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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
Killed One Passenger and Ser
iOusly Wounds Two.
WAS NEAR DRESD EN-
Fired Several Pistol Shots and
Then Used a Razor.
The Dead Man Is t. B. TOpp, a
st. Paul Resident.
Women Were Mrs. Olson and
Mrs. BIaksly, of Colorado.

Denver, Col. June 22.-In a shoot
Ing ARRAY which occurred in chair cal
SIS of passenger train No. west
bound on the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railway about 1890 O'Clock
last night between Dresden and Solder
in Kansas, a man whose name was
T B. Topp. of st. Paul, Mimi, a
tailor was killed and Mrs. Maurice
Olsen and her sister, Mrs Harry
Blakesly, were wounded. The shots
were fired by John Bells, an Italian
barber. en- route from Boston to San
Francisco.
Before the shooting began most of
ke passengers were doing in their
chairs and no warning of their dan
ger was given them. They were
awakened from their slumbers by
frantic yells and pistol shots. Five
shots were fired in rapid succession by
Bells as he walked through the aisle
from the front to the rear of the car,
taking aim at one passenger after an
other
The first shot struck Mrs Olson on
the left side of her face, the bullet
passing through the jaws and coming
out on the right side. Mrs Blakesly
sitting opposite her, was hit in the
right shoulder with the second bullet.
Their wounds are not fatal. After be-
ing shot both women rushed to the
smoking car ahead, and a majority of
the male passengers followed as
quickly as possible, tumbling over one
another in their haste to escape
Bells third bullet passed through
Mr.. Tops heart. He was found dead
later in his seat. His facial expression
was calm and from his position it
seemed that he was sleeping. when
shot. BY this time no other men re-
manned in the car except Charles A.
Gilliat of Denver, an employe of the
Griffen Wheel company, and D. r.
Slawson of Pueblo, Col. Gilliat closed
in on Bells and wrenched his revolver
from his hands. but not before two
more shots had been fired, neither of
which hit anybody. Before being
overpowered Bells drew a razor and
with this he fought desperately. A
negro porter from the tourist car.
armed with a billy, finally succeeded
in knocking the razor out of the
Italians hand. and Bells was then
seized and bound by Gilliat Slawson,
crew stayed out of the car while the
disturbance was in progress.
The body of TOpp was left at Good
land and the two women were taken
Ioung bride. Her husband was not
in the train, having gone on ahead to
Arriba. Colo
Bells and a travelling companion,
Patsy Leganbradi, also an Italian,
were removed from the train at Good
land and locked in Jail by Special Off
Ger Cochran. Bells was accompanied
by his wife and four children, and
Leganbradi by his wife and five chill
dren. The women and their children
continued their journey to San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. Leganbradi said the two men
had been drinking vermouth all day
yesterday. About S o'clock they fell
asleep At 1920, Mrs. Leganbradi
said. Bells woke and began to protest
wildly that some one was trying to
rob him Then he rushed up the aisle
and began shooting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
NO LONGER AFRAID.
ingalls, Says Railroads Are Getting
= Used to Roosevelt BugaboO.

| Chicago, June 22.-"What do ]
think of the railroad situation?" de-
manded NJ. E. ingalls,, former presi-
dent of the Big Four railroad. THE
railroads are looking up. The reason
is that the railroad people have final
ly gotten so that they can wake up in
the morning and think of President
Roosevelt without having nervous dys-
pepsia or stage fright and that helps
good deal"
Mr.. ingalls, is spending a few days
with his son George Ingalls,, generaf
freight traffic manager of the New
York Central lines, west of Buffalo.
Yesterday he visited many railroad Of
ficials and discussed with ~ them the
general situation.
at was this way continued Mr..
Ingalls, For some time the railroad
men were afraid the president was go
ing to swallow the. railways or con-
fiscate them. Now they are beginning
to find that it is not quite so bad as
this and a more healthy condition is
the result"
What do you think of the presi-
dents plan for the regulation of rail-
roads as outlined in his recent speech
at Indianapolis ?"
How can we Judge it? He talked
both ways. Evidently, when he thought
of Hartman he let a little vitriol flow
out of his pen and when he forgot him
his disposition toward the railroads
grew real sweet. So you see you can
take that speech both ways If you are
a railway man, but one thing Is evil
dent and that is that the railways have
to obey the law And this will be good
for them"
@Do you see any hard times headed
this way?' he was asked.
cant say that 1 do, but there will
be a general slackening up of business
everywhere. This will not hurt the
railways, however, as they have got
more than they can take care of now"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
REACH A COMPROMISE.
Live Stock Exchange and Packers
Jointly Employ Inspectors.

