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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
Cash FROM GILLETT.
Henry G. KetcInum Receives $1,000
From Former Kansan.

Denver, April 12.-Through a volun-
tary settlement by Grant Cillett. the
fancher who al number of years ago
defrauded Kansas 'cattle and land
owners out Of thousands of dollars
one more of his victims is returning
to his home in Ellsworth, Kan. with
nearly $4,000 in his pockets that he
mad long ago placed to the credit of
profit and loss.' He is Henry C.
Ketchun, who owns vast cattle ranges
IN the state of Kansas. Mr.. Ketchum
was at the st. Elmo hotel last night
on his way back from a trip to Parral
Chihuahua, Mexico. where he made
compromise with Gillet, who some
years ago reduced his exchequer to the
extent of SAB, 600.
The settlement was only ACCOMPLISH
ed after two trips to Mexico The first
trip was made shortly after Gillett had
skipped from Kansas. Mr.. Ketchum
traced him direct to Parral, but before
he arrived Gillett learned of his com
ing and went down toward the City of
Mexico.
"Gillett is now engaged in the min
ing business, said Mr.. ketchum. He
is. perhaps, one of the most prosper
Gus men in Parral, and is represent
ing a company of New York capital
lists. He has been extremely success
full in acquiring mining properties and
il order to protect himself he has a.
contract with the company whereby
he can turn over his property for in
terests owned by this corporation,
which are said to aggregate millions
of dollars. Resides this he also re-
ceives $1,000 in gold each month on
account of his salary as general man
ager. All his mining interests are
placed in his wife's name.
His wife and her sister are living
with him in Parrai. They are the
most fashionably dressed women in
the town, wear diamonds, and tn
family lives in better style than any
others in the vicinity
t'AlI of the inha bitants know Gill
let's history, but his record since he
has been there is unquestioned, and
he is respected by every one in the
community
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
GOT THE CHILD.
Sheriff Lucas Has Exciting Time to
Get This One.

It was after two attempts and final
ly hard struggle that the officers sue
ceeded in carrying out the order of
Judge Hazen in the CulD divorce case
by restoring the child to the mother.
When Judge Hazen granted the de-
cree divoreing Fantasia Culp from
William Culp he ordered that the
mother have the child. The child was
in the keeping of Mr.. Culps parents.
Sheriff Lucas and Undersherin Belts
went to the CUP home, on Quincy
street between Fifth and Sixth streets,
to get the child.
The officers were told that the child
was not well. Then Sheriff Lucas
sent DR.. Lewis and DR.. Judd to ex-
anime the child. They stated that
the child was well. Then Lucas and
Belts made a second attempt. The
father, William CuIp, was on crutch es
as the result of a fall. Belts attempt
ed to hold Culp. He tried to sit on
him while Lucas carried the child
from the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
PAClFIED THEM.
The General Destroys Forts of the
Natives in Nindanao.

Manila, April 12.-News has reached
here confirming General Woods Off
cial report of the result of his opera
tions in bIindanao.
With 1900 men General Wood re-
Gently started a campaign to compel
the allegiance of the sultan of Taraca
in Mindanao- He has pacihed the
eastern side of Lake LanaO. where the
sultan lived. The American casual
ties We're two men killed. three men
seriously wounded and three slightly
wounded. A number of the enemys
forts were destroyed. The sultan Of
Taraca, Datto Ali and the leaders Of
the opposition to the American author
tiles succeeded in making their escape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
M'COLLUM A FIxER.
An Ugly Case In Which He Acted as
Attorney"

