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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12


Charles F. Street a letter relative to the
waterworks bonds which the water COM
pany proposes to take in payment for the
May 9, 1903
Charles f Spencer:
You were so busy when I saw you in
Topeka that I am not quite sure l made
myself definitely understood in regard
to the submission, OF papers relating to
the bond issue to Messrs- Dillon q Hub
bard
THE question was discussed at our
imously of the opinion that it would not
be wise for to take any part in the
examination OF the bonds which the city
Of Topeka proposes to issue. our belief be-
ing that it mi ght cause additional friction
if our attorneys declared the bonds in
having endea vOred to back out of the
bargain we have made For this rea-
son we desire the city of Topeka to fur
nish With opinion signed by the firm
of Dillon & Hubbard before we accept the
per cent. bonds Of the city at par. We
bonds the. validity of which was APP
proved by the supreme court of your
state.
4 understand that Mr. Hubbard. of the
firm of illOn & Hubbard. is likely to
leave for Europe about the first of July
is your intention to subrnit the papers te
his firm I :Hlggest that you give the mat
ter prompt attention, most of the pre-
liminary woSk Will, believe, fall upon his
shoulders. c. F. STREET.
Mr. Spencer has already written to Judge
Dillon; ask ag, for statement as to
what he will charge for an opinion in re-
gard to the alidity of the bonds. and it is
expected that the reply will be submitted
to the city council next Monday night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

Among his poems are Adventures in
Fairyland. Life of Humboldt" Songs
of Summer The Kings Bell The
Box Of the East. .'Abrahama Lincoln,
a Horatian ode. Putnam the Brave. "A
Century After Life Of Washington Irv-
ing" The Lions Cub, and Other Verse,
Under the Evening Lamp, and many
others He was married to Elizabeth D.
Barstow in 1852 For several years he
has lived al 329 East Fifteenth street, New
York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

Newspapers I'm the big cities through
out the country have begun to knock
OH ST. Louis in connection with the
Worlds fair. giving emphasis to her al
legged inability to care for the crowd If
st. Louis succeed in inducing the crowd
to come probably she won't worry much
about anything else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
SWAN Is CONVICTED.
he Is Guilty of Assault With Intent
to Kill.

heard the evidence in the case against
George Swan charged with shooting
Alfred Sage with intent to kill. brought
in verdict Of guilty this morning. The
sentence may be from one to ten years
in the Denitentiary.
Swans excuse was that he was hit
by snow balls and that he drew his re-
volver. He did not intend to shoot anu
was in the act of lowering the hammer
of the revolver when his hand was hie
by a snow ball and the revolver was
discharged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
New vork MONEY Market

New York May 12-MONEY- Money on
call easier at 21zG1z per cent: prime 1aer-
camille PAPER. 4s4q515 per cent: sterling
exchange firm with actual business in
at S4S4s0a4s5 for 50 days: posted rates.
s4.S5l zQ4SS15 and $4S9; commercial bills.
VER-Bar silver. Esszc: Mexican dol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

bakersfield. Cal. May 12.-rhere is
a absolutely no change in the loci strike
of the boilermakers here NotsA single
80, renorfed for work this nornng. All
80 ott,er departnents are running as
,,s,1al and no attempt has been made to
renIaee the strikers. All advices are to
the effect that the men are working az
other points as usual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
PRESIDENTS TOUR DAY 81 DAY

= The Itinerary of President :
+ Roosevelt'ss trip is as follows
+ May 10 and 14-San Francisco
s. Oakland ami Berkeley
= May 15 IS. II and 1S-Ray-
J mond, CAL a osemite Valley and
& Big Tree sectAion. -
+ May I9-RNno and Carson, :
y New; San Francisco, Cal.
! May z0-RecMiing. Sisson. Cal, :
= Ashland Ore.
: May 1-saleln and Portland, !
: Oregon.
: May 2z-Chehaiis. Centralia. :
= Olympia and Tasoma, Wash
: hay 23-Bv Puget Sound to I
: Bremerton, Everett and Seattle.
: May 24-Seattle I
= May Ellensburg, North va :
: kima. Paseo, Wallula. Walla
= WalIa
: May Spokane, Tekoa. wn.; I
= Harrison and Wallace, Idaho.
May 27-Helena and Butte.
= May 2e-Pocatello, Boise. Nam
: pa, Mountain Home and Sho-
, shone. Idaho
:. May 2s-Salt Lake City, Utah; :
J Ogden. Utah. Evanston, Wsyo. Z
J May 30-Laranie. Wyo. :
! Aay 31-Cheyenne. !
: 3ane begin homeward trip. :
: Stop North Platte, Neb. :
9 June Council Bluffs, Deni- 7
! son. Fort Dodge, Cedar Falls and I
J Dubuque, Iowa I
+ June 3-Freeport, Rockford, 4
= Rochelle, Aurora, Joliet, Dwight, :
= Pontiac,N Lexingto Bloomington, :
! Illinois. 4
: June 4-zLincoln. Springfield and I
= Decatur, I'll; Indianapolis, Ind :
: June Washington. I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

