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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-04
PRICES TALK

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USED PIANOS.
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-Four $50 and 800 uprights, used only few
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Five beautiful sample uprights. usual prices
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-16
SUIT FOR LIBEL
May Be Commenced Against
Gov. Pennypacker.

Philadelphia. May 16.-Charles Nelan,
cartoonist, has addressed a long letter
to Governor Pennypacker. in which he
COMPLAINS of the use of the word out
cast in the governors letter on the libel
bin as applied to the maker Of one Of
Mr. Nelan's drawings. Mr.. Nelan de-
mands a prompt apology failing to re-
ceive which he gives notice he will
bring suit against the governor for libel.
He says in the letter:
L beg to say to you, sir. that when
you applied this epithet to me you
uttered an unqualified falsehood. am
not an .outcast.' am not a -vagabond-'
If you will not reuaet but Will agree not
to plead the privilege Of your position
as a defense TO the wrong you have
done me. [ viii institute proceedings
against you within five days and will
hurry the case to trial with the utmost
expedition, so the jury in the courts and
the larger jury of the people may know
whether I am the 'outcast' you have
stigmatized me. or whether you are a
slanderer and libeler of an honest citi-
zen
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NO AFFAIR OF OURS
If Russia Chooses to Murder All
Of Her Jews.

Washington. May 16.-Marked copies
OF Jewish newspapers and personal
representative are pouring in on the
state department. all relating to the
maltreatment of Jews in Bessara bia.
Some al least of these show misunder-
standing of the situation and of the
limitations of the powers of the state
department in dealing with the matter.
Ambassador Mccormick has been criti-
cized for denying that any massacre
occurred It is said at the department
that the ambassador made no statement
of his own on the subject; he simply
transmitted textually the reply of the
Russian government to request made
by the United States that relief funds
be admitted for distribution among the
sufferers. The Russian governments s
reply published at the time was that
there was no such suffering as has been
reported and no occasion for relief Mr.
Mccormick could not Question the
veracity of his official informant and he
sent the denial along without comment,
distinctly placing it upon the Russian
government.
The state department feels that it can
do no more than it has done In the
cause of the oppressed Jews. It has not
learned, officially. that single one of
them is an American citizen, so it has
no warrant for interference There is
no parallel between cases of the Jews of
Roumania and those in Russia. In the
first case it is said at the department
ehdl the Oiheeu states ndo ground Ior
intervention because the Roumanian
government was obnoxious to the
United States by dumping horde of
undesirable emigrants on her shore. It
was not asserted that these results fol-
low the Russian act which, moreover,
it is pointed out is not official. 1t is
precisely as if Count Cassini should
present himself to Secretary Hay and
in the name of his government protest
against reported lynchings of negroes by
mobs in this country, which proba bly,
would result in a polite intimation to
the ambassador that he was going be-
yond the limits of his proper business.
That is the state of the case officially
but it may be added that the limited
action taken by the United States has
served a purpose to make known to the
Russian government that the moral in
fiuence of the United States is directed
toward securing an ameliorat1on of the
condition of the Jews in Russia.
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COMMENCEMENT ATK. U.
The Annual Address Will Be De-
livered by Justice Brewer.

Lawrence, Kan, May 16.-The COM
mencement programme at the Universi-
ty of Kansas has been arranged. The
senior play viii be given May 27, the
commencement concert. June 4; the
baccalaureate sermon will be preached
by Chancellor Strong June Z the Phi
Beta Kappa address, for which a speak
er has not yet been secured, will be de-
livered June S, the class exercises and
alumni address by H. NJ. F. Bear, will
be in the forenoon of June 8, and in the
afternoon the alumni baseball game and
the meeting of the alumni association
viii take place. In the evening the gen
eral reception by Chancellor and Mrs.
Strong viii occur.
On June 10. in the morning. the an
nual commencement address will be de-
livered by Justice Brewer of the United
States supreme court. He will speak on
The Triumph of Justice" His address
viii be followed by the comforting OF
degrees and the university dinner in
the museum building.
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The j. P. SCORES
Gets a Reduction of $500 Per
Mile.
Action of Assessors Is Made
Public Today.
DIDN'T FARE AS WELL.
Missouri Pacific Increased on
Sliding Scale.
Santa Fe and Rock Island Not
MOIested.
|IDN'T FARE AS WELL.

