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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-27
AIDS HUMBOLDT REFINERY.
Santa Fe Road Gives Reduced Tariff
on Refined Oil.

Chanute, Kas., June 27.-The action
Of the Santa Fe railroad in putting
in a reduced tariff on refined oil has
created some talk among the oil men
in this section. It is believed the
action of the railroad people is in
tended to encourage the Independent
refinery at Humboldt, a few miles
north of Chanute. This means that
the railroad is going to try and give
the independent refinery a chance to
do business in opposition to the Stan
dard Oil company, which has its pipe
lines throughout the district and
which is laying pipe lines now as far
north as Kansas City. Already the
Standard lines run as far south as
Bartlesville, I. T., which is the south
ern limit of the oil bearing territory
at this time.
The independent refinery at Hum
bOldt has been in operation for a year
of the refinery was increased to $50
barrels per day, and the owner is put
ting in another still of $50 barrels
per day which, before the summer is
over, Will give the plant a capacity of
700 barrels a day. But the difficulty
has been that after the oil was refined
and ready for the market the product
could not be shipped in opposition to
the product of the refinery of the
Standard at Neodesha, because the
plant at Humbold had no pipe lines
and no millions behind it.
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eign powers awaken to a realization Of
the existing conditions.
Mr. Perdicaris said that Raisuli is
posing as a patriot who wants to see
the country happy and peaceful and
he is offering to accept the response
bility for maintaining the country
from Tangier to Fez and clear il of
robbery and crime if he is backed by
the powers. He found in Raisuli an
educated and intellectual man.
The only time the prisoners were
anxious was during the last two days
when they were at Barabin. the vii
lage of Zelal, the governor of the
Benz NJ Sara tribe. When the ex-
change occurred over three hours
were lost in the exchange of complf-
ments. Raisuli refusing to talk bust
ness until the last moment, being APP
parently very suspicious of an attempt
to capture him. When he received the
money and the men turned over to
him by the ransom party he hurried
away toward his village.
Perdicaris and Varley imm ediately
mounted horses and proceeded for
Tangier, journey of sixteen hours
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MORTON GOES HOME.
New Secretary of the Navy VIII Take
a Little Rest.

Chicago, Ill, June 27.-Paul Morton,
who is to be secretary of the navy, has
arrived home from New York. By
leaving the train at Englewood he dis
appointed several friends who had gone
to the depot with view of congratu-
lating him.
Mr. Morton went to MS home. where
he spent short hour. and then hasten
ed to his office in the railway ex-
change. Upon his desk were piled hun
dreds of letters and kilograms from all
one that came to hand, he gazed at it
for a moment and then read: THE
Hon. Paul Morton"
THAT sounds all right he declared,
laughing. I hope it win sound as good
when l get through with the work.
Speaking seriously. however" he
continued, Il have nothing to say. I
am a good deal like the fellow who.
when asked what he would like for an
epitaph, replied: I done my best: an
angel couldn't do no more 1 am keen
~ appreciative of the honor the presf-
dent has conferred upon ME, but can
not help regretting leaving my railroad
associates and the men with whom I
have had the closest kind of business
as we'll as social relations for years.
The kilograms of cOngratulatiOn re
ceiVed by Mr.. Morton came from every
profession and from public officials.
Beveridge is typical of all and is as
follows: Hearty congratulations.
Your great ability assures the country
of distinguished service from you
Later Mr.. Morton left with his wife
and daughter for his ancestral country
home Arbor lodge, near Nebraska City.
It was the home of his father, the late
J. Sterling Morton, who served in
| Cleveland's cabinet as secretary of ag-
riculture. Since J. Sterling Morton $
death his sons have improved the home
until it is now one of the finest cOun-
! try residences in the west. There, amid
memories of his father, Mr.. Morton and
family will spend secure a little needed
rest. Mr.. Morton stated that he would
1 resign as vice president of the Santa
Fe, to take effect in August, and would
/ probably wind up his Chicago affairs
and go to Washington about the mid
| die of July.
Il want to be ready to take up the
work there by the LIST of August he
said, and it will keep me pretty busy
! here getting ready
During the day scores of railway Off
Gals and other friends called upon Mr.
Morton and assured him of their hearty
good wishes.
In discussing the fact that there was
comment on his appointment owing to
/ his having been a Democrat until 1896
/ Mr.. Morton said:
I was a Cleveland Democrat until
1 1895. l did not leave the party the
/ party left me. Since then the Repub-
4 lican party has adopted the ideas OF
the Cleveland Democrats 1 have al
/ WaVS been a Roosevelt man.
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DOWIE'S BIG CATCH.
Brings Over a Swiss Beauty Worth a
Million.


