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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
FARLEY CONFESSES.
Relates Instances of Extortion
by Walking Delegates.

New York, Oct. 17.-Henry Farley, a
walking delegate, who is waiting trial
on an indictment for perjury alleged to
have been committed in testimony he
gave during the trial of Samuel Parks,
is announced by the World to have made
a startling confession. Numerous cases
are enumerated in his statement Of
walking delegates in this city and sur
rounding towns having successfully con-
spired to extort money from contractors
and builders to avoid strikes or have
them called off. The cases are related
in minute detail.
$4,000 was procured from w. e. D.
Stokes to stop interference with the
building of the Ansonia hotel at Seven
ty-third street and Broadway.
The confession was made to District
Attorney Jerome in the presence of sew
eral assistants. It's telling occupied many
hours. Farley asserts that the perjury
with which he is charged was commit
ted at the instance of prominent law
yer. It consisted in his swearing that
Parks and he did not meet at any tAne
on a day during which the prosecution
had asserted that Parks received $500
from a Brooklyn contractor TO avoid a
strike. Farley admits. it is said, that
the money was given in his presence,
first in the form of a check, which was
refused, and later in cash.
Farley was indicted after the Parks
trial and remained for some weeks in
prison while his wife suffered from lack
of the necessaries of life. He was re-
leased on bail after the return OF Parks
from the Kansas city convention and
through an understanding with the dis
trict attorneys Office his trial on the
perjury charge has been postponed until
the next term of court He said his
confession was given purely to relieve
his conscience. and was only accepted
by the district attorney in that spirit
and with the distinct understanding
that it did not involve immunity The
district attorney is in possession of the
name of the attorney in the case to-
gether with the names Of all the walk
ing delegates alleged to be involved and
disbarment proceedings are promised in
connection with the other developments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
TWO SCARED TO DEATH
Negro Ward of Grady Hospital
at Atlanta Burned.

Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 17.-As result of fire
I'm the Grady hospital. the largest in the
city, two negro women died and for
some time the lives of a score or more
were threatened. The two women died
as result of excitement and not from
Injuries received in the fire. The fire or
iginated about midnight from ernbers
left in the laundry stove The negro
ward which was separated from the
main building of the hospital was de-
stroyed. There were 20 negro men and
u negro women IN this ward and all
were removed to place of safety The
entire hospital was filled with smoke
and the actions of the nurses in protect
ing their patients We're heroic.
The property loss was small
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
MELBA WON'T COME.
Topeka Date for Famous Sing
er Is Cancelled.

Manager Kronberg, of Kansas City.
has Cancelled the date for the Melba
concert at Topeka on November Is. 1t
is not known positively what reasons
are given for cancelinS the Topeka en-
gagement, but it is supposed that the
diva declined to sing upon the terms
agreed upon for her appearance here.
When the announcement was made by
Ma jor T. ]. Anderson for the Noven-
Der IS concert it was understood that
all the objections of the management
had been overcome. Major Anderson is
out of the city today and could not be
seen regarding the withdrawal of the
Melba engagement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
THEY MUST QUIT 1T.
superintendent Luling Stops Issu-
ance of "Gold Bond" Insurance.

The insurance companies which have
been selling what they call gold bond
insurance have been ordered to. stop the
issuing of policies of that kind by c. H.
Luling superintendent of insurance on
the ground that it is not insurance at ali.
I have ordered the Kansas City Life,
the Missouri State Life and all other COM
panies issuing gold bonds to cease issuing
then,' said Mr.. Luling today. The order
is made under a recent decision by the
attorney general.
Assistant Attorney General Close SAYS
the decision is that these gold bonds are
simply contracts and are not insurance,
and that insurance companies are not au-
thorized to do that kind of business in
Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
MANY BOATS FOUNDER.
Hurricane Sweeps Over the New
f0undland Coast.

st. Johns. N F.. Oct. ia hurri-
cane ragged here last night and caused
immense damage to fishing property.
The schooner Meteor went ashore of
ST. Johns, and the crew barely
escaped.
The schooners Duchess and Lassieare
are ashore at Bona Vista and the Al
bion has stranded at Thusselton-
Many boats have foundered, and it
is said a fishing fleet which is now
making its last trip. to the Grand
banks may have suffered disaster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
He was Ill Three Years.

