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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
CANT USE THE CAR.
Railroads Won't Help Distribute Fish
inKansas.

Standing out on the sidetrack at
Pratt, Kan, is the elegant new $4,000
fish car purchased by the state fish and
game warden for distributing fish. It
has been standing there ever since it
was purchased. 1t has never made a
trip.
This isn't because Mr.. Travis has not
desired to use the car but simply be-
cause the railroad companies don't seem
disposed to haul 1t. Twice the appHca-
tion has been made by Mr.. Travis for
the Rock Island to pick up the car and
take it out on fish distributing ex-
pedition, and both times the Rock Is
land has failed to issue the orders nee
essary for the movement.
Consequently Mr.. Travis is IN Tope7
ka today distributing fish to parties
along the Rock Island in the same old
way he did before the fish car was
etS- 81
= II don't quite understand the reason
we have been, unable to use the fish
car" said Mr.. Travis. THE railroads
say they are willing to haul it, and made
a rate of IN cents per mile, which is
reasona BILE, but we can't seem to get
the car stared. 1 expect to call or the
Santa Fe officials today, and try to
make arrangements to take the ogt
over their lines soon. We are distribut
ing fish now, and have a good supply.
I'VE have no more pheasantS; the
supply has all been distributed and If
the people of Kansas will protect these
elegant birds, they will thrive and null
tfply here. They seem to be doing we'll
where we have placed Them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
" SILENT" SMITH DEAD.
Was Worth $50, 100000 and was on
Wedding Tour.

New York. March 27.-A dispatch
received today from Toxic announces
the death of James Henry Smith, one
of the wealthiest capitalists of this
city. AT the time of his death Mr.
smith was on a wedding tour around
the world His bride is the divorced
wife of William Rhynelander Stewart
They were married in this city last
September. Mr.. Smiths death occur
red yesterday at Kioto. Japan. In the
party with Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were
the Duke and Duchess of Manchester
A cable received at Mr.. Smiths of
fee today stated that the party which
accompanied Mr.. Smith will leave
Yokohama for San, Francisco April 10,
bringing Mr.. Smiths body. They will
be met in San Francisco by Eugene
Zimmerman, father of the Duchess of
Manchester. sst
1t was stated at Mr.. Smiths Office
that his death was due to heart dis
ease.
A few years ago Mr.. Smith inherited
from his uncle, George Smith. a for
tune estimated at $50,000,OO0. Two
years ago he bought the house at
Fifty-seventh street and Fifth avenue,
owned by the late William G. Whitney.
The lavish entertainments given by
him, during his bachelorhood days,
were among the most notable in New
York fashionable circles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
WILL FIGHT FOR OHIO.
Foraker Demands a Primary to Settle
the Choice for President.

