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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
forms and instructions furnished by the

forms and instructions furnished by the
state board of agriculture.
You are directed to perform these
duties thoroughly and carefully.
I'm conclusion, I beg to assure you
of my hearty cooperation in every eff
fort on your part leading toward an
impartial and complete assessment,
and thus merit and receive the APPROX
al of our county and city officials when
we shall have finished our labors."
The basis of valuation this year is
expected to be about the same as last
year. Last year the assessors agreed
on several changes. and the list for
this year will stand about as follows:
Colts, one year old. SIS.
Colts, two years old, $25.
Colts, three years old, $50.
Work horses and mules. first class,
500.
Work horses, second class $50.
Work horses and mules. third class.
actual value.
Mules, one year old, 500.
Mules, two years old, $40
Mules, three years old, SO
Work mules second class. $780,
Ponies, actual value, but no pony to
be assessed less than $40.
Stations, jacks. bulls, $500 for every
IS charged for service.
Cattle, one year old, $40.
Steers, two years old, $40.
Heifers, two years old, SIS.
Steers, three years old, rough fed, $50.
steers, three years Olu, Hall leu, 9tV.
Steers, four years old, half fed, $54.
Stock cows $40.
Mich cows. at actual value, at dis
erection of assessor.
Steers, full fed. cents per pound.
Cattle, medium, 8 cents per pound.
Blooded stock, registered or eligible
to registry at actual value.
Hogs, per pound. cents.
Sheep, per head. 81.
Goats, per head, 81.
oats, per bushel, 80 cents.
Corn, per bushel. 80 cents.
Rye, per bushel, 80 cents.
Wheat, per bushel, so cents
Potatoes, home grown, per buShel, 30
cents.
Potatoes, imported, at actual value.
Sweet potatoes, per bushel, so cents.
Onions, per bushel, 20 cents.
Flax seed, per bushel, $1.10
Glover and alfalfa seed, per bushel,
$500.
Millet seed, per bushel, so cents.
Timothy seed, per bushel, $3.50.
Sorghum seed, per pushel, 30 cents.
Kaffir corn, per bushel, 30 cents.
Bees, actual value.
Natural ice on hand, at actual value
where located.
Manufactured cheese, at actual value,
wholesale prices.
HAY, at actual value where located.
All interest on bonds of the United
States All bonds and interest on bonds
of any state, county, district or mu-
nicipality. All other bonds not exempt
from taxation. Stock in any company
or corporation. Shares in national
| banks Moneys Credits, less legal de-
auctions. Average amount of mer-
| chants stock for preceding year. Aver
age amount of merchants moneys and
| credits for preceding year. Average
! amount of manufacturers stock for pre-
| ceding year. Average amount of manu-
| facturer's moneys and credits for pre-
! ceding year. Shares in any boat or
vessel. Tax sale certificates. Jucg-
ments. Notes Mortgages, at actual
value.
All other personal property, including
farming implements, wagons, pleasure
carriages, cream separators, typewr1ting
machines. automobiles. bicycles, gold
watches. silver watches, plate and jew
elry, pianofortes, and other musical in
struments, ETC., at actual vale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
CROSBY BROTHERS GET 1T.
The Contract for Furnishing Kansas
Worlds Fair Building.

The Kansas commission to the Worlds
fair has awarded to Crosby Brothers of
Topeka a contract for furnishing the
carpeting for the Kansas building. Sew
eral bids were entered for the contract,
including some by st. Louis furnishing
houses. The contract also calls for
dra peries and curtains.
William Walsh and Joseph Petrik of
the Crosby store will go to st. Louis to
see to the carrying out of the work.
For the parlor, main hall and secre-
tary's and commissioners offices royal
wilton carpets will be furnished, while
for the upper rooms body brussels and
mating is called for. Silk velour and
silk tapestries will be used in the dra-
peries and Saxony brussels and L'Art
nouveau in the curtaining.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04

