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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
THE COIN WASBAD
LeaYenworth Man Charged With
a Serious Offense.
Home Veteran Passes Counter
felt Money Around.
GIVEN HIM IN CHANGE.
Valouris Newell Explains Where
He Got the "Stuff."
Had $40 Bin Broken and Half
Dollars We're Spurious.

Leavenworth Dec. 30.=Valouris
Newell, the second of the Home vet
Grams charged with carrying and dis
posing of counterfeit money. had his
preliminary examination before United
States Commissioner Bond, and was
bound over to the April term of the
United States district court. NewelIs
bond was set at $500, which he was
unable to furnish, and he was re-
manded to the county Jail.
1t vas thought that much interest
ing testimony throwing more light
upon the actions of the two men
would be developed at this examina-
ton, but beyond showing that Newell
originally had the money and gave it
to Haynes, nothing new was intro
duced.
Omcer Evans of the local police
force was the first witness. He said
that when he interrOgated Newell, the
veteran told him he had been given
between S and $40 in counterfeit half
dollars in Missouri, in part change for
a $40 bill. Newell told him that he
had never made an attempt to pass
any of the money, but at the request
of Haynes. gave IS Of it to that lndl-
vidual warning him, however, not to
make any attempts to pass it, as the
money was bogus. Newell further
told Evans that he had no more of the
money, but the officer later found two
so cent pieces in the mans valise.
These. said Newell in court. he had
forgotten about. Detective Adams
presented these coins in court. and
Of7cer Evans identified them as the
same he had taken from NeWell's
valise
Under Sheriff Oscar Pasewark pro-
duced d counterfeit half dollar which
he had taken from Newell when he
arrived at the county jail.
Officer Coldren and Deputy United
Safes Marshal Jack" Glynn were also
called to the stand. but their testi-
mony was mere repetition and cor
roboratiOn. of what evidence had al
ready been given.
Newell made a statement in court,
but it was simply a denial Of any vol
untary attempt upon his part to dis
pose of the coins.
al knew they were bad" he said,
'sand kept them just because I thought
things might turn out SO I could use
them some time against the men who
passed the money on me. I told
Haynes when I gave him some of the
money that it was bad and warned
him not to make an attempt to pass
it,
Judging from Appearances, Newer
is not a very hardened criminal, but
his innocent looks may be acting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
FOR LAND FRAUDS.
Son of Mayor Letson of Horton, Kan,
Reported Under Arrest.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 30.-J. c. Pettiiohn.
who was recently removed from the Of
flee of receiver of the Valentine land
office, has been arrested upon a COM
plant filed by United States Attorney
Bush by direction of the attorney gen
erals office. Pettijohn is charged with
subornation Of perjury, conspiracy in
securing fraudulent land entries and IN
lawfully inclosing government lands
Attorney Tucker, of Valentine. was also
arrested for alleged completely in the
land frauds. Word has also been re-
ceived by the federal authorities here
of the arrest of Edward Letson, son OF
Mayor Letson, of Horton, Kan, in the
same connection. It is announced that
other arrests viii follow very shortly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
LOCOMOTIVE OFF on A TEAR.
Rock Island Engine Runs 35 Miles
Alone Without Doing Damage-

EAEOlAC ANltAlOuL IJOAEAg damage.
Knoxville, Iowa, Dec 30.-With the
throttle wide open and a full head of
steam on, a Rock Island railroad loco
motive without a soul in the cab rush
ed down the track Thursday night from
Knoxville, Travelled So miles northward,
and died in a cornfield where it was
found the next morning with it's pipes
frozen and otherwise disa bled.
The locomotive was brought into the
house here and the fires had just been
banked for the night, when a sudden Jar
threw the throttle OPEN With a bound
the big machine leaped forward and be-
fore the astonished fireman, who had
just climbed from the cab, could recover
from his fright the locomotive had
gained Roadway and was beyond his
reach. At Hawkeye, the first station
out. the operator reported the engine
going so miles an hour. At Flagler. the
next station, the speed was being main
tanned as the pOnderous machine thun-
dered by with all lights out. Four sta
tons were passed quickly and then all
trace was lost.
The Knoxville crew secured a second
engine and cautiously started. down the
track searching for the runaway. At
daylight in the morning it was found
standing on the track the pipes frozen
and the throttle open.z This is a branch
railroad, and no trains are run at night,
otherwise a bad accident might have
occurred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
no DISMISS BURBANK.
A Washington Report That the Lieu
tenant Must Go.

