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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
BANKERS SURPRISED.
Secretary shaw's Letter Creates a Sem
sation in Financial Circles.

New York Sept Secretary Shaw's
letter on the use of public money for
speculative purposes created great
deal of surprise in banking circles IN
this city, where it was believed that a
great deal of the money to be deposited
by the government at interior points
would speedily be diverted to this center.
Special interest was shown in the sec
ietarys order enjoining depositary
banks from lending government funds
at high rates. 1t was recognized by
New York bankers that the treasury
department is in a position to maintain
a close watch on the operations Of the
depOsitary banks in connection with
this because of the report made by them
FIVE times year to the comptroller Of
the currency.
Liberal selling of stocks on the ex-
change followed the announcement Of
Secretary Shaw's circular and several
Of the leading stocks dropped to ?
points in price Great Northern prefer
red scored loss of AZ, Northern Pa
cifie 81, Reading 21s and New York
Central 2 from the price at which they
We're quoted just before the circular be-
came public.
Call money was loaned at 4 per cent
just before the closslg OF the stock mar
ket today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
ROOSEVELT AGAIN.
Cannon Says Stranger Things Than
That Might Happen.

Rockland. Me. Sept Stranger
things might happen than Roosevelt.s
being president until 1912, said
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon in the
course Of q speech. advocating the re-
election of Representative Littlefeld
here. The statement was made after
Mr.. Cannon had discussed recent ut
terances of ". J. Bryan.
Speaker Cannon had a severe chill
while coming here from Lewiston and
kept to his bed after his arrival until
the early evening He recovered suff1-
GENTLY TO fulfill his engagement and
made a vigorous speech. When Mr..
Cannon left the hall he exhibited signs
of weakness, but expressed the belief
that nights rest would restore his
normal condition
This is Mr.. Littlefeld's home city
and Mr.. CannOn's s audience .cheered his
reference to Mr.. Ldttlefield loudly.
At the opening of his address
Speaker Cannon took up a question
which had been handed to him by q.
representative of a local newspaper
asking why he had "butted in in the
Maine campaign. Mr.. Cannon said he
had "butted in because he is inter
ested in the welfare of Congressman
Littletieid. whose reelection as an ad-
vocate of protection was Of as much
interest 10 the people Of Illinois as to
those of Maine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
FELL FROM A BALLOON.
Death Came to jeremiah Turner at
the Osl1aloosa Fair.

Oskaloosa, Kan, Sept. Two thou
sand persons attending the Jefferson
County fair here Thursday afternoon
saw jeremiah Turner, a balioOnist of
Kansas City, fall 200 feet from a par
chute trapeze to his death. Turner had
gone up LOCO feet In a balloon and cut
loose the parachute. As it descended
he performed on the Grapeze bar attach
ed to it. When 800 feet above the earth
he let go with one hand, hanging by the
other.
The spectators. did not realize that
anything was wrong. They saw Turner
attempting to raise himself with his ore
arm So that he could grasp the trapeze
bar again. He tried several times Then
the crowd saw that Turner was in trou-
BILE. The parachute descended slower
and slower and Turner clung to the bar
with one hand. When the para chute
was within 200 feet of the ground he
gave up His grip loosened and his
body shot downward with increasing
speed. The body struck within a few
feet of F. z. Dedrick, H. l. johnson
and Ivan Bell. AS it struck Turner
cried:
20 Charley. CharIeyl"
The baIloonist was dead when the
men reached him. The body was taken
to PattersOns undertaking rooms to
await orders from relatives. Turner Ws4s
% years old. His neck was broken. also
his jaw. left arm, collar bone and both
wrists
Turner was employed by the West
ern Amusement company. He came
here with L. NJ. Bales, the manager OF
that company This was his first sea
son as an aeronaut. He had made only
eight ascensions. He was seen in Wes-
ton, Mo-. Hamilton, No, and at Fair
mount park. Kansas City At Fair
mount park he won a balloon race SUM-
day. August g. He also ascended there
Labor day.
Mr.. Bales telegraphed Charles Clark
of Kansas City about Turner's death
and asked Clark to make the ascension
scheduled for today.
Clark wired that he would do it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
To Suppress Revolutionary Pa
per Printed in st. Louis.
1T is A DISTURBER.
No General Uprising Is Con-
sidered Possible.
The State Department Has
Started an Investigation.

