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The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
FAST MAIL WRECKED.
Three Cars Burned. But No One Loses
Life.

Kansas City. No. Feb 14.-Fast
mall train No Z, westbound, on the
Missouri Pacific railway, which left
St Louis at 8 o'clock this morning. was
wrecked at Gasconda bridge, q miles
east of Jefferson City. Three cars were
ditched, caught fire and were de-
stroyed. Several members of the crew
were hurt but no one was killed The
train was made up of hve mail cars
and one baggage car.
The Seriously Injured.
Frank Martin. Sedalia, fireman.
Travelling Engineer Clifford, Of St.
Louis.
J. 0. Burch, conductor, St Louis.
A brakeman. name unknown
The train was composed of five mail
cars and one baggage car. At the
time of the wreck it was running at
hundred feet east Of the bridge the
engine jumped the track and with
two mail cars went into the ditch.
ly consumed The other cars jumped
the track but were not badly damaged.
Fifty years ago when the road that
is now the Missouri Pacific was opened
as the Pacific railway. a special train
carrying officials, leading citizens and
military to jefferson City tc participate
in 3 celebration OF the completion Of
the road, went through the bridge into
the Gasconade river. where the acci-
dent of today occurred At that time
thirty persons were killed and almost
every other person in the train was
injured
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
TO DEATH
Two Victims of Disastrous
Wreck Meet Horrible End.
Frightful Accident on Frisco at
Fort Scott.

Fort Scott, Kas.. Feb. 14.--St. Louis
& San Francisco passenger train No.
118, north-bound. was wrecked at
Columbus, Kas., early this morning.
Harry Roundtree. of Fort Scott, the
express messenger, and newsboy,
name unknown, were burned to death
A. H. Herke, of Weir. Kan, q travel
ing insurance agent. dropped deal while
helping to rescue the crew.
c. F. Waddeu, Tuscumbio, Mo. and
two women, names unknown, from Jop-
lin, were slightly hurt.
George Woods, the engineer, was
badly hurt and w. F. Runyan, the
fireman, sustained a broken leg. The
passenger train ran into a string of
box cars which had broken loose
from a freight train and run back
down onto the main line. All the
cars in the passenger train, except the
sleeper, were burned
There were but few passengers on
the train, and a number of them were
hurt slightly.
The train was made up OF a com
bination baggage express car. a mail
car, one chair car, common coach
and one Pullman sleeper. The eX-
press car telescoped the mail car and
both soon caught fire. The remainder
of the train left the tracks but the
rear cars were not badly damaged, en-
abhng the passengers to escape. The
flames from the forward cars caught
the coach and the chair car and all
four were consumed. The Pullman
was saved. Several mem bers Of the
crew were pinioned beneath the burn
ing express and mail cars, but were
rescued. The passengers made
strenuous efforts to save Roundtree
and the newsboy, but were driven back
by the flames. An unknown passen ger
escaped from one of the coaches. He
was engaged later in the rescue work
when he suddenly dropped dead. evi-
IDENTIFY from heart disease, the result
of excitement and oKer-exartion
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14

proceedings. Mr.. Wells refused to give
credit, for the reason that the money
had not been expended as required by
the closing section of the law above
quoted.
In order to make the deal strictly ac-
cording to law, it may be necessary Tor
State Treasurer Kelly to send the BONDS
back to the state fiscal agency ana IN
struet them TO resell the bonds They
the governor, secretary of state and
auditor would then hold a meeting, and
instruct the auditor to draw his war
rant for the purchase Of the BONDS.
When Mr.. Wells was asked this morn
ing to make a statement concerning the
matter, he said 1T Is true that have
turned down this request for credit on
my books for the purchase made by
the governor and the secretary OF Staee-
I don't care to discuss the matter For
particulars. apply to the governor.
Governor Hoca Explains.
Governor Hoch admitted that he knew
about the transaction, but said he did
not know that Auditor Wells ha block
ed the consummatior Of the deal. He
said:
"The law leaves no alternative for
us We must invest that money IN
government bonds or state bonds, and
no state bonds are obtainable. Mr.
BurroW and myself talked the matter
over, and the purchase of the bonds
was effected through the state fiscal
a majority of the board, and had no
doubt of our authority to act. It is
my understanding that the bonds were
purchased at market price. OF course
we were obliged to pay premium
From a standpoint of good business
policy, it would likely have been better
to leave this $4,000 IN the state
treasury, where it might be kept as a
separate fund drawing the prescribed
rate of interest under the new de-
pository law. But the sinking fund
law was passed prior to the depository
law. and it provided the method for
investing the sinking fund. We were
obliged to comply with the law
Did Fiscal Agency Buy Bonds?
1t seems that the law providing for
the investment of the state sinking
fund in government bonds is of COM
paratively recent discovery. 1t has been
buried in the statute books for so long
that it had been forgotten. Somebody
dug it UP not long ago, and brought it
to the attention of two of the members
of the board These two members de-
cided that it would be better for the
state to allow the sinking fund to draw
interest under the depository law
rather than invest it in low rate gov
ernment bonds on which a big pre-
MUM would have to be paid. This
plan, however, seems to have been up
set, for some reason.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
He WAS OUTCLASSED.

