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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
FOR A NEW SEWER.
One to Include Northwest Portion of
Fourth Ward.

The Fourth ward is to have a new
sewer. A petition for the creation of
a benefit district for this purpose is
being circulated and will be presented
fully signed to the city council for
action Monday evening.
The district comprises all that por-
ton of the Fourth ward lying east
of Western avenue and west of
Buchanan street and north of Third
street, making an area of some eight
blocks and a fraction. At present
time there is no sewer in service in
that part of the ward beyond small
private sewer which runs from the
corner of Third and Fillmore streets,
emptying into the sewer already con-
structed at that point, and running up
to Second street and serving a portion
of Clay and Fillmore streets between
Third and Second streets. The re-
mainder of the ward has no sewer
whatever. Several large tracts of
land have been thrown open for sale
recently and the north end of the
ward has built up and the population
of the fourth precinct of which it is
a part nearly doubled.
The plan is to build a six-inch
sewer, run the main branch down Sec
ond street where a 21-inch sewer will
be constructed, and then built the dis
lance from Western avenue to Polk
street, where it will connect on with
the great main city outfall sewer of
six feet. The extra construction of
the 21-inch sewer from Western ave-
nue. to Polk street down Second street
will have to be met by the property
owners living in the. benefit district.
This Will make the cost upwards of
about $4,000, or an assessment of
about $40 per lot at would probably
only cost $35 per lot if we did not
have to build the extension. But
with that to build 1 should think that
it would probably run up to about $40
per iot,' said City Engineer MeCahe-
The sewer cannot be connected to
the sewer to the south of Third street
from the fact that the grade runs the
other way, and the only feasible plan
which seems to present itself for the
construction of the outlet is by way
of an extension to Polk street. One
difficulty presents itself. The north
west portion of the district lies low
and apparently the only drain ac-
cording to the grade is to the west.
The levels have not been taken of this
portion and the city engineer cannot
estimate what could be done until the
grade is established by these levels.
About two blocks in the proposed ben
eft district are comprised in this low
tract. Just what action the city coun-
ell will take on the petition is hard
to say. They have had disposition
to hold against the creation of these
benefit districts of late. The cost of
making the assessment always falls
upon the city, and this represents a
considerable sum in addition with
other portions of the expense of which
the city has to assume it's share.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
Nineteen Year Old Boy Beaten
and Robbed.
Covered With Blood He Staggers
to a House.
NEGRO HIS ASSAILANT.
Fell Asleep by Railroad When
He Was Attacked.
Skull Fractured by a Bolt Used
as Slung Shot.

The police were called to the Rock
Island yards this morning to take charge
of a boy who staggered up to house,
bleeding from a dozen wounds, and al
most dead from loss of blood. He was
brought to the station in the patrol
wagon and his wounds dressed by DR..
Van Horn.
His story is not taken as pipe dream
by the police, as he has none of the
marks of a professional hobo, and his
hands are scanned, calloused and scar
red by hard work. Last night the boy
whose name is J. A. Mohland, was COM
ing toward Topeka on a freight train.
At Mcfarland he met negro who was
headed the same way, and they travel
ed together, the boy paying the Negroes
"brakey fee on the train in gratitude
for much information concerning the
work to be had in this city. When they
reached the outskirts of the city, the
negro told the boy they had better get
or the train and wait for daylight, be-
cause they would be arrested if they
rode into the city They accordingly left
the train and lay down by the track.
The boy fell asleep, and was awakened
by a vicious blow on the head. He at
tempted to rise, and found the negro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
FOUND HANGING TO A TREE.
Missouri Farmer Buried in Grave
With Wife He Slew.

Lancaster, Mo-, July 2O.-The dead
body of Alonzo Jackson, one of the
best known of Schuyler county farm
ers, who yesterday killed his. II year
old wife in a fit of jealousy, was found
hanging to a tree early today with a
bullet hole in his brain.
It is conjectural whether he was
lynched. to- avenge the death of his
wife or was overcome by remorse and
committed suicide. Both bodies were
buried in one grave today.
Yesterday Jackson and his wife had
a quarrel and agreed to separate. He
kissed her goodbye and started to
leave, when he suddenly drew a re-
volver, fought off several relatives and
shot his wife dead. He escaped and
body was found swinging from a tree
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
OVER THE ORIENT.
j. v. Fleming, Omcial for That Road,
in Topeka Yesterday.

