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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
SEVEN Killed.
Five Members of One Family
Massacred by Yaquis.
Tragedy Took Place Short Dis
lance Out Of Guaymas.

Los Angeles, Cal. March 24.-News
has reached this city OF the murder CT
five members Of the family of Pedro
Meza. presidente Of La Dura, in So
nora, Mexico. and brother-in-Iaw of
Frederick Hartman, president Of the
William Hoege company of Los Auge-
les, and two others, who were fnassa-
cred by Indians within a few miles Of
their homes. Their bodies were left in the
roadway until sufficient number of
Mexican troops could be sent to over
awe the raiding outlaws and bring in
their victims.
Inc names of those killed are sen-r
Feqro laeza, presidente of La Dura. a
L-eu inning contractor and one Of the
l l5t prominent men in the district;
,2sAo4a L1lVlra Meza, wife Of the nresi-
dente; Senoritas Carmen. T1ofsa and
Fancheta Mezas Is, 20 and % years OF
age their daughters, Mrs Wenceslas
HoH, and Theodore Hoff, q years of
age. her only son.
Three members of the AFazs far,,;1r.
survive. They are the baby and two
young daughters. These children had
1eeh leIt at home IN La Dura when
me rest of the family drove in car
Ila&es 10 Guaymas Returning from
Guaymas the party STONED Al ORTIZ
ana It is supposed they were Joined 5y
Mrs Hon and her son. Here. * is
said they learned Of the presence Of a
band of Yacufs in the Los Otecs
mountains and near Oteos Pass. They
had entered the valley when from eve
~ ledge came the crack of rides. The
men charged desperately UP the slopes.
calling upon their heads a rain of sad
to divert the fire from the wOnen. and
children In this way they fell with
their faces to the unseen foe. -Ifla
survivors made last desperate stand
IN the shelter Of the overturned car
riage and they fought to the last.
The story Of the massacre was
brought to Ortiz by an Indian letter
carrier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

search; for instance, yesterday closed
the season for basketball.
Charles E. Gault left for the hunt
ing grounds in SedgWick county to-
day where he expects to remain long
enough to lay in a supply of ducks for
the use of himself and friends.
The following students Of the Silver
Lake schools viii appear in the spell
ing contest to b held between the
school children from the county
schools: Alta Golfer, Clifford SPOTS,
Mabel Lands
Judging from the .odor of liquor in
the vicinity of the city jail yesterday
after Chief Donovan and his men
finished emptying the confiscated
liquor in the sewer the jail might
easily have been mistaken for 9. joint.
A reunion of the survivors of the
battle Of Winchester will meet at the
home Of J. M. Meade at the corner Of
Crane street and Western avenue this
evening to commemorate the battle
Of the 23rd of March thirty-hve years
ago.
The attention of Dell Travis, state
fish and game warden, was called 10
the heavy blasting on the river yes
terday by some one who was sure that
dynamite was being used on the fish
in the stream An Investigation proved
that workmen were dynamiting a huge
pile Of drift which had lodged against
one of tn piers.
cit looks to me nightly like I have
lost that i've pound box of candy bet
on the congressional situation in the
Second district" said a Topeka girl this
morning who playes faces instead Of
men. There is this about it, how
ever" she continued. 1.-The man who
gave me the bum steer will have the
candy to pay for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
weekly Bank Statement.

New York March 24.=The state
ment of the clearing house banks for
this week shows that the banks hold
S6.363,775 over the legal reserve re-
auirements. This is an increase Of
S49S,650 over last week. The state
Loans S1,O29, 333, 500, increase s3.-
10000: deposits $1,013,o71,3 800, in
crease $4,2O2, 500: circulation $51,357,-
700. Increase s439, 600; legal tenders
S77,207.100, decrease S423,50O; specie
s1S2.42B. 500. increase S1.972.8O0; re-
serve $3.50, 631, 500. increase $1,549, 800;
reserve required $3.50, 26Ts825, increase
s1,O5O,650: surplus s6,36S,T75. increase
s49s.65O; ext. S. deposits 9,517. 575s
increase S4S5.325.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
Will Non BUILD no COAST.
President Winchen of the Rock Island
Makes a Denial.

