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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16

trail when she came to the station and
surrendered. Sergeant Voiles, who had
been tracing her, came in within two
minutes. In her maneuvers she had
disposed of the revolver. and although
she told the officers where she had
thrown it, and went back with one Of
them to look for it, the weapon was not
found. She met her sister and some
other negro women while she was at
large. and 1t is suspected that she gave
them the revolver.
She was taken to the county jail
and County Attorney Hungate called up
at a late hour to get out and hunt evi-
dence in the case. He secured a dying
statement from the negro who was shot.
He insisted that he had done nothing
at all to incur the ennlity of the girl.
From what the girl says. the officers
have decided that the shooting was the
result of jealousy.
blanche Woodall is the daughter Of
Lee WoodaI a decent hard working col
ored man who was formerly janitor Of
trouble at frequent intervals When
about 10 years Of age she was arrested
for disorderly conduct. Less than a
year ago she was arrested for stabbing
another negro girl with q pocket knife.
An autopsy was held ever the body
Of Montgomery this morning, and an
inquest will be held at Stonestreet &
Hamilton's undertaking establishment
tomorrow
The autopsy showed that Montgomery
had been shot twice. once through the
left lung, and once in the shoulder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16

Mccormick is in the pink of condition.
The big fellow is Is strong as a horse and
is trained right to the match When he
met Johnson before he had only had two
weeks to condition himself after a barn
storming trip with John L. Sullivan. Now
he has been faithfully applying himself to
the Revised and Unexpurgated Edition De
Luxe of Training Rules. Between breath
ing spells he has been teaching ambitious
youngsters the art of boxing at the To-
peka Athletic association Every morning
he has gone out on the road with Bob
kerns and in the afternoon has been
given 20 or 30 rounds of hard, fast work.
But Jack Johnson mas not been asleep.
That boy is always in training. He never
quits. The biggest and huskiest- colored
boys in the city have been brought out
for him to work on. and quite a few dis
colored eyes and other mural decorations
are ESTABLISHING their anatonlies. John
son says little, but works mighty hard.
He has never been in finer shape than
when he enters the ring on Tuesday
night.
Kid Burson and Young HIedergall. two
Kansas City products, will go on as one
number on the bill a 105 pounds Bobby
Walker, otherwise known as Young Shar-
key, viii try to show up Jesse James.
August koepke and Frank Smith will
wrestle for two falls out of three
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16

LiStcn:-For this Aid-Monlh Rarsoin
Sale, 10 last through the week, we have
prepared 80 big bargain lots OF Sprins shoes.
We do moi know just how many days these
will last. The shoes are new-bought in
our peculiar way for cash and at under
prices. The shoes come in the newest
spring SIyIeS-they are Of a quality we are
safe in guaranteeing with Satisfaction or
your money back" The following shows
the prices are low. The entire family can
be oULfitted in new shoes at a material saw
ing in this sale. Come the first day. The
shoes YOU want may sell first.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16
BIG ATHLETIC EVENT.
Several Good Exhibitions Promised for
Tomorrow Evening.


Herman Crow, secretary Of the Kansas
State Athletic association, who IS getting
up the big flstic carnival for Association
park on tomorrow night, today announced
another preliminary for his programme;
ID He has arranged for Lin Williams and
Willie Wagner. two coiored boys, weigh
ing in at about l45 pounds to go on for
SIX rounds. There is almost as much in
tcrest among the lovers of good boxing
match to know who is the better of these
two as there is in the main event between
Mccormick and Johnson
Williams and Wagner have gone into
The ring for slip Of six rounds at least
half a dozen times in Topeka, and each
time the event has been called a draw. In
Fariably Wagner wailOps Williams jaw
and makes him groggy, and then gets ex-
cited and ruins his hand trying to break
Williams head The result is that Wag
aer's hands go to pieces and Williams
Wades in and almost gets the medal. But
the sixth round has regularly interviewed,
and no referee has vet had the courage to
decide between the boys. Lin Williams is
q brother of the Terrible Teddy Williams,
who is known in this neck OF the woods
as q mighty gamc and clever scrapper.
Wagner has no famous ancestry TO back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16
4 WE'LL CONTESTED RACE.
Fifteen Horses Carded to start in the
Montgomery Handicap.

