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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
GYPSIES ON RAMP AGE.
Create Excitement in the Rochester
NeighbOrhood-

Sheriff WiIkerson was called out in
the country near Rochester cemetery
Saturday night to arrest some Gypsfes-
Accompanied by Deputy Bayless, he
drove to the spot and found an .'awk-
ward squad of farmers, armed with
pitchforks and shotguns, herding a
camp of transients- It appeared that
the farmers had taken exception to the
actions of two of the Gypsy men. who.
after loading TO the eyebrows with rare
old Topeka booze. terroirZed some of the
women living in that neigh borhood-
One of the DRINKS was surrounded in
camp. but the other had esca ped into
the corn field Sheriff WIIkerson Joined
the minute men" in a search for the
other drunk but failing in the quest,
loaded the remaining drunk who gave
his name as T. Sherlock into the buggy
and brought him to the county Jail.
Sherlock was loaded with difficulty.
He fought the officers. and while they
were dragging him to the buggy a big
woman, evidently SherlOck's wife. trip
ped Sheriff WiIkerSon and he took a
header into the mud
Sherlock was thrown into the county
Jail over night, but Sunday the farmers
who had raided the Gypsy camp teIe-
phoned that they were willing 10 release
Sherlock If he would move camp and
be quick about it. This was done and
the Incident was closed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
NO PANIC COMING.
Hartman Says There Is No Occasion
for One.

Buffalo, y. Y. Sept s--'What sort
of a reflector is the street after all
III tell you-it's a false one What
matters it if stocks show the upward
turn of d point one day and down.
ward turn Of two or five the next?
That IS no indication of the reaI
wealth of the country or Of the coun-
try's prosperity. and it is no refiec-
ton OF actual conditions There's no
panic coming; we've had our panic,
and it's going away"
Bound back to Wall street from the
Sf-rras Edward H Hartman said
these optimistic things today
Why a panic2T he said suddenly
whats the use of one? The coun-
try IS enormously rich Out in the
west the people are too busy making
money to lose time in searching the
future in the hopes of having trouble
develop for them Passenger and
freight traffic has been enormous on
all lines, crops are big, the manufac-
turers are running their concerns in
full capacity. and the merchants are
laying in big lines of expensive goods
The material II not the speculative
wealth of the country is enormous.
and the soil is giving promise of great
prosperity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
TRY A new PLAN.
Effort to Put Washburn Athletics on
! Permanent Basis.

A new policy will be inaugurated
| tomorrow by the athletic promoters az
/ Washburn college which If carried out
1 will hereafter insure the college ath-
| letfcS a sound financial footing. When
I the students of the college commence
/ to enroll tomorrow, each of them will
/ be presented with a bulletin which
/ Will request that each student vOlun-
tariIy donate the athletic interests of
| the college two dollars which viii be
applied TO back the various athletic
| teams of the college This will, it is
! expected. elicit voluntary donations
from the students, but nevertheless it
/ is expected that the students will con-
tribute almost unanimously to the
fund in this manner Every student
who contributes in this manner will
receive 4 ticket which will admit him
to all the athletic contests of the
school throughout the entire year
If the students respond generously
to this buIIetiued request IL is expect
ed that the trustees of the college viii
axe action at their annual meeting
which will hereafter require that all
students pay two dollars additional
tuition which viii be turned over 10
the athletic treasury The enrolment
in the various departments of Wash
thought reach the eight hundred
mark In this case the subscriptions
to TIE athletic fund viii amount to
nearly sixteen hundred dollars Here
admission to all the athletic contests
Of the college teams They do not re-
spoud as hea rrIiy as they should and
II has been found at various times
necessary TO take up subscriptions to
defray the athletic debt The new
plan if successful Will insure plenty OF
backing and also insure an almost
unanimous attendance of the student
body at athletic contests which is re-
garded as very necessary element of
success
This plan was adopted at a meet
ing of the Athletic Board of Control
which was held last Saturday after
noon At this meeting Dean D. L Nc
Eachron. Dr. J. H. Outland and Prof
H 1. Woods were appointed as a COM
mittee 20 take charge Of the matter
and provide petitions for the students.
Manager Walter ". StahI of the
football team is very confident that
the petition to the student body will
meet with a generous response and
that the backing of the football team
this fall will not be lacking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
WINSLOW MAKES A FIGHT.
Franco Has Ordered an Investigation
of His Case

