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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
Or. WARD TO SPEAK.
Will Deliver Address to Medic Gradu-
ates on Wednesday.

The annual graduating exercises of
the Kansas Medical college will be held
at McVicar chapel, Washburn, next
Wednesday morning, April II, at 1920
o'clock. The class this year numbers
fourteen graduates, of which one is a
young lady and the other thirteen are
men.
The graduating address will be given
by DR.. Henry B Ward of Lincoln, Neb.
DIR. T. w. Peers of Topeka will respond
on behalf of the faculty of the college.
The commencement exercises will
consist of an elaborate program which
will include the address of DR. Ward
and DIR. Peers and will conclude with
the awarding of the diplomas which
carry the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
The commencement will conclude with
a banquet at the Glenwood hotel in the
evening.
The list of graduates who will receive
their diplomas and medical degrees
from DIR. Norman Plass. the president
of the college, are as follows: D. r.
Sterett. T. D. Blasdel, A. M. Dawson,
d. H Piper w Page. K. P. Mason, j.
T. Davis, v. E Watts, r. H. Munford.
E. Olson, H. D. Ryman, J. n. Becker,
c.. Appleby, Matte L. Day.
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HONORARY DEGREES
Conferred on Distinguished Foreign
ers by Western Z. of p.

Pittsburg, April 13.-One of the
impressive ceremonies in accordance
with the rehabilitation of the Carnegie
institute was held today in the music
hall when honorary degrees were con-
ferred on the distinguished foreign
and American guests by the Western
university of Pennsylvania. The Rev.
Samuel B. Mccormick, chancellor of
the university, presided.
The following is a list of the recip-
tents and the degrees conferred:
The Degree of Ii. D-Baron Des-
camps, Belgium; Baron D'Estournel-
les de Constant, France; DR.. Reinhold
Koser, Ernest Won lime, Lieut.. Gen.
Alfred F. ]. L. Won Lowenfeld, Theo-
dore Won Moeller, and Prof. Fritz
Schaper, all of Germany; Sir Robert
Ball, Sir Robert Cranston, DIR. P.
Chambers Mitchell, DR.. John Rhys,
DR.. z. S Roberts, DR.. John Ross, and
Sir William Henry Preece, all of Great
Britain.
The Degree of Doctor of Literature
Benedite, France; c. F.
Moberly Bell and w. T. Stead, Great
Britain; Joost William Won der Poos-
tem-SchwartZ, Holland.
The Degree of Doctor of Science
Camille Enlart, France; Frederick S.
Archembold, Germany.
The Degree of Doctor of Music
Sir Edward Elgar, Great Britain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
COnvalaseent Patient Arises
From a Sick Bed
And Goes Cunning for Those
Who Had Cared for Him.
WAS LYING IN BED
Scantily Clothed and with q
Window Open.
RemOnstrance From Woman
Nurse Started the Shooting.

New York, April 13.-Angered be-
cause he had been reproved for leav-
ing window open near his bed last
night, Frederick Matheson today
shot and probably fatally injured his
nephew, George Hoffman, with whom
he had lived, Mrs. Hoffman and Ar
thur Councilman, a nephew of the
Hoffmans
Mattheson had been ill for some
time and had been cared for at his
nephew's home in the Bronx. He is
now convalescent after a severe at
tack of pneumonia and when Mrs.
Hoffman entered his room today and
found him lying in bed scantiiy
clothed and with the damp air blowing
in on him from an open window she
spoke sharply to him. Mattheson re-
piled angrily that he was quite able TO
care for himself.
A few minutes later Mattheson
came down stairs and entered the din
ing room. He had on his overcoat
and as he stepped into the room he
pulled a revolver from his pocket and
fired at Mrs. Hoffman, the shot strix-
ing her in the back. She ran scream
ing into the yard and fell senseless.
Hoffman in the meantime had jumped
up and grappled with Mattheson, but
a second shot laid him low and the
assailant turned to leave the house.
Just at that moment Councilman
rushed down stairs and asked what
was the matter. For an answer
Mattheson turned and sent two bullets
into the young mans abdomen. Then
he fed.
He was arrested soon after he left
the house. He was later arraigned
and held without bail. Mattheson is
So years old and was employed as
ticket agent by the Interborough
Metropolitan Transit company. HOff-
man is 48 years old and a teamster for
the PETERBOROUGH company. Mrs.
Hoffman is 40 years old and Goubel-
man %.
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SCHENCk EXCITED
Intimates That Joint Case Jury
Was Tempered With.
Had Agreed to Convict in Cora
nadO Case, He Says.
CHANGED OVER NIGHT.
Today There Was One Who
Couldn't Be Convinced.
Hints at Arrests on Charge of
Bribery.
CHANGED OVER NIGHT.