Memphis, Tenn, April 16.-The
Montgomery handicap will be run
over a fast track today The weather
is ideal and all indications point to
we'll contested race.
Fifteen starters are carded to go to
the post. Rapid Water, Guiding star
and Logistilla, Hildrefh's entry, and
DR.. Gardner, the 3-year-oId owned by
Barney Schrieber of St. Louis, are
equal favorites in the morning betting
at to l. Hyperion II is held at s.,
Lady Navarro at s, while long odds
are posted against the remaining
starters. The handicap is the fourth
event on the programme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16

on the All-American had he not been
sick and unable to play in PENIS last
two games of the year. At the be-
ginning of last season. the eastern
critics touted him and Tom Shevlin in
a class by themselves as far as ends
are concerned
Weede will graduate this spring
from the Pennsylvania school of
dentistry Penn has spring training
and he is taking advantage of it under
the direction of Carl Williams. It IS
Weede's intention to locate in Topeka
and practice and make this his home.
His father is still living at Sterling.
Kan.
Weede and W. w. Stahl, manager of
Washburn athletics, were classmates
at Cooper college. Weede was captain
of every athletic team out there and
StahI was manager While the two
were in school together, they were
chief cooks and bottle washers Of all
the athletic affairs of the little coll
lege, for it was too poor to pay a
coach.
IF I were to pick over ali the men
IN the eastern colleges. said Mr.. StahI
this morning, Il could not find a more
satisfactory man than DR.. Weede. He
is ginger personified. He is up and
going every minute and knows the
game from one end of the alphabet to
the other. Outland, too is very much
pleased with the selection. know
that outland and Weede together will
give US good football team this fall.
Weede is a great athlete. He weighs
about 40 pounds. In 1903 1904 and
1905 he made PENIS track team and
was a great quarter miller. This selec-
ton does not mean Outland's displace-
ment On the contrary, Out1and will
have entire supervision of Washburn' s
athletic affairs. He will be known as
/ physical director of Washburn col
I lege.'
i Manager Stahl this morning gave
/ out Washburn's football schedule for
/ this fall. 1t is remarka BILE that every
/ game with the possible exception OF
! one, out of schedule of twelve games
i VIII be played in Topeka, and per
haps all viii be. Topeka is a good
football town. The gate receipts near
i " always show up strong here. and
! teams from this territory are all toe
willing to come. Nebraska is not on
/ the schedule. although it wanted q
game for either October S or Novern-
Der 8. The first date is too early. and
+ the second is only a week previous
to the Washburn- Kansas university
game The University of Colorado
4 will be here on October 20. Washburr
will either play the University of Okla
homa at Oklahoma City on Thanks
giving day or viii meet Denver uni.
versity here The schedule follows:
September %, Topeka high schoo
at Topeka.
october 6, Fort Riley soldiers at To
october 10, College Of Emporia Al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16
NTGHT OLERK Is ARREsTED.
C. ". Thompson Charged with IN
ducing Porter to Rob Guest.

c. ". Thompson, night clerk of the
Savoy hotel. was arrested today for
robbery. His arrest was the result Of
a confession made by a negro porter.
George Smith, recently arrested for
robbing one-night guest of the hotel
of $50 and watch. The negro claims
that the night clerk put him "onto" the
job, and was cognizant of the robbery.
The transient came in drunk and IVES
put to bed, and the porter robbed him
as soon as he was safely asleep
Thompson viii have a preliminary
hearing tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16

Topeka.
october 10, State Normal at Topeka,
october 16. Friends university at
October 20. University OF Colorado
october 81, Manhattan Agricultural
college at Topeka.
November 8, Paramount college at
November 10, Kansas university at
Topeka.
November II. St. A1arys college at
Topeka.
November "a. Ottawa university at
Topeka.
thanksgiving day. either Denver
university at Topeka or University Of
Oklahoma at Oklahoma City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16
Receiver for Bel Linz

