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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-14
PARKER'S BIG MAIL.
Nearly 400 Letters Reach Esopus in
One Batch.

Esopus, N. Y. July 14.-The ex-
| pected visit of State Senator Patrick
H. McCarren to Judge Parker was the
only item of interest at RoSemount to-
day beyond the installation of a tele-
graph operator in the newly arranged
office at the lodge beside the gates.
There were nearly 400 letters in the
early mail today and the judge went
briskly at them. Among the letters
was one from Richard Olney, dated
Boston, July 13. as follows:
You must allow me to express my
great satisfaction that you are to be
the candidate of the Democratic party
for the presidency in the coming cam
paign. That both the party and coun-
try cannot be too emDhatically con-
graduated is certain. Whether you
can be fairly congratulated personally
1 beg leave to doubt. Your present
position is so exalted and so manifest
ly congenial to your tastes and is
flied with such distinction, that, leaV-
ing it for politics cannot justly he i'm
puted to anything except a patriotic
sense of duty. That fact will be ap-
preciated by the intelligent voters of
the country and cannot but enhance
your claim to their confidence and
support
ciously begun by a most striking proof
of fidelity to conviction, will be identi-
fed with the present and future well
fare of the republic, and strongly
wishing and hoping for its complete
success, L am, sincerely yours-Rich-
ard Olney."
Henry Watterson- editor of the
Louisville Courier-Journal, sent Judge
Parker a lot of clippings from his pa
per- with letter in which he con-
graduates the judge and concluded as
follows:
II shall go into tn e cam paign before
US with a greater confidence of vic
tory than have ever had before, not
even excepting the campaign of 1876"
There also was a congratulatory
telegram from Carl Schurz which the
Judge declined to nake public. A new
sort of letters at hand today were
from parents who have named their
newly born children "Alton' and
Parker or both after JUDGE Parker.
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Big FIRE AT OVERLOOK
Loss Will Be About $50,OOO-At
Mercy of the Flames.

Overlook, Kan, July 14.-A loss
of $4,000 was entailed here on We'd
nesday night from fire which broke
out at midnight in the rear end of
Merrifields restaurant on Main street
The flames swept south and complete
ly destroyed the following business
places: George w. Miller's general
merchandise store. A. E. Topping's
drug store, Ashby & Company'S drug
store, o. A. KarneS' jewelry store.
Merrifeld's restaurant, Kelley, Nets
ker Millinery company and Milo En-
ery's stock barn. The loss was par
TALLY covered by insurance.
The cause of the fire is a mystery.
The range in the rear of Merriield'S
restaurant may have caused the trou-
ble for fire frequently remains in it
over night. When noticed, the flames
had a good start and it was not until
5 o'clock this morning that the rest
of the town was entirely out of
danger.
Overbrook has no organized fire
protection. A bucket brigade was
formed and everything possible done
in that way to prevent flying cinders
from igniting the neighboring roofs.
The town has poor railroad facilities
and it would have been impossible to
get aid from Topeka in time to do any
good
This is the second disastrous fire
which has visited Overlook this year.
The first one was in this same block,
but burned in the other direction to-
wards the north.
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HEARST BILL $4,000.
Cost Him That Much to Entertain
Friends at the jefferson.

St Louis, July 14.-That it costs
money to make a race for the presiden-
tial nomination William r. Hearst Will
realize when he receives his bill from
the Jefferson hotel in a day or two. Mr..
Hearst engaged two floors and a half
at this hotel, for which he must pay
SIC, 900. The rooms were occupied by
his managers and friendly delegations
for FIVE days, which makes the cost
something over So, 600 day. Mr.. Hearst
received about 200 votes in the conven-
tion. His total campaign is said to have
cost about $500, 900.
1t is doubtful if Mr.. Belmont and 9TH
er Parker boomers expended more than
one half what Mr.. Hearst did for hotel
accommodations. The New Yorkers,
however, are said to have been free
spenders while here. The quarters at
the Planters cost the Parker combine
over 81, 900 day and the cost for head
quarters at the Southern was equally
as great
The Wall boomers probably cut that
down another half, although there were
a couple of hundred of them in the city
The expense account of the other can
didates probably will be nothing Their
friends are said to have paid all neces-
Sary expenses.
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PEOPLE ARE STILL PLEASED.
Appear to Never Tire of Prof. Glea-
sons Feats of Horse Training

