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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30
ROOSEVELT TO TESTIFY.
To Be Subpoenaed in a Coal Case
Against John Mitchell.

Binghamton. N. Y, Dec S0.-It is I'M
derstood that President Roosevelt, Sena-
tor T. C. Platt and ]. Pierpont Morgan
and other prominent men will be subpoe-
naed as witnesses for the trial of the ac-
ton of A. D. Wales of this city against
President John Mitchell to recover 10000
for suggesting the plan which Mr.. Wales
claims was followed in settling the big
anthracite coal strike a year ago.
The case is on the calendar for the term
of supreme court to convene in this city
next Monday. It is not known whether it
will be reached for trial at this term,
however, as the Garfield case may be
tried at this term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

Following its regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Homer C. Bowman this
afternoon the Nautilus club will give
its annual dinner for the families Of
the members. The husbands and all
the sons and daughters who are IA
years old are included in the invita-
lions and covers will be laid at quar-
tette tables for Mr.. and Mrs. Homer c.
Bowman, Mr.. Thomas Bowman, Mr..
Carl Bowman, President and Mrs. Nor
man PlaSs, Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Baker,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Bishop, Miss Bish-
op, Mrs. E. B. Cowgirl, Miss Cowgirl,
Mr.. Harry Cowgirl, Mr.. Clyde Cowgirl,
Mrs J. p. Davies. Miss Davies, Mr..
and Mrs. Elbridge 7. Higgins, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. c. Holland, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Johnston, Mr.. Ralph Johnston, Mrs.
King, Mr.. Gordon King, Mr.. Harry
Miss Loveweu Mr.. and Mrs. Paul A.
Lovewe1l, Mr.. and Mrs. d. i. Nc
Eachron, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Merriam,
Mr.. Frank Merriam, Mr.. G. L. Muir
the Rev. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Sheldon,
the Rev. and Mrs. Stewart Sheldon,
Miss Sheldon. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Sill
yer, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Silver, Mr..
and Mrs. H. L. Whiting, Miss Whiting,
Mr.. Hal Whiting, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d.
Whitmore, Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Wilbur,
Mr.. and Mrs. /. w. Wilson, Miss Will
son, Mr.. o. B. Towne, Mr.. c. E. Bow
man. The table VIII De decorated
with the club color, pink, and the club
flower, the pink carnation.
Mrs. De Witt Clinton Nellis, Miss
Celeste Nellis and Miss Anna Marie
Nellis, 314 Fifth street, west, were at
home informally this afternoon for
their guest, Mrs. Fred Dumont Smith
of Kinsley. Assisting them were Mrs.
p. I. Bonebrake, Mrs. Harry o. Gar
vey, Mrs. Thomas A. Kelly, Mrs. A H.
Bates, Mrs. Charles F. Spencer, and
Mrs. Joseph r. Burrow. This evening
Mrs. Nellis entertains at dinner for
Mrs. Smith.
Miss Eugenia Quinton gave a pretty
holiday luncheon today for Miss Virgil
Cain of La Junta, Col, and Miss Effie
Banter of Kansas City, asking besides
Miss Hazel Howe, Miss Phil Reed, Miss
Berenice johnson, Miss Juanita Lord,
Miss Mary Susanna Rodgers, Miss Ger
trude Mulvane, Miss Caroline Dickey,
Miss Helen Sharitt, Miss Ella Davis
and Miss Lucille Pollock. The table
decorations were all in red and green.
Miss isabel Heath is entertaining at
cards this afternoon at her home on
Van Buren, street Her guests include
Miss Mary Lakin, Miss Alice Lakin,
Miss Virgil Cain of La uJnta, Colo,
Miss Fife Banter of Kansas City, Miss
Phil Reed, Miss Caroline Dickey, Miss
Katharine Kellam, Miss Mary Suther-
land, Miss Blanch Roher, Miss Mar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30
They Have Been Captured for
Sells & Downs Shows.
WHAT THE MAN SAYS.
Advertising Agent Grows Flo.
Gaent Over Okapi and Others.
Proprietors Now on Way to Re.
ceive the Cargo.

When Noah went into the ark, there
were few animals which failed to get
inside. Some of these, by tremendous
exertions, managed to escape on special
trains, and left their native land for
ever. They seem to have all gone to
South America, where they have ever
since made their headquarters on the
topmost pinnacles of the Andes, or in
the impenetrable jungles of Patagonia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30
Want Vanderbilt for Colonel.

