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LAWRANCE DORSAY IN 4 WRECK.
was With earl OF Pawtucket" Company
IN Derailed Great Northern Train.

In Derailed Great Northern Train.
BUTTE, Mon, March So.-The Overland
Great Northern passenger train No. 2SS,
due to arrive in Butte at 1905 p. NJ, jumped
the track at Silica Spur, two and q half
miles north OF Basin, at i2:45 o'clock this
afternoon. Engineer John Weber was
Instantly killed and fireman Tom Davis
escaped with a crushed arm and leg.
Iawrance D'Orsay and the Earl OF
PawtuclIet' company were on the train,
but all escaped injury. az did the other
passengers. The train, which was ON hour
and a half late, was running about thirty
miles an hour when the engine left the
rails. Davis jumped, but Weber. stuck
10 his post, and threw on the air brakes
The engine rolled over on its right
aide, catching the engineer underneath
The wreck "a supposed TO have been caused
by a boulder rolling from the mountain
efde on 10 the track.
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d. Altman & On:
BOYS ATTIRE for Spring and Summer.

BOYS ATTIRE for Spring and Summer.
3. Altman & On. invite attention to their s.-
leadOns Of Boys Clothing included in which
are complete assorments Of the finer and
medium grades Of Spnns and Summer attire.
Norfolk Suit with yoke box plNS; Sailor and Russian
Blouse SUIT are offered in wool and washable m,israh and
Double-breaAed Suits with belt; Top Coats and Reefcu
IN appropriate wooden hbnel Blouse WaAs of with.
and fancy madras shown and an extended vurety Of
CAPS and imported and dOmeAe Straw Hat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-31
Judge Set Aside $500 verdiOtI Next JuFT
ADDED @. 900.

A jury In the Supreme Court before Jurtios
Clarke rendered a verdict yesterday award
ing 10 Charles Ernst a thirteeD-y boy,
Sl2,5OO against the Terry Contracting and
Trucking Company. The lad was run
over by one Of the company's wagons la1t
July and lost his left leg. A previous YER
dict for 1880 was set aside by Justice
DugrO as en- oessive,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-31
American smslters Exploration Company

TRENTON, N. j., March So.-The AmeTi-
can Smelters Exploration Company was
Incorporated here this afternoon with an
authorized capital stock Of t54,6oo 900.
The company, Il IL stated, is 10 acquire the
properties OF the Guggenheim Exploration
Coropany, The inoorporators are Will
liam W. Porter, Frank W. Hills and John
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-31
MOTORING APPAREL.

D. Altman & On. OFFER THEIR SELECTIONS
OF MOTORING APPAREL, FOR WOMEN AND MEN,
INCLUDED IN WHICH ARE COATS, CAPS AND
GLOVES OF THE APPROVED STYLES AND
MATERIALS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-31

Representatives OF various Long Island
Bodies Meet at JamGicA.

Bodies Meet &C Jamaica.
Delegates from the boards Of trade and
other civio bodies Of Queens and Nassau
counties met In Jamaica, L. l., last night
and organized the Long. Island Transporta-
tion Association, a body designed mainly
10 induce the Long Island Railroad 10 lower
lie farce and 10 give better service.
Il was voted that the boards OF trade
should send letters TO the county repre-
ssntahves at Albany urging the passage Of
the Miller bill, which provides Tor lower
rates on the Long Island Railroad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-31
WelChS
Crape.tICe

is natures best food and
drink. If run down from
overwork, physical or men
tai, drink wineglasS Of it
before each meal and one
before retiring, and you will
soon notice the difference.
Welch's is always pure and
unfermented.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-31
FURs RECEIVED FOR STORAGE,
ALSO RUGS. PORT1EREs AND DRAPERlES

9. AIfuta1 & On. ARE PREPARED TO RECEIVE
THE ABOVE MENTIONED ARTICLES FOR SToR-
AGE AND TO GUARANTEE THEIR sAFE-KEEP PING.
THE REPAIRING AND ALTERING OF FURS AND THE
CLEANING AND REPAIRING OF RUGS WILL ALSO
BE ATTENDED TO IF DESIRED BEFORE STORING.
WHERE LACE CURTAINS ARE CLEANED THEY WILL
BE STORED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS
WITHOUT CHARGE
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Al Sold b. druggists and grocert IN
quart and pint bottles ooglet
With recipes free, TIE Wolch 0Taps
@Juice Co, Mestheld. MY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
HE OFFERED $4,000.
Financier Tries to Hire Help to Kill
His Former Wife.

