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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29
MRS. BOOTH TUCKER KILLED

and at Erst the officers refused to give
credepce to the report.
HER ARMY CAREER.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker. who was Miss
Emma Booth married Frederick Tuck
er in 1888. He assumed her name as
part of his own. He was born in India,
and lived there several years after the
marriage. He was commissioner of the
army in India. Mr.. and Mrs. Booth
Tucker were appointed to command the
army in America in March. 1886, sue
ceeding Eva C. Booth, who had SUD-
planted her brother, Ballington Booth,
who had been removed by the general.
Mrs. Booth Tucker was the second
daughter of General William Booth, ana
was said to be the ablest of all the
Booth children. She had enthusiasm
tempered with cold judgment and execu-
tive ability. 1t was these qualities whicn
induced her father to send her to the
United States in 1896 to try to prins
about harmony in the American branch
of the army. The following character
ization was made of her at that time.
She has that rare quality of perfect
sympa thy. She is a we'll educated Wo-
man in the sense that she can think ana
write clear, good English. She has no
class prejudices and is just as much al
home in the parlors of house in Fifth
avenue as in the one and only room OF
a squalid family. But it is in the pub
lie meeting that her real power shows
itself AS an orator she ranks with less
than half a dozen Americans or both
sexes"
SKETCH OF COLONEL HOLLAND
Colonel Thomas c. Holland was born
at Liverpool in 1867. He was sent from
England to Canada. as chief secretary
of the Salvation army in 1889, and held
that post two years. He was then made
national social secretary for the United
States and in that position had cnarge
of all the social and colonizing work.
These duties fitted him for the governor
ship of the Colorado colony estab-
lished five years ago. It's great success
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29
RESTORES FIRE SERVICE
North Topeka Alarm System Is
About Ready.

Restoration of the fire alarm service.
for which North Topeka has patiently
waited for nearly five months, will be
accomplished within a few days, and
the total cost will be not over S2.fOd
or less than half the first estimate on
the damage sustained by the fire de-
partment This estimate of expense in
cludes all flood loss such as the Kan
sas City fire steamer, a Sl75 horse which
was drowned. and $125 for a new fire
alarm box to replace No. 16 which has
never been found. as well as the re-
placing of all. the poles and wires and
the repairs on twelve fire alarm boxes
About five miles of line have been re-
built in North Topeka. This means the
use of about ten miles of new wire. All
the old wire was washed away with the
poles. Out of about 251 poles in North
Topeka. only six could be found after
Is, at Kansas avenue and Garfield
street, f1oated down stream attached to
one of the poles. Besides the damage
in North Topeka, all the poles and
wires in the flooded district on this side
of the river were washed out and had
to be replaced 1t is remarkable that
Chief Wilmarth has oeen able to keep
the expense of repairing the damage
down to such a small amount as $2,-
200.
Chief Wilmarth said today: "AH the
poles for the North Topeka system
have heen ser, and the wire is nearly all
strung. we Will begin to put up the
boxes within a short time. l am very
much G,ratified at our ability to get
out of the difficulty at such a compara-
lively small loss. I have not quite fin
1Shed my calculations, but 1 can say
that the total loss and expense which
the flood caused this department will
not exceed s., 800. We aIl feared that
it would be much his har than this I
have not yet footed up all the flood
bills. but I havea the records in such
shape that it will be easy to determine
what expenses were caused by the flood
and which were not"
North Topeka has had a most re-
markahle freedom from fires since the
flood and what fires there have been
nave not amounted to much. Reports
have been made of fires by telephone
in the absence of fire alarm boxes 1t
will cause the people in that part of
town to breath easier, however, to
know that the boxes are again in
place and that another step has been
taken toward putting the North side
back where it was before the flood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29
URGENT CALLS.
Leading Trunk Line Railroads
in the East
Ask for Speedy Return of Their
Cars from the West.
is so GREAT
That Proposed Reduction of
Force Is Called OFF.
Congestion Is Kept Down by
Light Shipment Eastward.

chandise by rail out of this city contin-
ues SO large that the leading trunk lines
have issued urgent calls, says the Times
for the speedy return of cars from the
west. In some instances also the re-
ductien of train working forces, which
was arranged for November l, in ac-
cordance with the usual fall custom has
been deferred indefinitely.
Shipments of general merchandise and
machinery to the west have thus far
shown no signs of abatement.
There is no such congestion of traffic
as that which occurred last year, how
ever, because the eastbound movement
is lighter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29
SECESSION TALK.
Halifax Newspaper Advocates
Independence for Canada.

