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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07

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at Glasco der oder day. Dere is
blenty uf possibilities fer fool choke
in dot announcement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07

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ceramic art to afoid ong-we.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07

Sure I will close up der choints up.''
sayss Mayer Burgunt'al1. Ex-Chief
Stahl will agree NIT ourselluf dot dose
statement belonks in dis column. all
right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07

ind cussing der Scoop Ter MISLEADING
der corkscrew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07

no troubles in finding Something's
he thinks ISIS Il eg-skoos.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
MAIL CARRIER is MISSING
II. c. Davis, No. 1 of the Force, Has
Unaccountably Disappeared
from View.

r. c. Davis. one OF the pioneer letter
carriers of the Omaha postal service, is
missing. He was carrier No. 1, has been
in the service twenty years, and was re-
garded as one of the most trustworthy of
the force.
Davis is about so years of age and, with
bis wife, boarded at 1901 California street.
Mrs. Davis is his second wife, he being also
her second husband, Their domestic re-
latlons we're amicable, and. Mrs, Davis is
at loss to account for his disappearance.
Mr.. Davis has been missing since Fri
day evening last. When he went home off
duty that evening he changed his carrier s
uniform for civilian clothes, and gave his
wife receipts for a number of small bills
that he had paid, including the receipt for
his life insurance, which was not yet due,
and left unpaid come bills that we're really
more pressing On leaving the boarding
house he told his wife he was going to
visit a sick fellow letter carrier, and that
is the last she has seen of him.
Oficials OF the Letter Carriers associa-
ton called upon Mrs. Davis on hearing of
her husbands disappearance and will assist
in the endeavor of locating him.
II was at first thought that Davis might
have gone to California to visit his step
son, who lived at Los Angeles. Mrs. Davis
Is not of that opinion, and is inclined to
think that he will turn up again soon all
right His affairs with the postofice de-
partment are all right, and the cause Of
his disappearance is yet unexplained.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
Forecast for Nebraska-Snow Wednesday
and Probably Thursday
PLEAD GUILTY AND ARE FINED
Three Men Indicted for COnspirucY
in Connection with Indian
Land sales.

Nick Fritz Matthias Williams and John
MoKeegan we're each fined $500 in the
United States district court yesterday after
noon. having pleaded guilty to a charge
OF combining with other persons to inter
fero with the free sale Of government land
at auction.
The action was based on two indict-
ments returned by the last grand jury, in
which these defendants, together with John
A. Harmon OF O'Neill A. J. West and Will
liam Tigh, were accused in six different
counts of conspiring to defraud the United
States OF conspiring to interfere with the
sale of public land and OF interfering with
such sale. All OF the other indictments
and counts against the three prisoners at
the bar yesterday we're dismissed by the
district attorney, and the defendants were
given ten days in which to pay the fine
and costs.
These cases grew out of a recent sale OF
land in Thurston and Cunning counties,
which sale was held at O'Neill. In the
statement OF the attorney of the defend
ants to the court 1t was said that the
parties had paid s2,1O0 to persons to cause
them to refrain from bidding but that It
was done because the parties threatened
to bid much more than the land was worth
and then fail to comply with the terms OF
sale, so that the land would revert to the
government, which would be to the interest
Of the men who received the morey, as
some of them we're then occupying the
land.
This statement was admitted as true by
the assistant district attorney. and he rec
commended that the pleas be accepted and
the other counts in the indictments be dis
missed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
FRANCIS NOW GOES TO SPAIN
President of ST. Louis Fair Doing
Good work in Behalf of the
Exposition.

