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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
BRIBE OF $4,000
offered Chicago JailOr by Car
Barn Bandit.

Chicago, Dec. A-One of the car barn
bandits, Peter Nediermeir today at
tempted to bribe Patrick Donnelly, one
of the guards at the county Jail, to al
low him to escape, promising him $25,-
600. Donnelly asked him where he would
get the money and received the an
swer, TIL get It all right"
Chief of Police O'Neill today received
contribution of IS. 900 from the Chicago
City Railway company to aid the wild
ows of the policemen who lost their
lives in the pursuit of the bandits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
MRS. DOWlE IN PARIS.
Spent Week in Capital and Left
for Cannes.

Paris, Dec. 4.-Mrs. Dowie, wife Of
John Alexander Dowie, left Paris q
few days ago for Cannes. She arrived
in Paris, coming from London, Noven-
Der IA, accompanied by her son. Hav-
ing lived in Paris nearly a year during
the exposition, Mrs. Dowie was at home
and visited many of her old friends.
Later she made the rounds of the shops
and purchased many articles. The
party left Sunday evening for Cannes,
where they are still supposed to be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
BAIL FIXED AT $4,000.
Imprisoned Miners Have a Chance to
Secure Freedom.

Cripple Creek, Col, Dec. &C. G.
Kennison. Sherman Parker and w. F.
Davis, the executive committee of the
Western Federation of Miners for this
district, against whom informations
were filed yesterday in the district court
charging them with murder and con-
spiracy to murder. are now confined in
the county jail but can obtain their
freedom on furnishing bonds for SIS, 600
each, the sum at which bail was fixed
by Judge Seeds. The accused men say
that they court the fullest investigation
of their conduct during the strike and
that the charges against them have
been trumped up to get them out of the
way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
Shot Her Crazy Husband.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 4.-In an effort
to arrest her divorced husband, who
escaped from an insane asylum recent
ly. Mrs Nettie Klingenbeil today shot
and probably fatally wounded him.
After the shooting she summoned a
policeman and had the man removed to
a hotel 'sHe turned on me-" said Mrs.
Klingenben, "and I was compelled to
shoot him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
Was Partner of Justice Ellis.

Frank T. Burnham. of Beloit, who
was formerly the law partner of the
late Justice A H. Ellis. has formed a
new partnership with George W.
Doshiell of Abba. Iowa. and they will
practice at Beloit under the firm name
of Burnham & Doshiell. Mr. Burnham
was in Topeka last night in the interest
of Clark A. Smiths candidacy for su-
preme court justice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
MORE COLD WEATHER.
Mercury Took Downward Plunge
This Morning.

The government forecaster who pre-
diets what weather Kansas may ex-
pect said nothing about a. snow furry
this 1lornirg However, he prophesled
generally fair weather and that fore
cast admits of a trace of snow and
still be considered accurate.
The forecast for Kansas sent out to-
day was Fair tonight and Saturday.
The wind has been northwest. blowing
IS miles and hour. The hourly tenn
peratures recorded by the government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
Arsrican-Mediterransan service.

