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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10

Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Charles H. Darling, of Bennington.
rendered his resignation to the presi-
dent at Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2,
to take effect near the end of his term
in December. In reply the president
commended Mr. Darling's public ser
vice and concluded: 1 know that 1t has
been sacrifice for you to come to
Washington, and it is my purpose,
when your resignation takes effect, to
appoint you collector of the port of
Burlington of the district of Vermont"
Mr.. Darling was appointed assistant
secretary of the navy Dec. II, 1901.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10

The revision committee at work
on the Vermont statutes, has dis
covered that a law prohibiting the
sale of firearms to minors under 16
years of age, more stringent than the
one passed by the legislature of 1904,
is already on the statute books. This
matter took up a great deal of time
in the last legislature. the senate and
house judiciary committees and in
the end the senate and house, were
at loggerheads on the bill and a con-
ference committee had to be appoint
ed to straighten out the tangle. Which
law will have the right of way the
committee has not yet determined.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10

on and after Monday, February .,
Rutland r. r. trains Nos. GA and 90
(the Fqyers) will be run solid TO ana
from Albany, n. Y, making close con
nections at Albany with New YORK
Central trains to and from New YORK
city This arrangement VIII opViatc
the change of ears at Troy that has
been necessary in the past, and VIII
inaugurate through solid train service
TO and from Albany, n. Y.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10

The First Congregational church OF
Burlington will celebrate its centen-
NAL Feb. 1926. Rev Washington
GLADDEN.. the distinguished Congrega
tional clergyman, Will preach the
dedicatory sermon; Rev. Or. ). y,
Goodrich will deliver an historical
address. the Elizabeth NJ. Strain me-
mortal tablet will be unveiled; there
will be an afternoon with former past
ors and "reminiscences by former
church leaders and banquet by the
church to its guests.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10

The famous land case of Baker
against Sherman and others, when
has been in Franklin county court
since 1897, was settled out OF court
Monday Feb, 8.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10

Soisalon Soininen. procurator gem
eral of Finland. who before he was
ennobled was known by the name of
Johnson, was assassinated at Hel
singfors Monday, Feb. 6, by Karl Len
ard Hohenthal, formerly student at
the imperial Alexander university.
The assassin and Sentiments son were
both wounded in a revolver duel fol-
lowing the killing The motive of the
crime apparently was purely political,
the slain official being a member of
the government party. The assassin
was smartly dressed in an officers
uniform and was promptly admitted
to the private office of the procurator.
firing four shots Immediately upon
his entrance. Johnson was regarded
as a wise and patriotic official. II is
understood that il was at his initia-
tive that the Firms. exiled by Gov.
Cen Bobrikoff. were allowed to re-
turn to Finland
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10

Mrs. Lucy (Ryan) Mccarthy OF
Waterbury has recently made sale
of 400 acres of valuable timber land
in Bolton to Tracy & Howe, frm
having a steam mill in the Plnnea
Brook basin She has also sold l3o
acres to the Connecticut Brass COM
pany in the Joyner BROOKS basin
where its extensive plant is located,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10

Charles T. Walter of st. Johnsbury'
secretary of civil and military affairs
to GOV. Bell arrived at Windsor early
Friday morning, Feb. 8, bearing the
reprieve from the governor for Sheriff
H, II. Peck to read to Mrs Mary M.
Rogers. the murderess, whose eXeeu-
ton was due that afternoon Mr'
Rogers for the first time showed emo
ton. She was removed from the
death cell to a cell in the womens de-
partment of the prison.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10

The case of state VS.. Himan Krinski,
which involves the question of wheth-
er Jamaica ginger is intoxicating
liquor under the present law, was ar
gued in supreme court at Montpelier
Feb 1. Krinski was represented by
T. W. Moloney of Rutland, who argued
that the jury should have been in
structed that in order to secure a con-
viction they must find that the ia
maica ginger sold by the respondent
was a beverage, and secondly the
court should have charged the jury
that If the respondent meant to sell
the Jamaica ginger in question as a
medicine he was not guilty under the
law
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10

+. The annual meeting of the state
officers of the Catholic order of For
esters will be held in Essex Junction
Feb. IA. II is expected that many
lodges will be represented
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
IN AN OLD ACCORDION.
Thieves Found Farmers Roll of $500
Near Derby.

