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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
WANTED-HOT WINDS.
J. r. Burrow Talks About Smith
County's Needs.

For the first time that I remember
in all the time have lived in Kansas.
the people up my way are praying for
hot winds and dry weather" said Sec
retaTy of State J. r. Burrow today. IF
the corn all natures before we have a
frost we will have as much or more
corn than we did in the great corn
year of 1896. That. year there were
strealSs where the corn was not extra
good-fields here and there that We're
poor-but this year the corn is all good.
You can't find a really poor field of
corn anywhere up in Smith county.
what we want now is warm, dry
weather. Sunday was a very disagree
able day on account of the heat and
the wind, but our people did not COM
plain. The warm wind dries out the
corn and ripens it, and that is what we
want to do before frost comes. The
greater part of our corn is safe now, I
think from anything but a heavy
freeze but some of it still needs ma
turing before even a common frost
striles it.
Il don't believe there is a stretch of
country on the globe that equals Kan
sas agriculturally this year, or at least
the part that 1 travel through. Com
mencing and extending to the western
line of the state and up to the Nebraska
line every species of crop is good. Some
years we have had big wheat crops but
poor corn crops. or vice versa, but this
year everything is good out in that
section. we have raised our biggest
wheat crop. I think we will raise our
best corn crop, and alfalfa, Kaffir corn
and everything else is turning out fine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
GOOD PLACE FOR HAZEN.
he Would Like to Be on State Su-
prenfe Bench.

Since the Kansas City Star threw a
bouquet at Judge Hazen and said that
he ought to succeed Judge Hook on the
FEDERAL bench, the friends of the Topeka
district judge have suggested that it
would be far more to Judge Hazens lit<-
ing if he would be selected as successor
in the supreme bench to the supreme
judge who is appointed to succeed Hook,
as one will be without a doubt.
Judge Hazen has never thought of the
federal bench and has nothing to say on
the subject He would probably like to
be supreme judge of the highest tribu-
nal in Kansas, as any judge in the state
would like the compliment and the posi-
ton The First district has no repre-
sentative on the supreme bench and
therefore politically and geographically
Shawnee county is entitled to a judge
there. Hazen's record as a jurist Ger
tainly makes him eligible for the ap-
pointment He is looked upon as one CT
the most able judges in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
LEAPED IN THE KAW.
Act of a Crazy Man from Cedar
Point, Has.

Kansas City. Sept. 10.-Beleving that
he was under the influence of the spirit
of his dead sister, j. p Ryan, a travel
ing man from Cedar Point, Kan. swan
the Kaw river at Argentine at night.
Ryan believes he is capable of per-
forming any feat when under the infiu-
ence of his sisters spirit. This inf1u-
ence. he says, is in force when he wears
"A small coral bracelet which his sister
gave him when she was dying.
Ryan hired r. c. Bosnian to row him
to Argentine from Armourdale. The
boat had scarcely been pushed away
from the shore when Ryan took off his
shoes. drew the bracelet from his pock-
es. clssped it on his arm and sprang
into the river. He swan 400 feet to the
Argentine shore. At the ferry landing
he met John Hunt, a railway fireman.
Hunt seeing the mans condition, stop
ped him.
I'm Isaiah and 1 go to warn
Nineveh," Ryan cried. springing into d
buggy which was standing by the ferry
He drove to the home of James Bale at
221 Ruby avenue, where he asked per-
mission to wash his face. Bale saw
that Ryan was demented and took him
to the city hall and turned him over to
Constable r. c. Bowman, who locked
him in a steel cell Ryan wept when
the bracelet was taken from him at the
Jail In the night he broke the lock oil
his cell and came into the large room
where other pFisonef;s are kept
Ryan told the police that he and hrs
sister were left orphans when children
and that the sister died in Des Moines
last summer. On her deathbed she gave
him the coral bracelet He said he had
been employed as a salesman for a
by the name of Osman in Cedar Point,
Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
ENGLAND OBJECTS.
Says United States Has Seized
Her Islands.

