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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
DOORS ARE BARRED.
Colorado GOvernOr's Appolntees
Can't Get Their Offices.

Denver. Colo. April 15.-District Judge
Mullins has issued an injunction re-
straining Governor Peabody's appoin-
tees as members of the fire and police
board of Denver from attempting to
take possession of their Offices or in
terfering in any manner with the old
board in the discharge of its duties ur
tn the legality of the appointments is
determined by the courts. 1t is claimed
on behalf OF the old board that by the
Rush home rule constitutional amendA
ment the power Of appointment to these
places was taken away from the gov
ernor and that the present commission
ers VIII continue in Office until a new
charter for the city is adopted and an
election is held hereunder. The case
.ll be taken to the supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
ELOPED ON BRONCHOS.
a Ride Through a Wyoming Snow
Storm to Get Married.

Hot Springs, S. d. April 15.-Claude
Fairbanks p. and Pearle Robbins. 16,
lived on adjoining ranches near Sheri-
dan. Wyo The girls parents objected
to the attentions of Fairbanks. Pearle
encouraged the young man, however.
and suggested an elopement She wore
a suit OF her lovers clothes and. start
ing in the night, they rode IS miles on
bronchos across the plains of Wyoming
through a driving snow storm to Moor
craft. Here the girl donned her skirts
and they came on "A Burlington train to
Deadwood. Fairbanks procured a IL
cense. but while he was waiting for
Justice Cook to marry them Marshal
Dornan came in with d telegram from
the girls parents ordering their arrest.
The ceremony was rudely Interrupted
and the pair soon found themselves in
jail, where they spent the night They
were about to be given hearing on a
writ Of habeas corpus obtained by an
attorney hired by Fairbanks, when rel
atives of the girl came to announce her
parents consent and they were soon
married
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15

Chickasha, l. T.. April 15-NIrs Thos.
Lindsay, wife of a Chickasha business
man. was cleaning her husbands coat
in her kitchen this morning, using gas
oline, near a very hot fire. Her 5-year-
old daughter, Fay. was playing in the
room. which was tightly closed. Sud
denly the gasoline exploded and the
room was filled with a sheet of flame.
Mrs. Lindsay's garments ignited- So did
those of the child The mother, unmind-
ful Of her own danger. seized the child
in her arms and attempted to stife the
flames, succeeding only when every
stitch Of clothing had been burned from
her own body Both mother and child
will die
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
ARKANSAS ARRIVES.
.. s. Monitor Reaches Evans
Vile En- Route to st. Louis.

Evansville Ind. April 15.-The United
States monitor Arkansas arrived here
today Her coming was followed by
great demonstration The Arkansas will
remain i'm port two days. She is en-
route to St Louis to take part in the
Worlds fair dedication. This afternoon
the crew and the members of the Cen
trail league played a game of baseball.
A banquet will be given on board this
evening. The Arkansas is the first mod
ern warship to come up the Ohio as far
as Evansville and is the first of any
kind of war vessel that has visited this
port since the civil war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
GRUBER IN TOPEKA.
He Succeeds II. S. Cable at Rock
Island.

J. NJ. Gruber, of st. Paul. Mimi, is to
succeed H. S. Gable as general superin-
tendent of the Rock Island at Topeka.
The appointment was officially an
nounced today Circulars announcing
the change viii be issued in few days,
and Mr.. Gable will Immediately move to
Cedar RaDids, Iowa. to take charge of
the northern division of the Rock Is
land
Mr.. Gruber comes to the Rock Island
from the Great Northern with which
road he has held the position of assist
ant general superintendent of the east
ern division. He win be in Topeka
Sunday. and expects to move his family
here within a short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
TOPEKA AND ORIENT.
Effort Will Be Made to Secure To-
peka Connection.

At a meeting of the advertising COM
roftfeo If the Commercial .l,,l, -r7,eei,,,
afternoon it was decided to accept the
offer Of the Orient railroad manage
ment to include q town write up' OF
Topeka in a new publication to be is
sued this fall Other towns in the stale
viii follow suit A guaranteed edition
Of 250000 is to be published and dis
tributed all over the United States The
magazine viii be devoted to advertising
the country through which the new
railroad will PASS
A meeting between representatives or
the Commercial club and President A
arranged for the uurncse Of ccn,iny ~
an understanding asa to the branch line
Of the Orient that is to be laid between
Io2eka and the main line of the road
u Osage or Douglas counties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
A Bible Sold for $1,000.