Berlin. Dec. Am arrangement has
been concluded between the Hamburg
American and the White Star lines
whereby each will provide four steam
ers for the American Mediterranean
service. the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. steam
ers running from New York and the
White Star vessels from Boston. The
Hamburg-ATnerican offices at Genoa
will manage the White Stars portion
Of the business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Dec. 4-Forecast for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Saturday; westerly
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
= PLEA FOR THE NEGRO.
State superintendent J~oyner's Re
port to Governor AycOck.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., January 5.-The report
and recommendations Of the state SUI
pe~rintendent of public instruction was
placed in Governor Aycock's hands to-
day. He makes a powerful plea for the
education OF the negro, saying: $50
long as there dwells o us a weak
era child race. placed here in the provt-
dence of God through 10 desire of their
own and without their consent, our
stronger race owes this race 4 duty
which it cannot fail ID discharge. To
take lay from Il weaker race by con-
s,Itutional amendment the right of suf-
fragc on account Of u1itness TO exercise
= and then virtually deprive that race
by constitutional amendment Of the
means Of cVer acquiring itnesS for the
exercise OF this right would 10 violence
10 the conscience o. the civilized world
and would be an act Of injustice I'M
worthy of 4 great and generous race.
We deal with this question in the
present, We cannOt brush it aside"
The superintendent says % out Of 10
Of al the children in the state are alb
SGIutely dependent for education upon
the public schools. The total amount
expended for each cnll0 OF school age
including local taxes, is SIT, while in
the whole county the average is SOL.
The average length of white school
term in the state is 81 days, colored I6
days. The average daily attendance n
each school district is so for whites and
81 for negroes. Consolidation of school
districts is i~mperatively needed. There
is considerable sentiment for & compui-
sorry attendance law and it IS increaS-
ing. Illiteracy is greatest in the states
which do not have such q law. Reports
from % counties in which cotton mills
are located show il the cotton mill dis
tricr that only about JwO-ffths OF the
children ever enter school and only
about o~ne-fourth are II daily atlen-
dance.
The time for action has arrived d-;1
l earnestly recommend 4 Law which viii
require hat TO cEjii under - shall be
employed or aI.ou@C 30 work In any
cotton mill 5r Oth=' factory; that 20
chtIL under !: who --rECt read AMI
write shal. h. en.pioEcG O. allowed TO
Wac:1 II any colto- nil OF other fac
tory. and that no child under Il SHAH
be employed or allowed TO work at night
in any factory"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
First Presbyterian Church Of Greensboro, Ga, and Its Pastor and Elder.

malady I consideri it we'll nigh q specific.
"As a tonic for weak GrGd worn
out people it has few or no equals. zee.
Rev. e. G. Smith.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Rossman, a prominent mer-
chant of Greensboro, Ga, and an elder
in the Presbyterian church Of that
place, has used Peruna, and in a recent
letter to The Peruna Medicine Co., OF
Columbus, Ohio, writes as follows:
"For a long time I was troubled with
catarrh of the kidneys and tried many
remedies, all of which gave me no re-
lief. Peruna was recommended to me
by several friends, and after using q few
bottles 1 am pleased to say that the long
looked for relief was found and lam now
enjoying better health than have for
years, and can heartily recommend
Peruna to all similarly afflicted. 1t is
certainly q grand medicine. IN. j.
ROSSman.
Catarrh is essentially the same where
ever located. Peruna cures catarrh
wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement Of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
MOVING ON
The Clans Gathering for the Lesis-
lature-The Race for the Senate.
Especial to The MeSesnger.)

kSDSCldl " ne mSSSSIlSeT.t
Greensboro, n. c., January 3-TM
clans are moving on to Raleigh. The
smaller fry who are seeking he cleri-
cal offices within the gift of the lesis-
allure are going through here now a
and night, to be on hand at the begin
ming and follow the example of h
big fish, who are after the greatest
prize in the gift of the commonwealth,
that of a United States senatorship.
Three of the latter, whales they
might be termed in political piscatorial
p~arlance, having been in Greensboro
within the last uwenty-four hours. the
various and sundry candidates for
small positions, have slipped through
the meshes of a reporters met at this
Gate City, without making a ripple
Yesterday, Hon. c. B. Watson. q
leading candidate for the senate, spent
. few hours here. going on he said to
Raleigh, to be on the ground until the
question was settled for good and all,
He was hopeful of success and sail
that his prospects were better now
than at any time previously. Last
night and this morning, Gen. ]. S. Carr
stopped on his way home to Durham,
returning from a business trip. He.
too announced that he was in the race
to stay, and in his usual genial man
ncr gave no uncertain ground as to the
reasons that caused him to believe that
success would this time perch upon his
much exercised banner, an unSoliad
one, by the way. Last, but no means
least, came Hon. Lee S. OVerman. of
Salisbury, and with him was the great
| political advance body guard Of the
| noted Rowan reliable, Hon. Walter
Murphy, member elect to the house,
| and active manager of the OvermaH
forces in that body. Hon Locke Craig,
| 9nother leader in the race, is expect-
ed to pass through tonight or tomor-
row. Raleigh will begin to siz. unless
they all go to church, which Cy Wat
Sor for one will certainly do.
In all the campaign for the senator
ship, one fact has been noticeable.
There IS apparently no combination yet
formed as to the speakership. In the
past two weeks this correspondent has
talked with members of the house,
! casually, from the east, the Piedmont
and western sections of the state, ami
Overman, Carr, Watson, Craig and
Hoke advocates. nave without distInc-
ton expressed themselves as favoriug
Mr.. Gattis of Orange for speaker.
While other candidates have strong
friends locally, the impressive fact is,
that the senatorial fight, has not UP
to this time, developed any combina
ton on that score, and if none does,
Mr.. Gattis election seems to be q fore-
gone conclusion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06