London, Sept. 10.-The British foreign
office is said to have made represen-
tations at Washington anent the recent
seizure of two or three islands off the
northeast coast of British North Borneo
by the United States gunboat Quiros.
These islands are not connected with
those off the coast of Sandakan. cap
ital of British North Borneo, over which
the American flag was recently hoisted.
The Quiros is stated to have lately
visited a port on the northeast coast of
Borneo, and to have thence steamed to
Darvel bay, an important center in
Borneo, 150 miles southwark. There the
seizure is said to have occurred. The
islands which have been under British
administration for the last % years
were originally infested by pirates, VINO
were driven out by the chartered COM
pany of Borneo. The action of the
Quiros was brought to the attention of
the foreign office when they took up
the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
THOMAS L. ROSS DEAD.
Pioneer Citizen of Topeka Passes
Away.

Thomas L. Ross, aged 70 years died
at Christ hospital last night after a
long illness with kidney trouble. Mr..
Ross has been a resident of Topeka for
over 30 years, during which time he
was engaged in the real estate business.
and has been associated in turn with
o. T. Welch, A. B. Bartholomew, A. d.
Robbins and L. B. McClintOck He
lived at 1923 Polk street. Mr.. Ross is
survived by a wife and three children.
The children are c. f. Ross of Pueblo.
w. ]. Ross of Water Valley, Miss. and
Mrs. Frank DrummOnd of Chicago.
Funeral services will be held from the
residence of Mrs. a. D. Robbins 1894
Taylor street, at 10 o'clock Friday
morning. Friends of the family are in
vited to attend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
INTO A DITCH.
An Americans Automobile
Wrecked Near Bordeaux.

Paris, Sept. 10.-A fatal automobile
accident occurred yesterday at Barbe,
near Bordeaux. A car conducted by an
American, whose name was given as
Martin. said to be a hotel man in New
York city. and who was accompanied by
a party of guests became deranged and
the vehicle dashed into a ditch. One of
the occupants. NJ. Cucivillier had his
back broken and was killed outright.
Martin had shoulder injured. but the
other two occupants of the car escaped
uninjured.
New York, Sept 10-It is believed here
that the Martin mentioned in the Paris
dispatch is J. B. Martin. proprietor of
the Cafe Martin at Twenty-sixth street
and Broadway
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
HALF INCH OF RAIN.
That Is What Was Recorded Last
Night

The rain last night measured 4S-100
of an inch. Rains reported from over
the state were as follows: Baker, "a
Concordia, .3e, Fort Scott, LIP, Manhat-
tan, .O2. Usage City. 50, Toronto, IA.
Today's corn and wheat region bull
letin says: Good rains have fallen in
the eastern and northeastern counties of
Kansas and the southwest part of Mis-
souri,, with heavy rains in the northern
half of Missouri. in Iowa, and the
northern part of Illinois. The tempera-
ture has fallen decidedly in Kansas and
Missouri, and in the Omaha and Des
Moines districts. with considerable fall
in the Minneapolis district
The maximum and minimum tempera-
lures recorded for the "a hours ending
this morning at Z o'clock were as fol-
lows:
Baker, Ga, "A; Concordia, 5S. AZ Dodge
City. &C. 40 Dresden, 20, "A; Fort Scott,
90 54; Hays 66, SO; MacksvilIe, ~, 40;
Mcpherson, rs, "A: Manhattan, 6S, AZ;
Usage City. 6S, "A; Sedan, SO, %; Topeka,
&c. 40; Toronto. co. as; Wichita, 50, so.
The forecast for Kansas sent out to-
day was Partly cloudy tonight and Fri
day. Slowly rising temperature" The
wind at noon was south, blowing miles
an hour. The hourly temperatures re-
corded by the government thermometer
TODAY vNero a folIOxVG-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10

