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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
FARMERS TAKE COAL.
COnfiscate Three Cars from
Santa Fe at BeIpre.

Belpre, Kan, Nov. Pa train load of
coal was left on the sidetracks of the
Santa Fe line at this point Saturday
while the engine was sent back to help
out another train that was stalled. The
cars were on the siding nearly all day,
and in the morning, a number OF farm
ers living near came to town. loaded up
their wagons in spite of the protest of
the agent, and hauled the coal home. In
all there were about three cars taken.
the loads being weighed on a scale at
Belpre and the tickets left with the
scale man. with word for the company
that they were ready to pay for the
coal anytime the company wanted the
money. 1t is said that the farmers Of
fered the agent pay for the coal but he
would not accept. not having the auth
ority. These men are ready to pay for
the stuff all right and the company will
probably settle the business that way
without any trouble.
There was no coal at BeIpre nor had
there been any for several days and
the farmers claimed that they had to
have something to burn, no matter
how they got it. The coal belonged to
the railroad company and they were
taking it to Dodge City to store it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
TROLLEY WIRES CUT.
Week Opens With Strikers Still
Active in Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-While preparations
were being completed today for the op-
ening of the State Street cable line, not
heretofore operated during the strike of
employees of the Chicago City railway,
rioters were engaged in trying to put
out of commission, the four lines which
the company has been operating on a
limited scale.
Trolley wires were cut in a half
dozen places on Halstead street and
the cars on that line were delayed over
an hour while repairs were being made
under police protection. An effort was
made also to blockade Archer avenue,
where it was apparently believed cars
would be run today as a possible result
of the State street line. Quantities of
rocks were found to have been hauled
in wagons and dumped on the tracks.
In policing the four branches opened
last week as well as the State street
line patrolmen were stationed only at
street intersections except when trouble
was thought most likely to occur. Fewer
policemen were detailed to ride on the
cars today than during last week.
Five trains were put in operation on
being made, the board of directors of
the railway company were busy formu-
lating a reply to the latest proposition
of the strikers
A serious riot occurred at Forty first
and State streets when the trains ar
rived at that point. Many shots were
fired by the police and one man is be-
lieved to have been hit by bullet,
while several were knocked down by the
officers. The cars encountered obstacles
all along. the line. After removing
spikes from the cable slots at Fifty
seventh and Fifty-first streets, the
first train was blocked at Forty-first
by iron rails placed across the tracks.
The crews began to remove the obstruc-
ton when from behind fence came a
volley of stones. The police charged
the rioters with revolvers drawn. A
running fight ensued in which the po-
lice fired upon the men. By this time
a crowd had collected about the cars and
another charge by the police was made
upon them before the obstruction could
be removed.
At Twenty ninth street another mob
blocked the cars and threw stones. The
police charged, beating many persons
severely with their clubs.
More trouble was encountered by the
State street cable trains on the return
trip near Forty-third street While the
trains were down town the mob sys-
tematicaIly choked the cable slot with
stones and scrap iron and blockaded
the tracks with heavy steel rails. Hun
dreds of men, women and boys then
awaited the return of police with stones
ready to heave at the trains. Men and
women were reported to have been
knocked down in their own doorwayS.
Scores of rioters and bystanders We're
wounded by the clubs of the police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
bad case against Parker. Hewitt and

