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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
ARGUMENT HEARD
In the Case of Ship Building Com
pany Receivership.

Philadelphia. Oct 6-Argument was
heard by the United States court OF ap-
peals today on the appeal of the United
States Ship Building company from a
decision of Judge Kirkpatrick or the
New Jersey United States circuit court,
appointing James Smith. jr., receiver or
the ship building company. Judge Kirk
patrick on June 80, last, on petition or
judged the ship building company IN
solvent and placed the affairs of the
company in the hands of receiver. The
ship building concern in it's petition TO-
day states that the four comDlainants
own one-fifth of one per cent of the out
standing stock of the company and that
Notwithstanding they brought the pend
ing suit on behalf of the stockholders,
not single other stakeholder has joined
in the suit.
On the contrary the petition says in
opposition were represented $2,835,000
first mortgage bonds; SIC, 1000, 900 collat-
preferred stock and $1Gs010,100 of COM
mon stock. The appeal is based on IL
assignments of error against the New
Jersey court. Most of the alleged err
rors are based on the claim that the
New Jersey court was without jurisdic-
ton The last error assigned is that no
proper case was shown for the APP
pointment of a receiver and that ire
parable harm will result and that no
necessity exists for the appointment of
a receiver.
The bill upon which the receiver was
appointed charged that through "reck-
less mismanag ement the comDany's di-
rectors have made it hooelesslY insol-
vent, and that scheme was devised
between Charles Schwab and Lewis
Nixon. before the organization of the
company. by which the former should
acquire the shares of the Bethlehem
Steel company for nothing and sell
them to the ship concern at an enor-
nous profit
The petition also charged that at the
time the bill was filed Schwab was try
ing with the aid of the shin comDanys
directors to acquire all the company's
properties for nothing.
The ship company after denying all
these allegations. asked that the order
of Judge Kirkpatrick appointing Mr..
Smith receiver be revoked.
Decision was reserved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
MR.. WRraHT,s PLAN.

County superintendent Wright's plan
for a course of study for both teachers
and pupils in the Shawnee : county
schools is meeting with favor and has
been adopted by the Leavenworth coun-
ty schools.
superintendent Wright formulated the
plan and put it in operation in Shawnee
county last term The success was such
that when the vote was taken at the
last teachers meeting the vote for the
system to prevail was carried by a vote
of 80 for to 3 against.
The system is for a complete course
of study for the children in every class
and grade to be prepared and for all
schools in the county to be studying the
same subjects in the same classes at the
same time. This maintains a uniform
course of study and children from one
school could go to another and continue
their studies without interruption or
delay
The teachers meet with Superintend-
ent Wright once a month and are In
structed in the studies that the pupils
in the various grades will study. Last
year the teachers studied geography and
history and this year are studying Ian
guages and arithmetic. The teachers
studied features of geography, for in
stance. not found in the text books In
history the following brief outline of
part of the space devoted to President
Pierce gives an idea of the plan adopted
by Superintendent Wright to keep the
teachers posted
Pierce's administration.
Life of the new president
Gadsden Durchase-1S53.
l. Second dispute over boundary be-
tween United States and Mexico
2. Both claimed Mesilla valley and
part of New Mexico.
8. United States wished it as most
available route for railroad to the Pa
cific.
T. Treaty negotiated by Gadsden.
minister to Mexico.
United States paid Mexico $40, 900, 900
for her claim.
United States obtained free navigation
of gulf of California and the Colorado
river.
5. Result-Territory equal in size to
state of New York acquired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
WHEELER STILL MAYOR.
Supreme Court Rules He May Stay in
Pending Hearing

