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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
FOR BIG MEDICAL FEE.
DIR. j. p. Lewis Asks $4,000 From
Estate of Mrs. Veale.

Ten thousand dollars is the amount
of money DR.. ]. P. Lewis claims from
the estate of the late Mrs. Hadassah
A. Veale for professional services
rendered her by him covering a
period of twenty-one years and for
which Dr. Lewis declares he has not
received compensation of any sort.
Mrs. Veale died on August "a of
valued at between twenty-five and
thirty thousand dollars. This estate is
now in the process of probate and no
contest has been filed against it.
DR.. Lewis has filed his claim for
this ten thousand dollar doctors fee
with the probate court and r. F.
HAYDEN. the probate judge, will dis
pose of it after proper proceedings
have been taken in the near future.
In the petition covering Dr. Lewis
claim he sets up that he rendered ser
vices as physician, surgeon and nurse
to Mrs. Veale from September l. 1885,
until the date of her death. He de-
clares that on or about September 21.
1905, he entered into an agreement
with Mrs. Veale to the effect that he
was to continue to render these SER
vices to her with the understanding
that she would leave him sufficient
would receive an adequate compensa-
tion both for the services rendered
from the time of the agreement and
for the previous services. Mrs. Veale
failed ana neSleCIGC. 10 Hlenllon III
Lewis in her will. he makes the
claim for his fee against her estate.
BY the terms of Mrs. Veale's will
she distributed few hundred dollars
among some relatives living in diff
ferent parts of the country. Her
household goods. books and furniture
she bequeathed to some needy home
missionary or missionaries of the
Presbyterian church. And the bulk
Of her estate she left to Park college,
of Parkville Missouri. the annual ir-
come of which is to provide for .he
support of worthy and needy students
attending the college This oequest
WAS left as memorial to the tesla
tors mother, Mrs. Keziah Clark.
]. 3. Larimer is the executor of the
estate and the will was drawn on No
vember %. 1899. There is a clause in
the will directing the executor to paw
the Just debts of the testator and it is
under the authority of this section
that the court may direct the payment
IF DR.. Lewis bill or such amount as
the court is convinced the physician is
entitled to-
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Says Members of the Council
Held Him Up.
FOOLED THEM A WHILE
But Finally They Demanded the
Actual Cash.
1t disappeared From His Pocket
I'm Presence OF One.

Pittsburg, Pa, April pa sensation
was sprung in the councilmanic graft in
vestigatton yesterday when President
c. S. Cameron, of the Pittsburg and
Tube City railway went on the witness
stand and told in detail how he was
held up for $4,000 by the graft COM
bine which controls both branches of
the city council.
Cameron was asked by Attorney John
Marion, special counsel in prosecuting
the graft cases, # he did not have in
his possession a list of the grating
councflmen. He admitted he had such
list and said that he would produce
it today.
President Cameron deried that he
ever intended giving the councilmen
one dollar. He told how he fooled them
by means of checks placed in safe de-
pos1t boxes and afterwards removed.
He said Common Councilman William
A. Martin, now under sentence of three
years in the penitentiary for soliciting
brites from Cameron, was the collec-
tor of the combine and that finally in
desperation the combine demanded the
cash and that $4,000 disappeared from
his coatpocket while in the presence
of Martin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
VOTES FOR PARDON.
Missouri House Joins in Petition i'm
AndersOn's Behalf.

Kansas Citv. MO. April 23.-The
Missouri house of representatives at
Jefferson city today by vote of 64
to 80, joined in a petition to President
Roosevelt to pardon w. c. Anderson
who was arrested in Kansas CITY Fri
dav last and taken back to the federal
penitentiary at FIT. Leavenworth, Kan.
from which institution he had escaped
nine years ago.
Anderson was convicted of breaking
into postoffice in saltwater, Okla.
and was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary After serving three years
he escaped and came to Kansas City.
where he went into business, married
and reared a family. He became high
" respected and his rearrest has re-
suited in the circulation here of hun
dreds of petitions to the president ask
ing that he grant the man pardon.
Thousands of signatures to the petit
ton have already been secured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
HIS SUMMER PLANS.
President Roosevelt Will Go to Oyster
Bay june IL.

