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The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
CALLED THE POLICE.
When Relatives Went to Sec Mrs.
Jane Mood Who Is Sick.

The police were called upon today to
settle little family disturbance at 4O5
East Eighth avenue. where an aged LADY
Mrs Jane Mood, lay sick in bed ana under
Mrs. J. J. Wehe, a stepdaughter of Mrs
Mood, and Robert Mood Bennett, grand
son of the sick woman. called at the
house to visit their relative. Before they
could reach the BEDSIDE OF the old lady
they encountered nurse. Miss Ruin
Stout, who told them they could not see
their relative. The nurse seized the
grandson by the throat and elected hlIn
from tae room, and in the meantime Mrs
Wehe walked into the room and spoke 70
Mrs. Mood.
Mother was glad to see me- said Mrs.
Wehe today IN telling OF the accident,
and when the nurse graDpted with my
nephew mother said: tou stop that; let
him cone N. The nurse threatened us
and sa-d she would call Mr.. SWayze ana
the chief of police. oscar Swayze claims
to be Mrs. Mooo's legal adviser, ana II
IS b. his orders that We were denied a0-
mission to the house OF our mother. we
nave been kept away from her four
months. during ner illness We went down
there just to make a friendly call
There are three of the suepdaughters-
Mrs. J. J. Wehe Mrs. J. W. Wene and
of Robert Mood, which occurred seven
years ago, there has been some trouble in
the family between the stepmother. the
stepdaughters and the trienos of the
widow Oscar Swayze says I have no
interest in the affair. and 1 wish could
nave kept out Of this muss, The Old Ia
after her interests and drags me into all
OF her troubles. She doesn't want the step
daughters around, but today one OF them
butted in anyway. In January the old
lady had a stroke of apoolexy, and the
sanitary conditions of her residence were
SO bad that Harrison J. Miller, another
friend of the family, took her TO his house
and kept her during her sickness. The
stepdaug hters attempted to have Mrs.
Mood declared insane. but rallied. Iney
were not satisfied with the will left by
Robert Mood. and that is where the trou-
bic began"
r, - a e, soiee siee - -, e,,S5
Detective Ross to the Mood residence
They decided that their services were not
needed, and left at once DR.. Nichols, who
was attending Mrs, Mood, put a stop to
the distur bance by requesting all of the
belligerents to leave the premises.
The stepdaughters are of the opinion
that Swayze has some designs on the
Mood property and is trying to keep-them
away for that reason. Swayze says that
he has no such intentions and that he did
not get into the game until called upon
by Mrs. Mood
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
LOCAL MENTION.

The city council meets again two
weeks from last night.
J. w. Morgan, of 223 Hancock
street, an ex-councilman, has applied
Tor position upon the board of
waterworks commissioners. Mr.. Mer-
gan in giving his many qualifications
states that he was one of the original
citizens to advocate city ownership of
the plant; that he built the cruiser
Topeka in 1898; that he was admitted
to the bar and is an attorney; further
more, he is skilled mechanic and
built coaches for the Santa Pc rail-
road in the shops here. He now is u
pattern maker in the Santa Fe shops
The Brotherhood of St Paul held
meeting last night in the parlors of
the First Methodist church. Governor
Roch made a short talk to the mem
hers.
The paper hangers at the city build
ing have progressed rapidly and have
now completed papering the fire de-
paI tf7c tnt offices and rooms upon the
second floor.
Dr.. J. "; F. Bowen. professor at
Cannon Theological seminary t.
lanta, Ga, will lecture at the First
Methodist church, corner of Sixth and
Harrison street. May Il, in the in
terests of Asbury n. z. chapel.
Two cases OF diDhtheria were reported
10 the health department of the city
today and quarantined. A case exists
in the family of J. A Grubbs at 1911
Van Buren street and another in \
family by the name of Lowe at la6
North Monroe street.
wrestling bout is being arranged
for at the Topeka Athletic club to take
place some time this month. A Ian.
by the name of Zu Zunaa, wants to
show off the fine points of jiu jitsu A
husky American will be loaned him to
practice on.
George Sharitt, clerk of the United
States circuit court will return this
evening from Fort Scott.
Kansas avenue is about ready for
the street sweeper again.
The usual surplus crop of cotton
wood trees is being cut out now
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
GUARD OF 40 NEGROES.
Disperses a Mob of Strike sympa-
thizers With Clubs.

