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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-15

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your carpets in a workmanliixe manner
and our prices are right. Let US fgure
RUGS MADE from your old wornout car
pets Write for price list or call up phone
42l- o. Mccormick Rug Factory and Car
pet Cleaning Works. 522 Van Buren, st.
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FOR REN1--HouSEs-
ron. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

r RENI--HousEsf
AND JACKSON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-15

FOR SALE.
East side, room house, newly painted
and papered; well. cellar. one lot. near
shops. Payments. LOO.
East side. houses, one room. one
rooms. lots; houses In good condition;
will rent S24 per month Price $1,000: $500
cash, balance monthly payments.
BAILEY BROS.
Phone Ind. $780, Residence 5151.
FOR sALEZGood improved 10 acre farm.
North Topeka, abundant water easy
Agency, 500 Kansas ave
#r FOR sa1LEga
Groom cottage orr Clay, south of 10th;
city water. gas for heat ana light, S1.4oO.
21k lots on Fillmore and very pretty cot
tage, good shade, lots Of fruit. city water,
II block street car, easy terms, &, 100.
Groom residence and ~ east front lot.
on Tyler. near 4th $1,000
lots on Topeka avenue, 5000.
lots on Tyler, $500.
8 lots on Polk, $1,000.
IA lots on Polk, $500.
RODGERS. DAVIS s. CO..
ITO West 9Th st.
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LIvERY BARNs.

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BOYER BROS, successors to L. Haw
kins- Boarding, livery and feed barn
Bran, hay and chop for sale. 1923 Ian,
ST. Ind. 1043. Bell 1866.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-15

717SSOTJRI PACIFIC TIME TABLE
DAILY Except Sunday.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-15
l NILE v1NEwooD CAR LINE.

20 acres, 4 room cottage. barn. well. al
nice land 50 100 for quick sale. The kind
Of property that Is going to be valuable.
BENEDICT & CO.
62T Kansas Ave.
lover 10c Store-)
Bell 1S15. Ind. 81.
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L. NJ PEN ELL funeral director and
em6alnler. First class service. reaSona-
bic prices. 511 Quincy st. Both phones 1872
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
CAVE UNDER CITY
CAUSES A PANIC
Workmen at Charleston, w. Va.
Make Startling Discovery in
Blasting Operations. &
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Charleston, w. Va, April 1S:-The
city of Charleston is thrown into a
panic by the discovery of +. a gigantic
cave directly beneath the town, the
top of which is near enough to the sur
face of the earth to make, the situa-
ton appear precarious to the lnhab-
itants. Many residents have fled from
the city, and others are preparing to
leave soon for place of safety. 1t is
feared the entire city must be -aban-
doned. -,
The cave contains large lake. It
has been impossible to determine the
size of the cavern. -. : Z
Men blasting rock yesterday made
the discovery, when the discharge
caused the earth to crumble and fall in.
leaving a great, hole. Workmen ven
tured into the cavern, exploring it for
considerable distance. They disc0y-
cred the lake and, returning to the sur7
face, procured small boat in which
they rowed about for several hundred
yards. They were afraid to venture
further into the bowels of the earth
without procuring lights and taking
proper precautions and safeguards to
avoid becoming lost. -: -. d,
The cavern runs from the point of
discovery directly under the city OF
Charleston. - = S~"ir@
A systematic exploration of the cav,
ern will be begun this afternoon. In
the meantime, experts will be called
upon to solve the problem as to whether
there is any danger to the city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
PILLS And SWEET :.
PEA SEEDS MIXED
HOW A NORTH DAKoTAN LOST
HIS APPENDIX. :
Mistake Made by a Catalog House
Leads to Serious Complications
Farmer and His Wife Plant Their
Liver Pills and Swallow Pea Seeds
Before and After Meals. 49,.

