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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
CARVER BILL 0. K.
So Says f. Dumont Smith, Who Was
Regarded as Opponent.

Senator F. Dumont Smith has been
placed by the shippers who are look
ing after the Carver railroad bill in
the senate as being opposed to the bill
and especially opposed to section 4.
Senator Smith prepared a railroad
bill which he introduced in the SEN
ate. Senator Smith said this after
noon: 4 am not opposed to the Gar
yer bill nor am I opposed to section
4 of that bill, but 1 am looking out
for the interests of the small shippers.
In my district there are many small
shippers and no large shipping inter-
ests. I want to protect these small
shippers and give them a chance be-
fore the board of railway commits
sioners.
1.-The millers and jobbers want US
to pass a bill to prevent discs.inina-
ton on the part of the railroads, but
when we begin to put the jobbers and
millers on that basis and to pass a law
to- prevent the railroads, the jobbers
and the millers from discriminating
then the milIers and the jobbers want
to kill the bill.
THE anti discrimination bill is the
strongest measure before the legis-
lature for the protection of the mill
ing, oil and other interests in the state
but 36 JObberS and a number of mill
ers are fighting it and trying to have
a law passed to hit the railroads only.
WANT Il IdlIIQdQ law passed IndI
viii make it possible for the small
shipper to receive recognition before
the railroad commissioners 1 want
the position of an assistant attorney
established at a salary of $2,5OG a
year, and to have him prosecute all
complaints made before the railroad
commissioners and to follow these
cases through the courts if they do go
to the courts. If such position is
established then small shipper can
with a letter state his complaint ana
the assistant attorney general will
look after it. Under this system it
will not be necessary for the shipper
to come before the board of railway
com Inissioners but can make a deposit
lection only of the large shippers
whose interests are often in common
and looked after by an association.
That bill is all right but I want the
small shippers interests cared for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
MUCH DISCORD.
Russian Officers Are OuarreIing
Among Themselves.
Gen. St0essel and Admiral LO-
chinsky Do Not Speak.
BITTER CRITICISMS
Are Indulged in Regarding the
Port Arthur Affair.
A Commission to Sit on Kuropat.
kin Is Now Proposed.

Paris, Feb. 15-F'rench special cor
respondents sent to meet the French
steamer Australien having on board
General Stoessel and others of the sur
vivors of Port Arthur forward detail
ed accounts of discord among the Rus
sian officers. The army officers are par
ttcularly hostile to the fleet habitually
calling it the frightened fleet" Ad-
miral Lochinsky, who was commander
of the torpedo defenses at Port Arthur,
is lengthily quoted as making bitter
criticism of General Stoessel, Admiral
Alexieff and others.
The Matin quotes Lochinsky as char
acterizing Vice Admiral Stark and Rear
Admiral Withoeft as bed chamber ad-
mirals not acquainted with their duties
and seasick whenever afioat"
The admiral added that Vice Admiral
Skrydlom prudently established him
self ashore at Vladivostok, notwith-
standing his opportunity to break the
Ineffective blockade of Port Arthur
Lockinsky declared he would denounca
Stoessel, Skrydlof and AIexief before
the court martial as he did not intend
10 let himself be made a scapegoat like
Rear Admiral OuktOmsky, who now
trembles with fear in a Chinese hospi-
tal-' Lochinsky cited many instances
of the unpreparedness of the land ana
naval defenses, frequent conflicts Of
authority and decentralization during
critical engagements.
Substantially the same account is
given by four French newspapers which
described General StoesSeI and Admiral
Lockinsky as refusing to speak to or
salute each other. The papers say the
discOrd among the officers foreshadovs
grave scenes before the court martial.
The Petit Parisien quotes General
Stoessel as sarcastically saying:
'RojestVensky had better not estab-
lish a too secure base along the route
or like the naval officers at Port Ar
venture seaward.''
The correspondent of the Petit Pari-
sien adds:
General stoessel can not pardon the
nayy's failure to succor him, while the
navy fully returns his hatred
The French special correspondents
conclude that the fortress fell largely
because OF the regrettable quarreIs
among the officers.
To Investigate KuropatExin.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. 15.=In view
of the continued attacks on and criti-
cism of General Kuropatkin, which
are prejudicial to the Russian arms,
the Novoe Vremya. in an extended de-
fense of the tactics of the commander
in-chief, proposes that commission
composed of retired officers be ap-
pointed to pass judgment on the
general
New Torpedo Boats for Japan
Toxic. Feb. 15.-The new torpedo
destroyers Arika and Fubuki con-
structed in Japan have been placed in
commission Their average speed is
% knots per hour. The torpedo boat
destroyer Arare is finished at the
Yokosuka navy yard and is ready to
be launched.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15