must divorce several husbands before she
can be welded 10 her art.
Some men are naturally abse ut-minded
and others forget judiciously.
The fellow who hugs the girls soon gets
the reputation Of being a perfe ct bear
HOax-"He seems to think he is always
in the right. Joax-''Wen, that's where
he gets left"
Hobbs Bjones is taking a pre- paration
OF iron to build him up. 81 obbs--'.I
thought he looked rather rusty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

Having waited till the late freezes
were over the Grover Cleveland boom
stands good chance TO survive the
summer. unless that great enemy Of
everything Democratic. drouth, should
overtaze it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

Baltimore May 12.-Archbishop Kahn
of St. Louis arrived here today and at
once proceeded to st. Agnes sanitarium.
where he viii undergo treatment for
ailments from which he has long suf-
fered. The archbishop said his stay at
the sanitarium would be indefinite. it
being his purpose to restore his shatter-
ed healthA before leaving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

James Henry Devlin- the 16-year-oId
son of MI and Mrs. c. J. Devlin. died
last evening at S o'clock at the family
home. 1901 T opeka avenue. He has long
been an invs lid and the death was due
to intestinal trouble. The funeral viii
be from themChurch of the Assumption
at 8 o'clock Thursday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
The queen of American Watring
Places

CThe poetic name given to Atlsltic
Cit11 and other Atlantic sea .coastre-
SORTS. are reached from the west "a
the I4ehigh Valley railroad. Sena cnt
star7r to General Passenger Depat-
ment Lehigh Valley railroad. NV
york. for Atlantic City booklet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

When Grover Cleveland declared his
opposition to second term. it is now
recalled that he said nothing about a
third term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
A Startling Test.

To save a life, DR. T. G. Merritt of No.
AKehoopany. Pa. made a startling test re-
sT,ltine in a wonderful cure. He writes
"A patient was attacked with violent hem
oT1f1a ses caused by ulceratfo Of the stem
sch1 I had often found Electric Bitters ex-
ceIIe1et for acute stomach and liver trou-
bles. so I prescribed them The patient
ersf,7ed from the first and has not had an
s5tfacira in Il months" Electric Bitters are
positivsy guaranteed for dyspepsia. indi-
eesfion. constipation and kidney troubles.
Sf'Tr them, only SOC at Arnold Drug Co.,
Sg1 n Kansas ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

Glasgow May 12.-At a nesting of the
CIvde engineers here today it was decided
to resume work Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

Mrs Earl MofHtt, daughter of Mr.. a II
Mrs. S. S. Urm4y. died this morning of
abcess of the stomach al the home of
her parents. on IA orris avenue. She had
been sick several weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

Chas. M. Baldwin, aged so YEAR,. dieI
this morning at s tormont hospital as
the result of an operation for aBpendi-
citis The funeral will be held at the
home of his father, tW. NJ. Baldwin, at
Overbrook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
STODDARD IS DEAD.
Poet Dies Suddenly in New, York
Today.

Stoddard. the poet. died in this city of
rheumatism of the \heart today. Mrs.
Stoddard died less tlfnn a year ago, and
his son. Lorimer. is also dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
Let's Go To
HO BAR T. S
The Cut Rate Drug Store
800 West Tenth street.
SIGNS DE BAD onn
~ west Tenth street.