Washington, Sept. 7-DecIaring to be
false the reports of a bitter anti-Ameri-
can feeling in Mexico and an organized
revolution against President Diaz, David
E. Thompson, the American arnbassa-
dor, has made an exhaustive report to
the state department, setting forth IN
detail information which could not be
conveyed in his previous confidential dis
patches. He has renewed his request
that in compliance with the wishes OF
Mexico's president. this governments
should take steps to suppress the revolu-
tionary Junta at St. Louis, which pub
fishes in Spanish a paper called Re
generacion."
He contends that articles that have
appeared in certain newspapers Of the
United States discussing alleged dissat-
isfactfon with the administration of
President Diaz and asserting that an
insurrection of possibly far reaching
consequences is incubating. are wholly
without foundation and of inestimsbie
harm to Mexico. He characterizes the
troubles that already have occurred as
nothing more than small labor riots. Mr..
Thompson deplcTes the fact that such
publications give "a most exaggerated
Importance" to the work of men who
have fed from Mexico and who continue
in that country and adds:
If there should be any local disturb
ances they will be handled rightly by
the Mexican government. Such a thing
as a general uprising is not TO be ser
iOusly considered -
Numerous kilograms have been ex-
changed between the state department
and Ambassador Thompson in relation
to the publishers of Regeneration IN
which the ambassador has suggested
"a he rs
anarchists, President Diaz would feel a
deep gratitude. The suggestion made by
Mr.. Thompson followed interviews ha
had with President Diaz in which the
latter expressed the earnest hope that
the United States government could
take steps to prevent the further eireula-
| ton of the paper The state depart
ment Immediately referred the Dispatch
4 es of Mr.. Thompson TO the department.
! of Justice with a view to ascertaininE
what measure might be taken against
| the newspaper "Regeneracfon or its
/ publishers. In that department an in
vestigation is now proceeding. but no in
formation could be had as to what form
! it is taking.
VIII Take Tt to Roosevelt.
St. Louis. Mo. Sept. Manuel
Sarabin. spokesman for the Mexican
1 iuuta located at 2467 Lafayette ave-
nue. which United States Am AMBASSADOR
| Thompson to Mexico, has asked the
federal authorities to suppress stated
today that the members of the junta
VIII stay where they are. continue the
1 publication of Degeneration and
throw themselves on the justice of the
4 United States through personal ap-
peal to President Roosevelt.
Sarabin denied that the junta is an
archistic. declaring that not one of the
mem bers so much as knows the doc
| trines Of anarchy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
BOTH AGAINST 1T.
Arizona Republican and Democrat
Conventions Oppose Joint Statehood.

Bisbee, Ariz. Sept 7.-As a result
of the convention held here by both
the Democrat and Republican parties
of Arizona, Mark Smith of Tucson
was named as the Democrat candidate
for congress and ". G. Cooper of Globe
was named as the Republican candi-
date This is the eighth time Mark
Smith has been nominated by Demo-
Gratis of Arizona, being first named in
1856
Both parties adopted an identical
resolution against joint statehood as
follows:
I'VE are unalterably apposed to joint
statehood between Arizona and New
Mexico and would prefer to remain a
territory forever than to have a joint
state with New Mexico
The platform of the Democrats
thanked the Democrats in congress
and the Republican who joined with
them in giving the territory the right
to vote yes or no" on the question of
joint statehood; eulogized Mark Smith,
delegate in congress, for his great
work in preserving the autonomy Of
Arizona. and declared in favor of equal
taxation of all property in the terri
tory.
The Republican pltform endorsed
the national administration and the
territorial administration of Governor
Kibbey and In addition to the resolu-
ton against joint statehood declared
for the equitable taxation of all the
property of the territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
ROCKEFELLER CASE.
This One Refers to Kansas Members
of the Family.

A case from Rawlins county involv-
ing Frank Rockefeller. Mrs. Frank
Rockefeller, J. B. Case. Mrs. J. B.
Case, and several other well known
Kansas persons. was filed today in the
supreme court of the state.
In the lower court Thomas Frahm
secured a judgment for S1.375 against
the defendants, on an old mortgage.
The question involved in the case is
whether a mortgage lien, maturing
more than II years prior to the com
mencement of an action to forecIOse.
is barred as against a tax deed holder
in possession, it being admitted that
the original mortgagors and all persons
holding under them are and have been
since 1898 absent from the state. and
the court has not acquired jurisdiction
over them. the plaintiff seeking only
a foreclosure of his lien.
Fred Robertson is attorney for
Frahm and w. f. Saum and Dempstel
Scott for the defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
BONE OPENS UP.
Begins Proceedings Against
Western Land Holders.
Two Who Failed to Follow the
Requirements.
WERE IN A DEAL.
Charge Made That One Used
Other as Stool Pigeon.
Col. Greene Is Making Some
Special Investigations.

