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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
INQUISITION is ON
County Attorney Hungate Ex-
amines Joint Witnesses.
Fails to Secure Evidence of
Value Today.
HE EXPECTS A LIST.
Mayor Bergundthal Will Tell
Whom to Summon.
Nothing More to Be Done Until
Then.
HE EXPECTS A LIST.

County Attorney Otis Hungate began
an inquisition this morning against
persons in Shawnee county, and espe-
cially in Topeka, who may have sold
liquor Illegally
The inuuisition was begun by the
subpoenainS of five persons. Dell
Keller, John p F'ritts, Oscar Swayze,
Harry Wingert, and w. Kercher.
None of them knew of any illegal sales
of liquor and none of them could give
the county attorney any information
or help toward the prosecution of any
Violators of the prohibitory law.
County Attorney Hungate is now
ready to proceed further whenever any
information is furnished him. Several
weeks ago Mayor Bergundthal visited
Mr. Hungate and asked him if he, as
county attorney, would proceed against
violators of the prohibitory law if he
should be furnished with the names of
persons who could give testimony on
which cases could be brought. Mayor
Bergundthal gave Mr.. Hungate to I'M
derstand that the city officers were
unable to make any Roadway in the
prosecution OF illegal liquor sellers
Few days later City Attorney Spen-
Ger visited Mr.. Hungate to talk over
the situation. Mr.. Spencer suggested
that the city might have to look to the
county attorney for the prosecution of
liquor sellers. Mr.. Hungate informed
him that if the names of witnesses
were furnished him that he would
subpoena them under the inquisition
act and secure what testimony they
could give, and that he would then
bring such cases as could be success
FULLY prosecuted in court.
So far County Attorney Hungate has
heard nothing more. He will proceed
as soon as the names of witnesses are
presented to him, but Mayor Bergund-
thai has not provided the county at
torney with a list of names.
County Attorney Hungate said this
morning: Il am ready to proceed
whenever any information as 10 the
Illegal sale of liquor is presented to
me. l suppose the city authorities in
tend to provide me with a list of the
names of witnesses. When that is done
L snail have the persons subsoenaed
and shall question them as to what
they know of violations of the prohib-
tory law. From such testimony I will
bring cases wherever the testimony is
SUFFICIENT to make a case in court I
have received no information from
mayor Bergundthal any of the. city
authorities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
LAWSON SCORES CARNEGIE.
Boston millionaire startles Wall
Street by His caustic Comment.

New York, Nov. 11-Thomas W. Law
son, the picturesque Boston speculate
who developed the Lawson pink, built
the Independence to sail for the Ameri-
cas- cup and afterward consigned her
to the junk heap because the New York
Yacht club WOULD not let him sail her in
his own name. astonished Wall street
today by sending out a letter to prom
inent Wall street men attacking An
drew Carnegie for the part he played in
the formation of the United States
Steel corporation.
The attack was considered in Wall
street all the more remarkable in view
of the fact that Mr.. Lawson is an ally
of Henry H. Rogers, James StiIlnan of
the National City bank and others of
the so-called Standard Oil crowd"
who hoated the Amalgamated Copper
company, the collapse of whose Securi-
ties brought great distress two years
ago to small investors throughout the
country.
1.-THE howl that has been resounding
through Wall street the past few days,
says Mr.. Lawson, for the Homestead
philanthropist to come forth with $10,-
900 600 to stay the decline in Steel
stocks and thereby balm the Iacerated
hearts and minds of the thousands upon
have been buucoed into investing their
all in his creation is not only idiotic but
insulting to Mr.. Carnegie's intelligence
$40, 900 900 to be paid out for the froth
upon the foam resting upon the lake of
water which covers his ledge of under
lying mortgage.
wall street can rest easy that this
big-hearted Yankee-Scot will do no
such foolish thing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
YELLOW JACK SQUELCnED.
Texas Health officer Says They Have
Disease Arrested.