St. Joseph, Nc, June 22.-Arrange-
ments are being made at the South ST.
Joseph stock yards to place inspectors
at cattle scales Monday morning who
will be retained at the expense of the
live stock exchange and the packers
no longer shall refuse to market cows
the sale of which was discontinued fol-
lowing the order of the packers re-
curing the seller to stand the loss in
post mortem examination.
The commission are to sell subject
to post mortem, dairy cows Gamers
and mich cows. The inspectors are to
examine and designate diseased cattle
and such cattle are to be taken sub
ject to post mortem examination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
LAST LINK FORGED.
Yerkes Tube System in London Has
Been Completed.

London, June 22.-The last link of
the late Charles T. Yerkes' tube system
of underground railroad was opened to-
day. The new tube line, which connects
the northern suburbs with the heart of
London, is eight miles long. 1t was be-
gun in 1903, runs on an average of so
feet below the surface and cost So. O0o,-
600.
A party of financiers and officials at
tended the opening ceremony which was
followed by an elaborate luncheon. The
public was permitted to travel free dur
ing the afternoon and evening and were
given souvenirs of the opening of the
road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
SEEING SALT LAKE.
Secretary Garfield a Visitor at the
Mormon Capital.

Salt Lake. Utah. June 22.-secretary
of the Interior Garfield. and r. E. Bal
linger, general commissioner of the
land office, arrived in Salt Lake this
morning from Denver where they at
tended the land convention. Secretary
Garfield and Mr.. Ballinger came here
to investigate in a general way matters
connected with the department of the
interior and the United States general
land office They will go to Cheyenne
Wyo., tonight They were guests of
Governor Cutler this afternoon at "a
luncheon at the Alta club after which
under the escort of an entertainment
committee, which included Senator, Reed
Smoot, they devoted several hours to
sight seeing. "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
ONE BAKER RETIRES.
Second Cousin of Mrs. Eddy With
draws From the Suit.

Concord N. H, June 22-Fred w.
Baker, of Epson, N. H, a second
cousin of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,
today filed his withdrawal as one of the
next friends in the suit for the ac-
counting of Mrs. Eddy's property. He
withdraws on the ground that others
nearer of kin that he to Mrs. Eddy are
acting and that his presence among
them is unnecessary. Counsel for the
next friends today filed a request
that the court make requisition upon the
trustees of Mrs. Eddy's estate for
funds to carry on the suit, brought by
the next friends. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
DAN HANNA DIVORCED.
This Is the Second Time for Both Him
and His Wife.

3 Cleveland, June 22.-Mrs. Daisy
Gordon Hanna has been granted a d.
vorce from Dan r. Hanna, son of the
late Senator NJ. A. Hanna.
Mrs. Hanna was given custody of
the only child. The amount of ALI
mony had been privately agreed upon.
The grounds for the suit were gross
neglect and cruelty.
Mrs. Hanna was formerly the wife
of Walter DesMaud. an English army
officer, from whom she obtained a df-
vorce. Mr.. Hannas first wife, May
Harrington Hanna, obtained a divorce
from him IN 1898.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
MORE INDICTMENTS.
Millionaire Railroad officials Accused
of Land Frauds.

Denver, June 22.-The News today
says: Sixty or more indictments will
be returned this afternoon by the spe-
cial grand jury which has been in ses-
sion since May IA. investigating coal
and timber frauds in Colorado and
other western states.
Among those indicted will be at
least ten Denver men. among them
millionaire officials of at least one rail-
road company. Officers and several
stockh oIders of Milwaukee and ST.
Louis coal companies. doing business
in Colorado. also probably will be
dragged into the net
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
CONTRACT TO A CHICAGO FIRM.
Franz Meyer Piano Company Will
Manufacture the New DoIcette.

J. E. Leader. secretary of the Or
chestrln company has just returned
from Chicago where his company has
entered into contract with the Franz
Meyer Piano Co. to manufacture the
dolcette. Prof. Kissing, the inventor
of this instrument will remain in Chi
cago until the first lot of instruments
has been completed. The Kansas Dol
cette CO., composed of Topeka men,
will control the sale of this instrument
in the state of Kansas. They will open
a salesroom in Topeka in about sixty
days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
WING Frauds Rln Passed.

