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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
BIG FIRE AT WETMORE.
Briesner Block Destroyed With a Loss
of $4,000.

Wetmore. Kan, May 25.-Fire, which
started this morning at 4:30 o'clock,
Practically destroyed the Briesner block,
which is one of the largest buildings
in the town, and entailed a loss of
about $4,000, which is partially covered
by insurance.
1t is believed that the fire was of
incendiary origin. 1t started in a rear
room of the office suite of DR.. B. F.
Skinner, where nothing of an inflam-
few minutes after it had been discov-
cred it had spread throughout the
building. Only heroic efforts on the
part of the citizens of the town who
turned out en- maSse to fight the flames
prevented the fire from spreading to
the north and ii took all sorts of hard
work to prevent the destruction of the
home of DR.. ]. w. Graham, which ad-
joins 1t on the north.
One of the institutions to be de-
stroyed by the fire was the plant of the
and of which w. F. Curentine is edi-
tor. Mr.. Curentine saved nothing but
his subscription list. He was the only
tenant of the building who could i'll
afford to meet the loss inflicted by the
fire. but the citizens of the town have
already come to his aid in a liberal
manner and the publication of the pa
per will not be interfered with.
Among the others who suffered by
the fire. the losses of most of whom
will be covered by insurance, are A. D.
Rosser, druggist, L NJ. Wells, confec-
TONER Graham & Graham, physicians,
barber, and ]. G. Bristow, insurance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
THEY'RE WAKING UP.
Ieavenworth Men Here to See About
Having a Fair.

NJ b. Hamilton, president and
Stance Meyers, secretary of the LeaV-
enworth Fair association are in the
city today getting pointers from Rex
Kreipe and Colonel Heath about run
ming an institution of the kind. The
association which is composed of citi-
zens of Leavenworth county is incor-
porated for $4,000 with a paid up
capital stock of $4,000 and has all
ready purchased the Wells-Korman
park of sixty acres joining the city on
the south.
1--WE have not had a fair in Leaven-
worth county for 80 years, said Mr..
Hamilton, land we have come to the
conclusion that it is about time for US
to wake up We have had race meets
and things of that kind but we are go
ing to hold an old fashioned country
fair with it's exhibits of fat stock, big
pumpkins and fine grain. but of course
there will be a race feature as well.
"Our executive committee delegated
Mr. Myers and myself to look over
the situation and visit cities which
have held successful fairs and see
what we can get in the way of exper-
with Mr.. Heath this morning and
it Is by far the best thing of its kind
we have seen so far.
1--WE are a little late in getting
started for this season but we will hold
fair the week following the Topeka
dates, commencing September 18th.
that will open the eyes of the people
of the eastern part of the state. We
were disappointed that Topeka did not
get the appropriation for state fair
and believe that if such had been
made it would been a help rather than
detriment to the smaller fair asSocia-
lions In the state"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
SLOWLY SINKING.
Mrs. McKinIey's Condition Is Less
Favorable Today.

Canton. O., May 25.-After a morning
call at the Mckinley home preceding a
conference with DR.. Rixley, DR.. o. E.
Porteman said Mrs. Mckinley is not
so we'll, that all change in her condi-
ton since early morning has been I'M
favorab BILE and that DR.. Rixey will
abandon his plan to return to Wash
ington tonight unless the days devel-
opments are much more satisfactory.
At 1915 o'clock Rev. DIR. Buxton.
pastor of the First NJ. E. church, of
which Mrs. Mckinley is "a member,
came from the Mckinley home. He said
he found the symptoms of~the patient
alarming Mrs. Mckinley is gradually
sinking and he believes she can not
possibly survive. ,e
Shortly after IL o'clock the following
bulletin was issue at the Mckinley
home by Drs. Portemann, Eyman and
Rixey:
THE doctors report Mrs. McKinley's
condition is less favorable. She takes
less nourishment and what is taken by
the mouth is administered with in
creasing difficulty.
''She does not suffer pain and seems
to rest as comfortably possible.
THE hoped for improvement can
scarcely be expected
1t is said, however, that there are no
indications of immediate dissolution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25

