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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06

edness on his face, despairing look.
1t struck me at the time"
Mrs. Thaws two sons, other than
the defendant, Edward and Josiah. sat
just behind Harry during their moth
er's testimony. They seemed much af-
fected by it.
did the impression of a change in
your son grow on you?" asked Mr.
yes, he seemed to have lost all in
terest in everything. His room was
next to mine. Often in the night from
his room 1 heard smothered sobs.
night 1 would see light under his
door and often found him sitting up
at o'clock in the morning"
Mrs. Thaw broke down and cried
while narrating the change in her son
following his trip to Europe with Evelyn
in 1903.
In explaining his changed condition
to her Mrs. Thaw said Harry told her
"the wickedest man in New York had
ruined his life
in church with her in Pittsburg, saying
that awful things had come over him
and If it had not happened Evelyn
might have been with him.
In arguing on an objection by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome. Mr.. DeImas
law that Thaw, being insane in 1903,
continued insane in 1904. 'If that as
sum ption is sound" said the district
attorney, there is no reason to be-
lieve this defendant is not insane today
and it becomes the duty of the court
to suspend the trial.
Jerome said he was not suggesting
the appointment of q commission in
lunacy at this time, but was advanc-
ing the point as an argument on the
question as to whether Mrs. Thaw
should be allowed to repeat all con-
yer sations with her son.
Justice Fitzgerald overruled Mr.. Jer-
ONES objection to Mrs. Thaw telling
conversations with her son in 1904. He
said the question of the appointment
of lunacy commission was not before
the court. Mrs. .-Thaw proceeded.
She said she came on to New York
in 1905, to meet Evelyn Nesbit and then
gave her appreciation to the marriage
with Harry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06
WON'T ACCEPT Two CENT FARE.
Nebraska Acceptance" just a Meth
od of Getting Into Court.

The announcement in the Associated
Fress dispatches that the railroad COM
panies in Nebraska had decided to put
IN the two cent rate as ordered by
the -legislat ture of that state created
CONSERVATION among the railroad rep
resentatives in Kansas who are fighting
With might and main to prevent the
passage of a two cent fare bill.
The State Journal of Tuesday con-
taining the dispatches was hardly on the
streets until communication was opened
with Omaha to find out what it all
meant. This inquiry put new light on
the question. 1t is true that the railroads
In Nebraska have notified the governor
that the action of the legislature will
be acceded to and that the rate will be
put in. This is because the state can
not be enjoined and there is no way for
the companies to take legal action
which would lead to a test of the law
in the courts. Accordingly the COM
panies will proceed to put in the re-
duced rate. Then the bondholders of
the railroad corporations will bring an
injunction suit against the railroad
companies on the ground that their
interest in the property viii
be jeopardized and that the reduced
rate is conf1scatory. This will get the
question into the courts where ii Will
be determined whether or not the two
cent fare law can be enforced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06
FOR FIRST DISTRICT.
Election Called by Governor Hoch for
May %.

At noon today Governor Hoch is
sued the expected call for a special
election in the First congressional dis
trict Thursday. May %, is chosen as
the day. A. copy of the call will be
sent at once to the sheriff of each
county in the congressional district.
The following is the proclamation:
Whereas, vacancy exists in the
office of representative in congress in
the first congressional district of the
state of Kansas.
Now, therefore, I, E. w. Hoch,
governor of the state of Kansas, do
hereby order that an election be held
on Thursday. the 23rd day of May,
A. D. 1907, to fill said vacancy and the
respective sheriffs of the following
counties composing said congressional
district, towit: Nemaha, Brown, Dom
iphan, Atchison, Jackson, Jefferson,
Leavenworth and Shawnee, are hereby
directed to give due notice of said
election as required by the constitu-
ton and statutes of the state of Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06
FIX UP CITY PLANT.
superintendent Goodrich Says 1t Will
Cost $4,000.

