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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03
BLOCKED THE TRACK.
Wreck at Lecompton Causes Delay in
Santa Fe Traffic.

The trucks Of the tank car of the
engine pulling the eastbound California
Limited of the Santa Re railroad left
the tracks as the train was passing
through Leeompton at las o'clock this
morning. The accident blockaded the
main line for several hours and trains
were detoured meanwhile. over the En-
poria-Ottawa cutoff. The line was
cleared at seven o'clock this morning
injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03

There will be used IN Franklin county
this year. for the election next Tuesday
approximately $1,000 ballots They viii
township or city. and amendment Ap-
proxinateIy 2 600 Of each sort are re-
CURED under the Iaw.-0ttawa Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03

Castro Presides at Cabinet Meeting.
Washington. Nov "a cable dispatch
received at the Venezuelan legation an
nounces that President Castro, who re-
Gently returned to Caracas, had presid-
ed over the meeting Of the cabinet yes
tsrday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03
GOOD FOR THE WHEAT.
Good All Day shower Fails Over Cove
County.

GrinneIl. Kan. Nov. 3.-One of the
best rains of the present season began
falling here Friday at a. m, and con-
tinued throughout the day with
scarcely let up No wind or cold
wave accompanied the moisture. It
viii be a great thing for the late sown
wheat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03

Liverpool, n. s., Nov. 3.-The bark
entine Milton. $50 tons. burden, "a
days overdue from Havana to Mobile,
has been given up for lost IN this port,
where she is largely owned. Captain
James Manthorn commanded the yes
sci.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03

Chicago. Nov. 3.-Forecast for kan
sas: Partly cloudy with probably show
ers tonight or Sunday warmer Sun
day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03

believed that Peary obtained coal from
the mail steamer which carried his mes
sage to Twillingate. N. F.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03

Sore mo and Geld Il E5aest relieved
over night by Omega oil Trial bottle Zoe.
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lContInued 81 &c 70
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CONTINUED On Page 80
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03
"Fontana. Kan. oct. q. 1905.

