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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
POSTAL CLERK ON TRIAL.
John A. Fagg Charged With Taking
$4,000 From a Pouch.

Kansas City, Nov. 1.-THE case
against John A. Fagg, former clerk in
the registry department of the branch
postoffice at the Union depot, occupied
much of the time of the United States
district court Saturday. Fagg. is
charged with having taken packages
from the mail containing 5000 in
money and a meerschaum pipe. These
articles disappeared from the station
three years ago, when Fagg was in
charge of the department. The $4,000
wos mailed by the National Bank of
Commerce in May. 1901, to the ]. B.
Brinkman Company's bank at Great
Bend. Kan.
The important clue to the missing
money was the disappearance of a
pipe mailed at the same time This
was later found in Fagg's apartments
and he was indicted by the federal
grand jury last spring on the charge
of embezzIing it from the mails. The
two cases have been consolidated. and
Fagg is now being tried on both
charges. He was arrested in Milwau-
kee, Wis, where he was living under
the name of Jack Sheldon. with
woman. who it is alleged is not his
wife. She had $1,000 deposited in
local bank there.
The direct testimony for the govern
ment was presented, and postOffice in
spectorS declared on the stand that not
only was the meerschaum pipe found
in Fagg's possession, but that a master
key. used for unlocking registered
mail pouches and the tracing for an
other key were found in his rooms.
These keys are not given to clerks.
Fagg's contention was that he found
the key and the meerschaum pipe be-
hind a desk in the pOstoffice branch
before It was moved from the union
depot The case was continued until
this afternoon, at which time the de-
fense will have opportunity to pre-
re cid Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
FENDER SAVES ANOTHER
III. A. Oliphant ColIides With Street
Car.

H. A. Oliphant, of No. S19 Monroe
street, and who is employed in the
Warren M. Crosby store, collided with
a Santa Fe depot street car at the
corner of Eighth and Kansas avenues
shortly before / o'clock Sunday. Oil
phant was riding a bicycle westward
on East Eigth avenue and was cross
ing Kansas avenue when he ran into
a street car headed nOrthward. The
fender caught both rider and bicycle,
and as the car was brought to a stop
Oliphant fell outward from the car.
He suffered a severe cut on the scalp,
which bled freely. and his bicycle was
badly broken. The fender of the car
prevented serious accident. Had it
not been for the fender, he very likely
would have gone underneath the
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
MlDWINTER FAIR NOTES
One Fourth of the Floor Space Al
ready Leased.

One-fourth of the floor space in the
Auditorium has been sold for the Mid
winter fair, according to Secretary r.
S. Brigham this morning. More appli-
cations are on file in his office. The
Midwinter fair is proving decidedly
popular and the space is in demand.
The sales made SO far were purely the
result of the announcement sent out
by Mr.. Brigham a week ago last Tues
day. He wrote no personal letters to
any of the concerns which took space.
Yes" said Mr.. Brigham, ''applica-
tionS are coming in rapidly. Quite a
number of them are from exhibitors
They seem to be satisfied with their
results"
When Mr.. Brigham was at ST. Louis
a week ago, the manager of the Hor-
lick's Matted Milk exhibit there, told
him that his firm received more good
from the exhibit at. Topeka in the au-
dftorium last winter than it had at the
st. Louis fair all summer. That is
certainly a recommendation for the
Kansas Midwinter exposition.
All of the railroads running into To-
peka have granted a fare of one rate
for the round trip during the Midwinter
fair. The time limit is from January
so until February IL. Mr.. Brigham was
advised with regard to the rate this
morning. The number of out of town
visitors has steadily increased during
the three years of the exposition. being
three times larger during the last than
during the first fair.
The Topeka Commercial club has
presented a plan to Secretary Brigham
to have all of the medals aud awards
taken by Kansas at the Worlds fair
put on exhibit at the Auditorium show
There will probably be twenty in all,
and for almost that many different
kinds of exhibits. Kansas made one of
the best showings in the country on
vegetable products at St Louis and a
display of the awards and prizes would
doubtless be interesting to great
many visitors at the fair
The prospectus of the Kansas Mid
winter fair will be out by the last of
the week. 1t will be artistically printed
and made. Illustrations of past fairs
information relative to the show next
February. About 10000 will be printed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
WILL MEET NEXT WEEK.
Missouri Valley Magnates to Adjust
Business Matters.

