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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09
WILL DOCK ATsNORFO'LK
Considered Unsafe to Risk llinois at
New Orleans.
g5a E fT3y "A ssoc In Tod Press IN No.

iwAsH1NGToN.5 April s.---Because the
commandment OF the New Orleans naval
station has sent to the Navy Depart
ment a recommendation agaist the dock
ing Of the Illinois at that yard he yes
sci will be ordered from Pensacola to
Norfolk and locked there.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09

There was Il called meeting of the
Board of Managers of the Virginia Home
for Incurables yesterday at u a. NJ.
Important business. requiring a large at
tendance. engaged the attention OF the
meeting,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09

hi Three styles Of the ten dollar suits
4: reduced to $3.50 as follows:
All.yNool Mixture In small checks.
Il with collarless Elton and an un 1lhael3
4 skirt. siE
81 Plain Melton. In Castor and Gray,
made with Norfolk Jacket
( All-Wool vene tian, with taffeta'-.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09
May Festival.

The members of the Board of Mana
gers for Chimborazo Hospital will meet
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock In the
home of Mrs. X. A. Talley. No 3l4 North
Twenty-sixth Street. All members are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09

The Decorating Committee OF the Vir-
GINA table will please meet the chairman
at the Masonic, Temple Saturday. April
nth, prepared to work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09

The South Carolina committee Is re-
auested to meet at Lee Camp Hall Satur-
day at II A. NJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09
Bazaar Meetings..

The general meeting Of the Confederate
Bazaar Association will be held at Lee
Camp Hall Monday. April 18th, Instead
Of Thursday next. Tho officers, chairmen
or tables. chairmen Of entertainments, and
all members OF the association, are re-
uuested to attend. This Will be the last
meeting before the Bazaar,
The Mississippi table will hold n meet
ing next Friday at II A. NJ at No. 2l5
East Franklin Street. This Is the final
meeting of the committee, and every
member is asked to be present,
All persons who have promised contri-
buttons to tho Tennessee table are re-
uucsted to send the same to the chairman
as soon as possible. A full and PROMPT
attendance of the Tennessee Committee
is asked for the meeting at Leo Camp
Hall at II o'clock this morning
Attention is called to the delightful
excursion to be given to Old Point April
18th and 18th for the benefit Of the Mary
land table at the Confederate Bazaar
Excursonists will leave the Chesapeake
and Ohio Station at A. NJ. Returning
they will leave Old Point at 4.g0 p, NJ
Tickets bought at Il dollar and a half for
the round trip will be good for both Sat
urday and Sunday.
" H" j
A meeting OF the Texas Committee Is
called for this morning, at II o'clock,
. in Lee Camp Hall. All members are urged
to be present, as this is the last regular
meeting before the Bazaar
All the young ladies' who will assist
| at the Texas table during the coming
| Bazaar are asked to meet at the home
| Of Mrs. Adolphus Blair, No, 1l6 North
| Third Street. at 1920 o'clock A, M, to-
| day.
| The Decorating Committee OF the Vir-
| GINA table will please meet the chairman
at the Masonic, Temple Saturday, April
| 1lth, prepared to work.
The South Carolina committee Is re-
| ouested to meet at Lee Camp Hall Satur-
day at II A. M.
| There was II called meeting of the
| Board of Managers Of the Virginia Home
| for Incurables yesterday at u a, NJ.
| Important business. requiring large at
| tendance. engaged the attention OF the
meeting,
May Festival.
The members of the Board of Mana
gers for Chimborazo Hospital will meet
| Thursday afternoon at o'clock In the
| home of Mrs. X. A. ralley, No. 3l4 North
! Twenty-sixth Street. All members are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09

All the young ladies' who will assist
at the Texas table during the coming
Bazaar are asked to meet at the home
of Mrs. Adolphus Blair, No, 1l6 North
Third Street, at 1890 o'clock A. Nj, to-
day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09
I DNr,y THREE DAYS UNTIL EASTER. S5
Suits For $3.50
REDUCED FROM $1,000

tie reason for tile reduction this Our Suit business has been
better spring hnn before in our that 1ust me
VA can afford to offer suits at reduction for Easter
T something unusual for store this knows but it's
way we have sharing prosperity with you 3a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09

A meeting OF the Texas Committee Is
called for this morning, at II o'clock,
in Lee Camp Hall. All members are urged
to be present, as this is the last regular
Meeting before the Bazaar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09
The Newest Of the Easter
NeclsWea1..

