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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15
LONG TO ANSWER.
Says He WIN Reply to Senator La
Toilette.

Senator Chester I. Long announced to-
day that in his speech at the Auditorium
Tuesday evening he will answer Senator
Robert NJ. La Folette's speech, delivered
from the same platform last Thursday
night.
@As to what I expect to say said Sen
ator Long today, u have not fully decid-
ed. But you can say that I viii take up
Mr.. La F'ollette's speech and discuss It
fully
The meeting Tuesday night promises to
be one of the big events Of the local Re-
publican campaign. Senator Long and
William 7. Vernon are the speakers billed
for the evening. and they are two Of the
leading spelIbinders in the Republican
camp. Senator Longs address viii be OF
unusual interest because Of the rumpus
stirred up by the La FOlietteel ectures, Mr..
Vernon, the former president Of Quin-
daro and now registrar OF the United
States treasury. is recognized one Of
the foremost orators OF the negro race,
and is classed by many the superior
Of Booker Washington in platform ora
tory.
The meeting is under the charge of the
Republican county committee and the ad-
mission is free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15
USED A KNIFE.
W. D. sharp Carved F. f. Carey in
Bell Telephone Office.

In fight between two employees Of
the Chicago Electrical Construction
company. engaged in installing the new
switchboard in the Bell telephone office.
w D. Sharp stabbed E. E. Carey with
a DUH pocket knife this morning. The
wounds inflicted were slight, consisting
of a cut over the left eye and another
IN the hip. Sharp was busily engaged
in carving Carey when Mr.. Samuel T.
Howe, district manager, took a hand in
the serimmage and separated the be-
ligerents.
After the fight Sharp ran out of the
building and escaped from detectives
who were hunting for him in less than
three minutes. He ran through the
Grand opera house and the Empire store
on the corner of Sixth and Jackson
streets, and IN the drug store dropped
the knife. an ordinary tool which had
a broken point and looked like it had
been used for a scTew-driver. The po-
lice say that some person IN the En-
pire drug store assisted Sharp to es-
cape by giving him hat.
warrant has been sworn out before
the county attorney charging Sharp
with assault with intent to kill and
Sharp was captured at his home, $50
Quincy street.
The fight had nothing to do with the
telephone strike. as the employees of the
, Chicago Construction company are in
no way connected with the Bell Tele-
phone company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15
DAVIS BALL ROOM.
Mayor win Build one aox4O Feet on
His Residence.

A private ball room. just think of
1t. Aren't We getting very swell? Well,
most surely trust 50.
One of Topeka's most devoted Wor-
shippers at the shrine Of Terpsichore
Mayor W. H. Davis-is the one who
has made this votive offering. Surely
the goddess will be delighted-not to
speak of scores of Topekans who will
be anxious to try the new ball room.
Ninth and Western avenue. Mayor
which viii put to shame any of the
society set for the past several years.
Forty feet by forty feet are the dimen-
sions and a decorative scheme which
being worked out by the architects
commissioned to prepare the plans. It
will be Topeka's first private ball
room of any pretensions.
The bail room Is only a portion of
the plan in rebuilding the IJavis resi-
dence which is now very commodious-
Two bed rooms will be added on to
the second story, a dining room, kitch-
en- and buffers pantry on the ground
floor, additional baths, q big wide de-
IightfuI colonial porch and a port
cochere on the south The ball room
will occupy the entire third story which
is to be added to the house The i'm
provements at a rough guess viii cost
upwards of 5000. Holland & SQuires,
architects, are preparing sketches of
the enlargement planned for the resi-
deuce
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He Is MADE lMMUNE.
Before Witness in Standard Oil Case
WIN Testify.

