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Connecticut western news., 1907-07-04

nose is wrinkled, and its lower teeth are exactly like those of dog. The animal wags It's tail after the manner of q terrier and has a habit of sniffing like one.
 Stepping out of the way of freight train at a crossing of the New Haven road near MerIden, Conn, Antonio MI setta walked fin front of a northbound express. The locomotive swept him along, and spectators of the accident looked in vain for his body. Police notified the railroad agent in Berlin, six miles away, and he Jagged the train and found Misetta alive and clinging to a rod beneath the iocomo- tive's headlight, much to the surprise of the engine driver.
 Instead of the accustomed quiet which prevails at the burial of the dead great excitement and fear at tended the burial of Michael Serene. a prominent merchant of Westport, Conn, when by the collapsing of a grave the coffin and several persons attending the service were hurled Into a small pit. They were pulled out, the coffin was dug out and laid fiat. and after the grave had been redug the burial was completed
 According to information received in Binghamton, N. Y., the striking Erie machinists are about to take up the offer of General Mana1r Stuart of that road, who has offered to show that for years the company has paid to the International Association of Ma chinsts S10,000 annually for the pur- pose of avoiding strikes on its lines. Union men assert that this Is m effort to shake their confidence in President O'Connell
 Mrs. Helen Mechanism Elliott, n second cousin of Miss Giles Gamble Mechanism. daughter of the late Will liam Mechanism of New Canaan, Conn.,. who has been kept under re- straint by Dr. C. H. Scoville of New Canaan since her father died In June, 1onG. has retained Fessenden X Carter of Stamford to bring an action to have Dr. Scoville removed as copservator. The papers will be served th!s week.
 A. k. PardlnGton. acting chairman of the Vanderbilt cup commission, wns fin Trenton by appointment with Cow ernor Stokes and received the approval of the governor for the use of New Jersey roads for the Vanderbilt cup automobile race on Oct. 10, the elimi- nation race to he run over the same course on Oct. 12. The course has not been announced.
 Ex-Iudge William c. Loving, who killed Theodore Estes of Houston, Va. for an alleged assault on his daughter, was acquitted. The jurors agreed In fifteen minutes after they retired. There was only one ballot The yer dict Is regarded ns Il complete vindica- tion Of ymgnias .'unwritten" or high CT" law.
 James B. Duke. the tobacco king. will be married the last week in July to Mrs. William Inman, the beautiful society woman of Atlnnta, Ga, to whom he has been attentive for the past few months. The wedding win take place in Europe.
Connecticut western news., 1907-07-04
BIRDS CARRIED LOVE NOTES.
Pigeons Bear Letters Across River and
 Marriage Follows.

Marriage Follows.
 Port Jervis, N. Y., July 3.-Doves ap- pear on valentines and other missives of love, but real live pigeons played a part in the love affairs of Miss Freda Ellsworth and Frederick Smith, who live on opposite sides of the Delaware river, between Long Eddy and Calli- coon. The Titsworths live on the Pennsylvania side in Wayne county and the Smiths on the New York side in Sullivan county. Both families kept pigeons on their places.
 Young Smith exchanged birds with Miss Ellsworth, and when he wanted to send love message to her he tied it to one of her pigeons and released it. Miss Ellsworth did the same with Smiths pigeons. A short time ago the Rev. John Roberts visited the Tits worths. Smith sent pigeon to Miss Ellsworth popping the question while the dominic was there. She returned a reply that said "Yes." The wedding took place on boat in the middle of the river on the line of the two states.
Connecticut western news., 1907-07-04
Excursion Boat Is Wrecked.

steamer City of Lawrence. running be- tween this city and Block Island, ran ashore in fog on Black Rock. small island off Eastern point and at the mouth of the New London harbor, stove a big hole in her bow and rapid ly filled with water. The boat was crowded with passengers bound for Block Island, but there was no panic. Later the excursionists were taken to Eastern point in the steamers boats.
Connecticut western news., 1907-07-04
sse,ooo Stolen by Pavino Teller.