Before he blossomed out as chief
of police. A. E. McCollum was in some
way connected with law firm. and
posed as a lawyer. The habit seems
to have chung to him so strongly in
fact that he som etines Dresumes to
act as attorney for criminals arrested
by his own policemen.
About three weeks ago Lulu Mccall
luP, negro girl employed as a do
nestle by J. A. Davis, of 622 Van
Buren, street. was arrested on the
charge of stealing a pocketbook-
Wlli Whitlow, young butcher en-
ployed at Mr.. Davis store at the cor
ner of Sixth avenue and Jackson
street, was the loser. He boards at
the Davis residence, and on this oc-
casion left his pocketbook, containing
$3.50, on the dresser in his room.
When he returned for the purse after
missing it and remem bering where he
had left it, it was gone. He immedi-
ateIy suspected the scolored girl, who
had made up the bed and busted out
his room.
Whitlow went to the police station and
Sergeant McElroy returned to the house
with Whitlow and they accused the girl
of the theft She admitted it, and, going
INTO her own room, produced the pocket
book and contents intact, from beneath
the mattress on her bed. McElroy took
her to the station and locked her up. The
next day McCOllum called at Mr.. Davis
store and inquired for Whitlow. He was
referred to the clerk and they went into
the back room. The rest of the story is
told by WhitlOW, who says:
''McCollum told me that he was acting
as attorney for the girl and that he want
ed me to drop the prosecution. He said
that she was a poor girl and he wanted
to go down and tell them to let her out,
aas 1 did not care to prosecute her. The
morning set for the trial in city court
he was there and talked to me half an
hour. He said that if I didn't drop the
case he would make me lots of trouble,
as the girl had told ugly stories about
me and I would have to stand a lot of
newspaper talk was getting rather
sore at him by that time, and I refused
to do as he wished, knowing. that any
thing he or theh girl could tell about me
would be untrue, and I could prove it.
Then McCollum got the case continued
until the next Monday, when the girl
plead guilty. to petit larceny. can't see
why he had anything to do with it. He
said the morning of the trial that NOEL
roy had stretched his authority in arrest-
ing the girl. McElrOy didn't arrest her
until she had confessed stealing the mon
ey and given it up. While the girl was
in jail she wrote a note, Offering to give
up three dollars if I would let up and not
prosecute her. There was not the least
doubt about her stealing the money but
McCOllum was mighty anxious to defend
the thief"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

lFlOp1 the 9nlldQelp0la fNeCOEOI
Heater fires are going out
Storm doors are disappearing.
OvercOats are being hooked.
Few men are too lazy to offer advice.
The thermometer always rises to the
occasion.
At any rate love in a cottage has no
janitor to contend with.
4 man may be quiet dresser until he
loses his collar button.
blonde may be light headed without
being feather Drained.
It's bad luck when a man loses, but
good judgment when he wins.
The real hero of a play is sometimes the
critic who has to sit through it.
Some men become crooked when they
get in straitened circumstances.
Even the fellow who has the blues can
get rid of them in poker game.
Dout put off the sure thing of today
for The uncertainty of tomorrow.
Lots of people regard a clear conscience
more as luxury than a necessity.
Perhaps truth is stronger than fiction
because we don't get well enough &c
quainted with it.
Wigg-"Adiss Pert is a very considerable
sort of a girl Wagg-''Yes, she never
wears stickpins in the dark"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
AT THE CONVENTION.


It was 2:20 this afternoon when the
convention was called to order, and
while waiting for the committees to
report, Mrs Annie L. Diggs was called
on to speak
am about the happiest mortal
alive to get back once more to this
great land fours,'' said Mrs. Diggs.
and l come back more of an Ameri-
can more of a Populist then ever
Mrs Diggs said she could not advise
as to what the convention ought to do
because she did not know the local
conditions. She talked for a few min
utes on sociological problems which
she had been studying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
LIGHTFOOT FINED 800.
Indian Who Pounded Up One Of His
Race.

The United States district court has
to sit on some of its bad Indian like
police court occasionally. Thomas
LightfOot was summoned to appear be-
fore the federal judge for assault and
battery. He has managed at various
times when court was in session to be
away, but yesterday the officers had
him on hand.
He had no attorney and the court
appointed Captain Joe Waters Wa
tiers said he never refused to obey the
court. and after a conference with his
quickly acquired client marched him
before the bar with the usual recon-
mediation for cIemency- Lightfoot got
500 worth and an official notice that
if he didn't pay 1t in ten days he would
have to go to Jail. After the sentence
Cliff Histed. who was up from Kansas
CITY said: Waters Will get an extra
credit mark from the recording angel
for that job"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
ANARCHISTS DAGGER
Plunged Into the Body of the Spanish
Premier.

