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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-31
Visit New York and Washington,

Baltimore, Philadelphia, and other
cities on jamestown Exposition trip
Low fare tickets with stop-overs sold
daily via Pennsylvania Lines. Get de-
tails from D. B. Steeg, T. P. ACT, E.
11th ST Kansas City. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-31
A Hearv Rain at Sabetha.

raining here for the last "a hours.
the amount being one and one-half
inches. The prospect is good for an
other days rain. The tame grass and
small grain was in need OF It
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-31

Mrs. Anna Graham, colored, of 937
Spruce street. died at Christ hospital
Thursday The funeral will be held
from Shiloh church Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Interment in the Topeka
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-31
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

John A Laucks. 10 years of age. died
al his home, .301 Waite street, Auburn
dale, Thursday evening of cancer from
which he has suffered for several years.
Mr. Laucks has been a resident of the
state for the past 50 years, the last IA
of which he has spent in Topeka, prior
to that time living on a farm near St.
Marys where he is well known. The
funeral will be held from his late resi-
dence Sunday morning at $50, after
which the remains will be shipped to
ST. Marys for interment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-31
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

that he may have felt hurt at having an
other authority working at Kingston. On
the other hand. 1t is held that Admiral
Davis courteous letter and policy in con-
sulting the governor before acting should
have overcome any resentment resulting
from the presence of the American sailors.
Opinion of officials.
officials of the colonial office expressed
themselves to the Associated rress on SUBJ
stantially the same lines as those of the
foreign office. The secretary of state for
the colonies, Lord Elgin, had not had any
word from Gov. Swettenham, and therefore
did not desire to make any official state
ment, but one Of the highest officials Of the
colonial office said:
Thus far we are only able to Judge from
the press reports, but these appear to show
that Gov. Swettenham INDUCED in unac-
countable sarcasm. Possibly the terrible
experiences connected with the earthquake
may have caused him to lose his head; and
1t is hoped that the present frightful condi-
lions at Kingston will be taken into consid-
Grafton. One thing Is certain, and that h
that Gov. Swettenham acted solely upon
his own personal responsibility, as not
word has been sent from here which au-
thorized or in any way justifies such a
course as he has adopted
1t is learned that the incident between
Gov. Swettenham and Admiral avis is not
the only one which has arisen at Kingston,
as It now develops that the activities of Sir
Alfred Jones In relieving the situation at
the Jamaican capital have given the gov
ernor the idea that Sir Alfred sought to
take the whole matter IN hand. Sir Alfred 8
action in taking part in the relief work Is
explained by the fact that he is one Of the
principal business men Of Great Britain.
president of the Liverpool Chamber of
Commerce, head Of the Elder, Dempster
Steamship Line and leader of the British
commercial party which has been visiting
Jamaica.
No Justification.
John Westlake, professor of international
law at the University u, Cambridge, one
of the members for the United Kingdom of
the international court Of arbitration at
The Hague and ex-president of the 1nsti-
tute of International Law, made the fol-
lowing statement to the Associated Press:
II am unable to see any justification In
international law for the action of Gov.
Swettenham. 1t was rather informal on
the part of Admiral Davis If he did not ask
for the governors permission before land
ing men, but the landing of men, though
they were armed, was not even technical
breach of international law. as it was ap-
parent that there was no design to exert
American authority"
On the other hand some of the West In
dian traders here inclined to support Gov.
Swettenham. One of them was quoted as
saving that the acton of the United States
in landing unbidden party of marines was
"high-handed and unwarranted.'
The latter is the sole criticism of Ad-
miral Davis action and does not accord
with the almost universal official and public
sentiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
ANOTHER SURVIVORS STORY.
Baker Arrives in New York With
More Tales of Horror.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. January 21.-The first sur
vivors of the Jamaica earthquake to reach
New York arrived this morning on the
United Fruit Company's steamer Baker
They were s. d. Curtis of Plattsburgh, N.
Y; G. A. ingalls, of Rousse's Point, n. Y;
John d. Avil president of the Avil Publish
ing Company of Philadelphia, and Max
Magnus of New York.
All of them were in Kingston when the
catastrophe occurred, and, without excep-
ton, they say that the overthrow of the city
and its subsequent burning was the worst
sight that cor1d possibly be imagined
There was not one of them who did not in
terrupt his story dozen times to comment
on his utter inability to give an adequate
description of 1t.
None of them failed also to score the &C
ton of Gov. Swettenham in refusing
further American aid, as reported in the
morning papers. They declare that during
the two days of the earthquake and fire not
a hand was lifted by the authorities to pre-
serve order. to clear the streets of the dead
even: that the negro constabulary stood
idly by, waiting for orders that never came,
and that only the work of citizen volun-
teers and sailors from the ships in the har-
Dor kept hundreds from dying in the streets
from their wounds.
Rumbling and Earth Swayed.
Two Of the Bakers passengers, Mr.,
Curtis and Mr.. Ingalls,, together with q
manufacturers agent from Pittsfieid, Mass.
were standing in Hope Gardens q favorite
resort for visitors to the city because Of It's
Continued on Thisd Pags,l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