Washington. April 23-President
Roosevelt will leave Washington for
his summer home at Oyster Bay on
June r. This is much earlier than has
been the preside nt's practice hereto
fore but he feels that public business
is in such shape that he can conven-
iently leave. He looks forward to a
long period of rest and recreation.
Secretary Loeb today said that no
speeches were to be made by the presi-
dent after ne leaves Washington until
he goes to Canton. o., for the unveil-
ing of the Mckinley monument Sep
tember 80. From Canton the president
will return to Washington for the fall
and winter season.
The president is to make two speech
es on Georgia day at the jamestown
exposition en- June 40. One of these is
to be at the opening of the Georgia
building ard the other before the Ma
tional Editorial association. He will
reach Washington on the 11th from
Jamestown and on the following morn
ing go to Oyster Bay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
WILL SEE BONaPARTE.
L. S. District Attorney for Idaho to
Talk Over Hogae Affairs.

Baltimore April 23.-N. M. Ruick,
United States attorney for Idaho, Is to
visit Baltimore this afternoon for a
conference with Attorney General
Bonaparte, this conference having been
postponed because Mr.. Bonaparte has
been confined to his home for some
days with bronchial grip. He is now
much better and hopes within day or
two to erturn to Washington. MI. Rulck
was instructed to come to Washington
for consultation with the attorney
general several weeks. since. 1t was the
desire of the department of justice to
be fully informed as to the condition
of government business in the United
States court in Idaho and particularly
as to the prosecutions for alleged land
frauds, which are now pending there.
This information was the more des1r-
able because of the change of judges
about to take place in that district
through the retirement of Judge Geat-
ty. who will be succeeded by Judge
Dietrich, recently appointed by the
president At the time when Mr.. Ru1ck
was instructed to come to Washington,
an indictment against Mr.. Borah was
not reported to be contemplated. The
proceedings against him WILL however,
be discussed as we'll as the other bust
ness of the district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
RAID AN OPIUM DEN.
Wichita Police Capture seven Persons
and Some of the Goods.

Wichita. Kan, April 23-An opium
den operated by several negroes was
raided here by the police and seven
persons arrested. Four of the seven
gave bond for their appearance in po-
lice court and the other three were
kept in the city Jail. The parties ar
rested were Charlton Dago, Jess Long,
Albert Allen. Julia White, Lottie Allen,
George Halbert and Matte Halbert.
The place where the arrests were made
was at 507 North Main street. the house
being in charge of the Halberts, ac-
cording to the statement made at the
police station.
Nearly a market basket full of para
phernalia and supplies for opium smok-
ing were captured and taken to the
police station. This outfit consists of
several lamps, four stems, - can of
opium, recently opened, and other ac
cessories. The opium can bears a San
Francisco mark, but there is nothing
about it to indicate where it was pur-
chased.
The joint is said to have been run
ming for some time, and white men as
we'll as negroes are said to have been
in the habit of going there to smoke
the drug. Persons on North Main
street have frequently been asked by
whites and blacks to direct them to
Halbert's place.
The two men who seem to have been
running the place were Albert Allen
and Jess Long, both of them yellow
men, and some of the women are be-
lieved by the police to be alley thieves.
Allen told Chief of Police Wood this
morning that part of the stuff was MS,
but said he used it himself and did not
permit others to use his stems The
''dope" he said, belonged TO Jess Long.
Allen said he came here recently from
Kansas City. where he had run tailor
shop. He wanted to be permitted to get
out of town. but Chief Wood told him
11n 70 coz hA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
MUST CHANGE WORDING
Application for Roosevelt League
Charter Is Turned Down.

