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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
SEEMS TO BE LOST.
Second Ward Sewer Project Is Prob
ably Defeated.

Even with the Santa Fe's name ta-
ken from the remonstrance, 1 judge
from the count so far as 1 have gone,
that the Second ward sewer will be de-
feated," said City Engineer McCabe
this morning when asked in regard to
the matter.
"Of course my guess may be wrong
continued the city engineer, but things
look dubious for the sewer now. My
count is more than half completed and
it seems that almost everybody mas
signed the remonstrance. 1 will have
my report ready for the council on next
Monday evening. But it will take all of
my time until then to get it ready"
The statement in the State Journal
on Thursday that the Santa Fe had re-
moved it's name from the remonstrance
created a big stir among the people in
terested in the sewer. Those who are
objecting to it Immediately began to
look around for reasons. There seems
to be but one. and that is intangible,
for it is apparently the influence of
certain members of the health depart
ment of the city.
The latter visited the Santa Fe Off
gard to the matter. The railroad Off
cialS agreed after a long conference to
take the Santa Fe name off the petit
tion but expressed great concern that
nothing be said about it. 1t was agreed
to keep the Santa Fe's name on the
petition until it was found that the
sewer would be defeated. In case the
name of the road did not have to be
taken off, the information was never to
have been given out that the road
changed it's mind in regard to the mat
ter.
The city engineer was besieged this
morning by prominent city officials in
Guiding the mayor and Santa F'e rail-
road officials as to why he gave out the
story. The information did not come
from Mr.. McCabe. 1t came from an
mother source and was absolutely cor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
THREE FIST FIGHTS.
Harmony of Phillipsburg Convention
Was Severely Punctured.

Phillipsburg, Kan, Aug. 19.-The
Republican county convention was
held here Thursday and the following
ticket was nominated: For representa-
tive, c. w. Hull; for county clerk
Lawrence Martin; for register of
deeds, Charles Hartzog; for clerk of
the court, Rafe Porter; for probate
judge, L. E. Countryman; for county
attorney, w. N. Moore; for coroner,
f. A. Nelson; foracommissioner of the
first district, Lon Grewell, and for
commissioner of the second district,
Fred Veeh.
The harmony of this convention was
punctuated by three fist fights, one oc-
curing in the convention hall, and
two on the streets below.
w. A. Haskell. candidate for state
senator from this district, was present
and made a short address.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
EVA BOOTH TO GO.
Will Be Transferred from Salvation
Army Work in Canada.

Spokane Wash, Aug. 19.-It is
officially announced that Commits
sioner Eva Booth, the daughter of
General William Booth, who for seven
years has been in command of the
Salvation Army work in Canada,
Alaska, eastern Washington, Montana
and Idaho will be transferred to
other work 1t is expected that
Booth-TuckeE, of New York, in COM
mand of the rest of the work in the
United States will also be transferred.
Neither their successors nor their new
appointments are yet known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
EIGHT MORE DEEDS FILED.
Buying of Right of Way for Topeka
Northwestern Continues.

Eight more deeds were filed in the
register of deeds Office at the court
house this morning, representing sales
of land through the northern part of
Shawnee county to the Union Pacific
railway for the extension of its line
to MarysvilIe, Kansas, known as the
Topeka & Northwestern
The names of the people from whom
land was bought and the price paid.
follow: L. P. Presgrove and wife,
$500; Aaron l.. Ricketts,, $500; Henry
Howell and wife $145; w. F. Doel and
wife. $40; J. H. Forbes and wife, $500;
George e. Clark and wife, $1,000;
Charles Woodley and wife. $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
HOT SEA FIGHT.
Described by the Admiral of the
Vladivostok Squadron