New York. June 27.-John Alexan-
der Dowie, self-styled Elijah III and
all round prophet, arrived here on
the steamer Lucania. after an attempt
at world conversion which for the
most part was wholly futile. With
him came Mrs. Dowie and r. J. Glad
stone Dowie, the ''unkissed son." and
a party of more than fifty Zionites
The party was accompanied by a
million dollar convert, Ruth Hofer, a
beautiful Swiss. She is blonde,
and, in appearance, anything but a
zionite. She is of medium height,
with large blue eyes, a glorious head
of hair and a superb figure. Miss
Hofer was kept to the fore by Eli
jah," who, when he was asked how
he had ever induced her to adopt his
beliefs said that converts were no
novelties, not even converts worth
S1,000,000, which he claimed the
young woman possesses.
There was a report that Miss Hofer
was the wife of the unkissed son. On
the passenger list appears the name
Mrs. Gladstone Dowie. The ships
people say that no Mrs. Gladstone
Dowie" appeared among the passen-
gers on the way across the ocean and
upon. No one in the party referred
to Miss Hofer as Mrs. Gladstone
DOWie. The Mrs. Gladstone DOWie'
booking was made at Liverpool and
passengers believed that the marriage
of the unkissed son had been ar
ranged to take place on the other side,
but that it was prevented by the hur-
ried fight which Elijah and his party
had to make, and that a few days or
weeks will see him led to the altar
in Zion City. When the unkissed one
was asked whether he was married
he became red in the face after the
manner of his sire and shouted:
Mind your own business Go and
ask the people on the ship"
who is Mrs. Gladstone DoWie ~
go away, go away"
1T is true, isn't it, that you and Miss
Hofer were to have been married in
England if you had not been forced to
fee %
GO away, go away"
The unkissed son and Miss Hofer
had been left on the pier by his pa
rents. Elijah III had failed to make
customs declarations. and Gladstone
said he would do it for him. He de-
clared nine trunks. eight bags and
two parcels and $500 worth of wear
ing apparel Among the chattels was
a fine painting of his dead sister.
Those who saw it said it was the work
of a master, but the unkissed one said
it was worth only SIS. Another
painting he valued at $40. The I'M
kissed son had to take off his coat
and dig through the luggage in his
shirt sleeves. Miss HOfer. with her
jacket off and beaming in a. pink silk
waist, helped him.
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PERDICARIS' STORY.
Ransomed American Says His Captor
Poses as a Patriot.

Tangier, June 27.-Ion Perdicaris. the
American who last week was released
by the brigand Raisuli, was much bet
ter today and gave the Associated
Press an interview descriptive of the
circumstances of his capture and of his
experiences while a prisoner in Raisu-
lis camp.
He says that on the night of May IS
he had just entered the drawing room
after dinner and, hearing noise
among the servants, he and Cromwell
Marley, the British subject who was
also captured by Raisuli, went out to
investigate the cause. They were i'm
mediately surrounded by armed MOOrs,
who bound and maltreated them. Var
ley resisted and was struck on the head
with the butt of a rifle and a knife was
slashed across his hands making seri-
Gus wounds.
At first it was thought VarIey's skull
had been fractured.
Perdicaris and Marley We're then car
ried away on horseback. They were
bound with ropes and roundabout roads
were taken in order to avoid villages.
The bandits stopped at Tsarradent, "A
hours from Tangier. and Raisuli allow
ed Perdicaris to write to his wife the
next morning and also to the shereef
of Wazan, asking them to intervene for
himself and Marley.
At Tsarradent the captives lived in a
filthy hut. They were not allowed TO
go 100 yards away from it and were
strongly guarded. When the shereef
OF faZdn arrived Il DlS tent was placed
at the disposal of the prisoners, and in
other ways the shereef was the means
of alternating their condition to a con-
siderable extent. The attitude of the
Moors changed from insult to fair
! trea tment.
Spies OF the pretender, who were in
the camp all the time, tried to induce
Varley to accept a post under the pre-
tender.
Raisuli daily called and held long con-
versation with the prisoners. He said
anarchy was reigning in the country.
The animosity of the people, he said.
was not directed against the SULTAN,
but against his governors
Raisulis father, Perdicaris said. left
him much property and cattle which
1 aroused the animosity of the Kaids.
who induced the bashaw by presents to
rob Raisuli of his belongings and final
/ ~ to imprison him for four years at
/ Nogador.
on his release Raisuli interviewed
Mohammed FL Torres, representative
of the sultan at Tangier, concerning
the restitution of his property, and
this being without avail, Raisuli
swore to take the law into his own
/ hands, with the results already
/ known. RafsuH said that he bore no
4 i'll Will toward the Europeans, but
stated that the only way to bring the
/ Moorish government to its senses was
] by capturing Europeans until the for
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DRAG NET is OUT.
Capture of the Smiths Regarded Only
a Question of Time.

