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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
HID IN HER ROOM.
Woman's Admirer Then Shot Her
While She sept.

Chicago, Dec. I'm. L. Dillon, 35
years old. salesman, last night shot
and probably fatally injured Mrs. N.
G. Cochran while she was asleep and
then killed himself. The shooting
was done in Mrs. Cochran's room at
2S6 Ohio street, where Dillon had con-
cealed himself, while Mrs Cochran
was at the theater. DI1fon, it is said
deserted his wife, and then according
to the police persuaded Mrs. Coch-
ran to separate from her husband. Af-
ter having been divorced Mrs. Coch-
ran became penitent and refused to
receive DiIlon's attentions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
CAB DRIVERS STRIKE.
They Want More Pay and Fewer
Hours in New York.

New York, Dec. ia strike of $500
cab drivers began in New York today.
A final meeting of committees repre-
sentine the Liberty Dawn association
and the Livery Stable Protective as
sociation. adjourned at an early hour
this morning without any compromise
having been effected. The strike was
then called hv the committee of drivers
and the New York council of the Unit
ed Teamsters of America The drivers
demand SIS week and twelve hours
off every day They have been receiv-
ing s14 a week and ten hours off every
day TT is expected that funeral driv-
ers and others closely affiliated will
strike out Of sympathy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
SNOW In KANSAS
Heavy Fall Begins Early and
Continues Through Day.
Melts Almost as Fast as 1t Falls
in Topeka.

Snow has been falling steadily in
Topeka since z o'clock this morning
though it has melted almost as fast as
it found resting place on the pave
measured as rain amounting to IL
of an inch or 1 u inches of snow when
measured in that way. There was a
fall of snow during the early part of
the night though it amounted to
scarcely more than heavy frost,
judging from the whiteness of the
walks and lawns.
The mercury has hung about the
freezing point all day which is high
when it is considered that the city Is
in the midst of the first real snow of
the winter. The fakes are of the
small wet clinging variety and there
has been scarcely a breath of air to
swerve them from their direct course
to the earth.
The storm is the result of the gem
eral unsettled conditions which have
prevailed over the entire United States
for the past three or four days. Tho
extreme east as well the west has
been in the throes of a storm which
had it occurred in this section of the
country would have been branded as
a blizzard.
The government weather station in
Topeka gave warning of the storm
three days ago which approached from
the west and seems to have selected
Kansas as a meeting point for two
storms, the state being on the extreme
lures since seven o'clock this morning
have been uniform, there being vary
ance of but one degree between the
minimum and the maximum reached
at two o'clock. 1t is just such q condi-
ton as has prevailed since early morn
ing that is conducive to the heaviest
snowfall. The following were the tenn
O'Clock fOd1V-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17

1 never heard afterwards. The whole
| plan of attack on Harper's Ferry was
senseless and irrational. The time
! and place were impossible. AS a men,
| tai effort, the scheme was one of hope
! less fmbecility. 1t could end only
| one way
1t. is possible that Eugene F. Ware
poet, and Eugene F. Ware, historian,
are two entirely different men or it
may be that the wide variance in the
sentiment of the two productions may
be attributed to poetic license.
Mr.. Wares Poetical Estimate.
For the benefit of the few who may
not be familiar with the famous
| Ware classic it is given herewith:
JOHN BROWN.
States are not great
10 Except as men may make them;
Men not great except they do and
But States. like men,
Have deStinies that take them
That bear them on, not knowing why or
where.
The WHY repels
The philosophic searcher-
The WHY and WHERE all questionings
Until we find.
Far back in youthful nurture,
Prophetic facts that constitute the WHY.
All merit comes
From Drawing the unequal;
All glory comes from daring to begin.
Fame loves the State
That, reckless of the sequel
Fights long and well, whether it lose
or win
Than in our State
No illustration apter
Is seen or found of faith and hope and
Take up her story:
Every leaf and chapter
Contains a record that conveys a. thrill.
And there is one
Whose faith whose fight. whose
failing,
Fame shall placard upon the walls of
He dared begin
Despite the unavailing,
He dared begin, when failure was a crime.
When over Africa
Some future cycle
Shall sweep the lake gemmed uplands
When. as with trumpet
OF Archangel Michael
Culture shall bid colored race emerge;
When busy cities
There, in consultations,
Shall gleam with spires and palaces and
With marts wherein
Is heard the noise of nations:
With summer groves surrounding stately
homes
There, future orators
To cultured sfreemen
Shall tell of valor. and recount with
Stories of Kansas,
And of Lacendaemon-
Cradles Of freedom, then of ancient days
From boulevards
Oerlooking both Nyanzas,
The statured bronze shall glitter in the
With rugged lettering: |
JOHN BROWN OF KANSAS
HE DARED BEGIN;
HE LOST,
BUT, LOSING, WON"
Mr.. Ware has moved to Kansas /
City but he ought to come back to To- |
peka for month or two so that he /
can meet the delegations of indignant |
citizens who may not fully appreciate |
the difference in the sentiment that /
actuates poet and that which moves
4 writer of plain prose history and
VINO will demand to know why he has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
1T REACHES ALASKA.
Money Stringency Drives Banks to
Clearing House Basis.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. IA special
to the Post-Intelligencer from Fair
banks, Alaska says:
Tomorrow, Wednesday, the Wash
ington-Alaska and First National
banks of Fairbanks will go on a clear
ing house basis. Only fifty dollars a
day Withdrawal will be allowed each
depositor A committee of deposi-
tors representing the Fairbanks Bank
ing company which recently closed its
doors. reported today that the assets
exceeded the liabilities by s354,S15,
and the bank will probably go on a
clearing house basis soon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
FLEET HEARD FROM.
At 1920 Last Night 1t Was Off Cape
Hatteras.

