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The daily tribune., 1904-02-09
For Young Men.

You don't write home every month
but your parents and relatives are al
ways too glad to get the news from
the neighborhood in which you TO.
side. sendthem- the Weekly Tribune
six for months or . year. II
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SENATOR HANNA BETTER.
Spent Fairly Good Night and Tenn
perature is Lower.

Washington, Feb. 9--The official
rested comfortably las. night and is
feeli ig somewhat improved today.
His temperature is 1902 pulse 92 He
is in fairly good condition.
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Japanese Fleet Dealing Death and
Destruction to the Russians.
Japan Looses Eleven Small Vessels and Russia
Four Big Warships. 100 Russians Reported
Ked---Port Arthur in Flames

London, Feb. 9-From official in
formation received here confirmed by
dispatches from St. Petersburg. states
that the Japanese took the initiative
in forcing the Russians to begin fight.
ing. The frat battle took place early
this morning shortly after midnight.
When the Japanese torpedo fleet at
tackled the Russian squadron ON the
outskirts of Port Arthur and the con-
test was sharp and decisive. Nearly
700 Russians we're killed and 1000
wounded.
The Russian battery played havoc
with the Japanese vessels. sinking
eleven Of the smallest type. The
Japanese torpedo boats have destroy
ed one big Russian battleship and
rendered practically useless three
others. Maj tial law exists in Port
Arthur and the city is in flames.
London. Feb. 9-It is now authen.
ically reported this afternoon that
three Russian bsttleships attacked by
the Japanese feet are completely
wrecked. The Japanese began the
Chinese war by similar movements as
that practioed on Russia today ard
won victory by a dash 1t is not
believed now that any Of the Japanese
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warships suffered in tue least. The
report of sinking the. japanese ships
came from st. Petersburg through
unofficial sources.
In fact Japan has made the first
score of the war and escaped un
damaged.
Paris. Feb. 9-The report has
reached here that the Japanese fleet
is bombarding Port Arthur and the
city is burning.
ST. Petersburg. Feb. Sit is un-
officially reported here that an im-
mense Japanese feet has gathered at
Port Arthur and is preparing to bonn .
bard the city. The Japs have cut the
Korean cable.
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GLOVER CASE CONCLUDED.
Found Guilty of Simple Assault and
Gets Light Fine.

Cripple Greek. Feb. 9-Former
Congressman Glover, who was
charged with assault to kill, was to-
day found guilty Of simple assault,
and probably will get off with mere
ly paying small fine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
JOHNSON HAS AN OPPONENT.
G. f. Whitlock Wants to Be Labor
Commissioner.

G. F. whitlock of Wichita is a can
didate for secretary of the State So
ciety of Labor. which is the same as
state labor commissioner. 1t is at
present held by w. L. A. Johnson, who
has been labor commissioner for about
eight years.
The secretary, or labor commission
er, is elected at the annual meeting of
the State Society of Labor. This meet
ing will be held in Topeka on the first
Monday in February, and the dele
gates to it come from the labor unions
of the state. The election is for two
years and the place carries with it a
salary of $1,S00 a year.
Mr. WhitIock, the Wichita candi-
date, is a member of the Wichita
Typographical union and was presi-
dent of the Central Labor union of
Wichita for six terms. The unions of
Wichita are passing resolutions push
ing him for the place.
1t is presumed that Labor Commits
sioner johnson will be a candidate for
reelection.
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VOTED I9 TIMES.
That Many Ballots Cast by One Per-
son in Denver.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 3.-George King,
handwriting expert appointed by the
supreme court to examine the ballots
in the ballot box of precinct 9, ward 5.
which was opened yesterday by order
of the court, testified today in the pro-
ceedings against officials of that pre-
cinct, who are charged with contempt
of court, that 1 8 of the 325 ballots had
been written by one person. The men
on trial are John Sullivan, Democratic
committeeman; S. S. Barker, William
Reid, Willis E. Spencer. election
judges. and Charles w. Bunch and
John E. Dixon, election clerks.
The returns for this precinct gave
a total of 372 votes. divided as follows:
Democratic, 2S9; Republican, 70; So
cialist, 4.
There were found in the box when
opened 325 votes, divided as follows:
Straight Democratic, 169; straight Re-
publican, -116; Socialist, 5; scratched,
35.
1t appeared from Expert Kings re-
port that the heading on So Demo-
cratic ballots had been written by
nine different persons, one of whom
had prepared 19 of these ballots, and
that five ballots with the Republican
heading had been written by one per-
son. Expert King testified that two
kinds of ink had been used on the
ballots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
A BIG SALOON RAID.
Fourteen "Jointists' at CoffeyvilIe Are
Arrested.