New York, July 3.-Reports in circu. lation in Wall street yesterday of de. falcation in prominent trust company were confirmed by George W. Young, who said that Chester B. Runyan, pay ing teller of the Windsor Trust com pany, of which MT. Young is a direct or, had last Saturday placed $96, 6,OOO in currency into suit case and left for parts unknown. No trace of him caa be discovered.
Connecticut western news., 1907-07-04
Girl Jockey Rides Horse to Victory.

Joplin, Mo-, July 3.-Black Mareen, with Dorothy Tyler up, won the quar- ter mile dash at the Racing associa- ton meet here. Thousands of specta- tors watched with deepest interest while little Miss Tyler guided the hand some horse, owned by herself, to vic tory and wildly cheered her when her mount sprinted under the string an easy winner
Connecticut western news., 1907-07-04

In accordance with d. rcctions from Presi- dent Roosevelt, Secre-
Connecticut western news., 1907-07-04
Says Woman Admits Burning Husband.

Scranton, Pa, July 3.-Mrs. Kindra Howrsto, aged eighteen years, of Dun- more is in the county jail charged with having burned her husband to death that she might be free to marry her former lover, Ignatz Hutro, who Is also in jail charged with being an accessory. The police officials say that Mrs. Hewrs 70 has confessed.
Connecticut western news., 1907-07-04
RAILROADS

RauRoAns For his amazing loot
 nnn rue of the Chicago and Al ton railroad nothing
 Is to be done to Ed ward H. Hartman, q condition of af- fairs due chiefly to President Roosc- welt, who thinks that the prosecution of the magnate would hurt innocent purchasers of railroad securities.
 A binding agreement between ship pers and the railroads, the dream of American commerce. in the form of uniform bill of lading, practically has been agreed upon. Representatives of commercial interests and all the trunk lines of the country have settled upon the form of the new bill, and the il- terstate commerce commission has con- cured. It will be submitted for the of the railroad and com mercial interests of the country early in July.
Connecticut western news., 1907-07-04
NEWS OF
 OUR 

tnry Iuft instructed Governor Magoon to purchase all the church property in Cuba in the diocese of Havana. according to the original recommendations This action was taken despite strong protests from Cuba to tho effect that the price asked by the church was excessive and 1t would be bad bargain to make the purchase The stipulated value of the property in Havana is S1,499,550.
 The Austrian government is still ne- gotiating for the purchase of the fa- nous hill of Las Campanas, near Quaretaro, Mexico, at the foot of which Emperor Maximilian was executed in 1867.
Connecticut western news., 1907-07-04
Tornado Wrecks Texas Town.

Dallas, Tex, July 3.-A tornado has destroyed the town of Rochester, Tex. Many people were hurt and theiz houses demolished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
TO BLOW UP The COOK.
A Boy Placed Dynamite in the Coal
Bin.

New York, Sept. 2S.-Because he had
a grievance against Charles E. Eckman,
mess cook for Company G of the
United States signal corps, stationed at
Fort Wood Bedloe's Island, a Cuban
boy employed as a lahorer attempted to
blow. I'D the kitchen with dynamite
Captain George c. Durnall in command
on Bedloe's Island, then ordered the boy
from the island.
The boy is the step-son of a soldier
stationed in Cuba. He was employed
as a laborer in the reconstruction of the
base of the Statue of Liberty. Much
dynamite is used on the island and af-
ter the quarrel with the cook the boy
put several sticks of the explosive In
the coal bin. When the dynamite was
discovered the percussion caps We're off
and in this condition the explosive was
practically harmless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
BOYCOTT WILL STAND.
Labor Federation Won't Call 1t Of
Unless Forced to Do so.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-That the
American Federation of Labor will con-
tinue to publish its boycott list until
prevented by the courts was specifically
set forth in the answer of the Fedora
ton to the complaint of the Buck Stove
and Range company asking for an in :
junction against such publication, which
was filed in the supreme court of the
United States. The answer announces
that it is the intention of the Fedora
ton ito continue to adhere to the con-
stitution, rules and regulations of the
American Federation of Labor concern
ing the publication of complainant's
name in the We do not patronage list
of the Federation unless prevented by
due process of law
The Federation denies any purpose of
intimidating any one but it admits it
has given it's approval to certain boy
colts 1t is denied. however that the
purpose of the don't patronize'' list is
to injure the persons named in If.
Specific denial is made of any con-
spiracy to boycott, injure or DESTROY the
business of the Buck company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
TAFT SLIPS IN.
Takes the People of Yokohama
by Surprise.
Passes the Signal Stations With
out Being Sighted.
AROUSED BY RUNNERS
Reception Committees Called
Out to Welcome Him.
Bay Is Soon Crowded With
Launches and American Flags.

