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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
KANSANS TO STAY.
Bristow and Ryan Are Expected to
Keep Their Positions.

Washington, Nov. 17-Cabinet makers
outside of the White House are earn
estly engaged in attempting to locate
Postmaster General Robert ]. Wynne.
An impression prevails that if George
Bruce Cortelyou is given the treasury
portfolio, Mr.. Wynne will remain where
he is. Wiseacres close in the president
have it that if Mr.. Cortelyou is made
postmaster general, according to previ-
Gus understanding, Mr.. Wynne will be
made ambassador to Mexico. The SAL
ary of the Mexican assignment is $17,-
500 year.
Another change in the cabinet which
is looked for is the probable vacancy
to occur in the interior department.
Some believe that Secretary Hitchcock
may obtain the senatorShip made va
cant by the defeat of Senator Cockrell
in Missouri. Whether or not he sue
ceeds in landing the senatorship many
believe he will undoubtedly have a sue
ceSsOr in the interior department. There
is much opposition to his retention by
members of congress because of the
manner in which he has conducted the
tors and members have told the presi-
dent that they would not step foot into
the interior department as long as he
was at its head
Hitchcock it is learned that Victor Met
calf, secretary of the department Of
commerce and labor, will be the next
head of the interior department.
In leaving the cabinet the retiring
secretary will have the distinction of
having held the interior department
portfolio longer than eny other official
in the history of the department.
Senator Sp,oner, cf Wisconsin. and
John Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, are spo-
ken of as possible successors to Attor-
ney General Moody, and Paul Morton,
it is now believed will not retain the
cabinet portfolio of the navy more than
six months. This will make necessary
the selection of a new secretary of the
navy.
1t can be stated with a great degree
of certainty that Joseph L. Bristow, of
Kansas, will be retained for another
four years as fourth assistant postmas-
ter general 1t can as well be safely
predicted that Thomas Ryan, of Kan
sas, will also be retained as first as
sistant secretary of the interior. Both
of these officials have earned much de-
served favor with the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
FENDER PICKED UP HORSE.
Boy Rider Went Through Window
Into Motorneer's Arms.

This is a testimonial for the tenders
on the Topeka street cars. Vice PreSi-
dent L. E. Myers, of the Topeka Rail-
way company, is the authority for the
story.
Some. days ago boy was riding an
old farm horse. The horse was bridle-
less and the boy guided him not but
allowed him to wend his way at his
own sweet will. The horse was wend-
ing his way parallel to the tracks of
the Oakland line of the city railway,
on which the street cars also wended
their way. A car came up behind the
bridleless horse and startled him. He
pricked up his ears and increased his
speed slightly and instead of taking
to the fields he hoped onto the track
between the rails and pursued a
course directly in advance of the car.
The boy could not induce the horse to
abandoned the track. The motorneer
could not stop the car and the result
was that the front end of the car ran
into the horse. Here is where the
fender came into use. The fender
scooped the horse up like a scoop
shovel cleaning up a lump of coal. The
boy remained on the deck of the horse
until the collision occurred and then
he was precipitated through the front
window of the vestibule right into the
open arms of the motorneer. The
horse extricated himself from the
fender and trotted off. The boy was
restored to the ground and the car
went on its way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
NONE BUT RUSSIAN
Hull Fishermen Saw No Other War
ships in North Sea-

Hull, Eng, Nov. 1.-THE third day
of the board of trade inquiry into the
North sea incident opened today with
further reiterations of the oft-repeated
story that there were no Japanese, no
guns and no ammunition on board the
trawler fleet and that the fishermen
could conceive of no reason why they
had been attacked. None of them had
been asked by any Japanese agency
to do anything or had any of them
seen a Japanese or strange warship
of any description in the North sea
with the exception of the Russians.
One witness admitted that on seeing
the North sea hospital trawler Alpha
with extinguished lights he had re-
marked: There's torpedo boat
Cross examined by DR.. Woodhouse,
counsel representing the Russian en-
basSy, the witness said he was positive
it was not a torpedo boat. but he was
not sure it was the Alpha. He never
before had seen a trawler with all her
lights out,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
MISS RUDOLPH HURT.
Leading Lady in 'sSan Toy Crushed
Under an Automobile.

