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The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
NO REST FOR BRlSTOW
Until After He Has Completed
POstoffice Investigation.

Washington, June S0.-Postmaster
General Payne, accompanied by Mrs.
Payne, will leave here next Friday for
the Catskill to be the guests Of Ros-
Well Miller, of New York. formerly pres
ident of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St.
PAU railroad Mr. Payne will remain
over the Fourth of July and expects to
return to his desk early next week.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow said today that he could not
approximate the date of the completion
of the investigation
Mr.. BristOw IS going to Maine to
spend part of his vacation fishing as
soon as the investigation is over but
this may not be until late in the sum-
mer.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
'Iadden returned here today from De
troit- He vas closeted with Postmaster
General Payne and Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow, with whom
he discussed his recently published let
ter to the postmaster general calling for
an investigation Of the contract held by
a manifolding company of Franklin,
Pa
Mr. Madden explained his letter to the
officials. 1t is understood that he ex-
pressed regret at having acted 4lastily
and repudiated any intention of fe1ect-
ing on officials of the department in
connection with published criticisms OF
to say for publication.
Milwaukee, June 30.-Evidence bear
ing upon the postal investigation came
to light in the Milwaukee postoffice to-
day. Stored away in the basement is
big pile of Croft fasteners that were
sent to Milwaukee for some unknown
reason and without requisition about
fourteen years ago
There are two and one-quarter tons
of the fasteners in the basement of the
federal building which will probably
never be used unless they are shipped
to Washington. None of them has been
used They came during the early
years of the late Postmaster G. W.
Porth's term. No one ordered them. so
far as it has been possible to ascertain
There was no use for them. There are
500 sets of fasteners. each set weigh
ing three pounds The government
paid. contract price. S1.25 per set.
There is also stored in the basement
lot of galvanized iron mail boxes
that are made in Michigan. They were
received about two years ago without
requisition
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
SHUT IN FURNACE
Two Hundred Men Entombed
in a Burning Mine.
Terrific Explosion in Coal Dig
gings at Hanna, WyO.
ALL HELP Is CUT OFF.
Rescuers Cannot Approach Ow-
ing to Dense Smoke.
Little Hope That ANY Will Come
Out Alive.

Hsawlins, Wyo.. June 30.-A terrific ex-
plosion occlfrred in the coal mines at
Hanna, Wyoming, about 1880 this Morn
ing Nearly 200 men are said to have
been in the mine at the time of the ex-
plosion- It is said the mine took FIRE
Immediately and the relief force, winch
was organized at once to rescue the en-
tombed miners, have so far been unable
to approach the entrance to the mine on
account of the dense volumes Of smoke.
Unless the unfortunate workmen are
soon relieved it is not believed that any
viii be found alive.
Hanna is on branch line from Allen
Junction and particulars of the exo'o-
sion are very hard to obtain
Evanston, Wyo.. June 3O-A report
has just reached here that 200 men have
been killed and injured in an explosion
that took place today in the coal mines
a Hanna, Wyo
Omaha. Neb. June s0.-At the Union
Pacific headquarters in this city no de-
tails are known of the Hanna mine ex-
plosion- A report received here states
that 200 men were in the mine at the
time of the explosion and that a rescue
party has been sent to the shaft Until
the rescuers have reached the scene Of
the explosion nothing will be known as
to the extent of the damage and the
numbe of casualties. The mines are op-
Grated by the Union Pacific Coal com
DanV
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
WAS HIS OWN SON.
NJ. L. Willard Saw a Boy Hurt
by Car.