New York, April 15.-A portion OF the
private library Of Daniel F. Appleton is
being sold at auction The largest bid
Of the opening sale was for Il copy of
one OF the finest Bibles printed in the
English language. dated 1886 This rare.
specimen brought $1,000 A book of
common prayer. rare first edition Of
1859, brought 81, $50. An English primer
Of Henry VIII. Ia English and Latin.
brought $610. Browning's first book. Of
which only eleven copies are known to
be IN existence. commanded 81, OPS. The
total Tor the days sale was S16,040.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
BAILEY IN QUANDARY.
Doesn't Know About Guests at
Presidents Dinner.

Governor Bailey is pondering over the
subject of his list OF guests for his dinner
party when ne entertains President RoOse-
welt. The dining room at the executive
residence is only large enough to seat is
persons. There will be five in the presi-
dents party and the governor and his sec
retary. II. J. Bone will make two more
This viii leave room for only II outsiders
and the problem with which the governor
is wrestling is how TO make up the party
so that there shall be no discrinina ton
Nav 1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
vrooman Loat 10000.

Trenton. Mo-, April 15.-The Western
Cooperation associa ton. of which Wal
ter Vrooman is the head. sold its large
grocery store here to Ratlin & CLARK.
This is the last but one of u stores
that We're owned by the association. Mr..
Vrooman is in New York at a sanitar-
it1n and very sick He is credited with
saying that he lost $z0,000 in Trenton on
his various deals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
SET FIRE TO JAIL.
Prisoners Are Rescued from
Their Cells With Difficulty.

Ireton. Ia. April 15-Cracksmen blew
after II o'clock last night and secured
$500 in money and stamps. About mid-s
night two men were arrested by Mar
shall Thackeray at Hudson. S. D, Is
miles away after fierce fight After be-
ing locked uD they set fire to the jail
ard were rescued with difficulty. They
threa tened TO kill the marshal Post
master Carr of Ireton thinks they are
members Of the same gang. No cleW
TO the robbers has-Net been found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15

Weymouth April 15.-No racing between
the Shamrocks IS expected today Apart
from the bad weather the challenger S
naainsan requires overhauling. It set like
a gunny sack during Yesterday s trial Fife
and Ratsey superintended the alterations
Fears are again expressed that the fault
lies partly with the gaff and boom. Many
people are Of the opinion that they are too
light to do good work Ia hard breeze.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
Temperatures of Large Cities.

Chicago. April 15.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York 46: Boston, 40: Phil
adelphia, IS; Washington. A; Chicago,
5; Minneapolis. "a; Cincinnati, Il; St.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
AFTER DONOVAN.
Partisans Oppose Best Thief
Catcher in Kansas.
Efforts to SuppIant Meritorious
Men.
S 0 NJ E COMPLAINTS
From People Who Would Grip
pie Mayor
And Weaken His Power Against
Criminal Element.
S NE COMPLAIN

Nothing could please the criminal ele-
ment more and nothing could erippls
the administration of the police depart.
ment more than the absence OF Dono>
van from the force
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15

Guthrie. Ok April 15-A conference
of COmanche Indians has been called
for this week near Lawton. Ok. for the
purpose OF considering a proposition
made by citizens Of Chihuahua. Mex,
10 move the Indians to that country.
They are offered million acres Of land
free to make the change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
Canal Treat7 Mav FaiL

London. April 15-A private dispatch
from Bogota. received here today. says
the ratification OF the United States-Co-
lonbia Panama canal treaty is extremely
f7D156ffTI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
Child Badly scaldad.