" III, 4 !. s7appt 1slIsIitl3 XIII
Dear Sir: In reply to your favor,
viii say that I am going to vote for
VIM. A Harris for governor and David
Overmyer for attorney general I have
always voted the Republican ticket
and still count myself of that faith, but
I believe in putting manhood before
party.
Governor Hoeh ought to be defeat
ed for two reasons.
'Fdrst@He repudiates the issue
upon which he was elected governor.
two years ago, viz: down with the
bosses Where is the Boss Buster
movement To use an Ingalls, phrase.
it IS numbered with the Crusaders the
Troubadours and the Adoundbuilders.
Yet, Governor Hoeh has the audaci-
~ to say in public that he Is trying to
unite the various factions of the Re
.rs....as.--..-.s = - =
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any names that occurred
to them, such as " John
Jones, Cashier, and will
liam Wilson, Treasurer. "
When they wanted spend
ing money, they would sit
down and write the names
until they were tired, a
thing which they found
annoying and laborious.
One popularity about
this robbery was that it
was committed in the day
time, a thing almost with
out precedent. Trains are
usually held up at night,
for obvious reasons. 1t is
easier to terrorize people
by a night attack, and
flight is less difficult. Any
pody can stop a tram at
night by waving a red Ian
tern, but a method quite
as good is to set fire to a
newspaper and use it as
a signal. The engineer,
even though he should sus-
pect a hold up, must stop,
because he cannot be sure
that somebody is not try
ing to give notice of a
damaged rail or bridge.
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burg? Keep sharp lookout; she's overdue 1
guess was little crazy by that time, for didn't
answer; but they kept at it all the same until cut
them out the switch and laughed to think how
easy it was to shut EN- up.
Just as 1 was don that the toot of a liners whis-
tie came up to me out of the fog. 1t seemed
close that started to my feet and hurried down the
stairs with the glass in my hand looked at the
clock there, from habit, | imagine, and it was ten
minutes after four. That l know. | straight
to the beach, my heart jumpin for somethin' told
me it the Lundburg comm in, and as l got to
the shore the fog tore away for just instant and
there she was rushn by. Mind you it was only for
a second l saw her, not plain either but l knew her
for the Lundburg.
But l stayed there only for minute or two.
tickinn' telegraph. Have you sighted the Lund
burg? Keep sharp lookout; she's overdue
She's in! 1 shouted at the top of my lungs and
then, somehow or other for l was awful tired 1
climbed back to the tower to report her.
1T then had my first trouble with that in
stru1nent. They were at it again from the central
office. askin the same old question like they was
frantic.
Have you sighted the Lundburg-'
a. Just passed in told 'em, not waitin' for EN-
to finish; but they woudnt be satisfied.
90 Have you sighted the Lundburg-'
SO Just passed in and we kept that up thousand
times, guess, till near five o'clock, when the first
night man came on duty, and asked me what was
the matter.
The Lundburg's in, and I can't make 'em I'm
derstand cried, and he told afterward that the
tears runnin down my face.
He came up beside the instrument and looked at
it. Then he says, Let me tell em, Bill, and 1
gave him the key. A little while later he spoke to
me kind of quiet. Its all right, Bill She got into
Quarantine at three-thrty, and they've been tryin'
to tell you ever since; but they couldn't get you.
see the pins dropped out of the switchboard, and
you've been cut out. The Lundburg lost propeller
blade, but she's all right now, and SOS the family.
You'd better get bit of sleep before they in.
What 1 can't make out" Bill went on, lis
how the Lundburg got in without my seem her,
That did her in the fog half hour after she'd
passed here ain noways queer AS said before
fog is mysterious and penetratin' both"
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the stack or a few feet of the bow or maybe a
foremost, cuttin through the smoke it swirls in
a bit of wind As for noises, they're all about you.
Sirens of big liners, whistles of tugs and the like
bells and tin horns of sailin' craft. You hear
'em if you just listen for 'en, though you're
KNOWN all the while there isn't ship within miles
He paused and looked out to the eastward, his
brows drawn down over his eyes, Presently he
went on again. I'm goin' to tell you experience
had once that goes to prove what said about fog
bein' queer. It's kind of domestic story about
the wife and kids. Mywife got notion she'd like to
show the three children to her folks that was Twin,
in the old country.
Finally some friends fixed me UP with transporta-
ton the Lundburg German ship runnin to
Bremen, which near where her folks lived.
Well they made Bremen all right, and it never
into my head to worry about EN- till they started
back on the same ship about month later.
You wouldn't believe it, but l began lookin' for
the Lundburg three days before She was due On
the day she due | sat there, pckin up one boat
after another as they came over the horizon thnkn
each one OF EN- was my ship as caed her, only
to find l was mistaken. Well, she didn't come in
that day, nor the next, and L went back over the
log book we keep here to look up her previous
records, and was some glad to find that bein day
or two late wasn't anything unusual for the Lund-
burg The third day was another disappointment,
and that night worried but still not very bad, till
a Norwegian bark came in with her foremost gone,
reportin very bad weather.
Il guess it amt necessary to tell you how was
feen them but to add to it the ships owners began
to poster our people at the central office.
60 Have you sighted the Lundburg? they'd ask me.
NO, answer DacKW1th my neart IN my mouth
Keep sharp lookout for her; she's overdue
after five days the wire seemed to be open all the
time for that message.
'On the seventh day the weather so thick you
couldn't see the beach down there. We just seemed
to be swingin bank of fog with nothin' in sight
to get our bearin's by. 1 had been up for seventy
two hours straight. sleepin' now and then in that
chair where you're sittin but out of the tower
except to get to the beach for better sight.
And all the time there those messages from
the central Office. The worst of it that they
didn't seem vary the words; kept up the same
question endn with, Keep sharp lookout; she's
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lIulltClS, Will lCdd-
quarters at Cheyenne,
Wyoming. This corps
consists of eight men,
dead shots with rifle or
pistol, and so thoroughly
trained as to be able to
follow at full gallop a
trail which to an every
day person would be
indistinguishable. For
their use there is kept at
Cheyenne a car which is
like no other railroad
vehicle in existence. 1t
is of extra length, and
one-half of it is occupied
by the stalls of nine
horses. When the man
hunters are called upon
for service, they must
take their horses with
them: and within thirty
minutes after the arrival
of Geographic warning
they are on their way
to the scene of the
crime whose perpetra-
tors it is their business
to capture or kill.
The man hunters have
certain advantages that
tell with certainty in the
chase. Their horses are
perfectly fresh, and
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B A N D I T S

