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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-10
". B. Noble Attenlpts Suicide.

Sedan. Kan, July 1o.-W. B. Noble of
Pittsburg. Kan. an insurance agent, at
tempted suicide Monday in a hotel in
Wauneta- He cut his throat with a
pocket knife. He will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-10

salina. Kas.. July 1O.=Owing to the
fact that Senator William Warner Of
Kansas City cannot be present at the
Salina Chautauqua July q. Senator
A. ". Benson of Ottawa has been
asked to take the place and has ac-
cepted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-10

wichita. kan, July 1o.-Winam Mos
bacher. owner of the Mosbacher jewelry
store in this city, died here Monday,
aged 80 years. He was born in Overton,
Pa He had lived in this city twenty
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-10

wichita, Kas.. July 1O.-According
to figures compiled the business of the
Wichita postof7ce for the fiscal year
ending June 80 exceeded the business
for the year ending June 80, 1905, by
$4,000.
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salina Car Company Enjoined.

Salina. Kas., July 10.-The work Of
laying the street car tracks was
stopped here Monday by the Missouri
Pacific railway company with a re-
straining order The street car com
pany was attempting to lay tracks
across the Missouri Pacific tracks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-10
ANOTHER TEXAS LINE.

SOulllSTII EfFt-IIIt5 10 H-Attl1tI T IUIII I1tC-
Vile to Del Rio.
Austin, Tex, July 1O.-The report
has been revived that the Southern Pa
ciflc will extend its line west from
Beeville Texas, to Del Rio. q distance
of $50 miles Aside from passing
through a region remotely situated as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-10

Leavenworth. Kan. July lO-Word
has been received here that Justice
David J. Brewer of the United States
supreme court will arrive here next week
to visit rlatives and friends. Leaven-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-10

worth IS his home and this will be his
first visit in several years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
NEW CORPORATIONS.

Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the Office Of secretary of
State Houser as follows:
Superior & Southf astern Railway
Co, by John E. Glover, president. ana
Leslie e. Glover, secretary. filed an
amendment incre Ising the capital
stock from $4,000 to $350,000. The
states fee was 1910
Aliens B. r. 3. Flocc Co.. Cali
fornia corporation, capital stock $63.-
$50, Wisconsin interests $25. 600, fled
articles and a statement to operate
in this state The Wisconsin repre-
sentative is A L Hutchinson of Wey-
auwega.
The Westfeld Milling and Electric
Light Co, Westdeld, by julius Warn
Ike, president, and w. H. Moss, secre-
tary, filed an amendment increasing
the capital stock from $4,000 to $40-
600.
Bessie Lead & Zinc Co. Milwaukee,
by Fred W. Rogers, president, and
Q, F. Theme, secretary, filed an
amendment increasing the capital
stock from $4,000 to 100000
Rocky Run Dairy Co, Pittsville.
Wood county, dissolved.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
FOR DIRECT
ELECTION

Rock Island, H., Oct. 1.-THE reso-
lutions committee of the farmers ma.
tional congress yesterday agreed 20
report favoring the election of United
States senators by direct vote, and
reaffirming the former stand of the
organization for a parcels post and
postal savings banks. Resolutions
dealing with the liquor traffic and urg
ing the election of postmasters were
rejected, but the latter will be intro.
duced on the floor. Addresses were
made yesterday by James Sheakley cf
Greenville, Pa, Henry Wallace, Des
Moines; L. Whitney Watkins, Man
chester, Mich, and Governor Cummins
of Iowa. Last evening Alfred Bayliss,
superintendent of public instruction
Of Illinois, and Frank p Sargent,
United States commissioner of imlni
grafton, were the speakers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
WEST POINT
HAZING DEAD

Washington, Oct. 11.-Hazing has
disappeared at the United States NIL.
itary academy, according to the an
nual report of Superintendent Mills,
made public yesterday. The report
says:
'Hazing is entirely absent and the
spirit which in former years prompted
it has in great measure disappeared
The attitude of all the upper classes
toward the fourth class is good gener
ally, and members OF the first class
in particular have shown due appreci-
alton of their responsibilities in malp-
tanning proper relations between the
old and new cadets First classmen
exclusively We're detailed to act as
instructors Of cadets during their
preliminary training. The good e..
feets of this policy were evident"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
TO STUMP IN AUTOMOBILE.
Governor Davidson Going Out With i.
L. Gilbert.