Mcpherson, Kan, April 15.-A little
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hastie
aged two years, was badly scalded
Tuesday A teapot Of boiling tea was
overturned on his head. DR. Weaver
was called at once, the injured child
was cared for and everything done to
relieve his suffering but he viii bear
the marks of the accident all his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
HOPE OF THE WEST
Representative Starr Says It
Lies in Small Farmer.
Irrigation Opens the Only Ave-
nue. to Success.
IMPORTANT SESSION.
State Convention Meets at Gar
den City Tomorrow.
Some of the Problems Confront
ing the People.

There is considerable interest in the
western and southwestern part of the
state in the irrigation convention which
will open at Garden City tomorrow
Practically every farmer in thirty or
forty western counties is interested III
the subject, and it is expected that there
viii be large attendance of represen-
tative men at the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15

Constantinople, April 15.-The Albgnian
soldier who shot NJ. Stchberina, the Rus
sian consul at Mitrovitza. infiicting a
wound from which the latter died has
been sentenced TO death, the Russian en-
the previous sentence Of Is years impris-
onment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15

Chicago, April 15.-Forecast for KAN
sas: Fair tonight; probably followed by
Showers rising temperature; southeriy
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15

CONTINUED On Page Ski
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
BESSIE ARMSTRONG IN JAIL.
Young Woman Denies That She
Encouraged Danville Mob.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

fII-FI BIC SPECIALA
Dauyille, ILL.,. Aug. S-Bessie Armstrong.
who was arrested yesterday for standing
on wagon and egging on the rioters to
attack the Danville jail. is still confined in
prison She denies that she advised the
mob to shoot the Sheriff as he stood on the
veranda OF the jail. She says 1t IS GER
tainly a case OF mistaken identity: that the
Sheriff did exactly right in shooting and
that she was only one Of a thousand inno-
cent women spectators
According to her story, she Is q years
old and was born in Fayette County, I'LL
nois-just where, she refuses to state. Her
mother, she claims, was q Kentuckian OF
keQd family She was married to Albert
Bode in Champaign, Ill. in July. 1900. He
kas sent to the Chester Penitentiary from
Hrbens. HI, IN April. ose- for stealing. but
(is. she says. was not her fault For the
laIEt four years she has been an inmate of
Danville resorts of questionable character.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
cHAUTAUQUA AT LINCOLN.
Large Crowd Gathers to Listen to
Speech by Champ Clark.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Lincoln. Ill. Aug. s.-The second annual
assembly OF the Lincoln Chautauqua opened
Friday. Addresses were made by Hon. E.
G. King. president Of the association, and
Senator Lawrence B. Strinser, the secretary
and platform manager.
The lecture of Doctor Stanley L. Krebs Of
Greensburg, Pa, on the Psychology Of
Pluck" was the feature of the afternoon.
while the Wagner Ladies' Quartet. assisted
by Mrs. Lula Tyler Gates. gave the con-
Ger: a: night
To-day Hon. Champ Clark OF Missouri
delivered his address on Picturesque Public
Men" to an immense audience Tonight
Doctor ]. L. Brandt Of St. Louis delivered
Q stereopticon lecture on America"
The assembly has fine park Of one hun
bred acres, which make the finest assembly
grounds in Central Illinois.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
BAD FIRE NEAR RICH HILL
Lightning Struck in Metz and
Damage Amounts to SIS, 900.

Rich Hill. Mo-. Aug. a-During a heavy
rain and electrical storm last night light
ming struck in Metz, near here, and a large
portion Of the business section without
water protection was destroyed by fire. The
loss will aggregate $1,000
The following business blocks were de-
etroyed: E l. RQdman. general merchan-
disc, 5000; Mrs c. B. Wilson. millinery.
$500: John Snyder, barber 500; Campbell d
Price hardware, AOoo; Wiley, Cox q CO..
Eeneral merchandise. 5000: W. ". Blake,
&rue store and residence. 400.
healer in this city, came near losing his
life in a runaway. Proweif clung to the
vehicle for three-quarters Of a mile. He
was badly Injured.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
ENTERTAINMENT At SYCAMORE.
Well-Known Lecturer Addressing
Chautauqua Meeting.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Sycamore. H., Aug. a-Doctor A. w La
mar. in his lectures upon Dixie Before.
During and After the War" has been the
attraction the past two days at the Syca-
more Chautauqua. Charles Burton humor-
ist, gave two lectures.
The Arion Male Quartet. with their organ
chimes. made their first appearance last
night and were favorably received.
William 8. BATHS, the fmpers1uator. IS
entertaining the crowds te.day The cfau.
tauqua IL drawing TO 9 but the two
greatest days will be Sunday and Monday.
Vaughan. will be here. Miss Melville OF
Oak Park Will give the readings.
Monday Is Bryan Day.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
ST. LOUIS MADE A DEPOSITORY.
Copper Millionaire Of the Aetna
Chooses United States Trust.

