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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
HAS NINETEEN SIGNATURES.
Deed for Topeka & Northwestern
Right of Way Filed Today.

A deed with nineteen signatures was
filed today in the office of the register
of deeds of Shawnee county by the
Topeka & Northwestern railroad. The
natures of any deed ever filed in this
county. 1t embraces the names of
nineteen persons, who are the 'sole
and only heirs of E. c. Shenk, de-
ceased"
The instrument deeds to the Topeka
& Northwestern railway a piece of
land containing and $4,000 acres,
which will form the right of way for
the Union Pacific line between Topeka
and Marysville through the north
east quarter of section 20, the south
west quarter of section IT and the
quarter of section s, range, IA, town
ship 10, east of the sixth meridian, in
Shawnee county. The land is 100 feet
wide portion of the way and ITO feet
wide the rest of the distance. The
railroad paid the sum of $3.50 for the
land.
The names attached to the deed are:
Elizabeth Shenk, widow; Abraham
Shenk and Maude Shenk, his wife;
Frank Erb and Annie Erb. his wife;
husband; Joseph Shenk and Ella
Shenk, his wife; Lizzie Lands and d.
F. Lands. her husband; John Shenk
and Prudie Shenk, his wife; Alice
Lands and J. F. Lands, her husband;
Fannie Reser and Wiett Reser. her
CleSs, her husband.
The fact that the right of way is
this tract is made 10 feet wide is
thought to be an indication that a
station will be placed at that point,
and the right of way is being made
wide enough to allow the construction
of the necessary switches and depot
building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17

has legislative member who is after
the Intangible assets of corporations.
He nearly succeeded in getting a law
imposing taxes upon them through the
last legislature, won his reelection on
that question, and is now rejoicing in
a plank in the Democratic state plat
form calling for such taxation The
value of that intangible asset called
franchise in the possession of certain
classes of corporations is illustrated by
the Philadelphia Record as follows: "A
street car company that has 20 million
dollars worth of tracks. cars, power
houses, etc, but whose profits equal the
ordinary return upon an investment of
$50 600, 900, and whose property, meas
ured by the quotations of the open mar
ket, is worth about that amount, may
be suspected of earning money on $780,
00o, 900 of public streets of which it has
the use at little or no compensation,
and by the possession of which it is in
the enjoyment of a practical monopo-
"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
ROOSEVELT'S LETTER.
Read at the Meeting of the G. A. X.
Veterans in Boston.

Boston, Aug. 17.-For the meeting
of the veterans of the G. A. r. Sym
phony hall had been deliberately
trimmed with hunting and flags and
the insignia of the organization had
been used along the gallery fronts for
tasteful effects Prayer by the chap
lain in chief Winfield Scott of Scots
dale, Ariz, opened the proceedings,
following which Commander in Chief
John c. Black delivered his annual
address.
on the subject of pensions the COM
mander-in-chief urged that further at
tempts be made to crystalize in statute
law the provision of the law promul-
gated by the commissioner of pen
siOns in March of this year, which
calls for the pensioning of veterans
who have passed the age of 62, who
shall be considered disabled one-half
in ability to perform manual labor, and
shall be entitled to a pension from Sc
to So month. He pointed out that
the names of 47,373 new pensioners
were placed on the roll during the
year, while 49,156 were dropped from
various causes The entire cost of
maintaining the pension system for the
year was S144,942,937. In the year
previous it was $141,752,S7S. The
pension roll decreased from 996546
pensioners in 1903 to 1884, 1852 in 1904.
The number of civil war widow pen
reaching 253 $50.
At the conclusion of the address of
the commander in chief, a committee
bearing the greetings of the Ladies of
the G. A r., was received. In pre-
senting the report of the committee
of invitation Eli w. Hall of Lynn, the
chairman, said that an invitation had
been extended to the president of the
United States to be present at the en-
campment- President Roosevelt had
ordered a number of United States
vessels to Boston for the encampment
but had been prevented by official en-
gagements from coming himself.
The following letter from President
Roosevelt to Commander Blackmar of
the Massach division was read:
White House, Washington, d. c..
Aug. 16, 1904.-My Dear General
Blackmar: 1 have most carefully con-
Sidered the invitation which 1 received
through you and your associates of the
committee to attend this year the an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
TO ADDRESS STRIKERS.
BuckaIew and Wilson Will Speak at
Auditorium Tonight.