Coffeyville: Kas., Dec. 3.-Fourteen
of the Coffeyville booze dispensers
were visited by County Attorney Mayo
Thomas and Sheriff Andy .Pruitt of
independence. Each offender was
arrested and compelled to give bond
in the sum of $500 for his appearance
at the city court of Coffeyville, Decem-
ber 6.
The sheriff and county attorney
came down from Independence on the
evening train, and Immediately pro-
ceeded to get busy.
The warrants were sworn out by
County Attorney Mayo Thomas, and
the offenders were charged with main
tanning a club house and selling, keep
ing for sale and bartering spirituous
and Intoxicating liquors. The joint
men readily gave bond and went back
to work.
This is the first time the county has
interfered with the saloon men of this
city this year, and it came at a time
when they were not looking for it.
Yesterday was the day for the monthly
fines to be paid into the city for the
privilege of running their places of
business. The city fine amounts to
$1O9 per month, and the county will
probably get another hundred dollars,
making $2O9 for the month of Decem-
ber.
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Analysis Shows Kelly Didn't Get
Majority of Votes Cast.
Over $4,000 Didn't Vote on
Treasurer at All.
LOST FIRST DISTRICT.
Plurality Against Him Here
Was Just "a.
Many People Neglected to Vote
for President.

| An analysis of the vote of the last
election shows that T. T. Kelly failed
to receive a majority of the votes cast.
1t is impossible to get at the total num-
Der of votes cast, because there was
no one office on which all voters ex-
pressed themselves. They came nearer
doing so on president than on any 9th
er office, but in Kingman county, where
count was kept on this matter, there
were 217 ballots out of 274e cast that
expressed no choice for president. This
is about eight per cent.
The total vote on president was 324,-
58S. If the Kingman county percent
age held good over the state, there was
a total vote of S52.s13 cast in the state.
of which 2s,425 did not express them
selves on president.
Kelly's total vote was 1862, ,259. Taking
the above figures as correct on the
total vote cast, there were 190,554 vot-
ers who did not vote for anybody. OF
this number 36,1 Isl did not vote for any
one for treasurer, for the total vote for
that office was 316,662. The fact that
SO many voters did not express them
selves for state treasurer at all gave
Kelly a majority of the woes cast on
that office alone.
Kelly did not even get a majority of
the NUMBER or votes cast for president.
The total vote on that office was 324,-
588. Subtracting Kelly's vote. 162, ,259,
it is evident that there were 162, ,S29
voters who expressed themselves on
president but who did not vote for
Kelly.
A good many of the voters who voted
for Kelly did so believing him to be
dishonest, but they took Mr.. Hoch at
his word that there shall be thor
ough examination OF the treasury and
that Kelly will eventually be removed
and Republican appointed in his
place.
It is therefore evident that a majori-
ty of the people of Kansas do not want
Kelly in the state treasurer's office. A
big majority refused to vote for him.
Thousands of other Republicans voted
for him simply to give Hoch an op-
portunity to appoint a Republican as
his successor.
1t is a fact that has not yet been
published that Kelly lost the First con-
gressional district, the strongest Re-
publican district in the state. Roose-
velt carried the First district by a
plurality of 18,411, but Kelly lost it to
Dolan by 54 plurality. Outside of
Leavenworth county Kelly was defeat
ed in the First district by 1856.
Congressman Bowersock has left
Lawrence for Washington, but he will
stop in Ohio for weeks visit on the
way.
The hotel business at Marion Is said
to be extremely good at present, but IL
is expected to drop after the holidays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
EUROPE AGAINST ASIA.
That Is the Estimate of the Present
War in Germany.

