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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
TO FIGHT LOCAL OPTION.
Brewers Meet to Form an Organization
for Defense.

Chicago. Aug. 2e.-United action by
leading brewers of the United States
against the spread of the local option
idea was begun in a secret meeting in
this city yesterday, news of which de-
veloped today. 1t is proposed to adopt
a definite plan to stop the spread of To-
cal option especially in the south. This
was the prime object of the meeting.
There was no formal call issued and
no publicity of the fact that there was
to be a meeting.
Representatives of the big breweries,
of Chicago, Milwaukee, ST. Louis and
Cincinnati were present The inroads
that local option is making especially in
the south were thoroughly discussed
and it was decided that some action
would have to be taken. A committee
was finally appointed to report on ways
and means for accomplishing the pur-
poses of the meeting.
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RUFF ON THE PAYROLL.
Drew $1,000 Month attorneys
Fee" From Telephone Company.

San Francisco, Aug. 2s.-Henry T.
Hanley, paying teller OF the Wells
Fargo Nevada National bank, was the
first witness called today in the Glass
bribery trials. His testimony was
identical with that given by other
bank men, to the effect thati checks
of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company required the signature of
either Louis Glass or E. J. thinner
But all this, as was proved few
muintes later. was merely breeze
before the gale.
Last night when Chief Counsel Pills
bury was on the stand. Delmas in
troduced in evidence certain records
of the telephone company, showing
the payment monthly to Ruef of the
sum of $1,000, ostensibly as an attor-
ney's fee, but really the prosecution
claims-to buy his influence with mu-
nicipal officials. Some of these vouch-
ers bore the approval signatures of
President Schmidt, and still later ones
similarly approved were for less
amounts. showing that Ruef's fees had
been cut down by order of Scott, as
eventually proved. These latter vouch-
ers Delmas did not offer in evidence
until today, when Scott was under
cross examination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
DROVE OPERATOR OUT.
Mob of Strike Sympathizers Closed the
Waukegon Office.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-By an attack from
a mob of sympathizers of the striking
telegraph operators, John Laux, man
ager of the Postal telegraph Office at
Waukegon, ILL.,, was forced to flee from
his Office to escape injury. Laux, who
is the sole support of his mother, re-
fused to quit work when the strike was
called A committee of strikers from
Chicago went to Waukegon and urged
Laux to join them but he refused. To-
day the strikers and their friends took
an excursion steamer ride to Waukegon
and a score of the excursfonists called
at the office and became so boisterous
because Laux preferred to remain loyal
to his employers that he became fright
ened and fed. The intruders then ran
sacked the office, overturning tables and
desks and destroying blanks, books and
other stationery The mob then COM
pleted their visit by mailing a big sign
labeled "Scab,' over the door of the
telegraph office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
STREET DROPS 80 FEET.
Citizens of Pittsburg Suburb Flee
From Their Homes.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 29.-With the
houses creaking. windows breaking and
chinneys sinking deep into the earth
several hundred foreigners have fed
from their homes in Port Vue, a south
side suburb, fearing death in land
slide which threatens to bury Scott
streets 25 dwellings.
One hundred yards below the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie railroad company
recently started to make a cut for addi-
tional tracks. The earth between the
cut and the hillside on which the houses
stand is underlaid with soft shale and
soapstone. The whole mass is slowly
slipping toward the cut During the past
"a hours the street for 100 yards with its
houses dropped thirty feet below its
original level, bursting gas and water
mains and leaving half the village with
out light or fire protection. Three hum
dred men are at work today Vainly en-
deavoring to check the land slide, while
crowds of hysterical women and chill
dren watch the widening assures
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Will Soon Reach a Total of
5O,OOO,OOO Tons a Year.
OF ROADS
LIS Made Necessary by Country's
Development.
Growth of Steel Industry Is a
Matter of Course.

