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The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-02
SKI GgvAY WEATHER

The result Q. the observation taken at Moore wharf 8. midnight, AGg l. ,ey-. IS as follows Temperature time observac'u js a0o7o Maxtemruraaed.ag -lhaarz.-E above Min ..Ia above Mean -r' above
 Barometer -.H-
 Fair and calm.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-02

Rock Island. I.l, Aug. 2-An order has been issued by Chief Carman F. l.. 5oamus calling as,rjke 1.-the Carmens n1soa 5a the ea,re Rock Island system. The order aT.cts 2,+J0 men.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-02
Better Pr. pared than Evor

Having pu. .u 8 steam .o.Icr and other machinery we are better pre- pared Jhuu ever 10 do ars--c.ass work on short notice.
 S2s-.f Skagway Laundry
The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-02
At The Mascot

Alg. Vernon Eya, Oll Taylor and B'i- mont Wu.-a5es .dOuo.e stamped goods, 10 vear- g.a., and Rainier and Pacific 88..lal B CT. a- the Mascot.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-02

The Fifth Avenue ho.e. has uu..m.'e ac.auoaats0Gs. S-eam hr~, aud every Llua modern
The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-02
LI,tsL To It

E.-...a.s ol the Duplex day and n.. a, lu- Seattle. lrs the swre.rs. m. .a tGe e0tg-
The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-02

H.ce.gl. shg.c. no..au plants u. Dg.uhu a- >gr.la~. Grocery. 2.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-02

The best G.1.ug r00u,t ,tue 0e-. la.u. umgla..uus. the most eom.or- at FIt.u avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-17
GIVEN A HARD JOLT.
Western School Land Spectators
Come TO Grief.

In the case of the state VS.. George
X. Spencer, which was tried this week
in the district court of Cove county.
Judge ]. c. Ruppenthal gave judg-
ment for the state for $1,S20.56, and
held that Spencer can not dodge his
liability under his Original certifi-
cate by buying out the new purchas-
er of school land.
This is the hardest jolt that the
school land spectators in western
Kansas have had for some time, and
Judge Ruppenthals decision was clear
and emphatic on the points for which
the state was most strongly contend
ing.
Spencer. the defendant in the case,
bought a tract of school land in 1885,
paid one-tenth of the purchase mon
ey, and giving the usual bonds for
payment of the balance. He became
delinquent in payments. and the land
was forfeited to the state. But under
a comparatively recent decision of the
supreme court, this forfeiture was de-
clared invalid. Meantime, however
another settler had settled on the
land supposing the forfeiture to be
valid. Spencer came back and .reas-
serted his title under the original GER
tificate. and this was held to be a good
title. Then Spencer bought out the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-17
MAGILL ON THE STAND.
Man Charged With Numbering His
Wife Testifies in His Own Behalf.

Decatur. ILL.,, Oct. 1.-THE early part
of today's session of the trial of Fred
and Faye Graham Magill, charged with
having caused the death of Magilrs first
wife, Mrs. Pet Candy Magill, was oc-
cupied with the reading of the seven
letters identified by Magills daughter,
Marguerite, when she was on the stand
as having been written by her deceas-
ed mother while the latter was prop
ped up in bed previous to her death.
After the reading of the letters Ma
gill himself, was placed on the stand
as the first witness of the day. Magill
told of his first wife's dependency and
said he saw her propped up in bed with
pillows writing letters. He told of the
incident as testified by Marguerite when
a veterinarian was called to choloform
a horse and said that Mrs. Pet Magill
stated upon the occasion that she wish
ed the choloform was intended for her
instead of the horse.
He said that Postmaster Davidson OF
Clinton had told him that Mrs. Magill
had told the postmaster that she was
taking choloform and that Davidson
had told the witness that he said to
her:
You had better get a gun and kill
yourself instead of taking chloroform-.
He said that on the night Mrs Maglll'
died she had requested Marguerite to
telephone to Faye Graham not to for,
get the promise whatever it was, that.
Faye had made to Mrs. Magill.
Just before he retired that night, the
witness said, his wife requested him
to get her a bottle of beer. He gave
her a bottle from the ice chest and
then returned. In the morning when
he awoke he saw that his wife was not
in the room. He made search of the
house and found her IN the spare room.
lying down, with blanket wrapped
tightly around her. He spoke to her
but got no reply and upon examina-
ton he found she was dead. witness
said he detected the odor of chloro-
form.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-17
SATURDAYS FOOTBALL.
The Officials for the Game Are Sc
lected