The disagreement of the jury in the
trial of the Coronado joint case called
forth some remarks from County At
torney Schenck this afternoon. In
speaking of the case the county attor-
ney said: 81 have tried a number of
joint cases in the district court this
term in which I have secured convic-
tions and in none of them was the evil
dence as conclusive as in this case.
81 am not saying that I am at loss
to understand why this verdict was re-
turned for I think that 1 know some
thing about the reason they failed to
agree. Just at this time it would be
decidedly improper for me to state my
reasons but 1 may later. This L do
know, however, at eight o'clock last
night the jury had agreed on convic-
ton on two of the counts and had not
settled on the others. All twelve of the
jurymen had agreed on this much of
the verdict. They, were released and
came back this morning and IL of them
are of the same opinion and one has
changed his mind and refuses to vote
to convict
While County Attorney Schenck re-
fuses to make the statement that the
jury has been tempered with it is evil
dent to any one who knows him how
that evidence is now in his office which
would warrant the arrest of one or
more men for attempting to bride
jurors a the present term of court.
1t is known that in the Pigg case in
which a conviction was secured this
week that one of the jurors was offer
ed $50 to stand out for an acquittal
or a disagreement and that another
one was offered $50 for the same pur-
pose. Before this case was set for
trial relative approached Sheriff
Wilkerson and offered him $50 if he
would return a $500 cash bond and
permit STRAW man" to be placed on
the bond.
Jury Failed to Agree.
After celebrating for about eight
hours the jury which has been listen
ing to the evidence in the prosecution
Of Elmer E. Shoaf E. r. Barber and
Will JeffIies in the district court on
charges of selling liquor unlawfully and
having. maintained a nuisance in rooms
of THE Coronado club'' at No. 631 Kan
sas avenue, reported to- Judge Dana
shortly after the noon hour today that
there was possibility of an agree
ment and the judge discharged the
jury.
The case was given to. the jury short
ly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
They considered it for three hours. took
a recess for supper and got down to
work again at 7:30 o'clock. They con-
tinued until 10 o'clock when Judge
Dana excused them for the rest of the
night. They went into the jury room
at o'clock this morning and put in
another three hours on the case with
no results.
To those who followed the case the YER
dict came as somewhat of a surprise. 1t
was generally believed that the jury
would at least return a verdict of guilty
on the nuisance charge, but they could not
even agree on this.
The second trial of the. case against
Shoaf and the other defendants will not
take place until the September term of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
ANNIE BESANT NAMED
Col. OIcott Selected Her for Head of
the Thcosophical Society.

Kansas City, Mo. April 1S.-An Of
fetal announcement was received in
this city today by a member of the
local branch of the society of the
nomination of Mrs. Annie Besant of
Adyar, India, as president of the
Theosophical society, to succeed the
late Colonel Henry Steele Olcott, the
Observation-Disclosures of the organization.
Colonel Olcott, who was an old New
York newspaper man and a veteran OF
the civil war, died recently following
his return to India from Chicago,
where he had attended the annual
convention of the American section.
The official announcement states
that on his death bed he formally
named Mrs. Besant, who had for years
been his co-worker, to succeed him,
prerogative that he held. The nomi-
nation must be ratified by a two-thirds
vote of the societies of the world. The
vote is soon to be taken.
Mrs. Besant is coming to America
in June. She is a noted writer and
lecturer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
SET FIRE TO JAIL.
Cleo Diaz-Bennett May Go to Peniten-
tiary as a Result

