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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
CROP ESTIMATE.
Department Of Agriculture Issues It's
Report.

Washington. June 1.-THE crop esti-
mating board of the department of agri-
culture today issued the following crop
report:
Wheat spring, condition %; acreage
II. .989, 900.
Winter wheat, condition SO on June 1.
Oats. condition, Sc; acreage q. SIS, GOO.
Barley. condition 93.5; acreage 1S3, 600
more than last year.
Weather Indications
Chicago, June 11.-Forecast for KAN
sas: Showers tonight or Tuesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
BENSON The MAN
Ottawa Jurist, United States
Senator From Kansas.
Accepts Appointment When Mr..
Ccturn Declines.
TAKES SUDDEN TURN.
Agricultural Expert Shrinks
From Political Activity.
Recommends His Old Friend for
Place.
TAKES UP HIS DUTIES.
Holds Conference With Cover
nor HOch Today.
Leaves Immediately After for
Washington.
Leaves Immediately After for
Washington.

Judge Alfred Washburn Benson, of
Franklin county. member Of the last
legislature, left this afternoon for
Washington, d. c. having in his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11

CONTINUED on Page 1o.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19
IN THE SHADOW
OF SHAME

Copyright by f. Fitzgerald Molloy.

smeared, her demeanor wild. With I;
horrible scream the girl rushed from tn,
room, quilted the house, and ran into
the roadway.
A minute later and Veronica, drapec
in dressing gown, hurried into the
study. She bent above the PROSTATE, mo-
tionless figure and gazed upon the crue
and evil face.
Father" she said, in a shudderinl
whisper
Then she looked upon her mother
whose countenance was as that of a
marble mask-a mask cunningly carved
to express despair and delirium, agony
and fear, and lighted by the eyes Of flame
looked upon the knife clutched in the
thin, nervous white hand and upon the
blood smeared gown, when with pite-
GUS and tender cry--the cry of one
wounded beyond healing, the child flung
her arms around that dumb, tragic figure,
exclaiming
ooh, mother, mother, what have you
done?"
At that moment the servant hurriedly
re-entered the room, followed by police
man.
Look" she said Historically, as she
pointed to her mistress. Look, she has
murdered himp
AS the policeman advanced Olive Dunn
barton shivered and drew back, tottered,
and with piteous moan fell senseless
beside the dead.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19
Important Rushll

A well dressed young man approached
the desk in a telegraph branch Office yes
terday and wrote a message. Laying The
pen down. he handed the message to the
girl and said:
you can rush this f6r me, can't you ,
Eyes. indeed" replied the girl
ITS very important" he went on; 4
must have il rushed"
1T shall 60 right through"
"All right" he said. turning away "Be
sure and rush Il now"
When he had gone the girl showed the
message TO another operator standing
near. Look at what is to be rushed"
she said.
The message read:
Henry still loves his little wife and
wishes she could Be with him"
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Together they began the scrutiny
which seemed to afford little clew ia
the motive which caused David Dunn.
barton's death, The deceased had
neither watch, chain, nor valuables in
his possession; few shllings and some
pawn tickets were found in one pocket
4 passbook containing entries of bets in
| another, while a third held an empty
envelope directed in round, masculine
hand, and giving the address of the de-
ceased.
These being carefully set aside, the
examination of the room was proceeded
with, the men stepping softly on the thick
carpet, as If fearful lest they should wake
that rigid form lying on the floor. Their
search was almost Immediately rewarded
by the discovery near the couch on which
Mrs. Dumbarton had lain of large, bone
handled clasp knife, such as sailors might
use, the blade of which was freshly
stained with blood, and from the window
crossing to the center of the room were
traces of clay--marks of the footsteps
of the murdered man. Beyond these
nothing was perceptible in the we'll
ordered room to indicate the tragedy that
had taken place within its walls and had
forever cast shadow on this peaceful
home.
'He must have entered there" re-
marked Mackworth, pointing to the
French windows, which opened in the
center and extended almost to the floor
Let us have look at the garden" And
with lamps flashing through the heavy
darkness they examined the ground
tracking footmarks which crossed in a
diagonal line from the gate to the win
dow, leaving deep indentations in the
flower plots, tramping shrubs and bios
SONS, and tearing down the grass upon
the slope of the terrace fronting the
house Comparison of the footprints
with the boots of the deceased showed
beyond doubt it was he who had
left the traces behind as he rushed on
his way to death.
The closest observations made then and
in the morning also failed to discover
the tracks of a second pair of boots.
Not satisfied with this scrutiny, the
inspector resolved to extend its sphere,
but for this purpose he was obliged to
wait until daylight came to his aid For,
though it seemed at this moment as if
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q Terrible to Behold, Stood Mrs. Dumbarton.'