Chicago. May I'm the heart of the
fashionable shopping district, two
trucks driven by nonunion colored
teamsters and guarded by forty ne
groes armed with stout canes had q
stormy time today. At Randolph
street and Wabash avenue, a crowd of
nearly one thousand persons surround
ed the wagons. Tins cans. pieces of
coal and other missiles were thrown
at the colored men, who, meantime
used their clubs freely. A number of
women who had been shopping be-
came mixed in the crowd The ne
groes drove the mob back and the
women fed into the big retail estab-
lishments in the vicinity.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02

quired the luxurfes of civilization. It's
electric lighting system and its tele-
phone service are excellent Its large
greenhouse supplies fresh vegetables
and flowers the year round at reason
able prices There are numerous
clubs, the most important of which is
a secret society, the Arctic Brother
hood, whose club house is in every
particular all that a club house should
be, from the bowling alleys to the
cafe The three churches are the
largest buildings.
The first winter of Nome was char
acterized by what might be called high
finance, truly a commentary on the
tried to corner something. To corner
things was in every particular legid-
mate, and to neglect an opportunity
was to court ruin.
The price of coal under artificial
stimulus went to $3.50 a ton; lumber
commanded $500 a thousand feet be-
fore the winter broke Castor oil
could be had in large quantities for
fifty cents an ounce; eggs brought fifty
cents each. The most successful cor
ner was that of fresh milk. There
was only one COW in the city; the
owner thereof cleared $1,000 on milk.
and sold the COW in the spring for
beef. realizing $500 more. Beer
brought unheard of prices. To take
advantage of the high prices expected
the following winter, poultry yards
and dairies were established and a
brewery built, and thus prices found
their natural level
The social life of the town during
the first two winters would have fur
nished the student of sociology an in
teresting chapter, comprising as it did
the formation of a -four hundred, a
fast set and the like. At a charity
ball held early the second season I
wore the first dress suit ever exposed
to public view in Nome. Needless to
add I was the most uncomforta bic
center of all eyes. Judge Clark finally
broke the ice by shaking hands with
the IMAM who had nerve enough to
wear a dress suit in Nome"
It was a most amusing thing TO see
the dress suits appear after that. Be
fore the winter was over it was rare
indeed to see a man at a function in
anything but evening clothes. Where
they all came from has never been
satisfactorily explained to this day.
And the thing that brought all this
about is gold. Nature hides her treas
ures in strange places, and puts
through strange PAGES US that seek for
it. Everybody in Nome has a claim;
everybody expects to strike it rich
sooner or later. Enough enthusiasm,
optimism and ambition are generated
in Nome each year to supply the
earth=aye, the universe-could they
be bottled or dried. The first mining
was done by placer methods right on
the sea beach At first one man
the simplest methods. Each inch of
beach. one might say, has been
worked over by hand methods, and
now the whole beach is being syste-
rnatically sifted again; this time gaso-
line engines and mercury are assisting.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
EXPRESS COMPANIES APPEAL.
Want Minimum Charge for Carrying
Meat Fixed.

Today the United States Express
company applied to the state board of
railroad commissioners for permission
to fix a minimum charge for meat
shipped in refrigerator boxes at the
100 pound rate on such commodities.
The express company sets forth that
the refrigerator boxes which are fur
nished to patrons of the company
weigh about 100 pounds each, and that
sometimes shippers take advantage of
the present rules and ship only l 0 or
10 pounds of meat in the box, which is
calculated to hold several hundred.
They want the advantage of such a
small rate that it does not pay the ex-
press company very well.
1t will probably be contended in op-
position to this proposed change that
the small shipments should be per-
mitted for the convenience of small
meat dealers in the towns of small
population.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
LABOR IS SCARCE.
Governor Of Hawaii Appoints Immi-
grafton Commissioners.

