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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
Says Management of New York
 Campaign Was Asinine
HEARST IS STRENGTHENED
Believes RooseveIt's Interference Did More Harm Than Good and That Bryan and Hearst Will Be
 Hard to Beat.

New York, November 12.-=B. B. odeil of Newburg, the former governor and ex- chairman of the slate republican eom- mittee, said today that the management of the republican stato campaign was the most ''asinine. that he ever knew.
 The whole state ticket he said. might just as well have been elected. As the result stands it looks like a democratic victory, and leaves the republican party in bad shape with national campaign coming on. The republicans, he declared. made no campaign at all but put it all on MT Hughes shoulders. Continuing. MT. odel said: "'rhe people of this state have always resented the interference of a President of the United States in their local elections. They have done since the days of Dewitt Clinton. I think that the interference of President Roosevelt did more harm than good
 Realizes His Mistake.
 'I realize now" said Mir. Odell, that I made mistake when I accepted the chairmanship of the state committee while I was governor.
 The people resent official and outside interference in their local political af- fairs. That is why I say that the inter ference of President Roosevelt in the last campaign did more harm than good. 'T do not wish to appear in the 'ole of general critic for the conduct of the cam l paign, but so far as I can make out l there was no real campaign. No use was made of the record of the republican l party. IL was q case of personalities be- i tween the candidates for governor. We l should have stood for many of the things 1 that Mr. Hearst advocated, like the eight hour law, and the three platoon system for the police and fireIlen."
 Hearst Is Strengthened.
 Mr. Odcl said that Alr Hearst was greatly strengthened as political fac tor by this campaign, and that while he might not he elected President, he was now a man to be reckoned with in the l future.
 He said that combination of Bryan and Hearst would be q hard one for the l republicans 10 beat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
Hopes They Will Contest It.

''r hope the negroes of the country will organize a fund. ask the thousands of in- dividuals churches. societies, lodges, clubs. etc. to send money to men Of known executive ability and honesty and set 1t apart for the purpose of securing the best legal talent to carry our case before the proper tribunal and agitate until our legal status is determined with out any reasonable doubt. We must do our own battling for what the law ac- cords. We are too far ahead for any bodv to stop us We can only stop our selves and this we must not and will not do."
 Johnson's remarks were frequently in terrupted by tumultuous applause. and judging from the expressions of his aud fence the Presidents order of discharge of the negro troops has more than offset the Booker Washington dinner and other cases of negro favoritism shown by the present occupant of the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
Shreveport Man Drops Dead.

Shreveport, La, November 13.-Adolph Kahn. aged G5 years, for forty-five years a resident of this city and prominent in business circles, dropped dead from hear failure tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
Hailed the LYnchers.

For instance when the alleged lynchers came here from Chattanooga. the men hauled in court to answer for murder or complioity in murder, they, protesting they knew nothing, were received with open arms by the President. in public reception, and the fact was sent back to the south to encourage all the rest of the boys to go and do likewise.
 Ut is unfair, because it sets bad says to the mob; will all innocent and says to the mob: 'Wili all innocent and guilty; 1t is the language of the man who has nothing for the negro but race hatred. The President knows there is q widespread prejudice against the negro soldier and he caters to this preju- dice
 "Such action reflects upon the sincerity and consistency of Mr. Roosevelt's preach ings. It makes him Il hypocrite. He has preached that every man should have square deal. Is this square deal? used to believe in that policy of the President but it consists in dealing to every man opposed to him a square blow in the neck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
FAVORS S753,OO0
 FOR THE WARRIOR Estimates Made for Work on
 Rivers of Alabama MOBILE HARB0R S372,000 For the Alabama River General Mac kenzie Thinks s1oo.ooo Can Be ProftabIy Expended Within
 the Next Year.
MOBILE HARBOR S372,000

Washington, November 13.--(Special.)- The annual report of the chief Of en- gineers on rivers and harbors improve ments throughout the United States, up- on which report will be based largely the forthcoming rivers and harbors Dill was issued today.
 With reference to the Black Warrior, Warrior and Tonbigbee rivers, the re- port states that $753,O00 can be prohtaDiy expended on the three rivers during the fiscal wear ending June 30, 1908 of this amount $23s sO00 for continuing contract work heretofore authorized. On the Black Warrior General Mackenzie says, It IS proposed to apply available funds to the completion of minor details of Lock l3' and the additional amount recommended to the purchase of lock sites and the eom- mencement of work on Locks II and Ia next in the series above.
 JAS these locks" said General Mae l5enzie. Twill probably be constructed un- der the continuing contract system, there should be provided, in addition to the appropriations recommended, authority to enter into contracts to the full amount of the estimated cost of the locks, s'lo'- ann
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
Great Excitement Follows Killing.