Another good-sized audience was
present last night to witness Prof.
o. r. Gleason's horse tanning exhibi-
tions. The professor handled and
drove five horses last night, four of
which were certainly bad enough to
suit anyone One, a light sorrel, tried
to accomplish acrobatic feats and
nearly turned a back somersault,
thereby entangling himself, harness
and buggy to quite an extent. All
of the horses were stubborn, and the
exhibition lasted until after IL o'clock.
During the exhibition Bud White,
who lives at 11S West Railroad street,
called the professor and stated that
he had a horse that the professor
couldn't drive in thirty minutes, that
being a statement made by the pro-
fessor earlier in the evening. Prof
Gleason laughed at him, but White
evidently thinks he has a bad horse,
as he wanted to wager $50 that he
couldn't be driven. Prof Gleason in
formed him that there was a state law
against betting, but made White
promise to have his horse at the fair
grounds Friday night, and said that
he would drive the horse, and if he
did not drive him in thirty minutes he
would make White a present of $50.
1t was also announced that the pro-
teSsor would meet and attempt to
subdue three other vicious horses Fri
day night, including the man-eating
horse Jim Wicks. Owing to the hard
battle which the professor expects
with these horses, he will not give
any exhibition tonight but will rest
until tomorrow night.
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MUST WATT FOR RED TAPE.
County Would Audit Bills Incurred by
City in Care of Sick.

The annual clash between the city
and the county authorities over the
care of INDECENT sick persons has
again broken forth with no more
chance of it's being amicably settled
than heretofore.
Mayor Bergundthal called at the
court house today and informed
County Commissioner Sterne that the
city wished the county to pay the bills
incurred in caring for two sick per-
sons recently cared for by the city
One of the cases was that of the
young man who was sick with lock-
jaw and whose life was saved by send
ing him to a hospital. bill of SIS
for antitoxin administered to him was
incurred. Another case was that OF
an old man who drifted into Topeka
sick with pneumonia.
For years the county and the city
authorities have clashed over the ques-
ton of which government shall pay
for the caring of the sick. In the
cases of the lockjaw and the pneu-
monia patients, they had to be cared
for Immediately if their lives were
POSSIBLY to be saved. Both of them
lived.
When sick person needs help from
the county the county poor commis-
sioner must be notified. He invesu-
gates the case and then reports to the
county physician. Then the county
physician, If he can be found, attends
the patient after the patient is sent
to the county poor farm three miles
north of North Topeka. If all that
red tape had been gone through with
in the cases of the man with lockJaw
and the man sick with pneumonia,
they would have died before reaching
the county poor farm.
Poor Commissioner Hale knows
his business" said County Commis-
sioner Sterne. HE knows whether
people are worthy and whether they
not
bills to be incurred in reckless man
ner. If people are in need of help
they must have the case reported to
Mr.. Hale. He will send them to the
poor farm and call the county physi-
cian."
''In the case of the man with lock-
jaw" said Mayor Bergundthal. "fm-
mediate and careful attention and
nurses were necessary.
"There are plenty of people to care
for such patients at the poor. farm"
said Mr.. Sterne.
with pneumonia could not stand a
long trip to the poor farm" said Mayor
"In one year bill of $4,000 was
incurred by the county physician for
said Mr.. Sterne. ''The
county can not afford to pay $4,000 a
year for operations on sick people, in
addition to the regular physicians
fees"
A few months ago the board of
commissioners decided to>dis-
continue the allowance of $50>a .
month to the police matron of Topeka
to be used in emergency cases. For
several years the county has allowed
such a monthly allowance.
I'VE found said Commissioner
Sterne, that the county poor commits
sioner cared for people and that then
hey went to Mrs Thorpe. the police
and received more aid. They
we're doubling up on the county and
he city, and for that reason we de-
;ided that Mr.. Hale could look after
all the cases in which the county is
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BIG STONE FALLS.
Upper Story of New York Times
Building Wrecked.