Described by the Admiral of the
VIadivostok Squadron.
st. Petersburg. Aug. 19.-Emperor
Nicholas has received a dispatch from
Viceroy Alexieff, dated at Vladivostok,
August II, saying that the cruisers
Rossia and Gromoboi of the Vladi-
vostok squadron returned to Vladi-
vostok August 16, and communicating
the following report by Rear Admiral
lessen, commander of the squadron:
AT dawn on August IA the Rossia,
Gromoboi and Rurik arrived AZ miles
from and parallel with FuSan and 80
miles from the northern lighthouse of
rs island, when to the westward I
saw a Japanese squadron of armored
cruisers six miles to the north travel
ing parallel with our course. This
the Iwate type and was putting on full
speed.
''I took a course to the northward
with view Of attacking in the open
sea, but the enemy, who was of Su-
perior speed, turned and took the
same course. 1 was therefore obliged
to engage in battle, which commenced
at o'clock in the morning with dis
tance of so cables between the two
squadrons. GA cable length is 200
yards.)
In the straits to the southwest we
saw a second class cruiser of the
Naniwa type coming to join the en-
emy. At convenient opportunity
we turned to the right, intending to
approach the Korean coast. and by in
creasing our speed to II knots we
seemed to have an opportunity of sue
ceeding, but the enemy observed our
intention and directed his course
toward us for the purpose of hinder
ing our design.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
LEISHMAN REPLIES.
Ignores the Porte's Reservation Re-
garding the Schools.

Constantinople, Aug. 19.-Minister
Leishman has replied to the porte's
note. The American minister takes
note of the formal declaration of the
government to accord like treatment
to American citizens as to those of
other powers regarding schools in
Turkish territory and expresses in his
note the hope that the porte will not
raise difficulties over executing the
promises. The minister's reply ignores
the porte'S reservation relative to de-
partmental formalitieS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
BACK TO OYSTER BAY.
President Roosevelt Will Return Home
Saturday.
Washington.

Washington. Aug. 19.-President
Roosevelt will leave Saturday morn
ing for Oyster Bay. While there he
will complete his letter of acceptance,
a complete outline of which already
has been prepared 1t will be pub
lished probably early in the second
week of September. The president ex-
poets to remain one month at Oyster
Bay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Aged Leavenworth Man Shoots Him
self in the Head.

Leavenworth. Kan, Aug 19-Duf
Markhart, manager of the Angel Luin-
ber company of this city, committed
suicide in the Grand Army hall here
last night by shooting himself in the
head. The body was found by his son
at 8 O'Clock this morning after an all
night search. Markhart was nearly so
years of age No cause is known for
his act
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
GIVE BACK THE LAKE.
Minister Bowen Makes a Formal Re-
quest of Venezuela.

Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad,
Aug. 19.-Advices were received today
from Caracas, saying that the Ameri-
can minister, Mr.. Bowen, in the name
of the United States has requested
Venezuela to remove Mr.. Carnock. the
receiver appointed to take charge of
the property of the New York z Ber-
mudese Asphalt company, and to re-
turn the asphalt lake to the American
company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
Weather Indications.

Chicago Aug. 1e.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Showers tonight; generally fair
Saturday, cooler in east portion to-
night; westerly winds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
HEAVY RAIN WAS GENERAL.
Every Weather Bureau Station in
Kansas Reports Precipitation.

More showers are promised by the
weather bureau. The rainfall of last
night in Topeka amounted to -S5 of
an inch.
The rains reported for the Kansas
stations for last night were as follows:
Baker, 1.O4; Concordia, LOO; Dodge
City, 1.84; Dresden, IA; FIT. Scott, %;
Macksville, LOS; Mcpherson, .5S;
Manhattan, "A; Usage City, 10; Rus
sell, LOS: Sedan, .12; Topeka, .S5; To-
ronto, 10; Wichita, so.
The weather forecast issued from
the United States weather bureau this
morning says: Showers tonight; gen.
orally fair Saturday and cooler in east
portion"
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures recorded by the Kansas sta
tions for the past twenty-four hours
ending with o'clock this morning
were as follows: Baker, 80, "a; Con-
cordia, 80, 6S; Dodge City, S6, ga;
Dresden, 7S, so; FIT. Scott, rs, So;
MacksvilIe, 80, 64; Mcpherson, 81,
10; Manhattan, so, 6S; Usage City, SS,
68; Russell, so, "a; Sedan, so. To-;
Topeka, II, 70; Toronto, so, 6S; Wich-
ita, IS. TO-.
The corn and wheat bulletin says
today: 1.-THE weather was cloudy over
eastern Kansas and western Missouri
this morning, partly cloudy in central
Kansas and clear in western Kansas.
Rain has fallen at all stations, and
was generally heavy. The day tenn
peratures have fallen in eastern Kan
sas and western Missouri
The hourly temperatures recorded
by the government thermometer to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19

