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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Two Negro Strike Breakers Ar
rested After Fierce Resistance.
Shooting Took Place During De-
livery Of NOnuniOn Coal.
PUPILS WIN FIGHT.
School Board Gives Up Attempt
to Unload Fuel
After Putting Down Strikes at
Six Schools.


Chicago, May 1.-Two coloreq
strike breakers, Jesse BalIinger and
James Jones, one of whom is believed
to have fired a shot that resulted in
the death of an IS year old school boy
named Carlson, were arrested today.
Both negroes desperately resisted the
police. They are employed by the
Peabody Coal company which has
been active in attempting with non
union negro teamsters to deliver coal
at the public schools and has been re-
sisted by strikes of hundreds of pupils
at the schools. The shooting of Carl
son followed the hooting of the ne
groes by a number of school boys who
were playing in a vacant lot
Until the ardor of the school chill
dren has cooled no more deliveries of
"nonunion" coal will be made at the
public school buildings unless alb
solutely necessary. This announce
ment is made by officials of the board
of education who believe that "an
ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure" The decision to stop the
deliveries of coal by nonunion drivers
was reached after the compulsory edu-
cation department had put down
strikes at six schools and after dis
turbances had been caused at seven
other schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
WANTS TO FIGHT.
Admiral Togo Is Reported to
Have Taken Position
To the SOuthWard of the Island
of FormOsa.
GETS ORDERS AT NIGHT
They Are Sent Ont From the
Chinese Port of Annoy
Women and Children Removed
From Pescadore Islands.
GETS ORDERS AT NIGHT

Annoy, China, May 17.-It is be-
lieved that part of the japanese fleet
is taking up a position below Formosa
and that Admiral Togo has planned to
fight the Russians north of Formosa.
The japanese. get orders from this
vicinity at night time.
The state of martial law first de-
clared at Tamsui, island of Formosa,
and subsequently made general
throughout the island, has been fol-
lowed by the appointment of a mill
tary executive and the moving of the
women and children from the Pesca-
dores islands 20 Formosa.
COntraband Ships Seized.
Toxic, May 17.-The British steamer
Lincluden was seized by a japanese
warship May IS south of Korea.
The French steamer Quangnam was
captured by a warship of Japan on
the same date near the Pesca dOres
islands, straights Of FoJmosa.
The cargoes or destinations Of the
two vessels are not announced.
Found No Russians.
Toxic May lin reply to the repre-
sentations of the japanese government
the French government has notified the
authorities here that Admiral de Jon
quieres reported that he had eruised
along the coast of AMMAN May 13 and
May "A for the purpose of ordering the
Russian ships to leave the coast should
he find any in French waters The ad-
miral, it is added, did not find any Rus
sian vessels between Cape st. James and
Turan. Even as far north as Jowanedv.
the most available northern anchorage
on the AMMAN coast, not one Russian
shin was observed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
WHY ROCH WENT HOME
Shortage in Marion Record Omce
Was Unearthed.

It has developed that some Of Governor
Hoch's accounts in the Marion RECORD Oh
fee were tampered with in connection
with the recent county CLERK explosion IN
The bills for the county printing which
were rendered by the Record Office were
examined and found to be absolutely cor
rect But the exposure of the scandal il
the county clerks office led 10 an 1nveStl-
cation of the Records own books, and it
was found that IL the absence OF Governor
Hoch the whole amount due the Record
had not been credited with the receipts.
For example if the county owed the
Record $50 for printing, the RECORD oillee
books might show only SS0 receipts Wnll9
the county records showed that the full
amount of SO had been paid.
When the thing was all figured out 1t
swindled out of about S175 which had
come into the hands of the substitute,
whom nc left in charge Of the paper
These facts are an open secret at Mar
ion but the Marion people are rather SEN
sitive about the whole affair, and the de-
tails have not been allowed to DercOlate
very far beyond the boundaries OF that
It was this state OF affairs which led
to Governor Hoch's nasty visit to Marion
some days ago. It was rumored at the
time that some of the Records money
was mixed up in the defalcatton but this
was denied.
of a man and he dislikes to kick anybody
when that person is down. So when the
guilty man confessed the whole thing to
the governor and offered to make reStttu
tion and be good, the governor consented
to retain him in his employ, but he adopt
ed the precautfon OF placing the financial
affairs of his print shop in other hands.
OF course it IS all right for the governor
to adopt whatever policy pleases MIN in
connection with the management OF the
Marion Record finances, but it's diner
ent matter when he gets after people who
are accused of frenzied financial man
agement of the states funds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
CHARGED AS UNFAIR.
President of Interstate Collegiate De.
bate Given a Scoring.