landed to help In maintaining order in car
ing for the wounded. the greatest apprecia-
ton was expressed on every hand. Sir
Edward Grey was particularly appreciative
of the kindly consideration of the American
navy and so expressed himself Nowhere
did we hear any criticism of the landing of
armed men, which seemed quite natural In
the circumstances, and it is hard to realize
how anybody could object to It, We shall
make every effort to have the affair cleared
up without delay and We hope that the
Americans will withhold their judgment
until this can be DONE
Man Of "Fixed Ideas"
Gov. Swettenhams friends here, while
greatly astonished that he should have
acted so abruptly, say that he is man of
fixed ideas, who has been in the habit of
treating natives in a firm manner, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Weather.

Fair, colder tonight, tenn
perature about IS degrees,
tomorrow fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
WRECKED AT OPEN SWITCH.
One Killed and Several Injured on
Lake Shore Road.

BLISSFIELD, Mich, January 21.-One
trainman was killed and a number Of pas
sengers were injured when an eastbound
Lake Shore railroad passenger train ran
into an open switch late last night at Riga
and collided with a freight train, derailing
and overturning all the coaches.
The injured include w. H. Millikay of
Roxbury Mass, leg broken; Clarence Gil
son of Blissfeld, Mich, leg broken, and
Conductor Willard Robb, Adrian. Mich,
both legs broken. The name of the dead
man has not yet been learned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Could Not Identify Hau.

BADEN BADEN, Germany, January 21.-
Karl Hau, professor of Roman law at
George Washington University, who Is
charged with the murder of his mother-in-
law, Frau Moliter, was today confronted
with various persons who had seen the MUIR
derer on the day the woman was killed, but
they were unable to positively identify the
prisoner. Hau resolutely denies that he
killed Frau Moiitor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Tillman Reviews His Course.

CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Guard to Escort Negroes.
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LYNCHBURG, Va, January 21.-The
Lynchburg Home Guard has been ordered
to assemble at its armory this afternoon
to go to the Union passenger station at $3.50
o'clock to meet Peter Hudson and Herbert
Steptoe the negroes charged with the crimi-
herst county on January Z. and accompany
thera across the river to Amherst county,
opposite the city, for the preliminary trial
before Justice Dawson. The trial will take
Mace at 4 o'clock. The negroes Will be
bro,i9ht on the afternoon train from Roam
oke. where they have been held for a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
EXTRA WORK STOPPED.
Protests Received at the Navy De-
partment Regarding Navy Yards.

In consequence of protests received at the
Navy Department from organized labor.
Secretary Metcah has telegraphed the COM
mandants of the Boston, New York and
Norfolk navy yards to suspend all extra
work on warships In course Of construc-
ton or being put in shape to join the At
lantic fleet at Guantanamo.
The charge was made that at each Of
these yards the men were working more
than eight hours a day, and in some In
stances as many as twelve hours day,
as we'll as on Sundays, Sunday nights and
holidays. 1t was alleged that such action
was in violation Of the eight-hour law and
contrary to the order of the President. The
matter will be fully investigated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Mr.. Higgins Very Ill.

CLEAN, N, Y, January 81, 1:30 pm
condition Of former Gov. Higgins. His
heart action is being maintained by stimu-
lants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Paw Clerk Curtis Dead.

The Navy Department il informed that
Paw Clerk II. N. Curtis died at the naval
station. Cavits. p. T. on the 18th instant
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
Against the south.