Prof Ramer, of the Illinois school of
photography, was the lecturer. He also
pointed out the faults in the picture on
exhibition in the rating class and gave
the photographers who made them
hints on how to do better.
The interior of the AUDITORIUM now
looks like an immense reception room
to the photographers gallery. There are
several large display boards covered
with photographs. BY far the best ex-
hibit is that made by the Artist Platino
company, which has the pick of the
work of the best photographers in the
United States and foreign countries on
exhibition. The Eastman Kodak COM
pany has a large exhibit al the conven-
ton which stands next to that of the
AriStO company.
The interstate exhibit of the best
photographs shown at other state meet
itors are not behind the others, for some
of the finest work on exhibition was
made by photographers in this state.
The exhibit brings together familiar
faces. In the New York exhibit is
photograph of Elbert Hubbard. In the
exhibit of H l. VOLTS is a photograph
of DIR. Gray, the Garden City doctor
who recently gained notoriety in the
courts. In the Lawrence exhibit is
photograph of Chancellor Strong, of the
State university. In the exhibit of
Topeka photographers is a picture of
President Plass, of Washburn college.
The picture for the salon will be
selected. President LOomis. of the as
sociation, formed the idea of selecting
the best portrait exhibited at each con-
vention and to keep it, with the rest
that should be added, in what should
be known a s the Kansas photographers
salon. This salon will travel to each
yearly meeting Mr.. Wolf, of Manhat-
tan. ex-president of the association. is
one of the judges who will select the
pictures that will represent Kansas in
the interstate exhibit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
FOOLED THE OPERATOR.
Jack Boyle Is Arrested for Playing
Trick at Mayetta.

At noon today Detectives Lucas and
Gardiner arrested young man named
Jack Boyle, and are holding him as a
vagrant pending the investigation of a
story against him. The story is that
Boyle. who is a telegrapher by profess
sion, went to Mayetta yesterday and
told the green operator at that station
that he had been sent to take his place.
He told the operator to consider himself
fired. and turn over the keys.
The green one did So and Boyle, after
taking what money he found in the till.
took the next train for Topeka. 1t is
said that the amount taken was over
500. Boyle says he is not the man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
A DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
Unknown Thief Secures $197
at MCPHERSON.

Mcpherson. Kan. Sept. Wednesday
while Bookkeeper Plasket of the McPher-
son Lumber company was out of the
company's office some unknown person
took s197 which had been placed in the
money drawer by Mr.. Plasket only a short
time before.
As usual Mr.. Plasket put the money
for the days business into the money
drawer and went about his work. After
town to gel the mail and told one of the
yardmen So thinking that he would un-
derstand that he should remain in the Of
flee until the bookkeepers return This
the yard man failed to understand and
went out into the yard soon after Mr-
Plasket left for the postofice:
When Mr.. Plasket returned he found
the money drawer standing partly open
and $197 missing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
WALLS FELL ON HIM.
DR.. Smith Killed After the Fire Was
Out

Nashville. Tenn, Sept. 1O-Fire today
resulted in the death of DR.. William r.
Smith, the injury of eight others and
damaged property to the extent of $123,-
000
Seriously injured:
Assistant Chief Joseph Weaver, scalp
wound and probable fracture.
Captain Robert Burke, spine broken
George Farris, hip broken and injured
internally.
Samuel McHenry, colored, injured in
ternally.
The rire started in the wholesale gro
Gerry house of Coleman. Tompkins & Co.,
and spread rapidly to the adjoining
buildings. occupied by the Broad Street
company and the Wholesale Drug COM
pany of DR.. Smith & Brother. After the
fire was out, the walls fell, killing DR..
Smith and injuring the Others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
FAILS AGAIN.
Another Serious Accident to Prof
Langley's Air Ship

Whitewater, Va, Sept 10.-Prof- Lang
lev's airship has been disabled again by
the wreck of the starboard propeller.
which broke under pressure of its own
velocity. about the middle one of the
blades dashing against the framework
and doing considerable damage The
blade whirled through the air at fast
rate. barely missing several men on the
deck of tug boat. Prof. Manley, who
was in the car. at once had the ma
chine placed inside
The structural weakness which this
second accident indicates may require
much work before a launching is at
tempted Prof. Langley was not here,
but a test would have been made if all
had gone we'll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
FLEW SO FEET.
Automobile ExplOdes and Makes
Flying Leap.

