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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
KILL TWo-cENT BILL.
Railroad Lobbyists Work on Floor Of
Iowa House.

Iowa House.
DIES MONIES, lathe Sanky bill
providing for two-cent railroad fare
in Iowa was killed in the house by
vote Of 81 to 40, after hot argu-
ment. Five railroad lobbyists worked
hard on the floor of the house during
the discussion of the bill Statistics
were presented to prove that the three
cent fare only paid expenses on Iowa
railroads.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-05
MAYOR OF OMAHA DEAD.
City Chief Executive Passes Away
After Long Illness.

AItST Lung illUSSS'
OMAHA-Colonel Frank e. Moores,
mayor of Omaha, died on Friday at
his home, surrounded by the members
of his immediate family. Conscious
to the last, his life slowly and peace
fully passed away.
AS a man of robust constitution, six
feet in height and well-proportioned,
of commanding yet genial presence,
he had scarcely known sick day in
his life until after the beginning OF
his third term as mayor, when the
strain of a strenuous political cam
paign began to leave it's marks upon
him. For over year, however, the
mayor permitted no relaxation in his
duties, but finally, upon the urgent
advice of his physicians, sought rest.
Long vacations, spent in his old Ohio
home. and at Hot Springs, S. D., but
temporarily checked the breakdown
of his vigor. Finally an approaching
attack of tuberculosis became deep
seated in the throat, and the mayor
spent the winter a year ago in Ari-
iona, in the hope of shaking it off,
but all to no purpose. He was 65
years old.
OMAHA-Ten thousand persons Of
both sexes and all ages and conditions
went to the city hall Monday after
noon through heavy downpour, half
rain and half snow, driven sharply by
cutting north wind, and passed before
the bier of the late mayor, Frank e.
Moores.
1t is not recorded that there ever
was in Omaha a more impressive man.
Hesitation of public regard than that
given to the first chief magistrate of
the city to die in Office. Merchants,
bankers, politicians, churchmen, house
wives, school children, students, beg
CARS, .laborers, old and young, COM
posed the long line that never ceased
forming from 1 until o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
ARE HERE
Discussing Their Grievance With Gen
eraI Manager Hurley.

The grievance committee Of the
switchmens union along the lines of
the Santa F'e railroad under the juris-
diction of J. E. Hurley, general mana
ger. are meeting With Mr.. Hurley in
Topeka today for the final adjustments
of the wage controversy which has &C.
cupied the attention of the railroads all
over the country the past two or three
months.
Not many matters present themselves
for adjudication at the meeting today.
All of the general managers Of the rail-
road lines entering Chicago recently held
a meeting with representatives of the
switchmen on all railroads and after a
lengthy conference and several meet
ing the matter was finally decided by
the granting on the part of the rail-
roads and the acceptance on the part
Of the switchmen Of fiat raise Of four
cents an hour, over what each man has
received heretofore. Details peculiar to
various localities or railroads was left
TO the respective roads for final settle
ment.
The Santa Fe has but two classes of
switch yards on the system. While some
of the roads have as high as half
dozen classes of yards. Practically all
yards on the system Of any size are
paid the same scale as at Chicago. A
few yards may be made first instead of
second-class yards.
The grievance committee of the
brotherhood Of Locomotive F'iremen
for the lines Of the Santa Fe under
General Manager Hurley's jurisdiction
began their annual meeting in Topeka
today 1t is too early to tell what
will be done at this meeting. but the
present indications are that the princi-
pal matter for consideration Will be a
request for higher wages, and the ques-
ton of how much will be asked.
1t is quite generally talked that the
fremen will ask for an increase of 10
per cent over their present wages in
conformity with the raises that have
been announced on the principal east
ern railroads.
The meeting Of the firemen's griev-
ance committee will last probably two
weeks, at which time the committee
Will meet with the railroad officials and
present their requests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
MAYOR CHISHAM HERE.
He Saw Governor Hoch But Not
About Atchison saloons.

