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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
IN PERIL FROM SEWER GAS
Gets Into a Building During q Polo Game
and a Score Of Persons Is
overcome.

Muncie, Ind, Jan. 23.-Twenty or
more people in the audience Of about
900 that attended the polo game be-
tween Muncie and Anderson, in the
Auditorium, were overcome by sewer
gas that escaped into the room from
a sewer into which the water had
backed. The victims include six play
ers-Frank Wodtke, Jack Mercer and
Charles Farrell, captain of the Muncie
team, and Ote Johnson and William
Dowden, amateurs.
Alonzo Petty, one of the owners Of
the building, was overcome while in
yestigating the source of the gas. DIR.
John Halton, while trying to revive
Dowden, who was in a serious cOndi-
ton, was rendered unconscious from
the gas which came from DOwden's
nostrils, and he had to be carried from
the building. Sydney Hurless and Ar
thur Johnson were the other victims.
Frustrated. Nearly every n in the
room was made sick.
Drunkenness Increases in Indiana.
indianapolis, Jan. 23.-DrunkenDess
in Indiana was greater in 1903 than
in 1902. according to reports of coun-
ty sheriffs made to the board of state
charities. The total number Of intox-
icated persons harbored in the jails in
1903 was 1904, and in 1902 1866.
or the total number admitted in 1908
1854 were whites and $50 colored.
There were thirty-two boys and seven
girls under the age of 16 years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts.
sprains, stings. Instant relief. DR..
Thomas Electric Oil. At any drug
store.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

For particular information on the
subject apply to ]. E. HANEs. Ticket
Agent, Plymouth. Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
THE wATERwoRKs.

The action of the city council in de-
| faEce of the twice expressed will of
the people about the purchase of the
waterworks is passing strange.
! Expert knowledge and information
say that the waterworks plant is in
| better condition today than it has been
| for several years, and adequate for the
demands of Topeka, aside from the
growth and additional service required,
growing out of numerous new build
| ings, new water users and the calls
from territory not now supplied.
Topeka has a great opportunity to
get back one of it's valuable fran
chises In a few years with the growth
of the city the franchise alone Will be
worth all the city is paying for the
property People forget that this wa
terworks system sold a few years ago
for over a million dollars.
The city could make money on 1t
merely as an Investment.
1t could lease the plant tomorrow
and a guarantee made with an ample
bond behind it to pay the city $4,000
annual profit over and above every in
terest, maintenance and repair cost.
Name on application.
There is too much quarrelinS in
Topeka We settle things too many
times and then permit them to be IN
settled.
We do too much for the lawyers and
not enough for ourselves. For years
and years the city has paid its own
attorneys and the waterworks attor-
neys in a fight, fight, fight
For years the city has paid its own
attorneys and the attorneys for the
gas company just on account of useless
trials.
The gas company was rea9S years
ago to give US the same reduction just
granted, but as long as we were suing
them and making them pay for litiga-
ton we could not expect them to give
us a reduction in rates.
The State Journal employs attorneys
to defend itself; not to prosecute nor
prosecute anybody. The lawyers must
live and a great many of them have
been living in the past five or six years
out of the excessive gas and water
rates the city has paid the corpora
tons.
The only honorable thing right now
for the city to do is to carry out its
agreement to buy the plant. The title |
has been squared and everything is in
readiness if the majority of the city
council simply represented the major |
ity of the people on this point
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Continuing Mr.. whittlesey said:


"a beginning has at last been made
toward furnishing some permanent re-
lief for the unfortunate Pimas, who
were deprived of their ancient water
rights on the ella river by white set
Elements along that stream" He adds:
1T is well known that the Pimas have
in recent years been reduced from self
supporting farmers to hungry paupers.
1.-THE enrolment of Indians in all
schools has been brought up to 49.47S,
an increase of 1,067 pupils over last
year. The average attendance is rs. 104,
an increase of 722 over last year. The
five civilized tribes are not included in
the above figures.
1.-The great need for education in the
Indian Territory is among the $4,000 I'M
schooIed white children and thousands
of freedmen. The condition grows even
more serious for after March, 1906,
tribal governments must close, tribal
buildings must be disposed of, tribal
funds distributed and tribal relations
cease; but Indian lands will be nom
taxable What will then become of the
$4,000 Indian children for whose educa-
ton $3.50 900 of tribal money is now ex-
pended p"
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travagant than Leland in legislative
matters and the senate over which
Leland had no control was more ex-
travagant than the house.
Leland never gave the editor and pro-
prietor of this paper a dollar directly
or indirectly, or any other consideration
that we can think, unless it was his
subscription to the copy we suppose he
takes and buys when he wants the
news. One paper which prints these
Leland falsehoods received thousands
of dollars from Leland and his friends,
and their abuse of him now savors of
ingratitude.
This is a long article for which the
readers pardon is asked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