The officials for the Washburn-
Haskell game were agreed upon to-
day. They are John Outland, referee,
Coach Samson of the Normal umpire;
Art Griggs, linesman. DR.. John Out
land was formerly coach at Haskell
and subsequently was coach at Wash
burn. He is probab bly, the best foot
ball official in the state.
Washburn thus far has not given out
any bear stories" about condition for
the Haskell game. They admit that
considering all things, the team is in
good condition. There are two men
out-Robb, end, and Realm, guard
but their places can be filled by men
almost or quite as good. Robb was
out for practice Wednesday, and hurt
his bad shoulder again. He will have
weeks.
Manager Stahl of Washburn has ar
ranged for a force of deputy sheriffs
next Saturday to keep intruders out
side of the wire fence which sur
rounds the gridiron 1t is necessary
to resort to this measure to keep out
the police and a lot of political friends
who insisted upon occupying places on
the sidelines, thus blocking the view
of spectators who had paid for their
seats The rule will be next Saturday
that none shall be allowed inside the
field except substitutes in uniform
coaches and managers. and one rep
resentatives of each Topeka newspa-
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SENATOR LONG HERE.
Having Final Conference With Friends
Before Going to Washington.

Senator Chester l. Long, State rSenatc or
T A. Noftzger of Harper county J. NJ.
Simpson of Mcpherson, VIM. Gesner,
representative from Kiowa county and
Ralph FaXon, Senator Longs secretary
form the neucleus of a political party
sojourning in Topeka today. They will
be in Topeka Friday, and will then go
Senator Long will then start for Wash
ington. This is the final round up of
the Long forces before the sena tors de-
parture for the capitol, and the final in
structions are being given to the lieu
tenants for the work to be done in the
state to pave the way for Senator
Longs reelection to the United States
senate.
Senator Long has not yet announced
bis position on the primary election He
wrote a brief note to Congressman Dan
Anthony informing him that he would
be pleased to discuss the primary cleo
ton proposition with him before leaving
the state. But Senator Long does not
intend to go to Leavenworth to see Mr..
Anthony. h has notified the First dis
trict congressman that he will be here a
couple of days, and in Kansas City a
couple of days, and the presumption is
that he will meet him at one of these
places.
When asked today whether he had
any statement to make concerning the
primary election proposition OF Mr.. An
thony, Senator Long said: Il have
nothing to say-no statement to make"
Senator Long lind with some Topeka
friends at the Topeka club today, but
is making his headquarters at the
Copeland Ralph Faxon will go to Law
renee tonight to speak tomorrow before
the class in Journalism of the UNIVERSE
ty on style and English
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MAY TRY AlAW SUIT.
Thus Determine Status of Sunday
Closing situation.

A friendly law suit to test the con-
stitutionality of the Sunday labor or
dinance to discover whether Sunday
theaters can be closed under the pro-
visions of the act with the theatrical
managers as plaintiffs, and the city of
Topeka as defendant, will probably
grow out of the controversy which is
now on.
Judge z. T. Hazen, attorney for the
theatrical managers, made the suggeS-
ton to Mayor William Green today to
bring such a suit as is mentioned in the
above and the mayor and number of
councilmen are favorably impressed
with the plan.
Both sides are anxious to see if the
law will stand the test of the courts
and it strikes me that the plan suggest
ed is a good one said the mayor. 1T
is bound to be appealed by one side or
the other regardless of what the decis
ion may be in the district court and
this sort of an arrangement L believe
would be very satisfactory to both
sides.
Judge Hazen suggests that the coun-
ell go ahead and authorize me to close
the theaters and that the suit be then
brought to determine the constitution
atty of the ordinance. 1 don't look for
anything unusual to occur this evening
and / believe the council will accept the
report of the judiciary committee"
THE committee was unanimous IN
it's action said Councilman Jordan
land / think that everything will go
through all right without any fight
The Seventh Day Adventist church
has filed a long letter with the mayor
protesting against Sunday closing or
theaters-
ell did the expected last evening by de-
claring the Sunday labor law to be ade-
quate in it's wording as far as the
power of the mayor and police is con-
he fJaH oil i'm n
the theaters.
The members of the committee con-
sisting of Councilmen Holiday. Jordan
and Blakely reported the following
which will be presented this evening"
Your committee on judiciary, TO
whom was referred the matter of clos
ing the theaters on Sunday, begS leave
to report
That we are of the opinion that the
Sunday labor law, as given in section
1908 of the revised ordinances of the
city of Topeka, 1905, is adequate to
close the theaters on sunday.
A report of the city attorneys opin-
ion was fastened to the report of the
committee.
ell who will vote to accept the commit
tees action, six. votes can be counted.
hut it will take another vote before it
can pass the council and go into eff
feet The indications are. that the re-
manning vote will be secured and that
the council will declare to Mayor Green
that he has an adequate remedy in the
city's ordinances to enforce Sunday
closing.
Following this the mayor declares he
will not stop a minute but will insist
in closing up the theaters: that he is
simply waiting on the council to de-
clare itself
Should the council accept the recon-
rnendation of the committee the theat-
rical managers of the city declare that
they will immediately apply Friday
morning i'm the district court for both
a temporary and permanent injunction
asking that the city be enjoined from
forcing the Sunday closing as far as
the theaters are concerned.
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u. B. CONFERENCE HERE.
Session Being Held at the Church on
Quincy Street.