A Washington Report That the Lieu
tenant Must Go.
LeavenWOrth, Kan, Dec. 3O-A Wash
iuEton dispatch received here says that
First Lieutenant Sidney S. Burbank and
First Lieutenant David A. Snyder, both
Of the Sixth infantry, are to be dismiss
ed from the service. The report is that
President Roosevelt will act on their
cases as soon as he returns from his
hunting trip and an effort is to be made
to get Burbank off simply with dis
missal.
The dispatch says that the record of
the case, now in the hands of the judge
advocate Of the army, shows Burbank
was found guilty of embezzlement and
conduct unbecoming a gentleman in his
treatment of his Filipino wife, Mrs
Conception Wasquez. Tt says that Sny-
der was convicted of conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and gentleman in borrow
ing money from enlisted men and that
he is to be dismissed.
Lieutenant Snyder was married while
at this post to a daughter of Lieutenant
Colonel Loughborough. While stationed
here Lieutenant Snyder was tried by a
court-martial and sentenced to six
months confinement on the reservation
for neglect Of duty. The statement that
the men will be dismissed is not official,
but is given on authority which is be-
lleved to be Unimpe achable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
NO PASSENGER ON LIMITED.
Pennsylvania Star Train Runs a
Long way Without a Fare.


Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 3O.-It was
made public here yesterday that the
magnificent limited train on the Penn
sylvania railroad, the New York
Chicago eighteen-hour flyer, made the
run from Jersey City to Pittsburg on
Christmas day without a single pas
senger on board.
It left Jersey City at lila a. m.
without a passenger, stopped at Phila-
delphia, Harrisburg and Altoona, and
took on no passengers and went into
Pittsburg at 9:35 passenge rless. It is
the first time in the history of the road
that such a thing has happened.
The train carried a conductor. two
brakemen, baggageman, engineer
and fireman. a Pullman conductor,
three pOrters, a matron. and the
dining car force of chefs and walters.
The passing of an express train
through Pennsylvania on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad without a fare is IN
precedented in the history of the com
pany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
PIES FOR THE TROOPS.
Farmers Wives Give Overland March
crs Il Treat.

Junction City, Kan, Dec. 3O.-Letters
from the Sixth battery, which left here
last month on its 1,O00-mile march to
Fort Sam Houston. indicate that the
soldiers are meeting with unusual ex-
periences in time OF peace. All along
their route in Kansas people turned out
to meet them. AT different places farm
ers stood at the roadside with big bas-
kets of apples and passed out the fruit,
so that every soldier in the battery was
well supplied.
At one place near. Farley. Kan,
farmers wife heard that the battery
was coming that way, and she had
enough pies baked and waiting for the
1O7 soldiers when they arrived at her
place All along the route in Kansas
the battery was cheered every day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
PIECE OF sPTTEWORK.
Driver of a Big Auto Dumps 1t in a
Ditch and SlziDs.

Only a few weeks ago the Star told
the story Of the disappearance of the
Beau Brummel Of automobile drivers
from Independence under decidedly
shady circumstances. 1t seems to run
in the blood. Perhaps the pace of the
machine gets into the veins At any
rate another one mas done his en-
ployer a scurvy trick and shaken the
dust of southern Kansas from his feet.
Most people have noticed the big
splendid machine belonging to the
Hunt Engineering company. which has
been driven back and forth through
the streets ever since work at the
Mound commenced. The driver of this
machine seems to have had a griev-
ance and a few days ago took the
vehicle out about half way between
independence and Table Mound and
deliberately, so it is said, ditched it.
Then he flew the coop.
The machine is in very bad shape
Independence Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
TROUBLE RAISING ENGINE.
Tender After Being Hauled Out of Sea
TumbIes in Again.