Yokohama, Sept. 28.-Secretary
Taft arrived here early this morning
on board the steamer Minnesota, from
Seattle, September 10, passing all the
signal stations without being sighted.
The various reception committees and
the members of the American en-
bassy who had come here from Toxic
to welcome Mr.. Taft were aroused by
runners, the town was soon enlivened
and the bay was crowded with
launches displaying American flags
and other colors. Secretary and Mrs.
Taft and Thomas ]. O'Brien, the
American ambassador to Japan, and
Mrs. O'Brien. who are early risers,
met the visitors in the saloon of the
Minnesota at 1880 a. m, while the
United States cruiser Chattanooga, an
chored in the bay, saluted Secretary
Taft's flag as secretary of war, which
was hoisted at the fore.
Secretary Taft after brief con-
sultation with the committees and
others, accepted the entire pro-
gramme for his entertainment, but de-
cl1ned to participate in any function
today or Sunday. On Monday the sec
rotary will be received in audience by
the japanese emperor, which function
will be followed by luncheon at the
palace. Count Hayashi the foreign
minister, will give a dinner in Secre-
ldIy alt HOHOT on MONDAY evening
and on Tuesday the secretary will be
entertained at luncheon by the min
lister of war, Lieutenant General
Terauchi Masaki, which will be fol-
lowed by a reception of the American
residents Of Yokohama. On Wednes-
day Mr.. Taft will attend a dinner to be
given in his honor by the municipality
of Toxic and Thursday morning he
will leave the japanese capital for
Kobe, where he will embark on board
the Minnesota for Manila.
While in Toxic on Wednesday Mr..
Taft will take lunch with the Ameri-
can charge d affairs, Percival Dodge
The Minnesota had rough but not I'M
pleasant voyage across the Pacific
Secretary Taft during his stay here
will make his headquarters at the
Grand hotel. He is expected to make
short trip to Toxic this afternoon,
travelling on. special train. The sec
rotary on landing here was greeted on
every side by the Japanese with whom
he is exceedingly popular.
Ambassador O'Brien and Peter Au-
gustus Jay, first secretary of the Amer
lean embassy at Toxic, and the staff
of the embassy, left Yokohama for
Toxic at IL o'clock this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
SHE MUST WAIT.
Judge Dana Refuses Mrs. BickIehaupt
Large. Aiimony.

Judge Dana, of the district court,
rendered a decision this morning re-
fuslng Mrs. Mary *. Bicklehaupt at
torneys fees or any considerable
amount of alimony pending her suit
for divorce from her husband. Philip
Bicklehaupt, to whom she was mar
ried in April, 1905.
Statement was made from the
bench by Judge Dana that Mr.. Bickle-
haupt, in his replying affidavits, had
announced his willingness to pay the
grocery bills and the physicians bills
for his wife and permit her to remain
at their home, No. 324 West Gordon
street, North Topeka, pending the ac-
ton for divorce. For this reason the
judge did not feel like imposing heavy
lawyers fees or alimony until he could
get the whole facts of the case before
him. He allowed Mrs. Bicklehaupt
fifteen dollars a month alimony pend
ing the trial of the divorce suit
Mrs. Bicklehaupt brought her suit
for divorce from Bicklehaupt on Au-
gust %. Among other things in her
moving papers she accuses him of be-
ing worth $4,000. She declares that
almost since their marriage Mr.
Bicklehaupt has treated her with ex-
treme- cruelty; that he has cursed her
on many occasions and on as many
others he has, threatened her with
bodily harm. Among other things in
her petition for divorce is the state
ment that she believes her husband
has a young woman for whom he de-
sires to cast this plaintiff aside with
out a dollar and almost blind so that
he may marry this younger woman"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
BY REFERENDUM VOTE.
Freshmen Will Decide Whether or Not
to Strike