The United States Trust Company Of ST.
Louis. recently organized, has been decided
upon as depository and correspondent for
the Aetna Banking and Trust Company Of
Washington. d. c.. the capital of which
company is being increased to 100000
A large proportion Of the Aetna Com
peuy's stock has been placed in st. Louis,
the multimiilIonaire is president of the
Aetna Robert S. Doubleday of DOUBLEDAY
& Co: is to be q director in the Washing
ton Company: The latter company viii
have Its principal ofices in Washington. d.
c.. the bank at Butte. Mont, also being
continued as heretofore
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
ROB MAN WHILE He SLEEPS.
Burglars Took Julius Guttman's
Fine African Watch.

Burglars removed the clothes OF Julius
Guttmann from his room at No 6lH Gam
bieton place Friday night while he slept
and rifed them in another part of the
house.
A gold watch. much valued because Of its
being a present given him in Kimberly,
area. IN iSc4. and . In money Were taken.
The clothes and the pocketbook were left
Entrance was effected to the house by cut
ing hole In shutter on back window
Guttmann reported the robbery to the couu-
Y authorities ard to the police. He offers
IS reward for the return Of the timeoiece.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
/ MARRIAGE THE SAFEST WAY.
St. Louis Couple, Fearing Parents,
Seek Justice.

Fearing paiernal opposition. volney II.
Brady and Miss Dorothy n. Combs went to
Clayton yesterday morning and were mar
rec. as the safest way to Illustrate plans
TO separate them.
Justice OF the Peace Frank L. Stooie OF
Heiiston performed the ceremony. To him
they impaired the Information that they
were Catholics. and would be married the
second time by priest They inquired II
second license would be necessary, and
were told that the certificate would be suf-
ficient
Brady is a salesman in q wholesale dry
goods house and lives on Evans avenue
west OF Spring. His wife is also from st.
Louis
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
POLICE CHIEF COMPLIES
BOOK Of IRISH MELODIES.
Many OF Them MemOrixed From the
Voice of HIS Mother. Who Sang
Them at Her Sptnnfng Wheel.

Chicago. Aag. S-chies OF Police Francis
O'Nciu has cor:r:,ed a collection OF Irish
melodies moro comprehensive than any
heretofore printed.
Many OF the airs and dance tunes were
memorized from the voice OF his mother.
who sang end i.ltcd at her spinning wheel.
and many from manuscripts. family heir
ioo-na The collection embrace 1,sJs pieces:
Airs and songs. ses. reels, $50: hornpipes,
IS: long dances. %. marches and miscellan-
ecus 81
4 The setting of many Of the pieces Is as
Bcfualiy played or sung. and experts who
have examined the book say IL will furnish
Va large number of new strains-what must
clans are constantly looking for.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
CRUEL sTEPMOTRER FINED.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ralph Must Pay
Penalty for Striking Daughter.

Mrs Elizabeth Ralph Of No. 1870 Single
ton street was fined 500 by Judge Tracy In
the First district Police Court yesterday for
cruelty 70 her stepdaughter. Edith Ralph.
Mrs Ralph was arrested last week on
complaint of President Meigs OF the st.
Louis Humane Society. 1t was alleged that
until her face was bruised and her head
cut She denied the charge. She will be
taken to the Workhouse in default OF pay
ment Of the dne.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
st. Louisians I'm Chicago.
Pr,marie. Cause Interest.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Vicksburg. Mss. Aug. a-The Sec
Yardanlan and Gritz will be warm
in this county. District Attorney James D.
Thames tonight offered TO wager 81 90
that Gritz will beat yardaman. and could
not get a taker. yardaman won this
county in the first primary but the senti-
mcnt has changed over.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
BOONE CoUNTYs NEW BANK.
Rocheport TO Have Institution
With Capital of $4,000.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Columbia. Mo-. Aug. s-Arrangements
have been completed for a new bank at
Rocheport, Boone County. and the organi-
cation OF the stockholders viii take place
next week. The new bank. the second
one for Rocheport. has q capital stock Of
$4,000, nearly all Of which has been sub
scribed by citizens of Rocheport and CO.
lumbia-
Robert c. Cochrane OF Rocheport. will, It
Is said. be president: E. ". Hinton of Co.
lumbsa has been retained as attorney for
the new institution
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