London, Aug. 18.-A great sensation
has been created by the arrest of Hugh
Watt, a financier and formerly a mem
ber of parliament for the Camlachie
division of Glasgow, on the charge of
attempting to procure a private de-
tective to assist in the murder of his
former wife. Detective Marshall testi-
fed in police court that Watt offered
him $4,000 if he would induce the
woman to come to Watts fiat, where
he proposed to kill her by the admin
istration of chloroform and then to re-
move the smell of the drug with pep
permint. Watt was remanded for trial
on bail of $4,000. The police found
both chloroform and peppermint in
Watts apartments.
Watt was in the divorce court some
years ago when his wife sued for a
divorce, the correspondent being Lady
Violet Beauchamp, daughter of the
late Lord and Lady Roden, and the
divorced wife of Sir Reginald Beau
champ. Watt has since married Lady
Violet Beauchamp. Since the granting
of the divorce, Watt and his former
wife have been in the law courts re-
garding their marriage settlements
and much bitterness has resulted from
this litigation A couple of weels ago,
the parties appeared in q police court.
Watt charging his former wife with
having assaulted and violently elected
him from her house where he said he
went for the purpose of trying to COM
promise their business disa agreement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
CAPITAL PRIZE.
First Number Drawn at Provo Said to
Be Worth $4,000.

Provo, Utah. Aug. Commissioner
Richards handed out 1,221 prize pack
ages yesterday, mainly to residents of
Utah and Colorado, in the Uintah land
lottery. The drawings will continue here
until 5,572 have been awarded rights to
160 acres. The first ones to make entry
on lands beginning August % will be
able to stake out claims ranging in
value from $4,000 down, the first 500
being considered of great value. Among
the lucky ones are hte following from
Kansas:
S17-John S. Mattox Oby Charles
Aueller), Sedan, Kan.
357-FlOyd w. Noble, Holton, Kan.
49S-Floyd E. DriscoIl Cby Walter G..
Gans), Beattie, Kan.
542-Mark NcBee Howard, Kan.
565-David ]. Cowardin, wellington,
Kan.
815-walter L. Mccormick, Kansas
City, Kan.
SSO-William w. Hall Cby Simpson B.
HalD. Frederick, Kan.
It had been reported that the first
number drawn will be bid in by a min
lining company for $4,000.
The first woman to draw prize claim
was Emma A Richards of Grand juno
ton, Col She was No. 81. Her draw
ing win be worth from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
new JUSTICE RUMOR.
Now Reported That Emporia May Get
the Place.

1t is reported today on good authority
that Governor Hoch will announce
successor to Judge Cunningham from
the Fourth district and probably from
Emporia.
If this is correct, it is likely that either
c. B. Graves, district judge, or John
Madden will get the place. In view of
the fact that Madden has just received
appointment as general attorney for
the M K. & T., a place which he has
long desired, it is not likely that he
would resign to go on the bench. Graves
is therefore likely to get the place.
Personally there is no doubt that Gov
ernor Hoch would like to appoint Judge
A W. Benson of Ottawa. Governor
Hoch has the highest regard for Ben
son, and would have liked to appoint
him as successor to Justice w R.
Smith, but followed Smiths advice in
stead, and named Silas Porter. In fill
ing Judge Cunningham's place, it is
likely that Governor Hoch will decide
to leave the position in the Fourth dis
trict
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
1t Is Only Typhoid.
AGAINST FREE SEEDS.
NurseryInen and Seed Dealers Form
an Association.

Washington. Aug. 1S.-At a meeting
here of representatives, of the American
Association of Nurserymen, the Seed
Trade association and the Society of
American Florists and Ornamental Hor-
ticulturists, an organization was form
ed with F. r. Pierson of Tarrytown, N.
Y, chairman, for the purpose of Coop
Grating in all matters of mutual inter-
est.
Among the subjects agreed upon for
such cooperation were the securing of
legislation favorable to the allied asso-
Citations, the securing of favorable rul
ings by collectors of customs in imports
of seeds, plants, bulbs, trees, and horti-
cultural merchandise and supplies;
discontinuance of governmental free
seed distribution. The giving of COM
missions to gardeners and others MAX
ing purchases for public institutions or
large private buyers was condemned,
and an effort will be made to abolish
the practice. The allied association
also proposes to deal with the question
''of graft or commissions to protect
agents of buyers" A special commits
sion was appointed to make investiga-
tions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
CONGER TO GO BACK.
Former Minister TO PeIxin Will Return
to His Old Post.