bad case against Parker, Hewitt and
Kating.
They were shown up as the men re-
sponsible for the mutiny, together with
W. Q. Murry who has never been cap
tured. Hewitt and Kating were in
cluded in the first indictment but as
they were never arraigned no attorney
has yet been appointed for them. Be
cause in his defense of the other priS-
oners he had allowed Parker's case to
be severely damaged Attorney Waters
moved for a separate trial for his priS-
oners. Judge Riner offered to appoint
another attorney for Parker and offer
ed the job to Judge T. f. Carver who
was in the court room. Judge Carver
instantly demurred pleading too many
previous undertakings. Judge Riner
pressed him to take the defense of the
mutineer. Waters, however. consented
to stay with his case afterward when it
was found that six of the prisoners
would be allowed to plead Waters will
undoubtedly be assigned to the defense
of Kating and Hewitt. although that
was not done at this mornings session
of court.
The evidence in the mutineers cases
was about all laid open for inspection
during the trial of the first batch OF
prisoners in October. At that time II
was conclusively shown that Kating
Hewett, Parker and Murry, who is moi
captured, were among those who con-
cocted the conspiracy for the mutiny
When they had things we'll under way
many of the other prisoners followed
! them, some of them taking up arms
The six men who were given light SEN
tenceS today were among the followers
and are not believed to have been mixed
up in the original plan of escape
Davenport, who asked for g. trial, is be-
Iieved to be guilty only to an equal ex-
tent. Neal Jaco, the remaining of the
five prisoners awaiting trial, was sent
up from Purcell in 1900 for two years
His term has expired but he is being
held for the murder charge. He is be-
1ieved to be bad man. OF the six mer
sentenced today Ole Bobo and Joseph
Deelzin have served out their origina
terms in the penitentiary and are now
to begin upon their new sentences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
PLEAD GUILTY.
Grand Rapids Aldermen Confess
to Receiving Brides.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 23.-Ex-
Alderman Adrian Schriver has pleaded
guilty to the charge of having received
$325 as bribe from Liant K. Salisbury
for his assistance in pushing the water
deal Schriver was arraigned in the
superior court today and after pleading
guilty was remanded for sentence 1t
is expected that sentence will be defer
red, as Schrieyer will be a witness for
the state in other prosecutions. He has
already told the prosecution secretly
what he knows of the deal In addition
TO the confessions Of Aldermen Schriver
and Ghysels. several other aldermen
have confessed to their share in the deal
and are expected to become states wit
nesses. Their names are not yet known,
however Schriver is to appear Deeem-
ber u for sentence. His story differs
from Salisbury's confession in that he
claims to have received 1925, while
Salisbury was to have received $125.0 900
cash when the deal was put through
ard that he was to have been given
500 900 in bonds of the water company
that was to have been formed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

The men who pleaded guilty to man
slaughter this morning and their SEN
tences were: Ole 8obo. sentenced in 1900
from Chickasha to years, additional
sentence of one year and one day with
$500 fine; Donald Norrie. sentenced in
1901 from Ardmore, T. t. to ) years
additional sentence of one year and one
day and $500; Harry Grayson, sentenced
from Vinita in 1899 to years, additional
sentence of three years and 81, 900 fine;
LoI Switzerland. sentenced from Mus
kOgee in 1899 to ) years, additional SEN
tence of three years and 81 900 fine: Jas
Wilson, colored, sentenced from Vinita
in 1901 to years. additional sentence of
four years and $500 fine.
There yet remain to be tried: three
Of the men who are believed to have in
stigated the mutiny, namely, Gus Par
ker, Tom A. Kating and Arthur Hewitt.
Also r. L. Davenport and Neal Jaco
await trial. Kating was apprehended
only three weeks ago. He was caught
near Denver, Col. after two years of
liberty. Arthur Hewitt was returned to
Leavenworth from the Texas state peni-
tertiary where he was serving a SEN
tence for horse stealing committed since
the Ieavenworth mutiny. He arrived
here only two days ago. Neither of these
men has been arraigned. During the
trial of seven of the naut1neers at Leav-
enworth during October the testimony
brought out by the defense made a very
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
MAIL CAR BURNS.
Thanksgiving Editions of Sew
eral Magazines Destroyed.