killed later on, at Green River, Utah. Kid Clark
was shot through the heart in New Mexico. And
Beef Charlie fell before rifle in obscure corner
of Texas fitzpatrick captured in St. Louis
Harvey Logan was sentenced to twenty years, but
escaped from the prison at Knoxville, and is still
at large.
of Harvey Logan, those two enterprising men per-
petrated another robbery, on the Great Northern
Railroad at three o'clock in the afternoon of July 3,
1902, Accompanied by third dsesperado, Kid
water tank and, blowing open the express safe,
took from it forty five thousand dollars in paper
rency. Unfortunately for them, as they presently
notes. kind of cash which, owing to their previous
experience, they had recognize as dangerous.
But they tried conscentiously to get the diff
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lean of all professions, that of train robbing
is threatened with extinction. 1t is less
profitable than formerly, and has become SO dan
to-day the shortest lived men in the world.
For many years the Union Pacific Railroad af-
forded attractive and favorte field for the opera
wide regions of unsettled territory, offered obvious
invitation to bandits, who would make hod-up
after hold-up almost with impunity.. So far have
conditions changed, however, that barrel of gold
enty dollar pieces, without cover, could be put
on fiat car to-day, and transported from one end
of the railroad to the other without being likely to
suffer the smallest depreciation, though no
special guard provided
There is permanently organized body of bandit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
By RENE BACHE

wherever the telegraph can be reached they able
to wire for relay mounts. Two of the are
expert operators, and it is easy matter to climb
pole and with the aid of portable instrument
send message. They are likely to be obliged
to travel for days through barren country.
Sooner or later the pursuers come up with the
bandits, and then there is sure to be big fight.
In one instance not long ago two desperate train
robbers were cornered in a farm house near Good
land, Kansas, and the officers accomplished their
object by setting fire to the building.
1t is exceptional case for train robbers to inter-
fere with passengers. To do risky and the pro-
ceeds are doubtful, inasmuch everybody is likely
to conceal his her valuabes the first alarm. It
IS easier and less dangerous simply to hold up the
pei the engineer to haul the latter away to
siderable distance and smash the safe with dynamite
nitrogycerin loading the valuable contents into
convenient bags, and thereupon gallop away.
A Notable Robbery
nNE of the most notable of latter day train rob-
~ berries committed half dozen years ago, near
Upton, by the notorious Curry gang, extinct.
toughs, of its leading spirits being George Curry.
The others were Bob Lee, Harvey and Lon Logan,
Ben fitzpatrick, Kid Clark, and Beef Charlie.
The booty gained was only thrty-four hundred
dollars in national bank notes, yet unsigned by
the bank officers, and lot of watches and jewery.
The desperados fled to the Hole-n-the-Wall coun-
try, Northern Wyoming In this instance the pro-
fessonal man hunters employed by the Union Pacific
series OF tights which ensued, joe Hazen, sheriff of
Douglas County, Wyoming, was killed. The fug-
tiyes eventually got away and scattered. :. =,
But they did not escape. Having divided the
booty, they spent it in the natural of events
not noticing that the bills unsigned AS
inevitable, this attracted attention. and the notes
they left behind them furnished trails by which they
could be traced. Bob Lee finally found at
gambling house at Cripple Creek and refusing to
surrender, shot. On the same day Lon Logan
was killed near Kansas City. George Curry was
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overdue until that sentence ran in my head like the
whlnln' of broken photograph repeatin' and re-
peatin' the same thing
To tell the truth, don't know how the day went,
but along in the afternoon the telegraph sounder
began gon like mad Have you sighted the Lund
Amador ledger., 1906-02-16
Birthday Celebration.