Osnabrock N. D., April 1s.-Thru the. error
Olaffson. a we'll do Danish farmer y living
twelve miles northeast of this place, has been
compelled to submit to an operation: for the re-
moval of his vermiform appendix. $T%F tSi&r q
On March 81 the rural mail carrier delivered
to the Olaffson farm elaborate catalog issued
by large mail-order house In Chicago. In{e x-
amining 1t Dir. Olaffson discovered that BY
sending to the Chicago establishment he could
save pretty penny in the cost of q certain
brand of liver pills which he had been ac-
customed to use. Mrs Olaffson also was inter
ested In the things exploited in the catalog and
5 determined to send an order for a quantity of
sweet peas. -t., =. .-...
In due time the mall carrier delivered to the
house a package containing two stout manila
envelopes, on Of which was the printed
direction, ''Iake one before and two after each
/ NEAL and the other instructions as to the
! proper cultivation of sweet peas. st4,;1
! Mr.. Olaffson found on opening his packet of
4 pills that there coating over them, but
!, was pleased to discover that in spite of this
I omission the medicine was tasteless.
y He had taken several pills when he, became
i violently i'll with pains in his abdomen. a ply
!. stefan hastily summoned, diagnosed the
I said that an operation would be nee.
essary to save his life. The operation was sue.
cessfu1ly performed and In the excised appendix
the surgeon found three small brown -colored
& pellets. He started an investigation which soon
led him to the conclusion that the clerk in
, putting up the Olaffson order had transposed the
! printed directions and that O1affson had taken
several doses Of sweet pea seed while his wife
had planted the liver pills. E.. 49, -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
SUES FOR A FORTUNE
Sensational Litigation Started in the
---s Courts at Helena.

HELENA. MONT A. NARROW. formerly
a heavy stakeholder in the Helena Light @
Power company, which was recently sold to
Helena Light 4 Traction company. has COM
menced SUIT against H. II. Parchen Of Helena
for s12o, 1888, alleged to de due thru the negli.
genre Of Parehen as president Of the first named
an annual statement as required by the laws Of
Montana. The case has created sensation.
G. K. Sherwood. who works in a laundry. has
disappeared and his relatives and friends are
alarmed. A bottle Of laudanum was found under
his pillow, leading to belief that he may have
attempted his life.
The First Unitarian society of Helena has
extended a call to Rev Frank Powell of Salem
Cre. to fill the vacancy caused BY the resigna-
ton Of Rev. e. 8. Hodgin, who has moved to
Minneapolis. ..--
The nude body of an unidentified man WIS
found in slough near Central Park. Gallstin
county. There are indications Of foul play and
the authorities are investigating.
Governor Toole has issued reGuisftion upon
| the governor of North Dakota for Otto Cheno-
| worth, wanted in Custer county on charge OF
grand larceny. -
Hank" Smith pleaded guilty to burglary in
stealing two pairs Of ladies' shoes at Bozeman
| and was sentenced to one year in the peniten-
l. tiary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18

20 seconds, 18th meridian time. + The
record shows a disturbance of consids
cradle magnitude at Washington, altho
not severe enough to be felt by indiyid-
uals.' =: !,
."The stronger wave motion being at
1925 am, that is about five minutes
after the first imperceptible tremors.
The recording pen was carried entirely
off the record sheet by the violence Of
the motion from 1882 to 1886 am, and
at the latter time, the motion gradual
ly diminished, but did not:e-entirely
cease until about 1885 pm.
3 THE vibratory motion Of the ground
at Washington was really a compare
lively slow and deliberate motion, each
back and forth movement taking fif-
teen to twenty seconds of time. The
largest movement Of ground registered
before the pen went off the sheet
amounted to about four-tenths Of an
inch, or to and fro movement nearly
one-half inch in the surface of the
'"t ( 81 ne jD'? 's@ Willis L. Moore
"Chief of Bureau
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
MOB DRIVES OUT
TOWN OFFICIALS.
Marshal, Justice and Prosecutor
Chased Out Of an Indiana
Village.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Bedford, Ind, April Is. -Angered by
disrespect for dead man, a mob of
200 persons. including many of the
leading residents of the place, SUR
rounded the town hall at Oolitic last
night, forced the council to remove
Marshal Sutton, and by threats Of death
compelled him, Justice of the Peace Nc
Lahlin and Deputy Prosecutor Henry
France, to leave town. :
~ William Ethridge, a carpenter and
secretary Of a labor union, died the
day before at the home of France
where he boarded. France. it is al
legged, refused to allow the remains to
be laid out in his house, and they
| were taken to the town hall. Friends
of Ethridge caused the arrestEof France
on a charge Of cursing the, dead man
France was taken before McLahlin ant
fined, but the Justice RENTED the costs
4 This addedato the anger, of Ethridge2
4 friends and caused the acts. of the mob
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
"A vEsuvIAN QUESTION
Are the italian and California Calanli-
" ties Closely Related7

