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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-24

Bloornville was golden with dande-
lions and white with apple blossoms
when Winifred Lane came home to her
own mot a soul knows I've come -
she reflected as she unpacked the new
trunk She sighed suddenly. well. by
tomorrow 1 shall know. He's had the
winter to consider in, and If he's still
set upon it, I'll give him up"
Josiah Dent came up the church steps
with a look of discomfort upon his come
" face. In the mouths that had passed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-24

Shocked Mamma-Why Willie Dewitt
playmate 2 liar 1t At'A0
:. Little Willie.,That,s all right. ma. faint
IN earnest. I'm only playin 1 was the
president.-Wan Street Bulls and BearS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-24

t.Self-made .. NY
And she ?"
''Tailor-made. "-MHwaukee sentinel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-24

Mr. st. Julien"
We'll. gentlemen?'
AS committee, We call to ask IL Won
nave any objection to our opening a
G Gl,tl,, WITHIN 200 feet of your saloon?''-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-24

to M nost Bdliss.Here is letter want you
termandi near a., ~ rd Is TO my milliner, coun-
Mr. Bhss-Here, tie both nv hands he
Hlliu NY PACK so that I won't forget it
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
General News Items.

Joseph Hensley, aged 102 years, a
prominent farmer of Helena, Mo-, near
st. Joseph, died suddenly of heart dis
ease.
With the opening OF navigation OF
1908 the Northern Navigation CON-
pany will put into commission a new
passenger vessel of the same type and
dimensions as the Huronic. The an
nouncement was made at Port Arthur,
Ont, by c. H. Nicholson, the general
traffic manager of Sarnia.
With all the records in the history
Of the Great Lakes broken, traffic on
the 500. canal practically came to a
close last week. Complete figures are
not obtainable from the government,
but in round numbers the total freight
tonnage will be $1,000, 900, about 7,0O0,-
600 greater than last year.
All but n OF the twelve troops of
cavalry sent to the Cheyenne river
reservation have been ordered back to
their former post, Fort Des Moines.
The two companies of the Sixteenth
infantry which has been guarding the
base Of supplies at Gettysburg have
been ordered to Fort Cook.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
SAY UNION IS ILLEGAL.
Not a Labor Organization. but com-
bine in Restraint Of Trade.

Goldtield, New, Dec. 1S.-The Gold
field Mine Owners association yester-
lay submitted a statement to the com
mission which President Roosevelt
has sen to Goldfeld, which declares
hat the Western Federation of Miners
IS not a labor organization, but a com
bination in restraint of trade: that 1t
is in fact a reasonable organization,
and in the statement are quotations
from the preamble. constitution and
bylaws of the Western Federation of
Miners in support of the contention.
This statement has been officially re-
ceived by the commission and the con-
sideration of it will be begun at 9
o'clock to-day. Yesterday was spent
by the commission In going over the
information obtained by Gen. Funston
and Gov. Sparks.
Gen. Funston n Gov. Sparks will
leave Goldfield or Wednesday morn
ing.
Last night President McKinnon Of
The Goldfield miners union vas called
before the commission and asked to
give his version of the trouble. No
intimation of what passed during the
session is given out. but after the
meeting it was learned that President
Mckinnon stated to the members of
the commission that the members of
the Western Federation of Miners
have been ~peaceably inclined at all
times and was emphatic in his decla-
,,tion th,t n, nAcnrcit, hoe nyiSfnS
for the presence of federal troops. He
has promised to prepare a comprehen-
sive statement of the Western Fedora
ton side of the controversy to be pre-
5ented later.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
cOLORADo's METROPOLIS WILL
ENTERTAIN NATIONAL CON-
VENTIOk.
JULY 7 IS THE DATE FIXED
SPIRITED DEBATE OVER ACCEPT.
ANCE OF $1oo,o 900 OFFERED
BY DENVER.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Afer dec!d-
ing to hold the next Democratic ma
tional convention at Denver, Colo,
and fixing the date of the meeting for
July z, 1908, the Democratic national
committee late yesterday entered upon
a spirited debate on the propriety OF
accepting more of the S100,0 600 offered
by Denver for the convention than &C
tually needed to pay the convention
expenses in that city. The opposition
to the acceptance of the contribution
took the form of a resolution by Rep
resentative Clayton of Alabama, de
clining money not actually needed for
convention purposes, but after a long
debate the resolution was laid on the
table by a vote of 81 to IA.
Causes Spirited Debate.
Mr.. Clayton, Representative John
Shary Williams of Mississippi and
Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia all spoke
In favor OF the passage of the resolu-
ton. Mr.. Taggart advocated the &C
ceptance Of the 500, 900, saying 1t
would be needed now even more than
money was needed in 1904. and that
at that time 1t would have been prac-
tically impossible to have opened
headquarters for Judge Parker II they
had not had the extra money secured
from st. Louis, where the convention
was held.
Senator Stone Of Missouri made a
long speech in which he favored the
acceptance of the money.
Mayor Tom Johnson advocated the
acceptance of the money offered by
Denver.
Straight Business Proposition.
Charles f. Wilson Of Colorado as
sured the committee that Denver had
no desire to appear as unduly intiu-
encing the committee. He said that
there is a business men league in
Denver, an important part of whose
business it is to secure conventions,
and that the proposition to the Demo
cratic committee to go to Denver had
been made as it had been to secure
many other meetings. He said the Den
yer people would >be disappointed If
the entire sum was not accepted.
The motion t. table Mr.. Clayton's
resolution prevailed by a vote of 81 to
IA.
On the first ballot Denver received
% votes, as against II for Louis
Vile, 5 for Chicago and l for st. Paul.
July 7 was selected after a brief dis
cussion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
ORCHARD IS coRRoBoRATED.
Documentary Evidence Presented by
State in Pettibone Trial.