Barcelona, April 12.-Premier 1Iaura was
attacked and wounded today by an as
sassin, armed with dagger, while enter
ing the palace of the council general.
Senior Maura's wound Is not serious
The premier had just returned from
attending a requiem service celebrated
for the repose of the soul of the late
Queen Isabella and was entering the pal
ace when a youth 10 years old. named
Joaquin Miguel Artao. approached. and,
shouting Good day Long live anarvhy,
dagger ne had concealed in a handkez-
chief Artao was Immediately seized and
The premier was able himself to send TO
Madrid the news of the attempt on mis-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
An Allen Runor.

The Fort Scott Tribune prints a ru-
NOR that the Second district trouble
has been fixed UP. The Tribune does
not vouch for the story and says it
cannot be traced to any reliable source.
The report is that Henry Allen is to
get out of the congressional race, al
lowing J. D. Bowersock to have the
Republican nomination, and that Allen
is to have a foreign consulate to pay
him. A foreign consulate would be
about the last thing Henry Allen
would want, SO the story is not be-
lfevHd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
LOCAL MENTION.

A number of popular local must
clans contributed to the programme
OF the concert given at the Lowman
Hill school Monday night for the
sch TOOL piano fund. The are: Miss
Pearlade Prescott, violinist Miss Anna
Marie Nellis, whistler, Miss Clara
Cum, reader, Miss Eleanor Thomp-
son and Miss Parry Bundy, pianists,
Mrs p. H. Adams, Mr.. E. B. Conant,
Mr.. William Shaver, Mrs. Fred Bull,
Mrs. Guthrie and Miss Belle Stage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
Montana for RoosereIt.

Helena, Mont, April 1.-THE Repub-
lican state convention met here at
noon today, with every county in the
state represented. Six delegates at
large TO the Republican national con-
vention will be chosen. The delegation
viii be instructed to vote for Roose-
welt at the Chicago convention and
resolutions will be passed endorsing
his administration and the work of
Congressman Dixon, Montanas repre-
sentative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
Health Is Youth.

Disease and sickness bring old age. Her
bfne taken every morning before break
fast will keep you in robust health, fit
YOU to ward off disease 1t cures consti-
baton, biIiOusness. dyspepsia, fever skin
liver and kidney complaints It purifies
the blood and clears the complexion. Mrs.
ID w Smith Whitney. Tex, writes April
q 1902: Il have used Herbine and find 1t
the best medicine for constipation and
liver troubles. It does all you claim for
it can highly recommend it SOC
bottle Sold by Rowley q Snow and w.
s. Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

The customary Democratic row has
started earlier than usual in Indiana
this year. Boss Taggart of Indianap-
oils not only refused to let the Hearst
repeaters vote but he wouldn't allow
the Hearst people to see the count of
the ballots, according to the stories
told by the newspapers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

Port Townsend. Wash, April ia
somewhat unusual verifcation of the
fear that the British ship La Norma
was dashed to pieces on the western
rocky shores of Vancouver island dur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

Valiant lodge No. 1855, K. of P, will
hold its regular convention Wednes-
day evening, April 13, at hall, Sixth
and Quincy Work in rank of
knight All members of lodge and
members of order are urged to be
present and assist us in the work, as
we have a large class and all candi-
dates are requested to be present
without further notice.
w s. OSBORNE, G. C.
c. G. HENSHAW, X of r. and 8.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

The large crop of oranges and lem
ons on the Pacific coast is evidenced
in the total of weekly shipments from
southern California for the first eigh-
teen weeks of the season beginning
with November 1, during which period
1922 cars of oranges and lemons
were shipped, against 7.O49 cars in
1923 and 1910 cars in 1902.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
A KILLING AT LONGTON.
William Mccoy Shoots His Wife and
Then Turns Pistol ON Self.