Los Angeles Cal, Nov. 17.-By an
automobile in the suburbs of the city,
early this morning Humphrey Praed,
assistant general manager of the San
Jacinto Land company of Riverside,
Cal, was instantly killed, and Miss
Nina Rudolph, leading lady of the
San Toy Opera company, and G. S.
Fry, chauffeur, seriously hurt. Praed
was running the machine when it went
over an embankment, pinning the oc-
cupantS beneath.
Miss Rudolph is suffering from con-
cussion of the brain and possibly in
ternal injuries. The attending physi-
clans say that she will recover. Fry
sustained only minor injuries.
Praed was % years old and unmar-
ried. His mother, Mrs. Campbell
Praed, is a well known literary wo-
man. The family is wealthy one, the
members of which reside in England.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
WANT MORE DOCUMENTS
City Attorney Spencer Asks Mr.. Shaw
for Abstracts.

City Attorney Spencer today called
upon Supt. Jesse Shaw of the Topeka
Water company for ten more alb
stracts to add to the bunch of legal
documents involved in the title to the
waterworks property. The papers
filed by President Street with City
Attorney Spencer on Wednesday af-
ternoon were not sufficient for the
needs of the city. President Street
left instructions that all other infor-
nation desired would be furnished by
Mr.. Shaw.
The fact that the city is now deal
ing with Mr.. Shaw instead of with Re
ceiver J. w. O'Neill is taken to indi-
cate that Mr.. O'Neill has practically
ceased to have any connection with
the Topeka water company. Mr..
O'Nein has not yet decided what he
will do. President Street stated while
Mr. O'NeilI would go. 1t is possible
that he may remain in Topeka to en-
gage in business.
The only abstract of title which the
water company filed with the city was
the one for the pumping station prop
erty west of town. The city desires
abstracts for the Harrison street
property, and all the various tracts
purchased for the right of way for the
mains from the pump house to the
city. When these abstracts are fur
nished Mr.. Spencer will set about in
vestigating them.
President Street left for New York
Wednesday afternoon. He will prob
ably come out again when the city is
ready to take over the plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
MORE BAD BONDS
State Gets Judgment Against Town
ship in Finney County.

H L. Pestana, special assistant attorney
general, has secured a judgment for the
state against Pierceville township. Finney
county, for S, ,357 80 on bonds belonging to
the state school fund. The face of the
bonds was s2,o69 and they have been de-
faulted since 1896.
Pierceville township was considerably
larger than it is now. 1t was divided and
part of it was put into Haskell county
and part into Gray county. The people
who lived in what was left of the town
ship thought those who had helped con-
tract the debt, but who had been trans
ferred into another county, ought to bear
their share of the bonds, but no arrange
ment to that effect could be fixed up, so
the bonds dragged along without being
paid. The state finally brought suit on
them and it is said that the township as
it now stands is arranging with the terri
tory that formerly was included in its
boundries to help pay the bonds OFF.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17