New York, Aug. 2s.-Charles NJ.
Schwab is optimistic over the steel and
iron situation. He sees no reason for
discoura cement, much less pessimism.
He said in an interview that his optim-
ism was based on the observation that
during the 80 years in which he had
been identified with the steel and iron
business there has been a constant in
crease in that business almost year by
year. and therefore there will be no
stoppage now. He continued:
THE extension of our railroads is
obviously necessary and the increase in
our steel producing capacity follows as
a matter of course. The increase in de-
mand will most assuredly go on and
those who saw 100000 tons of steel used
In 1880 and nearly 25,000,000 tons in 1907
Will live to see the time not so many
years hence when we shall use SO, ,000,-
900 tons of steel. All records in the steel
and iron trade will be eclipsed in the not
too distant future.
do not misunderstood me. We may
have recessions. but the ultimate result
Is never in doubt"
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MERCURY GOES HIGHER.
Near the Hundred Mark Today and No
Relief Promised.

II warmer today than it was yes
terday though there was roora h,a+ =,
the atmosphere yesterday than was
necessary for comfort At 2 O'Clock
today the mercury stood at "a though
a rev minutes before it was a degree
higher which is six degrees higher than
it was yesterday at the corresponding
hour. There is 15-mile-an-hour
wind blowing from the south which IS
something even though the tempera-
ture is climbing towards the 100 mark
There has been no precipitation anv-
where in the state during the past "a
hours and only in one or two places
has the sky been clouded. High tenn
peratures have prevailed in most
Last night was close and sultry and
what the humidity in the air did to
sleep was plenty. There is nothing
better promised for tomorrow. The
following table tells the story of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
METEOR" IS WRECKED.
Ran Into an Open Switch Near Tulsa,
Ind. Ter.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Aug. %
Fast Frisco train No. 400 known as
the Meteor" which left st. Louis at
2:30 yesterday afternoon and was due
to arrive here at noon, ran into an
open switch near Tulsa, 1. T., at an
eaTly hour this morning and was
wrecked. One mail clerk and two
passengers were seriously injured.
s The engine, two baggage cars and
the mail car left the track. The
Meteor is one of the festest trains of
the Frisco system. 1t carries two Pull
man sleeping cars, two chair cars,
cafe observation car together with two
baggage and one mail car. Today's
wreck is the third within a week in
the vicinity of Tulsa.
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SUES FOR $32,5OO.
Sculptor Ward Wants Pay for Statue
of Sheridan

New York, Aug. 2s.-J. A. @. Ward.
the sculptor. has brought suit against
certain members of the society of the
Army of the Cumberland to recover
$32, 500 for alleged breach Of contract in
rejecting his model of an equestrian
statue of General Philip Sheridan.
The rejection of the last and sixth
model followed a disagreement between
Mr. Ward and the Sheridan statue COM
mission and has been attributed to Mrs
Sheridan, who expressed dissatisfaction
with it. The defendants in the action
comprise Col. ]. McCook, Gen. McCook,
Gen. Horace Porter and Gen. Henry L.
Burnett of New York, Brig. Gen. Henry
c. Hodges and Brig. Gen. Robert H.
Hall of Buffalo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
The Secretary Will Travel in a
Train de Lux
while Making the Trip Across
Northern Asia.
FROM VLADIVOSTOK
To Moscow He Will Make But
One Stop.
Scheduled to Reach st. Peters
burg November 26.

