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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15
New Kansas Rural Carriers.

Washington, March 15.=These rural
carriers have been appointed: Kan
sas-Horton, route 3, James A Farm
er carrier, John c. Farmer substitute;
McLouth, route 1. David Reynolds car
rier, Philip Greece substitute route g.
Alta D. Rice carrier. MoIlie Rice sub
stitute; Rantoul, route 2. Fred Miller
carrier. Lewis Gardner substitute.
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He PAID 1T BACK.
But Indiana state Auditor Is Convicted
of Embezzlement.

indianapolis. Ind, March 15.-David
E. Sherrick. former auditor of state,
was today found guilty of embezzle-
ment. Mr.. Sherriclk was tried on in
dictments charging him with misuse Of
S127, 900 belonging to the state. He
resigned on the demand of the COVER
nor and the money has since been paid
back to the state treasury.
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Tortured bv -.

Speaking Of the torture to which some
OF the savage traoes OF me philippines
subject their eapuVss, reminds me OF the
intense suIIerlns endured for three
months from IN iaIllrlation Of the kid
neys, says W N sherman Of Cushing.
Me Nothing helped me until tried
Electric BitteTs. three bottles Of rvhfo71
completely cured me Cures liver COM
plant. dyspepsia, blood disorders and ma
laria and restores the weak and nervous
to robust health. guaranteed BY the Ar
mold Drug Co, ~ y. Kansas ave Price
30 cent?.
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CaIexico. Cal, March 15.-WhartoH
James and Louis Francis Brown have
-sached here with three boats and IN
dian guides en- route from Puma to
Saltons. by way of Colorado river and
overflow through the wilderness. They
are the first white men to make the
trip.
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PILLSBURY STRICKEN.
Noted Chess Player Suffering From
Paralysis Following Apoplexy.

Philadelphia, March 15.-Harry n.
PilIsbury, the noted chess player, is in
a hospital in this city suffering from a
stroke of apoplexy followed by an at
tack of paralysis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15

daVe you saCAaCUe Get oo-- ~
Kidney Ettes-the most wondarf71f
remedy for all kidney troubles. and
they will make you right 25c. stsns-
field. druggist, 6Sz Kan. ave; Arnold
Drug Co, No. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15

The state Journal VIII sell old paparr
at 5 cents bundle for e short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15
OPEN THIS EVENING
For the benefit of the Santa Fe shop people.
These Specials viii Be on Sale This Evening and All Day Tomorrow
This SPACE will Be used I

THIS SPACE will be used
every day in the week
except Sa turday by
truthful advertising ofspecials
of this store. We viii endeav-
or to make it to your interest
TO read it every evening, by
offering goods that are desir-
able and genuine bargains.
Remember we sell for cash at
one price to all-good mer-
chandise at a lower price.
Goods exchanged or money
refunded without endless red
tape rules.
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PEELED to cancel two meetings by BUSH
ness matters which called him to Kansas
City He viii close his campaign In
this county by a rally at the court house
tonight. The rain and sleet have inter
fered greatly with the meetings. as 1t
is almost Impossible for farmers to
drive over the roads in their present
condition. Mr.. Allen claims that he will
carry Bourbon county by at least 800
majority. Postmaster Cheney, the local
manager Of SCOTS interests, disputes
this claim.
Representative Charles F Scott of
lola. Kan, spoke to 100 Republicans
Wednesday night in Metropolitan hall.
Second street and Metropolitan avenue,
Argentine. The candidate for the Re
publican congressional nomination in
the Second district praised President
Roosevelt for his attitude upon the rail-
road rate question now before congress.
Oskaloosa, Kan, March 15.-The Re
publican county central committee
elected z delegates to the Republican
state convention. Oscar Raines, Jeffer-
son cOunty's candidate for attorney gen
eraI, was Endorsed by the committee and
authorized to name the delegates, who
are as follows: Mel Legler, D. S. Curry,
Charles F. Johnson. E. D. Bradford, j.
N Gibbs, Harvey Hart, G. A Swallow,
w 2. HuddlestOn, G. W. Plummer,
Thomas Everett, Ike Loverton, B. +.
Billings.
Strong resolutions fndorsing Governor
HOch, Congressman Curtis, and the can
didacy of Mr.. Raines for attorney gen
eral were passed by a unanimous vote.
Mr.. Raines' friends are very active, and
assurances of support from all over the
state are being received. He Is a law
yer of ability and strong campaigner.
The Independence Star says:
That Judge Flannelly will be oppos-
ed in the convention is now practically
assured A number Of candidates have
been mentioned, but so far none have
openly avowed their intention to get
ting into the race. Among those whose
names have been connected with the
candidacy. however, are A. B. Clark Of
this city and Howard Dana of COney-
Vile. Mr.. Clark has been for more than
q quarter Of q century one Of the most
successful lawyers in southern Kansas
and would no doubt be pleased to round
out his career on the bench. but he viii
not seek the nomination. It must coIre
to him"
The primaries in that district viii be
March q. and the convention for Sc
lect-ng judicial state and congressional
delegates viii be on March "a.
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Oklahoma city and Return, SIC. 50
Santa Ee

