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The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
TROUBLE AT Fl. SILL.
Grows Out of Refusal to let Apaches
Go With a Show.

Washington, April 6.-The nature of
trouble that has been brewing among
the Apache captives at Fort Sill, incl
dent to which is the threat of the In
dlans to forcibly break away from the
post is explained at the war department
as the result of the refusal of the au-
thorities to let the Indians go on the
road with a wild west show. The IN
dians under their old chief. Geronimo.
have been technical captives at the
army post for many years past. But
IN fact they have had almost as much
liberty of action as the Indians on the
reservations. They were not confined in
close quarters. but were only required
to stay within the military reservation
Many Of the Indians were permitted to
go out on passes TO visit other tribes
and for other purposes. Tney have
been getting along very we'll; SO well,
indeed, that when the army officers a
year ago proposed that the Indians be
turned over to the interior department
and placed on q reservation as other
Indians are, strong protests were made
by some of the easten humanitarian So
cieties, who had taken pride in the i'm
provement of the Apache captives.
But last year many of the Indians
were permitted to join a wild west show
which Travelled over the county. When
they came back to the post it was found
that many of them had learned to gam
bic and had picked up other bad habits.
So when application was made this
spring for permission to have another
contingent of these Indians join a show
the war department. to which the rs-
quest was referred, upon the advice of
the officers at the post, declined
to issue permit. There was
one exception and that was in the case
of Geronimo himself. He had been well
behaved and the officials decided that
he might go with the show. That made
trouble, for the other Indians felt that
they had been Disseminated against,
hence they are threatening to leave the
post It is not believed that they will
do so, however, for they are aware that
they would. soon be rounded up and re-
turned and confined in close quarters
and that is the most dreaded of punish
rnents to an Indian.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
NIPPS STANDS ALONE.
Committee Votes to Open Paving
Throttle Despite Protests.

In the face of a resolution which in
structed them not to recommend an
amount Of paving which would in
crease the tax levy for the coming
year, the streets and walks committee
last evening have reported back in
favor of "a blocks of pavement and
stated that they could not agree on
which paving petitions should be cut
out The "a blocks are exclusive of
the petition for the repaving of Kan
sa.s avenue.
If the city council adopts the above
report they will have the satisfaction
of knowing that they are responsible
for raising the tax levy of the city for
1905 from $5.35 to S5.55. A raise Of
two mills which viii be directly at
tributable to street paving. Council
man F. e. NipDs of the committee was
the only member to oppose the report
which will be submitted to the council
this evening.
The city's proportion of this pave
ment Will amount to about s2S. 500 or
about $4,000 in excess of last year.
The previous action of the council.
the nrst action. was in favor Of 80
blocks, SO that the report of the com
mittee is q reduction of blocks
In 1903 the tax levy was S5.12, in
1904 it went I'D another notch to
$5.25. in 1905, S5.35 and now the pro
position is to keep the boosting pro
cess up.
The councilmen who apparently
favor letting down the paving bars
are Councilmen Simns. Griley. Hollf-
day, Rice. Sinner and Swendson.
The petition for the repavfnar of
West Tenth avenue from jackson to
Harrison streets will be referred to
the council this evening It IS be-
lieved though that the petition will
have to lie over until next year be-
cause the city wants some definite as
surance from the legislature next win
ter that the state will pay its proper
ton The assurance will have to be
a. guarantee that can't be broken. The
city has had experience in this line and
because one legislature would not live
uD to it's promises was compelled to
pay sac 900, the states share for paw
ing the state house square with
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
Streams OF Lava From a New
FesuTius Crater
Threaten to Again Overwhelm
the Ancient City.
THAN TWO MILES
Of the Intervening Distance Has
Already Been Covered.
A Rain of Hot Mud, Ashes and
Black Sand.