PARIS, March S-President Francis OF
the ST. Louis exposition. started for Madrid
today. after devotlng the morning to a
further exchange OF visits He also went
to the Chamber Of Commerce ID to the
bourse =.
Shortly before the days operas. ~sE gan
Mr.. Francis held an informal leVs u :,
eral hundred leaders OF the hnanciH "
commercial world crowding around h.
while NJ. La Grave the commissioner OF
France to the exposition, presented the
leading officials of the various chambers.
All those present had something good to
say of the exposition.
NJ. Santos Dumont, the aeronaut, was
among the callers at the hotel, while Mr..
Francis was out so that they did not have
an opportunity for a personal conference.
During the ball last night President Lou
bet separated himself from the presiden-
tial group in order to confer with Mr..
Francis on the subject of the exposition
and American affairs in general.
The French president referred with spe-
cial kindness and warmth to President
Roosevelt
LONDON, March S.-"The government has
accepted the invitation of the United
States government to participate in the st.
Louis exposition" said Premier Balfour In
the House of Commons today, replying TO
a question OF Henry Newman, LIBERAL re-
garding the steps being taken to insure the
United Kingdom being adequately repre-
sented.
The extent to which the country will
participate" continued the premier, land
the exact modus operandi are now under
consideration"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
FIND MRS. LILLE GUILTY
Fix the Penalty at Imprisonment in Peni.
tentiary for Life,
DEFENDANT TAKES VERDICT cooLLY
demanded 20 the Custody of the
sheriff and Now Occupies the
woman's Cell in Butler
County Jail.

DAVID CITY, Neb., March S-(special
Telegram.)- I've, the jury in the above en-
titled case, being duly impaneled and
sworn. do find the defendant guilty Of muir
der In the first degree and recommend
that she be imprisoned for life
"(Signed) A. c. POOLE, Foreman"
This was the verdict rendered by the
jury in the Lille murder case at pre-
cisely 3 o'clock this afternoon. As soon
as the jury had agreed upon their verdict
the news spread rapidly and in a few
moments people were seen running from all
directions toward the courthouse and be-
fore the defendant arrived the large dis
trict courtroom was completely packed
with humanity. A large portion of the
crowd was men, not to exceed twenty
women being present. Each person as
they entered the courtroom door wore an
anxious look and loudly whispered, what
is the verdict?"
Mrs. Lille, accompanied by her father.
brother Mrs. Grisinger, her sister. and
sam Lille, brother of the murdered man,
arrived at 1928. They all took their usual
seats in the courtroom. While Mrs. Lille
looked bright and pleasant she had the
appearance Of anxiety as to what the
verdict Of the twelve men was As they
marched in she looked at each one very
carefully.
When Clerk Straka read the verdict Mrs.
lille sat motionless and when the word
guilty" was pronounced not even a culver
OF the lip was noticeable.
Counsel for the defense asked that the
jury be polled. Clerk Straka called the
name Of each individual juror and when
he arose propounded the questions:
WAS this and is this your verdict?" and
the jurors individually responded in clear
and distinct tones "Yes, sir"
Judge Good thanked the jurymen for
their patience during the trial Of the case
and then excused them without further
service
Mrs. Lille was remanded to the custody
OF the sheTin and she now occupies the
woman's cell at the county jail. The YER
diet as rendered was expected by those
who heard all of the testimony and fol-
lowed the case closely.
The instructions OF Judge Good to the
Jury were lengthy and on the whole con-
sidered to be eminently fair. especially on
the points OF previous good character OF
the accused and motive for the commission
of the crime. The jury was charged yes
terday evening and delberated practically
all night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
LADY COOK RATES COURT
Loses Libel Action and Then Raises
Her Voice I'm violent
Protest.

LONDON. March al. H. Wallace. for
merly secretary of the late Sir Francis
Cook, today obtained a verdict for $3.50
damages for libel against Lady Cook, for
merly Tennessee Clafin of New York. The
latter was charged with accusing Wallace
Of conspiracy to circulate rumors that Sir
Francis died an unnatural death.
On hearing the verdict Lady Cook sprang
from her seat and. waving a bundle of
papers, shouted: Lord Aversion, l am
an American and l want you to listen to
me. This has cost me thousands of pounds
and l have trusted myself in the hands Of
an English Judge and an English jury. l
have witnesses from America. l can bring
hundreds OF witnesses. l want to go in
the witness box myself"
The lord chief justice tried to stem the
torrent and asked Lady Cook to leave the
court, but she continued to protest in loud
tones until the ushers removed her.
'Oh, don't pull me OUT" she shouted,
II will walk out l ought not to have
trusted, but / am a weak woman have
done more for England and America than
anyone else"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
GAS INSPECTORS ON STRIKE
New Men Employed by Chicago Gas
Company Under Police
Protection.