The supreme court has made an or
der allowing S. c. Wheeler to continue
as mayor of Concordia, pending the
hearing of a contest case in the SUI
prene court, notwithstanding the de-
cision of the district court of Cloud
county a few days ago that w. w.
Caldwell is entitled to the office. The
case has just been filed in the supreme
court and has been advanced for hear
ing at the January sitting of the court.
Wheeler, who, by the way, was the
first Populist ever elected to the state
senate, was the temperance candidate
for mayor of Concordia last spring.
Caldwell was the opposition candidate
on a ticket called Republican, but which
was supported by most of the Demo-
Gratis. For the first time in the history
of the town the temperance element won
on the face of the returns, and Wheeler
was declared elected by one majority.
1t was a hot fight and irregularities were
alleged. Caldwell contested the election
and a recount was held by the district
court. The court threw out TWO more
Wheeler votes than Caldwell votes, ana
declared Caldwell entitled to the Office
by one majority. The case is now up
to the supreme court for a last guess.
Wheeler is represented by A. L. Will
moth and F. w. Sturgis of Concordla
and Carver & Larimer of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
KILLED BY TOPEKA man
Charles Fremont in Trouble at
Pryor.

The Pryor Creek, I. T.. Clipper of Oc-
tober 8 says:
Ebert A. Davenport was struck on the
head with a cane at the park about 10
O'Clock last night and died this morning
about 8 d clock
Charles. Fremont is charged with strik-
ing the blow that caused Davenport :
death. He claims that Davenport insulted
his daughter, Essie Fremont
Fremont was arrested and placed in jail
and was given a preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Graves this morning. He was
charged with murder and was held with
out bond to await the action of the grand
jury at Vinita next Monday, October 5.
Davenports home is at Thompson, Mad
ison county. Ark, but he has been recent
ly employed at the hay. barn of Rogers
switch by Mr.. Hayes. s. NJ. Wood says
he has known him for II years and that
he was always gentleman and was
greatly surprised to learn that he had got
into trouble
Fremont's home is at Topeka, Kan. He
was running an open air show at the
park.
A man named Clancy is being held as
accessory. 1t is believed Clancy will be
discharged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
PLANS ARE READY.
City Railway Will Push Work
on New Bridge.

The plans and specifications for the
temporary street car bridge over the
Kansas river are ready to be submitted
to the city engineer by the Topeka Rail-
way company officials. Orders are now
out for material for the construction but
Superintendent Collins says there is diff
ficulty about getting them filled In d
hurry. He says that work on the street
car bridge will begin when he gets ma
terial to build it with.
The bridge is to be built on the east
side of the Melan arch bridge and will
be a good deal like the old wooden
bridge that was washed out by the flood
last June except that it will be but a
single track affair. 1t will be securely
built but will be torn down when the
steel structure, which the railway Off
Gals promise will be built next year, Is
ready.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

This is fair week at Lyons and Lyons
hopes for a fair week
Cigarettes are responsible for a de-
stroyed livery barn in Edwards county.
Grooming wheat bins have started a
Kingsley citizen on a three months trip
to Europe.
A woman who owns a two-acre patch
of cabbage near Eudora, is known as
Mrs. Wigs.
The fad of a Nortonville man is to
appear on the streets at night dressed in
women's clothes
The Jacksonian says the Gray county
girls are UP in arms but whose arms
the editor fails to state.
A Brown county Englishman has
hauled his fourth load of wood free to a
friend who bet on the Reliance
A Greensburg firm advertises: "a few
keys left to fit the ma chine'' This is a
rare opportunity for the boss busters"
A Kingsley man is married at the age
of 81. Autumn seems an appropriate
time for such "sere and yellow leaf' af-
fairs.
Four little striped pigs having the ex-
act appearance of rzebras have arrived
at the barnyard of a Kiowa county
ranch.
Notwithstanding the fight against the
demon rum in Topeka. Stafford
churches are taking UP foreign mission
collections.
1t took considerable argument to con-
vince Rhode Island hunter at Norton
Vile that the beast he had shot was a.
jackrabbit and not a coyote.
Stafford women to the number of 80
purchased tickets for a cloak craving
and every one was present with a Sc
cret feeling of holding the lucky num-
Der.
Enemies of Governor Bailey have dis
covered that there is "A Great Upris-
ing of the editorial brethren against the
machine" Less than score are
named out of a possible list of 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
LOCAL MENTION.