New York, June pa drag net
has been spread for J. Morgan Smith
and his wife and their capture is only
a question of time, according to an
American dispatch from Philadelphia.
The Smiths disappeared from New
York during the investigation into the
shooting of Bookmaker Frank T.
Young a few weeks ago, and as they
are considered important witnesses,
detectives have searched constantly
for them. Mrs. Smith is the sister of
Nan Patterson. now under indictment
in connection with the shooting. 1t is
said the couple were traced to Wash
ington and thence to Philadelphia,
where they escaped through the back
window of a boarding house to the
roof of an adjoining building as the
detectives entered the front door.
They were located in another board
ing house, and again fled only few
minutes ahead of their pursuers.
Should they be arrested it is not
known upon what charge the couple
could be held, as they are wanted
only as witnesses in the Patterson
/
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SEARCH FOR A NEGRO.
He CriminaIly Assaulted a Young
Woman in Evansville. Ind.

Evansville. Ind, June 27.-The 20
lice force and a posse is securing the
city in search of an unknown negro
who late last night criminally as
saulted Miss Clara Weinbach. S years
old, after beating and forcing her
escort, Harry Smith, to retire at the
point of a revolver. The outraged
girl is in a serious condition.
Miss Weinbach and her companion
were returning from one of the city
parks. and while they were passing
the Chandler avenue school building
in the fashionable portion of the city
were attacked by the negro.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-27
JOHN M. BELL MURDERS
Former Topeka Man Kills Housekeep-
er and Himself.

An Associated Press dispatch Saturday
night said;
New York. June 25.-John NJ Bell. an
agent for a typewriter company. shot and
killed a woman known as his housekeep-
er ana VIE IN their apartment here to
day. He shot himself in the right tenn
pie and died in a few seconds. No cause
II known Tor the crime Addresses found
in a notebook in Bells pocket showed
that he had lived in Topeka, and I'm Free
town. the capital Of Liberia. West Africa.
"A card showed that he was q member OF
the New York Typographical Union No C.
Ehe police say they nave learned that
Bell had a wife and three children living
in Topeka. The woman ne killed Is said
to be Mrs. Henry, whose husband is a
painter here.
Bells wife, Addie r. Bell, IS employed
as cook at the Kansas hotel. go Kansas
avenue. She has been deserted about
year by her husband. who is the man
sent his wife and little boy back to To-
peka from New York last summer and
walls and received small amounts Of mon
ey until about Christmas. when the let
time Mrs Bell has been compelled TO
work out TO support herself and youngest
are Leah. aged -. who is going to school
in St. Louis, and Mrs. Clara Lynch of 1fo5
Seward avenue, topeka. BEL nad two
children by a former marriage and they
live with their grandmother in Kansas
Bell was a printer. his wife says, and
OF a rowing disposition. She was In Free
town. Africa. with him in 1897, and ne
worked at his trade there. Mrs. Bell
wishes to esta blish her claim and get pos
session of any property or effects left By
Bell She says that she left some Of her
personal belongings with him when na-
sent her back to Topeka a year ago She
had heard in a vague way. that her
husband was living with another woman,
but says she did not credit the story until
now Mrs Bell has notified the New York
authorities to send the body Of her hus-
band to Topeka for burial. providing
money enough TO pay the expense was
fOund on his person
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-27

Line to Colorado points also to
Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake City and
Ogden, one fare plus soc for the round
trip. Good all summer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-27

Wiesbaden, Prussia, June 27.-Court
Chamberlain Won Specht was killed
while riding in a motor car yesterday
in company with hereditary Prince
Adolph of Schaumberg-Lipp The
accident occurred near Langensch-
walbach- In turning to avoid strfk-
ing a dog the car swerved and dashed
against a telegraph pole which fell,
killing the court chamberlain on the
SPOT. Prince Adolph and the chauf-
fuer were thrown out, but escaped
with slight injuries.
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A BANK is CLOSED.
A Considerable Financial Disturbance
Exists at Saratoga.