Fisk, Clark & Flagg are celebrated
all over the United States for the su SUI
perlor qualities and shapes Of their
ladies' nockwear
We have tho latest shapes in the
new linen effects, in rure white, white
and black. and white and blue COM I
binatlons, f5c. each.
AZ Corliss, Coon & Co.'s new con,bina--
ton Pique and Mercerl2ed Damas SIX
Stocks, in pure white all sizes sizes s0o' ~
~ Lawn ana Silk Automobile Ties,
Stocks, Bishop ends. in II Silk and
Venice, and about Is other designs,
which youth appreciate when you SEQ
them-25c. to S1.0O
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09

trimmed Jacket ana a nine-gored !
\ flared skirt, With percaline drop skirt
Novelty Mixture Suits, Norfolk Norfolk
h Jackets, s12.5o. 4.
Etamine Suits colarless blouse,
lined with taffeta-s2o.
Imported .Broadcloth, Louis XIV.
Coat style-s40.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09

Miss Edith White, who IS Visiting
friends in Richmond, IS from Port Royal,
Carolina county, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09

81 Mrs. NJ. II. Gardner, and Miss Sara Sara
Gardner are visiting MIS- w. Nv McCar-
thy Mt No. 1906 Grove Avenue. Al
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UdullllIl las name and price stamped
on tho bottom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27
MOB HANGED A WOMAN
She Was Accused of PtiSoning
ais Year-OId Girl.

Shreveport, La, July 27.-News reach
ed here that the negress, Jennie Steer.
who administered poison in a glass of
lemonade to Lizzie Dolan. the 10 year
old daughter of John Dolan, from the
effects of which she died. was lynched
by an infuriated mob at sundown last
night The lynching occurred on the
Beard plantation, near the spot where
the womans crime was committed Jen-
ME Steer was stubborn to the last in de-
nying her crime.
1t is claimed the negress fed from the
Dolan household as soon as she discov
cred that her crime was known. She
was pursued by a posse, who found her
crouching in hayloft. She refused to
come out and had to be dragged from
the place. When asked why she had
poisoned Miss Dolan the negress indig-
nantly denied the commission of the
crime She was taken to the Dolan
homestead and was fully identified as
the womain who had placed the poison
in the lemonade.
The mob then took her to a nearby
tree placed rope around her neck and
again asked her to confess. She was
stubborn to the last. however, and was
strung up without making any admis-
sions. While the body was dangling in
midair several bullets were fired into it
by the enraged citizens.
The victim of poison was beautiful
Young white girl who was not known
to have an enemy in the world. She
died in horrible agony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27
WRECK AT CHILLICOTHE
Santa Fe Train No. 3 Ran Into
Open Switch.

A wreck which resulted fatally oc
CURED at 1890 p m. Saturday when
west-bound Santa Fe train No. 3, in
charge of Conductor Trenton, of Chill
icothe, Ill, ran into an open derall at
the interlocking plant at Princeville.
ILL.,, where the Santa F'e crosses the
Rock Island tracks. The engine, two
baggage cars and chair car were de-
rallied.
At the time of the wreck Santa Fe
Engineer Ed O'Brien, of Fort Madison.
and Fireman Gus Vogt, of the same
place, occupied the cab. The engine
rolled over and both We're killed in
stantly being crushed under their en-
gine. These were the only fatalities.
Several other trainmen were injured.
but not seriously. No passengers were
injured
AS soon as the news of the wreck
reached Chillicothe a relief train was
run out to the wreck from that point
and the bodies of the dead and injured
were taken from the wreck and then
back to the city. The bodies of the
dead fireman and engineer were taken
back Sunday to their homes in Fort
Madison, Iowa, for burial. O'Brien was
en- old employe of the Santa Fe, and
both he and Fireman Vogt were Wen
known by the men al the Santa Fee
round-house in this city. O'Brien was
in charge of engine No. 1031 one of the
big Prairie type, at the time OF his
death.
- Nt1NfNAiAS NiCW COHiiuSIlEtQ WOLk Ob
the wreck Immediately after the acci-
dent and at Sunday morning the
main line was cleared. Santa Fe trains
No. 8. g. 1 and Z were all delayed sew
eral hours as the result of the accident.
Nos. 5, 3 and 1 passed through Topeka
late Sunday evening. No. 7.went west
over the cutoff.
No information regarding the placing
of the respc visibility of the wreck can
be gained 1t is the rule at an interlock-
ing plant situated at the crossing of
two railroad tracks that when train
is about to cross the derail of the other
track shall be thrown open and a dan
ger signal shown. If the line is safe the
derail is closed and a safety signal
shown. According to reports the derall
of the Santa Fe track was open. thus
preventing trains on that road from col
Hding with trains that were crossing
the track at the time but it is not
known whether the danger signal was
shown or not. The investigation will
be held today.
The following is the list of the dead
and injured:
THE DEAD.
ED O'BRIEN, Fort Madison, Iowa,
engineer
GUS VOGT, Fort Madison, Iowa, fire
man.
THE INJURED.
: Express Messenger L. Budway, Chi
cago. leg HI oxen and body bruises
Assistant Express Messenger H. N
Marshall Chicago. slightly bruised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27

