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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17

elry and clothing. According TO First
Mate Larsen the fire broke out in the
forward part of the steamboat when
she was off Captains island. Larsen
declares that it seemed to have gained
a headway which it was hopeless to
attempt to fight and in few minutes
the entire vessel was ablaze. Captain
McAlliSter ordered the boats lowered.
They were dropped into the water
quickly and were soon filled with pas
sengers. The four firemen, two deck
hands and Engineer Henderickson
who perished, were in the hold and
could not escape before the flames
swept over them. The two passengers
reported dead were missing when the
survivors reached the boat. 1t is sup
posed they were caught in their
vivors were in open boats only a short
time and were on board the Erastus
Corning, bound for this city, about an
hour after leaving the Glen Island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
WOULD INOICT LAWSON
of Amalgamated Says He Is a
Heavy Loser.

New York, Dec. 17.-An application
for the indictment of Thomas w. Law
son and for the showing of the books
of the Amalgamated Copper company
ney's Office by Henry Wellington
Wack, who lives most of the time in
London. Mr.. Wack is a member of
the National Bar association of this
country and the Royal Geographical
society of London.
Accompanied by his lawyer. Charles
NJ. Beattie, Mr.. Wack called at the
office of District Attorney Jerome and
left there his formal application that
Mr.. Lawson be indicted.
Mr.. Wack says he owns outright one
thousand shares of Amalgamated and
that it was worth when he came here
a few weeks ago $S1,780.
AS a result Of Mr.. Lawson's acts,
Mr.. Wack asserts. his stock fell to SO
and he suffered a loss of approximate
ly $4,000.
Mr.. Wack asks that a demand be
made on the Amalgamated company
for its books, to ascertain just what
it's stock is worth, and if LawSon'S s
declaration proves false, he wants him
indicted under chapter 435 of the
code, third subdivision, which provides
that any person who knowingly circu-
lates a false rumor, statement or in
telligence against a stock is punishable
by a fine of not more than $4,000, or
by Imprisonment for not more than
three years or both.
District Attorney Jerome is out of
town until Monday. In his absence
Assistant District Attorney Rand re-
ceived Mr.. Wack and his counsel. He
asked them to call on Monday and tell
their story to Mr.. Jerome himself.
Mr.. Rand said the district attorney
would surely make an investigation
and would invite all parties interested
to appear before him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
DOWNING AS A WITNESS.
He VIII Sign the Topeka Waterworks
Bonds.

Mayor BergundthaI has selected
Charles Downing, vice president of the
Central National bank, to act on be-
half of the Topeka Water company
and witness the signing of the $35O,000
worth of waterworks bonds Mayor
Bergundthal, City Clerk Squires and
Mr.. Downing will meet at the mayors
this afternoon and the ceremony of
executing the bonds will take place.
1t will probably require of couple of
hours to sign the bonds.
No word has yet been received
either by the water company officials,
or by the city authorities, as to the
exact time when President Street will
arrive in Topeka He will doubtless
be here some time next week.
The representative of the United
States Mortgage and Trust company
who will come to Topeka to sign the
certificates on the backs of the bonds
is expected in Topeka almost any time.
He will stop off here on his way to
Honolulu where his firm has some
financial matters which he is going to
look after.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17