Saratoga, n. Y, June 27.-The First
National bank of Saratoga was not
opened for business today. A notice
signed by Bank Examiner Van Vrank-
en- and posted on the door stated that
at the request of the directors and by
order of the comptroller of the cur
rency the bank was closed.
A run on the Citizens National
bank which was begun Saturday was
continued today by the smaller de-
pOsitors.
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KiIled In > Policeman-

OkIahoma City. Okla, June 27.-W.
d. Richardson. OF Findlay. O., died at
st. Mary's hospital here today. the re-
suit of an attack by some unknown
person Richardson came here re-
Gently in the employ of a Chicago firm
of legal publishers. He was found
unconscious on the street and taken
to the hospital, where during a ra-
tional period he said that a policeman
had struck him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-27
NOT A HAPPY MARRIAGE.
Colorado Politician Kills Himself Two
Weeks After Wedding.

Pueblo, Colo, June 27.-Charles B.
Montgomery, a prominent politician,
killed himself early this morning by
taking morphine. Two weeks ago he
was married to the former wife of a
newspaper man, who disappeared i'm
mediately after the suicide. Domestic
trouble was the probable cause.
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DAMAGE TO OIL FIELDS.
Neosho River Floods the LowIands
Around Chanute.

Chanute. Kas., June 27.-Continued
heavy rains sent the NeoshO river out
of its banks today for the fourth time
this spring. flooding the lowlands and
causing a suspension of work in
most of the oil district. 1t is believed
that the damage to oil interests will
be heavy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-27

Sisson, Cal, June 27.-Fire has de-
stroyed a big portion of the town,
causing a loss estimated at $500. goo.
Insurance light. The heaviest fndi-
vfdual losses are Schuyler & Knox,
S65, 900; the Shasta Box and Merchan-
die company, $4,000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-19
WILL GO TO INDIA.

Rev. A. A. Parker and wife of
Wichita will go to India to engage
in missionary work the first of the
year. Rev. Parker will take charge
of the Florence Nicholson School of
Theology which is being establish
ed at Baroda. 1t will be located
23I miles north of Bombay in the
Quart district. Rev. Parker has
been pastor of St. Pauls Methodist
church In Wichita for seven years.
His first change after entering the
ministry after completing his
collegiate course was In Medicine
Lod ge. He remained here three
years and went from here to
Wichita. He is a very brilliant
minister and makes warm friends
where ever he goes. Mrs. Parker
is charming, pleasant and cordial
lady whose friendship once gained
is always held. Their Medicine
Lodge friends regret to learn of
their departure to the far east.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-19
Mule Creek Items.

The farmers are busy sowing wheat.
Ed. Smith spent few days on his
claim in Woodward county last week.
Allen Lasswell expects to begin his
store building this week.
Frank Rinke's little child has been
quite sick and it was reported to have
diphtheria, but is improving at this
writing.
Fayette Thomas lost his driving horse
last week.
Grandma Ball and Mrs. z. P. Ball
are spending few days with the lat.
ter's son and wife at Sun City this
week.
Dave Angel left Sunday for the
Worlds fair.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-19
DISTRICT COURT.

The International Harvester Co.
VS. L. B. Hill, dismissed as per
stipulation.
J.P. Elsea VS.. Ed H. Smith; dis
missed.
]. 0. Haun VS.. Santa Fe railway;
dismissed.
Stephen C. Tubbs VS.. Martha E.
Tubbs; decree of divorce granted.
A. S. Cloud VS.. F. H. Shelly, B.
Leonhart VS.. ]. A. Frame, Sarah
Blake VS.. w. T. Henson, S. |. Field
VS.. Lena Richards, E. E. Teaglevs.
A. Cunningham, ]. w. Bunk VS..
Polema Meek, Watkins Land Co.
VS.. Mary E. Leonard, c. M. Hogh-
ton VS.. John Chamberlain, M. F.
Casio VS. L. H. Perkins, w. H.
Brownback VS.. Henry F. Johnson,
judgment for plaintiffs quieting
title.
w. D. Mackey VS.. DR.. Rachel
Packson, dismissed.
Peter Henningsen VS.. L. E.
Roberts, appeal dismissed for want
of prosecution.
Jarrett VS.. Jarrett, divorce-judg
ment for plaintiff.
E. Robinson VS.. the Lombard
Investment company, judgment for
plaintiff.
Geo. w. Hendrickson VS.. w. H.
Cooke, judgment for plaintiff for
5000,
State VS.. D. E. Walker, Bond
approved and case continued.
Lowry VS.. Arterburn, sale con-
frmed, order making distribution.
Emma Sanford VS.. Modern
Woodmen. Motion to make pc
tition more definite and certain,
sustained. Plaintiff allowed $
days to amend. Defendant allow
ed 20 days thereafter to answer
and the case continued.
D. F. Allison VS.. ]. G.. Baker.
This was suit for damages by
reason of violation of contract. The
cause was tried by the following
jury:
JC Walstad Emmett Naughton
j Chadwick Green Adams
Howard Ball VIII Curtis
CIV Kritzmire G. w Thurman
TN Parr A e Ellis
w H Mcclure ] 81 Knight
The case was in the hands of the
Jury when the Index went to press.
The next case to be tried is the
Rudolph VS.. Santa Fe Railroad:
This is the third trial of the case.
The first trial resulted in verdict
for the plaintiff, the second trial
resulted in a hung jury
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-19

