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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
TO TOUR ALASKA.
Gen. Funston Will Make an Inspec-
ton of the Posts

Portland. Ore. April 23.-Speaking of
the alleged peculations of United States
army officers in Alaska Brigadier Gen
eral Frederick Funston, commander of
the Department of Columbia, today
said
+ There are but two officers against
whom charges have been preferred and
neither is now serving in Alaska
General Funston says the intimation
in the dispatches from Washington that
a conspiracy involving a large number
Of army officers in Alaska existed is
Incorrect. The trial viii take place at
Fort Davis Cape Nome, about July I.
At that time a court-martial board
probably will be taken up on a govern
ment steamer. General Funston viii
leave here about the middle of June on
an inspection tour of Alaska posts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
CIRCUS MEN BUSY.
They Are Getting Ready for satur-
days Opening.

The busiest people in Shawnee county
are the Sells & Downs circus people
Today and Friday the last touches to
the show will be given and the first pa
raeie Of the season will be given Satur-
dav morning promptly 1t 10 O'Clock
and the first performance will be given
Saturday afternoon and the second per
formance Saturday night. The parade
nue. bridge to North Topeka.
The -ersormers are here and are get
ting their costumes ready for the first
show The big calliope was steamed
up this morning and ali day the steam
pianist has been oracticing on the in
strument- The eight sorrel horses were
hitched to the band wagon, the band
men played IN the wagon and il was
driven around the race track to get the
green horses accustomed to the music
The horses were like people, and were
bcund to look around at the wagon and
the players,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
MISS IRELANDIs FIRST.
VIII Be Valedictorian of Senior Glass
at Washburn

Miss Ema Irelan was today annOunc-
ed as valedictorian of the Washbuln
college senior class. which win gradu-
ate in June. Miss Irelan is a resident of
Topeka. J. Frank Worley is second in
rank and is awarded the salutatorian
honors- Third rank was given to Miss
Miriam Steele. fourth to Miss Mabel
He'll and fifth to Wallace Thompson.
The above announcements were made
today by President Plass. who return
ed yesterday from trip to Chicago.
where he went to make arrangements
for several new teachers for the Wash
burn musical conservatory. President
Plass announced this morning that next
year the college viii organize its musi
cal school entirely separate from the
rest of the college, with faculty of its
own, and a musical director in charge
Of the whole school President Plass did
not announce the name of the director.
Miss Maud Parker viii probably re
sign her position in the musical depart
ment this year. TO continue her studies
in the east
President Plass expects to make the
musical school one of the strongest de-
partments of the college. and is trying
to arrange for the erection Of a build
ing to be devoted entirely to musical
conservatory. He says the Washbuin
music department shall be the largest
and best in the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
Uncle sam Finds More Islands.

washington, April 23.-Oficial adj
vices received at the navy department
from the Philippine record the discCv-
cry of q number of valuable islands in
the southern part Of the archipelago
which are not on any of the charts III
the possession of the government. SO
far as known. no foreign government
as yet has laid claim to this territory
and to preclude the presentation of
such claims Secretary Moody has taken
steps to have the islands properly char
ted as the property Of the United
States after first having every effort
made to learn if any government has
ground for claim to the new islands. 4
naval vessel will probably be ordered
to the southern part of the archipelago
to prepare the necessary charts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
MILLER Is READY.
Will Erect Pressed Brick Building at
1O6 West Eighth Avenue.

6. F. Miller. who has cleared ground
for the construction of a store and Of
fee building at 1O6 West Eighth street,
has let the contract and the construction
viii commence at once. The building
is to be ready for occupancy by June.
DR.. J. H. Benton will occupy three or
four of the upstairs rooms. Arrange
ments for the use of the lower story
have not yet been made. The building is
to be of pressed brick and win cost S4,-
600
The erection of the building has been
delayed by contest over the 20-year
lease on the property. Mr.. Miller stated
today that he had leased the properly
from d Mr.. Slower of Albuquerque and
that others had been making an effort
to break the contract by offering the
owner better terms. The difficulty has
been cleared up and MI. Miller Will go
ahead with the b"ilding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
WILL DEBATE.
Washburn and Park College to
Meet at Last.