Ottawa Kan, May -1z.-9The oratoricaI
contest Of the Kansas division of the
Interstate Collegiate Prohibition associ-
alton, which was held here last night,
resulted in much i'll feeling and severe
criticism of H. c. Jones Of this place,
president OF the association
Paul Miller, of Campbell college. Hol-
ton, charges that Jones selected the
judges without consulting the other
members of the association and refused
to show the markings of the judges
Mr.. Miller says that there was no
doubt in the minds of those present
that the Holton orator should have had
the first place
The result of the contest was as fol-
lows: First place, ". E. Monbeck Of
Ottawa university; subject, Spirit Of
Algerism and the Saloon" Second
William Jordan of Kansas Wesleyan un-
iversity at Salina; subject, Prohibition
of the Liquor Traffic Just Law"
Third, c. S. McReynoIds, of Campbell
college, Holton; subject THE Struggle
for Mastery c. Zumwalt of Wash
burn, was fourth, and W. I. Cunning
ham, OF Baker, fifth.
The contest. will be held at Holton
next year. W. L Cunningham OF Hol-
ton, was elected president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

fies that an age limit of fourteen years
be placed with regard to all members
Of the church participating in church
elections where formerly no age limit
was specified.
The report of the publishing house
committee; the report upon the young
peoples societies and the report upon
the committee on Sunday schools have
each been submitted but have not yet
been acted upon by the church.
This afternoon a special order has
been made at o'clock for the election
Of bishops, publishing house agent and
trustees of the publishing house. If
the majority report on superintendency
goes through there will be three new
bishops elected. The question as to who
will be elected is an open matter there
are a number of candidates. w. r
Funk, present publishing agent, win
probably be elected again to his posi-
ton. The trustees to the publishing
house are laymen. There win be nine
to elect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
HARTMAN is OUT.
Dutch Interests in *. C. Southern VIII
Operate Road independently.

Kansas City, May 17.--New. York in
terests gained control of the Kansas
City Southern railway at the annual
meeting Of the stockholders held in this
city this afternoon. Out of total OF
510,0 shares 331, ,666 shares were voted.
The Hartman interests did not vote,
and therefore had no voice in the meet
ing. The stockholders elected thirteen
new directors as follows:
Herman Sielczen of New York City,
one of the largest coffee merchants in
the country.
D. G. Boissevain, New York City, of
Maitland, Coppell & Co., bankers.
II. Clay Pierce, st. Louis, of Waters,
Pierce Oil company, branch of the
Standard Oil company.
S. w. Fordyce, St. Louis.
John J. Mitchell, Chicago, president
Illinois Trust & Savings bank.
J. A. Edison, now general manager of
the Hamilton & Dayton railroad.
James A. Blair, New York, of Blair &
Co.
Ernest Thalman, New York, of Laden
burg, Thalman & Co., bankers.
W. F. Harrity, Philadelphia, vice
president Equitable Trust company.
H. r. Duva1l, New York City, retired
capitalist. largely interested in South
ern railroads.
Samuel Untermeyer. New York city
an attorney.
G. M. Craig, Port Arthur. Texas
president First National bank
John GriersOn. New York.
The new directors took no action up
on the election of new officers but ad-
journed to meet in New York city at a
later date.
It has already been stated that J. A
Edison would be made president of the
Kansas City Southern to succeed Stuart
R. Knott, the present head of the road
and it is assumed that this will be car
ried out at the New York meeting. The
president must be a director of the pro-
perty also, and the first step in his pro
bable election to the presidency was
taken today when Mr.. Edison was made
a director.
Before the meeting was called to or
der, Herman Siellzen Of New York
who controls 80 per cent Of the stock
voted at the meeting said:
I'VE are tired of having the road
dominated by an outside interest which
has practically no financial interest in
, the road. The Hartman interests have
had control too long, and we propose
to operate it as an Independent road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Missouri River JObbers AreMuch
Worried Today.
They Want the Commodity Rate
Let Alone.
COULD NOT COMPETE.
Claim Interior Dealers Would
Have Advantage.
Others Say Missouri River Men
Are Favored Now.
The Hearing Is CONTINUED to
June 19.
COULD NOT COMPETE.