Milwaukee, Oct. 11.-Governor
James o. Davidson will commence his
speaking tour next week, travelling
with Frank L. Gilbert of Madison, can,
didate for attorney general, in an an
tomobile. The itinerary for the
week has been arranged by William
L. Essmann, manager of the speak
ers' bureau, as follows, subject, how
ever, to change:
Tuesday afternoon-Fort Atkinson.
Tuesday evening
Wednesday ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Wednesday evening-Beaver Dam.
Thursday afternoon-Waupun
Thursday evening-Ripon
Friday afternoon-Berlin.
Friday evening-Princeton.
Saturday fternoon-Montello.
Saturday vening-Baraboo.
The routes for the other speaker rs
are being made out as rapidly as
possible. James A. Frear, candidate
for secretary of state, will speak at
Elroy Monday, at New Lisbon Tues
day, and at Rio Wednesday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
TIE WORLDS WHEAT CROP.

The London Economist asserts that
the worlds cereal harvest of 1906
cannot fail to prove one of the great
est ever produced" The wheat crop
is above the average in the north of
France, but it has suffered from
drought in the south and west. France
will need to import very little If any
wheat Spain has reaped a good har-
vest generally, while Germany has
good crops of barley and oats as well
as of wheat and rye. Austria Hungary
will produce a much larger wheat
crop this year than last. In Russia the
winter-wheat crop has been officially
reported to be a good one, while ths
more important spring-wbeat crop is
poor in all but few provinces. Rou-
mania Is now expected to produce q
record wheat crop, and Servia and
Bulgaria have good crops The Canadi.
an wheat harvest will not prove very
abundant, India's wheat crop harvest
ed last spring was the greatest but
one ever known.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
BANKERS DISCUSS
TAX QUESTION
CONFERENCE HELD WITH STATE
COMMISSION.
STATEMENTS TELL TRUTH
Assessors Know Real Value of Bank
Property and Fail to Make Ad-
justments for Relative Equality
Milwaukee Officials at Capitol
Ter Informal Talk.
Madison. Oct.

Madison, Oct IL.
A committee representing the state
bankers association held confer
ence with the state tax commission
yesterday, discussing in general
way the subject OF the equality of the
taxation of banks compared with
other properties i'll the state While
the bankers have no formal complaint
on file, they never heless believe that
their properties are taxed higher rel
atively than the other properties of
the state. In the discussion yester-
day this representation was made
with emphasis and reasons were Civ
en- why the bankers take this view.
They think that the statements which
the law requires to be made of the
banks business every little while are
used by the assessors in fixing values
and that the assessing officers rather
take advantage OF the banks by TAX
ing the figures in the sworn state
ments and not adjusting them to
make the relative burden of taxation
equitable when compared with other
properties.
The bankers present were J. X.
Illsley of Milwaukee, officer OF the
Marshall & lllsley bank; F. ]. Carr,
Hudson, president of the state bank
ers' association, and l.. S. Hanks,
Madison, president of the State bank.
A committee from Milwaukee
called upon the committee and had
discussion of various taxation mat
tiers that have arisen in the metro
p1litan county. There were present
6. r. Bell, member of the county
committee on treasury and taxes;
Carl Brugger, deputy county treasur-
er, aud Charles Koenhc. supervisor
of Assessments in Milwaukee county,
They brought no complaint, but de
sired to have a conference with the
COMMITTEES so that more intelligence
could be had in the work of taxation
The Merchants Dispatch Trans
portation Co, had a hearing before
the commission in the morning. pre-
liminary to the annual assessment OF
freight line equipment companies.
The corporation was represented by
E. S. Mack of Milwaukee. member OF
the firm of Miller, Mack & Fairchild
attorneys.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
WANT SHARE OF DOODLE.
Mississippi Improvement People Go.
ing After Appropriations.