CHICAGO. March S.-The strike of the
inspectors in the employ of the Peoples
Light and Coke company, which was en-
dorsed Sunday by the Chicago Federation
Of Labor and ordered yesterday, was act
lively inaugurated today. nineteen inspectors
sent out by the company having left their
work at the request of the members OF the
Gas Inspectors union, who had been dis
charged.
The company executed a shrewd move by
ordering the inspectors not to report at
the offioe today. but to go directly to work
from their homes In spite of the warn
ing twenty men reported at the ONCE.
Police protection was asked for and
under the protection of the officers the
squad boarded q street car to make their
daily rounds, Several members of the
union also boarded the cars and soon pre-
vailed upon all but one of the men to join
in the strike.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
APPROPRIATIONS GROUND OUT
Combination 90 KeeB Them Down
Unable to Withstand the
assaults on IL.

PIERRE, S. D., March 3.--(Special Tele-
gram.)-Today was appropriations day in
both houses. The combinations formed
early in the session to hold down the spe-
cials going completely TO pieces. The SEN
ate passed house bills for $40 600 at the
blind asylum at Gary; s2.292 deficiency at
the reform school; $35. 900 for the Aber-
deem normal; S25, 900 for the School Of
Mines at Rapid City; S20, 900 for the penj,
tentiary, and the bill for Redheld insane
hospital, and for the armory at vermilon.
The senate appropriations passed by the
senate were to import bToad-tailed sheep
for the Agricultural college experiment
station and a number Of bills which were
duplicates Of house bills passed yesterday
and today
bill was Introduced in the senate au-
thorizing the state to make deficiency
levy Of l mill on the dollar.
In the forenoon session of the house
the speaker was voted his chair and gavel.
The house passed senate bills fixing fees
for filing articles of Incorporation and pro
yiding rules for the governing OF corpora
tions formed in this state. The house bill
to create state revenue commission was
killed on committee report, as was the bill
to tax the products of mines.
At the afternoon session the house rap
idly ground through house bills up to the
time of special orders and passed bills
giving sheriffs IS per day custodian fees for
holding stocks of goods taken under exc
cution; requiring counties to pay half
values for horses killed on account Of
glanders; submitting to the electors Of
Butte and Lawrence counties the matter Of
boundary; providing for extra compens-
alton for assessors in large counties. and
several small deficiency appropriation bills,
besides appropriation OF 500, 900 for
improvements at the penitentiary.
Then started the fight on the special ap-
propriations fof Spearfsh, Springfield and
Madison, which failed yesterday and the
work was a repetition of the scenes in the
senate two years ago under similar con-
ditions. 1t was a matter of bringing up
the bills again and again until they finally
pulled through, the spearfish bill coming
first and passed, So to l. Longstaff fought
the bill to a finish, but was defeated in his
every effort in one OF which he took the
first appeal from the decision Of the chair
which has been made this session, but
failed to make his point. The Madison bill
was next and failed. after whit n Longstreet
declared It as his belief that as one had
passed the other two should go through.
Springfield came next and again went down
for lack Of two-thirds. Allen then moved
reconsideration Of the Madi'on bill, which
passed, followed by Iecons liberation and
passage OF the Springfield ill. The SEN
ate bill appropriating s1,00 annually for
fremen's tournaments came up and after
considerable opposition wen to the judi
ciary committee to pass upt it's eonstitu-
tionality The house general appropria-
tions bill and the bill for He,0O0 appro-
priations for buildings on The fair grounds
at Huron were introduced BY he appropria-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
KATY CLAIMS lkbiAN LAND
Files Application for Alternate Sec
tiOns Through Cherokee Nation
with Davis COmmissiOn,

VINITA, Kan, March 3.--The Missouri.
Kansas Texas railway has filed with the
Dawes commission a claim to every alter
nate section on each side Of its line through
the Cherokeen nation.
This claim is based upon an act OF con-
gress passed in 1866, and involves 500
square miles of fine agricultural land.
The Cherokee nation will insist upon the
United States reimbursing the Indians in
case the railroad should sustain it's claim.
Chief Burlington claims that the land in
question was given to the Indians in 1886
by President Martin Van Buren, who said:
This shall be your home forever"
The Cherokees formerly owned Georgia
and South Carolina, Alabama and West
Virginia. in whole or in part. It is thought
the government will ignore the claim.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
GOVERNOR CALLS OUT TROOPS
Colorado Executive Sends Soldiers to
Protect Property at Colo
radO city.