The clerical force in the Office of State
Auditor Wells today completed the
work of figuring the assessed valuations
of the various railroad. telegraph and
telephone companies in the state. The
figures show a total increase of over
$631. 900 in these assessments. s404, ,S0S on
railroads ard s226.52S on telegraph and
telephone lines.
All the railroads were assessed the
same as last year except the Frisco.
Union Pacific. Missouri Pacific. Leav-
enworth, Kansas & Western, Kansas
City Southern. Kansas City < Leaven-
worth, Leavenworth Terminal & Bridge
and the Missouri. Kansas & Texas.
The Kansas City division of the Fris-
co from Olathe to Paola was raised $500
per mile.
The Union Pacific depot at Junction
City was reduced from $4,000 to $1,000,
and the Union Pacific roundhouse at
the same place was reduced from $4,000
to $1,000 The valuation on the main
track of the main line of the Union
Pacific from Topeka to Salina. was re-
duced $500 per mile, and from Sa.lina to
the west line of Ellsworth county. the
main track was reduced $500 per mile.
Inc OSaWdtOIl1lc dAN1SAOAl u eAAC -AA19
souri, Pacific in Miami county was rails
ed from IS, 600 to SS,5 500 per mile The
Council Grove division of the Missouri
Pacific in Miami county was raised
from $1,000 TO $1,000 per mile. The MIS-
souri, Pacific roundhouse at OsaWatoInle
was raised from 81, 600 to $4,000, and the
machine shops at the same place, from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The main track of the Leavenworth,
Kansas & Western was lowered from
SO 700 to $4,000 per mile
The main track of the Kansas Sl1y
Southern in Crawford county was re-
duced from $500 TO $500
The main track of the Kansas CITY
I,eaVenWorth railway in IeaVenWo Tn
city was raised from $4,000 to $4,000 per
mile. and all other main track OF the
same road was raised from $500 70
s., 600 per mile.
The assessment of the main track OF
the Ieavenworth Terminal Railway &
Bridge company. and that part OF the
bridge in Kansas, was raised from S4z.-
$40 to 500, ,000 The freight depot IN
I,eavenworth city belonging to the same
company. was raised from $4,000 to $2O,-
0OO NJ.
The Kansas City division of the Mis-
so1Iri Kansas & Texas, in Miami county,
was raised $500 per mile
The following comparison OF 1ne Ndl-
,atiors of the different roads for 1907
and 1903 shows a net increase IN the
valuation of all the railroads OF Kansas
for this year OF S4O4.sUS-
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and theatrical circles. She returned to
Paris from Nice six weeks ago. suffering
from a slight attack of the grip. Her
condition was not regarded as serious.
but she gradually grew worse and her
sickness finally developed into pneu-
monia.
The doctors continued to hold out
hopes of her recovery, but the singer
sank and finally succumbed this morn
ing. Miss Sanderson's mother, the Wild
oW of Judge Sanderson of California,
with whom she lived in apartments at
No. 1 Avenue Du BOis De BOulogne, and
other relatives and friends were present
at the time of her death, including her
sisters, Edith and Marion, and Mary
Garden of Chicago. the soprano of the
Opera ComiQue.
Miss Sanderson, according to report,
was to have been married this summer
TO Count Paul Tolstoi. cousin of the
Russian novelist
The funeral of Miss Sanderson will
take place here Monday.
Mrs. Garden said Miss Sanderson, who
had been unconscious since Thursday
evening. and had suffered great pain.
regained her senses before death came,
although she passed away quietly in her
sleep.
The funeral viii be held at the Church
OF St Honore D Eylau. Since her mar
riage in 1897 to Antonio Terry. the Gu
ban millionaire, who died in 1899. Miss
Sanderson had withdrawn from active
participation in opera. Until her hus-
bands death she spent most of her
time at his handsome chateau at
Chenonceaux and she had since lived
with her mother in spacious apart
mehts here. where she received only a
few intimate friends. But Miss san
derson constantly retained her love of
music and the stage and ccasionally
lent her talents to charitable perform
ance. Her last appearance of this kind
was a few months go at AK.
Miss SardersOn had conhded to near
friends her wish to return to the stage
and sing in Leoncavallo's Il Pagliaicci- .
Sybi1 Sanderson in private life was
Mrs. Antonio Terry. She was the
daughter of Chief Justice Sanderson of
the supreme court of California. She
studied music in this country and
France and made her debut as profes-
sional singer at The Hague in 1888. She
gained fame in Massenet's operas in
Paris and came to her native country
IN 1895 and sang at the Metropolitan
opera house New York
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BOTH ARE BLAMED.
Fraternal Aid Investigation
Committee Makes It's Report.

