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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
WANTS TO GIVE SHOW
French Convict Insists on Having His
Head Chopped on.

Paris, July III want to be guillo-
tined. They condemned me TO death
and they shall execute me. I'll have
none Of their pardons. There is no rea-
son for a revision Of my sentence. Paris
has not seen an execution in ten years.
and I'm going to give them the sight
free"
This declaration was made by Pierre
Adam to the prison authorities and law
yers who were trying to persuade him
to appeal for a Communication Of his
death sentence for murder He has re-
sisted the persuasions persistentIv for
three weeks and clamors to have his
head chopped of, yet the authorities
DO not comply with his wishes
A public execution invariably leads
to disgusting carousel and noisbehaviouF
by the scum Of the city and the es-
tablishment OF the guiilotine anywhere
without the assent Of the authorities
representing the respectable citizens
would inevitably arouse anger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
BRYAN CANT GET AWAY.
Tour of Continental Europe Has Been
Postponed.

London, July 11.-Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
temporarily abandoned their planned
continental tour and have decided te
remain in Great Britain until after the
conference of the -Pariiamentar
Union, which viii open here July %.
They will spend some time in Scotland,
leaving London July Is. Invitations
have been pouring IN on Mr.. Bryan.
and he and Mrs. Bryan are kept busy
keeping engagements. They were en-
tertained at dinner by Colonel c. J.
Bills, of Nebraska. last evening and VIII
leave London today to spend the day al
the country place Of Mr.. and Mrs. More
ton F'rewen, in Sussex, stopping while
on their way there to lunch with Mrs.
George Corvallis West. They viii
return here July II in time for a
luncheon which Ambassador >, hitelaW
and Mrs. Reid are TO give them at
Dorchester house before going to the
house of commons to hear War Eecre-
tary Haldane speak on army reform.
Secretary Ridgely Carter, OF the
American embassy. and Mrs. Carter
will give a luncheon July Is in honor Of
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and Mr.. Haldane
will give them q dinner the same even
ing the afternoon being spent IN the
house of commons. where the navy
budget viii be introduced. Lord Chan
cellor Loreburn viii close a week OF
entertainment with a dinner to Mr..
Bryan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
BIG INCREASE IN STAMP SALE.
june Receipts show Excess of $4,000
Over Last Year.

Postohice receipts from the sale Of
stamps for the year ending with June
80 show an Increase of 13,673.72 over
the year ending June 80, 1905. The
increase is about seven per cent.
Last year the total sales we're $1S6,-
032.56; this year they are $199, ,7O6-2S-
The patronage at the general deliv-
cry window from which money orders
are issued, stamps and stamped paper
sold and registering done from the
hours of O'Clock until 10 o'clock in
the evening. when the regular depart
ments are closed, is steadily increas-
ing The increase in the number Of
money orders issued from this window
during the last six months has been
341. During the same time 1870
pieces of registered mail were handled
and 3,273 money orders issued. This
latter represented $29,738.89 and sthe
stamp sales amount to $4,6S3.51.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
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Another Attempt Made on the
Life of Admiral ChOuknin.
lie Is Wounded and Taken to a
Hospital.
WAS SHOT FOUR TIMES
Last February by a Woman IN
His Office.
Had Been Warned Repeatedly of
His Danger.
WAS SHOT FOUR TIMES