At 1870 this afternoon, the big fight
over Missouri river commodity rates
came up before the state board of
railroad commissioners.
At the request of J. H. Richards, at
tOrney for the Missouri Pacific, who
said the railroads were not ready for a
hearing, the case was continued till
June 19.
The railroads were well represented,
and there were many jobbers present.
With the railroad delegation were n.
Fl. LOOMS, Of the Union Pacific; o. J.
Wood, of the Santa Fe; Frank Doster,
of the Missouri Pacific; L. H KfIgore,
Wichita, of the Missouri Pacific; j. r.
Koontz, of the Santa Fe, and the
prominent freight traffic men of sew
eral lines. Ten o'clock this morning
was the time set for the hearing, but
the railroads asked to have it post
pOned till afternoon. which was done.
Among the jobbing houses which
were represented were Frank Wood, of
Jett & Wood, Wichita; A. Hess, of the
wichita Wholesale Grocery company;
Mr. Martin of the Hockady Hardware
company; J. s. George of Hutchinson;
Chas. Sentney, of Hutchinson; J. c.
F'rizelle. of AtchisOns A. Todd, of
LeavenwOrth, and others.
The question at issue is this: Shall
the railroads be allowed to withdraw
the sO-called Missouri river COM
modify rates ?"
The interior jobbing. houses have
brought great pressure to bear on the
railroads to withdraw this special
concession to the Missouri river ship
pers, and the Missouri river shippers
have been equally industrious in op-
posing any change The railroads
have lodged the difficulty by throwing
the responsibility upon the board of
railroad commissioners to decide
whether the rates shall stay iR OF be
Withdrawn.
Indications are at this time that the
board viii refuse to allow the com
modify rates to be withdrawn. They
Will probably hold that a withdrawal
of the rates viii mean a large increase
in the price of groceries to consumers.
If commodity rates are withdrawn
and rates restored TO original classi-
fcation the effect will be to raise rates,
car loads, from Kansas City to Wich-
ita and Hutchinson as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
SPOKE TO 5000.
Commander Eva Booth Greeted by n
Great Audience.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 17-Command-
er Eva Booth of the Salvation Army
addressed 5000 people in Convention
hall asst night, a larger audience even
than her father spoke to here, an5
which he said was the largest meeting
ever held by the army outside Of Lon
don.
United states Senator VIM. Warner
delivered the address of welcome and a
chorus of 1000 sang. Miss Booth is
much distressed over report cabled to
London that she had broken down COM
plete1y and she insisted on speaking al
though unweu, to refute this feport
The condition of Commander Booth
was so much improved today that she
was able to take the noon train on the
Union Pacific for Portland. Oregon,
where she is to make her next stop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
CAN'T PAY MORE WAGES
Gov. Douglas Decides in Favor of Cot
ton Mil Operators.

Boston. May I'm a statement is
sued today Governor Douglas as referee
in the settlement Of the Fall River tex
tile strike of 1904, finds that partial
restoration of wages is not warranted
When the strike was settled in Janu-
airy last through Governor Douglas in
tervention, he was empowered to fix a.
margin of profit at which operatives
would receive an increase of wages
The governor reports that the condi-
tions during the months between Jan
uary and April were not such as to
warrant an increase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
RooseveIts Entertain in Honor OF the
Russian Ambassador.

washington. May 17.-President
and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained num-
Der of guests at dinner last night, in
Guiding Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador who is soon to retire from
the diplomatic service at Washington
The guests were: German Ambassa-
dor and Baroness SDeck Won Stern
berg, Secretary and Mrs Hitchcock,
Secretary and Mrs. Metcalf. Senator
and Mrs Foraker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid and Miss Tyler. The
decorations were pink and white
peonies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and
Miss Tyler are house guests at the
White House.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
DOCTORS ARE HERE.
Two State Medical Societies in Session
in Topeka.

Two medical associations began their
thirty-seventh annual meetings in To-
peka this afternoon, the State Homeo-
pathic society at the Y. M c. A. build
berg's hall in the Masonic building.
The two organizations always meet in
this city at the same time. Their ses-
sion will last three days. On Thursday
evening they will meet together at the
Y. W. c. A. rooms for a banquet and
symposium Of speeches. The programs
of both societies began at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon. Three sessions will be held
both Thursday and Friday.
DR.. J. T. Blank of Elk City is presi-
dent of the Eclectics, and Clay E. Co
burn of Kansas City is president of the
HOmeOpathS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
TO EVEN UP ACCOUNTS.
4 Woman's Grant of Pension Is Dated
Twelve Years Ahead.