The greatest excitement followed the killing of the officers. and general fire alarm was turned in by Cblef of Police Bernard for the calling out of the militia companies, and several posses quickly formed to take up the pursuit. The store of the Asheville Hardware company, was broken into by police officers and the posses were armed with Winchester rifles and shotguns. Officer Blackstock. who comes from one of the oldest families in the state, leaves a widow and child and Officer Bailey leaves a widow and three children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
AnswerabIe to People.

"The President is answerable to the people. They may answer him as they did in the recent election in his own state, and it will be noticed that in ordering this wholesale dismissal the President wait ed until after the votes were counted last Tuesday. There would perhaps have been d different tale to tell if he had acted before If he is noi halted he will wreck entirely the republican party, and out of the wreekage will come d party that be- lieves in the rights of common people.
 "In MT. Rooseveits desire to please the Tillman-Vardaman spirit of the south, he has inflicted the worst calamity upon a helpless people since emancipation. He displayed no sense or judgment in invit- ing Booker Washington to dine at hls table It aroused both north and south. the difference being that the south was open and above aboard in their denuncia- ton and the north adopted a sneakins policy I was educated in the north and lived there for twelve years For thirty two years I lived in the south. and oe- tween the Yankee and the southern gen. teman. give me the southern gentleman every time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
Expects Little of Conference.

''1 am not very confident of any tansi- be results following the monetary confer- ence now in session here under auspices or the American Bankers association. l. seems to me that the gentlemen who ara ettending that conference are trying te think up too many laws that ought to be enacted when, in my opinion, all that is needed to relieve the present situation is a simple statute permitting the banks .o Issue more freely than at present
 Why, in the old days down south if . ank had $1O0,o00 fin deposits, it would to allowed to issue notes up to s2O0,o1e ill some cases, and in others Il was al lowed to issue B in notes for every B If had on dcnoHlt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
CURRENCY REFORM NEED OF THE HOUR Livingston Places This Above
 Tariff Reform WOULD BENEFIT SOUTH Thinks All That Is Needed Is Law Allowing. Banks to Issue More
 Freely Than at Present.
WOULD BENEFIT SOUTH

Washington. November 1S.-(Special.)- Representative Lon Livingston of Geor- eia. one of the oldest of the House dem ocrats. and the ranking minority mem bei of the appropriations committee, takes
 the novel view that just at present cur reney reform is more apt than tariff re-
 form.
 "A change in the existing currency
 .aws," said MT. Livingston tonight.
 "which would permit greater degree Of
 elasticity would result in more benefit to
 the south than would q lowering of the
 present exorbtant customs schedules. Mind you," continued MT. Llvngs ton, "1 am heartily in favor of tariff revision and think 1t should be brought about as soon as possible, but I regard the other matter as more important. Many indus tries in the south and particularly the producing and handling of cotton, are suffering greatly from the present rigid currency system. With matters as they are at present the spectators, especially these across the Atlantic, are enabled to Hammer prices because of the lack Of q sufficient amount of cash in circulation and the whole country is adversely df- fected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
For Alabama River.

General Mackenzie makes strong plea for the further improvement of the Ala hama river He says:
 "As the benefits to be derived from the Alahama river are very great, funds should be provided for the vigorous prose cution of the work, whether new pro- feet is adopted or not
 General Mackenzie says the amount that can be prohtably expended on the river during the next fiscal year is slOo,0OO. The officer estimates that $312,0 can be profit ably expended next year on Mobile har- bor.
 With reference to future work on the Tennessee river in Alabama, General Mac kenzie says:
 Tt is proposed to apply the amount estimated as a profitable expenditure for 1908 to the completion of the lock gates and other metal parts and the supern- tendence of the work in connection With th lock at Hales bar, S62,97O, to work on the Colbert Shoals canal, $3oO,VOo and to open channel work, sl0o,oO0. Additional au- thorifv for work under continuing con tract in the sum of at least s3oo,cOO should he granted to provide for the early com nletion of the canal and the continuation of open channel work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
Starts on Death-DeaIine Tour.

