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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
.EMBLEMS OF SORROW.
Seen Everywhere on Arrival of Mrs.
Stanford's Remains.

San Francisco March 21.@The re-
mains of Mrs. Jane Iathrop Stanford
arrived here today on the steamer Ala
media from Honolulu. They were in
charge of President David Starr Jordan,
of Stanford university and Timothy
Hopkins, a trustee of the university.
Accompanying them were Miss Bertha
Berner and Miss May Hunt, the private
secretary and maid respectively Of Mrs.
Stanford and Detectives Reynolds and
Callundan. AS the Alameda entered
port the flags of all vessels in the har-
Dor were half masted, similar enblems
of sorrow being displayed throughout
the city. AS soon as the quarantine
officer had completed his duties the rev.
enue cutter. Golden Gate, steamed
alongside the Alameda and from her the
big vessel was boarded by Charles G.
Lathrop, brother of the deceased; Mont
ford S. Wilson, her attorney; ]. D.
tate; DR.. Branner, acting president of
Stanford university; Judge S. f. Lieb,
vice president of the university and
George Crothers, secretary af the board
of trustees of the university.
Then the Alameda slowly proceeded
to the Pacific street dock which was po-
Iced by a squad of officers in full dress.
A large crowd had assembled and as
the vessel came to her moorings, every
where heads were uncovered. The cas-
ket was transferred from the steamer
to a hearse which was in waiting and
Immediately taken to the depot of the
Southern Pacific railroad. 1t was fol-
lowed by a number of carriages con-
tanning the party from Honolulu, those
who boarded the vessel down the bay
and other close friends of the deceased.
AS the hearse moved slowly along the
water front through the business sec
ton of the city thousands of people
lined the sidewalks and lifted their hats
as a mark of respect. At the depot a
special funeral train was in readiness
and TO it the remains were transferred.
The mourning escort then entered the
train, whoich proceeded to Polo Alto.
The funeral services will be held on
Friday in the memorial chapel at the
university and the remains will be
placed in the Stanford mausoleum on
the university grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
WHO WANTS IT?
Battleship Kansas VIII Need a Spon-
sor in September

Washington. March 21.-Unless
there should be unexpected delay in
work on the battleship Kansas now
being built in the yards of the New
York Shipbuilding company at Cam
den, N. J.. the new ship will be
launched early in September Battle
ships are launched When they have
have reached a 81 per cent stage.
The work was started in November,
1903, and the contract date of COM
pletion is December 16. 1906 The
contractors have not applied to the
navy department for an extension be-
yond the contract date and it is not
likely that there will be any delay in
completing the ship
The navy department has not taken
up with the contractors the selection
of a sponsor to christen the ship, but
it is understood this will be done
within the next month The depart
ment officials say that usually the
sponsor for q. battleship is named long
before the time set for the launching,
and in some cases selections have been
made soon after the work started The
department has received no suggestion
from the Kansas senators nor from
Governor Hoch concerning the selec-
ton of the sponsor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
AN ELECTION MIDDLE.
Four Propositions to Be Voted On
Two Boards Needed.

