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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
WAR TO GO ON.
Imperial Commission Sees No
Reason for Stopping.


st. Petersburg, March So.=Tt is un-
derstood that the imperial commission
under the presidency of Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholavitch which has been
considering the question of prosecut-
ing the war, has completed a prelimi-
nary report which favors a continual
ton of the war. finding nothing in the
present situation, financial or military,
to prevent its prosecution.
There was no further peace news
today. All eyes are centered on
Washington and Paris, where develop
ments are anticipated The Washing
ton dispatches are scanned with eSpe-
ciaI eagernes The reports of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's conference with Min
lister Takahira and Ambassadors Jus
serand and Speck- Won Sternburg, in
spite of official denials, are believed in
diplomatic circles here to relate to the
opening of negotiations The foreign
Office continues to maintain that Rus
sia has taken no official step, which
certainly is literally true. There is an
important admission, however, that
Ambassador JCsserand, upon his own
responsibility, may have given Presi-
dent Roosevelt the French idea of
Russia's position. The French en-
bassy also insists that it has no knowI-
edge of what move if any has been
made
The attitude of all these parties,
however, is regarded as natural at
such a delicate stage when the nego-
tiations have not actually begun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
Investigation of an Alleged
Monopoly in New York.
Prices of Light Are Declared to
Be ExOrbitant.
MAYOR is A WITNESS.
Bills Amounting to $4,000, 900
Have Been Held Up.
City Has Taken Steps to Build
Its Own Plant.

New York, March So.-The investiga-
ton Of an alleged monopoly OF New
York city's supply of light and OF
charges of the exaction OF exsortionate
prices by a commission cf lighting COM
panies was begun by a committee OF
the legislature today. Mayor Mcclellan.
City Comptroller Grout and other city
officials having anything to do with the
awarding of city lighting contracts, as
well as more than 100 officials Of the
lighting companies were expected to be
witnesses before the commission of
which State Senator Stevens is chair
man.
The sessions Of the commission are
being held at the aldermanic chamber
of the city hall. Counsel representing
the Consolidated Gas company, IN which
several small lighting companies were
merged, had already announced that the
company viii not resist efforts OF the
commission to examine the cOmpany's
books and ascertain the cost of produc-
ing the light sold to the city.
Bills for lighting the city for a pOr-
tion of 1908 and amounting to nearly
So, 900, 900 are still awaiting payment, a
previous city administration having de-
clared they were absolutely too high.
Suit has been brought to compel the
city officials to continue to refuse to
pay the bills and the city government
has taken steps to build a municipal
lighting plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
SMITH IS FOUND.
Nan Patterson's Brother-in-Eaw Ar
rested in Cincinnati

Cincinnati. March 3o.-Morgan Smith
and his wife, who is a sister of Miss
Nan Patterson, the srtress, who is held
in New York on the charge of killing
Caesar Young, the bookmaker, were ar
rested in this city this afternoon. Smith
had been summoned to appear as wit
ness in the case but left New York city
and state several months ago and had
not been found until today.
New York, March 30.-The case OF
Nan Patterson, the show girl who is
awaiting trial on charge of having
murdered Caesar Young, was again be-
fore the grand jury today. Several wit
nesses including the widow of the dead
bcok1naker and Mrs. Young's brother
in-law. William Luce, were examined
by Assistant District Attorney Rand. It
was reported in the criminal court
building today that Mr.. Rand was seek
ing an indictment for conspiracy in con-
nection with the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