Jim Chisham OF Atchison came to
Topeka today to call upon Governor
HOch. Mr. Chishan was naturally
suspected of being here to find out
what was going to be done about May
or Orr of Atchison, who is threatened
with custer proceedings, but he said:
m here on an entirely different
matter from what people would sus-
pect. OF course 1 am very much in
terested in the custer situation.
don't believe that this way OF getting
after the mayors will accomplish any
thing OF course, mayor may be
ousted, but another will be elected to
take his place, who will do just the
same way. II the state is anxious to
really get rid OF mayors who violate
the law, why doesn't it wait until af
ter the spring elections, and then start
the proceedings? The mayors now
holding office can't be ousted much
before the expiration of their terms.
Up in Atchison our saloons are run
right They close at u o'clock Satur-
day night, and do not open again until
in Leavenworth is that the city Off
GERS have allowed the joints to run
over them, and even yesterday, when
Mayor Everhardy ordered the saloons
to close, l see that some OF them dis
Obeyed his order. That fragrant viola
ton of the law is what offends the
church people, and that is what has
started all this trouble I expect
Atchison will get hers before it is ov-
er, but the fact is that most of the
church people up there approve of the
way things are being run.
II don't know but what on the
whole the prohibitory law is a good
thing, If they Will let it run just as it
is running. It simply amounts to To-
cal option; every locality enforces the
law or not, as 1t pleases. and it places
a club in the hands of the officials by
which they have a lead-pipe cinch on
the situation, and can close things up
tight if the saloons are not run right.
IF the members of the next legis-
lature get the thing organized right, I
believe that they can resubmit the
prohibitory law, but 1 am not real
sure that it wouldn't be re-enacted.
However, I really believe that it
would be a good thing for the state to
resubmit the question, and have it
settled once for ALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
MAY REDUCE THE FORCE
Mayor and CounciInen Think Tope-
ka Has Too Many Policemen.

With thirty-one on the pay roll of
the police department, members of the
city council are ia, king of looping off
several and reducing the force.
The department organization at
present includes a chief, two SER
geants, four plain clothes men and a
matron with twenty-four patrolmen.
Too many plain clothes men and too
many patrolmen say members Of the
council
In visit at Kansas City this week
Mayor w. H Davis met Mayor Brown
of Lincoln, Neb., and the latter told
him that Lincoln was well policed with
but six policemen on the pay roll.
Mayor Davis did not say that he was
in favor of following the example of
Lincoln, but others in the council as
sert that Topeka would be as we'll off
as Lincoln.
six policemen at the central sta
ton where you could get them when
you wanted them is a great deal bet
ter than great many more out on the
streets where you don't know where to
get them when you do want them
said one of the city fathers.
What are we doing with all those
detectives or plain clothes men ?" said
The city is not prosperous financial
ly in its municipal government 1t is
probably no worse now than it has
been at several years in the past, but
the CODQlllOh IS grave enough TO
cause a majority of the council to
worry where the money for a great
many necessary expenditures is going
to come FROM The pay in the city en-
gineer's department, street depart
ment and fire department was raised
on application of the employees by the
council this year.
The police department is about the
same size that it has been for three
years=it costs about $4,000 a year to
run while it brings back in revenue to
the city about $1,000 year.
The plan suggested for a reduction
in the police force would cut the de-
tectives down to two instead Of four
with about eight of the policemen CIV
en- the blue slip. This would bring the
total police force down to twenty-one.
The saving would amount to about
$500 a year.
Residence districts would have to
depend upon merchant police entire
" if they wanted protection for the
police would be withdrawn from beats
in the residential district entirely and
kent in rhe main business DOrffOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
RETURNS ARE ALL IN.
Canvass of state Election Votes Begins
Today.

