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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06
HITCHCOCK TURNS UP.
HE Appears at the Criminal Court
Building on Time.

New York, Nov. 6-Raymond
4 Hitchcock, the actor, who disappear
9so several days ago, after he had beer
indicted on charges preferred by sew.
erai young girls, appeared at the Grim
maj court building today and went to
the office of the district attorney
Hitchcock is under bond to appear in
court this afternoon.
Since Hitchcock's disappearance the
ponce OF the entire eastern section OF
the united States and Canada have
peen searching for him, but absolute
" nothing of his whereabouts was
Bnown to the public until he appear
eo at the criminal court building to-
oay. He went directly to the district
attorneys office, from whence, &C
companied by his wife and counsel,
ne was taken to the court of general
sessions where bail was fixed at ST.
The first intimation of trouble came
several months ago. when Hitchcock,
was appearing in the leading role in
"A Yankee Tourist through the pub
ncation OF a story in a local newspa-
per containing practically the same
alegatlons as those that led to the
indictments. No action of any kind
was taken at that time however,
ana 1t was not until the opening of the
Hitchcock again appearing in "a
Yankee Tourist" that the storm
broke. The first real sensation came
when the actor caused the arrest on
charge of blackmail of a brother of
one OF the young girls. whose name
mad been mentioned in the charges
against Hitchcock In a few days
Hltehcock was summoned to the Of
nee OF the district attorney and was
arrested on a charge of criminal as
sault- Two days subsequently, while
ne was at liberty on bail, the indict-
ments were returned by the grand
jury and almost simultaneously Hitch
cock dropped out of sight
Hitchcock was arraigned upon only
one of the six indictments against him,
TO which he pleaded not guilty and fur
n1sheo bail He was paroled in custody
OF his counsel upon the other five His
counsel said the actor had not been out
OF New York, but had been suffering
from nervous prostration as a result of
the charges. This, he said was the
hrst day he had been able to go out
Hitchcock looked pale and haggard
and showed signs of illness He said
he had decided to face his accusers
and try to win back the confidence Oh
his friends and the public
I am innocent" he said, land the
only way for me to prove it is to stand
trial I am prepared to fight it now
and I'll go through with it,
While Hitchcock was in court his
wife remained in the district attorneys
office and in a semi-hysterical condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06
SUES THE ROCK ISLAND.
Bryant Crawford Asks for Only Small
Sum for Serious Injuries.

Bryant F. Crawford, II years old. has
filed a suit in the district court against
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway company in which he demands
1875 damages for personal injuries
which he claims were sustained by him
through the negligence of an agent of
the railroad.
Young Crawford was working with Il
gang of men on May "a, 1907, near Ii
mon, Col, unloading piles from a fiat
car. He declares, in his petition in the
suit, that c. c. Humphrey, the foreman
of the gang directed him to get on the
load of piles on the car. He says that
the stakes holding the piles on the
car were weak and defective. They
broke while he was standing on the
piles and he rolled off the car with
them. He sustained two fractures of
the left leg and claims to be perman-
emily injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06
MRS. FENSkY IS DEAD.
Topeka Woman Who Drank Ammonia
by Mistake Succumbs.

Mrs. Charles Fensky, wife of Charles
Fensky, postoffice employe, died
Tuesday in Pueblo. Colorado, at the
home of her mother.
About ten days ago Mrs. Fensky
swallowed some washing ammonia by
mistake, thinking it was lithia water.
The dose came near causing her death
at the time, but she was revived by DR..
Johnson, and seemed in a fair way to
recovery. The illness caused by the
poison and other complications left her
in bad physical condition, and last week
she was taken to Colorado in hopes
that the change would be beneficial to
her health.
The funeral and burial will be in
Pueblo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06

bother. and it is to you that I look for
my sustenance."
To cut long story short, the princi-
pality of Monaco was obliged to settle
an annuity of 600 franc (G24 a year
upon the convict before he would con-
sent to accept his freedom and leave
the country. AS soon as this was ar
ranged he took up his abode in a little
cottage Just over the Monaco border.
This is a true story, and the document
fixing the mans pension, together with
details about the payments, may be seen
in the Monaco archives.
The late Prince de Monaco was fond
of telling this story in Partisan drawing
rooms, and, If 1 remember Alright, I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06
FREE SEEDS BURN.
Distribution to Constituents by Con-
gressmen VIII Be Delayed.

