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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-06-28
OW Sc TTLERS' RAT ES
TO POINTS IN THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST,
Via Cotton Belt Route.

On first and third Tuesdays of
each month round trip tickets
will be sold to points in Arkan-
sas, louisiana, Texas and other
Western territory at rate of one
fare plus -. StopOvers allowed
on the going trip; p days in
which to return.
Cotton Belt Route trains leave
Memphis morning and evening,
making connection with all lines,
and carry sleepers, chair cars
and parlor cafe cars.
Write in for literature describ-
ing the country, for maps, time
table and information about rates,
etc.
L.O. SChAEFER, T. PA.
Cotton Belt Route, Cincinnati, o.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-06-28
Miss Babbage Gives House Party

Miss A. Louise Babbage gave a
house party to Miss Louise Kelsker
Messrs. John Hull, Midland Barnwell
and Clinton Quin, all of Louisville,
from Friday until Sunday. Miss
Margaret Norman entertained them
at luncheon on Saturday, and Miss Ray
Heyser entertained them informally
on the same day. Mr.. Qrvllle Skill
man had them with him on his yacht
Marguerite" on Sunday afternoon.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-06-28

up the track for yards. The two
coaches tollowi ng it jammed into it
with great force. ana We're crushed,
the fire from the engines setting then
ablaze. Fortunately most of the &C.
cupants of these two coaches were
rescued before the fire reached them.
Among the Killed is the engineer,
the other dead being the passengers
who were in the smoking car The
fireman was so badly hurt that he will
die, and among the injured is a Mr..
Wellmsn, of Cleveland. and Attorney
Bennett, of New York.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-06-28
Few Empty Dwelling Houses.

X. l.. Newsom rents something like
thirty houses in town and has but
two Of them unoccupied. The James
Golf property 10 the West End, in
charge Of Frank Fraize, is not occu-
pied but with the exception of these
three nearly every residence. in town
is taken. Il. A. Oelze wants renters
for two OF his business houses but all
others are occupied.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-06-28
Card Of Thanks.

To our friends of Irvington for their
kind deeds and words during the hours
of anxiety incident upon the sickness
and death of our Daby boy, we return
our heartfelt thanks.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Thomas Blythe.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-06-28
Longest Day of Year.

Last Wednesday was the longest day
of the year. the sun having reached
its summer solstIce. 1t rose abou
4 30 O'Clock and set about 700
o'clock. The shortening of Thursday
and Friday was slight, but day after
day it Will be more and more notice
able until December 81, the winter
solstice, when the day is shortest.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-06-28
No Secret About II.

1t is no secret, that for Cuts, Burns,
Ulcers, Fever Sores, Sore Eyes, Boils,
ETC., nothing is so effective as Buck
lens Arnica Salve. 1T didn't take
long to cure a bad sore had, aud it is
all o. X. for sore eyes" writes D. L.
Gregory, of Hope, Tex. 2jc at Short q
Haynes drug store.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-06-28
NJ. V. MOnarch'S Mind UnSOund.

An affidavit was filed IN the. courts
at Greensboro last week TO the effect
that NJ. V. Monarch, the widely
known whiskey man, Is of unsound
mind.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-06-28

all the time without WORK and that
nothing worries him.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-06-28

A Natural Paradise where all human
ills find quicd relsef. Reached only by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
= - a@bA H@A -
Texas Rangers Corral Martinez
and His Band of Outlaws.
He Is Surrounded on an Island
in the Rio Grande.
ONE BATTLE FOUGHT
In Which Two of the Robbers
We're Killed.
Chief Is Said to Have Killed is
or 20 Men.
ONE BATTLE FOUGHT

Houston, Tex, Nov. 11.-A special
from Minerva today says: Rancheros
from Palifoex, 20 miles from here on
the lilo Grande. report a bloody battle
between rangers and the band of
Martinez outlaws which has been com
mitting depredations in the cattle
country of Texas, New Mexico, Ari-
iona and old Mexico for 25 years. The
rangers have been on the trail Of
Martinez. the chief. ever since the
killing of Ranger Golf in Brewster
county three months ago and at one
time a pitched battle was fought near
Laredo in which Martinez's brother
was killed and the bandit chief
wounded.
Six rangers located Martinez and his
band on an island in the Rio Grande-
An assault was made Friday night and
the island was turned into a battle
ground Two outlaws were killed, but
the band was so strongly fortified that
the rangers retreated to either bank of
the river and tried to starve the bri-
gands into surrender. Reinforcements
have arrived from Laredo and the border
along the Rio Grande resembles an arm
ed camp.
for eight murders in Old Mexico and
three in Texas. Mexicans around Mi
neTva declare he has killed IS or 20 men.
be has been in battle with posses ten
times during his career, was seriously
wounded four times and thrice his horse
was shot from under him. This time the
rangers say Martinez must surrender or
I be killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
AFlER IhE ELkS.
Assistant Attorney General for
WyandOtte Gets Busy.
Asks Warrants for the Arrest
of 465 Lodge Members
FOR SELLING LIQUOR.
Judge Hall Grants Petition APP
plying for Injunction.
M'Camish Says He Will Continue
the Fight.
FOR SELLING LIQUOR.