SS''s ~
State in Pettibone Trial.
Boise, Idaho, Dec. 1S.-Documentary
evidence in confederation of Harry
Orchards testimony was introduced
at the Pettibone trial yesterday by the
prosecution. Clarence barrow, chief
counsel for the defense, was taken
sick Sunday night and was not pres
ent in court during the day, Edgar
Wilson taking his place. On account
Of Darrow's absence Orchard was not
asked impeaching questions. and the
state postponed its redirect examina-
ton.
Judge Luther NJ. Goddard was the
most important witness for the state,
being On the witness stand most OF
the afternoon session. He told Of the
finding of the bomb which Orchard
testified had been planted near his
gate for the purpose of killing hin.
The testimony Of Former Sheriff
Nichols of Caldwell proved disastrous
to the state. After he had told Of re-
ceiving a letter addressed to Thomas
Hogan, copying it and giving the origi-
nal to Orchard, he testified on cross
examination that the letter was not
in the handwriting of George A. Petit
bone, the defendant. He said he be-
came familiar with Petitioners writ
ing while he was in Jail in Caldwell.
Orchard had testified that this letter
was written by Pettibone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
Crimes.

John Martnick of Fort Atkinson,
Iowa, committed suicide by taking two
ounces of carbolic acid.
Because he and his wife OF W
months quarreled over his desire 10
spend his evening at his bowling cllb,
Jacob Victor killed himself III New
York.
Detective Charles c. Jackson OF Des
Moines, Iowa, was slugged and severe-
w beaten with a blackjack as he was
returning from the police station to
his home.
For love Of a neighbours wife who
did not return the affection, ID. II.
Broese. a wealthy farmer of Jefferson
Iowa. fo~rty-seven years old, sent a bull
let through his brain.
Frank Click, a machinist Of Nash
vile, twenty-five years old, shot his
wife, Mrs. Ruth Click, killing her in
stantly. He then shot himself through
the head and is dying at the city o
pital.
r. Otway Saldier. manager OF he
West End branch Of the California
Safe Deposit and Trust company at
San Francisco, committed suicide IN
the office of the branch bank by blow
ing off the top of his head with a
shotgun.
In an effort to drive from Pittsburg
the concerns that advance money on
furniture and other articles OF the
household, charging usurious rates,
city detectives raided the Offices of
nineteen of these money lenders and
have warrants for eleven others.
Mrs. Mary Stell was murdered by a
burglar at Altoona, Pa. She tried to
! stop her husband from attacking the
| marauder, whom they had discovered
| in their home and had thrown her
| arms about her husband, when the
| thief's bullet struck her in the head.
| The murderer escaped.
Chief of Police John A. Suggs and
| Night Policeman Lewis Wood of Fort
| Gibson, Okla, are under arrest, charg-
| ed with robbing the postofice at Fort
| Gibson on the night of Nov. %. obtain
| ing $500 in cash. The arrest was
made by Mayor Rand Lee, after an in
| vestigation of the crime.
William Stewart, proprietor Of a
| restaurant in East lola, Kan, was
brutally murdered nea his place OF
! business. The body, which was found
at daylight, bore evidence of several
wounds, any n of which would have
| produced death. Stewards partner,
w. D. Cresison, confessed to the MUIR
der.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
sixty llIVfS- LOST IN NINE
DISASTROUS EXPLOSION OCCURS
IN A MINE AT YOLANDE,
ALABAMA. q