ARRANGEMENTS are all completed for
an excursion out of Topeka August g.
over the Orient railway. 1t win start
from Topeka and run to Cantonment,
Blaine county, Oklahoma. Frank
Grimes, who is in charge of the excur-
sion, says that there are several To-
pelsa people who are going to look up
locations to go into business. The towns
along the new road in Kansas are COM
paratively new towns and because of
this they offer good opportunities to
those who are looking for a business To-
cation.
]. v. Fleming, land and townsite COM
missioner of the Orient railway was in
the city yesterday visiting Frank
Grimes. Mr.. Fleming, as a young man,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
LET THEM TOTE GUNS.
Charge Brought Against Governor of
Santa Clara.

Havana, July 20.-General Jose
Miguel Gomez, the fusion candidate
for president, is charged with causing
various difficulties for the governmen
in the province of Santa Clara of
which he is governor commission
sent by the interior department to in
spect the municipal affairs of the town
of Vueltas has been prevented from
doing so by the alcalde and squad of
rural guards has been sent to the
scene to enforce the carrying out of
the governments order.
General Gomez, it is alleged, has
been to an undue extent granting his
followers the privilege of carrying
arms and it is said that this matter
will be investigated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
EAST. WEST AND NORTH.
Santa F'e Offers Low Rates for Sum-
mer Travel Everywhere.

Special rates to California, Colorado.
Chicago, Wisconsin lakes, Canada and
the seashore. Circuit tours, to bring
in the Great Lakes. Niagara Falls, Buff
falo, ETC.. at very low rates. We make
all arrangements for you, thus saving
you any annoyance or trouble.
Try the famous Colorado Flyer to
Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver,
Leaves Topeka at 10 p. M, arrives at
Colorado Springs at noon.
Tickets and berths at Santa Fe depot,
Fifth and Holiday streets.
7. L. KING. C. P. & 7. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
A Delightful water Trin.

between Detroit and Buffalo via the
Detroit and Buffalo Steamboat Com
pany without extra expense, Except
for meals and berth on steamerl. is the
privilege of holders of tickets from
the west reading via the Grand Trunk
Railway System double track from
Chicago to Montreal and Niagara
Falls) to or through Suspension Bridge,
N. Y.
Further particulars. including illus
trated descriptive literature, will be
mailed on APPLICATION to Geo. W.
Vaux. A. G. P. & T. A, Grand Trunk
Railway System, 1S5 Adams ST., Chi
caso.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
He Used a Bolt.

sitting on him and beating him with an
iron bolt In his struggles he got up
and managed to strike the negro with
his fist, but was beaten into insensibil-
ity, stripped of his shirt, and all his
money, $3.50, and a gold watch and
pocket knife taken Dr. Van Horn sew
ed up four severe scalp wounds, and
located a fracture in the skull. 1T is
evident that the negro thought his vic
tim was dead before he quit beating
him with the bolt.
Bruises and cuts ON the boys arms
and shoulders bear witness to the heroic
struggle he made. He is a machinist
apprentice, IS years old, and came to
Topeka with a view of securing work
in the Santa Fe shops He worked %
days at Colby, Kansas. as harvest
hand, and had nearly all the money
thus earned in his pocket.
MY mother lives IN Denver" the
boy said this morning, land she amt
very well. I was going to see how
much it would cost to pay a month
board here, and then was going to
send the rest of the money to her. And
he got my watch, too. 1t was a mighty
good one, but it wouldn't have been so
bad If he hadn't took the chain, too 1t
WASH t=worth much to hir1, but a whole
lot to me. 1t was made out of mothers
hair . ]
The police are sufficiently, wrought up
over the occurrence. but there seems to
be little chance for the capture of the
negro, as he had ample time to escape
before the boy could get help.
William Lewis "a hobo who was fined
$25 for vagrancy a few days ago, decid-
cd this morning that he was due to fit,
and he fitted accordingly. The fit was
committed while he was engaged in d.
vfding large rocks into small ones, and
he jumped out of the barn door and
headed north down the alley. Officers
Of the law rushed out, but Lewis was
happy on his way to the North pole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
The Diamond Cure.