New York, July 1.-THE upper story
of the Times building on Park row,
where repairs and additions are being
made fell today when several work
men were on the scaffolding on the up
per floors and the streets were crowd
ed. Reports of serious loss of life were
circulated and the streets became
quickly blocked, so that the police re-
serves had to be called.
A stone coping several tons in weight
was being lowered from the eleventh
floor wheIf the ropes and booms of the
tackle broke. There were many escapes
from death in the crowd on Park Row
below. Three persons were seriously in
jured. The coping crashed through 15
inches of planking and imbedded itself
about six inches in the concrete side
walk
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Another Track Between Topeka
and Kanass City
Has Been Ordered Built as Soon
as Possible.
MATERIAL ON THEWAY
Work viii Begin in About Six
Weeks.
Necessary to Accommodate
Traffic Caused by Rock Island

Omaha, Neb., July 14.-Authoritative
announcement was made at Union Pa
cific headquarters today that the Kan
sas division of that road will be dou-
BILE tracked from Kansas City to To-
peka at once. The material has all
been ordered and part of it on the way
from the steel mills. The construction
work will begin in about six weeks.
The additional track on the Kansas di-
vision is being built to accommodate
the increased traffic occasioned by the
Rock Island road using the tracks into
Kansas City.
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been out only once since his arrival
here at the beginning of last month.
The ex-president's body was en-
balmed, and this afternoon the re-
mains will be placed in a vault pend
ing funeral arrangements. Applica-
ton will be made to the British gov
ernment for authority to transport
the remains to the TranSvaal. In the
meantime they will be temporarily
inferred here
Mr.. Kruger, who was staying at the
villa Du Boicher,s had been gradually
failing for a long time, but he was able
to attend to affairs, read the newspa-
pers and received visits until Saturday.
A change for the worse set in on Sun
day. He became unconscious Monday
and remained so until his death. Be
sides the Eloffs, Mr.. Kruger was at
tended by his own physician, DR.. Hey
mann, and by his secretary, Mr.. Redel
On several occasions Mr.. Kruger had
expressed a desire to be buried beside
his wife, in his own country.
The post morten examination of the
body showed that Mr.. Kruger died of
senile pneumonia caused by sclosis of
the arteries, which made rapid progress
during the last few weeks. The ex-
presidents state of health was kept Sc
cret.
Friends Knew End Was Near.
Paris, July 14.-The death of the
former president of the Transvaai'
Paul Kruger, at Clarens, Switzerland,
aroused widespread regret here owing
to French sympathy for the Boer
cause and personal admiration for the
ex-president When he recently left
Mentone his health was gradually
failing through old age, constitutional
disorders and throat trouble, which
threatened to extend to the lungs
His personal physician did not appre-
hend a speedy crisis, and Mr.. Kruger
himself resisted the idea that his
physical powers were failing. He had
arranged to return to Mentone next
fall releasing the picturesque villa
which he had occupied on the out
skirts of the town. Nevertheless his
near friends recognized that Mr.. Kru-
gers once rugged constitution was
gradually going to pieces.
Visitors described him as being
pathetic figure of calm endurance.
His eyesight had dimmed, but he sat
much at times with his Bible open be-
fore him, muttering well known pas
sa ges He avoided references to the
Boer war. but when it was OCCASION
ally mentioned he showed no resent
ment and expressed the belief that
Providence would eventually render
Justice to the Boer cause.
Mr.. Kruger received few visitors,
but waived his usual seclusion to per-
NIT the presentation of the superb
gift, the cost of which raised through
popular subscription, expressive of
French admiration, and he also re-
ceived private gifts, one being a con-
legacy from a Boer admirer.
But before leaving Mentone he re-
turned the legacy to relatives of the
deceased.
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THAT PORT ARTHUR STORY.
The Russians Without Further News
But Inclined to Believe 1t.