DR.. Ida c. Barnes returned today from
a trip to Chicago.
Archdeacon Crawford came home
Monday for few days.
Mrs. c. A. Stilson is in Kansas City
visiting her son, W. A. Rodgers.
Major T. ]. Anderson is confined to
his home on Clay street by attack
of rheumatism.
William Nelson, postmaster at Smith
Center, was a caller at the Topeka post
office this morning.
Frame house on ground at Ingleside,
corner Huntoon and Tyler, can be
bought for 5000. J. Thomas.
Ed Forsythe, who has been employed
in the storehouse of the Santa Fe, has
been transferred to the Pacific coast
lines and will continue in the store de-
partment.
Monday night the fire department fill
ed the big cistern at Sixth and Kansas
avenue, which was emptied at the tImv
the city railway was laying it's tracks
on Kansas avnue.
The Topeka chapter D. A. R., will hold
an important business meeting Wednes-
day afternoon. October Z, at the home
of Mrs. F. M. Kimball, 1915 Polk street.
Members are particularly desired to be
present. E. l. STOKER, Sec.
M E. Younlxin, city dog tax collector,
has gone out to western Kansas to look
at ranch which he has purchased.
Cnarles Ramsey is at Fort Scott
ngur1ng on the contract for paving Jud-
son street in that city. The Ramseys
paved three blocks en- Main street in
Fort Scott last year.
This afternoon. the city's brief in the
waterworks bond case was issued. and
will be filed at once in the supreme
court. The brief is prepared by City
Attorney Spencer and his associate. j.
D. Mcfarland. 1t consists of So pages
and goes into the history of the water
works bond election with considerable
detail.
The Woman's Missionary society Of
hold it's annual Hand Offering meet
ing at the church. Wednesday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Among the interest
ing features of the programme WIN he
a solo by Miss Gertrude Tryon, ana an
original story by Mrs. F. L. HAYES.
Mr.. Frank Bovey of 322 Kline street..
who has been sick for three weeks. Is
in serious condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
Bucket shop Wins Again.

Chicago, Oct. 6.-Judges Jenkins,
Gresscup and Baker in the United States
court of appeals today held that an or
der of the lower court. restraining the
Central Grain and Stock exchange of
Hammond, Ind, from receiving or dis
tributing market quotations of the Chi
cago Board of Trade until the right to
do so had been secured from the latter
corporation, was unwarranted, and that
the lower court erred in assuming jur-
isdiction to enter an Injunction in the
northern district of Illinois against a
corporation of the state of Delaware
upon which proper service of the sub
poena had not been had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
COLEMAN WILL ROsECUTE
Attorney General to Take Hand in
Marshall County Case.

Attorney General Coleman will per-
sonally take hand in the prosecution
of Charles f. Pusch, the wealthy cigar
manufacturer of Marysville, and Dr.
J. X Hausman on the charge of man.
slaughter in the Marshall county dis
trict court.
Since the State Journal published the
interview with c. Cochran, who came
to Topeka a few days ago to ask Gov
ernor Bailey to instruct the attorney
general to take a hand in the case, the
county attorney, E. A. Berry, has fore
stalled any action on the part of the
governor by reques, ing the help of the
attorney general himself.
The case has been postponed until
next Tuesday. Mr.. Coleman will go to
Marysvi1le on Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06


Failure returns for the third quarter
Of the year do not make as favorable
comparison with last years figures as
appeared for the first half of the year,
says R. G. Dun & Co; 2,54S defaults
slightly outnumbering the 2,511 that
occurred a year ago, and liabilities of
Ss4,s5S, sos far exceeded the S25 0s2, 634 in
the corresponding three months of 1902,
the increase being provided solely by
the manufacturing division, where liza
bilities of S17,54s,5 5S compare with S.
s24,79s a year ago. AS shown in the
monthly statements, this rise of almost
100 per cent. was chiefly due to a few
suspensions of great size. While the
last quarter made much the worst com
parison it would be Il mistake to infer
that current conditions are now at the
least satisfactory point. On the con-
trary, it is most gratifying to find, upon
careful examination of the monthly
statements. that liabilities have stead
lily decreased since the opening month
of the fiscal year which provided about
half the total defaulted Indebtedness
for the third quarter. Commercial liza
bilities for the month of July reached
the highest aggregate for any month
since May. $780, while in August there
was a more normal total of SIC, ST., 1872,
and the figures for September were
only S7.12e. SOS, or less than the liabili-
ties recorded in any month for over a
year. and compare with $1,000. 25S in
the corresponding month of 1902. ss.261.-
s73 in 1901. and over ten millions in
1900,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06

