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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-14
THREE DEAD.
Two Wounded in a Fight in the
Streets of BryantsvilIe, Ind

Bryantsville, Ind, June 14.-Three
are dead and two wounded, one
fatally, as the result of a fight on the
streets of this village today.
The Dead.
JAMES ROUT, aged 80.
CHARLES ROUT, aged SO.
MILTON TOW, aged 81
Fatally Wounded
James Tow, aged 30.
Severely Wounded.
Frank Tow, aged 26.
The fight is the elimination of
fued between the Rout and Tow fam
lilies which has existed for several
years. The Routs reside at Bedford,
eight miles east of Bryantsville, and
the Tow boys are farmers near here.
The latter are relatives of the Tow
family which participated in the no
torious Tow-Bass feud which made a
bloody record in southern Indiana.
A free gravel road election was being
held here today and the little village
OF 300 was crowded. Farmers from the
surrounding country gathered and there
mad been considerable drinking. The
fight took place in front of an election
booth.
1t is in doubt as to who fired the first
shot. Each of the five men drew a re-
volver and each side advanced, all fir
ing. The men were not Is feet apart
when the firing ceased and on the
ground three lay dead. one dying with
stretched out with a bullet through his
arm and one in his side. None of the
bystanders was struck, although over
20 shots were fired.
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TO RECLAIM A MILLION ACRES.
Gigantic Irrigation Scheme to Be I'm
dertaken IN Utah.

Salt Lake, Utah, June 1.-THE Utah
arid lands commission has been inform
ed by Morris Bien, head of the legal
department of the government arid
land reclamation service, that the Utah
lake project in this state, which em-
braced the expenditure of about
one million dollars would no
longer be considered by the government
as an independent proposition, but
would be included in the greater pro-
ject for the storage and distribution of
the waters Of Duchesne river, Bear
lake and the intermediate streams. Mr..
8ien informed the committee the gov
ernment was ready to proceed with this
work and the organization of water
users for the purpose of dealing with
the government must proceed on that
basis. This project is the greatest yet
undertaken by the government in its
great plan of reclaiming the arid lands
of the west. The scheme embraces the
expenditure of about IS, 900, 900, and
when completed will bring water to
million acres of land capable of high
cultivation, but now unfit for use. The
state commission will proceed at once
on the new basis of organization
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ADVANCE GUARD.
Of National Republican Convention
Arriving i'm Chicago.

Chicago. June 14.-Incoming trains
brought large numbers of the Repub-
Hcan national advance guard to Chi
cago today Senator Penroe of Penn
sylvania was an early arrival Others
who reached Chicago were Senator
Hansbrough of North Dakota. Senator
Ankeny of Washington, Judson w.
Lyons of Georgia, and Cornelius N.
Bliss of New York. Many persons who
are not members of the national COM
mittee. but who like to be on the
ground at Republican conventions.
also came. The leaders have settled
down to a discussion of the two dis
puted topics which will occupy the
convention and the national commit
tee-the vice presidency and contests
While a number of states will present
contests, Illinois principal trouble viii
lie in the selection of a national COM
mitteeman and the delegate who Will
lead his colleagues upon the floor Of
the conVention.
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POIsONs IN CANDY.
Shows Health of >Ss7a4-
drCn Is Being Undermined.

New York, June 14.-Adulterants
highly injurious to health have been
found in innocent looking cakes,
cheap caramels and other sweetstuffs
sold freely to children here, and
report has been made to the attorney
general of the state by chemists work.
ing under direction of the state de-
partment of agriculture
In one instance IL grains of paTaffin
was found in four small chocolate
covered cakes. The chemists declare
that paraffin resists the action of
strong acids and is highly injurious to
the digestive organs.
Evidently it had been used by these
bakers and candy manufacturers to
Keep their product from becoming
stale.
Other samples of candies disclosed
aniline dyes and lead poisons. In
furious coloring matter was not con-
fined to cheap candies, but was
found in some of the most expensive
varieties that are made.
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BEAT THE GUARD.
Four Prisoners Attempt to Escape
From Ohio Penitentiary.