New York, Dec. 30-Alfred Gwynne VAN
derbilt has been asked by the famous
Newport artillery, the oldest chartered
military company in the United States,
to become its colonel, says a dispatch to
the Press from Newport, R. L 1t is IN
derstood he will accept The company
although not so old in actual service as
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Of
Boston, antedateS its charter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

birds. The animals will be al once
brought to Topeka and placed in the
animal quarters. The Se1Is-Downs
show has more than doubled its me-
nagerie within the past year, and the
additions being made this winter will
place it well toward the front rank in
this department. Of the circus business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

guerite Mills, Miss Marian Thompson
Miss Edna Groves, Miss Nellie McFar-
land, Miss Frances Mitchell, Miss Edna
Herbst, Miss Grace Overnyer, Miss
Hazel Howe, Miss Guenn GODDARD, Miss
Margaret Welcome, Miss Margaret
Minney, Miss Lucille Yates of Junction
City, Miss Gertrude Mulvane Miss
Marjorie Davis, Miss Mary Dallas
Gage, Miss Eva Bailey, Miss Gertrude
Koontz, Miss Hazel Nelson, Miss Helen
Sharitt, Miss Eva Simpson, Miss Ger
trude Kitchell Miss Wilhelmina Mar
burg, Miss Margaret Jetmore, Miss
Josephine Keller, and Miss Nellie
KOuns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30
Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr.. Clifford C. Baker left today for
Buffalo, New York, for a permanent
residence. Mrs. Baker and Miss Nellie
Baker will join him in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Van Valkenburg
have returned from Kansas City where
they spent Christmas week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Kelly and
Miss Hazel Kelly have returned from
Olathe where they spent Christmas.
Mrs. Kelly is ill at her apartments at
the Copeland with an attack of the
grip.
Mr.. Frank B. Merriam will leave
soon for a business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Dunning is expected from Bed
ford, Iowa, the latter part of the week
to visit her sister Mrs. Rachel Weaver.
Mrs. John c. Pollock and Miss Lucille
Pollock are in Winfield for the rest of
the week.
Miss Helen Hogeboorn will go to Fort
Madison, Iowa, Thursday to spend the
rest Of the week with her sister, Mrs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

Miss Agnes OFT entertained a few of
her little friends at dinner Tuesday
evening at her home on West Second
street. Her guests were Mary Cooper,
Marguerite Kiene, Jessie Faulkner.
Margery Glasgow, Grace Clark, Emma
Ripple and BIanch Archer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30
LARIMER THE RACE.
Announces His Candidacy for Judge
of District Court.

J. B. Larirner, of the firm of Carver
& Larimer, has announced his candi-
dadcy for district judge to succeed q.
r. Hazen-
It has been known for some time that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30
The Rev. G. Locke Near to Death.

Chicago, Dec 3O.-The Rev. Clinton
Locke. rector emeritus of Grace Episco-
pal church, lies almost at the point of
death at ST. Luke's hospital He was
stricken with an acute attack of heart
disease ten days ago and physicians have
given I'D hope.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

Miss Wilhelmina Margurg and Miss
Margaret Jetmore will entertain at
cards Saturday Afternoon at the home
OF the former.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

Western Sorosis will meet Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. A. A. Rodgers, 1119
Tyler street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

Stop. Meals CSC. Bellman's restau-
rant, los Z. 9TH. See sign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Erickson gave a
chafing dish supper and evening at
cards Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30
Ranking of Football Colleges for 1908

No college is eligible for consideration
here. whose disregard for wholesome
sport IS patent This ranking is not based
only on comparative scores, but on style
of play, conditions under which games
were contested, relative Importance of
games on the schedule, as we'll as the
seasons all-round record of the e1evens
under discussion My particular interest
in the study is the object lesson it fur
nishes on comparative football develop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Padgett enter
tanned informally at cards Monday
evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30
QUARTER OF A MILLION.
Santa Fe Shows Big Net Earn
ing Increase for November.