made between Topeka and Indepen-
dence an automobile would average
from Is to 20 miles an hour"
A. G. Goodwin saw the Franklin au-
tomobile at the corner of Eighth and
Monroe streets at nine o'clock Saturday
night. He heard the engine working
and could tell from the sound that but
three of the four cylinders were work
ing. The man who was driving the
machine got out and worked in front
of the machine for few minutes. A
woman came from the sidewalk and
climbed into the machine. A few min
utes later Cunningham appeared at
Frank T. Stevens and secured gasoline
and cylinder oil. That is the last
known of the machine until eight
o'clock the next morning when seen
by the Billings boys and 4:3o o'clock
Sunday afternoon when the machine
passed through Independence
Cunningham had just driven a team
of horses from Independence to To-
peka and he knew the road thorough
". He did not have any serious
trouble with the machine, for he
drove through Independence and did
not stop until he reached Coffeyville
for repairs.
Where the stolen automobile was
between o'clock Saturday night and
o'clock Sunday morning has not
been explained even to the satisfaction
of Sheriff Lucas.
Cunningham claims to have been a
fireman and afterwards an engineer
on the Santa Fe in Arizona, and he
displayed photographs of himself
taken in the garb of an engineer and
in an engine on the Arizona desert,
while in Topeka. Cunningham is an
expert machinist, and his story about
being an engineer is believed
It was the intention of County Attorney
Hungate to go to Ohio with Sheriff Lu-
cas- to be on hand if Cunningham fought
the reQuisition- later telegram from
Wilkerson caused him to change his mind
and to stay in Topeka, as he might pc
needed here. If there is any trouble IN
Ohio over the extradition of Cunningham
Hungate will go to Lima.
Pattison Tells of Cunningham.
Kansas City. Dec. &c. H Pattison,
who employed w. B. Cunningham as
chaffeur, tells the following story of his
acquaintance with him:
When he shipped his big Packard to
Topeka he knew nothing about automo-
bileS While he was repairing his machine
in the street at Topeka a man came up
and gave several useful suggestions. The
man was Cunningham and asked where
he was an automobile demonstrator sent
out to instruct people in managing auto
mobiles. He said that he was on his way
east and that his wife was an invalid and
where he had been. He worked for Pat
tison chaheur in Topeka for two
months.
When PattIson went to Independence
Cunnin CHAM wanted to go and Pattison
took him. A month later PattisOn dis
charged him. Then Cunningham went to
vile, 1. T. While in Topeka Cunningham
said he had been chaffeur in San Fran
cisco for Charles Fair, who was killed
tn an automobile accident IN France
Mr.. Pattison says that his saw
Cunningham in Independence the Sunday
after the murder and he dashed through
the town in great haste. He says it is
doubtful if he could have run the auto
from Topeka from Sunday morning.
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Mr.. KELLY Is HURT.
Knocked Down by a Car in Kansas
City.

Thomas T. Kelly, state treasurer of
dependence avenue electric car on the
elevated road platform at the Union
depot in Kansas City on Friday after
noon about o'clock. Several of the
witnesses of the accident assisted him
in walking to the train. Upon his
arrival here DR. l.. H. Mum was
called to attend him. The doctor was
unable to make an examination last
night.
Mr.. Kelly was on his way to the
Union depot. He alighted from an
Independence avenue car and started
toward the turnstile. A car following
the one he was on whipped around the
curve and struck him before he could
get out of the way. He was thrown
about ten feet, falling on his right
side. Mr.. Kelly says that the motor
man failed to ring his bell when he
rounded the "L" road and ran into
the depot. He had a telegram sent
from Kansas City before leaving there
to his brother, John Kelly. asking him
to meet the train at Topeka. Mrs.
Kelly did not know of the accident
until her husband reached the Cope
land hotel after arriving in Topeka
DE-. L. H. Mum, who is attending T.
T. Kelly, state treasurer, who was run
depot at Kansas City on Friday after
noon, stated this morning that Mr..
Kelly's hip is not broken as he thought,
but that in the main the injuries con-
sist of severe contusions and bruises,
which will confine him to his room in
the Copeland hotel for a couple of
weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
EN1PoRIA WOMAN KNOWS HER.
Relates Many Incidents in Life of
Mrs. Chadwick.