Minneapolis, Oct I1.-Important
business and addresses marked the
final day of the convention of the
Mississippi River Improvement as
ISOLATION. Congressman Ransdell of
Louisiana, urged united action to Sc
cure appropriations for river and har-
Dor improvement
We do not plan" said he rail-
on the treasury, but a lair proportion
of the $712,000,000 spent by the gov
eminent annually At p.,asent com
merce receives. including the light
house and consular service. but four
and a half per cent of this. and we
have a balance of trade in our favor
of $500, 100000. The army, navy and
pensions receive 40 per cent. The
81 states directly interested, united
through their senators and congress
men, can secure the appropriations. .
The nominations committee recon.
mended the reelection of the present
officers. The final feature of the con
vention was a banquet by The Com
mercial club. Speeches were made by
a number of prominent men. The
resolutions strongly endorse a six
foot channel from Minneapolis to st.
Louis, retention and extension of the
reservoir system at the source OF
the Mississippi, and combined action
of all waterway improvement associ-
atoms.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
MOST POWERFUL SHIPS.
Three Wonderful Fighters for the
British Navy.

London, Oct. 1.-THE Telegraph
says that the three armored cruisers
now under construction, about which
much secrecy has been maintained by
the admiralty, are in reality battle
ships of as heavy broadside fire as the
Dreadnaught, but very much faster.
These vessels will, in fact, be the
most wonderful ships ever built for
any navy, in that they will have great
err offensive power than any two bat
tleships now in commission in any
fleet in the world, combined with ex-
traordinary speed far in excess of
anything hitherto attained. BY a
peculiar arrangement the gun fire OF
these vessels in chasing will be as
heavy as the head or stern fire OF
any three foreign battleships, while
on the beam it will equal that of any
two other battleships.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
Funston Relieved Of Command
Of American Forces in Cuba

militiamen who recently have been
disarmed. The trouble appears to
have been caused by Colonel Glynn of
the militia, who is also collector OF
customs. The surrendered arms
were stored in the custom house
and Glynn rearmed the militia after
the departure of the disarmament
commissioners. General Rordiguez,
commander of the rural guards, tele.
graphed Glynn to disarm these men.
This was done, but Glynn is reported
still to have guns in his possession
and to be disposed to make trouble.
II these reports are confirmed Taft
will remove Glynn.
General Bravo, commander Of the
insurgents in that vicinity, maintained
good faith with the commission, even
taking revolvers and machetes from
his men.
Two cases of yellow fever at
Cruces, in addition 10 a recent death
from yellow fever there. have decid-
ed Taft not to send marines back 70
Cruces camp. n
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
old LOCAL SCRAPS
CAUSING TROUBLE
DANGEROUS FAcTIoNAL ILL
FEELING IN CUBA.
TAFT TO RETURN SOON
Governor Magoon Will Be Left In
Charge and Peace Commissioners
Will Come Home-Taft Trying
Hard to Settle Various Political
Controversies.

Havana. Oct. 9-The factional H.
feeling that has existed at Clenfuegos
since the presidential campaign Of
1905, resulting in the death of Con-
gresham Yillundas and Chief of
Police Illance, increased during the
recent revolution to such an extent
that the return of the rebels from the
field is causing a dangerous condf-
ton which the provisional govern
ment considers it is highly neces-
sary 20 end In view OF this. Govern
or Taft last night sent Consul General
Steinhart to Cienfuegos with author
ity to take any action he may deem
advisable in the interest of a recon-
ciliation of the political differences
there and inaugurating a fresh start
toward reasonable degree Of mutual
good will between the malcontents.
Taft believes it Is particularly
necessary that the Texed local situa-
ton in Cienfuegos shall be settled
before the issuance of the amnesty
decree, since he determined to in
clude in the amnesty all persons
charged with completely in Villundas'
murder He holds that if he yields
to the opportunities of many resid-
ents of Cienfuegos and allowed those
charged with the crime to be brought
to trial il would result, in the event
of their acquittal by a Judge belong
ing to the moderate party, in re-
opening the quarrel over the incid-
ent in a more violent manner than
ever
The governors of all provinces, ex-
cepting Santa Clara, report the dis
bandment of both volunteers and in
surgents complete and Santa Clara
reports good progress.
Treasurer Roloff yesterday began
counting the contents of the treasury,
which amounts to s12 100000, most
ly In American gold. Major Ladd
| represents the United States in the
counting of this money.
Alfredo zayas. the liberal leader,
called at the palace yesterday and
invited Governor Taft to attend
liberal massmeeting on october IA.
Taft replied that he would probably
sail for the United States on October
Is, Zayas then offered to hold the
meeting before the governors de-
partpre, but Taft intimated that he
did not regard it wise to attend a
party demonstration.
Although the American commits
sioners will leave Cuba this week,
Captain Mccoy, military aide to the
governor, Will remain for another
week to famiharize Governor Magoon
with the situation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17