Naples, April s.-streams OF lava
which are diffusing great heat are pro-
crossing with considerable rapidity IN
the direction of Pompeii. From the new
crater which is 20 feet in circumference.
the lava has already gone two miles
and half.
Hot mu1. ashes, and black sand are
also elected. which. mixed with rains
produce. the so-called caustie rain which
is most damaging to vegetation.
Although the showers of cinders here
have diminished people can be seen
holding up umbrellas as protection
against the falling ashes.
Lava Stream Divides.
Naples, April 6.-The eruption Of
Mount Vesuvius is now most violent.
on the Ponpeii side the main stream OF
lava has divided into two. one threat
ening Ottajano, q commune Of 10000 in
habitants, and the other threatening
Tore Del Greco, with a population OF
&c. 600.
The danger is becoming serious and
calls for the immediate evacuation Of
Boscotrecaz, the nearest village to the
crater which has a population OF 5000
souls have been issued
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
BOTTLE POOL CONTEST.
Eiks Inaugurate an Interesting One at
Club Rooms.

The committee on arrangements
which is looking after the representa-
ton which the Topeka lodge of EIks
will have at their annual meeting at
Denver next July has hit upon a novel
plan for increasing the funds now in
the hands of the treasurer.
A bottle pool contest has been in
augurated in which every member Of
the club who has ever gazed across
click of the ivory balls is supposed to
participate. The prize. aside from be-
ing known as the champion bottle
pool player of the club, is a hand
some silver loving cup which has cost
several fundred-but then, it would
be impolite, to say the least, to discuss
the value OF a trophy of this char
acter.
There are already about one hun
dred entries who viii try for the
cherished prize and honor which ac-
companies it. Captain Henry Ruff,
who has charge of the affair. has so
arranged the contest that it is a han
dicap affair The better and more ex-
perienced players will be compelled
to make 100 points while the players
of less experience will have a handi-
cap ranging anywhere from 10 to SO
points
The contest, which has just opened,
will close the last day of May. and
during the meantime each contestant
will play one game with each other
affair. The entrance fee is one dol
lar, and those who do not enter the
contest for the loving cup will be fined
one dollar for their lack of interest in
the welfare of the club and their pro-
posed trip to Denver.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
ANOTHER PLEASANT DAY.
Mercury Reaches the SO Mark This
Afternoon.

Judging from the view on Kansas
avenue this afternoon must be the
coming out day for shirt waists. for
the street is lined with them, though
every now and then someone strug-
giles through the crowd and exhibits a
new fur boa which has been pur-
chased since they have been marked
down to close them out for the sum
mer season.
It is hardly proper to describe the
weather conditions as hot, in view of
what may be expected later, but If it
were not for brisk cooling breeze
which is blowing from the southwest
at the rate of u miles an hour the
day would be uncomfortably warm.
Under the conditions which exist
there is but the one overworked
adjective which will describe them
ideal.
The sky is free from clouds. and
the day has been one of unbroken
sunshine, and the weather forecaster
predicts just such another one for
Saturday, with the possible exception
that there will probably be slight
rise in the temperature.
The hourly temperatures for the day
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
INCREASE THE STOCK.
Farmers cooperative Shipping Asso-
ci:.tion to Issue $4,000 More.

With the promise that the stock
holdings of the members of the Kan
sas Cooperative Shipping association
would be increased it was decided to
raise the capital stock from S125,-
GOO to 5000, 900. The present paid in
capital stock is insufficient to carry on
the work of the association. A large
number of the members have but
small holdings about SO and it IS
pIaned to have these increase their
holdings to $50 each. The delegates
who We're in attendance at the meeting
yesterday VIII return to their respec-
tive local associations for the purpose
of booming this scheme
The last thing the association did
last eveTMng before its adjournment
was to re-eIect the old officers as wei
as al of the directors with the excep-
ton Of but two.
The directorate is now: H. H Shaw,
Argonia-; Frank Wright, Billings,
Oklahoma; II. r. Signor. Winfield. r.
Milton. Stafford; T. c. snodgrass.
Waldo; J. G. Godngs. Minden, Ne
braska: J. A. Mermais, Gorham: NJ.
G. Thompson. Anthony.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
Up. MOTOR CAR DOES WE'LL.
No. z Climbs Grades With Ease and
Makes 40 Miles an Hour.