Several business men in the vicinity
of Fifth and Kansas avenue are rather
indignant over an occurrence which
took place this morning. They think
that the humane society should hold
converse with w. F. Allison, one of
McCollun' new policemen. This morn
ing a furniture wagon was passing on
Fifth street, and was on the wrong
side of the thoroughfare, to the incon-
venience of other drivers. Instead of
ordering the driver to get over where
he belonged the spectators declare that
Allison stepped into the street, and,
without saying word to the driver,
struck the horse across the nose with
his police club. Afterward he told the
driver to get across the street. AS long
as the police confine their abuses to the
citizens of the town they are practical
ly safe, as they can claim resistance"
or "self Defense" but when they get
around to smuggling inoffensive dumb
animals something should be done to
them.
The North side policemen, Hutton
and Small, raided the Cave joint at 609
North Kansas avenue yesterday after
noon, and although the did not capture
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
VIA UNION PACIFIC.
Low Rates, Homeseekers Day, March
18th.

On above date one-way tickets will
be sold to points in Arkansas, Indian
Territory, Louisiana. Oklahoma and
Texas, and to stations in western KAN
sas and eastern Colorado, at one-half
the regular one-way ture plus $500.
On same dates round-trip homeseek-
ers' tickets will be on sale to points in
the same territory at rate of one reg
ular fare plus $500. Limit twenty-one
days The homeseekers' points in Kan
sas include Colby and Oakley and sta
lions west of Oakley.
Take advantage of these reduced
rates and see the Union Pacific land on
sale in western Kansas.
]. C. FULTON, Depot Agt.
F. A. LEWIS, City Ticket Agt.
525 Kansas ave.
Bishop John W. Hamilton's lecture,
'Marauders, Miracles and Men of Mex
ico," Auditorium March 8. Csc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
What Crawford Gets.

T. M Crawford will have the Kiralfy
spectacle. THE Louisiana Purchase
at his Odeon theater from May 29th I'M
til November L. AT his other St. Louis
theater, The Crawford, he will have
Quincy Adams Sawyer and york
State Folks each Cor a month. Roy
era wford. one of the local managers
for the Crawford circuit in topeka, has
secured the privilege of selling Anna
Eva Fay's dream books" at the St.
Louis fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04

wounds were dressed by City Physician
Storrs. Some one, or maybe more than
one, soaked Miller sufficiently hard to
make him forget it. He can not re-
member anything about fight, and
his memory seems to have been set
hack several hours behind standard
time. So the police do not know whom
to arrest for the assault.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
Gas Supply Cut Off

Cleveland, o., March 4.-With a tenn
perature only a few degrees above the
zero mark thousands of people, depend
ent upon natural gas for fuel in their
houses here. suffered from the intense
cold today because of the washing away
of the gas mains of the East Ohio Gas
company, leading from this city to the
West Virginia gas fields. Manufacturing
plants in which natural gas is used have
closed down until the mains are repaired.
Similar conditions prevailed at Akron and
other towns supplied with fuel from the
same source.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04

Washington, March An. OBrien ap-
rant charging him with assault with in
tent to kill Manning. Assistant United
States District Attorney Given suggested
that the man be committed to jail and
the Jail physicians notified to confer
with the St Elizabeth asylum authorities
Cured in this suggestion and the pris-
oner was sent to Jail without bond pend
ing proceedings looking to his return to
the insane asylum He was on parole
from that institution when he did the
shooting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
THE EBEY DIVORCE.
Petition Is at Last Filed in District
Court

The petition in the divorce suit of
Kate r. Ebey against Frank L. Ebey
was filed in the office of the clerk of
the district court Thursday afternoon.
The case was filed in February but
no record was made of it on the court
docket at that time. Mrs. Ebey states
in the petition that she was married in
1893 and that since then Frank L Ebey
has been guilty of drunkenness and
neglect of duty. She charges that she
did not receive sufficient support from
him and that she was compelled to re-
ceive assistance from her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Ringer. She also
charges that her husband is a fugitive
from justice as the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses has been
made against him. Ebey was employed
by Parkhurst & Davis until a few
months age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
THREE TRAINS BURIED.
Stuck in the Snow but Nobody
Knows Where.

Lewiston, Mont, March 4.-Lewiston
has been cut off from communication
except by telegraph with the outside
world for three weeks. Three trains
are buried in the snow between here
and Lombard, no one knows just where
although repeated efforts have been
made to reach them with snow plows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
Fairbanks Is Silant.