President Shiveley, of the Missouri
Valley league, today announced that
the annual meeting of the league
would take place in Kansas City at the
Baltimore hotel on either Nov. % and
"A or "A and 25. 1t was planned to
include Thanksgiving, so that the
Kansas Missouri game could be at
tended by the baseball magnateS a
number of them having urged Shive-
ley to call the meeting Turkey day.
Secretary Logan, of the Topeka
Baseball association. requested the
meeting at that time, and this morn
ing Shiveley replied as follows by tel
egram: 'Date undecided, but will
meet between % and 25.'
The meeting is a crucial one in the
affairs of the Valley league. A de-
cided change in the circuit is planned.
According to past procedure, the mat
ter of circuit is usually taken up in
the spring, but because of the radical
changes looked for this year. most of
them managers are in favor of attending
to that part of the programme right
now, and getting it done in time to
give incoming towns chance to get
up a team for next year. Topeka la
bored under the disadvantage of late
start during 1904, and the season was
over before Satisfac ctory team was
put into the field.
Just what new towns will be placed
in the circuit is not known. The pro-
lection for all present members has
been paid into the National aSSocia-
t1On Oh PrOfeSSlOnaI Baseball clubs for
1905. That means that they are con-
sequently still owners of the fran
chises. Newcomers will consequently
have to buy their way into the game.
Applications have been received by
President Shiveley from Atchison, Ok
lahoma City, Guthrie. Wichita and
Parsons. ST Joseph, Mo, will probably
go out of the Western league, and Per-
cy Chamberlain. the owner of the
franchise a that place, is planning to
get into the Valley circuit.
The league will also change its
name to either the Middle Western or
the Western association. The mag
mates feel that the present name is
lacking in dignity, and suggestive of
smallness. 1t localizes the territory
according to their story. Especially,
in view of the prospective changes, it
is deemed a good thing to get a new
name.
One of the interesting features of the
Kansas City meeting will be the
awarding of the pennant for 1904 to
lola. This is the first time that KAN
sas has won the pennant in the three
years existence of the league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
Ihorne Case Is Submitted.

The case Of William B. Thorne, for
whom his father is making a fight in
the federal courts to have him released
from the army because of his being
under age when he enlisted, was sub
mitted to Judge Pollock by briefs Sat
urday on agreement of the attorneys.
A decision will not be handed down for
some time due to the fact that the
fall terms of the federal court are now
beginning, the Hrst one being set for
Fort Scott on Monday. The outcome is
watched with a great deal of interest,
for it will be of decided Importance in
military law. Judge Advocate Doam
of Omaha b. here to represent the army
in the triaa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
SHOT A FINE EAGLE.
Roy Hanna Gets One in Mission Town
ship.

Roy Hanna shot an American gray
eagle on the farm of u S. Pressgrove,
in Mission township, last Saturday. 1t
measured feet 8 inches from tip to
Mr.. Hanna brought it to Topeka to be
mounted. He says it was sitting in
a tree short distance from the road
as he was driving by. He did not
know it was an eagle at the time, but
thought it was a big hawk. He shot
it through the head with a shotgun,
but it did not die for some time after
he captured it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
Nrother Kidnaps Child In Vain.

structions from Kansas City, Kas.. the
police watched for Mrs. w. b. Downs
of this city, all day and finally too1
from her a 10-year-old girl, said to be
mer husband, to whom the child waB
awarded by the court. It is stated that
Mrs. Downs. who lives here, went 70
Kansas City Friday mornfaS @SRd aeso-
ceeded in kidnapping the child. coming
to this city with il. A description was
at auce sent to the police of this city.
who waited for tAa woman and child
and sent the. little girl back 60 KAnsaz
City to her TatheE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
EXPECT A HARD WINTER.
Southwest Kansas Citizens Prepared
for Much Snow.