St Petersburg, Feb. Perhaps
am responsible to some extent FOR
your defeat and perhaps my subordi-
mates did not do all they might have
done, but at all events we who have
fought the battle were not thieves
said Admiral ROjestvensky, VINO ad-
dressed the imperial technical society
yesterday on the causes of the dereat
OF the Russians at the battle or the
sea of Japan. The admiral made no
specifications regarding rascahty IN
the equipment Of the ships. but he
commented at length on the destruc-
tive effect of the heavy japanese
shells, which when they only exploded
in the water near the Russian vessels
cracked their plates and opened great
leaks while those which hit the Rus
sian ships separately were as destruc-
tive as mines.
A young Lieutenant during the dis
cussiOn attempted to lay the blame on
submarine boats, but the admiral de-
MED that submarine boats or mines
were used during the engagements.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
ARE In A NIX UP.
State Auditor Wells Puts down
His Foot.
Government Bonds Purchased
Without Consulting Him.
BIG PREMIUM is PAID.
Amount to $4,000 on Only $685.
600 of Bonds.
Governor HOch Says Majority of
Board Acted.

State Auditor Seth Wells has re-
fused to allow State Treasurer T. T.
Kelly credit for S29 600 which the state
has expended in the purchase of gov
ernment bonds for the state sinking
fund, and the result is that the books
of the state treasurer are at present
S29, 900 out of balance.
Mr. Wells contends that purchase of
the bonds was not made according to
law, though he refuses to blame any
body for the tangle into which things
have come. 1t is a case of Alphonse
and CASTOR; Mr.. Wells declines to say
anything which might seem hostile to
Governor Hoch and Governor Hoch
declines to say anything which might
seem hostile to Mr.. Wells.
The situation is about this: The leg
islature passed law requiring the
state to set aside certain amounts each
year out Of the general revenue fund
to create a sinking fund to pay of
state bonds which will begin to fall due
IN 1908 There is now $4,000 in this
fund. Under the general statutes Of
vided that the state shall invest its
sinking fund in either state or govern
ment bonds. AS all the state bonds
are now owned by the state school
fund, and cannot be purchased, the
only thing left for the state to do is to
vides that the governor, auditor of
state and secretary of state shall con-
stitute a board Of commissioners to
buv the bonds.
The closing section Of this law is the
one that IS madng the trouble at pres
ent. It is as follows:
THE auditor of state, by order of the
board of commissioners Of the sinking
fund, Is hereby authorized to draw his
warrant on the state treasurer in favor
Of the party or parties from whom
purchases Of bonds are made, only in
amounts sufficient TO pay for the pur-
and said warrants, when so drawn. shall
be paid out of the moneys in the treas
ury to the credit of the sinking fund"
Kelly Engineered the Deal.
Tt appears that Governor Hoch and
Secretary of State BurTow got togeth-
er ard talked the matter over about a
month ago. and decided they would go
ahead and buy the bonds. Auditor Wells
was not in the city at that time. and
consequently did not get an invitation
to the meeting. The first he knew of
i ii was when he saw an announcement in
the papers that the bonds had been
| bought.
Governor Hoch and Secretary Burrow.
! however. believing that they constituted
/ a majority Of the board. and had au-
thority to act opened up negotiations
for the purchase of the bonds. The deal
was engineered through State Treasurer
Kelly, who requested the state fiscal
agency in New York to buv as many
government bonds as possible for 800
000 The bank purchased $23. 900 worth
of bonds. and paid $4,000 premium. The
bonds were paid for out Of the moneys
| to the credit Of the state at the fiscal
agency. Then Mr.. Kelly turned to Audi
tor Wells and wanted to get credit on
the auditors books for the amouvt ex-
pended.
| This was where the hitch came IN the
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
HOCH DENIES IT.
Says Mayor Rose Isn't Prosecuted Be
cause He Is a Democrat.