there could be little doubt regarding the
perpetrator of the crime, yet Mackworth
knowing from experience the possibili-
ties which frequently developed them
selves, the unexpected turns that cases
assumed, resolved TO search for clews
out of doors as well as within.
A couple of hours more were passed
in the company of that grim presence
before the birds in the garden began
to stir themselves, chirruping weirdly in
the solemn silence of dawn-before the
pale, green light in the east dissolved
into expanding hues of pink and gold,
and the sun rose upon a drowsy world.
Then Mackworth set TO work.
Passing through the garden, he care
fully examined the road to right and
left for considerable distances, now TAX
ing the footpath TO one side and again
at the other, subsequently, searching the
center of the thoroughfare.
His labors, however resulted in moth
ing more than the finding of a man's
glove, apparently new, this having been
discovered on the pathway at the opposite
side and almost fronting Olive Dunn
barton's house. Mackworth regarded il
with little interest, considering that II not
belonging to the deceased, il was prob
ably dropped by some individual in no
way connected with the crime.
The glove was, however. placed with
the articles found upon David Dunbar
ton, and before the world Of London was
vet sstir Inspector Msckworth was on
his way to make inquiries concerning
the deceased at the address copied from
the envelope found upon his person.
ITO be continued
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19

The First Air Brake.

| Persons who should have known bet
ter thought Westinghouse visionar,
when they were told that he proposed
to stop astrain by air, says writer il
.Saecess
Nobody seemed inclined to let him tr,
his plan on a real train, but they die
not object to his working model of il
in a shop where he could do no harm
or involve anybody else in expense.
He knew his scheme would work, bun
he could not make any one else believe
it. So he continued to sell his invention
for replacing derailed cars on the tracks
and to talk about his brake to any rail-
road man who was willing to listen.
well, have you ever stopped train
with this air thing of yours?" they
would ask.
No, he couldn't say that he had done
so. Nobody would let him try it, even
on train of dump cars.
One day he arrived in Pittsburg, sell
ing his other invention and talking about
his brake notion to man connected with
railroad out there.
So the officials of the railroad per-
mitted Westinghouse to put his new
on one of their trains. He had
to agree to indemnify the road for any
damage that might be caused to the
train as the result of his trials.
That's a great idea of yours" said
the man; eve will try it on our line"
The train was equipped. Or the desig-
mated day the confident inventor and a
group of sceptical railroad men boarded
the train on which the first air brakes
we're fixed
OFF went the train on its initial trip.
The engineer put on full speed, and just
as he had rounded a curve he saw ahead,
at grade crossing, and in the middle
OF the track, loaded wagon, a man
and boy, and balky horse. The en-
gineer moved his little lever, and the
first train that was ever stopped by air
pulled up at a standstill several feet
short of the obstruction.
Thus, on its first trial, the Westing-
house air brake saved life and prevented
damage TO property Thence forward
.alking was unnecessary; all that had TO
De done was to make brakes. The in
sentor thought of that clause securing
to the railroad for any
damage he might do to the train, and
re laughed.
His fortune dated from that day. lie
vas then only twenty-five.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19

