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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-14

to be attorney general, as this enables
him to use the name of the state TO
assist his client in attempting TO defeat
the viii of the people. And the popular
question is Are F. L. Williams & Co.
or the new light company or the fl N
of Coleman & Williams 10 distate what
Clay Center shall do, or does major
ity vote of the citizens still rule It's ac-
tions? Are the people CT Clay Center
to be compelled to pay for light what
ever Mr. Williams may choose to
charge, or have they the right to take
such action as is permitted by law and
furnish their own current at greatly
reduced price2
.-The technicalities of the law are so
intricate and far reaching that an OBJ
structionist can, sometimes, backed by
good legal talent, and Mr. Williams is
a good lawyer, defeat for a time the
viii of the people. It is useless to ar
que from a moral standpoint that the
public good is above individual gain.
There Will always be people that are
willing to sacrifice the general good for
their own particular ends.
In view of the latest move in the
city light plant matter the people
word to the city authorities should be:
Fight. Fight fast and to a finish To
lie down now Will be to deserve the re-
ward of the mean spirited and the cow
ardly."
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CAR TO TAKE CHANCE.
Decides to Spend Week at Camp of
Imperial Guard.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 14=Despite
the attempt on the life of the Grand
Duke Nicholas on August 10, at Kras-
by his entire family and the major
portion of the court. has gone to
Krasnoye- to spend a week at the
guards camp. Six additional guard
regiments have gone to the camp from
St Petersburg and the most rigid pre-
cautions have been taken to protect the
safety of the emperor during his stay
The railroad station at st. Petersburg
is heavily guarded and no civilians are
allowed to leave there for Krasnoye-
Selo except after being fully identified.
guard review is scheduled for Au-
gust g, after which the imperial fam
lily will go to Tsarkoe-Selo instead of
returning to Peterhof, although some
of the papers report that 1T is the in
tentfon of the imperial family to i'm
mediately go by sea to Lividia in the
Crimea and spend the autumn there.
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NO OPERA TILL SUNDAY.
Then BIuebeard. Jr,. VIII Be Put on at
VinewoOd.

The opening of the season of light
opera at the theater at Vinewood park
has been postponed till next Sunday
beginning with Sunday matinee.
The BIuebeard, Jr., company which
was scheduled to open at the park the
ater last evening failed to arrive from
ST. Joseph on account of internal dis
sension among the players in the COM
pany which caused them to miss the
train yesterday afternoon. The COM
pany reached Topeka at midnight. The
report that the company failed to show
up in Topeka on account of a Rock
Island freight wreck was untrue. There
was no wreck on the Rock Island.
This company has been playing at
Lake Contrary at St. Joseph, with, it
is said, but Indifferent success.
The opening bill next Sunday will be
the opera King Koko, which is sup
posed to be a revised version of King
Dodo This piece will be followed by
Bluebeard. Jr.. and later by the Belle
of New York
The engagement of this company at
the park will last two weeks, with mat
inees Thursdays, Saturdays and Sun
days The prices will be 10 and 20
cents Each of the operas win be pro-
duced three days.
Sam Pickett, who is at the head of
the organization, announces that Donna
Seymour is the prirna donna Of the ag-
gregation, and that from eight to ten
late and popular song numbers viii be
given each evening.
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PUT THEM TO WORK.
Councilman Swendson Revives the
Worlxhouse Plan.

TO put the city prisoners to some
useful occupation by employing them
on the public works the parks and the
streets of the city is a policy which
Councilman S. A. Swendson would
like to see inaugurated-
In league with this Mr.. Swendson
would like to see a workhouse estab-
lished
..There ought to be some place pro-
vided for the city prisoners in which
they could do some useful sort Of work
that would be profitable to the city and
make their sentence of more account
than it is now" said Swendson detail
ing his plan.
"A building should be erected TO
house them and provided with the
necessary appliances where those who
have trades may exercise their trades.
If it's painter the city could have
him turn his knowledge of his trade
to an account that would make his
services profitable to the city And
even if the city should not make any
money out of it it would at least help
to pay the cost OF their maintenance
by the city while in prison Under the
present plan there are number Of fell
lows who make it a practice of getting
sentenced and spending most of the
winter months in the city jail. The city
feeds them and they have a place to
sleep and that's all they want. The
rock pile is not enough to keep them
busy.
''The city uses some of them for
cleaning out the Auditorium and this is
in the lire Of what am after.
I'VE haven't got the money at pres
ent to spend on workhouse but I
think that we could probably use the
men on the streets and in the parks.
We employ a number of men the sum-
mer through on the parks and we
could use the prisoners on this work
as it does not require any particular
knowledge or experience If some one is
over them to direct them
Then there is a big stone quarry.
too, at the site of the detention hos
pital which might be put to good USE
We might put the prisoners to work
quarrying out the stone there. There
IS an immense quantity Of it-enough
to build large detention hospital.
Il have not worked out this plan
fully, but L think it could be taken up
with very profitably. Most cities Of
any size have workhouse which they
find profitable institution
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ELEPHANr SEXES WOMAN.
Sweetheart of Gunda in New york
Has Close Call.