New York, Aug 29-Secretary
VIM. H. Taft and his family will
travel in special car in a train de
lux on the Trans siberian railroad
when they make the journey from
VIadivcstok to st. Petersburg next
November. Arrangements for that
part, of the secretary's world journey
have been made at Paris and Vladi-
Yostok by L. K. Carey, American
manager of the company which oper-
ates the trains de lux on the great
Russian railway. Mr.. Garcey has just
returned from Washington, where he
conferred with Brigadier General
Clarence Redward, who is to be one
of Secretary Taft's party.
The Taft party is scheduled to leave
VIadivostok November Il, according
to the itinerary approved by Secretary
Taft. The only stop between V1adi-
Siberia, on November 16. Moscow
Will be reached November % and a
Two days stop will be made there. St.
Petersburg will be reached November
26. The secretary's train will consist
of a dining car, observation car and
three sleepers.
He Reaches Denver.
Denver, Aug. 29.-Secretary of War
William H. Taft was met at the Union
station on his arrival in Denver at $50
this morning by many of the state Re
publican leaders and was cheered by
the large crowd gathered at the station
when he left the train. A dozen auto
mobiles We're in waiting and in these
the secretary and his party and 80 other
invited guests We're taken to Wolhurst,
Thomas F. Walsh's country place, sew
eral miles south of the city, where
breakfast was served at o'clock. Dur
ing the forenoon Secretary Taft made
an inspection of Fort Logan, near
Wolhurst, with a view of converting it
into a brigade post.
At noon a general reception was CIV
en- the secretary at the Republican club
in this city and many Democrats took
advantage of the occasion to shake
hands with the distinguished guest
Following the reception 100 of the most
prominent Colorado Republicans sat
down to luncheon with the secretary at
the Brown Palace hotel.
Secretary Taft is scheduled to make
a public address at the capitol grounds
at 4:30 D. m.
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Missing With $1,000.

New York Aug. 29.-Seward Heide--
bach. wealthy manufacturer of
women's wear in Cincinnati, is re-
ported missing and his friends and
relatives fear that his mind is anected-
Mr.. Heidelbach disappeared shortly
after noon on Monday. after taking
luncheon with his brother in a down.
town restaurant in this city. He had
about $4,000 with him at the time. Mr..
IIefdelbach is reported to have been
i'll for some time with serious affec-
ton of the heart which is said to have
weakened his mind. He had not gone
about unattended for several months
uutil Monday.
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MAY HAVE TO FIGHT FOR 1T.
Mrs. Harris Nephevs Are to Contest
Estate Half Million.

Cincinnati. Aug. 29.-The will of
Mrs. Catherine Harris, who left nearly
half a million dollars to half brothers
residing in Topeka, Kansas, is to be
contested by her nephews it was an
nounced today. Mrs. Harris was the
Widow of Colonel Leonard Harris,
former mayor and internal revenue
collector and a strong political leader,
and managed her own estate. The ap-
praisers reported today that no part
of the estate is taxable; that it does
not contain a single bit of bad paper,
no real estate nor bonds, a remarka BILE
fact in connection with this estate is
that 1t does not yield a cent of taxes
for the public treasury, for Mrs. Har-
ris invested only in non-taxable stocks
and securities.
The Weber brothers of Topeka are
the ones affected.
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GLASS IN HIS COFFEE.
Leavenworth Husband Gives His Rea-
sons for Seeking a Divorce.

Leavenworth. Aug. 29.-On August
IL Edith Marie Hoff filed suit in the
district court for divorce from Henry
Hoff. to whom she was married Au
gust IS, 1906. claiming the husband
threw her out of the house on April g.
1907. and told her never to re-eIiter
their home.
Yesterday the husband told his side
of their domestic difficulties. Hoff
says the wife placed cigarette papers
in his coffee which she prepared for
his meals, with the purpose to make
him sick and iniure his health; that
on another occasion he claims the
wife placed broken or ground glass in
the coffee, purposely and maliciously.
with the intent and design to injure his
health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
Former President of Illinois
Central R. R.
Lays Hands on His Successor at
a Board Meeting.
WAS CALLED A LIAR
When Accused Colleagues of
Being Harriman's Tools.
Harahan Adjourned Meeting
While Fish Was Talking.