New York. Oct. 17-Colonel Lawrence
s. Babbitt, U. 5. A, retired, is dead in
Dover. n. j., after an Illness of three
years. He was graduated from West
Point in 1861, and served in the civil
war and Indian campaign of 1878 and
1879 Colonel Babbitt was successfully
I'm command of the st. Louis Ft Mon
roe and San Antonio arsenals. He
descended from a long line of military
mon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
REPORTERS EXCLUDED.
Dowie's Guards Keep Strangers
Out of Madison Garden.

New York, Oct 17.-John Alexander
Dowie issued orders to the Zion guards
at Madison Square garden today to re-
fuse admittance to strangers. The Or
der was enforced so literally that report
ers were excluded. The first public SER
vice will be held tomorrow morning and
in order to prevent trouble, the strangers
will be seated between rows of the
Zionists.
The street corner meetings will begin
tonight and house to house vtsitations
Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
M'CABE AT LINCOLN POST.
Veteran Chaplain and Methodist
Bishop to Make an Address.

Chaplain (Bishop) c. c. McCabe of Libby
prison fame in old soldier circles is ex-
pected to make a short talk to the G. A
R boys at Lincoln Post hall tonight.
at the First NJ. E. church and on Monday
evening he will lecture at the Auditorium
on The Sunny Side of Life in Libby
Prison. y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
Died Muttering a Prayer.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17.-An unknown
girl, a freshman student in the Univer-
sity of Nebraska. took a large dose of
carbolic acid while standing in front of
St Theresa's pro-cathedral today She
then staggered into the church and try
ing to kneei in a pew, died while in the
act of muttering prayer. The girl al
confessional yesterday is said to have
told a priest that she was the daughter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17

Queenstown. Oct. 17.-Sir Thomas Lip-
ton. who arrived here today on the
steamer Cedric, from New York, Octo-
Der 3. has been greatly benefited by the
voyage and has almost completely re-
covered his health
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
A Daz of Argument.

Cincinnati, O., Oct. 17.-Today's ses-
sion of the trial of d. V. Miller and
Joseph NJ Johns was devoted to argu-
ments Informal conferences before
court convened indicated that the case
would go to the jury about o'clock
| this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
NED OSBORN HURT.
Was Struck on Head by Lever of His
Automobile.

Edward Osborn was injured last
night by an unruly lever of his auto
mobile.
Osborn leaned over. and as he did so
one of the levers flew back and struck
him on the side of the head. The blow
inflicted a scalp wound, but the injury
is not serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
MORE PLEASANT WEATHER
That Is the Prediction of the Govern
ment Forecaster.

The forecaster .prophesies that the pleas
ant weather Will continue in Kansas.
tonight and Sunday. Cooler southeast
portion tonight Warmer Sunday The
wind has been blowing II miles an hour.
The hourly temperatures recorded by the
government thermometer today We're as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
Mrs. Fred Grant Sails for Europe.

New York, Oct. 17-Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant sailed today for Europe on
the steamer Campania, being called
Mrs. Potter Palmer, who is Ill in Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
BIGGER Appropriations for Army.

Washington. Oct.17.-Secretary Moody
has approved the estimates for the sup
mort of the navy fer the next fiscal year
rs recommended by the chiefs of bu-
reaus amounting to s1O2. .s66,449. as
against $79,s16.791 appropriated for the
last fiscal year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
ROB a Bank of 5000.

Eustis, Neb. Oct. 17.-Six masked men
robbed the Harnum State bank early
today, securing $4,000. One of the men
was arrested and the officers with blood
hounds are on the trail of two of the
others. Dynamite was used and the
safe and bank furniture We're wrecked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
WRECK AT MILT0NVALE.
Conductor James Hall May Be Fatal.
ly Injured.