San Antonio. Tex, Nov. 11.-Dr Geo.
r. Tabor, the state health officer, has
made the following report on the yellow
fever conditions in Texas:
Actual conditions in Texas are as fol-
lows: About 700 cases with so deaths in
Laredo IS cases, 8 deaths in San An
tonic with no case reported in San
Antonio for seven days; cases, 2
deaths in Dewitt county. These are the
only places of infection in Texas and is
a true statement OF existing condition
Two frosts have fallen in Bexar and
Dewitt counties. Conditions are favor
able in Bexar and / apprehend no fur
Their cases. Cases in Dewitt county
confined to one house. with no other
house nearer than one mile. Disease is
ended there. Laredo is well quaran-
tined. No danger whatever to people
coming to Texas as our quarantine will
ably protect other sections of the state.
We hope to be able to give San Antonio
a clean bill of health within a few days
State and federal government are CO.
operating at Laredo and hope to ex-
terminate infection there soon"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11

for being such broken reed, and
when Major Edmunds came to live
here-thoHgh it was years afterwards
she could hardly bear to meet him."
Quite a romancer' said Mrs. Gull
len. Il am glad it has ended so hap
PLY. You acted as go-between, then,
Miss Cecily?'
"Oh. saw something was the matter
directly / came back was the cheerful
reply. land it's easy to put two and two
together, you know. The major made Il
clean breast of 1t, and asked me to help
him. and well,,--here the speaker gave
little Taught took up the trade of
matchmaker. Dear Aunt Evelyn, l assure
you. didn't look more than eight and
twenty when she walked down the aisle
this morning"
You have taken us all in finely, Mics
Cecily," remarked the old lady. But there
is one Miss Leroy left, and, RENE mber, We
shall expect her to be married at Wy
tham'
The girl biushed prettily.
Very well, Mrs. Cullen; but you must
wait until the autumn, please"
Il knew there was somebody" said the
other, smiling.
We'll, yes" confessed Cecfly, land he
is coming to stay at Clovelly as soon as
Major and Mrs. Edmunds are back from
Paris.'-Commercia Advertiser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
TIE MAJORS CHOICE.

1t was quickly admitted in Wytham
that the new owner of Shrublands,
Major Ednunds (retired), was a great
addition to the society of that place.
Old Mrs. Cullen thanked Providence
openly that he was a man and a whist
player, stating. with her usual frank
ness, that Wytham was overrun with
women There was certainly a large
preponderance of them, the case in
most country villages, and a good many
were, to use the stately language of
Spanish heraldry, ladies of the half
blank shield'-that is to say, unmar-
ried
The four Miss Daltons headed the list,
all with districts and a passion for early
services: then there were the three Miss
Falkners, the twin Miss McDougalls,
ter, Miss Harris, who acted as Mrs
Cullens companion Miss Garnet, q
bluestocking, and Miss Leroy. None Of
these ladies was particularly juvenile;
Miss Leroy had a niece, Cecily, who
was young, and a beauty; and there
were the two Randall girls, but the
latter were on the outer edge, so to say,
of Wytham society, and only got spoken
Cecily Leroy was away visiting good
deal, for she found Wytham rather
dull, and there could naturally be no
dances where there were so few men.
The winter after Major Edmunds took
Shrublands-a ridiculous name he
promptly changed to Clovelly-was the
liveliest season in the memory Of the
Oldest inhabitant. There were tea par
ties and supper parties, and mild fes-
tivities all up and down the village.
The major was felt to be delightfully."-
unencumbered. He was a big, CHEEKY
man, comfortably off, with a cook
housekeeper, son not often at home.
and a married daughter living in the
north; just the sort of person to make
a second wife of a suitable age very
happy.
He became enormously popular, for
besides whist, he played ping pong,
croquet, chess, crihho~e, the piano. and
round games Cf G.1s aid every descrip-
( ton. He helped with the church dec
ora TONS was the guiding spirit of the
school childrens Christmas treat, and
even recited a comic poem at the penny
reading. In fact, the new arrival bowl
ed the curate, who was short and stub
by, completely over
the major invited to call upon her. al
though it was known that the two had
been acquainted in their early days.
But this did not surprise people much,
for Miss Leroy, whose father had been
a colonel was of SO retiring DISPOSE
ton that. in the absence of her niece,
she seldom went anywhere or did any
thing She was nonlirally Cecily's
guardian. but that young lady had
mana ged her aunt very successfully
ever since she had been left. lovely
child of ten. in her charge. Miss Leroy
was still nice-looking; her complexion
was delicate. her figure slim. and her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
49, 500 FOR PETRIFIED MAN
Old "cardif Giant Trick Is Worked
Again.

