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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-22

W. Folk, governor of Missouri as he sat
az breakfast at the Baltimore hotel in
Kansas City this morning, just before
leaving for this city, where he addresses
the Kansas Democrats at the Throop
hotel tonight
He looked up quickly Is if to answer
halted-and then said. 1T would be dis
courteous for the governor of one state
to go into another, and say what he
would do if he were its chief executive -
What would you do If you met the
conditions in Missouri now obtaining in
Kansas?'
The man who made the St Louis
grafters squirm evidently had heard of
the recent farce enacted in the Shawnee
county district court. He knotted his
forehead, closed his eyes, an expression
that spelled the word Determination
in almost every line, spread over his
face.
why not find out who is bribing the
jury2 Why not send the 'fxers' to the
penitentiRry? This was his answer.
THE apathetfc temperament of the
jury, however, may prevent a verdict of
guilty even in the face of good evil
dence," was suggested
Most men are honest he answered.
AN honest man on jury won't return
p verdict adverse to the evidence Look
out for bribery"
Have you any further remedy to
suggest ?' was asked
You have a law in Kansas" he an
sWered, by which you can enjoin a man
from selling liquor. Do that. If the Of
fender repeats. let the sheriff take his
stuff and destroy it. Kansas has the
most drastic prohibitory 4aw which can
be found anywhere. 1t is full of meth
ods."
'Tt Is Bad, Bad" He Said.
The conditions obtaining in Kansas,
especially in Topeka, were detailed to
01Tfs
"Bad-bad-that is bad" he answered
so if you met these conditions in
Missouri you would look for the coIored
fellow in the wood-pile?" was asked.
IAN answer to tkat vould be dis
courteous" he replied, drawing back
into the shell Of interstate diplomacy.
What is the hope for the future of
Democracy" he was asked.
"Great-great'' he replied. But these
words did not come enthl siastically but
rather in forceful argulrentative tone.
Tariff % he said, "is q special priv
iIege-a graft. Anything that specially
favors any certain people is a graft
People think that a salary of 100000 a
year received by a life insurance presi-
dent is an enormous sum. but compare
1t with the wealth of Carnegie who got
his money by benefit of the tariff laws.
Tt would take the insurance president
several hundred years to get a sum
equivalent to Carnecio's hank account.
tt would take him innumera1ble years
to get John D. RockefeIler's wealth.
Comparisons like that can be drawn out,
and they ore inmensely interesting"
For Tariff Reform.
s.Wnl the tariff question be para
mount2" was asked.
Perhaps" he replied, and then asked
this question. DO the Democrats in
Kansas still entertain the same spirit
against the tariff p
The affirmative answer which follow
ed seemed to please him It can easily
be gathered that if Joseph w Folk IS
nominated by the Democrats for the
presidency, he will preach the obnoxious
feature of tariff to the country-he wiz
preach 1t as special privlle ege'-he VIII
preach 1t as graft Whenever the
Missouri governor talks Of these things
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-22
WHAT HIT GROSVENOR.


Lancaster, O.. Feb. 22-The passing OF
General Charles H. Grosvenor, the con
gressional veteran of the Eleventh Ohio
district, Will mark the close of twenty
years IN congress. This as much as any
thing accounts for the retirement. The
sage Of Athens" represents a district
which has given the state many ambitious
men. In times past they have opposed
him, but in the days of his power he has
maintained himself by shrewd political sa-
gacfty. sometimes not unmixed with the
trickery he now denounces-
The constant grind Of well earned po-
itical enmities in his own party ranks has
at last solidihed against him. When he
was given the un0ppOsed nomination two
years ago it was understood that he would
not ask another term. He said he would
not. The fact that pressure was brought
to bear upon him to enter the race again
IS regarded by sll familiar with his craft
mess. however true il may have been in
this case, as a sophistry If not an un-
truth. Even the petition Of the congress-
men bore no weight despite his denial Of
anv connection with 1T.
His opponents for the Republican nomi-
nation were both strong men. z. S. Mar
tin, forced TO retire in the last days OF
the fght by a serious illness. had iutro-oh-
ed himself strongly before Gres 9 for
changed his mind" and Albert Doug AS
the successful candidate. figured prornf-
nently In the fight for the gubernatorial
nomination three years ago.
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him all along and so much as I pos
sibly could. I am sure that he viii
gain the point he is seeking. It is a
hard fight. I do not wish to go into
the details Of it
Folk Was ''JoIned."
Just then Colonel "BnI" sapp, the
hub of Kansas Democracy, came into
the dining room and Informed Gov
ernor Folk that he had only a few
minutes left until train time. Sapp
mentioned the cartoon which appeared
in a Kansas City newspaper this morn
ing. representing badly scared dog
marked Kansas" to whose tail was
tied a can labelled prohibition" Gov
ernor Folk was cartoOned as approach
ing the pup and say, ''There-there
doggie-I won't hurt you" Folk
asked for a paper containing the car
toon. He laughed like a boy while
looking at it and said.
II don't know whether I ruined
Judge billiards. reputation or whether
he ruined mine''
He was talking relative to the incl
dent, when it is said that while travel
in company with Judge billiard of
Fort Scott Wilder Metcalf, and Sena-
tor Joe Dolley.
II understand that billiard is a Sun
day school superintendent, or was, and
lost his job over the matter" said the
Missouri governor with a laugh
Il don't know about that" said
Sapp, but I talked to DilIard about
having the banquet tonight dry and he
said: 'Dry2 dry? Would that be OBJ
serving the customs of Democracy
since time fmmemorial2' p
Both laughed over the matter and
Sapp continued:
Il tell you governor that it is the
! liquor that Kansas people drink that
makes them so mean. yes that is tn e
fact of the q - FThOTrr- cFfI
seemed to get a good deal of fun out
of the discussion, he did not venture an
answer.
On Way to Topeka.
After the party had boarded the
train coming to this city, the incident
was brought up again.
I understand said one of the COM
mittee, that Senator Dolley told tn G
story to the newspaper men,
Il can not see where his ideas Of
courtesy came in, said r. W Blair.
He certainly was a peach about
that" said judge Dale.
Did the story hurt me any in Kan
sas2" asked the Missouri governor. for
the first time talking about the matter
Not in the least" was the answer,
"only it made some of the Republicans
mighty sore, that the story was told
on you by Republican while you
were a guest in our state'
'It didn't hurt me any in Missouri -
said Folk. People seemed to get a
good deal cf fun out of it over here -
The same thing happened to Cover
nor Leedy one time said a member of
the party He was travelling through
Kansas After getting cut of his berth
in the morning he felt pretty badly. A
friend of his asked him to come into
the smoking room and have a drink
A newspaper man was sitting there.
Leedy asked If he was all right, and
the friend vouched for him. The
drink was passed around. and Leedy
took two fingers The next day the
whole story appeared in the news
papers"
stI can not conceive of a newspaper
man doing q trick ike that" remarked
Judge Dale.
There are newspaper men and
rsonf,rra4 On page a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-22
A WEEK IN HAVANA.
The LongyvortFs Have Arrived at the
Cuban Capital

Havana. Feb 22-The steamer Mas
cote. having on board Mt and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth and Edwin V. Nor
gan. the new American minister to Cuba,
arrived here this morning from Florida
after a smooth trip. and was boarded by
the attaches of the American legation
and Frank Steinhardt, the American con
sui at Havana. the committee of the Gu
ban CONGRESS and President Palma's mil
itary aide de camp. who were received on
the afterdeck by the travellers
Congressman Gown, IS spokesman of
the committee. briefly and cordially vel
coined Minister Morgan and assured Mr..
and Mrs I4ongworth that Cuba was de-
lighted with the opportunity of hon ring
Mrs LOngWorth went ashore in a launch
Thence they were driven to Mr. Morgan s
residence. They plan to remain here a
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Members of the Commercial club of To
peka were also on hand working for this
city and when the committee gets down
TO this question this afternoon a COM
mittee from the club will lay before it
definite proposition looking towards
the holding of the convention here.
Any quantity of men We're men
toned this morning as possible can
didates for the nomination for gov
ernor. Among those talked about
were Senator Bale Waggener of
Atchison, Robert w. Blair of Topeka
Ihomas W. Morgan of Ottawa, Judge
A. NJ. Jackson of Winfield, Judge W
P Dillard of Fort Scott, Judge David
NJ. Dale of Wichita. ex-senator W A
Harris of Linwood, and last, but not
least, Col William F. SaDD of CSalena
the chairman Of the central commit
tee Although Colonel Sapp has en-
phaticaHy declared that he will not
be a candidate for the gubernatoriaI
nomination, there seemed to be q
strong feeling among good MANY of
the Democrats who are on hand that
he would make an ideal candidate
and some of his enthusiastic friends
are suggesting that he be drafted
Only Room for Half.
Except for the fact that it will not
be possible to accommodate more than
half who desire to attend at the ban
Quet tonight, it promises to outshfne
any similar event in the annals of Kan
as Democracy. Every detail for its
success has been carefully planned by
the committee having the affair in
charge, and no expense has been
spared in developing these details.
Since early morning the decorators
have been at work in the dining room.
transforming it into a banquet hall
with brilliant settings. A profusion OF
flags grace the walls. Pictures of
prQmtpent Democrats are hung here
and there, banks of palms and ferns
fill UP the corners and surround the
dais on which the guests table Is ar
ranged. A large American eagle is
arranged so that it appears to float
over this table and tonight it will be
Illuminated with electric lights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-22

N141tHss campaign
1t is probable that after the menu
mas been disposed OF at the banquet. the
doors OF the dining room viii be thrown
open, so that the crowds which win be
thronglng the lobbies viii have an op-
portunity TO at least hear Governor Folk
speak and this is what most of the
crowd have come for.
A5 early as 10 o'clock this morning the
corrldors of the Hotel Throop where
the headquarters of the Democratic cen
tral committee are located was literally
nothing but a seething mass OF all sorts
ana conditions Of Democrats. from the
sturdy farmers from the short grass
country TO their more elegant but less
substantial looking brethren from the
cities They rubbed elbows In a friend
ly way and while ma hy tried to console
themselves over the fact that they had
10 banquet tickets al of them discussed
the posi- bilities Of a Democratic victory
I'm a most animated way
1t seemed to be the opinion of every
one that the central committee at its
meeting called for late this afternoon
ought to set an early date for the con
ventton- A number of men from Wichita
were hard at work trying to convince
members Of the COMMITTEES that Wichita
Was the place to hold the convention.
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Chicago. Feb. 22-7 a. m. tenpera-
lures: Boston, 40: New York. 40: Phil
adelphia, z2; Washington, 40; Cincin-
natl, "a; Chicago, "a; St. Louis, 80; Min
neapolis, IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-22

Chicago. Feb. 22-Forecast for Kan
sas. Generally fair tonight and Friday
cooler tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-22
EXPECTHADLEYTOWIN
Right Behind Him in
Standard Oil Fight.
Believes That Tariff Will Be the
Big Issue.

What would you do in regard to the
prohibitory law If you were governor of
Kansas
This question was directed at Joseph
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, 1906-02-19
FORMER LARAMIEITE
SUED FOR DIVORCE.

The ogden Morning Examiner thus
refers to former residents of this city,
Mr.. Blackham having been a machinist
at the shops here a dozen or more years
ago, going from here to Ogden:
"a complaint in a suit for divorce
was filed yesterday by Margaret Black
ham against Benjamin Blackham. The
complaint recites that the couple were
married at Evanston October "a, 1887.
The divorce is asked for on the grounds
of non-support, and states that al
though the defendant is able to provide
for the plaintiff he has neglected to do
so. She asks for absolute divorce and
any other favors which the court may
decree.
benjamin Blackham the defendant
later appeared in the above entitled
action and waived issuance and service
of summons, and asked for the twenty
days allotted time in which to file an
answer"
, 1906-02-19
BULLY BALL GAMES
AT THE GYMNASIUM.

Captain Heavey had a large crowd
and an interesting program at the uni
yersity gymnasium Saturday night,
with two ball games and a nice dance
afterwards. The new arc lights on the
campus made going and coming much
more comfortable, and the town peo-
pie turned o in goodly numbers. The
first game was between two girl teams,
the Reds and the Fellows, the last
named winning 10 to Z. The second
game was between the university bas-
ketball team and a picked team, the
regulars taking their opponents off
the line to the tune of 25 to 10. The
games were quite interesting and were
heartily enjoyed by all. The girls wore
their splendid new brown and yellow
uniforms and looked t. S. t. |. a. m,
which, being interpreted, means, too
sweet to live a minute" The dance
afterward lasted until after midnight.
, 1906-02-19

this morning. They will probably
complete the task this week.
Bricklayers are today building the
necks to connect the big mill furnaces
with the now upright boiler.
The f1ues have been put in engine
1924, but it will remain in the shop
for some time yet, for a general V
hauling.
Waterman Horton of the Union Pa
ciic yards took the remains of his
daughter, Bessie, to Salina, Kas., last
night, where they will be laid beside
those of her mother in a cemeter,
near that city.
The base plates for the jacket sur
rounding the new upright boiler al
the mill were drilled today for the stay
bolts One of the plates was broken
in transit and had to be repaired at
the machine shop.
New dope boxes for both engines at
the mill were made at the shops. They
are being placed in position by work
men today. They are a great i'm
provement over the old kind, a turn
of a screw forcing grease into the
journal boxes.
, 1906-02-19
RANCH FOREMAN STRUCK
BY HORSE SATURDAY.

Harry Griffin, foreman on the Ernest
ranch, is suffering with a broken nose
and a cut and lacerated face, the re-
suit of being struck in the face by a
horse at the ranch at noon Saturday.
Mr.. Griffin had been out among the
cattle with Mr. Ernest, and when he
returned to the feeding lot he tied his
pony by a long rope The horse became
entangled in the rope, inc when the
foreman went to help it out of the diff
ficulty the horse struck him with his
.forefoot. DR.. McCollum was
ed by telephone and went at once to
the ranch, bringing Mr.. Griffin in with
him. The man was considerably hurt,
and for a time after the accident, be-
fore the arrival of the surgeon, it was
feared he was fatally hurt. The horse
was not vicious, but lunged from
fright at being caught with the rope
about the feet.
, 1906-02-19

Budapest, Hungaria, Feb. 19.-The
Hungarian parliament was dissolved
today by Emperor Franz Joseph as a
result of civil war. 1t looks on the
horizon like a dual monarchy. Six
battalions of infantry, two s~quadrons
of cavalry and hundreds of policemen
saw that the emperor's orders were
executed without disturbance. When
the president of the senate refused to
read the emperor's notice of dissolu-
ton and adjourned the parliament I'M
til Wednesday, and after the deputies
had departed, the troops entered and
the emperor's rescript was read to
empty benches. When the deputies
attempt to return Wednesday they will
find the entrance barred by troops.
The government will now be carried
on by royal decree. This cannot last,
as parliament has refused to vote the
budget, and, unless the army collects
taxes forcibly, no funds can be raised.
Today's proceedings mark the turn
ing point in the history of the Austro-
Hungarian monarchy. Recognition of
Hungarian rights and liberties are at
the bottom of the trouble. The specific
point of contest was the proposed sub
stitution of Austrian words of COM
mand for Hungarian in the Hungarian
army. Today's action of the en-
peror is in absolute disregard of the
national constitution.
, 1906-02-19
MOVER AND HAYWOOD TAKEN
ACROSS STATE IN CHARGE
OF OFFICERS IN VERY
QUICK TIME.
Special Train Consisted of Three Cars
and Ran Through Laramie With
out Stopping-Harriman to Cover
Trip to Coast in Gasoline Motor
Car-lnterestine Notes of Pro-
sress at the Rolling Mills.

A special train consisting OF three
cars, n of them the official car Of
Assistant Superintendent H. l.. An
derson, passed through Laramie at l
o'clock yesterday, going through with
u stopping, not even stopping at
Rawlins, an engine being held at a
station this side of that point to take
the place of the engine attached to
the train at Cheyenne. A great deal
of care was taken to keep the matter
secret, reporters for this paper being
asked not to mention the special train
in telegraphic reports to the metro
politan papers. The train sped
through Laramie, the first train to SO
go through the city for many years.
AS o o as the Denver papers ar
rived at 3 o'clock, with an account of
the arrest of Charles H. Meyer and
Charles B. Haywood. the president and
secretary, respectively, of the Western
Federation of Miners, at Denver, late
Saturday night, on a charge of con
spring to the murder of former Gov.
ernor S~teunenberg of Idaho, it was
surmised that the two men were being
hurried across the state from Denver
to Idaho, and the surmise proved cor,
rect, admission to hat effect having
been made by officers last night and
by Colonel Anderson today, who said
the ban of secrecy need 10 longer be
maintained. The train had been char
tered for the purpose of taking the
men to Idaho, and he had gone with
it to the terminus of the Wyoming di-
vision at Green River, where it had
been delivered to the superintendent
of the Oregon Short Line.
Colonel Anderson was not inclined
to discuss the matter when a reporter
met him in his car, further than to
say he presumed the reporters had the
correct idear Of the purpose of the
train. He said he had nothing to say
and, of course, could not say as to the
guilt of the two men. Haywood and
Meyer were guarded by officers in the
car. The last heard of the train was
that it had reached Green River and
been delivered to the connecting line
Orders to cover the Laramie-C hey
enne district were issued at Cheyenne
and Sherman and between this city and
Rawlins at an intermediate point. The
train made extra good time across the
state, being given absolute right of
way.
, 1906-02-19
DEATH SAID To Be
| CAUSED BY WORRY
PRESIDENT MCCALL OF THE NEW
YORK LIFE PASSED EWAY
AT LAKEWOOD SUNDAY,
Had Been Millionaire, but Recent
Trouble Had Cut Fortune Down
to Quarter of Million Dollars
Former Speaker Henderson Said
to Be Dying This Afternoon.

New York, Feb. 1S.-Former Presi-
dent Mccall of the New York Life
died at Lakewood yesterday afternoon,
aged Of years. He leaves his family
fairly well provided for. Although he
was a millionaire before the troubles
of investigation arose, his estate will
net his wife and children about $780,
900. The doctors say Mr.. Mccall died
from worry. His remains were brought
to New York this afternoon and the
funeral will be held Wednesday. Final
interment will be at Albany.
, 1906-02-19

Boise, Idaho, Feb. 19.-The special
train from Denver, carrying the West
ern Federation officials, charged with
the murder of Governor Steuenenbeg,
has left Ogden and will arrive here
this afternoon. The officials are alb
solutely positive they have a clear
case against Meyer, Haywood and Pet
tibone, and also against Vincent st.
John, who was arrested at Wallace,
Idaho, yesterday, and who was the
prime mover in the Telluride, Colo,
mine troubles a year ago. The officials
say that the trial will recall a most
desperate plot to murder prominent
men in Colorado and Idaho, and that
it has been worked up by the Pinker-
tons with such dexterity that there is
no loophole for the criminals to es-
cape.
, 1906-02-19
OPPONENTS OF STATEHOOD PLAc.
ING HOPE UPON FEATURE
GRANTING THE RIGHT TO
VOTE BY PEOPLE.
Senator 5everidge Believes Foroker
Amendment viii Be Voted Down
and Vote Will Be CIose-Army
Appropriation Bill Occupying At
t%ention Of the House-Longworth
and Bride Gone to Palm Beach.

Washington, Feb. 19.-In the senate
pure food and statehood are the topics
for this weeks consideration. Senator
Dick continues his speech on statehood,
but interest centers on Senator For.
aker's address, and his provision Civ.
ing both territories the right to vote
separately on joint statehood. Sena.
tor Beyeridge thinks the bill will not
be amended as Senator Foraker wants.
The opponents of the bill concede the
c~loseness of the division, and feel their
only chance for success is in the For.
aker amendment. Today the senate
was formally notified that Marshal Dan.
iels of Arizona had been acquitted OF
the charges made against him at No
gales. Daniels confirmation has been
he'd up.
, 1906-02-19
WILSON MINER
LEAVES HIS WIFE
BECOMES DISSATISFIED AFTER
TWO WEEKS OF MARRIED
BLISS AND MAY SUE HER.
He Is Still in His Twenties and She Is
Said to Be About Fifty-He Tele-
eraphed for Forgiveness, but Mrs.
Mizner Replies, Mot at ALL" and
Is Angry.

New York, Feb. 19.-Wilson Miner,
the California miner, who left his 80
year-old wife, Mrs. Yerkes, after two
weeks of married life, will probably
sue her for a bunch of money due
him, according to the provision OF
their prenuptial agreement. There
seems to be no hope of reconciliation,
and today it is said that now Mrs.
Yerkes-Mizner is dissatisfied with ME
marriage, having learned of his many
previous flames and escapades, and de-
claring that her husband, still in his
twenties, is no good. 1t is also stated
that Miner telephoned from Wash
ington begging his wife's forgiveness,
but she says, Not at all"
, 1906-02-19
New Railroad Hotels.

Superintendent F. E. Lewis of the
dining car service of the Union Pacif.
ic was at Salt Lake Saturday to con
suit with the officers of the Hartman
lines relative to the establishment O.
railroad hotels between Ogden and
Sparks, New. He recommends the
building of hotels at Carlin and Sparks,
and at other places as the occasion may
arise. All trains on hat line carry din
ing cars, but there is need for good
hotels in addition, most of the hotels
along that route being connected with
saloons. Work will begin simultane-
ously on the two buildings n they
will be hurried along.