THE day was when men of promi-
L nence hesitated to give their testi-
monials to proprietary medicines for
publication. This remains true today
of most proprietary medicines. But
Peruna has become SO justly famous, its
merits are known to SO many people of
high and low stations, that no n hes
itates to see his name in print recon-
mending Peruna.
The highest men in our nation have
given Peruna a strong endorsement.
Men representing all classes and sta
tons are equally represented.
A dignified representative Of the Pres
byterian church in the person of Rev.
E. G. Smith does not hesitate to state
publicly that he has used Peruna in his
family and found it cured when other
remedies failed. In this statement the
Rev. Smith is supported by an elder in
his church.
Rev. E. G.. Smith, pastor of the Presby-
terian church of Greensboro, Ga.,writes /:
"Having used Peruna in my family
for some time it gives me pleasure to
testify to Its true worth.
"My little boy seven years of age had
been suffering for some time with ca
tarrh of the lower bowels. Other rene
dies had failed, but after taking two
bottles of Peruna the trouble almost en-
tirely disappeared. For this special
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
SWAIN AMID SHARKS
Boat from Unites' Cruiser Cnpsizes
While Attacking the Mine Fields.

Manila, January "A boats crew
from the United States cruiser Don
Juan de Austria, made the first success
full attack on the mine fields in the ma
noeuvres neal Subig Bay. The ooat cap
sized as it was approaching the mines
and part Of the crew, with Ensign Bah
cock leading. swan a mile, although the
water was infested with sharks, towing
counter mine buoys, which were sue
cessfully placed. The search lights of
the warships did not discover the oper-
alton. Ensign Babcock and his men
were congratulated on their courage.
Rear Admiral Evans feet will abaE-
don Subig Bay Monday and come to
Manila for heavy u practice. One
target will represent a submarine boat.
It will be towed by a submarine vessel
and will appear on the surface briefly.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
TR ANS-CONTINENTAL TRAFFIC.
Solid Double Daily Service from,
New Orleans to San Franscisco.

New Orleans. January ga big
trans-continental passenger traffic via
the New Orleans gateway will so into
effect tomorrow morning, when all
trains Of the Southern Pacific will cross
the Mississippi river from the illinois
Central depot, giving a solid double daily
service from New Orleans to San Fran
cisco. The Frisco system which has
Just announced it's intention CT entering
New Orleans, and for which owe s., G00,-
coo has been expended in city property
for terminals, is also likely TO operate
from the new terminals and the Queen
and Crescent practically closed its AZ
engagements with the Illinois Contra! TO
TO the same.
The Frisco has pushed its charter
III Louisiana and five weeks ago pub
iished it in Mississippi and it IL current
~ believed that the YOakum road will
enter the city both by the west ana the
east, very little construction being nee
CESAR to do either. L is so suggested
that the Frisco and Seaboard Air Line
may enter into a traffic alliance 70"
handling eastern business to New o.
leans, the Frisco and Seaboarh All
Line connecting at Birmingham.
O.. N. Cffey, of the United State.
department of agriculture said here to-
day h a soil survey parties have Just
begun operations in tobacco lands IN
Texas in furtherance Of the plan OF die
department to develop q tobacco
try where 1t is said a fine grade Of The
Havana species can be raised.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
SENATOR HOAHS WV VIEWS.
Ris Uecext Bill -.ot an .dministrn
ton Measure.