Los Angeles, Dec. 3O.-santa Fe en-
CINE No. 3, which took to the salty sea
from a Redondo pier few weeks ago
was raised the other day from the wa
ters. and the workmen were just con-
graduating themselves that the big en-
CINE was safe and sound on the pier
again, when large cable broke, and
the tender portion of the engine went
tllnnblins back into the sea The en-
CINE portion of the huge machine re-
NAMED on the pier and will be sent at
once to the shops at San Bernardino for
a general overhauling. The tender will
be raised again
The method used in raising the engine
is interesting. Lines of piles were driv-
en- each side of the engine, and it was
hoisted between them by means of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
FTRESIAN's LAST LETTER.
Wife Receives one of His Home Com
ing on Morning He Was Killed.

Dayton Ohio, Dec. 30.-Amos Hall. a
fireman, who was crushed to death in
a freight wreck at Cincinnati Thursday
morning. resided at 1926 East Richard
street, this city with his wife and child.
Mrs. Hall received a letter from her
husband the morning he was killed ex-
pressing regret that he could not arrive
home in time for Christmas, but that
he fully expected to be here on New
Years day. In his letter he wrote:
Dear XVife-Merry Christmas to you
all We made g. record breaking trip
to Columbus Saturday. covering 120
I am half tickIed to death to know that
I am coming home soon.n
Fireman Half was % years of age and
had been married one year. He resided
with his parents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
ARKANSAS CITY VOTES.
VIII Issue 500, 900 in Bonds to Aid
Interurban Road.

Arkansas City, Kan, Dec. SO.=The
for the aid of the Kansas-O Oklahoma
interurban railroad carried here yes
terday-by a large ma Ority. There was
little opposition to the bonds and the
proposition IS popular. The road is to
extend from ChiIOcco, Okla, to Ar
kansas city and then to Winfield. with
street car systems in the two towns
Winfield viii vote bonds for aid of the
road there. Later the road viii be ex-
tended to Geuda Springs and may con
meet with the proposed line from New
kirk, Okla, to Guthrie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
A CROW BAR ExPLoDEs.
Am lola SmeIterman the Victim of an
Unusual Accident

lola, Kan. Dec. 3O-Mr Davis. an
employe of the Prime Western smelter,
was painfully injured by the explosion
OF a crow bar. It may sound like
joke, but there was nothing humorous
about it, for Davis. In attending to
the furnace fires he uses a hollow
steel bar. In some manner the bar
became filled with water. Then when
he used it in stirring the fire it be
came so heated the water was turned
into steam and exploded the bar.
Davis was painfully burned about the
face and neck as a result
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

F,mporia, Kas.. Dec. 30.-Elija
Lock. a negro, said to be the pal OF
here Wednesday afternoon after an
exciting gun duel with the officers, was
bound over to the district court after
a hearing before a justice Of the peace
here Lock was arrested Wednesday
night after threatening to kill Tom
Williams. an Emporia negro, whom
he accused of Switching for the po-
lice and causing the arrest of Morris.
Locks bond was fixed at $500. He
says he is a stOnecutter of Carthage,
Missouri
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
AN APPEAL IN SANDER sUIT
Mrs. Lyon Believes Mrs. Lash Has
Damaged Her to EXtent of 5000.