The Northeast Kansas conference OF
United Brethren in Christ held the
opening meeting of the session
Wednesday afternoon, converting at
O'Clock with Bishop w. NJ. Weekly OF
Kansas City in the chair at the
Quincy street church. The meeting
was opened by a reading from the
third and fourth chapters of Timothy
and was followed by an address on the
Heroic in Church Work"
Rev. J. H. Snyder of Lecompton
was elected secretary of the confer
ence but as he was absent Professor
H. NJ. Ambrose of Campbell college was
chosen secretary pro tenn.
Examination of a number of the
pastors reports showed an increase in
all lines of church work.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the bishop:
Holton; ]. B. Deever, Topeka; NJ. L.
Robey, Richland; E. E. McAferty.
McLouth; F. NJ. FISHERMAN. Holton;
Mrs, E. ]. Clark, Lawrence; E. ].
Lewis. Usage City; S. n. Ulch, Robin
son; F. r. Weber Richland.
edentials-President T. D. Critics,
Holton: ]. T. Reynolds, Corning; w.
E. Hollowell. Manhattan.
Reference. Wykert, Soldier: j.
r. Meredith. Lecompton; P. NJ. Her
rick, Richland.
Auditing-H. NJ. Ambrose. Holton,
w. c. May, Holton; Herbert Holman.
Manhattan.
The evening meeting began at 7
O'Clock with a song service. after
which w. c. May, pastor at Holton,
spoke on "Tithing-God's Plan for
Financing His Kingdom" The speak
err emphasized the fact that the system
of tithing was a command given to
the race and that it is binding on
every follower of Christ today.
Bishop Weekly called for a free
MI off croliStiC work
The sum Of SIT was collected for this
important work.
DR.. s. S. Hough, secretary of the
Foreign Missionary Board; DIR. c..
Whitney. secretary of Home Missions;
Mr. L. o. Miller, church treasurer;
Elder Baber of northwest Kansas con-
ference and Rev. NJ. Nichols were in
troduced and given advisory seats in
the conference.
The bishop gave a very helpful ad-
dress on the christian Home" after
which the sacrament of the Lords
Supper was celebrated.
DR. S. S. Hough will speak at 1880
this evening on Foreign Missions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-17
REvoLvERs AND KNIVES.
Police Break Up a Family Row in the
Bottoms.

The portion of the Second ward some
times referred to as the Bottoms or
sHeitmanville'' was convulsed with
civil and un-civil strife last evening.
and as a result a squad of police. head
ed by Chief Eaton, surrounded the dis
trict and arrested a portion of the Heit-
man family. Among those who were
taken We're L o. Hoffman. J. Smith,
Charles Hoffman and May Hoffman.
The disturbance had been progressing
all day and from what could be learned
was the result of an alteration between
the elder Hoffman and one of his sons
over the purchase of some property.
Hoffman, senior, decided that the son
mad short-changed him s15 in the trans
action. and was busily engaged in col
iecting the same. When the police broke
up the party they captured large re-
yolver and a large bowie knife
In police court this morning Charles
Hoffman was fined $40 and Smith was
fined So The others have not received
their portion as yet.
The male members of the party were
filed to overlooking with the red-eye
which still flows freely in that district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-17
GOVERNMENT QUERY.
What Can Pacific Coast Furnish for
the Panama Canal?