Washington, March Ex-senator For
aker in statement given out says he
is willing and anxious to have presi-
Dental and senatorial propositions in
Ohio submitted to a vote of the people
at a direct primary. The administra-
ton insinuated the rank and file in
Ohio were for Taft for president, and
against Foraker for senator and that
the politicians lined up for Foraker and
against Taft.
Senator Foraker says he docs not
want any political honors from the
people of Ohio without their hearty
approval" and suggests that the pro-
per way to determine who is the choice
of the people to head the Republican
national ticket and to represent the
state in the United States senate is for
the Republican state executive COM
mittee to authorize primary election
to choose delegates to the state con-
vention which will be called upon to
determine these questions.
The announcement of State Superin-
tendent of Insurance Arthur 7 Vorys
that he will support Secretary Tart fer
the presidential nomination was follow
ed by the statement. The senator de-
clares he is willing to go before the
people on his record, and that he has
nothing to conceal from his constitu-
ents.''
Mr. Foraker does not say that he will
be a candidate to succeed President
stood among his friends in Washington
that at a later date he will formally
announce his candidacy, and that If the
primary election is called in Ohio he
will enter the fight to secure the m
dorsement of his own state.
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Peter B. Olney and DIR. Leopold Putzel,
an authority on mental diseases. If
the commission finds that Thaw is in
sane, the prisoner will be sent to an
asylum, fate which he has apparently
dreaded ever since the shooting of
White. If ii is found that Thaw is now
sane, the trial will proceed and Thaw's
fate will be decided by the jury.
Just how long the sessions will last
can not be guessed Much will depend
on whether the commissioners decide to
go into the history of the case or only
hear witnesses who can swear as to the
present mental condition of the defend
ant The Justice appointing a commits
sion in lunacy has the power to reject
its report. Thaw will be present at
every session of the commission. He
must submit to a physical examination
by the doctor on the commission, but
may refuse to subject himself to an oral
examination. If he should do so, how
ever, it might be construed as an ac
acknowledgement that the district attor-
ney's contention is correct.
While all three members of the lunacy
commission said last evening they had
consented to serve they would give no
opinion as to the course of procedure.
saying they would have to walt until
after their informal conference today.
II readily accepted the appointment"
said Peter B. Olney, because 1 believed
it to be in the nature of public duty
He expressed the opinion that the meet
ings of the commission would be public.
"YesI have accepted the appointment
of the commission said ex-Justice Nor
gan J. O'Brien- I'VE shall get down to
business at once and considering the
nature of our work, will hasten it as
much as possible. 1 think the work of
the commission should not take longer
than a few days OF course, If Harry
Thaw appears before the commission
where we can see him for ourselves and
form our own conclusions, rather than
accept descriptions of him it will help
to facilitate our work. If in our judG
ment we consider it best to hold some
executive sessions, we shall do SO. 1t
may be that some of the meetings will
be held in public and some of them in
private"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
CUP FOR CLEVELAND.
Ex-President Tells Princeton Men He
Feels Young at 30.

Princeton, n. j., March 27.-The en-
tire undergraduate body of Princeton
university paraded to the home of for
mer President Cleveland and presented
him with a loving cup. The cup was to
have been given to Mr. Cleveland on
his 10th birthday, March 49, but he was
in the south at the time.
In accepting the gift Mr.. Cleveland
said:
II am sure you do not fully realize
all the satisfaction which this occasion
affords me. It is of course, within your
expectations that from a heart stirred
to its depths by a sense of thankfulness,
1 should attempt to give expression to
the delight which accompanies the re-
eeption of your beautiful birthday gift
but you can not know and appreciate
the opportunity long desired and here
given me, to acknowledge to the stu
dents of Princeton themselves what has
daily and hourly come to me through
even a limited association with their
university life.
'I feel young at 20 because I have
here aspiring young manhood. You have
created this atmosphere, and through
the providence of God ii has been given
to me to breathe in these latter days
this healthy, stimulating influence I
can only promise that during all the
time awaiting me, l shall make partial
payments by an increasing love for you
and all undergraduates of Princeton,
and by an increasing devotion to tho
badge Of Princeton wherever 1 find it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
BURTON LETTER PUBLIC
The One Concerning a Pardon Given
Out III Washington.

Washington, March 27.-The admin
istration has taken cognizance of the
Burton attack sufficiently to give out
the full text of the letter from Pardon
Clerk Gordon to which ex-senator
Burton referred in an interview.
The letter follows:
October 27, 1906.
''Mr. Joseph r. Burton, County Jail,
Ironton, Mo.
''Sir: There have been received at
this department several letters asking
that executive clemency be extended
in your behalf. One received this morn
ing is signed by R. NJ. Gubbins and
Charles H. Raven, of Ceresco, Mich.
These letters are in proper form,
and under the rules relating to par
don cases, a copy of which is enclosed,
constitute an application for pardon,
and ordinarily would be referred to
the district attorney and trial Judge
for their report and recommendation,
and then presented to the president for
his consideration; but inasmuch as the
letters are not signed by you, and
there is nothing to indicate that they
were written at your request, or even
with your sanction, 1 don't think it
proper that they should be treated as
applications for pardon in your behalf
unless you in some way indicate that
1t is your desire that they should be
treated as such. Respectfully,
"PEYTON GORDON.
Pardon Attorney"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
SHORT WURK OF 1T.
France Expects Little Trouble With
the Moroccan Situation.