Honolulu, May ?, via San Francisco.
Governor Carter has appointed
board of immigration commissioners
as provided for by an act of the pres
ent legislature. to undertake a solution
of the labor problem here. The act is
a result of a suggestion made by
United States Commissioner General
Sergeant, who is said to have express
ed the opinion that Hawaii could get
white labor If the proper steps were
taken. The governors appointees are
A. L. c. Atkinson, secretary Of the ter
ritory, president; J. J. Garden, J. P.
Cooke J. H. Craig and e. D. Fenney.
The new law is an effort to provide
a means of securing a reliable labor
supply for the plantations. The shut
ting off of the Chinese and reduction
in the arrivals of japanese and others,
as we'll as the departure of Japanese
have made the labor supply question
one to which the planters have given
considerable attention. The board will
organize after the return of Atkinson
from Washington, for which city he
left today.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
ALL MEATS GO UP.
of Horses for Food In
creases in Germany.

Berlin, May 2.-The prices of all
meats have risen Is to 35 per cent.
since February, the advance following
a rise of from 100 marks to 130 and
135 marks per metric hundredWeight
in the price of hogs, including all the
animal excepting the hide and hoofs.
The advance in hog prices was due
to the shortage of hogs which followed
the drouth of 1904
The anti-agrarians are using the op-
portunity to assail the policy of clos
ing the frontiers to foreign meats and
are demanding that the government
admit food animals. The Importation
of worn out horses from abroad for
food purposes has increased as it
usually does when meat rises.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
1000 MORE POLICE.
Deliveries to Be Made With 1886
Wagons.

Chicago, May 2.-While deliver
ing coal today at Adams and
Dearborn streets, a nonunion color
ed teamster was struck by a pail filed
with cement, mortar and bricks His
leg was broken. The bucket was
thrown from the top of the Fair build
ing u stories high
houses were badly crippled today al
though some teams We're secured for de
liveries. The VIM. Hoyt company has
chartered the barge 1Iontauk and viii
connect with the railroads via the river.
thus doing away with the neeE- Of some
drivers Mayor Dunno announced to-
day that it had been decided to sweNr
IN four thousand additional police 1tr
service. This was the result of a eona-
munlcauon received from the merchants
in which it was said the business of the
city would be paralyzed unless they
could make deliveries The merchants
stated that they intended to make de-
hVeries tomorrow with 1856 wagons.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
BTGELOw IS OUT.
But His Name Still Appears in List of
Bankers Council.

New York, May 2-Bankers from
various parts of the country are gath
ering here to attend the annual meet
ing Of the executive council of the
American Bankers association. at
which 9 place for the next convention
Of the association will be chosen. It
is stated that Washington viii be the
morrow.
F. G. Bigelow's name appears on the
lists Of members Of the executive coun-
ell One Of the members stated how
ever, that the former. Milwaukee banker
is no longer a member Of the sssoeis-
ton.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
JOlNTISTS BROUGHT In
Two Arrested-Leave s225 Apiece as
Security.

VIM. Martin. from the oxford hotel
joint. was brought into the police sta
ton this afternoon by Detective Pavey
on the charge of maintaining nuis-
ance. He deposited 1925 as cash bond
and was released.
In a few minutes Detective Goff
came in with Dick F'redricks, from the
Copeland annex, on a similar charge
He also was required to deposit S225
in cash.
other arrests will be made and the
same requirements eXacted, so the po-
lice say.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
A new INJUNCTION.
Second One Is Issued in Favor OF
Express Companies.

Chicago, May "A new federal in
junction was issued today by Judge
Kohlsaat of the United States circuit
court in favor of the various express
companies doing business in Chicago.
The writ restrains all persons from
interfering with the operation of ex-
press wagons on the streets
Previous injunctions applied to the
Employers association and the Em-
Teaming comnanv.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02

The following building permits were
issued today:
Robert H. Brown. barn. rs
c..ztoi,s Norris ayenue a.e .....s 200
street eg5sg dwelling ,so,.,--. -. 1000
j. y. Salmons, 1900 West
Z. A Hatfield, lot 235 Buchanan
p, street -, .---...... 1900
A. T. Potts, lots 607-609 Har-
rlsoh street. dwelling ...... 1850
Total .......s $3.50
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02

Governor Hoch found time this
morning, in addition to the hearing of
the Sell case, to grant a pardon to
James a Clark. of AtchisOn county.
Clal k was sent up for assault with in
tent to kill on December q, 1903. The
petition for his release is siSned BY
Charles woodwork, the prosecuting &
witness, the district judge. county at
torney and Senator B. p. Waggener.
The sentence was for five years.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
THE COUNTRY CLUB.
Directors Discuss By-Laws-Defer the
Election of Omcers.

