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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09

| We're established in other cities. large
+! hospital for the healing of the sick was
| Quilt in Chicago and a college for the
| training of missionaries was organic
| ed; printing plant put in operation
! and a bank was also started. The
christian Catholic church in Zion City,
the outgrowth of the original interna-
tlonal divine healing association, was
formally organized in February, 1896,
DoW1e becoming general overseer. -Four
years afterwards DOwie, before a large
audience in the Auditorium theater an
nounced that he was Elijah the restor-
er, spoken of in Malachi This assump-
ton of Biblical personality created
even more of sensation among his
followers than any of the worldly sue
cesses of the @pr ophet.'
PREVIOUS to this Dowie had marked
out his plans for Zion City, the crown
Ing effort of his life. Six thousand
cured by options and in August of 1901.
the first building was erected in Zion
City. which year later had a popula-
ton of 10000.
Dowie was supreme. The title of the
5000 acres bought with the money of
the sect rested in him. Lots were
leased, not sold. Running for 999 years
ing restrictions:
1.-The premises shall never be used
for slaughter house, saloon or beer
garden, tobacco store. opium joint.
hall, circus, pharmacy. drug store, Of
flee or residence of a practicing physi-
clan or surgeon, place for selling pork
or secret meeting place.
First Financial Trouble.
In December of 1903, Zion City was
placed under control of a, federal re-
ownership. which was dissolved
week later on Dowie's presentation of
ability to pay dollar for dollar for
all Indebtedness. At that time Dowie
estimated the value of his holdings in
Zion City at $4,000, 900, since then
the values of the lace factory, the 9TH
er industries and holdings in Zion
City are believed to have increased to
$2S,0O0,0O0.
Eighteen months ago Dowie began
the promotion of a second Zion City in
Mexico. While engaged in this I'M
dertaking his health failed and he
went to Jamaica shortly before Christ
mas, 1905, for his health. While
there he suffered a stroke of paralysis
from which he never fully recovered.
1t was at this time thats.he appointed
Wilbur Glenn sVoliva, his first lieuten-
ant and general overseer of the
church. A month after 1Voliva took
charge in Zion City, he, by power of
attorney vested in him by Dowie had
all the property belonging to the
church transferred from Dowie to
Overseer Granger, charging extrava-
gance and gross misn1anagement by
Dowie, at the time the transfer was
made. Voliva called all the Zionists
to the tabernacle in Zion City and de-
Dowie. With the exception of,
less than 200 of Dowie's former fol-
lowers all the inha bitants of Zion City
chose Voliva as their future leader and
word was sent to Dowie in Mexico
that he had been deposed He inn
took the controversy to the courts for
settlement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09
REUF IS CAUGHT.
The Courts ElEsor lrests the Boss
With Little Fronble.

San Francisco. March abraham
Ruef: the. political boss, who has been a
fugitive from court was arrested last
night at a suburban resort by the court S
elisor, W ]. Biggy. who was piloted to
the place by Detective Burns.
Sheriff C'Neif and Coroner Walsh. hav-
ing confessed their inability to find. ar
rest and bring into court Abraham Ruef,
the indicted lawyer and political boss,
who has been declared by Judge Dunno
to be a fugitive from justice. it devolved
upon State Senator W. J. Biggy, local
business man, to discover the where
abouts of the defendant in hiding and take
him into custody.
Superior Judge Dunno yesterday after
noon. and Mr. Buggy was appointed eli
sor and sworn in. The power conferred
upon Buggy authorizes him ito take the
body of Abraham Ruef, defendant in the
case of the people against Abraham Ruef,
for extortion, and to arrest and hold in
custody seid Ruef until the next session
of THE court. when you are directed to
bring said Ruef into the presence of this
court for trial as charged - =.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09
HE'S IN A PRISON.
A. A. Graham of Topeka Shut
Up in Mexico.
Claim Agent for the Rock
Island Railroad.