Wichita, Kan, July 29.-Robbers ran
sacked the home of Alexander Garrett.
three quarters of a mile south of Derby
at o'clock yesterday afternoon, secur-
ing $500 If currency and a dozen silver
knives and forks.
Shortly before o'clock in the after
noon three wayfarers, fairly well dress
ed, called at the Garrett home and ask
ed for a drink of water. They were
told to help themselves at the pump.
After taking a drink the three walked
across the road about a hundred yards
from the house and laid down under the
trees to rest.
In the meantime Garrett and his wife
had hitched up preparatory to starting
on drive to Mulyane. Immediately af-
ter they left, it is presumed, the men
broke into the house. They looked high
and low for cash and finally found a
roll of bills amounting to $500 hidden
in an old ACCORDION. Garrett had re-
ceived the money few days ago and
had not had opportunity to bring it to
Wichita to deposit in in bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
New Wine in an Old Bottle.

Where there is much smoke there is
surely some fire, and American jokes
at the. expense of Englishmen too
Slow to take the point of Yankee
humor are, after all, mere records of
fact. Not so long ago. when the
Compile de Montesquieu was lecturing
in Philadelphia, he registered at the
famous old Bellevue as lie Compile de
Montesquieu ct valet Ten minutes
later along came Barclay Warburton,
Son-in-laW of John Wanamaker and
captain of the Quaker City's crack
cavalry troops, and wrote on the line
following: Barclay Warburton and
valise."
Philadelphia clubdom smiled broad
ly at the incident, and then a visiting
Londoner capped the climax. He
thought it all a monstrously good joke,
and retold it at the first chance that
offered, save that he said the American
had written: Barclay Warburton and
luggage
Then he wondered why he had the
laugh all to himself.-Los Angeles
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
AN ISLAND STATION.
TO BE Built by Railroads to Handle
Immigrant Traffic.

New York, July 29.-To facilitate the
transportation of immigrants admitted
to this country by the authorities at
Ellis island and to give the government
absolute control of the immigrant from
the time he arrives on the island until
he reaches his destination, a big immi-
grafton railroad station is to be erected
off the western end of the island at a
cost aggregating $500, 900. The station is.
according to the Tribune. to be built
by the trunk lines interested with the
steamship companies in the immigration
business.
A few days after his appointment
Commissioner of immigration Watchorn
says he found that hundreds of immi-
grants who had received a clean bill of
health at the island frequently were ta-
ken to piers un town and allowed to
find their way to the stations from
which they were to take trains for the
west as best they could. Some of them
wandered about the city. and COM
plants reached the commissioner from
all parts of the country In some in
stances it is said. to have been found
that the treatment of the immigrants
by the minor officials of the carrying
roads was little short of inhuman. The
idea OF a station on the island was the
outgr0wth of these reports and a meet
ing of expert engineers will be held in
a few days to discuss the details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
DIVORCE FOR MRS. LETS.
Wife of Notorious Santa Fe Operator
Given Her Freedom.

Kansas City, Kan, July ga new
chapter in the Let's case was enacted
in the district court here yesterday
when Mrs. Della Let's was divorced
from NJ. NJ. Let's. She was given the
custody of their child and her maiden
name Dana, was restored.
Let's is the man who escaped from
the Ottawa Jail by digging out through
year ago last spring. Two of the pris-
oners were captured, but Let's and
companion evaded pursuit 1t has
been supposed that Let's went to South
Africa, but he has never been heard
from since.
Let's was the Santa Fe operator at
Princeton and was convicted in the
district court here on a charge of
burning the railway depot there No
vember 81, 1903. He was arrested by
reason of having sold a quantity of
stolen Santa Fe tickets from the
Princeton depot and the officers went
to work on the theory that he stole
the tickets and then burned the depot
to cover uD his tracks. He disposed of
the tickets in Kansas City. Sheriff
Costigan, who was in office at that
time, assisted the Santa Fe detectives
and Let's was captured in Argentine.
He broke away from the officers after
his arrest there and crossed the frozen
kaw river Later he was recaptured
in this county by Sheriff Costigan and
placed in Jail. 1t was after his trial
and sentence that while waiting to be
taken to the penitentiary he planned
the Jail delivery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
THAT METHODIST UNIVERSITY,
Only ss5, 900 Left for Its Use by Mrs.
ChriSman.