Findlay. O., Oct. 15.=The trial Of
the Standard Oil company of Ohio for
alleged conspiracy against trade was
resumed here today after adjournment
since last Friday noon. It is the in
tentlOn of the prosecution to occupy
the day with witnesses who are con
nected with the Standard and its al
legged constituent companies. The
trial attracted few persons when court
opened at 9 o'clock.
John O'Brien of Lima, o. superin-
tendent of the Buckeye Pipe Line COM
pany. was put on the stand immediate
~. When asked what his business
was, the witness appealed to the court.
He said the answer would tend to
criEninate him and asked for inn
munity from future prosecution.
Attorney Phelps, for the defense
remarked:
ssWeI I guess we will have to make
him immune" and the court ordered
the witness to answer questions. This
order extends the immunity.
No more objection to answering
questions was made and the witness,
after stating he was superintendent of
the Lima division of the company,
gave the geograp pEical bounds of this
division.
Mr.. O.Brien described the process
of gathering the oil from the pro-
ducers tanks, which held from so to
100 barrels each from where the oil is
run into storage tanks. In ne several
counties comprising the Lima division
the company has between 500 and 500
storage tanks, each of which holds
about 10000 barrels.
On the west of the division the con-
meeting line with that of the company
is the Indiana Pipe Line company. Al
though Attorney Phelps said it was
well known that the Indiana pipe line
ran to the refinery at Whiting, Ind.
the witness said he had never been TO
Whiting and could not testify from
knowledge. There was also an eastern
connection for the lines of the Buck
eye. but witness could give no details.
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FUSS OVER NOMIuATION
Is George NJ. Kniglrton a Legal Candi-
date for Judge

The state contest board Is IN session
today at tho Office of Secretary Of State
J. r. Burrow. taking. testimony IN the
George NJ. Knighfen case from the
Thirty third judicial district. compzfs-
ing the counties Of flush, Ness, Lane,
Scott, Wichita Greeley Pawnees Ed
wards and Hodgeman.
Knfghton claims to be the Democratic
nominee for district judge. but his right
to be placed on the ticket is contested
not only by Republicans but by fac
tion of the Democratic party in his dis
trict It is claimed that he was nomi-
mated at an Illegally called conventions
present
The Republican nominee Is Charles
E. Lobdeu, and most of the Democratic
lawyers in the Thirty-third district are
said to be favorable to his election with
out opposition.
State Auditor Wells and Attorney
General Coleman are hearing the case
Secretary Burrow is still absent from
town. Mr.. Knighton and Mr.. Lobdell
are both here. Knighton IS represented
by J. E. Andrews Of Lacrosse and q
W. Kyle of Lacrosse. The opposition
is represented by s. I. Hale og Lacrosse
and G. Polk Cline of Larned. both DEM
ocrats, S. H. Rodgers, Republican nomi-
county E. P. Rochester, chairman of
the Republican judicial committee and
Wilson B. Smith, secretary of the Re-
publican judicial committee.
George Finney, the present Demo-
cratic county attorney of Pawnee coun-
ty. is also here, but Is taking no part
In the proceedings.
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SETTLED OUT OF COURT
Croker Drops His Libel Suit Against
London Magazine.

London. Oct. 15.-The lawyers repre-
senting the Amalgamated Press pub
fishers Of the London Magazine, against
which Richard Croker brought suit for
damages, on the ground of defamatory
statements made in an article headed
'aTammany in England in which Mr.
Croker was charged with having used
his office as chief of Tammany hall
for purposes of financial profit, inform
ed the Associated Press today that the
case has been amicably settled out Of
court. It was added that counsel is not
yet at liberty to announce the terms of
the settlement
It was learned however. that the
terms include the publication IN the
next number Of the London Magazine
Of full withdrawal OF the statements
complained Of, and an apology and pro-
bably statement that the series of Of
Tending articles viii be discontinued as
the defendants have undertaken to
make no further personal references to
Mr. Croker therein The defendants al
so win pay Mr.. Croker's costs.
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Wister at that timer she was asked
The person you refer 70 was then in
Europe" she snapped back. After fur
ther questioning she said her relations
with Mrs. Wister were apparently
friendly. although the latter tried to
inJure her in the eyes Of her father.
She has not spoken to Mrs. Wister, she
said, since a short time before she was
married to Mr.. Wisfer-
IT always wished her well. was her
comment as she left the witness stand
for the noon recess
When court reconvened at2 p. M the case
on motion of attorney for Mrs. Wister.
was postponed.
This action caused surprise and there
was a runaor that there has been a. COM
promise. Attorney for Mrs. Walker de-
MED this enphatieally: The case can not
come I'D for some weeks. The vithdraygal
ker camp. Mrs Wister and her attorneys
disappeared Immediately and no expla-
nation was given of the sudden change OF
front.
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1900 TENTS PITCHED.
knights Of Pythias Gathering for Their
Biennial Encampment.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 15.-With 1900
tents pitched at City park race track
and so passenger trains which is double
the usual number due to arrive in New
Orleans before midnight the oath con-
ventien Knights Of Pythias and bien-
NAL encampment uniform rank began
today. The encampment will continue
all week, prizes for the drills, which are
q feature OF the encampment. being
awarded Saturday afternoon.
Although the encampment was not
due to open formally until 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. at daylight about 5000
knights in uniform were at the tented
cttv and hotels were filed to the limit,
with Pythians and their friends here
TO attend the ceremonies.
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THEY FAILED TO COME