St Petersburg, July IA, 1855 p. m.
The general staff, although it has
no further news up to the present
hour of the reported Japanese dis
aster at Port Arthur, maintains that
there is no reason to doubt the fact
that the Japanese have suffered a
that it is significant if the report is
untrue that no denial has been issued
from Toxic. which did not hesitate to
deny the Russian reports of the bat
tleShip ShikiShima and the atrocity
stories. Experts who have carefully
studied the Japanese methods are not
surprised that they should attempt to
storm without a preliminary bonn
bardment such as lasted for three
days prior to the Russian assault on
Plevna at the time of the Russo
Turkish war, and the still longer bonn
bardment of Sebastopol, the chief
drawback of a bombardment being
that it warns the garrison of what is
coming.
The. experts say the Japanese may
have hoped to take the fortress by
after Rear Admiral Withoft's squad
ron went out on Saturday and dis
mantled their siege batteries. An of
ficer who has Just returned here from
the front said to the correspondent of
the Associated Press that the terrible
losses reported to have been sustained
by the beSiegerS of Port Arthur were
not unlikely in view of the extraordf-
mar. almost fanatical determination of
the Japanese, never hesitating before
the most terrible chances. Some of
the forts at Port Arthur are preceded
by bitches, four and five fathoms deep
hewn out of the solid rock. Whole
regiments could easily be engulfed in
these chasmS.
The rumors emanating from st. Pc
tersburg that Port Arthur has fallen.
arouse only smiles from the Russian
officers.
1t is not improbable that fighting is
now progressing at Tt Tche Kiao as
Russian advices show that the Japa-
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or tomorrow Should a settlement be
reached at once, however, it was said
the effect on meat prices would be felt
for two weeks at least
The price of beef was advanced again
today and it was expected will be each
day until the strike is over The in
vegetables, caused by the lack of meat
has raised the prices of these necessar-
les
Hotels and restaurants have begun to
feel the effect of the strike and prices
are being advanced in all eating places
In the poorer sections of the, city on the
east side, many of the butcher shops
unable to procure a stock have been
forced to close their doors. In the tene-
ment house district many f~nilies are
going without meat altogether.
At st. Louis.
St Louis. July 1.-THE strike of the
packing house employees in St. Louis
and East St. LOUIS was somewhat in
tensified today by the action of many
teams terS, acting oStenSibly upon their
own initiative, in refusing to handle
meat prepared by nonunion men en-
gagged to fill the places of the strik-
ers.
A meeting of the teamsters' union has
been held at which speeches were made
upholding the cause of the strikers, and
while no formal action was taken, the
drivers declare that they are ready to
go out when the order is given.
The report that an effort is being
made in Chicago to settle the difficult
ties between the employers and the un-
ion by arbitration was received by the
strikers with satisfaction.
The strike so far has not been mark
ed by any disturbance and no attempts
have been made to interfere with the
men employed by the packers to take
the place of the strikers.
There was a slight advance in fresh
meat today, but the retailers predict
that unless the strike is quickly set
tied the price of meat will soon ad-
vance by decided leaps. There is very
little killing being done by any of the
acking houses in East st. Louis.
At Omaha.
Omaha, July 14.-All the South
Omaha houses are hiring men as fast
as they can get them and are en-
oloying their office force in the pack
ng departments. Cudahy, Swift and
A Armour resumed killing cattle and
cutting hogs today on a small scale.
They say there is no difficulty in get
ing live stock.
At St. Joseph.
ST. Joseph, July 14.-Swift killed a
lew hogs and cattle today. An effort
vii be made to operate the Swift plant
ater IN the week.
a general advance in prices of fresh
!; eats. the first since the strike, was
announced today
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FAIL TO AGREE ON PRICE.
Miners and Operators Finally Refer
Scale to a Committee.

Pittsburg, Kan, July 14.-After an all
day argument yesterday the joint con-
vention of the Southwestern Coal Min
ers and Operators failed to agree and
today when the convention met it was
decided to refer the scales to a COM
mittee consisting of four members from
each district, together with II opera
tors. T. L. Lewis, vice president of the
national executive board of the United
Mine Workers of America, will repre-
sent President Mitchell in the confer
ence. The miners insist that they will
not accept any reduction, while the op
orators are Just as firm.
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Kansas Milling Company.

