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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
HE VOTED FOR FREMONT.
An Aged Kentucky Abolitionist Is
Dead.

Chicago. Sept. 14-Charles Pfister of
Maysviile KY friend of Cassius NJ. Clay,
and of John c. Fremont. and an aboli-
ZIONIST of note in Kentucky in the ante .,
home of his son, Walter B. Pister. He
was "a years of age. The decedant, who
was a lumber merchant for 80 years, was
the only man in Maysville to vote for
Fremont for president in 1856 and was one
of only six men to vote for Lincoln in
1860. The other five were burned IN eHlgy.
but Mr.. Pfster was spared that indignfty
because it was generally realized that he
voted from principle. He built Fort HILL
Commanding the Ohio river for five miles,
and turned it over to the union army and
sought no pay for it. but congress remu-
nerated him in after years. he once ar
ranged a meeting at which General c. M
CLAY spoke. the general holding a re
voIyer in each hand while he delivered his
discourse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
Continuance Is Refused.

Cynthiana, KY, Sept. 14.-In the case
of Curtis lett. indicted for the assassi-
nation of Town Marshal James Cock
defense today filed an afidavit asking
a continuance on account of the abb
sence and sickness of Attorneys Black
and French for the defense. Judge Os-
borne overruled the motion for con-
tinuance and adjourned court until / 80
D. m. to give the defendants attorneys
time to make the necessary affidavits
for a motion for a change of venue to
another county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
Claim 1924 Damages.

The Farmers Cooperative Shipping
association of Mullinsville. Kan, has
filed q claim with the state board of
railroad commissioners against the
Rock Island. asking for 81, 224 damages
because the railroad company failed TO
furnish grain cars for shipping wheat
when requested. The shipping assocla-
ton alleges that it has frequently re-
ouested cars. but the railroad company
has not furnished them. and as a result
it has had to pile much of its grain on
the ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
Black Wool
Dress Goods.


These Black fabrics are the latest
Roxannas, Finnettas, Maxillas. Pow
derettas. Shudas. Kerseys, Cheviots,
Venetians, Crispines, Iris, Mignonette.
GRANTEES. Beavers. Pebble Cloth, Wolfe.
Bourette. Zibeline. Broad Cloth
These are a few of the Black Spe-
Gals for fair week:
50-in- shrunk and sponged 800 yard
NHeNlol IOr &c
44-in. shrunk and sponged 75c yard
Cheviot for SOC
45-in. Zibeline. was s1.OO yard, for. Use
4S-in. Granite. was $1.OO yard, for. Use
50-in- Canvas. was $10O yard. for. sec
5s-in. kersey. was $3.50 yard, for $I.25
3S-in. Wolfe. was 69c yard. for. . 500
A few good Jacards, $1OO quality SOC
Just arrived-Priestley's latest black
fabric-the Japon is a beauty. 44-in.
yard ......... ...................$1 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
PREACHER RUNS SALOON
Under Guise of Young Mems Chris
tan Association.

New York. Sept. 1.-THE police have
raided a so-called Italian Young Mems
Christian Association which has been
making a display of ZEAL says Times
dispatch from Stamford, Conn. They
found in the back room a full-hedged
saloon. The place was being conducted
by an Italian preacher whosrecently at
tanned notoriety by transferring his en-
tire flock from the Baptist to the Con-
gregationaI church because he was OPP
nnsed to immersion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
The New Orleans Is Safe.

Savannah, Ca, Sept. 1.-THE steam
ship New Orleans from Baltimore.
which was reported last night to have
gone aground at Hunters island 40 miles
north of Beaufort arrived here today.
All of the 20 passengers aboard were
reported well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
Omen Switch Causes Wreck.

Chicago, Sept. 14.-Four persons were
injured one, Henry Wakefield, Chicago.
baggageman, probably fatally ana
many passengers badly shaken up in
coIlisior on the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway at Dies PLANES today. An
open switch is said to have caused the
accident. the passenger train, west
bound. crashing into the rear of
freight on siding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
socialists Name State Ticket.