New York, Aug. 29.-Stuyvesant Fish,
former president and at present mem
Der of the board of directors of the Illi-
nois Central railroad, declined today to
comment in any way on the personal
encounter between himself and James
I. Harahan, the present head of the
system, at meeting of the board or
directors in this city yesterday. The
trouble between Mr.. Fish and his sue
cessor at the head of the big railroad
system arose when Mr.. Fish attempted
to get before the board a resolution
which in effect demanded an immediate
investigation of the administration of
the company since the elevation of Mr..
Harahan to the presidency. The read
ing of the resolution was interrupted by
motions calling for an immediate ad-
journment of the meeting and despite
the protests of Mr.. Fish that he had a
right to be heard to the end that motion
was declared carried.
President Harahan arose with the 9TH
er directors and prepared to leave the
room. Mr.. Fish protested that the ac-
ton was Illegal You can't adjourn
in the middle of business he said, lit
is contrary to all parliamentary proceed
ure. 1t is an unheard of breach of cour-
tesy to adjourn meeting in the middle
of a directors remarks. I insist that
the meeting is not adjourned and l shall
proceed with my resolution"
THE meeting stands adjourned" re-
torted President Harahan across the
table.
But it is not adjourned Fish replied
hotly, you are tools of Hartman and
puppets and -"
You are a liar said Harahan,
springing to his feet
An instant later the big ex-president
had reached across the table, grasped
his successor by the arm and showed
him back into hts chair. Then the 9TH
er members of the board rushed in, sep
arating the two men and rushed them
out and away by separate routes.
Harahan Won't Talk About Tt.
Chicago, Aug. 29.-President J. 7.
Harahan of the Illinois Central ar
rived In this city today from New
York He refused to discuss in any
way the meeting of the directors in
New York yesterday in which he had
a personal encounter with Stuyvesant
Fish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
STOPS AT TRINIDAD.
Vice President Fairbanks Refuses to
Talk Politics

Trinidad. Aug 29-vice President
Charles W. Fairbanks arrived here at
3:15 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. nearly
two hours behind schedule time The
vice president will remain here "a hours.
when he will continue his Journey to
Sacramento, Gala, to attend the nation
al irrigation congress. He will stop at
Grand Canon, Arizona. en- route
Last night Mr.. Fairbanks addressed
large crowd in this city. Previous to the
mass meeting the vice president declin-
ed to be interviewed on political mat
ters, explaining that he was on his an
nual vacation only.
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FELL FIFTY FEET.
Workmen Dropped to the Ground by
Failing ScaffOld.

York, Pa, Aug. 2e.-Two men were
killed and two injured, one probably
fatally, by the falling of a scaffold to-
day at the York county Jail which is
being rebuilt The scaffold was
wrecked by an 500 pound piece of
granite falling on it and the men
were precipitated to the ground, a dis
tance of fifty feet.
The dead:
EDWARD A. COOK, assistant fore
man.
WIN. FREY, stone mason.
The injured:
T. E. Cunningham, stone mason,
York, Pa; skull probably fractured
and internal injuries.
Emory Pottorff, stone mason, York;
leg broken and conclusions on body
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DUE TO CLAIRVOYANT.
Man Alleged to Have Been Killed on
Fortune TeIler's Advice.

Lima, O., Aug. 29.-It is believed the
mysterious death of young John Pro-
wane. found with bullet hole in his
head. and his body weighted with
stones in the river, near Dupont, has
been solved in this city. Prowane was
murdered it is alleged. on the advice
firebugs that "a young man stood In
their way.
He must be done away WITH is
said to have been the advice given by
the clairvoyant, according. to Miss Ma
rnie Powell, sweetheart of Thomas Eliza
who was arrested here today for al
legged connection with an arson case.
Detectives are searching for another
member of the alleged gang of firebugs,
who, they believe, assisted in the MUIR
der of Prowane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
CROWDS GREET TAFT.
The Secretary Told the Ellis Railroad
Men to Favor Unions.

Hayes, Kan, Aug. 2e.-Secretary Taft
was greeted with a big crowd here
gathered by the first Taft club in Kan
sas. He told them the Oklahoma con-
stitution, although Democratic, would
be accepted, but Republicans should
flock there and later make the state
Republican. At Ellis another big crowd
was present. Mr.. Taft spoke from the
platform Is minutes on railroad sub
jects. The secretary favoring labor un-
ions as the only way to meet united
capital. His talk pleased the railroad
men very much.
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MRS. SARGENT IS DEAD.
Wife of Well Known Contractor
Victim of Apoplexy.