Columbus. June 14.-An attempt
was made by four of the nine con-
demned men in the annex at the
prison to escape about 1 o'clock this
morning by OverpOwering the guard
The guard was badly beaten. but two
guards from one of the halls came to
his rescue and the prisoners We're
forced back into their cells and lock-
ed up.
The prisoners in the plot to escape
We're Moses Johnson of SciotO county
Philip Nagle of WyandOtte county.
Lewis Harmon of Franklin county and
Ben Wade of Lucas county.
Guard Richards of Williams county
was in charge of the prisoners. He
was unarmed, no weapons being al
lowed in the annex. The prisoners
beat him down with their fists and
secured the key to the cage in the an
mex but failed to find the key to the
outer door. Guard Richards made
such an outcry that two guards in an
adjoining hall were attracted and they
came to his rescue. The prisoners
were overpowered and locked uD in
their cells.
Guard Richards was badly beaten
but his condition is not regarded as
serious.
1t was evidently the purpose of the
prisoners to get out of the door OF
the annex which leads into the prison
yard and scale the walls They had
no weapons but expected to secure
one from the guard. 1t is not be-
Heved the other five in the annex We're
a party to the plot to escape
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DEMOCRATS RUN EXCURSION.
Local FIambeau Club Will Go to
St. Joe Next Sunday.

On next Sunday an excursion will
be run to St Joseph from Topeka by
the Kansas Democratic Flambeau
club, on which it is expected that
about 1,5OO people will go from this
city. A big picnic will be held at
Lake Contrary, a popular resort in the
Missouri town.
j. H. Hartman and A. A. Vogel, two
of the members of the club, went to
St. Joseph on Monday and made the
preliminary arrangements. Forty
IN embers of the club will make the
trip and at night will give a fireworks
display on the lake front. The club
has been practicing for demonstra-
tiOn at St. Louis in connection with
the national Democratic convention,
and can give a very creditable exhibit
ton.
1t is planned to take a band along.
and enough amateur players to form
a baseball team The latter aggre-
cation will play with a. team from the
st. Joseph Brewing association in the
afternoon. Other athletic exercises
are also down on the programme.
The excursion train Will leave To-
peka in two sections, one at O'Clock
and the other at o'clock in the
morning. The street car company
will take the passengers from the
train in South st. Joseph and transfer
them in that way to the city. This
will save considerable time in getting
to Lake Contrary.
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seem to be at all discouraged. but
they viii not tell what their next
move will be-. They say that every
contingency has been figured out, and
that they propose to do business in
Kansas just the same. The gas belt
people say that if the company tries
to go ahead and lay its pipes without
authority to do business in Kansas,
the people will tear them up as fast
as the pipes are laid.
THE company will have no stand
ing in the courts, so it could not
keep it from tearing up their line
said one man. THE thing we are
most afraid of it that some company
which already has authority to do
business in the state will take in this
company, thereby letting them in"
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JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.
Missouri Supreme Court Sustains Two
Convictions of Bribery.

Jefferson City, No. June 1.-THE
supreme court today affirmed the
judgments of the St Louis court
againstJulius Lehman and Emil Hart
man, found guilty of bribery while
members of the St. Louis house of
delegates. Lehman was given seven
years and Hartman six years in the
penitentiary.
The supreme court reversed and re-
manded the case of Robert NJ. Snyder
OK Kansas City, convicted of boodling
in ST. Louis. Snyder, who is a pro7
moter,S Vas convicted of bribery in St
Louis. and Sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary. Snyder pleaded the
statute of limitations, of three years
as a resident of Missouri While tn
state attempted to prove thar. she lived
in New York and could not plead
such a statute. The court sustained
the defendant on that point and gave
him another trial
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PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Nan Patterson Answers to Charge of
Murder in First Degree