Harris started out on his death-dealing tour from a negro house on Valley street He fired into two houses as he made his way to South Main street, one of the principal streets of the city. As he reached Eagle street. he fired at and wounded AL llson. On South Main street. the negro encountered Tom Neil and fired at him. The shooting quickly brought Police Cap tain Page and Officers Bailey and Black stock to the scene.
 Captain Page met the negro in the cen- ter of Main street and received q bullet in the arm from the negro's rifle. The wounded captain called upon Blackstock to fire, but before the officer could do so he fell dead with a bullet in the chest Harris then started for the square, where Patrolman Bailey waiting for him Bailey fired twice, but missed him, and the negro turning his rifle upon the of iioer sent bullet through the latter's brain. The negro then ran down South Main street toward Bltmore and at mid night was still at large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
NEGRO AMUCK KILLS FOUR IN ASHEv|LLE Desperate Character Starts on Death-Dealing Tour CRIMINAL STILL AT LARGE Two Police Officers Are Among the Dead and Possss Are Now scour-
 ing the Surrounding
 Country.
CRIMINAL STILL AT LARGE

Asheville, N. c. November 13.-Patrolmen Charles Blackstock and William Bailey were shot to death on South Main street, tonight by negro, who proclaimed him self to be Will Harris of Charlotte, a desperate for whom a large reward has been standing for some time.
 Prior to the killing of the two officers, Ben Allison, negro restaurant keeper, was killed by Harris, who shot him with rifle without provocation Another ne gro named Tom Neil, lies mortaliy wounded, he too being shot before the of ficers took a hand in the melee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
Letter From Williams.

A letter was read from John Sharp Williams in which he expressed the be- lief that the solution of the race question might be found in a preconcerted effort to bring white people of the right sor.
 
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-13

subject, The Sewer Soweth the Seed,
Let Him That Hath Ears to Hear.
Hear. His remarks were listened to
with great interest. Special music
was given by the chorus choir and Miss
Caldwell and Mr.. Charles Berry also
sang a duet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert TomIinson en-
tertained a dinner yesterday at their
home northwest of town in honor of
MI and Mrs. Caleb Adams of Mime
apols, Mimi, Who are visiting Mrs.
Adams brother, Mr.. Ed Hutchinson of
the Prairie Home neighborhood. Other
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hutchin-
son, Mrs. Anderson and the Rev. MI
Barrett. One interesting feature of the
affair was the meeting between Rev. Mr..
barrett and Mr.. and Mrs. Adams.
Forty-one years ago last Christmas in
Mexico, Ind, Rev. Mr.. Barrett officiat-
ed at the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Ad-
ANS Immediately after the ceremony
/ they left for Minneapolis. Mimi, where
they have since made their home and
yesterday was the first time they and
fteV. Mr.. Barrett had met since that
Christmas night in 1864.
c. E. Jordan today entered the race
for councilman in response to the fol-
( lowing letter:
To Mr.. c. 3. Jordan. North Topeka:
We, the undersigned voters in the
First ward OF the city of Topeka, do
hereby request that you shall become
our candidate for councilman from this
ward, and in the advent OF your decid-
ing to do so we do hereby pledge our
best efforts to secure your nomination
and election: J. B. Evans A. Sheetz,
j, Barrett, Q. ". PetrO, H. G. Buechner.
W H Rutter, F. E. Andrews, B. F.
Goodman. J. A Lukens. A. NJ. Baird,
D, J. Hathaway, D. NJ Dibble, John
Nystrom, c. A. Fernstrom, L. A. Dol
man, J. H. HI mpson, W. s. Bergund-
thai, J. A Sheetz o. NJ. Capron. L. E.
Thomas, c. E. Kistler, NJ. Gamlowski,
Thomas Page, David Bowie David
Page, c. z. Heartburg, H. L. Pope,
John r. Johnston, G. G. Stephens, VIM.
Mccall, W. II, Rupard, J. L. Grant,
John S. Buchanan.
Mr.. Jordan replied as follows:
Gentlemen: 7 have received your Pc
tition and after considering the matter
have decided to become your candidate.
C. E. JORDAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-13
PRISON is EMPTY.
Last Inmates of SchlusseIburg Fort
ress sent to Siberia