Paris, June 22.-The chamber of
deputies today passed practically I'M
frauds bill previously adopted, thus
abling the government to put the
mea sure into immediate effect and re-
move the principal grievances of the
winegrowers- The remainder of the
clauses of the bill will be taken up
without delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
I. n. Town Is Sick.

Mr.. I. n. Town, a pioneer of Shaw
nee county was stricken with a sud-
den Illness early Thursday morning re-
sembling paralysis. His condition was
serious for a time but he is consider
ably better today and is able to leave
his room. He lives at 407 Tyler street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
MUTINY IS QUELLED.
French Troops in Revolt Return to
Their Barracks.

Agde. France. June 22.-Six hundred
men of the Seventeenth infantry. who
mutinied yesterday and marched to
Beziere under arms, returned to their
barracks here this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
LIGHT SHOWERS FALL TO-DAY.
Refreshing Winds Follow a Period of
Unsettled Weather.

Cloudiness prevailed in this particular
locality up till noon today with numerous
light showers, during which the rainfall
amounted to 10-hundredths of an inch.
About noon the sun broke the banks of
clouds and since that time has made a
feeble effort al shining though the condi-
lions are yet threatening. The weather
forecast for the state indicates thunder
showers in the eastern and southern part
tonight and Sunday with a riseAin tenn
perature all over the state. The wind
has been blowing from the south most of
the day at the rate of IS miles an hour.
The temperatures for the day were:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
Weather Indications

Chicago, June 22.-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair except prob
ably thunder storms in east portion to-
night or Sunday; warmer tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
Taft BACK in Washinrton

washington, June 22.-Secretary
Taft returned this afternoon from his
western trip.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
Smart Bow Wins.


The visitor was examining the class
of small boys. He held the chalk in
midair.
What number shall I draw on the
Doard?' he asked of one boy.
The boy replied, "Thirty-two."
The visitor drew the number back
ward, which made twenty three.
rs that rlght?" asked the visitor.
Yes, sir; yes, Sir" answered the boy
In a timid way.
What number shall I take now?' he
asked Of another.
The boy answered, "Sixty-two,"
%whereupon the visitor drew the mum.
Der backward, rs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
SIS that right?" he asked.
Eyes, sir" replied the boy.
A long way back a bright eyed boy
held up a wavering hand.
What number shall l draw for your
asked the visitor.
The boy called out, "Forty-four!w
Then, when the visitor had drawn 1t,
he yelled out, "Now, If you are so
blamed smart, twist that around!-
New York Globe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
Cinderella. Z

1t was in ancient Egypt that the story
Of Cinderella originated. Moderns,
however, owe the familiar nursery
story directly to the Frenchman,
Charles Perrault, whose "Cindrillon'
appeared Mt the end of the seventeenth
century. Perrault took his Cinderella
from earlier versions, which came no
doubt from the story of Rhodopis' bath.
That Egyptian beauty had prepared to
battle when an eagle swooped on one
of her slippers, carried 1t to Memphis
and dropped 1t on the lap Of King
Psammetichus rs he sat administering
justice. lie admired 1t, had Egypt
searched for It's owner, married her and
lived happy ever after.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
A Financial Embarrassment.

A lady who had n kindly remem-
brance for all her domestic servants
met an erstwhile w~asherwoman and
stopped to ask her how she Jared.
"Oh, mem, it's turrible finanshul dis
thress me an the childer's I'M"
"Why, what is 1t? Are you out of
employment"
mo, mem. Works in a fair state o.
stiddiness and not a clint do I owe, but
It's lashins O. trouble I've got!'
"Are you not paid promptlyT
"As promptly as the day cooms
round"
what is your financial distress,
then?'
"Well, mem" Tin n burst Of horror.
whats KILN Inc Is, l carr SO the
week In pay IS for me boord, an
God only knows how I do itv'-ShOrt
Stories.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
The Painting Jeffersone.