a few moments talked TO her in the
hall, Suddenly he whipped out a
revolver, showed It against her head
and fired twice in rapid succession,
both bullets crashing through her
brain. Panic spread among the pu
pills, who rushed out of the building
screaming Some Of the girls faint
ed.
Smith leisurely walked out and
boarded a car for Warrensvllle. On
the suburban car Smith. it is said,
confessed to the conductor that he
had Killed Miss Shepard.
Reaching home but a few minutes
before the arrival OF the posse and
police, Smith told his father Of the
crime When his pursuers appeared
he ran from the house to the barn.
When the posse got within few feet
Of him, calling for his surrender, and
as the four officers were about to eff
feet his capture, he shot himself.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17

Havana, Oct. 11.-General Funston
will not continue in command of the
American forces in Cuba. Governor
Taft announced last night that he and
Funston will leave Havana for the
United States Saturday on the battle
ship Louisiana.
With them will go Assistant Sec
retary of State Bacon, and the affairs
of Cuba will be left in the hands Of
Governor Magoon and General Bel.
Taft said yesterday:
General Funston was summoned
by a hurry call from the Pacific coast
because Re was well acquainted with
many of the insurgent chiefs here
and it was thought he could aid US,
as he did greatly, in bringing the mer
in arms 80 an agreemtnt. Funston
was put temporarily in command Of
the troops in Cuba merely as a con
venience until Bel should arrive
Twenty-Five marines have been or
dered to Sancti Spiritus and Trinidad.
At the latter place they viii settle
the friction between ex rebels and ex-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
FILE MRS. PABsT's WILL.
Had $4,000 Personal Property and
no Real Estate.

Milwaukee, Oct. 9.-The will OF Mrs.
Maria Pabst, widow Of Captain Fred
erick Pabst. was filed for probate yes
terday. 1t divides her estate into
five equal parts. one of which is left
to each of her four children, Gustav C
Pabst, Fred Pabst, Mrs. Maria Good
rich and Mrs. Emma Soehnlein. The
fifth portion is to be held in trust by
Gustav and Fred Pabst. executors and
trustees, for Elizabeth Pabst, 10
years old, a granddaughter end adopt
ed daughter of Mrs. Pabst.
This amount is to be held in trust
until the beneficiary reaches the age
OF As, when the principal is to he
paid to her. liz the meantime. she
is to receive the income from the
fund. If she dies before reaching
the age of As, the income is 10 go to
her children for tyventy-ore years aft
er her death, or if sic dies without IS.
sue, the fund is to be distributed
equally among the four children o.
Mrs Pabst.
The petition for letters testament
tary states that Mrs. Pabst owned
personal property not exceeding $780,
600 in value and no real estate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
Disappointed Lover Kills Teacher
in Presence Of School Children