Samuel Anderson. F. c. Wright, D. s
Ahrens, G. J. Hafey, j. s. Johnson, J.
M. Graft, r. r. Ayers, W. D. Greasoh'
G. w. Green, L. d. White"
W. NJ Geiser, of Columbus, ONO, tele-
graphed that he is the chief producer
at Peru. Kan. and is opposed to the
Dill. Other producers who wired III
protests were:
Geo. A. whitney, Toledo, Ohio; H.
NJ Beck, Coffeyville; Gas. company
Cherryvale. Kan; A. Harrington. In
dependence.
A ". Benson of Ottawa said that
rendered any more unconstitutional
than the maximum rate bill by limit
ing its provisions to oil shipments.
Speaker StubbS said: why can't
we have this bill amended so that it
will catch the coal trust and the salt
trust and some of these alright,
copper bottomed, damnable. institu-
tions which are taking money out of
our pockets every day
Mr.. Benson said he did not think
it feasible to attempt such amend
ments at this time.
r. H. Mcbride of Jewell said that
he believed the bill would hit all the
trusts in the state. Il shall vote" he
said, for this bill because am in
favor of every law which viii hit
these damnable trusts.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Nor
gan's motion to refer the bill to the
judiciary committee. to be further
vote either way on the question. The
memb bers stood and were counted and
the vote was. for Sc, against So. The
motion was declared carried.
A H Lupfer demanded a vertical
ton of the count
There were cries for a roll call, ana
shouts of mo, no.
They're trying to hornswaggie u.s."
shouted Brady of Douglas.
1--WE Will have a roll CALI an
nounced the chairman.
You can't in committee of the
whole" shouted Adams of Sedgwick.
Then we will have a recount of the
vote - declared the chairman amid
much talking and confusion. the second
vote was taken. the clerks standing on
top of their desk on the rostrum to
make the count
1t resulted 81 for the motion to refer
to the judiciary committee and 81
against.
]. L. Brady moved that the commit
tee recommend to the house that the
bill be made a special order for Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock. The motion
carried.
When the committee of the whole
made its report to the house, A H. Lup-
fer of Pawnee, moved that the house
disagree with that part of the report
of the committee referring the discrimi-
nation bill to the judiciary committee.
There We're 29 members united with
Mr. Lupfer in demanding a roll call.
I.upfer's motion was defeated on roll
call by a vote of SO to 49. The discrim-
ination bill therefore went to the judic-
iary committee.
The house then took a roll call on
the passage of the maximum rate bill.
1t carried by a vote of Jos to ?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
CAVALRY RAID.
Russian Advance With Force of
5000 Men.

Toxic. Feb. 15.-3 p. m.-The Russians
have begun an extensive cavalry move
ment against Field Marshal Oyama's
extreme left. Last night they were at
tempting to cross the Hun rives west
of Lao Yang, with 5000 horsemen. The
operation began west of Chitaitzu. One
force of cavalry stole-into Laohunshi
and simultaneously another cavalry
force approached Tachai, which is sit
uated 13 miles southwest of Chitaitzu
and q miles west of Lao Yang. Nine
thousand. cavalry with artillery ap
preached the river a mile below Tachai
and attempted to cross at 6 o'clock in
the evening, advancing on Heilzoutaf-
The shelling of Oyama's center con-
tinues.
The British steamers Apollo and
Scotsman bound for Vladivostok were
captured off Hokkado yesterday. The
Apollo was from Cardiff with coal and
the Scotsman had a cargo of provisions
on board, which according to her papers
was consigned to Yolxosulza.
Third Squadron Sails.
London, Feb. ia dispatch to
news agency from st. Petersburg says
the Russian third Pacific squadron sail
ed from Libau today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
TWO MORE BOLT.
Further Loss for Niedringhaus on
Twenty third Ballot.

Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. Ito
days joint session of the Missouri leg
islature was the most interesting since
the establishment of the deadlock
over the selection of a United States
senator to succeed Senator CockreIl.
The expected bolt. from the Med
ringhaus forces came on the twenty
third ballot the first taken today, but
was not of sufficient strength to
change the relative standing of the
candidates. Naples of Christian, and
Viles of Stone. broke from the caucus
nominee and cast their ballots for
Lieutenant Governor John G. McKin-
ley. The lieutenant governor declared
he was not candidate for the senator
ship and requested the bolterS to re-
turn to the caucus nominee in the
interests of party regularity and fidel-
ity. Both Naples and Viles defended
their votes, declaring that they were
carrying out the wishes of their con-
stituents.
Brown of Grundy, who has been
voting for Pettijohn for several days,
changed to Mckinley The "Walms-
ley complimentary vote" went to State
Senator Young.
The result of the ballot was:
Niedringhaus, 65; Cockrell, 73; Nc
Kinley, s; Kerens, u; F'inkelenberg,
1; Pettijohn, L; Young, /.
A motion to adjourn until tomor-
who voting with the Democrats, sue
ceeded in ordering another ballot
The vote resulted practically the
same as the previous ballot with the
exception of Whitaker, who changed
from FinkIenberg to Mckinley and
the Walmsley vote which went TO
State Senator Baumann of st. Louis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
AS OULIKEIT' TONIGHT
The Florence Gale Production Re-
ceives Good Notices.

The Florence Gale company of play
ers who are presenting Shakespeare s
"As You Like It." reached Topeka to-
day from Lawrence. Kan, where they
played last night.
The company and production is said
to be all that is claimed for it. It IS
to be regretted that lovers of Shakes
perian drama in Topeka have no alter
native except to attend the production
of the play at the Crawford theater, if
they wish to attend.
The Atchison Globe said of the play
after it appeared at Atchison on Mon
day night:
Miss Florence Gale, and a company
in every way capable and in many re-
spects excellent, presented AS You Like
It at the theater last night. The au-
dience was only fair in size but little
could be expected with such winter
weather as AtchiSon experienced yes
terday. By a desperate effort on the
part of the local management, the the
ater was warmed until it was fairly
comfortable. A car load of special
scenery was used in the production,
which was given on a far more elabor-
Shal1espearian performances here.
AS a rule we get classic productions
after they have been culled Ito avoid
excess baggage) until a couple of trunks
anu d 1SW suit cases Su1lCE. Inc 1aIner
elaborate production of last night was
promised in advance, but theater goers
have been fooled so often that these
promises amount to nothing. 1t was
stated that Miss Gale was formerly
Princess Flavia, in The Prisoner of
Zenda,' which didn't commend her
With the exception of Isabel Irving,
AtchisOn has had punk lot of Flavias.
There was nothing said to the con rary.
and the public fancied that she might
be one of them, but it should be stated
right here that she isn't guilty. 1t
was her first appearance in Atchison
as far as anybody knows of. Miss Gale
does not impress you as remarkable
actress. but she has undoubted ability,
is Winsome. pretty and modest. She
had her audience going in the second
act when Rosalind.7 in her doublets
meets Orlando in the forest of Arden
George sylvester. as orlando Mark
Price as Jaques; Paul Taylor. as
Touchstone, are all splendid actors An
adjunct of AS You Like It never pre-
sented here before. was the musical
feature The woodland ouartette
which was brought to America by Ben
Greet in his big performance of .Flverv-
man Is with the Gale company. and
sang the music without accompaniment
They never failed to get an encore"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
HE CUT HIS THROAT.
Thomas Quinn, a Machinist. Was
Tired of Life

Suffering from melancholia, Thorn
as Quinn, a machinist employed in
the Santa Fe shops. tried to commit
suicide on Tuesday night about s
O'Clock, by slashing his throat with a
razor He cut through the one
jugular vein, the windpipe and the
oesophagus- DR.. r. s. Massey and
DR.. J. P. Lewis we're called at once.
Quinn was removed to Christ hospital
after being attended. He rallied rap
idly. and this morning the doctors at
the hospital said that he would re-
cover.
Quinn is an unmarried man about
so years Of age. He roomed at 619
Lawrence street He went out into
the back yard after eating his supper
and attempted suicide He was dis
covered, however, almost immediate
" and cared for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
HIS VACATION ENDS.
The President Returns to Washington
From New York.

