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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
ROOSEVELT WOULD
BALK OIL TRUST
Sees Menace Of Money Power for
Standard Oil Thru Insur-
ance Control.
Federal Probe of Rockefeller In,
terests and Rebate Methods
Is Probable Outcome.
journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, Dec. 2.-Defnlte 1nforma-
ton to the effect that a movement Is on
foot in Washington, backed by the
president. to institute federal lnvestl,
cation of the Standard Oil company and
its allied interests, was received today
by several prominent New, York Imam
ciers. . - ~.*
More than month ago President
Roosevelt is said to have expressed
desire that thoro inquiry be made re-
garding the methods of the great Rookie
Teller corporation.
The charge Of rebating and wholesale
discrimination made by writers IN the
daily press and in magazines against the
Standard Oil Management as well as the
presentations Of private individuals,
Still another development which at
tracted his attention was the apparent
effort on the part Of the Standard Oil
representatives to gain control Of the
three largest life insurance companies
in the country. 49,. r..
Fear Huge Money Power.
The Inference to be drawn in this con-
nection is that alarm is felt in Washing
ton lest the Rockefeller monopoly, pos
sessed Of the tremendous combined sur.
| plus of these great institutions, should
become strong enough to defy even me
| to make in the direction OF correcting
abuses. -.
It is known that reputable citizens of
| the middle west, aroused by what they
termed the criminal methods OF the
Standard Oil company, have been &C.
corded lengthy hearings by President
Roosevelt. 30
Charges were. made by these men
against the Standard Oil to the effect
that the corporation had caused the cor
ruption, Of many state and federal OF.
fee holders thru the payment to them of
large sums Of money and by other I'M
proper means. &-
These representations, in connection
with the positive evidence adduced by
! the Armstrong investigation to the eff
| feet that thousands Of dollars have been
! habitually expended by the insurance
| interests to influence legislation, have
caused the president much uneasiness.
| Trusts and Lobbies.
While there was no direct connection
by the insurance companies and the
| Standard Oil corporation as to the un.
lations brought out by Mr.. Hughes are
taken as indications of general prac.
tice followed by practically all Of the
great corporations.
The grounds on which federal in
| vestigation Of the Standard Oil com
pany might be prosecuted with full war.
rant of law are said by certain promi
nent lawyers to be plentiful. It is
/ known, however, that desperate eff
j fort will be made by the Standard Oil
representatives to prevent an inquiry
| such as outlined. on the ground Of; lack
! of authority.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
FOLKS DEFINITION OF
GRAFT In DICTIONARY
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Dee. 2.--Governor
Folk IS definition of graft is to be used
in the Standard dictionary. Governor
ers of that dictionary in New York to-
day asking permission to place his def
milton in that dictionary, which is be-
ing revised.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
JOHN MITCHELL BETTER.

Spring Valley, Ill, Dec. 2.-John
Mitchell, president Of the United Mine
Workers Of America, is better today,
but it may be a week or more before
he can return to his work in Indian
apolis. He is suffering from nervous
ness caused by overwork.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
DEATH IN GAS ExpLosIoN.

St. Marys, Ohio Dec. "A terrific explosion
of natural gas last ight in the Bieber building
resulted in the death of William Smith. q
Waterman, and the partial destruction of several
buildings. The explosion shook the entire town
and broke many windows.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02

EARL SPENCER SERIOUSLY I'LL.
London, Dec 2.-Thru error u dispatch last
the death Of Earl spencer.', The earl Is NOT
dead, but is seriously i'll.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
PARTNER OF MORGAN DEAD.

London, Dec. 2.-Sir Clinton Edward
Dawkins, a partner in the banking
house Of j. p. Morgan & Co., died in
London today after short illness. Sir
Clinton heart had been weak for some
time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
ARRESTED ON FORGERY CHARGE.
Spacial to Tho Journal. -.