H. H. Clarkson, president Of the
Methodist university which is to be
founded upon a portion of the estate
left by Mrs. Chrisman for that pur-
pose, announces that the plans for the
establishment of the institution are
that it will be possible to open the in
stitution for instruction in certain
branches inside of a year from now.
At a meeting held recently by the
two administrators of the ChriSman
estate, S. S. OFT and DR.. A. S. Embree,
it was found that about S85, 900 would
be left for the use of the university
of the estate had been met. In addi-
ton the citizens of Topeka were
pledged to raise $4,000 within ten
years after the death of Mrs. Chris
man. Four and one-half years of this
time has passed by and thus far about
$4,000 has been raised. Fifty thous-
and dollars of this is to be given by
one party, who is amply able to make
such an endowment.
An agreement may be entered into
on the part of the trustees of the pro-
posed institution and Washburn look
ing to harmonious arrangement in the
courses presented. The agreement
calls for working in conjunction, one
institution agreeing to carry certain
courses and not to carry others which
the other institution may arrange to
offer. This system would in reality re-
suit in one big university. A course
for advanced students in commerce
and finance and also a polytechnicaI
course are some of the ambitions of
tor from Cedar Falls. Ia. is now in
correspondence with Mr.. CIarkson
relative to opening a number Of
courses this fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
MIR. CUSHING TO SPEAK.
Maine Temperance Lecturer VIII Be
Here on Monday.

Arrangements have been made for
several meetings in the city next week
in the interest of good citizenship. Mr..
Volney B. Gushing of Bangor, Maine,
one of the leading temperance workers
of the country, will speak at the Third
Christian church, corner of Third and
Lake streets, on Monday evening, July
81, at o'clock. and at Walnut Grove
NJ. F.. church Tuesday evening, August
L, at o'clock
Mr.. Gushing mas spoken in the
larger cities of the country from ocean
to ocean, and is a man of great force,
whose heart is in the work. His
theme will be Good Citizenship and
the Liquor Traffic" The Democrat
and Chronicle of Rochester, N. Y. says
of him: ''It is impossible to hear him
without being moved to conscientious
thought on the subject" The Daily
Star, Tucson, Arizona, says: with
Mr.. Cushing's logic and eloquence
there runs a vein of wit and humor
his address," Mr.. Cushing should
have a good hearing, as he is worthy
of it,
Wednesday evening. August 2, Rev.
r. A. Elwood of Wilmington, Della,
one of the ablest temperance speakers
of the east, will fill an engagement at
Lowman Hill M. E. church, and Thurs
day evening. August 3, at Kansas Ave-
nue. M E. church, North Topeka.
Rev. Elwood will take the place OF
Mr.. Clifton P. Pledger, who is serious
" i'll and cannot fill his engagement.
Mr.. Elwood is a brilliant speaker with
successful experience on the popular
and reform lecture platform.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
BANKRUPT COMPANIES.
Meeting of -Four on Plants Creditors
at Chanute.

Chanute, Kas., July 29.-By special
arrangement, four bankrupt oil COM
panies were attended to in one day
here by the federal court A meeting
entail hotel lobby of the following COM
panies: St Louis and Kansas, of
Allen county; the Urbana Crude, of
this county, and the Orient and Neo-
desha oil companies of Wilson county.
Attorneys present were B. H. Grigsby
and S. w. Brewster of Chanute, SEN
ator G. H. Lamb, Yates Center; Sem
ator S. s. Kirkpatrick and B. F. Car
ter, of Fredonia; E. C. Gates, of Fort
Scott; G. A. Amos of HUMBOLDT, and a
Mr.. Macy, representing P. D. C. Ball,
of St. Louis; S. c. Denison, of Erie.
The st. Louis and Kansas case was
opened first. Creditors not present
were represented by Brewster, Lamb
Amos and Macy. The amount Of the
Indebtedness was found to be $4,000.
]. H. ATmell, of Humboldt, was ap-
pointed trustee, and the company's
property ordered sold on September 4
of this year. Until then sealed bids
for the company's property are to be
received by the trustee. The company
has forty wells, thirty-eight now pro-
ductiVe and over a thousand acres of
leases. Over $4,000 was invested by
the company. Its value at one time
one million dollars.
The Urbana Crude case was opened
next. Fred Carter of Erie was tenn
porary receiver before the petition in
bankruptcy had been filed in the fed
eral court at Fort Scott. It. like all
the other cases, had been turned over
to the referee in bankruptcy The
claims of the creditors were presented,
its Indebtedness found to be about
$4,000, and to pay these claims or as
much as possible the property was
ordered sold. Denison and Grigsby
represented creditors. Fred Garter
was appointed trustee, and bids for
the property will be received by him
at Erie up to 10 o'clock, the 10th day
of August, at which time the property
will be sold.
The two Wilson county cases were
disposed of in the same manner. At
torney Eysson of Independence was
appointed trustee of the Orient
Claims were proven by creditors, and
the disposition of the two oil COM
panies were about as the other two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
FOR A METER INSPECTOR.
Mayor Davis Thinks f. A. CLANCY Can
Do the Work.