St. Petersburg. Feb. 13.-Five ia
nous political prisoners. the last m
mates of the Schlusselburg fortress,
We're taken from their cells last night
and sent to Siberia to serve the re-
mainder of their sentences. They
were Karpovich, who killed Minister
OF Education Bogaleh ia 1901 for
forcibly enrolling student demon
strat0rs in the army; Gershunin and
Melnikof accomplices in the assassi-
nation of Interior Minister Sipiaguine.
and organizers of the fighting organt-
cation of the special revoluuonists;
Sasoneff. the murderer of Interior
Minister Won Plehve, and his accom-
plfce. Sekorsl1y.
The sentences have been materially
ameliorated by the emperor's am
nesty decree Of November last. The
frowning stronghold the easements
Of which since the reign of Catherine
III, when the authors Radizscheff and
NoWkon were imprisoned for their
liberal ideas. have always harbored
political prisoners and within which
most of the executions of the terrOrists
Of late years have occurred, is now
empty and the keepers have been
disbanded. The walls, however. viii
be left standing as a show place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-13
NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with kim
ball Printing Co. 912 N. Kansas ave.l
Silas Rodgers was in town yesterday
from Meriden.
T. r.. Taylor was in town yester-
day from Granville
Shawnee council No. 3 K. and L. of S.
Will give a valentine social this evening.
John Houser and family Of EImont
move this week to the Enoch Marble
property at Rochester.
w. T. DOlman of Manitou. Okla. is
the guest of his brother, L. A. Dolman,
of 1928 Kansas avenue.
Miss Bessie Wark Of Birmingham is
visiting her sister. Mrs J. K. Kelsey
Of 1915 Harrison street
The Merry Matrons will meet next
Thursday Afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Norman Jury. 903 Clay street. south
Mrs. James of Waldo, Kansas, was
the guest yesterday and last night of
Mr.. and Mrs A. M. Cross Of 919 Jack
son street.
Gardeners. attention: We have just
received our stock of garden seeds
from Jerome 3. Rice. Call ana get
prices. Forbes Bros.
Mrs. II. B. Morse and daughter. Adj
die. of EmpOrias are visiting al the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. s. Morse. PA
West Gordon street.
F. ii. Van Orsdol. who has been
visiting in and around North Topeka
since Saturday, returned to his home
In Silver Lake today.
There has been an epidemic of
Whooping cough among the children
in and around North Topeka and now
mumps are very prevalent.
There is now a decided Improvement
fu the condition OF O. D. WiIkerson.
who has been so seriously i'll for the
past two months at the home Of his
father, J. NJ. Wlkerson, 1910 Kansas
avenue.
The candidates for the different
county Offices are all working hard
no as to make good showing at the
primaries. Today many of them went
to Kilmer to attend George Groshong's
sale. All went up on the morning train
with the exception of A. NJ. Baird and
=. n Stewart who were one minute
zoo late for the train and had to find
some other mode of travel
Rev. and Mrs. O. c. Brown OF EN-
poria are the guests this week of Rev
and Mrs. Walter p. Tanner of 31e
West Laurent street. Rev. Mr.. Brown
IS here to assist Rev. Mr.. Tanner with
the special meetings which began last
evening at the Baptist church. Both
these gentlemen are old friends. hav-
ing attended the Baptist Theoloeical
seminary at Newton Center, Mass, al
the same time, and previous to thei1
school life together had been old
friends in Kansas.
The evangelistic meetings began last
evening at the Baptist church and
While Monday is always a hard dav ID
secure crowd at q church service
the attendance was very good. Rev
Mr.. Brown preached, taking for his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-13
BOOM FOR TAFT.
Is Launched by Associate Justice
Brewer at Yale Alumni Banquet.