The latest news from Paris is that they
have discovered a diamond cure for con-
sumption: If you fear consumption or
pneumonia it will, however, be best for
you to take that great remedy mention ed
by w. T MCGEE of Vanleer. TENN. at
had a cough for fourteen years. Nothing
helped me until I took DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, which gave instant relief and ef-
fected a permanent cure" Uneoualled
quick cure for throat and lung troubles
At Arnold Drug Co., S21 N. Kansas ave.
Price SOC and 81 a bottle. Guaranteed
Trial bottle free. 4a-s-s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
Left Debts Behind.

K. c. Evans, who has been Santa Fe
day baggage man at Lawrence for over
eight years, left town last Monday ow-
ing considerable money to some of the
business men of that city. An extrava-
CANT daughter is said to have been the
reason of his borrowing the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
DOCTOR JIM DEAD.
Killed by an Assassin at the Age of
1O6 Years.

Everett. Wash, July 20.-The dead
body of Doctor Jim. an Indian aged
LOG years, has been found under the
bridge on the Darlington branch of,
the Northern Pacific, three miles from
Arlington, Wash, today with bullet
hole in the back of the head. The
trail indicated that he had been
dragged fifty feet from the point on
the bank of the Stillagrmish. where it
is believed he had been sitting when
he was shot from behind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

Charles Dixon, colored, was taken
in last evening by Sergeant voiles,
who caught him making signs at
Robert Ransom, also colored. with a
knife. Mr.. Voiles considered this
break on the part of Mr.. Dixon a dis
turbance of the peace, and pinched
him accordingly.
It seems that Mr.. Ransom, some
times prize fighter, became involved in
a controversy with Mr., Dixon over
the payment of a bet Mr.. Dixon de-
clared that Harve Wheeler, the negro
jointist, was shot ten days ago, and no
longer. Ransom bet that it was over
two weeks, and called up the police
station for verification. The result
was a winning for Mr.. Ransom, as
Wheeler was shot on the night of July
4. Then Dixon wanted his money
back, and was about to collect when
grabbed by Voiles,
The wild boots of the Owl boozery
were disturbed by the police last
night, and Messrs. Roy Daniels and
William Walker, together with suhdry
and divers red and brown liquors were
chased in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

is considered to be one of the most
promising men on that railroad. He
says that there are many new towns
springing up along the Orient railroad
that present special inducements to
business men desiring to change their
Jooafi0O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
Bank President Arrested.

Los Angeles. July 20.-Sheriff
White of this county has arrested D.
T. Terry, 40 years old. former presi-
dent of the Howard County bank at
Nashville, Ark, on a charge of en-
bezzlement in receiving money in an
insolvent bank. A reward of $500
was offered for Terry's capture by the
state of Arkansas. He has been a
fugitive since 1903, and has been liv-
ing here with his family for some
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
Laid Out Boston Public Gardens.

San Francisco, July 20.-Phineas
Bronsdonda, a pioneer constructing
engineer of the coast, is dead at his
home here, aged 70 years. He came
to San Francisco in 1858, after fin
fishing his first construction work, the
public gardens of Boston and the first
horse car line ever operated between
Boston and Charlestown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

Electric fans SO up, direct or alter
mating currents, at Towards. sos
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

streets, but not for Maria. It is up to
her to go by wire or charter a flying
machine. Promenading with her last
eve was one Lizzie Johnson, who was
also pinched and incarcerated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
RE n ANTS
Tomorrow Will BE Their Day

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

Ten thousand demons gnawing away at
ones vitals couldn't be much worse than
the tortures of itching piles. Yet there's
q cure. Doan's Ointment never fails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

Officer Pavy fired a shot at the hittist.
and OFFICER Golf chased him about
mile and a half, but there was nothing
doing. Lewis, if still travelling at She
gait he used in leaving Topeka, is noar
the rim of Oshkosh, wis.
VIII Smith. a North Side blacksmith
who lives near the north end of the
bridge, so forgot himself as to take
smash, at his better-haf last evening.
He had done the like before without
getting into trouble, in fact, the neigh
bors say, he performed the operation
in good style last Saturday night, but
this time Mrs. Smith fed into the
principal thoroughfare, and a noble
cop came at her call. Judge Urmy
soaked Smith ten this morning. 1t
might have been more had the court
known all the details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

Mary Wade, that dusky belle, re-
Gently of the stone house at Lansing.
is once more in durance vile, or at
least she was until she secured bond
Mary was walking the streets. which
is considered an offense when Mary is
the walker. Others may walk the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-28
Casualty.