Live stock convention Tickets "a
sale March u to 16. f1cIusive- ana
return limit. March 10.
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sHOFsl a HOLE NEWs.

AT the Theaters Tonight.
Novelty Vaudeville.
era vaudeville.
Star-Burlesqu
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FORT Scott kan. March 15.-Henry J.
Alien. who has been holding meetings
q Bourbon county this week. was COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
CHOKED A WOMAN.
Unknown Negro Creates a Stir on the
East Side.

The police would like to meet an
unknown negro who assaulted a white
woman at the corner of Second and
Hancock streets at 1890 last night
Without any proyocation the negro
walked up to the woman, grabbed her
by the throat and choked her. She
screamed and broke away from him.
and he ran. So did the woman. Some
children who were playing with their
sleds- nearby, saw the occurrence and
called up the police station.
Officers Ross and H. D. Smith went
to the place and talked to the children
who said that the negro ran toward a
nearby house. Taking one of the boys,
who thought he could identify the ne
gro, the Officers entered the house and
were savagely abused by a negro who
was in bed. They had no warrant and
no right in the house and as the boy
said that the negro in the house was
about twice as large as the negro who
committed the assault, they had to re-
tire under a. fire of abuse. They
learned that the woman assaulted was
the sister of a Santa F'e shop man, but
did not learn her name.
The East side negroes have been
causing a lot of trouble lately and
many of the bad negroes who form
erly inhabited Smoky row. and the
bottoms" have removed to the East
side because the district is not polieed
by the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
SHE NEEDED SLEEP.
Woman Carried out Of White House
Had Not Slept for Seven Nights.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Mrs. Minor Nor
ris, who was elected from the White
House after insisting upon seeing the
president, today is in a state of nervous
collapse. In response to inquiries she
sent word by a near friend that al
though she felt keenly the humiliation
to which she had been subjected, she
proposed to allow the matter to drop
The further information was conveyed
that her husband, DR.. Morris, will reach
here tomorrow from Ohio.
Mrs. Morris was not charged in the
duct. Instead Of appearing for trial
however, she did not answer to her
name and the $5 collateral which was
put up for her at the house of detention
was declared forfeited
In a statement made today by Assist
ant Secretary Barnes at the White
House concerning the ejectment of Mrs.
offices Mr.. Barnes stated that after
Mrs. Morris arrest she produced an en-
velOpe addressed to the president which
she asked to have delivered to him. This
envelope was found to contain a lengthy
poem on the subject of insomnia which
stated to the officers that she had not
slept for seven nights past. The state
ment concludes as follows:
There is no truth whatever in the
statement made by many of this morn
ing papers that a negro laid hold Of
Mrs Morris and assisted in carrying
her. One Of the coIored messengers of
the Office followed the policemen and
gathered up such small articles as were
dropped in the woman's struggles, but
there was no other foundation whatever
for the statement
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ROOSEvELT'S GRASP.
David Overmyer Says That President
May Be Reelected.