Washington, Feb. 13.-At the annual
Yale Alumni banquet the undertone,
half-joeulars half-in-earnest, that ran
through all the toasts and responses
was the candidacy of Secretary Of War
Taft. an alumnus. one OF the speakers
Of the evening.
Associate Justice Brewer, in the frst
speech OF the evening. referred to him
SIS the man who sat upon the lid in the
presidents absence and as the man the
American people have since decided was
the right man to sit on the whole cover
Other speakers alluded to the secfe-
tary and the secretary himself referred
humorously to his nomination and eiec-
tion by the body. He said.
II am delighted at being nominated
and elected president of the Unlleo
States here and accept my honor VITA
out qualification. Among the women
and residents Of the districts who nisS ?
no votes appreciate my popularity.
had other ambitions but under the CIR
cumstances ] viii not longer be loohlhs
into the health Of Justice Brewer ana
other members of the supreme oench.
The secretary referred to the news
paper criticism of those in puDhc u e
and suggested that public opinion ulll-
mateIy reached a just conclusion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-13

In tie District court OF Shawnee County.
State Of Kansas:
Alexander CleVes, Plaintiff, vs. Laura
Glevcs, Defendant-No 1872.
State OF Kansas to Laura lsleveH-Esreet-
ing:
You are hereby notified that you have
been sued by the above named plaintiff
IN the above named court and that you
must answer the petition fled therein. on
or before the 18th day OF March, a. D.
1906 or the said petition win Be
taken as true and Judgment rendered d.
rorcinE sand plhfntif from you on the
grounds Of abandonment and crvcl and
inlnman treatment and for the quieting
of all right. titles and Interest to certain
lots therein described in said pialntiT and
for costs OF suit.
ALEXANDER GIsEVES. Plaintiff.
Attest. JAS. G. SALYEF2, his Atty.
tScaL) I. 8. CURTIS Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-13
LEGAL
First published in The Topeka stat
Journal Feb. 13, 1861


A primary election viii be held il the
First congressional district of Kansas
on the tenth Gay OF darcn, 1910, Ior the
purpose OF nominating The Repuollc9n
candidate for congress in said district TO
be voted for at the general election III
1895, and the candidate receiving. the nigh
est number of legal votes at said primary
election, in said district shah be the can
cioate at said general election -,
Such primary SHAH be held II each
county under the direction Of the Repup-
lean central committee Of such county
unless such committee shall fail TO act, IN
which case it shall be conducted in such
couaty by the icenEressional commit tee,
and the polls shall be s0pened IN the seN-
eral voting places IN the wards OF the
cities and towns and In the townships ard
counties, from o'clock .. m until %
o'clock D. m. OF said day unless otherwise
provided by the committee in charge
The committee in charge shall designate
tho judges and clerks except that each
candidate for the nomination for cen
gress shall have the right to desiSn!ate
one judge and one clerk at each voting
ca are not present at the time me pciis
should open the Republicans present may
elect Republican electors of the precinct
TO conduct said election
Immediately upon the closing of the
polls the officers conducting the same ar
each voting Place shall canvass the votes
Bress and congressional committeeman
and certify, IN writing, the names Of each
votes cast for each candidate and such
certificate with the ballots shall be prop
erly sealed and delivered TO the county
central committee, If the primary is con-
Quoted by the county committee or to the
chairman of the Republican congression-
al committee, if conducted by such COM
mittee.
Only such names shall be printed on the
tickets as are certified by the chairman Of
the congressional committee and the tick
cts IN each county shall be upon the same
quality of paper and in the same style
and such ballots and no other shall be
| used in said primary which shall be con-
Quoted as near as practicable IN accord
ance with the law relating to general
/ elections. but no booths shall be required.
Each county shall have the right to
elect a member of the congressional com
mittee for the ensuing two years VINO
may be voted for upon the same ballot
with the candidates=4oT congress, but no
candidate for such committeeman shall
have his name printed upon such ballot
/ except the same is certified by the chair
man of the congressional committee.
All Republicans who will be entitled 70
vote at the general election of 1905 and
/ all persons who will pledge themselves to
support the Republican candidates al
/ such general election shall be entitled to
| vote at said primary.
! It will be the duty of the county cen
( trail committee, upon receipt of the re
( turns from the several precincts in the
/ county, to forthwith certify and send the
same to the chairman of the COMPRESSION
/ al committee at Topeka.
! ARTHUR CAPPER, Chairman.
/ J. NJ. BACON. Secretary.