Detroit Mich. Sept. 10.-While Bar
ney Oldfeld's racing automobile was
running nearly so miles an hour at the
Crosse Pointe track in the ten-mile
open event. one of the front tires on
the machine burned through and ex-
ploded, throwing the car into the fence
and injuring Frank Shearer. a spec
tator. so terribly that he died in an
ambulance en- route to the hospital. The
car went fifty feet through the air and
Oldfield. who kept his seat, had a mar
velous escape from death. He re-
ceived several cuts about the body and
had one rib broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
NEARLY DROWNED.
Prisoners in Jail at Guthrie
Have Unusual Experience.

Guthrie. Okla, Sept. 10.-The fierce
sand storm that has swept over Okla
homa for the past week has been
broken by the heaviest rainfall of the
season. II amounted to almost cloud
burst at this city, and a cyclone passed
above the city, too high to do much
da amage-
The roof of the federal jail here was
blown off and the 140 prisoners were
nearly drowned by the cownDour-
Lightning struck several buildings, but
the rain quickly extinguished the fires.
No fatalities are reported. but several
persons were knocked down by the cleo
tricitY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
JOINT KEEPER SHOT.
Mont Sartin Killed by William
GreenWelI at Dexter.

Winfield, Kan, Sept. 10-Mont Sartin,
a joint keeper, was shot and instantly
killed by William Greenwell, at Dexter
today. Sartin for sometime has had
trouble with officers on account of his
business and recently Greenwell testi-
fled against him. This enraged Sartin
and he struck Greenwell with a revol-
yer from behind. A struggle followed
and Greenwell shot Sartin three times.
Greenwel is cattle inspector in the
service of the state live stock sanitary
commission. Sartin was a brother of
Postmaster Sartin of Kansas City, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
Posse After a Fiend.

Omaha, Neb., Sept 10-A large resse
of officers and citizens headed by Chief
of Police Briggs of South Omaha is
searching the river bottoms south of the
city for an unknown man who today
assaulted an 1-year-old child, the
daughter of Edward Kroeger. The child
was on her way to school and was ac-
companied by small brother who gave
the alarm. The little girl was seriously
injured A hundred citizens have Joined
in the search.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
THE WIRE PARTED.
Circms Performer Seriously In
jured at Lebanon.

Lebanon, Kas., Sept. 10-A. L. Curtis,
the high wire performer with Linson
Bros shows. met with a serious acci-
dent Wednesday afternoon about 3
o'clock by the wire parting and throw
ing him to the ground. a distance of
80 feet, breaking both legs at the ankle.
One of the Linson brothers was also
hurt by the pole falling on him.
This is the first accident happening
to any member of this company in
eight years Mr. Curtis received proper
medical attention and will be taken i'm
mediately to his home in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
HAYDEN'S CLOSE CALL.
Started OF Way to Penitentiary by
Stealing Brass.

Samuel Hayden. the colored man with
a great desire for other peoples brass,
will not go to the penitentiary this trip
Not long ago he stole a few brass valves
from the Santa F'e, which were valued
at $2S,SS
But the valves were old and woBn,
and it was finally decided that their
value had deteriorated about $3.50. So
the complaint was amended to petit lar
veny and Hayden pleaded guilty in city
court this morning. He was fined SIS
and costs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
Women Play at Coli.

Chicago Sept 10.-The second round
of play for the women's western golf
championship began today at the Exc
moor Country club links. The rules of
the four matches scheduled were as
follows: Miss Congdon beat Miss s
Ainslie. 3 up l to play; Miss Higgins
beat Miss Carpenter. : UD l to play;
Miss Anthony beat Miss Everett 1 up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
MANY FINE PICTURES.
Kansas Photographers Show
What They Can Do.

The Kansas photographers received a
lecture this morning. They were told
of the bad pictures they make and of
the good ones. 1t was all in good
nature and for the profit of the look
pleasant, please" men who are attend
ing the convention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
remneratures OF large cities.

Chicago. Sept. 1O-7 a. m temDera-
lures: New York. s.; Boston. 81: Phila-
delphia. IS: washington, y: Chicago.
Sc; Minneapolis, so; Cincinnati, IS; st.
Louis. 66.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-10
weather Indications.

Chicago Sept 10.--Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday;
slowly rising temperature; southerly
winds prevailing. :
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-11-12
Notes From Abroad.