Washington. January st can pc
slated or high authority that any
statement that Senator Ho2r's bill is
an administration measure is Il mis-
take. So far as can be ascertained il
embodied simply his Owl views. The
attorney general had II hand il it's
preparation n in TACT. had never
seen il until its publication.
The attorney general has been Ie-
quested by Senator To- of the enate
judiciary committee and also by the
judiciary committee of the house u
prepare and present his view as TO Tho
nature Of further legislation necessary.
il his Judgment and is not expected u
make his communication TO these
bodies before Monday when congress
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
in Price of Wheat Causes
H~ardships 20 e Poor.

Mexico City, January S.-The recent
advance in the pirce of wheat HIS csus-
ed bakers here to diminish the size OF
their loaves while still charging the
same price, and this has worked a
hardship on the poorer classes. The
government l. determined thai the
wheat ring" which has been monopo-
lizinS the grain, shall be dealt a evere
blow. For this purpose the recent de-
cree, taking off the duties on wheat vas
issued, n the railroads have reduced
rates from the border. The city gov
eminent proposes to establish municipal
bakeries and sell bread at cost TO the
poor. The policy Of the government is
to break up all monopolies that raise
the price of living to the masses.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
UNION MEN STRIKE.
VIII Not Work With a Man 0noc
Expelled from Their Body.

Twenty union men in The employ Of a
contracting firm of this city announced
to their employers today that they will
strike because of the fact that William
Potter a militia man who vas expelled
ly the Painters unon in October be-
cause he served in the state militia,
during a strike recently, lad lie entered
the employ Of that firm.
P,tte1 several days ago. secured an
in."rt ton from the supreme court COM
peE-rI the painters unIon to leinstate
hun. The officers of the union %anRounc-
ed then tina they would ccnsidci- him
a MEMBER although they would not
gram him a card
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
NOW DEAD.
More Fatal Results from the T~%
Pistol Burns.

Norfolk, Va. January 3.-Four more
lives lost today were added to the long
list of fatalities growing out Of iockjaw
pistols during Christmas.
This brings the total up to thirteen
deaths and there are at least two csSes
which will result fatally
One of those died today was George
Spencer, q seaman in the navy. twenty
five years Did. He died at the naval
hospital here.
The others are John Turner, co. cred, S
years Old, Lynn Walker, col0red s
years old and Leonard DrumgoId, col
ored. eight years old.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06

There is Too Much Betting.
london, January 3.-The rapid in
crease in betting on horses racing in
the United Kingdom, especially amono
w~orllingmen. and the evils arising
therefrom are fully acknowledged in
he report OF the select committee of the
house Of lords, issued today; but the
remedies recommended are not far
reaching. The committee finds that
betting is greatly facilitated by the uni
versal practice of the newspapers in
publishing starting prices. but the COM
mittee IS not prepared to recommend it's
prohibition, as it would e to encour-
age dishonesty IN the part of bookmak-
eTs. 1t recommends that all advertise
m6nts and circulars of sporting tip
sters" be made illegal and avors legis-
latiOn enabling boOkmakers to be i'm
prisoned for betting on the streets with
children.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06