Halifax, Oct. 29.-The declaration that
present relations between Canada and
Great Britain cannot exist much longer
was made today by the Halifax Chron-
icle, the leading newspaper supporter in
the Maritime provinces of the Liberal
party. In an unusually Outspoken edl-
torial on the recent Alaskan boundary
award the Chronicle expresses what it
claims to be unanimous satisfaction
at the action of the British government
in the matter The paper says:
This Alaska episode has made 1t clear
that our existing relations to the en-
pire cannot be continued much longer.
We are even now at the parting OF the
ways. Our subordinate position has
been so clearly and so humiliatingIy re-
vealed that it must speedily become ut
terly unendura BILE
The Chronicle adds that there are now
only two courses open for Canada-com-
plete legislative independence within the
empire, acknowledging the sovereignty
of the king of England alone, or the
status of an independent nation. The
paper say there is much to commend the
latter step in particular because it would
free Canada from the danger of being
ever embroiled with the United States
on account of it's European connection
and at the same time would secure for
the dominion the benefit of protection
of the Monroe doctrine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29
WITH FUSES ATTACHED
Twelve Sticks of Dynamite
Found Under Depot at Seattle.

Seattle, Wash. Oct. 29.-Twelve sticks
of dynamite done up in two packages,
with split fuses attached, all ready to
light, have been found concealed in the
toilet of the interurban depot in this
city There was enough of the explos-
I've to have blown up all the buildings
within a radius of two blocks and to
damage property for a distance of ten
blocks from the depot
The discovery was made by a Iaborer
named Wilson who saw the package
behind the wash stand. The fact that
it was concealed struck him as peculiar
He pulled it out and found it was dyna-
mite. The toilet is oca.ed in the base
ment of the building and is open day
and night.
An explosion of dynamite occurred at
First and Jackson streets, in the rear of
the Capitol hotel early Tuesday morn
ing not more than $50 feet from the
depot.
1t was supposed it was the work of
some drunken man for his own anluse-
ment Now the matter is viewed in a
different light and Il searching investi-
cation is being made by detectives.
Three weeks ago a man who gave his
name as VIII Shannon was arrested in
his possession. He claimed the stuff
had been given to him by an unknown
man. A few days after he was identi-
fed as a deserter from the army and
was turned over to TIE authorities ut
Fort Lawton. Two days after the ar
rest of Shannon a man named Robin
son found two sticks Of the explosive
hidden in the pilings of the Arlington
wharf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29

Holland. in charge of the Salvation
Army at Amity, Col. was fatally in-
jured. Fifteen others were more or less
seriously hurt The dead and injured
We're taken to Ft. Madison. Iowa.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker was rendered un-
conscious and died within half an hour
after being injured. Her skull was frac-
tured and she was injured internally.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker was on her way
from a visit to the colony at Amity to
Chicago. where she was to have met her
husband today. Although the wreck oc-
CURED at $50 last night it was not
known until after midnight that Mrs.
Booth Tucker was among the injured.
The first details of the wreck were OBJ
tained this morning by the Associated
Press over the long distance telephone
from Marceline. through DR.. D. b. Put
nam, who had been al the scene.
AN OPEN SWITCH.
The wrecked train left Kansas Citv
last evening. 1t ran into an open switch
just outside of Dean Lake. Only the
three last cars, two Pullmans and 4
diner were wrecked The Pullmans Were e
completely demolished while the diner
was badly damaged. In the forward
Pullman Mrs. Booth-Tucker and Colonel
Holland, who were the sole occupants
ward end for consultation. Two of the
Pullmans struck a steel water tank with
such force as to move it five feet from
its foundation and when the train crew
reached the scene both Mrs. Booth
Tucker and Colonel Holland were found
unconscious. They with the other in
jured were after much delay taken to
the depot platform a few blocks dis
tant where everything possible was done
for them Neither regained cons, .iouS-
nd
Salvation Army leader succumbed to
her injuries. For a time it was believed
that the unconscious man at her SIDE
was Commander BOOth-Tucker, and in
she confusion this report was spread.
Vrecking trains were sent from Mar
celine and other points and the dead
and injured started for Fort Madison.
Iowa The train broke down after go
ing a short distance, and Marceline.
the next station. was not reached until
. o'clock in the morning. Physicians
were taken on at Marceline and the
train proceeded north.
ON HER WAY HOME.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker. who was on her
way home from a visit to the farm
colony of the Army at Amity, Colo.
had stopped in Kansas City few hours
yesterday to inspect the WoTk1ngmen S
hotel. work in which she is Dartic-
ularly interested. and a branch of
which is about to be opened in this city
by the army. Mrs. Booth-Tucker has
taken especial interest in the project
and it was on her advice that it was
being fitted up. Accompanied by two
of the local officers, she inspected the
place yesterday, and expressed herself
as delighted with the arrangements.
She left for Chicago soon afterward. ac-
companied by Colonel Thomas L-olland
and her secretary. Miss Dammess. She
expected to meet her husband in Chi
cago, and was especially happy in re-
turning home after what she said had
been a very satisfactory triD. Mrs.
Booth-Tucker and Colonel Holland
were the only persons in their car
AT the Salvation Army citadel in
Kansas City the news of the death of
Rheir favored leader caused great grief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29
PARKS LOOKS BAD.
His Attorney Opens the Case i'm
Address to the Jury.