Japanese are concentrating strong
forces on their left and. center un-
douhtedly before attacking, as it will
be impossible for their armies to re-
main in the field without shelter ow-
ing to the bitterly cold nights.
The Russians have greatly strength
ened their positions and hope to hold
Mukden through the winter.
Fighting Every Night.
Chefoo, Nov. 1880 p. NJ
Fighting at Port Arthur has taken
place nightly since the Japanese be-
gan their assault on October 26. ac-
cording to Captain Ronberg, a pilot,
who was passenger on the Russian
torpedo boat destroyer Rastoropny
me japanese trenches, the captain
says, are closest to the forts on Rih-
lung and keekwan mountains and
other forts on the northeastern group.
The sharpshooters of both sides
occupying the pits converse with each
other and frequently make individual
truces in order to borrow cigarettes or
to relieve their cramped limbs. The
Japanese are displaying great energy
in the construction of trenches and
the mounting of guns. All the rail-
road steamers belonging to the Rus
slams except the steel screw transport
Amur, have been sunk by Japanese
shells.
The hospital ship Angara, formerly
a transport, has been sunk in shallow
water. The patients are still on board
the ship and comfortable.
The Japanese shells directed against
the harbor are fired with remarkable
accuracy Recently a silk clad China
man, who was seen travelling in a
sampan, was watched by the Rus
slams, who observed that following the
discharge of each shell he placed a
handkerchief to his nose and then into
his left pocket, occasionally varying
these. movements, apparently thus
signaling the landing place of the
shells. The shells fell behind OBJ
structions, which fact prevented the
Japanese obtaining a direct view of
their effect. The Chinaman was
hanged.
One day last week a hospital ship
moved too near the battleships in the
harbor, whereupon the Japanese
dropped small shells around her, with
the obvious purpose of warning her
away. The ship took the hint, and
when she was outside the zone of
the battleships.
Fight at a Spring.
Chansianoutun, Manchuria, Gen.
Kuropatkin's headquarters, Nov. IL
The Japanese, according to the Rus
sian scouts, are heavily fortifying their
second line of defense along the Taitse
river. The major portion of the
skirmishing of the ~fast few days has
been around the village of Yansin-
who had gone unarmed to the same
spring of water had a hand to hand
fight. There were plenty of broken
heads but no one on either side was
killed.
The health of the Russian troops
with the advent of the cold weather is
splendid. There are few cases of in
fectious diseases and the hospitals are
no longer crowded, most of the sick
and wounded having been sent north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
Only Those Having Connection
With Nan Patterson Case.
Permitted to Enter Court Room
Up to This Time.
SELECTING A JURY,
Talesmen Are Challenged Upon
the Slightest Pretext.
The Panel of 100 Is Likely to
Be Exhausted.

New York, Nov. 17,-With four of
the twelve men who are to decide her
fate already selected, the trial of Nan
Patterson, the former show girl
charged with the murder of Caesar
Young, the wealthy horseman, was
continued in the criminal branch OF
the supreme court today. The greatest
care has been used in the examina-
ton of the talesmen and the ex-
haustive questioning and almost indis-
criminate challenging for even the
slightest cause indicated that not only
might another full court day or even
more be consumed in filling the jury
box, but that the panel of 100 tales
men might be exhausted before the
task was finished.
Thus far the general public has
been shut out entirely from the pro-
ceedings, only those having a direct
connection with the case being al
lowed to enter the court room. Yes
terday the available space was well
filled by the court officials, newspaper
men and the talesmen awaiting exami-
nation as their qualifications for jury
duty, and the officers who guarded all
the doors had little trouble in keep
ing back the crowds which gathered
in the corridors Whether the ban
would be kept down during the whole
progress of the trial was not known,
but many who desired to take advan-
tage of the first opportunity to gain
admittance were on hand early today.
Miss Patterson seemed in good
spirits when she entered the court
room today and a brief chat with her
counsel before the trial was resumed
added to her apparent cheerfulness.
Mr.. Levy Informed the defendant that
the morning mail had brought letter
which might have an important bear
ing on the case. What the letter con-
tanned was not divulged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
NOT THE CODY BANDIT.
Man Captured Narrowly Escapes
Lynching by Citizens.

Thermopolis, Wyo., Nov. 17.-For a
time last night the bandit captured by
Deputy Sheriffs Hanna and Edwards
for robbing the Edwards saloon here
was in danger of being summarily eX-
ecuted by the indignant citizens of this
place. A large crowd gathered and the
lynching of the robber was freely dis
cussed, but finally the crowd gave up
it's plan for want of a leader.
The bandit will be taken to Basin
for trial. He will be accompanied by a
strong posse, as it is feared an attempt
may be made by his friends to rescue
him during his trip across Owl Creek
mountains. There is no further danger
of mob violence. The robber is unknown
here and is believed to have been in
duced to attempt the Thermopolis
crime by the success of the Cody rob-
bers in escaping. 1t is not believed
possible he is one of the pair who shot
Cashier Middaugh in the Cody bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
WILLARD CHILD ELOPES
Viola Myers, Aged is, Licensed to
Marry OrviIIe jackson.