Chicago. April 16.-John N. Faith
horn, president Of the Chicago Ter
minal Transfer company which one
rates a belt line around Chicago. was
today appointed receiver of the com
pany- The appointment of the re-
ceiver was not contested and comes. as
an indirect result OF suit brought
some time since against the corpora-
ton by holders Of some Of its bonds
It has become. necessary for the COM
paay to elevate its tracks and to erect
some new buildings and it was be-
lieved that this work could more
readily be done under a xaceivership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16

him up and can not carry any oil paint
ings of a famous brother to the ringslde.
But he can put up big mill. Both of
the boys will make good boxers some day
if they have sufficient and expert train
ing. They are clever, fast and game to
the finish.
I'm glad I've got them on again. said
Crow this morning. They are proving to
be quite drawing card -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16

we're reelected: H. c. Frfck W. II.
Moore, Norman B. Ream. J. W. Reed.
Charles Steele. P. A. B. Widener. RON
ert Winsor and William Edenborn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16

New York, April 16.@At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
United States Steel corporation in Ho-
boken today the following directors
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03
Stockholders viii Protest Against
Forming Big Corporation.
MAY BE TAKEN INTO COURTS
Distilling Company Wants to Organize
New Company to Manufacture De-
natured Alcohol--Hence Stock
holders Will Fight Move.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2--Dittenhoefer,
Gerber, and James, acting as attorneys
for stockholders in the distillers Secur-
tiles Corporation, announced yesterday
that their clients are about to enter
protest against plans said to be under
consideration by the management Of the
Distillers' Securities Corporation for
the formation of new company to
develop the business of manufacturing
denatured alcohol under the privileges
accorded in the recent act by which the
tax on denatured alcohol is to be re-
moved after January l next. Presi-
dent Rice of the Distilling company,
refused yesterday to affirm or deny the
purpose of the management OF the COM
pany in the matter. He said it was
certain that nothing would be done det-
rimental to the interests of the stock
holders.
According to the information said to
have been obtained by the stockholders
represented by Dittenhoefer, Gerber and
James, it is the purpose OF the distill-
ing company management to form a
new corporation, with s6,OOO,OOO of pre-
ferred stock and sl2,000.0O0 OF COM
mon stock. The complaining stockhold-
ers purpose, they say, if their protest
to the company is not needed, to bring
an action in the courts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03
Women's S Underwear Low Priced

Staple lines Of womens winter underwear sale Mon.
day, Tuesday and Wednesday at exceptionally
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03
YIELDS TO ExpEDlFNCY.
Continued from page y

effect upon the national Democracy as
there would have been had Mr.. Hearst's
victory been clean.cut and straight,
forward one.
Ten days ago them was hardly dis.
sent from the opinion that Hearst
victory in New York would be bound
to color the next national Demcratic
platform. That possibility is now re-
garded as thing of the past, Mr.
Hearst's deal with Tammany and Mr.
Bryan's revised attitude on government
ownership having reduced the moral ci'
feet to the minimum, Should Mr.,
Hearst be elected governor and should
his partnership with Tammany remain
unbroken, he might be able, under tho
unit rule, to control the New York
delegation to the national convention;
but there Is little likelihood that he
and Tamnany will continue to train
together. Without Tammany he could
not have been nominated for governor
and without Tammany he cannot cap
true the natioltl coiEeHtion dalega-
tion. should Mr.. Hearst be defeat
Cd in November, the incident Of his
nomination will have been forgotten by
1908.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03
ANoTHE REBELLION STARTED.
China to be Scene Of Another Great
Outbreak.

