being constructed by Mr..
Thomas out of lumber from his yards.
Floods seem to have it in for Mr.
Thomas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
Paid Debt to Obtain Sleep.

New York. Aug. 3.-The heirs of E. B.
Gonzales, who about 30 years ago con-
Quoted a large grocery business in East
Orange, N. J., have received check for
$50 from conscieHce-stricken woman
who says she has not enjoyed a night
Of sound sleep since she ran up the bin
for groceries q years ago and left town
without paying for it, The woman's
lawyer asserts that after paying the
debt the woman retired and slept until
next morning at 10 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
Klondike Millionaire Robbed.

Seattle, Aug. 3.-Thomas S. Lippy. the
Klondike millionaire. was confronted by
two masked burglars in his home on re-
turning from church last night. He was
beaten over the head with a revolver.
bound, gagged and tied to post of his
stairway. A servant girl. previously
surprised by the burglars and tied to the
stairway, witnessed the attack on her
employer. Lippy was robbed of two gold
watches and $14. all the money on his
person. His wounds are considered
quite serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
DEAD OF HEART FAILURE.
Joseph Archer, cigarmaker, Dies on
WAY to Work.

Joseph Archer, a cigar maker employ
ed by Herman Klauer died of heart dis
ease this morning while on his way to
work. He was dead when picked up.
Archer lived on Jackson street in North
Topeka near the river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
COTTON CABLES
Regarding the Visit of Portugars
King to the Brooklyn.

Washington, Aug. 3.-In regard to the
visit of the king of Portugal to the flag
ship Brooklyn at Lisbon Saturday, Rear
Admiral Cotton, commanding the Euro
pean squadron, ables as follows:
The king and the royal princes have
just visited and inspected the Brooklyn.
The king expressed himself pleased with
his visit and proposed the health of the
president On Monday will give break
fast of 80 covers to the minister of ma
rine, cabinet ministers and navy and
army officers of high rank"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
Bridge Is Damaged.

One span of the Rock Island bridge
near Valencia was washed out Sunday
morning. The Rock Island was obliged
to run its trains from Topeka to Man
haitian over the Missouri Pacific tracks
all day, Sunday, but at noon today the
missing span of the Valencia bridge
had been replaced with piles, and trains
were again running on the line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the Stare journal
asUay during the summer may haze
The paper mailed regularly each day
to any address at the rate of thirty
cents month. address changed as
often as desired. IRhfze ont of t0g0N
He State journal zciH Be to .yOH like
. daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
Via Chicago Great Western Railway

SIS Kansas City to st. Paul and Min
neapolis and return. S19 to Duluth, Su-
perior and Ashland $13 to Madison Lake
Watervilie. Faribault and other Mime
sofa resorts Tickets on sale daily to
September 30th- Good to return October
31st. For further information apply to
any Great Western agent or Geo. W.
Lincoln. T. P. A., West Ninth street.
Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
McClintock's Claim DisalIowed.

County Auditor WEIGH has refused to
allow the claim of DR.. ]. c. McClin-
tock's against Shawnee county for $50
DIR. McCIintock was called upon to make
a professional examination of a child
in the criminal proceedings brought
against w. s. Smith in the city court.
Auditor WEIGH thinks that the county
Is not liable for any such fees and that
the prosecuting witness. Mrs. Smith,
should pay the Bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03

The movement in the direction of in
dependence for Hawaii may have been
started by the Democratic opponents of
Colonel Bryan. who have not yet for
gotten how the free silver plank got
into the Kansas City platform.