From Mr.. Winchell's statements it
may be inferred that the appointment
Will be made public soon. The Rock
Island official family is now a very
happy and eongenial bunch. and all are
cooperating to the utmost in their
efforts for the building up of the
property. For this reason the ap
pointment of a general manager to f1ll
the post recently made vacant on oc-
count of the resignation of II. /. Miller
is most important matter. 1t de-
mands man wholly in sympathy with
the other officials of the road because
upon whoever is selected will fall the
duty of directing the Improvement
work planned for the coming year
The Rock Island has an unlimited
amount of cash TO carry on improve
ment work this year. The principal
consideration is to carry out the most
work possible to be accomplished
compatible with securing good work
and substantial improvements
More than three millions of dollars
have been appropriated to be used in
Improvement work this year on the
southwestern district of the road. Of
this amount upwards of a million dol
lars Will be spent in work to be car
ried out IN Kansas.
Mr. Wincheu was asked to confirm
or deny the rumors of the removal
rCoD+s,,,.5 ~, F2aga eSsxN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Sheriff Cody of Ottawa is trying hard
to find somebody who saw the man
in the black slicker coat which was
found under the window of the room
where the assault occurred He is max
ing the rounds Of all the hotels and
restaurants, showing them the garment,
and talking to all the employees. The
result of his Investigations so far have
been largely negative.
There was a story current in Ottawa
Wednesday afternoon that some man
had arrived in town with a. crazy boy
Is years of age in his custody. whom
he desired to turn over to City Marshal
Collins Before he found Collins the
boy got away from him, and the man
told City Engineer Myers that the boy
might do a lot of mischief If allowed
to run at large Myers did not find
out the mans name. address, or any
thing else about it, and the man did
not see Collins. OF course it is possible
that the deed was done by this escaped
Iunatic, but 1t is not regarded as prob
able. The officers are trying to find out
who it was that talked to Myers
Divorced Husband There.
It is rather a peculiar coincident that
NJ A. Cunningham, of New York. the
first husband of Mrs. Mary A. Nickum.
was in Ottawa at the time OF the Job
affair. He was there visiting his son.
James Cunningham, and his daughter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
PRICE IS UNIFORM.
The Standard Withdraws the Jobbers'
Rates in Kansas

The Standard Oil company has put
into execution one of the announce
ments made by Arthur d. Eddy its
general counsel, when he was here
from Chicago last week. It has put
into effect a uniform price of oil all
over the state, taking away the whole
sale price given to jobbers and charg-
ing them the same as it does the re-
tail trade.
Mr.. Eddy announced that the
Standard would live up to the letter
of the anti-discrimination law, and he
suggested this proposition to w. r.
Stubbs: Suppose another company
which sells oil in only a few places
cuts under our price--if we meet that
cut in the few places where our COM
petitor sells we will be compelled un-
the same rate into effect at every other
point in Kansas For that reason we
will not try to meet such cuts, but will
live up to the letter of the law"
Mr.. Stub5s handed down an opinion
offhand reversing Mr.. Eddy. He told
Mr.. Eddy that his view of the law was
wrong and that the Kansas officers
would construe it differently
''It is not against the law for you
to meet legitimate competition" said
Mr.. Stubbs, but the law prohibits you
from making cut at solitary points
in order to destroy comp petition
Mr.. Eddy insisted that the Standard
would not look at it that way, but
would go according to the letter of the
law. The abrogation of the jobbers'
price is the first step along this line.
It is generally believed that this step
was taken in order to make the anti
discrimination law unpopular J. $
George, of Hutchinson, president Of
the State Federation of Commercial
Interests, has written Governor HOch
of the action of the Standard.
Still this may not mean as much as
it seems on the surface, for Mr.
George is quoted in a Hutchinson dis
patch as saying tina the rate allowed
to jobbers and the business done by
them did not amount to much. In
every town of any importance the
Standard sells direct to the merchants.
and only comparatively small
amount of oil is handled by jobbers.
The Standard allowed them margin
of only half a cent a gallon on it. SO
that the action is not likely to affect
the consumer any.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