Washington, March 4-Senator Fair
banks was shown a published dispatch
stating that he had decided to become
a candidate for vice PRESIDENT He de-
clined to make any statement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
Ramn to Re Retired .

Lexington, KY, March 4.-The race
horse Kemp. by Hayden Edwards, dam
Onverlace, by Onondaga, has been re-
tired to the stud by his owner, the Gin
cinnati turfman, l. ]. Good. Among the
mares to be bred to him are two from
the stud of ]. B. ReSpeSS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04

dollar bills which Mr.. Cowley exchanged
for the roll he didn't get was brand new
and issued by the Belmont, Ohio, Ma
tional bank. Mr.. Cowley was not very
well acquainted with Topeka, or he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
Croft Hearing Set

Washington. March 4.-Justice Pritch-
ard today fixed a hearing for tomorrow
in the case of Samuel A. Croft, on a
motion for q new trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04

Last night a policeman found a man
named J. H. Miller wandering around
near the corner of Crane and Jefferson
streets, and the Wanderer didn't seem
to know just where he was at. He was
bleeding from three or four wounds
about the head and face, so the officer
took him to the station where his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04

the bartender, they had a good time
chopping down doors and destroying
property. A key containing a strong
smell of beer was found in a narrow
alley between two buildings, where it
had been thrown from the upstairs win
dow of the joint. Later in the evening
Joe Allen was arrested as keeper of
the place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04

would not have drawn his money until
he had passed the city limits. Had he
been onto the town he would have kept
it in his pocket, and a Yale lock on the
pocket.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26
PAPERS WERE SERVED.
Several Suits in Attempt to Knock
 Out D. Preston Atwood.

The first step locally to thwart D. Preston Atwood, the man who stirred up all the probate courts in the state by his suits against delinquent admin istrators, was taken this morning by Burpee x Carmody. This step Is only one of number that have been taken for the same purpose elsewhere, and whether they will amount to anything is still question, for attorneys are di- vided on the matter. Twenty-three suits were entered against as many ad- ministrators and the papers were served by Constable Carmody. One administrator sues another and he in turn sues a third and so on until the last sues the first. Thus there is a circle of suits, all friendly, and intend ed for the benefit of the administrat- ors and the discomfort of D. Preston Atwood. Damages of $240 Is claimed in each case, the amount to a penny that is claimed by Atwood in his suits. The complaints are similar in almost every respect to those in the Atwood suits. The result will be anxiously awaited.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26
WILL BE A SPLIT.
Presbyterian Says Yesterdays Vote
 at Texas Will Cause it.

Dallas, Texas, May Complete union of the Cumberland Presbyterian church with the Presbyterian church In the United States of America was favored last night by the general as- sembly of the first named church in a vote which was closely contested after heated debate of two days and a night. The vote was 162 and 75 against, majority of only five over the necessary two thirds. The result of this test of two clements In the church was little short of dramatic. The commissioners to the assembly had listened patiently since Tuesday morning to the arguments presented. These arguments hinged In the main upon the three points, As to whether or not the doctrine of predesttnation was part of the creed of the Presby- terian church in the United States of America as to whether or not other races should be admitted to equal rights in the church in certain in, stances, and the question as to wheth- CT or not the educational standard of the Presbyterian church in the Uniteu States of America was too high. Up to the night session all of those various features had been argued by the op- ponents.
 J. N. Parker of Tennessee, strong oppositionist, after vote had been taken, said:
 ''The question would not have been lost by us had not some of our voters been absent. The significance of it is that there will be split in the church, not now but later. when the presby- teries come to decide on the question" ]"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26
COL. DOHERTY,.S DEBTS.
He Swears They Are $22,O4O.6O and
 His Assets Only S375.