| A. A Graham. claim agent of the
| Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific rail-
road, at Topeka. is languishing in a
government prison in the republic OF
Mexico.
Mr.. Graham left Topeka six weeks
ago to go to Old Mexico to make set
20 or 25 Mexican laborers who were
killed in the Rock Island wreck at
Nolland on January 2. 1ast.
| For several weeks. it appears, no one
in Topeka has been in communicate ton
with him. Officials of the Rock Island
law department in Topeka profess no
knowledge either of Mr.. Graham s
whereabouts, or of the fact that he is
imprisoned by officials of the Mexican
government
A peculiar coincidence of the fact
that Mr.. Graham's plight has been
discovered in Topeka. is that the two
MeXicans who have been in Stormon
hospital ever since the accident, dis
appeared from that institution at 8
o'clock this morning and it is sup
posed that they have hurried to their
homes in Mexico.
The custom of Mexican police Off
Gals to imprson every trainman and
railway official that they can get hold
of after an accident in which a Mex
lean has been killed is well known.
1t is supposed that the Mexican
authorities have imprisoned Mr.. Ora
ham on the theory that as long as he
is restrained of his liberty they will
have powerful lever to force the
payment of a big indemnity, and prob
ably extortionate damage payments to
the heirs and families of those who
were killed in the wreck.
The Mexican consul located at Kan
sas City was involved in the arrange
ments for the settlement Of the cases.
1t is understood that he was instrument
tai in arranging for Mr.. Graham to go
to Mexico But whether it was in ac-
cordance with a prearranged plan to get
a representative of the railroad COM
pany in territory under the Mexican
government where he would be handi-
capped in taking steps to secure his re-
lease, is not known.
Mr.. Graham's house at No. s219 Tyler
street has been locked up for several
weeks. Mrs. Graham left Topeka to
visit her parents in Wisconsin about
three weeks ago and none of the friends
of the family in Topeka have had any
advices from either since that time.
W. E. Clark claim adjuster of the
Rock Island, who is in the same office
Island offices today refused to talk to a
for the State Journal on the
subject.
Mr.. Clark would neither deny or
affirm the truth of the report but his
manner indicated that he was aware of
the difficulty II have the old fashion
ed notion" he said that an employee
has no business talking about the af-
fairs of his employers to the newspa-
pers," and that was all he would say.
It is known that local officials of the
Rock Island have begun to be uneasy
about Mr.. Graham on account of the
lack of information in regard to what
he is doing in Old Mexico, and on ac-
count of the length of time that he has
been away 1t has been a subject of
comment
1t was impossible to learn here today |
what steps, if any. are being taken by |
the officials of the Rock Island to Sc
cure his release from the Mexican jail. |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09
STOLE A MAIL POUCH.
Thieves Secure "Bunch of Letters"
ct BuckIin.


Rucklin, Kan, March 9.-The train
that does service the branch line
between here and Dodge City was very
late in making her trip on Wednesday,
not getting back here until about p.
M, and then, while nearly mile from
the depot, it found its way blocked,
all tracks being full of freight trains
While waiting for the track to be
cleared. the conductor left the train in
charge of brakeman and came down
to the depot to report. This train does
not carry a mail clerk or yet a mail
car. but it does carry mail in locked
pouches. When the tracks were
cleared and the train pullel to the de-
pot it was found that there was one
pouch short A complete search of
the car was made but failed to pro-
duce the missing pouch. The pouch
was one made up by the Dodge City
postoffice, and contained mail for
Bucklin and points west on the main
line The pouch had been taken from
the car after the conductor had left it
and it was making it's way through the
yards to the depot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09
I DOWIE IS DEAD.
Self-StyIed Elijah Passed Away
at 40 A. u.
At Shiloh House in the City
Which He Founded.
FAILING FIVE WEEKS.
Has Not Appeared in Public
During That Time.
He Became DeliriOus Shortly
Before His Death.
FAILING FIVE WEEKS.

Chicago, March 9.-John Alexander
Dowie died at 7:40 this morning at
Shiloh house. Zion City. There were
present with him when he died, only
Judge d. n. Barnes and two personal
attendants. 1t had been his custom
to hold religious services every Sunday
afternoon in the parlor of Shiloh
house. About $50 of his original fol-
lowers remained faithful and attended
these services uDowie always wore his
apostolic robes and made a character
istic address. Five weeks ago these
meetings ceased and Dowie appeared
no longer. in public. The Sunday
meetings. however, were still held by
his adherents. "fe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09
Weather Indications.

