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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

with fireworks. / don't like that lnd
of practice. We ought at least compel
the fireworks fanatics to go OH 20 soIne
reasonabI distance where they VIII MOI
disturb people,
against the bill. He said: VINO ever
before heard of a doctor who oDJecleu
to people getting partially DloWH -
pieces? OF course doctor ooeS ' iloS
want a person to be actually DloWn
to atoms, like Duke Serg1us; lhat
would be no good to him But II Is
my contention that fireworks are d
good thing. They furnish work loI
the doctors, work for the undertakers'
and make business good all along the
line. We ought to encourage all these
home institutions. If 1t hadn peen
for the hrecrackers the war of 1861
would have been a dismal failure, be-
cause there would not have been
enough men to fight it. We can afford
to lose a few boys every year Tor the
sake of cultivating patriotism
The pages of the house all cheered
Mr. Young's speech. Holdren, of
Montgomery, moved to suspend the
rules and allow the pages to vote on
the bill.
But when it came right to a show
down. the members seemed to think
it would be a good joke to recommend
the bill for passage, and this was
The Howerton bill is as follows:
1T shall be unlawful for any one
to SELL exchange, or otherwise dis
pose of, for public, private or personal
display, amusement, entertainment, or
celebration. on any public holiday,
festive day, or other general private
or personal celebrant occasion. any
dangerous combustible formation,
compound or explosive known as
pyrotechnic, commonly called fire.
works or firecrackers. bombs. sky
rockets, and their kindred, to any
minor under the age of eighteen
years. or to any intoxicated person,
or to any one of unsound mental con-
dition, or to any dangerous, reckless
or degenerate character.
ct shall be unlawful for any per-
son to ignite, explode or IN any way
use any of the combuStibles. eXplo-
toned in section 1 of this act, upon
any street. sidewalk. road. highway
or alley of any city, village, town or
country road used as passa geways by
the public or individuals, that in any
way might endanger the life or safety
of any person or fowl or animal in
passing or occupying the same.
ANY violation Of the provisions Of
this act shall be a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be punishable
by a fine not exceeding $500 or by
Imprisonment in the county Jail not
exceeding one year, or by both such
fine and imprisonment
At the Night session.
Thirty or forty members of the
house put in a long evening working
in committee of the whole Friday
with Clark of Jefferson in the chair.
Fourteen bills were recommended for
passage, and quite a number of 9TH
ers were stricken from the calendar.
The bill giving to Washburn col
Iege law school a set of the Kansas
was passed as amended by the
senate. The senate amendment pro-
vided that another set should be given
TO st. Benedict's college of Atchison. /
It is the first time that anybody knew |
that st. Benedict's college had any /
special use for law books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

mer enemies that this purpose was de-
feated
The state accountant matter is up
in the air. State Treasurer Kelly is
more interested in this than in any
thing else, for upon the appointment
ably depends. If a state accountant
can be secured who is satisfactory to
him his record will be whitewashed,
but it is not believed that Governor
Hoch will allow KelIy's wishes to gov-'
ern him in the appointment of a state
countant-provided he can be sure
just what Kelly wants. That is where
the danger lies. Kelly is extremely
shrewd-too shrewd perhaps to open
ly advocate what he really wants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
WANT SPECIAL SESSION
Defeat of Carver Bill Arouses People
of Mcpherson.

Mcpherson, Kan. Feb. 25.-A great
deal of Indignation is expressed by the
business men of Mcpherson over the
action of the senate in defeating the
house railroad bill as reported in Fri
days papers. 1t is felt that the senate
has betrayed the trust of the people.
and the matter should be thoroughly
investigated as to the means and
methods employed to defeat what is
recognized as a righteous and just
measure as passed by the house.
The action of the senate has result
ed in the organization here of the citi-
zens to have the matter taken uD by
the Commercial club of Mcpherson to
circulate petitions to Governor Hoch
to recall the legislature in extra ses-
sion for the purpose of enacting the
proper legislation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
NICKUM CLUE FAILS.
Sheriff Lucas Again Compelled to
Admit Defeat.

