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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-16
NEEDS NO DEFENSE.
Quartermaster General Discuss
es Army Transport Service.

Washington, Nov. 16.-It has been
thought proper, in an official report, to
refer to the army transport service as
a most costly luxury, says c. F. Hum
phrey, quartermaster general of the
army, in his annual report to the secre-
tary of war, which was issued today
LAS to its costliness, I submit actual
figures and facts. l do not know in
what respect the service can be looked
upon as luxury, unless reference is
made to the excellence of the enlisted
mems accommodations. If it be a lux.
ury to furnish our enlisted men with
the class of accommodations now pro-
vided in all army transports then 1 IA
vor the continuance of that luxury.
I'm my opinion, the transport service
needs no defense whatever, and no ex-
cuse is offered for it by the department
charged with its operation. l. for one
do not claim that there is any mex
Orable military necessity for its con-
tinuance, but submit that the service
is unquestionably a very valuable and
economical military convenience"
Much of the quartermaster generals
report is devoted to discussion of trans
port service. The duties that have been
performed through the service and the
relative costs OF transportation by the
government and by contract are shown
in the report.
The total difference in favor of trans
port service for a year is placed at 81
248439 in the report. Interest and rrans-
port service for the year cost $685. sos in
the RntQpplne archipelago. WDle Ine
cost of transporting the same number
of passengers and animals, and the
same amount of freight and mail under
the prevailing tariff rates of the Philip
pine steamship companies. the report
says, would have been $1,027, ,977.
During the year 1850 passengers were
carried by the transport service between
the United States, the Philippine islands,
Hawaiian islands and Alaska. Freight
carried between the same points amounted
to 6S. .221 tons. Remains of 329 officers, en-
listed men and civilian employees were
brought home. and there were transport
ed between the states and the Philippines
oi,651 pieces of baggage. 531, 751 pounds of
mail. $S,9l6,000 in United States currency
and coin and six horses.
Recommendation is made that Honolulu
be declared a regular port of call for all
troops going to and returning from the
Philippines. On account of the inability
of the department to realize anywhere
near the value of transports no longer
needed for the service when offered for
sale it has been determined to lay up the
spare ships in the harbors on the Atlantic
coast and at San Francisco. These ships
VIII be kept in condition to be put in SER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-16
FIREfN A STORE.
Block of Business Houses on Kansas
Avenue Threatened.

At shortly after o'clock Sunday
evening, disastrous fire which might
have been a second Palace fire." was
discovered in the three-story building
at 725 Kansas avenue. owned by B. N.
Davies and occupied by @. A Wolf.
jeweler, and Mrs. L. A James. miIli-
merry. The fire was in the center Of the
principal business block of town, but 1t
was extinguished by the department.
without the use of water. The chem
icaI engine handled it alone.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
It started in the back of the millinery
store in large pile Of hats and hat
boxes. The electric wires are under
suspicion, but they seem to be able to
prove an alibi. Chief Wflmarth viii not
say how he thinks the blaze started
Nor has he yet estimated the damage.
The principal damage is to the sock.
The building was not much damaged.
1t was badly scorched at the rear, and
the floor Of DIR. Menninger's Office was
burned through in small places. This
loss on the building is covered by In
surance.
On the Wolf stock there was an in
surance of S2 900 and on the James
stock Of 50. 500 At present it is inpos-
sible to say the extent of the damage to
the stock as the store has been locked
today awaiting the arrival of the insur-
ance adjustors.
The total damage done by the fire
will probably not exceed 5000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-16
LOOKS LIKE POLLOCK.
Rumored That Either Curtis or
Burton Will Go to Him.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 16.-The
judgeship situation remains unchang-
ed. So far as now appears there will
be no change in the vote of the dele
cation tomorrow.
The feeling in the delegation is to
discredit the reported charges against
Pollock until they are proven. So far
they have influenced no member of the
delegation in his choice. They have not
been brought to the light as yet. 1t
was supposed some move would be
made to file them as soon as Pollock
took the lead, but thus far no move has
been made in that direction.
A dispatch from Topeka says j.
Willis Gleed will reach here today.
Eugene Ware is on record as endors-
ing him for judge.
Hiram P. Dillon and Charles Blood
Smith went to New York last night.
The report was circulated Saturday
night that Johnston had returned to
Kansas, but it was found he had only
changed hotels, going from the Sher-
man to the Ebbitt
Long and Burton are comforting al
most hourly. 1t is suggested that as
Burton and Curtis probably will op-
pose each other for the formers seat
in the senate one may see a possible
advantage in going to Pollock, thus
making the judge and getting a long
lead for the other
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RELEASED ON BOND.
Four Men Charged With Gamb-
ling to Have Hearing.