IF President Roosevelt successfully
carries out the principles he has pro-
nounced and advocated in the railroad
rate question. he viii be renominated and
reelected and no man can beat him. If
he fails, the next president viii be a Dem
ocrat. President Roosevelt is on trial be-
fore the bar of the people of the United
States. He has taken up this and dropped
it, he has taken up that and dropped it.
The American people are now waiting to
see whether he will stick by this railroad
legislation and see it through or whether
ne will drop it, ." said David Overmyer in
a speech before the Democratic Flambeau
club last evening. About $50 members of
the club and their friends were present
The occasion was the installation of the
clubs new officers The following officers
were installed: President, NJ. J. Helum;
first vice president, George Atkinson; sec
Ond vice president, D. H. Clark; recording
secretary, E. H. Harrup; financial secre-
tary, ]. p. GamlOwslzi; treasurer, Henry
Heise; trustees. J. S. Behler, VIM. Busby,
Charles Cox; captain, August Hansen;
sergeant-at-arms, J. H Hartman.
The retiring president, II. c. Fraser,
made a brief speech of welcome in turn
ing over his office to his successor. Fol-
lowing the installation a luncheon of buff
falo meat pickles, cheese and coffee was
served. The remainder of the evening
was spent in dancing. The next meeting
Of the club will be on next Thursday.
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MRS. TACGART FOUND.
In Kentucky With Her Boys and Likely
to Stay There.

Cincinnati, Jan. 5.-Mrs. Taggart,
whose sudden departure from Wooster.
O.. recently with her two sons who had
been awarded to the father, Captain E.
F. Taggart, after he secured divorce,
which aroused general interest, has
been positively located in Campbell coun-
ty, Kentucky, where she can probably
remain as long as she wishes, according
to a statement made in Newport today.
Mrs. Taggart and her sons were re-
ported as being with friends at Alexan-
dria, Ky, but her friends prevented at
tempts to verify the report until today
when Judge Albert Berry of the Camp
bell county circuit court, in Newport,
whose daughter is one of Mrs. Tag
CARTS close friends said:
4 have positively refused to give the
location OF Mrs. Taggart and her chill
dren. They are within the jurisdiction
of my court and propose to protect
them.
"The manner in which Mrs. Taggart
has been treated and is being bounded
was worse than would be meted out to
a dangerous criminal instead of a moth
er who, through love for her children,
seeks to keep possession of them
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speet or leave the room" replied NJ
Sal' born with warmth.
do you know where the Standard
Oil sells oil end does nOt2" asked Mr.
Hddiey.
Il do not"
did the question of territory come
up before the board of directors2'
mot while I was present"
What do you know about the busi-
ness of this company of which you
are q director p"
Very little except as to its financial
standing"
Mr. Bedford said his duties as di-
rector are to listen to reports of the
officers of the company and to vote on
them. The officers. he said, are J. A.
Moffatt, president, and W B. Cowan,
vice president. He could not remem-
Der the names of the others at the
moment, he said.
The hearing proceeded very slowly
owing to the fact that the testimony
was taken down in long hand by the
commissioner. This was done at the
request of one of the Standard Oil
lawyers.
Attorney General HadIey made no
objection to this method. saying that
ne could stay as long at the case as
anyone.
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JUDGE De CAMP DEAD.
Prominent Emporia Citizen Passes
Away With Heart Failure.

Emporia, Kan, Jan. 5.-Judge G..
W. DeCamp was found dead in his
bed about half past 10 o'clock Thurs
day morning at his home, 502 West
Twelfth avenue. Death was probably
due to heart failure. For the past six
weeks Judge DeCamp had been sick
but his condition Wednesday was
thought to be much improved. He did
not rise as usual Thursday morning
but his family thinking he was asleep
and not wishing to disturb him, let him
sleep.
Several times during the morning
members of the family We're in the
room in which he was lying but his
appearance seemed to indicate sound
sleep rather than death, and he was
not disturbed. Wishing to arouse him,
a member of the family went to him
and tried to awaken him, but could
not. A doctor was summoned and
after an examination stated that death
had occurred probably two hours be-
fore the time an attempt was made to
awaken him. No funeral arrange
ments have been made, as the family
is awaiting the arrival of other mem
bers of the family.
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STIFLING THE REVOLT.
Russian Governments Policy Is Grow
ing More Severe.