The factor of the selection of the cleo
tion boards for the municipal election
upon April is proving a puzzling mat
ter. The election commissioner under
the law has only power to appoint one
board but with four distinct and diff
ferent propositions to vote upon there is
sufficient work for two boards at each
of the precincts, especially so where the
vote in precincts runs up to 800 or 9OO-
A set of books will have to be kept for
each of the propositions which will be
voted upon and a register kept upon
the vote of each voter as he enters the
polls In the larger precincts to keep
tab on four different sets of books this
duty will become practically impossible.
There is no method by which the judges
and clerks can appoint aids and exact
fees for the same though this method of
handling the work has been considered.
Secretary Ralston Of the Republican
city central committee said today, Il
should think that the appointment OF
two different and distinct election
boards would be perfectly legal These
elections though they are all dated at
one time and are Jumped together are
in reality separate and distinct elections
and could and should demand an addi-
tional board
Williams said. II have any number of
applicants for positions upon the elec-
ton boards but I doubt whether they
know the amount of work which will be
members of the boards upon this COM
ing Friday and will appoint them thus.
Judges and Clerks of Elections instead
of Judges and Clerks of Election The
task for one board in some of these
larger precincts in the city looks to me
like an immeasurable task. 1t will
cause delay in the returns and also de-
lay in handling the vote, as the voter
is not supposed to receive his ballot or
ballots until his or her name is checked
off on the books. To have one clerk
change from one book to another and
keep the voter waiting all the while is
going to cause all sorts of trouble. I
would like to see some suggestions for
were possible for the clerks and judges
to appoint aids it would tend to allevi-
ate the difficulty"
If a second board of elections is ap-
pointed for each of the precincts the
great argument for saving in the cost
of holding the vote on these various
propositions at one time viii be of
small worth. The Topeka, Eskridge and
Council Grove railway will assume the
cost of holding the election so far as
they are concerned but the cost on the
three other sections of the election will
have to be met by the city. There is no
question but what the election boards
appointed will try to collect separately
for each election whether an additional
board is appointed or not.
AT the present time the whole pro-
position presents as complicated an en-
tanglement as could be devised. To
of ballot boxes will have to be made, at
each precinct eight ballot boxes will
have to be utilized, four each for the
male and female vote
City Attorney Spencer who is sup
posed to represent tlle final legal au-
thority upon the question involved in
the above is out of the city and could
not therefore give an opinion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
LONG is BETTER.
The Senator Out After Ten Days
Confinement.

Washington, March 21-Senator
Long, who has been i'll and confined to
his house with a severe cold, is at his
office today and attending to business.
This is the first time he has been in
his Office in ten days.
Senator Burton left today for Kan
sas. He will go direct to Abilene it
is understood and will remain till
May, the time when his trial is under
stood to be in st. Louis.
Word comes from Atlantic City to-
day that Thos. Ryan, assistant secre-
tary of the interior, who has been
very i'll with grip, is holding his own
and gaining slightly. Mrs. Ryan,
who leaves today to be with him, ex-
pressed herself as being much re-
lieved. at the report of today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Capper, who
have been in town several days the
guests of Mrs. Capper's parents, for
mer Governor and Mrs Samuel J.
Crawford, left today for the west in
a roundabout way. They went first
to Asheville, N. c.. and will proceed
through the south on their return to
Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
BULLDozED GRAND JURY.
A Kentucky Feudist Scared Them Into
Adjourning.

Lexington, KY, March 21.-The in
quiry into the case of the Hargesses
and Callahan charged with completely
in the murder of Cockrin for the pur-
pose of deciding the question of admit
ting them to bail was resumed today.
A. 0. Bowman, foreman of the Breathitt
county grand jury, when the grand jury
was investigating the case against viii
Britton for killing Cockrill for which he
afterward was given a life term sem
tence. gave sensational evidence. Bow
man said that Riley Coldiron had just
given sensational testimony against
Britton when Alex HargesS rushed into
the grand jury room and by threats and
angry attitude compelled the grand jury
to adjourn. After vain efforts on the
part of Brittons friends to get the jury
TO Investigate a charge of perjury
Brought by Britton's friends against
Coldiron Bowman said the case was
dropped and never resumed by them
through fear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
Mr.. SCOTT is SILENT.
Refuses to Tell What He'll Do About
Politics.

Charles F. Scott. congressman-at-
large. is in Topeka today from lola.
Mr.. Scott returned from Washington
to Kansas Immediately after congress
adjourned two weeks ago, but since
then he has been giving his time to
editing his paper, the lola Register,
and this is his first visit to Topeka. He
came here this time to visit Governor
Hoch and incidentally say a good
word, or perhaps two or three, for
some of his friends who want places
under the new administration.
Il enjoy getting back to my news
paper once more" said Mr.. Scott to-
day. 81 like to take hold and write
things in a way 1 don't have time to
do in Washington"
''You will probably get into the con-
gressional race in the Second dis
trict2" Mr.. Scott was asked.
THAT is among the probabilities. +
presume" he said, -or at least it is a
possibility. I do not want to make
any announcement at present, how
ever
This summer Mr. Scott expects to
spend some time in California, going
through the forest reserves in the
Sierras with an official of the depart
ment of agriculture who has charge of
the forest reserves and who will make
personal inspection of some of them
this summer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
FIRE AT COLONY.
Opera House Block and Building De-
stroyed Early This Morning.