New York, Oct. 15--The middle Of Oc-
tober having been reached, the time linz
it set for receiving news from the Psary
Arctic expedition, hope practically wSs
abandoned last night Of hearing this
year from the band of explorers who
sailed from this port 10 months ago.
1t was expected news would come
from the expedition through the whaIers
when they sailed into Dundee. Scotland,
at the end of their cruises this fan.
The wha1ers have failed to come into
port and this is taken as certain in
dication that unusual weather condi-
tons prevail in the Arctic and that the
entire feet has been caught in the ice
in the sudden closing of a remarkably
short summer period.
The first word from Peary was ex-
peeted to come to Mr.. Norris K. Jessup.
the principal hacker of the expedition.
Yesterday at his Office. No. I95 M9di.
son avenue, it was said the hope of
hearing from the explorer this wear
was abandoned.
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BURIED 200 men,
Midnight Explosion in a Coal
Mine in England.
Half OF Those Entombed Believed
to Be Safe.

Durham. England, Oct. 15.-An ex-
plosion occurred in the Wingate colliery
near here about midnight, resulting in
200 men being entombed. About one
hundred Of these are believed to be safe
in a lower part of the colliery, but there
were between SO and so men IN the seam
where the disaster occurred.
1t is expected that the 131 men who.
It is announced, are confined in a lower
main, will be safely brought out before
night They have signalled that they
are all right and are not considered to
be in danger.
The total number of deaths from the
explosion which apparently caused by
fire damp IS u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15

A train dispatcher of the Choctaw
division of the Rock Island system,
stated today that Sam Jones died near
Little Rock at an early hour this
morning. Mr.. Jones was travelling
from some point west of Little Rock
and his destination was Memphis. The
body was found in his berth in the
sleeping car and was taken off the
train at Little Rock. 1t is believed Mr..
Jones died about O'Clock this morn
The following telegram was received
at noon by Rev. Piner who had been
instrumental in bringing Sam Jones to
Little Rock. Ark-Brother Jones
died peacefully on way home. We go
to Gainesville with hin.-Walter Hol-
comb"
Rev. Holcomb assisted Rev. Jones in
his evangellstic work.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. 15.=Sam
Jones, the evangelist, had been holding
revival services In the tabernacle In
this city for the past two weeks. He
was TO have addressed audiences Sun
day, but it developed early in the day
that he had disappeared Although a
vigorous search was made for him
nothing was learned as to the where
abouts of the evangelist until news
was received today of his reported
death on a train near Little Rock.
Z
Later it developed that Jones left tn g
city huTriedly last evening, Fastening
from his hotel to the station while a
carriage waited to convey him to the
evening services. No reason for his
sudden departure was given, nor did
he state his destination.
Jones meetings here had been held
in an unfinished building. He had
spoken to large audiences and 1t is be-
Iieved that he had become suddenly i'll
as result of speaking in the unflntsh-
ed hall and had started home for this
reason.
Sam Jones was born in Chambers
county Alabama, October 10, 1847;
he removed to Gainesville. Georgia.
in 1859, studied under private tutors
and at boarding schools and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1859. He began
professional life under bright pros
poets of success but broke down in
health from nervous dyspepsia, began
to drink and soon ended his prcfes-
siona1 carer as a lawyer.
He professed religion in 1872 and
became a clergyman in the Nj. E.
/ church south the same year. He was
pastor in various charges for many
years and devoted q great deal of time
and has spent a number of years on
the lecture platform. He has held re-
vivaI meetings in all Sae principal
cities of the United States and was
/ famous for his originality and fearless
/ expression. He was the author of
Sermons and Sayings. Music Hall Ser
mons, Quit Your Meanness. st. Louis
/ Series, Sam Jones' Own Book, and
/ Thunderbolts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15
POSTAL DEFICIT REDUCED.
Total Receipts of the Departments
Amounted 10 s1e7. 7.ss2.7ss.