Berlin, Dec. 3.-The conviction pre-
vailing in the highest government
quarters that Russia is fighting for all
of Europe in the present war is in
creasing in strength and is affecting
Germany's attitude towards the bellig-
erents so that her friendliness towards
Russia and her GOODNESS towards
Japan grows with every Russian re-
verse. The government, the Associated
Press is informed, has correspondence
from China showing that hundreds of
Japanese agents are penetrating into
every part of the Chinese empire dis
tributing tracts and disseminating the
idea that Asia should be for the
Asiatics, that no European power has
rights in its territories in the trade of
the east and that Japan is fighting for
all Asia in forcing Russia back. An
opinion amounting to certainty holds
the minds of those directing Ger
many's policy that the next boxer up
rising or similar popular movement
against the foreigners in China will be
led by the Japanese who are laying the
foundations for a vast oriental empire
that nigh reach to the Urals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
TURNER'S AT LEAvENwoRTH.
Kansas and Missouri Valley Districts to
Form an Association.

Leavenworth, Dec. 3.-The conven-
ton of representatives of all Turner
societies forming the Kansas and Mis-
souri, Valley districts will be held in
this city tomorrow. The object of the
convention will be to consolidate the
two districts under the name of the
Kansas Missouri Valley Turn-Bezirk,
and will be composed of the societies
of the following places:
Leavenworth, Lawrence, Topeka,
Fort Scott, Summerfield, Hanover,
Bern, Valley Falls, Marysville, Home
City, all former members of the Kan
sas Turn-Bezirk, and Kansas City and
st. Joseph, Mo, Omaha, South Omaha,
Plattsmouth, Fremont and Willard
Neb., of the Missouri Valley Turn
Bezirk.
Between 1O4 and 110 delegates will
arrive in the city by tomorrow noon
and the convention is to be held in
Turner hall. Great preparations for
the entertainment of the delegates
have been made by the local turner's,
and the programme is for an enter
this evening and one tomor
row evening also.
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lation being passed. Following a cam
paign in which the trusts were made
a vital issue 1t is natural to expect
there must be a great deal OF talk on
the subject whenever there is an op-
portunity.
Interstate commerce legislation in
some form or another is always pend
ing in congress and there may be an
effort to enlarge the powers of the in
terState commerce commission SO as to
allow it to fix rates. Railroad interests
have and will continue to oppose this
measure. Another pending measure is
to permit pooling, and this is opposed
by the shippers. With SO much conten-
tion there is little prospect that any
thing will be done. A bill to amend
the law for the safety of employees of
railroads has been reported, and it is
expected that it will pass. A bill which
has agitated congress for number of
years providing for eight hours work
only, on all government contracts, no
doubt will be reported from the senate
committee on labor, which has given
much time to hearings Senator Hey
burn of Idaho has given notice that he
will call up-the pure food bill in the
of the measure hope TO have it passed.
But there is strong opposition, which
will take advantage of the senate rules
to attempt to defeat the measure by
delay.
Irrigation has become a permanent
legislative topic Several measures in
tended as amendments to the irrigation
law have been suggested and are be-
fore congress. If the western men were
united they no doubt could secure some
legislation, but, being divided, it is quite
likely that nothing will be done. Two
years ago, in the long session of con-
gress, a river and harbor appropriations
bill was passed, but it was omitted in
the session which ended in April. 1t is
the intention to pass bill at this ses-
sion and the men having it in charge,
remembering that four years ago Sena-
tor Garter of Montana talked a river
and harbor bill to DEATH will make ev-
cry effort to have it presented early and
gotten out of the way of another such
contingency. A number of bills for
Alaska have come over from the last
session, the most important being those
providing for a delegate from the ter
ritory and for government aid in build
ing roads.
1t is not yet known whether there
will be any legislation relating to the
Panama canal, although it may be nee
essary when Secretary Taft makes a
report of his personal investigation of
conditions in the canal zone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
OUT OFF HIS LEG.
Edward Nystrom Hurt at Santa Fe
Shops Submits to Operation.