New York, June 1.-Mrs. Nan Pat
terson. the former actress, against
whom an Indictment for murder in the
first degree in connection with the
death of BOOkmaker Caesar Young was
returned by the grand jury yesterday,
today entered a plea of not guilty be
fore Judge Newburger in the court OF
general sessions. The plea was made
with leave to withdraw BY next Friday.
and in the meantime her counsel " Will
serve notice on the district attorney
that he viii move to inspect the min
utes of the grand jury.
Attired in deep mourning with
heavy black veil which she was not
compelled to raise. Mrs. Patterson en-
tered the court room with her father
Mrs Martha Mclaughlin. a friend and
her counsel, just before the clerk call
ed the case. With a jaunty air she
walked up the aisle to the bar. and
when asked to plead to the indictment.
she turned to Mr. Levy, her attorney
who said:
THE defendant pleads not guilty
with leave to withdraw by Friday"
That is a practice 1 don't approve
Of " the court replied. but I Will give
YOU until Friday in which to plead
This ended the formal arraignment
and the prisoner was at once taken
back to the Tombs. AS she was led
from the court room she bowed and
smiled toward her father and friends
sitting at the rear of the court ROOM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-14
JOHNNY, GABRIEL MARRIED.
Catcher for EmpOria ElI1s' Ball Team
Takes a Wife Today.

johnny Gabriel, the genial,
smiling catcher of the Emporia Elks'
ball team at the game on Washburn
field Monday afternoon, was married
at noon today at Arkansas City to
Miss Madge Richardson, of that
place. He left Topeka last night
without disclosing the secret to any
of his friends. He is generally a very
happy looking man, but he had a few
extra friIIs on his face all yesterday
afternoon and evening. and the so
luton for it was found today.
The groom is a brother of D. T.
Gabriel, of 1881 Kansas avenue, of
North Topeka. Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Gabriel. as it now reads, will make
their home at Arlington, Kas., where
Mr.. Gabriel is engaged in the lumber
business.
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CONFESSES MURDER.
William Miller Says He Killed Man
Nineteen Years Ago.

Kansas City. Mo-. Jure 14.-WiTiam
Miller. aged so years. aI4eared at the
police station hero. To-day and surren-
dered. saying he had killed John Ed
wards, a railroad brakeman, at Deer
Lodge. Montana, 19 years ago. Miller
said that z, man named Murphy had
been sentenced to life Imprisonment for
the crime and is now serving time in
the MOntanta penitentiary. Miller, who
says he has worked in various states
in the west as a railroad laborer, wants
to ease his conscience. According to
his story, Miller killed Edwards in a
quarrel over money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-14
Japanese Are Pushing FOrwarG
at All Points.
Driving the Russians Before
Them With Little Trouble.
TO FORM A JUNCTION.
Oku's and kurOki's Armies
Probably Will Unite.
Official Statement of Russian
Losses in the War.

St. Petersburg, June 14-5:12 P. M
The japanese are displaying activity at
all their advance lines. According TO
information in the possession of the
war Office two divisions of the enemy
are now marching north along the rail
road towards Vafangow, 25 miles above
Kin Chou. They are having constant
skirmishes with the retiring Russians,
but the advance is not being seriously
contested. Although it is too early to
determine the exact purpose of the ad-
vance the presumption of the general
staff is that the northward movement
is intended to effect a junction.
Reserves Called Out.
Voronezh, Russia, June 14.-An i'm
periaI order calling out the reserves
of this district has been published
Bobroff, Russia, June 1.-THE par
tial mobilization of the reserves in
this district has been proclaimed Two
thousand reserve men are wanted
here.
PetravoIsk, Russia. June 1.-THE
last two classes of the reserves Of this
district have been called out
Ready to Kill Miner.
Johannesburg. TransvaaI, June IA.
Three foreigners, supposed to be
anarchists, were arrested here during
the night. One of the men had been
heard to boast that he would attempt
to assassinate the British high COM
missioner, Lord Miner, if it was made
worth his whiles
Russian Losses.
st. Petersburg, June 1.-THE fol-
lowing official statement of Russian
losses in the war has been issued:
Navy-FOrty-four officers and 92O
men killed, IS officers and 220 men
wounded.
Army -Thirty-one officers and $50
men killed, 103 officers and 1850 men
TAKEN prisoner - Twenty officers
and $50 men,
japanese Capture Fleet of Junl1s.
Chefoo, June IA, 11:15 p. ma fleet
of junks loaded with flour and rice for
Port Arthur was seized or this port
today by the Japanese The Japanese
have complained to the taotai of Che
foo that foreign merchants here are
shipping goods to Port Arthur and
that the Russians have stablished at
Chefoo a station for the receiving
from Port Arthur of messages by
wireless telegraph. Evidence of the
existence of this wireless station is
lacking.
An Idea from America.
st. Petersburg June 1.-THE war
Office has adopted recomme tions
made by Lieut. Botkin embodying the
use of the United States army -pOncha
tents. These are convertible into
troops during the rainy season. Or
ders have been telegraphed to Man
churia to equip as ponchos the Ordi-
nary tents in use now, so as to pro-
tect the men from rain during the
day without impeding their move
ments and afford them shelter at
night
Killed While Laying Mines.
Toxic. June IA. 4 p. m.-While the
Taihoku was engaged in laying mines
at the entrance to Port Arthur last
night a mine exploded. killing one
officer and IS men and wounding two
officers and seven men. The Tako-
huka, which is a naval transport was
not seriously damaged
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HoFFNfAN HoUsE no Go.
Old Democratic Headquarters to Be
Torn Down.