Oyster Bay Aug. 1S.-Edwin H Con-
ger of Iowa, formerly minister to China
and since last April the American am
bassador to Mexico will return in the
into effect, to China. His mission will
be of a semi-diplomat tic nature, the
specific purpose of which will be to al
lay, if possible, the agitation aroused in
parts of the Chinese empire against the
use by the Chinese of American prod
ucts.
Ambassador Conger, who has been
scarcely more than three months at his
new post in the City of Mexico, was
summoned to the United States to con-
fer with the president While neither
the president nor Ambassador Conger
cared to discuss for publication the ma
ture of their interview, it is known that
the ambassador will not return to Mex
made for his projected mission to Pc
kin.
Mr.. Conger spent eight years in China
as the American minister. He is well
known and popular among the officials
of the Pekin government and is inf1u-
entail also among the Japanese who are
regarded as likely to play an important
role in the international affairs of China
from this time forward
Conger's Successor.
1t IS expected that Mr. Conger will
be succeeded as American ambassador
to Mexico by D. E. Thompson, who is
now American ambassador to Brazil.
Mr.. Thompson is a, resident of Ne
braska, and was appointed minister to
Brazil with a view to giving him a
more important diplomatic post when
the opportunity offered.
Subsequently the American mission
to Brazil was elevated to an ambas-
sadorship. Mr.. Thompson, it is known,
has expressed a desire to represent the
United States in Mexico and that de-
sire is likely soon to be gratified.
Prof. e. f. James, president of the
University of IlIinoss, was a caller on
President Roosevelt. Prof James,
when he was president of the North
western university, entertained the
president who then was on his western
trip. Being in the east on a vacation
trip, Prof. James took the opportunity
to accept the presidents invitation to
see him at Sycamore Hill. The call
was purely personal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18

Some light damage was also done to
the roof of the church.
At the rear of the residence of Hiram
Landrus, 709 Topeka avenue, large
full grown locust tree was completely
uprooted.
Immediately next door, at the rear of
the home of Eli Foster, principal of
Harrison school, an immense cotton
wood tree was blown over against the
rear of the house, smashing in two
windows.
A large tree standing in the parking
at the corner of Eighth and Topeka
avenues was also broken down close TO
the ground by the terrific wind.
Three large trees were broken down in
the northwest corner of the state house
grounds. All three are completely ruined
A beautiful elm near the soutnWest cor cor
ner was split to the ground and entirely
ruined.
Probably in no part of town was there
as much scattered debris as in the blocks
between Seventh and Eighth and Tyler and
Harrison streets In many places the side
walks were absolutely impossible because
of the broken branches which covered
them. Stray pieces of fence, shingles and
similar stuff were scattered around on To-
Delza avenEe.
Everybody in that neighborhood was up
practically from the time the storm COM
menced. The crashing of the falling trees
and the tearing away of the entry from
the St Johns church gave the majority
of residents living thereabout the idea that
a cyclone had broken loose.
Just before the storm broke upon the
city the heat became so intense and the
atmosphere so oppressive that many were
awake when the rain began to fall, which
preceded the storm. Lightning played over
the sky and there was half an hour about
o'clock that the night was turned into
day by the vivid flashes of the lightning
among the clouds.
Hurt Fire Alarm.
The fire alarm system was damaged
by last nights storm and today two
men are at work repairing the lines.
During the storm wires were crossed and
wild strokes were rung in at the fire de-
partment stations. The system will be
put in good condition today.
Henry Ruppel, who lives on the corner
Second and Buchanan, had a ten foot
chimney blown down. which in falling
struck on the roof causing considerable
damage.
The barn of C. E. Lawson, who lives
at 235 Buchanan street, was blown from
its foundation and badly damaged.
A. Sands of 229 Buchanan, lost part of
the roof of his house and the interior
was badly damaged by water.
Thousands of dead sparroWs, with
which the streets are strewn. attest to
the fury of the storm last night, they
were blown from their nests and their
roosting places in the trees and avn
ings and once out from shelter they
We're soon blown to the ground and
drowned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
CHICAGO AGROUND.
Flagship of Pacific Squadron Crashed
Into the Bennington.