Omaha, Neb., April e.-The Union Pacific
officials at Omaha have been experiment
ing with their new motor car No Z, Just
OUT of the shops. This car is an improve
ment on the previous motor cars in that
it is especially designed for climbing the
grades and has several new arrangements
the most conspicuous of which IS the
ventilation of the car-the windows being
round, similar to portfolios on steamships
and are air. water and dust proof. The
car has also a side entrance in the middle
instead Of at the ends.
The first trial run made to Valley and
back developed good climbing ability over
the grades and speed of 20 miles an hour
with ease. The new method Of ventilation
fairly well avoided the close and some
times foul atmospheric condition so Of
ten encountered in electric and other
transportation cars sufficiently SO to pre-
dict complete success in this direction.
The vibration and noise of the engine was
largely eliminated and the mechanism
of the car worked splendidIy on this trial
run. The Union Pacific officials were
much pleased and believe the final result
of these experiments which are not yet
complete, viii show this to be the most
perfect car of the kind in existence.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
WBECkAT 18Th STREET
santa Fe Engine and Cars Leave Track
Without Much Damage.

The engine, tender and mail car Of
Santa Fe train No. 116 left the track
last night at the Fifteenth street cross
ing at 1850 O'Clock. No one was in
jured. The accident happened when
the train was running a not more than
six miles an hour. Had it been run-
ming at high rate OF speed a more
serious wreck might have resulted as
all the cars were crowded The acei-
dent was caused by an open switch.
None of the equipment which left the
track turned over or was damaged IA
any material way and after 2 rev
hours work the derailed cars and en-
gine were jerked back on the track
and the train proceeded Oh its journey
There was quite a lot of excitement
among the passengers when the acci-
dent happened. out they were Gained
easily by the trainmen and when quiet
was restored it was found that no one
had been injured in the slightest way,
and even the shaking up they got was
a light one.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
UNREST IN CHINA.
strong Disruptive Forces are said to.
Be at Work.

San Francisco. Cal. April s.-.Allen ".
Murphy of Berkeley. who has been vice
consul at Tien Tsin, China, for more than
three years, arrived from the Orient yes
ter1ay on the transport Sheridan. Speak
ing of the situation in China Mr. Murphy
said:
s'There are undoubtedly strong disrup--
tive forces at work in China with no real
government TO control them A crisis may
arrive at any moment demanding the In
tervention of an armed force for the pro-
lection of the foreign residents.
THE boycott on American goods which
was not considered serious at first has
certainly taken on 4 serious aspect and
the agitation is by no means over IN
the north the boycott was suppressed BY
Yuan Shih-Kai. viceroy. of Chill province
Northern China IS now IN a peaceful state
and there are no signs of unrest there.
In the south the. movement has re-
ceived degree of official encourageme
Large quantities of American goods that
were shipped last year are still in Chi
nese warehouses because the conslgnees
refused to accept them. do not think
that the next report OF trade conditions
will show that our exports to China have
increased -
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
TRIAL NEARS END
Argument Has Begun in the Greene
and Gaynor Case.

Savannah. Ca. April e-The long
drawn out trial of Greene and Gaynor,
charged with defrauding the govern
Inent out of hundreds of thousands Of
dollars through harbor improvements
contracts, is nearing an end. The
frauds are alleged to have been made
possible through collusion with Capt.
Oberlin NJ. Carter, the government In
spector.
Col. P. ". Meldrin, chief of counsel
for the defense, today moved that the
court instruct that the jury find a ver~
dict in favor of the defendants. This
was overu1ed and General Thomas f.
Barr, United States navy, retired, op-
ened argument for the government. ".
W. Osborne followed for the defense.
stating that the main legal point on
which the defense would depend was
as to the construction upon which tbs
defendants might be called fllgitives
from Justice
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06

Ottawa. Ont, April 6.-Jack hIunroe,
the Butte pugilist, who established
himself as a prospective heavyweight
champion once by holding Jim Jeffries
off for four rounds, is here. and at
Lavigne's hall in Quebec province, de-
feated ALI Allen, a well known Ottawa
boxer. in the eighth round. He did It
with a smash on the jaw. The fight
was a clean one.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
Won BUEL0W IS BETTER
Awakes Clear Headed and Asks for
Newspapers.

