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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-03-08

Partners and Grizzly Bears.
Ship Furs, Hides. Pelts Mcmillan Fur &
Wool Co.. Minneapolis. Write for prices.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-03-08

No woman with diamond necklace
Is afraid of getting sore throat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-03-08

Most Of the old saws have lost their
teeth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-03-08

A New Broom.
She docking away oR(-13ow clear
the horizon is!
He-Yess swept it with my eye.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
new STEAMER Line.
1t Is Organized Especially for Service
of Steel Trust.

New York, Aug. 31.-A new steamship
company known as the American and
Manchurian line has been organized to
maintain a fortnightly service between
New York, Dalny and Port Arthur and
ports in China, Japan and the Philip
pines. The line will be worked under
arrangements with the U. S. Steel Pro-
ducts company, the foreign department
of the U. s. steel corporation, as a direct
result of recent large contracts taken by
the steel corporation for the Southern
Manchurian railway and other eastern
enterprises.
The British steamer Kabinga will sail
today with what is said to be the largest
cargo ever dispatched to the far east,
consisting of nearly II, 900 tons. She will
have 1000 tons of rails. 1900 tons of
bridge material, 10 railway cars, IS To-
comotives. besides many tons of machin-
cry. Within the next II months 163. 900
tons of rails. 5000 tons of bridge mater
iaI. $50 locomotives and 5000 cars will be
shipped to Dalny.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
WHOLE TRAIN BURNS.
Frisco's Texas Fast Mail Runs Into
Burning Bridge.

Tulsa, Aug. 31.-The st. Louis &
San Francisco train No Sill, the Tex
as fast mail, running between ST.
Louis and Sherman, Texas, plunged
into a burning bridge near Tulsa last
night. The engine, combination bag
gage, express and mail car and one
passenger car, together with all mail,
baggage and express and $1,000 in
money were destroyed
c. J. Mcdowell of Tulsa, I. T., and
A. Henderson, Denison, Texas, were
dangerously injured.
But for the engineer there would
probably have been a great loss of
life. The train was running at a fair
rate of speed when he saw the light
in the distance. He attempted to
stop but it was too late. Together
with his fireman he saved himself by
jumping. This is the fourth wreck in
the vicinity of Tulsa within a week.
Railroad officials believe that a gang
of train wreckers are at work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
BANKS ARE ANXIOUS.
Fear Affairs of Bedding Hall Company
Are in a Bad Way.

Chicago. Aug. S1.-The Tribune
today says
Several banks of Chicago are wait
ing with interest the result of an
audit of the books of the BeIding
Hall Manufacturing company.
a While the audit is in progress Jesse
F. Hall of Winnetaka, president Of
the corporation is mysteriously absent
from the city. He left ten days ago
1t is said there is 100000 worth of
commercial paper outstanding against
the company.
The company is engaged in the
manufacture of refrigerators and has
a factory at Bedding, Mich, big offices
here and branches in other cities. 1t
has been growing rapidly in business.
The first intimation any of President
Halls business associates had that
was wrong with the COM
pany was on-AugustS21ss On that date
Percy B. Echarf aftofney for the cor
poration informed the creditors that
Mr.. Hall had made a statement to
them. The text of this has not been
divulged but is said to have been in
effect that through the use of the
firms name Mr.. Hall was able to float
several large loans, and diverted some
of the money to his own investments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
DEFERS TO AMERICA.
Emperor Nicholas Sends Further In
structions to The Hague