Edward Nystrom. the 19-year-old
young man who had both legs broken
three weeks ago todayin an accident at
the Santa Fe shops, underwent an
operation for the amputation of the
left leg this forenoon at the Santa Fe
hospital
Nystrom was painting the ceiling in
one of the departments of the shop.
His trousers caught between the belt
and pulley on a shaft and before the
machinery could be stopped he was
turned over and over by the revolving
shaft and both legs were broken.
1t was discovered that the left leg
could not be saved and the amputation
was performed this morning. The
right leg is said to be doing very well
and he will very likely not lose that
member. He is reported to be resting
easily and he underwent the operation
in good shane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
CANvAssING BOARD ENJoINED.
Colorado Election MuddIe Develops a
New Phase.

Pueblo, Colo, Dec. 3.-John A. Mar
tin, Democratic candidate for state
senator from this county, has secured
an injunctive order from Judge J. H.
Voorhees, of the district court here. re-
straining Governor Peabody and the
other members of the state canvassing
board from accepting the certificate
of election issued to T. G. Mccarthy
Republican, by County Clerk Fairfax
and Justice of the Peace McCallip,
members of the county canvassing
board. Mr.. Martin will serve the
document on the state officers and
members of the state canvassing board
at once and will prefer charges of
sensational nature. The returns as
canvassed gave Mccarthy a majority
of four votes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
FIRE ON THE PIKE.
A Number of Concessions Were
Destroyed by the Flames.
1t Is Thought to Have Been of
Incendiary Origin.

St Louis, Dec. 3.-Fire last night
broke out in the attraction on the
Worlds fair Pike known as "Quo Va
dis and quickly spread to the japanese
pavilion adjoining. A high wind was
blowing and the sparks were carried
over the exposition grounds in the vi
cinity of the main exhibit palaces.
The fire totally destroyed the streets
of Rome and Quo Vadis and partially
destroyed Fair Japan, on the Bowery
and Old ST. Louis. 1t is thought to have
been of incendiary origin. One suspect
has been arrested, Arthur v. Dunn, 26
as a waiter. He was, it is asserted,
seen to leave the Hereafter where a
pile of burning newspapers and fire was
found Dunn told the Jefferson guards
that he had entered the building to ex-
tinguish the fire. When searched IL
pocketbooks were found in Dunns pos
session. In addition to the loss of the
building which is estimated to be about
$4,000, a series of oil paintings illustra-
tive of scenes from the novel Quo
Vadies'' which formed the principal at
traction in the concession know as Quo
Vadis, valued at $4,000, were burned.
Styka, the Polish artist and were
brought to this country under $4,000
bonds. Two japanese, Yumto and
Jumkatsa were painfully burned, hav-
ing Deen rescued Dy Lieutenant SCASppS
of the Worlds police force from the
building in which they were asleep.
The widest excitement prevailed upon
the Pike and many hundreds of people
were attracted to the vicinity of the
exposition grounds by the glare of the
confiagration, which was visible from
all parts of the city. 1t is stated that
there were two distinct fires. one in the
streets of Rome and the other, which
was observed at about the same time
in Old st Louis The police are work.
ing upon the hypothesis that there was
an attempt to destroy several of the
concessions by preconcerted arrange
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
Old settlers, PROGRAMME.

The following is the programme of
the Old Settlers association to be given
in Security hall, Seventh and Kansas
avenue Monday, December 5:
Meeting called to order about IL
o'clock a. m.
Prayer by Rev. ]. B. McAfee.
Reading of minutes of last meeting.
Recess.
Dinner at 1890 p. m.
Call to order after dinner.
Song-"My Country 'Tis of Thee, -
led by Mrs. Thatcher.
Address by Governor z. w. Hoch.
Song by Mrs. Thatcher.
Paper. by Mrs. J. c. Gordon.
Ffve-Ininute ta1ks-Colonel Geo. W.
Veale and J. G. Wood.
Song by James Moore.
Five-minute talks by T. ]. Anderson,
A. w. Dana, John Martin and others.
Election of officers.
"Old LanE Svna'' hv ALI nrasenE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
HIS BROTHER HERE.
AIoberly Chief of Police Visits Edgar
Monroe Patterson.