Paris, Sept 9-The American en-
bassy has formally requested the
French government to revoke its or
der OF expulsion in the case OF James
Norton WiuslOw Of New York who
recently was given twenty-four hours
notice TO leave France for alleged
violation of gambling laws in connec-
ton with the new club at Dinard.
Mr.. Winslow claims he did not man
age the club but merely innocently re-
ceived on the entertainment commit
tee
When the authorities of Dinard
took steps to close the club Mr. Wins
low not being granted a hearing went
to London where he consulted with
Ambassador Reid who officially COM
municated on the subject with Mr.
White. the American ambassador
here Foreign Minister Pfnchon has
instructed the proper authorities to
make thorough investigation of all
the circumstances in the case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
WALTER BoLEs JOINS TEAM.
VIII Play Centerfield for the White
SOx-

Walter BoIes who formerly played
with the Topeka Champs and who dur
ing the greater part Of the past season
has been captain of the Fort Worth
team in the Texas league arrived in
Topeka last night and will play with
the locals for the rest of the season
BoIes was sold to the Fort Worth team
early in the season but the local man
agement still retained string on him
in the form of an option ana the OPTION
was recently exercised with the result
that BoIes viii play here until the end
OF the season
Boles is looking much better than
when he left here last spring and has
been PLAYING a great game for the Fort
Worth team. He has been captain of
the Fort Worth team since July, during
which time he brought them from
eighth place up 10 fifth place where
they finished the season Boles has been
catching. playing on the inf1eId and out
field all season and viii be able to plug
up any hole in the local team Nothing
has been heard from Lendreth since
Labor day and Boles will probably be
put in center field BoIes was well up
among the topnotchers in batting and
stolen bases in the Texas league and
ought to help the locals great deal in
this respect
Wichita viii arrive tomorrow for the
final series Of three games with the
locals On account of the races tomor-
row the games will be played in the
morning and will be called at ten
o'clock. HaIla viii pitch the first game
for the locals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
STANDARD IS CAREFUL.
A Check for s1.57e Returned Pending
Legal Examination

Chicago. Sept e-The Standard on
company shes when 4 railroad COM
uany or association tenders its officers
money unless il Is accompanied by pa
pers showing the tender is legal and
cannot possibly be construed into re-
bate The mileage bureau OF the West
ern Passenger association attempted TO
Teturu the Standard Oil company IL
95S.50 for the redemption Of Isl mileage
credentials. which had been recalled.
but the draft was returned pending an
investigation BY the legal department Of
the STANDARD Oil company.
When the western lines made the in
terstats rates on the basis OF two cents
a mile. the mileage credentiaI was no
longer necessary and notice was given
that such credentials would be REDEEM
ed by the bureau at their face value
without regard to the number OF miles
travelled The Standard Oil company
returned Isl which had been in use by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
DANGER In DELAY
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dangerous
for Topeka People to Neglect

The great danger OF kidney troubles
is that they get firm hold before the
sufferer recognizes them Health IS
gradually undermined Backache,
headache. nervousness, lameness sore
ness Iumbago. urinary troubles. drOpsy.
diabetes and Bright's disease follow in
me-ciIess succession Don't neglect your
kidneys Cure the kidneys with the
certain and safe remedy. Doan's Kid
ney Pills, which has cured people right
here in Topeka
w H Cox. OF 142 Twfss avenue, Oak
land. well known in Topeka. Kansas
says: Time instead of diminishing my
estimation Of Deans Kidney Pills has
Increased it. Six years ago 1 testified
to their wonderful value after they
cured me of kidney complaint and back
ache My back ached persfstently day
and night and when I took cold il az
gravated the trouble with nv kidneys
Doan's Kidney Pills entirely removed
the kidney complaint and there has
been no return OF it Some two or three
years later I felt a slight return OF
backache- It required only a few doses
Of Doan's Kidney Pills to relieve me,
and have not known what II IS TO
have backache since The great value
of this remedy has also been proven by
results obtained from it by others In
my family
For sale by ali dealers Price 50 cents
Foster-N ilburn Co, Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States
Remember thed name-Doan'-an
take no other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
PANIC IN A HOTEL
A Big FlyWheel Burst Under
the Dining Room.
While About 80 Persons We're
Seated at Dinner.
THE FLOOR CAME UP.
Tables and Chairs Were Upset
But None Was Killed.
Many Fled and Refused to
Return to the House.
THE FLOOR CAME UP.

Chicago. Ill, Sept. e.-Guests of the
Lakota hotel, Michigan avenue and
Tn1rtleth street, were thrown into 4
panic and fed frcm the hotel dining
room last night when a fly wheel in
the engine room shot from it's position
and crashed into thousand pieces,
many of which tore through the floor
or the dining room. iu1me diately above.
one of the pieces. weighing more than
100 pounds. few out OF the basement
window, crashed through the saloon
window of J. A Johnson, 246 Thirtieth
street, and wrecked an automatic
piano.
More than so guests were seated in
1he olhlng room OF the hotel when they
were startled by a crash from the en-
CINE room and saw a portion of the
moor shoot upwards. Chairs and tables
were overturned by the heavy iron hurl-
60 through the air. The diners fed in
naste- Although none was injured,
many mad narrow escapes
The brea king of the fiy-wheeI plunged
the ten story building into darkness and
In an instant the corridors were filled
with terror strick men and women. who
cIIrhoeo down the stairways and made
ANXIOUS inquiries at the office They
were assured that there was no danger
ana many OF them returned to their
rooms The dining room. however. was
cut Of commission for the night
Several of the guests who believed
danger still threatened. refused to
ascend the stairs and left for other
quarters
The break is thought to have been
caused BY the splitting OF one OF the
belts on the dynamo Like flash the
engine wheels. with nothing TO retar1
the speed. whirled around with startling
rapidity, and second later the fly
wheel shot out OF position One of the
huge pieces Of the wheel crashed along
the basement floor and imbedded itself
in the stone foundation under the side
walk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
AN ALL STEEL GAR.
The Erie Has One That Can't Be
Wrecked or Burned

New York. Sept 9.-The Erie rail-
road company has received an all
steel passenger coach. which is on ex-
hibitiOn al the Jersey City terminal
The car is practically nou-wreckabI
and Will not burn There IS less than
500 pounds OF wood or other infiam-
mable material used in its conStruc-
ton. and all of that has been treated
with a preparation which il is said,
renders il imperviOus TO heat The
car is strongly built so that il will
stand almost any shock that railroad
service Will give it Its weight which
IS nearly so tons and much in excess
Of that OF wooden cars. IS the only
bad pol1t. from ar operating view.
but IL Is expected that designers viii
profit by experiences and produce a
steel coach Of equal strength but OF
lighter weight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
DIVIDEND TOMORROW.
Creditors of First National Bank VIII
Get IL Per Cent More.

Creditors of the old First National
bank will receive Tuesday the checks
for the IL per cent dividend The
checks are expected to be received
from the comptroller of the currency's
department at Washington. D. G. Isre
this evening and the clerical force at
the receivers Office viii issue the
checks commencing Tuesday A large
number of the checks viii have to be
sent TO creditors living outside of tbs
city through the mail while those r.
siding in Topeka and. nearby will re-
cefve their checks in person. Win
the payment OF this last dividend 81
per cent of the original funds of the
bank on deposit will have been re-
turned
James T. Bradley. receiver of the
First National bank will sever his
connection with the recefvershiu I1pon
the issuance Of the checks of the pres-
ent dividend FROM this time on all
affairs connected with the banL- viii
be administered from Washington by
the comptroller OF the currencvss de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
CLASS IN SOCIAL SURGERY.
Judge Dana Sewers Bonds Which
Unite NIisInated Couples.