Washington, Feb. 15.-President
Roosevelt and some of the members
of his party who have been spending
the greater part of two days in New
York city arrived here at 1880
O'Clock this morning, their private car
being attached to the second section
OF train No. Al on the Pennsylvania
railroad All the members of the
party were prepared to leave the train
when it rolled into the station and in
a few minutes they had entered their
carriages and were driven home. Ihe
president looked the picture of health
and not at all fatigued by his active
round of festivities while in New York.
There were a few people at the sta
ton and to these he bid a pleasant
good morning as he walked to his
Carriage. In the party in addition to
the president we're Mrs. Roosevelt.
Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. Douglass Robinson,
the presidents sister who is to make
a visit in Washington, Secretary Loeb
and DR. Stokes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
THAT'S HIN. /"
Another of "BIuebeardv Hoch's Vic
TINS Identities Him.

Chicago Feb 15-Mrs Elsie Brucker,
of Chicago, today created scene at the
inquest of Mrs Marie Walcl.er-Hoeh by
eXclaiming. That's him. that's him
and pointing her finger at HOch. She
identified Hoch as a man who had swim
died her out Of $3.50 two years ago on pre-
Hoch smiled at the woman sarcasticaIIy,
but in contrast to his nervousness at the
opening of the inquest last week .Aoch
today presented a neat appearance and
wore q self-reliant air.
When the hearing was resumed after
the interruption Coroner Hoffman an
nounced that the expert medical testi-
mony would not be presented until next
Monday, when all the evidence regarding
an analysis of the woman's stomach in
connection with the theory of poisoning
viii be submitted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
FOR new REFINERY.
New York Man Would Erect a $780,
900 One.

Senator Fred Dumont Smith this
morning received telegram
from New York offering 100000 to
build an independent refinery in Kan
sas under proper protection of law. The
telegram was as follows:
IF. Dumont Smith.
Can raise 100000 for Independent
oil refinery if we can get the proper
protection from the legislature.
j. D. CAMERON.
waldorf
In reply to this telegram Mr.. Smith
sent the following:
VIII guarantee protection for inde-
pendent refinery. State refinery will
not interfere with independents in the
least. F. d. SMITH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
A TIE FOR TAYLOR.
Exonerated of Charge of Throwing
Game; Guilty of Violating Contract.

New York, Feb .15.-Pitdher Jack
Taylor of the St. Louis National
league baseball club, today was ex-
onerated by the board of directors of
the association of a charge of throw
ing the game between st. Louis and
Pittsburg in the latter city July 80
last. on the second charge upon
which he was tried, however, that of
violating the constitution and his con-
fo11nd guilty and fined $500. He was
ordered not to play baseball until the
fine had been paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15

Kansas City Mo, Feb. 15.-The fol-
lowing temperatures We're reported
today Kansas City. , degrees below
zero; Concordia. Kan, . below: Wich-
ita, Kan, 4 above; Oklahoma City, 10
above. A further rise in temperatures
in this section is predicted for tomor-
row
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
W. C. BRYANT DEAD.
Publisher of Brooklyn Times a Victim
OF ApopIexy.

New York, Feb. 15.-William Cullen
BRYANT. the publisher of the Brooklyn
Times and secretary of the American
Newspaper Publishers association. died
todav at a sanitarium in Plainfield, N.
] He had suffered a stroke of apo
plexy this morning
Mr.. Bryant was a nephew of Will
lam Cullen Bryant the poet He was
born in New York in 1849 and was edi-
tor Of the Times since 1875.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
ORANGES FROZEN.
Fifteen Cars Snowbound en- the Rock
Island in Mcpherson Co.

Mcpherson. kan. Feb 15.-There are
two car loads of California oranges on
the Rock island track in this city and
thirteen on a siding at Galva- They
snow hoI,rl trains. They are in rsfrig-
orator lsm Ears cars but the cars are not heated
ana it is very probable that they are
frozen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15

Manhattan, Kan. Feb. 15.-Stingley
Bros. of this city were awarded con-
tract by the Union National bank to
erect a fine twenty thousand dollar bank
building. The building Will be modern
in every respect and IS to be completed
by August l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
STILL HAS MONEY.
Standard Oil Declares Is Per Cent
Quarterly Dividend.