Colonel John B. Doherty, superinten- dent of the state free employment bu- reau at Waterbury, who has filed pe- tition ill bankruptcy, gives his l1abill- ties as $22,04060, with assets of $375. The petition, 1t is understood, was filed 7 by Colonel Doherty to relieve him from the burden of debts that fell on him by the failure of the Connecticut h. demnity association, of which he was the secretary, and which went into / the hands of a receiver in 1899.
 Colonel Doherty attributes his finan, cial distress to his connection with the Indemnity association, for under the item of $10,97o.56, the amount of d Judgment obtained jointly against Lewis A. Platt, the former president, and himself as secretary, by the New Haven Trust Go as receiver, there ap- pears the statement that ''this debt was contracted by wrongful and negll- gent conduct in engaging and retaining an impruuent agent in the life insur- ance company of which the petitioner was secretary"
 The agent referred to was one Schmidt, wno had the metropolitan ter ritory of the Connecticut Indemnity association. The debt of $19,97O.56 was represented in notes that were found to be worthless and taken by Schmidt in payment for premiums. Schmidt has since gone into bank ruptcy.
 Other items that appear in the list of liabilities are William Riether of Wa terbury, money loaned, $26S; William A. Doherty of Seattle Wash, $500; Daniel E Fitzpatrick, Waterbury, note $250; William H. Ely of New Haven, note. $20O; F. o. Peabody. Waterbury, Judgment. $3OS.71; J. R. Mullings, Wa. terbury, $176.02; Lewis A. Platt, Wa terbury, $150; the l.. F. Haase Go, Wa terbury, $135.47. There are in addi- ton a number of creditors having claims against the petitioner for small CT amounts.
 Tn the column of assets several thou sand dollars of Colonel Doherty's money are charged up against Victor l.. Sawyer, who was former president of the Connecticut Indemnity associa- ton, whose notes were taken by Col onel Doherty. Sawyer's present where. abouts is said to be unknown to the pc titioner,
 Included in the assets of $375 are 5000 shares of Bessie 0. Gold Mining stock, TAT shares United States Eco homie Postage association, five shares of stock in the Globe Publishing Go, three shares worlds fair tourist stock, three shares Fairview Land Improve ment Go and forty shares Tallapoosa lining and Manufacturing Go stock all of which the petitioner declares to be of no value.
 The petition was filed by exSenator William Kennedy of Naugatuck, icoun- sel for Colonel Doherty. There will be hearing before Referee Henry 4 Newton in New Haven two weeks from Vriday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26
CITY NEWS

There will be very important meeting this evening of the Catholic Women's association and every mem Der is requested to, attend.
 John, the months old son of MI and Mrs Patrick O'Leary of Al Ridge street, died yesterday. The funera took place this afternoon, with inter ment In St Joseph's cemetery.
 What a beautiful day for the seats on the green! Hundreds stood about the public squares to-day until theiI limbs were weary and then many of them sought the cafes and other cool spots and tried to be happy. The wo men folks fared worse than the men They had no place to rest and in con sequence much fault finding was heard, and no wonder.
 John Dayton of Wolcott.- an old gen. tleman who had been acting rather strangely for some time past, commit ted suicide yesterday at the home of his sister, Mrs Garthwaite, by swal lowing dose of paris green. He lived a few hours after taking the poison but when Dr Lopez arrived he was past medical aid. Medical Examiner Goodenough viewed the body and gave permission for burial.
 The many friends of Miss Beezy J. Pardy of this city will be interested and pleased to know that she has passed successfully all the examina- tions after three years study and will graduate from the St Joseph's Hospi- tai Training school in Paterson, New Jersey, on May 31. The graduating exercises will be held in Entre Nous hall. at half-past seven on the evening of the above date.
 Mark Tierney, the 1O-year-old son ot D. H. Tierney of North Main street, was run down by sprinting bicyclist this noone while returning from school at the corner of East Main and >Cole streets. The boy received severe shaking up, besides having bad gash over his eye. His glasses were knock ed off and broken also. 1t seems strange that some bicycle riders will speed through thickly populated thoroughfares and over crosswalks regardless of the rights of pedestrians Careful riders never do this.
 Even the fierce clashes of thunder, the piercing flashes of lightning, the downpour of rain. the piles of mud, could not keep the people away from the circus. The thunder, lightning or rain has no terrors for them when the circus is in town. Every seat in the big tent in which the main perform ance Of Sawtelle's Is given was occu- pied last night when the show began and there were number of people standing. The show contained some very good acts, but altogether 1t was not up to the standard of past years.
 The Corn Huskers will give their first barn dance in Hamilton hall in Mill Plain tomorrow night. Sweet ci- der of the finest kind and pumpkin pie will be supplied. Regular old country dances will be danced to the tune of the fiddle. It will be jolly time. A bus will convey the people who in- tend to go from the end of the trolley line to the hall.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26
FLOWER GONE TO
 CENTRAL AMERICA