Berlin, April 6.-Chancellor Won Bue-
low, who tainted while in the reiehstag
yesterday afternoon, slept throughout
the night and awoke this morning
fresh and clear headed. After taking
a cup of coffee, he asked for the news
papers but Prof. Renyers suggested
that 1t would be advisable not to read
them.
Prof. Renvers and the physicians
who are associated with him IN the case
say that no bad consequences are ike
~ to result from the ctancellor's liz
ness.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
CHIEF R0BBER CAUGHT
Head of the Band THAT Looted the
Bank at Moscow.

Zurich. Switzerland, April 6.-The
ringIeader of the band which robbed
the Mutual Credit bank of Moscow of
$437, 500 March 90 has been arrested
here. He is young Russian who ar
rived in Zurich April 8 and had been
drinking heavily. The police took him
into custody on the charge of intoxica-
tion and found among his belongings
a wallet filed with Russian bank notes
When the prisoner became sober he
voluntarily confessed that he had head
ed the band of 19 men who robbed the
Mutual Credit bank of Moscow.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
PROMOTERS III JAIL
Mining Engineer and wife Charged
With ssyindIing.

Denver, Colo, April &C F. Burnharn
a mining engineer and his wife. Mary R
Burnhan, who. according to adyices re-
ceived from Colun1 bIs, O. are wanted in
that city on a grand Jury Indictment
charging them with svTindling investors
through an alleged fictitious mining COM
pany, were arrested here last night and
placed in the city jail.
What the circumstances are which led
to the arrest is not definitely known. as
neither Durham nor his wife would talk
to the authorities last night It is charg-
ed, however, that the Burnhams secured
q large sum of money estimated at SO. Co.,
through the means of the bogus mining
company. and which purported to hold
properties in California and Colorado
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
TO DO A MIRACLE.
Dowie Promises to Return and Play
Winning Card.

Chicago. April 6.-The Daily News
says today that John Alexander Dowie
has announced in a private telegram
to one of his deacons that he will re-
turn to Zion City late Monday night
and perform a miracle He prom
ises. among other things, to bring to
the faithful in Zion $1O.000,0O0 in
gold and several scrolls of parchment
upon which are written the five books
of Moses. In the message which was
sent from the City of Mexico, Dowie
declared that he is now greater than
he ever was believed to be,
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
PRIMARY LAW KNOCKED OUT.
Special session of Illinois Legislature
to Enact New One.

Springfield. III, April 6.-The supreme
court handed down a decision declaring
the new primary law unconstitutional.
Gov. Deneen will call a special session OF
the legislature for 10 o'clock next Tuesday
conformity with the decision of the su-
prerne court. The Republican state cen
fral committee will meet in this city at 10
a. m Saturday to rescind the call for q
state convention.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
schreck-Gardner Afateh o..

Terre Haute, Ind, April 6.-The fight
between George Gardner and Mike
Schreek has been called of, according
to Matchmaker Jack Tierney, OF Wa
bash, because Gardner refused to meeE
the Cincinnati man unless he got down
to 16B pounds, which Schreck announced,
after hts fight with Barry here, he never
would try to do
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
PEACE CONCLUDED.
Parliamentary crisis in Austria-H Hum
gary Is Ended.

Vienna. April 6.=Peaee between the
crown and the Hungarians has been
concluded and the parliamentary crisis
is over. Premier F7ejarvary has re-
signed and Alexander Wekerle has
been appointed premier with man
date to form a eoncihatory cabinet for
HlInnsa1-y
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
Patfison -Goes Id Hosnital.

Cincinnati. April 6.-Governors Pat
tison, who has been dangerously III at
Columbus, arrived here on a special
train. and was driven to Christ hospital.
He stood the trip well.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
Eastman johnson Dead.

son, the painter, died suddenly at his
home here last night in his SD year.
He made his reputation as q delineator
of the American domestic and negro
character.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06

IL EmpIoyes to Ask for More wages.
Chicago. April 6.-A decision TO de-
mand a general increase in wages for
every employe of the elevated railroads
Of Chicago. was made last night at
meeting Of the various unions of the
ssL employees.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06

Chicago. April 81 a. m tempera-
lures: Boston and Cincinnati, 40; New
York. a: Philadelphia and Washing
ton. 50s Chicago and St. Louis. AZ; Min
neapolis. %.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06

Bergin, Norway. April Alexander
Lange KieIIands the popular Norwegian
poet and author, died today Of paraly-
sis Of the heart. He was born IN 1919.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06