they hoped that they would be able to
get along amicably. President Winchell
was talking to Commissioner Walker,
at this juncture in the visit. AS he
noted Mr.. Walkers size and weight as
compared to himself, President Winchen
declared that he thought 1--WE railway
men would get done UP if it came to
an out and out conflict between us
From the office Of the railroad COM
Tnissioners the party next went to the
the senate chamber and the house OF
Representatives After finishing the
state house the entire party left the
building on the west side where the
automobiles We're in waiting to take
them to the Topeka club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
ONE CLUE FAILS.
Owner of Mysterious 'sSlicker"
at Ottawa Found.
Garment Was Stolen From Home
of C. P. COngdOn.
NO ARRESTS ARE MADE.
Job Case Is Apparently No
Nearer Solution.
Doctors Don't Expect Mrs. Job
to Recover.
SHE SURPRISED THEM.
Tenacity of Victim of Assault
Causes Wonder.
The Suspected Man Was known
as ''Queer."
SHE SURPRISED THEM.
Tenacity of Victim of Assault
Causes Wonder.
The Suspected Man Was known
as 'SQueer.''
Sheriff Lucas Returns From His
Trip Empty Handed.

Ottawa, Kan, March 30.-It has
been discovered by Sheriff Cody that
the rubber raincoat found under the
window of the Semple Sanitarium was
stolen from the premises of the c. P.
Congdon residence in the east part of
town 1t was spread over a barrel in
the yard, and was not missed until
Tuesday morning. Mr. Congdon lives
in Kansas City most of the time,
where he is employed by a lumber
company. His family lives in ottawa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

welfare and look after him. They
are trying to get him to brace up and
reform. These people probably know
where he is now, and they are helping
to locate him.
Semple sanitarium, which he left in
a great rage, vowing to get even with
Mrs SempIe if it took him all the rest
of his life to do so, he got job at
the Stannard nurseries about a mile
northwest of town. At first he was
employed in packing trees. and he
boarded with a family named Finley,
about half way between the nursery
and town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
FISH MAN HERE.
New Officer Gets a Hint of His New
Work.

D. w. Travis, state fish commission
err was in Topeka Wednesday to look
after the appropriation for complet-
ing the state fish hatchery. The new
law goes into effect July 1. There are
said to be a multitude of applicants
for Travis job under the new law.
He was appointed fish commissioner
for a term of four years at salary of
$1,000 a year but the new law does
away with the old office of fish COM
missioner and creates the new Office
of fish and game warden which car
ries with it a salary of $1,50O a year.
The new job will commence July 1
and Mr.. Travis expects to be appoint
ed to it to carry out the work he has
comm menced in building the state fish
hatchery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
DENIAL FROM HAYTI.
Report of Minister Powell Is Contra
dicted.

Washington, March S0.-Mr. Leger,
the Haytien minister, has received a
cablegram from the president of
Hayti contradicting the cablegram of
Minister Powell received yesterday
stating that serious trouble is impend-
ing in Hayti and that it is doubtful
whether the authorities can maintain
peace and order on March 81 and
April l. According to Minister Leger's
advices the country is quiet and there
is no fear of an uprising; the law con-
cerning the Syrians is being executed
peacefully, and the government can
maintain order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
Nfurdered Her husband.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 3O.-NfichaeI
Novakovich, an Austrian laborer. was
murdered at his home while he lay
sleeping in a bed early today, by his
wife, Annie The crime was a brutal
one. the woman using hatchet. 1t was
discovered later by a boarder who noti-
field the police. The woman and II for
eigners were arrested and locked up in
the station. where the police later OBJ
tained a confession from Mrs. Novako-
vich. The motive for the crime is not
known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
SAYS IT'S OCT. l6.
President Gives Out Date for the. Ex-
ira Session

Washington. March 30.-Senators
who called on President Roosevelt to
consult with him as to the probab bic
time of reassembling of congress We're
informed that it was likely a special
session will be called for October 16.
This will enable mem bers of congress
going on the Philippine trip to return
in time for the session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
CAR TIRED OF LIFE.
A Report That Nicholas Tried to Com
init Suicide.