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 1.-THE
war department officials and the
United States government have in
structed A. L. Bristow, a special COM
missioner, who has been in this city
lately to inquire concerning the ma
terials that Pacific coast points can
furnish for use on the Panama canal.
He has sent letters to the chambers of
commerce of San Francisco, Port
land, Seattle and Tacoma, In which
the purpose of the war department is
made known
Commissioner Bristow, in addition
to informing the commercial bodies of
the Pacific coast of the idea entertain
ed by the war department, has sent
out a great number of carefully pre-
pared questions, the answers to which
will reveal the attitude of the business
men toward the proposition of gov
eminent competition in the sea-carry-
ing of government freight and also
will give the government an inside
view of trade conditions that have a
bearing on canal construction.
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TO ARREST THE ACTORS
Plan Proposed to- Stop Sunday Thea
tiers in Kansas City.

Kansas City Mo, Oct 17.-Unusual
tactics are, it is stated, to be en-
ployed here in the attempt to close
the local theaters Sundays by the ar
rest Saturday morning next of every
actor and actress then in the city. who
may have played here Sunday last in
alleged violation of the law against
working on that day. This would in
volve several hundred persons now on
the boards of the sixteen theaters,
large and small, in Kansas City.
In his fight to close the theaters.
Judge William H. Wallace. of the
criminal court. has not received the
support of the local police depart
ment. The court is very determined
that his recent order to close the
theaters shall be carried into effect
and it comes from a high authority
that this new move will have his sane
ton.
The sixteen theatrical managers
indicted yesterday, for violation of
the Sunday law. appeared in court to-
day and gave bond for their hearing
at date to be set later.
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COMPLETES ITS ORGANIZATION
+. II. Metzger Is Elected President or
the Institution.

At a meeting of the stockholders of
the German-American bank held at
the parlors of the Throop hotel last
night all the details for the new bank
which is to occupy the Bischoff
building, PA Kansas avenue were ar
ranged r. F. Hayden acted as
chairman of the meeting preceding
the election of F. P. Metzger as presi-
dent The following officers were also
dent; Oscar Bischoff, second vice
president; r. f. Hayden. secretary.
The board of directors consists of j.
c. DENIM, Oscar Bischoff, ]. B. Belts.
r. F. Hayden. Joseph Groll, F. p.
Metzger and c. H Goodwin.
The board of directors were imme-
diately sworn in and decided to hold
their quarterly meetings on the first
Tuesday in January, April, July and
to complete all arrangements for the
bank which will be opened on the first
day of December. Some of the fix
lures have already been ordered and
the remainder will be purchased as
soon as the needs OF the new institu-
ton are learned.
The capital stock of the bank at the
present time is s25,000 but it will
undoubtedly be doubled within the
next six months or a year as there has
been a large demand for the stock
which could not be accommodated.
1--WE are over subscribed $12.5OO
right at this time said Mr.. Metzger.
who has been the prime mover in the
organization of the new bank. land
do not see what can be done about
it unless We raise the capital stock to
$4,000"
The choice of cashier has not
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TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT.
Two Trial Balloon Trips Mt st. Louis
This Afternoon.

St. Louis. Mo-. Oct. 1.-Two bal
loon flights are scheduled to be made
during this afternoon. The flights
will be made for distance. No exact
time has been set for the ascensions,
but one will closely follow tie other
from the Laclede gas plant at Second
and Rutger streets. J. c. Mccoy and
Captain Chandler will go up in gov
eminent balloon No. 10 used by the
signal corps. Allan r. Hawley, ac-
companied either by Augustus Post or
Leo Stevens, Will rise in the Psyche.
There Will be no attempt at a race.
The aeronauts intend to remain UP all
night, If the weather conditions per-
NIT. The weather is fair and ideal.
Arrangements at the ascension
grounds are practically completed.
Some little odds and ends are yet to
be finished, but everything promises
to be in readiness when the races be-
gin next Monday afternoon.
With the arrival of Leo Stevens of
New York, who will be in charge of
the imitation of the balloons and exer-
else a general supervision over the
aScensions, and Rene r. Cashier and
Charles Levee, two French aeronauts,
yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock,
the list of foreign contestants is prac-
tically complete. Only Paul Nickel
of the German delegation has not
reached the city.
Stevens is probably the most ex,
States today. He has been making
ascensions for twenty-four years, and
has over LOO to his credit. There
hundred and fifty of these were gas
ascensions and the others were made
when hot air was used for initiating
purposes. Stevens made his start in
aerial navigation parachute
jumper in the days, he says, when one
would get $500 for going up in the air
several hundred feet and jumping out
with parachute. Stevens is the
pioneer of balloon racing in America.
Captain Chandler of the United States
army, who will be in the races learn
ed the rudiments of ballooning from
Stevens. who is employed as an in
structor by the war department.
Stevens has also manufacture a large
number of balloons. The Pysche,
which made the flight to Jacksonville,
Ill, Tuesday. was made by him. He
has brought a $4,000 cubic-foot bal
loon with him, and today he probably
will make an ascension in it with Alan
r. Hawley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-17
NINETY PER CENT BAD.
Chicaso's Milk Supply Is Given a Jolt
by Health Officer.