trailers upon the Vinewood line was
impractica BILE and has announced with
loud, firm voice that no attempt to
run the small trailer cars on that
stretch of track win be made again.
New and heavier cars will be neces-
sarv.
Two thousand people, who had gone
to the park for the evening concert.
found themselves unable to get back
to town on account of the tieup of
the ear service, and they were COM
PEELED to wait until the track was
cleared after midnight last night The
greater part of these people reached
home after 1 O'Clock this morning, and
the last car load of pleasure seekers
was hauled away from Vinewood park
at 8 a. m. The street car motormen
and conductors who worked all day
Sunday and all last night are at work
tOdav.
Fully seven thousand people did visit
Vinewood park Sunday. All day long
the downtown terminus of the line
was lined and crowded with people who
wanted to go to the park. The trailers.
put on to handle the extra crowd,
Switches. and destroyed all semblance
of schedule of service Trains that
had been blockaded by derailments
came to the ends of the line at the park
and in town three and four together.
Owing to the disarrangement of the
schedule these trains were compelled
to stand interminable lengths of time
on sidetracks awaiting the passing OF
trains from the opposite direction
In the evening the railway officials at
the park concluded to stop using the
light trailers and to confine the serv-
ice to that of the large suburban cars
but through a misunderstanding at the
HEADQUARTERS the trailers kept going to
the park, and through a series of bao
accidents after 10 O'Clock Sunda.
night. the service was practically sus~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27
BURTON AND TILLMAN.
Both Pass Through Chicago En-
Route to the Chautauqua.

Chicago, July Ex-senator Tillman. OF
South Carolina, who is to hold a series
OF debates in the northwest with Sem
ator Burton of Kansas, on the race
question, passed through town Sunday
afternoon on his way to Madison, Wis.
where the first of the debates will be
held before the Chautauqua assembly.
4 notice that Illinois and Indiana
and other northern states have recent
ly adopted the southern way of settling
the race question" he said at the Audi
torium hotel just prior to his departure
for Wisconsin. THAT seems to be the
only practical way, until the amend
ment to the constitution granting the
negroes suffrage has been repealed We
have shot 'em and hanged EN- and
burned 'em in South Carolina until they
almost knew their proper place now
although the desire to vote, whether or
not they know what they're voting for
or against, frequently causes trouble.
''The further north you go the more
people you will find who know just how
to settle the race problem. It's so easH
to determine the merits of a case when
the parties to the dispute are a thou
sand or so miles away. But as the
negro population increases in the north
or an occasional characteristic trait
breaks out among those that live here.
the people are confronted with the
question that has vexed the inhabi~
tants of the south for many years. And
although the black race was never q
subject race in the north, the nor thern
people go out and settle the matter in
the good old way that the southerners
have been settling it. and the only way
that has proved efflcacious heretofore.
"Yes, the Danville and the Belleville
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27
WHY BRISTOW WENT.
President Wants Him to Weld
the Axe More Rapidly.