The people who expected to see the
fight over the presidency of the Frater-
nal Aid Association settled this morn
ing were disappointed. 1t was not, as
expected, precipitated by the report of
the investigating committee which Sc
verely criticised the presaTt administra-
ton. The report Was received and the
council then took up the report of
committee delegated to prepare a sche-
dule of assessment rates. After three
hours spent on this the council adopted
the rating scheme proposed by the Cal
ifornia delegation, modified BY few
amendments.
The Californians prepared the scheme
before their arrival in Topeka and have
stood solidly for it. 1t provides a stiff
rate of assessment to be maintained un-
til the outstanding claims are iquidated
and $4,000 has accumulated IN the BEN
eft fund. After that assessments are
to be suspended until the benefit fund
is reduced to $4,000 when the general
secretary will again make a levy. The
rate is not the one adopted by the fra
ternal insurance congress but it will
keep the business of the association
the secession of California from the as
sociation is Drecluded.
INVESTIGATION REPORT.
At about 9 o'clock the report of the
committee for the investigation of the
affairs OF the order. which has been sit
ting since last Tuesday, was handed in
This reooTt is in the hands of the gen
eral secretary and viii not be exhibited
for publication. It substantiates the al
ready acknowledged condition of the
finances of the organization which is at
tributed TO an insufficient basis of as
sessment
Jealousy and rivalry between General
President II f Don Carlos and Cen
eral Secretary Greenlee are given as the
causes of friction in the administration
and each officer IS criticised for his at
tftude. The report of the committee
states that the charges of intox1catlon
on the part of General President Don
Carlos were insufficiently substantiated
by proof to be confirmed by it, NO
recommendation is made in the report.
The repoet was signed by all the thir-
teen members of the committee.
WILL AFFECT THE ELECTION.
Whatever standing President Don
Carlos had with the outside delegates
in his candidacy is pretty thoroughly
removed by the report, which, while not
DANA ging to him personally, reflected
no credit upon his official career 1t is
thought also that General Secretary
Greenlee's prospects are equally injured
and that he may not let his name be
used in the election. r w. Sidle of
Winfield is a strong candidate for the
place. although he has not been in the
race long. Sidle is a deputy sheriff of
Cowley county. A NJ. Harvey is ac-
knowledged to be the principal candi-
date for the presidency. E. S. Hancock
has not made much progress with any
interest while the Californians have
come out strongly for Harvey.
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the best of attention and expected to
sail for Europe on the 26th-
Mr.. Hartman continued I have not
been compelled to undergo an operation
and scarcely think one necessary
had the services Of three of the very
best doctors in the west I expect to be
at home for several days. and I do not
anticipate that my proposed trip to
Europe on the 26th will be interfered
With.
My daughter Mary has not ben i'll.
It is my younger daughter at home
My little 4-year-old girl has slight at
tack Of scarlet fever"
Mr Hartman concluded his talk by
saying that he would not attend to busi-
ness for several days.
The railway magnate was accom-
panied by his daughter Miss Mary. and
was met at the Grand Central station
by his wife and DR.. l. r. Morris. DR.
Lyle. the family physician. awaited Mr.
Harriman's arrival at the latter's home
Several friends were also at the depot
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A CHURCH WRECKED
Because the Pastor Preached
Against Policy Game.