The first of probably other suits which
will be filed in the United States circuit
court TO oust settlers on public land
within the state, where such settlers
have not complied with the federal pro-
visions was fled yesterday by H. J.
Bone. United States district attorney.
against ". B. Standard and Matthew
Trueman of Cove county Mr.. Bone
asks that the patent and deed to land
owned in Cove county be set aside
Standihrd must have been an ingen-
ious fellow. Among the Improvements
which he made on his place was a well,
the well it is stated was different frSm
the usual run of things. 1t consisted of
stove pipe stuck into the ground and
water was poured in by the hand of
Standard. This was supposed to indi-
cate that the well was bored. The land
was taken up as a claim in 1901 and
proved up in 1904. paying for it on i
commuter basis by the payment of $500.
But he didn't live on the place and fail
ed to make improvements, making false
affidavits alleges the United States at
torney. Trueman. 1t is claimed, furnish
ed the money for the payments made
and was party to the false affidaVits.
Trueman owned the adjoining land
and it is intended to show conspiracy
between the two.
Col. Green. the special inspector. will
incidental to his other work, in connec-
tion with a number of these claims where
it is stated that the settlers have evaded
- Ia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
STOP GRAIN TO SOUTH.
An the Galveston Elevators Are
Full

]. E Hurley, general manager of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
today sent instructions to all agents of
the company in Kansas. Oklah oma and
Indian Territory, placing an embargo
on grain for shipment to Galvestin.
The embargo will last until Septem-
Der 13.
The text of Mr.. Hurley's message to
agents is as follows.
Relative embargo Galveston grain.
Please explain to al shippers that this
action is taken becamse of elevators at
Galveston being full and no shipping
port We therefore decided to stop
further shipments to Galveston, max
ing more cars available for shippers
in the grain belt tributary to our line -
Mr.. Hurley stated that reports re-
ceived at his Office this morning from
all sections of the grain belt indicated
that there we're requests for 1900 cars
for loading more than could be sup
piled today
It is also stated that the yards of
the Santa Fe as well as all other roads
in Galveston are full of loaded grain
cars. there being between 1900 and
1900 cars standing on the sidetracks
of the Santa Fe alone, with approxi-
the side tracks of all roads in Calves
ton.
Every elevator and place of storage
is filed at Galveston and the tonnage
of all boats available to carry grain
away from Galveston will not relieve
the situation in less time than a week.
Consequently the embargo on the ship
ment of grain to Galveston is made
effective until next Thursday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
LAWS BE ENFORCED.
sheriff Lucas says No Liquor Selling
or Gambling viii Be Permitted.

you can say for me-" said Sheriff
Lucas this morning, that the fair
next week will be one of the driest
things of the kind ever pulled off in
this or any other state. I have been
placed in charge of the officers of the
ground and they have received their
instructions.
4 will permit the sale of no liquor
Of any kind on the ground and the
sbootlegging' which has always pre-
vailed Will not be tolerated, and as fast
as a man is caught with a bottle on
his person he will be thrown into jail
where he will stay until the fair is
over at any rate.
Il know who the men are who an
nualIy cause the trouble when a fair
is to be held and have served notice
on them that there viii be nothing
doing in their line this year. and
think that they know that 1 mean what
l have told them.
s.Gambling will not be permitted
either in any form and the sure thing
games which have always caused so
much trouble will not be allowed on
the grounds nor In the territory ada
cent I will have plenty of men to
enforce the laws to the letter and the
orders which I have promulgated will
be enforced to the letter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
THE GOLFERS AT ST. LOUIS.
Hard at Work to Determine the
Champions.