An appeal has been filed with the
supreme court in the suit of Melinda
V. Lyon against Goldie E. Lash. Mrs
Lyon brought suit in the Sedgwick
county district court against Mrs. Lash
for $4,000 damages She alleged that
Mrs. Lash had written a letter in
which the accusation was made that
Mrs. Lyon had misapprOpriated some
Of the property in the estate left by
her husband. Mrs. Lyon considered
that this letter slandered her and she
brought the suit for $1,000 damages.
When the case came up for trial in
the Sedgwick county court Mrs. Lash's
lawyers demurred to the petition and
the court sustained the demurrer. 1t
is from this decision that Mrs. Lyon
appeals to the supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
SEVERED LEG. CLUE TO DEATH.
Santa Fe Porter Crushed Under
Wheels Near Trinidad.


Wheels Near Trinidad.
Trinidad. Col, Dec. 3O-When west
bound Santa Fe passenger train No. z
pulled into this station a few days ago
a car inspector found a human leg lying
on the brakebeam of the forward bag
gage car. The leg was that of a colored
man and the clothing indicated that it
came from a. train porter An inv esti-
cation developed that E. McLenore, one
of the pOrters, was missing.
An engine was secured and several
men started back on a search. A half
mile back pieces of the body were found
strewn along the track. At the Colo
RADIO & Southern crossing a mile east
of Trinidad were found the head and
trunk Of the body.
McLenore had tagged a passenger
train at the crossing and it is supposed
that he slipped and fell under his own
train when boarding it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
Injured by an Electric Car.

Leavenworth, Kas., Dec. 30.-John
Kumeskie. a Polish coal miner, was
probably fatally injured by an electric
car running over him at Richardson,
south of the city. at 5 O'Clock last
evening. Kumeskie was attempting
to alight when the car was in motion
and he was thrown under the wheels.
One of his legs was crushed off and
the other injured. He was crippled
before this last accident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
rio Gas Strike at Erie.

Erie. Kas., Dec. 30.-Whatever
fear of a gas famine there may have
been held here of late, is now entirely
dispelled. for the Erie Gas and Min
eral company of this place has just
struck the strongest gasser ever struck
in this section of the country This
well is on the Mossman farm, just
northeast of this place. It is said that
this well possesses sufficient volume
and pressure to supply the entire town
by itself should all the other wells fail
entirely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

handed down a decision overruling
the demurrers of the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific Railway company and
the Pabst Brewing company, and also
denied the motion of the latter to
strike out certain sslanderous alIega-
tons in the complaint.
There is no appeal from this decision
and the case must now go to a trial on
its merits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
OBSERVED ST. JOHNS DAY.
BIasons of Pratt Addressed by Judge
Samuel Peters.

Pratt. Kan. Dec. 30.-The Masons
held their annual st. Johns day ban
quet here. Caterer Gregory spread
$50 plates in the opera house and the
tables were full.
Grand Master Samuel Peters OF
Newton was present and was given
thirty minute serenade after the pro-
gramme was rendered. Several dis
tinguished Masons from other towns
were present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
Pnrchased bv the BeM.

Sedan, Kas., Dec. 30.-The Missouri
and Kansas Telephone company has
bought out the Dosbrough Telephone
company's lines and viii take them
over January /. The sale includes the
local plants at Caney. Peru. Sedan,
Cedarvale, HeWins, Elgin, and Chau-
tauqua. The old company also had
toll lines all over the country. west
to Dexter in Cowley county and to
PaWhuska, Usage nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
PARDON REFUSED.
Governor HOch Declines to Lib
crate Arthur E. Irelan.
Strike Leader Must Serve Out
His Sentence.
SIX MONTHS IN JAIL.
He Has Already Served One of
Them.
Governor Says He Must Sustain
Judgment of Court.

Governor Hoch has refused to grant
a pardon to Arthur E. Irelan, the
Santa Fe strike leader, and on Friday
afternoon made public a letter setting
forth his reasons for the action. This
is the action which the State Journal
yesterday announced would likely be
taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
Gvnnasinm So Changed.

nasium building of the university has
been relocated just west of the Fowler
shops. An order will also be issued
to move McCook field farther south.
This viii be fought stubbornly by the
town people, who claim the field is
already too far away from town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
PRIVATE CAR REBATE CASE.
Wins First Round and It
WIN Be tried on Merits.