Uhe Fra,ernal Building Committee OF Ma
tional Council. Junior Order OF United
American Mechanics. has issued call for
q national immigration congress- which will
June q. 1904 The object Of the congress Is
TO indicate the proper method Of restrict
ing immigration. and securing uniformity Of
naturalization. President Roosevelt and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

of Locomotive Engineers. yesterday passed
resolutions deplortng the death and express
sing their bereavement at the loss Of p II.
Arthur. grand chief Of the order, who died
suddenly July II while IN the active dis
charge Of his duties. He was grand chief
Of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers for thirty years
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
storm al Oolde. civ.

Golden City. Me-, Aug G-This section
Of the country was storm swept last night
Many trees were blown down and to-day
nearly all the corn Is lying fat on the
ground. The wind blew from The north
east for about an hour and the gale was
accompanied by heavy rain and brilliant
electrical display. = 4
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
Prohibi,ion In r.....
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Dallas. Texas. Aug. s-BuI,etins from
Temple and Bolton state prohibitiouists car
ried Bell County IN local option election to-
day This Is the most important prohibi-
tion victory OF years Bell County went
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

CLEyELAND-The Board Of Managers of
the Brotherhood OF locomotive Engineers
adjourned until Monday without electing a
successor to the late Chief Arthur.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

M%lLaINGTON. DEL-The receiver for
yke Bay State Gas Company of Deiaware
I'll B posted notices announcing the public
saAs OF the effects Of the company, Aug
Al
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

Quincy, III, Aug. 1.-The frxnchise erantesa
the Quincy Waterworks Company thirty
years ago expired today The C1ty Council
YIN shortly open negotiations fug tho p9r.
chase uS The system =, s
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

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During the last week aH deaths occurred
in, ST. Louis and 81 births were reported at
the. city Health Department.
During the previous week 2a3 deaths oc-
CURED and 2as births were reported.
The causes OF death last week were: Zy-
motto diseases. o: constitutional diseases,
30: local diseases. 100: deyelopmental dis
eases. q; violence. 9; scariatina, /; diph-
iberia. /; whooping cough. 2; typhoid fe-
Yer. s; continued fevers. 9; puerperai fever.
/: erysipelas, /: pyaemia and septicaemia,
IL: other zymotic diseases. 9; cancer and
malignant tumor. .; phth!siS and tupercuIo-
SIS pulmonaGs. 10; nafasmus, tapeS mesen-
terlca and scrcfu.a, 5; otner congenital
diseases. 2: bronchitis. 2; pneumonia, 8;
other diseases of the respiratory organs, 81;
nights and encephalitts. 4: convulsions and
trismus, 4; heart stroke. L.: apopiexy, o.:
other diseases OF the brain and nervous
system, q; cirrhosis CT liver and hepatitis, 8:
cnteritis, Sastro-enteritis,, peritonitis anu
gaStrltis, Is; BrightS disease and nephritis,
u; disease OF the iocomotory organs, i;
other local diseases, Is: hamilton, q; chilo-
birth. 3: seniiity. l.: suicide, Z: homicide, i;
accident, Is.
Forty-one were under / year: twelve be-
tween l and years and thirty-flve over "
years.
SIX cases OF smallpox were reported last
week. with no deaths: diphtherta, 10 cases.
death; scariat,ua, u cases, / death; ty-
phoid fever, IS cases, Z deaths; measles
cases, l death; whoopinS cough, 10 cases,
deaths; consumption. 10 cases. ali fatal