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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12

that the first calculations as to Russian
losses in the battle Of Mukden were eX-
aggerated.
which was cut off at Mukden, has just
arrived at Kirin, having succeeded in
penetrating the Japanese lines
Chinese state with great pOsitiveness
that General Kamimura's army, sup
ported by General Nogi's army, IS NOV
ing in "a northeasterly direction. aiming
to cut Russian communications with
VladiVostok-
According to the same sources, 80, 900
Japanese landed at Dalny March %, and
it is reported that six additional divis-
ions are forming in Japan to operate
against VladivistOk and Sakhalin. The
Manchurian Chinese have adopted an
attitude of positive hostility to the Rus
slams.
A body of five hundred native horse
men fired on Russian troops at the VII
Iage of Chendi and Manchurian militia
is said to be taking the field on the side
of the japanese on the Hun river The
leader, FulingO, has been appointed
commander of militia at kaiyuan, but a
force of Chinese regulars is stationed
along the border of Mongolia with the
object of preserving neutrality.
The japanese now occupy the line OF
Sylzyatji, Changtufu and Kapangomu,
and the impression prevails here that
the direct advance from the south has
halted for the present at that line.
There were a. number Of skirmishes
last week between Russian and Jap
anese scouting parties, but no action
of serious consequence.
The japanese are building depots at
Sinmintin and F'akOman. and are said
to be surveying a road from Fakonan
southwark and bridging the Lao river
to Kaupinsan and Szintzyatun where
their conmissariat is also located.
The country in which the present op-
erations lie on both sides of the rail-
road eastward from the Mandarin road,
is a wide plateau, broken by spurs of
medium-sized hills running north and
south. and in many places the ground
is half swampy. There are a few large
villages or hamlets which have replaced
scattered farmsteads. These villages
consist of large buildings surrounded
by high walls and sometimes by ditch
es. making excellent points for defense.
The region is rich and the troops found
large stores of forage and wood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
LOWE IS STILL INSANE.
Reform School Teacher Who Killed
Wife Doesn't Improve.

J. c. Lowe, who killed his wife at the
Reform school almost two years ago by
shooting her with q revolver, has been
IN the OsaWatOTnie .iRsaae asylum. about
year and is reported by Superintend-
ent L. L. Uhls to be no better
The second trial of Lowe was held
last summer During the trial Lowe be-
came violent The murder trial came to
an end when Lowe was taken before the
probate court and adjudged to be in
sane. The murder charge is still pend
ing awaiting the recovery of Lowe, if a
recovery is possible.
In letter stating the condition of
Mr.. Lowe DR.. Uhls says: j. c. Lowe
is in very good physical health. but
very frequently shows a melancholy
disposition and manifests some delus-
ions. He thinks the doctor is putting
poison in his food. that some of the
attendants are sent here to spy on him,
that everybody is against him, that
God is against him, that there. is no
show for him, etc. He has not made us
any trouble here. However. he insists
that he wants to go on with his trial
and have the matter settled one way or
the other. The best information I can
get regarding his former history, to-
gether with his present condition, causes
me to believe that he has always been
of an unstable mental diathesis and will
probably never be much better
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
HEAVY FROST HERE.
Today the Temperature Has Been
Somewhat Warmer.

There was a frost last night, accord
ing to the prediction Of the weather
bureau, and also following the predic-
ton the temperature has been on the
rise today.
Today's corn and wheat region bull
letin says: Clear weather prevailed
over this district this morning except
in northwestern Kansas where it had
clouded over. The night temperatures
have fallen slightly. The day temper
atures have risen in western, central
and northern Kansas and north west
ern Missouri but fallen in southern
and southeastern Kansas and in south
western Missouri. The temperature
has risen in the Des Moines, Omaha
and Minneapolis district, but fallen in
the others, with frOsts in Illinois and
Indiana"
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures reported by the Kansas sta
tions for the "a hours ending this
morning at o'clock were: Baker,
54-3O; Concordia, 54-32; Dodge City,
50-34; Dresden, $3.50; Fort Scott, So
|34; Mcpherson, $3.50; Manhattan,
1926; Usage City, $3.50; Russell So
%; Sedan, $40; Topeka, 54-35; To-
ronto, 58-32; Wichita. 56-4O.
The forecast for Kansas sent out to-
day is Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday; colder Thursday east por-
ton The wind at noon was north
westerly, blowing six miles an hour.
The hourly temperatures recorded by
the government thermometer today
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NEGROES UP IN ARMS.
Refuse to Leave CoReyviIIe and As
sauIt the Police.