Milwaukee. Wis. Dec 30.=The
United S tates government won the
hrst victory yesterday ia the private
car rebate prosecution against the
Pabst Brewing company, the Mil
waukee Refrigerator Transit company,
and six railroad companies.
Judge A. L. Sanborn of Madison
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
BUYs ~ so-ACRE -PEACH FARNI.

Gas City. kan, Dec. 3O.-L. T. Nc
Rea.. superintendent of the Prime
Western Shelters, has just returned
from a trip through Arkansas. Mr..
McRea went into that country on pri-
Vate business and while away pur-
chased an eighty-acre peach farm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
nc shocl Drove Elm Insane.

Wichita, Kas., Dec. 30-Shock
caused by the sight Of the tragic death
of Patrick Kennedy, who was killed
by the explosion of the acetylene light
plant at Mount Carmel academy a
few days ago, has driven John A
Wight insane. He was so adjudged
in the probate court here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

Lawrence, Kas.. Dec sO.-Alex
Love. one of the oldest citizens of this
county and an ex-sheriff, is dead in
Riverside. Cal. The body will be
brought home for burial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
Drowned WIliIe skatlne.

Paola, Kas., Dec. 9O.=Irving
Hunter, the 1O-year-old son of cyrus
Hunter, a carpenter of this place. was
drowned while skating on Bull creek
Friday. His body was found late in
the dav.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

strong cables. When the engine was
raised to the proper height timbers were
placed crossWise under the engine from
the piles. thus making a floor for 1t to
rest upon It is understood the engine
is not seriously damaged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

Mr.. McRea is not contemplate GO
ing into the peach business but bought
the property merely for an Investment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25

Which can be paid monthly, quar-
We ask your fullest investi
closest and most expert scrutiny.
-. Best of car facilities and handsom
houses have very substantial a
brick fronts, with brown stone tr
Four rooms on first floor, wit
handsome tiled bath, with moder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25

have Mr.. Henry White, former secretary
of the embassy at London, and just APP
pointed ambassador to Italy, take up his
ment. The projected international agri-
cultural congress, in which the Italian
government has succeeded in interesting
President Roosevelt; the attitude of Italy
toward Santo Domingo; the possibilities
OF peace negotiations in the near future,
involving combined action by the Euro
pean powers, and several other diplo-
matte matters of Importance, all new, and
therefore preferably to be dealt with by
the incoming ambassador rather than one
about to be transferred, are some of the
reasons assigned for sending Mr.. White
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25
MccoRM1cK's INSTRUCTIONS.
Urgency Of Negotiations With Italy
Cause Of Presidents Order.

The reason for the urgent instructions
to Mr. Mccormick, the retiring ambassa-
dor to Russia. to proceed from st. Peters,
burg to Paris at the earliest possible mo-
ment, as reported in The Star yesterday,
is explained upon inquiry at the State
Department here that the orders are not
upon the ground of any diplomatic
emergency at the French capital. but
solely because of the Presidents desire to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25

The wise business man places
his inducements to customers
in the widely circulated news
paper, like The Evening Star,
because he knows it pays him
to make public announcements
rather than to waste his time in
attempting to do business by the
circulation of pamphlets, book
lets and the like through the
mail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25

The steel cables supporting the heavy
bridge over the Casselman river, south Of
Meyersdale, Nd, were severed Thursday
night, and the structure dropped in the
stream and was carried away. 1t is alleged
that miners now on strike, who applied for
work recently, are responsible for its de-
struction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25
) Mo0re e KIZZ0*e) ~ nth Street.

at once to Rome, although he had fully
expected to enjoy vacat ton in this coun-
try. This order to Mr.. White involves
making place for him. so Ambassador
Meyer will have 10 proceed forthwith to
his new post at st. Petersburg in turn
displacing Mr.. Mccormick, who goes to
Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25
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BLUNDON, O'BRIEN s. BELT, Inc.
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