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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09

Immediately after the assembly at
Representative hall last night, re-
ception was held for all Rebekahs. In
the receiving line besides the presiding
officers, were: Mrs. Mary Root, chap
lain, Highland; Mrs. Hattie Skinner,
No. 4s4, Wichita, outside guard; Mrs.
Bertha Willis, No. 10, Wichita, inside
guard: Mrs. Genorie White, No. %,
Hutchinson. marshal; Mrs. Carrie C.
Duncan, No. s, Salina, conductor. The
following instructors were in the line:
District /, Ruth H. Steele. No. 81 North
Topeka; district 2, Ida NJ. Blum, No. 6,
Kansas City: district 8, Clara Mason,
No. 800. Arkansas City; district 4, Ger
tie Thompson, No. 40, Usage City; dis
trict 5. Maggie stober. No. 33s. Clinton
district 6, Katie A. Horne, No. 129,
Mankato; district Z, Maud Bennett, No.
4S3, Haviland; district 8, Mary Killion,
No 179, Wichita.
Tonight a banquet for past grand Of
ficers of the Rebekahs will be given at
the Copeland hotel.
At noon today, the total registration
of delegates and visiting Odd Fellows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09
Cholera Is Spreading.

Toxic, Oct. 9.-The cholera out
break is growing to alarming proper
tions in Toxic. Nineteen new cases
have been reported recently.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09
T7,e Kentuckv Is F1oated,

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 9.-The battleship
Kentucky was f1oated at 1905 last
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09
weather Inf,scstions-

Chicago, Oct. 9.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Thursday; cooler
tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09

The council of Patriarchs Militant
met at Bates hall late in the afternoon.
This was the first regular session of this
branch of the order for Is years. The
session was devoted to bringing this
branch into better working order, and
several addresses were made by mem
bers. Since the called session last June,
it is reported that the Patriarchs Mill
tant have almost doubled the member
ship of their branch. The council was
presided over by Department Comman-
der c. S. Pratt of Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09

At the special session of the Rebekah
assembly held in Representative hall
last night 425 candidates were received
President Mrs. Nellie B. Humphrey Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09

Auditorium at 9 o'clock this morning.
The session at the Auditorium last
night was principally devoted to the
comforting of degrees by Leavenworth
drilled team in the United States. Cap
tain Charles Moak and Lieutenant A.
NJ. Balm officiated. About 25 candidates
from Topeka and vicinity were initia-
ted at this session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09

At noon. today the total registration
of delegates and visiting Odd Fellows
had reached 1.500. About 80 per cent
of the 1000 delegates are in attendance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09

Samuel F. Whitlow, the married
man, who yesterday told the jury that
Miss Sapp was infatuated with him and
killed herself because of his refusal
to desert his family and elope with her,
is being closely guarded in the county
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Continued on Page Eighty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09

Concluded in baseball edition to be
issued about 5 o'clock.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
SUICIDE ENDS CAREER.
Wife Calls in Police to Expose Alleged
Theft.

Chicago-After having, II rs ali
legged, stolen 1890 from a laundry
and found another woman whom he
told his wife he had married, Frank
Hornischer shot and killed himself At
Madison and Dearborn streets before
q large crowd.
Hornischer, several weeks ago, left
his wife and took up with his affinity,
who, he said, was known as Miss
Fffer' of Knoxville, Wash.
The wife received word that he
was at Hotel Morrison, and when
she met him. at his request, lie told
her he had married the other woman
and was going away. She told him to
go II he would be happier, and then
informed the proprietor of the laundry
Of her husbands whereabouts. With
two detectives, the latter visited the
hotel. Hornischer saw them coming
and ran, but halted at Dearborn and
Madison streets, where a crowd had
gathered. Just as the officers were
about to reach him, Hornischer placed
q revolver to his temple and fired, fall.
ing dead. His affinity" is believed to
have gone to Kansas City, Mo.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
HINTS AT SCANDALS
KlRkMAN SAYS HE WILL ATTACK
ADVOCATE GENERAL.
IS FORMER ARMY OFFICER
Writes a Book on the SANDER Bureau
Of the War Department--Lesves
LeavenWorth Prison.