The rainfall this morning amounted
to 6-100 of an inch. The wind at
o'clock was west, blowing 10 miles an
hour.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21
BOYS GET IN TROUB[E

Three boys. John Margilin. aged Is
years; s. e. Olson, aged 12 years,
and Tom Denegril, aged IL years,
were arrested at o'clock this after
noon by Ofiicer Daniel and booked at
the station house charged with burg
larry. The boys are suspected of being
guilty of entering Hull's grocery
store, E2002 Third avenue, some time
during the night last Thursday. They
were picked up at Natatorium park,
where they had gone to take in the
Shriners' festival. The burglars who
entered the store took number of
packages Of tobacco, sardines and
other canned meat and several copper
coins. The store was entered through
a transom.
Margilin has been in trouble num-
Der Of times and has narrowly escaped
the reform school.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21
MANUAL TRAINING
in The SCHOOL

At a meeting Of the board Of educa-
ton held last evening, Professor o. L.
Whitcomb of Drake university, Des
Moines, Ia, was elected professor of
the sloyd department of the Spokane
schools at a salary OF $l400.
Mr.. whitcomb comes highly recon-
mended as an instructor, and his quail
ifications in an educational way are
not surpassed He is a graduate Of
Toledo (O.) Normal and Polytechnic
school and is a post graduate Of Held
elburg university, Germany. and Wis
lonsin university.
Arrangements for the new depart
ment are In progress. Two manual
training centers. one of these on the
North Side. the other on the South
Side of the city. will be established,
to which all pupils in the seventh and
eighth grades will go one hour Of each
week. Rooms will be equipped with
all the necessary tools and material.
In speaking Of the selection of Pro-
fessor whitcomb. Floyd Daggett said
this morning that he had favored the
appointment of a woman. Miss Cora
Clark had been highly recommended
for the position, but the rest of the
board felt that 1t would be better to
employ man to build up the system.
There was a crying need for manu-
al training In the schools" said Dag
gett. I'VE have had to do something
to keep the boys in school 1t has
been customary for the boys to drop
out after reaching the seventh grade,
With manual training established We
feel that the boys will remain with
US.
Manual training has been very sue
cessful In Seattle. There they have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21

Like every parade, circuses includ-
ed, the Shriners did not start until
some 80 minutes after the scheduled
time. The parade was headed by two
buglers who could play real music.
This was the only music in the pa
rade. The Chinese orchestra in their
touching ballad, mo Payee, No
Washee," played music little above
the heads of the public. Still they
maintain that it was real music. May
be so. Following the musicians came
Attorney Robertson with a megaphone
of gigantic dimensions. In his sweet
and gentle voice he reminded the pop
ulace that the Shriners would hold
forth at Natatorium this afternoon.
He modestly mentioned some of the
leading attractions. The hippopota-
mus, the rhinoceros, the bull fight,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21

rect from Paris. Every man who did
not have something formidable was
armed with a COW bell which tinkled
merrily as the procession advanced.
The scimiters, axes and other instru-
ments of torture In the far east were
in evidence.
DR.. Allen made a hit as an an-
nouncer, but there was some comment
that his skirt had not been let out
enough. Down the street. working
hard and sweating more, came IL good
and true men, working their passage
on handcars. 1t was hard work. but
they managed to keep up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21

three women instructors. II II our
aim to branch out as soon al We feel
we can AFFORD 1t and have course o8
manual training for the girls, They
will be taught sewing. wood work ana
like subjects and finally we hope 6
be able to start school OF domestic
science.
"At present the course win be open
only to boys. We have to keep them
in school. There is no doubt but that
manual training 10 = great advantage
to the children. In the east most of
the schools have taken II up.
When once the system II estal-
lished here we intend to extend IL into
the high school. That win not be FOR
some time yet according 20 our plana
But we VIII doubtless employ wona-
an instructor next year to take charge
Of the manual work for the girla.s
The school board. consisting q ~.
w. Toiman. Fred Phair. Floyd pag.
gett and J. N. Raught. membsrs pre-.
ent. opened bids for the putting n ~.
a heating and ventilating plant In ~
high school, but the contract VIII noo
be awarded until tomorrow afternoua
at special meeting at the oGloe o1
Fred Phair In the RookePy buila1nR
The following biias wore suh0itAo03
N. Isbister. SlT.s7t; The 0si0th 1E1G1s
Ing = Plumbing COMPANY. S1usssos ~
the HaSden-wys Plumhdne 3 Uo&11rn
company, S1e.l00. 4 Z
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21
ROBBER BLEW UP
BANK