Washington, Nov. 6.-Fire which de-
stroyed the five story brick building
in C street. southwest, occupied by the
seed distribution division of the de-
partment of agriculture, caused dam
ages amounting to $4,000 early today.
The loss which is nearly covered by
insurance, includes the building, ma
chinery, equipment and destruction of
seeds, which will delay for several
weeks the distribution of flower ana
vegetable seeds through government
sources.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06
MEANS MORE TREATIES.
Roosevelt and Collum Discuss The
Hague Peace Conference.

Washington, Nov. 6-President Roose-
welt and Senator Collum, chairman of
the senate committee on foreign rela-
lions. discussed briefly today the work
of The Hague peace conference. The
senator said the president expressed the
opinion that several treaties will result
from the conference. Just what these
treaties will be, or the subjects with
which they will deal, the senator said
that neither the president nor himself
were yet able to state except that their
object would be TO carry out the con-
illusions reached at The Hague.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06
New Coburn Book Is Out.

The quarterly report of Secretary
Coburn of the Kansas state board of
agriculture for the three months ending
September 80 devoted to small grain
crops; Indian corn and stall feeding.
versus grazing fattening cattle, has
Just been returned from the state print
er and is being mailed today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06

certificates will be placed in circulation
to the total amount of 100000, an
ing retired.
1t is expected that this will prevent
the boarding of silver dollars and it is
possible that fractional certificates will
be issued to prevent the boarding of
fractional coin in denominations of 10
cents, 25 cents and 80 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06

Chicago, Nov 6.-The Chicago an
nual flower show. which is an interna-
ttonal event in horticulture, occurs
November 6-12. Chicago flower show
honors are sought by many f1oricul-
turists. For the last two years in the
rose contest premier honors have been
taken by the Mrs. Marshall Field rose
One of the first and principal chalIen-
gers for this seasons premier honors
is an Alice Roosevelt pink rose from
the west 1t is expected a warm con-
test. will result when the Alice Roose-
welt rose seeks to become the first
holder of national honors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06
CHANGE IS SCARCE.
San Francisco Banks About to Issue
''Shin Plaster Currency.

i San Francisco. Cal. Nov. Gone of
the effects of the circulation of clearing
house certificates here has been to
cause a shortage in silver dollars and
fractional coin. This contingency was
foreseen by the clearing house commit
tee at the time certificates were issued
in So denominations and already meas
ures have been taken to meet the ener-
gency. By Thursday morning 81 and 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06
BOILER EXPLODED.
Eight Men Killed and Twenty-Five
Injured on a Ship.

Kiel, Nov. 6.-The boilers of the Ger
man schooner ship Bluecher. exploded
this morning, while the vessel was near
Murwick- 1t is reported that eight men
We're killed and % injured
The Bluecher is the German torpedo
school ship. She was built at Kiel in
1877 and usually has on board about $50
officers and men. Her armament. con-
sists of several old SO inch Krupp guns
and some smaller quick firing guns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06
TaIImadge Is Acquitted.

Roswell. N NJ, Nov. GA verdict of
not guilty was returned today in the
case of Benjamin II. TallInadge of Den
yer, tried in the federal court on the
charge of land fraud. Only one ballot
was taken by the jury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06
Kubelik to Give 125 Concerts.

New York Nov. 6.-Jan Kubelik the
violinist, who has just arrived in this
country from Europe is to give 125 con-
certs in the United States under the
management of Daniel Frohman. His
first concert will be given at the Hip
podrone next Sunday. On November
IA he will go to Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06
John Mitchell Stiu Improyes

Lasalle, Ill, Nov. Goth MitchelPs
condition continues to improve Every
thing is favorable for his ultimate re-
covery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06

He isn't in our social set any more"
so 1 understand"
Yes. he dropped out some time ago."
Indeed? He gave me to understand
that he had climbed out.
Pxess-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
Explosion OF locomotive Boiler.