Government Wireless Station Navy
Yard, Norfolk, Dec. 1.-THE follow
ing message from Lieutenant Chan
dler, the Associated Press representa-
tive with the fleet was received last
night by wireless telegraph:
"10:45 p. m.-On board the U. S.
Connecticut; fleet now forty miles
southeast of Hatteras. Smooth sea.
(Signed) "CHANDLER." g
"1:20 D. m.-Fleet off Hatteras.
southeast of Diamond shoals, cruising
at ten knots. in four columns abreast.
four ships to column, Connecticut
leading. Light northwest wind !;
smooth sea.
(Signed) "CHANDLER.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
MELBA WILL NOT SING
Prima Donna Will Spend the Winter
With Her Father

New York, Dec. 17.-Mme. Melba,
the prima donna, will not sing in
America this winter. 1t was expected
that she would return for a season at
the Manhattan opera house and a
short concert season, but she has no.
titled her manager that her fathers
health IS such that she can not think
of leaving him and will therefore re-
main in her home near Melbourne,
Australia all winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
Eugene Ware Makes Savage AS
sault on Old AbOlitiOnist.
Says That He Was Ambitious,
Lawless and EgOtistic.
HURT FREEDOM CAUSE
His Followers Gullible NObOdies
and Mongrel Lot.
What IrOnquill, the Poet
Thought of John Brown.

Great men change their minds; fools
never"
Eugene Ware. poet laureate of Kansas
evidently prefers to be in the first
named class. He has changed his mind.
Not only has he changed his mind but
he has taken a whack at one of the pop
ular Kansas idols and he has done it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
CURRENCY MOVING.
Philadelphia Is Emerging From the
Money Stringency.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 17.-Currency
is moving with more freedom in this
city now than at any time since the
monetary stringency set in.
The use of cashiers checks and clear
ing house certificates is gradually dis
appearing. Time loans are still scarce
but a decided Improvement in this re-
spect is looked for after January J.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17