noise to find negro standing in the
doorway of her bedroom. She scream
ed and ran towards him and he made
a rapid exit the way he came. In go
ing out he bumped his head on the
window, making loud crash, the
noise of which made his eagerness to
escape twofold greater. In his haste
he missed the ladder and fell to the
ground with thud. He managed to
get up and make his escape. A police
man appeared two minutes after the
attempted robbery.
The robber was over six feet tall
and massively built. 1t Is said that
he Is known as a pants robber' do
ing the neighborhood upon several in
stances. but each time has managed
to escape. He is said to make all Of
his attempts near the hour Of 4 a.
m. when the police shift is made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21
Is Sill A
fAk[?

al. Fulkerson, who mysterious!y dis
appeared July and to find whom all
efforts have failed, may be in Seattle.
A clarvoyant yesterday called at the
Hotel Arthur, where the young man
made his home, and secured a cuff
button belonging to him. She went
into trance in an endeavor to locate
him, and says she saw him, fguratively
speaking, in Seattle. He was en- a
wharf looking despondently into the
placid waters Of Puget sound. He did
not commit suicide, though at one
time he so contemplated. He will
return to Spokane in the near future.
APs. friends sincerely hope her pre-
dictions may prove to be correct. NO
news has been received from him since
his departure.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21
NESbITT MURDERER
| TO HANG TOMORROW

a rig and in the face Of the storm
set out for the homestead. Williams
drove them into a lonely road and
that was the last ever seen Of the
two women. The next morning Will
Hams returned to Hood River with a
jaded team. He said that he had
put the women aboard the morning
train He was seen, however, to re-
turn to Hood River two hours after
the only morning train had left.
The following June Williams filed
Alma Nesbitt's REIMBURSEMENT to her
claim. This was later discovered to
be a forgery Then George Nesbitt
appeared on the scene. He believed
Williams had murdered his mother
and sister. and slowly, but surely, he
set about bounding the man down and
collecting the evidence that resulted
in Williams conviction last May.
A peculiar part of the case was
that the body of neither woman was
found, though portions Of a woman's
scalp attached and several bloody
pieces of clothing were found in the
neighborhood Of where the women
disappeared.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21
Potentate Michaels heads the parade.

All of the wagons were placarded
with hits on local people. Don't fail
to see Ex-Governor Ham and ex-Mayor
Acuff" said one placard. The water
department got crack from the
TESTERS:
Frank and Gill went up the hin
To get some city water,
Gill fell down and broke his CROWN
And Weymouth came tumbline
after"
This effusion was labeled Dag
gett's doggerel."
John Shaw's atomizer was extens-
lively advertised. 1t must be good
Dick Harris. according to the poster,
is down to fight a bull at o'clock
this afternoon. Just what policeman
will get tangled up with Harris In .
question.
mo appeal from my decisions.
am it. Touch me and you'll be touch-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21
PARKER
BATTLES
fscrinns News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
ESOPUS, N. Y, July 21.-John b.
McDonald's yacht Sapphire sailed for
New York with Its owner, Mr.. Bel
mont and Justice Morgan OBrien
aboard. Judge Parker and brother
dined aboard the yacht last night.
When Parker went down to the dock
for his plunge early this morning the
crew Of the Sapphire was just haul
ing up anchor. Mcdonald and OBrien
throust their heads out Of the cabin
windows and called Justify and were
chided by the nominee for oversleep-
ing. Parker was still splashing about
as the vessel sailed away. The judge
took his usual horseback ride this
morning, accompanied by his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Parker and sister went to
New York shopping.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21
BUTTE ICE COMPANY
CUTS THE PRICES