Garnett Kan, March 21-An early
morning fire at Colony, a small town 20
miles south from here, destroyed the
opera house block and five other stores
The fire was discovered at about 1
o'clock this morning in the opera house
block where it is supposed to have or
iginated. From that building the fire
was communicated to the adjoining
store buildings. The fire was brought
under control at o'clock without any
outside assistance. though the Garnett
fire department was held in readiness
for a call for aid. The opera house
building is a large two story brick so
by 120 feet, the upper floor being occu-
pied by offices and the local Masonic
lodge rooms. The lower floor was occu-
pied by a number of mercantile estab-
Iishments. The adjoining buildings were
all one story. The extent of the loss can
not be ascertained at the present time
but it is fully covered by insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
KELLY's MIND GONE.
The ST. Louis BoodIer Now in St. Vim
cents Asylum.

ST Louis. March 21.-charies F. KEEL
ly's mind has failed under the strain
that has held him since the fight
against bribery was begun more than
three years ago, and he has been re-
moved to St. Vincent's asylum.
The strain on Kelly has perhaps been
greater than on any of the other men
who were indicted for participating in
the famous bribery case
Kelly was of rather higher mentality
than the average member of the com
bine'' and he held a position of in
huence in the business world. He had
a prosperous business and happy
home. He was elected speaker of the
house of delegates and while he was a.
member of the combine. and profted by
the barter and sale of franchises. he
managed to divert suspicion by posing
as a. reformer
When Kelly was indicted came his
flight to Europe. When he returned he
assumed an air of bravado that he did
not feel. He treated the matter lightly,
apparently, but those who best knew
him knew that he keenly felt the dis
grace and realized the danger of his
position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
HAVEN'T A SITE.
state Wants Location for the Printing
Plant

The state printing plant commission
has been in session again, wrestling
with the problem of securing site
for the new printing plant for the
state. The commission has $4,000 ID
spend for the site
It turns out that the state does not
own the lot just east of the state heat
ing plant. and the lot is held at
$500. The next lot east would be
nece ssary if the printing plant is To-
Gated there, and that is held at $4,000.
with the house that is on it, but the
commission thinks this price is ex-
cessive.
The commission has been told that
the Topeka board of education does
not care to sell the old school build
ing and lots just north of the heating
plant. The vacant lots just west of
the heating plant, at the southwest
corner of Jackson and Tenth streets,
are owned by J. c. Devlin, and two
of them can be secured for $4,000.
The commission is figuring on this
site. 1t is possible that it may be
thought more feasible to build two or
three stories on top of the heating
plant and put the printing plant there
rather than pay SO much for new
site.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
RETREAT no NE PAss.
DemoraIized Russian Soldiers Even
Left Their Boots

Kapontze. March 19.-Evening-Via Tien
Tsin. March 20.-Deiayed in transmission
a Norwegian trader accompanied the
Russian retreat to Tie Pass and with
single companion crossed over to FalSo-
man. following the water course to avoid
the Russian patrols from Hunghutz.
The Russians left Mukden with I'VE col
umns of infantry. in the center of which
were two lines of eonrnissary. with artil-
1ery hsnking the body and cavalry acting
as screens farther afield- The denoraI-
lied troops discarded their boots and
equipments. and abandoned their trans
port carts, left guns and carriages. using
the horses 10 save as many as possible
At the last day at Tie Pass the cossa cks
looted the booths of traders, sold cham
payne at a rOuble bottle and smashed
and burned everything unstable. They
caught d japanese spy, who upon resist
ing. was killed The guilty cossaclSs were
shot quarter OF an hour later
Lieutenant General Mistchenko, with
5000 Dral c0sSa cks. some European cavaI-
ry and two batteries of artillery. is now
operating on the Russian extreme left
Major General Fukushima has visited
Sinmintin and perfected arrangements for
the installation of a Japanese garrison
there, and it is probable that in the future
the town viii be considered within the
war zone and all persons arriving there
Will be required to have a pass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
Pulled Spikes From the Rails
Near Homestead, Iowa.
Became Frightened and Ran
Away Without RObbing It.
SEVEN PERSONS HURT.
c. ]. POmerOy, Newton Mail
Clerk, Among Injured.
Engine and Three Cars Rolled
Down an Embankment.