Official election returns were re-
ceived today by the secretary of state
from Rush and Greeley counties. and
these complete the list of returns
The election board met at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon to canvass the returns.
You can saw" said Secretary Of
State J. r. Burrow, that the returns
which we Will report TO the election
board Will not decrease the pluralftfes
already announced. It was stated nv
the clerks that the complete returns
can not be given out until the time the
board meets.
Governor Hoch's plurality will he
about 2,100- w A. Johnston. for chief
justice, leads the ticket with 4Ol752
plurality, exclusive of Rush and Gree
ley counties W. J. Fitzgerald the
candidate for lieutenant governor
upon whom hard fight was made he
cause of his alleged railroad alliances
had about $4,000 plurality the lowest
OF any man on the ticket EXCEPT Hoch
The following are the approxInafe
pluralities for the various candidates.
w A Johnston. 4O752. @ p
Graves. 40.0S9; f. T Fairchild az
sol; Thomas A. McNeal. 39.458.
Charles W. Barnes. 39,33S; Silas Por-
ter. S7-S73; r. A. Burch. 36.674: q T
Denton 35,625; J. NJ. Nation. S5.264-
Mark Iulley, 34,676. F J. RYAN 2S
ET6. G. w Kanavel. 1884; +
jackson. 2T.062; c. A. Ryker % SO.
w. J. Fitzgerald, 26,126; e W. Hoch
2,072. Ill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
CALLS ON UNCLE SAM.
A Labor Leader Is in Trouble in Ham
iIton, Ontario

Chicago. Nov. 26.=The United
States government has been asked to
furnish protection for a labor leader
engaged in conducting a strike in an
other country.
The appeal came yesterday from
Frederick Fay, who is leader in the
street car strike in Hamilton. Ont
After the serious riots last Saturday
night in Hamilton, in which many per
sons We're injured the Canadian au-
thorities ordered Fay to leave the
country at once. Fay declined to go
END instead sent a telegram to Chi
cagO asking for aid.
The message was received by Presi-
dent w. D. MahQn, head Of the street
car mer's union in this country, who
immediately sent the following re-
ply
Demand protection of United
States consul al Hamilton and stay
where you are"
Mr.. Mahon said last night efforts
would be made today to have the mat
ter taken uD at Washington, and an
international question made Of the
situation which is without parallel so
EAR as IS known
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CARUSO WILL SING.
Troubles With Police VIII Not Prevent
His Appearance

New York. Nov. 26.-Judge O'Sul-
livan. in the court of general sessions
today, signed an order granting a right
to appeal from the decision of a police
magistrate in the case of Enrico Ca
russo, the Italian opera singer who was
found guilty in the municipal court of
annoying women in the monkey house
at Central park and fined $40.
CarusO, in an interview published
today regarding the question of wheth-
er he will sing Wednesday night as
planned. is quoted as saying:
II positively will sing on Wednesday
night l have had no intention of
avoiding my opening night, which I
believe will show that my trial vindi-
Gated me. Notwithstanding the extra
ordinary verdict of the court"
Caruso's friends also said he would
surely sing if his voice was in condf-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
NEAR HOME
The Louisiana Entered Chesapeake
Bay This Morning.

Cape Henry. Va, Nov. 2e.-The bat
tleship Louisiana. having on board
President Roosevelt and his party and
the conveying cruisers Washington
and Tennessee were sighted at a. m.
today inward bound.
The Louisiana passed in by the ca pes
at 9 O'Clock. followed by the Tennes-
see. The wireless station here has
been advised that the engine Of the
Washington is disabled and that she
will not reach the capes until about
O clock this afternoon.
A later dispatch to the wireless sta
ton from the Washington, said:
''All we'll on board"
The Louisiana proceeded up the
Chesapeake bay while the Tennessee
went into Hampton Roads.
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Physician Who Performed tn
Autopsy on Grace Brown
Testifies as to Evidences Q
Murder He Found.
DEATH FROM A BLOW
Is the Conclusion He Reached
After an Examination.
Indications That Girl Was Killed
With Tennis Racket.