DENVER, March 3.-At the request OF
Sheriff Gilbert OF FL Paso county and the
United States Reduction company, opera
ting at Colorado City, Governor Peabody
at noon today called out the state troops
to proceed to Colorado City and protect the
reduction cOmpany's plant from strikers.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. March a.
The owners of the Elkton and other mines
at Cripple Greek were notified to discon-
tinue shipping ore to the reduction mills
at Colorado City which are having strike
troubles with the labor unions on and after
March 3. This introduces the strike into
the Cripple Creek district. as the Elkton
company says it will continue TO run, en-
ploying union and nonunion men, as can
be secured.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
BODY is PARTLY IDENTIFIED
Remains of Woman Found i'm River
Knapp.

NEW ALBANY, Ind, March 3-Although
Edward X. King today failed to positively
identify the body of the woman found in
the river here as that of his wife's sister
and a wife OF Alfred Knapp, the impression
is strong that the body is that of Knapp's
victim. The matter OF Identification is ex-
tremely difflcult, owing to the long INNER
sion.
1t is believed, however, that the body is
that of Hannah Goddard Knapp and that 1t
was put in a rough box, thrown into the
Miami river at Hamilton, o., December 22,
fioated on out OF the Miami and into the
Ohio and down past Louisville, where It
rose to the surface and was discovered.
The Identification OF the body was made
almost certain last night by minute de-
scription telegraphed by the authorities of
Hamilton. In her ears we're found gold
wire earrings and on the third finger of the
left hand was an embossed ring with three
little birds and an owl. In every particular
the body was found to tally with the minute
description given by Knapp In his confess
sion.
After being removed to an undertaking
establishment the body was embalmed. Mr..
King examined minutely the earrings and
ring. and 1t is believed that before the day
OF Hannah Goddard Knapp.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March S.-A tele-
graph message Just received from New
Albany, Ind, says: Edward F. King OF
Cincinnati and Charles Goddard Of Ham
ilton, o., brother-in-law and brother OF
Hannah Goddard Knapp, have positively
| identified the body found floating in tha
Ohio late yesterday afternoon as that OF
\ Hannah Goddard Knapp, wife Of Alfred
Knapp, now under arrest in Hamilton. The
statement was made that the jewelry found
on the person was the same known to have
| been worn by the young woman tefore she
became the wife Of Knapp, and that there
! is not the slightest doubt of her identity.
| The remains will be sent to Hamilton this
| afternoon.
| HAMILTON, O., March s.-while talk
] ing about the finding Of the body of Han
nah Goddard today Knapp confessed an
| other assault.
He was hoboing in Missouri in the sum
meT of 1885, when he stopped at a farm
house and a 16-year-old girl gave him
bread and milk. When he found she was
alone he assaulted her. AS he was lesv-
ing the room he saw a loaded Winchester
and grabbed 1t.
| Soon after he was pursued by sixteen
armed men, whom he held at bay and
finally escaped to the river, where at ths
| point OF his Winchester he made a man
take him across in a skin. After emptyine
| the Winchester he gave the rife to the
man with the skin and then escaped as
rapidly as possible through another state
| AS he concluded his narrative he asked
with a sort OF puzzled air: What will
! they do with me?'
! Don't know" replied the questioner
] Some say you are crazy"
well. I'm not" responded Knapp with
sudden heat. Il only get these killing spells
at times, that's all"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
SHIP TRUST AIDS BRITAIN
Vessels Being American Can supply
Food in Time of
War.

LONDON, March 3.-In his presidential
address at the forty-third annual meeting
of the Association of British Chambers
0f Commerce Lord Avebury was inclined
to be congratulatory over the formation of
the International Mercantile Marine COM
pany and especially in connection with the
British food supply in war times.
He pointed out that the United States
would never permit the ship Of an Amer
lean company to be interfered with on the
high seas
The meeting unanimously resolved to
urge the appointment Of & British minister
OF commerce. Lord Brassey said business
circles here would certainly be grateful to
the government II through the creation of
the proposed ministry 1t could remove some
Of those ungenerous tarifis which British
commerce encountered in every quarter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
DEAD CATTLE DOT PRAIRIE
Colorado steers Sueeumb by Whole
sale to Severe Billiards and
Deep Snow.