New York, May 26.-Dr Richard 0. Flower, whose bail bond for $23,OOO furnished by woman interested in his mining companies was declared Forfeited few days ago, is reported to have sailed for Central America at least q week ago to avoid answering charges of grand larceny in connec- tion with mining schemes. He is said to have gone away disguised as an in- valid.
 According to information received at the district attorneys office Flower. before leaving, emptied several safe deposit boxes in his name about town and disposed of gilt edged securities which he owned for at least $500, GOO in cash.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26
HIS PRICE WAS HIGH.
New York Police Had to Help Out
 This Widow.

New York, May 26.-Mrs James S. Goolxins, widow of q son of the late Chief Justice Gookins of Indiana has been compelled to call upon the police in order to force an undertaken here to surrender her husbands body.
 Colonel Gookins, who was q we'll known civil engineer and artist, died suddenly at hotel here Monday. When Mrs Gookins and her son arriv- ed from Chicago they found the body had been removed by an undertaken Other undertakers told the widow $20 was sufficient for the office he had performed and she refused to submit to the extortion. The undertaken de- clared he would send the body to the morgue and the police were called upon. They acted at once and the un- dertaker surrendered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26
IS AWARDED $500.
A Woman Who Sued the Trolley Co
 for S3. GOO.


 The suit of Charles and Nora Nc Hugh against the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go for $3,000 damages was heard by Judge Robinson In the superior court to-day. Attorney Rus- sell appeared for the plaintiffs and Judge Burpee for the defendants.
 Mrs McHugh was a passenger on a trolley car from which she was alight- ing when the car started and threw her to the ground. Such Is the substance of her complaint She claims that in consequence Of the fall she will be obliged to expend $500 on doctors and medicine and will never again be as strong as she was before the accident When she fell she was knocked uncon- scious, She had hemorrhage and had to be assisted to her home. This oc- cured on August 2s, 1901, on East Main street, near Wolcott street.
 She was laid up five weeks, has oc- casionai pains .n her back and is al- most deaf in the left ear.
 The defense tried to show that she was not laid up as long as she claimed to be. and that in fact she received company weeks before she claimed to have been able to leave the house. She denied seeing. any agent Of the de- fendant until asked If she recognized a young man who sat near Judge Bur pee. She did not know that, he was a claim agent of the company. This agent represented himself to Mrs Me- Hugh under false pretenses, 1t is said. He told her he was a partner of Attor- ney Russell, sent by him to get her story, and when she doubted this he invited her to step to the nearest tele- phone and ascertain for herself by ask ing MT Russell if the statement was not so. It was a bold bluff. For au- dacity it is difficult to find local com parison. Mrs McHugh did not believe the young man and she went to the telephone with him. Fortunately for the bluff, the usual answer when one is in a great hurry was given, Wire is busy" Rather than walt until the wire would be out of job Mrs Nc 4Augh accepted the mans statement and then told him her story of the ac- cident.
 Fred J. Wood, coal and wood deal CT, and William T. Conklin, gave testi- mony in support of the plaintiffs side of the case. Both testified they saw the woman fall off the car while it was in motion. She was awarded damages of $500.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26
FIVE BULLET WOUNDS.
Young Han Found in Dying COndi-
 tiOn To-Day.

New York, May 26.--William Roehn, IS years old, has been found in a patch of woods near Queens, Long Island, with five bullets in his body just be low the heart. The lad is still alive and likely to recover.
 Roehn says he was held up while out walking by two men. Upon finding he possessed only il cents and a cheap watch, he asserts they emptied a small revolver into his breast-one man holding his arms while the other did the shooting. The police express d belief, however, that Roehn tried to kill himself.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26
GOLD LOAN ALL TAKEN.

Frankfort-on-the-M May 26.-- The $11,000,000 five per cent gold loan of the republic of Cuba was subscribed here this morning. The books were closed at 10 o'clock because the loan was heavily over-subscribed. The subscription price was 9S.