J. D. Buckalew and T. L. Wilson,
officers of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists, are in Topeka to-
day and they will make speeches to-
night at a mass meeting at the Audi
forum in which they announce they
will describe the conditions as they
exist at the various shop points along
the Santa Fe railroad system where
the union machinistS are on a strike.
They will tell those who attend that
Santa Fe traffic is badly demoralized
on account of lack of machinists to
keep the motive power in good condi-
ton.
Railway officials declare that the
road has never been in better shape to
handle the movement of the crops and
the increasing traffic of the fall bust
ness. The railway officials say that no
one would know anything about a
strike except that the strike leaders
keep up the agitation in an effort to
make good with the men who are on
the strike.
The Santa Fe trains are keeping
close to the regular schedules and the
officials announce that most of the de-
lays may be traced to washouts caused
by high waters in the west during the
past month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
BODY Identified.
Unknown Taken From Kansas River
Was Ben FranZau.

dia, Kansas. murdered and his body
thrown into the Kaw river?
1t has been established almost be-
yond a doubt that the body which
was taken from the Kansas river at
Topeka August 8, was the remains OF
Ben FranZau, who left Scandal about
August 1 to tramp his way to Kansas
City.
The story comes from A. w. Cooper.
keeper of a Scandal restaurant where
Franzau boarded. Cooper has written
to Coroner Hogeboom which left little
doubt in the mind of the coroner as
to the identity of the deceased. Mr..
Cooper described the clothing worn
by Franzau, and says that when he
left he had an extra pair of low shoes.
The low shoes were found in the out
side pockets of the coat worn by the
dead man. Cooper also says that
Franzau had a small bicycle oil can
in his pocket, such as was found on
the corpse.
When Franzau left Scandal he told
Cooper that he would write upon
reaching Kansas City, but Cooper has
not heard from him. He wrote. to
Fred Franzau. of Carroll, Ia, but has
not received a reply.
Franzau left Scandia in company
with George Hill. Hill says he left
Franzau in Kansas City.
An inquest was held at Shella-
barger's undertaking establishment
this morning, and the jury returned
a verdict that an unknown man was
found dead in the river on August g.
and that from a description of cloth
ing and personal effects was supposed
to be Ben Franzau. The authorities
at Scandal will be notified of the find
ing of the jury.
The body when found was so badly
decomposed that it was almost impos-
sible to remove it from the river. The
flesh had fallen from the hands and
face. DR.. w. A. Wehe assisted Coro-
ner Hogeboom to examine the skull
of the dead man, and the only injury
they found was that the front teeth
had been loosened, as if by a blow,
and had fallen out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
is $1,000 FORFEITED?
Time Limit on Continental Gas Fran
chise Has Expired.

City Attorney Spencer announced
this morning that unless the Continent
tai Oil and Gas company of Topeka
can show that it did actual work to-
wards piping gas to this city before
August IA of this year, that it will
forfeit the $1,000 which it deposited
with the city to make good its claims
when the franchise was secured a
year ago. At the same time infOrma-
ton is obtained that a new company
in which N. B. Burge, E. H. Rohrer
and Judge Foote are interested have
obtained the aid of Pittsburg, Pa,
capitalists to pipe natural gas from
Altoona, KaS. A conference will be
held at the Baltimore hotel in Kansas
City, next week between the Pittsburg
and Topeka people.
The stockholders in the Continental
Oil and Gas company are John Curran.
Populist nominee for secretary of state;
James Center and ex-Secretary of State
Bush of this city, G. B. Hoffman of
Rice of Abilene and ]. Z. Booster of
Chanute- A. NJ. Harvey is the attor-
ney for the concern. He is handling the
legal end. John Curran was asked i'll
regard to the matter and said Il
think that Mr.. Harvey can show the
city that we have done work and that
an extension of three years on our fran
chise will be obtained. We have i'm
proved our gasfield holdings in the
southeastern part of the state from
which we intended to pipe, and that APP
plies all right on the city's demands,
that we show some tangible efforts on
our part TO live up to the agreement
we made with the city when we secured
the franchise. We intend to get gas
here and will do so.'
On the contrary, it is learned That
recently the Continental company was
trying to sell it's franchise for 81, 500.
Mr.. Curran says he knows nothing
about that.
A number of those who are interest
ed in the new company, which it is said
are planning to pipe gas to Topeka
from Altoona, were interested in a
company which failed to get a franchise
when the Continental company OBJ
tanned it's rights in August, 1903. That
has dissolved and a new one
formed. 1t is said that an application
will shortly be made by the new com
pany before the city council for the
privilege of using the streets and alleys
of the city to place it's mains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
MORTON WON SHOOT.
Broke Straight String of Forty-five on
Gun Club Grounds.