sevastopoI, July 11.-An attempt
was made at / O'Clock this afternoon
to assassinate Vice Admiral Chouknin,
Commander of the Black sea fleet. The
admiral was wounded and taken to
hospital
Vice Admiral Chouknin has been
blamed for his severity and it is to his
treatment Of the crews of the ships
'under his command that the mutiny
on board the battleship Kniaz Potem-
kin in June and July last year was at
tributed The admiral displayed con-
sidera BILE activity in attempting to cap
ture the mutineers at that time and IN
suppressing the sailors mutiny at
Sevastopol in November last.
At attempt was made on the life of
the admiral February 9. last. A wom-
an appeared at his official residence
during the afternoon of that day and
sent in her card saying she was the
daughter of n rear admiral at St
Petersburg who was an old aequaint-
ance Of Chouknin on entering the
adniraFs Office the woman drew a
rapid fire pistol and fired four shots
at him each bullet reaching the mark
AS she turned to escape the woman
was killed by the orderly on duty at
Chouknin's door. The crime beyond
doubt was political When the SEN
tences imposed on the sailors for the
Kniaz Potemkin mutinies were before
the admiral for review. formal notice
was served on him that if he approved
the death sentences he would share the
same fate. ChOuknin however. ap-
proved the sentences and several inti-
nations afterwards reached him to the
effect that the terrOrists we're merely
waiting for a favorable opportunity 10
Kill him. Some time elapsed before
the police we're able to establish the
attempt on Chouknin's 8 life, but it final
ly became known that she was a He
brew named Cecilia Shabad. Is years
old and a former member of the He
brew bund OF Minsk, where her father
was a well-to-do merchant.
Admiral Chouknin has had a good
deal Of active service and for a time
was believed to be under orders to take
to the far east during the war with
Japan the second Pacific squadron, re-
lieving Vice Admiral Rojestvensky.
ChOuknin was port admiral at Vladi-
vostok from 1895 to 1901. Later he
was appointed director Of the naval
college, which post he held until he
took command Of the Black sea fleet
While Chouknin was recovering from
the wounds inflicted upon him by
Cecilia Shabad. it was reported that he
had been offered and declined to ac-
cept the post of minister of marine to
succeed Admiral Avellan.
Got on With $4,000.
London. July IA dispatch to a.
news agency from st. Petersburg says
that three young men in students uni
forms shot and wounded a paymaster
and two watchmen this afternoon in
the Office of tho paymaster Of the ad-
niralty and decamped in cab with
.. MN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
LAWS CLASH.
A New One said to Be Impossible of
FulhlIment

Washington, July IA provision
in the sundry civil act requiring all
heads of executive departments to fur
nish the secretary of the treasury 80
days after the close of each fiscal year
a statement of all proceeds of public
property with detailed statement Of
all payments made from public funds
during the year, the postal service ex-
cepted, is receiving considera bic atten-
ton in army circles in as far as It af-
the accommodation of officers and pri-
Yates at all army posts by the commits
sary general of the army. The new
provision conflicts with the act of
March 8, 1895, which excepts the sys-
tenn of sales stores from such state
ment Of pay1n ents.
The complication arises from the
fact that while the total disbursements
for the purchase of articles sold at
cost at such stores amounted to over
$2,506, 600 in 1905. covering nearly 800
different articles with a loss of less
than one-half Of one per cent a de-
tailed account of all payments Is vir-
tually impossible as the money divert
ed for this purpose from the appro-
priation for subsistence IS kept in con-
stant circulation very similar to the
operation of the capital of any grocery
store Unless marked currency is en-
ployed It is inpractica'ble to keep track
of the twenty or thirty separate re-
ceipts and disbursements at the sales
stores of each diverted dollar. In re-
Questing further that such statements
for each fiscal year shall be rendered
not later than 80 days after it's close
the act imposes further impossibility
In the view of the war departme
upon the servants of the United States
in the Philippine islands Such reports
from a large part of the islands could
not arrive at the war department
earlier than the middle of September.
which is nearly two months later than
the date fixed in the public document.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
HIS TOUR CUT SHORT
Man Makes Rounds of Oyster Bay
After Calling Up President.

Oyster Bay, L. L, July 11.-Edward
Moore. who claims to have been a
sailor on the battIeship Kentucky.
created considerable disturbance here
today when he called up Sycamore
Hill on the telephone and announced
that he was ready to take charge Of
the presidents secret service force.
From the telephone Moore made a cir
cult of the Oyster Bay saloon district
informing several of the saloonkeepers
that their licenses were invalid and
that he would return to make arrests
just as soon as he got his secret ser
vice uniform. His tour Of the saloon
district was Interrupted by policeman
who took him into custody on a charge
of intoxication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
sTEAalER PLUGs FUT a.
T7hey Are Now Being Installed on KAN
sas Avenue.