Cleveland o., Oct. lin the pres.
ence Of 50 pupils in South Euclid
school, Harry Smith, aged %. shot to
death Miss shepard, a teacher, aged
%, yeste1 lay afternoon Cornered
behind a barn In the rear of his home
in Warrensville two hours later,
Smith shot himself through the head
dying instantly
Four Cleveland policemen, with
drawn revolyers and under cover of
eight armed farmers, were about to
rush on young 5.A!th when he ended
his life.
Disappointment in love is said tc
have been the motive for the murder.
Miss Shepard recently rejected Smith
He brooded over the unhappy ending
Of his courtship and yesterday after
noon, first quitting his position, bought
a revolver and went to the school
Miss Shepard responded to his knock
at the door He walked in and for
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
AGED MAN BURNS
WITH CHILDREN

Steubenvllle, o., Oct 9.--His home
destroyed by flames and the dead
bodies Of his aged father and two chill
dren was the sight which met the
eyes of Charles Zende, a farmer on
Mcintyre Creek, when he returned
from short trip late yesterday. The
cause of the fire is mystery, the
blaze breaking out during Zende's alb
sence.
The dead are Christian zende, aged
rs; Henry Zende, aged 5, and Mary,
aged 4 years old All were found near
the outside door and had evidently
been suffocated by the smoke. The
aged man had apparently made
heroic effort to save the lives Of his
grandchildren before he was over
come, When the fire was well under
way 1t was noticed by neighbors, but
too late to reach the mouse in time
to save the lives of the inmates.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
ASKS TO HAVE
ORDER SET ASIDE
500 ROAD BRINGS ACTION
AGAINST COMMISSION.
I'M THE CIRCUIT COURT
Plaintiff Sets Forth That There Is
Not Enough Business at a Point
Between Nye and Deronda 10
Warrant the Stopping of Passen.
ger Trains.

Action to set aside an order of the
Wisconsin railroad commission was
begun yesterday in the circuit court
BY the Minneapolis St Paul & Sauit
Ste. Marie Railway company. The
complaint states that by order of the
defendant commission, executed SCI
TENDER Is last, the plaintiff was re-
quired to stop passenger trains Nos.
SO and So at a point midway between
the stations Nye and Deronda for
the purpose of receiving such express
as may be offered and for the carry
ing of such passengers as may desire
transportation to or from said point.
The plaintiff sets forth that there
is no village or anything resembling
a village at said point and that there
are no persons there except the keeper
of small store and his wife and a
man in charge of small Swimming
creamery, whose residence is else
where. 1t is further stated in the
complaint that at the hearing before
the commission there was no evi
dence given to show that there would
be any passenger business at said
point worthy Of the name or exceedin
the occasional carriage of some per.
son. The only express obtained in
support of said order, it is alleged, is
the amount Of cream produced at the
creamery, estimated at so gallons per
day, and few cases Of eggs per week.
The action was at first brought IN
he Polk county court, put on stipula
ton of both parties it was transferred
to the circuit court for Dane county.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
NOT A CENT FOX
NOMINATION

L L. Eaton Of Madison, prohibition
nominee for governor filed state
ment with Secretary of State Houser
yesterday that he spent nothing TO get
that nomination.
c. A. Rosander, republican candidate
for assembly in the Price Taylor dis
trict, declared his expenses in the
primaries to be $261.29
Al Dreger certifies that he spent
just "a cents seeking the republican
nomination for congress in the sixth
district
David w. Emerson, prohibition can.
didate for state treasurer, declares his
expenses as $50, given toward getting
out pictures Of the candidates.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
THEFTs CAUSE BIG FAILURE.
New York Bankers Lose a Million
Through Defalcation.

New York Oct 1.-THE assign
ment of J. NJ. Ceballos & Co, bankers
and merchants, liabilities $4,000, 600
to $4,000,000. was announced yester-
day in a statement which declared
that the failure was due to the defal-
cation and absconding Of Manuel
Silveria's defalcation is alleged to be
agents of the New York company.
Silveria's defalcation is alleged to be
about $1,000 GOO He sailed from
Havana October 2 ostensi5ly for New
York city to consult members of the
firm, but he has not reached this city.
Silveria & Co. was one of the largest
and best known firms in Havana; the
largest importers of cattle in Cuba
and reputed especially to have made
large fortune Immediately after the
war. 1t was established so yearA
ago