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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
C. w. Purkey Killed in a Myster-
iOus Manner Near Independence.
The Body Is Warm When Dis
covered by the Son.
MONEY YET ON BODY.
Suspicion by Officers That
Young Purkey Is Guilty.
viii Be Held Until After the
Inquest This Afternoon.

Cherryvale, Kan, Nov. 9O.-Last
night at 8 o'clock at Independence. O.
W. Purkey. a farmer. who for two
years lived on the H. E. West farm
one mile south Of Peru, was found
murdered in a box car in which he was
moving with his household goods to
Mound View, Mo. His son Charles
who notified the officers here. said he
came on a passenger train from Peru
to Independence where he Joined his
father in the freight car and there
discovered his father murdered. The
son says the body was still warm
when found. No money or other val
uables were taken from the body and
so far as known there could be no
motive for the deed. The son took
what money the father had and his
watch These he now has The son
VIII be held by officers until after the
inquest which viii be held before
y Judge Courtney today. The son an
pears IeartuI lest the officers will hold
hlIn. There are some indications that
the son murdered his father. The
DEAD man was 81 years old, had no
enemies and being very poor it is NOT
likely he was murdered for money.
fils skull was crushed i'm several
places. Tt was impossible for the
father to be kicked to death bv horses
~ the car Judging from the position
ln which he was found. Mrs PurIev
rode ON the passenger train with her
son to Independence and IS now trav-
cling toward Mound View ignorant Of
her husbands death. The son is q Fo1,f
80 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
LONELY PACIFIC.
Mr.. Howe, the Atkinson Globe
TrOtter, Writes
OF the Big Ocean and Small
Number of Ships.
"HENRY GEORGE"
The "Siberia's" Record Out of
San Francisco.
No Sea Life Seen Except the
AIbatross.

The ship is crowded. and have two
gentlemen in my room: DR.. Free
man, a Canadian who is enroute to
work in a Methodist hospital in China,
and the other, Mr.. Macauley, a trav-
cling man of the better class, who
sells Carriers ink. He lives in Boston,
and makes Paris, London. Honolulu,
Yokohama, Hong-Kong, Manila, Sin
gapore, and on around the world. He
is an experienced traveller, very polite
and full of information.
While I was laid up in my room, a Mr.
Watson, of Greedy, Colorado, came in
with a letter of introduction from a
mutual friend at Denver. He is going
around the world with his wife, but will
devote ten months to it. whereas, I
am going hurriedly, and we will leave
him at Honolulu, much to our regret.
About a quarter of the passengers Ei1I
leave US at Honolulu, and those re-
themselves for the remaining three
weeks OF the voyage. L do not how
ever, object to my room mates. IN
deed, While I was sick they took care
of me, and were very polite and agree
able. When I was unable to go over
and inquire how Mattel was getting
along, they did it for me.
On the <AE1dDLlCs rlnGL6 is seldom All
hour when you do not see a sail or a.
steamer; but the Pacific is very lonely:
so far, we have not seen a vessel of
any kind We have seen no sign Of life
except that a single albatross has fol-
lowed US night and day. The bird is
the subject of a good deal of talk
among the passengers. Some say it
rests in the rigging at night. but mem
bers of the crew know nothing of this.
The story of my throwing away my
hat has become noised about the ship,
and several gentlemen have offered
me hats to use until we reach Homo
lulu. I have accepted one. but it does
not look well on me. 1 spend a good
deal of time in front of the glass trying
to decide whether the borrowed hat
looks better than the cap I found in
my trunk. Some days decide on the
hat, and some days on the cap. Moth
ing looks very well on me; I do not
seem to have a good figure.
There are almost no young girls on
board: the passengers are mostly ell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
ROSES FROM WHITE HOUSE.
President Sends Flowers for a Leaven
worth Wedding.