Paris, March 27.-In official quar-
ters here it is recognized that the Mo-
roccan situation is serious, but the con-
sensus of European opinion being
favorable to Frances action, a solu-
ton of the difficulties is regarded as
being very simple and as not likely to
produce complications. The sultan of
Morocco is expected to yield promptly
all the claims formulated by the COM
mander of the French armored cruis
er Jeanne D'Arc, now at Tangier, as
soon as he is convinced that the
French attitude is infiexible and that
France has the unanimous support
Of the powers.
No news has reached the foreign
office relative to the occupation of
Oudja by the French troops.
French Cruisers Arrive.
Tangfer, March 27.-The French
armored cruiser Jeanne D'Arc and the
cruiser La Lande have arrived here
Jeanne D'Arc will hand a list of the
French claims this afternoon to Mo-
hammed Ell Torres, the representa-
tive of the Sultan. The situation at
Morocco City is becoming more Sc
rious according to the reports received
here. Hostile crowds are parading
the streets and Europeans do not dare
to go out their houses without an es-
cort.
Germany Is WatchfuI.
of Oudja. Morocco, by the French
troops is regarded at the foreign office
here as being a proper and inevitable
step If it be confined simply to punt
tive measures for the murder of a
French citizen and is without Interior
objects. 1t is assumed here officially
that France will observe her agree
ments entered into at Algeciras, both
in letter and spirit. The German at
titude is one of alert observation. Any
of that attitude will de-
pend on the development of the
French plans
The reopening of the Moroccan
question would be unpleasant to Ger
many and there is no disposition to
take unnecessary offense at Frances |
action on which the most favorable |
is placed. yet it is con- |
sidered impossible that Germany |
could accept without objection any |
action against the Moroccan gov
or territory not strictly in |
accord with international judgments !
reached at Algeciras. France, in the |
official view, will doubtless carefully |
avoid going outside of the terms of
he Algeciras convention but already |
he newspapers here are filled with |
showing suspicion of the |
French intentions, so that the public
mind is certainly prepared to treat |
French acts unSympath etically.
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SAVED BY CORTELYOU.
European Market Situation Responds
TO Treasurer'S Action.

London, March 27.-Two failures
were announced on the stock exchange
today before noon, but neither of them
was of any Importance from the mar
ket point of view. The tone in all the
departments was decidedly more cheer
full Americans fully responded to
yesterdays sharp advance with COM
parative cheerfulness in the general
belief that the corner has been turned.
and that, although further small fail
ureS may be expected, no serious trou-
BILE need be anticipated.
The participation of Secretary of the
Treasury Cortelyou in relieving the
money market at New York by depos-
iting in the banks customs receipts to
the extent of $15.00000O has proved
of international value. Business is
still restricted, as attention is mostly
taken up with the conclusion of the
settlement. Americans opened a good
deal above parity and advanced from
the start. There was a slight reaction
at the start but it was only fractional.
Consois were firm at S5 a. with an i'm
proving tendency
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READY FOR PEACE.
Salvador Asks Mexico to Help Adjust
the Quarrel.

Washington. March 27.-Mr. Creel the
Mexican ambassador, today confirmed
the press dispatches of this morning
that Salvador has expressed desire
for peace In Central America and is
anxious to have Mexico exert its good
influence In ending the war involving
Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
This desire of Salvador is regarded by
diplomatists as an indication that the
war Is practically ended, because Hon
duras is not strong enough to rcontinu
it single handed. This action of Saliva
dor will doubtless prevent Guatemala
or Costa Rica from taking any part in
the support of Honduras. Mr.. Cree
had a conference with Mr.. Corea, The
Nicaraguan minister today and proba-
bly, will confer tomorrow with Secre-
tary Root as to how Mexico and the
United States can best exert their eff
forts to restore peace.
saved by American Warships.
Mobile, Ala. March 27.-A report was
brought to Mobile from Truxillo, Span
ish Honduras by way of Puerto Cortez,
that an attempt had been made by
the Hondurean army to seize the Nor
wegian steamer Suldal and an ATncri-
can schooner at the first named place
for the purpose of using them IS troop
ships but that the presence of the
American warships prevented it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
FELL OFF A TRAIN
Two Year Old Child Drops From
Car Window.
Moving 90 Miles an Hour But
Little One Unhurt.