YOlande, Ala. Dec. 18.-Not since
D%losion. eight miles north of here. two
vears ago, has there occurred another
such as took place in No. / of the
YOlande Coal and Coke company at
l:25 yesterday morning. 1t is impos-
iible to tell at this hour how many are
lead as a result of the explosion. the
'stimates varying all the way from
.orty to sixty. The work of rescue
las been extremely slow because Of
he debris in the mines and the large
crowd of women. children and sight
seers at the opening. The explosion is
low known to have occurred in either
he fifth or sixth right entrance.
Horribly MutiIated.
All of the bodies have been recov-
ar,d from these entries and some of
hem were so horribly mutilated hat
identification is almost impossible.
NiHetcCu of the bodies have been
Identified.
According to Supt. T. G. Huckabee.
he explosion was undoubtedly due to
windy shots"
Mr.. Huckabee had just made a tour
Of inspection and congratulated ONE
Of the men on the condition of their
roOms. A few minutes after reaching
he top he saddled his horse and was
about to go for a days hunt when the
explosion occurred.
Rescuers at Work.
Parties of miners from Aberate,
Searles, Davis Creek nj ~Brookwood
are here ready to help in the recovery
Of those who are still entombed. 1t
will be several hours before all Of
he dead are recovered.
Under the supervision of Chief
Mine Inspector, J. NJ. Gray and his,
assistant, James Hillhouse, forces are
at work in the slope clearing away
he ~wreckage and recovering the dead
from the lower cross entrance. The
inspectors have made no statement Of
the cause of the disaster.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20

While playing With a loaded revolt.
yer at New Britain, Conn, Edwin
Walker, ten years old, shot and killed
Svea Eugena Anderson, eight years
old, the bullet entering the girls
heart.
Asleep on the track with his head
across the rail, Victor Scott was
struck and instantly killed at Mar
quette, Mich, by a Duluth, South
Shore & Atlantic railroad train. He
was decapitated.
Three brothers were drowned at
Tama. Iowa, while skating. Inc
brothers were Bud, Kenneth and
Kenneth and Gerald Carnal, sons OF
n. f. Carnal, a member of the city
council of Tama.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
Accidental Happenings,

Three persons ere burned to death
and another injured during a fire in
Boston.
New Berlin, a town situated eigh-
teen miles east of Jacksonville, H.,
was visited by fire. The loss is $75,.
900.
James Siegeling, aged ten, Of Shar-
on Center, Iowa, was thrown by a
skittish pony last night, and his neck
was broken. He died instantly.
Six buildings occupied by as many
retail firms, comprising the most OF
the business district of Gearing, Story
county, Iowa, was completely de-
stroyed by fire.
Three boys, Joseph and Floyd Ran
dali and Ernest Doutella, ranging in
& from eight to twelve years, were
drowned while crossing the Flint
river on the ice at Flint, Mich.
william Moless, a farmer, was killed
while telling trees near Bessemer.
Mich. A large elm lodged against a
hemlock which Moless proceeded to
GUy UOWu dl6Os R0ASAy NuI lAN
Unlock split and let the big elm fall
upon him.
The White Pigeon carbonite and gas
.plant at White Pigeon, Mich, was to
tally wrecked by an explosion last
evening. Several persons were Sc
yerely injured, and every window IN
town was cracked. The shock was
felt for twelve miles The explosion
. attributed to a leak In the gas
tank.
August viokstrom was killed by
<.llinr ground In the Mesnard SHAFT
=. tha Quincy Mining company a
rIonghtorl, Mich. Other workmen es
r.rad. but yickstrom, who was the
ss.s nf the party to leave the DRIFT
- csnght 81 tons Of rock and earth
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK N tPTOMt
IMPORTANT EVENTS At HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington Notes.

The official call for the Republican
national convention, to be held in Chi
cago on June 16 next, has been issued.
President Roosevelt entertained at
dinner at the White House a number
Of bear hunters from the Louisiana
c%anebrakes.
Senator Hansbrough Of North Da-
kota proposes an increase in the max
imum salary allowed rural free deliv-
cry carriers from 5000 to 81, 200.
The department of agriculture has
issued a report estimating that the to
tai production Of cotton in the United
States for the year 19O1-OS will
amount to 1851, 96S, 900 pounds.
The japanese government has
chosen Kogoro Takahira to succeed
Viscount Aoki as ambassador at Wash
ington, as 1t desires to send its best
man. The Hochi states that the gov
eminent recalled Aoki for pledging
Japan to restrictive legislation as to
emigration. .
The senate committee on public
lands ordered a favorable report on
the Hansbrough bill providing for
leaves of absence for homesteaders
during winter months. The report also
ordered a favorable report on the
Gamble bin for adjustment of the 5
per cent account of public land states.
Col. George w. Goethals. chairman
and engineerin-chief OF the isthmian
canal commission, has notified the au-
th0rities Of his intention to come to
Washington soon. Probably the most
important matter which will come up
for consideration will be that Of in
creasing the width Of the canal locks
10 12O feet.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20

