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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
BATSON is HANGED
For Numbering Six Members of the
Earl Family.

Lake Charles, La, Aug. IA. E.
Batson was hanged at 1:42 d. m. He
made no confession.
Batson was hanged for the murder of
six of the Earl family in February,
1902, near Welsh. The crime was not
discovered for several days after it was
committed, when Batson, a field hand of
the Earls, appeared in Lake Charles
with stock for sale representing himself
as Ward Earl Rela tives found the
bodies of Mrs. Earl and four children
shot and their threats cut. Batson has
always denied the crime The board of
pardon recommended his communication
but Governor Heard disregarded the
recommendation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
LEGGETT is FOUND.
Rock Island Fireman Drowned With
His Engine.

The body of Fireman Jacob Leggett,
of the Rock Island, who was drowned
when his engine went in Hendricks
creek near Mcfarland Thursday morn
ing, has been recovered. 1t was found
two miles down stream from the scene
of the wreck. No marks indicating that
he was hurt by the fel ling of the bridge
were found on the body. The corpse was
taken to Alma for the inquest and will
be returned to Harrington for burial.
Workmen have constructed pile bridge
over the place where the railroad bridge
was washed out by the cloudburst and
trains have resumed running over the
main line today.
City Ticket Office. Onion Pacino
Railroad SIS Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
SENTIMENT CHANGES.
Prospects of Panama Canal Are
Improving.

Washington. Aug 14.-William Nelson
Cromwell, counsel for the Panama Canal
company. today informed Acting Secretary
of State LOOMS that he had received mail
advices from his agents at Bogota that
the lower house of Colombian congress was
by an avowed and open majority strongly
in favor of ratifying the Hay-Herron
treaty exactly as it stands; that the up
per house. which was at first almost over
whelmingly opposed TO its ratification I'm its
present form now stood fully one-third in
favor of the ratification without the
amendment"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State JbnTTal
a0Oay during the summer mag haze
NE bake, mailed regularly each day
to any address at the rate Of thirty
cents a month. address changed as
offen as desired. While ont eff fOaOW
The Slate journal 7oiH be to yOW like
a daily Letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
No Encampment Date.

While Adjutant General Kelsey has the
information that the combined maneuvers
of the army and national guard will
take place at Fort Riley in October the
war department has not yet issued any or
der as to the date OF the encampment and
it is not expected to do so until shortly
before the time of the encampment since
part of the program is to test the readiness
of the state troops to move without delay
on regular orders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14

streets are Ramsey & Ramsey contracts.
The question now before the city engi-
neer for settlement is whether he will
allow Maxwell to grade out any more
of the Ramsey & Ramsey contracts. for
fear that Ramsey & Ramsey can not get
brick, and the excavations will remain
omen all winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
Resolution commends Roosevelt.

New Haven, Conn.,. Aug. 14.-Follow-
ing the discussion of negro lynching at
the convention of the northeastern fed
Grafton of women's club, colored. the
delegates today adopted resolution to
be forwarded to President Roosevelt ex-
pressing the federation's grateful appre-
citation of his impartial dealing with
all questions pertaining to the protec-
ton of our race"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14

Ostriches have been given a classifi-
cation in the Worlds Fair live stock
shows. The territory in the United
States devoted to ostrich farming is not
large. but it may expand after attention
has been called to the business in this
pointed way. 1t is a popular notion
that an ostrich and a goat will live
where nothing else can survive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14

The senate finance subcommittee in
connection with propos'ed financial leg
islation. has announced it's intention of
keeping in touch with the bankers
throughout the country, but makes no
reference to the public generally. It
should be remembered that the party
that NEEDLES with the country's finan-
cial system. is always compelled to
reckon with the masses finally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
New York Money Market.

New York. Aug. 14.-Close-MONEY-
Prime mercantile paper, 53406 per cent;
sterling exchange frmer. with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 81 S535d4 $40 for
demand and at s4.S265G 4S2s4 for 90 days:
posted rates. $4S1zd4.S4 and $4.S664. S65z ;
commercial bills. $4.S23sG4S3.
SILV ER-Bar silver 551sc; Mexican dol
lars. 431Ac.
BONDS-Governmen bonds steady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14

It looks as though Cuban re ciprocity
had become a secondary matter in con-
nection with the proposed extra ses-
sion of congress. with everybody, unless
the president be excepted. Cuban reel
proeity is hardly so urgent as to call
for the assembling of congress before
the fall elections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14

Unless the resurrection in Macedonia
be soon suppress a general EuFopean
war may follow, in which ,ca'se. when
the smoke has cleared away. it is likely
there would be nothing left of Turkey
but the feathers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14

Reading the testimony in. the case
wherein St Louis has sued Chicago for
polluting the water of the Mississippi
with her sewers. one might be led to
think that it is the fish st. Louis is
making a fuss about and not Il lie water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
Killed in a Ball Game.