Washington, April 1s.--In connection
with the vibrations in this city, Pro
fessor Willis Moore Of the weather
bureau said today that the eruption OF
Vesuvius was recorded during its en-
tire period on the magnetic instruments
of the research. station at Mount Wealth
er. a few miles from this city in Vir-
ginia. Professor Moore stated, how
eyer, this was not an earthquake rec,
Ord, but rather that Vesuvius acted
like "a powerful wireless. transinitter
and used Weather as the receiver,
Vesuvius, with it's eruptions,. there dis
turbing the electrical potentials, which
disturbances sent out electromagnetic
waves that, encircled the earth. Inc
records at Mount Weather were clear
and distinct. Professor Moore was not
prepared to say whether. the eruption
Of Vesuvius has. anything to do with
the present earthquake.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
FEAR RIOTING WILL
... -" ATTEND FUNERALS

Johnstown,, Pa, April 1s.-Windber g
streets last night, .bristling with the
bayonets sof tthe state eonstabulary
was in marked contrast to the chaotic
conditions of the previous night. There
is still a feeling that there will be an
other outbreak when the funerals of tn,
riot victims are to be held. It needs
but petty quarrel between the strikers
and non-union men to plunge the town
again in revelry and lawlessness.
No saloons areaopense These will re-
main closed until all danger Of further
outbreaks is passed. .~.*s' >.
In the West Virginia field there is a
slightly strained situation at Mounds.
vile, but it does not threaten to be Sc,
rious unless the operators attempt to
bring in non-union men. 1t is thought
that the strikers will resist such effort
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
SHOOTS One And
s ARRESTS 4 MORE
Brave Iowa Officer Is More Than
a Match for Safe Blow
ing Gang.

Marshalltown, Iowa, April 1s.-1n .
single-handed battle with safehlowers
last: night. Officer Frank Haas shot and
seriously wounded one of a gang that
had blown the safe Of the Marshall
Vinegar, company.
came upon seven men leaving the fac
tory. A battle ensued and four Of the
gang were arrested on the spot. Two
others were captured later.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
FEARING INSANITY, d >.
SUICIDE IS DESPERATE
Spscial TO The Journal,

Special to The Journal. - - q. 20. -. z,
Clinton, Iowa, April 1S.-After tying
rope, to which revolver was fast
ened, around his waist, H. T. Cotton
of Anamosa, wellto-do and-aged 65,
repaired to the home of John Beams,
near the bank of the Wapsipincon
river. in that city, at noon today, tele-
phoned an undertaken to come to the
river bank for his corpse, and then
shot himself thru the temple before
Beams could interfere. '--~.~'
The desperate man then staggered up
the bank of the river a short distance,
tied the end of the rope around tree
and threw himself into the water. He
lived ten minutes after he was pulled
from the water. It is learned that he
believed he was going insane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
SCORES
IMMUNITY DECISION
Continued From First Page.

tuition and the laws, that persons who give
testimony or produce evidence as witnesses
should receive Immunity from prosecution.
y 1t has hitherto been supposed that the immu-
nifty conferred BIZ existing laws only upon
persons who being subpenaed, had given testi-
mony produced evidence, as witnesses, relat-
ing to any offense with which. they were or
might be charged. But Judge Humphreys de-
cision is, in effect. that If either the commits
soner of corporations does his duty or the inter-
state commerce commission does its duty by
making the investigations which they by law are
required make, tho they issue no subpoena
and receive no testimony evidence, within
the proper meaning of these words, the very
fact of the investigation may Of itself operate
to prevent the prosecution of any offender for
any ofense which may have been developed in
even the most indirect manner during the course
of the investigation, even for any offense which
may have been detected by Investigations con-
Quoted by the department Of justice entirely in
dependently Of the labors Of the interstate COM
merce commission or of the commissioner corpo-
rations-the only condition Of Immunity being
that the offender should have given or directed
to be given information which relates to the sub
iect out Of which the offense has grown -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
TRACKS HAVE SUNK
The Southern Pacific Will Garry in Pas.
sengers by Boat.