The statement of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway for the
month of November is much more sat
isfactory than was looked for Not
only was there an enormous increase
in gross ea1nings but the net earnings,
Notwithstanding a large increase in
operating expenses. were larger by 6,
quarter of a million than they were
for the corresponding month last year.
Following is a detailed statement for
the month of November and for the
five months ended November 30:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

Topeka friends of Miss Florence Nor
ton of Osborne, for several years a stu
dent at Washburn and we'll known
throughout the state as a vocalist with
the Washburn concert companies, heard
with surprise this week of her mar
riage which took place Sunday at
Downs to Mr.. Edwin P. Sample of Os-
borne. Miss Morton was in college I'M
til the Christmas recess and the news
of her wedding was entirely unexpect-
ed by her friends here.
The S. S. S. club will entertain at the
home of Miss Margaret Going New
Years eve.
The Cosmos club will meet Saturday
at 2:90 with Mrs. ALA Brusman, $40
Lane street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. McKeever gave a.
family dinner Tuesday in celebration
of the birthday anniversary of the for
mer. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs E.
D. McKeever and their son, Archibald
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. McKeever and
their son, Harold, of Manhattan, and
Mr. H. S. McKeever
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29
CALLERS NOT WANTED
President Roosevelt Desires to
Rest While at Oyster
Bay.

Oyster Bay, L. l., June 28.-PreSident
Roosevelt passed a quiet Sunday with
his family At his Sycamore Hill home.
During the afternoon some relatives
and personal friends called to extend
their greetings to the president and his
family. The president, accompanied by
Mrs. Roosevelt and their children, at
tended service this morning at Christ
church. of which Mrs. Roosevelt is a
member At the conclusion of the serv-
ice the members of the parish paid
their respects TO the chief executive.
1t is announced by Secretary Loeb
that the president viii receive few call
ers at Sycamore Hill this summer, and
those who hope to see him viii be
obliged to make engagements through
Mr.. Loeb in advance of their arrival at
Oyster Bay The president will devote
his mornings to the transa ctiOn of eX-
ecutive business and his afternoons to
recreation and rest. During the after
Moons, too he viii receive such callers
as may have engagements with him or
those whom he may summon to Saga
more Hill
The executive offices selected for Sec
retaries Loeb and Barnes and the cleri-
cal force this year are much more COM
mOdious and convenient than those oc-
cupied last year. They consist of six
rooms in the second story of the Moore
block, and are well arranged and ad-
mirably adapted to the purposes of the
executive staff The desks and other
furniture in the offices are chiefly those
which were used in the executive offices
of the old White House.
President Roosevelt will spend no
time in the offices. his work being done
In his library at Sycamore Hill The
oihces are in direct communication by
telephone with Sycamore Hill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29
WILL COST LARGE SUM
Kansas City Busy Cleaning Up
After the Recent 0iSaS-
trous Flood.

Kansas City. June 2S.-Street cars
crossed the Kansas river about noon
today. connecting the two Kansas Cities
after an interruption of exactly four
weeks. caused by the great food. Only
one of the three intercity street car
lines is in operation and this one uses
a temporary bridge. ArmOurdale is
now easy Of access, but Argentine viii
be cut off for weeks yet There is still
no wagon bridge across the Kansas
river, but two viii be completed this
week. Six bridges are now in use,
but only one is a permanent steel
structure. In replacing the destroyed
bridges stronger and higher rOadways
viii be built to Withstand future floods.
Otherwise the inundated district viii De
little changed when fully IeOccupied-
Rains along the upper Kansas river
brought a foUr-fOOt rise here last night.
Gangs of men watched the temporary
bridges to keep them clear Of driftwOOd.
The water fell steadily today.
Fifteen hundred men and 800 teams
worked in the stockyards today remOv-
ing mud and rubbish. 1t viii cost $780,
600 to clean the yards and repairs viii
require a large sum.
The gas service in Kansas City, Kan
was fully restored last night.
The Kansas City. Kan, relief fund
is now nearly $4,000. Recent contrib
utors are the grand lodge Of Elks. $500,
and the Thayer estate. Boston. $500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29
DEEPLY FEEL DISGRACE
Kentucky Sons of the Revolution
Call Upon All Officials to
Do Their Duty.

