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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
TEAR THEM DOWN
Government Proceeds Agains t
the Cattle Men.
Suit Brought to Have the
Fences Removed.

Three injunction suits were brought
in the United States district court this
afternoon by U. S. District Attorney ].
5. Dean to compel three big land and
cattle companies in western Kansas to
unfence several thousand acres of gov
eminent land used by them for pasture.
one OF the cases is brought against the
Wuifekuhler company, of which Sem
ator Louis H. Wulfekuhler, of Leaven-
worth, IS one of the officers. his father
and brother being also extensively in
tereSted in the organization. Thornton
Cooh, OF Kansas City, and Peter Rob-
IuouX' OF wallace, Kas., are also inter-
ested in it. Their company is known
as the Circle Land and Cattle COM
pany and maintains more than 100 miles
OF renee around about $4,000 acres of
counties near the Union Pacific rail-
road only a fraction of the land is
owned by the company, a part of it
pelng leased from private owners and
the railroad, and 1900 acres of it be-
longing to the government
one OF the other suits is against the
Dewey Cattle Company of Cheyenne
county, which acquired such notoriety
rev months ago in the cattlemens
war in which Chauncey Dewey w j.
Mcbride, members of the company, and
a tnlrd man, killed three members of
the Berry family on an adjoining ranch.
Z. r Dewey, the owner of Manhattan
Lake, is the principal stakeholder in the
company. 1t has been known that the
Deweys had considerable government
land fenced, about 5000 acres in all, and
1t was anticipated that they would be
prosecuted by the government for violat-
ing the fencing laws.
The third suit is against the Mills
Wood Cattle company of Syracuse,
Hamilton county, consisting of c. c.
Mills and Benjamin A. Wood, the lat
ter at one time a member of the legis-
lature from the Hamilton district This
company has also about 5000 acres of
government land fenced.
In speaking of the suits that he has
instituted U. S. District Attorney Dean
said today:
1T is a criminal offense to maintain
a fence upon or around government
land, but these suits are being brought
civilly as injunctions to prevent the fur
Their maintenance of the lines of fence
that are making the trouble. Twelve or
fifteen suits are being prepared and
will be tried at Wichita or Leavenworth.
They will take precedence of other liti-
CATION"
A. H. Burtis, special agent of the gen
eral land office furnished the informa-
ton upon which these suits are being
brought and is in Topeka assisting At
torney Dean in their preparation. The
land in question is in the -Keeney,
Dodge City and Wichita land districts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
OF INTEREST TO KANSAS.

A call has been issued for a meeting
of the Interstate Mississippi River I'm
provement and Levee association at
New Orleans. October 27. Time was
when an announcement of this kind
would have possessed little or no in
terest for Kansas people but after the
recent experiences of various portions of
the state with floods, it may be different
now.
The call is directed to:
1. The governors of all states within
the Mississippi valley whose lands. in
whole or in part. are at times inunda-
ted by the waters of the Mississippi riv-
er, or any of it's tributaries.
?. All towns and cities situated within
the territory just mentioned
8. All other towns and cities through
out the country, having important COM
mercial or financial relations with the
people residing in the alluvial sections
of the Mississippi river and it's tributar-
les. and who favor the levee system and
liberal appropriations by the general
government for its early betterment and
ultimate perfection.
a. The boards of trade and chambers
of commerce of such towns and cities.
8. All steamboat lines plying the wa
ters Of the Mississippi river or any of
its tributaries.
s. All railroads whose lines are who'll
~ or partially located within the al
luvial sections already mentioned; and
Z All levee organizations throughout
the valley. Police juries. county super
visors and kindred bodies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
A New Railroad Route.

New York Tribune:
Talking of the Alaska-Siberia railroad
scheme it ought to occur to the enterprts-
ing promoter that a still shorter cut TO
Europe would be by way of the North
Pole, straight over the dome of the world:
A line from New York due north would
traverse the smiling expanse of Baffin
land. the fiowery meads of Grinnel land,
and the orange groves of Grant land. a
great winter watering place might be es-
tablished at Cape Columbia, where the
railroad would give place to the steam
ship. If passing the North Pole and going
a little east of south the sunny shores OF
Spitzbergen would be reached. Thence
there would be another ocean trip to North
Cape and then an easy railroad run down
the level heart of the Scandinavian penin-
sula Really, it is all so feasible that we
can not understand why nobody ever
thought of it before. But we shall get no
copyright on the idea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. D. F. Wyatt and daughter Lucia
have gone to Denver and Colorado
Springs for a months outing.
The county commissioners will ap-
point two delegates to represent Shaw
nee county at the eleventh annual
National Irrigation congress, at Ogden,
September Is to Is.
The Epworth league of the First NJ.
E. church will hold its regular business
meeting in the church parlors tomorrow
evening.
Robert Loomis son of N. H Loomis.
was operated on for appendicitis at
Stormont hospital Monday afternoon.
His physicians report that he withstood
the operation all right and is doing
we'll The family returned from Colo
RADIO last Thursday. The boy had been
sick out there but Mr. Loomis was as
sured by a physician at Denver that he
did not have appendicitis, but the dis
ease developed, making an operation
necessary Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
KNOX AT OYSTER BAY.
Attorney General VIII Have a
Conference With Roosevelt.

Oyster Bay, L. L, Aug. 11.-Attorney
General Knox arrived here today from
New York where he has been for two
days, in conference with leading Repub-
licans and financiers He was driven
directly to Sycamore Hill. The an
nouncement is made that the attorney
general came to discuss departmental
matters with the president. One of these
matters is the Litteaur-Lyon glove
contract case, one phase of which was
referred by Secretary Root to the at
torney general with a view of having
the department of justice recover If pos
sible certain sums of money paid by the
government under the glove contract.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Irrigation Delegates.

Governor Bailey has appointed the fol-
lowing as delegates to the National Ir-
rigation convention which meets at Og-
den, Utah, next month:
Congressman w. A Reeder of Lo-
gan.
F. J. Scott, of Goodland.
NJ. NJ. Miller of Hays City.
l.. ]. Jacobs of Atwood.
F. S Reynolds of Grainfield.
E. Bartholomew of ROckpOrt.
Guy E. Woodhouse of Sharon Springs.
J. G. Haney of Hays City.
J. H. Rice of Fort Scott.
o. Smith of Wichita.
Sam Forsha of Hutchinson.
Judge c. f. Lobdell of Larned.
l. T. Purcell of Wakeeney.
I. L. Diesem of Garden City.
Judge Z. H. Madison of Dodge City.
w. A Hutchinson of Garden City.
E. r. Thorpe of Lakin.
T. A. McNeal of Topeka.
Claud c. Carver of Pratt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Mr.. Bryan.


New York Sun.
Mr.. Bryan is vet explaining in the
Commoner his detection from the Demo-
cratic national ticket in 1892, when he
voted against the Cleveland electors and
for the Weaver electors. The vote
against Mr.. Cleveland, he insists, was q
strategic vote really intended to pro-
mote that candidates election. And the
strategem was devised and recon-
mended to him by the Hon James E
Boyd, of Nebraska. member of the
Democratic national committee of that
year. The fact remains that if Mr..
Bryan and all his Populist friends and
admirers who voted for Weaver in 1892
had been less strategic and had put in
their ballots for Cleveland, the result in
Nebraska would have been a Demo-
cratic plurality of about 10000 in
stead of Republican plural
ity for Harrison of about 5000.
The strategy born of Bryan's zeal
for Cleveland failed miserably and Mr..
Bryan, after II years. is explaining.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
DEFENDS LYNCHING.
John Temple Graves Hands Out
Hot One at Chautanqua.

Chautauqua, N Y, Aug. n.-Unioue
among all sumner gatherings is the one
now in progress here. ifhe case of mob
spirit shown by feuds, lynchings riots, as
sassinations and other iawless- happenings
gives great Importance to this conference
Among today's speakers was John Temple
Graves of Atlanta, Ca. who spoke on The
Mob Spirit of the South He defended
lynch law remedy for the crime of
assault holding that though Iyncnfng is
a crime it is justified by the crime which
provokes it and will never be discontin-
ued until that crime is eliminated The
remedy for lynching must be the elimina-
ton of the crime of assault, and this, ne
maintained. could be done only by the
separation of the two races in the United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
BELIEVES IN CRAWFORDS.
Another Day in the Trial of the
Humberts.

Paris, Aug. 1.-THE Humbert trial
was resumed today. NJ. Parmenter, the
ford Brothers in their suits was examin-
ed and said that Henry Crawford en-
gagged him in October, 1895, as his law
yer. Henry told him that one of his
relatives died at Nice, leaving the bulk
of his fortune to Nine. Humbert, but
second will was discovered, changing
the disposition of the Inheritance.
NJ. Parmentier gave details of the
complicated litigation, maintaining his
belief that the Crawford brothers actu-
ally existed. Mime. Therese frequently
interrupted denying certain of NJ. Par
nnentier's statements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
EDITORIAL COMMENT
water Troughs for Horses.

Ney York Tribune:
Millinery designs in straw headgear
for horses this summer lack variety ana
decorative effect. There are no picture
hats crowned with clumps of flowers
above the nodding foretops of the pa
tient servants of mankind. But the
meek and long-suffering creatures are
not protesting against the lack of Pa
risian ornaments. In the worst heats OF
torrid weather the ugly things do lessen
to some extent the miseries of the I'M
fortunate animals. But the horses need
more drinking fountains to far greater
extent than they need straw hats. New
York is scantily provided with water
troughs for horses. There is a tempt
ing opportunity for men and women
of means to multiply a hundredfold the
drinking places for horses in every bo-
rough of New York. There are many
thousands of places within our munich
pal limits where the needs of human
beings can be satisfied, but the horses
too often are subjected for long hours
in succession to excruciating thirst.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Wolcott Moves Up.

E P Wolcott assistant chief dispatcher
for the Rock Island at Topeka, has been
appointed chief dispatcher for the
company at Goodland, Kan, in place of
J. s: Jones, resigned. R. B; McCloud. one
the position of assistant chief dispatcher
here in place of Mr.. Wolcott.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Journal
aaoay during the summer may haze
the babe' mailed regularly each day
to Any address at the rate Of thirty
cents month address changed as
offem as desired While ont of f0aCn
tie State journal zOfH be to yOw like
a daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Killed a Horae

A ''live wire' on the Vinewood park
line killed a horse this morning belong
ing to E. Leuenberger on the Popenoe
place, east of town. The insulation on
a guy wire had in some way come off.
and the horse touched the wire. The
current killed the animal so quickly
that it fell on the wire, and the cleo
tricity burned the body almost in two.
The Vinewood bulletin board at the
transfer station does not say anything
about a barbecue at the park today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
SHERIFFS MEET.
Six Hundred of Them in Convention
at Omaha

Omaha, Neb., Aug 1.-THE twelfth an
nual convention of the Interstate Sheriffs
association assembled here today with
nearly 900 sheriffs present from Iowa. Kan
sas. Nebraska, Missouri. Illinois North
Dakota, South Dakota Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and Wyoming The delegates were vel.
coined by Sheriff Power of Omaha The
session will continue three days. The sub
lect of the discussion will be the appre-
hension and care of criminals The con-
vention is made the occasion of an outing
for the members
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
spradley Wants Out.

