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The bee., 1906-03-08


that didn't pay me more than |
paid for it. One time an old
friend of mine started paper
way down South and sent a copy
to me and | subscribed just to
encourage him and, after a
while ii published a notice of an
order to sell a lot at pnblic
auction. SO inquired about
the lot and told friend run it
up to 500 He bid off the lot for
$3S and sold it in less than a
month for 800, so | made $62
clear by taking that paper. My
father told me that when he
was a young man he saw a
notice in the paper that a school
teacher was wanted away off in
a distant county and he went
and got the situation, and lit.
tie girl was sent to- him, and
after while she grew up sweet
and beautiful and he married
her. Now, if he had not taken
that paper, what do you suppose
.wonld have been become of me?
| would have been some other
fellow, or may he would not
have been at all ("
The bee., 1906-03-08

The governments coal-testing
station at Forest Park, St.
Louis, Mo-, was destroyed by
fire last week. 1t was in charge
of DIR. j. A. Holmes, of the
United States Geological Sur
vey, and was operated through
out the Worlds Fair. Since
then the plant has continued
making tests, money being ap-
propriated by Congress for that
purpose which would have en-
abled the work to continue this
year. The coal-testing plant was
located near the Mines and
Metallurgy building, halfway
up the hill leading to the Ken
lucky building. This was the
largest experimental station of
its kind in the world and all
coal-producing states sent sam
pies as their to be tested during
its operation.
The bee., 1906-03-08
LOUISIANA WINS THE. CASE
Awarded the Peninsula of ST. Ber-
rars snd Great Oyster Beds, .nd
Missfssippf Looses.

Washington, March THE su-
preme court OF the United States has
decided the case Of Louisiana VS.. Mis-
sissippi. involving the water boundary
line between the two states. in favor
of Louisiana. The dispute involved
the peninsula of ST. Bernard, and the
opinion held that the peninsula and
adjacent islands are part of the ter
ritory of Louisiana. In its pleading,
Louisiana claimed the disputed terri
tory covers 100000 acres of oyster
beds.
The bee., 1906-03-08

1t pays to advertise in THE BEE.
The bee., 1906-03-08
MoURNED FOR HENDERSON
Bells In Every Church In Dubuque
Tolied When an Honored Cit-
ixen Was Buried.

Dubuque. Ia, March 1.-THE funeral
of former Speaker David B. Henderson
was held here Thursday afternoon.
Business was suspended during the
hours of the funeral, and for five min
utes following the commencement Of
services the bells in every church in
Dubuque tolled. Otherwise silence
reigned, not wheel turning in the city
during that period.
The bee., 1906-03-08
HANGING AT SHREVEPORT
Charles Coleman, Negro Who MUIR
dered schooI-Giri, Lawfully
Executed.

Shreveport, La. March 2.-Guarded
by two companies Of militia. Charles
Coleman. the negro who murdered
Margaret Lear, school girl, last week,
was privately hanged at l2:37 D. M,
Thursday. A large crowd surrounded
the jail, but there was no hostile DEM
onstration.
The bee., 1906-03-08
A WORD WITH ADVERTISERS

There is none III this progres
sive age who doubts the absolute
necessity OF reading the news
papers, especially the advertise
ments, An exchange gives the
following proofs in two cases,
SAYS the. Austin News Tribune,
"a gentleman once said to a
reporter: 4 neYe, took q paper
The bee., 1906-03-08

How Are toas t&,s" 80
Dr. Hobbs Suaragas ls..s suira ) .iarY Ills saw
pic free Add sier'hu s.'n,..'ts -" 'iy's'sp ~
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HooH SPEAKS At v1N1rA.
His Address at Chautauqua was Wen
Received

Vinita. T. T. July 12.-Governor
Hoch of Kansas. spoke at the Vfnita
Chautauqua Wednesday afternoon. He
took the place of Senator Dolliver,
whose Illness prevented his attendance.
The Republicans had planned to have
a. big political rally to outdo if possible
the Democratic demonstration Tuesday
in honor of Champ Clark.
When Hoch was substituted for Dol
liver, however, preparations for a rally
ceased and the committees on recep-
ton and arrangements was disband-
ed. The advertising that had been
sent out was recalled In the morning
he had a conference with w H. Dar-
rough, United states marshal. and
Grant Victor. Republican committee
men for the territory. c. B. Rogers, a
Republican of this city In introducing
the governor. took particular pains to
emphasize the nonpartisan political
feature of the governors visit.
The governor mentioned politics
only incidentally and avoided all refer
ence whatever to the katy AL
though nine out of ten of his hearers
were out of sympathy with him in the
Katy" matter, it was conceded that
the governor made one of the best
speeches OF the Chautauqua course.
The governor Went from here to Par
sons.
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FAIRBANKS MAKES HIT.
Vice Presidents Automobile Crashes
Into Buggy