The father and mother of Viola
Myers, of Willard, are hurrying to To-
peka to consult Sheriff Lucas and all
because a marriage license was is
sued Tuesday to Orville jackson and
Viola Myers.
The telephone line between Willard
and the court house was busy this
morning. The excited parents in
quired of Probate Judge Hayden if he
had issued a marriage license to the
couple. Judge Hayden admitted that
he had. Mr.. jackson gave his age as
% and the age of Miss Myers as over
Is when he secured the license. The
parents of the girl say she is only Is
years old. Then the parents talked
with Sheriff Lucas and he advised
them to come to town. Whether the
young couple has been married or not
the parents, the sheriff and the pro-
bate judge do not know.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
.OUTLAND MAY GO.
WaShburn Coach Receives Flat
taring Offer From Missouri.
Probable That He Will Give Up
Athletics.
HE is WANTED HERE.
Topeka University Would Make
Him Director of Athletics.
Expense of. this Department
Nearly 1000 a Year.

DR.. John Outland, coach of the Wash
burn football team, may not return to
Washburn next year. 1t is known that
while at Columbia, Mo-, with the Wash
burn team last Tuesday, he received
from the management of Missouri uni
versity a very hattering offer to come
there next year and become director of
athletics.
DR.. Outland did not accept the Mis-
souri, proposition, but he indicated to
the Nfissourians that he would stay at
Washburn if he decided to coach any
where.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
CHARGED WITH SHORTAGE.
Secretary of the Leavenworth Miners
Union Under Cloud.

Leavenworth, Kan, March 17.-Harry
DeMarquis, financial secretary of the
Miners union of this city is suspected
of having absconded from this city with
a sum of money, about $63S20, the pro-
perty of the local union.
A statement was made to a reporter
at the union headquarters yesterday afy
ternoon that DeMarquis had Deen miss
ing from the city for nearly a week
and that his accounts were short It
was further stated that he had collected
money of the union on October q.
which had not been deposited in the
bank where the funds of the union are
kept and that he probably had taken
it with him when he left the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
No Intention to Offend.

Rome. Nov. 17.-Last September
when the United States cruiser Balti-
more was at Genoa on her way back
to the United States from the far east,
some of her officers while in a res
taurant were attacked and insulted.
Commander Briggs of the Baltimore
reported the matter to Washington
and acting on instructions from Secre-
tary of State Hay, Ambassador Meyer
made representations to the foreign
office here, which has now answered
saying that thorough inquiry made
has demonstrated that the occurrence
was of no Importance and there was
no intention to offend the United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
HEGKER RESIGNS
Panama Climate Didn't Agree With
Canal Commissioners.
Wa ShiDrtop

Washington, Nov. 17.-Frank J..
Hecker has resigned as a member of
the Panama canal commission.
In his letter of resignation sent to
President Roosevelt, Mr.. Hecker said
the climate of the canal zone is un-
favorable to his health and he felt con-
strained to resign. The president ac-
cepted the resignation and in reply to
Mr.. Hecker's letter paid the retiring
commissioner a tribute and expressed
regret that his health would not per-
init him to serve longer. Mr.. Hecker
is from Michigan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
Mt. Bayse on the Move.

A. J. Bayse of Be1leville, who has
been publishing the Belleville Tele-
scope for the past three years. but who
sold it last week to A. r. Miller. is in
Topeka today. He is on his way down
to the oil fields to look for a new loca-
ton. He says he did well financially
in the newspaper business, but he
wants to get into something that will
give him more time out of doors. II
don't know where I will locate yet,
said Mr.. Bayse. 'I may goN over into
Missouri now that Missouri has gone
for Roosevelt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
THREATENED HIS AUNT.
Evidence Brought Out in the Weber
Murder Inquiry.