ST Louis, Mo. Sept. THE golfers
in the Glen Echo Golf club tourna-
ment to determine the championship
OF the Western Golf association, put in
a hard days work and at the con-
clusion of tcday's matches the tourna-
ment had simmered down to the finals
which viii be played tomorrow at SO
holes.
The third round at s holes was the
programme for the morning. In the
afternoon the victors Of the morning
round again came upon the links in
the semiflnal round which was also at
Is holes
Third round results:
D. E. Swayer. Wheaton, Chicago, de-
feated Ardo Mitchell. Rockland Ar
senal Golf club, up and to play;
Warren K Wood. Homewood. Chi
cago. defeated Stuart Stickney. St.
Louis C. c.. 3 uD and 1 TO play;
Sprague Abbott, Omaha G. c., defeat
ed Richard Kinba1l Glen Echo, st.
Louis. / up, 19 holes; DIR. D. P. Fred
ericks. Oil City Pa defeated W. c.
Fones. jr., Oakmont, Pittsburg. up,
? to play.
Richard Kimbau. Glen Echo, and
Sprague Abbott, Omaha. c.. c., finished
the feature of the morning round by
taking their match to an extra hole for
decision. Abbott took the nineteenth
hole and the match one up. The sur
prise Of the round was the defeat of
W. c. FoWnes, Pittsburg's hope for
championship honors, by Dr. D P
Fredericks of Oil City, Pa. The pair
ings for the semifinals which were also
at s holes, We're:
Warren K. Wood. Homewood Chi
cago. and Sprague Abbott, Omaha G.
G.: Dr. Fredericks Oil city. Pa, and
d E. swayer. Wheaton. Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
UNLAWFUL WIFE WINS.
Prof. Frye's Legal Wife Divorced and
He VIII Remarry the Other.

Chicago. Sept The wife of Prof.
Charles H. Frye, at one time head of
the Cook county normal school and who
recently returned to his home after an
absence of 81 years. was today granted
a divorce from her husband.
A Mrs. Goddard of Hoyley. S. D, de-
clared that 20 years ago she had been
married to Frye under the name of Cod
dard without knowing that he had a
wife in this city. Frye. who was in jail
facing a trial for bigamy. was given his
release after the granting OF the divorce,
and in company with Mrs. Goddard
started for Hammond. Ind. to be mar
ried. The laws of Illinois forbid the
marriage of divorced people within one
year from the time of granting the di-
VOrce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
BELFORD IS DEAD.
A Victim of Paralysis After an Illness
of Some Months.

Los Angeles. Sept. Alexander
Belford. who some years ago was a
prominent book and magazine pub
Usher OF Chicago, died at the Good
Samaritan hospital in this city today
of paralysis Mr.. Belford had been i'll
for several months. He married the
daughter of Andrew McNally. of
Rand. DIeNalIy Publishing company,
Of Chicago. J. A. McNally of Chicago,
a brother-in-law Of the deceased who
come to Los Angeles to see Mr.. Bel
ford some time ago, Is seriously i'll at
a hospital IN this city.
Alexander Belford resided IN this
city In the early 7b's and was employ
ed in the Union Pacific offices in North
Topeka. He left suddenly one night
owing to the discovery OF a shortage in
the company's cash. While here he
laid the ground work for a big racing
stable in connection with which he
built track and large barn which
stood on the Silver Lake road a rnonu-
ment to the enterprise for many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
ANOTHER KRALL WARRANT
Mrs. speiIman Has Him Bound over
in City Court.

A warrant was sworn out in the city
court this morning for the arrest of c..
r. Grail which makes the second time
that he has been arrested within u
hours charged with disturbing the
peace. The complaint was sworn to by
Mrs. Marguerite Speilman. whose home
was invaded by Grail who proceeded to
kick in the doors.
Mrs Speilman claims that she is
afraid that Grail will kill her as he has
several times threatened to do so and
has assaulted her husband, who is a
paralytic, several times within the past
month. Grail was fined SO in the po-
lice court last night and was arrested
by the city police again before midnight
charged with disturbing the peace. He
was released from the city prison this
morning on a bond signed by AIonzo
Townsend. His bond for the offense
charged In the city court was fixed at
$500 by Judge McCabe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
REAL SUMMER ONCE DIoRB.
Mercury Almost Reaches the Ninety
Degree Mark.

The thermometer today Is on an
upward squirt and the heat is more in
tense than at any time for several
weeks. The maximum so far today is
about five degrees higher than that of
yesterday and it is exceedingly high
for this time of year
All clouds which give any indica-
ton of rain have xznished and it is
expected that the present hot wealth
er viii continue for several days long
er before any relief comes.
Were It not for the slight breeze
which is blowing the heat would be
more severely felt. The wind is from
the south and comes at the rate of ten
miles an hour.
The temperatures for today are as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
THE CROOKED HOLLOW GANG.
E. c. Hermann the Latest Victim o
the Organization.