Metuchen, N. j.. March ll.-Three
men we're killed and several seriously,
two OF them fatally. injured as the result
of the explosion of boiler on freight
engine 1894 of the Pennsylvania rail.
road early today. The freight train left
Jersey City for the West last night, and
when just opposite the depot here the
boiler exploded, hurting bits of broken
iron and steel two hundred yards away.
Freight cars were piled one above the
other, and there was hsrdly anything
left of the engine except its wheels,
shile the tracks on both sides were torn
up. Several of the crew we're buried
under the overturned cars, including the
fireman and one brakeman and both Of
these will probably die as the result OF
their injuries The wreck caught fire,
out the flames were quickly extinguished
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
Virginia New

Miss Addie B. Chiffon, daughter OF
Mr.. Samuel B. Chiffon, died at her
home near Fauquler Springs, on Tues
day, March 5.
Messrs. G. Q. Csrlin, J. F, Ryan, 4.
Lindsay Gordon and Judge Nicol, al
congressional candidates, are expected
tc speak at Stafford courthouse today.
The remsins of Mrs. r. f. Gate, who
died iu Bristol, Tenn, on Monday,
March 4, were brought to Wsrrenton on
Wednesday last aud laid to rest in the
Wsrrenton cemetery.
The seventy ninth annual report Of
the Western State Hospital Is an inter
estipg document and gives full details
of the management Of that institution,
including the number Of patients, cost
OF operating, etc.
A report Just filed with the State Al
ditor in Richmond shows the actual cost
of the Strother trial In CulpePer to the
commonwealth 10 have been 81 ,Ob6.
Lawyers fees will probably make the
whole cos. Of the trial $40, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
Death Of WI Roa1.

Hon. William II. Boaz died at his
residence at Covesyllle Saturday night
after an illness which had lasted, with
varying degrees Of severity, several year
Mr. Boaz was born 10 Albemarle
county July q, 1882. In 1889 he WAS
elected to the House Of Delegates, aud
served In that body almost continuously
until a few days ago, when falling health
forced him to give up all participation
In public affairs. For number of years
he was chairman ofthe finance. commit
tee OF the House, and so thorough was
be and so comprehensive vas bis mental
grasp, that it has been said Of HIM be
was the best informed man In the State
on the condition OF Yirginia's fnances
He Represented the city Of Charlottes-
Vile and the county Of Albemarle In the
Constitutional Convention of 1901. de
was elected without opposition md served
with distinguished ability on several Of
The most important committees.
He was a successful farmer and frui'
grower aud bis orchards frequently
brought him $26, 900 year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
Driven out Of Nanagua.

San Jose, Costs Rica, March H.
William l.. Merry, United States Minis
ter to Nicaragua and Costa Rics, is ex-
pected here, having been driven out Of
Mansgua, Nicsrsgus, following q Est
fight with President Zelsys. Minister
Merry's papers and cablsgrams eere
seized hY Nlcarsgusn suthori les, 1t Is
asserted, and insults offered to the UDtted
States. The prediction Is made that
President Zelaya will 6Od himself in so
much trouble on account of his treat
ment of Minister Merry that his war
with Honduras will have to be abandon
ed. When his papers were seized, 1t ID
said, Minister Merry went to see Zelays.
A quarrel ending 10 fist fight followed.
Zelaya's guards had TO interfere to save
their master. When Minister Merry
started to leave Mansgua, It is reported,
soldiers tried to seizs other papers.
Drawing a revolver he threatened &c
shoot the frat man who laid a hand on
him. He hoisted the American flag on
the first steamer leaving and sailed fol
0oafa Riaa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
MONDAY EVENING. MAR. il, 1867.