Severe storms have caused great
havoc throughout Italy.
Russian newspapers report the har-
vest as very poor, and say wheat will
have to be imported.
Russia and Austria are preparing to
coerce Turkey into adopting the
scheme OF reform in Macedonia.
The government of India is prepar.
ing TO send a strong force to the Thib-
etan frontier to protect the boundary
commission.
The French chamber of deputies al
most unanimously has passed the bill
for the suppression OF employment bn-
reaus within five years.
The Observatory Romano says 1t is
authorized to that no object
OF artistic or historic value was lost
or injured in the recent Vatican tire.
The city council of Leipsic has de-
| cided to make a special exhibit at the
st. Louis exposition to emphasize the
city's artistic and musical reputation.
The London Spectator advocates
! raising the salary Of. the British am
bassador at Washington to $4,000, on
the ground that it is the most impor-
tant post in the diplomatic service.
Al plot for the murder OF four Arme-
nian leaders of the Huntchakist fac
ton has been discovered in London.
Two attempts have failed, Sagouni
was the third, and the fourth man is
trying to protect himself.
King Edward, In the presence OF sew
eral thousand people. laid the corner
stone Of the King Edward VII. con-
sumption sanitarium at Midhurst. Sus-
sex, for the erection Of which Sir Err
nest Cassei gave the king $1,000, 900.
The White Star Company of Liver
pool has confirmed the report that sea
postonices are to be established or
thor mail steamers from New York.
The Cunard officials declined to say
whether they intended TO take a sim
liar course.
A correspondent OF the London
Timaa in Russia has sent to his paper
a secret document which NJ. Won
Plehve. Russian minister Of the inte-
rior. has addressed to M. Zaenger,
minister OF public instruction. showing
the widespread dissatisfaction exist
ing In Russian schools.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-11-12
Crimes and Criminals.

w. Z. Burnett. a leading Creek, stood
before q mirror at Oklahoma and shot
himself dead.
William Warren, a newspaper man.
shot himself at Chester, Pa. He was
TO have been married that night.
n. II. Carpenter. who was shot in the
Rossmore hotel in New York. is dead,
and Thomas Lenahan IL held. charged
with his murder.
w. Il. Diller has been arrested for
forging money orders. He is said to
have operated In many cities and TO
have secured $500 in the past month.
w. j. Engle, secretary Of the Vim
sennes Distilling company at yincen-
res, Ind, was fatally shot 1t is re-
ported that his books show . shortage
sf $25, eco. snd suicide is suspected.
Col. G. G. Ames. 4 clerk IN the xdiu-
tant generals Office at Cclumbrs. Ohio,
has been detected selling to scalpsrs
railway tickets sscsrsd On state or
doris.
The Chicago pcolroom wirs-tappsrs
ara thought to have bssa at work In
Omaha, ard the Diamond POOL roam
has lost thousands Of deIlars By their
operations.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-11-12
People Talked About.

Col. w. f. Cody has declared his In
%tention to quit the show business.
Mrs. Thomas A. Hendricks, widow
of the late vice president, died at In
dianapolis.
Asa d. Dickinson. seventy-four years
old. brother of Don M. Dickinson Of
Michigan, is dead in New York.
b. f. Stahl. an attorney, dropped
dead on the street at Columbus. Ohio,
Of heart disease Mr.. Stahl was a for
mer resident Of ST. Paul. Mimi, and
at one time grand chancellor of the
knights of Pythias OF Minnesota.
Mrs. May Harrington Hanna, former
ly the wife of d. r. Hanna of Cleve-
land. son Of the Ohio senator, became
the wife of Edmund Kittredge Stallo
on April ~ last. News OF the mar
riage has just become public through
announcement given the newspapers
by Mr., Static, who is an attorney and
fsnanciar OF New York.
Ambassador Tower. who recently rs
turned to Berlin from a visit to the
United States, took with him a pho
tograph of Miss Alice Roosevelt, pre-
scented by Mrs. Roosevelt to the off,
GERS of the German dispatch boat Alice
Roosevelt. in consequence OF the de-
sire expressed by them to have a por-
trait OF the young woman after whom
the vessel was named.