A daughter Of John Sphegar was run
over by a delivery wagon at Calumet,
Mich, and instantly killed.
Fire destroyed a stable at Fort
Wachkaie, Wyo. Forty cavalry horses
were burned to death.
A Norfolk & Western train was
wrecked near Prospect, Va. Three
persons were killed and four more
injured.
Two men were killed and four more
injured in head-on collision between
two freight trains one mile north OF
Midvale. Va.
The plant of the Columbus, Ohio,
Packing company was destroyed by
fire, the loss being estimated at 1885,
600, with $4,000 insurance.
Two freight trains on the Louisville
4 Nashville road collided headon at
Epworth, Ind. Lorin Cooker and the
engineer and fireman were killed.
John Gray, residing at Smithland,
Ia, went bathing in the Little Sioux
river and was drowned by wading out
beyond his depth. He could not swim.
In a collision between handcar and
light engine on the Lake Shore
tracks at Cleveland. Earl Daniels, in
charge of maintenance signals, was
killed.
Rev. Father Cusick, active admin
istrator of the diocese of Sherbrook,
Quebec, and four young men were
drowned in LakeAydmer. Their sail
boat capsized. Several others wero
saved.
During Z heavy thunderstorm in
Helena q bolt Of lightning struck the
residence of Mrs. Chatterton. an el-
derly woman and hurled her from the
chair into another room.
District Attorney John c. Bell. AS
sistant City Solicitor Harry T. King
ston, and William Born of Collingwood
N. j.. were seriously injured by the
fall Of an elevator in the Land Title
building, the highest building in Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Bell sustained a COM
pound fracture of leg Mr.. King
ston has both legs fractured, and Mr..
Born was injured about the body and
received decorations CT the scalp.
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-28

Of the explosion spread rapidly. Every
physician who could be reached was
carried to the water front, and within
a comparatively short time nearly q
dozen doctors were on the scene at
tending to the wounded. A dozen or
fifteen persons were blown overheard
by the force of the explosion. Capt.
Wentworth said he saw human bodies
hurled more than $50 feet upward.
The air was black with smoke that
Enveloped the Ship.
When it cleared away only few men
could be seen on the ship while many
were floundering in the water. A boat
was lowered from the vessePs side and
most of them were picked up.
The force of the explosion was ter
rife beyond conception. Human bodies
were hurled into the air to height
probably not less than 200 feet.
Most of the men on board were as
sembled between decks above the boil
ers when the explosion occurred. Here
is where the most frightful slaughter
took place. No one living has been
able to describe what happened there,
but vivid witnesses exist in the blood
smeared walls. 1t is from between
decks that most of the dead bodies
have been taken.
Awful Sight Meets Gaze.
A most awful sight awaited those
who hastened to the Inflated ship.
Everywhere was blood, and in all di-
rections We're bodies. The after cabin
was smeared with blood and the walls,
ceiling and floors spotted with red. In
the depths below, from which heat and
steam rolled in volumes too great to
face, came the groans and walls OF the
dying and the shrieks of the wounded
The explosion is believed to have
been in a boiler which for many
months has been regarded as weak, al
though an inspection month ago re-
suited in favorable report.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-28
General.