New York. April 23.-The application
of Bella Tokaki and others of this city.
for act of Incorporation of the National
Roosevelt league, was denied by Justice
Bischoff in the supreme court. The
principal object of the proposed organ
ization was to aid in securing by all
parties and citizens of all parties ire
spective of political affiliations the nom
ination of Theodore Roosevelt to sue
ceed himself as president of the United
States. The petition declares that pres
ent political parties and large numbers
of public men notwithstanding their
public professions, are entirely too much
attached to governing the people for a
party and by a party, or of a class for
a lass and by g. class. 1t was to this
latter portion of the petition that Jus
tice Bischoff took exception. He took
the ground that while these allegations
may be proper subject for debate they
are not proper when placed in formal
articles of Incorporation. He therefore
refused to affix his signature to the
document until the improper matter
shall have been eliminated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
four DIE BY FIRE.
$50 Horses Killed and Twelve
Firemen Injured.
Two Fire Engines Wrecked and
Loss of 100000.
A FIVE HOUR FIGHT.
Six Alarms Between Midnight
and Early Morning.
A Dozen Men Blown Down a
Flight of Stairs.
A FIVE HOUR FIGHT.

New York, April 2S.-Four men were
burned 20 death, $50 horses killed, l.
flremen injured. two of them seriously
two engines overturned and wrecked by
collisions with street cars, several thrill
ing rescues from burning buildings and
a property loss of $500, ,00O That is the
story of tie fire department for the
five hours following last midnight.
Six different fires on the upper east
side in Broadway, on the middle east
side and big stable fire at Christie
phar and Barrow streets kept the fire
men constantly at work.
The deaG are four Italians whose
bodies, burned beyond recognition, We're
found in the ruins of the burned sta
BILE. The fire was in the Despatch sta
bles, IN the block between Christopher,
Barrow, West and Washington streets.
Three alarms called out a great bat
terry of fire apparatus, including two
big fire boats, but it was only after
a hard fight that the firemen saved
the big adjoining tenements and the
Palace ana Knickerbocker hotels. Two
hundred and fifty horses which were
quartered in the building perished. The
bodies of the four Italians were found
in the ruins an hour after the fire had
been extinguished. The money loss in
the stable fire is placed al 500, 600.
Another serious fire started in the
Mansion laundry in SeVenty-third street
and swept up through the five story
building several of the upper floors of
which were occupied as tenements. 1t
was while en- the way to this fire that
the two fire engines were wrecked
The drivers of both engines were in
jured, but it is not believed that either
of them was fatally hurt. The fire.
men had had a hard fight before the
Ia III dry and tenement fire was sub
dued because of the lack of water pres
sure. The families in the upper part
of the buildings were cut off from es-
cape by the stairs. but were rescued
by firemen. The fire caused a loss of
$50, ,00c.
1t was in a high building in Wooster
street that most of the firemen were
Injured. Fire had been discovered on
the top floor and the fremen had drag
zed their hose up the stairs to fight
stubborn blaze. The full company had
reached the scene when came the back
1raught and the flames and choking
smoke swept over them. A dozen of
the men were blown down a flight of
stairs. Several of them were severely |
burned ard bruised.
The other fires were in widely separa- |
ted sections of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
SHOT WHILE IN BED.
Another Victim of the ''Black Hand
in New York.

New York. April 23.-Another of
the many attempts to murder by
blackmailers masquerading under the
sign of the "black hand" was discov-
cred today when Viago Mardone, a
found probably fatally wounded in his
apartment in Brooklyn. Last week
Mardone received four letters threat
ening his life unless he paid the black
maiers $1,000.
He disregarded the warnings and
each night barricaded himself in his
room by placing heavy furniture be-
fore the door and windows. Early to-
day he awoke to find two men in his
they shot him, inf1icting a dangerous
wound in the lungs. The assailants es-
capped through the window by which
they had gained admission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
IT IS WARM AND FAIR TO-DAY.
Mercury Mounts to the Seventy five
Mark This Afternoon.