% vigorously that it looks as If he in
tended to throw the aforesaid idol off
its pedestal and drag it in the dust.
1ronquill has a way of doing things in
his own original way but the public
will hardly be prepared for his latest
idiosyncrasy. whim, reformation or
whatever it may be called. Just think
of it-this Kansas pioneer and literary
dean of Kansas has made an assault
on John Brown of Kansas, he who was
hanged for treason and murder COM
mitted at Harper's Ferry in the unset
tied and ominOuS days of 1852
Mr.. Ware is not the first to attack
John Brown-the gray bearded anti
slavery agitator has been the subject
of attacks from all quarters, especially
since he was hanged from gallows at
Charleston, Va. There was no dis
cordant note in the anvil chorus that
arose from the slave owners of the
south at that time and the majority
of the people of the north Joined in the
refrain. But as time went on the
sentiment in the north and among those
who were directly concerned in the
Kansas conflict over slavery underwent
a change and when the war closed there
was a general feeling that John Brown
deserved the credit of lighting the
match that blew the institution of hu-
man slavery off the American contin-
ent.
The clever and courageous young poet
had done his share in precipitating the
explosion and when he settled down in
Fort Scott full of the enthusiasm of
his young vigorous manhood he thought
of John Brown and his work in the
cause of freedom and his muse moved
him to pen remarkable poem under
the title John Brown" 1t is probably
the best poem. Mr.. Ware has written
and it closed with the following words
set in capital letters-italics were not
vigorous enough:
JOHN BROWN OF KANSAS:
HE DARED BEGIN;
HE LOST,
BUT. LOSING, WON.
This was written 25 years ago and
read at quarter centennial celebration
OF the admission of Kansas to the Union |
heid In the Grand opera house in To-
peka 1t created a great deal of COM |
Inent ana was published in newspapers |
all over the country and is today to be |
!ound IN school readers and is quoted |
by men, women and children every |
where.
A few years ago Ironquill deserted |
the realms of poetry-he formally an
nounced his retirement as a poet Since |
tnen ne has been thinking in prose and |
he has evidently been led into new
paths He has just given to the world |
through the medium of Crane & Co. of
AOPOhd, d new DOCK, prose work
which he calls THE Lyon Campaign
and History of the First Iowa IN
fantry. 1t is a we'll written concise
story of the early days of the war in
tne west and 1t is in this book that the
erstwhile poet makes his savage as
sault on John Brown and his memory.
the following is an extract from THE
Lyon Campaign:
Mr.. Wares Prose Opinion.
John Brown and his career be-
ar1fu 1, ~ 1
When he was in Kansas he was a
drawback to the cause, and did moth
ing but point arguments against it,
he was one of those men who are ut
terly without gift to benefit a principle
which they espouse. He could not
write anything. Horace Greeley
could with his pen do more good in
Inlrty minutes than a regiment of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
THE HEAVIEST IN YEARS.
Southern Kansas and Oklahoma
Covered With Snow.

Arkansas City, Kan, Dec. 17.-There
was a heavy fall of wet snow today
throughout southern Kansas and gem
orally over Oklahoma. In the vicinity
of Muskogee. Ok, the fall was the
heaviest in years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
LAWSON A CALLER.
Boston Financier Makes a Visit to the
White House.

Washington, Dec. II. - President
RooseveIt's earliest caller today was
Tohmas w. Lawson of Boston. On
leaving the White House Mr.. Lawson
said that he did not care to discuss the
object of his visit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
weather INDICATIONS.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy and colder tonight
with snow in east portion; Wednesday
generally fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17

stock. will not be able to start the
movement of salable products. without
which business in the west will drag"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17

Mr. Ware has moved to Kansas
City but he ought to come back to To
peka for a month or two so that he
can meet the delegations of indignant
citizens who may not fully appreciate
the difference in the sentiment that
actuates a poet and that which moves
a writer of plain prose history and
VINO will demand to know why he has
changed his mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-05
IDS in The Star the Most Reliable and Bring the Best Results
STAR BRANCH OFFICES.

II not convenient to call at inc
Star office, nth street and Penn
sylvania avenue. leave your auVer
tisement ut any of the following
Branch Offices:
NORTHWEST BRANCHES:
Gcntner's Drug store. 1Ith and Y SITS
Fluiry's Drug store 18th and yelling pi.
Portman's Drug store. I4th and r. J. ave
LupteB's Drug Store Vermont ave. and 81.
kiug's Drug Store 18th and ] SITS
IIoltzclaw's News Stand. 1905 Pa. ave.
Hrru.t's Drug Store. 9th and Pa. ave-
Criswelrs Drug sto-c. 9TH and sts
Postal Telegraph Once. 1IeG Conn ave-
Postal Telegraph Once. OLE Ia. ave
Postal Tclegra ph Office 9th and II SITS
Postal ph Office. Penn X Il. sln''''
s. kann. Sons & Co. Information bureau.
Woodward & Lothrop. superintendent desk
Interior Dept, Sth x SITS, Ieiegraph SSrs
Jenifer bldg; T'h D sts:s Telegraph m nn'''
Commercial Bark bldg, Telegraph ONCE
Corridor L. s. Capitol.
Grirr & Gricr's Pharmacy. 9th and n 4: " W.
GoldenbFrg's Department Store. 9iz-<o '
St. Bureau o. luformation- -
TIE HutchnS- Renner Drug Co.. 18th X One.
Butler Field. Druggists. Sd Indiana "
louis D. Castrn. Pharmacist 300 lltn ST.
Dupont Pharmacy. CLas ). Boston' rt'S'
10th ard us.
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o,DOnneIl's Drug store, a2d and y ST. sts'
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Eenealy'S Pharmacy. n Capitol and SITS.
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M'lhurn's Pharmacy. 18th and II SITS.
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fellow ST..
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-16
CLEVER CAPTURE
MADE At DEPOT.
lanes Hoffman, Wanted for
Theft of 81 400, Arrest
ed by Riley.
HAD STOLEN FROM BROTHER
,htcBT AS HE WAS BOARDING
TRAIN FOR THE EAST.