who is he?"
Her husbandw the maid replied, in
a high, wild voice
Before he could ask further questions
| sounds were heard of footsteps and muir
murs of voices of those whom the serv-
ants cries of murder and the policeman S
entry had attracted, and presently an
other constable, DR. Quave and his son,
and some strangers pushed their way into
the room, followed by the cook, sleepy
and scared.
The medical man bent above the dead,
took one rigid hand in his own, placed
his ear above the region where the heart
had just been stilled, and said in an
awesome tone:
It's all over with him. He is quite
dead"
From this ghastly figure he turned TO
Mrs. Dumbarton, who by this time had
been lifted to a couch, where she lay
motionless and apparently lifeless, her
daughter clnging to and kissing her be-
tween heartbroken sobs.
The policeman made no attempt to ar
rest the woman suspected of murder,
knowing she was not likely to make her
escape, and aware that if arrested be-
fore she gave evidence in the Coroner's
Court she could not be cross-examined.
you must at once fetch an inspector,
Martyn," the policeman who had first
arrived upon the scene said to the other,
while / remain here and see that moth
ing is disturbed"
Crayton. the second constable, having
disappeared. Mrs. Dumbarton been con-
veyed to her bedroom and the group
of curious strangers having departed,
silence fell upon the house, broken only
by the occasional sounds of hurried foot
steps in the corridor above stairs.
A considerable time passed before
Martyr. keeping his watch beside that
stark and ghastly figure, heard sounds
of cab wheels stop before the house. and
Immediately Inspector Grifiths, of the
Metropolitan Police District, entered
with Crayton. Griffiihs, who had been
made acquainted with the circumstances
Of the case. methodically prepared to ex-
anime the deceased, hopingto find some
clew to the instigation of the crime. some
evidence which would surely bring the
act home TO the perpetrator.
Before beginning he was Joined by De-
tective Inspector Mackworth. who Rad
been sent TO the house by the Director
IF Criminal Investigation, to whom Crit
Iths had forwarded telegram.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19
Mrs. J.B.Henderson' Seven Rules
For Longevity.

Mrs. J. B. Henderson, the wife OF e,s.
Senator Henderson, wei1s a great influ-
cnce, not only over her husband, but also
over all who know her. II was Mrs.
Henderson who persuaded her husband
to destroy all the wines and liquors in
the cellars of their Washington home not
long ago. Shortly afterwards the news
came that she had converted the famous
diplomat, WI Ting Fang, to her ideas
and ideals Of life. Mrs. Henderson, in
a recent interview gave the following
rules for long life. They are worth pre-
serving.
I. Study the laws Of nature for health
and the remedies of nature for cure.
?. Avoid all poisons
g. Take abundant exercise in pure
air, but always short of fatigue. So ex-
crcise that every portion of the body is
equally benefited As il takes a strong
engine for a long journey. cultivate lung
power by slow, deep-breathing exercises.
4 Eat only the amount OF food that
nature needs. and study what to eat from
2 scientific point Of view.
s. Cultivate normal sleep. Live and
sleep only in rooms that are well summed,
well ventilated and not overheated.
8 Cultivate the habit Of work in con-
nection with some worthy ambition. for
healthy exercise Of body and mind is as
as repose, and should bal /
ance Il Work while Won work. and |
rest while you rest avoiding al worry
Make yourself useful h the world and /
feel that you have a mission in Il
Z. Avoid bad environments. the worst
u which is the friend who encourages
fou % poison yourself. u
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19
ABOUT SOUTH DAK0TI
New Book Free

Wonderful crops and the building
of many railway extensions, opening
new and fertile territory for settlement,
combine to make South Dakota the
most attractive state in America to-day
for the homeseeker New descriptive
book of "a pages, with as many illustra-
tons, sent for two cents postage. F.
A. Miller, General Passenger Agent,
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Ry-
1880 Railway Exchange, Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19
CHAPTER III.

