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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
MORE OUTRAGES.
Appears to Be No End to Asylum
Scandals.

Osawatomie, kan. May 13.-The leg
islative committee which is investigat-
ing reports of brutality towards in
mates of the state insane asyIums on
the part of attendants began the ex-
animation of witnesses here Tuesday
afternoon. The morning was spent in
looking through the institution, and
while only a few witnesses were ex-
amined during the afternoon, the facts
brought out bid fair to excel those even
in the Topeka asylum for brutality
j. r. McCurdy, who was supervisor
of one of the buildings for two years.
testified that he once found an attend
ant choking patient. The patient
was on the floor and could not rise for
time afterward and was black in the
face From inquiries he had gathered
that the patient was looking into d
kitchen window where the attendant
was at work, and that the attendant
told him to go away. The patient re-
fused to do so, saying the attendant
had no authority over him. He report
ed the case TO the superintendent who
replied that the attendant was going
with the niece of a member of the state
board of charities and it would not DO
to discharge him.
At another time he found a patient
unconscious on the floor. In his head
were number of cuts an inch or more
long. The attendants said the patient
against the wall. McCurdy was sus-
picious OF the case. and he said that af-
forwards an attendant named Nuzman
told DIR. Sands, one of the institution
physicians. that the wounds had been
made with a hickory club and the
buckle end of a restraint strap.
J. T. Johnson. who was undertaken
at the institution some time ago, testi-
fed that often the bodies brought to
him were badly decomposed and some
. a. = r-r,f6 fQar m
occasion one of his helpers called at
tention to a bruise on the side of a
dead patients head that was being pre-
pared for burial, and an indentation IN
the skull that looked as though it might
have been made with a club The re-
port reached the ears of Superintend-
ent Uhl. the witness said, who came
to him and said his assistants had bet
ter be more careful about what they
told Shortly afterwards the under
taken away from him and given to an
other undertaken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
MUST CUT DOWN.
No More Rural Delivery Routes
This Fiscal Year.

Washington, May 13.-No new rural
delivery route will be established until
the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1.
Postmaster General Payne made this
announcement this afternoon, and read
an official order to Fourth Assistant
Bristow bearing on the subject The
postmaster general delivered a lecture
on rural free deliveries and before he
had concluded his remarks. had touched
on the general policy of his administra-
ton and the contemplated extension
and improvement Of the various
branches of the service The order re-
garding the rural routes was made be-
cause the appropriation for the year had
been exhausted with a deficit of $4,000
confronting the department Beginning
July l. the new appropriation of the
12k million dollars for free rural deliV-
cry begins. There are now 1907 rural
routes in the United States Already
there are petitions and demands for TO-
303 new routes Next year 1900 will
be esta bIshed, bringing the total num-
Der of routes to 1000.
The postmaster general has obtained
estimates which show the total number
of routes on which there is sufficient
population to justify the department in
establishing rural delivery for country
districts is $4,000 This will leave Il 900
to be established for the year 1905, when
it is believed the entire country avail
able for free rural delivery service will
be covered. The increases from that
time on will be according to the regular
growth of the country.
ELF-SUSTAINING IN SEVEN
YEARS.
''In seven years from this time" said
the postmaster general. we estimate
that the free rural delivery service will
be self-sustaining.
General Payne declined to commit
himself to the proposition that makes
his entire department self-sustaining
The people, he said. demanded q pro-
gressive postal service. and would con-
stantly demand new Improvements as
were contemplated in the rural delivery
extensions. But the strictest business
economy he said would be practiced
consistent with an improved and per-
fected service. General Payne's discus
sion of administrative policy is the first
he has given out since the investigation
into postofice Irregularities began.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

proof Of the success of the play and
company there is that a return visit was
practically insisted upon for the pres
ent season. and will be the only onS
played this year anywhere although
the same request occurred with all thu
dates played in the very limited spring
tour which included only Pittsburg. s.
Louis, New Orleans Louisville, Nash
vile, Atlanta and Indianapolis: New
York, Boston and Philadelphia have
joined in this general request for a sec
ond enga cement, which may in this
case be considered Mr. Hackett is
here for one night only and will not be
able to arrange for any other visit here
in this play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

seThe best Of all book plays" is the
criticism of the St. Louis Clobe-DeIno-
dramatization of his novel, THE
Crisis" in which James K. Hackett
one Of Americas foremost actor-nlar-
ayers. viii appear at the New Crawford
tomorrow night St Louis IS the locale
of Mr. Churchius story of the Civil
War. and not only every incident, hut
every character and mode Of speech
was therefore laid open to severest
criticism from the audiences who were
so familiar with the real localities, per-
sonalities and sentiments of their city
forty years ago. That the production
was entirely satisfactory to them was
proven, not only by the published en-
dorserent of the entire press Of that
city, but even more so by the large at
tendance which nightly filed the great
Olympic theater during the week, and
brought the financial receipts to the as
tonishing figure of nearly $4,000 in that
comparatively short time. Another
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
TOO MANY CONVENTIONS.
Pittsburg Can't Entertain All Her
Visitors.