The new fire plugs Of steamer size
which were purchased to improve the
fire department service in the business
section are being Installed on Kansas
avenue. The nrst one to be put ia
was the one at Crane street and Kan
sas avenue. this was connected up this
morning The steamer plugs viii be
put on alternate corners, one for each
block.
On account OF the work in connect
ing up the water to North Topeka
had to be cut or and from O'Clock
this morning until late this afternoon
North Topeka was without city vsatsx
service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
ONE UNITED EFFORT.
Labor Unions to Demand Trial or Bail
for Meyer.

Salt Lake City. Utah. July 11.-G. L.
Lavery Of this city, president and mem
ber Of the executive committee of the
State Federation Of Labor. has received
from the Silver Bow trades and labor
assembly. Butte. Mont, a copy of an
appeal to every central labor body in
the United States to set apart Sunday.
August next for general. united and
direct demand" of Judge Frank G.
Smith. of Caldwell, Idaho. to either give
Charles II. Meyer, William D. Hay
wood and George A. Pettfbone, an i'm
mediate trial or admit them to bail,
pending their trial for the murder of
former Governor Frank Stuenenberg.
Every labor body in the country is
urged to adopt resolutions addressed to
District Iudge Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
COUNTIES MAKE A PLEA.
Most of Them Ask state Board to Let
En- Alone.

The state board of equalization COM
nenced its annual session today in the
Office Of the state auditor. Auditor
Wells, Treasurer T. T. Kelly and Secre-
tary of state J. R. Burrow were all
present and about twenty representa-
tiyes of various counties were heard
In general the counties only ask to
have their assessment left the same as
il was last year. but the Franklin
county commissioners pleaded for a
material reduction. Jefferson county
through its commissioners, announced
that it had made a 10 per cent increase
in It's valuations, and asked that this
be allowed to stand, instead of slap
ping on a II per cent increase as the
board did last year.
The counties which were heard this
morning were Reno, Hodgeman. Nor
ris, Franklin, Chase and Jefferson.
The board will be in session for sew.
eral days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
COUNTY ExPENsEs ARE LESS.
Show a Substantial Reduction Accord
ing to Report.

NJ Snattinger, county clerk of
Shawnee county. has just finished a
reea pitulation of the expenses for the
fiscal year ending June so. which
shows that Notwithstanding the fact
that an extra. office has been created
during the past year, that Of Juvenile
court, which entails an additional ex-
pense of nearly $1,000 as salary, the
expenses this year are less than they
have been the past three years.
1t cost $102. .142.19 to run the coun-
ty during the year 1904: the follow
ing year the expenses we're 81 40922s
greater, while the totaI expense for
the year ending June A. 1906. was
$102.125-91, or s5,00s.53s less than
the preceding year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
NICE TO BE ICE MAN.
One in Kansas City Made s45.oOO in a
Year.

Kansas City Mo. July lin the in
vestigation here today into the work
ings of Kansas. City Ice companies
charged with being in an illegal COM
bine. w z. Lyons. president OF the Cen
tral Ice company, denied that he had
instructed peddlers to whom his COM
pany sold ice to ask a uniform price of
their customers. He had, however, he
said talked with the peddlers and told
them in effect that he did not expect
them to take away from the Central
company any of it's retail trade.
Mr.. Lyons testified that he went into
the ice business In 1900 investing $500
In the following summer which was
very hot he had raised the price twice
when the demand increased and had
made profit of $4,000 that year. He
declared that he had raised the price
without consulting ANYBODY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
STANDARDS RAKE OFF.
Rebates Paid s1i5.OOO in Year on
OIean Output.

jamestown. n. Y. July u--Investiga-
ton into the charges Of violations Of
the interstate commerce laws by the
STANDARD Oil company and the Pennsyi-
vania road relative to rebates at Olean
began yesterday afternoon before Judge
Hazel and a jury in the United States
district court. According to the findings
merce Garfield the Standard Oil com
pany saved s1150O in 1904, by its re-
bates from the Pennsylvania railroad
for oil shipped from the refneries at
Olean to Rochester. The Standard Oil
got a rate Of cents a barrel while in
dependent companies in the same terri
tory had to pay 80 cents a barrel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11