ey, Mr. Slonecker?''
LAS their attorney in matters per-
tanning to their interests in Kansas"
when was this time that you are
referring to. in PARTICULAR"
1T was in 1905 or 1906, to the best OF
my recollection
Can you recall the class of work
that you did for them at that time %
asked Mr.. Monnett.
yes sir. I was employed by Mr..
Towle to write an opinion on the val
idity of the refinery bill which was
then pending and 1 also rendered SER
freight rate law"
Have you received fees during the
past two years from this source, or
since you have been the referee in
mentioned?'' asked Mr.. Monnett.
Yes. 1 think that l have"
Have you received fees within the
past two or three months
81 refuse to answer that question.
DO you now receive retainer Zee
from the Standard Oil company
81 refuse to answer that question"
THAT is all that we desire to show
by your testimony at this time" said
Mr. Monnett.
This testimony was brought out by
the attorneys for the Uncle Sam COM
pany who fear that their case may be
thrown into the bankruptcy court
and a hearing held before Referee
disqualified from trying the case.
Assistant United States Attorney
West testified that all of, the COM
plants for determinations, rebates
and other acts in violation of law
which have been reported to him by
the government secret service men
were against the Uncle Sam company.
In St. Louis, however. which is in this
district 1877 indictments have been
returned against the Standard OH
company on similar charges to those
made against the independent COM
pany in this territory.
I'VE expect to be able to show in
the hearing of this case" said Mr..
Tucker, that the Standard Oil com
pany has set about to wreck the
Uncle Sam Oil Refinery company,
which is the only competition that
they have in this territory. To en-
their ends the aid of men
who are in the employ of the federal
and drawing salaries as
such has been sought and gained.
81 was told that there was a way
whereby a fraud order against my
company could be averted and want
to bring this matter out at this hear
ing if possible and that is the reason
Mr.. Mulvanc and Mr.. Hite were sub
poenaed.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25


stoned equal surprise by accepting
the juror.
The prosecution was called upon to
use the eighth of its 10 arbitrary chal-
lenges 1t was directed against
George H. McIntire, farmer. at No. z.
McIntire had been in the box since the
first day of the trial and had been
looked upon as a fixture.
E. F. Crow, a retired farmer now a
money lender, was passed into seat
No. z. Grow was examined at great
length. He declared he had no fixed
opinion, but he had a suspicion that
the defendant might be guilty, else he
would not have been arrested. Crow
said he liked neither the socialist or
anarchist party, but had no particular
prejudice against individual social
lists. If sworn as a Juror, however,
he declared he would consider the
defendant innocent until proven
guilty.
Court adjourned at 1905 p. m. I'M
til 1880 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
MRS. GOULD'S STORY.
1t Is Told in Detail to Police Commits
sioner Bingham.

New York. May 25.-Announcemen
was made today that Mrs. Howard
Gould met Police Commissioner Bling
ham yesterday for the first time since
charges had been made against the
bureau in connection with the separa-
ton suit brought by2Mrs.s Gould against
her husband, Howard Gould. Mrs
Gould met Bingham with her at
torney, Clarence j. Shearn, and a wo-
man friend The meeting did not oc-
scar in General Bingham's office. For
the best interests of the investigation
it was decided to hold the meeting
elsewhere.
1t is said she told in detail a story
of constant espionage by city detec-
tives for nearly a year. A new feature
in Mrs. Gould's story was a statement
said to have been made by her that she
had received a letter from Abe Hum
mel, the lawyer, telling her that he
had learend that police detectives were
following her and Offering her his SER
vices as attorney. How HunmeI
learned of the police activity in the
case is not known
Commissioner Bingham will resume
his investigation OF the case today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
THE AMERICAN HENLEY.
Twelve Events in the Annual Regatta
at Philadelphia Today.