order here today, Charles J. Bona parte,
member of the board of Indian commits
sioners, who was chosen permanent
chairman, quoted at length from the
report made to the secretary of the in
terror last March by the special COM
mission, of which he was a member,
appointed by President Roosevelt to in
veStigate the allotment of lands belong
ing to the five civilized tribes of the
Indian Territory. Referring to the con-
demnation visited in that report upon
the white men, who, it was held, had
taken advantage of certain regulation
adopted by the Dawes commission in
the selection of lands to defraud the
Indians of their rightfui property, Mr..
Bonaparte said it would have been
quite impossible for an impartial and
reasonable person to reach a different
conclusion from the facts brought to
the knowledge of the special commits
sion.
In conclusion Mr.. Bonaparte said:
Il am not over charitable to official
sign, but the investigation I conducted
last winter has left me convinced that
our president and our secretary of the
interior are earnest and unselfish
friends of the Indian and, on the whole,
found few public servants to condemn
and comparatively few venal faults
General z. Vghittlesey of the board of
Indian commissioners, gave a resume of
the years work among the Indians. He
said:
Nearly $500 leases of allotted land
have been made within the year, aggre-
eating two million acres at rates vary
ing from three cents to three dollars an
acre. Under the law authorizing the
sale of inherited lands, the Indian is
parting with his inherited estate at the
rate of about 5000 acres a month. Over
166. 900 acres were disposed of in fifteen
months ending last June at an average
of nearly ST per acre. The lands are
bought by spectators rather than by
those seeking homes. While the prices
secured are reasonable, the purchase
money, by one vile or another, is rap
idly transferred to the white mans
pockets, and more often than any other
way by the route of dissipation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
Hears Preliminary Motions in Hite
Disbarment Case.

Tuesday afternoon in the district
court room J. F. Switzer, judge pro tenn,
heard the demurrer filed by the attor-
neys representing D. R. Hite in the dis
barnnent proceedings brought against
him.
ing on the demurrer Monday. The at
torneys for Hite denied all the charges
and claimed that the charges were
brought because of spite. E. A. Austin
prosecution and c. E. Gault and ]. A.
Troutman for the defense. The disbar-
ment charges were made by J. S. Bran
ner Jr., and were filed by w. r. Hazen,
brother of Judge Hazen, and for that
reason a judge pro tenn was chosen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
THEIR VISION DISTORTED.
IFrom the Chicago Post.l

tE IOul the POST
Political opponents of President
Roosevelt wear spectacles of the kind
that Sam Weller told the court he
would have needed to see through two
deal doors and a back staircase. These
glasses are always on the noses of the
fault-finding ferrets. Seen through
them splinter becomes a big stick
and a pebble a rock of offense. These
spectacles have one popularity of the
looking glass through which Alice of
Wonderland fame once walked BY
them all things are reversed. The eyes
of the opponents of the president see
evil with a big E in every act of JUS
tice and righteousness on which he
brings to bear his head and hand
Just now a protest of the bowling
quality is being raised because the pres
ident of the United States is to force
San Domingo to pay its just debts to
American citizens. In this action the
sanity critics can see nothing but the
bulldozing of the weak by the strong.
They are talking about the big stick
and the threatening use to which it
is being put. If few of these self
same faultfinders were among those
American creditors of San Domingo
who have waited, and waited again,
came. they would raise their voices in
even more shrin complaint that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was not doing his duty
by his countrymen.
San Domingo has owed $500, 600 to
Americans ever since a commission
awarded the creditors that sum in pay
ment for interests which suffered in
the San Domingo revolution. The gov
eminent of the island promised to pay
and broke its promise. Again it prom
ised to pay and again broke its prom
Use. Then the government of the Uni
ted States, of which President Roose-
Welt is the official head. told San Do
mingo it must pay or that two Of its
customs ports would be seized and the
amount of the bill would be collected.
To find fault with the president for
collecting this money from San Do
minSo is simply to find fault with him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

The average export price per pound
of the cotton exported in September,
1904, was 1O.6 cents, against 1913 cents in
September, 1903; 1913 cents in September,
1900; and 1912 cents in 1890. In the in
termediate years between 1890 and 1900
however, September prices fell much be-
low the figures above named, the aver
age export price in September, 1898, be-
ing cents per pound; in September,
1895. rs cents; in September, 1897, 81
cents; and in September. 1898, 5.3 cents
per pound. These figures suggest that
cotton is likely to be again the most
important factor in the export trade of
the United States in the present year,
aside from manufactures. which still
continue to show a rapid gain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

1t is now threatened that Nj. Bryan's
course in taking the stump for Parker
will cost him the United States senator
ship from Nebraska. T. H. Tibbles, the
Populist nominee for vice president,
who lives in Nebraska, declares that he
will not support for senator any man
who stands for Parker. If the Nebraska
Legislature is not Republican. the Pop
ulists may have the balance of power
If Tibbles represents their position
they will be able to bar Bryan from
the prize. But perhaps Col. Bryan would
rather be considered a Democrat than
be a United States senator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
JNYHAWKFR lots