Chicago March 9.-Forecast for Kansas:
Probably showers tonight and Sundays
slightly warmer tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09
ARCHIE IMPROVES.
Encouraging Reports Regarding Con-
dition of the Presidents Son.

Washington, March 9.-Archie
Roosevelt, the presidents son, who is
i'll with diphtheria. continues to i'm
prove according to the physicians bull
letin issued this morning. Archie had
a good night and the fact that no un-
favora BILE symptoms have developed is
regarded by them as very favorable.
The reports from the sick room con-
tinued good during the morning.
The president was at his office as
usual and appeared cheerful and
bright
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09
WILLIAM II. HEARST I'LL.
Editor-Politician Cancels All Engage.
mentS.

New York. March 9-William r.
Hurst is seriously at his home. and his
engagements fo- some time to come
have been Cancelled.
The editors illness was made known
today when the Fourteenth assembly
district, Brooklyn Independence League
Club, Cancelled a meeting at which he
was to have spoken. Mr.. Hurst re-
Gently contracted severe cold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09
BIG RAIN TODAY.
Fall Has Been Incessant- Since Early
Morning.

There has been nothing doing today
but rain. Last night about half past
10 it commenced to sprinkle and inter
mittent showers were the order until
about o'clock this morning since
which time there has been a ceaseless
fall of rain. So far the fall has amount
ed TO ali iEch and a quarter. The wind
is from the east and is blowing at the
rate of IL miles an hour.
The following are today's Temporal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09
FINE FOR THE WHEAT.
Wet Snow Over Western Kansas Fri
day Night, Rain Saturday.

Goodland, Kan, March 9.-A welcome,
gentle rain IS falling ali over the west
ern portion of the state which will be
fine for the wheat. All of Friday night
the falling moisture was in the nature
of a wet snow.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-22
RESTRkINS HUSBAND
FROM DRAWING Cash
Suit Filed by Wife of Owner Of Moving
Picture establishments, in
Which She Asks $50
Month

Asserting she had been deserted by
her husband who, she claimed, came t.
California to get rid of her, Mrs. Vida
Maud Roberts followed her unwilling
spouse to this coast and yesterday pro-
cured an order restraining her husband
from drawing any money from his vari-
Gus bank accounts in this city.
Edward G. Roberts, prosperous NOV
ing picture show man, is the defendant
In the suit His wife has been In Cali
fornia four months, during which time II
is said she has canvassed thoroughly
the state of her husbands finances and
has come to the conclusion she should
have at least $3.50 month for her sup
port.
In the complaint Mrs. Roberts states
her husband is proprietor of the picture
theater at 545 South Main street and
of the picture show establishment at 35s
Oregon avenue Sawtelle. When Roberts
learned he had been trailed by his wife
he is said to have prepared to sell out
and leave Los Angeles.
The Commercial National bank of Los
Angeles, the Fraternal Savings bank
of Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Bank
and Trust company and the Citizens
National bank of Sawtelle are named as
codefendants in the complaint. They
are the banks in which Roberts is sup
posed to have his savings deposited.
Mrs. Roberts claims her husband has
an income of $500 per month. She asks
for $500 and costs of the suit.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-22
SEATTLE WARRLNG
AGAINST RODENTS
Government Laboratory, Moved from
jamestown, Transferred to Pacific
Coast to Facilitate POST
Mortems on Rats