Governor HOch was asked today to
make a statement concerning the evi-
dence presented at the Rose trial IN
Kansas City yester rdIy- He said
This matter is IN .hc courts at pres
ent. and it would not be proper for
me to discuss it
Mayor Rose intfmates that this
prosecution was commenced against
him because he is a Democrat" was
suggested.
"Of course there is nothing In thai"
replied the governor
will the evidence presented by
Mayor Rose concerning the condition
of the joints in Topeka be used as a
basis for action against Topeka Of
hcials2"
Il don't care to talk about that"
said the governor.
Attorney General Coleman. who was
back at his desk today, said: '"The evi-
dence. so called which was presented
by Mayor Rose. was interesting, but
had no direct bearing on the case.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14

H. Leonard. One hundred years ago
the grapes from which this wine was
pressed grew in the vineyard of Nicho-
les Longworth, the great grandfather
of the congressman. The site of the
vineyard is at present in the heart Of
Cincinnati.
For sixty years the wine lay in the
cellar of the man who made it. Then,
with many other bottles of the same
vintage. it was brought out for the
golden wedding anniversary of its
maker. William Leonard, father of W
H. Leonard, was one of the guests at
this celebration. To him were given
three bottles of the precious wine. Only
one remained to round out its century.
and it is in this one that the health of
the future Mrs Longworth viii be
drunk.
This wine was sent to Washington
last Monday. Mr.. Leonard received a
letter from Mr.. LongwOrth today
thanking him for the gift and assuring
him that the wine would grace the
wedding breakfast
Jersey City Peoples Gift.
New York. Feb. 14=Among the
bridal presents to Miss Alice Roosevelt
win be table centerpiece. a bunch Of
American Beauty roses exquisitely en-
broidered on the cloth of the finest
Irish linen. It IS the work of Mrs. W.
Roe Macdonald Of No. 223 Monticello
avenue, Jersey City. The only other
piece of such work known is on eXhi-
Scotland. Mrs. Macdonald having pre-
sented It on a recent visit to Scotland.
The gift will be sent to Washington
by Mayor Pagan in the name Of the
people of Jersey City.
The embroidery Of horses head,
the work of Mrs. Macdonald, was
bought by w. K Vanderbilt at a re-
cent Morris county horse show.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
DOWN TO SIX DEGREES.
Mercury Fails to Touch the Zero
Mark

The weather predictions made by
the department Tuesday morning
proved true except that the mercury
did not reach as low apolnt as was pre-
dicted by about six degrees. The cold
wave arrived on time and seems to
have passed on, at any rate the
weather is moderating and the temper
ature is steadily rising, with a prom
ise that it viii continue its upward
course Indefinitely A nine mile an
hour wind is blowing from the north
and is cold and penetrating indicating
that the temperature is much lower
than recorded by the thermometers.
The prediction for tonight and
Thursday: Fair tonight and Thurs
day, warmer Thursday and warmer in
the northern portion of the state to-
night"
The hourly temDeratures for fodav
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
WILL 60 SOUTH.
Bridal Trip Of the LOngWOrths
Has Been Arranged.
To Be Extended to New Orleans
by Easy Stages.
WINE 100 YEARS OLD.
Will Be Served at the Wedding
Breakfast.
1t Was Made by the BridegrOOm's s
Great Grandfather.

Atlanta Ga, Feb. 14.-That portion
of the itinerary of the honeymoon trip
of Mrs. Alice Roosevelt LOngWorth
and her husband, which the most Wig
liant search in washington has failed
to disclose up to this time-the destl-
nation of the couple on their trip to
the south-Ieaked out here through
railroad officials, who for several days
have been making active preparations
for handling the special car Re
public"
It is understood at this time that
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth will come
down the main line of the southern
road without a stop until RosWeH IS
reached, the struggling little Georgia
village which was the childhood nome
of Martha Bullock, grandmother OF
Miss Roosevelt. Here several hours
possibly a day, will be spent The
secrecy surrounding the trip has been
so thick that not a word has reacneQ
any of the friends of the president at
Roswell of the intended visit OF ms
daughter. The bride will take the
little community by surprise, and the
special car will be occupied while
there, although the most pressing IN
vitation Will be extended by Mrs.
Wing, present owner of Bullock hall,
to the distinguished couple to be her
guests The stop at Roswell is on the
rdlIFOaQ programme anu lAllS 4Gelt
alone let out this part of the arrange
ment.
Trip to New Orleans.
After leaving Roswell the trip will
be made in easy stages in the direction
of New Orleans over the Southern,
Atlanta & West Point and Louisville
& Nashville. The arrangements un-
der way are being managed to allow
the couple to stop at almost any de-
sired point along the route. A stop Of
several hours viii be made in this city,
and 1t is probable that Mr.. and Mrs.
LOngWorth will leave their car here
mont hotel. although nothing definite
has been heard on this point.
A press representative called up
Mrs. Wing at Bullock hall, and a sweet
voice answered, IN reply to the ques-
ton as to arrangements at Roswell for
the reception, that not one word had
been heard in the little village as to
the coming of Alice Roosevelt and her
husband.
I'VE are as much in the dark" said
Mrs. Wing, cas- the rest Of the world
seems to be. We never dreamed that
Alice was even coming by here on her
bridal trip, but we are delighted to
know that such is the arrangement I
will be pleased to show them over the
Bullock estate and we will urge them,
of course, to be our guests
The railroad arrangements being
completed by the Southern are per-
haps the most extensive ever made
for a special train. Wherever Mrs
Longworth desires to stop it is the
purpose of the road to allow her to
do so without delay or without wait
ing on the schedule of other trains
Wine q Century Old
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
WANT MONEY BACK.
New York Life May Try TO Recover
Campaign Contributions.