Fontana, Kas.. Aug 14.-William
Higgins, 20 years old. was killed in
baseball game here. While running be-
tween bases he was struck on the
temple by a ball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14

The death of ]. P Winthrop of Manhat-
tan occurred at 6 a. m. today at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Otis. at the corner
of Fifteenth and Adams street, where he
had lived during the past three years The
body will be sent to Manhattan for burial
the funeral to be held there Saturday. Mr.
Winthrop was 50 years of age and came to
Kansas in 1867.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
81. A. PATTERSON Fails.

New York. Aug 1.-THE suspension of
H A Patterson, a member of the Console
dated Stock Exchange, was announced to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Louis Hothan, a wealthy stockman of
CarbordaIe. we'll known in Shawnee coun-
ty, died Wednesday at his home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
LOCAL MENTION.

Miss Adele Johnson will leave today
for New York to make extended visit.
DR.. F. L. Enochs returned Friday ev-
ening from a two days trip to lola on
business.
Miss Leona Wood of Manhattan. Kan
is visiting her mother, Mrs. 7. R. Wood
at her home on Western avenue.
NJ. ]. Marshall of the money order
department of the postoffice of Dallas.
Texas, was visitor at the Topeka post
Office today.
The Topeka Railway company has be-
gun the use of the new track on the
east side of Kansas avenue from Eighth
avenue to the river.
The police this morning raided Nick
Lonergan's place at 116 East Sixth ave-
nue., capturing the proprietor and few
cases of alleged beer.
The Ohio club will meet Monday even
ing at the home of J. H. FOUGHT, 712
Taylor street. All Ohio people in Topeka
and Shawnee county are invited to be
present.
The Y NJ. c. A. base ball team will
play a picked nine from the Santa Fe
office team on the Washburn grounds
Saturday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. No
admission will be charged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14

Mrs. Anna Raab, aged IS years, died !
Wednesday night at her home on Emmett |
street in Oakland. The funeral held I
from St. Joseph's Catholic church at a.
m today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14

The new passenger train on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, leaving Topeka at 9:45
a. m. makes direct connection at Gar
irving at Independence 4.10 p. m. Cof-
feyville 4:50, Eureka 3:42,. FL Drado
so, Wichita $50, Kiowa 1925.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14

Don't forget Sweet Clover
Butter.
Let us enter your name on
our list to furnish you with
country butter each week.
We have some of the best
butter makers in the country
on our list.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
LIGHT AND SOUND ron ALI.

We referred some days ago to the
invention by Prof. Stems of Paris of
an instrument by means of which the
blind could be made to see. The the
DRY on which Prof. Stems worked out
his instrument is that it is the brain,
not the eye, which actually sees; that
the eye is merely the vehicle for con-
veying the sensation of light and
images to the brain, and that if an
artificial means of conveying these to
the brain could be found, the blind
could be made to see. The instrument
was recently tested by a learned doc
tor who declared that, notwithstand-
ing he was heavily blindfolded, he was
able to see clearly.
Now comes the announcement of an
other invention, by Miller Reese
Hutchinson of Alabama, which takes
the place to the deaf of ears. With it
those who never heard sound in their
lives are made to hear as well as if
their ears were normal. The appa-
ratus the inventor calls the "accousti-
con-" 1t consists of a transmitter. an
ear piece and a small electric battery,
all connected by wires. Every part Of
the instrument is carried in the pock-
cts, out of sight, with the exception Of
the ear piece, which is small and can
be easily hidden in the palm of the
hand. The transmitter is a. rubber
disk about three inches in diameter, in
the hollow reverse side of which are
imprisoned certain gases, Theoretically
sealed. The composition of these
gases is a secret of the inventor. The
electric spark, acting upon the i'm
prisoned gases, serves to send the
sound waves to the brain. The appa-
ratus was tested in the New York In
stitution for the Deaf and Dumb re-
Gently. Children laughed gleefully
when they first heard sounds, and
several dumb children tried to initiate
the sounds of speech and music that
broke through the silent prison houses
of their intelligence. The inventor
says that so per cent Of the deaf
nutes who make use OF the apparatus
will be taught to speak. by reason OF
being enabled to hear.
It is sincerely to be hoped that all
that is clairaed for these two instru-
ments will be realized. What happi-
ness they hold out for those poor I'M
fortunates who live in perpetual dark
ness and silence as profound as that
OF the tomb. Imagine light and sound
turned in upon the brain Of Helen KEEL
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
PERSONAL.
ance.