WILLIAM JOHNSON, the negro who is
charged with killing Charles T. Smith,
is now in jail in a neighboring city, and
at the proper time he will be brought to
Alexandria and placed on trial before
inc Corporation Court. Johnson, &C.
cording 70 his own confession, Is crimi-
nal, but no denies that he shot Smith.
lie, however, gives confused accounts OF
bis movements on the night Of the shoot
ing, as we'll as contradictory stories con-
corning his procedure on the following
Sunday night While all the facts point
to the prisoner as the man who fred th7
shot on upper King street on the night
of October 90, it is possible that bis
partner ROBINSON was the slayer. The
whereabouts OF the latter arc still I'M
known 10 the authorities, and Johnson
asserts that Robinson was tho man who
used the pistol, but he does not deny
that be was on the scene when the shoot
ing occurred. The large majority OF the
people in this community favor giving
the negro an impartial trial, and that
scenes which disgraced Alexandria q
few years ago be not repeated. Many
believe that tho taking Of the prisoner to
Fredericksburg was unnecessary and that
with proper precautions no trouble in
cidsut to his being placed in jail here
would have ensued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
Danger Of q Flood.

Albany, N. Y. March 1.-The towrs
along the Hudson river from Troy south
10 Hudson face disastrous food when
the Hudson river breaks up this year, as
the water shed of the Hudson and its
small tributaries are covered with very
deep snow and the Ice 10 the river is
still very thick. With mild weather for
a couple of days and southsrly winds and
rain, such as usually prevails about this
.eason Of the year, an immense volume
Of water would be thrown into the chan
mel of the river and this would move the
ice very quickly. Gorges would then be
,ure to form aud the cities ane towns
along the liue suffer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
Today's Telegraphic News

JUDGE BARLEY To FIILyACANCY
Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.l
Richmond, Mar. l1.--Gov. Swanson
this afternoon commissioned Judge Louis
@. Barley to ell the circuit judge va
cancy occaaioned BY the resignation Of
Judge Nicol. He will cit until the Leg
islsture meets.
This does not mean that Judge Bar
ley has been appointed circuit judge.
BE retains bis position as judi OF the
Corporation Court of this city, position
of equal dignity and salary, but will also
act as circuit Judge for this circuit till
the Legislature elects successor to
Judge Nicol.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
MOfinn Denied.

Nav York, March ll.-Charged with
violating the Elkin law In grabbing fe-
bates too the American Sugar-Fer6ning
Company, on shipments on sugar to
Detroit, the Delaware, Lackaasnns and
Western Railroad was placed on trial
before Justice Hough aud a jury In the
United States Circuit Court today.
After the jury had been secured, sttor'
neys for the defense moved that the In.
dictment be dismissed on the ground
that 1t did not state that the ofeuse wa
knowingly" committed. The motion
was denied and the trial then proceeded,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
TbaW,s Statement,

Harry K. Thsw Issued the following
statement Saturday through his counsel,
Daniel O'Reilly.
81 wish to deny S. emphatioslly %
possible the published report that my
sister, the Countess of Yarmouth, is de-
sirous Of bringing about a separation
between my wife and me at the conclu-
sion OF the trial. Perfect harmony exista
between my wife, my sister and myself,
as 1t did between ell the members Of my
family. Such thing as q separation
has never been and never will DO con-
sldered by me or any OF my relatives.
"The Countess Of Yarmouth Ia very
friendly with Mira. II. X. Thaw, and
holds her in the highest esteem.
GAS for myself, my love for my wife
Ia greater than it ever was before, II
that Is possible. ] hope that this denial
from me will forever set at rest the
absurd story of possible enlargement.
1t is peculiarly regrettable to Mrs. Tha~
and myself that such story should
have emanated from the source II did"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
Corruption in San Francisco.