San Francisco, Aug JS.-The cruiser Chi
eago, battleship of the Pacific squadron
flying the flag of Admiral Goodrich, went
aground close to the lighthouse and fog
signal station on Angel Island in this har-
Dor. She came up from San Diego with
the disabled gunboat Bennington in tow
and accompanied by the navy tug Fortune.
A strong ebb tide was running and in the
current the tow line on which the Benni1g-
ton was trailing parted. Before her head
way could be stopped the Chicago ran her
bows up on the beach. The Bennington
on her momentum, sailed up close to the
stern of the stranded vessel before her
anchors took hold.
The tug Fortune soon got a line to the
Chicago and succeeded in pulling her clear
of the bottom, but when she came off she
took sheer that sent her straig.E for
the anchored Bennington. The current of
the tide carried her down across the bow
of the anchored vessel and there was a
smashing of metal when they came to-
gether. Then the two vessels, afoul of
each other. went drifting on the tide. Both
were considerably damaged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
FOR THEFT OF CHICKENS.
Mistah George Andrews Finds Himself
in Serious Trouble.

A warrant was sworn out in the city
court this morning against George
Andrews, who it is charged entered a
chicken coop in the Highland Park ad-
dition to the city of Topeka, and then
and there did carry away three dozen
and four chickenssof various sizes and
ages. The warrant was sworn to by
Frank Dean, who is very sure that all
the allegations and more are true.
Mr.. Andrews. who is of the shade of
darkest night, denies a part of the
allegations inasmuch as he is sure that
he did not get but twenty-five of the
chickens that were charged to his ac-
count. Be this right or wrong, Mr.
Andrews was taken to the county Jail,
and the probabilities are that he will
be transferred from there to the state
penitentiary, unless he changes his
mind about the number of chickens
that he adopted, as the law makes the
penalty Just as severe for the offender
whether it is one or a hundred chick
ems that follow him from their home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
1T is COOLER TODAY.
Weather Conditions More Satisfactory
Since the Rain.

Today is the calm which follows a
storm. Floating clouds partially OBJ
scured the sun and a stiff 16 mile an
hour wind blowing from the southeast
keeps the rain cooled atmosphere in
motion and again today we have an
ideal day. There is not enough damp
ness in the air to make the day sticky
and the temperature is low enough
that the most fastidious can find no
room for complaint. The weather man
promises that the prevailing condi-
tiOnS will be with US today and tOmor-
row and that there will probably be a
fall in the temperature. Weather Di-
rector Jennings has received a good
many complaints about the unseemly
conduct of the weather during the last
"a hours. He says that the little wind
and rain storm of last night was just
what was needed. inaSmuch as folks
were beginning to drop down on the
lawns for their nights rest, and that it
was becoming very common sight 10
find his neighbors calmly sleeping out
of doors on pOrcheS and hammOckS
as he came to his laborS in the morn
ing. He does not approve of this bo-
hemian style of life and thinks that
the storm of last night will break it
up for a while at least. The maximum
and minimum temperatures as record
ed for the "a hours ending at o'clock
this morning at the various stations
over the state were:
Baker 92, "a; Dodge City 80, 20; Fort
Scott 92, 66; Macksville 80, 64; McPher-
son 9S 72; Topeka 80, 64; Toronto 100. "a;
Wichita 30, IA.
The precipitation for the past "a hours
has been 1.25 inches. Yesterdays maxi
mum temperature was go. While the
minimum for today was 81. The maxi
mum wind velocity last night is shown
to have been so miles per hour though
most of the time during the severest OF
the storm it did not exceed so miles per
| hour.
Clear weather was reported this MORN
| ing from western Kansas, fair weather
| in central Kansas with cloudy in east
ern Kansas and western Missouri Rain
has fallen in extreme eastern Kansas
and rain was falling in central western
Missouri at o'clock this morning. The
day temperatures have fallen but tbs
night temperatures have generally
risen.
The hourly temperatures for today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
BRIGHT SPOT IN HISTORY.
SeIigman's Estimate of the Conference
at Portsmouth.