Washington, July 27.-Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Bristow, the
leading spirit in the investigation of
wrongdoing in the postoffice depart
ment, was summoned to oyster Bay by
the president to talk over matters con-
nected with the inquiry. Mr.. Bristow
Immediately complied with the wishes
of the president. According to report
about the postoffice department today,
based it is said, upon information from
Oyster Bay, President Roosevelt is not
particularly delighted with the manner
in which the postal research is dragging
along. 1t has now been several weeks
since the president was made fully ac-
ouainted with the names of persons in
the postal service against whom it was
supposed there was sufficient evidence
to warrant their dismissal. The history
of the investigation shows that the re-
movals already made have been widely
distributed, and that by doing so the In
ouiry has been prolonged Not all OF
those on the presidents list have been
removed, though reason for doing SO IS
said to have existed for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27
CREW MAY BE HELD.
Investigation of Hutchinson
Collision Will Be Made.

Hutchinson, Kan, July 27.-Very seri-
Gus results are likely 10 follow the col
Hsion between the Santa Fe and Mis-
souri, Pacific trains which occurred here
Saturday. G. E. Lonnecker of Bartletr,
Kan, died of his injuries at the Welsh
hospital at midnight Saturday and an
inquest on the body viii be held today.
criminal prosecution may follow this
inquest. Engineer H. T. Forester of
the Santa Fe train, it is understood ad-
mits that he did not come to a full
stop. He slowed up until his train was
almost at a standstiH and then started
on at greater speed If the Missouri
Pacific train stopped at all to whistle,
Forester says it must have been 400 or
500 feet from the crossing and not be-
tween from 100 to 800 feet. as the state
law requires.
When he first saw it, he says, the
Missouri Pacific engine was closer than
800 feet to the crossing and going very
rapidly. 1t continued at this rate and
was square across the crossing when the
Santa Fe train, with engine reversed
went into it at slow speed, but with
great force, as there weEe ten cars in
the Santa Fe train. The mail clerk on
the Santa Fe train says that the train
did not stop at all. Mrs. Mary Lane,
who lives near the junction. says neither
train stopped to whistle. This is d spot
where tramps board the trains and it is
said the railroads had an agreement to
instead of stopping their trains at the
crossing. to keep a sharp lookout.
1t is said that the Missouri Pacific
train should have stopped when it sa W
the other train, as a law gives the older
road the right of way when their trains
arrive at junction at the same time.
On the other hand, the Missouri Pacific
enginemen say they stopped and whis
tied and started on before the Santa Fe
train came into view, a fact which gave
them the clear right to cross first. The
coroner's jury will investigate all these
contentious at the inquest on Lonneck-
er's body today and if the responsibility
for the wreck is fixed it is not unlikely
that prosecution for manslaughter may
follow
Lonnecker was about 80 years old and
a hardware merchant at Bartlett. His
father is a wealthy merchant at Che
topa. The young man was returning
from Colorado, where he went in the
hope of improving saix health
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27

the chances of the papal candidates and
in order to obtain permission TO do so
offered to give their gains to charitable
institutions. The government, however,
promptly refused the request.
The ceremonial of the conclaye estab-
lfshed by Gregory XIV is TO be followed
at-the coming meeting. The cardinals
have decided during the conclave to eat
in common in order to facilitate their
work A local paper quotes the re-
Spouse of Cardinal Svampa to question
as to whether he believed the conciave
would be of lengthy duration as fol-
lows:
.'On the contrary, I think it will be
very short. I believe that two days Will
suffice to reach an agreement.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Philadelphia. July 27.-Memorial ser
vices for the late pope were held in
many Roman Catholic churches in this
diocese today. A pontifical mass of re-
auiem which was attended by. many
prominent persons and many represen-
tatives of foreign governments was Gel
ebrated in the cathedral by Archbishop
Ryan. The sermon at the cathedral was
delivered by Right Rev. d. ]. Dough
erty, d. D., lately consecrated at Rome
as bishop of Neuya Segovia, Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27
ON TO THE CAPITAL.
Mrs. ID. J. Kelley Leaves st.
Louis for jefferson City.