Des Moines, Ia, March 21.-The Rocky
Mountain limited, westbound on the
Rock Island railway, was wrecked near
Homestead, Iowa, early today and sew
en- persons were injured. According to
the railway officials the wreck was
caused by robbers, who after Witness
ing the havoc they had wrought, made
their escape in the darkness without at
tempting to rob the train
The most seriously injured:
Mrs. L. Crosswhite, Sargent, Col. arm
cut and bruised.
G. ]. Pomeroy. mail clerk. Newton,
Kan, head cut.
A. c. Hotchkiss, engineer, Rock Is
land, ILL.,, hands and feet scaIded.
William Smith, fireman, Rock Island,
Ill, head and shoulders bruised.
W. H Vallcock, porter, Chicago. head
L. A. Webber, mail clerk, Council
Bluffs, Ia. head cut.
The wreck occurred on a high en-
bankment where the road bed had been
made soft by recent heavy rains. The
Denver and Colorado Springs sleepers,
the engine, mail car and composite
car went over the embankment into the
ditch, 45 feet below the track.
The roadmaster reported the wreck to
the Chicago headquarters in the follow
ing message.
THE wreck was caused by an un-
known party removing spikes, bars and
angle bars and misplacing the rail
Spikes are removed from two rails. The
engine and first four cars We're thrown
down As foot embankment. The en-
gine was completely stripped, the mail
car destroyed, the buffet car on it's side
and two sleepers badly damaged"
Intent to Rob Is Doubted.
Chicago, March 21-At the general
offices of the Rock Island in Chicago
officials of the road expressed a doubt
that the wreck was caused by obbers.
The officials, however, said that the
Wrecking of the trains was done malic-
iously and with generalization. 1t was
found that the rails at the point where
the wreck occurred had not only been
removed, but after being taken ont Of
line with the rest Of the track had been
spiked down again. The officials here
are at loss to know why any one
should have desired to wreck the train.
The theory that the wreck was the
work of robbers is offset by the fact
that no attempt was made at robbery
after the train had been wrecked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
a Chicaeo Bandit Cantnred-

Chicago March 21.=After a rife and
revolver battle in which one man was
wounded. a band of policemen has sue.
ceeded in capturing John Nadliski, la
ter identified as one of the three bandits
wanted for the murder of Fritz Krue-
ger in the holdup of Abraham Rieger's
saloon early Sunday morning. His com
panions escaped The police believe they
can obtain a confession from Nadliski
which will disclose the identity of his
two companions. Every precaution will
be taken on the theory that the trio is
a desperate one of inexperienced young
men dangerous as were the car barn
bandits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
TALL AND SHORT.
Two Men Rob a Bank Messenger OF
$4,000.