New York, June 1.-THE old Hoff-
man house-au the old and a larger
part of the new hotel-which has
been for over thirty years the infor-
NAL Headquarters of the national
Democratic committees and one of the
greatest resorts for turfmen in the
city, is about to be torn down and re-
built This decision has just been
reached by the directors of the com
pany The plan has been under con-
sideration for several years. An in
teresting landmark in the portion to
be rebuilt is the cafe famous for its
display of pictures.
The new structure. will be in the
style of the Moorish renaissance.
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hutchinson. Kas.. June 1.-THE
Arkansas river is r2Si4g rapldIy ana
ing country is threatened Since
O'Clock last night the rise has been
at a rate of three inch,=s an hour.
Reports from Dodge city soy eliaI ~ d
would put the stream out OF its banks
for miles The river began 70 come
up shortly after o'clock IN the after
noon and rose two feet in rev min
1t
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FIRE AT THE SANTA FE.
Company Department Prevented a
Serious ConhagratiOn.

oui+a a fire occurred at the Santa
Fe blacksmith shop this morning at
7:5O o'clock The hange burner,
which has twice before caused n SIM
liar fire, set the roof of the black
smith shop afre. and the hose wagon
from Topeka station No responded
The Santa Fe fire company had run a
fsne of hose to the top of the build
i1g. and had the fire under control
about as soon as No. 4 company reach
Gu TlIe N damage done to the building
z45 r,+ mount to much. but the fire
6a5 GOOD h eadway when the santa Fe
company struck it
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JEFF MUST FIGHT.
If Not Ready June 80 Big Champion
Will Lose His Forfeit.

San Francisco, June 1.-THE man
ayers of the Yosemite Athletic club
before which Jedries and Munroe are
to fight on June 80, declare that there
will be no further postponement. I'm
he must lose his forfeit of $4,000 and
the title of cham pion. r Harry Corbett
and other pugilistic experts believe
that besides decreasing the betting
odds, the delay viii be of direct benefit
to Munroe. who is said to be constant
~ Improving in his work.
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wanted in winfieId for Forgery.

wichita, Kas.. June I4--Dan Bart
lett. of Winfield, was arrested IN this
city today by direction OF the sherln
of Cowley county, who SAID ne was
wanted there for forgery me onense
rr-as committed =. week Ago. Bartlett.
yr-bo is about % years of age, is said
to have been living a fast lie Tor the
few days he was in Vic nlta- de was
taken back to Winfield.
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MRS. BEEDY DEAD.
Noted Temperance Woman Victim of
the Surgeons.

Pennington, Me, June 14.-Mrs.
Helen Coffin Beedy, whose ability and
devotion to temperance work was
recognized year ago by her appoint
ment as a national organizer of the
national w. c. T. u, and who vas
president of the National Dorothy Div
association, died today as the result
of an operation performed at Wash
ingtOn, d. c., last winter Mrs
Beedy was an active worker with the
late Frances Willard
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Indianapolis. Ind. June 14.-Senator
Beveridge has received official notice
that he is to make the first speech IN
the Republican national convention.
secondinR the nomination of Roose-
Welt. He viii follow former Governor
Black of New York, who viii place the
candidate in nomination.
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TMo Chnrch RaIlies.

The 3 Street Baptist church and the
First African Baptist church held
rallies Sunday to raise money The B
street congregation dropped 1892 into
the contribution box and the First
African gave S270. CThis item was
given to the State Journal by a mem
Der Of the B street church-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-14
SUMMER WEATHER CONTINUES.
Ready to Get Very Warm on short
Notice.