"The Siege Of Belgrade" n comic
opera by Cobb, was the first new pro-
duction I'm New York In 1867. For
1t Mr.. Jefferson's grandfather, Joseph
Jefferson LIST, painted the scenery, and
In 1t he played the character Of Leo
pold. Mr.. Jcfferson's father, Joseph
Jefferson I'd, who. like his illustrlous
son, was born in Philadelphia, was
more manager than actor and more
painter than either. As n boy he
studied architecture and drawing. and
he was also pupil to the scenic artist
Robert Coyle, an Englishman of repute
at that period. - Francis Wilson in
Scribner's.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
How to Shoot a Rather.

The writer once saw an Indian kill
n rattlesnake In a very peculiar man
ner. The RATHER vas about ten feet
from the Indian, who was resting the
rifle on his knee, apparently taking aim.
Whenever he moved thcNeapon a few
inches the snake would move around
and get exactly In line with It.. Then,
to show how the thing was done, the
Indian moved about the snake in a cir
Gle, and the reptile moved as IL its tail
were on a pivot, always keeping Its
head and body I'm line with the gun.
The Indian then agreed to bandage his
eyes and shoot the snake in the mouth.
The writer bandaged the Indians eyes,
and, holding the gun by his side at
arms length, the latter pulled the trig-
ger, and the ball entered the snakes
mouth and passed the whole length Of
Its body. How do you take aim? 2" was
the query. 1.-THE snake, he takes AIM"
was the reply. We have talked with
an old hunter on this proposition, and
he claims that a rattlesnake will al
ways range directly In line with a gun
or stick pointed at it.-Exchange.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
Likes BEING Hunted.

The extraordinary intelligence and
skill displayed by reynard when be-
ing hunted makes 1t extremely prob
able that he, In common with the
huntsman and the hounds, feels the
keen pleasure of the pride of art-an
important constituent Of the spirit Of
the sport. In proof of this, an old fox,
when fresh, has often been observed to
wait Tor the hounds, apparently with
the purpose. of drawing them on, and
so giving IN opportunity for the dis
play of his skill. The fox owes his
present existence in England to his
skill In providing sport, and 1t Is not
therefore unreasonable to suppose that
he has acquired the sporting instinct,
just as the pointer, the hunter and the
terrier certainly enter into the spirit Of
the sport for which they have been
bred and to which, therefore, they owe
their existence.-London Standard.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
Snakes as War Weapons,

When Hannibal, the great Cartha-
ginian, was fighting Eumenes of Per-
gamos with n feet Of very inferior
strength he hit upon an artlfce which
would scarcely be sanctioned by the
laws of what we are pleased to call
civilized warfare. He discovered by
means of n bogus message Under a flag
of truce on which ship tn. king was.
lie then caused poisonous snakes to be
Enclosed in earthen Jars. These he dis
tributed among several slips and or
dered them to close up on the kings
galley. In the melee that followed
the jars were flung on to the deck. The
curious bombs were greeted at first
with rldicule, which soon oh. nged to
panic when the nature of their contents
made itself manifest. The galley was
extricated from the fight as soon as
possible, and the captains of the others,
believing that the king had taken fight,
followed suit, with the result that Han
nibal gained n complete victory.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
Bsscom and His Students.

John Bascom, once president Of the
University Of Wisconsin, always had
ekeen insight into men, and for much
D his life college students constituted
pankind for him. Once when he was
I class officer the names of two men
tere read by him as absent from
morning prayers. One of them, a pie
tBt, stopped at his desk and said:
Professor, when the chapel bell was
ringing I was engaged in prayer and
oil not hear It,"
fYou're not excused" responded
Jthn, with contempt in his eye and
III his voice.
Then, calling back the other man,
who was about at the door on his way
out Of the room, he said to him:
whats your excuse?"
81 haven't any, sir"
you're excused
He used to have debates In his class
room. At n of them a student, whom
Bascom subsequently described as a
"horiating fellow" In the heat Of his
eloquence said, 81 wish that l had
the ability and the time to exhaust
this subject"
"You have the time" said Bascom.-
Harper's Weekly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
SUPPLEMENT TO
The Red Cloud Chief
Perpetual Motion Cranks.