New York, Oct 29.-Before the trial of
Sam Parks was resumed today, it was
learned that the bail bond of 5000 for
Tim Mccarthy, Parks partner in the
labor union who is jointly indicted with
him had been forfeited. ]. j. Byrne,
nephew of ex-Chief of Police William S.
Devery, is the bondsman. Parks was
not looking well when he entered court
today and in response to Mr.. Osborne's
greetings he said that he had not slept
we'll. Assistant District Rand said that
the prosecution would rest today and
the general impression is that the case
will go to the jury not later than to-
morrow and possibly this evening.
Charles Avery. cashier of the Tiffany
studios, testified to his having drawn a
check for $500 on january Z, for which
he received three $100 bills ut
bank, and these together with 5000 in
bills and gold, he handed over to Schmitt
on that day, the same day on which
Schmitt swore to having paid the fine
to Parks.
After some minor testimony the pros
ecutiOn rested.
Mr.. Osborne Immediately renewed his
application for the discharge of the
prisoner because of defective indict-
ment. The court denied the motion.
Mr.. Osborne then began his speech to
the jsry, opening the defense. He said:
Il will show you and Parks will tell
you that this charge of extortion is alb
Surd. Parks and the Tiffany people
had a purely business transaction and
the Tiffany people paid an initiation
fee of $500, being put on the list of union
shop besides receiving valuable consid
erations.
TT is absurd" continued Mr.. Osborne,
'tto imagine for a moment that a man
like Parks, dying of consumption,
would deliberately commit a crime
which would cons;gn him to prison to
die"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Osborne's
speech, the court took a recess.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29
RE-ENTERmUKDEN
Russians Again Take Posses
sion of the Town.

ST. Petersburg, Oct 29.-An official
dispatch from Mukden, Manchuria,
saws:
A detachment of Russian troops en-
tered the town yesterday and reoccu-
pied the guard houses. This action was
in consequence of the weakness dis
played by the Chinese authorities. who
Go not fulfill their promises. and owing
to general ferment prevailing here.
The rumors emanating from Japanese
sources relative to the erection of Rus
sian forts on the Yalu river, Korea, are
declared to be exaggerated. It is ex-
planned that only a rampant has been
built for the protection of the Russian
settlements against the Chun Chus.
fh reports of the entry of Japanese
troops into Korea are also unconfirmed.
and the anti-Russian demonstrations in
Japan are now stated to be less fire.
QueQt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29
DOESN'T HAVE TO TELL.
Judge Hazen Protects Fisher
man from the Inquisitive.