John Patterson, chief of police at
MOberly, Mo, and brother of Edgar
Monroe Patterson, the man held at
the county Jail on the charge of muir
dering Mrs Mary Nickum, was in To-
peka for a short time this morning to
visit his brother. He returned to
Moberly on the first train, but said
that he would be back in a few days,
and would be present at the prelimi-
nary hearing of his brother, which will
take place in the court of Topeka,
December II. 1t is understood that
Attorney Joseph Ensminger has been
retained to defend Patterson at the
preliminary hearing.
Sheriff Lucas said this morning that
no new evidence in the Patterson case
had been found, and the case would go
to preliminary on the testimony of E.
z. Sparr, the man who claims to have
heard Patterson say that he intended
to rob the Nickum house, and later,
after the murder, admit that "a wo-
man had been murdered
E Z. Sparr, the man who told the
story which duplicates Patterson in
the crime, is still confined in the
county Jail, and Sherir Lucas says that
"Sparr will be present, all right, when
the preliminary hearing comes off" In
other words. Sparr will stay in jail
until December II, if not longer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
COTTON WENT DOWN.
Decline Caused by Crop Report Issued
by the Government.

New York. Dec. 3.-The government
estimate for the cotton crop, placing
the yield at 2,162, 900 bales, issued to-
day was a surprise to mora people,
perhaps, than any government report
of recent years. While a few of the
more extreme bears had been talking
100000 bales or over, the average
opinion even in government estimate
would be under that figure.
The announcement was followed by
another sensational break in prices.
The decline that has been in progress
now for over a month and carried the
market down from IL cents to "a
cents proved insufficient in the estima-
ton of the trade to fully reflect the
new condition of affairs and a crop
of the size reported. There was un-
doubtedly a big short interest in the
market, but in spite of covering prices
declined nearly u q 1c in less than an
half hour of trading. The market was
very excited with trading exceedingly
active.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
HE WANTED TO DIE.
But the Doctors Pumped Out Poison
and Saved PicEett's Life.

A man named Oliver Pickett, who
claims to be from Goffs, Kan, tried to
commit suicide Friday morning, by
taking arsenic The police officers,
Sergeant McElroy and two of the de-
tectives, carefully avoided telling any
one of the occurrence, and seemed to
be greatly interested in keeping the af-
fair from the public. Pickett had
some trouble with his wife and while
drunk took a dose of arsenic at the
rooms where he and his wife live, 32S
Kansas avenue
A physician was called, and the
poison pumped out of the man.
Pickett claims that he wanted to kill
himself because his wife was unfaithfuI
and had been running around with an
other man. On the strength of this
statement, the police arrested w. d.
Sherrard. a young man engaged in
the portrait business, on the charge of
'.disorderIy conduct" Sherrard had
done nothing whatever to warrant his
arrest, and he was held simply on the
strength of Pickett's talk Sherrard
is being held at the police station, but
will probably be released this evening.
Pickett chased his wife away, and she
called upon Sherrard. who knew her
before her marriage to Pickett, to help
her. 1t is alleged that Sherrard paid
her board at the Savoy hotel. and on
these grounds he was arrested for
"disorderly conduct"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
NEWSPAPER BARRED.
Weather Forecasts Withheld Because
of Story About the President.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 81. w. Smith,
district forecaster of the United States
weather bureau, has received orders
from the weather department at
Washington forbidding the delivery by
him of weather forecasts, maps, ETC.,
to the Boston Herald.
BY these orders all weather informa-
ton disseminated by the weather bu-
reau is withheld from the Herald.
This is part of the Herald's punish
ment for having published a story
from Washington to the effect that the
Roosevelt children chased a turkey
about the White House lot and that
the president looked on and laughed
heartily"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
HAVE THE CANEY PLANT.
The ansas Natural Gas Company Ac-
quires More Property.

Chanute, Kas., Dec. 3.-The Kansas
Natural Gas company has taken over
the plant and property of the Caney
Gas company in Montgomery county.
The price is not given. The company
owns the franchise FOR supplying the
town of Caneys with gas, also about
twenty miles of pipe line and five or
six large gas wells. Senator-elect S.
NJ Porter of Crawford county is presi-
dent. The Kansas Natural Gas COM
pany resumed laying its pipe line
across Montgomery county Thursday.
The camp is near Liberty and was
moved to Labette county after the
arrests which provoked the injunction
proceedings.