Philadelphia, May 25.-Clear cool
weather with smooth course are the
prospects for the annual regatta of
the American Rowing association,
popularity known as the American
Henley which will be held on the
Schuylkill in Paramount park this
afternoon. The number of entries is
greater than thos eof perviouS regattas
of the association and the quality of
the crews is of a higher order. Yale,
Cornell, Georgetown and Harvard each
have one crew in the regatta while
Pennsylvania will be represented by
three What is looked upon as the
most interesting race of the day is that
for junior college Fights. This race
is open to crews from colleges or uni
versities none of whose members have
rowed in a four mile intercollegiate
eight cared race or has seat in
varsity eight at this time. Harvard
is not represented in the race. Cor
nell is the favorite, as the Ithacans in
practice have shown the best form.
Besides those from the colleges,
oarsmen from the New York. Phila-
delphia and Washington Rowing clubs
are entered in the various races. There
are twelve events on the progra mme
as follows:
double SOULS; first four SOULS, first
haired cared culls first and second
four cared sculls: first and second
eight cared shell; junior collegiate
eight cared shell; interscholastlc
eight cared shell and second eight
SOULS.
All races will be straight away at
one mile $50 yards and the first event
will be started at $3.50 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
indicted Men Give Bail.

San Francisco. Cal. May 25.-The
trial of Mayor Schmitz on a charge of
extortion will be resumed next Monday
morning Six jurors already have been
sworn to try the case and three others
have been chosen. but remain subject
to peremptory challenge. The men in
dicted for bribery by the grand jury
siding Judge Coffey, of the superior
court, to give bail. They are Patrick
Calhoun. president of the United rail-
ways; Thornwell Mullaly assistant to
President Calhoun; TREY L. Ford and
William Abbott. counsel for the Unit
ed railways; Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz.
Louis Glass, vice president of the Pa
cific States Telephone and Telegraph
companies; Theodore v Halsey. agent
of the Pacific States Telephone and
Telegraph company, and Abraham
Ruese
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25

MULVANEI IS FINED
Refused to Give Deposition In
Uncle Sam Case.
Didn't Obey Subpoena and was
Then Arrested.
WOULDN'T BE SWORN.
Justice of the Peace Then I'M
posed the Fine.
Claimed Had No Right to Take
His Deposition.
WOULDN'T BE SWORN
Effort Being Made to Prove
Standard Oil Conspiracy.

An unexpected sensation developed
in the Uncle Sam Oil company investl-
cation today. D. w. Mulvane, Repup-
Iican national committeeman, against
whom H. H. Tucker has made some
startling revelations concerning the
stopping of a fraud order was sub
poened to give his deposition before
Justice of the Peace A j. Bolinger.
Mulvane refused to present himself for
examination. He was arrested this
morning by Deputy Sheriff Ward and
taken to the office of Capt J. G. Wat
ers where the dispositions were to be
taken. Frank Monett of Ohio and
Capt Waters were acting as attorneys
for Tucker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
Calhoun and Mutually, the
United Railroads Officials,
Issue Statements Regarding the
Grand Jury's Action.
CHARGE TO SPRECKLES
The SO Indictments Returned
Against Them and Others.
Declare the Evidence Against
Them Has Been Purchased.