On seeing the figure Of man stretched
stark upon the floor, his breast stained
with blood, the policeman, unheeding all
else, knet beside him to ascertain if life
were quite extinct Having satisfied him
self upon this point, he looked up and
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters

synopsis OF Preceding Chapters
Olive Dumbarton, after the legal separation from
her brutal husband, becomes successful authorizes
and lives quietly with her daughter, Veronica, IN
Hexton Road, 50. Johns Wood London. Her hus
band secretly returns to London and by letter makes
further demands for money. Her cousin Valerius
Galbraith, man Of independent wealth, who has
been IN love with her since early youth calls 70 say
farewell before starting ON a trip to Egypt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19

and Is rapidly spreading 70 the north
ern portion Of the city The dispatch
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19

tive IN Repuhlioaa politics in Ininol.
for many years. died today. aged 81.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19

eminent printius ch7ce. Il Is said 3
per cent Of these are organized.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-19

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a carrying capacity Il 10000 tons.
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ssP. G.. Nassau street. New York On
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-31
DID NOT EVEN KEEP BOOKS
Columbus Loses Thoucands by Care
less Business Methods.

Through the carelessness of the Co
lumbus board of health in not col
lecting license fees, that city has lost
thousands of dollars, according to the
report of Levi T. Strader and Beriah
Williamson, formerly editor of the
News, who were appointed by the
mayor to examine into the condition
of the affairs of the board of health.
The report covers the period from
January l, 1905. to August %, 1906.
The examiners found among other
things that the board of health has no
system of bookkeeping; no rec S
have been kept of money received or
Expended and no cash book has been
kept showing the amount of money
paid in for milk, meat, plumbing OF
drainage permits. No record has been
kept of the residences or places of
business of milk and meat dealers.
No attention whatever has been
given to the appropriation of money
No effort has been made to collect
from those who owed the city, accord
ing to the examiners report.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-31
ONE KILLED; \
THREE HURT
Premature Discharge of
Dynamite on w. 81. G.
Cutoff Near Brewster
Costs Lite of Aged John
FIimm = Occurred in
Front of Steam Shovel,

Navarro, o., Aug. 28.-At $3.50 this
afternoon a premature discharge of
dynamite at the new w. &c l.. E. cut
off near Brewster killed cHs man and
injured three others.
John Flinm was instantly killed.
He was IS years OF age and came
here from Toledo. He leaves a wife
and family. 49,. ..,.
The explosion occurred in front of
a steam shovel and Engineer Butler
and Craneman Gore, both of Toledo,
and an Italian workman were serious
ly injured by premature discharge
of the explosive.
Drs. Steel and Allinder of this place
were summoned and the injured are
being taken care of by Garland &
Co., the contractors who have the
work in charge
The dead man and those who were
injured came here to work on the
cutoff" grading. All were Ameri
cans except the. Italian laborer whose
name is unknown.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-31

OF the proceedings What was done,
however, was not allowed to leak out,
until the officiaf announcement of the
suspension was made known at the
close of the meeting by the vice presi-
dent, s. F. Houston.
The Real Estate Trust company,
southeast corner of Broad and Chest
nut streets was incorporated in 1885.
The full capital is s1,500000, and the
surplus and profits like sum.
The news of the closing of the
Real Estate Trust Co. spread like
wild-fire, and a few minutes after the
announcement was made that the
doors would be closed a mob of sew
eral hundred depositors had collected
at Broad and Chestnut streets, trying
to get in to the bank. M. S. Colling
wood, assistant treasurer, denied that
there had been a run on the bank OF
that 1t had been necessary to send
over to the Franklin bank to get cur
rency to meet the demand
The city had about $3S0,000 on de
posit in the company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-31
HIGH SOCIETY
People Own Many Chic
ago Hotels Used for
Questionable Purpo-
ses-Caused a Sensa-
ton in the Windy City