Kansas City, Nov. 23.-The Missouri
Pacific fast mail train No. I. which was
due to arrive in Kansas City yesterday
morning at 1920 O'Clock, did not reach
here until 220 in the afternoon.
The train left ST. Louis one hour and
forty minutes behind schedule time, and
after being out forty minutes a fire was
discovered raging in one OF the mail
cars, containing second class mail, of
the train.
The flames seemed suddenly to break
out in every direction and had attained
such headway that the train crew was
poWerless to stop them. The fire was
first observed twenty-four miles out of
Sherman Mo. and no facilities, save
the sman equipment on the train, which
proved entirely inadequate to the occas-
ion. were on hand to combat the flames
The car was uncoupled from the train
and passengers and crew looked on the
conf1agration until the entire car and
contents were almost totally destroyed.
The train then contiEzaed on its journey.
The burned ear was Baggage Or
storage car and was filled to the top
with twenty tons of second class mail
matter consisting of newspap perS, mag
azines, books, etc, from the east and
elsewhere which were entirely destroyed.
Thanksgiving issues of many eastern
magazines and periodicals were among
the tons of mail consumed by the fire.
The car was loaded within an hour
and a half of its departure from St
Louis and it is impossible to tell how the
fire originated.
The conductor in charge of the train
was E. E. Williams, who, with the por-
ter, Nat Jefferson, had his hands and
clothes scorched while unceupling the
burning car from the train. No one was
Injured in the fire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
Demands of the San Domingo
Rebels Are Absolute.
Decline ALI Overtures for
Peaceful Settlement.
SHORT ARMIsTICE
Is Followed by a Renewal of
Hostilities.
Reside ence of the u. s. Minister
Battered Down.

San Domingo, Republic of Santo Do
mingo, Nov. 23.-President Wos y Gil,
in his efforts to bring about a peaceful
arrangement with the insurgent forces
which are besieging the city, commits
stoned U. S. Minister Powell, the Bel
gian minister. the minister of Hayti.
and the Spanish minister to visit the
insurgent camp. Consequently an
armistice was agreed upon. to expire
at noon Sunday. and the peace COM
mission consulted with the insurgent
leaders. The latter. however. refused
to entertain the peace proposals and
demanded the surrender of the city,
but they prolonged the armistice until
6 o'clock in the evening, after which
hour the bombardment of San Do
mingo was resumed and will be con-
tinued until the capital falls. The
U. S. minister's residence was de-
Stroyed during the previous lombard
ment. The Inhabitants of this city are
in a state of panic.
The Italian third class cruiser Liguira
and the Dutch armored cruiser Deruiter
have arrived here.
The Dominican warship Presidente
went to Azua de Compostela, about 90
miles from here last night.
The sanitary condition of San Do
mingo is good but the poor are suffering
from want of food. The prices of pro-
visions are very high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
DISCOVERY GONE.
Wreckage Found Indicates Loss
With All on Board.
Passengers and Crew Numbered
Thirty i'm ALI.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. PA dispatch
to the Post-Intelligencer from Juneau,
Alaska, announces that j. Bent, a pas
senger on the steamer Excelsior, which
has arrived, reports that a mass of
wreckage from the Nome steamer Dis
covery has washed ashore at the mouth
of Sew river, 80 miles below Yakutat.
Bent's information makes it practically
certain that it is the Discovery and
leaves little hope for either passengers
or crew. 1t is believed that everybody
on board perished. The wreck1ng
life boats, life preservers and a large
portion of her hull Bent states that a
terrific storm prevailed for a week prior
to November is, on which date he
boarded the Excelsior at Yakutat.
The number of persons aboard the
Discovery. passengers and crew is estf-
mated at thirty. They left Nome early
in October and sailed from Yukatat
october 20. This was the last seen of
her.
The passenger list of the Discovery is
in the possession of the steamers agent
at Nome and cannot be obtained. The
following members of the crew are be-
lieved to have been on the vessel:
Captain j. H. McGrath, master; Cap
tain NJ. R. Walter, manager of the
company which owns the Discovery ;
Edward Ford, first officer; Guy Wolford,
chief engineer; Edward Vansice, pur-
ser; William Dangerfield, steward /;
Robert Carlson, deck hand Albert Kis-
sell, acting waiter; Henry Price, second
engineer; William S. Hade, fireman.
The Discovery was built at Port
Townsend in 1898 for the Puget Sound
trade. She has been in the Nome traffic
for the past three years.
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nav its fixed charges with its reduced
profits is now known to be out of the
question
At this stage of downward develop
ment what is feared more than anything
else is litigation of the sort which has
developed the inward crookedness OF the
shipbuilding trust Methods 1t IS now
known that any investigation into the
steel trust will show a series of ex-
periments in high finance rejecting lit
tie credit upon those responsible. 10
avoid such disclosures is the sole aim
of Mr. Morgan and those associated
with him.
MoRGAN's HUGE PROFIT.
It is known that on the $134, 600 0Oo
worth of bonds listed on the stock eX-
change shortly after the bond conver-
Morgan made at least $13, 400. GOO, grant
ing that all the preferred stock was Sc
cured at a figure ten points below the
price of the bonds into which they were
converted. AS ten points was the least
difference at any time. the figure is the
minimum profit to the syndicate
The profits of the first syndicate OF
800, QUO, 600 declared in October We're
per cent, or 81. 100000 of which Mr..
Morgan. of course, received Lis share.
BY the statement just issued it is
shown that $4,000, 900 had been han
died by Mr.. Morgan, and on the $56,
600 900 converted since the listing OF
the bonds on the stock exchange Mr..
Morgan received his 4 per cent of ST.
10000, and the difference between the
average market price of the preferred
stock and the bonds of at least fifteen
points, s., 100 coo. The total profits ac-
eruing to the Morgan syndicate are
thus shown at the very lowest figure
to have been $21, 440. 600.
The statement issued from the office
of Mr.. Morgan was looked upon by
those in the street as the death war
rant of the steel king. It showed him
shorn of power, his sceptre and his
privileges swept away and the once
dominant force in Wall street the ser
vile subject of John D Rockefeller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
DEMANDS QUICK TRIAL.
Senator Dietrich Arrives in
Omaha to Answer Charges.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 23-United States
Senator Charles Dietrich arrived in
Omaha and went directly to the Office
of his attorney today with whom he
had a conference. To a representative
of the Associated Press he said with re-
gard to the indictment recently brought
against him:
s.I am in Omaha to secure an irnmedi-
ate trial want all the evidence
brought before the court, which will
show a complete vindication. con-
slider this not merely a trial before a
federal judge but also before the great
tribuna1--the people of Nebraska and Of
the whole country.
TT is a case in which the honor of the
United States senate is involved and I
wish to have the people know all the
facts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
FUGATE AFTER OIL.
Sells His Newton Journal to an Okla
homa Man.