worth Wedding.
Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 30.-One of
the greatest social events of the season
in LeavenwOrth viii be the wedding this
evening of Miss Geraldine Taylor, grand
daughter of ex-senator Alexander Cald-
well, to Lieutenant Clarence o. Sheriff.
United States army. Miss Taylor is one
of the most popular young women in
Ieavenworth. Lieutenant Sheriff. is at
present studying in the general service
and staff college, and last year was aid
to General Bell Two years ago Lieu
tenant Sheriff. was detailed as an aide
in the executive mansion, and the es-
TEEN in which he was held by the presi-
dent and his family was evidenced to-
day when a huge box arrived from the
executive mansion filed with American
Beauty roses and Lawson carnations,
together with cards expressing the best
wishes of President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The wedding will take place at the
home of the brides grandfather, Alex
ander Caldwell. The residence is one
of the largest and most elegantly fur
nished in the city. and has been appro-
priately decorated for the occasion in
the usual pretty style adopted for mill
tary weddings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
A BIG ZINC SUIT.
The Lanyon Patent Right Hearing
Comes Up December IS.

The Lanyon Patent Right Hearing
Comes Up December IS.
lola, Kan, Nov. 3O.-John Atwood
chief counsel for the Lanyon Zinc com
pany Henry w. Carter, expert patent
attorney, of Chicago, and Prof. c. O..
Petraeus of st. Louis. spent a few hours
here in the interest of the Isanyon zinc
company, relative TO the Brown VS.
LanyOn damage suit.
Mr.. Atwood is preparing the defense
of the LanyOn Zinc company against
the charges that they have infringed
ON a patent right Of Horace A. Brown,
of Chicago, and the Collins Zinc COM
pany, of Collinsville, Ill
The party here spent most of the time
in conference with local officials Of the
company and in examining the machine
kilns which are alleged to be an in
fringement. Mr.. Atwood says that he
has practically completed his case and
is to appear before NJ. F. Willis, Of
F-Tedonia, who was appointed by the
court to hear the case. This hearing
win be given December 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
DIPHrHERTA CLOSES SCHOOLS.
give Are Closed in the Districts
Around Piftsburg.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. 30.-The schools
in five country districts around the
county have been closed on account Of
diphtheria which is prevalent IN some
sections of the county
The schools in districts q and %.
Walnut township, were closed for two
weeks, although the county superin-
tendent reports that they have re-
oDez.ad.
The school in district IS. west of
Pittsburg, near Beulah, is closed ac-
count of diphtheria.
The Schwab school near Weir juno
ton was closed for q couple of weeks
on the same account.
The East Mulberry school was also
closed for two or three weeks, for the
same reason.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
AANY CONSERVATIVES HELPED.
State Hospital IN AdlFondaeks Shows EncOur.
asIns Flsures--.Ios Patients DISCHARGED.