patrolman Riley last night made one
- the cleverest captures i'm the history
- the policc department i'm the arrest
- lanes Hoffman, wanted by Sheriff
,5,,erv for the theft of 81 400 from
Ink Hoffman. his brother, who is a
butcher at Murray
Tho robbery was committed last Fri
so, night. and since that time several
,lonutv shcriffs have been securing the
oo,,ntv I'm search Of the thief. Last
ni9bt Hoffman was picked up at the
oregon short Line depot by Riley on
dcsctintiou. When he was arrested
ffoffp'au was boarding a Short Line
rain and had tickets 10 points in Penn
sylvania.
Hoffman Was y collector for his
brother inf Murray. and it is charged
t,oL 81 900 last Friday night from its
bi1inr place beneath the mattresses
ON his brothers. bed.
Immediately after the robbery the
,olicctor disappeared. but since his ar
800 II has been learned that he has
hcep I'm hiding IN Salt Lake during
,,l,icb time he managed 10 spend over
s,oo about town. When ne was
s9arched nj the police station last night
,o5o i'm cash. besides his railroad trans
,,ortation. was found on his person.
IIofmau will he turned over to the
county authorities for prosecution
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-16
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-16
San Francisco Mininq Stocks.
HER SPINE FRACTURED.

Chicago. Jan. 15.-In n rush Of passen-
gers TO board an elevated train at the
Canal street station today. Miss Lillian
Dahlke was pushed from the platform.
The girl fell between the train and plat
form in such a way that IL was found
necessary 10 chop away a portion Of the
platform in order to extricate her. Her
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-16
KING OF SPAIN AReITRArED.

New Orleans. Jan. l5.-'The Picayune
SAYS The dispute which has existed sew
eral years between Nicaragua and Hon
ouras AS TO the boundary line on the
north has been settled. The question was
ieit 20 the king OF Spain as referee. and
ne gave Honduras all that was claimed
ny President Bonila and more.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-16
DENVER AND RETURN, St9.75,
Via D. E. r. G., Jan. 10, 20.

Final limit Feb. 10.
We have moved to 142 Main street
salt Lake Photo Supply Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-16
QUEER VOTE IN MISSOURI.

jefferson City. Mo. Jan 1.-THE house
today. over the protest of its Republican
members endorsed the action Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt i'm ~discharging the negro
soldiers connected with the Brownsville
riots. resolution endorsing the action
OF the president was passed. the Demo-
Gratis voting f'r il and the Republicans
against it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-16
STREAMS aANK EuLL.

Lexington Ky. Jan. 15.-Heavy rains
have been falling over Kentucky for four
days and reports today show that every
river and stream is at flood tide In
eastern kentucky thousands Of logs are
being swept away and railroad bridges
are being washed out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-16
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Of
flee of the Weather Bureau.

Maximum temperature. - degrees; min
imum temperature - degrees: mean tenn
ueraturc. % degrees. which is e degrees
above normal. accumulated excess of
temperature since ist of month. - de-
rrces Relative humidity at p. M. a.
Total precipitation from 8 p. IN. to 6 y.
m 10 inch. accumulated excess Of pre-
cipitatiOn since LIST of month. rs inch
DcWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
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Sold by Chas. Van Dyke, $50 Main
street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-16
DON'T WANT A CENT.

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator McCreery
Of Kentucky today introduced to the
president Frederick Levy. vice president
uf the Greater Louisville opposition. which
is 90 Do held from March Is 10 30 The
president told Mr. Levy mar ne would
press "a button at the White House which
would set the exposition machinery in
motion. M Levy remarked that the
management would pay all the expenses
OF the coming exposition. which led Mr.
Roosevelt To reply humorOusly that that
was an innovation
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-16
PLEADING POSTPONED.

chicago. Jan 15.-By the agreement OF
ss.lorneys IN the case, the pleading Of the
Standard Oil company 10 the Indictments
Ssalhst II which were recently sustained
ny Judge lands was today postponed I'M
til Jan q