L~eavenworth. Kan. George W.
kirkman, former captain of the reg.
ular army, "a released from The
United States ~penitentiary. The two
years and three months confinement
did not crush his spirit, and he all.
LOUNGES a war program that will De
interesting and spectacular, If he car.
ries It out.
Kirkman says tina; one OF his first
moves will be to attempt to secure
the indictment of Gen. George b
Davis, Judge advocate general. the
head Of the legal department of the
army, who, he alleges, is drawing his
ton of the act Of congress providing
for the general stan Of the army. He
refused to put on any Of the clothing
provided for discharged prisoners an
wore the same suit he came in with.
June 22, 1905. He proudly wore his
West Point class ring on the little
finger of his left hand and the Volun.
teer Prison league button in the left
lapel Of his coat.
Kirkman was asked about his plans
for the future, when he said:
Heretofore l have teen a soldier in
the commonwealth. Hereafter ! wild
be a soldier in tn common woe. !
have written a gret. deal for news.
papers and magazines and / intend to
devote myself 10 this have two
books ready TO so to print. One Is
fiction concerning a war between the
United States and foreign power III
1908 and the other - my iar-idmed
army book.
The book will treat on The SIander
bureau of the war department. Its
specially is a warning on women and
children. Witness tie Tucker and
Ayres incidents OF late. This SANDER
bureau has wilfully supplied the press
in Washington with Information which
the father OF lies himself would be
proud Of
Il intend 20 sue 'og a writ o: man.
damus in the United States supreme
court TO compel the United States cir.
cult court to act on ms habeas corpus
appeal. Notwithstanding that | AM
free, ! am going to appeal from the
comical decision hgr dcd down ~
Judge Mcpherson.
Kirkman is very hitter against the
officers of the Twenty.tifth infantry,
whom he once served with.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
JAPAN's WELCOME TO TAFT.
Secretary Of War Gets Warm Recep'
ton in Land Of the Mikado.

Yokohama-When Secretary Taft
landed in Yokohama on the steamer
Minnesota he found the city draped
with American and japanese colors, in.
tcrtwined and the imperial carriages
In waiting.
The local newspapers printed eX.
tended interviews with him, in which
he expressed the opinion that the
United States and Japan would always
remain friends.
All the papers published cordial edi.
torials of welcome.
The secretary was entertained by
Foreign Minister Hoyashi at luncheon.
and the municipality ave a dinner in
his honor. Mr.. Taft expressed him
self as greatly delighted with the cor.
diality Of his reception.
Secretary Taft was granted an audi
ence with the mikado in the royal pal
ace, and Mrs, Taft was at the same
time received by the empress. Later
Mr., and Mrs. Taft we're entertained at
luncheon by the mikado and his wife.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
CHECKS WERE DESTROYED.
Action Was Taken to Conceal Names
OF Those Who Drew Them.

New York, y. N.-That he delib.
erately destroyed checks for si3,S1S
so that he would not be compelled to
say to whom tho money represented
by them was paid. was admitted by
Lemuel Ely Quigg AT the hearing on
street railway merger matters before
the public utilities commission Thurs.
day.
My memory is faulty. ! should not
like to attempt it," he replied, when
Attorney WINS, who is conducting the
investigation, asked him If he could
tell to whom the checks were drawn.
Secretary ID, G. Moorhead OF the
Metropolitan company stated on the
stand that he had been unable TO 10.
cate the checks charged to the "spe,
cial construction account" and that he
was certain they must have been do
stroyed.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
SAYS PRoHlslTIoNlsrs DRINK.
Candidate Holds Party Is Not a Total
Abstinence Society.