An exciting meeting Of the San Fran
cisco Bar Association was held Friday
night. About 100 prominent attorneys
gathered to consider the action of gu
perior Judge Hebbard in granting a writ
Of error to Abraham Ruef while the lat
ter's trial was pending in court Of CO.
ordinate jurisdiction. Assistant District
Attorney Heney made speech declaring
that Judge Hebbsrd was under the in
luence Of liquor when he granted the
writ and had been constantly affected By
intoxicants for the last three years. MIR,
Heney vehemently declared that the ac'
tions Of tue attorneys for Ruef had beon
more reprehensible than the conduct Of
Judge Heobard, in that they had deliber-
ately taken advantage OF Judge Heb
bard's condition to procure the writ IN
order to Illustrate the progress OF justice
in Judge DUNES court. MIR. Dryer
followed In a fierce speech along a SINH
lar line.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11

TIE RESULT of the trial OF the negro
Step.oe at Dauvillc should prove warn
ing to would-bo lynchors. The com
plainaul, q young white woman, when
The darkey was at fire; arrested failed to
Identify him as her sssailant; later she
aid she WAS convinced that he was the
criminal. The accused was allowed an
impartial trial, when the negro proved
m abb to the satisfaction of tho court
and Jury aud he was accordingly released.
4 number Of years ago a woman was the
victim Of q negro assailAnt near George
town. aud colored man, resembling the
assaIlaui. was arrested. The woman
positively identified him as Tie man who
had attacked her The darkey later
proved he waa over one hundred miles
from Georgetown when the assault was
committed. He was dismissed aud later
another negro was arrested whom the
woman identified, and the accused later
confessed bis guilt. Lynchiug is dan
serous procedure, aud terrible mistakes
have occasionally been made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11

Ok THE same day with the news
about tho scheme whereby louisiana
has hoped to bring in European labor.
ia spite Of the contract labor law, comes
he opinion of Attorney General Bona
psrte. declaring II unlawful for State
government to pay the passage Of immi'
grants or 10 assist immigration other
wise than hy advertisements. The
sweeping character Of the Attorney Cen
erals decision will, if the latter Is suE-
tanned by the courts, thwart every plan
thus far hit upon by tile Southern States
Tor relieving the acute labor famine. If,
says the New York Tribune, Mr.. Bona
parte has correctly construed the con-
tract labor law, 1t ought to be amended
1t the earliest opportunity. No ono
would lose anything by on thrush OF
farm hands, and the whole country,
fifst Of ali the South, would be enor-
Iuously benefited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications IS they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There ia only
one way 20 cure deafness, and that Ia by con.
stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an inGamed condition Of the mucous lining
OF the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is
iufamed you have rumblipg aounc or I'm.
peri ct hearing. and when 1t Is entirely
'losed De fnsss Is the result, end unless the
Inflammation can be taken out and this tune
restored 10 It's normal condition, hearing will
be Destroyer forever: nine cases out OF ten art
caused By Catarrb, which is nothing but an
We will give ne Hundred Dollars for aHy
case Of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by H4ll's Catarrb Cure.
send for circulars, free.
Z. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
Death of Former senator Pugh.

Former Senator James L. Pugh, Of
Alabama, died at his home, In Wash
ington Saturday night, Of pneumonia.
James L. Pugh was borh In Burke
county, Ga, December II 1890 and re-
removed TO Alabama when four years
old. he began the practice OF law IN
1871. In 1859 he was elected to Con-
gress, retiring from the Twenty-sixth
Congress when Alabams seeded from the
Union When the civil war broke out
he Joined the First Alnbama regiment,
serving as q private until elected to the
Confederate congress, 10 1861. He vas
reelected in 1868, afterWard resuming
the practice Of law.
Upon the death of0eOrge S. Houston,
Mr. Pugh was elected TO the United
States Senate, taking his seat December
@, 1880 Reelection followed In 1884
aud In 1890. His term OF service ex-
pired March 0, 1897.
The remslns of former Senator Pugh,
will be taken thl, evening to his old home
at Eufaula, Alabama where be spent
bis boyhCod days, for burial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-11
Ere I'm Mobile.

Mobile, Ala, March ll.--Fire broke
out 10 cafe on lower Dauphin street
today and soon enveloped three story
building.
The FIRE communicated to the other
buildings and drove the guests out Of the
81. Aodrews Hotel, which was crowded.
The FIRE was under control two hours
later with two three story buildings on
lower Dauphim street burned with slight
damage TO adjoining buildings. The
rear of the St. Andrews caught FIRE, but
the flames were extinguished. LVs'
Sb0. 900.