DENVER, March S.-Thousands OF cattle,
dead or dying, in the snow can be seen
from every railroad car throughout the
range country.
The storms OF the last two weeks wrought
havoc among the herds. Trainmen arriv-
ing from the east report from six to
twenty inches Of snow on the Kansas line.
One train crew on the Missouri Pacific road
counted more than 1000 dead cattle be-
tween the Kansas line and Pueblo. Rock
Island tfainmen estimate a similar number
lying within sight Of that line.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
ROCKEFELLER is GOING WEST
He Spends Four Hours in KaBsas
City and Then Leaves for
Denver.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. March s.-John d.
Rockefeller, accompanied by his wife, son
and a physician. arrived here today from
the east enroute to California. where he
goes to take two months rest.
During a four hours stop here the party
spent some time driving about the city
and departed at 1880 this afternoon for
Denver on a special train over the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad.
Mr.. Rockefeller declined to be inter-
viewed. He appeared to be well.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
NEW TERMINAL IN FRISCO
Better Than the Santa Fe or south
ern Paciac. hut Costs
Million Dollars.

SAN FRANCISCO, Marcn S.-The Ex-
aminer says: Representatives Of the San
Francisco Railroad, Terminal and Ferry
company have Just secured freight t'r-
minal in San Francisco at a cost OF 81, ,OO0,-
900, which will provide greater facilities
than either the Santa Fe or the Southern
Pacific controls.
The new terminal is located In the
Potero, just north OF Islsis creek, and com
prises between sixty and seventy full
blocks. containing more than seventy six
acres.
The greater part OF this property is now
submerged by the tides and It will cost
81, 900, 900 to improve II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
ONE KILLED AND TWO HURT
Passenger Train on Chesapeake &
Ohio Runs Into Rear End
of Freight.

HUNTINGTON. w Va, March. s-Pas-
senger train No. on the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad crashed into the rear OF a
freight train near Russell today.
Freight Brakeman Charles Miller of Rus
sell was killed. Captain Davis CT Russell,
on the freight train, and John Rose, fire.
man. we're probably fatally injured.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
BOSTON FIRM CLOSES DOORS
Tight Money Responsible for Failure
of Prominent Brokers in
that City.

BOSTON, March 3.-The failure Of A. B.
Turner & Brother of this city was an
nounced on the stock exchange today The
firm was largely interested In Massa-
chusetts Consolidated Mining and in West
ern railway projects, The failure is at
tributed to the stringency OF the money
market.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
KANSAS AIDS HUNGRY SWEDES
Governor Issues PrOcIa nation Ap-
PeaIins for Funds with which
40 Feed starving.

TOPEKA. March S.-Governor Bailey to-
day issued a proclamation calling on the
ers In Sweden.
A general committee OF which DIR. Carl
Swensen OF Lindsborg is chairman. has been
appointed TO take charge Of the relief work
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
OHIO RIVER AGAIN RISING
Danger Line il Expected to be
Reached Today and Much
Damage May Follow.

CINCINNATI. May S.-The Ohio river at
a. IN. had reached the stage OF 49.4 feet
and is rising at the rate of two-tenths OF a
foot an hour. At this rate the danger line,
fifty feet, will be reached at noon.
Indications are that possibly four feet
more may come. which will cause much in
convenience in the lower portions Of the
city by the flooding OF cellars.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
KANSAS SEEKS NEW FOREST
Asks President TO Set Aside Seventy.
Five Thousand Acres in
Finney County.

TOPEKA, Kan, March 3.-President
Roosevelt will be asked to set aside TO-
600 acres In Finney county as a forest re-
serve II the president grants the re-
quest pine trees will be planted
The Kansas congressional delegation in
Washington will lay the matter before the
president this week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-04
GOULD SYSTEM GETS BIRD
Milwaukee OniciaI is to Become
Traffic Manager of All
Lines.

MILWAUKEE,, March S-The Evening
Wisconsin today says: Within the next
thirty days A. C. Bird, third vice presi-
dent of the Chicago, Milwaukee st, Paul
will become traffic manager OF the entire
Gould system. His general headquarters
will probably be in Chicago. President A.
]. Earling OF the St, Paul road practically
confirmed the report and Mr.. Bird did not
deny it,