The Hague, Aug. 31.-In answer to the
inquiry of President Neligoft, the auth
critics at st. Petersburg have cabled
him that Emperor Nicholas, after re-
calling that on the occasion of the last
conference he offered to give up the
right of calling and organizing peace
conferences which was not accepted,
then, says he will not repeat the same
offer but that the Russian delegation
is to support any proposition concerning
meetings of the conferences on the lines
of the American proposition namely
that the conference meet very seven
years.
The Americans have drawn up a new
proposal with respect to the collection
of contractual debts, differing from the
first proposition only in form. 1t is
the numerous reservations made when
the first proposal was put to a vote.
The text is as follows:
With the view of preventing armed
conflicts of pecuniary origin between
nations, arising from the demands of
government of one country for pay
ment by the government of another
country of, the :-eontraetual debts due to
persons of its ma tiOnality, the signatOry
powers have agreed not to have he
course to armed force for the recovery
of such contractual debts. This stipu-
lation is not applicable, however, when
the ueDIoF state refuses or leaves I'M
answered an offer of arbitration or in
case of its acceptance makes a conclu-
sion compromise Impossible or after
arbitration fails to conform to the
award
ct Is further agreed that the arbi-
tration of a question shall as regards
procedure be in conformity with section
3 of the convention for the pacific regu-
lation of international conflicts adopted
at The Hague and that it shall deter.
mine the Justice and amount of debt
and the time and method of it's settle
Tnept"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
LAKE TO GULF.
Water From Chicago to New
Orleans Is Open.
Dream Of Commercial Enthusi-
asts Becomes a Fact.
WATER FLOW STARTS
With the Opening Of Valves at
Butterfly" Dam.
A Large Crowd Gathers to Wit
ness the Event.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-A week from today
the project of a water way from the
lakes to the gulf at least a water way
for craft of the smaller species will no
longer exists as a dream of commerce ial
enthusiasts but as an established fact.
The first move towards its existence
was made yesterday when the valves
of the celebrated Butterfly dam, the
inception and construction of which is
original with the engineers of the san
itary district were opened and for the
hrst time water was allowed to flow
into the drainage canal, which hereto
fore has terminated at the Bear trap
dam where it joins the Desplaines river
into the head race of the great power
plant two miles below.
The occasion of the opening of the
dam and of the virtual christening" of
the boat canal, was in the nature of an
event. Trustees of the drainage board
and a number of guests from Chicago
were present. There were also gather
ed several hundred people from Joliet
and Lockport to witness the opening of
the dam and the flow of water down
the race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
END OF LAND FRAUDS.
Uncle Sam Decides There Are No More
in Kansas.

The United States department of the
interior has decided that there are no
more land frauds in western Kansas
worth prosecuting and has given IN
chasing down any more evidences Of
fraud. This, decision is shown in the
action taken by the secretary of the
interior In removing Blaine Franklin.
where he has been detailed awaiting
further orders. This marks the end of
the special agent in Topeka For the
last two years and a half a special
agent has been employed by Secretary
Hitchcock in Kansas uncoVering land
frauds. Col. A. r. Greene was one of
the first agents to be so employed in
the state and upon evidence secured
by him the government prosecuted
large cattle dealers well as certain
persons who were illegally holding gov
eminent land A large number of in
dictmentS were returned by a federal
grand jury in the fall of 1905 and con-
victions secured in trials which follow
ed. Appeals are still pending in a
number of these cases. Following
Greene's retirement from kansas the
Washington authorities ordered Blaine
Franklin to carry on the work. For
the past eight months Franklin has
been actively following the trails of
prospective fraudulent holders of gov
eminent land but his inquiries have
evidently resulted in nothing worthy OF
prosecution for the secretary of the in
terror has called him off and ii is now
stated that some 400 different cases in
volving western Kansas land which the
department of the interior had Intended
to bring against present holders of the
land will be dropped. These 400 differ
ent cases represented communications,
preemptions, etc, and all of them in
the judgment of the department of the
interior showed evidences of fraud
having been perpetrated Further in
vestigation seemed to indicate however.
that the department was mistaken in
its belief and the order has been Issued
to stop the hand of prosecution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
WILL SAIL THE MAYFLowER.
Mrs. Barker, Owner of the Old Gun
Defender. Enters a Race.

New York, Aug. s1.-Mrs. Eva M.
Barker, VINO owns the old Americas
the yacht in the coming ocean race
to jamestown and will sail the famous
schooner herself. The contest which
will be held under the auspices of the
Indian Harbor Yacht club of Green
wich, Conn. will start in Long island
sound next Saturday morning.
Mrs. Barker, who has become one
of the most enthusiastic yachtsworoan
in America since she acquired the ia
nous craft that beat the Galatea in
1886, is undaunted even by the fact
that the MayfiOwer will have to com
pete against such racers as the lingo
mar, which Captain Barr will sail. She
really hopes to win, but says she is
only going for a jolly sail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
HUNDREDS OF PRIESTS.
Will Join i'm Chant at Funeral of Arch
bishop Williams.