New York, Aug. 14-Gunda, the big
elephant at the geological gardens in the
Bronx, was sullen and well nigh dis
tracted by the heat yesterday.
Never mind said Keeper Gleason.
who had tried in vain to humor the
monster, "Gunda will be all right when
his sweetheart comes to see u.s.
BY sweetheart" Gleason meant
Lucretia Ann Hawes, an old woman in
mate of the Peabody home. who has
been calling on Gunda daily for the last
two years and a half and feeding the
elephant fruit and dainties.
Mrs. Halves appeared soon after at
the door Of the elephant house, bearing
on her arm the customary basket of
bread, sugar and fruit. Gunda trumpt-
ed with delight as his sweetheart
walked slowly toward the cage
AS the old woman reached the front
of the cage she rested her basket on
the brass railing and began to talk af-
fectionately to Gunda.
How Is my dear?'' she asked.
For answer, Gunda trumpeted again
and, extending his trunk through the
bars, put the end of it against Mrs.
Hawes' cheek. She petted the trunk. It
was Gunda's way of kissing her, she said
Then to the terror Of those standing
around, before Mrs. Halves had any real
ization of her danger, the elephant wound
his trunk around the old wOman's neck
lifted her off her feet, and began to draw
her over the brass railing toward the
cage. In her struggle, one of Gunda' ;
sharp tusks pierced a vein in the back of
Mrs Hawes' hands and blood poured
from it.
Startled by the yells of the crowd and
keepers, GInda dropped his 'sweetheart'
unconscious. Apparently crazed by what
he had done, the elephant stood upon his
hind legs, trumpeted, and tried to tear
down the bars
Mrs Hawes was picked up and carried
to the administration office, where she
was revived and her wounded hand band
aged. She was not the least bit angry at
Gunda.
HE was only trying to hug me. He did
not mean to hurt me" she said
When told Gunda was unmanageable
she insisted on being taken back to his
cage At sight of her Gunda duieted
down at once and began trumpeting in a
low, nournfu1 tone.
''Seei 1 knew he did not intend to in
lure me-" said Mrs. Hawes.
All afternoon Gunda was inconsolab1e
and would not let the children ride on his
hack as usual
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The Total Ia Now Estimated at
$4,000.
S NARROWED TO TWO.
Fight for Office of Commander
Grows Warmer.
It Is Now Between Capt. COney
and h. B. Brown.

Minneapolis, Mimi, aug. 14.-This
was reunion day at the G. A. R. en-
campment and the gatherings Of old
soldiers were held in all parts of the
city and at all hours of the day be-
tween a. m. and midnight In addi-
ton there were receptions. the ma
jority of them being all day affairs.
by patriotic societies, Masonic bodies
and various organizations affliated
with the Grand Army.
The crowd of visitors greatly in
creased today It was said that 5000
visitors came from Chicago alone. The
lobby of the West hotel and particu-
larry that portion of it adjacent to the
Illinois headquarters. was packed
early today. The crush was so great
that the doors of the Illinois headquar-
ters were forced to open and even then
only a small portion of the crowd
could be accommodated.
It is believed by the railroad men
that the total number of visitors will
be about $4,000.
So far there has been no difficulty
in caring for the visitors. excellent ac-
commodations having been provided.
A delegation of Pennsylvanians,
among whom was one survivor of the
famous Pennsylvania "Buck tails"
came late in the evening. The Buck
tall wore in his hat the same old
badge which he said had been carried
through nearly all the campaigns of
the army of the Potomac
The campaign for commander is
growing warmer. Followers of R. B.
Brown of GAINESVILLE, O., and of Cap
tain COney of Kansas, the leading can
didates for this Office. are making an
energetic campaign. Both sides seem
confident of electing their candidate.
Tonight a public campfire Will be
held in the auditorium. There will be
addresses of welcome by Governor
johnson and Levy Longfellow, depart
ment commander Of Minnesota.
Chief Tanner viii re-
spond. Addresses of welcome viii also
be made to the Woman's Relief Corps.
Ladies of the Grand Army and Sons of
Veterans Responses to these will be
made by General G. W. Cook Of Den
yer Archbishop Ireland and others.
Final preparations are being made
for the great parade tomorrow and 1t
is estimated that about $4,000 old sol
diers will be in line. The route IS
about two miles in length.
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COLLATERAL GONE
Stensland Not Only Stole Money
But Securities as Well.
A Genuine Note for $4,000
Found in His House.
CHANCES GROW WORSE
DepositOrs May Not Receive
More Than % Per Cent.
A Secret Chamber Discovered in
the Bankers Home.
GROW WORSE