Kansas City, Kan, Nov. IA new
move was made today in the fight
against the Joints" in this city, by W.
H McCamish, assistant attorney gen
eral for Wyandotte county, when he
asked for warrants for the arrest of
465 members of the Elks lodge of this
city.
The specific charge made against the
Elk members is being partners in the
business of selling Intoxicating liquors.
Among the Elks against whom war
lants have been issued are nearly all
the city officials of this city, and the
county officials of Wyandotte county.
Mr.. McCamish also asked an fnjunc-
ton against the Elks lodge The
charge made is that the Elks lodge is
selling, giving away or otherwise dis
posing of liquor. The application for
the injunction was made to Judge W.
G. Holt. of the court of common pleas.
who granted the injunction.
Mr.. McCamish says that he will have
search and seizure warrants issued in
serving the injunction if necessary
Aside from the city and county Off
cials, hundreds of the most prominent
business and professional men are
members of the Elks lodge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
IS He JACK THE RIPPER?
Dayton Police Have g Man Suspected
of Many Murders.

Cincinnati, o.. Nov. 1.-THE Dayton,
o., and Cincinnati police today put all
their machinery in motion to trace the
record of Dr. Oliver G.. Haugh, who
stands charged with the murder of his
father, mother and brother and who
the police say, maybe involved I'm many
other cases that heretofore have been
mysteries.
DIT. Haugh, it is claimed, first con
tracted the morphine habit while in
Louisville, and now is a confirmed
morphine fiend. He restlessly PAGES his
cell, staring yacantly at those who at
tempt to question him and making now
and then incoherent 0Ster@nces from
which the police have been able to gain
very little
Dr. Haugh's record in Cincinnati
while he was a student i'm a medical
college is being investigated
The Dayton and Cincinnati police are
also comparing Haugh's photograph
and descriptions by detectives who Wis
tied him with the description they have
had for over a year of the perpetrator
of three hendish murders of S@ung and
handsome women i'm one locality of this
city, an obscure street known as Lover s
Lane all within a 2eriOd of d few
weeks Haugh appears to fit the rather
dim and uncertain descrN NfSOn Of the
mysterious Jack the Ripper" OF this
city to a certain extent, according to
the Cincinnati police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS.
Taken in by a Firm of Diamond
SWindlers in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Nov. 11-Accused Of
swindling firms and individuals all over
the country out of thousands of dol
lars in diamonds, among which We're
several Philadelphia concerns, d. W
Elliott of New York city and z. l.
Parker OF Baltimore are now in Moya-
mensing prison, having been arrested
by PostOffice Inspectors Ryan and Cor
telvou.
The two prisoners, together. it is al
legged with a man named Samuel d.
Long, operated under the name of E.
L. Parker & Co. The concern has only
been in existence since July but al
ready it is alleged to have found hun
dreds of victims.
The firm of J. Z. Caldwell & Co.
claim to have been swindled out Of dia-
monds valued at S2,27O. The diamonds
secured, it is said, were all Dawned.
The trio had an Office at 457 Calvert
building, Baltimore, and operated an
alleged cotton pool posing also as Iu1n-
ber dealers, diamond and stock brokers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
He lis Held There in Default OF
SI75,OOO Bond.
He Helped to Engineer th'
Notorious UberO Deal.
BESIDES CONSPIRACY.
lie Is Indicted for Stealing on
I26 Counts.
Amount Involved in Trans
actions Over 100000.