Mankato, MINI Dec. 2-B.. H. Wilkinson,
formerly Of Granie Falls and now employed
by the Citizens Telephone company, was ar
rested today on instructions from United States
officials, on the charge Of forging postal order
for $50 and collecting the money. He denies the
charge. ,.s '#+ -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
COACH MICHIGAN TO WED

Nashville, Tenn, Dec Couch Dan Nc
Guigan Of the Vanderbilt football squad will b.
married here next Wednesday to Miss Virginia
Fite Of Nashville. Coach Yost Of Michigan
will be best man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
AacHprsHop cHR1sr1E LANDS,

New York Dec 2.--Archbishop Christie Of
Portland Ore, and Bishop J. j. Hartley of
Columbus, Ohio, arrived here today on the steam
er Princess Irene from Genoa.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02

A postoffce has been established at Mercer.
Mclean county, N. D., and Nels Olesen commits
stoned postmaster. MA.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
SUDDEN ST0PPAGE
AT REVOLT CRISIS
No Press Dispatches Received fol
Hours, from st. Peters
burg. i
Last Details Of Unrest the Stories
of Distrust in Cars
Guards.
Rumors in the Capital Involve
Grand Duke in Plots
Against Gear.

London. Dec. 2, 4:45 p.m.-Communi
cation between London and st. Peters
burg via the Great Northern Telegraph
company was severed this afternoon.
but nothing has reached here since
noon. The company's officials in Lon
don are unable to communicate with
their office in st. Petersburg. They
have no information as to the cause
of the stoppage.
The Associated Press, which always
has received dispatches from its st.
New York time, has not received any
thing from that office since about
1880 O'Clock last night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
LORDS SON SENTENCED
James Leslie Goes to Prison for Steal
/, ing an overcoat.

Special to The journal.
Racine, Wis, Dec. flames Leslie law
student Of Liverpool Eng, and said to be the
son Of English lord was today sentenced to
one year in the state prison for stealing an
overcoat and a-pair Of gloves. He committed
the theft because he was hungry and had no
money. 1t is said the man is son Of Lord
Alexander Baldowan OF London. Eng. In the
name Of God he implored the Judge to be ner-
ciful of his family. He refused to talk.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
MAIL CLERK KILLED.
C. d. Wolfe Fatally scaIded in Santa
Fe Wreck at Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Kan, May 25-MaI Clerk
c. D. Wolfe, of 1130 Bellefontaine ave
nue., Kansas City, Mo-, was fatally in
jured, and Engineer Jack Snyder and
Fireman Chick GraybiII, of Newton
were seriously injured in the wreck of
Santa Fe passenger train No $685. in the
west end of the Hutchinson yards at
1:35 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Wolfe was scalded, all over his face
limbs and body. The injured were ia
ken at once to the Welsh hospital, where
Wolfe died last night
An open switch threw the train. which
was running rapidly, in the seY'' track,
and into a car of fat hogs and one of
baled hay. The engine. three coaches
and the mail car were badly wrecked,
the enginemen being in the midst of the
wreckage and the mail clerk in the
wreck of his car, which landed on top,
and in the escaping steam, of the en-
CINE.
The train was delayed two hours, be-
ing run later to Newton. The track
was not blocked, there being a number
of Sidetracks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
CIRCULATION STOPPED.
Paper That Criticised the President
Can't Be Given to Children.

Washington, May 25.-A mild sem
sation was caused in school circles
here when it became known that an
official order issued by Alexander T.
Stuart, superintendent of public
schools in Washington, is prohibiting
the circulation of the May number Of
Our Dumb Animals, a publication is
sued in Boston, because the editor at
tackled President Roosevelt for killing
wild game on his recent hunting trip.
The magazine has of late been dis
tributed among school children in
Washington gratuitously by the Wash
ington Humane society. In the cur
rent issue there were several articles
crftieising the president, one in par
ticular being regarded as extremely
violent by the public school au-
thorities. It is urged upon pupils not
to emulate the example set by the
president in killing animals at this
time of year when most of them are
bearing young.
It was said that the president. should
not slay any wild beast, and he was
called severely to task for setting such
a daplOrable example.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25