Lexington, KY, June 28.-The annual
session of the Kentucky Sons Of the
Revolution closed with the adoption of
the following:
I'VE, the Kentucky Society of the
Sons of the Revolution, descendants OF
those who stal1ed their lives, their prop
erty. their all, to win for themselves
and for US freedom from tyranny and
the right to make laws guaranteeing
liberty without license, personal Sc
curity and the rights of property; rev.
erencing the memory of our ancestors,
cherishing the institutions they found
ed and the laws they established, real
izing that those institutions can only
be preserved by strict obedience to and
faithful execution of those laws by all
the citizens and officer, of the state,
which was the first % be ADMITTED to
the Union, for the recognition of which
they shed their blood do hereby
Resolve, That we do most sincerely
deplore the condition of lawIessness
that has brought reproacn On the state
we love and do most severely condemn
those officials to whose criminal conni-
vance or inefhciency is due the dis
regard for the lives and property OF
citizens.
;.And we further call upon all Off
GERS Of the commonwealth of Kentucky
be the ycounty, district or state officers
TO do whatever may be necessary tC
stamp out crime and punish the crimi-
nails who are responsible therefor
whether they be private citizens or pub
lie servants
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29
INQUEST ON THE
BODY OF M CAM
Warrant Sworn Out, Charging
Darlington With Murder.
BODY TERRIBLY OECOMP0SED
TWO BULLET HOLES FOUND IN
THE HEAD.
ct LOUIS. June ga warrant was

= T. LOUIS, June 2S.-A warrant was
y sworn out today by Mrs. James P.
Mccain charging F. Seymour
Darlington with the murder of her
husband. James P. Mccain. As the
Louis county, the city authorities to
day gave Darlington over into the
custody Of Sheriff HankOn and the
prisoner was taken TO Clayton and
placed IN Jail.
The body of the man supposed to be
Mccain. which was buried soon after
being discovered several days ago at
BOnfils. was eXhumed today and an
inquest was held by Coroner Koch Of
St Louis county. The body was in a
terrible state of decomposition and the
features were gone. owing to the raw
ages of vermin. Notwithstanding, Mrs
Mccain positively identified the body
as that of her husband, partially bas-
ing the identified ton upon gold
tooth. Others who knew Mccain in
timately also identified the body
Coroner Koch made a rigid inVesti-
cation 60 returned a verdict that two
bullet holes were found in the dead
mans head and the bullets were eX-
tracted. corresponding in character
with the caliber of the revolver in
Barrington's trunk at the union statioa
here last night. He also found deep
cash in the throat and a cut in the
palm of the right hand leading to the
assumption that the man had been
attacked first with a knife, and IN
defending himself had seized the blade
Switch cut deeply in his hand; that
finally his throat had been cut ana
that he was ultimately shot twice IN
the head.
Darlington maintains his innocence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29
Can ONLY SERVE ONE MASTER
Employees the Customs Service the Little Fish, Are Not Allowed
to Engage in Any Private Business
Enterprises

be required to give up their cOnnec-
ton with the company IL they expect
to remain in the customs service, and
that if their positions were misrepre-
Sented with their consent and approval
they will be liable 10 removal from Of
fee.
Treasury officials express decided OBJ
lection to persons employed in the Gus
toms service engaging at the same
time in some other business and intend
to break up this practice as far as pos
sible, holding that IL IS detrimental TO
the best interests of the service There
are many occasions officials point out.
where the government needs the serv-
ice of an employee il the customs de
partment outside of regular Office hours
and if they happen to be engaged in
business which interferes with this,
then the government is the sufferer.
For this and other reasons, officials be
lieve the best interests of the public
service will be conserved by employees
not engaging in other business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29
TWENTY-FOUR MINERS
MEET DEATH IN MEXICO

Barratoeran, COahuila, Mexico, :
= June 2S.-TWenty-fOu miners were =
= killed and about fifty others seri- =
= Ously wounded IN an explosion Of =
y gas Thursday night in Las Es- ,
= peranzaS coal mines, the property =
= of the Mexican Coal & Coke COM =
= pany. The disaster was caused by =
= the ignition of gas by the flame =
= from q defective lamp. The men =
= were on the point Of quitting work =
> for the day. Probably 100 men =
y were in the mine at the time of =
= the explosion. After the shock of =
= the explosion those who were able =
y to move rushed to the exits, but =
e the falling earth and debris car =
= ried many down to death. Fully =
= fifty miners escaped with broken =
= limbs and scOTChed flesh =
At last reports the dead bodies =
= of twenty-fOur men had been =
= brought to light. Others may die =
> as a result of their injuries =
= , y y 3 y 3 = = q = = 3 = = y y y =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29
MANY IN ATTENDANCE
Annual Communion Service of
the Mother Church of Chris
tian Scientists.