Danville. H.. July 12.-The automobile
bearing Vice President Fairbanks and
party from this city to Champaign,
crashed into a buggy driven by JOS M.
Dougherty, a prominent politician.
Mr. Dougherty was thrown out and
painfully bruised When the injured
man had regained his feet the vice pres
ident's party alighted.
Mr. Fairbanks approached his victim
smiling and apologizing. Mr. Dougherty
said:
you are Vice President Fairbanks, I
believe. My name is Dougherty-"
Vice President Fairbanks grasped the
outstretched hand, shook it war.Nsly and
said
MY Dougherty. I am very glad to
meet you"
Mr. Dougherty expressed his pleasure
also and said that he would have been
better pleased had it taken place under
slightly different circumstances. After
this friendly colloquy, the vice presi-
dent resumed his journey. Dougherty's 8
injuries are not serious.
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EDDY is MARRIED.
Organist Weds Woman Who Sang at
His Concerts.

New York, July 12=Clarence Ed
dy. organist, played the Mendelssohn
wedding march at his best yesterday.
He was the bridegroom and Mrs. Grace
NJ Dickman formerly soprano in the
Rutgers Presbyterian church. was the
bride. It was at Mrs. Dickman's re-
quest that the great organist played
the march for his own wedding while
she waited happily at the altar. The
wedding took place at noon in the
apartment of Mr.. and Mrs William
Marlborough at Broadway and One
Hundred and Eighth street. The bride
wore pearl gray cloth. Rev. Mr.. Kirk
wood of the Broadway tabernacle Of
flciated. There were no attendants.
Among the guests were DIR. and Mrs.
L. J. Groelich, Eugene Delmar and
Mrs Alexander Delmar of St. Louis;
Miss Francesca DelInar, Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Kerr, Miss Proctor and Miss
Horton.
Mrs. Eddy is a San Franciscan and
is perhaps better known in London,
where she was a protege of Mrs. Ron
aids. She is a beautiful woman with
blond hair and striking figure. Both
Mr. Eddy and Mrs. Dickman were di-
vorced. Mr.. Eddy's decree was signed
on May 80 and Immediately was set the
time for the wedding. Mrs. Dickman
was soloist during Mr.. Eddy's recent
concert tour of the country. They have
gone to the Thousand Islands for their
honeymoon.
Mr.. Eddy was in Topeka for the
Ryus-Nellis wedding and at that time
announced through the State Journal
that he had been divorced.
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ARREST PROPERTY OWNERS.
Governor Hoch Pushing the saloon
War to the Limit.

Triekett, assistant attorney general,
made a new. move last night in his
antisaloon crusade. when he caused
the arrest of Mrs. Mary Grubel owner
of a hotel building in North Fifth
street, where it was ALLEGED sa-
loon was being conducted in an upper
room: her three sons, Frank. Ed and
George Grubel and Martin Meumager,
the clerk. AS the person dispensing
the liquor could not be found Mrs
Grubel. as owner of the hotel property,
and her sons, who are business men,
as heirs of the estate, were arrested on
a charge of aiding in the violation of
the prohibition law. Each was requir-
ed to give a 800 bond.
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THE court therefore holds, that as
all the accusations against the accused
fall to the ground, there is no neces-
sity for q new trial and consequently
the judgment in condemnation is an
nulled as unwarranted by the evil
dence."
In conclusion the court noted Drey-
fuss waving of pecuniary indemnity
and ordered its decision to be tran
scribed on the records Of the Rennes
court martial and to be inserted in the
Official Journal and also in five news
pers to be designated by the procura-
tor general and at the cost of the gov
ernment. in fifty papers of Paris and
the provinces, to be designated by
Dreyfus-
Dreyfus Has Little to say.
Paris. July I'm the course OF an
interview today after the announce
ment of the supreme courts decision in
his favor, Dreyfus said.
This has been a long and terrible
ordeal. I began to feel it would never
close. The decision restores me to my
old place in the army. but I am not
aware of the intentions of the govern
ment concerning my advancement in
rank.
I have nothing to say against my
aecusers. Being again an officer I am
obliged to enter the army regulations
Of silence and I am inexpressibly thank
ful to those who have assisted in the
maintenance of truth
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IN A PANIC.
Forty Thousand Hebrews Flee
From Warsaw in Terror.