San Francisco, May 25.-Patrick CAL
houn has issued a lengthy statement
addressed to the American people in
which he says the returning of indict-
ments against himself and associates is
another step in the programme to gain
political control of this city by Rudolph
Spreckels and others for selfish pur-
poses through a combination with the
Labor Union party Mr.. Calhoun says:
The evidence is now complete that
self-confessed criminals have been re-
tanned in the board of supervisors to
do the bidding of Spreckels and his
fellows. In the language of one of the
prosecutors they are merely good dogs
Their evidence has been purchased and
their services secured through immuni-
ty contracts.
Il charge that the motives of Mr..
Spreckels and his associates are base
and malicious, that his plans are sell
fish and injurious to the welfare of this
community that they seek through the
assassination of character to injure the
United Railroads and further their own
financial plans and that they inspired
strikes, violence. destruction of pro-
perty, boycottS and these indictments
are such a part of Sprecke1s plans to
conhScate the property of the United
Railways to replace our street rail-
roads by lines owned by Spreckels and
to that end to control the politics OF
san francisco. L would DE surprised
that any body of American citizens
could be induced to find these indiet-
ments if did not know the methods
which have been pursued by Spreck-
els corps of hired detectives and his
constant access to the members of the
grand jury who have been misled by
his professions of virtue.
ITO my friends throughout the coun-
try 1 give the assurance that these in
dictments are not founded upon facts
that there is no evidence that could
Justify them and that my associates
and 1 will be fully indicated"
ThornweH Mutually said:
Il am absolutely innocent of the
charges made against me. This will be
clearly shown as soon as the opportuni
ty offers, which 1 hope will be imme
diately afforded me. / ask the fullest
and most thorough investigation. The
charges against me are as malicious an
outrage as could possibly be perpetra-
ted against any man. The souls of the
men responsible for them are more
burdened than mine In spite of the
attacks upon me my character remains
unchanged and when it shall appear,
as it surely will, that there is no evil
dence whatsoever against me, my rep
utation will not be impaired in the
slightest degree by the great wrong that
has been done. 1 ask that my friends
and the public believe me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
80 INDICTMENTS.
San Francisco Grand Jury Turns Out
Big Grist.

San Francisco, May 25.-Eighty-
nine indictments charging bribery
were returned by the grand jlny last
evening. against presidents of two
public service corporations, supposed
to be the linen higher up" wanted in
the bribing graft prosecutions; the as
sistant and attorneys of one and an
agent of the other, and Mayor Schmitz
and Abe Ruef. as follows:
Against President Patrick Calhoun
of the United railroads, fourteen; as
sistant to the president. Thornwe.l
Mutually, fourteen; Attorneys Tiery L.
Ford and w. NJ. Abbott of the legal
department of the United railroads,
fourteen each: Mayor Eugene f.
Schmitz, sixteen Abraham Ruef,
fourteen; President Louis Glass of the
Pacific States Telephone and Tele
graph company, two; Theodore V.
Halsey, formerly an agent of that cor
poration, one.
Ruef, Schmitz, Calhoun. Mullalley.
Ford and Abbott are charged with
bribing fourteen supervisors to grant
the overhead trolley franchise to the
United railroads. Schmftz is further
charged with bribery in connection
with the fixing of the gas company's
rate, and with receiving $4,000 in the
United railroads franchise deal.
The indictments against Glass are
additional to the eleven already re-
bribing supervisors to refuse COM
petitive telephone franchise. The in
dictment against Halsey is for the
same offense. ....
Superior Judge Coffey fixed bail in
the sum of $4,000 on each of the
charges and gave the accused until 4
a. m. today to furnish bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
ARGUMENT ENDS.
Court Will Take Mrs. Eddy's Case
Under Amusement.

Concord, N H, May 25.-Arguments
were completed in the Merrimack coun-
ty superior court on the motion of the
trustees of the estate of Mary Baker
@. Eddy, head of the Christian Science
church, to intervene and he substituted
as plaintiffs in the suit brought by her
son, George w. Glover, and others to
compel an accounting of her property.
Judge R. N. Chamberlain, the presid-
ing Justice, issued an order that all af-
fidavits and all citations in the case
be filed by next Tuesday and his de-
cision on the motion will be given la
ter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
stu Warm But No Rain.

Weather Observer Jennings realizes
that he has made himself mighty I'M
popular over the state by permitting
the threatening weather of yesterday
to get away without a good general
rain but he is used to much COM
plant about the weather conditions.
With the disappearance of the ''low''
which hung over the state all chances
for a soaking rain have disappeared
for the time being. Tomorrow there
will be a marked drop in the temporal
ture which will help some even
though it will not add moisture to the
ground. There is a light wind blow
ing from the southwest this afternoon
at the rate of 16 miles an hour. The
tenn Nora lures for TODAY were-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
Miss BIshop Golf champion.

New York May 25.-Miss Georgian
ma Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn.,. who
won the woman's national champion
ship three years ago. won the women's
metropolitan championship Friday at
the Knollwood Country club. She de-
feated Miss Julia r. Mix of Englewood,
N l. one up twelve holes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
WEATHER FOR FARMERS.
About 1000 Living Around Junction
City to Get Report at Noon.