+ Dodge City, Nov. 14-About one inch
of snow fell through the southwestern
portion of Kansas and the eastern part
of Colorado Friday night and the
ground is completely covered. The
temperature took a very pronounced
in earnest. For a time it was thought
a blizzard was coming but toward
evening the severe north wind, which
had prevailed all day, subsidized and the
snow commenced falling straight down.
People in this section anticipate a hard
winter and they have prepared for it.
This snowfall will benefit the wheat
crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
MR. BROWN IS SICK.
Clerk of the United States District
Court Has Typhoid Fever.

Frank L. Brown. clerk of the United
States district court, is i'll with typhoid
fever at 1904 Buchanan street, at the
home of Frank Campbell, deputy of
his court. Mr.. Brown became sick
last Wednesday after his return from
Garnett, to which place he went to
vote His sickness finally developed
into typhoid fever. He will probably
be removed to one of the hospitals to-
night. DR.. S. G. Stewart is in attend
ance- Mr.. Brown is very sick and
deliriouS quite part of the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
FELL OFF a ROOF.
Mildred, Daughter of w. a. Morton
Severely Injured.

Little Mildred Morton, the ten-year-
old daughter of w. a.. Morton, of No.
$40 West Tenth avenue, fell fifteen
feet from the roof of the second story
porch in the rear of her fathers resi-
dence Saturday afternoon, striking
against a well curb. Her lower jaw
was disIocated and her chin badly lar
cerated.
Little Mildred was just ready to at
tend the matinee when she had to go
up to the roof of the porch to show a
boy who was working there how to
clean the leaves off the roof. She got
too near the edge of the roof and fell
over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
Revival Meetings.

Eivangelistic meetings will be held
every evening at 1880 o'clock at the
ParkdaIe NJ. E. cuhrch, Seventh and
Lime streets. The pastor begins a Sc
ries of five-Tninute sermons tonight.
Everybody welcome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
w. G. DUSTIN COMING.
National Commander Sons of Veter-
ans Here Saturday.

W. G.. Dustin. national commander
of the Sons of Veterans is inspecting
the order throughout the west He
will be here Saturday, and a public
reception will be given him in the
evening at Security hall. Among 9TH
ers. Capt. J. G. Waters. Col. Neal and
Capt. J. r. McNary will favor the au-
dience with short speeches, and the
Modocs will furnish music.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
Came Was Cancelled.

The football game scheduled for
Kansas City between the Topeka high
school and Kansas City Central Sat
urday was cancelled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14

upon the mention. of w. R. Stubbs,
and even some of the men who were
behind the Mead boom hastened to get
into the Stubbs band wagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
1t Is Warmer Today.

The weather today has been pleasant
The temperatures as recorded by the
government thermometer were as fol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
Weather Indicators

Chicago, Nov. 14.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Tuesday; warm
er in southeast portion; sautheriy
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
A Strong Wind.

Baltimore. Nov. 14.-In consequence
of yesterdays storm many of the tele-
graph and telephone lines are still down
and there is a serious interruption in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-07
Standinn of the Teams.
Results Yesterday.
Pine Bluff 5, Monroe @.
Ficksburg s, Greenville ).
Natchez 4. Patton Rouge 3.