Warsaw. Russian Poland July 12.-It
Is estimated that no less than 10000
Jews old men, women and children fed
from Warsaw yesterday. Most of the
able bodied male Jews remained to
protect their property. Many Of the
Jewish shops are closed today, the
houses of the Jews are empty. Intense
depression prevails in the Jewish quar-
ter where the inhabitants have organiz-
ed a system of seif-defense. Armed
guards are posted at the gates of all
the houses and patrols parade the
streets
The authorities have taken precau-
ticns against an anti-Jewfsh outbreak
and the police have authorized the
newspapers to issue extra editions with
the view of aIlaying the panic.
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NEXT LAND OPENING.
Registration in the shoshone Reser-
walton Begins July IS.

Cheyenne. Wyo.. July 1.-THE regis
tration of home-seekeTs in the Shoshone
reservation to be opened for settlement
August Is, viii begin July 16 The
places of registration are Lander, Sho-
shone and Worland. The influx of
would-be settlers commenced some time
ago. and the crowd at each place has
increased daily. Several thousand peo-
pie will undoubtedly put their names
on the government books. The reserva-
tion is IN Fremont county, and embraces
approximately SOC, 600 acres, Of which
about 25O,006 acres are susceptible for
irrigation The land is IN the heart of
the big game country, and is bur a
short distance from the Yellowstone
national park The drawings for choice
of quarter sections will be held August
1 and 2. The fortunate ones among the
registered will make their selections of
land on and after August 15.
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FIVE MEN Rob TEN.
One of the Bandits Killed in Fight
With Officers.

Billings. Mont. July 12-At Laura.
a small town Is miles west of here
ten men who We're riding in boxcar.
were held up and robbed of nearly 5000
by five masked men. who entered the
car while the train stopped at a water
tank After being relieved of their
money and valuable the ten men were
compelled to lie on their faces until the
train had proceeded several miles. when
the robbers left the train. When the
train reached Rapids the news of the
holdup was teIegraphed to Columbus,
20 miles west. and when the train reach
ed that point a search was made for
the robbers. One of them. Ed johnson,
was killed in an attempt to escape,
and two other men. believed to be mem
bers of the gang. were arrested and
nIaced in iaif
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OUT FOR SENATOR.
MeikEejohn Enters the Race for Nonli-
nation in Nebraska.

Lincoln. Neb., July 12.-George D.
Meiklejohn, ex-member OF congress
from Nebraska. and ex-assistant sec
retary of war under President MeKin-
ley. announced today from his home at
Fullerton, his candidacy for the Re
publican nomination for United States
senator from Nebraska. the choice to
be made at the coming state conven-
ton Mr.. Meiklejohn's candidacy adds
interest to an already heated senatorial
campaign in which the principal par
ticipants have been Edward Rosewater,
of Omaha and Morris Brown, attorney
general of the state. The present con-
test is for the nomination to succeed
Senator Aillard. who has not entered
into the fight.
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Buffalo, n. T. July IA train Of
two trolley cars. westbound from
Lockport on the lines of the Inter
national Railway company, ran into an
open switch at a siding just east Of
Martinsville. and crashed into troll
ley freight motor and a train of seven
freight cars which were lying on the
siding waiting for the passenger train
to go by Five passengers were killed
outright and score Injured, some of
whom may die.
The Dead.
JOHN BITTLEMAN. motorman.
Lockport. N 7
CHARLES T. HUTCHINSON. negro,
Lockport
UNKNOWN WOMAN. head crushed.
UNKNOWN GIRL AND BOY, sup
posed to be brother and sister.
The Injured.
The most seriously injured are:
Theodore Nestman, Buffalo, head
and arms injured
Dr. E. A. Wieland, Buffalo, head
injured and hand crushed.
H. J. Walze, Buffalo, head injured,
arm broken.
Mrs Emma K. Matoney. Buffalo,
internal injuries
Mrs Virginia Sandson. Buffalo, in
ternal injuries.
Mrs. J. D. Heath. Niagara Falls, in
ternal injuries.
Lee johnson, motorman, both legs
crushed, probably die.
The passenger cars were going at q
high rate Of speed when the accident
occurred and the impact was terrific
The foremost car was utterly demoi-
ished. The wedge shaped end of the
freight car motor cut it in half and
the rear car completed the work OF
destruction
The rear car was badly smashed il
front but remained on the track.
The switch into the siding was no
closed and the passenger cars took the
turn and crashed upon the freight mo-
tor There were about forty persons
on the two cars
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strong presumption Of Dreyfus' in