j. l.. Winchell, president Of the Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific railway.
denies that his company has planned
to build to the Pacific coast from Ell
Faso to san Diego. He is quoted as
saving.
ut has been limited that the Rock
Island would take over the FL Paso &
southwestern, and. with this as a con-
meeting link between 81 Paso and Ben
son, build westerly from Benson to the
coast BUT there is absolutely no truth
in these stories.
The Ell Paso & Southwestern is
owned by the Phelps-Dodge people.
ana there is no reason why they Should
relinquish possession of the properties.
They are wealthy people. and they
have use for the properties in cOnnee-
ton with their mining operations.
They recently bought the FL Paso &
Northwestern to insure g coal supply.
This is the line that runs northeasterIv
from FL Paso and affords the Rock
Island an entrance into FL Paso. The
purchase Of this road by the Phelps
Dodge people does not affect the Rock
Island. We have q long term tramc
arrangement that viii continue In
force for many years to come. The
Rock Island has absolutely no owner
ship or interest in these properties OF
the Phelps-Dodge people and expects
TO acquire none.
las for a Rock island extension to
the coast, that is a very remote pro
position. I cannot imagine a railroad
there. IF were going to build a rail-
road to the coast, I would want to
reach the whole coast. I would want
TO build TO Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Portland and Seattle. So you can see
1t is pretty big proposition"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
JUMPED FROM A TRAIN.
Robert Hood. a stocIxman. Met His
Death Near Fulton.

Fulton. kan. March 24.-Robert NJ.
Hood, a young man about % years old,
the son Of c. E. NJ. Hood. a well-t0-do
farmer living four miles east of Full
ton, was found dead here Friday just
south of the depot at the edge of the
platform where he had evidently jump
ed from some train during the night.
presumably about $50 O'Clock, as his
hat was found on the platform at 1o.Z5
o'clock when the Meteor from Kansas
City arrived.
Young Hood went to kansas city
with a car of stock last Wednesday
and evidently met his death while try
ing to aIight from a moving train. The
body was badly mangled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
CoRRIGAN SELLS OUT.
Which Means End of the Race Track
War ut New Orleans.

New Orleans, March 24.-The race
track war here between the City Park
and Fair Grounds tracks practically
ended today when Edward Corrigan
and D. H. Barnes, the principal own
ers in the City Park course. sold out
their stock to local men.
Corrigan and Barnes we're the men
who who would not agree to an ami
cable arrang of dates between
the two courses.
Corrigan and Barnes had scarcely
sold their holdings before the mana
gers of the two tracks met and agreed
to decide upon division of racing
dates for next season. The days will
be arranged on an equitable basis, and
there viii be no clash. The stock OF
these men, amounting to about S70,-
900, was bought by President D. II.
Heaslip. Secretary La Garde and Dom
mick TortOrich, of the club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
Captures a HorsethIer Alone.

CherrvvaIa, Kan. March z4-Ionn
Coyle. aged 70. single handed ard
alone captured a horsethief and turn
ed him over c the sheriff here Tna
association received word that q horse
had been stolen near Brooks, 10 mites
northwest Of here, and at once took
the trail. Near Mound City. IS miles
east, IN Labette county, ar Coyza.
while alone securing the hills came
upon the thief and horse Before she
young thief realized what was 10 ne
was looking down a big gun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
MAILS BEING PADDED
Government Makes Serious Charges
Against Some Texas Roads.

Galveston. Tex, March 24-The
postoff1ee department has unearthed
a scheme Of the railroads to defraud
the government by padding the mails
while the mail Weighing season is on
Three weeks ago it was discovered
that the Texas mails showed astound-
ing increases, the malls being padded
or stuffed with magazines, newspapers
and even first class matter. Three Of
the roads have been notified that they
can not be considered in the comped-
ton until they clear themselves Of the
charges. The railroads. while admit
ting the unusual increase In the mails.
attribute it to enterprising publishing
houses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
CHESS.
By the Kansas State Chess
Forecasfer.