Boston. Aug 31.-The funeral of
Archbishop John J. Williams, whose
death last evening brought forth many
expressions of grief today, will be held
at the cath edral of the Holy Cross
next Wednesday. 1t Is expected that
Cardinal Gibbons will come from Bal
timore and officiate at the solemn
pontifical mass of requiem which will
be celebrated at 1890 O'Clock in the
forenoon. The office of the dead will
be chanted by hundreds of priests on
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o clock. while
the body lies in state at the cathedral.
The funeral will be one of the most
imposing held in this city for many
years. Besides the dignitaries of the
church. leaders in the political and
civic life of the civ are expected to be
present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
HE GOT HOMESlCK.
Mattushenl1o Returned to Russia And
Was Hanged.

Odessa, Aug. 3O.-Mattushenko. the
Russian non-commissioned officer
who led the mutiny on the battleship
Kniaz Potemkine and commanded
that vessel on its sensational cruise
about the Black sea in the summer of
1905, was hanged last evening at
Sebastopol to which place he was
secretly removed after his arrest here.
August 25, and where he was tried
before court martial and sentenced to
death.
After abandoning the battleship at
Kustendje. Roumania, Mattaushenko
went to New York where he worked
for two years in an iron foundry.
Home sickness led him last July to re-
turn. to this city where the attention
of. the police was directed to him and
he was arrested with ether members
of a revolutionary organization which
had been formed under his leadership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
Consulting Engineer in Charge
of the Quebec Bridge
Wired the WOrkmen to Get Off
and Stay Off.
DID NOT LOOK RIGHT.
inspector Had Told Him of
Signs of Danger.
The Total of Dead Is Now
Placed at 20.

New York, Aug. 31.-Theodore Cooper
OF this city, who has been the con-
sulting engineer in charge of the con-
struction work on the huge cantiIever
bridge across the st. Lawrence river
which collapsed Thursday evening. feels
keenly the accident that cost the lives
or ~ working men. In a statement
made to a reporter he 'reproached him
SELF for not having visited the work in
Two years, though i'll health has kept
MIN here and he tried to obtain his re-
lease from the responsibility of the DO
sition for that reason.
Mr. Cooper also made the statement
that on Thursday morning after his in
spector mad come to see him and fold
MIN tnat things did not look well for
t tne bridge, he had sent a telegram to
the man in charge of the work 10 get
off the bridge and stay off II untii it
coulo De examined. Mr.. Cooper has
not been notified whether or not the
warning was too late.
O1 course we believed that the
Drluee as planned was absolutely SAFE"
Mr. Cooper said, though in dealing
with even an old type of work on a
nltnerto unparalleled scale, new and
unexpected problems now and then
ARISE: one cannot prophesy with In
rallability with something that is alb
solutely new
Il cannot tell what is coming out of
TINS; maybe We shall learn about things
we nave never known before"
Mr.. Cooper is one of the most dis
tinguished engineers in this country.
as Wei as one of the most experfenced
he is % years old. He was associated
with James b. Eads in the construction
of the St. Louis bridge over the Mis-
sissippi river He has been long con
sidered a. bridge expert in the United
states, Canada and Mexico
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
SINGER IS FINED.
She Sang a Song Which Drove King
Edward From the Theater.

London, Aug. 31.-A dispatch from
Marienbad reports that the sequel of
King Edwards visit at a theatrical per-
Torrance there Thursday evening,
when he left the theater in disgust be-
cause of the vileness of some of the
songs has been seen in the police
court.
The manager of the theater and a
woman singer were brought to court
and the singer was fined for having
given an Objectionable song which was
not on the p: oRramme. The manager
escaped as it was shown he was ignor-
ant of the singers intention to sing
such a song.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
MONEY IS EASIER.
Government Deposits Cause Relaxa-
ton in Market Tension.