The class in social urgery was called
by Judge Dana Of the district court this
morning and four out OF the nine mis-
mated couples were released from the
matrimonial tangle which has held
them for various periods of time The
remaining five cases have been assigned
for e later date. though most Of them
Will come up for hearing during this
session Of court Brown vs. Brown
were granted the desired decree and
may now seek other helpmates- Jackson
vs. Jackson were also allowed a similar
decree and the case OF Foote VS.. FOote
received the same fate
In none OF the cases was a contest
made and the DEGREES we're by default
as generally happens when the first lot
of divorce cases Of the term is handled
Ada lunches appeared with her twin
babies and asked that she be divorced
from Paul w Punches. one Of the I'M
fortunate cases with which the court
had TO deal The decree was granted as
were the others by default as IL IS IN
derstood that matters between the two
young people had been adjusted outside
Of the court The mother Will retain
possession OF the twins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09

sewer will not permit this sort Of in
spection the lineaI measurement viii
be taken along the surface.
F. G. Dreaming, city attorney, re-
ceived the permission OF the mayor
10 secure a detail of men 10 check
over the tile laid with the purpose OF
seeing If any charges could be sus-
tanned relative to the Fifth ward as
has been claimed against the sixth
ward sewer, that tile had been
paid for that were never laid
The measurements will be taken
commencing Tuesday. I'VE are go
ing to measure every foot Of it, said
the city attorney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
SMASH FIFTY STORES.
Onlcial Representation Regarding
Work of Vancouver Mob.

Montreal, Que. Sept s--The following
telegram has been received by Consul
General NOsse at Ottawa from Mr..
Ishii. director of the commerce and
a. japan, who is at present in British
Columbia studying the anti-Japanese
movement in that province;
Vancouver. B. c. Sept Shaving
September :. I found that during the
early part Of the evening there was
held q demonstration OF the Anti-Ja p-
snese and Corean league About P
n q number OF rowdies. about 50 or 60,
marched into the section Of the city
where the stores kept by the japanese
and Chinese are and threw stones,
breaking considerable glass Following
this attack there come another one. the
number being increased TO about 500
and the fronts OF several OF the stores
were broken So far as 1 can ascertain
one JapaneSe was wounded The police
force did its best but there is hardly
any hope OF relief in that direction
Consul Morikawa is staying at the seat
Of disturbance trying 70 impress upon
the city police 10 extend their prOteC-
ton over the japanese residents and at
the same time to suppress the utmost
excitement Of japanese There may De
10 further disturbance
Nj. Ishfis hopes were not fulnIled as
late last night Consul NOsse re-
ceived the following telegram from Con-
Vancouver. Sept Sin continuance
OF the MESA e sent by Mr. Ishi have
70 report that a fourth attack was
made by the rOwdies about midnight on
the Japanese quarters Twice again
they tried TO attack the japanese
stores but on account OF the vigilance
Of japanese and the city police ana
also the late hour OF the night their
number gradually decreased and by
o'clock Sunday morning the roWdles
scattered everywhere and tranquility
was restored by dawn The damage
done 10 the japanese stores Is as 1ol-
lows:
and confectionery shops :; bath houses
2: barber shops 3; shoemakers 2; bank
ing Office 1; newspaper office l. en-
ployment offices A; restaurant l; rice
mil l: halter shop l; tailor shop 2;
AT ali these so stores all the win
dows and door glass was smashed Two
japanese wounded
Consul General Nose Will lay all the
facts before Sir Wufrid Laurier, pre-
n1ier Of Canada
Ishii's Mission
New York. Sept. s.-Aikjurio IShii,
the director OF the commercial bureau
Of japanese foreign Office VINO was IN
voIved in the ant-JapaneSe riots al
Vancouver came TO this country to IN
vas-fzste and report On the recent
sutf-Jauanese demonstrations in san
Francisco While this was given out
as the specific object OF his visit II Is
reueraIly understood that his mission
vas TO make a thorough study OF the
whole Japanese question in this country
and to ascertain the cause and extent
OF whatever prejudice may exist against
the Japanese He spent some time IN
San Francisco. and after travelling
through the country went TO British
Corurnb fa where the conditions arising
from the recent inflow Of japanese and
Htndus into the Northwest has caused
q serious disturbance of labor cond1-
tons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09

its representatives
In due time the bureau sent the com
pany a check
The fine recently imposed by Judge
Lands made the company look at the
refund in a different light and the draft
was returned and the legal department.
wrote 10 the general passenger agents
Of the various lines asking for copies of
the circular announcing the REDEEM tton,
and IL such circulars had been regular
Iy filed with the commission, IL so.
when. and IL the action had official
coguiZance- In the meantime. the mile
age bureau is holding the draft for the
refund
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
CLIFF HOUSE BU MS.
The Building Had just Undergone
Extensive Repairs.