Coffeyville. Kan, April ia race
war has narrowly been averted here as
the result of the assault by a negro
upon Mrs. John Griffith, white, the wife
of machinist and serious trouble is
still likely. Negroes of the worst class
have been ordered to leave town before
night In anticipation of clash be-
tween the two races, the mayor today
issued a proclamation ordering that all
citizens disarm and at the same time
many special officers were sworn in.
Since the negro's attack upon Mrs
Griffith, fellow negroes have been arm
ing to prevent the lynching of any in
nocent negro as seemed likely, and
early today an attempt to disarm a
number of blacks resulted in a dozen
revolvers being leveled at Chief of Po-
lice Smiths head. Other negroes rush
ed to the scene when a body of whites
stopped them with leveled rifles. The
leader among the negroes was choked
into insensibility and the others were
subdued. trouble being averted for the
time at least. Many arrests We're made
The negro who assaulted Mrs. Griffith
is still al large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
'GOODBY SUCKERS
Notice Placed on Door of Ameri.
can Mercantile Association.
Many Kansas City Working PeO.
pie We're Duped.

Kansas City. No, April 1z-The
American Mercantile association, alleg-
ed to be a get rich quick concern.
with offices in down town office build
ing has been closed and this notice
posted on the door, Good by, suckers,
good by"
The whereabouts of the officers of the
association is not known. The COM
company's head office was at St JOS
eph, Mo, and from there a notice had
been sent out to its subscribers an
nouncing the suspension in the follow
ing words: The officers of the Ameri-
can Mercantile association take this
means to announce to you that the
business of said corporation has been
suspended and that it will be unable
to complete or carry out its contract
with you"
When this notice was received by the
Kansas City subscribers. the majority
of whom are laboring people, they flock
ed to the concerns office. Many pitiable
scenes were enacted.
The subscribers had agreed to pay one
dollar a week for eighty weeks on the
promise that they were to receive s10C
at the end of that period. Many work
ing girls and laborers had been making
payments for months past.
One woman had paid $3.50 a. week fol
S720.
The American Mercantile association
began business in May. 1904, and its
books left behind by it's officers show
ed that it had many subscribers. Th'
stationery gave the officers as:
NJ. Brueninger, president and treas
urer; W. L. Staner, secretary; L. a
Miles and n. NJ. Nordean. field man
ayers. Brueninger is said to be in thi
saloon business at St JoseDh.
Cleaned Up $4,000 in st. Joe.
st. Joseph, No, April ia warrant
has been issued for the arrest Of Henry
Brueninger, president of the American
Mercantile company. L. H. Miles, secre.
tary, and NJ. n. Nordean, field man
ager, have disappeared Two thousand
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5000 MEN AT WORK.
Digging of the Panama Canal Is Pro-
crossing satisfactorily.

Washington. April 12.-John F.
Wallace, chief engineer of the 18TH
mian canal and a new mem Der there
Of said today that there are now prac-
tically 5000 men engaged under his
direction on the engineering and con-
struction work of the canal. The
work of installing an American plant
at Culebra is going forward as fast
as the machinery and supplies can be
secured on the isthmus, and when Mr..
Wallace left there were six American
steam shovels at work in the Culebra
excavation and arrangements have
been made to install additional ma
chimes at the rate of two a month.
During the last ninety days labor
ers have been coming in freely from
Costa Ricai Jamaica and Barbados.
The work of installation of the
plant and the organization of the
force at Culebra, is advancing rapidly,
and each month the output of ma
terial is increasing. During the month
of March it was three times what it
was in December, and five times the
amount excavated in July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
BEATEN BY A MOB.
Man Punished for Delivering Goods
to Montgomery Ward & Co.