Another Nickum clue has fallen by
the wayside among the thorns of the
hedge, called mo good"
Some time ago Sheriff Lucas and
County Attorney Hungate looked over
the register of the Nickum house for
the date on which Mrs. Nickum was
murdered, last November.
Two names were found, H M.
Hopper and J. c. Kopton, who were
slept in the house that night, for their
beds were undisturbed. Suspicion was
directed at the two, and the county
officers asked the newspapers TO give
wide publicity to the fact so that the
wherea bouts of these men could be
- On Friday Sheriff Lucas found that
H. M. Hopper is a fireman on the
Missouri Pacific railway. with ms
home at Fort Scott; He IS all rlght, !,
''i Kiopton has not yet been located
Haven't found him yet, said Mr.
Lucas. 1--WE will try to locate him. OF
up any thought in that direction
Are you working on any other
clues?" was asked
Eyes, we are working" was the an
swer. "but not any particular clues
We haven't any new ones
do you think Heck and Gron
guilty2'' was asked
ssWeIl. we can't say about that, was
the answer. "Eroff heard that Stanl
accused him of the murder and it
made him very angry. He of course
denied having had anything TO do
with it.
ssyvish I could run that thing down."
safd sheriff Lucas in concluding the
interview. He said it in a tone of
voice that well indicated that the Off
GERS are still in midsea regarding the
,,,,+4ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
BRIDGE DAMAGED.
Street Railway Loses Part of Old
Structure as Wen as False Work.

Ice foes which swept down the
river yesterday and lodged against the
bents of the street railway bridge tore
out the second bent of the bridge from
the south approach. Three of the
bents of the false work which was
driven by the railroad company be-
tween the street railway bridge and
the Melan bridge were also torn out
The ice is packed in large quantities
on the north side of the river but the
major portion of the channel of the
stream is free for the passage of wa
ter and is not necessarily endangering
the bridge to any further extent
though it is impossible now for it to
be utilized for traffic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

Manhattan. Kas Feb. 25.-Capt. J.
T. Smith, a prominent citizen of this
place for the past IS years. died yes
terdav morning Mr.. Smith was a
member of the Indiana state legisla-
ture in 1851, and during the civil
war was captain in the Seventy-fiftlh
Indiana regiment. At the time OF nus
death he was in the real estate busi-
ness and Justice of the peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

tionaI court. All should feel gratifed
with the satisfactory results attained .
The speaker closed with the quota
ton: peace hath her victories no
less renowned than war;
Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis
Omitted States) said concerning the
decision:
''The conclusions seem to me to be
equitable. They are formulated in a
manner to satisfy the legitimate desire
of the two parties and mark an i'm
portant step in the pacific solution of
international conflicts"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

Deputy Sheriff John Van Ostrand
has Collected up to date a total of
$500 of personal property tax in this
county. That represents about two
thirds of the whole assessment OF that
of the montl5.'' . he said this morning
IF it don't Wen go after it. People
had better be getting II in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
POLLOCK SEES ROOSEVELT.
Z. S. Judge for Kansas introduced by
Representative Campbell.

Washington, Feb. 25.-John G. pol
lock, United States district judge for
Kansas. accompanied by Mrs. Pollock
and his daughter Lucille. reached
washington last night for the inaug-
ural ceremonies. RenreSa,, - So.
Campbell took them to the White
House this morning to meet the presi-
dent. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

Chicago, Feb. 25.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York. IS: Philadelphia,
32; Chicago. "a; Cincinnati, 40; Bos-
ton, %; Washington, "A; Minneapolis.
30: st. Louis. 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

New York. Feb. 25.-silas B. butcher.
Of the Hamilton Trust company, one 2 q
-izens of Proolxlyn, has been run down
by a cab and quite severely injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
ANOTHER SPRING DAY.
Temperature Has Been on Up Grade
Since Morning.

The temperature today is on the
rise again and is expected to get above
90 before starting upon the decline. At
, clock it registered 81, six degrees
above the maximum for yesterday.
Following are the hourly temper
ature readings recorded today by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

New York, Feb. 25.-The World today
SAYS: Richard Croker, accompanied by
his youngest son Herbert, viii sail for
England this morning on the Cunard
liner Campania.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

the wind at ? O'Clock was from the
west blowing at a rate of Il miles pei
nour The minimum temperature
reading for the day was 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
Weather indications.