New York. Sept. 2S.-The question
of a strike of printing pressmen ana
feeders in the United States where re-
cent demands of the union for an
eight hour day with increased wages
have not been granted is now being
decided by a referendum vote of the
members of the International Print
ing Pressmen's and Assistants union.
The vote was ordered by President
George L. Berry of Cincinnati, fol-
lowing the completion of an agree
ment entered into by the New York
locals and the New York Printers
league comprising about eighty firms
of employing printers which becomes
operative on November 10, and will
last until January l, 1909. By the
terms of this agreement the employees
will work eight hours a day and the
pressmen will receive an increase in
their wages of 81 a week, making
their wages $23. The feeders signed
scale of SIS per week last March
and will not be affected financially.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
The CAN EXPLODED.
Three Year Old Daughter of G. G.
Smith Seriously Burned.

The three year old daughter of G.
C. Smith, a Santa Fe shopman living
at 1917 Seward avenue, was seriously
injured shortly before noon today by
the explosion of a can of tomatoes.
While the little girl was playing
around the. kitchen, her grandmother
Mrs. Smith, was canning tomatoes,
and poured a quantity of the boiling
vegetable into a fruit can, which
promptly exploded as soon as the LID
was screwed on. The child was COW
cred with the burning tomatoes, and
so badly scalded that the skin drop
ped off of her arms and breast Dr.
H. H. Keith was called to care for the
child, and found her in a critical con-
dition. She may die as the result of
the severe burns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
RAIN AT PHILADELPHIA.
Wet Grounds Prevents Today's Sched-
uled Game With Detroit.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2s.-The Philade1-
phia-Detroit baseball game scheduled
Tor this afternoon has been declared off
on account OF rain. Today's game cam
not be played off, as the teams had al
ready arranged to play two games on
Monday. the last day Detroit will be
here this season
Preparations had been made to han
die a record crowd at Columbia mark
ana the rainy weather comes as a grea
disappointment to the management and
the thousands who expected to see the
contest.
Each team has ten games remaining
before the season ends. Besides the
three games with Detroit PHILADELPHIA
mas four with Cleveland and three with
Washington. Detroit has four to play
with Washington and three with ST.
Louis. The Chicago team which is third
and still has chance for the pennant
Is now playing with Boston and still
Cleveland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
. FIND OTHER JOBS.
$500 Striking Operators Said to Have
Gone to Railroads.

Oklahoma City, Sept. 2S.-No walk
out of the leased wire operators of Ok
lahoma City Is expected here as the tel
egraphers operating brokerage wires in
the city are all under a contract en-
bodying the demands made by the strik-
ing Commercial Telegraphers' Union of
America.
Such action would be a violation of
the constitution of the organization
and for this reason ! no sympathetic
move on the part of the local operators
with the action taken by the New Y ork
local is expected. according to those
employed on leased wires at this point.
The New York local met and decided
that they would strike in sympathy
with the Western Union and Postal
telegraph employees but no call has
been issued that has been received by
the local strikers.
Strike conditions in Oklahoma City
remain practically unchanged. Half of
the operators who went out have found
other employment, the majority going
into the railroad service Advices re-
ceived at local headquarters state that
more than $500 operators east of the
Mississippi have taken positions in the
railroad service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
BASEBALL EDITION.

The state Journal will issue a base
Dali edition Monday evening, after the
regular edition, giving in detail the i'm
portant games now being played in
Philadelphia between the Detroit and
Philadelphia teams. the outcome of
which it seems will probably decide the
winner OF the American league pennant.
BY following the details of these games
given by the Associated Press to the
state Journal. the leader may play the
game over just as it was actually play
ed in the field few minutes before
publication.
Today's game has been postponed on
account of rain, but two games will be
played Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
FINCH GOES FREE.
Garden City Man Under Double Sem
tence Let OFF With One.