L. C. Hermann, q young man of 1S
employed at the Mail and Breeze
printing plant. reported to the police
this morning that he had been assault
ed last night at the corner of Sixth
and Polk streets. while returning to
his home after visit with his lady
friend.
He says that as he was returning
home about half past 10 o'clock. that
he was set upon by a bunch Of ten or
a dozen boys. known as the Crooked
Hollow Gang" and Knocked down and
assaulted by them
Several complaints have been lodged
with the police against this bunch of
boys who seem banded together to
keep young men from other portions
OF the city from calling on the girls
in their section Of the city. No ar
rests have been made yet though the
members OF the gang are known to
the police and arrests may follow at
any time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
HOW ABOUT THE LAW ?
Navy Department. Wants Reduced
Railroad Fare for Sailors.

Washington, Sept. The sugges-
ton has been made to the navy de-
partment that If arrangements could
be made with the railroad companies
to carry the sailors of the navy at half
fare or reduced rates it would be of
great benefit to the service and would
cause the enlistment of more men
from the inland towns who are now
compelled to pay the full fare out of
their own pockets when they wish to
see their home folks British sailors
of the navy are permitted to travel at
reduced "a Tes-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
BELONGS TO Brass GANG.
John Brown Is Arrested for Robbing
santa Fe Railroad.

One more alleged brass thief who
bears the name of John Brown. after the
great emancipator of his race. was added
to Special Agent H. H. German col
lection now confined in the county jail
this morning.
He like the last half dozen added to
the collection was arrested on the con-
fessions made by the men who were ar
rested while attempting to break into a
store house in the Santa Fse yards a
week or 50 ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
JUST TO MAKE GOOD. "
An AerOnaut Ascends in Damaged Air
ship and Drifts Away.

Oconto. Wis, Sept. AFTER drift
ing helplessly fourteen miles. 1000
feet above earth in an airship he could
not control, William Matteray. a Chi
cago aeronaut. who made an ascension
from here last night, disappeared from
view. When last seen Matteray's un-
manageable craft was drifting out over
Lake Michigan. Matteray made the
ascension against his judgment. know
ing that the machinery had been
broken and spliced. But the crowds
declared that the story vas told as a
ruse to avoid making an ascension.
Therefore NTatteray went up just to
make good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
WOMEN RIDE MAN ON A RAIL.
Afob of Fair Sex Furnishes Iowan for
Deserving His Wife.

Charter Cak, Ia. Sept. 7.@smash-
ing Gown the doors of a house in
which he had taken refuge. a mob of
zoo mostly women. last night dragged
Fred kellar of Sioux City from his
hiding place and rode him on rail
two miles out Of the city. Kellar re-
turned to the home Of his deserted
wife and attempted to induce her IS
year old daughter to live with him
When baffled in this he began selling
the woman's furniture. This aroused
the women of the town and they. with
the help of a few men, summary ban
fshed him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
STENSLAND GIVEN UP.
His captors Are Expected to start
Home With Him at Once.

Chicago, Sept. Assistant States
Attorney Barber received the following
telegram from Assistant States Attor-
ney Olsen who IN company with James
Keely Of the Chicago Tribune is in
Tangier watching Paul stensland, the
president Of the wrecked Milwaukee
Avenue State bank.
''Stensland turned over to u.s.
It is believed that Olsen and Keely
VIII start with stensIand Immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-07
USES BARREL FOR TROUSERS.
Cleveland Policeman suffers AEishap
While Chasing Thieves.

Cleveland, O., Sept. THE hning
of two prisoners in police court today
revealed the humiliation of Policeman
Gof, who left twelve square inches
from the seat of his trowsers fluttering
from a snag in Kingsbury run while
chasing thieves. As a result he wad-
died home in a pickle barrel. Two Of
dcers guarded his anatomy where
stave was missing.
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Web5er Secures Reprieve.

Sacramento, Cal. Sept. Governor
Pardee, at the request of Attorney
General Welsh and District Attorney
Robinson Of Placer county, has grant
ed a reprieve of 10 DAYS to Adolph
Weber. sentenced to be hanged next
Wednesday at FOLSOM for the murder
Of his father. mother. sister and broth
er at Auburn