New York, April 1S.-The Western
Union has received report from Sac
ramento that the Southern Pacific rail
road will attempt to get train into
San Francisco, starting from Sacra-
mento and taking a roundabout route
to Vallejo, which is on the bay of San
Pablo. From, that place the passen-
gers will be, taken by boat TO San
Francisco
This roundabout course was made
necessary by the. reported sinking Of a
three-mile section Of the railroad com
pany's line between Sacramento and
San Francisco. The road crosses some
low land at the point where its tracks
are reported sunk by the earthquake
shock. 4r.ts sr-(-. !,
The location of this reporte dssinking
LIS about thirty miles from San Fran.
cisco. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
UNION SQUARE FROM PosTQFFIcE, LOOKING EAST


excitement are indescribable. Most of
the people were asleep, and rushed into
the streets undressed. Buildings
swayed and crashed, burying occupants
There is panic in the downtown hotels
The Lick house Is badly damaged, but
no loss Of life there is reported.
q. --,s, Two Hotels Stand.
The Palace and St.. Francis hotels
stood the shock. The people locked to
the telegraph offices to send, messages
to friends and were frantic because of
the lack of wires. >,e1. y -
The greatest damage Is to buildings
south of Market street, where are To-
Gated mostly frame buildings and tene-
ment houses. There were fires in every
block in that district. .... =. ,.,.'-'
RECALLS CHARLESTON QUAKE
Many Shocks Were Felt There Just
Twenty Years Ago. '|r
New York, April 18.-The last great
earthquake in the United States was
that of Charleston, S. c., in 1886. This
| earthquake was preceded by minor ire
mors, to which little attention was
paid. The principal shock occupied
about one minute, and other shocks
followed at intervals with gradually
diminishing violence. AT the emu OF
four weeks they had ceased to be de-
structive, but tremors were occasion
ally observed for several months
longer. In Charleston the movements
were less violent than at the center
/ of the disturbances, a point fifteen
miles west Of the city. 1T
A large number of houses in the. city
were thrown down and nearly all the
buildings in the city were more or less
i damaged. The damage was computed
at many millions of dollars. Twenty
seven persons were killed outright and
many others died afterward from in
juries received. =
Speaking of the possible cause of the
San Francisco earthquake, Professor
Charles P. Berkey Of the department. Of
I geology, Columbia university, said:
s'There is no possible connection be
tween the San Francisco disturbance
:. and the recent eruption of Vesuvius
EARTHQUAKES are not necessarily Of vol
canic origin. The earth s crust in cool
ing contracts, and often contracts I'm
evenly, so that it causes the strata t.
slide. Such slide of the earth s crus
might have caused the San Francisc'
earthquake
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18

islands, and a third at Point Arguella,
coast, thru which it was hoped comm
nication might be, established between
the two stations with transcontinental
telegraph lines. h d.
The telegraph, communication to the
station near Port Hartford has not been
completed, however, and attempts to
get wireless dispatches thru were un'
successful. w. - stfs>'
It is not believed that the wireless
masts of, Goat island have been af'
fected by the earthquake, and wireless
service would doubtless be possible il
land communications ffwoulde be estab
lished with the. wireless station neal
Port Hartford. - r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18

square
Golden
this
and the ferry slips the east which
sausa which lies the north the Of
and back half mile the waterfront the
Market street lies the wholesale and manufacturing district North
buildings
The section known Mob
the the north The population about 425 1000
Eleventh street. with much
ling hall
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
.G0RKY SAYS AMERICA !.
IS AS. BAD AS. RUSSIA
~
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. <E: f.
Paris, April ls.-Maxim Gorky has
sent telegram to the director '@of a
French publication for which he is
writing, his. Impressions of the United
States. The director suppresses Cor
Eky's bitterest.. comments, but leaves
enough to- show that the Russian; has
formed a bad impression of America
and the Americans.
.Gorky says that personal liberty is
in Russia. Hearea1izes that his contem-
plated lecture tour is ruined, but says
he is rather glad than otherwise, for
the sooner he gets out of the: wretched
country the better he will be pleased.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
FINDS Sl,750,000 AND
RECEIVES $40 REWARD
Journal Special Service,