Chicago. Feb. 25.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Sunday;
moderate temperature; variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

The senate adjourned at noon unit
10 O'Clock Monday morning.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10
SUNDAY PLAY FOR BOYS.

Scranton, Pa, Feb. Tn sermon
on "Child Labor" at st. Peters cath
edral, Right Rev. Hoban, bishop of
Scranton, came out unequivocally for
permitting working boys to play ath-
letic games on Sunday. He spoke of
the hardships many Of the boys Of his
community are put to in the mines and
mills, day and night, six days week;
he criticized those who protest against
them enjoying Sunday in harmless
.recreations, and added:
"I say let them play baseball or
football or any other kind of ball, to
their hearts content The good Lord
will be pleased to see them do it, l
aver, providing they are good boys"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10
RIrmInaham Flre 4 Dad one.

Birmingham, Ala. Feb. GA fire
which at one time threatened to des-
troy millions of dollars worth of prop
erty was extinguished after it had
caused losses to the amount of $780,
900, divided among score or more Of
firms, in the principal section of the
city. Requests for assistance were
sent to Atlanta, Chattanooga and Gads-
den, but later these requests were can
celed on account of the shifting OF the
wind and a heavy downpour Of rain
The heaviest individual losers were
Robert Garry & Co., wholesale notions,
loss 100000, and the Earle building
S39. 600.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10
MONTANA NEWs.

George w. Crane is the new post
master at Fort Benton.
The coolest weather of the winter is
being experienced this week through
out the state.
A case of smallpox has been dis
covered at Forest Grove, Is miles
southeast of Livingston.
The racing committee of the BoZe-
man Interstate Fair association have
planned several races for the fair to be
held the last of next August.
The report Of County Treasurer H.
A. Denny shows the finances Of Deer
Lodge county to be in better condition
than in many years. The taxes of last
year are almost all collected.
Mrs. VIM. A. Rumsey died Of pneu-
monia at her home in Helena recently,
Mrs. Rumsey was one of the pioneer
women Of Montana, having lived in
this state since 1866.
Joseph Gontier Of Big Sandy was
brought to Havre by Stock Inspector
George Hall, charged with illegally
branding cattle. He had hearing be
fore Judge Dyper and was bound oveI
to the district court in the sum Of
$1,000.
The state BOARD of health has remov
ed the smallpox quarantine placed ovel
the city of Billings January IL, the
improved health conditions now war
ranting such action. During the cpl
demic there have been 102 cases o
smallpox and II deaths.
The house of representatives hai
passed the Dixon bill, granting 1873
acres Of land in the F7athead Indial
reservation to Catholic educational ant
charitable institutions. The grant ais
includes 100 acres which are turne'
over to the Montana state unfversit,
at Missoula for a biological station.
A freight train became uncouple'
about FIVE miles east of Reed Point
near Big Timber. The engine was stoI
ped and the rear part Of the trail
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10

into it, with the result that
10 cars were deraiIed. Fireman Wy
man Dix was badly injured in the col
lision, but will recover.
The fifth week of the legislative SEES
sion is ended, and still it cannot be
said that any great amount of work
has been accomplished by the law
makers. OF the four propositions-the
railway commission, the legislative
and referendum, the primary election
law, and the fellow servant law-only
the fellow servant law has passed both
houses.
Moses L. Bridgeman was recently
found guilty by jury in the United
States court of presenting false claims
against the government while acting
as agent of the Fort Belknap agency.
Bridgeman was found guilty on 10
counts. He turned in claims to the
government for wood alleged to have
been furnished by the Indians, which
the Indians testified they had not made
and had not furnished the items charg-
ed. The aggregate amount alleged to
have been secured by Bridgeman was
under $4,000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10