Springfield, O., May 17.-Mrs. David
Kizer of this city. has been granted a
pension of per month, but will not
begin to draw it until u years from
date This unusual ruling is due to
the fact that she drew a pension for
Il years on the presumption that her
husband David Kizer was dead. He
recently died here after being brought
home sick from a Denver hospital. He
had been mourned as dead for 27
years, most of which time he was in
the Black Hills in d vain search for
gold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
MRS. BENSON NOT HURT
Topeka People Had Narrow Escape liz
Snyder Tornado.

c. a. Johnson of No. 13 Exeter street,
has returned from Snyder, Ok, where
he went to investigate the report that
his daughter, Mrs. George P Benson,
was killed in the tornado disaster at
that place
Mr.. Johnson says that AIr.and Mrs. Ben
son found safety in a tornado cave in
time to save their lives, but that their
house was totally destroyed. Even the
foundations were torn out.
Mr.. Benson was the assistant cashier
of the Bank Of Snyder Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Benson retuTned to Topeka with
Mr.. johnson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Attorney General c. c. Coleman this
morning took the deposition of Warden
E. B. Jewett of the state penitentiary
in the state oil refinery case. Mr. Jewett
says: I was notified to come here and
give my deposition. I don't know ex-
actly what is wanted Of it. but I sup
pose it is for presentation to the su-
"a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
WEATHER STILL UNSETTLED.
The Forecaster Is Promising Nothing
Better.

The weather today continues to be
that intermittent and uncertain variety
which may bring squalls and showers
ana winds, as was the order yesterday,
Tor the 1orecaster promises for Kan
sas partly cloudy and warmer to-
night and Thursday"
Today's corn and wheat region bull
letin says: Clear weather prevails
over the district this morning, with
lower temperature. Showers have. oc-
CURED in northeastern Kansas and
northwestern Missouri. Showers have
occurred in the other districts, with
general fall of temperature"
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures for the "a hours ending this
morning at o'clock We're: Baker,
62-46; Concordia, 66-44; Dodge city,
1z-42; Dresden, 72-42; Fort Scott,
72-42: Macksville 72-3S; Mcpherson,
72-42; Manhattan, 7O-46; Usage City,
70-48; Russell, 1912; Sedan, 7S-48;
Topeka, 66-49; Toronto, 76-42; Wich-
ita, 72-4S.
The wind at noon was west blowing
20 miles an hour The hourly temper
atures recorded by the government
thermometer today were:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

London, May 1.-THE steamer Terra
Nova has sailed for Tromsoe. Norway,
whence she will go to Franz Josef Land
in search Of the expedition headed by
Anthony Faila of Brooklyn. N. Y. on
the steamer America fitted out by Will
lam Ziegler. of New York, for the pur-
pose of attempting to reach the North
Pole by way OF Franz josef Land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Ihe representatives Of the interior
Jobbing houses had a conference at the
Copeland Tuesday night. and decided to
advocate the withdrawal of the com
modify rates. They are not doing much
talking about it, however.
The representatives of the Symns
Grocery company OF Atchison said this
morning. If the board allows the rail-
roads to withdraw this commodity rate,
it means that the jobbers at Atchison.
Leavenworth and other Missouri river
points must so out of business. We
can't compete in the Kansas field"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

E. c. Sinner tariff clerk for the board
of railroad commissioners, has prepared
tables which show the present rates to
certain Kansas points from Kansas CITY
and also what the rates would be If the
board allows commodity rates to be
Withdrawn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
Usage CITY 3. Scranton ,.

Burlingame. kan. May 17.-Osage
City defeated Scranton in a well played
game here for a purse Of $50.
Score by innings: R.H.E 2.
Usage city % o 0 0o3O O-3 10 4
Scranton .... 2 o 0 0 0 0 o. 9 3
Batteries - Hol5enson and Miller;
.Sharin and Morris. Umpire-Pope.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
ENJOINS A. 0. U. W.
Insurance Commissioner Interferes
With the orders Management.