Pittsburg, Penn.-M. II. Stevens OF
this city, candidate for state treasurer
On the prohibition ticket, iu an address
at West Bridgewater. said:
- was surprised the other day,
when a man twitted me because he
heard of a prohibitionist who got
drunk occasionally. The prohibition
party is not a church. nor a total
abstinence society. but a political
party. Many fail to note this distinc.
ton. We have hundreds Of drunk.
ards in the United States. and would
like to see the temptation removed.
: The inconsistent fellow is the Judge,
perhaps an elder in a church, who
grants licenses, and the Sunday school
superintendent who votes for a license
party. To be consistent they should
90 at least nee a week TO the sa.
loon they vote for and get drunk"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10

Springfeld-Sheriff Sims has dis
charged nearly all of the special depu'
ties sworn in a few nights ago to guard
the county Jail while there were ru.
mors of mob violence and an uprising
against the negroes. The authorities
do not believe trouble will ensue. The
better class of negro population has
called a mass meeting to pledge sup.
port by resolutions to the authorities
in the work of Kidding the town. Of
lawless blacks. At the same time the
negroes will ask that white Migrants
be treated the same as the negro evil.
doors.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
GO TO SEE wAsHINoToN's TOMB.
Distinguished Party Of EpiscopsIians
Visits Mount Vernon.

Washington, ID. ca distinguished
Of Washington as the guests of the
regents Of the Mount Vernon associa
ton. The following made the trip:
The bishop of London. Bishop Gibson
Of Virginia, Bishop Jacobs of st. Al
bans, Eng; Bishop Montgomery, Fa.
Their Waggert Of London, Bishop Sat.
terlee Of Washington, j. Pierpont Nor.
gan, Bishop and Mrs. Doane of New
York and others. a stop was made az
Alexandria, where the bishop of Lon.
don addressed the students OF the
Episcopal Theological seminary.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
Learns Wife is Nearess.

st. Joseph-Charles Miller Of Hor-
ton, Kas., learned to his establishment
In police court here that his bride
Of a week, while seemingly white, is
a negress with a police record. The
two were arrested after a quarrel and
were fined for disturbing the peace.
Miller said he met his wife in Hor-
ton and married her under the i'm
preston that she was a white woman
Of good character. The city attorney
told Miller his wife vas of negro
descent. The woman, who was
frankie Clay, admitted the fact. She
seemed pleased with the duplicity she
had worked on Miller.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
Told Story to Shield carelessness.

Monmouth, Ill.-An inquest on
body of the four.year-old o Of
Mrs. Jane Hathaway of Oquawaka. III.
reported to have been burned to death
by a tramp, disclosed the fact that
the child met death by an accident.
The testimony tended to show that
the mother had told the story about
an assault and the burning Of her
child to shield her own carelessness.
A negro arrested has been released.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
Girls Murdrr a MYsteru.

Camden. y. 1.-The murder Of
~nine-year-old Ethel Neyins, or Marx,
Of East Camden, whose mutiIated body
was found in a thicket not far from
her home Saturday, is a complete mys.
terry, though the police have arrested
August Donsas of Philadelphia in
connection with the case He is held
for examination, together with Joseph
Wood. lG years old, who was arrested
Saturday night.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
ARRESTED.
Husband OF Mrs, Cross Obtains War.
rant as Counter 10 Damage Suit.

Lincoln, Neb.-The Rev. Wilbert
T. Ferguson was arrested Thursday on
charges made by the husband of Mrs.
X. A. Cross, a member of his congre.
cation at the University Place Meth.
odist church. Mrs. Cross confession
resulted in Ferguson's trial at the
Nebraska conference, which was
stopped by his withdrawal from the
conference, He filed suit for s25,O 900
against Mrs. Cross husband and sew.
eral dignitaries of the church. The
warrant was obtained as a counter
move.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
Tolstoi Distributes Contributions.

St. Petersburg-A letter vas pub
lished here from Count Tolstoi asking
that the stream of requests for finan-
cial assistance addressed 10 him be
discontinued, explaining that 20 years
ago he surrendered his property TO
his heirs as if already dead, and I
the sole sums at his disposal now are
occasionally foreign contributions
which | distribute in the neighbor-
hood
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
WOMAN SITS. UP IN COFFIN.
Receivers from Swoon in Time TO
Prevent Burial Alive.