an Infatuated COW at Ashland recently.
The little girl entered the pen where
the cattle were corraled while her IA
Their was attending them. She wore
flaming red waist The first the
father was aware of it was when he
heard the believing of the cows, and
he found the little girl being gored.
He drove OFF the beast, but not until
great injury had been wrought.
A plot to defraud the state out of
about 1900 acres of state land was dis
covered through the confession Of one
w. c. Randle of Salem, who stated to
Governor Chamberlain, before whom
he had been summoned, that he had
been induced to sign applications for
the lands and swear to the necessary
afRdavits. Randle, it is said, confessed
to the governor that he had received
5000 in cash today for his services
and was promised one-tenth interest
in the property after it had been Sc
cured.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10
MORE INDICTMENTS
SENSATIONS CONTINUE TO BE EX-
POSED BY THE OREGON JURY.
U. s. District Attorney Heney Is Sat
lsHed More Men Of Prominence Are
Connected With Extensive Land
Frauds-Jury to Be Discharged This
Week--sen. MltcheIrs Trial First.


Portland, Ore, Feb. More sem
sational indictments of men Of nation
al prominence win be returned this
week. it is expected, by the grand jury
In connection with the land frauds
investigations. These indictments will
be made, It is said, as the outcome OF
the jury's Investigations into the scrip
issues for lands included in the Blue
mountain forest reserve, in eastern
Oregon, and for lands situated in the
Cascade forest reserve, near Prineville,
the sheep raising center Of central Ore
gon.
Other indictments are to be return
ed, it is believed, against several gov
eminent officials and ex-oficials whom
United States District Attorney Fran
els ]. Heney is satisfied he has evil
dence against SUFFICIENT to connect
with the extensive land frauds which
the government contends it has been
made the victim Of.
Another Jury to Take UP Work.
This work viii consume the present
week, but no longer. Next Saturday
the jury win make its final report and
be discharged for the term. In case
it is not able to finish its work the
succeeding grand jury, which viii be
drafted at the spring term Of court,
will conclude the Investigations.
The abrupt Termination of the work
OF the jury is due to the fact that
Mr.. Heney's presence is required in
Washington city to argue motion for
habeas corpus in the Hyde-Benson
case before the supreme court Of the
United States, February 20.
Mr.. Heney will remain in Washing
ton week or 10 days and then return
directly to this city to commence the
preparation Of his cases for trial at
the session Of the United States dis
trict court which begins April 10.
In the lull which has occurred be-
tween the indictments made last week
and those promised this week, specula-
ton has centered upon the subject
of the trials, and especially as to which
will be the first to take place. The
general opinion is that since Senator
John H. Mitchell is the prominent fig
ure in the Investigations so far as they
have gone, and as he has expressed a
desire for speedy trial, his viii be
the first.
Mr.. Heney appears equally anxious
to have the senator's case disposed Of
at the earliest possible moment, and
this is taken further to strengthen the
belief that Oregon's senior senator will
be the first to face arraignment before
Judge Bellinger next April.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10
Thar Larue Diamond.

Fake a handful of putty the size of
an ordinary four pound iron weight to
be found in any grocery store. Fashion
it roughly into a round mass, and you
will have approximately the size of
the newly found diamond unearthed in
Pretoria. Such gem, it is said by
New York diamond experts, is too
large for wear. In all probability it
will be cut up into smaller stones.
Even If it is kept intact it probably
will lose from 40 to 60 per cent in cut
ting. 1t is Of 5000 carat, valued at
$5,OO0,0 900.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10
lnAHo souIass