Chicago. April 12-H. Levenburg. a
brush manufacturer, was hauled from
the seat of a wagon and beaten by a
mob after having delivered a load of
goods today to Montgomery Ward &
Co. whose teamsters and garment
makers are on strike. Lovenburg was
overtaken by a crowd of strike sympa-
thizers at Market and Adams streets.
Their first move was to cut the traces
and set his team adrift. His wagon
was overturned and wrecked. He was
rescued by the police.
A novel expedient was resOrted to by
strike synpathizers to delay traffic to
day At Clinton and Washington
streets several teamsters tied the wheels
of their wagons with chains It took
nearly 20 minutes to break the result
ing street blockade obswucting Mont
gomery Ward & Co.'S freight. The po-
lice were forced to draw their clubs and
threaten many teamsters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12

Tangier confirms the reports that
Count Won Observation-Disclosures. former
German minister to Morocco. has
called on the members of the dipIo-
matte corps and informed them that
he has been made temporary charge
d'afaires pending the arrival of the
German minister DR.. Rosen.
Renewed tension is expected if Ger
many undertakes to send mission to
Fez as the officials here say the effect
of such a mission would be to seri-
ously prejudice the success of the
French negotiations which are now
reaching their final stage.
Tangier, Morocco, April 12.=It IS
officially confirmed that Count Won
Observation-Disclosures. who Professionally
is acting as charge d'affaires of the
German legation here. viii proceed to
Fez at an early date to arrange a
special German Moroccan treaty.
American Consul General Philip has
cancelled his projected visit to Fez
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
TAKES THE MONEY.
Committee Says Objections to Rookie
feIIer Are Not Sufficient.

Boston, April IA statement was
made public today by the prudential
committee of the American board of
commissioners for foreign missions
which yesterday voted to accept $780,
600 offered to the board by John D.
Rockefeller. Two weeks ago the pru-
Dental committee adopted the report
of a subcommittee recommending the
acceptance of the money, but in view
of the strong protest made by the
cOngrega ational clergy final action was
deferred until yesterday, when sup
Elementary report was made by the
subcommittee. This report together
with that of two weeks ago was adopt
ed. The supplementary report, which
was made public today takes up the
objections of the prOtestants and as
serts that they are not sufficient to
prevent the board from accepting the
money.
One of the principal points raised
in the report is a claim that the Amer
lean board can not now legally return
Mr.. ROckefeller's money because the
decisions of the highest court are to
the effect that trustees who have once
accepted a gift and assumed certain
obligations have no power to return
the gift and to absolve themselves
from those obligations. The commit
tee holds that by returning the gift as
suggested by the protesting clergymen
the American board would be made
responsible not only to those for whose
benefit the gift was designed but also
to the present officers successors.
This statement refers to the fact that
the board already has used one-half
of Mr.. Rockefeller's gift which has
been actually accepted on February
IA The committee holds that the ae-
ton proposed by the protestantS,
namely. the return of the gift would
have been wrong for it would have
expressed "disapprobation and con-
demnatfon of a man when he was do
ing an act of benevolence. The
committee says:
This would have been to confuse
the issue and to act contrary to the
Christian spirit. To prevent any man
from doing good is a wrong way in
which TO condemn him for evil. 1t is
as wrong to condemn him when he is
doing a good deed as to commend
him when he is doing a bad deed"
The committee also contends that
the board is not organized to decide
questions of temperance, economics or
Socialism. An attempt at this, it says.
would be an assumption OF authority
outside of its character. It is held
that the return of the money would be
the passing of judgment upon the
character of the donor and the busi-
ness methods he is alleged to have
used and that this would be a wrong
to the church of which he is a mem
her The committee adds:
"Auy accusation against him could
not in Christian courtesy be acted
upon unless he had first been tried by
the church which endorses him as q
member in good and regular stand
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
Pile UP TROUBLE.
w E. Brown, Formerly Of Kansas
Is Arrested.
Held at Chicago for Buying
Witnesses.
HE LIVED AT NEWTON.
Served a Term in the Kansas
Legislature.
lie LIVED AT NEWTON.
Once Created Sensation by Hir-
ing Special Train.