Thos. Webster, the two and one-half
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Webster, who were enroute to Den
yer on a Union Pacific train, sprang
from the lap of its father about noon
today through an open car window,
mile and one-half east of Lawrence.
while the train was running at the
rate of SIS miles an hour and was pick
ed up half an hour later practically
uninjured.
The parents of the child were rid
ing in tourist car and the day be-
ing warm window had been opened.
The little boy was playing on its faith
er's lap and leaning too far out Of the
window became overbaIanced and fell
before the father realized what had
happened. The train was behind time
and was exceeding it's schedule at the
time of the, accident.
For some reason the train was not
stopped until it had almost reached
Lawrence when the conductor of the
train and a passenger agent secured a
handcar and started back to locate the
child. In the meantime it had wan
dered from the track and the men
missed it. The train was slowly back
ed to the scene of the accident and the
little fellow was found just outside OF
the right of way walking about as
though nothing had happened. "I fell
off the train" said the child inno-
Gently.
He was placed on the train and
brought to Topeka where DIR. NJ r.
Mitchell. the company physician. had
been summoned to render aid and ac-
company the child to its destination If
necessary. An examination made by
him showed that while the child was
slightly scratched and bruised that it
had not sustained broken bone or a
SeriOilS iTli1IrV
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LIKE A VOLCANO.
Burning SapuIpa OIL Well Bursts Open
the Earth

Sapulpa. l. T., March 27-The gas
We'll two miles east of here that caught
fire Saturday, is still burning fiercely,
After fourteen days of work the well
was capped. But the great volume of
gas found another way out through the
crevices and for half a mile it spread
three fc-t wide and twenty feet long
was torn. Then the escaping gas caught
fire and has been burning ever since.
At one place a sheet of flame 90 feet
long and Is feet high is blazing. Tons
of rock and shale were thrown from the
cracks and the constant tremble of the
earth is frightening the farmers and oil
operators in the vicinity Great pools
of oil on the creek and in the ravines
also are on fire and there are no signs
of abatc .ent
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TRAIN WRECK ON Mp.
Cars Overturned and Knocked Down
Telegraph Poles.

st. Paul. Mimi. March 27.-The
Northern Pacific passenger train for
Duluth which left st. Paul at IL
O'Clock last night was wrecked at Carl
ton, Mimi, early today. The engine,
mail and combination cars were de-
rallied and the engineer and fireman
were killed.
Meager reports received at Northern
Pacific headquarters here do not indi-
cate that any passenger was killed.
The wreck knocked down the tele-
graph poles of the North American
Telegraph company and communica-
ton with Duluth over that line is in
terrupted
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OFFICIALS INDICTED.
Held for Loss of Life in Brewster Ex-
press Wreck

New York, March 27.-Indictme1ts
charging manslaughter in the second
degree were returned today against the
New York Central railway, Ira McCor-
mick, general superintendent of the
company and Alfred H. Smith. one Of
its vice presidents, in connection with
the wreck of the Brewster express on
the Harlem division of the railroad last
month.
Mccormick and Smith entered pleas
of not guilty and were released on $10,-
900 bail each The grand jury also
handed up presentment containing
many recommendations to the state
railroad commissioners concerning re-
strictions upon railroad operation in
this state.
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ROSS in A HUFF.
Mayor of Wichita Won't Close
the Saloons.
Will Resist Order of Attorney
General to Last.
NOT IN SAME CLASS.
That City Has Had No Anti
liquor Ordinance.
Mayor Everhardy of LeRven
worth Ready to Surrender.