The date for the preliminary hearing
of Wood Fowler, Mike Thompson,
''Tobe" Tobias and "Si'' Hurst,
charged under the Cubbison law with
gambling. has been set in the city
court for November "a
The four men each gave bond in the
sum of $500 to appear before Judge
McCabe. County Attorney Hungate is
working diligently on the case to pre-
pare network of evidence which will
result in the conviction of the four
persons charged. The defendants are
expected to fight the case with unusual
energy, and it is not unlikely that in
case of conviction the validity of the
Cubbison law will be questioned, all
though it has already been upheld.
County Attorney Hungate has an
affidavit made by William Griffith in
which testimony against the defend
ants is sworn to. Mr. Hungate is be-
ing assisted in the gathering of evil
dence by D. E. Carruthers and ]. D.
Haskins. Checks made payable to the
defendants and cashed by them are
in the hands of those interested in the
prosecution and they will be used as
evidence against the defendants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-16
lS KILLED IN RIOT.
Louisiana Negroes Resented a
Lynching With Above Result.

Kentwood, La, Nov. 16.-Eighteen
negroes have been killed at Gillsburg,
a small town twelve miles northeast of
this place, in race riot. The trouble
arose over the Iynching of a negro VINO
attacked a white woman. The negro
fed to the woods. The alarm was
given and in a few moments fifty or
more citizens responded to the call to
arms and the man hunt was started. A
description of the negro was given and
the posse searched the woods all night
They came upon him and brought him
back to the village. where he was iden-
titled. A rope was placed around the
negro's neck and he was hanged.
The black man was popular with the
members of his race. When they heard
that he had been 1ynched they became
angry. The word was passed around
and soon the negroes of the village be-
gan congregating. Many of them were
armed. A fight followed and eighteen
negroes were killed. Several others
were wounded. The sheriff, assisted by
his deputies, suppressed the riot.
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GUILTY OF KIDNAPPING.
Young Negro Goes to Reform School
for Four Years

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov 16.-The story of
a deliberate and cunningly contrived
plan to kidnap Jesse Johnsley, an East
St. Louis boy, aged 8, on the night of
June IA last, was told in the ST Clair
county court at Belleville, Ill, today by
Sylvester Baker a negro, % years of
age, who admitted his part in the affair
and was sentenced to serve four years
in the reform school at Pontiac ILL.,
According to Baker who pleaded guilty
to the charge of attempted kidnapping,
it was arranged to spirit him away in
order that he might become a member
of carnival company which gave an
exhibition at East st. Louis last June
Sylvester was an attache of the carnival
company, the manager of which tried
to persuade the boy to go with the
show. The boy was kept in a wagon
with some of the animals until a search
revealed his hiding place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-16
COLD WAVE HERE.
There Is Also Another on the
Way.

The government forecasters are ex-
pecting Kansas to be swept by the first
cold wave of the season. in fact it is
already here. This morning the tenn
perature was falling but tonight the
mercury is expected to go considerably
lower.
Today the forecast sent out for kan
sas reads. Rain tonight and Tuesday
Colder tonight" Sunday the weather
bureau sent a cold wave bulletin as fol-
lows: Gold wave Most severe cold of
season now in extreme northwest Will
cause fall in temperature 20 to so de-
grees in northwest tonight and east to
Mississippi Monday" Sunday after
noon at 8 o'clock the temperature re-
corded in Topeka by the government
thermometer was 73. At o'clock Sun
day night the temperature was down to
AZ. At noon today the wind was blow
ing "A miles an hour from the north
west and at that rate will bring the
new cold wave across Kansas In a few
hours. The temperatures recorded by
the government thermometer this morn
ing were the lowest recorded TINS sea-
SON The hourly temperatures today
were aS follows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-16
Colombia Cables a Protest to
British Government
Against Action of United States
in Panama Matter.
FOMENTED REVOLUTION
Charges This Country Is Re-
sp0nsible for Secession.
Condemns Hasty Recognition of
Isthmian independence.