Park colleges list Of debaters for Fri
days contest in Washburn's chapel was
received yesterday. The team is COM
posed of George +. Newal Frank r.
Zugg and Maxwell F. Phillips. Park is
also entitled to select the chairman for
the occasion and the man of their
choice is Prof. J. H. Lawrence. Park 5
instructor in English
Little is known Of the ability of the
contestants but Park has way about
her of winning from most every college
she meets and it is not likely that the
home defenders" will have an easy
time in getting away with the honors-
of the Washburn team. Cunningham
has the unusual distinction of having
been given a grade of perfection on both
delivery and thought by one of the
most competent judges of this city
Clark has demonstrated his knack Of
handling an argument in a good many
local contests. Bollinger is new as
pirants for honors in the line but he can
be expected to hold his own.
one clause of the compact is that
there shall be only one rebuttal on each
side and Rollinger being q ready speaker
and quick in retort. can be depended on
to meet all the requirements Of the man
who takes the parting shot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
BURROW WAXING Up.
Secretary of State Just Realizing
Kansas Resources.

The state board of railway assessors
have returned from their tour of in
spection of the Santa Fe. and inciden-
tally they took in the gas and oil fields
of southeastern Kansas. which some of
them had never seen before.
Here I have been living in Kansas
for 25 years and am just beginning to
wake up to the resources and pOssibI
ities Of our state" said Secretary of
state Burrow today. That gas and oil
region is something wonderful to a per
son who has never seen it, and il is
just on the threshold of its development
Kansas now leads in agriculture. but
within twenty years believe il will be
one of the leading states in manufac=
turing and well up in mining. too The
gas down there is bound to draw the
manufacturing Industries in the east
The board has set May : as the date
on which it will hear complaints from
telegraph, telephone and railroad COM
panies concerning their assessments
Next Tuesday the board will go out
over the Union Pacific and back over
the Rock Island. inspecting two roads
on one trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23

Mr. Guthrie was the first attorney
general OF Kansas after It became !
state, and had been prominently iden-
titled with the interests of Atchison
since 1865, when he came here from
Brown county. where he had been a
member of the territorial legislatures
of 1857 and 1859 He had represented
a member of the penitentiary board was
largely instrumental in the sinking of
the coal shaft at the state prison He
owned a ranch of 1000 acres in Chase
county. Kansas. besides farms in Ateh-
ison, Doniphan, Nemaha and Pottawa-
tonne counties. He originated the
polled Hereford breed of cattle which
was the hobby of his later years. At
the annual meeting of the Chicago
Live Stock association last fall he or
ganized an association of polled Here
desst.
He is survived by a wife and six chill
dren-W F. Guthrie. now of the Boyle
law firm in Kansas City; +. L. Guthrie
of Osawatomie; Mrs. Mary White, Of
Chicago; W ". Guthrie. Jr., of Atchi-
son: Theodore F. Guthrie. Of Chase
county, and Gilbert L. Guthrie of Mex
leo. All of his children were at home
when death came brother, H. D.
Guthrie, of Iowa Point. and the only
immediate relative Mr.. Guthrie had
was in AtchisOn this morning. return
ing to his home at noon Mr. Guthries
marriage to Miss Julia Fowler of St
Joseph, in 1863, was an incident of some
note to oldtimers. Albert H Horton, late
chief Justice of Kansas, was his best
the ice at Elwood on their hands and
knees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
WHOLE
OFFICE FORCE.
Explosion at Star Oil Co. Plant
in Minneapolis.
Six Persons Injured and Eleven
Missing.
RUINS ARE TOO HOT
TO Permit of Any Search for
the Bodies.
Injured All Badly Burned About
Hands or Face.

Minneapolis. Mimi. April 2S-It Is be-
lieved that II persons lost their lives in
an explosion which occurred at the
plant OF the Northwestern Star Oil COM
pany shortly before noon today. That
number are unaccounted for and the
ruins are too hot to permit any search.
The entire office force apparently was
killed. Six persons were injured. Fol-
lowing is the list of missing:
W. H Davis. president.
c. H Downs. general manager.
w. S. Mitchell
Jacob Domn.
Colonel Harold Colborn..
David Dacey.
John Spetonsli.
Joseph LaftieCr.
j. E. jacobson.
Miss Carrie Record.
Miss Ella M. Roundey.
The injured were all badly burned
about the hands or face.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
WEATHER IS WARNER.
Topeka Missed a Frost Last Night
To Be Cooler.