The little 6-year-old son of NJ. I.
Willard Of 312 West Third street, was
struck and severely injured this morn
ing by a Kansas avenue car.
The accident occurred at Third street
and Kansas avenue The child was
knocked down and dragged for some
distance before the car was stopped
Mr. Willard. the Buys father, who
drives q mail wagon, happened to be
passing and saw the accident He left
his wagon and ran to the child's as
sistance officer Hutton also went to
pick him up. The carried the bleeding
and insensible child nearly a block be
fore Mr.. Willard recognized him as his
own SON Blood covered his face, ana
it was not known how seriously he was
injured until he was taken to DIR.
Keith's Office. where the injuries. con-
sisting of a deeD cut on the head and
several bruises and contusions on tA~
back. arms and legs, were dressed Dr.
Keith could find no fracture of the
skull where the scalp was cut. 50 the
injuries are not considered dangerous
None of the street car men called at
DR.. Keith's office to see whether or not
the boy had been killed. and when the
doctor called up the car office after
dressing the boys wounds, the officials
said they had not been notified of an
accident
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And that he built three miles for
I don't know"
And some for Eggleston and sha-
Il knew he built little around Sha-
hans cane field, after Shahan told him
not to-"
Colonel CotYs. in cross examining the
witness. brought out the fact that Dan
iel p. Berry and Alpheus Berry had a
reputation for being very peaceab Bile
men, not addicted to loud talking or
profanity and never quarrelsOme The
witness said that he never knew of their
going armed.
Have you got gum" was one of
Senator Hessin's questions
mo, sir
What have you done with it2''
Il sold it a year ago"
You are accustomed to carry a gun.
though, aren't your"
Well. ] carry a gun sometimes
Colonel Colby then asked If the wit
ness was afraid to go to Goodland to
testify before the special master.
mo. sir, I wasn't"
Did you ever tell anybody you were
mo. I did not. I am not afraid TO go
anywhere in the United States to give
testimony" "
Senator Hessin said. DO you know
horses2"
This question was objected to- and the
objection sustained
Il think this is a proper question: in
sisted Mr. Hessin. 1T has been said
by this witness that Alpheus was a
peaceable citizen"
Il don't think that stealing is an act
of violence said Judge Hamilton.
"Wen, if we are to be shut off this
way, We have nothing further to offer -
said Mr. Hessin in an aggrieved tone
You are not being shut off, said
Judge Hamilton Il have looked the
matter up carefully. and I believe there
is distinction between stealing and
crimes Of violence
We'll, the court has its idea about
this and I have mine. We note an eX-
ception to that ruling
With that the petitioners ended their
case The state recalled Witnesses
Burnham. Short. Shahan and McCuI-
Tough, and seq red from each an ad-
mission that he was not afraid to give
his testimony at Goodland
LATE TESTIMONY MONDAY.
From the testimony introduced at the
Dewey hearing Monday afternoon, It
appears that the Berry boys had a very
playful way of taking a potshOt at the
Deweys and their friends every time
the opportunity offered
One day in August. 1902 Nees Olson.
agent for the Reeves Thrashing Ma
chine company, went to the Alpheus
Berry ranch to take possession of a
bunch of horses which his firm claimed
under certain forfeited cattle paper !"
They had already taken possession of a
bunch of cattle the day before. With
Olson were W. II. Carpenter a Marion
attorney Chas. E. Burnham. sheriff Of
Cheyenne county in 1902. and J. T.
Short. deputy sheriff of RaWlins county.
They were provided with the necessary
legal papers, and proceeded to round up
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

the bunch of horses. Each member of
that party told his experiences to Spe-
cial Master clad Hamilton.
While they were rounding up the
horses, they saw the three Berry boys
leave the house. mount their horses, and
ride away toward some timber about a
third Of mile away After the three
men had disappeared in the timber five
shots from a Winchester were fired at
the party which was trying to take the
horses. The shots came from the tim
Der where the three men disappeared.
They all came uncomfortably close to
the target but did no damage
Sheriff Burnham says of this en-
counter:
'Up to that time I had rather been
inclined to sympathize with the Berrys.
[ had been obliged to serve papers both
tor them, and on them. about every two
weeks prior to this incident. and 1 had
come to believe that they were being
prosecuted Well when those fellows
shot at me. I went right up to the
house. and [ called out old man Berry
and said, don't see why your boys
are taking a shot at me. I have always
been your friend, and I don't like this
business of being shot at The old man
replied that If il was his bows who had
been doing the shooting, they were not
shooting at Burnham, but at Olson, the
thrashing machine man. The next day
the old man told me that it was his
boys who did the shooting. but that
they thought they were shooting at
some of Dewey's riders. and not at the
sheriff"
This mark of friendship for Dewey's
riders seems to have been reciprocated
by the riders. Nees Olson testified as
to a statement which Alpheus Berry
made to him. Alpheus was the oldest
son.
It have been shot at by Dewey's men
several times" is what Alpheus Berry
said and I won't stand it, We viii
"a +
can't get justice any other way. we will
take the law into our own hands, and
see if something don't happen
At another time Alpheus Berry was
talking the matter over with Olson and
said. There's that Mcbride he ought
to be killed on general principles" W.
T. Mcbride is one of the three men now
under arrest. He was a herder for the
Dewey ranch. and is the only one OF
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STATE PRINTER HELP.
Mr.. Clark Names His Office
Force.