Today opened bright and fair and the
brightness and fairness has increased
as TIE day has aged, likewise the tenn
perature which stood at 81 when the
day was less than four hours of age
and has been climbing by leaps and
bounds since that time. That it is
warm today is attested by the shirt
waist women and coatless men who
nave been in an eclipse since they dis
appeared from the scene with the re-
turn of frost the first of last week
Just a slight breeze is blowing from
the west at the rate of four miles an
hour, hardly enough to stir the dust
and carry the smoke away "Gener-
ally fair with little or no change in
the temperature" is the forecast sent
out by the weather bureau for tonight
ami tomorrow.
The temperatures by hours for to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
ANOTHER BIG GAS WELL.
Brought in Near lola With Noise
That Is Deafening.

lola, Kan, April 23.-Another big
gas well was brought in late Monday
on the Horville place by the lola Port
land cement plant. The we'll had not
been finished late in the afternoon and
the exact measurement of the well
could not be learned but the indications
are that it will be as high as the other
wells in that field.
The fact that it is very strong well
is illustrated by the fact that a man
living one hundred RODS from the we'll
was barely able to hear over the tele-
phone, even with the door shut on
account of the roaring made by the gas
well
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
OTTAWA TRIES NEW FUEL.
a Good Fire of the Ashes Mixture
Maintained in a Foundry.

Ottawa, Kan, April 23.-At the OF
tawa foundry yesterday afternoon a
the formula announced in the east, and
good results were accomplished in
burning ashes. H. c. Branson, man.
ager of the foundry, reports that
good fire was maintained under the
boilers with the ash mixture. Indif-
ferent results were secured in burning
the mixture in a stove, where there is
but little draft. Mr.. BranSon's con-
clusions are that a strong draft is re-
fully
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
BY BROKEN RAIL.
Wreck Is Caused Which Injuries a
Number of Persons

st. Paul. April 23.-Twelve persons
were seriously injured and a dozen or
more were more or less badly hurt in
the wreck of the Great Northern pas
senger train, one mile east of Blaisdell,
last night. One or two of the injured
may die. The wreck was caused by a.
broken rail. The engine did not leave
the track but the baggage express,
mail and smoking cars and day coach
and tourist sleeper were hurled into
the ditch where they lay on their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
OPEN TO PUBLIC.
Party Rate Tickets Are Not for
Theater Companies Alone.

Washington. April 23.-A far reaching
decision was rendered today by the inter-
state commerce commission respecting
party rate tickets Various railroads OF
the country have been proceeding on the
theory that such tickets applied only to
theatrical or amusement companies. The
commission holds, however, that the
transportation of such amusement COM
panes party rate tickets would be
similar to transportation where the same
number of persons not belonging to such
companies offered to travel and that
therefore the tickets must be opened to
the of the general public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
Ii HUNG CHANGES SON.
He Has Been Appointed Chinese Min
lister to England.

Pekin. April 23-Lord Lii Ching Fang.
the adopted son of the late Viceroy Ii
Hung Chang, has been appointed Chi
nese minister to London. The new
minister is very wealthy. He formerly
was minister to Japan and was the
second plenipotentiary of China at the
time of the Shimonosiki peace negoti-
ations after the war between China and
japan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
NO MORE DOOGING.
William Burge Must Hang for Murder
of His Wife

Washington. April 2s-William Burge. a
negro. will be hanged here today for the
murder of his wife, Daisy Burge. in jan
uary 1903. After the murder Burge at
tempted suicide and then escaped from
the hospital where he sent under
guard. He was tried twice, feigning in
for his execution has been decided on four
times, but postponements were allowed.
The last was in order that his case might
be brought before President Roosevelt,
with an appeal for life Imprisonment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
RESCUED Is GIRLS.
Was Then Overcome by Smoke and
Carried Out Himself.

Chicago, April 2s.-Fire damaged to the
Saoesoo Wabash ayenne TODAY Tweenfv
girls employed by the Healy Music com
pany were obliged to leave the burning
building by means of the fire escapes but
none was injured. Horace Manley, in
charge of the elevator. made repeated
trips with his car to the upper stories and
rescued 40 girls. Manley finally was over
come by smoke and was carried out by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
Coal in Atchison ut 1925.

Atchison, Kan, April 23.-The price of
Atchison coal Delivered anywhere in
AtchiSon has been reduced from 81 so TO
$S.25: The opposition coal dealers held a
meeting Saturday and reduced their price
to $3.50, and they threaten still lower.
price Eighteen orders for Atchfson coal
were received this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
Rooseyelt Resolution Defeated.

| Harrisburg. April PA resolution ask
| ing President Roosevelt to be candidate
I for a second elective term as president
| was defeated in the house of representa-
| tives last night There was no debate on
| the proposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
Weather Indications.