Mrs. Minerva Roberts, widow OF
Jeremiah ". Roberts. whom she sur
Vived many years. died in this city
Monday. at the home of Willis Edison,
whose wife is her daughter, at the
advanced age of IS years. Born in
New York, her family migrated west
when she was quite young, and since
then she has been thoroughly a rep
resentative western woman. acquaintS
ed with and participating in the af-
fairs of the sparse frontier and its
privations and is a part of its history.
She was the mother of nine children,
three of whom are living, and she left
twelve grand children and sixteen
great grand children. Her days were
such days of frugality, industry and
thoughtful care as are necessary in the
settlement of a new country and the
founding of state, and from such
women come the strength and virtues
that made a great state possible. Her
hands were busy to the last with some
labor of love for those about her, and
each of her descendants have her
keepsakes and gifts, wrought with her
own hands, that increase in value all
ways New Years eve of 1884 in this
city she and her husband celebrated
their golden wedding. She resided in
Topeka 81 years. She was a member
of the TEniversalis church for a life
time Her life was q useful, benignant
and happv one wherever she was
known or its influence extended, and
after such a life, death simply adds It's
splendid crown Of peace slumber and
eternity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25

that some means ought to be found
by which the failure of Mission could
be made up and the road go over its
original route.
J. w. Winter, postmaster at Dover,
one of the men most interested in the
proposed railroad, was in Topeka this
morning and in the following inter
view g8Aye out some very pointed rea-
sons why the road should be built as
at first planned.
q do not know whether we can
make up the $4,000 which Mission
township failed to give" he said. but
I do know that we would provide the
right of way and in all probability
would ado something more to that. 1
have not asked any of the people liv-
ing there concerning subscriptions and
would naturally not like to say anW
thing until I know definitely. The
people in Dover township are very en-
thusiaslic over the road as was in
dicated by the bond election, where
they carried by an immense majority
In Dover precinct but four opposing
votes were cast.
''The road would traverse the finest
kind CT country if it comes through
Dover township. It is a fine farming
country, in which we raise lots = of
stock and grain. 1t is located half way
between the Rock Island and Santa
Fe roads which run through that
country. The township is very thick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
JEWS FIGHT IN WARSAW
-Four Persons Killed and 80 Wounded
in Family Row.

Warsaw, May 25.-Four persons have
been killed and 80 wounded in a fght
mere between Jewish workmen and the
Jewish keepers of disorderly houses.
Both sides used knives. The dead and
wounded were terribly mutiiated The
quarrel IS said to have originated at a
wedding that took place today.
The disorders arose from an ATTEMPT
OF the Jewish socialist organiza ton
called the Bund to purge the Hebrew
district of Warsaw of all disreputable
persons. The Bundites with the view
70 expeliing their undesirable corelig-
lorlsts commenced to wreck disorderlv
houses. cafes and other resorts The
nght1ng spread to the surrounding
streets continuing until midnight and
recommending this morning. Occasional
clashes are still occurring.
The Bundites have been permitted to
carry on the work Of destruction with
out any interference on the part of the
authorities. Not single policeman
was visible. Occasionally a patrol of
gendarnes dispersed the crowds which.
however, were Immediately permitted
to gather again. There has been con-
siderable blOodshed and many injured
students have been taken to the hospi-
tails Fourteen of those wounded last
night are reported to be dying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
DOVER MUST HAVE 1T.
Doesn't Propose to Lose the Inter
urban Line.

