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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
President of the Armenian Rev
Olutionary Society.
Shot by an Assassin in London
Suburb.
KILLING is POLITICAL.
Other Officials of Same Society
Met Like Fate.
Only Clews Are a Felt Hat and
q Revolver.

London. Oct. 27.-SagateI Sagouni,
president of the Armenian revolutions
ary society in London, was murdered
in the suburb of Nunhead late yester-
day evening. The crime has created a
sensation. it has every appearance
of being of political character. and
has been preceded by the assassina-
tion of other officials of branches of the
same society on the continent.
Sagouni. who only returned to Lon
don yesterday after settling up the
affairs of an associate in Switzerland.
who was recently assassinated by
stabbing, was entering his residence
when man rushed across the road
and fired four shots at Sagouni in
quick succession. the last bullet enter
ing the region of the heart. The muir
derer, who appeared to be a foreigner,
fed. The only clews to the man in the
possession of the authorities are a felt
hat and a silver plated revolver. both
made in New York, which he dropped
in his flight.
The murdered man who was a mining
engineer. became wealthy in the eau
casus and devoted his money to the
Armenian cause. His society was entire
ly passive and opposed to violence and
1t is thought this attitude inspired the
advanced section of the Armenians with
the desire for vengeance the latter
claiming that Sagouni's society devoted
funds to charity which would have been
better applied to violent remedies for the
Armenian grievances
Sagouni is said to have moved to Eng
land from New York early In 1902
1t is stated that Sagounis life had
been threatened on account of his par
tic1pation in the exposure by the editor
of Boston newspaper, Young Armenia,
after the miSapprOpriatiOn of funds by
a faction of the Armenian revolution
lists. These men are alleged to have
collected $40, 900 in America, in 1902, and
to have put the money in their own
pockets, instead of pushing the propa-
ganda for the emancipation of the Ar
menians for which the money was sub
scribed.
Boston, Oct 27-The murder of Sa-
getel Sagouni, president of the ArTnen-
\ ian revolutionary society. in London is
not regarded as being of great political
1 significance by Armenians in this city
! but rather result of a bitter feeling
which exists between two fractions in
! the revolutionary party itself. In sup
port of this it was cited the recent at
attempt to assassinate an Armenian
editor, Peter Kergurian. in this city by
members of the revolutionary party.
said to hold socialistic views which
! Kergurian opposed. At the trial an
officer of the party testified that the
members of the socialist wing had
taken oath to remove "all distractions
/ in spreading their views
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
MISS TUTCHER GOES.
Sister of Boy Murdered Last
Week Is Dismissed.

Miss Nellie Tutcher is no longer en-
ployed as stenographer in the ofice of
the state superintendent of puDllc In
struction. Superintendent Dayhoff has
dismissed her and has appointed Miss
Jessie Harberson of Hutchinson in her
place.
Miss Tutcher is a sister of Fred
Tutcher, who was murdered by two ne
groes last week. When the tragedy oc-
CURED she naturally was absent from
her work, and when she returned to the
state house Monday she was informed
that her place had been filled and she
was no longer an employe of the super
intendent's department. There is con-
siderable criticism of Superintendent
Dayhoff around the state house because
of his action in letting out Miss TuJcher
at this time.
''I am very sorry it has happened the
way 1t has" said Mr.. Dayhoff when
asked about the matter today. s.I would
have made the change some time ago
when 1 first came back from Jamaica.
but could find no one who suited me
to fill the place. I had two reasons for
making the change. and there have been
others since. I finally determined upon
the change for Monday of last week, ana
appointed Miss HarberSon to take the
place. Miss Tutcher was away last
week, and Miss HSrberson gave up d
fifty dollar position to take this one so
L could not postpone the change. If I
could have done so I would have DELAYED
the matter a month or two, in view of
the tragedy in her family but 1 knew
nothing of 1t until Tuesday,
the reasons which Nr Dayhoff as
signs for letting Miss Tutcher out are
that she secured railroad transportation
with the use of his name which he had
not authorized, and that she absented
herself from the office without leave.
Mr.. Dayhoff has in force a strict set
of rules, one of which is that no one
in the department can leave the office
during work hours without permission
He says that Miss Tutcher was away
one day until two o'clock in the after
noon and at another time left before
her work was done; that he remon-
strated with her once, but would not
do so again, and gave orders to the
other employees to report any further
absence from duty.
Miss Tutcher was again reported by
Miss Laura Payne, statistical clerk in
the office. Miss Tutcher's friends allege
that Miss Payne has a personal dislike
for Miss Tutcher. but Mr.. Dayhoff
says it was by his orders that the re-
port was made.
No other office in the state house has
such rules laid down for employees as
those of the superintendent office, but
Mr. Dayhof generally wants it under
stood that he is running that office and
is responsible for it.
Miss Tutcher was Stenogra pher in the
superintendent's office during the last
term of Frank Nelson. She is consid-
cred very efficient and is highly regard
ed by the other state house employees.
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TRENCHES ARE CONCEALED
Hiding of the Troops q Feature of
Fort Riley Maneuvera