Four members of the Topeka Gun
club attended the shoot yesterday at
their grounds on East Sixth street. In
a match at SO bluerocks each, c. H.
Morton defeated J. j. German with
the score of At to 40. Morton missed
his fifth, eighth and eleventh birds
and then broke SO straight. After the
match he then shot six more, making
a straight run of As without a miss.
This is the best record made this sea-
son at the club. L. Biscoe and ]. j.
German have each broken 25 straight.
F. o. Burkett and German have de-
feated Disco and Morton in a closely
contested team match at 100 blue
rocks. and Biscoe and Morton have de-
feated German and Borroughs in
similar match.
The Topeka Gun club has some fine
marksmen. German, who is second
to none at live bird shooting, has chal-
lenged William Clayton of Kansas
City, Mo-, to match at 100 live birds
for the possession of the Wyeth Cup,
emblematic of the live bird champion
ship of America, which Clayton now
holds and who successfully defended
it against Ed O'Brien of Florence,
Kansas, August 4, by score of 81
to 95.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
ANXIOUSABOUTKENNED
Fear He Will Desert
HOch for Dale.

Senator John A. Kennedy, of Coffey
county. is in Topeka today, and a good
many of the Republican politicians
are anxiously asking him about a re-
port that he will bolt Hoch and sup
port Dale for governor in the coming
campaign. Senator Kennedy refuses
to deny or confirm the story.
why do you ask if I am going to
vote for Hoch and not ask about the
other candidates2" said Senator Ken
nedy to one inquirer. rs Hoch the
whole ticket? Why don't you ask if
1 am going to vote for some of the
other Republican nominees? 1 am a
Republican, and that's all that I care
to say. 1 will say, thought, that the
turning down of Governor Bailey for
denomination hurt me worse than
anything that ever happened in poll
ties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
ATTACK THE ORDINANCE.
Attorney for Druggists Think They
Were Illegally Arrested.

G. A. Magaw, attorney for the drug
gists who have been arrested for vio-
lating the liquor ordinance, will attack
the validity of the ordinance, No.
2211, on which the complaints are
based. He will appear in police court
this Afternoon with a motion to quash
the complaints. He says that he has
discovered supreme court decisions
which will invalidate the ordinance.
The ordinance in question was one
submitted by Mayor ]. w. F. Hughes
on the night of March 4, 1901 1t
was passed at once, without being re-
ferred to a committee. The council
also failed to suspend the rules by
two-thirds vote. Therefore as the or
dinance was not legally passed, says
Judge Magaw, it is worthless, and the
defendants should not be held.
Their reply will be" said Judge
Magaw in speaking of the proposed
motion that the rule of procedure
was not in force at that time. That
would be a good reply if the supreme
court had not decided that a rule holds
good until revoked.
Three more arrests were made last
night. Frank Keith, who is now un-
der sentence of / 2 months in Jail and
$1,000 fine, and A. G.. Moss and e. G.
Russum were arrested at the old
Geish drug store, now operated by
Keith, on East Fourth street.
George Klauer was arrested on the
charge of maintaining hop tea nui-
sance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
GASOLINE VICTIM
Mrs. Abelona Hansen Burned to
Death at Her Home.
Vapor Was Ignited by Fire In
Cooking Stove.