Chicago. May 16-Auother negro
church was wrecked by dynamite last
night when a bomb was exploded un-
der the pulpit Of the African Methodist
church at Evanston The interior was
demolished and the front of the build
ing blown out. Two motives are as
cribed for the demolition of the build
ing. The first is that certain colored
people were incensed by sermon
preached last week by the pastor. Rev
I. n. Daniels who said this was the
white mans country and the eolored
man might as we'll make up his mind to
it now and get along the best he could
The other is that policy gamblers were
incensed at the position taken by the
pastor and a guest from Chicago who
had spoken against policy"
The Institutional church in this city
was wrecked by dynamite last Sunday
night after Dr. Ransom, the pastor had
preached q sermon against policy.
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DESTROYING WHEAT.
Hessian Fly Injuring Fields in
Mcpherson County.

Mcpherson. Kas.. May 1s-Mr Ed
Berg brought in a sample of wheat
which was badly affected by the Hes
sian fig. Some stalks had as many as
seven young fly on. He says he doesu't
think there is a patch of wheat in ali
the county but what is affected by il
i'm some way. and more in the volunteer
wheat than In this years. Many farm
ers who burned the stubble last year
10 prevent the volunteer wheat coming
up this year still find the fly plentiful
because of the indifference Of neigh
hors.
Wheat experts have discovered that
the continued wet weather has been a
great DAMAGE to the wheat in one way.
lt mas caused the Hessian fly to increase
ana the outlook Is that the loss viii be
great. II. Parker. Of the Parker Grain
company, examined a bunch Of whea
taken from field in King Citv town
ship and he reports that it was full or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-16
PLAN OF ARBITRATION.
One Is Proposed in Connection
With Omaha Strike.

Omaha. Neb.. May 16.-A plan of arbi-
tration has been proposed by the Cen
trail Labor union to settle the strike
here. The plan is to submit the diff
ferences to court composed of II, five
each from the employers association
and from the labor unions. the eleventh
to be selected by these ten men, The
plan has been unanimously adopted by
the labor unions and it now remains
for the employers to accept or reject
the proposition. Everything was peace
able today. Sixteen men arrested for
interfering with strike breakers were
arraigned in police court and released
on bond pending a hearing next week
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SHOT FOUB-YEAR-oLD BOY.
Superintendent Of Erie Railroad Farm
Held to Await Results.

Scranton. Pa. May 16-Andrew Do
van, four years old, was shot and NOR
tally wounded today by W. H. Bush
nell, superintendent OF the Erie Rail
road conpany's farm IN Dunmore. The
child's father lives on a lot adjoining
the farm and keeps chickens. The
chickens, going over to the farm, fre-
quently caused damage. They were
there today.
Supt Bushnell went out with a rifle
and fired at them three times The
not see him. One of the bullets entered
the child's breast and passed through
his body, coming out Of his back. Bush
nell was arrested and committed to jail
to await the result Of the wound.
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Too Stormy for q Race.

Gourock, May 16.-The final race be-
tween the Shamrocks on this side of
the Atlantic had been arranged for to-
day but the severity of the weather
prevented the yachts leaving their
moorings Sir Thomas Upton in ex-
pressing his regret said to a represen-
ta.ive of the Associated Press: I would
have liked at least one more trial in
fresh weather This. however. is no
time to take risks The yachts there
fore will Immediately be stripped and
prepared for the voyage across ethe
Atlantic I am quite satisfied with the
challenger's work in every kind Of
weather in which she has sailed
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WARMER IN KANSAS.
Temperature Has Risen Everywhere
Since Yesterday.

The government forecast sent out
today was local showers Sunday and
probably west and south portion to-
night
Today's corn and wheat region bull
letin says
The temperature has risen at nearly
all points in this state and in western
Missouri, the greatest rise occurring in
our northwestern counties. The wealth
er was generally clear. The tempera-
ture vas stationary in the Indianapolis
district and has fallen slightly in the
Columbus. but has risen in all the 9TH
tr districts"
The maximum temperatures reported
from over the state for the "A hours
ending this morning at seven o'clock
were as follows:
Baker so. 5S; Concordia "A, IS; Dodge
City Y, Sc; Dresden Y. 5S; Fort Scott.
so. So: Hays y. 81: Macksville 72, sos
Mcpherson IA. Sc: Manhattan 81 Sc.
Usage City 7s 90; Sedan rs. 5S: Topeka
II. 81; Toronto 50, So; Wichita 76, So.
The wind at noon was south blowing
IA miles an hour. The hourly tempera
lures recorded by the government ther-
xr-nrn foIIoxx-c-
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pINER COOKS STRUCK.
Santa Fe Men Refused to Prepare an
Extra Meal.