Coffeyville editors are dining off of
~ pound sweet potatoes.
Trego county is raising II and 13-
inch onions. One farmer has a 800
bushel patch.
There's no accounting for taste A
Brown county family has a young pole
cat for a pet.
A Doniphan county lemon tree will
bear fruit this year. Is that good TO
go with apple jack?
This was a busy summer for the Hi
awatha court house janitor. He was
compelled to NOW the lawn Is times.
Here's an example for the women. A
Brown county citizen of SO years has
put up LIZ quarts of fruit this sea-
son.
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New York Money Market.

New York. Oct. 1s.-MONEY-Money on
call steady, 1AQ2 per cent, closing bid ~
and offered at per cent; time loans cas-
Ter; so days, 30312 per cent; 80 days and
months. 3zd3% per cent
CLOSE: Prime Utercantile paper, 41z45
per cent; sterling exchange steady. with
actual business in bankers bills at Si.S5Fo
IA S5Z for demand and at $.834514. $3.50 for
60 day bills; posted rates, A.s4G4.s41z and
81. S61z; commercial bills, A.S31s04. S3k.
SILVER-Bar silver, 5S1sc; Mexican dol
lars, 46Ac.
BONDS-Government bonds firm.
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nounced until his family is heard from.
Mr.. Davies was born at Abor1tha,
Wales, in 1880. He came to Topeka in
1874 and engaged in the lumber bust
ness, and later opened a grocery store
with w. W. Manspeaker. Fifteen years
ago he went to California and settled IN
Los Angeles, where he invested in real
estate His investments proved very
profitable and made him a millionaire
During the past few years his rentals
alone amount to $4,000 year
He was married in 1856 to Sarah G.
Cofman at Granville, Q. She died in
Topeka. Thirteen years ago Mr.. Davies
was married to Mrs. Reese, an aunt or
George w. Stansfield of this city. There
were five children of the first marriage
and none from the last. The children
are Miss Alice Davies, who is in Swift
zerland; Mrs. Hattie Shepherd, who
lives in New Hampshire, and Frank,
William and Howard, all of Los An
geIes All of the children were notified
this morning of their fathers death, a
cablegram being sent to the daughter
who is travelling in Europe.
Mr. Davies stopped in Topeka on
his way east, having come from Cali
fornia He arrived in Topeka on Sum
day and was at once removed TO CHRIST
hospital, where an operation was per-
formed on Monday by Or. j. Z. NC
r. NJ. Davies, of this city, a well
known capitalist, is a brother of the
deceased Zach Davies; another
DrOJher VINO 'lINeu III 1Opehd' - III"
in California.
The deceased was member in good
standing of Topeka cOmmandery NO.
5, Knights Templar, one of the Oldest
lodges in this city.
Samuel D. Lichty, aged ~ years,
died on Tuesday at the state insane
asylum of heart trouble. He will be
buried on Thursday at 8 o'clock from
DeMoss & PenweIls undertaking
establishment His home was in To-
peka-
Elitza Morgan, aged 10 years, died
today at 204 Monroe street of heart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
M. E.CHURCH
w. G. Evans, of San Jose, California,
Is Named.

w. c. Evans, D. D.. of San Jose.
Cal, has been appointed by Bishop
Hamilton of the Methodist church to
be pastor of the First Methodist
church of Topeka.
Rev. Mr.. Evans is a comparatively
young man. He is married, but has
no family He has been pastor of the
First Methodist church at San Jose
for several years. 1t has not yet been
how soon he will come to
Topeka nor at what time he will
make his first address in the pulpit
of the church in this city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

for doing his duty. 1t may be that
the critics of the president desire a
man with wabbly knees, weak head
and a soft hand in the White House
That, however, is not the kind of a
man the great bulk of the American
people desire for their chief executive.
They want just man and a strong
man, and what's more they mean to
have him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
CT TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Ar THE WORLDS FAIR

Subscribers to the State journal
visiting the Worlds Fair may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
to any address In ST. Louis at the rate
ga thirty cents a month. The last
edition OF the State Journal reaches
ST. Louis the following morning. The
paper can be sent care OF the Kansas
building. II desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

An agricultural journal has caIculat-
ed that it costs now $4,000 to build
house that seven years ago could have
been built for $4,000. The Dingley duties
on lumber. structural steel, nails and
other materials of building are
held to account for most of the rise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

State Auditor Wells is in Topeka to-
day. He has been busy at the World S
fair and in the campaign for the last
two weeks. In view of recent develop
ments Mr.. Wells declined to talk
politics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
To Install DIR. Estey.