State Hospital n Adlrondacks Shows EneOur.
aging Fisures---Ios Patients Discharged.
The trustees of the New York
State Hospital for Incipient Pull
monary tuberculosis in the Adiron-
dacks have issued their completed
statistics for the first year, which is
as follows: There were admitted
7o7 patients, more than half Of
whom were incipients. There were
no deaths. Of the reg patients dis
charged, ffty-two were apparently
recovered. Twenty-six arrested cases
are reported. Sixteen improved,
while eleven left without any i'm
provement. The treatment consists
mainly of outdoor air. wholesome
food and rest. Patients have three
full meals and two or three lun-
cheons a day, and 90 Of. the los
gained an average of 1857 pounds
each. This is certainly most en-
couraging and shows that incipient
consumptives at least can be cured.
There is another treatment perhaps
almost as good. Stay home, use
cold baths IN the morning, get as
much outdoor exercise as possible,
a generous diet and the continuous
use Of SCOTS Emulsion will doubt
less check the progress Of the dis
ease and may permanently cure. At
any rate it is easy to try il.
SCOTT 8 BOVINE, 80 Pearl Street. New York.
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derby people. Mateel's room mate is
Mrs. Frazier, whose husband is an
American merchant in Yokohama. We
have an invitation to visit them. Mrs.
Frazier is accompanied by her pretty
little daughter, a bout seven years old
The steWardess has told Mrs. Frazier
and Mattel all about Alice Roosevelt,
who was a passenger on the ships last
voyage to San Francisco, when it broke
the Pacific record. Mattel is infatu-
ated with the stewardess, who has been
very kind, and I shall remember the
stewardess when I divide my money
with the crew lin the way of tips) at
Hong-kong. but I do not like the deck
boy 1 shall give him q swift kick in
stead of a tip. I have no particular
reason to dislike the deck boy; I just
naturally don't like his looks. The
Chinaman who has charge of the bar
in the smoking room also meets with
my displeasure: in a yellow SORT Of
way, he looks like a. man I hate at
home. Thes other members of the
crew from the captain down. suit me
I hope I am not vicious.
but a fight happened this morning that
pleased me: one of the little boys on
board whipped Henry George over q
game of shuttle board on the upper
deck. Henry George went bawling to
his mother of course
An officer just came in the smoking
room, and posted the run from yester-
DAY at noon until noon IOuays 3 8
miles. The siberia" is not 81 flyer,
some of the Atlantic steamers do bet
ter than five hundred miles IN twenty
four hours. At noon today (Monday)
we were about seven hundred miles
from San Francisco. While being
shaved this morning. the barber told
me that the ship viii probably arrive
in Honolulu between six and eight
o'clock Friday morning: that it does
this as regularly as clock work. In
that event it viii depart about six
o. clock in the evening: possibly a little
later. That viii give US ten hours of
daylight in which to look at Jim. I
would like very much to remain there
several days, but If do not proceed on
this steamer. must remain at Homo
lulu eleven days.
At one time this morning, seven
games of fan-tan were in progress on
the Chinese deck The Chinese are in
veterate gamblers; when they are not
eating they are gambling Some of
them go with their bodies bare from
the waist up, and bare footed; those
who are not bare-footed wear wooden
shoes.
It is very rare to see a japanese who
is bald. but badness is very common
among Americans; the three men in
my room are bald.
There was a little excitement shortly
after noon today: the lonely albatross
which has been following US, has a
mate; two are now following US.
Awhile ago a basket was thrown over
board. and it doated as far as could
see The birds apparently paid no at
tention to it, though they lowered in
its vicinity, and disappeared for a
while.
Hour after hour. day after day,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
BETTER CIGARS FOR LESS
MONEY.
This Is the Reason Why Geo. W
Stansfield Recommends Wads-
worth Bros Chfcos.

worth Bros CnlcOS.
I'm the last few months said Mr..
Geo. W. stansfeld. 1--WE have gained
a wonderful sale for Wadsworth Bros.
Chicos." These cigars give better
value for the money than any other we
have ever seen. Our pride in giving
our customers the best of goods for
the least money made us recommend
the Chicos to those who were smoking
ten or fifteen cent goods
Chicos have a long Havana filler,
burn freely with pleasant fragrance
and are p mild and enjoyable smoke
that pIeases the most fastidious. Tt
is only about once in hundred
tines he continued. that we find a
cigar equal to its manufacturers
claims but in ChicOs we found one
even better. one that fully confirmed
what Wadsworth Bros. asserted, a bet
ter cigar for less money"
It sells for five cents straight, ana
as we said before we recommend It
to all who want good cigar no matter
what the price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
Negro Killed in CONVEY County.

Winfield, Kan, Nov. 30-William
Butler, a negro working with the
grading gang of the Midland Valley
railroad near Silverdale, in Cowley
county was shot and killed by the
walking boss of the gang. The negro
had quarreled with the boss, and in
order to revenge himself forced the
boss at the point of a gun to surren-
der the place to him The boss Sc
cured a gun and shot the negro
through the head. This makes the
sixth violent death with the grading
outfit since the work began.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

~ Dorado, Kan. Nov. 3O.-John
Hunyan Adams and Miss Edna Fra
zle- We're married here last night. J.
F. Adams was Representative from
his county for three terms and has
been cashier of the Citizens state
bank ~ lIl Dorado for ten years. FIis
orlde IS daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
n II Frazier of this city. AIr. Fra
eier is president of the Citizens STATE
1ank and is one of the wealthiest men
IN the county The bride and groom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

were born and reared in Butler county
and have known each other for years
Senator G. p. Hayden of Wetmore,
who served in the Kansas house with
Mr.. Adams was best man. and eight
OF Mrs. Adams girl friends acted as
bridesmaids Mr.. and Mrs. Adams left
last night for the east coast of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

Atchison, Kan, Nov. 30.-Ffve special
agents of fire insurance companies are
charged with violating the Kansas anti
trust law by entering into a combination
to control rates in Atchison, and war
rants have been issued. one of them,
Frank Mauritzius, of Omaha represent
ing the Fire Association of Philadelphia.
has been arrested and is under 81. 600
bond. The warrants are the result of q
rate war with local agents of indeDen-
dent c0n7nanfes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

Erie. Kan, Nov. 30.-There have been
wells completed in the Erie district this
month, three Of which were gassers, the
other four We're Is and 20 barrel pro-
ducers. All these machines are now on
the block at the last location, but none
have decided where they will drill next.
1t is expected all viii begin work De
cember 1, near the present locations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
SAFE AND SOUND.