Longton. Kan. April 12-william Nc
Coy of Kansas City, Kan, a machinist,
today shot and killed his wife formerly
Cora Palmer of this place. and then
shot himself. He will recover. They
were married last October. No cause IS
known for the tragedy. The shooting oc-
CURED at the home of the womans par
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

ing the fierce gales of March is pre-
scented in the fact that all the fish be-
ing caught by the neighborIng Indians
for food are found upon being cleaned
to contain wheat As the vessel was
laden with that commodity and is SUD-
posed to have met her fate in the i'm
mediate locality, even the most conf
dent are losing hope
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

If the special grand jury will make
a thorough investigation they will find
that the Gem laundry employs no
cheap labor, have no cut rates and do
the best laundry work in Topeka. We
want to get into this "muss'' and in
vite investigation.
FRANK B. SINdAIS, Prop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

The Parker boom, which is being
chaperoned by David B. Hill, has at
last acquired something substantial to
rest upon. The judge has two instruct
ed delegates in Indiana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

It looks now as though Senator Bur
ton might be able to draw enough
money from the government to pay his
Ane without working for 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
Death of South American Explorer.

Kansas City, No, April 12-Ivan D.
Heath. who gained some notoriety through
his explorations of South and Central
America, died today at his home at Kan
sas City, Kan, aged 81 years He was a
brother of DR.. Edwin r. Heath, also a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

St. Louis points with pride to the
fact that there are fewer prisoners
than usual in her jails. Any city can
have empty jails with such courts as
they have in Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Neil Davis. the son of c. p. Davis,
died this morning at 9 o'clock. The
funeral will take place Wednesday
afternoon at ? o'clock from the resi-
dence, 1913 Madison street.
Mrs J. F. Senour. who lived near
Fifteenth and Garfield streets in To-
peka for about 20 years. died at
Tampa. Fla, Saturday. April 8. Mr..
and Mrs Senour removed to the
south only a few years ago. While
in Topeka she was prominently iden-
tilted in religious work.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-10
SPIRITS TOOK DROP
PRICE WENT OFF Ia CENT IN
TRADING AFTER MARKET CLOSED.
ROSINS STILL HIGHER.
ALL GRADES FROM DOWNWARD
ADVANCED IN LATE TRADING.

Market Opened with Advance to
Outside Price of Cents on WV
and WG-In Late Trading Pales
Went at Inside Prtce-Spirits
Closed steady nt 53-AH offerings
of Both Spirits and Resins Clean
ed In After Market ClOsed-Re-
ceipts of Spirits OO3 and of Resins
2.106.
The turpentine market seemed to
have reached the limit of its recent
advance yesterday, for though it OPEN
ed firm and unchanged from the out
side price of the day before, 5Sc, it
closed only steady at the same price,
and in the afternoon trading went off
Nc. The sales at the opening were 342
casks and at the closing so casks. In
the afternoon, all offerings were taken.
The receipts for the day were 90S casks
and the exports. 1872.
The rosin market continues to show
its upward tendency. 1t opened firm
yesterday and unchanged from the
closing of the day before, except in
the case of w w. which was quoted
at 81 5000. SIS and w G, at $4.05@4 10,
the outside prices of the day before,
with sales of LAO barrels, and it closed
firm and unchanged without further
sales, though in the afternoon all fac
tors offerings We're cleaned out at an
advance of sc on all grades from and
including I downward. The receipts
were 2,196 and the exports 1852.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-10
BULL LEADERS
HEAVY BUYERS.

New Orleans. June 9.-Futures
steady; June, IL soc bid; July, HOO
IL tic: August. II .l4@11. 15c; September,
g. 9c; October, 9.61G9 SIC; November,
9.5269. 53c; December, 9.52q9 SEC; jan
uary. 95969 soc.
In the spot market there was a good
demand at full board prices. Sales
$3.50, including $50 to arrive, and LOO
f. o. b. Quotations advanced 3-16c
Futures were steady at the opening
with prices one point higher to three
points lower than yesterdays closing.
New York was firmer, and gave
strength to the local market. Soon aft
er the opening the bull leaders became
heavy buyers of July and their pur-
chases sent that option skyward. Some
little covering by shorts in the winter
months sent those positions up. but
heavy profit taking by those who had
bought last night for an upward turn
sent prices off again. The advance in
the earlier hours was not steady and
the result of it seemed merely to be the
calling out of more short selling. Later
in the day there was another upward
turn which carried prices to within
a point or two of the highest levels of
the season. In the trading July adj
vanced 25 points above the closing of
yesterday at IL re declined to II SAC
and finally recovered to IL roc. The
market closed firm with net gains
of % to &c points on the old crop months
and IL to 90 on the new.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-10
WARE 81 LELAND
Say Market Has Been Heavily Over
sold.