New York, Feb. 14=Recommenda
ton that legal proceedings be instituted
to recover campaign funds received
by the New York Life were sub
mitted to the treasurer Of the company
today by the special investigating COM
mittee headed by Thomas P. Fowler.
It is recommended that the money be
recovered from such officers and trus-
tees as counsel shall decide are liable
therefor.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
MCRLL IS BETTER.
NO Immediate Crisis in His Case Is
Looked For.

Lakewood, N. Y. Feb. 14.-Althoueh
John A Mccall was resting comfort
ably today. Dr. Charles l. LindIey. his
physician. says he has very little chance
Of recovery. The physician said he did
not. however, think that Mr. McCan's
recovery Is Impossible and that he an
ticipated no immediate crisis in the dis
ease. The nature of Mr.. BIcCalTs COM
plant was not stated by DR.. Lindley.
but # was said at the residence to be a
form of Hver trouble
The last rites Of the Catholic church
were administered to Mr.. Mccall yes
terday. when a sinking spell attacked
him. He rallied again with his strength
returning to a marked degree, and he
passed q fairly good night.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
Risteen HoIdine fIls on.

F. n. Risteen, mechanical superin-
tendent Of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, who IS seriously III at his
home, No. 1915 Harrison street with
an affection Of the heart and paral-
ysis Of the left side. was IN about the
same condition early today that he has
been for the last forty-eiEht hours
This is considered favorable for IL no
change for the worse develops soon his
1QSIIq 5JB kI5Ao95I IoJ s5ousu5
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
ON APRIL TENTH.
Sixth District Convention Is to Be Held
at Lincoln.

Colby. Kan, Feb. 1.-THE Sixth dis
trict congressional committee met here
today with but one committeeman alb
sent. April 10 was fixed as the time
for holding the convention and Lincoln
as the place. The basis of representa-
ton is to be one delegate for each 200
votes cast at the last election for secre-
tary of state and one delegate at large
from each county, making a total Of
128 delegates. There was little senti-
ment against the denomination Of
Reeder.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14

Des AFoines, Ia. Feb. 14-Bv a vote
Of so to 81 the Iowa house today re-
jected the women's suffrage resolution
after a protracted debate.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14

Chicago. Feb. 14-7 a N. temperatures:
Boston, s.; New York. So; Philadelphia,
ss. Washington, 40 Cincinnati, 80; Chi
eago, 1s; St. Louia, a. Minneapolis. 10
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Forecast for Kansas.
Generally fair tonight and THURSDAY:
warmer Thursday and in north portion 10
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
Wine q Century Old.

Cleveland, Feb. 1.-THE wine in
which the toasts will be drunk at the
Iongworth- Roosevelt wedding break
fast is the gift Of Cleveland man, W.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14

be hourly temperatures for today
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
CLEVER DOCTOR.
Cured a 30 Years. Trouble Withou,
Any Medicine.

A wise Indiana physician cured Il
years stomach disease without any
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IT had stomach trouble for 20 years
tried ~allopathic medicines, patent
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FINALLY a doctor who is the most
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II cried out in alarm, Quit drink
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drink it and you will like it when It
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Of the bad effects coffee has
well, that was two years ago, and
! am still drinking Postum. My stom-
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hit the nail on the head when he de.
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trouble. I only wish I had quit II
years ago and drank Postum in it's
place." Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
Never too late to mend. Ten days
trial Of Postum In place Of coffee
works wonders. There's a reason.
Look Ia pkgs. for the famous litr
tie book, ''T'he Road to MELVILLE"
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