Mrs. Abelona Hansen, who lived at
the corner of Center and Chester street
in Oakland, was horribly burned Tues
day afternoon by gasoline. The acct
dent happened at 3 o'clock and Mrs.
Hansen lived till IL o'clock last night.
Mrs. Hansen was horribly burned and
suffered intense agony during the few
hours which elapsed after the accident
and before she died. She was filling the
reservoir in the gasoline stove when
the explosion occurred. The gasoline
can was kept outside the house and
Mrs. Hansen was carrying a tin can
full of gasoline into the house to fill
the tank of the stove. The gasoline
stove was in the kitchen with the cook
stove, and a fierce fire was blazing i'll
the cook stove as she passed it. No
one was in the room with Mrs. Hansen
at the time but it is supposed that the
explosion came from the gas which was
given off from the gasoline in the can
reaching the fire in the cook stove.
The explosion threw the gasoline over
the dress of Mrs. Hansen and against
the outside kitchen door. Mrs. Hansen
Immediately ran into the parlor where
her daughter and a neighbor woman
were and together they succeeded in
putting out the flames by rolling Mrs.
Hansen in a piece of carpet. Her
clothes were burned from her body, and
she was burned beyond recognition.
Despite the IdCI lIdI she was 50 SCIi-
ously burned she lived nearly eight
hours.
Mrs. Hansen was AZ years old. She
leaves a husband and three sons and
three daughters. The funeral will be
held from the residence Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock and the burial
will be at the Topeka cemetery.
Louis Hansen, the husband of the
dead woman, works for the Topeka
Gas company. Last year his home was
nearly covered by the flood water and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17

nua1 encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic at Boston. 1t is with
the most genuine regret that find 1t
is impossible for me to accept.
"One of the memories shall always
cherish is the occasion two years ago
when IL was my good fortune to drive
along the line of the Grand Army and
afterwards from the stand to greet
it as it passed in review. 1t is no dis
respect to any other body of our citi-
zens to say that the men who fought
for the union in the great civil war
have claim upon all Americans such
as no other men in the country can
have. 1t is to you we owe the fact
that we have a country at all, and
every American today is under debt
of personal obligation to you and
and early manhood, in the supreme
moment of the nations need, rallied
to the call of Abraham Lincoln and
after four weary years saw the tri-
umph of the army commanded by u.
5. Grant. There have been other
crises in the history of this govern
ment, but not since its foundation has
there been any other in which the ex-
iStence of the government itself was at
stake. Therefore it fell to the lot of
you and of those who stood with you
from 1861 to 1865 to render the one
service which was vital, not only to
the welIbeing, but to the very life of
the nation.
-Four years ago, when your former
comrade, my reVered predecessor,
President Mckinley, being unable to
attend your encampment, sent his
greetings, he used these words:
" Your patriotic spirit still inspires the
people. 1t led the volunteer armies which
enlisted in the Spanish war to valiant
service in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines and impelled the brave men who,
under your comrade, Macarthur, are now
maintaining American authority in the
Philippines and those under your other
comrade, Chaffee, who have carried to
our legation and to our citizens in China
the protection of the flag What Presi-
dent Mckinley wrote then is true now
Under the lead of your comrades the
Philippine islands were won for the cause
of civilization, of civil liberty and of peace
and justice. At this time it is only under
the American flag that the people of the
islands preserve the public order, the
individual freedom and the material well |
being which have come to them as the |
direct cause of the deeds of your broth |
ers in arms of a younger generation. The |
work which has thus been done will not |
be undone for the nation remains true to |
the memory of your great deeds.
las the representative of all our people |
bid you Godspeed and send you this ex- |
preston of the honor and esteem in which |
the nation holds the members of the en-
campment and their comrades throughout |
the country. Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
General Wilson W. Blackmar, p Com
monwealth Avenue, Boston,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
New Charters Granted.

The state charter board today grant
ed the following charters:
The c. c. Arnold Mercantile COM
pany Anthony: capital, $500
The NJ. & T. Mining company, Ga
lena; capital. $150,O00.
The Arcadia and Drywood Telephone
company, Arcadia; capital $3.50.
The Barker Mining, Manufacturing &c
Investment company. Chanute; capital
10,000
The Valley Oil and Gas company,
Wichita; capital, $50 900.
The Latham Oil and Investment COM
pany, Latham; capital, $4,000.
The board also admitted to the state
the Darlington Oil and Gas company of
Denver, which has a capital of $780,
600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
COULDN'T GET HORSES.