Fort Riley. Kas.. Oct. Effort Riley
still belongs to the government The
enemy made a desperate effort to
capture it Monday and failed. They
did not exactly fail, either. for the
fight was still hot when the umpires
stopped it. but they had not secured it
at the time the halt was called. and
consequently it's possession remains
where it was before the fight.
The enemy which sought to cap
ture the post was General C. C. Carr
with nine regiments of infantry, two
full regiments and one additional
squadron of cavalry and four batteries.
The force that withstood him., under
the command of Colonel Slower of the
Fourth cavalry, was the First battalion
of engineers under Major Leach the
Sixth infantry. commanded for the day
by Lieut.. Colonel Loughborough, a bat
talon of the Twelfth infantry. two bat
teries of artillery and one squadron of
cavalry.
The most remarkable feature of the
days work was the ability shown by
the officers and men of the defending
force in the construction and conceal
ment Of their trenches. AT a distance
of 200 PAGES they were invisible, even
to those who knew their exact location.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
ATTACKS MRS. EDDY.
DOWie DevOtes His Sermon to
the Christian Scientists.

New York. Oct 27-At the early
morning service in Madison Square
garden today Dowie gave a brief ad-
dress on "Covetousness." also spoke
about the work done by his followers
here, saying that great many con-
verts had been made. and about 100000
homes visited. He announced that a
public baptism would take place in the
garden this week. but that he had not
decided when it should occur.
About one thousad persons attended
the regular morning meeting, when
Dowie talked on Christian Science, and
especially on Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy
and her book. He declared that Chris
tan Science was neither Christianity
nor science.
Mrs. Eddy's book he declared was
inconsistent with the first elements of
good sense: the only possible charm in
the book" he continued. seems to be
that it is impossible to understand.
There IS one grain of truth in Chris
tian Science-it teaches that disease
does not come from God.
LAS for the arguments of the 'scien-
fists that there is no such thing as
feeling, tasting or smelling except in
the imagination of persons, is all bosh.'
Dowie concluded by saying that
Christian Science undermined all com
mon honesty and veracity in the human
mind.
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MANY TO eco OVER"
Fourteen Prisoners in County Jail
Await Orders to Move.

Fifteen prisoners in the county Jail
are under sentence to the state peniten-
tiary at Leavenworth or to the reform
atory at Hutchinson. These prisoners
will be taken away from Topeka With
in the next month, probably without
notice as the county authorities like TO
avoid the fearful farewells of relatives
when prisoners are taken away to serve
time Those who are destined for the
penitentiary are: Frank Jordon, colorcd,
assault with intent to kill, 8 year sen-
tence; Frank Ferguson. colored, steal
ing, eighteen months; Frank Weatherly,
colored, burglary, indeterminate SEN
tence: Henry Taylor, eolored, horse
stealing, years; James Bradford. col
ored, horse stealing, indeterminate SEN
tence; Fate Russell, colored, stealing. )
years; Anthony Peacher. colored, shoot
ing into U. P. passenger coach. indeter-
inmate sentence; W. H Burke, white,
confidence man. indeterminate sentence.
Those who will find their way to the
reformatory will be: Len Williams,
colored. robbery; Tom Davis, colored.
robbery: John Jordan, Scolored, rob
berry: Claude Smith. colored. theft; Rob
Barnett. white theft: Smoke" Williams
white, larceny: Earl Felitz, white. lar
ceny. Confinement in the reformatory
denends upon good behavior.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
CANNON BOOMED
Mississippi Leyee Convention
Welcomed to New Orleans
With Much Ceremony by En-
thusiastic Citizens.
ATTENDANCE is LARGE
1t Includes Governors, Senators
and Railroad Presidents.
in % States.
is LARGE