Providence, r. l., Sept. 1.-THE So
cialist party has started its campaign
by nominating the following officers
For governor. James z. Furlong: for
lieutenant governor, Henry F. Thomas;
for secretary of state, James B. Allen;
for attorney general, Albert D. Holmes;
for general treasurer. Abraham p.
Workman. All the candidates reside
in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
WHITE GOODS
DEPT.

All our MERCERIZED WHITE
WAISTINGS-th summers goods-to
be closed out at these prices fair week:
WHITE WAISTINGS. worth up to 35c,
for. ward
WHITE wAISTINGS. worth up to soc,
for, yard .--..-..-....-..-.-. Zoo
WHITE FOR PARTY, WEDDING
AND RECEPTION.
50-in. 75c French Batiste, for. yd. $50
50-in. 75c Persian Lawn, for. yard. $50
50-in. CSC Persian Lawn, for, yard. $50
32-in. soc Mercerized Grenadines. .39c
REMNANTS OF WHITE GOODS
AND EMBROIDERIES-
About 300 in all-our summers ac-
Observation-Disclosures for fair week
NEW FALL WHITE WAISTINGS
are here and will be on display and sale
during fair week.
SWELL AND sDRESSY WHITE
WAISTINGS FOR FALL,
soc, 45c, soc, Csc, 75c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
Carved by Nature

The State Historical society is in re-
ceipt of a curious piece of carved tim
Der, which went through the recent
flood and which was carved by nature.
1t was sent to the society by ]. E.
Wilson 1t is the limb of a tree which
went through the Kaw river flood The
wood is carved more Enthusiastically than
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
Battered with Beer Kegs.

Pittsburg. Pa, Sept. 14.-Late yes
terday afternoon at Trafford City, Tony
Blier was so badly battered up with
beer kegs that he died last night. Blier
had gone for a rest under a cliff just
below a camp of Italians. The Italians
took offense at the intrusion and
hurled three empty eighth beer barrels
down on Blier's head, crushing his
skull No arrests have been made as
yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14

cisions and award the prizes to the win
ners. Then grand ball, for which
Steinberg's orchestra viii furnish music,
will close the three days meeting.
"Auf wiedersehen" next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14

UMBRELLAS

LADIES' 26-in. Union tafseta cover.
with woven border. steel rod. all i'm
ported handles. fine horns and pearl
chunks, silver trimmed-good value
at $500. Fair week price. so
LADIES' 26-in- Union serge cover. steel
rod. and by far the best essor TIN. Mt
of handles that we have ever shown.
Fair week price ........$1.O 90
LADIES' 26-in. changeable taffetas-
five colors. with fancy borders, i'm
ported natural handles-you have
paid $500 for no better. Special
price .--....-. .--.............$2 .Z5
Be sure to see our line of Umbrellas
before purchasing-the biggest and
best in topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. House.

Containing not less. than rooms. mod
ern conveniences and in desirable loca-
ton Willing to pay reasonable rent
for 90 day lease. Address F. G. Kelley,
113 East Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14
SMOKE

if done by the hand of an artist. The
work was done by the sand in a whirl-
ing eddy where the tree lodged. Some
of the grooves are an inch deep and as
smooth as if scraped by glass. The
wood is very hard and the friction of
the sand must have been intense for
several days. Mr.. Wilson says the
trunk of the tree is carved in the same
manner. 1t now lies on a Sandbar not
far from Topeka Professor Grimsley
is getting up the Kansas mineral and
timber display for the Worlds fair.
Upon his return home this week his
attention will be called to this unique
piece of nature-carved wood and if he.
says so Mr.. Wilson will get a cut off
the log for display at the fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14

Don't let the little ones suffer from
eczema or other torturing skin diseases.
No need for it. Deans Ointment cures,
Can't harm the most delicate skin. At
any drug store, so cents.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28
RAILROADS TO FIGHT.