General CorteIyou has given out an ad-
vance statement Of the receipts and ex-
penditures OF the postal service for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1906. It
shows a reduction of the annual deficit
from s14.572,582 for 1905 to s10,516.-
996 for 1905, over $4,000, 900, or 27-S3
per cent.
The total receipts for 1906 were
1857. .932s783, an increase over 1905 of
SIS. .106. .198. which is the greatest in
crease for any year in the history OF
the service. The per cent of increase
in receipts for 1906 is 9.8S, as COM
pared with 6.42 for 1905.
The total expenditures during 1905
were $178,4 ,499,779, an increase OF SILL
050,610 over 1905. The per cent of
increase in expenditures is less than
for a number of years and is smaller by
one-third than the per cent of increase
during 1906.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15
CASTRO IS DYING.
Venezuelan Newspapers Have Been
suppressing the Facts.

Port of Spain. Island of Trinidad.
Oct 15.-According to the latest ad-
vices received here from Caracas.
Venezuela. the condition of President
Castro, who has been i'll for some time
past, has grown worse. It is asserted
that he can no longer speak and move
and his death may occur IN a few days.
In order to conceal the facts in the
case the newspapers of Caracas have
been publishing reports Of acts of
clemency on the part Of the president
and texts of numerous kilograms Of
congratulations purporting to have
been received by him on his reported
complete restora ton to health In con-
nection with the critical state Of Presl-
dent Castros health it is asserted that
an uprising which Is likely to become
general throughout Venezuela is GER
tain to occur on the announcement Of
his death. The signal for the out
break, 1t is further stated will be given
the inhabitants of the western half
of the republic who are already armed.
The inhabitants of the rest Of the
interior of Venezuela are described as
being undecided ewing to their 1gnor-
ance of the actual condition Of Ens
president which IS carefully concealed
by those in immediate attendance upon
him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15
STARTS OFF WELL.
First Entertainment of Pipe organ
Course a Success.

If the entertainment at the Audi
torium on Saturday night by the Bos-
tonia orchestra can be taken as a crf-
Lerion of the other entertainments on
the lyeeum course arranged by Frank
roster for the benefit of the pine or
gan fund, it is safe to say that no bet
ter class of entertainments have ever
been provided for the city and that
they are worthy of the fine patronage
which the people of the city have
promised them
There was an unusually large at
tendance at the concert on Saturday
night, fully twenty-five hundred per
sons being there and the great majority
of them have purchased tickets for the
entire course, and it is expected that
many more course tickets viii be sold
and a considerable profit ought to be
gained this year Tor the pipe organ
fund.
As for the entertainment on SATURDAY.
night, it was all that its advance no
| tices promised. and a little more. The
orchestra is composed entirely of wonn-
en-. eighteen in number, and is under
| the leadership of Miss Belle Yeaton
Renfrow. A programme providing a
great variety OF music was given All
of the members of the orchestra are
finished musicians, and their ensemb
playing is fine. is Is the solo and
quartette and sextette work of the
members. Their rendition of some
familiar music was q real treat, espe-
cially the Carmen selection by the
brass quartette
Mart King, a droll story teller. trav-
els with the orchestra and he had two
numbers on Saturday nights pro-
gramme. He is one of the best tellers
of humorous stories that has visited
Topeka IN many a day and his efforts
were repeatedly encored by the audi
ence and he was liberal in his re-
sponses- The work of the orchestra
was also deservediy apDlauded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15