New Orleans, La, Oct. 27-Attended
with considerable ceremony, including
the firing OF cannon, the largest and.
in point of personnel. the most infiuen-
tial levee convention yet held in the
Mississippi valley opened today in ru-
lane hall. President Charles Scott of
the Interstate Mississippi Improvement
and Levee association called the body
to order. The purpose of the meeting
is to appeal to the national govern
ment for sufficient aid to levee both
banks of the river and to main tain
these levees at maximum grades. re-
claiming and giving protection to the
alluvial lands and improving naviga-
ton.
The attendance included governors,
senators, members of congress, high
railroad officials and representatives of
commercial exchanges and levee boards
from many states of the valley. Tele-
grams were received from men in
twenty-five or more states expressing
sympathy with the movement. Presi-
dent Stuyvesant Fish of the Illinois
Central, Vice President Winchen of the
Rock Island. officials of the Texas 6.
Southern Pacific, ex-Secretary of the
Treasury Charles S. Fairchild, Gov
ernor Longino of Mississippi, Senator
Barry of Arkansas, Congressman Da-
VldSOn OF Wisconsin, and others were
Missouri was chosen temporary chair
man. The opening session closed with
the appointment of a committee on per-
manent organization.
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been born ir May And, with the
knowledge that had come SO strangely
to me- saw also that my good, noble
mother had been tricked into a Scotch
marriage with a brother army officer
of high standing whose relatives had
hurried him out of the way and that
my dear mother, to hide her shame, had
married that vile Scoundrel who sat
there before me, and had done that
which, had 1 known of it twenty years
before wouli have given me the right
place in the world. For there is no
doubt that her marriage to the scoun-
drel John Murray Dowie was invalid:
and the Scotch marriage could not have
been invalidated. and ] was the right
ful son of my father. What that place
might have been is not for me to say
shall never seek it, for if it carried
with it the finest ducal coronet in the
United Kingdom, would not want to
change it for the office I hold and the
ministry to Cod
The last words, pronounced with
solemnity over the great still garden
fell on the audience like an irrevocable
dictum and in a few seconds a great
burst of applause greeted the speaker
My father, who was man of high
standing, led one of the great charges
in the Crimean war. and died like a SOL
dier at the head of his troops.
'I want to say that I never wanted
this story to come out but it is known
that l am not the son of the miserable
scoundrel who, in order to strike at me.
sold the letters in which I reproacaed
him, to the vile press of New York
Dowie burst into invective of the bit
terest type against the press for pub
fishing the letters. He ragged like a
man crazed by the enorn1ity of injury
done him. and then, as if spent by tie
exerion of his TRADE. broke down and
wept-
He said he was glad that his wife and
son were away. SO that he could bear
humilia ton alone. He likened himself
to David and Solomon, but added that
he did not consider he was illegitimate.
At the close of the address, Dowie pro-
nounced this benediction: God look
down upon the irresponsible band of
criminals who write the papers and
publish their lies. ard have mercy on
them. Have mercy. Q God. and grant
grace to the country and may it muzzle
and if need be destroy the newspapers" F"
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LIQUID FUEL BOARD.
It's Report Is Expected to Be of Great
Public Interest.