1t is said that the Shah of Persia
has more hard cash put up than any
other sovereign. In his palace at Te-
heran the king of kings" is supposed
to have a sum estimated at $50 000, 900
in specie.
Joseph Chamberlain does not write
out a word of his speeches. Lord
Rosebery makes full notes, while Sir
William Harcourt and Sir Henry
Campbell Zimmerman write out and
read their speeches.
Capt. Charles H. Downs, who
claims to have been the first white
settler of Omaha, Neb., still resides
there, at the age of 81 years. He went
to Omaha in June, 1854. He was born
in Connecticut, near the city of New
Haven.
On the subject of his preaching the
late Dean Farrar used to quote with
much amusement the judgment of one
of his critics that he was "a poor mix
ture of Spurgeon and DR.. Cumming,
without the robustious humor of the
one and without the Scotch accent of
the other.
1t is an open secret that if Sir
Thomas Upton succeeds in taking the
Americas cup back to England he will
be made a peer. OF late it has been
the fashion in England to give a newly
made peer a title taken from the scene
of the exploit by which he reached the
peerage-like Kitchener of Khartoum
and Roberts of Kandahar. So if Lip
ton takes back the cup he may perhaps
come to be known as Lord Upton of
Sandy Hook
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
A Regular Bonrder.

That a frog should travel a mile in
order to return to it's accustomed home
shows more intelligence than frogs are
generally credited with. The Phila-
delphia Record is responsible for the
following:
Three years ago a farmer named An
derson found a large frog in front of
the spring house, and, when the milk
maid opened the door to put her pail
of milk in the spring, the frog hoped
in behind her.
Goodness" said the maid, "but
you're a big fellow!"
1t was a big fellow. From his nose
to the. ends of his extended legs the
frog measured fifteen inches. 1t hop
ped out of reach of the girls hand, and
partially buried itself in bed of clay
in the darkest corner of the spring
house. There in a stupor, neither
eating nor drinking, it remained until
the spring. Then it departed.
Each autumn since then the frog
has appeared at the first sign of frost,
and made his winter bed in the spring
house. This year he came as usual.
But the farmer desired to make an ex-
pertinent on him. He was awakened,
lifted from his warm clay nest, placed
in a wagon and carried to a place a
mile down the road. There he was left.
Before evening he was back again.
The milkmaid found him at sunset
seated before the spring house door,
waiting patiently to be let in
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says: There is little or no danger
for corporations or combinations
which are satisfied to live and let live
as the laws stand. But there is no
safety for either corporations or in
dividuals If there be not some power
to which they may appeal capable Of
protecting them against the oppres-
sions of monopoly"
The Birmingham Age Herald (Dem.)
says: I'VE can not do without the
railroads, we can not do without the
development they promote nor with
out the prosperity we enjoy through
their aid. 1t is not in the public inter
est TO tear down, and the party will
succeed on this paramount issue which
acts with the utmost wisdom in deal
ing with the subject of regulating in
terstate commerce"
The Louisville Courier-Journsl
Dem.), says: THE existing high
tariff could not for a moment continue
TO receive the approval of a majority
of the voters but for the cunningly-
devised fable that 1t is in the inteest
OF the laboring masses of the country.
The inexorable logic of incontesta bic
facts shows that this Is not true.
Whenever the masses OF the voters
that labor come to see this, a lowering
OF tariff schedules Will be inevitable"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
Boarding With His Wife.

Here, says an exchange, is a case
almost without parallel: A man and
a woman living in Oklahoma were
married a number of years ago, and
both are now past the fortieth mile
post on lifes highway. Just about two
years ago the couple, who had lived to-
gether for years and had accumulated
considerable property, decided to sep
arate over some trivial matter. The
woman sued for a divorce, and it was
granted. In the division of the proper
ty which followed, the home in Deni-
son came into the possession of the
husband. Now, the wife took a nation
that she didn't want to move out of
the home, and so she made a PROPOSE
ton to her divorced husband that he
should rent the property to her The
husband agreed, on the condition that
she rent him room in the house and
allow him to board with her. The di-
vorced wife agreed. The arrangement
has proven satisfactory. She pays her
former husband $3.50 a month rent.
He pays his former wife SIS for board
and room, and they get along finely,
SO the neighbOrS say
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
DOCTOR or MiIkman.