Louisville. Ky. Aug. 17.-UnabIe to
secure the horses necessary for the
mounting of the brigade officers of the
uniform rank. Knights of Pythias, and
their STATS, General Carnahan decided
today to abandon the review and in
Spection.
The review has always been the
gala occasion of the encampment, and
for this one event alone many of the
companies have spent weeks in prepa-
ration The prize drills begin this
afternoon at Churchill Downs, the
Terre Haute, Seattle, Wash, and New
Albany, Ind, teams being scheduled
for the first competition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
Herbine

Renders the bile more fluid and thus
helps the blood to flow; 1t affords prompt
relief from biliousness. indigestion, sick
duigence in food and drink. Herbine acts
quickly, a dose after meals bring the pa
G. l.. Caldwell, Agt. NJ, X. and T. r.
r., Checotah, l. T., writes, April is, 1903i
~ was sick for over years with en-
largement of the liver and spleen. The
doctors did me no good, and had given
up all hope of being cured when my drug
eist advised me to use Herbine. 1t has
made me sound and we'll" soc. Sold by
RoWIey & Snow and w. s. Miller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
AT THE WORLDS FAIR

Subscribers to the State Journal
visiting the Worlds Fair may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
20 any address In St. Louis at the rate
of thirty cents n month. The last
edition OF tho State Journal reaches
st. Louis the following morning. The
paper can be sent care Of the Kansas
building, IL desired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
COMMISSIONERS NAMED.
Judge KimbIe Appoints Men to Con-
denim Railroad Right of Way.

Sam KimbIe. judge of the district
court of Marshall county, today ap
pointed the commissioners who will
act as a board to condemn land for
the right of way of the Topeka &
Northwestern railroad in Marshall
county. They are: F. J. Faulkner
and Dennis Sale of Marysville and M.
M. Haskins of Frankfort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17

A deficit of about 100000 in the
postal account is promised for the
year. 1t is said to be due wholly to
the rural free delivery system. There
is always a deficit of considerable
size in the postoffice revenues, and it
is due always to the fact that i'm
provements are made in the services
in advance of the receipt of sufficient
money to pay for them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
away during the summer may nave
the paper mailed regularly each DAY
10 any address at the rate OF tnirIy
cents m month. Address changed as
often as desired. While out oil town
the State journal will be to you Like
q daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
Ono. Moro Dollar Given.

DR.. H. L. Alkire today contributed
81 toward the fund for Marshall's
band stand. This makes the total
received by the State
$3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
Frmieating Chicken Coon.

The fire department was called to
Eleventh and Lake streets on Tues
day Afternoon at 4 o'clock. Upon in
vestigation they found a chicken coop
from which the owners were trying
to smoke Vermin. Chief Wilmarth
did not even take off his hat and
stay long enough to learn the name
of the proprietor or the house num-
Der. The call went down under the
caption of false alarms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
Heitfeld for Governor.

Lewiston, Idaho, Aug. 17.-Hon.
Henry Heitfeld of Lewiston, ex-United
States senator. was nominated for
governor by reclamation by the Demo-
cratic state convention. The nominal
ton was seconded by delegates from
the principal Mormon counties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17

The office of governor is still search
ing for the man in New York. A num-
Der OF men, also. are chasing the Of
@Ss. The question of whether the Of
hce will catch the man or the man
seize the Office first is open to discus
sion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
Buys Winfield Bonds.

Winfield. Kan, Aug. III. E. Jar
Wis, president of the Cowley County
National bank, bought the $4,000
improvement bonds of Winfield at the
meeting of the council, bidding par for
5 per cent bonds, interest payable
semi-annually and a premium of $751;
and all accrued interest at the time of
the delivery of the bonds. There was
only one other bidder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17

Germany did Russia real kind
ness when she disarmed the warships
which came into her Chinese port and
ordered them to stay where they are
until the war closes. BY this means
abe car Will be able to preserve the
nucleus of a new navy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17

The farming area of Japan is only
about 100000 acres. or less than
one-third of that of Kansas, yet 49,
100000 people manage to feed and
elothe themselves from their landed
possessions.