St Louis. July 11.-Beebe was
struck in the head with a ball while
praoticing yesterday and knocked un-
conscious The ball hit him in the
temple McClOskey and the players
rushed to his side, and all were badly
scared. but Beebe recovered conscious
ness and was sent TO the clubhouse.
McCloskey regretted the accident to
his crack pitcher, and seemed to be
afraid that it may bother him for a
while at least
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11

St Louis. July 11.-McCloskey has
added a new recruit to his fold. The
newcomer is Burleigh. He halls from
Arkansas. Down in the swamp coun-
try the young fellow played with the
semiprofessional teams. He is a very
likely looking lad. He is trinity built
appears to have a good whip. and may
develop into q good man. AS a semi
professional he was considered a very
useful hitter and excellent backstop.
He has had no experience in profess
stonal baseball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
Cleveland Goes to Summer Home.

New York, July 11.-Former# #Presi-
dent Cleveland has gone to his sum-
mer home at Tamworth, N H. Mr.
Cleveland was accompanied by Dr.
J. d. Bryant, his personal friend and
physician It was said that Mr.. C1eve-
land had quite recovered his health
and that DR. Bryant was with him
only as a guest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
THREE MEN ROB A DOZEN.
'sTIold Up Harvest Hands and Take
All Their Money.

Medford. O. T. July 11.@Three
men, evidently professionals, held up
twelve harvest hands here after they
had received their pay. The men were
sleeping in box cars. two or three in
car. The robbers went through each
car, robbing the men, and then lock-
ing them in the car. They then es-
capped on handcar to Caldwell. Kan,
where they were arrested. Governor
Frantz has asked Governor Hoch for
requisition papers so that the men may
be brought back to Oklahoma for
trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
Suspension on 'Chanre.

New ork, July little suspension
of William S. Alley, a member OF the
stock exchange since 1878, was an
nounced on the floor Of the exchange
today. Mr.. Alleys suspension was due
to a judgment for $4,000 on a note
obtained against him in the courts
yesterday. It is said that only a small
amount is involved in the failure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11

Washington. July 1.-THE following
have been appointed railway mail
clerks.
Kansas=C. A Dunbar. Ottawa: J.
B. Kelsey. Lansing; c. 3. Salze. zu-
rach; H. c. Thompson. Topeka. H. n.
Oakley. Valley Tails; H. Coleman. Val
ley Fails; r. c. Hudson. Vein: W H.
Weedin Fort Scott: f. A. MundeII,
Nickerson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
MITCHELL ISACQUITTED
killing of .sHoIy Roller Who Wronged
His Sister Justified.

Seattle, Wash, July 11--George
Mitchell. who shot and killed Franz
Edmund Cremeld, leader Of the sect
known as Holy Rollers in this city,
alleging that Creff1eld had deluded and
wronged his two sisters. was found
not guilty by a jury. The defense was
insanity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11

The wind was blowing at o clock at
the rate of ten miles an hour from the
southeast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
STEEPLE JACK GOT HIS.
Fell from Top OF smokestack 1es
Feet High

Chicago, July later % years. experi-
ence as 'steeple jack James H.
Glenn's time came. The rigging to which
he was holding on the TOP Of smoke
stack at Thirty-sixth and Butler streets.
gave way and he fen 165 feet to his
death.
Glenn. who was 90 years old. had SUI
fered more than twenty falls in his ca
reer as steeDle-jack-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11

chicago. July 11=Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11
Got on With $4,000.

London July IA dispatch to a
news agency from st. Petersburg says
that three young men in students uni
forms shot and wounded a paymaster
and two watchmen this afternoon in
the Office of tho paymaster of the ad-
miraltv and decamped in a cab with
Sl12O0O
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-14
STRENGTHENS
/ THE entire SYSTEM.