The railroads of Michigan have
given notice that they will lay to judge
Wnatv. uf the Y. S. district court AZ
Grand Rapids for an injunction to
restrain Auditor General Powers from
collecting the taxes levied against
them ii der the new law
II viii be remembered that the laws
If tnis state were amended so that the
roads are taxes according to their
values placed upon them by the state
tax commission. The commission
boosted values very high and the rail
roads are determined to oppose wha'
they term an injntsice by bringing the
matter into the United States court o.
the ground that the present law com
flicts with the constitution Of the
q. s., specifically the i4th amendment
which safeguards property.
There is considerable agitation IN
the Legislature at Lansing for the
lowering of railroad rates in the upper
peninsula from 4cts to 3cts per mile.
representative wreline, of Menominee
county is leading in the agitation and
he has Senators Fuller and Moriarty
back Of him although the latter are not
making any display Of their position
in the matter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28
POLITICAL POT
is BOILING.
Aspirants for City Offices in
Eyidence-Looks Like a
Quite Election.

Contrary to all expectations the
city election this year promises to be
very tame affair. The withdrawal
OF opposition to Mayor Wehse aud the
universal acknowledgement OF the
eternal fitness or continuing Robert
Munns in Office were the primary
causes to the lull that has come over
the affair. Coupled with these mono
candidates. came the announcement
OF the withdrawal OF Geo. Voos from
the race for justice OF the peace last
Saturday leaving w. X. Dawson
monarch OF all he surveys in the realms
of Justice within the metes and
bonnds OF the city. Thus the race
resolyes itself to one between Jas.
Wilkinson and Oscar Widstrand for
tae treasurership.
? The oaucuses have been called for
next Wednesday April l, and the city
convergier will be held in the evening
The delegates and candidates filed in
the several wards are as follows;
ist Ward.
Delegate.
Dan Boyle.
VIII Cjls
Supervisor
VIM. Anderson
Alderman
Albert Ormonroyd
Constable
Mike Shields
II is not known how the delegate
from the frat ward stands on treasurer
both parties claiming him.
2nd. Ward
Delegates
VIM. Gribble
Jno. Soderman
Sam Runback
O. r. Larson
Jonn Wilson
Jas. Psro
Supervisor
Arivd Bjork
Alderman
Jas II. johnson
Henry W. johnson.
!. Constable
VIII 0sassrith
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28

The first three delegates are for J. G.
Wilkinson aud the others are for
Oscar Widstrand.
3rd Ward
Delegates
Edward Martin
Mike Lynch
Jno. Seppel
Reinhart Urban
Supervisor
Geo f. Voos
w Trebilcock
Alderman
r. d. Webb
A. Charon
Constable
Eli Massi
VIM. McGibbon
The first two delegates are for viii
kinson and the other twot or Widstrand
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28

At the meeting OF Crystal Fails
Lodge, /. o. o. +. last Monday night
the question OF erecting q fraternity
building was brought mp and COM
nittee consisting Of Thomas CJnlin,
r. p. Hollow and Ed Udd was ap.
pointed 10 look into the matter and
see what the possibilities are in that
direction. Several OF the memebrs Of
the lodge volunteers TO take goodsized
chunts Of stock in case a paying pro-
position should be put before them.
The reports that building to cost
any certain amount, or, in fact, that
any thing definite, has been proposed
by either the Maccabees or the Odd
Fellows is untrue. The matter has
been simply discussed and in order to
mt the question before the lodgee in
an intelligent manner these committees
have been appointed. They will in
yestigate the different propositions
that may be- brought before them,
obtain figures ON real estate and build
ings and. in short, get every detail
necessary to complete understanding
OF the question, when the matter win
then be laid before the lodges for fur
Their consideration.
The boys are all agreed upon one
thing and that is that nothing short
Of two story brick building viii
Suffice and n the project materlslizse
ls is safe 10 say that the sulIdins 20
be pot up ~in be credit " sAis city.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28

Mr.. Weeks seems TO be a very nice
man. He has rdsported himself 10 .
most eentismsnly manner 80 far and
has made . fns impression on all who
have met him. It is likely that the
matter will be settled amicabiy al
though there Is quite liability that
the court will be appealed to before all
parties are convinced.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28
FROM THE
FAR NORTH.
Domnick Mangone Writes En-
tertainingly of Life and
Labor IN Alaska.