Boston. Nov. 11.-Ferdinand j..
Borges and w. D. owen. the Ubero
promoters, charged with conspiracy
and larceny were today indicted by
the grand jury The former is now in
the Charles street jail where he is
held under $4,000 bonds. owen is
supposed to be in indianapolis.
Borges is indicted on two counts
charging conspiracy to steal, and on
1926 larceny counts. The amount In
volved i'm the charges is more than
SI.0OO.O0O.
w. ID. owens, a former congressman
from Indiana. and the recognized
head of the Ubero concern, is indicted
Jointly with Borges. This Indictment
has not yet been returned to the court,
but Assistant District Attorney Chase
during argument before Judge Stev-
ems. recommended the reduction of
BOrges' bail, stated that owens was
co-defendant with BOrges-
Borges was arraigned before Judge
Stevens in the superior criminal court
as soon as the indictments were re-
turned this afternoon and pleaded not
guilty to the charges
Assistant District Attorney Chase in
formed the court that the loss to the
stockholders under one OF the con
spiracy charges would be 100000 and
under the other about S75O,000. Borges
was the chief lieutenant OF owens
aud is native of Indiana. Owens
was born in the southern part of the
state, and early in his career was q
minister of the Christian church He
preached several years and finally be
came interested in politics, being sent
TO congress from the Tenth congress
sional district of Indiana. Later he
became secretary Of state of Indiana.
in 1896 he retired from politics and
went into promoting Mexican planta-
tion schemes. 1t is said the Ubero
company secured more money than the
gigantic Jerinang sea wall sWindle the
Franklin Miller syndicate and similar
steals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE.
First congregational Church to CeIe-
brato FIftieth Birthday.

The first church in Topeka was or
ganized in the cabin of Mr.. James
Cowles, October Il, 1855. The first pas
tor was Rev. Louis BodweIl.
This church, the First Congregational.
will celebrate the dftieth anniversary
November II and 10.
On next Friday evening a reception
viii be given to all members of the
church and its friends.
The following persons. all of whom
have been associated with the church
for more than 80 years, Will act as re-
ception committee:
Mrs. A. B. Perine, Mr.. Peter Fisher
Mr.. and Mrs. John Elliott, Mrs. Edwin
w. Parker, Mrs. E. J. Maitland, Mr..
and Mrs. George 0. WilmaFth Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Stagg, Mr.. and Mrs. James
f. Griffin, Mrs. Ward Burlingame, Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Sexton, Mr. and Mrs
@. w. Jewell Mrs. Hattie A. Morse,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel H. Forbes.
The assisting committee win include
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sargent, Mr.. and
Mrs James B. Hayden, Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin Knowles, Mr.. and Mrs. T. B.
Mayo. Mr.. and Mrs. A D. Gray, Mrs.
Emma 3. Fox, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Fernald, Mr.. and Mrs William P. Mar
tin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed G. Smith, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Evarts.
Some of the Oldest members of the
church will give brief "reminiscences.
Former pastors, Drs. Blakesley and
Fisk viii participate, also Rev. Chas.
NJ. Sheldon, whose church was an off
shoot of the First church.
On the following Sunday morning Dr.
Linus Blakesley, for % years a pastor
of the church. and DR.. D. NJ. Fisk, his
successor will deliver the addresses In
the evening DR.. Blakesley viii conduct
one of his old-time song services, a
large chorus participating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
WENT TO SEE DEMPSEY
Tom johnson Journeyed to Cincinnati
for That Purpose.