One of the hardest blows to the pro-
fessional pride of physicians and sur
geons is the excess of wisdom on all
such subjects possessed by the world
at large, says the New York Times.
A surgeon tells of a case where he re-
Gently set a broken arm. The opera
ton was successful and the splints had
been removed. The surgeon advised
his patient to leave off the bandages
and manipulate the injured member at
intervals.
Just as the doctor was leaving the
house the milkman arrived on his
rounds, and missing. the splints, said
to the patient:
You'll take cold in your arm. You
ought to keep it bandaged."
few days later the surgeon called
again and found that the patient, who
had followed the milkman's warning,
complained of soreness in the arm, and
said: Doctor, 1 think you've botched
it,
The doctor, observing the bandages
still on the arm, remarked: And
whose advice are you taking now, mine
or the milkmans?"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
The Man and the Dog.

The elderly man with the diamond
horseshoe scarfpin and thick-soled
brilliantly polished shoes. who was sit
cigar around in his mouth and turned
to his companion, says the Chicago
News.
Yes" he said, you might say that
it was a gift. If dog has got any
thing in him 1 can bring it out l
know just how to handle em. 1t makes
me sick to think of the good dogs that
are running loose around the town that
amt got a particle of ejercation-dogs
with sense that only wants a little
training to be credit to the man that
owns 'em. L can take a dog and make
a gentleman of him. Now, that dog
out there"
He opened the car door, admitting a
rush of cold air that made the woman
SILVER who was hanging to the strap
over his head, and gazed out on the
rear platform where a bright, intelli-
gent-looking collie was sitting, receiv-
ing the admiration of the platform pas
sengers with an air of dignity min
gled with satisfaction.
rs he all right ?" inquired the other
man.
Hes all right" said the dogs own
er, as the dog half rose and wagged
his tail furiously only" he added
with a severe eye on the dog, "he's
taking up too much room there. Sup
pose you turn around and lie down
there in that corner so'st there's room
for somebody else on that platform be-
sides you" he suggested, and the dog
promptly turned around and crawled
to the corner indicated, where he curl
ed himself up in the smallest possible
space.
There" said the man, triumphant
ly, "all he wants is a hint" He lean
ed back in his seat, forgetting to close
the door.
Isn't wonderful?" exclaimed one
of the standing women, addressing the
one who had shfvered.
Very" replied she, changing hands
on her strap and signing YEARLY. IT'S
a pity, though. that there aren't some
capable dogs that would take man
and make a gentleman of him." She
looked at the rdog's,owner as she smoke
and he appeared uncomfortable.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
BRIGHT BITS.

-Visitor-"You say you call your
horses Biscay and Bengal Aren't
those decidedly unusual names for
horses?" Farmer-"Ef the joggrafies
hain't changed sence I got my
scheelin', thems mighty good names
fer a pair O. big bays. "-Baltimore
American.
Merchant (sternly)-"Mr. Clark, 1
saw you at the ball game yesterday.
When you asked me to let you off
for the afternoon you said you were
going to a funeral" Clark-"That' S
so. I'm pretty near a prophet, amt
I? Did you ever see slower game IN
your life ?"-Philadelphia Press.
Rural Sport-"Yes," remarked the
citizen of Sandy Lane, our parson
claims that these here racing auto
mobiles are keeping some of his flock
away from meeting" You don't
mean to say any one owns a racing
automobile around here?" asked the
drummer, in surprise. mo, they don't
own them, but they sit on the fence
all day Sunday and throw stones at
those that pass.'-Chicago Daily News.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
The Eternal Feminine.

The little one is persistently late for
her music lesson, and every effort had
been made to compel her to be on
time, says the Chicago Post.
II think I'll try a system of fines,
said her father. Il will fine you half
of your weekly allowance whenever you
are late"
1t had no effect. If she could escape
part of the lesson she deemed the
money well spent.
Then her mother took the matter in
hand.
Mamie" she said, I've bought a
new hat for you. Whenever you are
late for your music lesson it will be
put away for week; whenever you
are on time, you may wear it the fol-
lowing Sunday"
There is no longer any trouble.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20

with all Difference to Mr.. Cleve-
lands WISDOM says the Chicago
Chronicle, 'it is not exactly clear how
educating a colored citizen at Booker
Washington's Tuskegee establishment
would aid him in lodging a load of
buckshot-and that is undoubtedly the
accomplishment which the colored
brother will have to acquire before he
succeeds in exercising the elective fran
chise in the sunny South. Mr.. Cleve-
land sees only the academic side of the
question" All of which goes to show
that the Chronicle sees no side of the
question at all as it really exists. The
only "colored brother" who has to
dodge buckshot in the South is he who
robs hen-roosts or commits heinous
crimes. The respectable and self-re-
specting negro is much safer in all of
his rights in the South than he is IN
any other section of the country, not
excepting Chicago; and Booker Wash
ington's school teaches negroes to be
respectable and self-respecting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
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