London, Nov. 16.-The Colombian
authorities have cabled to London a
lengthy protest against the United
States action towards Panama in which
they claim that the main responsibility
for the secession of Panama lies with
the United States government, firstly by
fomenting the separatist spirit of which
there seems to be clear evidence: sec
ondly, by hastily acknowledging the in
dependence OF the revolted province and,
finally, by preventing the Colombian
government from using proper means
to repress the rebellion"
The cable message goes on to say
that President Marroquin has energeti-
cally protested to the United States
and wishes that his protest be known
throughout the civilized world. The
president contends that the United
States has infringed article 35, of the
treaty of 1S46, which he asserts, implies
the duty on the part of the United
States to help Colombia in maintaining
her sovereignty over the isthmus and
adds that the Colombian government
repudiates the assumption that 1t has
barred the way to carrying out the ca
nal"
He asserts that since 1885 they have
granted canal privileges to different
people no less Lnan nine times, ana
claims that the treaty concluded with
the late General Hurlbert, when he
was United States minister to Colom-
bia at BOgota, July 8, 1870, has been at
Washington. After giving the pre-
viously stated reasons for the Colom-
bia senate's failure to approve the
Hay-Herran treaty and asserting that
the delay in the negotiations had not
affected the ultimate issue of the canal
project. the protest of President Mar
roquin points out that Colombia had
constantly endeavored to act in a
friendly manner with the United
States, even asking for the assistance
of American marines to insure free
transit across the isthmus," SAYS the
uprising occurred when the govern
ment was not prepared. having with
drawn most of its troops when peace
was re-estabiished last year. but con-
cludes:
"The hastiness in recognizing the new
government which sprung up under
these circumstances is all the more sur
priSing to the Colombian government as
they recollect the energetic opposition
of Washington to the acknowledgment
of the belligerency of the Confederates
by the powers during the Civil war;"
THE MAINE ARRIVES
Washington. Nov. 16-The navy de-
partment is in receipt of a cablegram
from Colon, announcing the arrival
there of the battleship Maine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-16
TO OvERAWE CHINA.
A Great Russian Army Is Being
Moved Eastward.

Moscow, Nov. 16.-The Russian mill
tary reoccupation of Mukden, Man
churia, has caused such tension and has
aroused such an aggressive attitude on
the part of China that the continued
dispatch of troops to the far east is now
said to be directed against China, de-
spite the pacific turn of the Russo-Jap-
anese dispute. Troops totalling 250, 900
were ordered to the far east when hos
tilities appeared imminent and they are
being continually drafted from the gov
ernment of Moscow and the nine sur
rounding provinces. With the troops al
ready in the far east this will give Rus
sia an overwhelming force with which
to over awe China.
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way.
Mr.. Enright's statement of the Har-
ris case in full is as follows:
I'm the organization of the house last
winter I supported Barker for speaker
against Pringle, who was elected As
result, Pringle controlled the organiz-
alton and I was left absolutely without
patronage. My district, which, l think,
is the greatest in wealth and business
in the state, including the First, Second
and Third wards of Kansas City, Kan,
did not get a clerk, stenographer or jan
itor. I was informed by the steering
committee that 1 need not expect
thing When I returned to Kansas
Other districts had three or four places
and went back, determined to have
at least one place. r. Y. Williams had
been in Topeka for several days trying
to get on. He was feeble and his wife
was sick. But for one circumstance
I might not have been able to get him
the position I did Williams was
Union veteran and was one of the men
who guarded the dead body of President
Lincoln when he was aSsassinated. I
storrned the steering committee for
place for Williams. There were two old
soldiers on the committee and after
hearing of Williams they agreed 70 let
my district have one place. Williams
was made assistant doorkeeper or jan
itor. [ don't know which. He was
sworn in and performed the duties OF
his office. I had helped him before and
usually cashed his checks for him to
aid him in getting some ready money
| / did this at his request and never
withheld q cent from him.
Towards the close of the legislature
Williams was drawn on the jury in
Wyandotte county He came to me
and asked me to take in his resigna-
! ton as house employe. I notified the
majority of the resignation and told
them I expected to fill the place from
my district. it being the only one I
had. They told me to name a man.
and I named 1arris.
This fellow Harris had been ding
donging me ever since I was elected.
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BURIED UNDER
FALLING WALL.
Three Firemen Killed and Two
Injured at Cleveland.
Street Car Barn of Electric
Railway Burns.
LOSS OF 100 MOTORS.
Building Damaged to the Ex-
tent of $4,000.
Fire Is Believed to Have Been
of Incendiary Origin.