Harold d. Haddock, for thirty years
. prominent resident Of Hancock,
Mich. is dead Of pneumonia.
John Philip Sousa has fully o
"a from an attack Of ptomaine poison
ing and has rejoined his band.
Judge George Baldwin, one of the
wealthiest land owners Of Wisconsin.
died at Appleton. aged sixty-nine
years.
J. Marshall Williams, for two year.
soloist with Sousa's band in New
York. died at Chillicothe, Mo-, after
. long Illness.
Maj. William L. Geary, U. S. A., died
ct the army general hospital at San
Francisco, where he has been i'll with
Bright's disease.
John Broadhead, a pioneer jeweler
Of Marshalltown, Iowa. and one of the
earliest settlers Of the town, died sud-
denly of asthma and disease Of the
heart.
w. b. Thomas has been elected act
Ing president of the American Sugar
AsOAAAAA6 NOAAP0Ay " AAA IAC VdCdIlCy
caused by the death of H. O. Have
meyer.
Joseph Armstrong, manager Of the
Christian Science publications and
one of the most prominent leaders of
the faith in this country, is dead at
his home in Boston.
Gen. Alexander Hamilton, grandson
Of Alexander Hamilton, secretary Of
the treasury under George Washing
ton, died at his home in Tarrytown,
N. Y. He had been i'll from la grippe
since Thanksgiving.
George Obey, aged 10 years, lack.
Ing eighteen days, believed to be the
Oldest person in New York state, died
ct his home in Great Bend. Obey
was born in Stanton, England, Dec. 25,
1877.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
SOUL MARRIAGE FAILS.
~Theosophist's Spirit Departs Alone
From Earth.

Cleveland, Dec. Ito practice his
understanding Of theosophy on the
union of souls, Boris Minoff. a Bulga-
rian designer, attempted to kill Jessie
Schroeder, thirteen years Of age, and
then committed suicide.
The girls parents objected to his
lovemaking. The law also was a bar
rier. Denied a legal marriage, the
young man thought Of soul marriage.
Minoff boarded with the Schroeders.
Last night he sen all the members
of the family except Jessie to the the
alter. Minoff studied his theosophical
books until a late hour and then with
a handkerchief chloroformed the girl
and himself. The girl will recover.
MINORS spirit departed alone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
BIG FLEET SAILS
FOR THE PACIFIC
WARSHIPS LED BY THE PRESl-
DENT DURING FIRST STAGE
OF VOYAGE.
IMPRESSIVE NAVAL DISPLAY
PRESIDENT TENDERS OFFICERS
A RECEPTION ON BOARD THE
MAYfLOWER.