We are in receipt Of the following
entertaining letter from Momnick
Mangone who left Crystal Falls about
year ago for Alaska
Dawson N r
Feb 9sth, 1908
Editor Diamond Drill
Dear Sir @
take pleasure in informing you
that have received your valuable
weekly Diamond Drill and am glad to
be one OF your subscribers.
Az to myself In the Klondike, ! do
fairly well by mining in this far cold
North. I am quite diagusted with the
aevre cold weather. The thermometer
has registered a. low az 81 below zero,
and the winter is very long one. We
have only four months OF summer but
those four months are very beautiful
The sun shines brightly from 10 to "a
hours per day and they call it the
Midnight Sun for it can he seen
for "a hours ON the "a and % day Of
June.
Dawson IL very nice town for its
age with noarly 20, 600 inhabitants
The mines, In my estimation, are very
productive Thsre ie large number
Of creeks which are ALI gold bearing
streams TAe bcps 70 alrsedy taken
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28
TRUANT OFFICER GOT BUSY.

IhUANI Ot flCEh GOI BUSY. :
Monday was busy day for Truant
Officer Rau and he got 30 exceptionally
busy that several warrants were issued
out Of the justice court for different
Crystal Falls parents charging them
with aiding and abbetting the truancy
Of children from the Crystal Falls
schools. The warrants were served
on the parents in question and they
were brought into court.
The truant law in Michigan is very
severe, 50 Evch so that parent may
bc incarcerated in the county Jail if he
does not do his duty in keeping his
children in school The ages between
which the parents are liable are and
10
The warrants in question are the
frat that have been sworn out in this
city although there have been several
threats to do 80 before this.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28
rwo ELECTION DISTRICTS.

The township of Crystal Falls was
divided into election districts last fall
but as the township had not the re-
quired number of votes to do the act
legally Supt. Richards had bill sap
sed through the legislature legahzing
the action Of the board Th bin IL as
follows
AN ACT.
To divide the township Of Crystal
Fails Iron County. Michigan, into
two election districts and 20 provide
for conducting elections therein.
The people Of the State Of Michigan
enact
Section. That the Township Il
Crystal FAILS. Iron County Michigan,
shalt be divided into two electi IN dis
tricts, to be known ard designated az
Election District Number One, aud
Election District Number Two ~
follows:
All Of the territory in said township.
situated. lying and being west Of the
Paint River, in said township. shall
constitute the election district to he
known and designated AZ Election
District Number One. All of the ter
ritory in said township situated lying
and being east Of said Paint River, IN
said township, shall constitute ths
election district to be known and de-
signated as Election District Number
Two
section ?. All Of the provisions q
chapter ninetv-fye q the Compiled
Laws II eighten hundred ninety seven,
relative to the conduct Of elections t,t
residence of electors qualified 70 vote il
each district, the canvass Of the vote
In each district and The official canvass
or tne township, shall apply % said
le!octiau listricts in All elections here.
lutter held in said township
This act ID ordered to take immediate
effect
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28
A CORRECTION.

Rev Hoikka wishes us to correct the
erroneous statement made by the cor
respondent Of the Mining Journal at
Republic last week 20 the effect That
he is TO go to that place and take
charge of the Luthern congregation
there. The story Is OF whole cloth.
Mr. Hoikka will stay in Crystal Falls
where he has very important charge,
one Of the largest in the state. He
was asked by the Republic congregation
to visit them occasionally and this he
promised. IL was this arrangement
that probably lead TO the statement
referred to.
The people Of Crystal Falls are pIeas-
ed 20 learn that tho etory. In untrue
and tho Rev. Hoikka win continne 70
b ore of uA
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28

out and the big wages going down.
The $40 to $40 day is no more. the
present wages il s5 per day and board
and they are reducing every year.
There IL a big excitement mere about.
o new discovery Of gold placer mining
in the Tanana Country some 45O miles
from here. The people leaving Dawson
by the hunrdedr for that place with
dog teams and horses The trip to
tnat district IL great hard ship. It
y hard country to get into.
The ground here is frozen hard all
the way down and to remove the min
erals S.sxI from one must thaw the
gro I.sxs or wood fire. What
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
SUICIDE ON ELEVATED.
WOM4N LEAPS TO TRACK.
Had Wept for Hours at Fifheth-st.
Station.