Clay Center, Kan, Oct IA small
wreck occurred on the Ieavenwortf and
Western at NIiltonville, a small town %
miles west of here, last night
James Hall. conductor OF the train was
severely injured and is not expected 70
live. He has been taken to Leavenworth
to a hospital. Traffic was resumed today
over the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
snain Will Send a Karshin.

Washington, Oct. IA cablegram re-
ceived at the state department from
Minister Hardy at Madrid announces
that Spain will send a warship to New
Orleans in connection with the Louis
lana Purchase exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
SATURDAY. Glass in prawing.

Arts announces n Saturday morning
children's class in drawing at the
studio of Mr.. Reid and Mr. Stone
Crawford building. Rates, $500 per
month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17

Chicago. Oct. 17.-Forecast for KAN
sas: Fair tonight and Sunday; cooler
IN southeast portion tonight; warmer
Sunday variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
Temperatures of Large oities.

Chicago. Oct. 17-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York. Ga: Boston. Ga; Phil
adelpfia, 81; Washington, 64 Chicago
46; Minneapolis. 3S; Cincinnati, SO: st.
Louis. A.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
Second Assault in One Week.

Mrs. Harry Crittenden had terri. tble experience with a negro fiend at her home in Little Rock, and that she was not killed was due to her pluck in defending herself from the scoundrels brutal assaults. Mrs. Crittenden was sitting in her room rocking her infant to sleep, when, at 6:30 p. m. she heard the front door open. Thinking it was her husband returning from his days work, she placed her baby on the bed and started to meet him, but was con- fronted by burly negro. The plucky woman retained her self-pos- session and asked the intruder his business. He demanded money and began search of the house, telling Mrs. Crittenden that if she made any outcry he would murder her. Watch ing her chance, the brave woman picked up her child and tried to escape from the house. The negro sprang after her and desperate struggle was begun between them. Mrs. Crittenden held her baby over her right shoulder and strove to pro- tect it and herself from the attack of the murderous brute, who by this time had drawn a knife. The negro was finally the victor, and commanded that his victim place her baby on the bed and sit down away from the door. Mrs. Crittenden was almost exhausted and was bleeding from several cuts on the left hand and arm. Later it was found that she was cut six times. Her waist was also torn completely off during the struggle. She remained in the chair but a few moments. when, taking a desperate chance, she darted to the front door and as she threw it open called for help. The negro evidently thought that he had her subdued, for that movement took him by surprise. However, he reach ed the door just as she called out, and, throwing his weight against it, forced it shut. Mrs. Crittenden had her foot in the door and it was badly mashed. Some one passing by heard the call for help and made a reply.
 Thank God, there comes my hus- band," said Mrs. Crittenden as she sank to the floor. At the word ''hus. band" the negro, ran rapidly to the rear of the house and made his escape.
 Mrs. Crittenden is the second wo. man attacked by black brute in the suburbs of Little Rock within a week. The citizens are up in arms, and should the guilty party be cap- tured it will be hard to prevent a lynching. On the evening before the assault Mrs. Crittenden discovered the same negro on her back porch. She was alone then, but succeeded in frightening him away by calling for her husband, as though he was in the house. She will be able to idep- tify the thief if captured.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
Former Railroad Conductor Con- victed of Bigamy and
 Given Five Years.
EVENTS OF AWEEk BRIEFLY CHRONlClED
Salvation Army Officer Kisses Ne gro Man to Show His Love for the Race.-A Little Spitz Dog Pre- vents its Mistress from Being Mur. dered by Negro Brute.
Saved by Her Dog.

Mrs. Helen Smith, wife of William Smith, proprietor of Little Rock restaurant, was seriously cut on the head and neck by a negro at their home at 3201 Marshall street The wounds were inflicted with small pocketknife. Just after the depart ure of her husband for his place Of business Mrs. Smith went into the back yard and, seeing the negro come in, ran into the kitchen and locked the door The negro went to the door, and finding it locked knocked, and, after being refused admission, said he had a note from MT. Smith. Mrs. Smith opened the door and re- ceived the note, when the negro grabbed her around the waist with his left arm and began stabbing her with a pocketknife, at the same time telling her if she screamed he would kill her. While endeavoring to free herself from the grasp of the brute, they both fell to the floor, when Man." little Scotch terrier, bit the negro through the hand, which proba- bly saved the life of his mistress, as the negro gave up the fight and fled. The negro was about IS years old, D feet s6 inches high, black skin, black clothes, black shirt, black hat and was clean shaven.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
Senate Rai1road committee.