New York, Aug. -18.-Isaac N.
Seligmal, the banker, returned from
Portsmouth, N. H, and expressed the
become a bright spot in history's
pages. Speaking of the meeting be-
tween Mr.. Witte and the Jewish bank
ers, including himself. Mr.. Seligman
said:
1--WE did not ask for the conference.
Neither did Mr.. Witte call for it. 1t
had been arranged by other parties to
have us come together. We were
much impressed by Mr.. Witte, his
breadth, his candor and his human
feeling. AS we understand it, he has
no power to do what we asked but we
believe that he will use his good Of
fees and that he will be in a position
to bear our message to the emperor
in a convincing way that we are con-
fident will bear fruit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
FEWER DEATHS.
Not So Many Victims of Yellow
Fever Are Dying
Owing to Fact That Cases Are
Reported Promptly.
CAN'T STAMP 1T OUT.
The Disease Continues to Appear
Where Mosquitoes Are Killed.
Italians Go Visiting and Bring
COntagion Home.

New cases in New Orleans, since p.
m. yesterday, IA; total to date, 1,237;
deaths today, /; total deaths, 181.
The state board of health was advised
today by one of the physicians who had
been on duty among the sick on the
riverside plantation in st. Mary parish,
that there has been a total of 4S cases
of fever and three deaths there.
New Orleans, Aug. 18.-An analysis of
the report for the past "a hours, shows
that 30 of the "A new cases of yellow
fever appeared in the heart of the origi-
nally infected quarters. The explana-
ton given by the inspectors is that af-
ter the houses are disinfected and the
mosquitoes killed, some of the Italians
go around and pay visits to sick friends,
ana become infected themselves and
carry the fever home with them
The situation above Canal street
continues to improve. In that section
obedience to the federal regulations is
more general and the results are plain
While the report showed five new cases
only three new squares are infected.
The unexpected decline in the death
rate is giving such feeling of satisfac-
ton here that people are beginning to
visitations have been overdrawn. The
doctors, however. say that the low
death rate is due to the fact that prac-
tically the whole community has been
educated up to the necessity of calling
a doctor the moment the temperature
develops
1t Is Only Typhoid.
New York, Aug. 18.-Physicians at the
Norwegian hospital in Brooklyn deny
that John c. Murphy, a laborer taken to
the institution Wednesday from a First
avenue tenement is suffering from yell
low fever as stated yesterday. His case
has been diagnosed as typhoid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
WATER MAY GIVE OUT.
Commissioner NToeser Says There Are
Not Enough Wells.

From what the members of the
waterworks board say there seems to
be little hope of the people in the
"dry' residence districts being sup
piled with water at all soon.
Frank Newland, chairman of the
board, says that the question of ex-
tending the water service in the city
will depend upon the funds available.
Charles Moeser, another member of
the board, says that the first thing to
be done is to give better fire service
in the districts now supplied with
water. To do this the board will have
another 14-inch main laid from Sixth
and West streets, where the 1S-inch
water main is reduced to a 14-inch
main, giving two 14-inch mains to
carry the water instead of one.
'The board will hold a meeting next
Tuesday night" said Chairman New
land today. tsThat will be the first
meeting, as we have held only in
formal or preliminary meetings. At
Tuesdays meeting we will get down
to business" "
Charles Moeser said today: "The
board of waterworks trustees and
Supt. Shaw visited the pumping station
yesterday afternoon. 1 think there is
power enough at the pumping station
to supply the present system, but if
the system is extended addition pump
ing capacity may be necessary. I can
not say positively as to this at the
present time until I learn more about
the plant and the system. We will
have to have more wells. While the
river is high the present wells supply
sufficient water, but they will not when
the river is low. I think the mains in
use are in good condition and will
stand the pressure. They have re-
ceived a pressure of IT'S pounds, and
that is more than will be carried.
There is so much else to do that I do
not think that any extensions to the
dry districts will be made at once"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-18
MIR. DEvLfN's LIFE INSURANCE.
His Absence in Ireland Does Not In
validate 1t.

Sam Radges. chairman of the ex-
eeutive committee of the creditors of
the First National bank, has received
letter from Receiver Bradley assur-
ing him that the fact that c. J. Devlin
has gone abroad has in no way affect
ed tn validity of the insurance policies
turned over to the bank as security
Before Mr.. Devlin left for Ireland,
Colonel Radges wrote to Receiver
Bradley, raising the question. Re-
ceiver Bradley replied that he had ex-
amined the policies on the life of Mr..
Devlin and had determined that a
foreign trip did in no way affect the
policies. Colonel Radges says that
since these letters were exchanged he
has received many letters which raise
this same point regarding the policies.