Chicago, April 23.-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday; not much change in tenn
perature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
ROCK ISLAND SUED.
United States Attorney Bone Begins
Action Today.

For failing to unload SO carloads of
cattle within the % hour law provision
Tor feeding and watering the United
states district attorney, II. ]. Bone. to-
day filed suit against the Rock Island
railroad to recover $40 500 in fines on
Al different counts.
This is the biggest suit to be fled
py the United States district attorney
since the enactment of the law last
June.
All of the shipments of cattle Original
ted either in Oklahoma or the Indian
Territory and were consigned for KAN
saS City.
In a majority of the instances the
cattle were unloaded at Wichita or
Herington for feeding and watering, but
IN each instance it was after the %
hour limit had been exceeded. One in
stance mentioned shows a violation of
"A hours in excess of the % hour limit
These cases are brought under in
structionS from the United States at
torney general, but upon request of the
department of agriculture which has
investigated the charges and collected
the data.
The act of congress was intended as
a humane provision to insure better
treatment and care of cattle, sheep.
etc. shipped to packing markets.
One charge involved brings up some
thing new-that one shipment of cattle
were only taken out for feeding and
watering for a period of two hours
when the law provides for at least five
hours.
The maximum fine on each count is
$500 and the minimum is 800.
Judge Pollock, in hearing one case
against the Rock Island, assessed
fine of 800 for each car, or $50 for
each of the two counts.
Fred Schmidt of Lincoln. Neb
brings suit in the United States circuit
court to recover possession and to Sc
cure rents and other returns of lands
owned by him in Decatur county Kan.
Three suits are filed by Schmidt who
suit is against F. E. Sutton, Orie SUIT
ton, his wife. a man by the name of
Wilkins, and the wife of the latter for
the recovery of $500. This is due it
is claimed, from the southwest quar-
ter of section 16, township 5-29. The |
second suit is against F. T. Kibler and |
wife to recover $1,000 claimed due in
the way of rents, etc. from east one |
half section 16-5-29. The third is |
the same amount on northwest half |
16-5-29.
The transcript in the case of the
Bank of Topeka VS.. James T. Bradley,
receiver First National, trustees of c.
J. Devlin, Central National ct al from
the Shawnee county district court was
filed in the circuit court. The bank
seeks to get possession of 1903 shares
of stock par value of S1OO in the Bank
of Topeka. which it claims it has a
right to recover because the transfer
of the bank stock by c. J. Devlin to
never shown on the banks books. 1t
seeks to offset the shares against GER
tain claims which it alleges it pos
sesSeS.
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sumed charge of the affairs of the
Uncle Sam Oil company at its general
offices in Kansas City. Kan.
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Kansas City, Mo. April 23.-Receiv-
Or Morse this afternoon formally as
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DISCORD IN OIL TRUST CAMP
ROCKEFELLER AND ROGERS FALL
OUT IN DEBATE OVER DIvI.
DENp.

New York, Aug. 25.-H. H. Rogers
and William Rockefeller are reported
to have had serious disagreement
about TIC policy adopted by the Stand.
ard Oil company in defending itself
against the attacks by the government.
1t was learned that a good deal Of
discussion developed at the meeting
of the directors last week when the
usual dividend of Sc share for the pc
riod was declared. The attitude of the
administration toward corporations
was discussed and particularly the fine
of $29,24O,0OO levied against the Stand.
ard Oil company for rebating by Judge
Lands.
1t is understood that the lines were
drawn sharply at the meeting and
some of the directors strongly urged
that in view of this heavy fine the
quarterly dividend should be passed.
Those took the position that the com.
pany for various reasons ought not to
go on paying dividends while it was
under heavy fire from both national
and state governments.
1t was said that the arguments pre-
sented were of somewhat heated ma
ture and the discussion took decided.
ly acrimonious turn.