ST. Louis, July 27-Mrs Blanche KEEL
ley, wife of D. ]. Kelley, legislative
agent OF the baking powder trust, left
today for jefferson City, where she will
present the letters alleged to have been
written to her husband by former Lieu
tenant Governor John A. Lee, al the
trial of Senator Frank H. FarriS of
Crawford county, who is charged with
bribery in connection with the alum
baking powder scandal.
Jefferson City. Mo. July 27.-Judge
HAZEL has ordered the grand jury to be
called for next Monday morning to
prosecute further inquiry into Doodle
charges. 1t will begin as soon as the
trials now pending are finished and will
probably run through the hot weather.
The investigation will be thorough.
Judge HAZEL told the sheriff to get the
best men possible. We want substan-
tiaI men of good Judgment he said
''and if anybody shows dispositions to
make suggestions about whom you shall
summon, you will immediately report
all the facts to this court"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27
Rain is NEEDED.
Three Weeks Since Good Pre-
cipitatiOn Was Recorded.

A flood and a drouth in one season
might not seem a probable condition to
some. but nothing is impossible in Kan
sas. and something like that record may
go down in history for~the summer OF
1908 unless J. Pluvius does something
for the country in the way of shower
soor..
No rain has been reported in Kansas
or Missouri for As hours, and there has
not been a rainfall of any moment in
Kansas for three weeks, except the inch
and a fraction which fell in Topeka
and vicinity two weeks ago. High tenn
peratures were reported all over the
state Sunday The highest here was 81
The forecast for today is Generally
fair and warm tonight and Tuesday.
The corn and wheat region bulletin
today says: 1.-THE day temperature con-
tinues high. but the night temperatures
are moderate. No rain was reported in
Kansas or western Missouri during the
past Ae hours -
The maximum and minimum temper
atures recorded in Kansas Sunday and
last night were as follows: Baker, 90,
"a: Concordia, 92 72: Dodge City, 80, Sc;
Dresden. 80, 81; Fort Scott, "a, 6S; Hays
City, "a, 81: MacksvilIe, 90, 81; McPher-
son. 98 &c; Manhattan, SO, 81; Usage
City. 80 So; Sedan, 92, 6S; Topeka, o.,
SO; Toronto. 80, "a; Wichita, S2 TO-
Hourly tempera lures recorded by the
government thermometer today were as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27

pended for two or three hours. By
midnight the situation began to as
sumo the character of calamity. but
the crowd was good-natured and the
railway people persevering.
The most serious accident occurred
about 1890 o'clock on the track near
the corner of Twelfth and Madison
streets. An axle under one of the
larger city cars broke. The people on
that train got off and walked home
Cars sent out from the city took the
transferred passengers from cars COM
ing in from Vinewood, and by o'clock
had most of them in town.
THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.
The demand for power in running the
entire equi pment of the road was so
great that the lights at the park con-
stantly showed signs Of impending ex-
tinguishment and internationally flicker
ed and glared and went out, much to the
disturbance of the band concert pro-
gramme. This was one of the most
trifiing of the incidents of the day apd
the least disconcerting. The band play
ed a number of things that it knew by
heart and kept the programme moving
after a fashion.
On the benches in the park innumer-
able tete-a-tetes progressed undisturbed
by the inadequate illumination and the
people around the refreShment stand
found the way from the ice cream dish
es to their mouths in the dark without
complaint. As matter of fact the
but absolute suspension occurred often
enough to make the weary people Won
der if they were going to have to walk
home, and to worry about it.
There are six or eight boats at Vine
wood park. They were busy from
morning till night and the remarkable
twistings and curves of Deer creek were
the cause of an unprecedented destruc-
ton of oars. Although the public had
been warned frequently that Vinewood
was not finished. that the accommoda-
tions would be restricted until the COM
pany could finish the buildings where
refreshments and food would be served,
the public did not wait.
For the accommodation of a good
crowd the park is very well equipped,
but was taxed Sunday by the thousands
who went. The immense rush at the
opening will probably be repeated many
times but in a short time new cars will
be in service. Vinewood met with the
approval of almost everyone who saw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27

lynchings in Illinois and the trouble in
Evansville. Ind, and similar affairs in
other northern states all go to show
that the people of the north are study
ing the race question. Let the GOOD
work go on and the beauties of the
Fifteenth amendment win continue to
be manifest to the world"
Senator Burton passed through Chi
cago in the morning. He said he would
make a dispassionate argument on the
race problem and that he had no doubt
of his ability to show that the negro
race was improving under the wise law
enacted by the Republican party and
that the Improvement would continue
at such a rate to justify the adop-
ton of the Fifteenth amendrnent