SUNS Of BAD BLOOD
- - 12S't - m LIZ AEtBUNCLlSS,
ECZEMA and all SKIN DISEASES
When the blood Is out of order. it shows
up through the skin The poisons get
into the glands of the skim and cause
trouble.
E1OBART'S SARSAPARHLA
eradicates all the Doisons from thu
blood, thus removing the cause of all
skin disco Sc It is the grea test BLOOD
r RlF1ER on the market. Tt cures
disease by carrying on the poisons. A
clear. clean complexion is beautiful.
HOBARTS SARSApA42ILLA clears
the compile EXON. Price Gee per bottle.
Three bottles for $1.50
Your money back is you want IL
Either phone 400.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

Richard Henry Stoddard. poet. was born
at bingham, Mass. July ?. 1925. AS a
youth he worked at the iron molders
trade. and soon began to contribute to
the papers From 1855 to 1870 he held a
position in the custom house For the
next three years he was confidential clerk
TO General Mcclellan, and for the year
following was city librarian of New York
He conducted the literary review of the
New York World from 1862 to 1870, and
has been on the New Yorkt Mail and Elk
larrless Sirlne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

oiutionary bands havet. entered the dis
tricts of Bayazid and * Sasun, Armenia.
from Russia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
MR.. STREET WRITES.
Tells More About Test of Waterworks
Bonds.

City Attorney Spencer has received from
Charles F. Street a letter relative to the
waterworks bonds. which the water com
pany proposes to take in payment for the
plant. The letter is as follows:
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
DESTRUCTIVE SPRINGFIELD FIRE
While Removing Stock from JeweIry
Store, Heavy Walls of Theater
Crash Down, Killing Several,

Springfield, O., Feb. 20.-One of the
the city and the one resulting in the
greatest loss of life broke out at 81
O'Clock yesterday morning, In Mitchell
Brothers plumbing establishment and
In less than three hours 1t had de-
stroyed the buildings In which are sit
uated M. M. Kaufman's clothing store,
the Fountain Square theater, S. ].
LaSferty & Sons hardware store,
Mitchell Brothers plumbing estab.
hshment, ]. H. Mulholland's jewelry
store, blacksmith shop and the new
\, Nj. G. A. building. Total loss $685..
coo; insurance $4,000.
The worst feature of the fire oc-
CURED a little before daybreak, when
]. H. Mulholland, proprietor of the
1ewelry store. aided by seveal spec
tators, was removing his stock. The
building in which this store was sit
aated waS the smallest of those de-
str0yed and without warning the
heavy walls of the theater block ton
pied over IN it. 1t Is not known yet
how many were pinioned under the
ruins but so far. the following dead
have been aiken out: ]. II. Mulhel-
land, Dorsey Crane and Albert voor.
hees.
The injured removed are: Harry
Feet, Warren Richard and Fireman
Peter Rude ALI but Rude are ex-
pected to recover. The origin of the
fire IL unknown.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
RENOvATING CLERKS OFFICE.
County Clerk John NJ. Gregg making
changes.

County Clerk, John M. Gregg and
his assistants have been busy today
renovating the Office and fixtures,
and making improvements in the
arrangement of furniture. The pig
desk has been moved to the oppo
site side of the office from the vault,
so as to give more direct access to
the vault, without interrupting the
clerk and his deputies. Some of
the hallowed dust of the ages is
being removed from the precious
volumes of records. 1t is hoped to
per suade the county court of the
necessity of new, durable desk for
the deputies to work on, and that
they will provide them this con-
yenience.
Before many more years, add
tional room will have to be provided
for the records of the county clerk.
More vault room will soon be need
ed if deeds continue to pile up as
they have for the past two years.
And when the $4,000 additional
population that Morgantown is ex-
pecting gets located here, there will
be demand for an enlarged court
b ouse 1t will have to be extended
on to Walnut street, and either the
county court, or the county clerk
pnt in new quarters. The shelf
room in this present vault is we'll
occupied and there is not much
more space for shelves.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
ITALIANS ARRESTED
Charged with Robbing and Sell
ling Whisky.
Identified by SIav Who was Robbed -
Shanties Raided by Officers-Liquor
Being Sold without State License.


Shanties Raided by Offlcers-Liquor
Being Sold without State License.
The Italian who is charged with
dragging and robblng John Sledg
low a Slav at DellslOw was arrested
by policemen Price and Shoemaker
at his shanty up at the coal works
Thursday evening, brought to town
and lodged in Jail to await hearing
before the justice He denies hav-
ing gotted the money from the Slav.
Another italian charged with
selling Intoxicating liquor, without
"a state license was also arrested In
the same shanty with the other fel-
low He had sold the drugged wine
to the Slsv according to the state
ment of the latter, and his comrade
had taken the money $50 in cash.
1t is charged that good deal Of
bad wine etc has been sold among the
italians at Dellslow Both men we're
lodged in jail.
The policeman went up Friday to
search the shanty and premises for
liquors. They had not the necessary
warrants when. they made the first
trip. The Slay went along to identi-
fy the man who had robbed him.
He is still sheltered In the jail as he
is entirely without monev.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Only One Witness Heard In
Rape Trial Today.