Chicago. Aug. 14.-The belief that
large amounts of collateral given as
security for notes in the Milwaukee
Avenue State bank have been stolen
practically became a certainty when a
note for $4,000 known to be genuine was
found in President Stensland's house.
Search was made for the collateral Sc
curity but it could not be found.
The discovery opened up q field for
almost unlimited speculation as to how
far the looting proceeded before Stems
land disappeared. If the real estate
and other securities in the bank have
been stolen or are found to be worth
less. the amount of money left to pay
the depositors probably will be reduced
to as low as 20 per cent
P Q. StensIand is said to have large
land holdings in Mexico and he may be
in the southern republic now.
Opening from President Stensland's
den in the home of the fugitive bank
president, Inspector Shippy found a
secret room large enough to conceal Il
man. An hours careful search disclosed
it. The police believe it was intended
as a hiding place for Stensland, but
there is no evidence that it has recently
been occupied
The banks of the Chicago Clearing
House association have offered a reward
of $4,000 for the apprehensio of Paul
0. Stensland, fugitive president of the
Milwaukee Avenue State bank. So
anxious are the bankers to capture the
accused official that a conference has
been held to decide upon some action to
assist the police authorities in their
search for Stensland and the passage of
a resolution to pay this reward was the
result.
The failed bank now has two re-
ceivers. Judge Gibbons in the circuit
court appointed the Chicago Title and
Trust company receiver, the appoint
ment being made on petition of one of
the creditors Of the institution. Follow
ing the appointment of the trust COM
pany, a demand was made upon John c.
Fetzer. who was appointed receiver of
the bank by Judge Brentano in the su-
perior court last week. Attorneys for
Receiver Fetzer advised HIM to refuse
to comply with the request, and a Bit
ter contest as to who shall be receiver
is sure to follow.
It is declared by the attorneys who
asked for the new receiver that Fetzer's
appointment in the superior court was
Illegal. because Judge Brentano was
without proper jurisdiction when he
Tnade the appointment.
Vice President Theodore Stensland
appeared in Judge Kersten's court yes
terday afternoon. He waived examina-
ton at the suggestion of his counsel.
His bonds on the charge of conspiracy
were fixed at $10.00O and were furnish
ed by A H. Matson and Attorney Kern.
Herring of the Milwaukee State bank
with forging a note for SO, 600 in the
name of Marius s. Kirkeby was issued
today.
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GRAND AERlE MEETS.
Eagles Assemble in Their Eighth An
nual Convention.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 1.-THE
eighth annual convention of the grand
aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
opened in Pabst theater today, the
delegates numbering about 1900.
The opening session was devoted to
addresses of welcome and responses.
There promises to be an exciting
contest for the various Offices. For
grand worthy president Edward
Krause Of Wilmington, Del, and Wood
A. Carr of Uniontown. Pa, are the
most active candidates.
Congressman Theodore Bell, of Cali
fornia, seems to have little opposition
as grand worthy vice president.
For grand secretary, A. E. Partridge
of Kansas City, No, has Robert Min
nehan of Chicago as an opponent, and
Grand Treasurer Frank z. Herring Of
South Bend, Ind, is opposed by c. A
stephens of Cedar Rapids, Ia
The contest for the next place of
meeting seems to lie between Norfolk,
Va, and Omaha. The western city is
making most strenuous campaign.
The entertainment features during
the week Include flower and automo-
bile parades and various boating and
trolley trips
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CHAIR CAR UPSET.
Twenty-Five Injured in a Collision at
Fort Scott.