The seasonable weather is becoming
more seasonable and the mercury in To-
peka is taking practice sprints ready to
make the jump into the 80 column
The first record of q temperature of 80
degrees has been reported from TT. Scott
for Monday, where the Saints are beating
old Sol.
Todays corn and wheat region bulletin
says;
The temperature has fallen slightly in
the northern counties and risen slightly
in the southern. The weather is clear this
morning IN the eastern counties Of Kan
sas and in western Missouri, but cloudy
state. Showers have occurred from Osaee
and Woodson counties northeastward to
Charlton county, No"
The maximum and minimum tempera-
lures for the p hours ending this morn
ing at O'Clock were as follows: Baker.
1852: Concordia. 74-53; Fort Scott. 5000,
Macksville, S2-56- Mcpherson, S2-5S: Man
haitian, S2-54. Usage City, S4-5S: Sedan. 81
62; Topeka, S2-59; Toronto, $3.50; Wichita,
The only rains reported were a trace at
Fort Scott. a half inch at Usage City,
trace at Topeka, and 46 hundredths at
Toronto
The forecast for Kansas sent out to-
day is: Generally fair tonight and We'd
nesday; warmer Wednesday and west
portion tonight"
The wind at noon was southeast, blow
ing six miles an hour. The hourly tenn
peratures recorded by the government
thermometer today were as follows:
O'Clock -----------6llll o'clock ----------- %
G oil runr afrHrr VS.
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ONCE LOWS PARTNER.
Colonel John H ShankIin, Missouri
Pioneer Is Dead.

Trenton. Mo, June 14.-Colonel John
H. Shanklin, one of the most prom
inent men in the pioneer history of Mis-
souri, is dead at his home here of
asthma and general debility. aged 79
years.
In the late seventies he was the law
partner of NJ. A. Low of Topeka.
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KNOX TO RETIRE.
To Be Succeeded by Secretary
of the Navy Moody.

Washington, June 14.-It is learned
from a high source that Attorney
General Knox will resign from the
cabinet in a few days and will be sue
ceeded by Mr.. Moody, the present
secretary of the navy.
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More Than She could carry.

New York, June 1z.-About $50 Of the
SO rate steerage passengers, booked for
the Philadelphia, but which that steam
er was unable to accommodate, were
brought here today on the Red Star
line steamer Sealand from Antwerp.
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G. p. Judd Sues for Divorca

c. P. Judd has filed suit in the dis
trict court asking for a divorce from
Melissa A. Judd He charges that she
has been guilty of cruelty and binding
fault with him and calling him vile
names.
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Land withdrawn From settIement

Washington, June 14-The secre-
tary of the interior has withdrawn
$4,000 acres of land from settlement
in the Buffalo and Lander districts in
wyoming on account of the Sboshone
irrigation project.
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Chicago, June 14.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and We'd
nesday5 warmer Wednesday and In
west portion tonight; variable winds.
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An Idea from America.
Killed while Laying Mines.

Toxic. June IA. p. m.-While the
at the entrance to Port Arthur last
night a mine exploded. killing one
officer and Is men and wounding two
officers and seven men. The Tako-
huka, which is a naval transport. was
not seriously damaged
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Cripple Creek. Col, June 14.-Sherif
Bell has requested the warden of the
state prison at Canon City to recall all
paroled prisoners because some of them
are supposed to be in the district in
league with the so-called lawless eIe-
ment. Five of the councilmen of the
town of Anaconda resigned today un-
der pressure. Two of them have been
confined in the bull pen for several
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-06-22
MCCORMICK FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL

Hon. Marshall Mccormick was
chosen by the Democratic conven-
ton in Richmond last week AS
delegate from this district To the
National convention which meets
I'M st. Louis next month TO nomi-
nate candidate for President.
Mr.. Mccormick is one of the ablest
and most popular Democratic
speakers in the State. and the con-
vention made no mistake i'm his
selection. Republicans OF the
Seventh district would bear defeat
gracefully if Mr.. Mccormick. in
the event of Il Democratic victory
this fall, would bc called To the
cabinet as their Encouragement.
4 position which ne is i'm every
way 50 well-qualiiied to ill. Page
Courier.