In the days Of the MayGower the
first perpetual motion inventors took
out their patents for Engines which
being put in order will cause and main
teyne their own moclons with continu-
ance and without any borrowed force
of man. horse, wind. river or brooke
and In the last century they have up
piled for about GOO patents which are
based chiefly on the force of gravity,
loss Of equilibrium, specific gravity Of
floats and weights Immersed In water
or other liquid, accession Of receptacles
Inflated with air or gas under water,
compression and subsequent expansion
of gases and Of the surface tension Of
liquids. SO sanguinely hopeful are
these ingenious designers that In many
cases they provide brakes to stop their
machines If necessary or to prevent
any dangerous Increase Of speed. The
care and thought expended on the prln-
ciple and detail of many of the lnven-
lions demonstrate that many men of
mental ability cling to the idea that
perpetual motion Is possible and that
they themselves are successfully solv-
Ing the problem.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
Ostrishcs Are Poor Sailors,

"Ostriches are terrible creatures to
have aboard ship In n Storm" said a
sailor. knocked about by the waves,
they fall and break their legs. We once
carried eight superb ostriches. They
were good sailors. Their sea appetites
were fine. But two days from port a
nasty gale overlook us. And then 1t
was pitiful to see those ostriches. The
ships lurches and ducks knocked them
off their pins, sent them rolling back
and forth, to and fro, wildly, help
lessly. Imagine n dozen ostriches, now
on their feet, then-bang-on their
backs, their long legs in the air, rolling
every which way. What you'd expect
to happen happened, of curse. Their
legs broke. You could hear above the
storm the sharp crack of the splitting
bone. OF those eight fine ostriches
only two reached port alive"
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
Alive -Four Months In a Grave.

Aari Das, the great Hindoo fakir,
who lived in the first half Of the nine
teenth century, Is the only wonder
worker OF modern times who has ever
allowed himself to be buried in the
ground for months. In the year 1899
Harl told General Ventura that for a
certain fee he would allow a committee
to test the claims which he made of be-
lag able to die and remain dead for
months and then come to life again.
When all was arranged Hari hypno-
TIED himself to such n degree that his
circulation was wholly stopped. When
he was pronounced dead to all intents
and purposes he was buried in n gar
den and n high wall built around the
grave. Guards were stationed on the
wall so that interference or deception
would be impossible. Four months
later Hari was eXhumed according to
agreement, ana after Il few minutes of
vigorous rubbing of his body by friends
he opened his eyes, and an hour later
he was well and able to walk, The
fakir was clean shaven when buried
and is said to have come out of the
grave in the same shape, a fact which
Is cited to prove that vitality must
have been completely suspended.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
Cats an Retrievers.

ut is claimed" said a Chicago an
tiquary, that cats may be trained as
retrievers-trained to swim to your
slain birds and bring them back to
you In their mouths. The thing sounds
incredible. but look here"
He held up the photograph Of an
ancient Egyptian painting. Men with
spears rode on the Nile. In some OF
the boats large cats sat on their
launches IN the stern, while toward
others several cats swan with dead
birds I'm their mouths.
"This picture" said the antlquary,
'proves that the Egyptians used cats
for hunting dogs. If they, why not
WEI The original Of the picture is in
the British museum. where there are
also several pieces of carving that dis
play the cat In the role OF a retriever"
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
%lmprovinu Nature.

TO paint the lily; to gid refined
gold" when taken In a litera, sense,
seem processes too absurd for serious
dcliberation. Flowers of unnatural
hues, however, bloom in florists win
dows, and the color green as applied
to the carnation Is no longer confined
to the title of a book. But the Persians
do even worse things In the name Of
beauty. They dress up their flowers,
according to Mr.. Wills I'm THE Land
of Lon and Sum"
Persia Is not a land of flowers. Tin
MAS. convOlvulus, asters, balsams, wall
flowers, chrysanthemums, marigolds
and roses are the principal blooms Of
the country.
The Persians, not content with the
plain flower, cut rings of colored pa
per, cloth or velvet and ornament the
bloom, placing the circles Of divers
hues between the first and second rows
Of petals.
The effect Is strange. One, at first
glance, supposes he sees a bouquet of
curious and bizarre flowers Of entirely
new varieties.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-30
Food and Digestion.

One Of the biggest mistakes about
food which people make is to forget
that the true value of food to anybody
Is the measure Of its digestibility. Half
a pound Of cheese is vastly more nour-
lshing, as regards its mere compost
ton, than half a pound Of beef; but
while the beef will be easily digested,
and thus be of vast service to us, the
cheese Is put out Of court altogether
for ordinary folks by reason of its in
digestibility. We should bear this rule
In mind when we hear people compar-
ing n food with another in respect of
their chemical value.