Chicago, April 12.-Accused of at
tempted subornation of perjury in de-
Tending disbarment proceedings Will
lam Eugene Brown, formerly a member
of the Kansas legislature and more re-
Gently president of the Indiana club of
Chicago, has been arrested. He was ia
ken before Justice Richardson, who set
the hearing for next Tuesday and re-
leased Brown under bonds of $4,000.
The warrant was sworn out by J. Scott
Matthews and John L. Fogle, secretary
of the bar association and was served
Immediately after the hearing of testi-
mony i'll the proceedings for his disbar-
ment,
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The charge was the result of repre-
sentatiOns by Charles L. Hass, a detec-
tive that Brown had offered him 5000
if he, and others whom he might select
would swear to certain statements
which he said Brown admitted to him
were false. Miss Mabel Starek, a ste
nOgrapher in a detective agency, testi-
fed that she and Hass had been in
structed by Brown in a rehearsal less
than an hour before.
Last fell Judge Dunno entered an or
der diSbarring Brown from practicing
in the Cook county circuit court and
in the supreme court he appointed J.
Scott Matthews to represent the. circuit
court. Mr.. Matthewson was assisted by
Secretary Fogle.
The charges in the disbarment pro-
ceedingS are very complicated, but
briefly the first count charges Brown
with swindling the American Trust &
Savings bank out of $2,700 on May s,
1901, and the second count accuses him
of fraudulently procuring an order ap-
pointing him receiver for his own pro-
perty.
William Eugene Brown was elected to
the legislature of 1891 from Harvey county
and was one of the most active members.
Previous to that he had graduated from
a normal school down at Paola and had
studied law in the office of ex-GOv. Stan
ley at Wichita He was admitted to the
bar ip 1881 and located at Newton.
ture Brown wanted wider fields than Kan
sas afforded and moved to Chicago. -Four
years ago the Illinois legislature made an
increase in the number of circuit and ST.
perior court judges in Cook county in
creasing their salaries to $4,000 a year, and
Brown tried to secure one OF thems but
did not succeed
While in Kansas in 1900 Brown created
/ a sensation by hiring special tram to
bring him from Newton to Topeka to file
some papers in the federal court E. H.
Raningen & Co. a New York house that
Brown represented wanted to get an at
tachment on a stock of tailoring goods in
Newton belonging to j. II. Cannon, and
the train from Newton to Topeka had just
left when the step was decided on. In
order to beat the other creditors Brown
hired an engine and a coach to bring him
to Topeka. He had his picture in the Po-
lice Gazette afterwards with a descrip-
tion of his wild ride" It would take a
pretty fair equity in a tailor's stock to be
worth a special train from Newton to
] Topeka. in addition to other costs. and
Brown had trouble in collecting his fee
/ from the New York house afterwards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
HURRICANE AT TAHITI.
Much Damage Was Done to Vessels in
the HarbOr.

Papeete. Tahiti, March 81, via San
Francisco, Cal, April 12=On the
evening of the oath instant, a south
east gale developed into a hurricane
near Tahiti On the following morn
ing the gasoline schooner Orlfena re-
ported that her ships boat had been
damaged on a reef at Mahatea. 120
miles north of Tahiti. On the 25th
instant the storm broke over 'Papeete.
Great trees came crashing down, in
some instances tearing houses in two.
In the harbor the schooner c. Cope
narth, struck a quay near the Oceanic
steamship wharf, and had a narrow
escape. Paul Martins steam launch
had its back broken, being washed
ashore against the rocks, following
close upon a government cutter, which
was completely smashed. The schoon-
er Marian dragged her anchors, but
sustained little damage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
FRANCE STANDS PAT.
She Is Not Worried by Germany's Call
for a Conference.