Major A. NJ. Harvey of Topeka and
H D. Thompson of Junction City will
make another effort to settle the dis
puted state championship Monday
evening at the parlors of the National
hotel. The public will be admitted
free. Two games have been played,
one resulting in q draw and the other
In victory for Major Harvey. They
win begin at s o'clock.
The cable chess match between the
Triangular Chess league and oxford
and Cambridge is scheduled for today.
Maroczy played thirty simultaneous
games at the rooms Of the Manhat-
tan CHESS club two weeks ago, with the
result that he won q, lost 2 and drew
Z. L. H. Meyer and s. L. Van Moor
den were the lucky winners.
Uedeman, champion of Illinois, and
exchampion Of the west played 40
games simultaneously at Chicago, with
the excellent score of winning 20, lost
and drawn games.
The State Chess association of New
York presented the Hungarian cham
pion Maroczy with a handsome gold
watch, appropriately inscribed, in rec
ognition of his services as adjudicator
and referee Of their annual tourna-
ment.
The two foremost opponents of chess
problem construction, Barry as inven-
tor of ingenious combination on the
chess board, and White, as the leading
critic Of the problem art, bearded the
English lion in his den and carried
away the chief prize of the Norwich
Mercury competition.
Alexander Henry Robbins, one of
the patriarchs of the American chess
world, died recently at st. Louis. His
work as a composer Of chess prob
lem brought him prominently before
the chess world. His chess problems
were published in book form in 1887.
and form a collection of problems, both
interesting and instructive. This book
contained but 125 positions. Since then
he has composed about two hundred
additional problems, most OF which
have found their way into the chess
columns of the newspapers of the
United states and England. He gained
no little fame as co-inventor with Ben
r. Foster, of the chess game played
on eighty-one squares, which was call
ed the Chancellor. This game involved
the Introduction of a new chess piece
with the powers of the rock and
knight which gave the new game its
name Outside of St. Louis the game
is not much in vogue, possibly owing
to the fact that no great amount Of
| literature was written about it. It. is
to chess what bridge is to whist. Both
Of which are interesting, and VIII have
their day, when the regulars will bob
up again in all their old-ume glory.
Mexico City has challenged the New
Workers to play 3. match game BY tele-
graph.
One of the interesting games played
4 by Maroczy, the aspirant for world S
championship honors, while in Amer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
Boys Confess to a ROBBERY.

Wichita Kan. March 24-Willis
Wright and Charles Fisher, both OF
whom are under 20 years OF age. have
confessed a daring burglary here Tues
day night They carted. away $500 worth
Of the afternoon apparently in better
their tracks with two rounds of cay
enne pepper to prevent being followed
by bloodhounds. They told the police
how they made trip after trip to the
downtown sporting goods house and
carried away loads Of plumber. The
guns were hidden ia a barn at one
boys home and in an old chimney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Aitamont. Kan. Msrch ar. A.
Davis was found dead in his barn. He
had been about town the greater part
Of the afternoon apparently in better
health than usual He had had heart
troShle for years, which caused his
death. Davis was postmaster Of Alta
mont eight years. having rendered his
resignation at the close Of his second
term last April.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Mcpherson, kan. March 24--The
son Of J. NJ. Monroe, IA years old, who
lives near Inman in Mcpherson coun-
tv. was found near his home MORALLY
wounded by shotgun. He died soon
after. He was unable to give an ac-
count of the accident. His mother
found him and carried him to ths
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
Started Fire With Kerosene.

Concordia, Kan, March FL
Daily Blade special says that Mrs.
Patent, wife of a farmer residing near
Bellegille. attempted to light FIRE
with Kerosene and an explosion fol-
lowed which ignited her clothing.
which was completely burned from her
person. Her injuries are fatal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
Quit Your
Worrying

and settle the matter by getting .
home of your own. A small payment
on each lot viii soon pay out and en-
able you to quit the rent habit Buy ia
Walnut Park before prices are ad-
vanced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

lea recently was with Major Hanham
in New York. It was as follows:
VIENNA OPENING
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

The cable chess match between the
Triangular Chess league and oxford
and Cambridge is scheduled for today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Uedeman, champion of Illinois, and
exchampion of the west, played 40
games simultaneously at Chicago, with
the excellent score of winning 20. lost
6 and 5 drawn games.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Maroczy played thirty simultaneous
games at the rooms of the Manhat-
tan Chess club two weeks ago, with the
result that he won q, lost and drew
Z. L. II. Meyer and s. L. Van Moor
den were the lucky winners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

The State Chess association of New
York presented the Hungarian cham
pion Maroczy with a handsome gold
watch, appropriately inscribed, in rec
ognition of his services as adjudicator
and referee Of their annual tourna-
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

The two foremost opponents of chess
tor of ingenious Inclination on the
chess board. and White, as the leading
critic of the problem art, bearded the
English lion in his den and carried
away the chief prize of the Norwich
Mercury competition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

One of the interesting games played
by Naroczy, the aspirant for worlds
championship honors, while in Amer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Mexico City has challenged the New
Workers to play a match game by tele-
graph.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-01-10
FIGHT ALL DAY.
The Troops Under President Mora
les Attack Puerta Plata.