New York. Aug. 31.-Speculative senti-
ment has perceptibly improved during
the week and the stock market has
given evidence of having arrived at an
overso.d condition. The improvement in
prices was largely due to covering of
shorts, but the pressure to sell was de-
cidedly diminished. The United States
treasury's plan of relief of the money
market by weekly deposits of govern
ment funds with national banks during
the crop moving period caused a relaxa-
ton in money stringency at home and
abroad and the prospect that the pro-
posed offering of $40. 100000 of New York
City Az per cent bonds would be sue
cess had a good effect on financial senti-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31

due to the removal of the headquar-
tiers of the company from Kansas
city to ST. Paul and he did not wish
to be so far away from the head
quarters. He also relinquished the
agency of the Minnie because of the
failure of grass binder to wash
properly. Some correspondence was
carried on between FOUGHT, he said,
and the company at ST Paul with ref
erence to two grass binders purchased
for which he refused to pay because
of their failure to give satisfaction.
The accounts were not finally settled,
he stated, until 1907. He claimed the
accounts had been purchased by the
International Harvester company.
when was it that the agent noti-
fed you of the purchase of the com
pany?" was the question asked by
Jackson.
I'm 1908" I think"
HAS there been any substantial in
crease in the retail price of machines
since 1903?"
None"
How about the wholesale price p"
"A few dollars: but little change
AS compared with the prices in
operation prior to 1903. FOUGHT stated
there had been practically no change.
He was excused.
August Schanze of Leavenworth was
called to the stand yesterday after
noon by Attorney General Jackson to
testify concerning his relations with
the international Harvester company.
Schanze. who is an implement deal
er. testified that he had sold the goods
of the trust for several years but later,
in 1906, he gave up the agency volun-
tarily. The immediate cause was some
trouble into which he got with the
of the trust concerning
the sale of manure spreader He
claimed it was unsatisfactory and at
tempted to cancel the order. The
company refused to accept the cancel
iatfon. He was told that he must sell
all of the goods or none and at this
Schanze gave up the agency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
WILL MEET IN KANSAS CITY.
Advertising Clubs Chooses
Next Convention City.

Cincinnati, O., Aug. 31.-By state
caucuses the delegates to the conven-
ton of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of America has decided on the
following officers before that order Of
business was reached:
Smith B. Queal, Cincinnati, presi-
dent; E. S. Horn, Kansas City, vice
president; ]. Clyde Oswald, New York,
third vice president; Byron w. Orr,
secretary.
For the next place of meeting KAN
sas City was the winner, the invita-
tlon to Minneapolis being favorably
considered for the 1909 convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
BONE MAY MOVE UP.
Likely to Be Made Special Assistant
Attorney General.

II. Bone United States district at
tornev. II is stated is slated to go high
err AS a result of his successful pros
ecution of the Lost Bullion mining
fraud case in Denver. Colorado. it is
claimed that the wires have been laid
for the promotion of Bone to the posi-
ton of special assistant United States
attorney general in which position he
will have charge of the prosecution of
the cases worked up by the government
against the 100 mining fraud indict-
ments returned by the federal grand
Jury at Denver recently.
The position of special assistant at
tcrney general is something new, 1t
smacks particularly of the Roosevelt
administration and the investigation in
to graft The land fraud cases gave
birth to several special assistants and
in addition to these there are others
detailed on other lines of graft and
fraud investiga lions. H. j. Bone was
called from his work In Kansas to take
charge of the prosecution of the Lost
Bullion mine case. 1t was an import
ant one because of the fragrant man
ner in which the fraud had been per
petrated and the department officials
at Washington were very anxious 10
secure conviction. To his own surprise
even, Bone secured the conviction of
every one of the eleven guilty promo
tiers of the Lost Bullion company and
the feeling OF qualification has spread
up in perceptible wave to Washington.
The smile is about to extend into
friendly pat on the shoulder for Bone.
His successful handling of the Uncle
Sam Oil case this spring was the first
impetus and with friendly hands ex-
tended to give a further shove it is
stated that Bone will surely land in
higher seat This will leave a vacancy
in the office of United States district
attorney. 1t is probable that ]. S. West,
assistant, would secure the promotion
to the vacancy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
KAISER PAID HIS FINE.
Ordered Wine For all His Officers At
ter His Fall.