Cleo Diaz-Bennett, the Cocaine
absorbent" woman, who is being held
in the city jail on a fine of $25 for
petit larceny, may get trip lover the
road" This woman has been very
troublesome to the police for years.
Ten days ago she escaped from Jail
by chopping down three doors with a
broad-axe which had been smuggled
into her cell, presumably by Ed Ben
nett her husband. who is also an old
offender. At that time she was re-
captured within ten minutes, but as
breaking a city Jail is not an offense
in Kansas, there was nothing to do but
fix the doors and lock her up again.
This morning she repeated the per-
Torrance, but added little foolishness
which may send her to the peniten-
tiary. She planned an escape, and be-
fore starting, set fire to the jail Mrs.
Thorpe smelled the smoke, and ran
into the corridor. Cleo. who was hiding
behind a door. jumped out and ran,
with Mrs. Thorpe after her. AS they
came down the stairway Mrs. Thorpe,
matron, was hanging to the fugitive's
skirt and calling for help. Chief
Eaton, Driver Carson and Jailer Wood
ruff started in pursuit and caught Cleo
about a block from the station. Wood
ruff made a home run around the
block, but had only reached third base
when the woman was captured by
Carson, who started around the other
way.
Mrs. Thorpe, at the instigation of the
police swore out a complaint with the
county attorney, charging Cleo with
arson. The fire was easily extinguish-
ed because of the lack of inflammable
material at hand. but the effort to
burn down the jail was evidently made
in good faith
Some years ago negro thief and
street walker, LII Jordan, made a prac-
tice of escaping from Jail. At one
TINA che locked Mrs Thorpe in cell
when she got away. Then she tried
burning the jail. was convicted of
arson and sent to the penitentiary for
IS months
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HARTMAN IN COURT.
President of Union Pacific Testifies
Against Frank w. Hill.

New York. April BE. H. Harri-
man appeared in the Tombs police
court today as a witness against Frank
w Hill, his former stenographer, who
is charged with having sold for pub
LEGATION the famous Sidney Webster
letter written by Mr.. Hartman. The
publication of this letter led to an eX-
change Of statements between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Mr.. Hartman.
Samuel B. Ranck, a newspaper man,
and Walter L. Rathbone, a lawyer,
preceded Mr.. Hartman on the witness
stand They testified that Hill called
at a newspaper office and offered the
letter for sale, that he read the letter
from the stenographic notes in their
presence and swore under oath as to
the authenticity of the transcript.
Mr.. Hartman identified the Sidney
Webster letter and it was placed in
evidence. The letter as published in
the newspapers, he said, was substan-
TALLY correct
Did you ever authorize the publ
cation of this letter." he was asked.
Did you ever give permission to Jet
the letter go out of your Officer
Mr.. Hartman said that Hill had
been discharged from his employ some
months before the publication of the
letter. Mr.. Hartman said he had not
communicated the contAnts of the let
ter outside his office except to p Mr..
Webster. Mr.. Hartman was not per-
mitted to answer a question: as to
whether he had read the letter to for
mer Governor Odell, ]. Hyde, Senator
of the Union Pacific identified the let
ter which was said to have been copied
from Hills notes for publication as
having been written by Hill. This
completed the case of the prosecution
and the trial was adjourned until
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
CLERKS WANTED.
Uncle Sam Needs ABOUT 100 Who Are
Good at Figures.

Washington, April 13.-The civil SER
vice commission has been called upon
by the postoffice department to furnish
list of clerks fer temporary work be-
ginning July 1, who will be employed In
making arthmetical compute tons in
connections with the weighing of the
mails. At It's last session congress di-
rected the department to furnish in
formation on this subject in regard to
the mail of all classes. 1t is under
stood that 100 or more persons will be
employed on this work which Will last
for a year or more for capable en-
ployes. The salaries will range from
$840 to 81. 200 per annum.
The examination has been announced
and indicates that persons are desired
who can not only add long columns OF
figures, but who can cross-add and
the sums obtained by other
figures and get the average of the final
column as explained in the commits
cions announcement. Clerks are want
ed WHO are not only accurate but rapid
and who write good haE5s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
GREEN BUGS ARE GOING.
Dying by the Millions in the North
Oklahoma Fields.