The government forecast sent out to-
day for Kansas was Generally Ialr TO
night and Friday; cooler Friday There
was no frost last night
Today's corn and wheat region bull
Ietin. issued by Director Jennings, says.
THE temperature has fallen slightly
in the southeastern counties of Kansas,
and southern counties of Missouri, ana
risen over the rest of Kansas, and in the
northwestern part of Missouri. Fair
weather prevails. The temperature has
risen in the Minneapolis and Omaha dis
tricts but fallen in most of the others,
with some freezing tempera lures
The maximum and minimum temper
atures reported from the Kansas sta
tons for the "A hours ending this morn
ing at Z o'clock were as follows:
Baker. 64 So: Concordia, 6S, IS; Dodge
6s. So: Hays. y. IS: AIacksville. 6s. a.;
Mcpherson. SIS. 40: Manhattan. 2, 26;
Usage City. "a 80. Sedan. 66. 36; Topeka,
e. a: Toronto. 6s. "a: Wichita. 6S 46
The hourly temperatures recorded by
the government thermometer today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
HAVE OVER $500.
No Money viii Be Lost on Nor
dica- De Reszke Concert.

A careful estimate of all the tickets
sold UP to date for the Nordica-De
Reszke concert and musical festival.
approximating the out Of town sales
shows a result of over $500 worth of
business.
The guarantee is $1,000. including the
Thomas orchestra, so the Choral society
is sure to make something out of the
enterprise.
There are many good seats left
in the house and with the extra chairs
that win be put in there is little like
lihood that any one who cares to hear
the famous singers and musicians will
need stay away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
W. W. GUTHRIE GONE.
Well known Attorney and PiO-
neer Is Dead.

Atchison. Kas.. April 2s-General w.
". Guthrie. prominent attorney and
stock raiser. died at his home in Atchi-
son Wednesday afternoon of uraemie
poisoning. aged 6s years. He enjoyed
good health until last fall. when he was
trampled upon by one of his fancy cat
tie. and never quite recovered from his
injuries. Three months age he went to
Arizona and California, in company
with Mrs. Guthrie. They returned home
last week and Mr.. Guthrie was not inn
proved in strength.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
WEDDING KILLS MoDIsTE.
Official Dressmsexer of Vanderbilt Al
fair Dies from Overwork.

New York April 2s-Mrs. Eliza Rell-
ings. who, under the name of Miss Vera
Rallings, has been regarded as the Off
cial dressmaker Of the -'40o'' with head
quarters at 495 Fifth avenue. died to-
day. The tremendous Easter rush. to-
gether with preparations for the Van
derbilt-Neilson wedding. are held di
rectly respoI sible for her death.
For many years she made semi-an-
nual trips to Paris TO bring back with
her the earliest fashions for the sum-
mer and winter seasons. Besides tre-
mendous Easter orders. Mrs. Rellings
had over one hundred orders from the
women who attended the Vanderbilt
Nelson wedding. Under the strain
her health gave way and she suffered
acute nervous Indigestion.
Among her early patrons were Mrs.
VIM. Astor and Mrs. William K. Van
derhilt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23

washington. April 23--Because Amer
lean interests at Monte Cristo. San Do
mingo. are endangered by the revolu-
tionary g1anboat Valencia. the United
States consular agent there has cabled
the state department asking that an
American man of war be sent 10 the
relief of United States interests The
cruiser san Francisco. now at PenSa-
cola. probably will leave today for San
Domingo city. where she will proceed to
Monte Cristo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
He Invented the aGin Rickey.0

New York April 23.-Colonel Joseph
Kyle Hickey. said to be the originator
of the famous drink known as the gin
rickey," died suddenly today. He was
formerly resident OF st Louis. A
coroner who was called in made a state
ment that the cause of death was heart
disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
Temperature of Large oities-

Chicago. April 2s.-7 a. m. tenpera-
cures: New York. 48: Boston, 81: Phil
adelphia As Washington, A; Mime
apolis, -: Cincinnati, ~; St Louis, 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23

Night Engineer Holloway, at the city
hall, has been let out by Mayor Ber-
gundthal. The weather is so warm that
all night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
Weather Indicati ons.