Senator Burton of Kansas. for re-
hearing in the case in which he is un-
der sentence of imprisonment and fine
on the charge of accepting an attor-
ney's fee in a case in which the gov
eminent was interested while he was
serving as senator.
The effect OF the decision viii be the
immediate imprisonment of Burton un-
less his attorneys devise some other
means Of postponiug the execution Of
the sentence.
J. r. Burton was convicted while Uni
ted States senator from Kansas of ac-
cepting money from a get-rich-quick
company at St. Louis for using his in
nuence as a senator to prevent a fraud
order being issued.
He was twice convicted, the first time
the supreme court reversing the decis-
ion. The second conviction was upheld
but The operation OF the sentence was
suspended during the pendency of a
motion for rehearing which was today
decided against Mr.. Burton.
The sentence was six months in the
county jail at IFonton. Mo, and fine
OF 81, 500.
Frank Grimes received his first in
b. formation of the Burton decision this
forenoon through a reporter for the
State Journal He was found in bar
her chair, his face covered with lather
and The barber was about to begin shaw
ing him.
Where can Mr.. Burton be found ?"
he was asked.
II hardly know" he replied. He was
in my office last Tuesday, but I don t
know whether he returned home or went
east"
''The Burton decision was handed
down in Washington today he was
next informed.
Mr.. Grimes began to show signs of
interest. 1T was, he exclaimed.
''The motion for a rehearing was de-
MED"
Mr.. Grimes face resumed its ordi-
narily placid state and his ideas OF
thoughts were not made manifest on
after the reporter THE motion was
denied. eh2' In an expressionless man
ner. He had nothing further to say.
Abilene, kan, Oct. 15-Joseph Ralpf
Burton, former United States senator
from Kansas, when seen at his home
here today by an Associated Press rep
resentative regarding the action of tht
United States supreme court in refus-
ing him rehearings said:
tThis is not my time to talk"
Mr.. Burton absolutely declined to tall
of the case. However, It Is stated from
an authoritative source that he ALREADY
has communicated with his attorney
asking that his term of Imprisonment
be arranged to begin a t the earliest pos
sible moment.
Sometime ago Mr.. Burton caused al
omcial statement to be made by MS at
aorneys that If the supreme court de
MED him a rehearing he would neithe
apply for q pardon nor accept It if
were rendered.
Mr.. Burton today was found IN hi
home here He has remained at hom
practically all summer with the excep
zion OF one or two small trips. The las
10 10 2 m
ego.
Atchison, Kan. oct. 15.@Balie P
vvaggener. Of this city. one Of Mr.. Bur
TONS attorneys. said at noon toda.
mat he had not up to that time re
ceived any communication from tn
foruers senator regarding his wishes II
me matter, but said that Mr.. Burtol
Mad previously expressed to him wisl
8 berfn serving his sentence If tn
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THE WITNESS WEPT.
victim of Grain Dealers Association
Sheds Tears in Court.

Chicago Oct. l5.-Testimony was heard
today before three members of the inter-
state commerce commission relative to the
possible existence OF "a grain trust
The 6Fst witness was A. T. Aygarn OF
Pontiac, HI, who told of his struggles
against the Illinois Grain Dealers asso-
citation. Aygarn broke into tears while on
the stand and It was necessary to excuse
him from further evidence. He declared
as he left the stand tears streaming
down his face and his voice broken by
his grief. that he had been ruined be-
Gauss he had dared to deal with the far
Yner and with the track shoyelers He de-
cIared that the discrimination against him
had been doubled because the railroads
had refused to give him cars IN which
to TRANSPORT his grain
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IN DADE co. JAIL.
Springfield sheriff Would Not Have
Parsons Family Murderer.

Springfield. No. Oct. 15-Joda Hamil-
ton, who was placed in Jail at Houston
yesterday charged with the murder Of
Barney Parsons, q farmer. the latter s
wife and their three children, was ta-
ken to Greenfield, No. in Dade county
today and placed IN jail there for safe
keeping Hamilton was brought to
Springfield early today, but Sheriff E.
" Horner did not want the prisoner.
Hamilton was spirited to and from the
fail here with the utmost secrecy and
his presence IN this city was not known
positively until he was leaving.
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RAIN COMES AT LAST.
only Three Hundredths of an Inch But
Nevertheless Welcome.

Cloudy weather has been the order all
day today. Not once has the sun ap-
peared. The thermometer has been
about constant all day There has been
a variation of but six degrees from 7
this morning until press time.
There will be heavy showers tonight
and tomorrow with the temperature
about the same There are excessively
heavy rains south of Topeka. In Texas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas the rains are
very heavy.
The light rain which fell this morn
ing brought a rainfall of .03 of an inch
The wind today is blowing seven miles
an hour from the east The tempera-
lures for today have been as follows: