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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
SEVENTEEN DEAD.
CRY of Fire starts Panic in a CoIored
r,s,..- Church.

Philadelphia Jan. 22.-There. were no
additional deaths during. the night as a
result of the panic in st. Paurs Bap-
fist church, coIored. The number Of
dead reported today is II. The two
score Of injured have, with the excep-
ton Of four persons, returned to their
homes.
=. ri. johnson. the pastor of the
church. in a statement said.
..The church was not crowded; It was
moi even wei filed. The collection was
being taken up when a woman sitting
in a front pew cried FIRE anu. started
10 RIM down the aisle. / snelled smoke,
but felt sure there was no danger MY
congregation, however, became panic
stricken and no human being could stop
the rush for the doors. / tried my pest
to calm the people, but it was no use;
terror had seized them and they rushed
ia their death / attempted to get them
to stop their pushing on the STAR ana
directed many to leave by the dooi a.
the side of the pulpit It was aWIui.
The memory of that terrible crush ana
the death of my beloved people shaAl
never be effaced. from my memory
John B. Taylor, superintendent OF
notice. arrived on the scene short time
after the panic was over. A runor was
current that the church had been over
crowded. but this could not be confirm
ed nv the superintendent who had mace
a preliminary Investigation of the dis
3Sfpr
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DUNN IN TROUBLE.
Wichita Bond Broker Compelled to
Refund $500 to Gray County.

ID. e. Dunn. of wichita, the bond
broker who has been called up by
State Treasurer T. T. Kelly to witness
that Kelly didn't steal S1,464 in cou-
pons from Butlers Ellsworth and
Pratt county bonds is again in hot
water. He has been compelled to
make good a shortage Of $500 which
was found to exist IN the Gray county
treasury.
M. j. Hopper is treasurer Of Gray
county. A short time ago he wanted
his bond renewed. An inspector of
the American Bonding company went
down 70 check over his books. He
did not find everything satisfactory
and refused to renew the bond until
a complete examination had been
made An expert accountant named
Upton SHngluf was sent on from Bal
timore to do the work. He found
that Mr.. Hopper. was $500 short in
his accounts.
In looking for the shortage he found
that the county had made a deal with
ID. r. Dunn to handle an issue of
$1,000 IN county bonds. issued to take
up county warrants The bonds were
placed in the Fourth National bank
of Wichita for delivery to Dunn under
certain conditions. Just how the deal
was worked is-nOt known at this time
but in some way the county had to
pay the $4,000 in warrants a second
time.
The expert accountant and the
county treasurer went at once to
Wichita and notified the Fourth Ma
tional bank officials that the bank
had violated the conditions upon
which the bonds were to be turned
over to Dunn, and the bank people
went with them to chase Dunn. The
various parties met and had an in
terview. as result of which Mr. Dunn
drew check for $500 which he
placed in the hands of the county
treasurer TO square things up.
This is a very recent deal. The
final act took place only a few days
ago, and Mr.. Hopper the county
treasurer, wiz soon get his bond re-
newed.
Dunn's connection with the Dodge
City bond deal has been fully ex-
planned in the State Journal. He tried
to unload $4,000 worth of Dodge
City bonds, worth rs cents on the dol
lar, on the school fund at par and
even went so far as to present a GER
tifieate on which the figuring showing
the assessed valuation of Dodge CITY
had been transpOsed in order to ac-
cOmplish his object
1t is this same man Dunn who
Treasurer T. T. Kelly says is willing
to make affidavit that he CDunn5
clipped the missing coupons from the
Butler, Ellsworth and Pratt county
bonds, to an aggregate amount of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
NEW DEAL IN OAKLAND.
Effort VIII Be Made to Defeat All the
Councilmen.


There is going to be a complete up
heaVel of the city administration of
Oakland this spring if the plans of the
voting population of that growing -nIHi-s
cipaHty come to fruition.
Ihere IS nothing quite so sure as a
crop of indignation when It has been
titled faithfully by disgruntled voters.
terms expire with this coming spring.
The impression had prevailed with a
number of residents that the term of a
councilman in a city of the third class
was of the same length as that of the
city of the first-class, two years. In.
consequence of this a large number of
the voters have been bemoaning the
fact that they would have to put up
with another year of the present city
administration
The dissatisfaction which prevails is
due to the fact that the. city council of
Oakland recently granted the Topeka
Street Railway company a franchise for
20 years and also electric lighting privi-
leges without exacting any concessions
in return. The. people of Oakland, re-
alizing the fact the town is small still
believe that some small concessions
might have been secured if the grant
ing of the franchise had been left open
longer for consideration. What's the
USE says Mayor Don Coffman. 1T
would have been impossible to get any
thing anyway and we might as well
grant it at one time as another"
Some of the people are unkind enough
to intimate that the passes which were
issued to the city fathers of Oakland
tended to the precipitate action on the
franchise
Accordingly a new slate will be cast
IN this spring at which time the terms
Of the present city officials expire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
Poor Commissioner Has a Busy Day
Sheriff Lucas Back.


County Poor Commissioner Hale's Of
fee was besieged with requests for char
ity this moInin~ most of them being
applicants for coal to cOunteraet the
effect of the cold. speB which is now
holding the city in its grasp.
The winter so far has been SO mild
that there has not been the usual num-
Der Of applicants for help, but every lit
tie furry of snow or drop in the tenn
perature has been sufficient excuse for
them 10 flock to the court house for aid.
During the first hour that the poor
commissioners Office was open this
morning there were Is callers who in
sisted that they must have coal or
freeze. Among this number there were
several who from age or misfortune
were worthy objects of charity, but the
aggregate q was well sprinlIied with the
chronic CHARITY seeker who is present
many times every winter. each time
with a different hard luck story.
Most of the professional charity seek
ers are we'll known to the poor commits
sioner who has held his present posi-
ton for Is years and has had to deal
with them as regular customers These
town characters are we'll known and 1T
is seldom that their requests are COM
piled with. by Mr. Hale
1T is claimed by the sheriff S force that
there are no cleWs to the identity of the
parties who attempted to burglarize the
Merchants National bank saturday
night Sheriff Lucas saidi While it Is
evident that the work has been done
hv novices. nothing has BEEN discoN7
cred up to the present time which IS
liable to lead to their identity. The at
teulut was bungled all the way through
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
KANSAS AUTHORS TO BANQUET
Annual Dinner VIII Be Held on. st.
Valentines Day.

The annual banquet of the Kansas
Authors club will be held this year
on St. Valentines birthday, February
IA Plans are being prepared by the
club members to make this event q
notable one. Accommodations for 100
guests alld members VIII be provided
for. and already reservations for one
half of this number have been made.
Many of the noted Kansas writer's
have been invited and viii be present
at this occasioa. Those desiring to
make reservations should apply to Dr..
H. w Roby. the President, or Luther
c. Bailey the secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

Kansas City. Jan. -Close-W WHEAT t.
Receipts today, 175 cars. Quotations
were steady and as follows May, 79Stc,
July. Use; Sept. 75s4c. Cash: No > hard.
S1MS2c; No 3 hard. F7M79c; No. . red. 92p
931sc; No 3 red, S509lc.
CORN-AIarket weak. May. 403sc: July.
405sc. Cash: No. mixed. 39s4 l740c; No. .
white. 411k042es No. 3 white, 391a039szc.
OATS-Market steady. No. white, 31ls
d32c.
RYE-AIarket steady, &c
HAY-NarfSet steady Choice timothy
100d11.50; choice prairie. $S.50dS.75.
BUTTER Market steady. Creamery, 25a.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh. lIe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
COUNTY GETS LAND FOR DYKES
Buys Twenty Lots on Banks of Soldier
Creek.

The board of county commissioners
this morning concluded a deal with ia
cob Stitt and Jesse Smith for 20 lots
on the bank of Soldier creek in North
Topeka, paying $500 for the land.
During the floods last year the dykes
along the bank of Soldier creek were
destroyed in many places by the v-ater
washing the banks away and permitting
the dykes to fall into the stream. The
purchase of this additional land was
made necessary for this reason. The
dykes wiz be rebuilt on the land pur-
chased this morning and will be located
50 feet back from the bank of the creek
so that they win not be washed into the
creek at the. first freshet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
Kansas CITY Live stock Market.

Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. 22.-CATTLE@
Receipts today 600 head. including 300
head Of southerns. Market strong to 10c
higher. Natives, 81. 006I600: southern
steers. S3.00a475; southern cows s. 2565
$50. native cows and heifers. S2.00G5.O0s
stockers and feeders, $2.500450: western
fed steers. S3.50Q550; western fed cows.
s.. 500400; bulls. 81 .4003 %: calves $1,000
200.
HOGS-Receipts today. 5000 head Mar
ket strong Bulk of sales. IS 35d5. As :heavv
s5-40d5.50; packers, s5.35054715; pigs and
lights. S500d5.40.
SHEEP-Receipts today. 1000 head
Market strong. Muttons. 81 25U5.90. lambs,
s525Gg7-25; range +wethers, $. 40Q625; fed
ewes, S42505. %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

New York. Jan 22-BUTTER-AIar
weak. Western factory, common to frsts,
l6019c. western imitation creamery, ex-
tras. 21022c; western imitation irsts, 10
Qz0c.
EC9GS-AIarl1et firm Western frsts. 20c;
western seconds. 1S1z019c-
POIIIzTRX-Dressed poultry Quiet.XT est
ern chickens. 10d16c; turkeys, 1sd20c;
fowls, 10d14c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

gan modestly, because I went to work
and pushed the sale in business-like
way. I had the thing advertised well and
people bought it,
Mr.. Morgan viii probably clean up
enough profits on his book to pay all his
expenses while he was abroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
MARKETS TODAY.
Cattle Are Strong and Ten
Cents Higher.
Three Hundred Southerns APP
pear in Kansas City.
HOGS SHOW FIRMNESS.
Bulk of Sales at From $5.35 to
$5.45.
Sheep Are Also Quoted Strong
on the Foot.

New York. Jan. pa dispatch from
Chicago contains the following quota
tions: May wheat. S75se; May corn,
459sc; May oats. 321s @32Ac.
A later dispatch from Chicago I'M
timed, gives the following quotations:
May wheat. s7ssc; July wheat S51so5
May corn, 45A q 453sc ri
July corn, 45szc.
May oats. 32sc; July oats, so2aS0szc.
May pork, s14.25; Nay lard, S7.6112.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
HOGS.


Furnished by the A M. AAcLermott Com
Mission Co, Stocks Grains. Provisions
and Investment Securities. Room L.
columbian bldg.l
Liverpool opening cables; Wheat sd
higher;-eOrn unchanged.
Liverpool closing cables; Wheat I'd
higher; corn SD higher.
Grain receipts at Kansas City today.
Wheat, 20 cars corn, 20 cars; oats. Is cars
Estimated grain receipts at Kansas
City Tuesday. Wheat, us cars; corn. 116
cars; oats, 43 cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
MORGAN's VFsNTURE PAID.
Now Having Fourth Edition of His
Book Published.

W. T. Morgan of Hutchinson was in To-
peka Saturday to arrange for the publi-
cation of the fourth edition of his book,
Journeys Of a Jayhawker. The first
three editions Of / 600 each have all been
sold and the fourth edition viii probably
be larger than any of the preceding.
"AIv book has sold we'll. said Mr.. Nor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

Manila. Jan. 22-The sentence of Lieu
tenant PendletOn. who WIS condemned to
life Imprisonment for murder, has been
reconsidered and changed to imprison-
ment for twenty years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

FURNISHED by j. E. Cali Commissions.
Grain, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 w. Sixth st. Telephone 2s6
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
Only $4,000
salt Lake City and Return Via
Santa He.

Tickets on sale January p and %,
good to leave Salt Lake city as late as
January 81, 1906. Choice of routes go
ing and returning west of Denver. Colo
RADIO Springs and Pueblo.
A splendid mid-winter trip. Let me
tell you of Santa Fe's excellent service.
r L King. c. p A., The Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co. Topeka
Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

NanSaS IILN, IN
CATTLE-Reeeipts today, 5000 head.
Market strong to Toe higher.
Receipts today, 5000 head Mar
ket strong to DC higher. Bulk of sales,
s.. 40dq5. As; top, $3.50.
EEP-Receipts today 5000 head.
Market steady to Zoe higher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
Der cent


New York Jan GA Raw i.i4gar
stastqS fa1r. refining, ~; centrifugai es
sf1Esf quiet Crushed s. as 49, - q
4.e8s graHulated. 81 7H'
kzzs--A1 aFlset quiet NO.e7 RSo
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roo LATE TO CLASSIFY.

>0-~-~~-~7-o~--~~-~~---~~~-
Shiny, oily, muddy skin made fair by Sat
in skin cream and Satin skin powder. 25c.
FOR SALE-Cheap, new furniture, dress
err chairs, couch, bed, roll top desk and
chair sectional book case sewing ma
chine, kitchen cabinet and stove. VIII
sell by piece or lot. 1922 Clay st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

lI "a. foiloWlng SAFES We're mace mace teday at
teiephoned to The Topeka state Journal
by Clay, Robinson & Co, live stock com
mission merchants, with Offices. at all
markets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

National Board of Trade. Kansas- city.


FURNISHED by J. Z. Gall, Commissions,
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO w. Sixth st. Telephone 1851
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(hicaon AIarI,efs.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gail. Commissions
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO w. Sixth st. Telephone ASH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

Judge Dana took occasion while
most of the lawyers of the city were
present in the court room this morn
ing to urge upon them the importance
Of attending the banquet of the State
PAR association which meets in TINS
city on the last day of the present
month 1t is the idea of Judge Dana
that the lawyers as a profession can
assist materially in making the pro
190sed SenicentenniaI a success and
fhev were urged to assist in booming
the project at the meeting of the State
Bar association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

Tuaae Carver this morning filed
nr0eciDies for f1fty-eight subpoenas
With the clerk of the district court
It is expected that these fifty-elghI.
subpoenas will bring that number OF
unwilling witnesses into the dlstricI
court to tell what they know Of the
Joint situation in Topeka. The list
contains the names of several promi--
nent business and professional men Of
the city who very naturally shrin
from the notoriety which this publicity
viii give them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

Del Walford was arrested by Under
Sheriff John Lucas in South Topeka
yesterday on word received from Sheriff
woodward of Douglas county. Walford
is wanted by the authorities at Law
renee on an assault charge and viii be
taken back some time today
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-17

that the man had died soon after the ac-
cideut.
Tho body was carried into neighbor-
ing shop, and Medical Examiner Austin
II Longfellow found that knights pelvis
was crushed.
II is customary TO put on both the air
brake and the hand brake when a car is
TO stand still any length OF time; and II
Is supposed that this was done by the
motorman OF the Eden Park car. Rail-
road employees say that the air in the air
brakes leaks out after while and that II
such had occurred at the time OF the ac-
cident and one OF the passengers I'm get
ting out Of the car had struck the dog OF
the hand brake with his foot. the car
would then have nothing TO hold II. and
would of its own weight start down any
appreciable grade This theory is the only
one offered for the starting OF the car
Mr. knight was one or the best known
OF the companys employees. He first
served as driver when horses furnished
the motive power. and later became a mo-
torman, IN which capacity he had served
ever since. lie had had one OF the reg
ular Auburn and Eden Park runs. His
home was on Public street. this city; and
he left widow and several sons.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-17
HOUSEHOLD FuRN!I URE CO.,
231-237 WEY soSSET Street.

oughfare, $500 having been paid the con-
tractor a few months ago.
Miss Madeline Wyatt, left here yester-
day for Hartford. Conn, TO attend the
funeral OF her aunt, Mrs. Bennett. widow
of the late Martin Bennett, who died sud
denly yesterday at her home in that city.
John NJ. Lannon. employed In the calen-
der room of the National India Rubber
company, while at work yesterday around
the calender, was sthruck by heavy iron
bar, which is called a shipper and badly
cut upon the head, requiring several
stitches to close the wound.
John c. Connery, employed by the same
company. yesterday while cutting piece
OF hose, met with a severe wound, coused
by the knife slipping cutting an artery
near his mouth. Medical aid was called
and dressed his wound.
Some miscreant paid Fred Suzman, who
keeps a gents furnishing store on Hope
street. a visit by carrying off pair Of
Rubber boots, which was setting at his
door. He at one notified the police.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-17
BURGLAR TRAP
PROVED FATAL
TO A BURGLAR

woonsocket. Nov. l7.-when Il. o.
Woodbury. OF this city entered his sum-
mer home at Crooks Corner, South Bel
bingham, Mass. last night. ne discovered
in the cellar the body OF man who had
been killed by a trap arranged by Mr..
Woodbury. 10 stop burglars. The dead
man. from diaries found I'm his pockets,
was identified as Charles A. Proctor of
Rockland. Me, aged 25 years. and a son
or Mrs. Carrie Proctor OF that city.
Mr.. Woodbury. recently has been both
cred considerably by several attempts
on the part of burglars TO enter his
house. and few days ago rigged trap
shot in the cellar. This was placed under
the stairs and so arranged that a gun
would be fired upward when any one
stepped on the stairs above t. Mr.. Wood
bury's summer home Is now closed but
IL is furnished, and Proctor entered the
house through the cellar with the inten-
ton. Il is supposed. or rifing the place.
Going up stairs. he set off the trap, and
the bullet caught him in the left lung.
He succeeded In crawling some distance
before the effusive bleeding from the
wound In his breast made him too weak
for the movement. He was trying TO re-
gain the outside of the house and had
nearly done so when death overcame him.
Mr.. Woodbury. did not believe that he
had been dead more than a few hours
when no found the body.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-17
BRISTOL

Application for licenses to sell pure,
spirituous. intoxicating and malt liquors
have been made by the following per-
sons:
Bernard Breen, John street; Narcissle
Dupuis, Jr., 425 Wood street. Bernard
Hart, 237 and 239 Thames street; James
Holmes, l State street; John Holmes. go
Thames street; Alexander Houle, IL state
street. Angelo Lombardo, l62 Bradford
street, Luke +. Mclaughlin, 25s Wood
street: Henry X. Manchester, 2o6 Thames
street; L. IA. Norris s. Co. 800 Thames
street; Hugh Murphy, 252 Thames street;
Luigi Malfornte I76 Bradford street;
Hugh Murphy, III Bradford street: Rob-
ert Newbold, Jr.. 40 Wood street; Henry
sylvia. l64 Bradford street; Charles n.
Schlooser. les Thames street: John j.
Vera, 22s Thames strict; Carmin Niolino,
Mount Hope avenue; Timothy HuriuP'
state street; William McDOnOusn'
Thames street.
John ]. McGovern and Spencer Rounds
have been drawn to serve In the superior
court at Providence on Monday, Nov. 20;
The intentions OF marriage OF Manuei
S Desilvera and Maria c. Fiakol are fled
at the town clerks office.
Miss Della NJ Duplns died at her home
On Wood street, about o'clock yester-
day morning. after "a long illness, a COM
phcation OF diseases causing her death.
The funeral will be held from her home
on Monday morning at 500. and at St
Mary's church at o'clock. lntermeht
at 81. Mary's cemetery.
TOWN COUNCIL.
A special town council meeting was held
last evening 10 take action IN regard 10
the new state road TO be built on Bristol
Neck Tho state road will be IA feet wide.
and will extend 9oc0 feet northcrly from
tho town bridge on Hope street. Requests
have been made 10 the council 10 use It's
influence in having the new road extend
~, feet on tho east side OF the new high
way, which would make the width OF the
road q feet and inches. IL was voted
that n special town meeting he held In
the town hall, Monday evening, Nov. ~
at 7:3O O'Clock for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning whether or not the taxpayers
win authorize the council to make ar
rangerents 20 have said road repaired or
built the full width. The bill or l.. H.
Callan for repairing Bay View avenue OF
sipo Was endorsed and referred TO the
auditor This makes a total expense to
the town of seso for repairing that thor
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-17
THIEVES HEARD OFFICER
COMING AND VAM00SEU

The approach OF Mounted officer An
drew ]. Flynn of tho Second station
frustrated an attempted break in the
bowling alley OF william Drew at the
corner of Veazie street and Douglas
avenue at 2.10 this morning.
The glass OF the rear window had
been broken. but the screen on the
inside prevented the thieves from gain
ing entrance.
The officer. who was some distance
away, heard the sound OF breaking
glass. and putting spurs to his horse
was soon on the scene.
IL Is supposed by the proprietor that
boys who loiter around the place are
responsible; and when they heard tho
approaching officer they made good
their escape.