Attorneys Question Every Debatable
Point Progress of Case Still Slow.
Several Witnesses Heard Thursday
Afternoon.
1t was thought yesterday evening
that the evidence 10 the Martucio trial
might all be in by noon today and the
case ready for argument by counsel
But so much time was taken before
dinner today In settling disputes be-
tween the attorneys, that only one
was examined and the same, DIR. Geo.
M. Joseph, was called to the stand
first this afternoon. He was summon
ed BY the oefehse TO give expert testi-
mony which could only be given by a
member OF the medical profession.
His testimony is general, but can be
applied, Sc the defense thinks, in this
case. The trial may continue for an
other week at the present rate Of prog
ress.
Several other physicians have been
summoned for expert testimony, and
may be called by the State in rebuttal
to the evidence of defence.
The trial OF Martucio continued
without interruption yesterday. After
the examination OF several Italians,
the prisoner was put on the stand.
He testified that he had been In this
country only six days, and that he had
never been on the hill where the crime
was committed on Priscilla White
He said he had gone from Beechurst
up to the Hogback, carrying his coat
on his left arm, as other witnesses
testified, but not gone through the
east end Of Morgantown. He said he
had gotten his dinner at a restaurant
and gone up the railroad and over
through Greenmont. He does not
know where the restaurant is, at which
he got his dinner.
There is some variation among the
witnesses in regard To time, not more
than one would expect from SO many
guessing at the time, with nothing
but the noon hour from which to
reckon. The prisoner can say few
words at time in English so it is
easily understood.
Deputy Sheriff A. l.. Demoss, L.
w. Joseph and j. L. Wharton were
called to testify as to the examination
of the prisoner at the jail the same
evening he was arrested The trial
was continued till after 6 o'clock be-
fore the court adjourned.
There being no more trials by jury
to be held at this term, the petit ju-
rors were all discharged yesterday ex-
cept the twelve sitting on the Martu-
clio case.
The court has great deal of bust
ness yet to transact after this case is
ended, and may be in session for two
weeks yet.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
Badly Shaken Up.

Toronto, Feb. 20.-The Montreal ex-
press On the Grand Trunk railroad,
consisting Of baggage car, express.
day coach. sleeper, and two Pullmans,
was derailed at Whitley Junction yes
terday. All the cars left the rails
and rolled down a 25-foot embank-
nfent, hurting the passengers about
as they turned over. There was no
ditch to cause a piling of the cars al
the bottom Of the bank and to this is
due the marvellous escape Of the pas.
sengers. No one was killed though
more than 20 suffered more or less
severe injuries. Several Americans
were on the train going through to
the west. The injured were brought
to Toronto.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
MAGAZINE tXPLODES.
Fatal Blast in Storage Room at
Fort Lafayette in New
York Bay.
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT NOT KNOWN
Four Are Killed and Number In
jured, Some Observation-Disclosures
ton Difficult Owing to Distorted and
Powder-Rlackened Features.

New York, Feb. 20.-Three men
we're killed outright, one man so badly
injured that he died later, two other
men fatally and at least seven serious
~ hurt in an explosion in the work
room Of the naval storage magazine
at Fort Lafayette in New York bay
about o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The dead. George Hotham, Gustave
Dozier, John Mason, Frank Munden.
Seriously injured at Fort Hamilton
hospital are: James Clancy, Martin
Thorgensen, w. H. Vangurp, Charles
Lohmuller, Edward B. McMullen.
Several were taken to their homes or
to Brooklyn hospital
All the dead and injured were work
men at the fort. Accounts differ as
to how the fatal blast was set on
One report is that the men were flll-
ing a 13-inch shell while another man
was removing powder charge from
a shell undertook to unwind a fuse
connecting the powder chamber with
the percussion cap. This caused suf-
fcient friction to set off the cap and
explode the shell. @
Major Powell, chief surgeon at Fort
Hamilton, was among the first to
reach the scene and with fort troops
removed the dead and injured from
the wrecked magazine. Ambulances
and surgeons also were summoned
from Brooklyn.
The work of Identification was diff
cult because of the distorted features
blackened by powder burns
Fort Lafayette is an old fort in the
Narrows.
Washington. Feb. 20. - Admiral
O'Niel, chief Of ordnance, said that
several months ago he had published
orders for the removal Of the greater
part of the ammunition stored at Fort
Lafayette to the new naval magazine
on Iona island, 40 miles up the Hud-
son. He assumed that this order had
been pretty nearly fulfilled at the
time of the explosion. In that case,
the stock on the island would be very
small, made up mostly of the tempo
rarily deposited ammunition Of naval
ships going into drydock at New York.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
EVERYTHING READY.
big Ball win Start this Evening and
End tomorrow merning.