Berkeley, Cal, March 21.-J. z.
DAILY, an Oakland Iiveryman, who was
acting as a messenger for the Central
bank of Oakland. was held up and
robbed of $4,000 while on his way
to the Standard Oil refinery at Point
Richmond.
There wsre two highwaymen, one
of whom was tall and the other short
and stout. Both carried revolvers
but only the taller of the men wore
a mask. The short man had a heavy
black beard.
The robbery took place at a neint
On the roadway between Siege and
Point Richmond. The highwaymen
jumped out of q, clump of brush at the
side of the road d and at once covered
DAILY and ex-Deputy Sheriff Roach.
who was riding with him. At the
point of revolvers DAILY and Roach
we're compelled to jump from the
buggy and give up the sack of gold.
Then the robbers tied them to a fence
and placed gags in their mouths.
Daily and Roach freed themselves
after considerable difficulty and then
proceeded to Siege station on the
Southern Pacific, about half q mile
away. They rang up the Oakland
and Berkeley police departments and
Sheriff Veale of Contra county.
In telling his story over the tele-
phone DAILY said that the highwaynen
took his buggy as we'll as a diIapi-
dated rig in which they drove to the
scene of the robbery.
Travellers coming from San Pablo
said that a man bearing the descrfp-
tion of the taller of the men had been
seen driving rapidly in that direction
The short robber, who took the old
rig, took the road in the direction of
Berkeley. 1t had been the custom of
the Central bank to send out $4,000
to the Standard Oil plant for the pay
of the employees once a month, and
there is little doubt that the robbers
were acquainted with the fact
Sheriff Frank Barnett and several
deputies and detectives from the Oak
land police department started at
once for the scene of the robbery as
soon as the news reached Oakland
Nine thousand dollars of the stolen
money was in gold and $1,000 in
silver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
M'ARTHUR WITH OKU.
American General Has Reached the
Japanese Front.

With the japanese Left Armies.
March 21.-3 D. m.-Via Fusan.-
General Arthur Macarthur, the
Ameriman military observer with the
japanese armies and Captain Parker
w. West, his aide de camp, who left
Toxic March 9 for the front, have
reached General Oku's headquarters.
General Macarthur said:
4 can not express my appreciation
of the kindness of the japanese Of
hcials. Everywhere they have done
everything possible to assist u.s.
Field Marshal Oyama was enthus-
iastically received by the Chinese Of
fcials at Muxden yesterday He Wis
tied the imperial palace and viewed
the treasures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
WAY BE BURT.

Former Union Pacific Official offered
Panama Canal Commission Berth.
Washington, March 21.-The Post
says:
Horace G. Burt, formerly president
of the Union Pacific, will probably be
the new head of the Panama canal
commission in charge of the construc-
ton of the great Isthmian waterway.
His nomination has been seriously
considered by Mr.. Roosevelt for sew
eral days and it is understood that the
offer has already been made or Will
be made forthwith. 1t is part of the
plan of reorganization which has
been under contemplation.
Omaha, Neb., March 21.-UntiI
about a year ago Horace G. Burt was
president of the Union Pacific Rail-
road company. He resigned and has
been travelling in the Orient for pleas
ure A personal friend of Mr.. Burt
in this city stated a few days ago that
he was in Egypt at this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21

New York. March 21-Funeral SER
vices over the ashes of Edward o. VOL
colt, former United States senator from
Colorado who died in Monte Carlo and
was cremated were held in the brick
Presbyterian church today The coffin
the valley Rev. w r. Richards, pas
tor of the church. conducted the SER
vices and the burial was in Woodlawn
cemetery. Three brothers and sister
of the deceased were present as were
also many others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21

st. Petersburg, March 21.-M- Lopou-
kline. chief Of the secret police, has been
gazetfed governor of Esthonia, a Baltic
province of Russia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
Clarence EDDY sues for Divorce.

Chicago, March PA bill was fled
in the superior court today by Clar-
ence Eddy, the organist, for divorce
from Sarah Hershey Eddy. The bill
charges desertion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
Temperatures in LARGE Citiea

Chicago, March I'll a. m. tempera-
lures. New York. So; Philadelphia. 38:
Chicago, so; Cincinnati. 36; Boston "a:
Louis a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21

New

New York. March 21.-It is an
nounced from Amiens, cables the Her
aids Paris correspondent, that Jules
Verne. the novelist. is dying. He is II
years of age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21

Chicago. March 21-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and We'd
nesday; warmer tonight brisk southerlv
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21

Dover. Del, March 21.-Governor'
les bse signed the bill abolishing the
pfllorv as an instrument of the pun
ishment Of conyicts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21

Cedar Rapids, Ia. March 21-Fred w.
Faulkes, editor of the Cedar Rapids Ca
zette, died today, at Excelsior Springs.
Mo. of heart failure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
Weather Is Warmer.

The promised rain did not come and
the sun broke through the clouds at
noon. The temperatures have been as