The Emporfa Gazette says: Mrs
Mary r. Dilley. living at 10 Neosho
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, who is now
being tried in Cleveland, Ohio, for the
wrecking of the Oberlin National
bank.
and was formerly Mrs. Connolly.
Twenty years ago the Connellys lived
in Cleveland, Ohio, and in the same
block with Mrs. c. NJ. York, now of
Chadwick. At that time Mrs. Chad
wick was unmarried and was attend
ing a private school in Cleveland and
staying with her sister. Miss Jennie
Connolly, a daughter of Mrs Dilley,
was student at the same school and
the two girls became intimate. Later
they left the private school and went
to dressmaking academy.
About the time this step was taken,
Mrs. Chadwick, or Lizzie as she was
called, got into trouble with her
brother-in-law, C. NJ. York, and asked
Jennie Connolly if she could not make
request was granted, and she remained
with the Connellys for six weeks. At
ter she left, Mrs. Connolly missed a
valuable ring which had been given her
when she was girl and which she
priced highly. Several weeks after
Lizzie came to the house for a visit and
asked permission TO tell Mrs. Connellys
fortune. In the course of her remarks
she told her that she would get the
ring back in a short time. Just before
leaving, she went to a bedroom, and
when Mrs. Connolly went to the room
some hours after, she found the ring
lying on the dresser.
Not long after this, Lizzie was mar
ried to DR. U. R. Hoover, who was a
resident of Cleveland, and who owned
property worth about $5000O. He and
his wife boarded across the street from
the Connellys, and shortly after their
marriage he gave her money to pay
their board and lodging bill. and she
used it in getting some clothing and her
trunk out of pawn The owner of the
house went to the doctor with the bill,
and he went to his wife to find out what
had happened to the money he had
given her. She made a confession, and
he started an inquiry into her past life
which ended in their separation. Mrs.
Hoover left Cleveland for a time, and
when she returned she was accom-
panied by a baby boy This is the son
Emil, who is with her now in prison.
About this time Mrs. Chadwick be-
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IN THE WAR ZONE.
Scenes and Incidents Described by a
Press COrrespondent.

Correspondence of Associated Press.
Hardin, Nov. 17.-"Back and forth
not much in the way of active fight
ing" writes a staff correspondent of
the Associated Press, zone meets
many interesting acquaintances, near
ly all of whom have something to add
to the general story of the war. Com
ing up the last time across the Itsun
river I was put up for the night before
by the bridge guard, clever. compan-
ionable fellows, with some very intel
ligent Chinese assistants. There is an
iron bridge across the river with a
little fort at each end and boat pa
trolling the river beneath to guard
against sudden descents of the Chinese
bandits, who are always on the alert
to annoy the lines of communication,
even if they cannot cut them. But
the railway guard is q very mobile or
strong force up or down the line at
short notice while the guard boat
makes the river banks untenable for
an enemy.
zone of the Cinnamon on guard at
the bridge is an intelligent fellow from
the southern provinces and he predicts
sweeping changes in China when this
war is over. He does not speak as
though he regarded Manchuria as an
integral part of China. He said:
Whoever wins in this war is go
ing to take Manchuria. China will not
much care. But when the war is over
China's internal economy. There are
a great many of us, especially in the
south, who have studied the question
thoroughly. We know what we want
in the way of Chinese reforms, and
we are going to get them after this
war on the border is out of the way
"On a promontory high above the
Itsun is perched a pretty little Chinese
village in which is established one of
the neat, clean and compact little
zemstvo hospitals. One of the doctors
had much to say of the wounded, of
whom he has handled hundreds and
seen thousands.
'Curiously enough he said. the
ma jority of our wounded are shot in
the head. / attribute this to the
shrapnel bursting in the air, The
Japanese artillery has been respon-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
FARMER KILLS HIMSELF
James Fletcher of OsaWlxie Accident-
ally Shot While Hunting.

James Fletcher, farmer living a
mile west of Osawkie, shot himself in
the breast accidentally while out hunt
ing at about noon today, and died in
stantly. Osawkie is in Jefferson coun-
ty, about 20 miles from Topeka.
Mr.. Fletcher was % years of age,
and lived on the Smith Marley farm.
He leaves a wife and two children.
The details of the shooting are not
known. 1t was reported to Topeka by
telephone that Fletcher was out hunt
ing with boy who lived on a neigh
boring farm. The gun was in some
way discharged, and the charge of
shot struck Fletcher in the breast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
BURT TO RESIGN.
He Will Sever His Connection With
NJ, Il. & T. Telephone Company.

Kansas City, Dec 17.-Alonzo Burt has
decided to sever his connection with the
Missouri and Kansas Telephone company
and devote all his attention TO the Wis
consin Telephone company. The change
will be officially made at the time of the
stockholders meeting January-25, but Mr..
Burt left for Boston last night and will
not return to Kansas City on telephone
business unless ne is needed here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
COCKRELL DECIDES.
He Will Accept Place on Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Washington, Dec Ex-senator Cockrell
has informed several of his colleagues
that he has definitely decided to accept
commerce commission. The first vacancy
on the board is that of J. R. Yeomans of
Iowa, Democrat. The office of inter-
state commerce commissioner carries a
salary of $500 year and the term is for
six wears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
OIL STOVE EXPLODED.
Three Persons Killed and Several In.
jured as Result.