A. J. Whitemore, for four and a half
years chief clerk for the secretary of
state, resigned his position today, and
mas accepted the place of chief account
ant and manager OF the state printing
Office
Secretary of state Burrow has an
pointed as successor to Mr.. Whitemore,
K. A. Cornell, who has been serving in
the position of charter clerk since May
Mr. Cornell came here from Kensington,
Kan.
W c. Dickey, who has been manager
OF the state printing Office under w. Y.
Morgan, viii in the future devote his
attention to the Jansen Manufacturing
company, of which he is president The
Jensen company has a large and rapidly
growing business in the creamery sup
ply business. and conducts it's business
at its factory on Jackson street. For
some time Mr.. Dickey has been doing
double duty, trying to continue his work
at the printing office and a t the same
time look after the business of the Jen-
sen company. His retirement from the
printing Office has been expected for
some time.
1t is further announced that Mrs. L.
NJ Bevler, who has been chief clerk at
the state printing Office under MI Nor
gan, viii probablvtYes4re W hin a short
time. and her place wli % taken by a
brother-in law Of state Printer Clark.
Mrs. Bevier has arranged to take a po-
SlllCn with the hague investment and
Mining company.
Aside from these changes, the present
force at the state printing office Will
probably be allowed to remain as it is
T. B. Brown will be retained as fore
man OF the printery. and George Tinch-
er as foreman of the bindery.
1t Is natural that with the retirement
of W. G. Dickey. State Printer Clark
should turn to Mr. WhitemOre for a
successor. Mr.. Whtemore served as
chief clerk for Mr.. Clark during Mr.
Clark's whole term, or two terms, of
office. He is a thoroughly competent
man for all kinds of clerical work. and
in his new position viii be given the
added authority which comes with the
management of the entire state printing
establishment.
Secretary of State Burrow said to-
day: Mr. WhitemOre retires entirely
of his own free will We would be glad
to have him stay here as long as he
wants to. There will be no new appoint
ments to replace Mr.. Whitemore, and
fill up the force. We have had an ex-
ira employe here for some time It is
not definitely decided who win take the
place of charter clerk which IS vacated
by the promotion of Mr.. Cornell. Some
of the people now in the office viii look
after it temporarily.
This is the last day of w. Y. Morgan s
term Of office. and his retirement vir-
tually occurred this forenoon lie went
around to all of the employees of the
printing office and bade them goodby
and turned the management OF afIalrs
over to the hands of his clerks. MI
Clark has not yet formally taken pos
session. and probably will not do so
until Monday For the rest of the week,
the printing office and bindery VIII be
closed while repairs and improvements
to the building are in progress
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
M'CANN'S CUFF FOUND.
1t Is Blood Stained and Is
Identified by His Wife.

St Louis. June SO.-Mrs Mccain.
wife of James P. Mccain. the mur~
dered horseman. today identified the
bloodstained cuff which was found near
Bonfls yesterday as one of her hus-
bands The cuff was picked up by
detectives near where the shoes of the
dead man were found.
Joseph Mccain, of Grove, I. T.. q
brother of the murdered man, and ~
Mr. Hume. from Lexington, KY, mis-
brother-in- law. visited Darlington al
the st. Louis county Jail today. Bar
ringtOn was remarkably cool during the
interview, and when told by Hume that
he had identified the body of the dead
man as that of James F. Mccain, he
said: Are you quite positive2"
The prisoner stil insisted that he
was not convinced as to the identity or
the body, and talked as if he believed
that McCann might vet turn up alive.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
QUICK TO SHOOT.
Light Thrown on the Dewey
Berry Feud.
Berrys We're Exceedingly Care
less With Winchesters.
WERE MANY LAWSUITS
appears to Have Been No End
of Legal Actions.
Witness Shahan Tells How
Dewey's Cattle Encroached.
HEARING is ENDED.
Taking of Testimony Concluded
This Morning.
More Evidence That There Was
No Mob.
Appears to Have Been No End
of Legal Actions.
Witness Shahan Tells How
Dewey's Cattle EncrOached.
HEARING is ENDED.
Taking of Testimony Concluded
This Morning.
More Evidence That There Was
No Mob.