suit of their entering the field?" was
asked.
We'll. should say not" said Skid
more.
Nevertheless 1t is hardly possible
that the Butte company WOULD enter
the business here II there was an
uncertainty as to the profit In the
undertaking. When 1t Is considered
that they ship all their ice from
Butte and marke 1t here at a lower
price than the local companies charge
It is evident that the local companies
were making profits abnormaliy
large.
The Cocolalla company ships its
ice from Cocolalla. 1t takes about
five hours for 1t to reach the city.
The rate is. IS cents ton. The loss
through melting is a trife under one
ton per carload under ordinary cir
cumstances. The Butte company
ships it's ice from Butte and pays SO
a ton freight. II takes 80 hours for
the shipment to reach the city and
the loss is about two tons to the
carload.
BY q comparison Of these figures
II can readily be seen that under or
dinary circumstances the local COM
panies should be able to undersell
the Butte company considerably. So
far the Butte company has not done
a great business on account of hav-
ing started in the middle of the
month. But when the first Of August
arrives the local companies will find
that large number Of their former
patrons have begun to patronize the
, Butte company. A large number of
saloons and markets will make con-
tracts with the Butte company and a
number have already done so.
At present the company is shipping
in a carload every day. 1t is expect
ed that two or more carloads q day
will have to be shipped in soon to
meet the demand.
Although the local companies look
on the new arrival with more or less
contempt at present. an ice war may
be expected before the summer Is
over on account OF the encroachmsnts
OF the foreign company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21

THE DALLEs. Ore. July 21.-The
execution OF Norman Williams, which
is scheduled to take place here tomor-
row, will be the climax of one Of
the most sensational and unusual
murder cases in the criminal annals
of the northwest. It will culminate
the revenge of brother and son
for the murder Of his sister and
mother.
In the spring Of 1899 Williams and
Miss Nesbitt were engaged to be
married In Omaha, Neb. Williams in
duced his fiance to go to Oregon and
take a homestead claim before they
were married. She came on to Ore
gon. filed claim and hired herself
out as domestic. Later her mother.
Mrs. l.. ]. Nesbitt. Joined her in Port
land. where Miss Nesbitt had secured
employment. The two women went
to Hood River valley to live on their
claim during the winter.
1t was on March s. 1890, they left
Portland with Williams It was dark
when they reached Hood River and
a storm was raging. Williams hired
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21

dog eaters and a deaths head recent
ly captured in the wilds of Cheney.
The Zobo band played music that
stirred the savage breast. The only
trouble with it was that the members
could not get together to play the
same tune. Perched on one of See
horns dray wagons, they gave the
parade real circusy appearance. A
wood wagon was drafted into service
to be used as an ambulance. The
parade moved too slow to run over
anyone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21

The Cocoialla and Diamond Ice &
Fuel companies do not intend TO
change their rates on account OF the
inroads made by the Butte Ice COM
pany, with their Office with the Rock
Springs Coal company, corner Of
Howard and Railroad, who have late
ly started up in business here. There
Is a great disparity in prices between
the old companies and the new.
When the schedule for the present
year was announced the public groan-
ed. The prices were put higher than
they had been for years. The schedule
as adopted by the local companies Is
81 a hundredweight to private fam
lilies, 75 cents a hundred to saloons.
IS a ton In two-ton lots, and $40 for
a single ton.
The rates Of the new company are
considerably under this. Their prices
are as follows: SO to 100 pounds. 50
cents a hundred; 100 pounds ana
over. so cents q hundred; 1000
pounds, so cents hundred; 1000
pounds, 40 cents hundred; 1000
pounds, S7h cents hundred. Spe-
cial rates are made on carload lots.
Under the schedule of the Butte COM
pany two-ton lots are delivered for
81, 81 less than changed by the local
companies.
1--WE are certainly not running the
Ice business at a.loss," said the mas
ager of the Butte company when
seen at his Office this morning. We
saw the public were being held mp
and forced to pay a big price for
their ice. We then decided to come
into the field and furnish ice at a
lower rate" ,-5..
The Cocalla and Diamond COM
panies both announce that they dc
not intend to reduce the price. They
spoke Of the rival company with more
or less scorn. I'VE figured this bus
iness about as close as we could
said r. M. Skidmore OF the Cocolatla
company, "and we do not see how
the Butte company can furnish ice
at any lower price"
"wnl there be any change as rc-