The people living in Dover town
ship want the Topeka, Eskridge &
Council Grove railway to run through
their land, and do not want the route
changed to go to Auburn and leave
them out entirely.
The failure of Mission township to
vote $4,000 in bonds on last Satur-
day caused the directors to change
the course of the road. It was orig
inally planned to traverse both Mis-
sion and Dover townships. but now
the programme is to send it through
the southwest corner of Topeka town
ship and directly from there to
Auburn, leaving out Mission and Do
yer entirely.
Dover township has already signi-
fed its willingness to have the rail-
road traverse its precincts by voting
s2,0O per mile for IA miles, and the
people there think that their attitude
ought to deserve consideration, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
FzoPLE WILLING TO war;.
Capt. W. S. Albright Makes Observa
tons on OIL Country.

Capt. ". S. Albright, deputy bank
examiner, has returned from Hum
boldt, Kas., where he went to close
up the affairs OF a bank which went
int voluntary liquidation three years
ago.
THE future of that country says
Capt. Albright, depends to a great
extent on the crop this year. The peO-
PIE have given up their dependence
on oil for the time being, but they
are hoping that they will get good
crops. The crops for several years
past have not been very good, but
that didn't make much difference 50
long as the oil boom lasted. Now
that the oil proposition is dead, they
turn back to farming. Land values
are still high, and viii continue 50
unless there is crop failure this
year So far the crops look good.
''In spite of the fact that the STAN
off the map, and there is not a pump
working in that locality, the people
seem to be standing pat in the fight
against the Standard. They say that
they don't want to compromise, even
for the sake of selling some oil They
realize that the oil viii keep. I did
not hear anything which indicated
that the Standard was trying to take
advantage OF the situation by buying
up oil wells.
There at Humboldt the Standard
has one of its great tank farms, where
100000 gallons OF oil are in storage.
There are several tanks there in pro
cess Of erection; the scaffolding and
everything is in place. and things are
exactly as they were when the Stan
dard stopped all work. We met a
man hauling away a big load Of tim
bers from the Standard oil property
What are you going to do with
those?' asked the man who was in the
buggy with me
The Standard is shipping them to
Oklahoma. was his reply.
Pretty good bluff remarked my
friend.
1.-THE people down there seem to be
pretty confident that the oil business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
TRACK MEETPOSTPONED
College Athletes VIII Be in Topeka
Saturday.

The Kansas state intercollegiate
track meet, which was to have taken
place this afternoon, has been post
poned until Saturday, because the fair
grounds are inundated as a result of
Shunganunga creek leaving its banks
during the night.
When Coach Outland of Washburn
college learned of the condition of the
track this morning, he at once wired
all of the competing schools, Baker.
Emporia and Ottawa. that the meet
was postponed. He succeeded in in
tercepting them all before they had
started for Topeka.
Had the meet been held today, the
chances are that the grounds would
have been wet and heavy and would
have prevented fast time in any of the
running events.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
TELLTALE REVOLVER.
Causes Richest Man in Savanna, III,
to AIN Himself.

Savanna. III, May 25.-Bothwell
Pulford, reputed to be the wealthiest
citizen of Savanna, committed suicide
today few moments after be-
ing questioned concerning a re-
volver with which he was sus-
pected of havin stain Attorney
Dan S. Berry. former member Of
/ the Illinois legislature. Pulford had
/ denied any knowledge of the killing
] of Berry, but became agitated when
questioned concerning the revolver. A
story had been widely circulated that
! Berry was killed as result of atten-
ton paid by him to a married woman.
! PulfOrd, on arriving at his store today,
found a newspaper man waiting for
1 him with queries as to the revolver.
As soon as the interviewer had left
| PuIford hurried home and going to
the hay loft of his barn shot himself
dead.
Pulford arose early today and went
to his store. He appeared to be work
! ing under great strain After opening
the doors of the store and of the safe,
he placed the money in the cash reg
lister and was leaving by the back
door when newspaper correspondent
stopped him.
mr.. Pulford, I would like to ask
you one question in regard to your re-
volvers?" he said.
It can't talk to you now" said Pull
ford. 81 am going to the house to get
breakfast but I will be back in just a
minute"
Mr.. Pulford. appeared to be in haste
and turned quickly and walked to-
ward his home Fifteen minutes later
report was heard in the street and
when an investigation was made, Pull
ford was found dead. He had ended
his life with single bullet. Climbing
to the loft of the barn in which he
kept his horses he stood near a win
dow, pressed the muzzle of his revol-
yer against. the right side of his fore
head. fired and fell back dead. At the
sound of the revolver Mrs. Pulford be-
came historical. When the neighbors
reached the house she was wailing
frantically, her two daughters at her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
TO HAVE A BIG PICNIC.
Grocers and Butchers Making Their
Plans for July 20.