Mrs. Stasal, one of the pioneer
residents of Jackson, attained hel
eightieth birthday last Monday. The
anniversary was made the occasion
of quiet gathering of few invited
friends at the StasaI home on Church
street in honor 70 the event. Those
invited gathered at the residence
about one o'clock and passed a plea
SAINT afternoon in exchanging re
mlniscences of bygone days, and in
discussing the delicacies provided so
literally by the hostess and her two
daughters. Those present were Mrs
Stasal, Miss Margaret Stasal, Miss
Rose Stasal, Mrs b. H. Schacht, Mrs
D. Mattley, Mrs Abram ofsky, Mrs
@. Langhorst, Mrs Holtz, Mrs Kirk
wood and daughter, Mrs Lepley and
daughter, Mrs K. Webb, Mrs Vogeli.
The guests departed about five o'clock,
wishing the aged hostess many happy
anniversaries of her natal day. Mrs
Stasal has been quite feeble of late,
and met with an accident few weeks
ago, which injured the sight of one
eye for some time. She has fully
recovered from this, and in her
general health has markedly improved
of late.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-16
Always Increases the Strength.

A reasonable amount of food thor
oughly dlgested and properly assimiI-
ated will always increase the strength.
II your stomach is ''littIe off,
hodol dyspepsia cure will digest what
you eat and enable the digestive
organs to assimilate and transform all
foods into tissue building blood.
kodol relieves sour stomach, belch-
ing, heartburn, and all forms of lndi-
gestion.' Palatable and strengthening.
Sold by F. W. Ruhser.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-16
Matrimonial Troubles,

Early Monday morning a couple
from near New York Ranch came to
jackson on a mission of matrimony,
intent upon having the nuptial knot
tied as soon as possible. The groom IS
name is James Quinlan aged %,
and his intended bride Matte Lena
Shaw, aged l6. The couple had been
living on the Speer ranch for some
time, the bride being a sister of
Mrs Speer. The parents of the yonug
lady were also living there, in home
built by themselves on the place. 1t
seems that Quinlan was placed as
keeper of the place in a judgment
secured in the case of Scapucino vs.
Speer. The case was soon settled,
but Quinlan remained working about
the place, and an attachment soon
ripened between the young man and
the girl. Being under age, it was
necessary to get the consent of one
of the parents to marriage. This was
obtained, the girls father signing
the necessary document on Saturday
last while in Jackson. With this
all arranged the trip to jackson was
made early Monday morning. But a
wait of couple of hours had to be
made before the license from the
clerks office authorizing the union
could be secured. About 9 O'Clock
they were married by Justice Goldner,
IN the presence of couple of
Witnesses. Thereafter they repaired
home to the Speer ranch happy and
contented. Arriving there however,
storm swept the sea of matrimonv.
On the mother, Mrs Shaw, hearing of
the wedding, she became furious, and
with an ak was prepared to emphasize
her anger by doing bodily injury to
all concerned. She was not to be
appeased. She succeeded in raising
scare. and W. E. Speer hastened to
jackson to swear to complaint upon
which warrant of arrest was issued.
She was taken. in tow by the officers
Monday night and brought to Jack
son, on charge of assault with
deadly weapon, and lodged in Jail.
District attorney Vlcini, who was
out of town when all this uproar was
being made, on learning of the facts,
had the woman taken from the Jail,
and given quarters in the Globe hotel.
She admitted that she was wrought up
to frenzy over the happenings, and
really did not know what she said or
did. 1t is not likely that the criminal
charge will be pressed under the
circumstances, nor is it likely that
she and her hubsand will return to
their former quarters on the Speer
place. We have since heard that the
criminal charge has beeu dismissed.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-16
The Staples Case.