AshevilIe, n. c., Nov. 11.-''The Pres
tine Petrified Phenomenon company of
Ashevilie which is composed of we'll
known business men of this city, has
filed suit in Justice WaddelPs court to
recover 50. SEQ, the sum paid for ''petri-
fed man." alleged to have been found
on land Of A w. Sitton of Henderson
county The find was brought to Ashe-
vile last April for exhibition purposes
by Mr.. Sitton. Local capitalists, believ-
ing that the phenomenon would prove
a money maker, organized a stock COM
pany and bought the petrified man.
Recently some of the stockholders be-
came doubtful of the genuineness of
the petrifed one, and as result itais
now alleged that the phenomenon IS
not a petrified man. but is composed
only of Portland cement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
FOUND MANY DEADRABBITS
Recent Flood Hard on Cunning Near
Burlington,

Burlington, N. J., Nov. 11-Hunters
complain that the recent flood nearly
exterminated the rabbits around Bur
ingtOn.
on the meadows and in the low fields
Immediately surrounding the city hun
and a walk through these sections re-
veals the carcasses lying where they
persisted. One man claims that in
crossing a field near the sluice pumping
station he counted as of the dead ami
mails, and on one pile of old railroad ties
alone were rs. where they had taken
refuge from the rising waters, only to
be later overcome
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
ALICE ROOSEvELT's GARB.
Adopts the Divided Skirt and Dis
cards the Side Saddle.

washington, Nov 11-NIiss Alice
Roosevelt has discarded the sfdesaddle
and conventional riding habit and now
rides in divided skirts.
The announcement that she was re-
ceiving instruction in the new style of
riding caused a fiutter among conserva-
tive Neutrality-suspicious., but the presidents
daughter and Mrs Rider, her teacher.
now pass through the parks mounted
astride without causing unusual COM
ment Miss Mason. daughter of former
Senator Mason Of Illinois, was the first
woman prominent in Washington socie-
ty to adopt the more natural style of
riding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
HOBSON POLICE COURT.
Naval Celebrity Asks Aid to Recover
Sisters Purse aud Jewels.

New York, Nov. 11.-Captain Riehrnond
Pearson Hobson. United States navy. re
police court and applied for search war
rant to have the sanltarium at IS West
Thirty-eighth street. searched He told
Magistrate Mayo that his sister Margaret
Hobson, attending an older sister there,
lost q purse containing $es and a gold
medal studded with thirty-eight diamonds.
Hobson said this medal which cost 81
COO. was presented to him by the Southern
society
SUNNI onses were issued for the colored
maid. the colored butler and Miss Murder
who conducts the sanitarium
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
Hunting for aeir to $4,000.

New York, Nov. 1-Attorneys are
searching Paterson. n. J., for Miss Carew,
q young nurse formerly employed in a
New York hospital, in order to pay her
$4,000 under the will of Frank J. Edwa ras,
a civil engineer of Pasadena. Cal Ed
wards fell ill here three years ago and
was cared for at the hospital by Miss Ca
rev. He wished her to become his wife,
but she was in no hurry to desert her
profession, and after corresponding with
Edwards at Pasadena for a long period
she disappeared. The other heirs of the
estate are pushing the search. because
the estate can not be divided until she
shall have been found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
MARRIAGE SHOCKED HIM.
Man Accused of Bigamy Says He
Was Intoxicated.

Bridgeton, N. J., Nov. lin the
cumberland county court this morning
William. DeCari, an Italian, was con-
victed OF bigamy. It was shown that
he was married in 1888 to Susan DeCaro
and lived with her six years, and re-
Gently married a girl named Bertha
Williams. DeCaro denied his first mar
rage, declaring he went on a debauch
with her and when he was sober he was
informed that they had been married
This he never believed and left the wo-
man after living with her for some time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
Guessing Contests Are Illegal

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 11.-Attorney Gener-
al Prout has rendered an opinion against
the St. Louis Fair Guessing company.
Hastings. Reb.. concern. and upon his ad-
vice the state banking board has refused
to permit the company to transact bust
ness The opinion is so sweeping as to
cover all guessing concerns operating upon
this olan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
Peter Elicit Goes to ASYLUM.