New York. Feb. 15.-The Standard
Oil company of New Jersey has de-
clared dividend of SIS per share for
March *. For the same period last
year the company paid SIS divi-
deud
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
HAVE COAL FAMINE.
Services on street Car Line at Wicll-
ita Must Close.

Wichita. Kan, Feb. 15.-Service on
all street car lines viii stop tomorrow
because of shortage of steam COAL The
supply for general use also is getting
low and a famine is reared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15

Chicago. Feb. 15.@7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York. 16; Philadelphia.
Is; Chicago, below; Cincinnati. 4:
Boston, IA: Washington, 16; Mime
apois, Is below; st. Louis, ? below.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
PROTOCOL ARRIVES.
1t VIII Be Submitted to Senate at
Once.

Washington. Feb. 15.-The San Do
rningo protocol was received at the
state department and taken at once by
Secretary Hay to the president. 1t will
be sent to the senate either this after
noon or tomorrow.
NIoelIcr Made an Archbishop
Cincinnati, Feb. 15.-With the simple
aud impressive service of the Roman
Catholic church the full powers of an
archbishop were conferred on Henry
MoeIIer a native of Cincinnati. who for
over 10 years was coadjUtor for this do
cese, at the cathedral here today. Car
dinaI Gibbons, Archbishop Glennon of St
Louis and number of bishops were il.
attendance The sermon was preached by
Cardinal Gibbons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
NfoelIcr Made an Archbishop.
weather Indications.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Forecast for kan
sas. Fair tonight and probably Thurs
day: rising temperature; increasing
southwest winds
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AGAIN BELOW ZERO.
Temperature Four Minus at Z O'Clock
This Morning.

Though reaching a lower minimum
temperature this morning than that
of yesterday the weather is mOderat-
ing more rapidly today than for the
same time Tuesday, The absence of
the severe wind which marked condi-
tions Tuesday is another feature in
favor of Il warmer era
Following are the hourly tempera-
ture readings as recorded today by
the government thermometer;
o'clock %4l11 O'Clock. 49,. 8
8 o'clock. .....%2l1 O'Clock ....12
9 O'Clock . 1 o'clock .15
10 o'clock. ....s. ? O'Clock. ...I7
*Below zero.
The wind at o'clock was blowing
from the southeast at a rate of Il
miles per hour.
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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13
Moving Picture Show Coming.

The Steel & Freeland moving picture
concert will give show here on the
10Th and 10th instant, next Thursday
and Friday nights. These people have
the reputation of turning cut one of
the best shows in, their line that has
ever been seen on the stage, their pic
lures being clear and motionless, and
one can see them almost as plainly as
if the actual scenes We're transporting.
They will have an entire change of
program each night. One of the feat
nr"- Of iie "a d" is the singing by Mr..
F. D. Confer. suluist. Mr.. Confer has
made Il lit wherever he has sung.
His repertoir consists of dozens of coon
and illustrated songs. 1t is expected a
large crowd will be present at both
nights of the entertainment. Reserved
seats at Fuiler's jewelry store.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13
MAY BUILD NEW COURTHOUSE.

MAY BUILD NEW COURTHOUSE.
Board of commissioners Inclined to
Think Their Predecessors We're
Right as to Necessity.
Messrs. Jensen and Mcdonald of
the new board of commissions both
state to the Republic that they have
modified their views in the past
day or two as to the necessity of
building a new court house. They
were not ready to say that they
would officially favor a new build
ing, but intimated that they might
do so. They with Chairman Sim
clair will reach a decision during
the week.
Mr.. Mcdonald said: Il entered
the commissioners office this week
firmly of the opinion that the
county could not afford the ex-
pense of building a new courthouse.
The old building is fretrap. 1t
is inadequate for the transaction of
the county's business. Something
must be done. / don't see how it
will be possible to get along with
out a new building much longer"
Mr.. Jerson said; "When the
agitation for a new courthouse
commenced I was opposed to the
proposition. A little investigation
has convinced me, however, that
there is merit in it. l do not know
what the board will decide to do.
Probably that will depend on what
the taxpayers think, 1 shall con-
stitute myself a committee Of one
when l go home to find out what
the sentiment is. find that about
everybody who has looked into the
question thinks we should have a
new building. There may be a
different opinion in the lower end
of the county. 1 shall ask some of
our heavy taxpayers to investigate
and then advise me-"