Paris. March s0.-An unconhrmed
rumor from st. Petersburg is pub
lished here this morning to the effect
that Nicholas made an attempt to
commit suicide and wounded himself
in the hand. The rumor further says
that the emperor's design was frus-
trated by the Intervention of his
mother the empress dowa ger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Preparations had been made to re-
ceive the railway officials at the club
house. and refreshments were served
The party remained at the club for half
general discussion of times both past
and to come and the business outlook
from all standpoints.
At the Topeka club President Win
chell met Fred Vandegrift, one of the
well known newspaper men of Kansas.
Mr.. Wincheu and Mr.. Vandegrift were
school boys together and grew up to-
gether.
The two men hadn't seen each other
before for several years and the meet
ing was extremely cordial. Mr.. Win
cheH was the first to discover the other
and coming up to Vandegrift, he grasp
Fred Vandegrift" he said. well, L
didn't expect to find you here. How are
things at Atchison?''
Then it was Fred" and Ben" and
stories and recollectiOns of old times for
IL minutes
Leaving the Topeka club the party
returned to the Rock Island station and
the special train departed shortly after
noon. Thep arty viii go to Salina to-
day and viii then make a trip south in
to Oklahoma, the Indian Territory and
Texas, returning through Topeka to-
morrow night on the trip into Chicago.
The railway men are making a trip
over the lines Of the company in the
west but the longest stop of any dur
ing the trip as scheduled on the timer
ary was made at Topeka.
John Sebastian, passenger traffic man
ager OF ties road was with the party
when the train left Chicago several
days ago, but he did not come to To-
peka. 1t was stated that Mr.. Sebastian
had some urgent business in California
which demanded prompt attention and
he was obliged to leave the party to
go west, much to his regret, it is said.
Five automobiles We're provided for
the party. The procession was led by
Charles Downing with his two seated
machine with President Wincheu, W.
B. Biddle and P. I. BOnebake. Ed Os-
born came next with his big POpe-TO-
ledo in which were seated J. r. Stevens,
L. NJ. Allen, J. A. Stewart, and Grant
Thornberg. Mr. Crockett and J. F. Hol-
den came next in a Veracity machine
with William Macferran and Fred
Bonebralze. ]. r. Mulvane, II. Fl. EN-
bry and Chas. Elliott formed the party
in the fourth machine, and the fifth
contained w. L. Taylor. Edwin Hawley,
Mr.. Sparks. and a reporter of the state
Journal
President FVinchel1 would give out no
information in regard to the appoint
ment of a general manager for the Rock
Island lines.
''Win the appointment be forthcom-
ing within a short time2" asked a re-
porter for the State Journal
That's a matter in regard to which
cannot speak at this time he replied
I'VE have the matter under considera-
tion and the appointment will follow in
r71r ir17n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
GARDINER FOUND.
Missing Winfield Man Reported to Be
at Cairo.