DR.. L. NJ. Power of the Los Angeles
health department has just received ad-
vices from Seattle showing how the cam
paien against rats in that vicinity Is pro-
crossing
Two hundred and fifty thousand pieces
of poisoned bread have been placed where
they will attract the attention of most
rats during the past few days by the
poison squad working under the direction
OF DR.. Leonard Cofer of the United
States marine hospital service, who is
in charge of the campaign instituted by
the board Of health against rats ana
fieas.
Mixtures of arsenic and lard and phos-
phorous and lard are used and two hum
dred pals of the. poison are used daily
by the poison squad numbering about
thirty men.
1000 rats have been delivered to the
sanitarium headquarters this week, max
ing about 5000 in all since the fight
started three weeks ago.
Seventy-fve sanitary inspectors are em
ployed by the board of health, and in ad
dition to this force DIR. Cofer has half
dozen physicians engaged in the work
who are paid by the government
Vacant lots, alleys and unused property
have never been given such cleaning
as that started by the health department
and this part of the work has jus
started.
"The number of rats that have beer
brought to headquarters seems small, ;
DR.. Cofer writes, "but this number will
increase rapidly. and besides, this does
not represent by a long shot the number
of rats that are destroyed through poison
and other means and which are not re-
ported or brought in for bounty.
1.-THE amount of rubbish that is being
disposed of through the efforts of the
department is enormous, and the work is
progressing very satisfactorily"
The government laboratory which was
on exhibition at the jamestown exposi-
ton reached Seattle Saturday and will
he installed in the temporary headquar-
ters building at once. After that
is in operation a closer tab will be kept
on dead rats that are brought in and
more post mortems will be made.
DIR. F. s. Palmer, one of the govern
ment physicians, is engaged in making
g map of the district under which rats
are most feared, showing the location of
every building, with full data as to the
material entering the construction, It's
use and the nativity of the occupants.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-22
TO PUT S7OCKADE
ON CITY'S LAND
coUNcILMEN FAVOR SITE IN
BISHOP CANYON
Mayor, Chief and Lawmakers Agree
That Second Ward Site Is Best
and Will Relieve Jail
for Years

Carrying the Endorsement of the build
ing committee the plan to erect city
stockade on city lands in Bishops
canyon near Elysian park, back of the
old Catholic cemetery, will be adopted at
the next meeting of the city council.
Yesterday Mayor Harper and Chief
Kern piloted the councils building COM
mittee, Messrs. Blanchard, Yonkin
Wren and Dromgold, to two sites in the
Los Angeles river bed and to the canyon
all three having been suggested as suit
able places to house the chain gang, and
the canyon proposition proved the most
alluring.
1t is believed that with an expenditure
of $4,000 a concrete house for about 200
men and a high wooden fence can be put
around the inclosure. Concrete is neces-
sary as the inmates might burn wooden
building.
The city owns seventeen acres and
about two acres will probably be in
closed at first. There Is grazing lease
on the property but Chief Kern says
it will not, interfere with stockade plans.
There is opposition in the Second ward
on the ground that the sight of these
men passing through the ward daily will
be unpleasant, but the mayor and chief
say that the place is the best and
cheapest one for the city at large and
moreover much work will be done by the
chain gang in the Second ward. The
place is hidden from Vie, being in a
canyon, is near the quarantine station
and hence con do no serious damage to
surrounding property.
Councilman Henry Lyon said last night
that the plan should be adopted as 1T
will relieve the congestion at the jail
and remove the necessity of spending
thousands for a new structure for several
years.
"By taking the chain gan1 out of the
Jail quarters we cal enlar-e the receiv-
ing hospital and the space occupied by
police courts and still take care of the
hardened criminals whom We, like all big
cities, must lodge all the year round"
said Mr.. Lyon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-22
HOW GIANT TREES
OBTAINED NAMES
sEQUoIAs CALLED FOR FAMOUS
INDIAN
Great Redwood Trees, Now Confined
to California, Formerly Grew
Throughout Europe, Asia
and America