Chanute. Kan. Nov. 2s.-w. P Camp
bell of Waukomis. Okla. has purchased
the Newton Journal of J. B. Fugate of
this city He will take charge at once.
Mr. Campbell is a newspaper man of
many years experience and has been
for some time connected with the Okla
homa Hornet at Waukonis He spent
today in the city. reaching an agree
ment with Mr.. Fugate this morning.
and leaves this evening for Newton to
assume personal control of the Journal
Mr.. Fugate. who came here last
spring and embarked in the newspaper
business, IS now out of the harness alto
gether and viii give his entire attention
to the oil business, having formed a
partnership with ex-senator H. B.
Kelly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
gradually declined since the tragedy of

gradually declined since the tragedy of
his sons death.
Captain Thrasher went to lola. Kan,
before the war, and when the war broke
out he enlisted in a Kansas regiment,
and served with much gaIlantry
throughout the great struggle. After
the war he returned TO lola, where he
lived until appointed a special agent of
the United States internal revenue bu-
reau by President Harrison. When
Cleveland was elected he was turned
out. but was reappointed by President
Mckinley upon his election in 1896, and
held the Office until he died. He was
stationed at different times at san
Francisco. st. Louis, Milwaukee and re-
Gently at Lynchburg, Va.
His family lived at Lawrence, Kan,
for time, while his son and daughter
attended the university. He founded
the town of Florence, Kan, named
after the daughter of Ex-Governor
Crawford, now the wife of Arthur Cap
per of Topeka. Captain Thrasher leaves
a wife and daughter A number of
Kansans in Washington attended the
funeral ceremonies at Arlington Thurs
day morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
SIX PLEAD GUILTY
Federal Mutineer Convicts Given
Light Sentences.
Those Who We're Least Active
Are Let Off Easily.
ONE REFUSES TO PLEA.
Il. L. Davenport Says He Had
Nothing to Do With Murder.
Ringleaders Hating and Hewitt
to Be Tried.
ONE REFUSES TO PLEA.