At a E'seting of the directors of the
Topeka Country club last evening, the
bylaws were discussed but not an
formulated Two of the nine mem
bers of the board were out of town,
and election of officers was deferred,
The directors voted for the Dudley
tract as location in pursuance of the
action of the stockholders at their first
meeting, but II. T. Chase was instruct
ed to prepare circular letter calling
for the payment of subscriptions on
the basis of the location determined
upon.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
TAKEN FROM JAIL.
Jctt and White Called to Testify in
Hargis Case.

Lexington, KY. May 2-Curtis Jett
and Thomas White, who are under
life sentence for the murder of
Corckil. were brought from prison to-
day under guard and taken direct to
the witness room at the court house to
testify in the case of Judge Hargis.
Sensational rumors were current re-
garding their testimony, but nothing
authoritative is known as to what the
state expects to prove by them.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
NO BAD MEN IN NOME.
But 1t Took Nerve to Wear the First
Dress Suit to a Ball There

Aired H. Dunham in the Cosmopoli-
tan: The bad man with the revolver,
who used to shoot up" the old camps.
is a picturesque character that has
never appeared in Nome. There were
two or three shooting affairs the first
summer, but the were of the charac-
ter that might occur in New York
London or Paris, not the mining camp
variety. at all
The most remarkable thing about
Nome is the rapidity with which it ac-
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02

Before we proceed any. further said
the American heiress to the fmpecunious
duke s'I want to ask you leading ques-
ton
"A dozen.'' quoth the duke, although he
looked a little anxious
zone is enough" said the noble girl. Il
want to ask you how you got your title
because if 1t IS tainted, unalterably and
decisiveIy decline to receive it.f-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
WRECK ON THE FRISCO
Engineer and Fireman Are Seriously
scalded-Passengers Safe.

Olathe, Kas., May 2.-The St Louis
& San Francisco fast mail which left
Kansas City early today was partially
wrecked a short distance south of
Lenexa while running at the rate of
SO miles an hour. All cars except the
rear coach left the track. Engineer
L. A. Ward and John Niehous, fire.
man, were scalded and injured so that
they may not recover. Several pas
sengers slightly hurt. Wreck caused
by a broken rail.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Grant TAYLOR, Oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R. Taylor. who reside south of
Topeka, died at Parsons on Saturday
and was inferred at 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Taylor was 40 years
of age and was resident Of Topeka
for 20 years.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
RaiIroad suit Appealed.

Jacob Bishop brought suit TODAY in
the supreme court against the Santa Fe
railway The case is appealed from
Stafford county where Bishop tried to
recover from the Santa Fe for a lot Of
trees and other property burned up. Re
claimed that the fire started from en-
gine sparks, and wanted the Santa Fe
to pay him s2,4S4.25. The Jury found
for the defendant company.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

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A KISS of Satin skin powder transforms
coarse skin to satin skin. In tints. 25c.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02

rope today on the steamer Kron Prinz
to spend the summer on the continent.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02

Manchesters Sail for Europe.
New York May 2-The Duke and
Duchess of Manchester sailed for Eu-
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-02
SECRETARY LOOM

MINISTER BOWEN AND THE CHARGES AGAINST ASSISTANT
SECRETARY L00MIS
Herbert
Assistant Secretary
Asphalt which
alleged
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-07-28
MURDERER AT BAY IN SWI Mp
Posse Sets Fire to Woods to Smoke
Out Neqro.

Plainheld. n. j., July 27.-Bsfled by
treacherouS swamps and thick woods,
a posse OF farmers and police has sur.
rounded Charles Long, a negro, &C
cused of numbering Matthew Cunning.
ham Of Trenton, They set fire to
more than fifteen acres OF shrubs and
brushes on the outskirts of the swamp
in an effort to drive the man out OF
his hiding place. A brisk wind blow.
ing over the swamp from the direction
in which the fire was started took
the smoke through the woods and It
is not thought that Long will be able
to stay whore he is and live.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-07-28
R|KSDAG ADOPTS REPORT.
BOTH HOUSES OF THE SWEDISH
LEGISLATURE.
ARE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE

The Report Of the Special Committee
Appointed to Deal With the Crisis In
the Norway-sweden Difficulty is
Adopted.
Stockholm, Sweden, July 27.-Both
houses of the Swedish riksdag today
approved the report of the special com
mittee appointed to deal with the cris-
is between Norway and Sweden.
The report of the committee was de-
livered Tuesday. 1t declared unani-
mously that the government bill could
not be adopted in the form in which
it was delivered to the riksdag. The
committee proposed that the riksdag
signify it, 15uingness to negotiate
with Morn @l,a dissolution of the
union if the % elected storthing
request repeal 0. 80 So of union and
dissolution of the u. '9one2I't such re,
quest is received from Nqr,, .ay after
the Norwegians, by pleL scite, have
declared in favor of a dissolution of
the union.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-07-28
NEW YORK IN NO DANGER
Health officer poty Says There Is No
Occasion for Alarm,

New York, July 27.-Health officer
Doty gave out the following statement
regarding the yellow fever situation
at Colon and New Orleans: 81 have
received no Official notice that one or
more cases of yellow fever were re
moved from the steamer Seguranla
before her departure from Colon on
July 20. II this disease is found on
board when the vessel referred to
reaches the New York quarantine sta.
tien, the patient or patients will be re.
moved to the Swinburne island hos
pitsl and all persons on board whose
temperatures are above the normal
register will be removed to Hoffman
island for observation. There is no
danger whatever that an outbreak in
the north would be followed by any
serious results to the public, princL
pally for the reason that the variety
OF mosquito which transmits the dis
ease is not found in this section OF
the country"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-07-28
BUILDING AND lOA. NJ .ETING
National AssOoia alton Hears Reports
Of President and Secretary.

New York, July 27-There was n
large and representative gathering OF
officials of cooperative banking nsti.
tutions OF the United States VI the
opening session OF the annual Conven.
tion of the United States Cooperative
Savings and Building Loans assocla.
tion. The annual address OF the presi.
dent Of the league was delivered by
A. L. Gutteil of Shelbyville. Ind.
II. II. Ccllarius of Cincinnati, o.,
secretary OF the league, said in lbs an.
nual report: "Thc last year has been
a successful one for the local build.
ing and loan associations of the Unit.
ed States. The total assets Of the
local building associations in tho
United States Is now $500, ,3I2. .5GS.
which is a net Increase for the year
of $2O,7S6.474. The total membership
Is L63l,O4G, anet increase OF 6i.346."
Treasurer ]. X. Gamble read his an
nual report, after which George F.
Gilmore OF Omaha read paper on
withdrawals of Money From Build.
ing and Loan Association
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-07-28
JAPS SEIZE A LIGHTHOUSE
Land Battalion on Siberian Coast
Near Vladivostok.

st. Petersburg, July 27.-Dispatchcs
from Manchuria report the landing of
Japanese battalion and the seizure
of lighthouse on the Siberian coast
near Dekastries, 700 miles north OF
Nladivostok, after a preliminary shell
ing by torpedo boat destroyers.
London, July 27.-The Japanese
landing at Dekastries. which is tho
terminus of the only cable line con.
Meeting the mainland with the island
OF Sakhalin, is regarded by the Lon
don morning newspapers as an at
tempt to seize the mouth of the Amur
river to enable the Japanese to dis
patch an army up that great waterway
for the purpose OF threatening the
Russian communication. Japanese
gunboats and torpeCO boats could
thus reach Harbin and give effectual
assistance to any attack on the Rus
sian fCrtifcations. Both the Usuri
and Sungari rivers are navigable for
vessels of light draft and the Jara-
nese could advance inland in three
different directions for considerable
distance If, as is Supposed, Japan
has river expedition in readiness.
the mere threat of its advance may
suffice to change the plans of the Rus,
slams and comp their retirement
from the Kirin and Feng Wang dis
tTicts upon Harbin.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-07-28
New Chief Raids Gambling Clubs.

Chicago July 27.-Johu Collins, the
newly installed chief OF police Of this
city, startled the gambling fraternity
by leading comprehensive raid
against the largest poker rooms to be
found in the downtown section of the
city. Headed by Chief Collins In per-
son, the police descended upon four
prominent gambling clubs, and ar
rested about 100 men and confiscated
large quantities of gambling psrapher.
MALTA and destroyed all of the furni.
ture to be found in the places. Chief
Collins announced that he proposed
to suppress all gambling in the city,
and the raid was the first step taken
In that direction.