the strong presumption of Dreyfus' in
uocence.
Second-That another document
from the secret papers in which Drey-
fus was alleged to have been shown to
have delivered to Germans. the plans
for the railway mobilization never
reached the war department authori-
ties and therefore Dreyfus could not
have secured possession Of it.
Third-That the Rennes court mar
tial failed to hear essential testimony
calculated to establish the fact that
Dreyfus was innocent.
''These facts. the decision of the
court says, without seeking for any
further grounds are of a nature to
establish the innocence Of the accused
and it Is only necessary to examine
whether the evidence of the Rennes
court martial shall be annulled with
out a new trial or followed by anoth er
trial with q court martial
After lengthy review of the docu-
dereau, the decision says it was writ
ten by Major Count Esterhazy and
that the accuse tions connecting Drey-
fus with the Bordareau rest only on
hypothesis and conjecture.
1.-THE accusation against Dreyfus, -
continues the decision, Wv neither based
on the handwriting or text of the Bor-
dereau was com mpletely unjustifed and
without motive Moreover, Dreyfus,
having a large fortune, one seeks in
vain for any reason for his committing
such q great crime.
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SURE ENOUGH REST.
President Roosevelt Is Enjoying His
First Real Vacation.

Oyster Bay. July 12-President Roose-
velt is enjoying his first real vacation
since his occupancy of the White House
In the week and a half he has admin
istered affairs from Sycamore Hill he
has only had two visitors, Sir Jos. Ward
and Secretary Taft and these visits
were brief.
In conducting the affairs of state by
correspondent entirely the president is
required to devote from three to FIVE
hours daily to his mail. Secretary Loeb
went to Sycamore Hill at 9 yesterday
and did not return until 1:30 In this
time the president signed more than $50
communications thereby inducting into
Office many officials in the diplomatic
and consular service and q. number Of
postnasters.
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the army as though he had never been
accused.
The decision Of the court was read by
Presiding Judge NJ lot-Beaupre,
president OF the court of cessation, i'm
mediately on the reassembling of the
court at noon today. The palace of
justice was thronged by an eager crowd
seeking admission to the court room.
Among those present were Mathew
Dreyfus. brother Of Alfred Dreyfus;
Maitre MOrnard, counsel for Captain
Dreyfus; Joseph Reinach. the historian
of the Dreyfus affair; Colonel Picquart,
Madame zola and many others who
have figured in various stages of the
celebrated case. Captain Dreyfus was
not present. continuing his habitual
secrecy by remaining secluded in the
garnet where he has hitherto been cut
off from the outer world
The scene. as the decision was pro
nounced, was one of impressive dignity
The court. consisting of 49 judges.
gowned in flowing red robes. solemnlv
mounted the bench. Deep silence pre-
vailed as the presiding judge read the
lengthy decision, minutely reviewing the
series of sensational events Of the last
70 years and completely exculpating
Dreyfus of all wrong doing. freeing him
Of the accusation Of being the author
of the famous discriminating documents
on which the entire charge was founded
and ordering the annulment of the iudg-
ment of the Rennes court martial with
the publication Of the final announce
ment of his innocence in SO newspa pers
TO be chosen by Captain Dreyfus.
The reading of the decision lasted an
hour and it was only ait the close that
the EFfrrfnf0rG realized "a
ture OF the vindication
AS the nnal determination was an
y 'nounced there was q buzz of excited
comment and some exclamations of an
proval which the court officers sternly
repressed.
Mathew Dreyfus hastily dispatched ,
uessenger to bear the good news to
Captain Dreyfus and Nine Dreyfus.
Outside the court the crowds received
the decision without making any demon
stration-
The circumstances OF Captain Drevfl1z
returning to the army have not vet been
determined upon but it is expected that
he VIII take the grade of lieutenant
colonel of the artillery which he would
have reached if his services had not
peen interrupted
The cabinet will hold a special session
ct the Elysee palace tonight to deter
N1Ane on the course to follow in view oil
the decision Of the supreme court. Ii
mas diAeauS Deen determined. however
that besides the restoration of Drevflls
TO the army. special bill viii BE- rre-
sented to parliament authorizing the
minister of war to restore Colonel
Picquart. whose sense of justice brought
about the quashing of the verdict Of the
Renues court martial. to the army. from
which be was degraded. owing tS tins
charges which he brought against the
late Colonel Henri.
Features of the Decision.
The main features of the decision
ere as follows.
The court holds that three new
facts have been established:
First@That the document from
General Mercer's secret papers pre-
sented at the Rennes court martial. in
which the initial 3D. was substituted
ecr z" was a falsidcaton establishing
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BETTER THAN EXPECTED
Yield of Wheat Is Exceeding the Esti-
mate.