Cleveland, Nov. 16.-Three firemen
were killed and two injured as the re-
suit of the largest fire that this city
has suffered in months, early today.
THE DEAD;
ROBERT DUFFY.
JAMES SCHWEDA.
ROBERT REED
THE INJURED:
Michael Corrigan, legs broken.
Harry Vandevelde, suffering from
shock; in hospital, outcome uncertain.
Battalion Chief Andrews slightly in
jured about body.
Duffy and Schweda were killed al
most instantly, having been caught I'M
der a falling wall. Reed died an hour
or two later in the hospital.
The fire was in the large street car
barn of the Cleveland Electric Railway
company on Holdam avenue and Park
street, and broke out about 8 o'clock
from as yet undetermined cause; the
street car employees believe, however.
that it was of incendiary origin.
There were 100 motors stored within
the building, which covered an area Of
four acres, and the flames spread like q
whirlwind, necessitating the calling out
of all available fire fighting apparatus
in the city. The motors are valued at
about $4,000 each. The loss on the
building is placed at 5000 The fatal
tiles were caused by wall falling sud
denly upon Duffy, Schweda, Reed, Cor
rigan and Vandevelde.
At 4 O'Clock 100 frantic fremen had
succeeded in uncovering six bruised and
bleeding forms from beneath the walls.
Fireman Schweda was dead when found ;
Harry Vandevelde had both legs broken
and was internally bruised. Robert Reed
was taken unconscious from the ruins.
The firemen worked desperately in re-
moving the smoking bricks from their
comrades. The firemenl were constantly
driven back from the ruins of the fallen
wall by the smoke and fire. A half dez-
en- streams were directed into the debris
in desperate effort to cool it sufficient
ly so that the work of rescue could go
on.
The first one rescued was Michael Cor
rigan, who was pinioned beneath a ma SIS
of bricks He was pleading with his
comrades to help him. A dash was
made through the fire and smoke and
Corrigan was seized by half dozen hands
and dragged to a place of safety. It
was found that both of his legs were
broken Moaning piteously, he was
hospital. The bodies of Duffy and
Schweda were next brought out. The
father and wife of Schweda were killed
less than a month ago in street car &C
cidents. Ten minutes later Robert Reed
and Harry Vandevelde. bruised end
burned were aiken unconscious from the
ruins.
Battalion Chief Andrews, who was
standing a little back of his men, was
struck by large pieces of stone and in
jured about the legs. He was taken
home
1t is believed there are no More fataIi-
ties, although firemen are still searching
the ruins.
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MT Enr1ght's explanation calls for
sun further explanation from some
body, as it has brought to light another
instance which resembles the Sid
Brakeman case. There were three men
by the name of Williams on the house
pay roll, and all of them drew pay for
the entire fifty days allowed by the
constitution for the regular session.
The man referred to by Mr. Enright
appears on the warrant register in the
auditors office as H. H. Williams"
r. II. Williams and 'sR. Y VIII
initials.
There are five vouchers for $50 each
on file in the auditors office on which
warrants were drawn in Williams
name. The first four were all sworn to
before ThoS. H. Rowland, notary
public of Wyandotte county The first
was sworn to on January 81 the next
on February 4, and the other two on
February %. For all four of these
warrants E. A. Enright receipted on the
warrant register. This indicates that
Williams never came to Topeka but
that Enright drew his vouchers and sent
them to him in Kansas City, and then
drew the warrants for Williams on the
vouchers.
On March IA, long after Williams is
supposed to have resigned and while
Harris was on the pay roll, somebody
secured voucher in Williams name
and Swore to it before Captain A. Glib
son, then acting assistant state auditor
who was always very careful to see
that the person presenting a voucher
swore to it. The signature of Williams
on this voucher is entirely different
from those sworn to in Kansas City, in
dicating a forgery. The warrant reg
lister is also receipted ''R. Y. Williams -
in hand similar to that on the vouch-
er This voucher was not attested by
Chief Clerk Mason.
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vice on short notice should an emergency
arise requiring their use.
To keep the loss down to the minimum
in changing from the old to the new uni
form, it has been decided that issues OF
the new uniform shall commence with or
ganizations returning from the Philippine
islands as after tour of service in those
islands the commands have practically no
articles of wooden uniforms in their pos
session and the prospect of three or four
years service in the United States Justifies
their equipment throughout with the new
uniform
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-16
SWlNDLE UNEARTHED.
Government Robbed of $500, 900
in Boston.