The city electric light plant can be
rebuilt and re-equipped to furnish 500
lights of the enclosed type for $50, 200,
according to an estimate prepared by H.
K. Goodrich superintendent of the cleo
trio light plant, and w. j. Arnold, act
ing city engineer.
The estimate is based upon the report
of an expert electrical engineer engaged
some time ago. The estimate has been
sent to the ways and means committee
of the council.
The plant is badly in need of rebuild
ing. But 364 lights are now in service
and there is a constant demand for more
lights. Two hundred residents living
near Twelfth and Wayne streets have
asked for an electric light and though
they need it badly the council demurred
at giving it to them because a light will
have to be removed from some other
portion in the city and transferred
Under the law enacted by the legis-
lature this session it will be possible
for the city to make levy of two mills
for the purpose of rebuilding the cleo
tic light plant. This will amount to
about $4,000 yearly. This money will
not be available for an entire year even
if a levy is made and included in the
the plant is such that it is almost i'm
perative to begin the reconstruction
this spring.
The estimate made last night calls
for the following expenditure: Engine
ROOM $11i; boiler room, $5,27S, of which
the purchase of three high pressure
boilers will take s2,S37; the pump room
will cost $1.977, water purifier repre-
senting 1851 of this cost; the cost of
500 are lamps is given at $4,000; a 300
x. w generator will cost $4,000 and
transformers and regulators $5.940; the
co of distributing the lights is given
at $3.50 while $1,124 is figured in for
miscellaneous expenditures. The total
makes an OUTLAY of $50. 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06
GAMBLERS CASE UP.
Preliminary Hearing Is Postponed
Until March 1S.

The preliminary hearing of the gam
blers arrested about week ago in the
club rooms over the opera house drug
store at No. SO Kansas avenue, was con-
tinued IN the court of Topeka, when IL
was called at o'clock this morning. The
preliminary hearing will be held on Mon
day morning March IS, at o'clock.
The case was continued upon an agree
ment of the attorneys for the defense.
and County Attorney Schenck. The county
attorney is trying a case in the district
court this week, in which the board of
county commissioners of Shawnee county
is defendant, and he could not leave the
case to take uD the prosecution of the
gamblers today. Galen Nichols and Otis
Hungate are representing the gamblers.
including Mike Thompson, Cyrus Hurst
Joseph Matthews. Edwin Ogee nd vTobe
Tobias They are all out under bonds of
50 900 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06

matter drop, 1 have not sought to tie
the hands of this committee on the
primary bill as the house did, but l
think we should have friends of the
senate bill on that conference COM
mittee. If I believed my resolution
would be taken as an affront by the
presiding officer. 1 would not have Of
fered it.. 1 don't believe the people of
Kansas want the Stubbs law or no law
at all, as claimed in this mornings pa
per. This resolution is only advisory.
1t does not take one particle of power
from the lieutenant governor If he
wishes to ignore our wishes he can do
so, but 1 do not believe he WILL
Senator SimonS declared that the
resolution as offered was a serious re-
f1ection on the integrity of the presid-
ing officer, and an unheard of pro-
ceeding.
Senator Hodges, one of the minor
ity. said: This resolution, If past, i'm
putes that the presiding officer has in
the past been unfair. The senate
should resent such an unwarranted in
reference"
Senator Miller said: 81 don't know
what motives prompted this resolu-
ton, but 1 don't know any reason why
those senators who voted against this
senate primary bill should be disfran-
chised"
Senator Doney: This resolution
calls for a vote of confidence in the
presiding officer. 1 believe this pre-
siding officer has been as fair and hon
est as any presiding officer this SEN
ate ever had. 1 think it is a gross in
justice to call for a vote of confidence
in the presiding officer at this time"
Senator Noftzger: Viewing this
from the standpoint of the presiding
officer I think that the senators are
unduly exercised. I would not consid-
er it any reflection. If I were presiding
officer, to have the senate express it
self on such matters. The men on
this committee ought to be friends of
the senate. 1t would do no harm, at
least for today. to express by their
votes. that they are in favor of the
senate bill"
Senator Fitzpatrick: "I, as author of
this resolution, disavow the motives
imputed to me by other senators. Per-
sonally the presiding officer is my
friend. 1 was one of his original sup
porters for the position he now occu-
pies. 1 have the highest regard for
him as a presiding officer. But the
aw does not give the presiding officer
the power to control the course of
egislation at important junctures.
But when the presiding officer does
what this senate advises be done no
nan or no newspaper can criticise the
presiding officer"
The vote was then taken and the |
-esolutfon adopted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06

Guthrie, Okla, March 6.-The
Chandler & Shawnee Railroad COM
pany, with headquarters in Chandler,
was chartered today to build a line
from Chandler to Shawnee. The COM
pany has capital stock fixed at $500,
900. Its directors are w. r. Gulick,
Frank S. Dimon, ]. F. Collar, George
B. Ryttenhouse. d. NJ. Owen. E. B.
Hoyt, H B. Gilstrap. William Schlegel
and Fl G. Stettmund. all of Chandler.
The company will finish building the
line that was surveyed by the old
Choctaw. Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
company from Guthrie to Shawnee,
but which was abandoned at Chandler
when the Chicago. Rock Island & Pa
cifc bought the Choctaw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mrs. William TIaw. Mother OF the Ac-
cused, Tcstifies.