Louis VanBuskirk and wife of
Cleo, 0. T, were here last week as
witnesses in the Newton Bros.
murder trial. They are close
neighbors of the boys parents and
tqey testified in favor of the older
ones (Clark's) former character.
They say Clark ha d always been
an exemplary young man of merit
and worth. Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Buskirk used to live here. We
wish they would move back
again.
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Medicine Lodge Officers.
CHURCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Sunday ser
4SA vice: Sunday school, 10 A. NJ. Preaching
IL A. NJ. Glass meeting, II NJ. Preaching, 1880 p.
NJ. Junior League meets Wednesday afternoon
at4:15. Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening
at 7:3O. Teachers meeting. Tuesday evening.
Epworth League, Friday. 80 P. NJ. All are
cordially invited. j. L. PATTERSON, Pastor.
THRISTIAN.-Sunday school every Sunday
~ at 10 A. NJ Preaching, IL A. NJ. and 7:80 p.
NJ. Prayer meeting every Wednesday even
ing. A. D. WALKER,
Pastor.
pAPTIST.-Church east of Grand Hotel.
- Sunday school at 10 A. NJ. Preaching Sun
days at IL A. NJ. and 7:45 p. NJ. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening. The B. Y. P. U. meets at
Z p. NJ. on Sundays. j. j. GRIFFIN,
Pastor.
TPISCOPAL.-Servic every 2nd and 4th
IL Sunday of each month. Sunday school
every Sunday at IL q. IN. FL. 9. PLUM.
Priest in Charge.
CATHOLIC.-Services held on Tuesday af-
~ ter the third Sunday in each month.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-19

Jas. Miller of Kiowa, democratic
candidate for register of deeds,
spent most of last week in this city.
Mr.. Miller is a pleasant gentleman
to meet and is making friends
wherever he goes. He is not max
ing his campaign by misrepresent-
ing his opponent. No man needs
to be ashamed to say that he is
lin Miller's friend.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-19
Prince to Become a Monk.

Count Albert Won Meran, a young
scion Of the Austrian imperial house,
has entered the novitiate of the Bene-
dictine monks. He is the grandson
of Archduke John, who married Anna
Plochl, the beautiful daughter of
village postmaster.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-19

The infant SON of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Mounsey died Sunday
evening at 7:3o p. m. of infama
ton of the bowels. Burial took
place in Highland Cemetery Mon
day afternoon. A short funeral
ceremony was held at the grave
conducted by Rev. Patterson of
the M. E. Church.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-19
Americans Own Homes.

There are over seven and a quarter
million families living in their own
houses In this country. More than
million acquired homes in the last ten
years.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-19

Remember you will find DR..
Wiley, the dentist, in his Office ov-
er H. D. Fairs store, from the 1st
to the 18th of each month, prepar-
ed to all classes of dental work.
Teeth extracted positively without
pain. Office phone No. IS; resi-
dence, So.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-19

w. E. Stout has the largest and
finest assortment of winter lap
robes ever brought to the city, also
a large line of harness and saddles.
Purchasers should see his stock be-
fore buying.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-19

c. F. Jesse was over from Greens
burg last week to settle his case in
court. Charley is practicing law
in that city and is doing well. He
says he has quit drinking entirely.
We are glad to learn of his success.
Charley has a good disposition
when he lets whisky alone.