that of her husband, declared that the
Identification was erroneous. The body
was also declared not to be that Of
Jerome Smith of this city, who has
been missing since Wednesday,. The
autopsy revealed the presence of mat
ter in the lungs and throat OF the dead
man. but the physicians said this might
be accounted for by the mutilations of
the head and body and did not neces-
sarily indicate death by drowning. 1t
was at first supposed that the legs were
amputated by the propeller of a steam
er, but it is now asserted that the cuts
could not have been made in that way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
INVESTIGATION IS OVER
Postmaster General Payne Says
It Is Practically Finished.

Washington, Oct. 6.-For two hours
today the president and members of
his cabinet now in the city We're in
and Hitchcock were the absent mem
bers. While those present were reti-
cent as to the details of the meeting, it
is known that some matters of inn
portance, particularly relating to the
navy and the postoffice departments,
were under consideration. Postmaster
General. Payne stated the postoffice in
vestigation to be practically concluded.
although a few matters of Importance
remain to be cleared UP.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06

It seems that the country has gone
through a financial panic without
knowing it. Statistical investigation
goes to show" says Clews & Co s
Financial Review, that security val
ues in the United States advanced
about 4, 500 millions after President Nc
IIinley's first election, and that the
present downward movement repre-
sents a shrinkage of fully $500 millions,
showing that the boom advance has
largely disappeared. Such estimates
are, of course, only approximate. but
they are probably not far out of the
way, and very likely they at least rep
resent the proportionate decline. So
extensive and rapid q shrinkage as this
is nothing less than panic of the Sc
verest type; and, while concentrated
banking interests have fortunately been
able to Drevent a sudden crash and so
save the country from vastly worse
disaster. it has not been able to prevent
a drastic readjustment of credit, which
Is responsible for much recent liquida-
ton. It is perhaps premature to assert
that this liquidation is entirely COM
plete. OF that the market has positively
turned; vet there is no doubt that the
concerted action of New York bankers
has saved the country from a most dis
astrous crisis. and that in spite of cur
rent fears the worst has been passed
and Improvement cannot be very dis
tant"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
VANDERPOOL STEPS OUT.
New Sanitary Sergeant Takes Charge
Today.

r. p Pay took his Office this morning
as sanitary sergeant, displacing SAM
tary Sergeant C. L. VanderpooI. Mr..
Pay was brought to the office by City
Physician Storrs, and Mr.. VanderDool
Immediately put on his hat and left.
That concluded the ceremony or In
auguration.
City Physician Storrs has not yet put
Mr. Pay through his PAGES He has not
instructed him to keep secret all the
public records in the office. but he will
do so very soon. However, Mr.. Pay is
quick to learn. and he says thai pend
ing instructions from the car of the
health department. he will have to sup
DresS information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Regina. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Werner. of
Shawnee. Okla, will be held Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock from the
home of the little girls uncle. W. H.
Eyer. of 504 East Eighth avenue.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie BruinE-
ton, mother of Chief Golf, was held this
morning at 10 o'clock. Six members of
the police force acted as pail bearers.
The department sent a beautiful pillow
of roses as a floral tribute.
The funeral of James S Sproat WIS
held from his late residence on, Fill
more street at .. m. today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
OVER A BILLION.
Total Financial Transaction of Post
Office Department.

Washington, Oct 6.-Henry A. Castle,
auditor for the postoffice department
today completed the trial balance for
the fourth quarter of the year, which
allows final announcement of the in
come and outgo of the entire postal SER
vice for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1903. The footings are as follows:
Expenditures $138, 7s4, 4S7; receipts $134,-
224. 443; deficit 81, $50, 044
The total financial transactions of the
postal service for the year including the
money order system are 81, OPS, 731, 40S,
thus for the first time passing the bill
lion dollar mark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
Dividend on Steel Common.