Mr.. Chas. L. Sauer, Grand Scribe,
Grand Encampment l. o. 0. f. Of
Texas, and Assistant City Auditor,
writes from the City Hall, San Antonio,
Tex:
NEARLY two years ago accepted q
position as. secretary and TREASURER
with one of the leading dry goods
establishments of Galveston, Tex,
1.-THE sudden change from high and
dry altitude to sea level proved too
much for me and I became afflicted
with catarrh and cold in the head, nrd
general debility to such an extent as TO
almost incapacitate me for attending
to my duties.
"Iwas Induced to try Peruna, and
after taking several bottles In small
doses ! am pleased to say that I was
entirely restored to my normal condi-
dOnand have ever since recommended
the use Of Peruna to my friends"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-14

fly season, is the strong objection that
they furnish breeding places in which
flies multiply with great rapidly.
This is owing to the droppings which
accumulate in such cknterA. In these
the flies deposit their eggs. Because
of this. shade furnished 10y the stables
is preferable, since when properly
provided It is cooler, and as shown be-
low, flies may be in great measure
excluded Basement stables are spe-
cially suitable for summer protection,
because of their great relative cool
ness.
Absolute protection from flies during
the fly season is not practicable with
out successive outlay Of materials used
in spraying the animals, or In the
labor involved in applying them, or in
both. Nevertheless, very much may be
done with profit to promote their COM
fort during such seasons. Three
methods of protection are adopted.
First, they are kept in stables during
the day. These are thoroughly ven
tilated, and yet are kept SO dark that
flies do not care to stay, much less to
work in them. Second, they are
sprayed with some preparation often
sive to the flies. either through its odor
or its sticky characer. This must be
done with sufficient frequency to ac-
complish the purpose. Third, they are
covered with blankets, light, coarse
and cheap, and these are kept in place
by elastic bands.
The Kansas station recommends the
following spray: Dissolve two cakes
of laundry soap in water and mix
with the solution one and one-half
pounds of resin, one-half pint of fish
oil, and enough water to make three
gallons. Use about one-half pint on
each COW two or three times week
until the hair becomes coated with
resin. This may be applied with
brush or also as spray.
OF all the methods of fighting flies,
the first would seem to be the best,
as 1t furnishes more of GOODNESS than
the other forms of shade, gives the
most perfect of the three forms of
protection from flies and makes 1t
easily practicable to give the cows
supplemental food, which is neces-
sary during much of the grazing sea-
son.
The chief objection to 1t is the labor
involved in removing the droppings,
but this is largely Offset by the, in
creased value of the same, as COM
pared with having 1t deposited in the
pastures, where much waste follows.
Much may also be done to prevent
the multiplication Of flies by promptly
removing all manure from the yards
in the spring, and by drawing daily or
at quite short intervals that made
subsequently and applying 1t where
needed. A free use Of lime In the
yards is also further helpful. =
Gentle summer rains do not harm
cows or milk while In the pastures.
They may prove grateful to them. 1t
is different with violent rains. Even
though not cold they are in some de-
gree harmful.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-14

Prof. Thomas Shaw Discusses the Diff
ferent Elements Against Which
They Should Be Protected.

In summer. cows require protection
from the following infiuences: One.
from the suns rays when these are SO
warm as to produce discomfort: two,
from files In the fly season; and three,
nom rain storms, cold, prolonged and
severe. Neglecting to furnish any one
Of these will seriously lessen milk
yields.
Cows are of course protected from
the SUMS rays when they are fur
nished with shade. This may come
from trees growing in the pastures,
singly or in clumps, or In places ac-
cessible to them, by cheap roof in
the pasture, sustained by poles and
covered with straw, or by the stables
in which they are kept In winter.
To shade from either of these
sources, during the continuance Of the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-14
Rest in Billville.

! "Bill," said the man in the OK cart
to the Billville postmaster, "ain't you
goin' to open the Office to-day?"
mo. amt; what do you take me
fer?" Is
THE postmaster"
mo, you don't. You take me fer one
o. these perpetual motion machines
that kin run the government fer you
six days out the week, an no rest on
Sunday-that's what you take me
fer!" e
"Bill," said the other, 1--WE come
i've miles and better to git my NALL"
"Well, eff I open up fer you all the
res II want their'n, an I've done noti-
fed the postmaster ginrul that It's my
week on; sides that, thar amt no
mail fer you-'cept letter from a
lumber man sayin' that IL you don't
pay up he'll sue, an another from your
wife tellin' you to send her money to
come home. So go long an enjoy yer
honeymoon. Atlanta Constitution.