Chicago. April 6.-Forecast for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Saturday. warmer in the
north and west portions tonight.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06

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The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06

Down in Fort Scott things are lining
up for a red hot fight between the
Stubbs and anti-Stubbs factions, over
the election of a representative to the
legislature The Stubs crowd have a
candidate in the person of S. M. Land,
while the opposition will probably get
behind a man named Griffith. Mr.. Land
was the Republican candidate for state
senator six years ago, but was defeat
ed by John Caldwell.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06

On account of the sedgwick county
row, and the belief that It will result
in putting both Dyer and Carson at
disadvantage. in their race for state
superintendent, a new candidate from
the Eighth district was announced
Thursday. It IS John E. Mathers, ex-
county superintendent OF Butler coun-
ty. and secretary of the Kansas Pu-
pills Reading circle.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-28
Voting In Paris.

an Paris only one-fifth Of the voters
go to tie polls and cast their ballots"
said an American who has lived In
Paris as a business man for several
years past. This is not because they
cannot vote. but because they do not
care to. Everybody in the city is In
terested in politics, but when the time
to vote comes few care to go to the
polls The man who wins is most
often the man who promises every
thing For instance. in my district
last time man was elected who
promised to put a new shed on the
market / know of another deputy
who was'kept IN Office fifteen years be-
cause he promised to add an extra sar-
dine to the daily rations of the 81 :.
diers. There are so many soldiers that
that made big difference. They did
not get the sardine. but he continued
to promise nd kept office."-Washinr
ton Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-28
WHISTLER AS A TEACHER.
A Genius who Showed Difficulty In
Imparting His knowledge.

A Genius who Showed Difficulty In
Imparting HIS knowledge.
Whistler was certainly a genius. but
he showed some difficulty in imparting
his knowledge. His criticisms were Of
ten foggy and uncertain, and he hard
" ever found words IN which to ex-
press himself. It was almost an i'm
possibility to develop without becom-
ing a slave and copying him in every
way. With majority Of the students
this was q dangerous method. If one
came with / spark of originality 1t was
extinguished Immediately by the DOM
mating personality of the master. He
could see art only from his own stand
point, and be insisted on all of us using
the same palette and the same brushes
as himself and ON our seeing all OBJ
jects with his eyes. The result to an
ordinary outsider was ridicuiously mo-
notonous. .8.
I well remember a Frenchman who
wanted to join the class coming to
view some of the studies and then re-
marking. with an amused smile, "Vous
avez beaucoup des petus Wheestlairs"
This was perfectly true of the major
ity, but there were few matured men
who hardly carried out Whistler's
formulas q. regards the palette and
method, but who, owing to their more
Independent attitude. profted much y
the criticisms.-Century
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-28
After Monday write it 1907.
THE WILD BALSAM APPLE.

tn Seed Holders Are Suggestive q
L4ce Purses.
In the brooks Of autumn in certain
places many little lacelfke bags may
be seen drifting along with the cur
rent or stranded by the shore. They
are the inner coats or bodies of the
wild balsam apples Echinocystis loba-
tai which have dropped from the vines
overhanging the stream and now float
lightly away with their large seeds.
The green prickly bag Of the balsam
apple itself began to.form In late sum-
mer. and BY autumn 1t has withered
and faded to pnle straw color We
may see the trailing vines with their
shrunken pods decorating the brook
side bushes Tar into the winter. The
outer coat Of the pod gradually rots
away, and the inner bag or seed car
rier Is now released and exposed as a
delicate, webby network Of tough
Abers- A thin skin or membrane fills
up the space between these meshes.
but that also falls away through the
action OF water and the winter storms
until only the ball-like tissue Of the
purse" ID left. These little purses, be-
Ing extremely light and buoyant, float
far and Wide over the submerged
swamp lands In late autumn, carry
ing the seedE with them and 30 plant
ing the vine 10 new situations. II, how
ever. we take these seeds home with
rs and plant them there. Mother Earth
win suitably reward Us In the follow
ing year with vines OF our own. They
win spring up and spread rapidly Until
al the stone walls and garden fences
are decorated with the tracery OF their
stems and star shaped leaves. = st.
Nicholas.