St Petersburg, Jan. 5.-The govern
ment's victory over the revoluuionists
has been quite decisive, although open
revolt continues in many places in
the interior. The military is employed
and mereilessly and gradually the
movement is being stifled. The fires
OF revolt, however, are Smothered but
are not eXtinguished and the main fear
IS that the government. encouraged by
success, will fall into the very error of
which the revolutionists were guilty
and attempt to press its advantage too
far. Already there are signs that the
pOlley OF repression may be carried to
point which is sure to again arouse
the resentment and discomfort of the
classes which shrank from the violent
program of the reds
In st. Petersburg for instance, the
wholesale acquisitions of the police
have been succeeded by particularly
offensive measure of the Drefect po-
lice, which practically gives the
DVorn1cks, or house pOrters, a free
hand to search private lodgings for
arms and suspicious persons for dOcu-
ments, offering them a premium of SO
cents for the discovery of every re-
volVer or bomb. and 25 cents for a
knife. Such a measure naturally will
arouse the cupidity of the house port
ers and restore the intolerable system
of personal espionage which was in
vogue at the time of the late Interior
Minister Won Plehve. Thirty-five ar
rests were made last night. Among
those taken in custody were four Mos
COW revolutionists who came here to
consult their comrades in this city
They were captured on their arrival at
the railroad station after a desperate
struggle with the police.
The programme for the dem Onstra-
ton of January %, the anniversary OF
red Sunday, includes services for the
martyrs at the Narva gate, Palace
square and other places where the
troops fired on the Workmen and also
at the cemetery of the Transfigura-
ton where the majority of the victims
were buried.
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GAGE THINKS so TOO.
He Agrees With schiR's Forecast of a
Financial Panic.

New York, Jan. 5.-Lyman J.
Gage. former secretary of the treasury,
said today that he agrees with Jacob
H. Schiff in the opinion that great
panic is inevitable unless steps are
taken to remedy the inelasticity of the
existing currency system.
''I agree positively with Mr.. Schif,
said Mr.. Gage. that the monetary
conditions which have existed in this
country during the last sixty days are
disgraceful to US as a nation, and L
further agree with him that stun
ming panic is but a matter of time
unless something is done. The more
promptly and effectually this is done
the better for the United States
I'm my opinion there is no imme-
diate danger, but the danger itself IS
apparent and if the country sits pas
sive under existing conditions the
country will suffer. I do not under
stand how any careful and thoughtful
financier can fail to realize the peril
Z see that Mr.. Schif objects to Sec
retary Shaw,s recommendation OF an
emergency circulation of heavily taxed
bank notes, holding that such plan
would facilitate speculation rather
than the legitimate interests which
stand in need at present may say
that I believe Secretary Shaw's idea
fications. With these notifications
I believe his proposition would provide
a cure.
Il don't care in the short space OF
a newspaper interview to go into de-
tails,'' continued Mr.. Gage. MY views
today are views which I have enter
tanned a long while-vfews which are
embodied in reports made by me as
secretary of the treasury and in bills
already offeerd in congress. I believe
the work of securing proper legisla-
ton to relieve the present circulation
needs is a high public duty of the
president very high public duty"
Frank A. Vanderlip. vice president
of the National City bank, said today
he believed Mr.. Schiff's speech had no
application to the immediate situation.
Had Mr.. Schiff thought" said Mr..
Vanderlip, that there was any present
danger he would not have regarded
this as an appropriate time to call
public attention to that danger He
is undoubtedly right in saying that
some time our illogica1 currency sys-
tenn viii cause trouble. It has caused
trouble in the last six weeks, but the
indications are that the trouble is
about over"
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CLARKS CHALLENGE.
Missouri Congressman Offers to Help
Break UD Sugar Trust.