Journal Special Service,
New York, April 1s.-Ten dollars for
$1,750,O0O. This is the exchange made
by Ernest Chapman. The former
amount was given him when he turned
over Endorsed checks for the latter, fig
sure' to Wolf Brothers & Co. -.
Chapman is a carpenter and was on
his way to work in the offices of the
Northern Pacific Railroad company in
the Mutual Life building. When near
New street, he picked up a yellow book
lying in the. middle of the street. It
was bank book and contained one
check for $1,00D,00O and others amount.
ing sin value. to $75O,000. .-,,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
INCENDIARY. AT WORK
farm Buildings on Mouse River, N. D.
Fired While Family Sleeps. 49,

MINoT, N. Dan incendiary set fire to the
farmhouse of Ben e. Combs on the Mouse
river, and all Of the farm buildings were de-
stroyed. August Otto who rented the farm
had retired for the night when the fire broke
out. hole had been dug under one corner
! of the house and paper and kerosene placed
therein and the fire started. The family was
aroused In time to escape death in the fames
but Otto was badly burned in attempting to
{ no clue to the perpetrator of the crime.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
LAST SHOCK IN 1900
But One Building Was Seriously
Affected at That Time. =. ... 49,,

New York, April 1s.-The last earth
quake in San Francisco occurred abou!
the middle of January, 1900. Severa
distinct shocks were FELT early in The
morning, causing the vibration Of build
irgs all over the city. The chief build
ing affected was the St. Nicholas hotel
which was severely shaken. The WALL
collapsed in certain parts of the struc
ture, patrons were thrown out of thei
beds and furniture was destroyed. -
In 1894 there was severe seismi
disturbance in Los Angeles, which wa
felt thruout the city and for a radiu
of several miles all around. No actua
damage was done, but this was the mos
severe shock that has ever been felt i
southern California
Trusted to Steel Construction.
The Pacific coast has been 50 fire.
quently visited by earthquakes that i
was deemed unwise until a few year
ago to erect tall buildings in San Fran
cisco. 1t was only with the adven
of modern steel construction which wa
believed to render tall buildings SAT
from the earth g tremors, that sky
scrapers made their appearance on tn
PACIFIC coast; In the last fifty year
1:over $50 earthquake shocks have bee
recorded in San Francisco. The mos
severe were in 1868 and 1898. m In 1875
much damage was done to the city an
many lives were lost. -.
The disturbance of 1898 did not re
suit in loss of life, but caused muc
damage to property. This shock OF
Cured at 11:43 pm, March 81, an
houses all over the city were shake
to their foundations. There was il
tense excitement and many miraculou
escapes were recorded. The damag
was particularly severe along the waite
+ front, for a tidal wave rolled in. frol
the bay and wrecked small boats an
docks. The city was cut off from tel,
| graphic communication with the coas
| for several hours. The Mare islam
navy yard was damaged.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
6 GOVERNORS GUESTS
AT ST. LOUIS BANQUET

st. Louis, April 1s.-The convention
of commercial clu BIS of the southwest
closed here last night with banquet
at the Jefferson hotel 1t was. attended
governors GOV Of six states and territories
We're guests of honor, as follows: Gov
ernorsh Jefferson Davis Of Arkansas,
Frank Frantz Of Oklahoma, Hoch of
Kansas, Joseph H. Kibbey Of. Arizona,
Herbert J. Hagerman of New Mexico
and Folk of Missouri.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
LID URGED FOR PASSES.

journal Special Service.
Kalamazoo. Mich, April IA term in
iail and a fine for city employees who ac-
cept passes to a baseball game. the the
alter. over traction lines or compliment
tary tickets of any other kind is provided
in an ordinance introduced into the coun-
ell last night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
BITE OF A CAT MAY KILL

!, MENoMINEE, MICH.-Mrs. John Mattson,
terday thru the bite of cat. She did not pay
much attention to the bite until it began to pain
arm was black and SO swollen that her sleeve
had to be cut of. She is in critical condi-
ton.
that ali PLUMBERS must have a $40 license be-
fore they can work at their trade. This is be.
cause much sickness mas resulted Ieom IN
perfect sewer connections
Log, driving on the Menominee river and Its
branches has commenced the season being
eariier than usual A big jam has formed al
sixty Islands, about forty miles above THU
city.
kicking at football.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
:.aHANpI KILLED

Special to phe JouFaaLoE A%,s,,tI s,1@i 9gaa&
Saltwater, Mimi, April 1s.-Ole Johnson.
employed by the Atwood Lumber com
pany at Willow river, was killed today.
A board flew back from an .edger and
struck him. He was single.