New York, Oct 6-The board of d.
rectors of the United States Steer COZ :
poration this afternoon declared a quar-
terly dividend of one-half of one per
cent on United States Steel common
stock The regular quarterly dividend
of ~ per cent was declared on the pre-
ferred stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
HEAD AND LEGS MISSING.
Mutilated Body of Man Found in
Hoboken Ferry Slip.

New York, Oct 6.-Two unsuccessful
efforts were made today to identify the
mutilated body of an unusually large
man, which was found Thursday in
Hoboken ferry slip with the legs and
top of the head missing.
Michael Yerkes, of Kansas, who
came to this city at the request of his
aunt, Mrs Michael Nealy of Phila-
delphia. who had identified the body as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
STATE CHESS TOURNAMENT
Players Open Two Days Session at
Whist Rooms.

The State Chess association is meeting
in Topeka this week at the Whist club
rooms. The session commenced this
morning and will continue today and
Wednesday. About a dozen players are
here and a dozen more are expected to
arrive today. DR.. Dick of Topeka has
been chosen as referee.
The opening game was started this af-
ternoon between G. D. Hoffman of Enter
prise and o. c. Brett of Manhattan. The
playing will continue this evening and will
be resumed at o'clock Wednesday morn
ing Officers of the association will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
Was Not Quarantined.

Asa Prendergast, of $40 West Gordon
street, North Topeka, who was arrested
this afternoon for disturbing the peace,
told Jailer Morgan that one of his chill
dren had scarlet fever. He said that
the place had not been quarantined-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR

[From the New York Press.1
Old age can make as hot a love affair as
ashes can a fire.
Nature made night so that married peo-
pie could get acquainted with each other.
No matter how much you pay for ex-
perience you can never sell it for a red
cent.
1t takes some people longer to let go of
dollar than it does some to get a million
of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
OVER TWO MILES A MINUTE
Electric Car Breaks All Previous
Records for Fast Time.

Berlin, Oct. 6.-An electric car on the
MarienhedeSozzen experimental line
reached a speed of 125 4-5 miles per
hour today, or a kilometer more than
the highest previous record. The ma
chinery and roadbed were unimpaired.
The current was between 1900 and a.
900 volts, capable of driving the car at
the rate of over 200 miles. The lives
of all on board the experimental car
were heavily insured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
Mora Rihas surrendared.

washington, Oct. 6.-The war Depart
ment today received the following
cablegram from Governor Taft: Gov
ernor Belts reports the surrender to
Colonel Bandholtz of the consta bulary,
of 80 more rifles at Ligao. making one
hundred in ALL All people Withdrawn
from outlying barrios returned to their
homes by order of provincial board
Trouble in the province reported at an
end"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06

Is it in consequence of civil service
rules. the fact that the same man has
been mayor so many years, or BOTH
that leads Lincoln Steffens to say in
the October McClure's that the govern
ment of Chicago is almost entirely
honest. the Doodle alderman has been
eliminated. the mayor is honest, and
deals are a thing of the past
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
a Love Letter.

Would not interest you if you're looking
for guaranteed salve for sores, burns or
piles. Otto Dodd of Ponder. Mo-, writes:
IT suffered with an ugly sore for a year
but q box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured
me- It's the best salve on earth. 25c at
Arnold Drug Co.. 81 North Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06

When employers of labor issue an
ultimatum to their employees, declaring
that they must give up either the union
or their jobs. as has been done by en-
ploying printers in Chicago, there is not
much show for arbitration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06

1t has been estimated by an expert in
the employ of the government that agrl-
cultural machinery reduces the number
of men employed to do a given amount
to one-third. while manufacturing ma
chinery reduces the number to one
fffiafh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06

The Des Moines Capital announces that
Republican prospects are Frightening in
Iowa. What do they want UP there, to
make it unanimous?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06

The appearance of an armed crazy
man at the White House is another
argument against the third term Mr.
Cleveland would make entirely too easy
a mark for the bullet Of the assassin.