At 1915 this morning. the hearing Of
testimony in the Dewey case came to a
sudden termination. The petitioners
presented c.. f. Butler as their last wit
ness. and the attorneys for the state
announced that they desired to intro
duce no testimony whatever aside from
that which was taken at the preliminary
examination. No trip to Cheyenne coun-
Is for the purpose of taking testimony
on behalf Of the state win be made
It is probable that by the end of the
present week the testimony win be in
saane 10 present to the supreme court
with the report of Special Master Clad
Hamilton.
The parting shot Of the state was to
recall each Of the states witnesses and
ask the question:
Were you afraid to give your testi-
mony at ST. Francis or Goodland2"
TO which each Of the witnesses an
swered in the negative. They also de-
MED that they had told anyone they
we've afraid This was for the purpose
of sustaining the contention of the state
that there is no disposition to injure
the Deweys in Cheyenne county.
Sheriff Burnham said this morning
to "a reporter for the State Journal:
Things are going along out there very
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
SEIZED BY SHERIFF.
Another Government Boat Is
Attached for Debt.

New York. June 30.-The ship Young
America which is being built in a Perth
Ambcy yard for nautical preparatory
school has been seized by the sheriff of
Middlesex county, n. J., on an attach
ment for 81 500 procured by the designer
of the vessel.
The right of the sheriff to attach the
boat was disputed at the ship yards. the
officers claiming no payments had been
made.
The Young America was being con
structed for the purpose Of fitting
boys to enter Annapolis and to giva
them the advantage of travel ana lie
aboard ship during their preparatory
course The cost of the vessel was 10
be $3.50 000 Its promoters claim to have
had this amount subscribed but that
they had been unable to collect.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

About a week ago when it was learned
that Mr.. Story was to go to California
it was stated that he was to have
charge of the building of some new San
ia Fe lines in northern California and
that he was to be out there for only i
short time. It was also stated that Mr..
Morse was to act as chief engineer Of
the Santa Fe during Mr. Story's alb
sence. 1t now appears that the changes
are to be permanent and the appoint
ment of Mr.. Meade to Mr.. Morse'S posi-
ton helps to verify this general belief.
No successor to Mr. Meade will be
named and il is stated that the position
of resident engineer is to be abolished
and the work of that office is to be
covered by some other member of the
engineering department
J. M. Meade. the new chief engineer
of the eastern grand division is an old
resident Of Topeka and is probably as
we'll known as any other railroad man
in the city Mr.. Meade began railroad
work as chairman on the Baltimore x
Ohio railroad in the early seventies i'm
mediately after graduating from col
lege From the 3. & O. he went TO the
Cincinnati Southern railroad as assist
ant engineer and then came to the San
ia Fe Mr. Meade has held various i'm
portant positions in the engineering &C.
partment of the Santa Fe for the last
80 years. His headquarters have been
mostly in Topeka. Mr.. Meade's home is
situated in the northwest part of the
city on the corner of Western avenue
and Crane streets.
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much ri s they always have. The Dewey
ranch and the Berry ranch are both
being managed just about as usual.
There seems TO be no disposition ON the
part Of the people to renew the quarrel
until after the present case is settled
There is "a great deal of suppressed ex-
element. though and it VIII take a long
time for the feeling to die out. Tt is a
hot fire which has been started. and hot
fires 40 not cool rapidly"
The witnesses who have been here
from Chrvenne and Rav1ins county
started for home today on the noon
train.
a. ~ rrtler the FIRST witness called
and the last witness to he examined in
4ha ceee f +s-@l, ,,,--,e,- ,,,i1o Ma a
actively Interested in tho fght which
fhe saftiere mad against tbe Dewev
ranches He attended fbe various meet
i-,,-- ie ,.+.i. ,,,i ,.,it ;tt, ~ -.
niftee of EIGHT to nreeenf tse .'s srievances
~ ff,a s.t+lare a. the r,f,,.e,-s t4fe tsstf-
r5on,- was ,-er,. similar to that If ,rbos.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
FORT SCOTT TRAIN.
Passenger Service on Missouri
Pacific at Last.

A real passenger train is at last to be
put on between Topeka and Fort Scott
The first train Will leave Topeka next
Sunday. 1t will leave at 9:45 a. m. and
will arrive in Fort Scott at 3:15 D. nj.
The schedule provides for the train
leaving Fort Scott at 1920 a m. and
reaching Topeka at $50 p. m.
The train will be composed of a bag
gage car, a smoker, and day coach.
The authorities in Topeka say they do
not know whether the train is to be run
daily or not.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
MR. MEADE PROMOTED.
Made One of the Chief Engineers
of Santa Fe.