Chicago. Oct. 17.-Declaring that
ninety per cent of the milk sold in
Chicago is impure or adulterated, City
Bacteriologist ]. T. Biehn has advised
the members of the Chicago Medical
society to work for the passage of a
more stringent law to regulate the
sale of the beverage.
He asserted the commonest evil in
the milk traffic is Swimming" the
cream from the tops of cans and bot
ties and injecting a coloring fluid to
give the residue the color of pure
milk. Another evil uncovered fire.
quently by the inspectors of the health
department is watered milk, which
contain, the germs of infantile
cholera
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new settlers certificate for a song,
and instead of paying out under his
own certificate, proposed to pay out
under the new certificate, by which he
would have saved about a thousand
dollars.
Judge Ruppenthal holds that this
can not be done. The holder of the
original certificate must pay out I'M
der his own certificate if at all. This
decision, If sustained by the supreme
court will deter a great deal of specu-
Iation in the original certificates on
Kansas school land.
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SHOW AT METROPOLITAN HALL.
Sam Gordon and Emma ChacOn TO
Head Good Bill.

Sam Gordon and Miss Emma Chacor
who came to Topeka to fill an engage
ment at one of the local theaters and
then failed to come to terms with the
mana cement have decided to give their
performance in the city at the urgent
request of a number of their friends
and admirers. The performance will
consist of singing and dancing by Miss
Chacon and Mr.. Gordon, assisted by a
number of local performers and the pro-
gram promises to be a good one.
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wreck on Missouri Pacific.

Ten cars loaded with sand which left
Topeka this morning on the Missouri
Pacific railroad went into the ditch at
1885 today about two miles west of
Overlook There was no loss of life
nor were any of the train crew in
jured. 1t is supposed that the accident
was caused by broken fiange on one
of the cars which was wrecked The
track was torn up for about 200 feet
which will delay the arrival of trains
over the line today.
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GAIN OF $269,824,9OO.
Enormous Increase i'm Taxable Prop
erty Values i'm Chicago.

Chicago. Oct. 17.-Complete totals
of taxable property in Cook county,
both real estate and personal, for 1907
show the enormous increase of $685.
S24,SOO over 1906 values. The total
taxable property placed upon the re-
viewers books at one-fffth values
amounts to $475.015,6S7, or in actual
value $2.375.O7S435
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Corn Follows Wheat.
Conper Diyidends Reduced

New York, Oct. 1.-THE Boston &
Montana Consolidated Mining company
today declared a quarterly dividend of
81 per share and an extra dividend of
"a per share This compares with a
quarterly dividend of 81 a share and
$40 extra declared three months ago.
Amalgamated declared a quarterly divi-
dend Of per cent.
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Captain Waters to speak.

Capt J. G. Waters VIII make Speech
on Friday, October %, at the Knife ana
Fork club banquet at Kansas City. F.
d. Coburn will be one of the guests OF
the club. In addition to the speech by
Capt Waters, there will be a speech
by the speaker of the Canadian house
of commons
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sam Gordon. Who Will BE Seen al
Metropolitan Hall Friday Evening.

Mr.. Gordon and Miss Chacon are re-
turning to New York after a AZ weeks
engagement on the Pacific coast and
their prime object in stopping in To-
peka was to visit friends They will be
assisted by the Yale orchestra of 10
pieces. Rucker brothers, comedians and
dancers, and Mrs. Huddleson, soprano
The performance will be given Friday
evening at Metropolitan hall.