Pittsburg. Pa. May 13.-Several dele
gates TO the International Association of
Tube Workers of America arrived here
today for their convention which opens
here May Is md were informed by their
secretary that 50 far he has, been I'M
able to secure ash9n f9Ft the meeting on
account of The city being overcrowded
by visitors to the different conventions
now in session here. Considerable diff
Guilty is being experienced in getting
sleeping quarters for the late arrivals.
Secretary McDonnaugh says that every
hall in the city will be occupied Friday,
the day set for the opening
Among the most prominent organiza-
tons here now in session are; The Or
der Of Railway Conductors and Ladies
Auxiliary; American Order of Steam
Engineers; the annual preliminary con-
ference of Glass Bottle Blowers associa-
ton, the annual convention of the Wo-
mems General Missionary society of the
United Presbyterian church.
The most of the conventions will be in
session all week and one or two will run
over into next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
Mr.. PENNY WILL COME.
Has Definitely Decided to Move
to Topeka.

Major T. J. Anderson made the off,
cial announcement last night before the
big audience in the Auditorium that
Prof George b. Penny has accepted the
position of dean of the Washburn
school of fine arts. and viii come 10 To-
pelza-
ut has all depended" said Major An
ders0n, con the purchase of a $4,000
pipe organ for the Auditorium ana ar
engagements have been made which VIII
result in getting the organ We are
going to get that organ sure, and just
60 show my faith in that statement III
bet you five dollars on it,
The major stuck his hand in his pock-
ct to get the money. but not one Of the
$500 people seemed inclined to call the
bet.
Prof Pennys acceptance Of the posi-
zion is confirmed by President Plass of
Washburn, who is greatly pleased at
the result of the negotiations which
have been pending. It assures for
Washburn the position as leader among
the schools of Kansas as a musical cen
ter and means much for the musical
future of the city of Topeka.
Washburn's gain is the state univer-
sitys loss. for it is reported that there
are a great many of the music students
there who have signified their intention
of following Prof. Penny to Topeka, ana
taking uD their studies here Wash
burns musical department viii I'M
doubtediy number its pupils by hun
dreds within very few years.
Under Prof. Penny's charge viii be
the departments Of vocal and instru-
mental music, drawing, painting, ora
tory, el0cution and architecture
Mr.. and Mrs. Klngenberg. formerly
of the University of Missouri, and Miss
Helen Ruth Ingalls, will be in charge of
the instrumental department Mrs. G..
z Crimsley. with several assistants win
look after the vocal department. George
NJ Stone will be at the head of the de-
partment of painting, and Albert Z.
Reid at the head of the department of
drawing. Mrs. i. d. Whittemore and
Mrs. Natalie Clark Will be retained as
art instructors o. B. Towne will have
charge Of the department Of elocutioa
and oratory H. M. Hadley will proba-
bly, be the head of the department of
architecture.
z. B. Conant win be the head of the
law school which is to be established
before the opening of the fall term. The
law committee of the college, composed
of N II. LOOMS. NJ A. Low, W II.
Rossington, L. Il. Greenwood and A. J.
AfcCabe. is now comforting with Mr..
Conant concerning the plans for organi-
cation Mr. Conant will have charge of
most Of the text book work of the
school and lectures will be delivered by
a great many of the prominent lawyers
OF the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
FLOATER FOUND.
Dead Man Had Broken Head and
a Gag in His Mouth.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 1s.-The finding
of the body of an unknown man float
ing in the Monongahela river at the foot
of Short street today, viii probably de-r
velop a murder mystery. A handker-
chief had been forced into the mans
mouth and there We're several wounds
on the back of the. head which seem to
have been inflicted by a blunt instru-
ment The body is that of a man about
so years of age, well dressed and has
the appearance of being above the class
of people usually found along the water
front There was nothing on the person
that would in any way lead to identifi-A
cation The body had been in the wa
ter not more than II hours. The face
indicated that it had been dragged,
along the ground as it was completely.
covered with mud and the skin was
broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
JOKE ON BAILEY.
Tells How He Lost a Valuable
Horse.