Few persons outside the Pacific coast
states know how the wonderful redwood
trees, now limited to a few small groves
in California, came to their name. Sc
quota
The trees are named after the Cherokee
tribe known as Sequo Yah, who, all by
himself, invented an alphabet and taught
it to his tribe by writing it upon leaves.
! This alphabet came into general use
among the Cherokees before the white
man had any knowledge of it,
| In 1928 book was even published in 1t
by missionaries. Sequo Yah was ban
ished from his home in Alabama with
the rest OF the tribe and settled in New
Mexico, where he died in 1S43.
| The naming of the big trees for him
came about in this manner: When End
licher was preparing his synopsis of the
cone-bearing trees in 1916, DR.. Jacbon
Tschudi, then living with Endlicher,
brought before his notice this remark
able Indian and asked him to dedicate
the redwood tree to the memory of
unique literary genius so conspicuous
among the red men of America.
1t seemed fitting the redwood should
be named for the red man and Endlicher
consented to do so but endeavored to
make the name easier by changing IL
from Sequo Yah to Sequoia. This is
how the big trees received their name.
Sequoias now represented by two spe-
cies and confined to California, were,
ages ago, distributed over Europe, Asia
and America, from 4S degrees to rs de-
grees north latitude.
Scientists tell us the type is of ancient
and presumably distinguished family,
since its first representative is found in
the "Urgonian OF the Cretaceous age"
Ten species have so far been discovered
in the Cretaceous.
This is. perhaps, the most remarkable
record in the whole history of vegeta-
ton, for the Sequoias are the giants of
the cone-bearing trees the grandest and
most noble representatives and confined
to one limited, region in the western
United States, after having spread over
the whole northern hemisphere and at
tanning to more than twenty specific
forms, constitutes a sad memento of
departed greatness.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-22
CONSULAR AGENTS ADOPT
RESOLUTIONS FOR cAsTRuCcIo

At meeting of the consular corps
held in the office of E. j. Louis, Douglas
building, yesterday, the following reso-
lutions were passed:
Whereas, The hand of Divine Provi-
dence has removed from our midst ou,
esteemed colleague, the Hon. Bene-
dict Castruccio late consular agent OF
Italy in this city; and
Whereas, In the death of the Hon.
Benedict Castruccio the consular body of
this city has suffered a great loss, now
therefore be it
Resolved, That the heartfelt sympathy
of the body be rendered to the family OF
the deceased, and that copy of this te5-
timonial of our sympathy be forwarded to
them by our secretary.
Los Angeles Cal, Nov. q, 1907.
ANTONIO LOZANO, consul of Mexico.
VICTOR PONET, consul of Belgium.
C. WHITE MORTIMER, British vice
GEORGE H. PECK. vice consul CT
MARC L. DURAND, consular agent of
France.
t. L. DUQUE. consul of Ecuador, Cuba,
Nicaragua and Honduras and dean of
the consular corps.
e. j. LOUIS. vice cousul of Peru and see
retary of the consular corps.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-22

England Smith or Zones in c." but
at any rate Muller is not Mozart" :"
There is, therefore, a certain amount
of mystery connected with the Twelfth
Mass" Whether Zulehner heard it and
thought it sufficiently like Mozart in
style to pass muster if, with trained
hand, he could manage to initiate the
handwriting of the Salzburg master, we
shall probably never know; but If so,
one thing is certain, Zulehner was a
better engraver than musician. 1t is
really time that the fair name of Mozart
should be relieved of the stigma of the
so-called Twelfth Mass
*
An English musician, George Alexander
Osborne, composer of once extremely
popular piece, la Pluie de Perles," was
friend of Chopin. From a very read
able collection, called "Reminiscences of
Chopin" we learn something about
Chopin's methods. II had the advantage
of hearing him play his compositions
when still in manuscript. Even when
published he would introduce floriture,
always varying them, when repeated,
with new embroideries, according to the
fancy of the moment In bravura pass
ages he would sing out as loud as ne
could, occasionally exclaiming, This will
require force and DASH evidently having
Liszt in his mind,' says Osborne.
-
The little cricket is perhaps the best
known of all the small musicians, be-
cause his music is the loudest. He al
ways has two tunes, one for night and
one for day.
Sometimes. If you listen listen,
When the twilight turns to gray
You will hear a dark backed cricket,
On his shrill voiced fiddle play.
1t may be in the autumn.
From the corner of your room,
You will hear his tiny fiddle
Sounding out upon the gloom.
1t may be in the pasture,
Beneath a cold gray stone,
He tightens up the sinews.
And fiddles all alone.
I believe it was the music of a cricket
(Which was accidentally heard aboard the
vessel of a great discoverer) which saved
the sailors from becoming hopeless, for
just as they were about to mutiny ms
little piping was heard, which indicated
that land was near, and JOY took the
place of despair