San Francisco. Sept 9-The IA
nous Cliff house is totally destroyed
by fire The big resort, resting on
the high rocks almost at the entrance
Of the Golden Gate. had been closed
for some time. undergoing elaborate
alterations. and was to have been re-
opened October I under a new man
agement as one OF the finest resau-
rants in the world The alterations
had been completed and the building
stood ready TO receive the new fur
niture-
This is the second time that the
building has been burned down
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09

partment The assets which remain
on hand will be disposed of through
the department and whatever dividend
can be announced from the sale Of
these last assets will be declared from
washington This action is taken in
order to cut down the expenses of re-
ownership. Walter Neidner. the spe-
ciaI clerk of the comptroller depart
meut- who has been detailed here for
the mast two years. will be ordered to
a new point John Morrissey. assist
ant clerk Will probably remain in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
BOYS Rob a Store.

Thieves. evidently small boys. broke
into the Paxton & Paxton store at
Sixth and Quincy some time Saturday
night or Sunday morning Instead of
entering al the ground floor and work
ing up. as BOYS are advised to do. they
entered by way of a skyIight in the
roof. through which they lowered n
ladder. The goods stolen consisted OF
three suits of boys clothing, a few
cigars and some toys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
CRAWL THROUGH SEWER
Fifth Ward Work to Be Given More
Rigorous Investigation

With lantern in one hand and a
yard stick in the other, a detail from
the office of City Engineer Rogers,
will crawl through the Fifth ward
sewer and measure the tile that mas
been laid Where the size or the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
Cotton Average Drops.

Washington Sept e.-The depart
ment OF agriculture reports cotton
average 72-T. as compared with rs July
20. 1907, T7.3 August %. 1908.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09

Detectives Hutton and Sauls rafded
Henry Schafer's restaurant Saturday
charge OF Maintaining a nuisance"
The charge is based on a few bottles
Of beer found on the premises Schaf-
fer claims these as his personal drink
abIes. and not as stock in trade. Chief
Eaton bases his charge on the section
of the law making It prima facie evil
deuce OF a nuisance when liquor is
found in a place of business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09
POLICE COURT NOTES.

Boots Henderson, a negro who
spent a lot Of his time lodging the po-
lice had a streak of bad luck last
night About a month ago Hender-
son was arrested and fined $50 and
80 days in jail. After serving a few
days the police released him on a
promise TO leave town and never come
back He stayed away for a while
but the lure Of the state fair and its
easy money possi biIities was more
than he could stand. and he came
back He will now begin a 66-day
passover in the city keep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09

Grant Gunter. Dr. J. c. McClin-
tock's chauffeur, was fined 81 in pO-
lice court Saturday for driving on the
wrong side of the street DR.. McCIin-
took defended him When the police
have nothing else to do they arrest
Guuter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09

Emanuel Roseby a young negro
who was arrested Saturday night. has
been talking himself into a slow de-
cline since his arrest The police
have been pumping him, and have
succeeded in getting a confession COW
ering every petit theft for the past
month He seems willing to confess
to anything they ask him about, but
is rather hay OF some of the details.
His alleged thefts run almost ex-
clusiveIy to bicycles. and he seems to
have stolen a fresh one each day TO
save the expense of repairs
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-04
BLACK HILLS HIDE& FUR CO.

A new hotel will be erected at
Dell Rapids during the coming sum
mer. The building will be built by
a local stock company and will cost
about $4,000.
DR.. Francis NJ. Hamilton, Of Co
lumbia college, New York, has been
chosen professor of the department
of education at the state university
at vermillion. There will be no
summer school this year as It will
be Impossible to install the sanitsry
system provided by the last legis-
lature unless the work begins as
soon as the school year closes.
The Odd Fellows, celebration here
today, says q Huron special, was at
tended by nearly 1000 members
from out of the city, accompanied
by halt o. many Rebekahs. including