New York, March 6.-Mrs. William
Thaw was called to the stand imme-
diately after court assembled for the
afternoon session. Clerk Penny had
called the roll of the jury when Mr..
Delmas whispered to him and then in
loud voice the clerk commanded:
Mrs. William Thaw to the witness
stand"
Mrs. Thaw appeared from the wit
ness room a moment later. She was
still dressed in the same black frock
in which she appeared the first day of
her sons trial.
With head erect and veil thrown
back over her head she walked to the
witness chair.
She stopped at the corner of the
jury box and the court crier handed
her the Bible. Clerk Penny adminis-
tered the oath and then as the de-
fendant'S mother took her place in the
chair. the court crier announced:
Harriet Copley Thaw.'
Harry Thaw was ali interest
He sat facing his mother and
seemed extremely nervous. He rested
his cheek on his hand and then bit his
nails. Mrs. Thaw repeated her name
in response to question by Mr.. Del
mas. speaking in a tone SO low as
hardly to be heard.
Mr.. Delmas stood Immediately at
her left. Mrs Thaw said that in the
fall and winter of 1908. she was living
in Pittsburg.
Pennsylvania % asked Mr.. Delmas.
1T is the only Pittsburg with
final h replied Mrs. Thaw.
Her son Harry came home, she said,
on the 18th or 18th of November. a
dav or two before his brother Josiah,s
wedding.
During the time your son Harry
was at home, did you notice anything
unnatural about his condition. asked
Mr. Delmas.
Il certainly did" replied Mrs. Thaw.
viii you please describe what took
placer"
THAT day when he first came to the
door there was a look of absentmind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06
COuLEY is HUSTLING.
Wires That He Will Manage Topeka
Sure.

The State Journal received the follow
ing telegram today:
Hot Springs. Ark, March s.
Topeka State Journal, Topeka, Kan.
Will manage Topeka sure. l am hust-
ling for pls yers and will give Topeka
u good club.
DICK COOLEY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06
STORM ON SALTON SEA.
Waves Wash Against Passing Trains of
the Southern Pacific.

Ell Paso, Tex, March 6.-Another
storm has broken over the Salton sea
and railroad wires bring the news that
the Southern Pacific tracks are under
water and waves washing against pass
ing trains. Trains are from eight to
"a hours late.
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Continued on Page Eight.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06
Weather IndIcations.

Chicago, March 6.-Forecast for Kansas:
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday;
warmer tonight, cooler Thursday after
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
GREAT CUSTER
Oll WELL IN INDIAN TERRITORY RUNNING 1000 BARRELS OF
 OIL PER DAY.

Okmulgee, l. T.. April What is be lleyed to be the greatest ensher ever discovered in any oil field was brought In by the lola people on the Arbuekle lease Oil was found in the well last Tuesday, but the drill showed that oniy shale was being entered and no bis results were looked for until sand Was reached. Scarcely had the drill penetrated the sand. when oil gushed out over the top Of the derrick. The most sanguinc hopes Of the friea fs os the field had not thought to make sJch strike and absolutely n prcpard= tions had been made fer tao care of the oil. I.de we'll will remain quiet Tor fifteen or twenty minutes, when an eruption of oil commences and keeps up for half an hour with the oil flow. Ing over the top of the derrick. Oil men and spectators are now running into Okmulgee from all directions. Ow- Ing to the fact that the Glennpool is so near and yet no development has been made in this vicinity until the present we'll was drilled leaves the formation of another pool IS ont a matter of few days Rigs are going up and development will be more rap. Id than ever before in any country
 This well is almost directly south of he Glenn Allotment in the Sapulpa field. which k evidence that the gap now existing between this well and the Glenn will soon be closed up by the drilling rig The new well is mak- ing two thousand baI-7.s day. or about eighty barrels of high grade crude oil an hour.
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
Broker in Jail.