Herkiner. n. Y. Nov. 26.-Dr. O. A
Douglas went on the witness stand II
the Gillette trial here today ana tesu-
fed that Grace Brown was killed py
injuries inflicted before her body zen
into the Big Moose lake, where 1t was
found Chester Gillette is on trlai
charged with having caused the worn
. ans death An unusually large crown
was in attendance at the trial today
DR.. Douglas was one of the pnysl-
clans who made the autopsy on Grace
Browns body He also testified that
the tennis racket which Gillette buried
and which the sheriff found was capa-
BILE Of producing the abrasions and oth-
er injuries found on the body.
The condition of the girls lungs did
not Indicate drowning" said Dr. Doug
las. This latter statement was stricken
out
The lips were swollen and the tip of
the nose was enlarged and discolored.
The left center upper tooth was over
tapping the right center upper tooth
The left cheek bone was swollen. There
Vvers abrasions of the membrane of the
lips. These injuries were inflicted be
fore death the witness said The blood
vessel of the head had been separated
as # by blows.
An objection to the word blows" was
sustained
DR.. Douglas then described the head
as he found it. There was 4 blood clot
on the brain, but no fracture Of the
skul.
In your opinion, what was the cause
OF death?"
Il should say that death resulted
from shock or conclusions resulting
from blows or injuries to the head be-
fore immersion, or if immersion did Oc-
chances of restoration were SO few that
immersion was unnecessary to produce
death"
In his crOss-examination of DR.. Doug
las Mr.. Mills. senior. counsel for Gil
lette. questioned the witness about any
indications the body of Grace Brown
might have shown The attorney first
took up the subject Of the girls eyes.
You say there was much membrane
In them?" asked Mr.. Mills.
Yes
Isn't that an indication Of drowning.
usuallyg"
The witness also testified that the
swelling Of the lips the enlargement Of
the tip Of the nose and the light red
coloring of the lungs were symptoms OF
drowning.
Mr. Mills then took up the question
Of the conditions Of the lungs as shown
at the autopsy
Did they I'll the chest cavity?'
Isn't that an indication of drown
ing2"
1T is ordinarily known as a symptom
of drowning isn't it
Sometimes"
Mr.. Mills then asked DIR. Douglas if
he would not say that body had been
drowned ordinarily II he saw enlarged
lips. dilated pupils of the eye swollen
and matertated nose tip and redeemed
lung..
If the body had been taken from the
water 1t would be apt to-" said Dr.
Douglas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
TO OPEN CANAL BIDS.
Contracts Amounting to s15, 5,0Oo. 900 to
BE Let Soon.

New York. Nov. 2s.-Bids for the SIS
100000 worth of Isthmian canal con
tracts viii be opened in Washin1+on
On December IT, Among the bid1ers
viii be the American Dredging com
pany Of san Francisco. Marshall G.
Harris, president oe the companv and
w. M. Hoogs Of Honolulu. one oe III
directors. who returned Saturday from
the Isthmus, called a meeting of thor
subcOntractOrs at the Fifth Avenue ~
tel yesterday. President Harris there
announced that his company will inn
Taediate1y increase its caDftaijza+io,, -
several million dollars and bid for t1,.
work It is stated here that probab1,,
SIX groups OF contractors win bid for
Rhe work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
PROHIBITION IS FEARED
appointment of Chairman of Liquor
Committee 1T Guthrie Causes Alarm

Guthrie. Okla, Nov. 26@The con-
stitutional convention reconvened this
afternoon after three days recess.
President Murray submitted his forty
six ommittees- K J. Curl of Bartles-
vile. chairman of the liquor commit
tee, is a prohibitionist. His appoint
ment creates alarm among those op-
posed to prohibition 1t is believed an
effort is being made to saddle consti-
tutional prohibition on the new state
through the aid of Indian territory
delegates. The statehood enabling act
placed 21 years prohibition over IN
dian territory portion of the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
Three s.fIors Burned to Death.

Toulon, Nov 26-The fire which
broke out on board the torpedo school
ship Algesirac last night has burned
itself out and resulted in the almost
complete destruction of the vessel,
built in 1855. The origin of the blaze
has not been definitely ascertained.
Three sailors were burned to death, six
were injured and eight f1remen we're
more or less seriously hurt
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MORE TIME DENIED.
Justice Brewer Passed on the Agnes
Myers Case

Washington. Nov. 26.-Justice Brew
er in the supreme court of the United
States today refused to allow the at
torneys for Mrs. Agnes Myers. under
sentence of death for murder in Mis-
souri,. more time in which to file a COM
plete record in the case. The time as
originally fixed will expire on Wednes-
day next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
NEAR rwo INCHES OF RAINFALL.
The Fail Continued Nearly All Day
Sunday.