Within the next few days several i'm
portant changes viii take place in the
Santa Fe engineering department as the
result of w B. Story chief engineer
being transferred to California @. A.
Morse chief engineer of the eastern
grand division. is to succeed Mr.. Story
as chief engineer of the system and
Mr.. J. NJ Meade. resident engineer for
the Santa Fe with headquarters in this
city, will succeed Mr.. Morse as chief
engineer of the eastern grand division. Mr..
Meade will continue to have his head
quarters in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
CUP YACHTS RACE.
Start for the Second Series in
Fine Weather.

Bateman's Point r. l.. June S0.-The
second Of the present series of races
for the cup yachts was started off Bren-
tons Reef lightship today in what
promised 10 be a duplicate of yester-
days fine racing weather Instead OF
a triangular course as was expected it
was the same as yesterday beat to
windward of - miles and a run TO the
finish line, so miles in all
The starting times as seen from shore
were as follows.
Columbia 11:45:26.
Reliance 11:45:3S.
Constitution 11:46:25.
The wind was blowing about or 3
knots
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
SIGNIFICANT.
Gathering of American, British
and Japanese Fleets
In Gulf of Pc Chi Ii Excites
Comment of Chinese.
RUSSIAN WARSHTPS.
RUSSIAN WARSHTPS.
Fifty-Seven Vessels of Various
Sizes at Port Arthur.
Japanese Reserve Officers Have
Been Called Home.

Tien Tsin, June 3O.-The local newspa-
pers comment on the alleged signifi-
eanee Of the gathering of the American.
British and japanese fleets in the north
ern part Of the Gulf of Pc Chi Ii. 1t is
asserted that no less than 81 Russian
warships of one sort and another are
assembled at Port Arthur The Japa-
nese reserve officers who We're on leave
in North China. are said to have been
called home.
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KILLED THE SHERIFF.
Mob Shoots officer to Secure
Prisoner.

scottsboro. Ala. June 3O-A mob of 50
marched from Larkin last night and took
Andrew Diggs, colored, from Jail and
thence to the woods to be lynched. Diggs
had been arrested for assaulting Miss Al
ma Smith, white. at Larkinville last Sun
day night and brought here for safe keep
ing. Sheriff Austin resisted the mob with
his life until he shot down and the
KEYS taken from him.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
ASSASSINATED.
State Comptroller of Texas
Killed in the Capitol.
Man Who Slew Him Committed
Suicide Immediately.

Austin, Tex. June sO.-state Comp
troller r. M. Love was assassinated in
his office in the state capitol at II 80
this morning by ". G. Hid. a dis
charged employe of the Office. Nc
cause for the deed is known at this
time
W. G. Hill, the assassin. of Love- COM
mitted suicide Immediately after the
shooting of Love.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
WATER MAIN READY.
Connections Expected to Be Com
pleted Tomorrow.


The repairing of the connections in the
main of the Topeka Water company,
where it was washed out east of the in
sane asylum buildings, viii be COM
pleted tomorrow evening A force Of
workmen viii be set at work connecting
the permanent pipe early Wednesday
morning. 1t is expected they will COM
plete the work by the middle of the
afternoon. The present water supply is
furnished through temporary ten inch
main. The eighteen inch main was
washed out by the river and has been
brought back and reset with consider
able difficulty.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
USING THE NEW CARS.

They Are in Operation on Oakland
Line.
The effort of the city railway to run
the new Vinewood trolley cars on the
Oakland line TO accustom the conduct
Ors TO the use of the air brakes has
met with no end of difficulties First
the car stuck in the mud which was
piled up at the side of the track Then
it was found that pole was too near
the track, and again the car was
stalled, but today all the obstacles have
been removed and the cars are being
used with little trouble.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

Maczinac Island Mich. June 3o.-The
Western PaDer Box Makers associa tion
today decided to hold its next meeting at
Cincinnati
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
Promises Cooler.

The government forecast for Kansas
sent out today promises d continuation
of the harvest weather. The forecast is
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday,.
Slightly cooler Wednesday and north
portion tonight" The wind today has
been south, blowing 20 miles an hour.
The hourly temperatures recorded today
by the government thermometer were
a follows:
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
Temperatures of Large Cities.

Chicago, June 80 a. m. ternpera~
lures: New York. 81: Boston, so; Phil
adelphia. 64: Washington IS. Chicago.
p; Minneapolis, 20; Cincinnati, p; St
louis. a.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

Chicago, June 30.-Forecast for kan
sas: Generally fair tonight ard We'd
nesday: slightly cooler Wednesday and
in north portion tonight; southerly
winds.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
Traasurv BuYs siIver

Washington June 3O.-The treasury
depart runent today purchased 10000
ounces of silver on account of Philip
Pina coinage, at 1921 per ounce.
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