Junction City, Kan, May 25.-About
1000 farmers living near Junction City
who have the rural mail service, the
rural telephone service and many other
conveniences which We're unknown to
the farmers 10 to Is years ago, are now
to be supplied with the weather report
every day about noon. The report will
be sent from here by telephone from
the Wareham-Dewey Telephone COM
pany's central. The farmers will get
the report without cost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
Chamberlains Returning to England.

Saint Raphael, France, May Is
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain,
who have been sojourning here for
some time past, are returning to
England in a few days. Mr.. Cham
berlain is very much improved in
health
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
Weather Indications

Chicago, May 25.-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Sunday; colder tonight and in east
portion Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25

Home grown sweet peas by the
thousands $1.00 per hundred at
Hayes, 1O7 West Eighth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-07

Canaries and other birds in cages
says an authority on the subject, very
easily get rheumatism in their poor
little legs from damp perches. And
as legful of rheumatism is a legful
of rheumatism, and therefore a legful
of pain, no matter what the size of the
sufferer, 1t is not to be supposed that
rheumatism IS a less serious matter
for n canary than for an elephant
The perches. therefore, should be kept
dry. If the little feet get sore, bath
ing in rosewater will cure them. II
the bird has Il chill it should have two
or three doses of olive oil and be shell
tered carefully from drafts. Even in
warm weather birds should not be
hung in drafts. for they are very sus-
ceptible to them. Another don't for
the woman who wants her bird to sing
is "don't give the bird sweets Sweet
things affect bird as they do hui
man singer-they roughen the voice.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-07
Enolish Proper Names.

AS for the pronunciation Of place
names, II can gle thee capper," says
a north country friend. INVERSION, on
the borders of the lake district, is To-
cally known as "Ooston." There is a
story about a native who had been
to fell side sheep dog trial and, re-
turning home, got into wrong ira n.
where forT' demanded porter.
'Ooston," grunted the inebriate, so
they took him to Euston right away.
Why not? "ooston" has a twin BROTH
err, by the way, In "Peeruth." the YER
nacular rendering Of Penrith, which
would easily saddle on story Of sim
liar nature about Perth. And at
Kings Cross you may deceive book
ing clerk BY asking for a ticket to
Oban ne ,uliIi,s you mean Holborn.
London Chronicle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-07
The American Abroad.

1t has for years been brought home
to us-by comment more or less com
plimentary-tha we Americans travel
ing abroad are closely scrutiniZed BY
the Europeans. But perhaps we have
not realized that the observing eyes o.
the younger-in fact, the youngest
generation are turned upon us.
A Partisan woman going to her chill
dren's playroom discovered her little
boy and girl absorbed in a remarkable
occupation. The boy stood motionless
and solemn on small table in the
middle of the room. The girl. arrayed
in grownup hat and coat, walked
slowly round him, regarding him
thoughtfully, now and then peering alb
stractedly into red covered book In
her hand.
what are you doing, children p
asked the puzzled parent.
ooh, Paul is the Column Nendome,
mamma" erayely explained the sister.
land ! am a tourist from America
with a book. YOU know"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-07
The Peters Sale.

The undersigned living on the George
Allen farm six and one-half miles south
east of Mineral Point near the Defiance
cheese factory, will sell at auction on
TUESDAY, NOV. IL, 1907
the following property:
9 HORSES--37 CATTLE-21 of
which are milk cows.
AZ HOGS--150 chicken, ducks.
A lot of good farm machinery and a
quantity of household furniture.
Terms: Sums under $40 cash, larger
amounts, one years time at 7q6 int.
Sale commences at 10 a. m. sharp.
MRS. j. PETERS.
F. f. Davisson, Auct.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-07

Wantod Local representative for
Voullu Mineral Point and vicinity
to look after renewals and increase
subscription list of prominent month
ly magazine, on a salary and commits
sion basis. Experience desirable, but
not necessary. Good opportunity for
right person. Address Publisher, Box
SO, Station O, New York.