Mobile Register .-,-.,. Au, Co vorahlv reported by the conference committee to Congress will Work lh- jury to the Southern States if 1t be- comes law. as 1t seems to be partlcu- larly designed to keep the tide of i'm migration coming to this country Tn it's present channels. giving to the North and West more than their pro- fattened and prospered upon immigra- tion before there were any restrictions and have continued to draw the tide of immigration under restrictlons: !: why should they now seek to hamper the South with a law that as much as says. we have got all or nearly all we want; your imported laborers must submit to physical and mental exam nation and must come up to the stand ard of Aour immigrants as they are now not as they were when they first came to this country to assist in our
 Crime and disease should be shut out, but if we are going to make an educational standard for immigrants an an American artisan In their pockets when they reach this country. we might as well abandon the effort to bring immigrants to the south. We do not want educated or independent additions to our population, but people who will work with their hands and who are dependent upon manual labor for a living The educated immigrant comes into competition with workmen in branches where additions are not necessary; the uneducated fills blank.
 The South is pushing the immigra- tion movement to fill up the waste nlaces. just as the Middle and Western States did. We do not want the off, sc0urings of Europe, and we do not nr0nose to admit such to citizenship, hut we claim the right to encourage that has been profitably enjoyed by other parts of the country for fifty years and to solicit 1t in Europe. if necessary. as agents of the Western States and railroads have done during that period.
 Under the present law. which safe puards every interest of the nation, tho State Of South Carolina had con siderable difficulty in obtaining small number of immigrants didect from Europe although these immigrants were of a better class than the ma ioritv of those' admitted at Ellis Island If other restrictions are added ro those existing. the South Carolina experience shows that the Southern States proposing to encourage immi- grafton will be wholly unable to &C., comnltsh their purpose.
 The defeat of the proposed law should be tho concern of ali Southern members of Congress because it will nullfy all that has been done by the South to obtain relief from the labor shortage which seriously affected in- dustries and agriculture last year and still exists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
SUNDAY. JANUARY 20. 1907.
The Portland oregonian Is much fin

The Portland oregonian Is much in- and tells that "here in the columns of a poultry journal we have a long ar- ticle on the subject of eradication of vermin, and it is urged that every one keepin g H0nltry should spray his chicken rousts at frequent intervals for the purpose of keeping these poul- try pests under control The same journal insists that hens cannot be expected to lay eggs in the winter if
 they are kept in a house with wide cracks through which the cold wind whistles. Now, in view of the we'll known fact that the egg product of the United States has a greater value than the gold output, and that the output could be increased 50 per cent. in qual- ity and 75 per cent. in value by ob- servance of these essentials, 1t is plain to be seen that 1t would pay the State from a financial standpoint to employ a State inspector of henhouses and hem roosts. There is no doubt about it. The great problem of the poultry industry. Is to maisez.hens lay in theA winter. when egss are up to s5 and 40 cents a dozen. If we just had an inspector to go around and compel the farmers to stop the cracks in the wall and spray portation of Eastern eggs. If we are going into the inspector business. let us not be halfhearted about it." &
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
Al Preacher,s odd Dream.

It was the habit of the Rev. James Sturgeon, grandfather of the great preacher Of that name. to pray each evening under a certain oak tree In g secluded wood in Honeywood park. One night he dreamed. the story goes, that him in pieces If he followed his accus- toned route to the tree. There waSan- other path by which he might go in safety. Remembering his dream, Sturgeon felt sorely tempted the nexI night to take the route which, Satan was not. But this would be to capit- uTate. Trembling in every limb he made his way by the path in which the dam ger lay. He reached the goal in saf- ety, and in prayer and song returned thanks for delivery from peril. When turn. In his path lay a piece of solid gold. "as large as a curtain ring" All inquiry falling to discover the owoar he retained 1t, and when he married had his wife's wedding ring made from his curious find
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
Newspapers and Passes.

Mobile Item
 The railroads contract with the shippers of all kinds of merchandise, to deliver goods in any part of the United States without prepayment or the cost of transportation. True, the railroad has possession of the property shipped, and holds 1t until the freight Is paid. On the other hand, the news transportation, and pay for this trans portation before the service is peform- ed. It's a peculiar idea with some people that what are legislatively newspapers are concerned. are issued for the purposes of corruption. In brief. there are people who are so weak and corrupt themselves they im- as the railroads are concerned. is noth- inR more than a reflection of the opin- lon of the man who deals out railroad passes. If 1t were really worth while for a newspaper to argue to the con ,ns be to point to the Legislative body now at Montgomery. with it's execu- tive branch. as living picture to prove the contrary. It is really too to call attention to the fact that the railroads of Alabama look upon MT. Corer as their bitterest and most un- tiring enemy, yet newspapers through out the State supported Mir: Conner 1T, time their editors and writers trav- eled over the railroads 2ri what are called free passes" If the newspa- pers are to be put into the predatory that may be passed bysthe Legislature of Alabama, then that bill should have blanket" hlause in 1t prohfb- iting any and everybody from riding paid the railroad in money for the service 1t contracts to perform
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
Helen Keller.