Mrs. John R. Sargent died at her
home, 227 Clay street. at $3.50 this
morning after lingering in an uncon-
scious condition since she was stricken
with apoplexy last Sunday. Mrs. Sar-
gent, who was "a years of age at the
time of her dead. has been a resident
of the city since 1879. The funeral
will be held at the First Congregation
al church at 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon and will be in charge of the pas
tor of the church. Rev. F. L. Hayes.
The burial which will take place in the
Topeka cemetery will be under the d.
rection of the Daughters of the East
ern Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
Shot sister While She slent

Iayelle. a prominent hotel keeper of
Girardville, near here, shot and in
stantly killed his sister Mary while
she was sleeping early today and then
sent bullet into his own head which
will cause his death. 1t is believed
that Lavelle was temporarily insane
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
TO WORK ON ROOSEVELT
Telegraphers Have !. Plan for Ending
the Strike.

New York. Aug. 29.-An appeal is
to be made to President Roosevelt by
the leaders of the telegraphers' union
to take some action looking to termi-
nation Of the present telegraph strike
1t is the plan, according to an an
nouncement made today, to first have
the appeal signed by representative
business men and then forward 1t with
the signatures to the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
Arbitration Proposal Modified.

The Hague, Aug. 29.-The British
proposition before the peace confer
ence regarding obligatory arbitration
has been so modified that it may lead
to general understan ding on the
subject. It leaves each nation free to
bind itself to submit to arbitration in
cases a list of which is furnished which
may arise between that nation and
any other country the signatory ma
ton may select.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
From BaY to Gulf

St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. Estate Drein-
age Engineer Geo. A. Ralph announced
today that huge drainage ditch would
be constructed across the great water
shed of North America connecting Bow
strong and Round Lakes, Itasca county
Water from Bowstring flows into Hud-
sons Bay and Round Lake drains into
the Mississippi river The ditch will he
six feet deep and will permit naviga-
ton of canoes from Hudsons Bay to the
Gulf of Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
Witte Retires From Politics.

London, Aug. 29.-Count Witte
once the most powerful man in Rus
sia next to the emperor, has accepted
the dictatorship of the Bank of Russia
for exterior commerce. according to
advices received here from st. Peters
burg. This act. it is stated, marks the
final severance of the ex-premier from
the official life of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
Ten Years for Murder

Christopher, youth who killed
Charles L. Stanley, commercial travel
er, March 80 last, was sentenced TO
ten years in the penitentiary by a iury
today. Christopher assaulted a wo-
man in an alley, and when Stanley
went to her rescue the boy shot him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
Rroken Thirh and Ribs.

Leavenworth, Aug. 29.-Albert Thomp-
son had his left thigh broken and Robt.
Eckert had two ribs broken by the over
turning of an ice wagon on the corner
of Tenth and Cherokee streets. Just as
soon as the wagon was righted the
horse, which had stood quietly during
all the commotion, ran away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
AIRSHIP WRECKED.
Wind Storm Damages Iowa Fair
Grounds 100000.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. "a wind
storm struck the Iowa state fair
grounds here early today, causing dam
age estimated at s1O0.0 A live wire
was blown against the Knabenschue
airship and captive balloon, setting fire
to them and totally destroying both.
The big tent of the International Har-
vester company was blown down and
the exhibit ruined by heavy rain and
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Five indictments at Washington.

Washington, Aug. 29.-Indictments
have been returned by the grand jury
against five proprietors of brokerage
offices which are alleged by the authori-
ties to be conducted as bucket shops"
The persons indicted ere Thornton Ches-
lev, Browning Spence, Frank Kane.
Percy Wade and Jesse H. Hedges.
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weather indications

Chicago. Aug. 29.-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Friday.