Se~S~ oN
United States SIS reg......... 80. l,sa@
United States SIS cou. ........ 1n3A
L.. and N. uni. IS. ............ 100
New Jersey Central 's............ 1871
Southern Railway IS ............. 116%
COTTON.
Liverpool, January 81 p. m.-Cot-
ton: Spot moderate business done,
prices , points higher. American mid
ding fair 5.36; good lniddling 400: mid
ding 4.14; low middliIg 4.62; good ordi-
nary $50; ordinary 50. The sales of
the day were 5000 ts.les of which 300
were for speculation and export and in
Guided $500 Ameri, on. Receipts 10000
bales, including 1850 American.
Futures opened firm and closed quiet;
American middling G.. O.. c: January
4.70Q4.T; January and February 40:
February and Mar:h. 40: March and
April 40; April and May 40; May and
June 471Q412; June and July 4.11G4.72;
July and August 4.71@4.72; August and
September 4.64Q4.s5.
...i HECEIPTs-
Galveston firm a. SIC; net receipts
16.453 bales.
Norfolk firm at skc; net receipts 3.512
bales.
Baltimore nominal at sac.
Boston quiet at 8, net receipts 452
bales.
Wilmington steady at SIC; net re-
ceipts 651 bales.
Philadelphia steady at 9.25; net re-
ceipts 404 bales.
Savannah firm at sAc; net receipts
Il. S57 bales.
ceipts 1858 bales.
Mobile firm at 5 7-1cc; net receipts
1872 bales.
Memphis firm at SIC; net receipts
1890 bales.
Augusta firm at SIC, net receipts 1876
bales.
Charleston firm AT S%c; net receipts
91S bales.
Cincinnati quiet At SIC; net receipts
622 bales.
Louisville firm at SIC.
St. Louis steady a. SIC; net receipts
400 bales.
Houston steady at s Lille: net re-
ceipts 6,0O3 bales.
New York. January Section quiet
at &c; net receipts 40 bales; gross re-
ceipts 6,299 bales.
Total today at all Seaports-Net ra-
ceipts 1887 bales exports to Great
Britain q, 1874 bales; to the continent
1924 bales; stock; l.o46, S64 bales.
Consolidated DIT all seaports-Net re-
ceipts 1887 bales exports to Great
Britain q S34 bales: TO the continent
Is. PAL bales.
Total since Septernber 1st. at all sea-
ports-Net receipts 1857, COS bales; to
Great Britain 1,546, $50 bales; to France
420,0S3 bales: to the continent 1,54S,551
bales.
Spot cotton quiet. 'middling uplands
&c: middling gulf s.2o; sales 1857 bales
Futures closed barry steady; Jan
larry ST.; February SOS; March S.73
April S.73; May S.75; June S.75; July
| & rs. AupDSt & fl. Septanhar & 90 Oc.
tober SIS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
Letter to L. ID. Rhodes, of Whining
ton.

LETTER TO /. B. RHODES. OF Will
Dear Sir: PorterhOuse, so much;
neck, so much; all the way between.
Just so with paint. Devoe Lead and
Zinc is the pOrterhOuse. Nobody wants
the neck; the between, some say, IS
good enough for them.
But Devoe costs less. not more, than
between. Lead and oil is between; it
is the ~old-fashion paint. But zinc has
come in. Zinc tOughenS white lead.
DevOe Lead and Zinc is the paint.
Mr- John N. Deitel, Fair Haven, n.
Y, writes:
Mr- Charles HOllenbeck, of this place,
painted his house three years ago with
DeVOe Lead and Zinc: his father paint
ed at the same time with lead and oil.
To-day he son house looks as well
as the day it was painted, while the
fathers house has all chalked of ana
needs painting very badly. The father
says he will paint with Devoe next
time.
F. W. DEVOE & Co,
New York.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
W EST AFRICAN CoTToS.
An Expert Goes Ont TO Repert on
the Experiment.

London. January 81. p. Price. :
cotton expert of G~raenvjlle, Miss, sail
90 from Liverpool Tor Nigeria. Africa
ro|ay 10 report on the cotton growing
experiment in British West Africa. Ffe
EooS cut Unde- the asunicss OF the Brit
;:H Coston Growers Association which
i icing warmly supported by t>s CCT.
aiI!cr8 az the West african colonies.
r is expected tngt in tbs CourGe ur
aiT months 4 REGULAR supply Of Yves,
-Atrican cotton viii! begin - each the
Manchester market.