Washington. Jan. 5-Debate on the
Philippine tariff bill was continued in the
house today. Mr.. Clark (A1o), speaking
Of the area and productiveness of the
Philippine islands, said he had never been
50 much surprised since a Republican
peat him for congress in 1894.
You could, he said, ram the whole
Island INTO the congressional district rep
resented by Mr. Stevens of Texas.
Stating the Democratic position on the
DILL he said his party would vote for it,
although in committee the Democrats
nad voted against it simply because the
democratic substitute for absolute free
LTade mad not been supported by the Re
BY producing figures showing the acre
age production of beet and cane sugar in
TINS country in comparison with the corn
crop, Mr.. Clark reached the conclusion
that an acre in sugar produced two to
three times the revenue that an acre of
corn would
Mr.. Clark spoke from the forum in front
OF the speakers desk and as he proceeded
ne would cross to the Republican side and
nents.
Having his attention called to the ''su-
gar trust by a question from Mr. Rrous-
sard Oa-) he declared dramatically: '.TH
tell you about the sugar trust-if you beet
sugar people here will vote with us to
Wlpe out the diferential tariff of 261s
ceuts on renned sugar, we will kill the
sugar trust as dead as a nullet' -
lie recalled the sugar debate of two
years ago and drew Mr. DaIzelI CPa.) into
ment that the house organization was
run over rough shod on that day"
guess that's So admitted Mr.. Dali
z.5ll.,, 2el. but J3i what became of them after
"Oh, we'll" said Mr. Clark with a ges-
ture but If YOU beet sugar people will
the differentiaI or to cut it down one
haif, VIII stand with you"
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Judge W. A. Randolph, formerly on
the bench of fhe district court for Lyon
and Coffey counties. is up from Emporia
today in connection with a contested
election The dispute is over the office
of county commissioner. G. F. Arnold,
Republican, claims the election: so does
E Morehead, a Democrat The question
of the county printing is involved. There
is already one Democrat on the board
and one Republican. If there are two
Republicans it is understood the print
ing goes to the EmpOria Gazette, w. A.
Whites paper, and if Mr.. Morehead
should win his case in the supreme court
it is understood the printing VIII go to
the Emporia Times. a Democratic pa
per Judge Randolph is attorney for
Morehead.
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Estes Case Goes Over.

The case of the state against E. ".
Estes was called for trial in the ely
court this morning and postponed un-
til the 18th of the present month as
several Of the states witnesses were
not present. E. W. Estes is the father
of Charles Estes. who has been play
ing hide and seek with the 0fiice~s Of
this county ever since he made his
escape from the Shreveport Jail where
he was confined, charged with burg
lar5ying a store at Rossville. The faith
el is charged with receiving some of
the property which his son accuinu-
lats-a in his various raids abouc the
Country.
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RAILROADS WIN.
Through Rates, Less Than in and Out
Rates, Not Illegal.

Washington, Jan. 5.-In an opinion
by Chairman Knapp, the interstate
commerce commission announced to-
day its decision in the case of the st.
Louis Hay & Grain company against
the Illinois Central Railroad company
and the Mobile & Ohio Railroad COM
pany in favor of the railroads.
It was held that the fact that
through rates are less than the sum
of in and out rates is not of itself
valid ground of objection nor is it un-
lawful for the defendants to maintain
reconsignment rates which are higher
in some cases than their proportions
of through rates and also that the fact
that the reconsignnent rate is some
times the same as the proportion of
the other rate does not warrant an in
ference of illegal conduct or support
a charge of discrimination.
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GETS HIS REWARD.
Man Who Gave Evidence in Robbery
Case Is PardOned.


Thomas r. Matthews. a Montgom-
el-v county farmer who whipped his
neighbor in a fight about some pigs,
was given his reward this morning
for helping the sheriff turn up" a
robbery scheme
Matthews was convicted of assault
in the early part of December and
was sent to the county Jail for four
months A few weeks ago his wife
applied to Governor HOch for a par
con. stating that she was dependent
upon him for support. County Attor-
nev Wagstaff opposed the pardon and
it was refused. Since then a couple of
prisoners in the county jail robbed a
hold over" who happened to be in
there, and Matthews furnished the evi-
dence which enabled the sheriff to
arrest the men. County Attorney
Wagstaff then recommended Mat
thews' pardon, and the man will be
released today.