Judge Hazen delivered legal opinion
from the bench of the district court this
morning That is very important to fisher
A witness, Andrew White. was being
questioned as to how many fish he and his
party caught at Silver Lake last July
White seemed reluctant to answer. Final
ly he admitted that only two fish were
caught Then White was questioned by
Assistant City Attorney Urmy as to the
size Of the fish. Here the attorney for
the defense objected and Judge Hazen
sustained the objection, saying: Il don't
think that a man ought to be compelled
to tell when he returns home from a fish
ing trip Just how many fish he caught"
Judge Hazen is a fisherman and he some
times goes to Silver Lake. The impor-
tant decision was made IN the case against
John Walker, charged by warren owen
with fleeing him out of $50 in poker
game, begun before jury in the district
court. The question. finally for the jury
Silver Lake fishing or whether he was in
Topeka on July z0 engaged gagged IN in shooting, ;,
dice with Owen at Walkers pool parlor,
at III East Fifth street
Owen charged that he was induced TO
he found out that the luck was all Wal
ker's way he lost $40. Then Owen made
complaint against Walker and Walker was
arrested by the police and fined SO ir
police court Walker appealed the case to
the district court
feeced him out of the money Walker
denied and said he was fishing at SILVER
returned at 9 o'clock at night on July %.
To substantiate his statement Charles
Gathers. a small boy, and Andrew White,
a black boy took the stand. Gathers told
the story all right. but White got badly
mixed and before he had finished he de-
cided that the party returned early on
the morning of July %, and that he.
White, ate dinner in Topeka Whites tes-
slova'' in Resurrection" but White was
severely cross-questioned by Assistant
City Attorney Urny. As VIII WadsWortn.
=, i1lr0r "ReSuTr6CtlOIS
said. ''who wouldn't get mixed up with all
those lawyers asking Questions?
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has been due largely to the business
ability of Colonel Holland, who was d
convincing speaker, a skillful organizer
and was looked upon as one or the
strongest men in the army. He has a
wife and three children at Am1ry.
81 INJURED.
Ft. Madison, Ia, Oct 29-The body of
Mrs. Emma Booth Tucker, who was kill
ed in the wreck on the Santa Fe road
at Dean Lake, Mo-. last night was
brought here today. Twenty y-seven 9th
er persons badly injured were also
brought to this city.
BOOTH-TUCKER FRUSTRATED.
Chicago. Oct. 29.-Commander Booth
Tucker, who arrived in Chicago today
expecting to join his wife here was
Frustrated by the shock of Mrs. Booth
fuckers death. At the Salvation Army
headquarters, where he appeared soon
after his arrival, he declined to be IN
terviewed and denied himself to all but
his intimate friends. Ensign Agnew,
speaking for the commander, said that
he had thus far made no plans for the
immediate future.
Commander Booth-Tucker received
the news of his wife's death first upon
calling at the Salvation Army head
quarters, all efforts to reach him earl
ier having failed. He came here from
New York.
Commander Booth-Tucker was met
at the railway station by Salvation
Army officials and was aiken in a car
riaSe direct to HEADQUARTERS No men
( ton of his wifes death was made on
the way, however, and the newspapers
were withheld from him. The arrange
ments were that Commander Tucker
and wife were to meet here. Mrs
about the same hour as her husband.
and they were to have begun a ten
days campaign on Saturday night.
Arriving at the headquarters the com
n Sl cd h is
pressed surprise that she had not met
him. AS gertly as he could Colonel
/ Sowton. in charge CT the Chicago sta
ton. said:
Commander. your wife is dead. She
was killed in wreck"
! Commander Booth-Tucker staggered
raised his hand TO his forehead. and
exclaimed: God help me; is it true ??
ana Tell IN swoOn. Pitifully moan
I ing and Wringing his hands he seemed
for a time beside himself. He asked
over and over if the statement was true
/ appearing unable to believe it. For an
! hour then he sat with his head bowed
4 in his hands AS soon as he had re-
/ VlVed sufficiently the telegram announc-
ing the death of his wife was read to
/ him. The dispatch was from Ensirn
Dammes, secretary to Mrs Booth-Tuck-
] er and was dated Marceline, No, and
read as follows:
consul passed from earth Bringing
her aboard same train for Chicago
Arrangements We're made for the re-
ception of the body in Chicago and for
memorial services here The remains
/ will then be taken to New York and
doubtless later to London for burial
LONDON HEARS THE NEWS
London, Oct. 29.-The news of the
death of Mrs. Booth-Tucker reached the
international Salvation Army head
quarters here through a dispatch of the
Associated Press The heads of the in
ternatonal departments immediately
met. held q short service and dispatch
( ed cable messages of sympathy to the
Salvation Army headquarters in New
tcontinued on page s,~1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29
BALL GOES ROLLING ON
Three More Indictments In Con-
nectiOn With Land Frauds.