Advices received Wednesday from
Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, say the
troops Of fugitive President Morales I'M
der command of Gen. Rodriguez. attack.
eel Puerto Plata at 10 o'clock Z des1ay
morning. The fighting, which was Sc
we're. lasted until ) o'clock in the even
ing. when the besieging force retired. A
number of men were killed or wounded
en- roth sides.
The Rodriguez forces. which were
massed outside of Puerto Plata, were,
when these advices were forwarded, pre-
pairing for another attack on the place.
A portion Of the population of Puerto
Plata has declared in favor Of Morales.
Street fighting has occurred, the support
ers of Morales shooting from the win
dows OF their houses at the troops.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-01-10
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
DENSED FORM.
Must Pay Tax on Credits-Dakota
Law is Upheld by State Supreme
CONFEDERATION OF Mortgages Will
Mean More Revenue.

One of the most important decisions OF
the supreme court in recent years was
handed down last Saturday. 1t relates
to the taxation of moneys and credits,
and the higher authority reverses the de-
cision of Judge Smith, Of Vermillion to
the effect that the board of county COM
missioners had no right to assess certain
moneys ard credits owned by residents of
Clay County. This decision will mean
that the city of Vermilion alone will Sc
cure about 81 100 for taxes of 1904 that
otherwise would not have been in sight.
The decision Of the supreme court has
more than local significance. 1t will
affect nearly every town, city and county
in the state. During the year 1904 there
was general movement TO assess mort
cages and moneys, but the proposition
met with stubborn resistance. AS
test case q. II. Salmer, Il wealthy citi-
zen of Vermillion, went into court with
his trouble. He was represented by
Dean Thomas Sterling, of the state uni
versty law department, and the county
board employed Attorney III. q. TiltOn,
of Vermillion, and tttorney &. II. Dillon,
of Yankton, for counsel. Arguments were
heard before Judge Il. &. Smith i'll Yer
million during term of circuit court.
The contention of counsel for Mr.. Sal
nler was that under the present law it
was unconstitutional for the board to
maxi any assessment of this nature, since
no return had been made by the various
township assessors. The boards attGr-
neys argued that if the present law was
in force, and if the old law could not be
used, then the court was in a position
to do the assessing himself. Judge Smith
heldsthat the board was in error, where
upon the commissioners appealed TO the
supreme court.
Many of the citizens who will be
obliged to pay taxes on mortgages for
the year 1904, however. will not be
caught mapping again. There has been Il
general assignment of mortgages since
the question arose, and when time for
the next assessment comes it will be dis
covered that most of the mortgages are
owned by Iowa and Nebraska people.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-01-10
AN OPERATOR DISAPPEARS.
Yankton Railroad Employe ID
Missing.

Joseph Cromwell, operator and general
assistant to Agent f. w. Warning in the
office of the Northwestern Railroad Com
pany in Yankton, disappeared Sunday
afternoon, taking with him, it is alleged,
Ssh OF the company's money. No trace
of his method of escaping has been dis
covered. He left a letter addressed to
his mother in Alabama, in which he babe
them goodby as he had gone wrong and
was determined to end his life. The rail-
road authorities regard this as n bluff
and have instituted a vigorous search
which should lead to his arrest
Cromwell is about % years of age,
dark complexion, over 6 feet tall and
very slender. He speaks with distinct
Irish accent.
1t is alleged by Agent Warming and
Auitor +. w. Higbee, of Chicago, who is
at Gankton checking up the Office, that
Cromwell lost the money in Iankton
gambling house. Both express the belief
that Cromwell did not deliberately steal
the money, as he had had possession of
much more money on several occasions
and could have collected more on out
standing accounts which We're in his
keeDing
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-01-10
TORNADO IN GEORGIA.
Houses Wrecked and Several Per-
sons Killed at Albany.