say Market Has Been Heavily Over
sold.
New York. June 9-There seems to
be no doubt that the market is sold to
standstill. 1t has all the early
marks of an oversold a thoroughly
cleaned out market, and it will require
more pounding than the trade is like
ly to give for the present to carry on
the decline. The decline yesterday is a
normal development of an oversold
market. After a sharp advance most
of the Improvement is lost and prices
generally work back to pretty near the
low level. Then sellers found there was
no give to the market and they rushed
to cover. This sort of thing generally
marks the end of the movement for the
time being This morning market ran
up about a half a cent on August,
and the whole list was firm, there is
nothing to buy cotton on If you look
at crop news and all that sort of
thing. But when a market is heav-
lily long and top heavy it crumbles
without any change in news. So when
market is oversold. If prices always
kept on going down as long as news
was favorable why there would be soon
no value to cotton. But something
stops the decline. The market now is
so heavily oversold that there is very
little risk in buying. The pounding has
besr going on so that one knows how
short the market is or how far prices
are out of their course. We believe in
buying on every break now until
shorts cover.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-10
NEW YORK RICE MARKET.

New York, June 9.-The demand for
the week has been of an irregular
character. Buyers response to offerings
vary from ship quick and trace: en-
tirely out" don't want a thing: be-
tween the two. the watchful holder
places fair line of orders in fact.
some report equal if not larger aggreg-
ate, as compared with previous records
last season and the earlier months of
the year. AT low range of current
values, prices are steady primary
markets being quoted higher than re-
lative worth here, shipments hither are
of small volume.
Advices from the South not but little
doing on the Atlantic Coast. At New
Orleans the market is dull, sales for the
week being smaller than any similar
period since the opening of the crop.
prices however, are fairly well sus-
tanned. In the interior Southwest Lousi-
ana and TRANSFORMATIONS are mainly
quiet, some considerable sales are re-
ported TO the Pacific Coast, with con-
tinued enquiry from that section
Cables and correspondence from
abroad note but little that is new. Car
goes are duh and spot rice taken as
needs develop Forward cleaned is
firm. While the crop In the Far East
is a large one. yet the quantity arriv-
ed and ahoat Is less by 200, 0OO, 900
pounds than last year equal date.
Talmage, New Orleans, telegraphs
Louisina crop movement to date
Receipts. rough, 1.SS9,520 sacks; last
year. l.4ss,655 sacks. Sales. cleaned
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-10

changed to a decline Of points on
the old months, l point lower TO points
higher on the new crop months. The
early trade was quiet. then there was
an active period. during which the
fluctuations. especially in the old crop
deliveries, were quite cratic There
were evidences that the big operators
under the circumstances MANY houses
advised the smaller interests to re-
main out OF the market for the time
being. Liverpool was a buyer of cot
ton and the New Orleans houses dur
ing the day took on some cotton The
weather conditions generally were quite
Favorable and naturally there was
some profit taking. however, there
was scattered rains in the western sec
ton Of the belt, and these seemed to
cause some apprehension. The cables
were little better than expected, and
the local bulls were encouraged by the
private cables from abroad. Spot in
terests were credited with buying more
cotton in the South and there was
further talk of decrease in stocks. The
latter, however, were large in some
cases as compared with this time last
year Local stocks were expected to
show further decreases in the near fu-
ture. Port receipts were figured at g.
900, against 2,275 last week and 100
last year. For the week estimated
13, 900 bales, which was 1000 more
than previous estimate, against 10, 966
last week and 1909 last year. The
market was dull at intervals, but on
d whole il was quite active On the
close. there was naturally some diff
ferences of opinion, however, as we
stated in our letter some days since
we advise the purchase of cotton on
all decided breaks