HrO0 kIVn EaRIe.
 many. To not few. however. she is an author or a speaker, whose words for the blind and the dumb have been uplifting and inspiring. Not only of sight but of hearing has she been de- prived.
 means which have brouoht the soul and mind within her to expressio N-a nd. along with that. her intellect has been educated and her spirit revealed. Her mind is one of acuteness, logic and sympathy. charity. reverence and moral beauty. An ethereal intelligence that brings to us, as from an unsealed world. a message of philanthropy and noted to us by what she is, does and says. and by what 1t has been given to other hearts to do for her and. through her. for those in like affilction
 The Eagle prints today what she blind in Manhattan. What she said, in mere ability Is not exceeded by or in the speech of the race anywhere today. The pathos and the wonder of her being able to say 1t at all, and for others. form the nearest approach to a miracle that has been vouchsafed since the Master Himself ahointed the eyes of the blind to vision, unsealed stirred the hearts of both tn gra.itude ard to desire that to all afflicted orrortunty for themselves and for the world, should be supplied.
 The cause for which this gifted woman spoke ccmmends itself to all hearts of tenderness and pity. Help to that cause should have in 1t the certainty--and can be trusted to have In 1t tte eertainty--that 1t will return an interest of blessing to the givers fa~ greater than the principal of aid which 1t will assure to those for whom If Is meant
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

No doubt it will be news to others, as The Pittsnurg Sun thinks it will be to many Pennsylvanians. that num- Der of ofices in that State. filled by men whose only claim to them Is their willingness to grease the Penrose ma chine, pay In salaries or fees two or three times as much as a Congress- mans or Cabinet members pay. There would be no objection to paying from ten to twenty thousand dollars a year if the services were worth 1t or the incumbents of caliber to correspond. The fact is usually, however, that these highly paid State functionaries are merely so many jimmles by which the voracious Penrose machine pries it's way into the State treasury. These men don't keep their money. They have to hand the most of 1t over to the gang"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
An Actor,a FaiIure.

In answer to the request of the H. frustrated Extra -Blatt (Vienna), a number of stage celebrities of that city have told of their stage failures. Hugo Thimig, a well known actor. says: Tt was dreadful! The director of the Lit- tau theatre had made the discovery that was the most bashful of all bashful lovers. and the best fitted on that account to do justice to the part of the heroic Cardinal in Koberstein.s drama. What God Hath Joined Let Nc Man Put Asunder.' T felt honored. l fought my way through the twenty, four pages of manuscript. and arrived in good condition at the last scene, when fate overlook me. It twisted the last sentence of my part, and l said. dramatically, What man hath joined'-and a boy in the gallery fn- ished-'the carpenter nBed not glue. Homeric laughter was all heard as the curtain was quickly lowered. It was dreadful. I say! I tore off my wig Tn a fit of despair, while the director con . Soled me by saying, Don't you care you are uSeleSE.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
SIDEWALK RENclLiNGS
Absut the weather.

| Tt is truly remarkable the weather that we have been having mere ID Montgomery thiswinter," said Mont thought nan MontxsmsrS !. the se Dsst place on earth. in point of climate as wei, as half a dozen other particulars, ah9 Q am firmly convinced of 1t since read The Advertiser this morning, v,ry logs at Mobile with ninety five ana one hundred per cent saturation or the air. and floods were devastating DOT tions of the North, while cold waves are heard of in almost every direction. l tell you Montgomery has been hay ing some very good weather this wn- ter, and while 1t has been warmer than usual at this time of year. It has been eiysian compared to what has been supplied to regions on every hand"
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 Grfeves for Younger Generations.
 An incident in the office grieved me so much today that l was forced to lecture young man on the importance of paying his poll tax said county official yesterday. "The young man came to the ofiice and said he desired to pay. his poll tax. His receipt was written, when he suddenly decided that he didn't want to pay the tax and told the officer to tear up the receipt. Then 1t was that I could contain myself no longer and l gave the young man a sound talk on the subject.
 
 tax for several years, put had never been fd1Ied to serve on any jury. In contrast, l cited him another man who paid his poll tax but said. at the time. confounded jury within two weeks. The young man left the office without paying. The receipt is being held, and 1t is probable he will change his mind In few days and return.
 It grieves me to see our young men so thoroughly lacking in interest in the payment of poll taxes. They value the sA.50 more than they do the privi- lege of the franchise. and conditions are bad when there is such sentiment among our younger generation" Judge s. |. Brewer, of the Circuit Court of Macon County, is a visitor in the city. on business connected with Mir. E. P. Nichols, of Roanoke, Past Grand Chancellor of the Knights of pythias of Alabam Is visitor to
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 Mir. P. W Pettus, Jr., of Selma, sec retary of the State Democratic Execu- tive Committee, was in Montgomery yesterday, en route to Prattville. Mfr: H. s. Pate of Enterprise. Is at
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