Reports are that wheat is harvesting
better in most parts Of the state than
was expected Otis L. Atherton of Rus
sell says in a letter to F. D. Coburn
sThreshing has commenced in this
county and wheat is better than we
thought Wheat that we thought would
make Is to II bushels is making 20 -
23 The first field threshed made "a
bushels. Quality the finest. testing
from 81 to 6S, average about 81 We
need rain for corn, feed and blowing
John c. Nicholson. of Newton, Harvey
county, arrived in town today. He said.
Wheat Is threshing several bushels
better than we expected. It is going
from 13 to % bushels, and the average
win probably be 20 bushels"
J. N F'ike of Colby, the well known
Democratic politician, came to Topeka
on business, and said:
The wheat in Thomas county and
vicinity is first class. The berry is un-
usually fine and solid, and we expect
that It VIII grade high and give gcoi
Weld -
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TALK OF A BOND ISSUE
One May Be Asked 20 Repair Viaduct
and Light Plant.

A special election for the authorize
ton OF the issuance of $4,000 worth Of
bonds for Improvement purposes may be
called. The mayor and members Of the
council are seriously considering the ad-
visibility of an issue Of bonds which
would provide for the repairs OF the
Sixth avenue viaduct and the cOmpiete
rehabilitation Of the city electric light
plant.
Mayor ". H. Davis and Councilman
S. T. Howe. chairman of the ways and
means committee of the council, were
in consulta ton this morning over the
necessity of q probable bond issue. The
need of increasing efficiency of the cleo
trio light plant and putting it OIL a
footing that would be up to date as far
as machinery and service is concerned
has been apparent and under considera-
tion at various times but the new ex-
pense with the viaduct has come with
unexpected unpleasantness.
I'VE haven't been figuring on that
viaduct and the money to repair it IS
going TO be hard to get" said Council
man Howe.
I'VE have been thinking of a bond is
sue said the mayor. when questioned,
but have come to no decision.
The electric plant will have to be
overhauled. We have estimates which
show that s25,000 would about place the
plant in the best possible shape. Five
thousand dollars would cover the cost
of all the lamps that are needed TO light
the city thoroughly
Fifty thousand dollars would rebuild
the plant and make it as good as any
plant going said Mr.. Howe 1T would
give a plant and service that would be
all that is desired. One thousand lamps
will put a lamp on every. corner and
over the whole city. 7 don't look with
very much favor on natural gas lamps
in the suburbs. The proposition offer
ed would cost $500 a year and that is
interest at per cent on $125, 600. We
can get money at per cent
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SUES NATURAL GAS co.
independence Men Want s7s.45O for
Leases Sold.

Independence. kan. July 12-J P.
Rossitter, as attorney fon John Smith.
J. B. swan and c. c. Harris has be-
gun suit in the district court against
the Kansas Natural Gas company, r.
NJ Snyder and the Boston Gas com
pany, for the sum of $73. .45O balance
claimed to be due on gas lease deal.
The plaintiffs claim that they sold to
the Kansas Natural a bunch of leases
for $1S2, 900. receiving 100000 cash. the
remaining $50. 600 to be paid as soon as
title was ouieted on certain tracts.
This is litigation growing partly out
of the sale of the Coffeyville gas plant
to the Kansas Natural
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The Republican Of afew weeks ago told
of the daughter of Ben Atkinson, a far
rner near Hiattville, being attacked and
bitten by rattlesnake. Saturday the
child was picking berries when she
heard the warning rattle of a snake
and. turning, saw the reptile coiled for
a spring at her. She jumped and the
snake fell short by two feet. The child
ran TO the house and on passing the
barn almost stepped on the second rat
tIesnake. There seems to be any num-
ber of these venomous snakes in that
neighborhood and the little Atkinson
girl has had dealings with more than
her share Of them.-Fort Scott Republi-
can.