New York. ApIil.-O. Nj. Dennet, the banker and broker arrested in connec- tion with the theft from the Trust Company of North America of bonds Of .he Chicago, Rock Island and Paci- fic Railway. by W. o. Douglas, assist. ant loan clerk. was arraigned in police court charged with having received stolen property. He pleaded not guit ". but being unable to furnish S10.. 0D0 bail was remanded to iail. rep resentatiYe of the district attorneys office informed the court that Dennet was accused of receiving sG1000 worth of stolen bonds but he added that Sli0.000 was moderate estimate of the aggregate value of the bonds stol- on. Counsel for Dennet declared that the. bonds Dennet was accused of re- ceiying had been returned to the Trust Company of North America and that there was really no legal charge against his client.
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
Spring Rcunion of Scottish Rite.

The spring reunion of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of the Valley of Little Rock was held in Lit He Rock. beginning Monday morning at 9 o'clock and closing "Wednesday afternoon. The sessions were held tn the Albert Pike Consistory. Al this meeting a class received the dc. srees up to and including the thirty second. which is the highest that can be conferred hy Masons to applicants. The class which received the degrees was organized by Class Director T. \. Simms. The work of conferring the degrees began at ID o'clock. Monday the fifteenth degree was reached. Tuesday the twenty-niHth. and on Wed nesday the thirty-seeend degree was conferred. The Masons who partici- pated in the confcrring of the degrees reported 10 J. H. Fraser in the dress ing room at the Consistory at least II minutes before the work began. There was a large attendance of the membership.
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
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 f ARKANSAS N ESTATE NEWS0
Heavy Berry Shipment.

While the weather has been very unfavorable for ripening the straw. berry crop iii Crawford county. yet 2o cars have been shipped from Van Buren alone. although the heavy move ment of the crop will not begin much before May 1. about the usual time. that being shipped now being the result of the extreme warm weather during the month of March. Notwith. standing the many reports to the con trary, the berries in this county were not injured by the late frosts. and with favorable weather the crop will be as large as usual The vines are heavily fruited and owing to ti:e cool cloudy weather no reports of rotting have been received. The berries, on the other hand. are solid. up to the standard in size and color and are carrying even to the fartherest ma-kets better than ever before. and with much less refrigeration.
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
COL. VAUGHAN AT HEAD.
Veteran Newspaper Man Put in
 Charge of Big Event.

St. Louis, Mo.-Col. W R. Vaughan. of St. Louis. the veteran newspaper man and we'll known writer. has been honored by the Jamestown Exposition officials by being placed in charge of Newsboys Day at the exposition, the date for the event being fixed for August 24 Tie National Elk's Horn" and the "Irish-American' are the two journals which have been SC. lected to give full and official infor- nation regarding Newsboys' Day Col. Vaughan is connected with both publications.
 It Is expected there will be 70. 900 newsboys at the exposition on August 24 Col. Vaughan expects 10 take large number from St. Louis and sur rounding cities. and is now busily en. gagged in making necessary arrange nentS.
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26

More Insurance Suits Filed.

Additional suits to the number of seven have been filed by Prosecuting Attorney Rhotcn in the Circuit Court. Second Division. against insurance companies, either operating directly or indirectly in the state of Arkansas for violations of antitrust statute A total of sli0oo.o00 k demanded.
 The companies sued are. The T. and (. Insurance Company of Dallas. Tex as for sl.0oo.odn Tho Commonwealth Insurance Company of Dallas, Texas for Sl,00o.00o The Scaboard Fire and Marine insurance Company of Gal. weston fes SS,460.000 In like manner the Orient Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. is alleged to have been the agent for the r and C. In. surance Company of Dallas. and demand for $&.000 oo0 k made. The Scottigh Universal for $3.000. .000 The Franklin Insurance Company of Wheeling. W. Va for S1000,00 and the Fire Association of Philadelphia for $3.0oD,n moo.
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
Lady Killed EXlover