NEW YORK, Oct. "A cable dis
patch from Cologne, Germany, printed
here today, states that the Voliczet-
tung publishes a letter from a corre'
spondent in shantung, China, predict
ing outbreaks, compared with which
the disturbances that occurred In 1900
will seem trivial. He says there Is
strange unrest among the people. Trou-
BILE had already begun in shantun where
a rebellion has started The revolters
are plundering villages and driving the
people into the towns. Twenty thou
sand Of these armed robbers are now at
Tsianchufu. There have been many
fights between them and the local
troops. The latter are always beaten
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03
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Its Captain McNeill now. The gen
ial "Scotty,' pilot Of the steamer lar.
line, has been made master OF the
Kamm steamer undine, vice Captain
olney, who returns to the flagship as
pilot along with Captain Larkin. Scot
tys win be throwing undine wheel
water on all the river craft now for
while and new time records will be
made for the Kamm fleet such as new
er were known before. But all the
same, he's a good steamboat man, a
good story-teller, and safe captain
to be with. He'd better stay up.river
for awhile till the boys down here
learn to speak Of him with the proper
respect, as a captain, for instance.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03

The mighty Samson arrived down
from Portland yesterday all done up
in red and green, which might disguise
any other vessel than her, but there is
only one of her style and class in
northern waters, so she was easily rec.
ognized by all old timers. She will
% out with the barkentine Northwest
in tow, from the Knappton mills, as
soon as licensed master for deep sea
service can be obtained for her.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03

The sou'wester heralded by Fore
caster Beals yesterday was just ahead
of the storm flags that went up in obe-
disnce to his notice. There were some
.snifty7 winds playing down around
North Head and Clatsop Spit for a
while yesterday, but no damage to
shipping IS recorded anywhere here
about.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03

Another big shipment Of the San
Francisco earthquake books have just
arrived at the Astorian office and are
ready for subscribers. Come early and
avoid the rush.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03

1t is expected the bark Homeward
Bound now discharging coal at the
Elmore. pier, viii have finished by to-
morrow night, when she will leave up
for Portland at once and load out lum-
Der for San Francisco.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03

The ship Henry Willard will be of
for the Bay City at the first available
moment with her 100000 feet of lum'
Der. She cleared at the custom house
yesterday. Her cargo was taken on at
Flayel, and supplied by the Old Oregon
mills.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03

developments III Cupa, OF cou'se
have been the chief things of interest
this week, even overshadowing the New
York convention. Senator Beveridge''
declaration that II the American ilap
goes up in Cuba IL will not come down
has been severely criticised in admin
istration circles, not because OF the
truth OF the prophecy Is doubted. but
because II was bad time to tell the
truth. No one denies that Mr.. Roose'
welt and Air. Taft have tried sincerely
and earnestly to settle the Cuban mud
die without violating the sovereignty
of the republic, but 1t is not generally
believed their hearts were in the
task. There is in Washington an ov.
erwhclming sentiment that Cuba would
make desirable possession Of the
United States, but that she will new
er be desirable ueighbor.
Should the United States announce
its purpose to annex the island repub'
lie, the Cubans would have to be
whipped, perhaps, but 1t is not doubted
that eventually they would become 10y
al and desirable citizens, The people
OF Spanish descent In New Mexico and
the Southwest, though elinging tena.
ciously to their old customs and the
mother tongue, leave nothing to be de-
sired in the matter OF their American
ism. In many OF the parishes OF Lou
isiana, after hundred years under the
American flag, French is still the dom
inant language, but no one doubts the
Americanism of those French descend
ants. II there is any reason why the
Cubans should not do as well, IL is
not apparent at this time.
The political effect Of intervention
with prospective annexation, furnishes
an interesting theme Tor speculation.
The prevailing opinion in Washington
is that the country favors annexation,
il it can be done without dishonor. but
that it would not tolerate anything
that smacked OF breach Of faith. SO
far there have been only words of com
mendation for the manner in which
Secretary Taft has managed the Cuban
affair, but his job ia mighty ticklish
one and there is ever present the posi-.
bility that he may do something that
will blast his political prospects. II
the American flag goes up in Cuba the
manner of its going of course, will be
made the subject of debate in Con-
gress next winter, and the President
and Mr.. Taft will have to show mighty
clean hands if they escape Democratic
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03

The steamer Telegraph was down on
spot time yesterday. When she went
up she took out with her Mr.. and Mrs
George Jackson and family Of Seaside,
who are bound to Seattle on a recre-
alton tour.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03
tomorrow.