Services under the direction of Topeka
Presbytery, installing Rev. S. s. Estey,
Phi. D., as pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian church, this city, will be held in that
church Thursday evening, October 20. at
7:30 o'clock. Rev. DR.. Page of Leaven-
worth and Rev. DR.. Banker of Lawrence
will be assisted by the various Presbyter-
ian ministers of the city in the services.
Excellent music will be furnished by the
regular nuartette. The PUBLIC is invited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
]. w. DAVIES DEAD
Los Angeles Millionaire Dies at
Topeka Hospital.
Stopped Here on His Way
East.
WAS AN OLD CITIZEN.
Left Kansas for the Coast Is
Years Ago.
Amassed an Immense Fortune
I'm Real Estate.

James NJ. Davies, a millionaire, for
merly of Topeka, but for the last fif-
teen years a resident of Los Angeles,
Cal, died this morning at 1 O'Clock in
Christ hospital, at the age of IA years.
1t was supposed that death was caused
by obstruction of the intestines, but a
surgical operation Monday revealed a
complication of troubles. The arrange
ments for the funeral will not be an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
LOCAL MENTION.

Tuesday afternoon, the Lowman Hill
Blues and the Lowman Hill Scrubs,
two football teams made up OF Low
man Hill school boys. played a to 5
game on the Lowman Hill grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
FOR STARCH FACTORY.
Santa Fc Sued for $4,000 for Its
Destruction.

The National Starch company today
brought suit in the federal court
against the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad for $4,000 FOR the burn
ing of the old starch mill two years
ago. The sum of $4,000 is asked for
the building and $4,000 for attorneys
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
ses to spend S90,O00,000

New York proposes to spend $50, 900. 900
for an improved water supply. The re-
cent results of drinking bad whisky
may have something to do with the
movement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
For a Finger, $50.

H. L. Heinzman secured Judgment in
the district court this morning against the
Continental Creamery company for $50 for
contested. Heinzman was employed at
the creamery plant and while working
setting UP pump his finger was crushed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

If the Episcopalians could have their
way there would be no use in securing
n divorce and a lot of lawyers would
be thrown out of work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

Every time the car hears a, piece of
bad news he appoints the baby to an
other office. There are grounds for fear
that the supply of offices will run out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

Even Democratic newspapers COM
mend President Roosevelt for his action
I'm regard to the SIocum disaster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

This has been a hard year on the
makers of campaign badges and torches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-5 rooms furnished or unfur-
nished. Call this week 422 Taylor st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
10; THE POOR INDIAN.
His Case Is Discussed at the MohonI1
Conference.

Lake Mohonk, N. Y, Oct 19.-In his
address to the twenty-second annual
Indian conference which was called to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New HOTk PTesS.J
If a man likes to work very hard with
nothing to show for it he is fool not to
get married.
It's funny how a girls lips can smell of
tobacco smoke when she has been in a
room alone with man
There is something singulariy consistent
in a feminine way in a bleached blonde
singing in a church choir
A girl would hate to think that a man
she likes could suspect how narrow seat
she could sit in with him
Lots of people who worry over the mis-
cry of the pagans don't care if they don t
give their own servants enough to eat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

You can not get rid of yellow skin, PIN
pies, lusterless eyes, bad breath with
paint and powder HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea cures from within. 35c. Tea
or Tablets. Gatlin Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
SWITZER AS JUDGE.

trouble. Funeral announcements will
be made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

.Elitza Morgan, aged 10 years, died
.oday at 204 Monroe street of heart
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-05
GRIEF TURNED TO JOY
Found Children Alive After Bringing
Home BODY He Identified.

Home Body He identlheo'
Chicago. Jan One OF the saddest
cases of the Ir0quois Theatre fire was
that OF Herbert and Agnes l.ange. Both
children had attended the perform
ance. and after many hours of tireless
searching the broken-hearted father
finally found the daughter, Agnes, In
an undertaking establishment. He
pleaded with newspaper men TO aid
him. and his voice choked and failed
as he referred to his wife, who lay ut
terly Frustrated at their home. Finally
the body of the girl was found. and
the broken.hearted father gathered up
the little form and carried It to his
carriage. -
II have one OF them at last he
said. "and this will be great comfort
to her mother" The absolute failure OF
Mr.. LANCE to identify any one of the
bodies as that OF his son aroused some
hope that the boy may still be alive
and cared for i'm some hospital.
Mr. Lang's sorrow was turned to
ioy when he reached his home. AS ne
drove up 10 the door with the body
which he had brought from the morgue
as that Of his daughter. he was greeted
BY his wife. who told him that their
two children had returned home last
evening in safety They had become
dazed apparently and had been wan
dering about the city without knowing
whore they were. Mr. LANCE at once
returned to the morgue with the body
of the little girl which he thought TO
he that OF his own child.