The directors of the Pine BiuH
baseball association aud the public in
general were very glad to learn Tues.
day afternoon that Pine Bluff won
he last game of the season OH he
home grounds from Monroe by the
score of to @,
The last game of the series With
Monroe was Tough. Just as hard "a
the first game of the season With the
same club, but different result was
tackled onto The end of il.
IN the first game of the season
April 2S, 1904. Monroe beat Pine Bluff
by a score of 5 to [ in a we'll PLAYED
game. and it was entirely fitting that
the Lnmbermen should take sweet re-
Venge by winning the lase game from
the same club by almost the same
score. Young Hickman. the lean and
iankV tWirler, worked in the box for
Monroe on that bright spring day and
Young Hickman again worked IN the
box for Monroe on the fall afternoon,
In the first game Pine Bluff sot but
four hits and Hickman really scored
La shut out. while in the last game
Pine Bluff got six hits and Hickman
was shut out But what a difference
in the box work for the locals in the
first and last games of the season on
the home grounds. Lucid pitched in
the first and the peerless Bob White
in the last. Hence the score. White
mad all the effectiveness possible.
Tuesday and kept the Monroe players
walking up to the bat and then going
back to the bench, but to the field
for most of the time. Once Or twice
the visitors got dangerous especially
In the sixth inning, when Noblett led
off with a two-bagger to left center
and was promptly sacrificed to third
But kanzler struck out and Wagner
hit a popup which Kennedy gobbled
up an Noblett did not move off the
third corner.
1t was a good game, with the score
or the right side, nice crowd of
people paid the admission fee and
gladdened the hearts of the directors
who have had much experience and
everything was ended in sbip-shape
style. The score:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-07
COLLISION NEAR WYNNE.
Iron Mountain Freight Crashed Into
Cotton Belt Passenger.

Wynne, Sept. 7.--Cotton Belt ey-
press No. SO ran into a westbound
IRON Mountain freight train about
three miles cast of Wynnc yesterday
morning. smashing both engines and
derailing five cars. None Of the pas
scneers on the Cotton Belt was in
jnred. the only sufferer from the ac-
cident being the fireman of the
freight train, who was slightly cut
in the leg as result of jumping
, upon a sharp stone.
The iron Mountain and Cotton Belt
trains use the same track from Wynne
To Memphis The Iron Mountain
train Was running or The time of the
express and had orders to take the
siding at LeyesqRe, five miles from
#yn9e. 1t is claimed that the ongn-
eer won't 10 sleep, leaving the heavy
treia ht train to pilot itself.
I No. IS pulled out Of Wynne on time
and tlle engineer, George Barnett,
says he had no intimation of danger
until he rounded The curve, three
mties from Wynne, and saw head
lialt bearing rapidly down on him
He shut off his engine ard applied the
alr and succeeded in almost stopping
he train before meeting the freight
None OF The passenger cars were de
rallied, although the forward car was
! slightly damaged and the passengers
tsevereIy shaken up. The two eagincs
arc Wedgcd together so tightly thai
it seems they can never be separated
The passenger engine being light anC
built higher from the tract, climbed
the heavy freight engine
Engineer John D. Evans and con
Guc'or Lawrence De Leach were in
charge of the freight train.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-07
JEWISH NEW YEAR
RE APPROPRIATELY CEJEER3ET.
ED IN PINE BLUFF FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
Rabbi {. Frisch viii Preach His In.
augural Sermon, Formally Becor1-
ing Minister.
BUSINESS sUsPENDs SATURDAY
ing Minister.

The Jewish New Year, or Rosh Has
hanah, will be celebrated Friday night
and Saturday in Pine Bluff as we'll
as by Jews in all parts Of the world.
The New Year begins at eGnGuWn Fri
day night and ends at sundoWn the
following day. The day is observed
throughout the world vita religious
services Friday night and Saturday
morning and the Jewish residents Gf
Pine Bluff will follow this custom
Services will be held at tao lemple
OF West Second avenue Friday night
at 80. They will be corducteI by
Rabbi Frisch, and he will preach his
inaugural sermon, il being 'he oeco=
sion When he takes charge of The
congregation as minister His sub
jcct Will be, ''rhe Mutual Dates Of
Rabbi and CONGREGATION" 4 t;ue
musical program will be rendered M
der the direction of Mrs. Bocaeo
All the jewish business houses in
| the city will he closed during the
| twenty flour hours over Which the New
Year extends.
The Now Year is different from the
most Of the Jewish holidays, in that
| Il is essentially a religious lay Its
| i5i&niiieanee is Mother historical, racial
n0r agricultural, as somc OF Tie ho-
days are. II was originally the be-
but in modern times its signliicanco
has become purely religious. 'iho al.
herents of the Jewish religion main
tain that its appeal is to the man,
whatever his particular faith may be,
! and that it might be conceivable f,r
| all believers in religion to use the
day for reflection upon questions that
are of interest to every mind. It's
/ topics, it is explained, are sin, regent
ance, Gods mercy, Gods justice, The
lessons of the past, providence for
the future and the flight Of time.
The present name for the holiday
| is post-biblical, as is shown by the
fact that in scripture the New Year
is designated as the Memorial of
Blowing of the Trumpets." 'rha cn.
ing New Year marks the beginning of
the year 5665 from the creation, ac-
cording to the Jewish calendar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-07
OLNEY SEES PARKER.
/ Noted Massachusetts Leader Talks
Politics With the Judge.