Fort Scott, Kan, Aug. IA ST.
Louis & San Francisco freight engine
ran into the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
fast passenger train No. 6, northbound.
at the crossing of the two roads near
this city early today overturning
chair car and one sleeper. Seven pas
sengers were seriously hurt and mum
Der Of others were thrown from their
seats or berths, but escaped severe IN
jury.
The Seriously Injured.
Joseph Haddick. Susquehanna. Pa,
hand mashed.
Mrs. Joseph Haddick. arm cut and
back injured.
Harry Horton, Montpelier. Ind, hard
cut, back injured.
j. n. Vallard, Montrose, No, cut
about face and head.
A. ". Ringland. South McAlester. I.
T., arm cut.
John E. Pace, Muskogee, I. T., hand
smashed.
Joseph Lindsay, Granger, Tex, head
cut and leg bruised.
Bruised and Shaken.
Several persons were bruised or bad
ly shaken up. Among them the fol-
lowing:
A P. Herford. Charlton. Ia.
A. r. Gum, Clinton, Mo.
R. z. Sheppard, Wichita Falls, Tex.
Mrs. Edward Lamb and daughter
Ruth, st. Louis.
Mrs. ". A. Seats and child. Deni-
son, Tex
Susie Meng, Cedar City, Mo.
Susie Wagner, Cedar City, No
J. J. Friburger, New London, Wis.
Mrs. J. J. Brodrick and daughter, st
Louis.
Myrtle Watkins. Houston Tex.
J. n. Pallard, Montrose, Mo.
J. D. Paynks. residence unknown.
R. F. Cupper and wife, Coffeyville
Kan.
Mrs. Mae Cupper, Coffeyville, Kan.
S. r. Gamble, Muskogee, I. T.
A. r Robinson, Tahlequah. L T.
The passenger train was bound from
Texas to st. Louis and was six hours
late. The chair car was turned over
but the sleeper fell against a telegraph
pole, which prevented its falling to It's
side.
All the injured were able to continue
their journey.
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GOLD BRICK PRIZES.
Twelve Hundred Dollars Hung Up for
Union Printers.

Colorado Springs. Colo, Aug. H.
Three special trains on the Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek district rail-
way today carried the delegates to the
flfty-seeond annual convention of the
International Typographical union, now
Creek gold camp, where the day is being
spent in visiting several of the big
mines. Twelve hundred dollars in gold
bricks viii be awarded as prizes to the
writer's of the best articles descriptive
OF the trip and the gold camp; the ar
ticles to be published outside of Colo
rado. There will be no business session
OF the union today.
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ARTICLES FOR THE FIGHT
Gans-NeIson Bout Has Queer Condi-
tions on Weight Question.

Goldheld. New, Aug. 1.-THE articles of
Gans-Nelson fight were prepared yester-
day and signed today. 16lson did not ar
rive until early in the morning because
his train was delayed He was given
warm welcome when the train pulled in at
4 o'clock, practically the entire town be-
ing awake. It develops that the fight ar
ticles contain most peculiar conditions as
to Cans weight. Cans must weigh 133
pounds at any three times of the day of
the contest, namely: II o'clock, 1:30 and 8.
Later time is scheduled for the fight to
begin. Thousands of dollars already have
been wagered in this camp and the bet
ting promises to exceed any ring event
in the history of the world.
Seven hundred ring side seats at s25
each have been sold. It has been decided
that the pictures of the fight will be ta
ken, but no arrangements for a division
of the profits of this part of the hght
have been made as yet. In an Interview
Nelson said he was entirely satisfied with
the terms. He said L expect to win
because I have a punch. ] will make It
short as I can. but will take no chances. =
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WILL STOP RUNNING.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit VIII Have
Double Fare or Quit.