Minnea polls. MINI. Nov. 11-Peter
Elliott, the man arrested in Washing
ton because he wanted to see the
president has been sent to the st.
Peter insane asylum for an examira-
ton as to his sanity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
Waits Are Heirs to FORTUNE.

die, aged s. and his brother. Harry aged
II. heirs to a fortune at Hostetter. "a.
were shipped this evening to that city
by express. The lads had been sleeping
in aleyways and were without frieads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
pon,t Like His BOOB.

Rome, Nov. 1.-THE members of the
congregation who examined the Able
I4oignv's last book proposed to have it
put in the index exDurgatoris, espe-
cially on account of his Interpretation
of the Bible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
why Modify Milk

for infant feeding in the uncertain ways
of the novice when you can have al
ways with you a supply Of Borden'S
cows milk from herds of native breeds.
the perfection Of infant feed? Use it for
tea and coffee.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

n. L. Purdy, travelling passenger agent Of
the Erie railroad. with headquarters in
Chicago, is moving among the railroad lien
OF Omaha for a day or two.
J.. II. Jagoe, district passenger agent OF
the Rutland railroad. with headquarters In
New York, is In Omaha telling of the beau
Ties of his line, especially OF those that at
tract the summer tourist. The Rutland Is
famous from the fact that for forty miles II
runs over the waters and the stands Of
beautiful Lake ~Champlain. thus affordlng
one of the most enjoyable Of all the sum-
mer trips in this country. Originally the
road extended from Burlington to Rutland
and thence to Bellows Falls, but in recent
years II has branched out, buying import
ant roads, building new lines and thus grad
ually forging together the links which now
compose the completed chain. The Rutland
railroad Of today extends from Bellows
rails, VT, on the east to OgdensburE on the
west and Montreal on the north. and one OF
its several branches runs as far south as
Chatham. N. Y. 1t has a total mileage OF
nearly $50 miles and reaches many OF the
most notable summer resorts of the east.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
AT THE ~PLAYHOUSES


So
The midweek change of bill of the Ferris
stock company at the Boyd was
given before an audience notable both for
it's size and quality. In point of numbers it
was equal to any of the great Jams that have
thronged that popular house since the open
ing of the summer stock season; in mat
ter Of quality it possessed at least one fea-
ture that is rare in. the history of western
theaters. The entire party of German
notables who Spent the day in the city
was present as guests Of Manager Burgess,
and the presentation of a genuine western
melodrama, showing a phase of life with
which they nave been made familiar
through the novelists. was only another
example of the Omaha hospitality, so
typical OF the west, and which the visit
ors found so genuinely enjoyable. 1t is to
be hoped. however. that they will under
stand that the author Of In Idaho" has
not Hermann S~udermann's wonderful gift
Of drawing real people for stage pur-
poses, else they might get a false notion
Of life in the. now rapidly vanishing wild
and woolly." As II is, I'm Idaho Is a
genuinely interesting picture, and In many
WAYS is true to the life of a new COM
munity in the mountains in days when
the song of the six shooter was still heard
in the land. There are no battles In 1t,
and, compared to some OF the plays we
have been favored with during the last
season. 1t is decidedly tame. However,
II affords scope for the exhibition Of the
strength of the company. 1t was very
well put on and acted with commendable
taste. and is far from being the worst
thing the people of Omaha have paid money
to see. I'm Idaho will remain the bill the
rest Of the week.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

Cfubwomen OF Council Bluffs and, in fact.
OF the entire Ninth district. are much agi-
tated over a report that appeared In satur-
days Nonparell. and that has occasioned
some little comment over the state. to the
effect that owing to disappointment at the
result Of the recent election Of oficers In
the Iowa Federation Of women's Clubs
there is a movement on foot among the
women of the western part Of the state to
withdraw from the State Federation and
form an independent organization. The
women of Council Bluffs have been active
during the week in an endeavor to ascer-
tain IL there was any ground for such a re-
port and careful inquiry among the western
clubs has ELECTED the fact that the pro-
posed disruption was heard of for the FIRST
time in the newspaper announcement, and
they have denounced It as without founda-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
JUDGE ORDERS RENT PAID
Nearly Two Hundred Thousand Dol
lars Due from Receivers of Chi
cagO Traction Company.