Ihe cadet officers have every
thing in readiness for the big militia
ry Call. The affair begins at the
Armory this evening at nine o'clock
ana will conclude some time tomor-
row morning. Toerges orchestra of
Plttsburg is to furnish the music
ihe refreshments will be served by
the Delicatessen.
Al the decorations are in place
snu Inc building is very pretty. The
moor is in better shape than ever
before A concert is to be given bv
the cadet baud before the bali begins
THIS evening. This will be an en-
joyaoie feature of the evenings en-
tertainment.
Many out of town people are here
to attend the affair and it will he
one OF the most notable social events
ever known in the state.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
Ill. c. Huston Dead.
Prominent Plttsburg Capitalist Ex.
pires suddenly-Interested in Prop.
erty near M0rgantOwn.

News has been received here from
Plttsburg of the sudden death o.
Henry Clay Huston at the Schenlay
hotel. He had arisen In his usual
health. While dressed he was seized
with fainting ft and expired In a
few minutes.
Mr.. Huston had lived for several
years ia Pittsburg and prior to that
time lived In Connellsville. He was
"a leading capitalist of Western Penn
sylvania and recently acquired consid-
cradle holdings In the mountains
near here.
The Fl. G. Huston Lumber Com
pany owns three thousand acres of tim
Der land along the M. and K. and has
been producing lumber for some time.
Several mills are on the tract. The
deceased was well known here and his
friends learn Of his death with deep
regret,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
Died.

SIsLER-Mrs. Ella Sisler, the wife
of G. w Sisler, Jr., of Stewartstown
died at 6 o'clock last evening of per-
itonitls. She had been Ill only a
week, and prior TO that time had
been strong healthy woman. She
was about 80 years old just in the
prime of life, and her death causes
universal sorrow. Three children
the youngest two years old, and her
husband survive. Mrs. Sisters
maiden name was Ella Horton, and
her former home was in Mississippi.
She met Mr.. Sis1er when be was
teaching school in that state several
years ago, and married him. She
was cultured well educated Chris
tian woman. The funeral will BE-
held Saturday and interment at Mt.
Union Cemetery.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
b. Il o. OFFICERS HERE.
They Have Been Investigating Stealing
Which Has Been i'm Progress.

Captain Bob Shepperd and James
Breen, Of the B. 81 .. secret service,
have been in town. They came to ill.,
vestgate same cases of stealing which
have been called 20 the attention Of
the officials. Cars have been entered
and lot of stuff has been stolen. 1t
is expected that some arrests will fol-
low their coming 1t is whispered
that there will he some sensational de-
velopments in connection with their
visit
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
CONTRACT LET.
Valley Wood Working Company will
Build University Grand stand.

The contract for the grand stand
on Athletic Field at the University
has been let to the Valley Wood
Working Company. Work on the
structure is to be started immediate
ly and it will be finished within
ninety days
The cost of the gram stand will
be between $500 and $4,000. II
will seat six hundred people. 1t is
to be rooted and will he built imme-
.diateiy in rear of Commencement
hall. Later it is expected to place
dressing rooms in the basement OF
the grand stand The improvement
will be in position for the base ball
season and should be fine help to
the athletic association.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-20
Phi Kappa Psi Smoker.

The members OF Phi Kappa Psi had
a smoker last night In honor OF the
nfty-frst year of the founding of the
fraternity. 1t was also the first ami
versary of the gift of their chapter
house. The affair was a very pleasant
one. Ed Anderson, Tusca Morris and
A. G. Hughes were out-of-town mem
bers present.