Incidental to the Dobbs-New pardon
hearing Tuesday afternoon, Governor
Bailey told an amusing story on him
self. The subject of horse thieves ana
their knowledge of the territory In
which they operate was brought up.
Il have discovered" said the COVER
nor, that horse thieves are a little bit
better versed in the Topography of the
country than anybody else. Years ago
when the country up where I live was
comparatively new and there was con-
siderable horse stealing going on. we
organized branch of the anti-horse
thief league up IN my neighborhood
and was elected president Of the con
Germ. I had fine saddle horse the bese
one ever owned, and I also had an ex-
Densive saddle. I was pretty proud Of
the layout in fact. But the very sec
ond night that our league met [ rode
that horse to the meeting and some
thief stole him during the meeting. I
notified the sheriff and we telegraDhed
all over the country, but we couIdn'r
get a single trace of the thief He knew
the country so well that he lodged US
at every turn"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
Makes Malonev a MARQUIS.

Rome, May 13.-Cardinal Satolli re-
Gently applied to the pope to confer a
title of nobility on Martin Maloney. of
Philadelphia, because of his large
church offerings and his efforts to fur
Their Catholicism. especially in construct
ing a parochial church st Trenton. and
the pontiff after receiving satisfactory
information from the archbishop of
Philadelphia and the bishop of Trenton
has issued a brief creating Mr.. Maloney
a MARQUIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
Yale and Harvard to STAY at Home

London, May 13-The Oxford Carr
bridge athletic authorities have receiv-
ed cable message from the ath etc
authorities of Yale announcing that the
proposed inter-university athletic con-
test in London during the month Of
July is declined owing to Harvard's re-
fusal to participate in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
Strikers Own the Town.

New York. May 13.-The city is in the
possession of the striking dock laborers,
cables the Valparaiso correspondent of
the Herald One prominent man has
been killed. six are wounded and so of
the mob are dead or dying. A battle
has taken place in the streets of the
city in which the police were driven to
the barracks by the superior force of
the strikers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

been satisfactorily tested, the Missouri
company was to pay 81, lis in cash and
was to execute to the GameweH COM
pany three promissory notes for $4,000
each. These notes, the petition alleges,
Fleming agreed to indorse with his own
name, thereby guaranteeing the pay
ment of the same
Fred Fleming said last night: "The
company owes me instead of my owing
it a cent. disclaim any responsibility.
legal or moral, in the case in which !
a n sued >,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

long one. as the HARRISON Refactories
company is determined to ignore the
union and the association refuses to
work until the company recognizes it.
The HARRISON Walker company in
tends to try to run its plants with non
union men. $50 Of whom were taken
from New York to Clearfeld yesterday.
They were met by strikers who persuad-
ed them not to 60 to work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
PASSING BAD CHECKS
Is the Charge on Which Preachers
Son Is Arrested.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 13.-Phillip L.
Germond, 25 years of age. has beer
brought to this city from Wilkesbarre,
Pa. where he was arrested yesterday
to be arraigned on charge of passing
forced. checks Police Inspector Me
Cluskey says Germond is the son OF
Rev DR.. Phillip Germond. pastor of
the Chelsea Episcopal church of this
city. The Inspector alleges that Ger
mond, travelling with his wife, would
stop at the best hotels and tender large
checks in payment for small bills. peck
ct the difference and leave the city.
Since December last Germond is said to
have passed checks at St. Louis. Den
yer. Fulton, Neb., Washington and
Hartford Conn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

four precincts which the election judges
failed to count on election day This
leaves Robert NJ. McLane. Democrat.
with plurality of $50, and Mr.. McI.ane
viii receive. the certificate and be in
augurated mayor on May 10. The Re-
publican managers still declare their
purpose to contest the right of Mr.. Me-
Lane to hold the office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

Pittsburg. May 13.-There is no prob
ability of an early adjustment of the
strike of the briclCmakers and clay min
ers From indications the fight viii be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
The Blood Aflame with an Itching
Honor that sets the
Skin on Fire.
Skin on Fire.

Eczema, the and terrible of all skin
troubles, begins sometimes with slight redness of the
skim which gradually Spreads and the Inflammation and
itching increase the entire system thrown into restless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
The Nickel Plate Road.

is the short line to the East and the
service equal to the best. You will
save time and money by travelling over
this line. It has three through daily ex-
press trains, with through vestibuled
sleeping cars, and American Club
Meals, ranging in price from 35c to ST.
are served in Nickel Plate dining cars;
also a Ia carte service Try trip over
the service equal TO any between Chi
cago and the East Chicago depot: Har-
rison St and Fifth Ave City Ticket Of
fees. III Adams St. and Auditorium
Annex John Y Callahan, General
Agent, 113 Adams st, Room 2s8. Chi
cago.
Coughs and colds. down to the very
borderIand of consumption, yield to the
soothing. healing influences of DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

Democratic Mayor for Baltimore.
Baltimore. May 13.-The board of cleo
ton supervisors has decided that it has
no legal right to count the ballots in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-09
Ware e. LeIand'S
Cotton Letter.