Chicago, April 23.-Forecast for Kan-
sas: Generally fair tonight and FTt-
day; fresh southwest winds
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-31
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL.

The Hooker, Corser & Mitchell fac
tory closed yesterday for a ten days
vacation.
Mrs. E. f. Howe will close her
dressmaking rooms August l to Sep
tember I.
Hal March hasareturned from Spot
ford lake Harrie Pratt will succeed
him as clerk at Lakeside.
The question of field day will be
considered at the meeting of the Yer
mont Wheel club next Tuesday even
ing.
The Methodist Sunday school picnic
which was postponed to Wednes-
day of this week on account of rain
was again interfered with by rain,
but it was held, in Brookside park
and those who attended had an en-
joyable outing. Dinner was served
on the basket plan.
The increase in freight rates will go
into effect on the Boston & Maine
railroad tomorrow. The company
points out the necessity of increase by
stating that the new pay roll calls for
100000 year more than formerly,
tndI coal now COSIS SoOU,UOU mOIe
than it did three or four years ago,
and that new rolling stock has ad-
vanced in price.
Owing to the band concert the at
/ tendance at the vaudeville in Grange
| hall last evening was small. The
! program consisted of a sketch and
! farce by Strock and Evans, coon songs
| by Violette Reynolds, acrobatic work
! by Hobart, Miner and Chandler, violin
and vocal solos by Maysie Calvin
| baton swinging by Frank Crosier, a
| sketch by Merton Strock and Pauline
Miller, and popular songs by Alison Du
gan and Edith Farr. Tonight's pro
gram will be practically the same and
will be followed by a dance.
Duncan c. Ross. the veteran broad
swordsman, wrestler and all-around
athlete. felt the chagrin of defeat al
the Auditorium Tuesday evening
when, in the presence of 800 specta
tors. he was thrown three consecutive
times by Redney" Lynch in a collar
and elbow match. Ross has seen bet
ter days, but is still a powerful man
Lynch cleverly avoided Ross's at
tempts to use his favorite hip-lock
and. watching his opportunity, was
able to put the veteran over with sim
pie trips. Lynch was paid S25 Dur
ing the evening Ross gave a cleve
exhibition of broad-sword work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-31
Central Vermont Railway Co.
Southern Division.


Effective June 21, 1908.
. Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
1.16 a. m, week days for Springfield and
New York.
623 a. m. daily for Springfield. week
days for New York.
7:25 a. m. week days for New London;
connects at Millers Falls for Troy; at
Palmer for Boston.
7:50 a. m. week days for South London
derry.
s:lO a. m. week days for Springfield and
New York.
1015 a. M, week DAYS for New London;
connecting at Millers Falls and Palm
er for Boston
la p. m. week days for Springfield and
New York.
800 p. m, week days for Springfield and
New York.
4:35 p. m. week days for New London
and New York via. Norwich Line
steamers; connects at Palmer for Bos-
ton.
4:35 p. m. daily for Springfield and New
York.
419 p. m. Sunday only for Springfield
and New York.
5:A5 p. m. week days for South London
derry.
Subject to change without notice.
E. II. FITZHUGH, Vice President anc
General Manager.
]. E. BENTLEY, General Passenger
Agent
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-31

The state of Kansas has awakened
to the fact that it cannot harvest all
its wheat. The appeals for aid that
the farmers sent out when the crop
began to mature have been answered
and the East has poured $4,000 of its
men into the wheat fields, but even
this great army cannot do the work.
1t is the estimate of conservative
farmers of the state that there will be
three million bushels of grain that will
rot upon the ground unless cattle are
turned into the uncut fields to Craze
Secretary Coburn of the Kansas agri.
cultural board estimates that the state
VIII harvest 100.0000O0 bushels OF
wheat, the greatest wheat crop in its
history by more than 100000 bush
els
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-31
1e KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
Two Gunpowder Magazines and Many
Buildings Wrecked Near Lowell,
Mass.-Report Was Heard so Miles.