Mayor w. H Davis thinks that 1t IS
not necessary to appoint an addftlona
man to the position of the meter IN
sDector which the city council IS ABOUT
to create Il believe that MI. t. A
CLANCY. the plumbing inspector, is fui-
ly competent to hold down that posi-
ton" said he Il have been looking
up the matter and l ind that MI.
CLANCY Is fully qualified to look aiter
the duties of such a position. He mas
had considerable experience in electrical
wiring and would make good inspee-
tor BY giving him this duty OF IN
specting the meters and wiring, togeth-
er with his plumbing inspection ne
could be kept engaged all the time Al
sometimes of the year there is hardly
anything for a plumbing inspector 10
do BY handling the work with Judg-
ment he can combine those duties Win
out any difficulty. In great many
cases he can make the inspection OF
the wiring and plumbing at one time"
The position of plumbing inspector
pays 81, 900 year.
City Attorney Dreaming is now en-
gagged in drawing up the ordinance pro-
Viding for the inspection OF meters OF
all kinds and also for the inspection or
electrical wiring. He is also drawing up
an ordinance with the assistance OF
Plumbing Inspector CLANCY which Will
provide for the inspection of all plump
ing before natural gas is piped in.
IT'S absolutely necessary for an in
spection of this kind to be made" re-
marked the city attorney, IF it isn't
done there is a strong probability that
Topeka viii have some natural gas ex-
plosion disasters II there is a leakage
anywhere you stand liable for such dis
aster. Natural gas is a dangerous thing
and I would like to have it impressed
upon the people that they should have
their plumbing inspected to insure that
no leaks exist before they turn on the
natural gas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
ASSIST NATURE.
Occasionally the Body Needs Help in
Performing Its Work.

Constipation is one of the most COM
mon Affections. Nearly everybody ex-
periences a touch of it now and then
and it is always well to have safe,
easy and effective laxative at hand.
Doan's Regulets contain vegetable in
gradients only. do not grippe or weaken,
and cause no reaction, They cure
headache. depression of spirits and
other illnesses caused by inactive
bowels and liver.
Topeka people testify to their value.
Thomas Davis, proprietor of barber
shop in the Columbian building. and
residing at PSI Tyler street. Topeka,
Kan, says: "Doan's Regulets are by
far the most valuable remedy for the
purposes intended that have used. I
had trouble for a long time from my
bowels being in dormant condition.
The action was never as regular and
natural as should be. Doan's Regulets
proved just the medicine 1 required.
The results obtained could not have
been more satisfactory. They strength
ened the weakened parts and relieved
my condition so that it is impossible
for me to say too much in praise of
them
For Sale by all dealers. Price rs
cents. Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
A DelightfuI Wafer Trin.

between Detroit and Buffalo via the
Detroit and Buffalo Steamboat Com
pany without extra expense, (excent
for meals and berth on steamer), 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, 1876 Adams ST., Chi
cago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
CURTIS LOSES AN ORGAN.
Nj. Nj. Beck and Son Purchase the
HoltOn Tribune.