Safe in its securities AL first mort
cages on homes under careful ap-
praisement, by men experienced in
real estate values. Sound in its prin-
cipIes which have stood the test OF
years. Surely a safe place to invest
your money Call or send for book
The Capitol Binding and Loan
Association. 5SA Kansas Avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

Yesterday OHn Hart brought a load
e corn to town that he had bnska6
from 80 rods-just a little over one
-1ll acre ana It weighed out IS bushels
and 20 pounds. The corn was raised on
Clover sod and the ground alongside
t.rat had not been fertilized at ali pro
duced only 81 bushels per acre. which
shows the value Of fertilization Corn
is now 81 cents per bushel and the clo-
vec sod corn VIII bring about go Der
-CherrVNala Rannhlican
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

Burlington, Kan, Nov. 3O.-Fire of
unknown origin destroyed the steam
laundry plant and building owned by
Robert Foster, entailing a loss of So
600, with no insurance. The fire also
destroyed about $500 worth of cloth
ing that was in the laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
N-estern Knnsas Postmasters-

washington, Nov. 30.-These post
masters have been appointed:
Kansas-Reno, Leavenworth county,
Miss Ruth Stout, vice L. E. Kelsall, re
signed.
Oklahoma-Belle. Custer county, Hen
~ G. Lampkins, vice H. N. Jones, re-
sioned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

Fl Dorado. kan, Nov. 30-Robert Sey-
mour. a civil engineer on the Union Pa
cifc railroad, with headquarters at Kan
sas City. Mo. and Miss Alice Oldham, a
daughter Of Mr. ana Mrs. J. r. Oldham
early settlers in this town. were married
I'm Kansas Csft-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
Grocers 10 Meet in Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 30-After a con-
ference here between the president, J.
J. Brady of Winfield. and the secrtary,
". r. Nealeagh of this city, it was de
ci5ed to call a state convention of the
Kansas Grocers' association to be here
between January 10 and 10. Arrange
ments viii be made for q big attend
ance and a banquet for 200 persons viii
be provided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

these birds soar in the wake Of the
ship. cannot help wondering when
they rest, and what they ind TO eat.
I shall look up the aIbafross In the bird
book. I have been thinking all the az
ternoon that that aIbatross must have
had a good time welcoming his friend,
anyway they are never anywhere near
together
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

jail. Since his conviction and while
pending sentence he has been out on
bond of $4,000. Last evening the court
issued an order to the sheriff to lock
him up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
CLARKE'SSADDAY
Comedian Tells of a Thanks
giving in Topeka.
Got a Telegram Announcing
Loss of His Property.
BURNED IN A HOTEL.
Was Filling Date in Topeka at
Time.
Miss Margaret Dale Ovens
Interesting History.
BURNED IN A HOTEL.

Five years ago today I spent my
Thanksgiving in Topeka-the saddest
thanksday ever had
So spoke Harry Corson Clarke this
morning. He was sitting on a table in
the ante-room Of the Auditorium where
the Elks' show is going on this week.
It took but a moment for the return ques-
ton to come from his auditors: HOW
sop
How 50? how sop he unused, reaec-
lively. He looked far away-way off,sad-
ly.
THE story was told in the Topeka
State Journal he said. 1T came out
the day after Thanksgiving and read
like this, 'Corson's Thanksgiving and
then followed the story of how just as
the performance closed at the Crawford
in What Happened to Jones' I received
a telegram telling me that everything l
had in the world in the way of personal
effects had burned in San Francisco in
the great fire of the Baldwin theater and
Baldwin hotel. Lost, lost, lost, every
thing, every single little thing" It
wasn't hard to see that Clarke still
grieves over that disaster. He had some
matches personal belongings, the gath
erings Of years of labor and travel.
No one spoke for a m0emnt, when
Clarke suddenly started again: LET me
tell you, I'd like to know who that re-
porter on the Journal was. He was one
out Of a thousand. He had come up on
the stage to get an interview. Just as
I shook hands with him, messenger
brought the telegram announcing my
loss. I read it aloud, unintentionally.
Like fash that reporter took in the
whole situation at once. He didn't ask
me another word. He turned around
and went away. and the next day wrote
] a sympathetic story of 'Corson's Thanks
| giving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
- senf to -