Wabash, Ind. March 30.-W. r.
Gardiner left today for Cairo. ILL.,
upon receipt of message stating that
his son, Guy is there. Guy Gardiner.
the son, was agent of the Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad company
at Winfield. Kan, and last October
disappeared. It has been feared that
he was killed. An extended search
has been made for young Gardiner
since his disappearance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Chicago, March 3O-Forecast for Kan
sas: Showers and thunderstorm tonight
and Friday; warmer tonight; colder
Friday; increasing southerly winds be-
coming variable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Philadelphia, March 30.-George II.
Colket. president of the Huntingdon
& Broad Top Mountain Railroad COM
pany and a director of many leading
financial and business concerns,
dropped dead of heart disease today at
his home in this city. aged 81 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Chicago, March s0.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York A; Boston A; Phila-
delphfa 81; Washington so; Chicago a.
Minneapolis %; Cincinnati 4s; St Louis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Isaac Finley. the head of the house.
Livingstone very well. He came here
and begged to be allowed to board
with us. He was as neat as pin,
and said that he had a job at the nur-
sery, and wanted to earn some money
to get a valise full of clothing which
he had left at the Occidental hotel to
We found out. however, that he was
queer in many ways think he was
sort of mentally unbalanced at times
He seemed to be very angry at Mrs
SempIe; he never made any threats
against her, but said he hadn't any
use for her, or something to that
effect. We often noticed that he was
queer. When Mckinley was killed, he
the ideas which he represented.
George Huff. foreman at the nur-
sery, said; Il remember this man.
He worked for us a couple of weeks
packing trees, and then went out on the
road to take orders. He was on the
road for about year, but he some
how failed to make good. He was
not with US after that time, and
don't know what became of him. We
all thought he was rather queer act
ing while he was at the nursery he
was rather sensitive, and would not
stand for any joking about religion
and such things. He usually seemed
to be a good natured sort of a chap,
but rather odd
DIR. Gilley, one OF the leading phyS1-
clans of Ottawa, who does a good deal
of the medical work for the Semple
sanitarium, though he is in no way
connected with it, and does not en-
dorse it, said:
MRS. Semple told me what sort of
a chap that Livingstone was, and adj
vised her to get rid of him just as
quickly as possible. He was undoubt-
edIy a pervert, and not a safe man
to have around He believed in a lot
of cranky ideas. 1 think Mrs. Semple
acted upon my advice and got rid of
him"
No Reward Yet.
The county commissioners of Franklin
county are a little tardy about offering
a reward for the capture of the assail-
ant of Mrs. Job. They have so far
taken no action in the matter.
In view of the fact that $500 is hung
up for the capture of the Nickum muir
derer it is likely that if the Franklin
county officials make any catch. they
will turn their prisoner over to Shaw
nee county, if evidence can be found to
connect him with the Nickum murder.
It is likely, however that the Frank
lin county commissioners will offer a
reward of some sort, though the policy
OF the county for some years has not
been to offer rewards.
Sheriff Lucas of Shawnee county, who
tried to get some evidence at Lawrence
yesterday, returned to Topeka last night
without definite results.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
THIRTY MILE WIND.
A Trihe Too Breezy for Comfort of
Pedestrians Today.

The weather man in charge of the
government weather bureau up at the
Columbian building holds out the
tridescent hope that the wind will
moderate by Friday. The wind to-
day bowIed along at the rate of 80
miles per hour.
The following are the hourly tenn
perature readings as recorded by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

The maX1mum temperature Tor yes
ter was a. the .Tuinin1urn today As.
The wind at O'Clock was blowing
from the south at a rate of 80 miles
per hour.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-31
BAKED BEANS.
How They Are Cooked For the Lum-
bermen In Maine

bermen In Maine.
Didst ever hear-oh, We epicure of
the lumberman's baked beans, the deli
catessen Of the baekwoods, the twenty
one times a week, stick to the ribs
proyender that floats in amber juices
and that when mined in the morning
from the bean hole emit such delicious
odor as to make mouths water all
along the border? The cook and the
cookee join drives in building up this
monument to high art in culinary The
woods cook usually bakes. a tin wash
boiler nearly full of beans. first par
boiling them before he gets them ready
for the pot Then he pesis an onion
and slices it into the bottom of the pot
Then he pours in half the beans, then
slices over them another onion; then
puts in the chunks of salt fat pork;
then douses in the rest of the beans.
Over all this he poJTs a pint of mo-
lasses and then more pork Just
enough water is added to cover the
bcans, and then sheet of birch bark
is placed over the top of the pot and
the cover pounded in tight When the
wafer begins to steam the bark swells
and seals the pot, holding in all the
favor. The coolSee there's all the diff
ference in the world between the cook
sad tie eoskee, builds the fire in the
lVssl s,e. W7liea lie birch wood has
and has Itself bafned to redhot Goals