Arkansas City, Kan, April 13.-The
manager of the Arkansas City Milling
company's elevator at Red Rock, rs
miles south of here in Oklahoma. adj
vises his company here that the green
bugs in the wheat fields there are dy-
ing by the millions end that they ap-
in that locality. This leads the millers
and others here to believe that the
bugs are about through with their crop
destI Dying work.
A man who every day for the last
week has been out to his farm south
west of the city. and has observed the
action of the little green bugs, says
that he believes they are leaving this
part of the country and that the wheat
is looking better curing the past day or
two than for the Fast two weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
WILL LEAVE WICHITA.
Mahan Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Turn Eyes Towards Oklahoma.

wichita, Kan, April 13.=Thomas
Mahan, president of the Mahan Sup
ply company, wholesale liquor dealers.
of this city, has gone to Oklahoma
City for the purpose of making an ia
vestigation of the business prospects
there with a view of moving his COM
pany from this city to that point.
Before leaving here, Mr.. Mahan
said:
ct expect to spend several days in
Oklahoma and 1 will decide in that
time whether or not to move there. We
must move some place, that much is
certain. Our stock is worth full
100000 and it is too valuable to ex-
pose to the vagaries of a prohibition
state I am not going to take any
chances with the new city government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
IGNORES CORONER
County Prosecutor Will Investigate
Death of Mrs. BIOmeyer.

Cape Girardeau, Mo-, April 10
The verdict of the coroner's jury that
Mrs. A. D. Blomeyer, who died mys-
teriously Wednesday, had committed
suicide, has been ignored by County
Prosecutor Alexander and he today
caused a guard to be placed over DR..
A. D. Blomeyer and applied for the
appointment of a lunacy commission.
DR.. Blomeyer was found unconscious
when the death of his wife was dis
covered and lay in an adjoining room.
When he was restored to conscious
ness, he declared his wife had taken
her life by injecting morphine. Testi-
mony of servants of the household was
to the effect that DR.. Blomeyer had
quarreled with his wife prior to her
death,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
KIRKMAN's TIME REDUCED.
President Roosevelt Cuts Four Months
From Original Sentence,

Leavenworth, Kan. April 13-Hugh
Kirkman, ex-lIeutenant of the Eighth
infantry, serving a sentence of two
years in the United States penitentlary
for forgery and embezzlement, has re-
ceived 4 Communication of sentence at
the hands of President Roosevelt four
months being cut off the original SEN
tence.
This will give Kirkman his freedom
on June 81, instead of October 21 as
would have been the case but for the
action Of the president. Hugh Kirk
man is a half-brother of ex-Captain
George w. kirkuan. now serving his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
FIVE PERSONS HURT
Crash of Suburban Cars I'm the
Darkness.

Los Angeles. Cal, April 13.-Short-
ly before midnight a Pasadena Short
Line car crashed into the rear of a
Monrovia car after passing through a
switch which had been left open. Five
persons were injured, including two of
the car men, and L. Kenny of Cincin-
natl, O., who sustained a fractured
skull and may be fatally injured. Mot
orman H r. Wilcox had his leg brok-
en-. Mrs. Julia Camp and Mrs Chas.
Melden Hall passengers who live at
Pasadena, were severely cut and
bruised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
CHASE COUNTY WINS.
Carries on Honors in High School
OratoricaI Contest.

Chapman, Kan, April 13.-The CEN
trail Kansas county high school ora
torical contest held it's first session
here last night. Five counties were
represented as follows: Reno, Chase,
Clay, Dickinson and Atchison. First
place was awarded to Chase county's
orator. Louis LaCross, whose subject
was 1.-The Promise of the Future"
Second place was awarded to Dickin-
sons ora tor, Edward Holman, whose
subject was 1.-The Soldier of Peace"
These two will represent this district
in the state contest at Manhattan,
Nav g
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
IN SOUTHERN KANSAS
Wichita Reports Heavy F'rosts With
Fruit Badly Injured.

Wichita. Kan, April 13.-Small and
large fruit and gardens in Kansas
were injured last night by a heavy
frost and a temperature that stood at
or below the freezing point, four
hours. The lowest temperature re-
corded was % degrees above zero.
Orchard owners resorted to smudging
in an effort to save their crops and
gardens were flooded with water this
morning to overcome the effect of the
frost. 1t is believed the loss will be
heavy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
Fist Sentenced to Be Hanged.

Nashville. Tenn, April 13.-Dr. j.
Herman Fist. a prominent physician,
recently convicted OF the murder of
Mrs. Rosa Mangrum, whose body was
found in the river at Cairo, ILL.,, was
today denied a new trial by the GRIM
inal court and was sentenced to be
hanged on June 81. He will appeal to
the supremA court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
SET FIRE TO HIS AUNT.
After Shooting and Fatally Wounding
His Uncle.