Wheeling. w. Na.-Relatives were
weeping beside the coffin of Mrs.
Fred Hartzell, the wife of a young
farmer living neal Huntington. when
she suddenly sat M. and with a dazed
look climbed out. The mourners, ter
rorstrioken. fed,
The minister swooned when a pale.
faced woman. over whose body he had
been called to conduct services, met
him at the door.
The family was too poor to have a
physician, and the woman fell into a
swoon, in which state she remained
for three or four days. Her husband
believed her dead and sent for the un.
dertaker who prepared the supposed
corpse Tor interment.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
POLICE SEARCH A PRINCE.
Italian officers Were Looking for
Robbers at Station.

Perugia, ltaly-Prince Louis Of
%Battenberg was the victim Of an
error on the part of the police on
his arrival here from Florence, but he
accepted the incident with "a good
grace and made no complaint. When
he stepped OFF the Florence train tho
prince was approached and searched
by detectives, who had been instruct.
ed from Florence to look out for three
men charged with the theft or a pock-
etbook on the train.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
German. American Resolutions.

New York, y. "A series of reso.
lutions covering widely divergent sub.
jects was adopted az Sundays session
of the German-American alliance. The
report OF the committee on personal
liberty, which was accepted, protested
against the interference OF The
church in legislation and politics and
It's meddling with the private affairs
OF a public officer"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
Mine Promoter Arrested.

Joplin-C. NJ. Wilson, who has been
engaged in the promotion of mining
enterprises in this district for the last
sixteen years, was arrested by De
tective CARRIER of indianapolis, Ind,
charged with having obtained money
'nnder false pretense in connection
with mining enterprises In this dis.
trict.
Detective CARRIER represents that
indianapolis persons are losers to the
amount of ST., 500. The warrant on
which Wilson was arrested was issued
on complaint Of A. j. o'Reilly, agent
Of the Monon railroad at Indianapolis.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
CONFLICT WITH THE NAVY.
Tonnage and Light Tax Demanded OF
Coal Steamer.

Port Townsend. Wash. - The ar.
rival OF the British tramp steamer
Netherlee from Norfolk, Va, with coal
for the Bremerton navy yard, has
precipitated a sharp conflict between
the navy department and the bureau
of navigation.
1t Is alleged that the navy depart.
ment promised the vessel immunity
from duties of all kind, but the Gus.
toms officers here refuse to permit
the vessel to proceed until she pays
alien tonnage and light tax. amount
ing to 81 per registered ton. The
Netherlee will be obliged to pay s2,74o
before a discharging permit is grant
ed,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
Negro Held by Black Jury.

st. Louisa coroner's jury, com
posed of negroes, the third of its
kind to be summoned in St. Louis, re-
turned a verdict of homicide against
Albert Cook, a negro, % years old.
who is charged with having caused
the death Of Ruth Garische, a negress,
II years old, by stabbing her in the
leg. The woman bled to death be-
fore physicians could reach her. Cook
says he was playing" with the girl
and hat he threw a knife at her. The
knife blade severed an artery.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
WOMEN GIVE OVER s1oo,o 900.
T%riennial Mission Offering Presented
to Episcopal Convention.

Richmond, Va.-The second day
OF the geenral convention OF the
Episcopal church opened promptly at
10 o'clock Thursday, with 564 dele
gates In the house of deputies and 100
American and nine English bishops in
the house of bishops.
At 1879 the triennial thank.offering
service of the Woman's auxiliary to
the board OF missions was held in
Holy Trinity church, at which the
united offerings of over 500, 900 was
presented by the loyal women.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
OF MISSOURI
Cuts Himself to Death.