The Staples case has been advanced
In the supreme court calender an(
Will be heard before the full court O.
seven judges in San Francisco next
Monday. VIM. McGee will represent
the defendant in the supreme court
and attorney general Webb, his CHIEF
deputy G. N. Post and Chas. Jones.
Who has been engaged as special pro-
secutor, will appear for the people.
Ihe case is going to be. stubbornIy
fought on both sides; some one has
employed Chas. Jones to assist the
attorney general; he will be remem-
bered as the Sacramento attorney,
VINO assisted in the prosecution of
Dr. Giles several years ago.
VIM. j. MCGEE served his opening
brief several months ago. 1t is a
printed book of 10 pages and urges a
reversal of the case for many reasons.
principally becasue there was no evil
dence of the alleged poisoning, also
because proof of the Ell Dorado arsen
was admitted, and that the court
erred in its rulings on the Jurors
and on defendants motion to with.
draw plea.
The brief of the attorney general
mas just been served. 1t contains
nearly 100 printed pages, and argues
elaborately In favor of the Judgment
OF death against the defendant. The
attorney general vigorously defends
all the rulings of the court, and con-
tends that the defendant has had
falr trial. Defendant will be per-
mltted to file closing brief. The
argument next Monday will probably
be chiefly devoted to the testimony
That was admitted on motion. and
whether there was any proof at all
That defendant committed the murder.
II any, however slight, this main
point will be decided against defend
ant, because the supreme court can
only review question of law, the jury
is the sole judge of all questions of
fact. The supreme court will bro.
bably take the case under adv1sement
Tor a couple OF months, SO a decision
will not be rendered until about the
first of May.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-16
Valentine Luncheon.

Mrs Frank VOORHEES, gave a valen-
tine luncheon on Wednesday, at the
National hotel. The parlor was de-
corated in purple and white. Whist
was played for pastime. The first
prize awarded was large painting,
and the BOBBY prize small painting,
the work of Mrs VOORHEES, dett hand
in that line. Mrs Wm. Penry won
the first prize, and Mrs OuId the
second prize. Mrs Fred Eudey re-
ceived pretty valentine for relating
the best story. Each one present
received water colored calendar of
1906. Those present we're: Mrs Ould,
Mrs Quinette Duke, Mrs II. Bright,
Mrs D. B. Spagnoli, Mrs Frank
Podesta, Mrs Fred Eudey, Mamie
Hall, Mrs K. G. Rust, Mrs Vlcini,
Mrs VIM. Penry, Mrs Wilson, Mrs
4. G. Fisher, Mrs E. Taylor, Mrs F.
Ruhser, Mrs Storey and Mrs f. Voor-
heis. All present had a very enjoy
able time
Amador ledger., 1906-02-16
Committed Suicide.

s A young man named Antoine Gala
mari, shot himself in the head in Col
umbia park in San Francisco on Mon
day last. He was formerly fromAma-
dor county, and lived at jackson
Gate. His father was night boss for a
time at the Kennedy mine, and died
about two years ago. The son went
from Redding to San Francisco, in
November last, and put up at the
Winchester hotel. He had not sue
ceeded in obtaining employment, and
was two weeks behind in his board
Dill. 1t is presumed that despond-
ency over financial matters caused
him to end his life.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-16
DOG TAX.

City marshal Fred Jackson started
out Tuesday morning to collect re-
venue from the dog tax, under the
provisions of an ordinance imposing
tax of two for each male, and four
dollars for each female dog kept or
owned within the city limits. Being
an innovation on past experience
here, the levy of this tax caused some
comment. Dogs are scarcer than be-
fore, and every dog prowling around
the streets IS decorated with tag
showing the payment of the tax. The
revenue from this source is expected
to reach 5000 and $500. One good
effect, it will tend to rid the city of
lot of worthless ours, that are either
ownerless or the owners deem not
worth the payment of the annual tax.
All untagged dogs are liable to be
impounded and killed if not re-
leased by payment of the tax and
costs.
A boy or girl wanted at the Ledger
office, to learn printing and reporting.