The senate railroad committee has re- ported the following bills favorably: H. B. 6S. requiring railways to main tain track scales at points shipping l. 900 cars annually; H. B. 9S. requiring railroads to pay employees within sev- en days after discharge. Without rec ommendation-HA B. 39. requiring the K. C., r. s. & B. Railroad to stop all passenger trains at county sites; H. B. 190, requiring Frisco trains to whistle at certain highway crossing near Fayetteville; S. B. A (Adams). fellow servant bill Do not pass--H. B. 2. for the better protection of shippers: s. B. 112. defining who constitute fel- low-servants; s. B. 35 (CaldwelD. ts limit the hours for labor of railway employeeS
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
ronsy's "spottsrs Bill.

Following is the Toney bill to pre- vent spotting on railroad employees. which passed the house.
 Section l. That hereafter 1t shall be unlawful for any officer, agent attor- ney, detective or any one whomsoever in the employment of any railroad company operating or doing business in this state to take or authorize any one else to take an affidavit or deposi- tion which would charge an employee with dishonest act. or take an affida- wit or deposition which would charge any employee with a misdemeanor or felony, unless said railroad corporation shall first furnish to the employee against whom said deposition and affi- davit be taken a written notice stating time and place said affidavit or deposi- tion is to be taken. and permitting said employee to be present in person. by attorney or otherwise. when said affida- wit or deposition is to be taken.
 Sec. ?. It shall also be unlawful for any railroad corporation operating or doing business in this state to dis charge any employee when any charge whatsoever has been preferred against said employee by any one whomsoever unless said person making the charge make same in the presence of the em- ployee who is to be discharged by said company or companies.
 Sec. ,. Any officer, agent or employee or any railroad corporation operating or doing business in this state who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misde- meanor. and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than S20e nor more than S1.009
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4.
The Senate.

Considerable time was consumed in second reading of bills.
 Senator King introduced s. B. 142, making it optional with the voters of incorporated towns whether or not con- uguous territory be annexed.
 MT. Short presented s. B. 143. author izing officers of school district to use school buildings.
 The newspaper and stamp bill was passed by vote of 20 to 9.
 MT Gotham introduced S. B. 145. to compel insurance companies to pay interest on contested policies at the rate of 12 per cent per annum.
 MT. Fletcher inroduced a bill (No. 14O. authorizing the state superintend- ent to arrange for district normals. to be held in June and July. and appro- priating $1,000 to defray expenses thereof.
 The president announced as the mem bers on the part of the senate for chase of the Cummings place. Senators Cotton, Brown and Hinkle.
 The Rouse.
 The first measure taken up was H. B. 1856 (Allen). to enable county courts. upon petition. to declare waterways public property. and defines the duties of riparian owners in cleaning such waterways of logs, driftwood and other instructions. Mir Allen said the bill is a local option measure designed to prevent overfiows on farms from thought such a bill very much needed. MT. Futrell argued in favor of the bill, which was passed
 H. B. 235 (Toney). to protect rail road employees from spotters. was read third time. MT. Toney explained that the bill was aimed at railroad de- tectives and their methods of obtain ing affidavts against conductors with out giving the conductors fair show. He had seen hundreds of these alleged affidavits repudiated. The bill requir ed the person making the charge to face the accused The bill passed-ayes IS, noes 8.
 MT. Meyers bill. to protect pearl fisheries. was passed. The bill makes it unlawful to remove muscles from the waters of this state between April and May 30; also makes it unlawful to use the instrument called crow foot" and to return to the waters any shells once removed. The penalty for violation shall be fine of not less than $25 nor more than $50.
 MT. Norfieet introduced H. B. PAP. permitting graduates of the law depart ment of the University of Arkansas to be licensed to practice before the su- preme court of Arkansas upon presen- tation of their diplomas.
 Ii. B. 6S (Wofford). to require rail- roads to maintain track or railroad scales for the purpose of weighing freight shipped in car load lots, was read the third time The bill requires track scales to be maintained at all stations shipping much as 1000 car loads per year.
 II. B. 35 (Whitley), to prohibit the sale Sh of same without the state, was read the third time and passed.
 House Joint resolution No. (Patter- son), proposing the submission of an amendment to the constitution. increas- ing the number of supreme judges from five to six and dividing the court into two divisions, was read the third time and passed
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
BRIEF MENTION.