CHICAGO, May 1.-Judge Grosscup has
ordered the receivers Of the Union Trac-
ton company to pay the rental to the West
Chicago Street Railway company tomor-
row. directing them to borrow the money
on either receivers certificates or on notes,
The order was in response to a forma APP
plication by the receivers for permission
to borrow the money. The amount due to-
morrow from the Chicago company is
S197, S5.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Rev. Charles ", Savidgs has just mar
ried the following; Charles w. Porter and
Miss Elnora Carr. John w. Ward and Miss
Margaret =. Pollock. Hayden J. Petrle and
Minnie NJ. Smith.
DR.. J. P. Lord returned Thursday from
New Orleans. where he attended the Amer
lean Medical association convention. Beau
mont. Memphis and St Louis were also
visited. Ara Lord accompanied him.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
1hr ChIef OF HeaIers.

old Sores, Ulcers, Piles, Fistula and like
stubborn maladies soon yield to Bucklsn's
Arnica salve or no pay. Csc. For sale by
Kuhn A Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

Follows neglect OF throat inc lung dis
eases. but DR.. Kings New Discovery cures
such troubles or no pay. SOC. t1.O0. For
sale by Kuhn a Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

The above books for sale at Megeath
Stationery Co., 1905 Farnam street
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
Delegation TO sioux CITY.

Five South Omaha Shriners left yester-
day afternoon for Sioux City to attend a
session held there last night. The party
from South Omaha was made up OF B.. e.
wilcox, ilustrious potentate of TanRier;
John F. Schultz, d. s. Clark, C.. C. Howe
and DR.. William Berry. 1t was expected
that several other South omaha shriners
would join the party, but business affairs
prevented. 1t is expected that the deleRa-
ton will arrive home some time today.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
NEW BOOKS AT HALF PRICE.

have come into possession of quite a
number of new books which we will dis
pose of at HALF PUBLISHERS PRICE.
We have only one copy of each, so first
order Is the only one that can be filled.
These books are not secondhand OF even
shelf worn. They are new and direct
from the publishers. Watch for further
lists In succeeding issues of The Bee;
Regular Our
Price. Price,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
Ratlroad Notes and PersonnIs.

Hear Nine. Nordica sing at the Ak-sar-
Ben den Friday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

The annual meeting and election of ON
GERS of the Dundee Woman's club was
held on Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. d. L. Johnson and the following
Officers elected for the year: President,
Mrs. /. s. Leavitt; vice president, Mrs.
Il. w. Taliaferro; secretary. Mrs. w. b.
Howard; treasurer, Mrs. w. S. Curtis.
Mrs. Johnson. the retiring president. was
presented a handsome cut glass bowl as a
souvenir of the club. 1t was decided that
the club should retain its membership in
the state federation.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

"A House of Days" by Charles Binkley.
is a collection of sonnets and songs pref
tily arranged in groups that accord with
the authors inspiration and ideas of an
outline of life n a progressive crit
icism upon 1t. 1t is written with sweet
and charming simplicity and with a realism
that makes life more of a musical and
less ola mystery. 1t is published by A. M.
Robertson, San Francisco, Cal.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

The women of Alaska have shown their
interest in the Lewis and Clark exposition
by onerihE a fine collection OF native
curios. There is, a museum at sitka which
includes a wonderful collection of ancient
baskets, wood carving totemac emblems
and copper and silver articles, and the
governor of Alaska has another fine col
lection. including some fine rare furs,
which he has consented to lend.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

The members OF the Every Thursday club
held an anniversary tea at the home Of
Mrs Horace Everett on Thursday after
noon It proving a most enjoyable affair.
The club has been organized since 1881.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

yer, Monday at Eaton. Colo, as the guest
Of Former Governor Eaton Of that state.
who will be their host also when they
visit Greeley. Tuesday. They spend Tues
day night IN Denver, Wednesday on Pixies
Peak. Thursday in Salt Lake City and
reach San Francisco Sunday. They reach
New York City on the return trip June
% and sail July ?. to report to the kaiser
the observations OF their tour.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

M~cLAUGHLIN a co,
los North Sixteenth Street.
Opposite Postomce.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

The work conference that has proven so
enectual In the suffrage work has been
introduced into the club system of the
Colorado federation by Mrs. Mary C. Brad
ford, the president. The object of the
conference is to bring together the women
of the districts for a conference regarding
the work for the coming year and TO ex-
change ideas for mutual beneht. ,The first
of the conferences was held a week ago
and among other things discussed was
tire club of men and women thai has re-
Gently been admitted to the federation.