A heavy rainfall, the first in some
time. visited Topeka Sunday and fell
in light showers throughout the whole
day. aggregating total rainfall Of 1-S
inches.
Today is a very pleasant day after
the rain. All the clouds have gone and
the sky is quite clear. The sun has
been shining all day and has given
enough warmth to make it very com
Portable The wind today is blowing
at the rate of fourteen miles an hour
from the west,
The following temperatures were re-
corded for today by the local weather
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26

The best way to celebrate Thanks
giving is to take your family to the
Crcni erie restaurant for dinner. There
you can have much or not so much as
dictated bv your purse and appetite.
The menu will be Elaborate and com
pIete suiting the most widely varied
tastes. Dinner will be served from Il
to 1880 O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
Judge Grnv win Un1Dire

Wilmington, Del, Nov. 26.@Judge
George Gray today announced his ac-
ceptance of the appointment as UNI
Iire en- the board of arbitration to set
tie the differences between the South
ern Railway company and its ma
chinists.
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to him that he had robbed the Rock
Island passenger train at almost the
same place on November Z
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He Did II once Before.

St Louis, No, Nov. 26.-Conductof
Everett B. Haywood. who single handed
overcame a train robber on the Alton
Burlington fast train. reached st. Louis
today. He said that the man admitted
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weather Indications.

Chicago, Nov. 26.=Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Tuesday;
colder tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26

Sore Throat and Cold in Chest relieved
over night by Omega oil Trial bottle 100.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-13
oHEsrERFlELp. N. 4.

Mrs. c. L. Puffer has been very Ill.
Schools began the sping term Monday.
w. X. Ware is confined to the house
by Illness.
George Marsh has returned to his home
in Chester, VT.
The selectmen have nearly finished the
annual inventory.
Mrs W. II. Butler will spend next week
with her daughter in East Jaffrey.
Mrs. H. C. Harvey of Englewood, N. j.,
attended the funeral Of Mrs. Marsh.
Frank Ware is assisting his brother at
the hotel during the latter's Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Hammond have
moved to their house at the Centre.
Edwin Butler was called to Hinsdale
Saturday on account Of the death OF Mrs.
Mason.
No large strings Of trout have been re-
ported as yet. our local sportsmen re-
port the brooks very high.
Elmer Coburn has moved his family to
Hinsdale, having contracted to cut a large
quantity OF logs which will take all sum-
mer.
The funeral of Mrs. Henry c. Marsh
was held from her late home last Thurs
day afternoon at 1 o'clock. There was
a very large attendance and the floral Of
ferings were beautiful Rev. II. r. Miles
of Brattieboro officiated and the bearers
were William Chamberlain, Arthur M.
Davis. E A. Stafford and B. c. Thatcher.
Burial was in the West cemetery. Many
friends were present from Massachusetts,,
Vermont, New York and New Hampshire.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-13
VERNON.

Leon Powers has not been as well the
last few days.
Ralph Fairman is at home from Spring.
field for a few days vacation.
At the last meeting of Vernon Grange
a class Of eight were instructed in the
first and second degrees.
George Fairman of Colebrook, N. H,
visited his cousins, Mr.. and Mrs H. w.
Fairman, a few days ago.
Fred Bailey has returned to his home
in South Boston. His father, s. w.
Bailey, is recovering slowly from severe
attack of grip.
Schools opened last Monday Miss Edna
Marcy teaching the North school, Miss
Gertrude McHuron the Central school,
Miss Helen Nelson the Pond school and
Miss Florence Douglas the South school.
The Better Farming" special train will
stop at Vernon station Friday, April 20,
at o'clock D. m. 1t is hoped that all
will avail themselves Of this opportunity
to see and hear of the pertinent matters
of better farming operations. The sub
jects of selecting good seed, the proper
fertilizers to use spraying. ETC., viii be
treated in a practical and interesting way.
This train is run for the benefit Of the
farmers. Turn out, women and children,
as well as the farmers, promptly. The
stop is from 40 to 60 minutes.
Next Sunday afternoon at o'clock there
will be a meeting in the Union church OF
all those interested in recognizing the
Sunday school and Young Peoples Chris
tIan union. 1t is hoped there will be a
good attendance. There will be special
Easter service in the church at o'clock
when Rev. Frank L. Masseck will preach
The program will include the singing OF
hymns Nos. S1S, S12 and 81. Members
| of the congregation who nave hymnals al
home are requested to practice these
hymns and assist in the singing. All are
| welcome.