Mary Mcclure. twenty-three years old. address
unknown sought and found horrible death
yesterday noon. She deliberately jumped in
front of a Sixth-ave. elevated road train at the
Ffftieth-st station, and beneath it's wheels her
body was dismembered-
Employees of the road said the woman had
been pacing up and down the platform. crying,
for three hours, but special notice of her
actions was taken.
Americus Gabel of No. 249 East Thirty-ffth-
ST motorman of the train which the
northbound track, had put on the brake block
away from the station. is customary When
this is once applied an emergency brake is use
less.
Gabel said that he noticed the woman pacing
the platform. and when the train, moving slow
w. entered the station she leaped in front OF IL,
about four Or five feet away. Gabel did his ut
most to stop the train, and did SO within a few
yards, but not quick enough to prevent 1t from
hitting the woman.
The body was wedged around the second truck
of the first car and it-yas necessary to call the
repair train and jack up the car before 1t could
be removed
In pocketbook the woman had carried was
found by Coroner Scholer card on which ap-
peared the name, Miss Leonard" without an
address and two tickets, Nos. 4J3 and 454. for
rattle for "a Doll of Mine" issued by Catholic
church in Jersey City, the pastor of which is
Father Ter Woert of No. $50 Jersey-ave.
The motorman was arrested
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
STOPS Il $4,000 LEAK.
j. B. Reynolds Finds There Vas
"Grafting" an License Bureau.

James B. Reynolds secretary to the Mayor.
said last night that there grating in the
Mayors license bureau last year to the extent
of at least $4,000, in spite OF the fact that
Mayor Low almost daily sat in his office over
head the license bureau. hard at work trying to
root out the bad practices of Tammany office
holders
Il would like to take a little more charitable
view of the matter if I could" said Mr.. Rey-
nolds last night to Tribune reporter, but the
facts that 1 have discovered and the very
marked increase in the daily receipts under the
new police squad in charge of Sergeant Pearce
convince that grating went right on last
year about the same as I not reflect
ing in any manner on Mr.. Browne who had
charge The grating is chargeable to the old
system and to the fact that many of the police
men in the old license squad kept right on doing
as they had been doing for years. I do not
charge all of the policemen in the old squad
with being corrupt But many of them unques-
tionably used their positions to collect graft
ITO prove that I am not voicing mere sus-
picions it is only necessary to say that the re-
ceipts of the License Bureau IN the last ten
days of March, after the eighteen new police
men took charge. increased $1,000. On the next
to the last day the receipts were $500, and on
the last day they were $1.1OO. The receipts of
the bureau for 1908 will show an increase of at
least $4,000 over the receipts for 19UZ. IL
remember correctly. the entire receipts last year
were about 100000. Rightly run. with every
one treated alike by the bureau, this branch of
the citys government should yield revenues to
the extent of about $2oO.000
in few branches of the city's government is
II as nossbe for the city's servants to blackmail
on account of allowing the strong to oppress the
weak as in this very license bureau. In almost
every case 1t is the submerged tenth pitted
npA J1IIR
The bureau has to do with employment agencies
iunkshops pawnshops and second hand furni-
turt stores Men and women driven to these
four kinds of institutions Inanifestly in con-
dition TO be pundered of the little they have
left They are too weak to fight back. The very
fact that they are defenceless incites their
oppressors to prey upon them. The proper regu-
lation of these places means the alleYiation of
a great deal of suffering and oppression
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05

pioNnIcnt business. and that many revocatons
of licenses were expected within a brief time.
While expressing his belief that he had evil
dence which would break several or these
places, he declared il could not be given out
until next week. when he expected to bring the
cases to court Mr.. Merrilnan declared that. IN
addition TO the dozen or mere complaints that
were made to him weekly, he was called upon
10 settle endless others over the telephone ne
asserted that in many other instances the m
tellieence office proprietor fixed the complain
ant so that the bureau was unable to proceed
against the offender.
There viii be something doing IN these cases
next week" said he, ''and. while have gooa
many cases. I cannot disclose them now. IL
q bif business and q bad one and / am trying
10 break II up. i can see no dlHerence pee"eeh
fhaf and the ordinary 'bunco' game"
There are number of thoroughly reputaole
Intelligence offices in this city. and this inquiry.
Of course has relation to them