Washington, Oct. 27.-The annual re-
port of Rear Admiral c. W. Rea, chief
of the bureau of steam engineering, for
the fiscal year ended June 30, last says.
1.-THE report of the liquid fuel board
when published will be of inestimabie
benefit to the manuf3cturin maritime
and naval world and will show the faF
reaching benefit of careful, consclen-
tious and extended experimental invesu-
cation. Neither in extent nor in char
acter have these tests been equalled
reau feels assured that when the re-
suits Of the experiments are made
known that the necessity and advisa-
bility of conducting extended investiga-
ton in other directions will be made
manifest
The report earnestly requests the Ge-
tail of junior line officers as assistants
to the naval inspectors of material, in
order that the training that they would
receive may fit them for the important
duties of inspectors in charge.
Reviewing the needs of the bureau at
the different yards. the following recon-
mendations are made for the yards
named:
Portsmouth. N H. entire set of
buildings for the bureau; Boston. power
plant: New York. several new buildings;
League Island, additional tools; Nor
folk, auxiliary machine shop; Mare Is
land. appropria ton for remaining build
ings proposed for the new plant; Puget
Sound. pattern shop. power house and
administration building: Key West, new
foundry; Pensacola, complete outfit OF
shops.
The estimated cost for tools and ma
chinery plant at Charleston is given at
$3.50 900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Have an Important Meeting and
a Banquet at Emp0ria.

Emporia, Kan, Oct. 27.-The Knights
of Columbus, an organization of the
Catholic church. held meeting in EN-
poria. Fully two hundred out of town
knights were here to attend the con-
ferring Of the second and third degrees
on 81 members of the Emporia order
District Deputy Grand Knight Gibbons
of Topeka and P. j. Monaghan Off
ciated The main event of the days
ceremonies was the banquet given at
the Knights of Columbus hall. Two
hundred and eighty members of the
lodge were seated at the table.
Toasts on fitting subjects were given
by prominent Catholics of the state.
The following responded to toasts: The
Rev. Father Tien, Wichita; the Rev
Father Austin, of Strong City; Father
Raymond, ST. Paul, Kan; Judge Den
mis- Madden and Colonel Whitley of
Emporia: Judge Mcdonald, Strong
City; Thomas Byrnes, Emporia; Dis
trict Deputy Grand Knight Gibbons, of
Topeka; Thos. Hines and Fitzgerald of
Kansas City; A. H. Riley and Tierney
of Parsons.
Grand Knight Breen of the Emporia
order was toast master. A very agree
able surprise to the knights was solo
by Mrs. Sinclair of Emporia.
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GOOD IN TROUBLE.
Now Fee Buyer Can't Get His Bill
a K3a6

E. B. Good, the fee buyer, is in trou-
bic with the city again. He can't get
his bill for fees Q. K.ed by the police
judge, and until that ceremony is per-
formed, City Attorney Spencer refuses
to report favorably on the account.
Police Judge Hamilton has been In the
habit of looking over Mr. Goods bill,
and seeing if he was charging for fees
which were actually due. He has done
this as an accommodation to Mr. Good,
and without any direct authority NOW
he has come to the conclusion that it
would be better to have some official in
structions to do this. owing, probably
to the fact that there is sort or a con-
tinual law suit on between Mr.. Good
and the city. He says he is willing to
look over the bill and check it up but
he must have some instructions to do
so from the council 1t is possible that
the council may refuse to give such in
structions, but even if they do give
them, Mr. Good will have to wait an
other month to collect his BILL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
THEIR CHRIST WENT AWAY
The Doukhobors Got Into a Family
Row at Once.

Chicago, Oct ga dispatch to the Tr:-
bune from Winnipeg, Manitoba, says:
Word has been received here of a riot in
the DouShobor colony, to the north of
Swan Lake, in which three persons were
killed and another fatally wounded
these people went on a visit to the York
ton colony. Before he went he called his
followers before him, and, while they lay
prostrate before him. he told them to fol-
low out his doctrine during his absence
and to pay no heed to any so-called mis-
sionaries who might visit them. For a
day all went well until Methodist min
ister named Perkins arrived at the settle-
rnent and tried to preach to them The
community divided itself. and one faction
of women stripped themselves of clothing,
as they have done on several previous oc-
casions. and started to look for Peter
Veregin their leader and seIf-styIed
Christ. The men interfered and a pitched
hattie enSued.
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A Run STARTED.
Disquieting Rumors in st. Louis
Financial Circles.