A tornado OF terrific force passed over
Albany, Ga, at 100 Wednesday after
noon, coming from a southwesterly direc-
ton and spreading ruin and desolation
over portions Of dozen blocks. Several
persons are dead, others will die as the
result Of injuries, and many are more
or less seriously hurt The known dead
are Ben Jones, a negro machinist in the
employ of the Virginia Carolina Chemi-
cal Company; Jake Johnson, 9-year-old
colored boy.
Among those whose injuries probably
will prove fatal are Lula GLADDEN., Jessie
Davis, Annie Davis and Josie Woodale.
The list is still incomplete owing to
the fact that much Of the destruction
wrought was well beyond the city limits.
Reports from the tornado after it left
Albany have not been received. Hun
dreds OF negroes In the city are homeless
and many have lost their household eff
fects.
The total property loss will reach $780,
600. The VirginiaC Carolina Chemical
Company is the principal sufferer, its de-
stroyed buildings and machinery having
been worth 100000. Very little of the
destroyed property was protected by tor
nado insurance. The Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company is among the heaviest
losers. Its lines are down.
A tornado passed over the western part
Of Jacksonville, small town in east
Texas, Wednesday night. The house of
William Walton, containing family OF
five, was lifted from its foundation and
carried into the street, seriously injuring
all of the occupants. Five other resi-
dences also were destroyed, but the occu-
pants were not hurt
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-01-10
KISSES FOR PIANIST.
Rubenstein Played While La Tour
aine Fought Waves.

The enthusiasm of one woman over Ar
thur Rubenstein, the young Russian
pianist, who arrived at New York on the
French liner La Touraine, assumed such
proportions that Mr.. Rubenstein was al
most carried from his feet when n tall
and beautiful creature robed in ermine
from head TO foot, who also had been Il
passenger on La Touraine, rushed to him
just as he was leaving the pier and,
throwing her arms around his neck, kiss
ed him. Her example was followed by
several other women on the pier. They
said it was just to show their apprecia-
ton Of the young musicians heroism in
sitting for an entire day at the piano
while La Touraine was buffeted about by
the high seas and winds, thus soothing the
frightened passengers.
Never was such marvellous piano con-
cert given. 1t was q striking side incident
of the storm which La Touraine encoun-
tered all the way from Havre to Sandy
Hook. The gale was the worst in the .ex-
perience Of Capt. Fajolle, or any member
of his crew. The violence of the wind
was so great that six passengers were Sc.
verely injured.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-01-10
MORE In THE TOLLS
WHOLESALE RAID ON HIKING
MiDpIES AT ACADEMY.
New Methods Discovered Young
Glass Men Forced 10 Eat Under
Table Witnesses Are Reluctant
TO Answer Questions.

An Annapolis, Nd, special says:
Thursdays proceedings before the court
martial which is trying AIidshipman
Worth w. Foster, of New Albany. Ind,
for the alleged hazing of Midshipman
Chester S. Roberts were of interest, as
not only were some new forms of haz-
ing explained, but the number of wit.
nesses who sought to be excused from
answering questions on the ground THAI
they would incriminate themselves indi-
cate how thoroughly the practice of ha2-
ing has permeated the institution.
The court ruled that midshipman did
not incriminate himself by stating that
he was present during a hazing if he
did not actually take part in its him.
self. but even after this explanation sew
eral midshipmen asked to be excused
from answering questions, saying that
they would incriminate themselves if
they answered.
The record of Wednesdays proceedings
IN Decaturs case was verified and some
small changes were made in the record
of Midshipman Trenmor Collins trial.
lHt COuIl lhcu loVh UP tue CuSt VI hid~
shipman Worth w. Foster, of New Al
bany, Ind, who is charged with hazing
Midshipman Chester :. Roberts. 1t is
alleged that between the middle of Octo-
Der and December Foster hazed Roberts
by compelling him to stand on his head,
to hang from the clothes locker and eat
under the fable
Mr.. Theall, Fosters counsel, objected
TO the indefinite nature of the time al
legged for the commission of the acts. He
said that he was not able to properly
prepare defense when the time was so
uncertain and asked that the judge adj
vocate be compelled to specify more ex-
actly. The court was cleared to consid
er his request.
Foster pleaded not guilty to the charge
and all the specifications.