Old Point Comfort. Va, Dec. IS. -
Sixteen hard-hitting. steel-belted
American hattleships. gun-bristling
and burly Of girth. but sparkling white
in their immaculate dressings OF
peace, sailed away yesterday under
the dazzling sun of a cloudless winter
sky Oh their famous expedition OF A.
600 miles along foreign shores and
changing climes to the west of the
United States. President Roosevelt.
on the bridge of the MayfOwer, per
~sonally led the magnificent four-mile
line of fighting vessels during the first
stages of the voyage. From the an
chorage ground in Hampton Roads TO
the Horseshoe bend of Chesapeake
bay his eagle-crested flag of blue
pointed the way to the fleets new
home at the Golden Gate.
Reviews Passing Pageant.
Then, when the wide reaches OF the
sea were visible through the capes of
Virginia. he turned aside and coming
to anchorage reviewed the passing
pageant.
oi'S VI - N tiN W
green seamless, the %glistening of spot
less hulls. the curl of foam-cEested
bow-waves, the cheering of sailors
af1oat and friends ashore, the breeze
blown strains of Aud Lang Syne'
floating across the waters. the blare OF
trumpetS. the ruffe of drums. the
fash of signals and the boom of salut-
inv NJ r,orl-n al thn ln,.rrtprn nf
the feet. presenting to the people
who watched a spectacle they will
never forget and to the world at large
the reality of the trimmest, snuggest,
most homogeneous. most thoroughly
equipped, most mobile and self-reliant
assemblage of frst-class battleships
ever gathered in n command.
Most Impressive Display.
Attaches of foreign legations and
embassies at Washington and many
correspondents who have seen wal
service on foreign journals freely de-
clared that yesterdays naval display
was the most impressive they had
ever seen.
The sailing of the feet was pre-
ceded by the reception on the quar-
terdeck of the Mayflower, which
shortly after S o'clock yesterday
morning steamed into the center of
the anchored feet. President Roose-
welt warmly greeted the four a adj
mirals and the sixteen commanding of
ficers of the fleet as they climbed from
dancing launches up the ~starboard
gangway of the yacht. He had a word
of confidence and we'll wishing for all.
but made no formal address.
First Stop at Trinidad.
Last night the sixteen ships OF the
massive fleet. continuing in single or
der and steaming at the uniform speed
of ten knots an hour, according to Or
ders, were well down TIE coast
toward the t~reacherous waters CT Hat
teras. The first lap of their journey
will bring them to Trinidad on Christ
mas eve, and there amid the heat of
the tropics the Christmas celebrations
will be held.
The president. after the review at
the horseshoe was completed. return
ed to Washington. The fleet got n
der way just after 10 o'clock in the
morning and less than two hours later
had cleared the capes and had begun
in earnest the most notable practice
cruise in all naval history.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
BLOODY RIOT IN HAVANA,
Five Men Shot and Twelve Others
Wounded in Various Ways,

Havana, Dec. 1S.-After a meeting
yesterday in which fiery speeches
were made, the striking masons at.
tackled the men who had taken their
places and a serious riot ensued. Five
men we're shot and twelve others
were wounded in various ways. The
police reserves were hastily summon
ed to quell the riot and used their pis-
tolls freely. They made a large mum,
Der of arrests,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
STORMS DELAY TAFT.

Weather Retards Liner on Which the
Secretary Is a Passenger.
On Board Steamship President
Grant, by Wireless, via Cape Race, n
F., Dec. Is. - The President Grant
which has among its passengers SecN
rotary of Wal William II. Taft, Mrs.
Taft and their son Charles, has en-
countered disagreeable weather.
which has retarded it's progress and
will probably make the steamer a day
or two late in reaching New York.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
DAY IN JAIL WORTH $625.

Man Arrested Gets Damages Against
Accuser.
Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. IA. For
having John A. Berg, a farmer, arrest
ed and thrown into the East Grand
Forks Jail for thirty hours without
food, M. ]. Enright OF East Grand
Forks must pay Berg $625, according
to the verdict of a jury in the district
court here yesterday afternoon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
Foreign.

D%inilulu, the Zulu king who has been
held responsible for the threatening
situation in Natal, has surrendered.
Insurgents from Yunchow have pen
etrated into the province Of Kwang ST
and have captured three s~trongholds
between Lungchau and Langson. Mar
tial law has been proclaimed in the
disturbed locality.
The Brazilian coasting steamer
Guasca, $4,000 tons, Capt. Ramos, has
gone down off Panagua, Brazil, as a
result of a collision with an unknown
vessel. Thirty persons on board the
Guasca were drowned.
Gen. Liautey, commanding the
French flying column in Algeria, re-
ported that he had destroyed the camp
OF the Matrahout Bouthick, n OF the
leaders OF the revolt and who pro-
claimed a holy war on the frontier.
The condition of Dowager Queen
Sophia OF Sweden is occasioning anx-
iety. The strain upon the queen Incl
dent to the illness and death Of King
Oscar was very severe, and since his
death she has been almost constantly
confined to her bed.
One Of Vandyke's masterpieces,
1.-THE Erection of the Cross" has been
stolen from the Church Of Notre Dame
at Courtrai, Belgium. The thieves
carefully cut the canvas from the
frame and carried it away. They are
believed to have been experts, as spe-
cial watchmen employed in guarding
the treasures of the church observed
nothing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
Cashier Kills

Bloomington, ILL.,, Dec. IA. - e. f.
Easton, cashier of the State bank at
Harsher. committed suicide last night
by shooting himself with a revolver.
The directors of the bank reported the
bank in good condition. No motive
for the cashiers act is known.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
aov browns While skatina.

st. Paul, Dec. 14.-Russell M. Glib
hens. seventeen years old, was drown
ed Yesterday in Lake Como by skating
into an airhole. Three brothers were
with him at the time, Every effort
was made to rescu the lad, but with
out success.