Henry Spradley has asked the county
comm issioners to release him from the
county jail where he is serving out a
fine of 800 and costs amounting to $35
in the case wherein he plead guilty of
larceny. He says his wife and three
children need him to work for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
HARLING is NAMED.
The Northern Pacific Chief Engineer
Comes to Rock Island.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 11.-W. L. Har-
ling, chief engineer of the Northern Pa
cihc, has resigned to accept similar
position with the Rock Island. Presi-
Pearson, acting engineer. Mr.. Pear
son is now assistant general superin-
tendent with headquarters at Living
stone. Mont.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

says: Councilman Swendson must
have the wrong understanding Of the
requisition system. 1t would not be of
any use here in Topeka. in the way he
proposes. 1 think Topeka does too much
bookkeeping 1t could get its financial
affairs in better shape if it would abol-
ish some of its intricate systems, and
not keep so many books"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
For ropeka's Postoface

Washington, Aug. Ito. c. Meyers
and o. r. Tevins have been appointed
substitute clerks in the Topeka (Kan)
postoffice. Henry NJ. Campbell of St
Louis has been appointed an interpreter
in the immigrant service at Seattle,
Wash; salary, s., 200.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

Colonel Bryan was caught in a rail-
road wreck Sunday, but the colonel,
having been through two big wrecks,
one in 1896 and another in 1900, probably
doesn't mind a little shake-up like this
last one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Yates offers a Reward.

Springfield, ILL.,. Aug. 11.-Governor
Yates today offered a reward of 5000
for the arrest and conviction of the I'M
known murderer or murderers of
George A. Kilman, jr., who was killed
in Macoupin county on the night of
July 5 1908
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Can Sell Guns to China

London, Aug. 1.-THE repeal of the
proclamation prohibiting the expectation
of arms and ammunition to China was
published in the London Gazette this
evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

Washington Post: Senator Tillman
had his pocket picked while travelling
with Senator Burton. And stin they
talk of senatorial courtesy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Lavina Sewell died at Stormont
hospital Monday afternoon. The body
was taken to Minneapolis on the Union
Pacific this afternoon for burial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
London an Expensive City.

The ordinary price for dinner at A
London hotel IS six shillings; at a
French hotel six francs, at four shfl-
lings nine and half pence. Yet the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

Golden Rule Jones refuses to ride in
Tom Johnsons band wagon. 1t looks as
though things are coming Toms way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

It may be that the Populists were in
fuenced by the advice of Mark Hanna
when they decided to stand pat next
year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

Following the murder of a Russian
consul by a Turkish soldier the sultan
promptly sent his condolences to the
pzar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

Grover Cleveland should make haste
to subscribe for the Commoner if he
wants to be included in Col. Bryans list
of available men for the presidency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

Word has been received here of the
death Saturday at his home in Indian
apolis of H. E. Miller. a former resi-
dent of Topeka and at one time a ma
chinist in the Santa Fe shops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Malta Is Shaken.

Malta, Aug ia violent shock of
earthquake lasting minute was felt
here this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

Edward w. Longshore, jr., nephew of
E. w. Longshore, of the Kansas state
board of agriculture. died at the home
of his parents in Philadelphia on Sat-
urday, aged q years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Land Bill Passes Third Reading.

London, Aug. 1.-THE house of lords
today passed the third reading of the
Irish land bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-01

The electric light proposition is com.
ing along very nicely and Mr.. Webster
the electrician is meeting with great
success in his canvass for patronage
He informs the Courier that he will
recommend to his company to so ahead
and put in plant and that prac ctically
means that it will he a go as the COM
pany will undoubtedly follow out his
recommendations. 1t is expected that
If the company goes ahead the plant
will be installed and in running opera
tion the fore part of December. This
will be quick work but can easily b.
done IL work is commenced at once and
material can be secured. Mr.. Webster
left yesterday for Fargo and Minneap-
oils to present his recommendations to
the board.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-01
Saves Two From Death.

'sOur little daughter had an almost
fatal attack Of whooping cough and
bronchitis, - writes Mrs. w. X. Hayi
land, of Armonk, n. Y, ''but whenall
other remedies failed, we saved her life
with DR. Kings New Discovery. Our
niece, who had Consumption in an ad.
vanced stage, also used this wonderful
medicine and today she is perfectly
we'll" Desperate throat and lung dis
eases yield to DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry as to no other medicine on earth.
IDfallible for Coughs and Colds. soc
and sl.0o bottles guaranteed by 81. II.
Bateman. Trial bottles free.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-01
New Tailor Shop.