Holton, Kan, July 29.-M M Beck
and son, owners of the Holton Re
corder, have purchased the Holton
Tribune from ]. H Miller. The pur-
chase includes machinery, good will,
subscription list and complete job
office. The two papers will be CONSOLE
dated and run as the Recorder
Tribune.
The consolidation of the Recorder
and Tribune probably gives the Rec
corder-Tribune the largest circulation
of any county paper in the state.
The passing of the Tribune leaves
the Walker Curtis faction without an
organ here, as the paper has been a
staunch friend of the congressman and
fought his battles in the First district.
1t was also a boss buster organ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
Passing of BeIvoir.

In yesterdays State Journal under
"Belvoir Passes is the statement that
"Mr. Banner purchased the place
from Eugene F. Ware who had a
Judgment of $4,000 against it, The
facts are these: John d. Knox and
wife, (fnding the delay in purchasing
Belvoir for a Methodist Home for the
Aged was likely to place them between
the upper and neither mill stone, there
being an unrelenting, needless and
cruel prejudice in the minds of a few
members of the conferences to do
nothing that might in any way accrue
to their advantage) decided the entire
property to Herman e. Banner, trus-
tee, without conditions, and he made
satisfactory arrangements with Mr.
Ware They did not intend to fall
hopelessly into Mr.. Wares hands or
into the arms of the trustees, if they
could help it, and they were planning
as well as they knew. In justice to
Mr. Ware it must be said, he has been
patient and reasonably generous. He
expected good interest and safety,
which he had a right to, but he never
manifested a desire to get Belvoir for
his claim. We have no complaint of
him. He has acted the man and gen.
tleman.
JOHN D. KNOX.
MARY D. KNOX.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
Thrown FROM HER CARRIAGE.
Margaret AngIin Is Suffering From
Number of Severe Injuries.

New York, July 29-Miss Margaret Ang-
lin the actress, is lying at her summer
home in Noroton. Conn, suffering from a
broken collar bone and severe bruises as
the result of being thrown from her car
riage last week when her horse ran away.
News of the accident has just been made
public.
Miss Anglin came to New York on a
shopping tour. On returning from the
Noroton station to her cottage the horse
became frightened. After a short run the
carriage was overturned Miss Angiin was
thrown violently to the ground. She lay
insensible until picked up by some work
men, who had seen the accident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
This Thief Partial to Guns.

Atchison, Kan, July CIV. H.
Lewis hardware store on upper Com
mercial street was robbed of $3.50
worth of shotguns, knives, razors, ETC..
and the thief made clean getaway
with the booty. The thief entered by
removing a pane of glass from large
window in the rear of the store. No
attempt was made to rob the money
drawer nor open the safe. The bulky
articles stolen indicate that the work
was either that of some one in Atchi-
son or a mover who concealed the
stolen articles in his wagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
Frank seIee i'm Poor Health.

Chicago. July 29.-Suffering i'll health
that may lead to permanent retirement
from baseball Frank G. Selee, manager
of the Chicago National league club.
today asked for and obtained from
James A. Hart, president of the club,
an indefinite leave of absence. Manager
Selees health has not been good for
some time and his physicians have rec
commended change of climate and long
period of absolute rest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
ToLUCA BANK REPORT.
Shows That There Are $l1O,395
Worth of Good Papers.

Washington, July 29.-The comptroller
of the currency has received the first
report of the receiver of the First Ma
tional bank of Toluca, ILL.,, which closed
its doors on July 5. The assets of the
bank are classified as follows:
Good, $40, 1876; doubtful. s27S, 226 worth
less, $4,000; and the liabilities are as
follows: Individual deposits, 1928, 1874;
certificates of deposit. $169,321; unpaid
drafts outstanding, 1921; rediscounted
paper, 5000. Total, $303, 1886.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29

ct knew no one for four weeks when
was sick with typhoid and kidney trou-
BILE" writes Mrs. Annie Hunter of Pitts
burg, Pa, land when got better, although
I had one of the best doctors 1 could get
1 was bent double. and had to rest nv
hands on my knees when walked From
this terrible affliction 1 was rescued by
Electric Bitters, which restored my health
and strength and now I can walk az
straight as ever. They are simply won
derful." Guaranteed to cure stomach liver
and kidney disorders. at Arnold Drug Co
81 N Kansas ave. Price SOC.