Boston, Nov 16-Special treasury agents
sent to Boston by Secretary Shaw claim
to have found evidences showing that the
government has been mulcted in upward
of 500. 600 through collusion between per-
sons employed in the appraisers depart
ment At least a score of importing firms
in Boston are said to be concerned in the
affair.
Three men are now awaiting trial by the
government on charges of smuggling,
which the government officials say has
been going on for two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-16
"GREEK. TO ZEIGLER.
Says he Does Not Know What He
Has Been Indicted For.

New York, Nov. 1s.-william S. Zeig-
Ter, who has been indicted by the grand
jury at Jefferson City Mo-, when seen a.
his residence said he knew absolutely
nothing regarding the indictment reported
to have been found against him.
This is all Greek to me- said Mr.. Zeig-
Ter, land 1 have no idea why any char6s
should be brought against me. l have
nothing to say now; in fact can say moth
ing, because I am entirely at sea in the
matter. Until I see the Indictment and
learn its nature l can make no intelli-
gent statement"
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NO COAL MINED.
Operations We're Not Resumed
Today in Colorado.

Denver, Col, Nov. 16-Contrary to the
expectation that obtained on Saturday,
coal mining is not resumed today in the
northern Colorado field. the operators
proposition to concede an eight hour day
pending the result of the strike in
southern Colorado having been rejected
by the miners. Information from the
southern field is to the effect that neith-
er the operators, nor the strikers show
any signs of weakening and prolonged
struggle is now expected.
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Holton, Kan. Nov. 16.-Died, Novem-
Der ID, at the home of her daughter in
Holton. Mrs. Martha A. McKitrick, wife
of the late Samuel McKitrick, of To-
peka The funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
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CHEAPER THAN HERE.
American Steel Rails in SYRIA $22.SS;
in Pittsburg $26.

Berlin Nov. 16--The Frankfurter Zei-
lungs Constantinople correspondent says
the Pennsylvania Steel company has re-
ceived the contract for 10000 tons of steel
rails for the Mecca railway, in competition
with the Krupps and several other Ger
man and Belgium establishments. The
price is $22sS per ton, delivered at Beirut
The price Of steel rails in Pfttsburg is
s26 ton.
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COME IN FREE.
Scientific Apparatus and Instruments
for z. q.

New York, Nov. ia quantity of
scientific apparatus and instruments
made for and imported by the Univers-
ity of Kansas will be admitted free
according to a decision announced by
the board of classification of the Unit
ed States general appraisers.
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weather Indications.

Chicago. Nov 16.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Tuesday; colder
tonight; brisk northerly winds.
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Drop in at rs Kansas ave. and see
the plat OF Port StilwelL
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Williams signature on the last voucher
in his name, sworn to in Topeka. The
warrant register is receipted the same
way.
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K Z 2zG~>~~g

Williams signature on his first four
vouchers, sworn to in Kansas CITY.
Enright receipted the warrant register
for these.