While Mayor Everhardy of Leaven-
worth has manifested a disposition to
surrender and close up the Leavenworth
saloons, Mayor Finley Ross and the city
of Wichita are preparing to make a
fight all along the line.
Wichita is in little different position
from other cities because in that city
it is claimed that no antiliquor ordi-
nance was ever passed. In the city's
answer it says that it has never author
lied any officer, either by ordinance or
otherwise, to enter into any contracts
with saloons or houses of il1-fame by
which these places were allowed to op-
crate without molestation on payment
of a license.
In the case of the custer against
Mayor Finley Ross, Mayor Ross enters
general denial, and as he is not a
candidate for reelection. he has moth
ing to fear from the custer. By the
time he is ousted he will no longer be
mayor. The following IS the answer
filed by Mayor Ross today:
Comes now the defendant, Finley
Ross, by his attorneys for this purpose
duly authorized and answering the petit
tion in this cause says:
Il. That the said petition does not
state facts sufficient to authorize the
rendition of any judgment against this
defendant in this action.
so. That the defendant at the several
times in the petition mentioned was and
is the mayor of the city of Wichita,
Sedgwick county, Kansas, and that
said city was and is a city of the first
class of the state of Kansas.
"3. Otherwise than above stated the
defendant denies each and every, all and
contained.
"A. s. BUZZE,
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HUGHES IS ELECTED.
Kansas Man Gets High Position in
National Guard Association.

Columbia, S. c., March 27.-The
National Guard association of the
U. s. the name by which the inter-
state national guard association is to
be known in the future, concluded it's
ninth annual convention here Tues
day. Boston was selected as the next
annual meeting place.
The following officers were elected:
President, Major General Chas. Dick,
Ohio; vice president, J. B. Loucke
California; ]. w. F. Hughes, Kansas;
secretary, Col. Carroll D. Evans Ne
braska; treasurer, General John D.
Frost Columbia S. c.
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"A. s. BUZZE,
'H.~C. SLUSS,
ID. NJ. DALE,
Everhardy Plays Politics.

Word GwaS received from IeaVen-
worth Tuesday afternoon that Mayor
Peter Everhardy, candidate for re-
election, had agreed to give up his
fight and close the saloons of LSeaven-
worth, and had entered into con-
tract to this effect with the state, but
was suppressing the facts until after
the city election next Tuesday.
In other words, Mr.. Everhardy
wanted to hold the liberal vote solid,
while at the same time having made
an agreement with the attorney gem
eral to close the LeavenWorth joints
Immediately after election.
An investigation of the information
from Leavenworth showed that the
report is true, and it was given out by
the attorney general that to save the
expense OF taking testimony, the at
torneys for the city of Leavenworth
in the custer suit against Mayor Ever
hardy had agreed to. a statement of
facts in,the case, which is substantially
the same statement of facts set forth
In the states custer petition. The
only other feature of Importance in
cIuded in the case is the agreement
that a similar judgment of custer has
already been entered against the city
of Leavenworth in the case decided
90 years ago.
1t is expected that briefs and argu-
ments will be made in to the supreme
court within short time.
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Threatened by Ice Jam.

Chippewa Falls Wis, March 27.-
An ice jam threatens the Omaha rail-
way bridge here and appears likely tc
result in a loss of thousands of logs
The jam is above the Chippewa Lum-
ber and Boom company's dam, extend
ing two miles up the river, where greaa
cakes of ice piled to a height of ten
feet are pounding against the supports
of the bridge crossed by the Chicago
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha rail
way. The jam has split on the bridge
piers.
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ity, the integrity. the wisdom and the
impartiality of the court which tries
him, or determines the earning power
of his property. This being true the
commission properly constituted, not
the legislature, is the tribunal to make
equitable and just rates. The commits
sion can take up the work of adjust
ing the rates where this legislature
stopped, and was so instructed by -reso-
luton and provided with ample means
and facilities''
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NO MORE NEGROES.
Those Already in Army Will Be Sent
to the Philippines.

Houston, Tex, March 27.-Announce-
ment was made today at the local re-
cruiting station that orders have been
received from the war department at
Washington, instructing that no more
negroes be accepted for service in the
army, also that all negro troops in the
United States will be dispatched forth
with to the Philippines.
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SUING FOR SINGER MILLIONS.
Third Husband of Inventors Widow
Wants Share of the Estate.

Newark, N. J.. March 27.-Suit to recov-
er so 900 from the trustees of the es-
tate of the late Isabelle z. Schege, widow
of Isaac NJ. Singer. who organized the
Singer Sewing Machine company, was be-
gun here today by Paul C. w. Schege of
Paris.
Mr. Schege was the third husband of
the former Mrs. Singer and demands $20.-
10000 under the will of his wife. The case
was tried and lost in England.