Watertown, S. D. May 17-State In
surance Commissioner John c. Perkins
has had an injunction served on the
grand lodge Of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen, now in session here,
to restrain that body from issuing the
guarantee fund of the state order
amounting to $41, 900 to the supreme
lodge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
Temperatures in Large cities.

Chicago, May III a. m. tempera-
lures; New York 50; Boston A; PhiIa-
delphia 54; washington IS; Chicago A;
Minneapolis 46; Cincinnati So: St. Louis
50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

IF commodity rates are Withdrawn
and rates restored to original class rates
the effect viii be to raise rates less than
car load shipments to Hutchinson and
Wichita as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

PROPOSED CHARGES

Lnder western cIassiffcat ton No SO,
canned goods, sugar, coffee, beans and
syrup take fifth class rates in carload
lots as fnIIows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Chicago. May 17.-For Kansas: Partly
cloudy, and warmer tonight and Thurs
day. southerly winds.
The Washington times., 1905-10-11
Silk Umbrellas at $I.S8

They The Palais Royals Special Umbrellas of the 9o5o6
contract awarded after spirited cOmpet
ton between all the leading makers of the United States The i'm
quantity and the fact of prompt cash payment made the order
superior Silk Umbrellas at the price sSS buys the equal of the best
ordinarily sold $3.50 and often S. Those for have 28ch
paragon frames and superior natural wood sticks The ladies'
bea silk black and colors guaranteed pervo to rain
The Washington times., 1905-10-11
SAN|TAR|ANS VISIT
WASHINGTON SHRINE
Delegates to Convention
Visit hit. Vernon.
CUTTER c AR ESPARTY
Government Proving Grounds at Indian
Head Inspected-Cuban Minister
Dinner Host of Delegates.

The delegates TO the second interna-
tional sanitary convention today are
taking trip down the Potomac, on the
revenue cutter Winona, placed at the
disposal Of the delegates and their
guests by the Treasury Department.
The party was accompanied by Sur
geon General Wyman. of the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service,
and president of the sanitary conven-
tion: Mr.. Fox, director of the Bureau
OF South American Republics, and other
Government officials. At Mt. Vernon a
stop of about an hour was made Then
the Winona took the party TO Indian
Head, where two or three hours we're
devoted TO the inspection of the Gov
ernment proving grounds.
This evening the party will attend a
reception to be given in honor of both
the visiting bankers and the delegates
10 the sanitary convention by the trus-
tees Of the Corcoran Art Gallery.
Cuban minister's Guests.
Last evening a banquet was given in
honor of the delegates by the Cuban
minister. Mr.. ouesada. at the legation.
The minister presided as toastmaster
and made a short address. in which he
praised the progress made by his young
country. How well she tried to follow
The examples of her elder sister repub-
les. he said. was known to the world
Suitable responses were made. Sur
geon General Wyman received much ap-
plause at the conclusion of his speech.
The following delegates and guests were
present: Surgeon General Wyman. DIR.
Carroll. Senior Medina Dr. Gatewood,
Senor Corea. Senor Bermudez, Senior
Nolez-Goiticoa, DR.. Eduardo Moore, DR..
Kennedy, DR.. Doty, Dr. Fulton, Senior
Cnoa, Senior Alcivar. Senior Wither.
Senor Yela. DIR. Guiteras. Senor Joubert,
Dr. Liceaga, DIR. laToreria, Dr. John
son. DIR. Geddings, DR. McCaw. Sur
gcon General ,Sternberg, Director Fox
and DR.. Stiles.
Surgeon General Suzuki, of the i'm
periai Japanese navy, has received much
attention from the convention. Today
he was its guest down the river. To-
morrow he will PROBABLY address the
convention. having been introduced
Monday. Yesterday he inspected the
laboratories of the Marine Hospital
Service.
The Washington times., 1905-10-11
c0L0RED WOMAN KILLED
IN INSIGNIFICANT FIRE

While preparing her husbands supper
yesterday afternoon about o'clock.
Susan Ann Burr colored, sixty-five
years old, was burned to death in her
home, 324 CT street southeast, as a result
of her dress catching fire from sparks
in the bottom of her cook stove. Cor
oner hewitt gave a certificate of acct
dental death.
tered his home, he found the kitchen full
of smoke and turned in an alarm. After
the fremen left, Burr entered the house
and was Mortified to find the charred
and blackened remains of his wife lying
in the parlor.
The fire did about SIS damage to the