The stockholders of the Kansas
Milling & Export company held their
annual meeting at the Copeland We'd
neSoaN afternoon This is an associa-
uon comprising thirty of the leading
mills OF the state, or about one-fourth
OF It's milling capacity. and is formed
Tor the purpose of handling the sur
pius OF these mills. largely by export
me reports of the officers show that
the company has done a business of
approximately a million dollars the
past year, and it will declare a divi-
dend of 10 per cent
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PAID $1,000 FINE.
Man Accused of Bribery Returns and
Pleads Guilty.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 14.-Former
Supervisor Joseph Schunk, against
whom indictments charging bribery in
connection with the awarding of coun-
ty contracts, was returned by the last
grand jury. returned from Colorado to-
day and delivered himself to the sheriff.
Schunk entered a plea of guilty to the
two indictments in the municipal court
and was sentenced to pay a fine of ST.
900 and costs or serve one year in
prison. He paid the fine. Schunk left
Milwaukee several months ago, since
which time he has been employed by
a mining and milling company in Colo
radO.
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ADVANCE ON LASSA.
Has Been Begun by British Under
Colonel Younghusband.

Gyang Tz, July 1.-THE advance Of
the British mission on LasSa, the
capital of Thibet has commenced. Col
Younghusband has issued a lengthy
proclamation announcing it is the in
tention of the British government to Sc
cure reparation from the Thibetans for
their covert acts of war" and that any
interference with the progress of the
mission will meet with condign pun
ishment and only result in making the
terms demanded more exacting and the
measures to enforce them more severe" ;"
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PERSONALLY OBJECTIONABLE"
New Pretext for Deporting Men From
Cripple Creek.

Cripple Creek. Colo, July 14.-H. J.
Richmond correspondent of the Victor
Record in this city, was deported to-
day by the Citizens Vigilance commit
tee. He has a wife andt two children.
The citizens committee has announced
that Richmond is not driven out be-
cause of his connection with the Rec
ord, but because he is personally "ob-
jectiOnable."
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SHOT UP THE TOWN.
Soldiers Give Great Neck Taste of
Frontier Life.

New York, July 14.-Armed with
revolvers 20 artillerymen said to be
from Fort Totten, Willett's Point,
have given the summer residents in
the neighborhood of Great Neck, L.
L, a taste of early life on the frontier.
They shot out street lamps and finally
took possession of five summer hotels
along the shore front. Terrified
guests were driven to their rooms,
where they barricaded the doors.
Mirrors, glasses and bottles behind
the bars were made targets.
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Former President of the Trans.
vaal Republic Passes Away.
Death Resulted From Pneumo.
mia and Heart Weakness.
EXPIRED AT CLARENS.
He Had Been Unconscious Since
Last Monday.
Friends Had Known Some Time
That the End Was Near,

Clarens, Switzerland, July 14.-Paul
Kruger, former president of the
Transvaal erpublic, died here at
o'clock this morning from pneumonia
and supervening heart weakness. Mr..
Kruger lost consciousness Monday.
His daughter and son-in-law where with
him at the time of his death. He had
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Pioneer Republican Dead.

Franklin, Pa, July 14.-Samuel
Plummer McCalmont, one of the
wealthiest oil producers in this section
and one of the organizers of the Re-
publican party and later of the Pro-
hibition party is dead at his home
here. aged 81.
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DOUKHOBORS MARCH.
They Start Another Search for the
Redeemer.

Winnipeg, Man, July 14.-Destitu-
ton and death for the Doukhobors is
feared again, as most of the sect
started on another march in search OF
the Redeemer and refuse all assist
ance, including food. Most OF the
women and children are even now
destitute of everything except few
rags that can hardly be called cloth
ing,
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WILL SEE MINERS.
President Roosevelt Now Ready to
Talk Over Colorado Trouble.

Oyster Bay, N Y, July 14.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt will receive a conrnit-
tee of the United Mine Workers of
pennsylvania at Sycamore Hill either
tomorrow or Saturday regarding the
Colorado labor trouble petition.
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Joined the Strikers.

Sioux City, Ia, July 14.-One hun
dred men in the mechanical depart
ment at the Cudahy packing house
Joined the strikers today.
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Down to 13.7 Feet.

The gauge on the Rock Island
bridge this morning registered 1877
feet of water in the Kansas river.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, July 14.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Friday;
slightly cooler tonight; northerly winds.