Springfeld-James Phillips, a Fris.
co employe, committed suicide in a
woodshed in the rear of his boarding
house here by severlng the arteries
in both wrists with a razor and cut.
ting his throat. He died one hour
later. Dependency Is said to have
been the cause. Phillips was convict.
ed here twenty years ago on the
charge of second degree murder, and
was given a sentence in the peni-
Tertiary. He ven to the home OF
Mrs. William Clarkson In this city
and during a scuffle she was shot and
killed instantly. Phillips continually
brooded over his deed. Relatives live
at Bolivar and Fairgrove.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
Weiuh OF,

II want to get a pair Of scales" re-
marked the customer, Have you the
ambuscade make"
whats the Ambassador" inquired
the clerk.
Well" returned the customer, II
am given to understand that they're
the kind which lie In weight, The
Bohemian.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
New Director at Jamestown.

Norfolk, Va. - The board of d.
.rectors Of the jamestown exposition
accepted the resignation of j. NJ
Barr as director general Of the expos
ton. Alyah II, Martin, first vice presi'
dent and governor of the transporta.
tion Of the exposition company, wa
elected direc'orgcneral to succeed Mr..
Barr and accepted the office.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
Buriinoton MakIna Survey.

Metropolis, ll.-The Chicago, Bur
lington G. Quincy surveyors have
been making their final survey on this
end of the proposed line to the Ohio
river. Three times the route has been
surveyed and each time Metropolis has
been the point in view. The ~probaCil'
ity of the Burlington and the Frisco
,rossing the river at Metropolis looks
more favorable than ever.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10

A lady who ought TO know what she
is saying. assures us that there is a
reaction from the eXtrayagant living
that has marked the last few years
Only the extremely rich a stand
the strain she says, and even those
who can are beginning to ask them.
selves, is the game worth the Gambler
Great pFofusion al a dinner with ex,
tremely rare yiauds does not ueces-
sarily NEAR that the dinner IS going
10 be more enjoyable than q simpler
meal. The same argument applies 10
many other things, and people are be,
ginning 10 find IL out"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10

DR.. Wiley says; If we admit as a
physiological fact that an animal
should live four times as long as its
period Of growth, the time may come
in the far future when the average
length Of human life, instead OF the
exception, will be three score and
ten" Then life insurance rates can
be reduced.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
DAMAGED Ships Return to oueb.e

Halifax, ~, S.-The Allen Line
steamer Monaghan, which was In
collision with the steamer Hurons,
was SO seriously injured that she is
compelled TO return at slow speed to
Quebec with her 100 passengers. The
Hurons Is also returning TO Quebec.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10

Pittsburg Thirty three Italians
were arrested at Brownsville, Pa,
near here, by members OF the Penn,
s~ylvania state ~constabulary in an en-.
deayor to break up an alleged black.
mailing society. The arrests followed
the receipt of threatening letters by
o number OF merchants.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10

Capt. Roald-Amundsen. being a wise
person, will have his polar bears thor
oughly broken to harness befor riding
them TO the north pole. Also he
should require with each bear a writ.
ten guaranty that it would not eat
man meat under any circumstances.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10

Emperor William, while attending
army maneuvers, is living in a porta'
bic asbestos house. The kaiser has
been regarded as a warm" PROPOSE.
tion, but no one imagined his caloric
had reached such a high degree as
that.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10
Schooner cspslzes; Crew Saved.

Lynn, Mass.-The British schoon.
or Princess OF Avon. bound from
harrisburg, y. s, to Boston. was
capsized of the Graves, the entrance
to Boston harbOr, Her crew of five
lei was rescued by a government
tug.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10

In Boston the tribe Of Sullivans has
Increased to such an extent hat II
now ranks next to the Smiths in the
city directory. A few Emersons still
reside there, but they don't occupy as
much space as formerly.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-10

A lawyer in a New York police court
testified that he nd never done any.
thing wrong in his life. And yet, up
10 date, he has not received an offer
TO go into vaudeville or had a bid for
the National museum or Smithsonian
Intuition as n Of the greatest OF all
living curiosities.