Buddy Ryan of Chicago was awarded
the welter weight championship in the
twentieth round of twenty-five round
fight with George Peterson of San
Francisco.
The Farmers bank of Spring Valley,
George w. Snyph, has closed it's doors
and receiver has been appointed. The
assets are $4,000, with liabilities in
excess.
Within nine days recently eighty
two infants under one year have died
in Cleveland and the city health au-
thorities are making a close investi-
cation into sanitary conditions and the
milk supply.
AS the result Of a conference be-
tween team owners and team drivers
of Chicago, the owners will not COM
pei the drivers to deliver to boycotted
houses. the owners to make such de-
liveries themselves.
The directors of the American Ship
building company declared a dividend
of per cent on the common stock,
payable quarterly, out of the net earn
ings of the last fiscal year, which end
ed on June 80 last. The first dividend
will fall due on Sept. /.
On the authority Of the National
Tube company the statement is made
that John P Shaddick, superintendent
OF the Lorain, Ohio, tube mills, has
decided to refuse the OTTER of the mi
kado Of Japan to assume charge of
the steel industries Of the latter coun-
try.
The United States Steel corporation
is beginning to receive large orders
for material from railroad companies,
which have made up their minds that
large crops are assured and that they
can safely contract ahead for require
ments for next year. This indicates
that the corporations mills will con-
tinue to run day and night with the
present big force of workmen. 1t also
means continued prosperity through
out the iron mill districts.
The new judiciary system of Rhode
Island has been inaugurated. In place
of the supreme court as it has existed
for more than century, new su-
preme court has been formed to carry
on the work of the former appellate
division. while superior court is sub
stituted for the old common pleas di-
vision. The new system was adopted
by the last legislature.
On motion of the attorneys of the
Peoples United States bank, capital
ized at $2,500,0OO, Judge McElhinney
OF the St. Louis county circuit court,
dissolved the receivership for that in
stitution.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-28
Resume 81 the News.
Foreign.
Foreign.
The grand shereef of Mecca is dead.

The grand shereef of Mecca is dead.
His name was Avn Ur Refik Pacha.
The United States cruiser Dixie has
left Gibraltar for Bona, Algeria, with
a party Of American astronomers, sent
out to observe the coming eclipse of
the sun.
After the 1st of September next the
Peruvian government will reduce the
ra.a of postage on newspapers to for
eign countries to cents and on other
printed matter to cents.
The Italian authorities have arrest
ed an anarchist named Barbieri, who
came from New York. 1t is claimed by
the police that Barbieri is commits
stoned to kill King Victor Emmanuel
The Spanish government has ar
ranged for the repatriation of the
Spaniards who were imprisoned in the
Philippine Islands by the Americans
during the war of 1898 and who are
still on the islands.
Francis Thomas De Grey COwper,
seventh earl of Cowper, who was lord
lieutenant of Ireland from 1880 TO
1882, is dead. There being no heir
the earldom is now extinct Earl Cow
per was born in 1886
The Venezuelan authorities have in
stituted proceedings against the
French Cable company for damages
incurred by the government for the
cable company's alleged participation
in the Matos revolution.
Unusually heavy transforms are re-
ported in various parts of Germany.
Along the Rhine above Cologne the
rain was the heaviest ever known,
and enormous damage was done to
vineyards, while several factories
were undermined and fell in.
The Macedonian committee has sent
letters to Hilmi Pasha, the Turkish
inspector general, and all the European
civil agents, warning them that they
will be assassinated if captured. Sew
eral members of the Bulgarian revolu-
tionary bands have been hanged.
The Baptist congress in London ap-
| proved the constitution of the new
| Baptist World alliance, the objects be-
| ing to promote goodfellowship and CO.
| operation among the Baptists of all
| countries. Seven of the executive
| committee will come from the United
States.
Henrico Cotti, former cashier of the
| Edison company at Milan, Italy, is un-
der arrest charged with having embez
zled $4,000, which be lost in specula-
tion. It is probable there will be other
| arrests Shares of the Edison company
| fell on the bourse in consequence OF
| the revelations.
Sentence in the case of former Mar.
quis Francis MacNutt, the wealthy
American who was papal chamberlain
| of the cloak and sword until deprived
| of his title and Office on the charge
of disorderly conduct, was made pub
lie in Rome. MacNut is condemned
to three months Imprisonment with
provisOry liberty"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-28

The Hon. IL Durham has resigned
his ofice Of insurance commissioner
Of Pennsylvania. He had to do that or
be left hanging up in the air. The
city Of Philadelphia was slipping out
from under him.