ST. Louis, Mo, Oct. 27.-As the result
of disquieting rumofs. a run was start
ed today on the Mississippi Valley
Truss company, but as fast as the de-
positors poured in they were given
their money without hesitancy. Second
Vice President John D. Davis said:
I'VE do not know how the rumor that
We were in financial straits got started
but it probably started in the depart
ment stores among the hundreds of
clerks who have their savings in our
bank. We appreciate the confidence of
those who have allowed their deposits
to remain with us. but we certainly
want those who have lost confidence
to withdraw their money. The bank is
perfectly safe and we do not fear a
run.'
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CHASED IA MONTHS.
An EmbezzIer Finally Captured
in Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 27.lThe Tribune today
says:
After a chase lasting IA months, and
in which two continents were traversed
with a detective in pursuit, John Morri-
son, assistant cashier of the Northamp-
ton bank of London, charged with EN-
bezzling more than $50, 900 has been cap
tured in Chicago. Morrison, with Ed
ward Weston of the Scotland yard de-
tective force, who effected the capture,
now is on his way to England to answer
the charge of defalcation- Morrison after
his fight, assumed many aliases. When
arrested he was conducting a 3ewelry
store on Forty-third street under the
name of Henry Jergan. He also has
used the names of William Jordin,
Henry Miller and Francis.
During August, 1902, in the temporary
absence of the cashier of the London
bank, Morrison, it is alleged, He'd to
the continent. The theft aroused the
London bankers, and Weston was put
on the case.
The detective started for the con-
tinent only thirty hours after Morrison,
but the fleeing man had sailed at once
for Canada. There he bought ticket
for New York.
In New York Morrison lived at a
small boarding house for at least two
months Becoming nervous he left the
city and went to Boston, where he in
vested in a jewelry store. The fugitive
did not stay long in Boston. He went
to Marion Ohio where he invested in
a business venture Weston came to
Marion, where he learned the embez-
zler had left only a few hours before
for Chicago. Weston arrived in Chicago
only a few days later than Morrlson
When arrested the fugitive consented TO
return to England without extradition
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TO SETTLE QUARREL.
American Association and Western
Leagues Latest Plan.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Oct. 81
Messrs T. F. Burns and D. G. Packard,
Western league magnates, made an
official announcement today regarding
the status of the controversy between
the American association and the West
ern league The whole trouble is to he
left to an arbitration board of which
Howard c. Griffiths, of the Jersey City
baseball club, has been selected chair
man, each league to select another
member. The decision of the board is
to be final. Each league will set forth
its side of the controversy in writing
within the next ten days and a settle
ment effected as soon thereafter as it
is possible for the board to meet.
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AIR FAILED TO WORK.
Three Men Killed and One
Injured in Wreck.

Salida. Col, Oct 27.-By the air fail
ing to work on the second section of
freight train on the Denver & Rio
Grande on steep grade, the train ran
into the rear of the first section. Four
men were buried beneath the wreckage.
Three of them were killed outright and
one frightfully injured. The dead:
SAMUEL BROWN. engineer.
HENRY SIMMONS. brakeman.
JOHN MALCHEY. brakeman.
Injured: Henry Fitzsimmons, arm and
leg broken and bruised about body.
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schwab's Cousin Ii Hard Up.

Vienna. Oct. PA man named Will
liam Schwab. who has been plavinE
recently in a Vienna theater under the
name of Sails. and who has been miss
ing for some days. has just been found
in a starving condition. He has in his
possession papers which seem to show
that he is cousin of Charles M
Schwab, former president of the United
States Steel corporation. and he has an
nounced his intention of going to Amer
ica to seek assistance from his rela-'
fix-as
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Prize Eight Is Raidad.

Chicago Oct. GA prize Eght was
raided and ninety prisoners, nearly all
Italians, were ce1tured last might in
Clark street. When the spectators made
a push to escape Michael Gerry, %
years old. leaped from second story
window and fell in a hatchway betwea IN
the buildings. The fire department was
summoned by the police to extricaIe
him. He had sustained a fracture of
the right Leg.
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Armor Qnestion Is Settled.

Washington, Oct 27;-secretary Moody
he awards for furnishing armor for the
battleships Vermont. Minneapolis. Kansas;
Mississippi and Idaho. The Midvale Steel
6 0a0 IONS and the Carnegie and Bethlehem
companies a contract for supplying 5,Oa9 9
Retblehen1 companies were identical.
namely: S. s44. GEO. the delivery, to begin IN
nine months while the Midvale company $
hid was Sc. Cos, ,9e2 delivery to begin in 20
months