Governor Hoch yesterday granted a
pardon from the penitentiary to Orville
w. Finch, hunchback who is confined
on the charge of stealing hides from
Garden City slaughter house, and Finch
will be taken to PUEBLO, Col, by his
father, who has been working hard to
get a pardon
Finch's case is a very unusual one
About three years ago, a circus came to
Garden City, and some of the showmen
were making fun of Finch because of
his deformity. Finch got a revolver
and presumably started out to avenge
the insult. While showing the revolver
to some friends, it was accidentally dis
charged and killed man nearly half
a block away. For this Finch was tried
and convicted, and sent to the peniten-
tiary for two years for manslaughter.
He appealed to the supreme court, and
while the appeal was pending. was ar
rested for stealing hides. He was con-
victed on this charge, and sentenced to
,he penitentiary for Is years. Finch
has now served out his two years for
manslaughter, and is beginning his Is
year sentence.
The people of Garden City accuse Finch
of being mixed up in a good deal of
crime in that city, and they were OPP
posed to his release for fear he would
come back to Garden City and burn the
town Finch had a good deal of hard
luck His wife and children died. and
it is said he took to using dope" He
is now in a bad state of health, and it
is claimed that he has consumption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
DOLLEY FOR GOVERNOR.
That Is Said to Be Program of Square
Dealers

1t is said that the Republican
square dealers are planning to put
forward ]. n. Dolley of Maple Hill as
their candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor of Kansas.
The claim is made that the DoIIey
boom has been quietly incubating for
the past four months. and that it is
now about ready to break the she'll
me Anna Signal, published by
Sticher Bros, in it's last issue. makes
mention of the Dolley boom as fol-
lows:
-. N. Dolley of Maple Hill, state
senator from this district, has been
doing a great work for w. r. Stubs
in molding public opinion to aupre-
ciate and understand the. Lawrence
statesman. Stubs wishes to be Unit
ed States senator and not governor.
Why not make ]. N. Dolley governor i?
He is fitted for the position and would
give Kansas a first class business ad-
ministratiOn"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
NO LAW FOR IT.
Federal District Judge Declines to Bar
Aliens Without Passports.

Portland, Ore. Sept 2S.-"But
there is no regulation barring the en-
try of any alien not having a passport
from his home government. If such
a regulation exists I am not aware of
it,
This statement was made by Judge
G. E. Wolverton of the United States
district court in deciding the case of
Captain Maurice A. Helmet of the
French bark st. Louis, who was fined
recently by the United States COM
missioner on charge OF violating the
immigration law prohibiting masters
of vessels from landing aliens forbid
den admission to this country. The
case grew out of the escape of two
Japanese sailors from the ST. Louis,
who had signed at Kobe, Japan, for
the round trip. Hemet's defense was
coming to this country when they
signed for the trip. Captain Helmet
also claimed that the order issued by
President Roosevelt last May exclud-
ing Japanese and Koreans from this
country was in excess of his author
ity
Judge woIverton upholds President
Roosevelt's order. The court, how
ever, takes exception to section c, of
rule 21, issued by the commissioner
general of immigration which says if
a Japanese or Korean laborer applies
for admission (to the continental ter
ritory of the United States) and pre-
sents no passport, it shall be presum-
ed, first that he did not have one
when he left Japan or Korea entit1-
ing him to enter the United States,
and second, that he did have one linn
tied to Mexico. Hawaii or Canada.
Judge Wo1verton ruled that the
japanese sailors were not improperly
in this country and discharged the de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
LAST NIGHT WAS COLD.
But Is Has Warmed Up Considerably
Today.

This morning was a fair sample of
the beautiful hand-painted autumnal
creations for which this state is famed
in song and story. There was just
enough of winter temperature in the air
to add spring to the step of the early
morning pedestrian and there was that
peculiar exhilarating in the atmosphere
to be obtained only from Kansas ozone.
The day has been in keeping with the
morning and the effect is visible on
everybody and every living thing, even
the trees paying their tribute in pre-
maturely aged leaves which f1utter tow
ard the earth in the ten mile an hour
breeze which is blowing from the north
west. From over the state comes the
same story of low temperatures and
fall weather, and the night was the
coolest so far experienced this season.
In Topeka the mercury dropped to 43
at O'Clock this morning, which is the
minimum for this fall
In parts of central and western Kan
sas the mercury went as low as Sc
which is well within the frost limit
though none has been reported so far.
The wind today is cool, not raw or Bit
ing but just about what one might
choose for this season of the year. The
government forecast indicates warm
and fair Sundy with temperatures sew
eral degrees higher than those of today,
The femneraf11reS for TODAY were.