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Because of an in
cident which occurred at the Bruns-
wick hotel on Adams street, last
Thursday midnight, which almost end
ed in a tragedy when a young woman
jumped from a second story window
to escape unwelcome advances by her
male escort, she having been almost
killed, by her fall into a paved court,
general crusade by the police has
been begun against all "hotels" OF
this sort, of which there are over
hundred in the loop district. Under
orders of Chief OF Police Collins,
100 policemen in plain clothes split
up in squads of five and six, descend
ed upon fourteen of these hotels to-
night and ordered the places cleared.
When this order had been complied
with, the police arrested all the en-
ployes and the march to the nearest
police station was begun. In nearly
all cases there were bondsmen at the
station to meet the arrested persons
and they were soon released. The
owners, though not the active manag-
ers of number of these places, are
people,. in two cases women, occupy
ing places high in the social scale and
active in church work.
The publication of their names by
local paper and a full history of
their connection with the hotels"
and an estimate of their incomes de-
rived therefrom, has caused a sensa-
ton in society circles.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-31
MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Grain markets
all dragged and had heaviness of
appearance the greater part of the
day that was belied by short snap
py advance with which the session
came to a close Tone was better
then and the buying near the end had
some of the spirit in it that was alb
sent all the previous part of the day
May left off the same price it did
yesterday, and September and Decem
ber about Is cent higher, Corn re-
vived in a similar manner from early
weakness and at the close was u cen
higher, for December aud May and ri
cent lower for September Oats las
lie each for September and Decent
Der and gained u for May. Provi|
sions were weak and lacking support
from packers had break of 221|
cents in January pork, 7h cents II
lard and from 71a to 12h cents II
ribs. a
Cash sales-Wheat, winter, No.
red, 71& &@72Ac; No. 2 hard. 7Oal {
71Ac.
Corn-No. 2, 491a @5Oc; No. 2 whit
51Q51Ac; No. yellow. 50hc.
oats-No. 2, 294kc; No. white,
@31hc.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-31
WILL HAVE NEW FREIGHT ROUTE
Cleveland G. Pittsburg to Extend Tus-
carawas Branch.

The Tuscarawas branch of the
Cleveland & Pittsburg railroad is to
be extended from the present termi-
nus at the Klondyke mines in Tusca-
rawas county to connect with the
Pan Handle at Dennison. The extern
sion will be about six miles in length.
A number of new coal mines will be
opened along the extension. When
the road is completed the Pennsyl-
vania company will have a new route
for carrying freight from the Pan
Handle to Cleveland, the distance be
ing little over 100 miles.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-31
TERRORISM
Has Thrown the Gar Into Greatest
Fear of Assassination-He
Looks to Trepoff for
Aid

st. Petersburg, Aug. 29.-The cam
paign of terrorism now being waged
in Western Russia, has thrown the
czar and his relatives into a fever of
trepidation, exceeding their anxiety
during any of the crises which have
followed one another during the past
two years. Fear is undermining the
loyalty of those police and official SER
wants who for months have stood
staunchly beside the emperor and the
grand dukes The Russians of exalt-
ed rank, who today are not in abject
fear of assassination may be counted
ON the fingers of one hand. First and
foremost is Trepoff the single anchor
to which the wayering throne may
turn. His selection for the most dan
gerous post In the empire, the gov
ernor-generalship of Warsaw, is un-
derstood to presage his appointment,
as dictator, with practically the func-
tions of regent.
Trepoff bears the reputation of be-
ing man without nerves, unfinching
in the face of danger and all threats,
spurning alike the menaces Of mob
rule and the swift attack of the bomb
thrower.
In marked contrast to Trepoff are
the local governors and police officers,
many of whom are following the plan
of General Scallon, governor general
of Warsaw, who remains behind lock
ed doors with small army OF SOL
diers surrounding his home.
The czar has decided to issue a
personal appeal to all officials in the
empire, civil and military, enjoining
them to stand by their posts, regard
less Of personal risk. This appeal will
be couched in the most urgent terms,
reminding officials of their oaths to
sacrifice even their lives for duty
The necessity of such an appeal is
the clearest indication of the extreme
to which the regime Is reduced.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-31
WITH P|TCHFORK
Woman Beats off Angry Bull and
Saves Farmers Life.

New Philadelphia, o., Aug. 2S-
William Spring, who resides on Old
town valley, three miles south of this
city, was attacked by vicious bull on
his farm. He was tossed in the air
several times and although not seri-
ously injured, was considerably
bruised.
Spring would probably have been
killed by the infuriated animal had it
not been for his wife, who came to his
rescue with a pitchfork. The family
dog also attacked the bull, attracting
it's attention from Mr.. Spring.
The same bull made a vicious at
tack on Mr.. Springs son few days
ago, slightly hurting him, The animal
will be killed.