A $4,000 fire in Juliaetta occurred
Saturday morning. The citizens saved
the town by hours of hard work.
A train Of II cars of beef and hogs
were shipped from Sites one day last
week, consigned to Spokane and coast
points.
Sixty thousand volts are now being
carried by the line of the Washington
Water Power company, which supplies
the Occur d'Alene mines with electric
power.
Revelry by day and revelry by night
is the program at Potlatch junction,
where nearly 500 Indians have gather
ed from all points on the reservation
for big powwow.
Farmers who raised hogs last year
are being well repaid for their trouble,
realizing handsome prolt. Live hogs
are much more in demand this year
than last, and are bringing better
prices.
C. 7. Stranahan, formerly Indian
agent of the Nez Perez reservation, is
organizing company to purchase the
townsite of Kamiah. If he carries his
project to success the town will be
moved bodily about quarter Of q
mile.
Contracts have been let by the Pan,
handle Smelling company for the fur
mace and engines for it's new silver
lead smelter on Lake Pend d'Oreille
The plant should be running in May
with an initial capacity of 200 tons
a day.
Lottie Frazer, aged IA, daughter Of
Charles Frazer, living near Boise, tool
strychnine last night and died. She
had been out without permission, and
when she returned her parents scoldet
her. The poison had been used in the
house to kill rats.
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining
!, & Concentrating company, operating
silver-lead mines at Wardner, has paiC
dividend No. SS, of $4,000, payable
this week. This makes the total pai'
since January 1, 1908, $15O,OOO, ant
total to date $2,421, 900.
man giving his name as Franz
Sharp is under arrest at Weiser Oh
the charge of forging check on tn
First National bank of Vale for 500
and disposing of the same. 1t is sail
: he sold the check to Thomas Press
field of this place for $3.50.
The bodies of Walter W. Riggs an
Albert Overman of Weiser were foun
recently at Portland in a downtowl
lodging house. An open gas jet e1
: planned the manner of their death, an
from all appearances their demise wa
accidental. The young men were FOL
merly engaged in the leather bushes
at Weiser.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10
REJANE DANCES cANcAN.
Actress EIevates Her Heels on Top Of
a DINING Table.

9bfttta
New York; Nine Rejane, the noted
French actress, danced the cancan on
top of table at the Hyde 100000 ball
at Sherry's recently.
Statements differ as to how the cpl
sode came about, but all are agreed
upon one point and that is that Rejane
did climb on top of the table and
dance a cancan which couldn't have
been beaten by any professional dan
Ger at the Moulin Rouge. In fact she
danced it with so much abandon and
grace that she successfully effaced all
recollection of little Egypt" who
had until then had record for this
sort Of speciality at Sherry's.
To say the dance Of Rejane created
a sensation is putting the facts quite
mildly, but as usually happens in inn
promptu, spontaneous episodes OF this
kind, the cancan did not make nearly
as great stir at the moment as it did
on the following day when the specta-
tors had time to thing it all over in
cold blood.
Rejane, the French actress, is not
greatly perturbed over the statement
that she danced the cancan on a table
at ,Hyde's costume ball. In an inter
view she denied the dancing, but said
she can do the dance.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10
ecHoLARsHlPe ZOE @ oIRLs.
Milwaukee Has Educational Prizes Of
Best Kind.

Milwaukee Has Educational Prizes OF
Best Kind.
Twenty scholarships are to be Of
fered girls by the Milwaukee Collegi-
ate Alumni association, according to
the recommendation of the committee
on scholarships. They will apply to
girls Of preparatory schools within the
limits of the city of Milwaukee, whose
graduates are fitted for admission to
Boston, Cornell, Chicago, California,
Illinois, Kansas, Leland Stanford, Jr.,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
western, Syracuse Wesleyan, Wiscon-
sin and Weston Reserve university and
Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Oberlin, Rad
cliffe, Smith, vassar and Wellesley col
leges, and the Massachusetts institute
Of technology. This limits competitions
in the examination to the four high
schools and the seminary department
The girls may choose their college.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10
OREGON ITEMS.

Ae teachers institute of Umatilla
i, ty was held at Weston at the nor
- school building
+ D addition Of three and one half
a to the original Lewis and Clark
.,p Dsition site has been made.
be Pendleton Sportsmen's associa-
ldH will not hold its annual shoot in
ruary, as planned a few weeks ago,
+ be members do not seem as enthu-
4 tic as heretofore.
~ IS. johanna Kurden, so years old
~ living alone in a small house in
land, recently burned to death oy
les that totally destroyed her home.
81 believed the IRE originated from
explosion of a kerosene lamp.
be Portland baseball team has been
pleted and the list of players has
made public. With the excep'
Of one or two, the players are
W lew men in Portland.
tai results may attend the gorine
x year old Ruth Chappell's face by
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-10
TRADE REPoRT.

Dun's Weekly Review of Trade says:
Business progresses steadily, all spec
ulative excuses having been avoided
thus far, and the numerous negotia-
lions now pending indicate that the
maximum of activity is yet to come.
Some irregularity in reports for the
first month were undoubtedly due to
exceptionally severe weather. Taken
as whole, reports for January were
very much better than in the same
month last year, particularly as to fail
ures.