Esopus, N. Y, Sept. 7.-Richard
Olney, of Massachusetts, arrived at
Rosemount yesterday to confer with
Judge Parker regarding the. national
political situation. He was expected
two or three weeks ago, but busi-
ness prevented him from making a
definite engagement, and yesterday
was his first opportunity. to come.
Mr.. Olney and the candidate talked
for more than two hours undisturbed
by other callers, and lunched to-
gether.
The active part taken by Mr.. Olney
in Mr.. Cleveland's campaigns prompt.
ed Judge Parker to invite him to
hosemount at this time. though each
confesses to his high regard for the
other.
Mr.. Olney served in President
Cleveland's cabinet as attorney GO.
eral in 1895 and secretary of state
in 1861
Judge Parker received a telegram
yesterday from Senator Davis, carr
didate for vice president, telling of
his inability to accept an invitation
to Rosemount on Thursday for the
purpose of meeting the Democratic
editors.
He said, however that he woul'
take pleasure in visiting Judge Par.
lSer some time next week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-07
DEATH OF LITTLE CHILD.

Leonard, the seven-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Champion Of Warner,
died Tuesday night at the hosle nf
Mrs. Woods on State street after an
ilncss Of several weeks. The funeral
was held this mcrning from the resi-
dence of Mrs. Woods, Rev. Ross
Moore, pastor of the Tirst Baptist
church, conducting the services. The
pail bearers were W. II. Yves tbrook,
r.. b. Russell, A. W. Num- and Lee
Fcx. Mr.. Champion is prominent
n'll man If Warner and We; known
il This lection of the state
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-07
FUNERAL OF j. Nj. RIGHTLY.

The body of ]. NJ. Kightly Of Dumas,
who died the first of the week, arrived
in this city this morning from Cali
fornia, where the deceased was sick
Tor some months. The funeral will be
held this afternoon at 4:3o o'clock
from Trinity Episcopal church. Rev.
w. D. Buckner, the recto- of til,
church, conducted the services. Mr..
Rightly was forme 'ly with the .iustin
company at Dumas and was a promi-
nent business man at that place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-07
NEW SECRETARY OF
GROCERS' ASSOCIATION

Mr.. w. c. Reynolds has accepted
the position of secretary of the local
Retail GrOcers' association and took
charge September J. at which time
the term Of the former secretary
expired. Mr.. Reynolds was formerly
cashier at the local office of the Pa
cific Express company and is well
known to the business men of the
city. He now has active charge of
the affairs Of the association. Fred
Stayton has succeeded Mr.. Reynolds
as cashier Of the Pacific Express
company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-07
j. S. ALTSCHUL RETiRES.

MIR, !. S. Altschui, the West Bar
raque street confectioner, after thirty,
five years of active life in the busi-
ness he has built up and made so
successful, has retired from the bust
ness, and is succeeded by his son
Mr.. Bertrand Altschul. Mr.. Altschul
is one of the pioneer business men
OF the city, and he is popular with
all classes of people. His son has
grown up in the business, and will
manage it successfully.