Cincinnati. Nov 11.-Mayor Tom
Johnson of Cleveland and members Of
the Cuyahoga legislative delegation
came to this city today and held con
ferences with CovernOr-eIect Pattison,
AIayor-elect Dempsey and the newly
elected Hamilton county legislators.
Mayor Johnson said:
"I am not here to dictate or even
suggest to Mayor-elect Dempsey how
he shall make his appointments. but
I know the man and believe he is
pig and broad enough to recognize the
Independent element that elected him.
TO see merit and honesty. no matter
where found; to treat impartially all
who helped him win this great vic.
tory.
'I merely wanted to see the man
VINO has won q greater victory than
Weaver in Philadelphia. Folk in St
Louis. or myself in Cleveland. In
fact [ regard the overthrow of the
CCN-McLean machine i'm Cincinnati as
the greatest victory for good govern
ment in the country. This machine
9eemed invincible. 1t had gathered TO
Aself SO many elements of apparent
strength that many despaired of ever
breaking it. Judge Dempsey and the
people have broken it,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
They Are Making a Wild Flight
From st. Petersburg.
CrOWding Every Boat and Train
Out of the City.
FEAR OF A MASSACRE.
Witte Is Accused of Being Bet
hind the Scare.
The New Premier's Daily Life
Full of Trouble.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE St. Peters
burg correspondent of the Chicago
Daily News says;
Panic stricken Jews in a wild fight
are crowding every train and boat that
leaves this city. Hand bills distributed
on the streets announce that Sunday
viii witness a general massacre of the
f'inteIlectuals," students and Jews
The reactionaries assert this is a
move by Count Witte in order to Sc
cure the radicals support for the gov
ernment. The liberals say the "black
hundred have organized a massacre
to prevent the carrying out of reforms
An influential Russian who was
present at the conference at Peterhof
palace informs your correspondent
that Count Witte insisted yesterday
that the ministers of war and Of the
defense, hitherto under the control of
the Grand Duke Nicholas, must submit
to the premier, like the other cabinet
ministers He wanted also to dis
charge 25 governors. The car re-
fused these demands, whereupon
Count Witte rendered his resignation.
which was not accepted Rumors Of
Whites fail caused a panic on the stock
exchange.
The correspondent of the Daily
News accompanied a delegation of
Jewish bankers that called upon
Count Witte. The premier looked
CHASTITY. He denied the truth of the
rumors of massacre and assured the
delegation that every means would be
taken for the protection Of life.
The situation of the Jews is critical
One feature of the anti-semitic agita-
ton throughout the empire is the ac-
cusation that the Jews want to over
throw the monarch and elect a presi-
dent of their own race. The Poles,
who hitherto have been with the
Jews are now against them because
they declare the Jews prefer Russian
rule as opposed to Poland's autonomy.
Influential Russian liberals desertlng
the Jewish constitutionalist, have
formed a Christian Democratic party.
The appointment of Grand Duke Mich
Olas to succeed Grand Duke Vladimir is
meeting with opposition. Count Witte. $
newspapers argue that efficiency of ad-
ministration is incompatible with the
hampers control. BY clever handling of
the press opposition to Count Witte has
been practically stopped
The newspapers are filled with tele-
graphic extracts from American and Eiu-
ropean editorials favorable to the pre-
mier
Kronstadt mutineers plead they We're
only protesting against the stealing by
OFFICIALS Of naval funds which kept the
sailors hungry.
The press demands that the sailors be
pardoned and that an official investiga-
ton of the affairs be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
DOUBLE HEADER WRECK
One Trainman Killed and seven 9th
ers Injured.

Houston. Tex, Nov. ia special to
the Chronicle from Ft. Worth. says:
An east-bound double header passen-
ger train on the Texas Pacific was
wrecked at Ionia hill, 20 miles west of
here at 10 o'clock today One trainman
was instantly killed and seven others
seriously. some of them fatally, injured.
The dead:
LUKE WILSON. fireman, scalded to
death and buried under wreekage.
The injured.
Engineer Edward Schwernk.
Conductor George CorDany-
Brakeman r. B. NcKenna.
Mail Clerk r. T. Rogers, Fort Worth.
Three other train men were injured
but not seriously. The wreck was
caused by the front engine leaving the
track and Dlunging down q steep em-
bankment followed by the second en-
gine, baggage and smoking car
Several passengers were slightly hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

circulating Saturday on Kansas avenue.
John Ritchie. of Hanley & Ritchie, said
last evening; This action of the coun-
ell in placing themselves In favor OG
brick viii help whole lot, OF that there
is no doubt" Hanley & Richie were
the lowest bidders for brick, having g.
tered a bid for S1.23.
What action readvertising for bids
VIII mean is to be conjectured. It may
mean that the next bids viii be higher
and i may result In lowering. The
last time when such action was taken
when the contract for repairing the
asphalt pavements WIS up 1t resulted
in raise. At present the bituIithic and
the brick contractors have effected an
understanding. If the sentiment seems
to be going ia favor Of brick the BIZ
tulithic agents have agreed to lay low
and boost for brick, should It turn out
the reverse the brick men viii lay down
and boost for the other material
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
Kissing IS CHOSEN.
Takes Place of Lionel GitteIson on
Washburn Faculty.

ar. Petrovitch Bfssine has been select
e.i by the trustees OF Washburn college
to take the place of Prof Lionel Gittel-
son of the violin department who recent
~ resigned his position
Mr.. Kissing came here recently and es-
tablished private studio of violin in
structiOn he is graduate from the
Prague conservatory of music. Dean +.
Scherubel oe the department of Fine
Arts said of the new instructor in violin
He is one Of the best artists and teach
ers in the west todaS- and is booked for
MANY important concerts throughout the
MnsI :.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
MRS. DEvLIN EXPECTED SOON.
widow of the Bankrupt Millionaire 1
Coming to Topeka.