New York, Aug. 14-The difficulty
between the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company and it's patrons which results
over the efforts of the company to col
lect a double fare from New York to
Coney Island, was continued today.
Application was made to District At
torney Clark in Brooklyn for several
warrants for the arrest of street car
employees on charges of assaulting pas
sengers, in ejecting them from the cars
after they refused to pay a second fare.
The general manager of the company
said today that If he were unable to
collect the double fares he would sus-
pend traffic on all the surface lines to
Coney Island.
A resumption of the ejectments and
fights was expected during the rush to
Coney Island this afternoon.
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DEAD IN MINNEAPOLIS.
James H. Burke, Burlingame Vet
eran, Dies Suddenly.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Aug. 14.-Jas.
H. Burke of Burlingame, prominent
in Kansas C. a. R. circles for many
years, dropped dead shortly before
noon today in the PauIey hotel Mr..
Burke came to Minneapolis on the
Kansas headquarters train and until
the moment of his death was appar-
entity in the best health
He had just settled his bin at the
Pauley, having made plans for other
accommodations, and as he stepped
back from the desk. gave a gasp and
fell to the floor Physicians arrived
within two minutes and announced
that Mr.. Burke had succumb bed in
stantly to apoplexy. His body was
removed to the morgue where 1t will
be held awaiting directions from rela-
tives who have been notified.
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FIGHT RATE BILL.
Big Conference of Railway At
tOrneys at Atlantic City.
At Least a Hundred Arrived
Last Night.

Atlantic City. n. J., Aug. 14--There
are rumors here of a coming railway
conference to consider a fight to be
made against the railroad rate bill
Last night nearly hundred lawyers,
so 1t is said, known to represent rail-
way interests, arrived here and there
are a score or more OF railroad officials
here.
Great secrecy is being maintained
over the reports Of the coming meeting
and at the hotel where the delegation
of lawyers arrived with a battalion of
stenographers and clerks all inforna-
ton was refused.
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F7RANKLIN's HEAVY TASK.
Has Inspected 200 Miles of Fences and
Isn't Half Done.

Three of the ranches which are in
volved in the indictments returned by
the federal grand jury for land frauds
in western Kansas have been inspected
by B. Franklin, the special agent de-
tailed by the interior department for
this purpose. Mr.. Franklin. under di-
rections from H. J. Bone, United States
district attorney, is examining all Of
the ranches involved to see If the
fences have been taken down from the
government land as directed and will
make report before the September
term of the United States district
court.
Mr.. Franklin has returned to Topeka
after inspecting three of the ranches
the Roubidoux ranch in Wallace coun-
ty, the r. I. Bilby ranch in Logan and
Wallace counties and the J. E Biiby
ranch in Logan and Scott counties
Two hundred miles Of fence was in
spected, which is simply a small por-
ton Of the fence which VIII remain to
be Inspected
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STUBS DENIES.
Gives Out Denial of Appointment to
English Railway Position.

New York. Aug. 14-J. C. stubbs said
today that there was no truth in the
report that he is going to leave the
Hartman system or take up railroad
work in London. Mr.. Stubs said he
was going to stay with the Hartman
system until he was kicked out
He said also that as far as he knew
Mr.. Sproule is not going to succeed him
as traffic director.
From another source It was learned
that Mr.. Sproule will leave the Harri-
man system to go with another railroad
company but the name of the company
was not disclosed.
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calvin Morrison Adjudged Insane.

Calvin Morrison, the Spanish war vet
eran who applied to the police last Fri
day night for protection from mob
which he imagines was after him and
who also tried TO commit suicide by
jumping in Elm creek was declared in
sane this morning and will probably be
taken to a private hospital as soon as
arrangements can be made.
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HE WAS A KANSAN.
revenue collector Killed in Philip
pines Was From HiIlsdale.

washington, Aug. IA dispatch to-
day from Governor General Ide. an
nounces that the internal revenue col
leotor reported killed August 9, by hos
tile Pulajanes, was Arthur 7. Williams.
His nearest relative in this country is
Mrs Mary E. Williams. Hillsdale, Kan
It is not known whether she is his
mother or wife
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MILTON BRUBAKER IS INSANE.
Tried to Wreck a Union Pacific Train
to s'Get Even

Milton Brubaker, the youth who IN
dertook to get even with the Union
Pacific Railway company by placing
ties on their track because he was eject
ed from one Of their trains was adjudg-
ed insane this morning and will go to
the asylum in place of the penitentiary.
His actions are more those Of a simple
minded youth than q crazy person or a
criminal though there was no other ac-
ton for the board to take this morning
than to send him to the state institu>
ton
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WIN Sand for Faght Hour Day.

San Francisco, Cal. Aug. 1.-THE
Iron Trades council of this city has de-
cIded to take a stand for an eight hour
day. This is the first iron trades coun-
ell in America to reach such a decision.
Six thousand men are involved.