Washington, Oct.29.-Secretary Hitch
cock today received a telegram from
Portland, Oregon, announcing the in
dictment of three more persons in con-
nectlon with the public land frauds in
that state. The telegram gave the names
of the persons indicted Emma L.
Watson. Guy Huff and Norman Will
Jams. The woman is charged with con-
spiracy in connection with the proceed
ings against Miss Ware the commits
sioner of the United States district court
for Oregon, who already is under indict-
ment and Williams is charged with for
gerry in connection with the Nesbitt
case. The proceeding against Huff is
for forgery, but his is an independent
case.
Upon being asked if he had anything
to say apropos of the indictments. Sec
retary Hitchcock replied:
Nothing except that the ball goes
rolling on. There have been seven III
still be many more. Our success to the
present time indicates pretty clearly,
think that our Investigations have been
quite thoroughly conducted"
So far most of the prosecutions have
been directed against those engaged in
fraudulent proceedings under the tim
ber and stone act. it now appears that
many fragrant irregularities have been
discovered in that connection. Innum-
cradle instances of the invasion of pub
lie land regions by people IN large COM
panies heve been reported to the de-
partment from day to day for the past
year and more. In many instances pea
pie have gone to the Pacific coast states
from the states farther east to enter
lands under the timber and stone law.
The arrival of carloads at time have
been reported and many of the members
of these parties WIRE women. In one
or two cases during the vacation period
of last summer entire carloads of fe-
male school teachers hailing from the
middle western states. made tours to the
coast and all entered lands. In other
instances, entire families of four or five
persons each have cOP1e in from the
outside and have made entry of lands.
So far as known no evidence of fraud
has been discovered in these specific
cases, but the officials ct the depart
ment contend that in view of the fact
that over S40O is required TO complete
the acquisition of title under the timber
and stone law, some of those entries
are at least suspicious.
In other cases entries have been made
in the names of purely fictitious per-
sons. The connivance of officials is nee
essary in proceedings of this character
and this line of cases lend themselves
more easy to discovery and prosecution.
1t appears that frauds extend eastward
into idaho, Montana and Nevada.
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SIX KILLED,
A Hundred Injured in Strike
Conflict at Bilbao.
Houses Blown Cp and Railroad
Tracks Destroyed.
BREAD rs CTS. A LOAF.
Hundreds of People Have Fled
from the City.
Railroad Employees Threaten to
BREAD rs CTS. A LOAF.
Railroad Employees Threaten to
Join the Strikers.

Bilbao. Spain, Oct. 29.-The garrison
of Rilbao has been reinforced but the
troops still have difficulty in coping
with the rioting strikers, who constant
" erect new barricades as the old ones
are torn down by the soldiers. The city
presents a sorry spectacle, owing to the
widespread destruction wrought by the
mobs. The rioters used dynamite in
several instances to blow in the doors
Of the Jesuits' houses and to destroy
the railroad tracks. with the object of
preventing trains from entering Bilbao
Famine prices are already being
charged for provisions. Even bread is
so scarce that loaves are selling at four
pesotos, about rs cents. apiece. Six
persons were killed and a hundred in
jured during yesterdays conflicts. Hun
dreds of terror-stricken Deoplehave fed
from the city. The railroad employees
now threaten to join the strikers. Act
ing under orders from Madrid the gov
ernor of Bilbao has summoned the mine
owners to a conference.
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HELD IN JAIL.
Man Suspected of Numbering Mabel
Bechtel Can't Give Bail

Allentown, Pa, Oct. 29.-No bail has
been offered as yet for Thomas Bechtel
and Alfred Eckstein, brother and sweet
heart of Mabel Bechtel, who was mue-
dered last Monday. The young men
were committed to prison in default of
81 900 bonds Neither is charged with
the murder of the girl. but both are
detained as witnesses Mayor Lewis said
today:
''One of these two men is the murder
er of Mabel BechteL. OF that feel NOR
ally certain We have nothing but cir
cumstanciaI evidence to guide us, but so
positive and indisputable is the evidence
that 1 am ready to say our work is
DONE AS far as the police are concern
ed the case is ready for presentmen1 to
the coroner and the grand jury 1t now
remains for the district attorney to do
his work We have no further clews
which might lead to another suspect.
We will now wait and see what the
coroner's jury will say"
The coroner's inquest will be held to-
night.
The funeral of the dead girl will take
place this afternoon.