Arkansas. City, Kan, Nov. go
Lee Krebs. convicted OF manslaughter
last week for the killing OF Harry
Anderson. wiz spend Thanksgiving in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
LITTLE F8AM0ES AAERIE KN0ENl- TNM

gohn har
int o Hef
n world @
nd Their
gs in three
FatE4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

AS was leaning over the rail
awhile ago, looking down at the Chi
nese, my attention was attracted to q
very old man who was being doc
doctor was painting the old mans eyes
with a little brush Afterwards the
old man paid the doctor a few small
coins, and the fat doctor didn't seem
Later it developed that the old man
is blind; he stood at the rail motion
less, for a long time and when he went
away another Chinaman led him The
old man is probably returning to China
70 die. The missionary informs me that
the lower class Of Chinese have no
conception of heaven. they all expect
to go to hell, but they believe II their
friends burn money, they viii receive
the money and be able to bribs the
devil with, and induce him to relieve
their torture a little. The poor old
wretch, after years Of hard work in
America, is returning home, hoping to
find friends who will save him from
the awful fate of being a noneyless
ghost What a cold reception a blind
paper, and a stranger at that, VIII re-
ceiVe in poverty-stricken Chinaf Why
even the most ignorant men torture
themselves with this devil belief. Is q
wonder to me What IS there in ma
ture to suggest it, Why DO men OF
intelligence continue to friEhten old
men and children with the notion that
after death they are to burn for ever
and ever with literal fire.
While was looking at the old blind
man a passenger came Up, and said,
Many a man in jail is no wor5e or
than we are" It is very lonely arTav
out here: nothing TO do: nothing 70
see The appearance Of 3 ship must
be a blessing to the al7atross: this ship
lighted up at night must be q great
sight to an albatrOA. p. ". II,
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Hour after hour. day after day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

It is very rare to see a japanese who
is bald. but badness is very common
among Americans; the three men il
my room are bald.
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There are almost no young girls on
board: the passengers are mostly ell
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-11
Debe atenderse

El ciudadano Jose G. Torres, ha
venido 4 manifestarnos que encou-
traudose enfermo hace dos meses y
sin recursos para curarse, consigui6
del m6lic del distritO declarase una
boja en- el hospital, con ell fin de tras.
ladarse 4 81.
Pero nos dice Torres que sus ges'
tiones hechas ese fin han resultado
hasta ahora indtiles, pues cada ve2
que Sc dirige al Asilo en- busca de un
reiugio, Sc le manifesto por Ell doctor
Mater, que no hay camas teni6ndosele
diariamente andando indtilmente y
sin conseguir .sus prop6sitos.
.Creemos que un principle huma
nitario obliga q los lamados 4 hacer
10, a facilitar un lugar Ell el hospita'
al ciudadano Torres, tenitndose or
cuerts So eSta2 9 d0lieute
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-11
Manifesto Ruso

Sc ha publicado el manifesto Inn
perial referente q las reformss en- 81
gobierno de Russia. Fl manifesto anun.
cia suppression de la censura, igualdad
ante la ley para todos los rusos y
otras inovaciones dc acuerdo con sl
espfritu de los tiempos. La dsmanda
de los Zemstvos por una Constitution
y un gobierno representative es dens.
gada en- absolute, con la amonssta.
ci6n de que agitaciones on tai sentido
deben cesar, porque no seran tolera-
das.
Wv. y. FL Emperador Sc propone mante-
ner el principle autocr&tico y transmit
tfrselo fntegro su posteridad. Sin
embargo, del considerable alcance de
las reformas, que incluyen cierta me-
dfda de responsabilidad ministerial, y
de las amonestaciones del Emperador,
no SO cree possible poner coto & la agi-
taci6n de los Zemstvos en- demanda de
un regimen constitutional.