New York, Dec. 17.-Three persons
were killed and several injured, two
fatally, in a fire in a three story brick
residence at 1874 South Main street in
the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn,
today. The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion of an oil stove. Most of those
who lost their lives were caught on
the upper stories of the building from
which there We're no fire escapes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
James C. Ford Is Hurt.

James C. Ford, boilermaker employ
ed in the Santa F'e shops. was disabled
and painfully injured Thursday by a
fall from the top of a boiler. One wrist
was broken, and the other dislocated by
the fall. A scaffold over the boiler gave
way, and Ford fell about Is feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
HER MOTHER is SILENT.
Does Not Deny Mrs. Chadwick Was
Madame De We're.

Woodstock, Ont, Dec. 17.-Mrs.
Mary Ann Bigley, mother of the one
time Elizabeth Bigley, now Mrs. Chad
wick. arrived in this city after an ex-
tended stay in Cleveland. She went to
her home in Dundas street, where her
boarding house has been conducted by
another daughter, Mrs. Campbell. Mrs.
Bigley is considerably past middle age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
MARCHED OUT SAFELY.
Children in Orphan Asylum Saved by
Fire Drill.

New York, Dec. 17.-Fifteen hun
dred children of all ages were aroused
from sleep by an alarm of fire in the
Hebrew orphan asylum in Amsterdam
avenue before daylight today and
marched in safety from the building
They performed their fire drill pre-
cisely as they had been trained. The
teachers and elder boys composing the
fire brigade then attacked the blaze
and quickly extinguished it.
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1t Is Warmer Today.
Temperatures in Large cities.

Chicago. Dec. III a. m. tempera-
lures: New York. 20; Boston, 20; Phil
adelphia, p; Washington. 2S; Chicago,
80: Minneapolis, Is; Cincinnati, 81; ST
Louis 80.
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REYNOLDS Brought Back.

George Reynolds was brought from
Wichita last night by Under Sheriff Belts
to answer to the charge of embezzling $25
from the Price Mercantile company,a con-
cern for which he acted as salesman.
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Chicago, Dec. 17.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Sunday; warmer
tonight; brisk southerly winds.
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L. B. Wyman, an automobile expert,
kays: "On a run such as would be
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-19
Some Midsummer
Round Trips

st. Louis-Fery low rates AL season.
Exceptionally low coach excursion
rates July II, Is and 25.
Colorado Very low rates all summer.
Through sleeper service.
Chicago Very low rates all summer.
Great Lake Resorts Very low rates
all summer.
Southeastern Resorts Including At
lantic Coast points. One fare plus
$500 for the round trip, on sale
Wednesdays and Saturdays, all sum-
mer.
KnoxvilIe-One fare plus $500 for the
round trip. June 2S to August %.
West Baden and French Lick Springs
One fare plus $500 for round trip.
July 25-29.
LouIsviIle-One fare plus s2.25 round
trip. August 1929.
CaIIfornia-Less than one fare for the
round trip. August Is to Septem-
Der 10.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-19
DOINGS AT ALTON.
Making Arrangements TO Accom-
mOdate SchOlars-BOy Sets Fire
to Hay and Burns a Barn.