The Santa F'e had a small strike here
Friday evening. with the passengers on
No 6 as the chief sufferers. No. was
late. and in order to save time it was
decided to serve supper to the passen-
gers on a diner. which had been run
to Topeka Friday morning on another
late train. When the time came for
the tram to leave the cooks on the
diner announced that the rules of the
union would not allow them TO prepare
the extra meal, and strike vas ac-
cordinglv declared. The striking cooks
were taken on east with the train, but
positively refused to work. and the pas
sengers had to wait for their meal
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DEED TO ONE inch OF LAND
It Was Mighty Necessary for Party
Wall and Safety.

Uniontown. Pa. May 16-A= deed for
a tract of land with one inch front and
a depth of $50 feet was signed and de-
iivered here today.
Some time ago Jeweler Wallace Miller
erected a building, setting it back one
inch from the line. The wall cracked
and later, when Mrs. Sarah Teed began
building on the lot Mr.. Miller offered to
deed her the one inch if she would build
against his building and make y solid
double wall
The Miller property has a frontage of
56 feet and the one inch is worth nearly
$50
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He May Be Gone for Good.

San Francisco, May 16.-Chevalier
Carlo F. Zerra. the Italian consul gen
eral, has left for Italy. It is given out
at the consulate that the signor is on a
FIVE months leave of absence, and that
he has gone home on a visit But It IS
also stated that he has gone for good
and never will come back. The arrival
here Just at this time Of Count Pierv
Luigi Grimani also lends color to the
story Of Signor Zerra's retirement
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GIVEN SIX YEARS.
Sentence Pronounced on Former
Mayor Ames.

Minneapolis. Mimi, May 1e-After
listening to the appeal of the counsel
of former Mayor Ames for mercy Judge
Elliott today sentenced the once power
ful political leader to spend six years
at hard labor in the state penitentiary.
A bond Of $4,000 was accepted by the
court and DR.. Anes viii not have to go
to prison until the supreme court has
passed on his appeal
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SILENT FOREVER.
Voice of SybiI Sanderson StilIed
in Death
Famous Singer Falls Victim to
Pneumonia.
BROUGHT ON By GRIP.
Returned from Nice to Paris
Six Weeks Ago.
Suffering from a Slight Attack
of the Malady.
BROUGHT ON BY GRIP.

Paris. May 16.-sybn sanderson, the
well known American opera singer, died
suddenly today of pneumonia. resulting
from an attack of the grip.
The announcement of the death of the
famous artist caused a profound shock
in the American colony here where she
was well known, and through musical
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The vaeabond Blew Up.

bond of the Harlem Yacht club, ex-
ploded in the Hudson river at the foot
of West Eighty-sixth street today. Four
or five people were burned The yacht
took fire.
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SET HIS NECK
Doctors Try to Save Life of Nan With
Fractured vertebrae.

Philadelphia, May 1s-Enorts are be-
ing made by the physicians of a hos
pital here to save the life OF Louis Her
bert 81 years OF age. whose neck was
dislocated by q blow on the head from
a heavy bar of steel Instead of frac-
turing Herbert's skull the bar gouged
out. causing dislOcation of the third and
fourth vertebrae.
When Herbert was admitted to the
hospital he was wholly paraIyzed. AS
a last resort the doctors performed the
operation of extension and counter ex-
tension" by slipping a leather collar
around the patients neck and pulling
on neck and teet until the fractured
parts of the spinal column slipped back
into Mace
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Manila, May l6.-Captain Pershing
has been relieved Of the command Of the
Larao expedition and has been succeed
sd by Lieutenant Colonel Rodgers of the
Fifteenth cavalry. Captain Pershina
who IS III. has been ordered to Zarn-
boanga for medical examination and
Rill probably be sent home.