The big British steamship Wyneric
is still off the mouth OF the Columbia
river, waiting for the bar to get over
its tantrums incident to the storm OF
restnrdaU
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03

The steamship Geo. W. Elder will
make her initial trip out of Portland
on the San Francisco, Eureka, Coos
Bay and Astoria run, three weeks from
tnmnrrnw
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03

The steamship Barracuda is due in
from San Francisco some time today,
with big lot Of freight for this port
and Portland.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03

The sea tug Sea Rover, Captain
Thompson, is still in port, in attend
ance upon the ship Two Brothers,
which she will tow hence to San Fran
cisco.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-03
LIFE OF NEW YORK
COMPLETELY CHANGES HANDS

New York, March 2.--The Herald to-
day says:
"Called upon by the state depart
ment Of insurance to make good a seri-
GUS impairment of it's capital, the
stockholders and directors of the
Bankers Life Insurance company, of
New York, held Important meetings
yesterday, the sequel of which will be
that within a few days the men who
compose the present management of
that company will retire and success
sors will be named by the interests OPP
posaed to them. The Bankers, Life has
nearly s23,0oo,0oo outstanding insur-
anqe on its books.
.SEne examinations of the Bankers
LifI by the state insurance depart
melt last December disclosed an inn
paiEnent of its capital to the extent of
scr&kthing like so per cent.
Forced to Quit Business.
&hder instructions from Superin-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-03

tendent Hendricks the company imme-
diately ceased writing new business
Until the shortage could be made
good. and as rapidly as its licenses for
doing business in other states had ex-
pired the company has been with
drawing from operations outside the
domestic field.
Hendricks gave the customary or
der to make good the impaired capi-
tai and an assessment variously stat.
ell to be from $4,000 to $4,000, wa 5
levied upon the shareholders several
weeks ago, to restore the depleted re-
serves, and to provide the necessary
surplus. The state has granted the
corporation until May 9 to furnish the
necessary money. The meeting Of
stockholders was held yesterday in the
cornpany's home office. and adjourned
without conclusive results to meet
again in the same place next Thurs
day. The results of the meeting Of
the directors was not made known"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-03
FISH ENGAGES
IN FIGHT WITH THE MUTUAL

New York, March 2.-The seemingly
authoritative report that Stuyvesant
Fish will head policy holders move
ment to obtain control Of the Mutual
Life Insurance company and the an
nouncement that the board of trus-
tees Of that company had sued former
President McCurdy former General
Manager Robert H. McCurdy and the
firm Of Charles H. Raymond & Co..
are the most startling and latest de-
velopments in the life insurance stu
alton.
It seems certain that Mr.. Fish, who
is president of the Illinois Central
railroad and until recently a trustee of
the Mutual Life Insurance company
and member of the Mutuars investi-
eating committee. will head a policy
Holders movement in that company
for investigation and reform. 1t was
racticallv settled yesterday that Mr..
Fish will lead a committee of policy
holders of the Mutual in the United
States and Europe.
Policy Holders Are Invited.
Invitations to prominent policy
holders In all parts of the United
States were mailed yesterday and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-03

many acceptances are expected by
those in charge of the movement The
proposed committee will work inde-
pendently Of the so-called governors
and Lawson committee 1t is planned
to demand thorough investigation
OF the company.
Reports that Mr.. Fish may be asked
to accept the presidency of the COM
pany in the event Of the overthrow of
the present regime are said to be with
cut foundation.
d. Cady Herrick, who was one OF
the counsel to the Truesdale commit
tee until Mr. Fish withdrew, will be
retained as one Of the legal advisers
to the international committee Sam
uel Untermyer will be associated with
him and other eminent counsel will be
engaged.
Viscount Northcliffe, better known
as Sir Alfred Harmsworth, chairman
of the protection committee Of the
British policy holders of the Mutual
Life Insurance company. has cabled to
Mr.. Fish the committees alarm at his
resignation from the company and
urging him to continue to support
genuine reforms.