It is likely that the retail grocers
and butchers of Topeka will have a big
picnic in Topeka about July 20, in
which the grocers and butchers of
Kansas City, No. viii participate The
Kansas City gFocers want to come 10
Topeka for their picnic this year, and
the plan is to have the local organiza-
ton assist in entertaining the crowd. A
committee composed of Messrs. Weber,
Sanders. Huff, Payne and Hoffman was
appointed by President Newland at 4
meeting held last night, for the p1r-
pose OF making the plans for the pic
mic.
An invitation was received from the
retail grocers of St Joseph for the To-
peka grOcers to come to st. Joe for a
picnic about June 20 but owing to the
probability that the local grocers will
have q picnic here, the St Joe invita-
ton VIII probably be declined.
1t is possible that Atchison, Leayen-
worth and other Kansas towns will
come in with Topeka and Kansas City
for the joint picnic to be held in July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25

" populated and the passenger tramc
would be heavy.
I'VE would give the road lots of
freight to carry. Our stores up there
would like to be supplied from Topeka
wholesale houses quickly, as could be
done over this line. Some of the big
gest and wealthiest stock and hog
raiser in the eastern part of the state
ship right along during the season.
We may come to Topeka soon and
consult with the directors of the road
if they will call a meeting. We would
like very much to have the road and
will do anything that is reasonable to
get it We believe that we can do a
whole lot Of good. to the line. just as
it can do for US"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25

9aFF Tia Food malt life asits name implies stands
91n4 for that intense vitality that results from the daily
being cooked kernel has been subjected the searching
digestive diastae barley malt
nourishment
explains remarkable results obtained Of
debility anged constipation Besides it the best
food to
hazetr RE
exec al nos
beganf %
Of n my
debility.
q
Co.
Of
IN
healthy the the malt diastse
boiled
all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
Harser VIII Accent.

NJ. Harger, editor of the Abilene Re
fector, viii probably accept the offer
made him of the chair of journalism
at the state university. The course of
journalism was added to the curri-
culum last year by Chancellor Strong,
and proved a big success. Many re
pOrters were turned out, and most Of
them are making good. The depart
ment had no practical newspaper man
at its head. With the addition of Mr..
Harger the chancellor is certain that
the department will become one of the
big things of the university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25

viii all come out right some day. They
a while.
Il do not think that the banks down
in that country viii suffer from the
collapse; they seem to be getting
along all right, though of course bust
ness has siackened up considerably"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
WASHED OUT THE CORN.
Heavy Rain Did Damage in jefferson
County-Barn Destroyed.

Rock Creek, Kan. May pa terrific
rain here Wednesday afternoon washed
out acres of growing corn A barn be-
longing to Walter Griffin, ~ miles
south of Valley Falls, was struck by
lightning and the contents, including
two horses, a COW and hay and ma
chinery destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
REWARD OF $1,000
For Conviction of Persons Responsible
for Mrs. Stanford's Death.

San Francisco May 25.-The Exami-
ner today gives an account of a reward
Of 900 offered by Welton Stanford of
Schenectady, n. Y, for Information
leading to the arrest and conviction of
the parties responsible for the death of
Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford. WeIton
Stanford is said to be a nephew of the
late Senator Leland Stanford and a
beneficiary under his viii to the extent
of 100000.