Today's cotton market was whimsical
affair at best. and went by contraries.
The early news was distinctly bulhsh,
bles being some two points better than
due, the weather South being wet and
colder over important sections, private
crop reports being decidedly bulllsh and
reports from spot markets indicating un-
changed prices to l-Sc Improvement. But
this aggregation of bulhsh factors eff
fected a rise of but three to four points
over the close last night. Then came
sharp break of ten points under hur-
lied liquidation and bear selling. based
on decentralization in the stock market
The latter checked Investment support as
it led the public to fear trouble in the
street" The main position CT the cot
ton market was considered by close stu
dents as firm, however, for the spot
markets South were firmer, frost was in
dicated for Texas and the Territories to-
night and relief was promised in the way
of smaller receipts. Again, Brown and
Sully both seemed to favor a better mar
ket for the immediate future, particularly
in view of the enormous short interest
extent. The alarming crop outlook in
Texas did much to hold operators natur-
ally disposed to favor the bear side from
putting out large short lines for the
present.
WARE & LELAND.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-09
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. oct. S.-There was praeti-
cally no relief to the weakness of today :
stock market from start to finish. There
was an occasional pause in the downward
course of prices. which was simply due to
a hull in the selling movement, but tue
usual rebound on short covering was IN
every case feeble and ineffective. the
last prices were practically the lowest OF
today and the closing was weak. Net de-
clines of l to 2 points and upwards are
quite general throughout the list. There
was nothing to show that the liquidation
was due to contraction of credits, such az
forced the heavy selling in the recent
past, although there are time loans. ma
turing from time to time, which arc
called for payment, and difficult to secure
any extension for. But today's iqu'da-
ton seemed to be prompted more by sent
iment of disgust and encouragement with
the whole situation in the securities
market. The extended reports this morn
ing of the testimony elected yesterday
in the hearing OF the legal proceedings
connected with the United States Ship
building combination, created profoua
impression throughout the financial world
The details there set forth of the process
of corporation promotion. underwriting,
and stock flotation, gave rise to disturbing
analogies with a large mass of industrial
securities, which have come into the
market in the last few years. and are
now lying there in practically water
logged position The assumptions grow
ing out of yesterdays disclosures were of
so grave a character, and applied to such
important quarters as to unsettle the mind
of the financial public over the most con-
sentative convictions. The gravity of the
occasion received recognition IN the
unusual course of the public statement
issued later in the day. formally disclainl-
ing tile implications of the incident by
j. F. Morgan & Company. Following the
widespread disturbance of sentiment IN
the market caused by the reduction of the
dividend on United States Steel, the IN
dustrial stocks had bad day of it. United
States Steel, common, sold down to It's
previous record at las, and the preferred
stock was even more severely handled
with decline of Us. Yesterdays argu-
ment that the reduction OF the dividend
on the common increased the security
for the dividend on the preferred lost
its force in face of computations that the
decrease in net earnings was at a rate
greater than the reduction in the dividend
disbursement Amalgamated Copper was
the fellow sufferer most acutely affected.
The stock fell to a new low record at 1856
in the late dealings after some show OF
support had been accorded above &C. 1t
was argued that the reaction in the iron
and steel market must extend to copper.
while the relative price of Amalgamated
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-09
Original Rate, Without a New Examination.
]. D. Boushall, Manager, Raleigh, N. c

and United States Stee, on similar divi-
dend level was again used to the dis
advantage of the former stocks Broker.
whose operations yesterday On the buy
ing side in various stocks were attributed
to inside supporting orders turned sellers
today, with corresponding effect on the
general sentiment.
The weakness was by no means confined
to the industrials, and the railroads suf-
fered quite generally in the general de-
preston which weighed the market
Specific news was entirely lacking to az
coun. for the selling pressure all through
the market
The bond market behaved better than
stocks and showed some evidence OF IN
vestment absorption. Total sales (par
value) $3,552 600.
United States rs declined u per cent
on the last call
Today's total stocks sails were SOB 300
shares, including Atchison 36930; Erie
20,S45; Louisville apd Nashville 1900;
Missouri Pacific 1850; Norfolk and West
ern 1000; Pennsylvania 40.319; Reading
10 600; Rock Island 22,65O st. Paul 1900;
Southern Pacific 6,100: Southern Railway
1850; Southern Railway, preferred, $50;
Union Pacific 30,350; Anal amated Upper
143, 625; Brooklyn Rapid Transit 9,725;
American Sugar II, 700 American Smet-
ing 1926 Tennessee oal and Iron 6,7S1
United States Steel 60.184 United States
Steel preferred, GA $50.