Oil City. April.-Thaddeus s. Ross. B years old. q clerk in the postofiice here. was shot and instantly killed Wednesday by Miss Isabelle Streup, 2S years old q former sweetheart, who Immediately shot herself through the heart Both victims Of the tragedy Were of prominent families in this part q the state. The shooting occurred in the office of Dr. George W. Magee, where Miss Stroup had called Ross EE telephone while he was dining at his home. Mr. Magee was absent from his office when the shooting occurr- ed, and knew nothing Of the tragedy until he returned and tic two bodies partly prevented the office door from seing opened. Miss Stroup was em- ployed in hospital in Bradford, Pa
 anu arrived here at noon. She went directly to the physician's office, from which place she called Ross. Ross was 10 have been married Wednesday night to Miss Druella Sampsell of this place. Miss Sampsell is prostrated.
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
WOULD SELL PALACE
THE SCENE OF MANY SUMPTU.
 GUS ENTERTAINMENT
SYNDICATE WOULD PURCHASE IT
would Rent to Wealthy People Who Wish to Give Receptions,
 Dances, Etc.

Paris. rFance.-Mme. Gould wishes to be rid of her pink marble palace. the scene of SD many sumptuous enter tainments before she divorced Count Boni de Castellane. So friends say; and they add, thus far. no one has offered sufficient price for the man. sion.
 Mme. Gould refuses to rent her fine residence to Ambassador White. who has been searching everywhere for a fitting dwelling and who de- spairs Of getting one in the fashion able district.
 syndicate, which includes some Of the foremost financiers in Paris. k eager to get possession of the Gould mansion. If successful. they will rent it's salons to wealthy or fahionable persons who wish to give receptions, dinners or dances. They will make 1t the Sherry or Belmont co of Paris. whose aristocrats are now following the American and Eng fish fashion of giving entertainments in public houses instead Of receiving their guests in the comparatively small limits of the private dwellings.
 If the plan is carried out the syndi- cate will leave intact the famous ball room, but will tear down the parti- tons that divide the rooms into the private suits. so that there will be a series of larger halls. in which sev- eral entertainments can be given simultaneously
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
Payment of Liquor Licenses.

The collectors of 43 counties in Ar kansas have paid into the state treas. ury collections on account of liquor Ii. censes Last year the licenses paid by the liquor dealers of Arkansas amounted to about $12S.000. This year the collections will not be as large, but the decrease will not be as much as many believe t will be on account of so many counties going dry at the recent general election. II is estimat. ed that the collections this year will run from s125.0o0 to $130,o00
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
Insurance Commissioners Report.

The annual report of the state in suranee commissioners Avery F.. Moore, has just been published. The report shows that during the year l9e6, there were 9 stock fire insur- ance companies doing business in the State, nine mutual fire insurance com panieS, five farmera mutual aiG as sociations. g legal reserve life com panies, Il accident and ml.ceIaneous insurance companies and 26 fraternal insurance societies. The experience table of the fire insurance companies shows the loss ratio Tor the companies over the period of 26 years to be 5S.S per centum and the expense ratio to be estimated at 557 per centum
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
Speclners of AntimonY.

Specimens of antimony ore. sent by W. C. Conboy of Gillham, Seyier county, are on exhibition in the agri- eultual department at Little Rock The bed of ore from which the speci- mems are taken is in the northern DOT ton of SeYier county. where it is stated, there is d very large deposit. in paying quantities and easily work ed. Anthony is a metal that enters largely into commercial use. It con stltutes the base for silver plating and is used in type metal and in the manufacture of babbu.
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
Widow Gets Money.

Jefersonyille Ind. April-Judge H. C. Montgomery has declared the will of Professor w W. Borden 10 be in. valid. This conclusion was reached upon the basis that Professor Borden did not maze his meaning clear Thus tho widow becomes the sole benefcia- ry Of an estI,C valued at about $l,- 09a,0h0. Professor Borden bequeathed to the people O. Indiana his museum. contaipinS specimens gathered from all parts of the world. Another bene. ficiary was the Indiana University.
The Forrest City times., 1907-04-26
New Railroad lncornoratod.

The State Board of Railroad Incor- poration met recently and examined and approved the articles of incorpo. ration and granted a charter to the Antoine Valley Railroad. The road is capitalized at Sl50,000. divided into l,900 shares of Sl00 each. The road. which will lay entirely within Clark county. will extend from Graysona. situated on the Gurdon and Fort Smith Railroad, to Philadelphia, a dis tanee of about ? miles. The corpor- ation has 15-year franchise.