Whether Mrs. C. J. Devlin viii arrive in
the city soon is a matter which the
friends Of the family have no knowl-
edge.
Father Hayden of the Church of the
Assumption said Saturday evening; II
haven't had q word from Mrs Devlin
since L left them in Illinois. No one in
Topeka has had any for that matter. 7
presume that 7 am as close as any one
TO the family. but I absolutely know
nothing of what they intend doing. OF
course the family is Drostrated with
grief and their plans have all been dis
arranged I presume. though that she
viii be in the city within short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
MAN CUT IN TWO
By the Fan of a Bucket Containing
1000 Pounds of Coal.

New York, Nov IA coal bucket
containing over !. 900 pounds Of coal. fell
on four workInen in a canal boat at the
coal yards located at Morgan and John
son avenues, Brooklyn, this afternoon
The edge of the bucket cut one of the
men in half like the blade Of q knife
would have performed the operation and
seriously injured the other men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
PICKED up IN STREET
s1,25O.OOO in Exchange Certificates
Lost on Wednesday Is Found.

Philadelphia. Nov. 11.=Information
has been received that foreign ex-
change certificates for S125O.OOO
which were lost on Wednesday have
been found The securities We're con
signed to the Tradesmens National
bank i'm the Drexel building by Schu-
macher & Co. of New York They
were lost by special delivery boy Of
the Philadelphia pCstohice and were
picked up on the street by a young
student, who went to Newark. \. T..
the same night,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

St. Petersburg, Nov. 11-The first
number of the newspaper promoted
by Maxim Gorky, the author, which
was issued yesterday has been seized
by the police because Of the strong
anti-semtic articles it contained and
the statement is made that all OF the
members of the editorial staff viii be
prosecuted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
w. j. Davis of Topeka Charged
With Perjury.
Abducted 15 Year Old School
Girl and Married Her.
MADE FALSE OATH.
SwOre That Child Was Over l8
Years Old.
Father Swears Ont Warrant in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Nov. 1L-William J.
Davis of Topeka will be brought to
Kansas City, Kan, TO stand trial for
perjury alleged to have been commit
ted in obtaining a marriage license last
Tuesday for himself and Miss Bessie
Ladd of Topeka from Winfield Free
man, probate judge of Wyandotte
county. They were married by a Pres
byterian minister in Kansas City, Kan,
last Tuesday evening and return to To-
peka, where they were arrested last
night.
After the brief honeymoon the BRIDE
groom is held in the Topeka Jail and
the bride, who is a schoolgirl, is at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
B. Ladd of 3O9 Leland avenue, Topeka.
Mr.. Ladd came to Kansas City, KAN,
this morning and brought the charges
against Davis He alleges that Davis
falsely swore that Bessie Ladd was
more than Is years old, when he knew
she was but 16 years old. Mr. Ladd is
employed at the Santa Fe railway
shops in Topeka.
The bride a Schoolgirl.
My daughter is only a school
giri, he said this morning Davis
would meet her while she on the way
to the Branner school We forbade
her having anything 10 do with him
DuL ne stun continued to meet her,
and by treating her to candy and ice
cream made her think she was in love
With hlTn- He met her after she had
started to school Tuesday morning
and they came TO Kansas City. Kansas.
Al the union depot they met Miss May
Clark and the three went to the office
OF the probate judge in Kansas City,
Kansas, where they obtained a mar
riage license. We watched for them
and had them arrested when they re-
turned to Topeka"
The Kansas law provides that the
person obtaining a marriage license
must make oath that the facts in the
license are true. In getting the Ii
cense Tuesday Davis took this oath.
The arrest of Davis is the first case Of
its kind in Wyandotte county. Davis
is 3 years old
W J. Davis was arrested at the insti-
cation of the father of the girl and is
now confined in the Shawnee county
Jail The girl was but IS years of age
at the time the marriage ceremony was
performed and small for her age. The
mother of the girl died nine years ago
and the father has tried to keep the
little family together. The father in
sists that Davis knew that the girl was
but Is Years of age at the time that he
swOre that she was eighteen and is de-
termined to have the law which covers
the case enforced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
A. Ottawa Telepbone Deal.

Ottawa. kan. Nov. 11.-Ihe Ottawa
Telephone company has been pur-
chased by the Home Telephone COM
pany of Kansas city, the papers hay
ing been signed in Kansas City yes
terday. J. E. Byers Of this city, presi-
dent Of the Ottawa company retains