Six of the federal penitentiary mutt
neers, who have been brought to To-
peka for trial under an indictment
charging the murder of Guard Wal
drupe during the mutiny at the Leav-
enworth federal prison on November Z,
1901, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in
the United States circuit court this
morning and received sentences and
fines. The sentences were from one to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
ROBBED CONDUCTOR.
Masked Men Pull ofTrolley Pole and
Work in tho Dark.

Scranton, Pa, Nov. 23.-Darkness
suddenly envelcoed Green Ridge
suburban street car at the terminal in
front of the entrance TO the Country
club on the eastern outskirts of Scran-
ton last evening. The trolley pole had
been pulled off by two masked men
who jumped on the car and at the
point of revofvers compelled Conductor
Kilmer and AIotorsnan Lalley, the only
occuoants of the car, to throw up tI.air
hands,
The highwaymen then went through
Kilmer's pockets, taking about S5.
Then the men walked away. They
were fairly dressed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
TO SINK 80 OIL WELLS.
Big Contract Let on 400 Acre
Tract at Humboldt.

Humboldt, Kan, Nov. 23.-The Win
field Oil and Gas company has contract
ed with T. J. Afford & Co. to drill eighty
wells on 400 acres of the George z.
Work farm west of town. This is prob
ably the biggest contract ever let in
the Kansas field. Mr.. Work reserved
about a hundred acres on the north end
of the place, where he has a pumping
plant and six good oilers. Eighty wells
on one big field will make a great
showing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
Contracts to Drill 80 Wells.

Humbo1t, Kan, Nov. 23.-The st.
Louis and Kansas Oil and Gas COM
pany has contracted with r. G. Brown
& Son to drill thirty wells on their
partly developed leases just south of
Humboldt This company has about
forty wells now and when they ada
thirty more it will make quite an in-
posing string of wells.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
WEATHER Is WARNER.
There Is an Indication for Change
Tomorrow.

The government forecast for Kansas
sent out today is Partly cloudy to-
night and Tuesday"
The wind at O'Clock today was
northeast, blowing u miles an hour.
The hourly temperatures recorded to-
day Dy the government thermometer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

DIR. H. c. Linn, formerly of Topeka,
recently with the Creek townsite com
mission in the Indian Territory is in
Washington and will take up his resi-
dence here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

The Kansas delegation held a meeting
this week and decided to make united
effort to get the various committee
places which the individual members
want. The entire delegation will en-
dorse the claims of each individual
member. LESLIE WALLACE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
Weather Indications

Chicago, Nov. 23.-Foreeast for Kansas:
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; varia-
BILE winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Mohler and wife of Topeka are spending
a few days here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

President A C. Scott of the Oklahoma
college at Saltwater, and brother of
Representative Scott, is in Washington.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-13

The political philosophers who
a few years ago were pointing
with PRIDE to Mexico as a free
silver country, have recently
received a severe shock to
their theories: as the govern
ment of Mexico has decided to
place the country on a gold
basis and discontinue the free
coinage Of silver, believing that
the silver basis is disastrous to
the best interests of Mexico.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-13
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' ss.ss the Of &HZzzM
A Feminine Mystery.

Among the minor mysteries of life
Is the bewildering fact that. as a rule,
the tall woman is of a melancholy dis
position, while her smaller sister is of
q bright, brisk and cheerful tempera-
ment. Science, so far as we know. has
never addressed itself to the solution of
this puzzle. and the amateur philoso-
pher is therefore left To cudgel his brain
and marvel. Why length of limb should
make for solemnity and melancholy,
says a writer on this subject, is hard to
determine. Length of limb seems to
suggest to the mind the need for a
stateliness of department. which never
troubles the consciousness of 1.-The small
and tubby." We are left to conclude
that the feminine side of our nation,
which is rapidly becoming famous for
its extreme height, will some day be-
come as serious and gloomy as Quakers,
and then we shall take our pleasures
more sadly than ever.-London Globe.