Paris. April 12.-Germany's efforts
to secure an international conference
on the Moroccan question do not
cause further apprehension here as
the government is aware that prac-
ucally all the powers having political
interests in Morocco would not par
ticipate. This applies to France,
Great Britain, Spain, Italy and Russia
and the other European powers have
little or no interest in Morocco. Con
sequently Germany would be prac-
ically alone in favoring or participat-
ing in an international gathering. It
is assumed that the neutral attitude
of the United States will probably lead
her to withhold participation if all the
interested parties except Germany de-
clined to take part in the proposed
conference. The French auth critics
therefore do not attach farther serious
importance to the international con-
ference movement, being convinced
that it is doomed in advance to
failure.
Germany's plans concerning the
suggested conference. have not Yer
taken a definite form. The first re
ports which reached Paris indicated
that Germans herself planned to caIl
a conference but it now appears that
Germany seeks to have the sultan of
Morocco call a conference. The other
plan is unacceptable to the authori-
ties here, particularly the latter az Il
would give the sultan another pretexf
to put off his reply which France Is
now awaiting relative to the adoption
of reform measures. Moreover. the
proposition to call an international
conference is based on the theory Of
ignoring French policy in Morocco
under the Anglo French agreem ent
and turning over the Morocco oues.
ton TO a congress of the powers. Such
an abandonment of French DoIicv is
not entertained in any quarter here.
a Official dispatches received from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
GRIFFITH OF TOPEKA.
People Involved in CoTeyville sensa-
ton Formerly Lived Here.

The Mr.. and Mrs John ]. Griffith.
of Coffeyville, told of in the dispatch
in the State Journal Tuesday telling
of the assault upon Mrs. Griffith by a
negro, lived in Topeka for a number
Of years. Mr.. Griffith was a bill clerk
for the Parkhurst-Davis company.
The family lived at sos Western ave
nue.. Three years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Griffith moved to Hutchinson, where
Mr. Griffith was employed in. the
Parl<hurst-Davis house in that city. A
wear ago the Grifths went to Cofey-
Vile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
E. KEPLEY IS DEAD.
was Father of Mrs. Hungate and Ez-
Sheriff KepIey-

E. Kepley. the father of Mrs. Otis
E. Hungate. F. P. Kepley and ex-
Sheriff r. 3. Kepley Of this city, died
very suddenly on Tuesday night at his
home at Devon, Bourbon county. Kan,
at the age Of rs years.
Mr.. Kepley was one of the pioneers Of
Bourbon county, having lived there on
his farm since 1854. He was one OF the
largest land owners in the state and
was very wealthy.
Nine children survive him. Mr.. and
Mrs Hungate of this city left today for
Devon. The funeral arrangements have
not yet been made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
Austrians Commend World,s Fair

Vienna, April En- the course Of a
discussion before the budget committee
of the Reichsrath today of an item in
the budget bill relating to the promo
ton of Austrian exports the minister of
commerce said the participation of Aus
tria in the st. Louis exposition had on
the whole given satisfaction The Aus
trian pavilion had met with general
approval and had materially contrib
uted to better appreciation of Austrian
taste and efficiency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12

Pittsburg, Pa. April 12-Rev. Dr.
Charles r. Zahniser, who returned to-
day from a meeting of Union presby-
terry of the Cumberland church, held at
Vanderbilt, Pa, reports that the pres
bytery decided in favor of union with
the Presbyterian church by a vote OF Is
to 3. Dr.. Zahniser says the action vir-
tually decides the question of union as
far as the Cumberland denomination is
concerned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
MIR. DUDLEY IS wORsEs
Feared That He May Be Near
the End.

Guilford Dudley. who is i'll with
complication of stomach, bowel ana
liver troubles at his home, 719 Harrison
street is very low today His condition
took decided change for the worse
during the night and it is feared the end
is not far away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
I3ostnone Heck and Gron Cases.

The trial of Croft and Heck, charged
With assauIting W. F. Kunz, viii not be
held in the district court Thursday on
account of County Attorney Hungate
being called away on account of the
death of his father-in-law, E. Kepiey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12

A. M Kent has fleo suit in the city
court against J. H Maxwell over a
horse trade. Kent charges that Max
well sold him a sound horse for $3.50
and that the horse is a physical wreck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12
Temperatures in Large Cities.

Chicago, April 12.-7 a. m. tenpera-
lures: New York. so; Boston, 40;
Philadelphia, so, Washington, so; Chi
-cago, 40: Minneapolis, Sc; Cincinnati.
AZ; st. Louis. ~.