f. w. johnson will on the 9th of Ott
1903, open q complete Tailor and Fur
riersestablishment in his building form.
.erly the Dakota House, where lie will
be pleased to meet his many friends
who can be assured ola good lit and
honorable dealings. Mr.. johnson is
well known and good work can be re-
lied upon. lie had charge Of Mr.. Gust
OILS )n's Tailoring apartment for the
last years.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-01

Judge Pond, of Minneapolis,
sentenced the negro Haynes, who
made an attem It to assault q 13
year old girl, to twenty-five years
in the penitenti..ry and said he
was sorry that the law would not
allow him to give the prisoner q
life sentence II all our courts
would take the same view as
Judge Pond, justice would be
best subserved and lynchings be
come fewer. Haynes was speed
ily brought to trial and punished.
Its this everlas sting delay that
causes mobs to resort to lynch
ing.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-01

Geo. F. Thayer, mayor Of Aneta
was recently presented with q
fine gold watch. This is in strik-
::iu9 contrast to what most mayors
get, the Valley City one for in
stance. He has been the recip-
ient of several boquets and they
were not Of the fragrant variety,
either.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-01
Taken 10.

One black horse branded JK on left
shoulder, one black horse branded JK
and JE on left shoulder, one grey mare
branded JE, @ and another brand
which we are unable to describe, also
one colt about months old. Owner
can get same by proving property and
paying charges.
Sec 3E146 IS.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-01
Da.eerous Ex.nples.

U0DGerO00 EX0nple0.
Mrs. Long (,vllo recommended a scrv
ant)-Yes. she was an excellent girl I:
every way. except she would initiate
me In dress and things like that.
Miss Sh0rt-Ah. yes. noticed slm.
began doing 1t when she came to me
but she's given It up now.
Mrs. Long-l'n glad to hear 1t. ex-
pect she saw she was making herself
ridiculous.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-01

The women of Kansas have won
their greatest political victory
over their husbands, brothers
and sweethearts. Reports Of the
contest are reaching the Office of
the state superintendent of public
instruction in the form of returns
from the school district elections
which indic.ste that the women
have elected q majority of the
members Of the country school
boards in the 1000 districts of
the state.
The platform on which the
women conducted their campaign
for control of the schools was
kept 3 secret until the day Of bal
lotlng. It declared for the wip-
ing out Of the Objectionable pro-
vision of the teachers contracts.
which forbids women teachers to
receive attentions from their nd.
mirers during the term, and pro-
vides for q forfeiture of a portion
of their salaries If the women
marry before the end of their
terms.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-01
No America. Horse rype.

Notwithstanding the Importance OF
horse breeding az an industry in this
country, there Is ut this time no dis.
tinctly American horse type. The rae
ing Thoroughbred Is English, the heavy
draft horse is French, the hackney is
English, and the trotting horse, as bred
at present for track and road service,
70 not a type at all. An animal type
cannot be said to be established until
e reproduces itself with reasonable Ger.
tainty.-John Gilmer Speed In Cen
tury.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-01

/ An irrigation convention will be
held at Bismarck, N. D.. Tuesday
and Wednesday, Oct. 20 and 21
and ask for q full representation
Of all interests in the state. All
state officers, United States sem
ators, congressman, state mem
bars Of national party committees
members of the legislature, mem
bers of the various political state
com mittees, county and city offic-
ials, including county commits
sioners will be accorded member
ship in said convention n by virtue
OF their Office, the chairmen Of
the various political committees
for each county are also entitled
to seats and voice in said con-
vention. Each board of county
commissioners is also allowed to
to appoint five or more delegates
and each city mayor, commercial
Organization and state education
81 institution is asked to name
two or more delegates.
Are there not sections in North
Dakota where such experiments
can be tried with every probabil-
1ty Of success? Is it not desira.
BILE that this money be invested
IN the state? It will increase the
value Of the assessable property
In North Dakota at least $50, co.,.
Qcc, and win therefore benefit all
sections of the state.
Gr:ggs county soul | see to II
that it is represente ] at this con-
ventlon.