Boston. June 2S.-The annual COM
mUnion service of the mother church of
the Christian Science denomination. the
First church of Christian Scientists
was held IN Mechanics hall today, the
three congregations aggregat ting over
1900 persons. Each service was i'm
pressive, especially in the silent com
muniOn, when the entire congregation
knelt. At each service the readers of
the First church, the directors and
other members Of prominence had seats
on the platform. Professor Herman S.
Herring, formerly of Johns Hopkins uni
Versity, and who is son of DR.. Con-
stantine Herring, one of the founders
of homeopathy in this country, Offici-
ated as first reader and Mrs. Ella Z.
Williams was second reader. There was
no departure from the order of service
followed at previous annual com
muniOns in the mother church, and it
closely followed the service in the in
dividual churches of the denomina-
ton
The sermon was a compilation of BIZ
bic readings with correlative selections
from the Christian Science textbook.
Before each service was brought to an
end President Herring read letter from
Mrs. Eddy. in which she expressed her
love for her church and invited COM
municauts to visit her tomorrow at her
home in Concord, n. H
Many thousands of the Scientists
will make the pilgrimage and already
numerous special trains have been
chartered. 1t is estimated that about
Is, 600 members of the denomination
have come here to attend the services,
and the Mechanics building, which COW
ers several acres, is entirely devoted in
a business way to the accommodation
of the visitors. Admission 20 the
mother church. which is situated only
a short distance from Mechanics han,
was reserved to members today and
Will be during the week The COM
munion services today, however, were
of a public character.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29
DISASTROUS FIRE
AT TUCSON, ARIZONA

Tucson. Ariz-. June 2S.-More than
$50, 900 loss was caused by IRE today
The st. Charles restaurant. owned by
Fred Schaeffer. was completely de-
StrOyed, with a loss of $4,000 Ths
Reilly Undertaking company. adJOiR-
ing the restaurant. sustained a loss
Of $3.50 to s. 500. A few hours later
the San Xavier hotel caught fire from
the kitchen and in less than thirty min
utes was mass Of ruins. The hotel
was owned by the Southern Pacific
Railroad company and its loss is esti-
mated at $40 600.
The san Xavier was one of the best
known hotels in Arizona and was filled
with guests. several of whom had mar
row escapes from the flames.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29
VAST HARBOR WORKS.
PLANNED IN BRAZIL

Washington, June 2S.-United States
Minister Thompson at PetrOpOIis, Bra
I'll. reports 10 the state department
that the government has embarked
upon a scheme for vast harboP works at
Rio, involving the building of two and
a quarter miles of stone dock The
cost of this great work viii be s42, OOO,-
600, to be raised through a loan placed
by the Rothschilds. The bonds are to
be sold al so, per cent and bear 5 per
cent interest. being secured by dock
charges of 3 per cent on merchandise.
The work has been let to a British
firm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29
LETTER BOX THIEF
LANDED IN PRISON

Harrisburg. Pa. June 2S.-Jacob De-
vine was arrested at Columbia last
night charged with breaking open and
pilfering from mail boxes. The postal
officials have been working on this case
for three months and claim TO have at
last captured the culprit. PostOfIice In
spector Malone of this city says De-
vine was detected brea king open a box
and the Columbia police notified When
Devine was searched one of the nu-
merous decoy letters sent through the
mail by the inspectors was found on
him Devine will be taken to Lancas-
ter for a hearing tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29
HARVEY LOGAN HAS NOT
YET BEEN RECAPTUREO

= Knoxville, Tenn, June 2S--The
y posse Of local officers who went IN =
y pursuit OF Harvey Logan, the train :
y robber who broke Jail Saturday. :
y returned tonight empty-handed, :
y finding no trace of him after going :
y seven miles from the city The =
y sheriff-s horse which he rode =
y away, arrived laMe at the Jail gate =
y this morning, having found its =
y way home.
Judge Clark has ordered District =
y Attorney Wright to make rigid =
y investigation of the escape.
y y = 4 = =