Berlin, Aug. Sit has been the
custom in the Prussian army in the
time of Frederick the Great that an
officer who lost his seat in the sad
die while on parade should give a
wine entertainment to his comrades.
When Emperor William slipped out
of his saddle while reviewing the
veterans at Hanover, August %. he
remarked laughingly to the officers
surrounding him this is an expensive
joke for me. as I must provide wine
for all the officers of the army corps"
and later, when he ordered wine to be
served to all the officers messes he re-
marked: This little fine amuses me
uucommOnIv."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
MILITARY AIRSHIP.
England Has One Almost Ready to
Launch.

Aldersh OF, Aug. 31.-At least one
military secret has been web kept in
England. 1t is now learned for the
first time that for the past two years
the construction of military airship
has been in progress here, and it is
probable that within the next month
Aldershot will see the first of the Brit
ish aerial fleet floating over the parade
grounds. 1t is believed that the new
airship will approximate the type of
La Patrie. the French military balloon
It will be named for King Edward
who recently inspected it.
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ALL RIGHT WITH THEM.
Three Central American States APP
prove Peace Suggestion.

Washington. Aug. 31.-Responses
have been received from Nicarauga.
Costa Rica and Salvador to the mes
sage of President Roosevelt suggest
ing a conference of representatives of
the Central American states a
means Of bringing about permanent
peace in those republics. 1t is stated
that the responses unqualifiedly ap-
prove the movement toward a per-
manent peace suggested by President
Roosevelt and President Diaz, and it
is not doubted that the other two Cen
trail American governments will join
the movement
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TO WE'D HER COUSIN.
The Kaiser Selects Husband for His
Only Daughter.

London. Aug. 31.-Emperor Will
liam. 1t is understood, will arrange
a marriage between his only daugh-
ter. Princess Victoria and his
cousin Prince Leopold son of the
Princess Henry of Battenburg when
he visits his uncle King Edward. this
fall
Princess Victoria is Emperor Will
liams youngest child, she is Is years
old. Her intended husband Prince
Leopold is s years : He is a brother
to the Queen of Spain.
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HE DROPPED A BOMB.
Explosion Killed an Artillery Officer
and a Policeman.

Odessa Aug. 31.-An explosion re-
sulting in the death of an artillery
officer and a policeman and in five po-
licemen being wounded. occurred in
the court yard of the central police
station here this morning. The artil-
lery officer was examining a bomb re-
Gently found by the police when he
dropped the missile which exploded.
All the windows in the neighbour God
of the police station were shattered
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THIRTY AUTOS BURN.
Explosion of a Gasoline Tank Sets Fire
to = Garage.

Chicago. Aug. 31.-Thirty automobiles
were destroyed by fire in Croft Brothers
garage at 51-55 Evanston avenue The
fire followed an explosion of a gasoline
tank on one of the machines. Firemen
We're unable to save any of the automo-
biles because of numerous explosions
which followed the spread of the flames.
The machines and the garage were val
ued at about 500, 900 and were fully in
sured.
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Forty strikers Return to Work.

st Louis. Aug 31--AbOut FORTY
telegraph operators who have been
handling leased wires i nthe packing
houses in East St. Louis returned to
work after having been out for two
weeks 1t is understood the men
have returned to work at the old
scale pending an adjustment of their
Commercial Telegraphers' union
strike
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WEATHER IS STILL HOT.
But q Cool Breeze Makes Conditions
More Bearable.

temperature in this part of the state
during the past "a hours, if any, though
it does seem to be fraction cooler
though perhaps it is just because the
sufferers are becoming used to the heat
ed spell. In ether parts of the state the
mercury has been higher than in this
section so that it would seem that there
is no valid grounds for complaint.
A cool stiff breeze has been blowing
most of the day from the south nd cost
which has had the effect of apparent1v
lowering the temperatures to one so
fortunate as to be located in the draught
Nothing better than has been the lot for
the past week is promised for tonight
or Sunday though it was hoped that tho
change of months might help matter
some. The story as told by the mercury
runs something if not exactly lie III.