Two gunpowder magazines of the
United States cartridge company, on the
banks of the Concord river in the town
of Tewksbury, two miles from the CEN
ter of the city of Lowell, exploded at
9.06 Wednesday morning. Nineteen are
dead, three are probably fatally injured
and many others are more or less seri-
ously injured. Half a dozen men who
We're loading kegs of powder from one of
the magazines We're blown to pieces, four
boys 200 yards away were killed by the
force of the explosion, and II frame
houses within a radius of 400 yards went
down as if they had been of cards. The
magazines were situated in the midst of
a residence section of so mill operatives,
mostly of French extraction. Seven of
the wrecked houses Immediately caught
fire, probably from the kitchen stoves,
and were consumed At least three per-
sons were caught in the ruins and burned
to death. while seven or eight others,
who were rescued, died subsequently of
their injuries. 1t is estimated that 70
separate pieces of property, including
those already mentioned, were destroyed.
while the force of the explosion wrecked
windows for five or six miles around, and
its thunder could be heard distinctly
more than so miles away.
The cause of the disaster has not been
explained definitely. The American
Powder company's agent, who had 1000
tons of dynamite and 1000 tons of pow
| der stored in one of the compartments
says the cartridge company's employees
were careless.
The city of Lowell was shaken by the
| explosion. which was heard so miles
away. The shock was felt like an earth
| quake in Boston and all the cities OF
eastern Massachusetts, Three compan-
les of the national guard were called GU
TO maintain order.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-31

Americans continue to go up higher
in a variety of ways. Judge Wicker
sham of the United States district
court of Alaska has had the distinction
of being the first man to climb the
summit of Mount Mckinley, 20,464
feet high, the loftiest peak on the
northern half of the continent. Fitz-
gerald and Zurbriggen have probably
surpassed this achievement by 1000
or 1000 feet in the Andes. and Sir Mar
tin Conway has done still better in the
Himalayas, but as an American noun
tain climber Judge Wickersham holds
first place. DR.. Cook of Brooklyn is
now in Alaska for the purpose of at
tempting the ascent of Mount McKin-
ley.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-31
Miller-Crosier.

Miss Carolyn Inez Crosier, daughter
of Mrs. T. G.. Crosier, and Emory
Theodore Miller, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah Miller, were married at the
home of the bride in West Brattle-
boro last evening at o'clock. Rev. n.
A. Wood of the West Brattleboro Bap-
tist church officiating. Both bride
and groom are well known in West
Brattleboro. Mrs. Miller is grad
uate of the class of 1899 at Brattle-
boro Academy. and since that time
has been employed as teacher in the
public schools. Mr.. MilleT is a car
penter. After a short Wedding trip
Mr. and Mrs. Miller will live in the
Mcclure house at West Brattleboro
where they will be at home after
Sept. 10.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-31
The New York Dock Board Scandals
boston Transcript

That public ownership may not prove
to be, in the present state of American
public morality. the panacea for social
ills and political jobbery that It'll talked
up to be in certain schools of social
economy, is indicated by the revelations
making in New York city just now in the
course of the crusade of District Attor-
ney Jerome on the dock board as ad-
ministered by the appointees on that
board of the Tammany mayor van
Wyck. 1t appears that the New York
Contracting & Trucking company, to
which the old dock board granted the
leases of the piers at West Seventy-ninth
and West Ninety-siXth streets, is report
ed to have made profits aggregating
"a, 600 600 since it was organized, with a
capital of only $4,000, in May, 1900. EX-
perts assert that the two piers rented to
the company for s4S00 a year would easily
bring rentals amounting to $4,000 year.
put up at auction And as the leases
run for thirty years, the company stands
to get city property that would yield at
market value in that period at least
81, 200, 900 for S151, 800 Whether the leases
thus granted by the Murphy dock board
without putting them up for open public
bidding. are Illegal and void is what Dis
trict Attorney Jerome, with the aid OF
the courts, is trying to find out.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-31
Let-Go Big Clothing Sale Opens
Wednesday.

The well known clothieIs, L. j Fenton & Co.,
having planned for alterations in their store
in Ullery building, are to start great Let-Go
sale next Wednesday morning, which will con-
tinue just 10 days. This sale promises to be
onc of the largest held here in recent years and
will be an exceptional opportunity to secure
reliable goods at n great saving, as the prices
are to be cut on all goods SO as TO turn all into
cash and make room for the proposep improve
ments and the new fall stock. The store will
be closed all day Tuesday so as to mark down
and arrange this large stock. The sale win
open Wednesday with extra help and will con-
tinue ten DAYS.