Bardwen. Ky, April 13.-Edward
Stockton. II years of age. son of GIL
ford Stockton, a farmer, yesterday shot
and fatally wounded his uncle, J. F.
Stockton. beat lis uncles wife into
insensibility with the butt end of gun,
saturated Ter clothing with coal oil
and attempted to set 1t afire. Both are
in a dying condition.
Stockton was arrested. There is in
tense excitement ard violence to the
prisoner fs threatened. 1t IS believed
by some that the youth is demented
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
BROUGHT Sl77,377
Sale of Stanford Whites Art Treasures
Is Completed.

New York, April 13.-The second and
last evening of the sale of Stanford
Whites pictures at Mendelssohn hall
brought returns of $31, 200. This, with
the $40 272.50 of the first evenings sale,
make a total for the lbs pictures of
S51, $3.50.
The furniture and decorations recent
" sold brought $l25, s04.50, making the
total realized for the entire sale $17,-
OFT
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EIGHT BURN TO DEATH
Head of the House Started a Fire
With Kerosene.

Denison, Tex, April 1S-Near
Gunter, Tex, early today ]. c. Price,
his FIVE children and his stepdaughter,
Jottie Byers, and his niece, Alien Up
church, were burned to death. Mr..
Price attempted to start a fire with
kerosene when an explosion occurred.
The victims were burned beyond rec
OpnitiOn
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Injury to colonel Young.

Leavenworth, Kan. April 10
Colonel George s. Young. commandment
of the United States military prison at
Fort Leavenworth, was thrown from q
carriage at the entrance to the federal
prison late Friday and severely in
jured. His face was cut in many
places and he sustained a number Of
bruises. The doctor who attended him
says he is not seriously injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
SNOW STOPS BASEBALL.
All of Saturdays Games in the Ma.
tional Postponed.

New York. April 13.-All four of the
scheduled games in the National
league for today have been postponed.
Snow at Boston, Pittsburg and Chi
cago and wet grounds at New York
are the causes given.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
Fish for the Wakarusa.

Wakarusa, Kan. April 13.-The
government fish car passed through
here last evening on the flyer. 1t was
well furnished and a nice batch of fish
was left here. w. Perry and several
other farmers securing a little school
each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
YERKES RESIGNS
Office OF Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Is Vacant.

Washington, April 13.-John w.
Yerkes, commissioner Of internal reve-
nue., has resigned and his resignation
has been accepted by the president.
He leaves the service to enter the
practice of law
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st. Joseph, Mo-. April 13.-The mer-
curry was 8 degrees below freezing
throughout northwest Missouri last
night and growers say fruit Of all va
rieties has been injured.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, April 13.-Forecast Tor
Kansas: Fair tonight, possibly be-
coming unsettled by Sunday night;
slowly rising temperature.
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Weekly Bank Statement.

New York. April 13.-The statement of |
the clearing house banks for the week |
shows that the banks hold SIS, $50, 925 more
than the legal reserve required. This is /
decrease of So 5SS, 300 as compared with last
week Statement: Increase. |
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and that there will be but few apples
and cherries and no peaches at ALL
Walter Wellhouse, one of the largest
apple growers in the United States and
secretary of the State Horticultural So
ciety, said: Il have not been over our
orchards but am inclined to think that
they have been badly damaged though
1 do not want to make a statement at
this time which the conditions will not
warrant. The fact that the trees were
so loaded with bloom may protect the
buds to such an extent that there will
be pretty fair crop after ALL
1t Is Warming Up.
Reports received by the weather bureau
in this city late this afternoon indicate
that the drop in temperature last night
was general and that the entire state has
suffered more less from it. The lowest
temperature recorded at Russell
where it was is points above the zero
mark. The forecast for tomorrow is fair
with Just a chance that that there may
be a mix-up of some kind Sunday after
noon or night and slowly rising temper
at ha for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
Cold Iniures Fruit.

The increase in loans is the largest or
record for any one week.
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Damage at Bennington.

Damage at Bennington.
Bennington, April 13.-The tenn
perature dropped to 20 degrees last
night killing the gardens and the
fruit.
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