An unknown tramp was killed in a wreck near Texarkana.
 Theodore Jones, aged 16, is mss ing from his home at Pine Bluff
 J. N. Stone. brakeman on q freight train, fell under the wheels of the cars at Houston and was instant ly killed.
 Lace Walker, transfer driver of Hot Springs, was run over by car riage and so badly injured that he died a short while later.
 Ben Atkinson, whose home Is at Malvern, committed suicide at Deca- tur. H., by taking morphine. No cause is assigned for the act.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
Husband and Father Suspected.

The house of Dan Nolan, colored mill hand, at Kingsland, was burned. Upon investigation the charred re- mains of Nolan's daughter were found in the ruins, and Nolan's wife was discovered short distance away in an unconscious condition. The daugh- ter's head had been chopped off and the mother had deep gash in her skull. Nolan was placed under ar rest on suspicion of having com mitted the crime.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
A Condensed Report of the Actual Business Transacted the
 Past Week.

Neither branch of the general as- sembly was in session Saturday, Feb ruary '.
 Up to adjournment on the 9th APO bills had been introduced in both houses besides fifty concurrent and joint reso- lutions.
 During the first four weeks of the session only one joint resolution re- ceived the sanction of the body. that by MT. Patterson seeking to divide the state supreme court into two divisions and adding one additional judge, the senior associate justice to preside over the second division. The amendment will be submitted to the voters at the next general election
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12

In the house much time was consum- ed in discussing ensures. and the Dan iels medical bill was reconsidered and passed
 The Senate.
 At the morning session MT. Caldwell's bill (No. 49). amending the digest as to require the purchaser at tax sales to pay $1 fee for deed, was taken up and passed.
 Private Secretary Jacobson appeared and read a communication from the governor. explaining why he had not furnished a detailed list of pardonS Why such had not been done was due to the fact that it has not been the custom of his predecessors to do so. It entails large amount of work but it would afford him a great deal of pleasure to furnish the information as soon as the work could be completed.
 Senator Norwood's bill appropriating s140000 to build an annex to the pres ent insane asylum was passed unani- mously.
 House concurrent resolution No. II. asking congress to annex to Arkansas certain portion of Indian Territory, passed unanimously. as was concurrent resolution No. 19 ask.ng our members in Congress to vote for the omnibus bill admitting as states New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma. The Rouse.
 The first, measure taken up was the fellow servant bill. by Judge Merri- man. which was passed by vote of 78 to 3. The bill renders railroad cor porations liable for injury to an em- ployee while performing his duty where such injury results from neg ligence or incompetency of a fellow servant.
 H. B. Ss (Gantt). ceding certain parts of Hot Springs Mountain reservation to the United States government pass ed.
 s. B. 7S. allowing the attorney gen. eral $100 per month for clerical hire. was amended. the measure passed, and it goes to the governor for his sig nature.
 At the afternoon session a motion to reconsider the Daniels medical bill prevailed. and after considerable dis cussion the measure was passed by a vote of A to 3S
 The bill provides for three state eX- amining boards. representing the allo- paths. homeopaths and ecectics.
 The bill was championed by pr. But Ter, Messrs. Toney Chapline. Daniels and Parks. and those who spoke in op- position to it's passage were Messrs. Kerwin, F'utrall. Whitley. Perry. Gam naway and Dr. Greene of Benton.