Auburn, Cal, Nov. 17.-At the OFF,
cial inquiry being conducted into the
murder of the Weber family, Mrs. e.
c. Snowden, aunt of young Ado1ph
Weber, testified that on the morning
after the fire which partially burned
the bodies of the victims, Adolph came
to her house, shook his fist in her face
and said:
you have stated that am respon-
sibIe for the murder of my family.
want you to swear out a warrant for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
NOW IN HOT SPRINGS.
Topeka Gamblers Not in Topeka for
Trial.

The hearing of the habeas corpus case
of Mike Thompson, Wood Fowler, Tobe
Tobias and ST Hurst will be set for early
in December.
Thompson, Fowler, Hurst and Tobias
pleaded guilty to running a gambling es-
tablishment and were sentenced to the
county Jail. They served two months of
their four months sentence and got out
on a habeas corpus proceeding. The plea
will be made that they were not properly
convicted None of the four are in To-
peka and it is rumored that they have
gone into business at Hot Springs, Ark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
G. ID. I.oran Wants a Ioh.

c. d. Logan. of Holton, is said to be
candidate for a place on the state
board of charities. Mr.. Logan was
chairman of the Jackson county Re-
publican committee last spring-but he
is not now. He aided in securing the
boiling delegation to the state conven-
ton for A. D. Walker. His side won in
the state and congressional fights, but
they were defeated in Jackson county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17

81 so. Anybody who would go to Kan
sas City and pay $1.50 to see such a
game as the Kansas Missouri game
promises to be ought to be tickled to
death at the privilege of paying 81 for
the kind of a game K. u. and Wash
burn put up.
The reduction of the price of the Has
kell game to so cents ought to pack the
Washburn fields to the limit of their
CAPACITY.
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sman Ffre on Quincy street..

At 11:1O this morning, there was a
small fire at 1900 Quincy street. The
building is owned by A. Anderson and
occupied by Felicia Davis The fire
originated in a closet and is supposed
to be due to mice and matches. The
clothing in the closet was destroyed,
but the damage to the property will
not exceed $25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
Dnakn OuMavoI

1t is highly probable, however, that
DR.. Outland may decide not to coach
any team. He desires to return to his
medical practice in Wichita, and has
not yet indicated whether he would ac-
cept a new contract with Washburn.
giving him the position of director of
athletics here the year around.
The question of DR.. Outlands return
is so doubtful that he has offered to as
sist the Washburn- management in Sc
curing some one to fill his place. He
has several men to recommend, and one
Of them is Joe McCracken, one of his
team mates at the University of Penn
sylvania, and the former star player of
Cooper college, at Sterling. McCracken
has done considerable football coaching
since leaving school, and is regarded
by Outland as a strong man.
The plan of the Washburn manage
ment is now, to secure a man for the
permanent position of director of ath-
letics. He will probably receive
guarantee of a certain salary from the
college, the expectation being that the
receipts from athletics will pay the >ex-
pense. Washburn people very much
desire DR.. OutlandS return, as he is
held in high esteem by both students
and faculty.
To give some idea of the cost of
Washburn athletics this year the fol-
lowing estimate on the expenses of the
season is furnished by those who are
ff<@r1 70 In
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WEATHER STILL FINE.
The Spring Like Conditions May
Continue.

The weather today has been a con-
tinuance of the protracted pleasant
'tspelI of weather. but the forecaster
is beginning to hedge.
The forecast for Kansas sent out to-
day is generally fair tonight and
Friday; moderate temperature The
forecasts of the past few days have
all announced warmer weather. The
wind at noon was west blowing s
miles an hour. The hourly tempera-
lures recorded today by the govern
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veather Indications.

Chicago, Nov. 17.-Forecast for Kansas:
Generally fair tonight and Friday; mod
crate temperature; fresh seutherly winds.