w. w. Painter transacted business
in Vinita Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs g. Virgil Allen Of
Broken Arrow, who have been here
visiting Mrs. Aliens parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. T. Ward, returned home Fri
day.
Lon Conner, of the United States
marshal's force at Vinita, was in the
city Sunday.
The free school board at this place
purchased the academy property
in the southeast part of the city from
the trustees of the stockholders of
the grounds and buildings last Satur-
day. There will be some arrange
ments made in the near future for the
erection of sufficient school rooms for
500 children, that being the estimate
of the enrolled pupils for the fall
term of school.
w. II. Morrison of Duck Creek, was
in the city yesterday with four wagon
loads of wheat. Mr. Morrison has
made arrangements to market all his
grain in Alton this year.
r. A. Judd is making arrangements
to open up a real estate Office one door
north of the Bank of Alton. This
will be one of the best furnished
offices in the city.
Miss Lola Ward visited friends in
Vinita Sunday.
Miss Mae Lowe is visiting Miss
Adah Painter five miles north in the
country, this week.
Chas. Allen of Miami, was in the
city yesterday the guest Of his father
in-law, T. ]. Ward.
Mayor J. S. Truitt and J. p.
ToOmbs we're transacting business in
vinita yesterday.
E. w. Kimberly is transacting busi-
ness in different parts Of the terri
tory this week.
Mrs. John X. Stephens is visiting
her daughter in Purdy, Mo, this
week.
II. C. Brandon Of the Meteor,
transacted business in Narcissa yes
terday.
Miss Alice Smith, who has for the
past month been visiting her rela-
tiyes, returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Maude Stephens Of Grove, was
in the city Sunday. Mrs. stephens is
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
Mayes Of Grove.
d. ". Rousney and S. P. stephens
are is in Narcissa this week, buying
and shipping hay.
Morgan CoI's barn was destroyed by
FIRE Monday. A small boy set the fire
to burn out a rat in the hay. Mr..
Cox lost a set Of harness and a few
bushels OF corn. The barn belonged
to w. IT, Curtis
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-19

Gentlemen will find a
selection of Straw Hats
at the Golden Rule at
reasonable prices.
Popular shapes at soc,
75c, $1.OO, worth 30 per
cent more.
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REAL ESTATE TRANsAcTIONs'
Recorded in the Once Of the Clerk OF
the Second Recording District at
Vinita, Indian Territory
WARRANTY DEEDS.

WARRANTY DEEDS.
Nettie Martin to James A. Thomp-
son, WI ne-swi 24, and se-ne-sw4 sec
"a, tip 26n, zoe; $500.
Frank L and Tom G Burckhalter to
Dora B Blackwell, lot 7, blk SO, Vinita,
and all improvements; $500.
Susan Beeson to Curtis r Ranstead,
se-se-se4 sec 20, tp 28n, Ice; S25.
Alexander Powell to Chas w Pool,
WI sw-nwl, and WI nw-sw-se-nw-sw4
sec 1S, tp 24n, 16e; 500.
Bette and James w Robinson to b
II Hester, sw-se-ne4 sec 20, tip 24n, r
1Se; $50.
CLAREAIORE.
Nicey Martin to J M Bayless, se-swt
sec 33, tp %, Ice; S400.
Patsy Daniels to J NJ Bayless, nw-se
and ne-sw-ne3 sec 80, tip %, I6; $500.
Jack and Susie Downing to Laura
X Gaskey, se-sw-ne4 sec Il, tip %, IL,
article of agreement; $40.
Lewis d Daniels to ] M Bayless,
nw-sw4 sec 33, tip %, l6: S400.
G W Smiley to Russell & Co., bill Of
sale, threshing machine outfit; Sl,275.
Late Local.
A. w. Lord of Tulsa, is visitor at
the Green.
For tender steaks and roasts, call
up Zeno. II
Miss Cora Scoby is working at the
Central office.
Pure bee honey at 15c pound at Ze-
nos. Phone 70. II
G. S. Avery went to Tahlequah on
business today.
Lee Barrett. now has tirst-class
boot maker. 2l6-tf
Mrs. Englehart is expected home
from Kirksville, Mo-, tomorrow, where
she has spent the last two months.
For first class wagon, carriage, and
cabinet work, see J. A. Bondurant, at
Niff's shop, on north Wilson st. 237-44
Globe flour is the best, at |. N. Will
liams'. 23S-tt
Silas Clawson is suffering with
rising above his right eye.
Fat chickens and fresh eggs at Ze
nos. Phone 70. II
Miss Edith Wilkinson returned
from a visit to Muskogee yesterday
evening.
Spring chicken at the Vinita Meat
store. 239-tf
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-19

For their feet we offer
an elegant line Of Nettle-
ton and Browns high
grade, low cut Shoes
that are unsurpassed
for beauty of finish,
elegance of style, dura-
bility or economy of
price.