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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

yer dollar and a half dollar were found
| on different ties on the bridge and it
| is thought that the rest of the money
fell into the river.
The body when found was badly man
gled. There was a long cash in the
upper part of the skull and smaller cuts
on the back of the skull. The left leg
was badly crushed from a point mid
left foot was held to his leg by a few
tendons. The ribs and bones In the
chest were broken but 1t Is thought
that this occurred from the body being
dragged under a train. Blood stains on
the bridge were discovered for length
of 30 feet which would Indicate that the
body had been dragged for some dis
tance.
cause of Anderson's death. The last
train to cross this bridge is the train
which arrived from st. Joseph at
1925 Saturday night. The body was
still warm when found in the morn
ing SO it was not likely that this was
the train which caused his death The
crew on the switch engine in charge
of Ben Williams, who found the body
stated that they had been across the
bridge an hour or so before they
found the body. but that he was NOT
on the bridge then, as there were two
men on the running board of the en-
gine a the time, who would have seen
him had he been there. 1t is prob
able that death was caused by being
run over by some freight cars which
were being pushed over the river by
an engine. An inquest will be held
over the body of the unfortunate man
tomorrow.
The father of the man did not iden-
tify the body until last night Little
was thought about his absence until
late yesterday afternoon although he
had failed to show up the night be-
fore Anderson heard of the death or
a man on the Santa Fe bridge. but
thought little of it. Last night he
called up the police station inquiring
about his son and was finally per-
suaded to come over and view the re-
mains of the then unknown man,
which he identified as those of his
son.
Young Anderson was employed by
the Central Sash and Door Factory in
North Topeka. A brother was killed
I'm the Santa Fe shops a few years ago
by the breaking of a fly wheel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
WHO KILLED GOEBEL?
Another Man Is Charged With the
Crime i'm an Affidavit.

Richmond, Ind. Sept. 23.-Turner
Igo of Farmers, Rowan county, Ken
lucky. is charged with the killing OF
Senator William Goebel of Kentucky
in an affidavit by Mrs Lulu Clark,
published by the Richmond Evening
Item. The affidavit was sworn to last
April in the Indianapolis law office
of Ex-Governor w. $. Taylor of Ken
tucky Mrs. Clark, whose maiden
name was Lulu Williams, lived at the
time of the Goebef murder at Mount
Sterling, KY. She has a cousin named
Gertrude King. who then lived at
MaysVille, Ky.
Miss King was at that time, accord
ing to the affidavit. keeping COM
pany" with John Sanford of Coving-
ton. KY. son of an attorney who was
killed by William -Goebel in fight in
Covington some years ago The fight
was the result of a political quarrel.
Mrs. Clark swears4 that the day
Geobel was murdered she and her
cousin. Miss King, went to Frankfort,
KY, and that they started to enter the
While on the steps shot was fired
At the same time they noticed a man
standing just inside the door whom
they recognized as Sanford. In a min
ute a second man came running out of
the building dressed as mountaineer
and carrying a rifle. He ran to San
ford and said:
II got him.
That man was recognized by the af-
dant as her friend, Turner Igo of Far
mers, Rowan county. Kentucky.
Both men ran out of the building
to a fence, where Sanford gave a pair
of shoes which he was carrying to
Igo, who exchanged his boots for
them. The men then disappeared.
The affiant states that Igo told her
at the Mount Sterling depot January
25. 1900, that he was going to kill
Goebel and that she saw him after
wards at Jeffersonyiile, Ind, and that
he reminded her that he had fulfilled
his promise. She says also that San
ford had told Gertrude King a few
days prior to GoebePs murder that he
intended to kill Goebel, saying:
Here is my chance to get revenge
The legislature has met"
The Evening Item also publishes
correspondence between Caleb Powers
and the persons who secured the affi-
dayit and afterwards Investigated its
allegations for verification, showing
that the expenses for the information
gained were paid from the Powers de-
fense fund
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
CARD UP HIS SLEEVE.
Kellogg Has Important Evidence in
Connection With Rebating.

New York, Sept. 23.-It is under
stood that Frank B. Kellogg, the gov
ernment counsel in it's suit to dissolve
the Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey has important evidence in his pos
session bearing on alleged relations
between railroad rebates and The
profits of the corporation in the last
eight years. 1t is also said that this
phase of Mr.. Kellogg's case is being
reserved until the line of questioning
he pursued last week is finished. To
back his reported evidence as, to re-
bates. Mr.. Kellogg has had Subpoenas
served on several railroad men, among
them being Jefferson Justice, assistant
controller of the Pennsylvania rail-
road; R. w. Downing, ex-controller
of Pennsylvania lines, and w. T. Nc
the New York Central They have
been ordered to produce certain pa
pers dealing with the transportation of
oil.
John G. Milburn. counsel for the
Standard Oil company. has made a
statement about the hearing in which
he says: "Most of these transactions
which Mr.. kellogg wants to know
about happened so long ago that it is
not strange If the witnesses are unable
to give him the answer he seems to
expect"
Mr.. Milburn said that the company
has nothing to conceal and that it was
perfectly willing to place at Mr.. Ke1-
iogg's disposal anyof it's records.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
CHARGE 1T OFF BOOKS.
City Is s4,657.O3 Short on First Ma
tional Failure

The city of Topeka stands to lose $4,-
657. .03 in the First National bank fail
ure. Originally the city had something
over SIG, ,218 on deposit in the bank but
the three dividends which have been de-
clared since the failure have reduced
the original deposit to 81, 4,657.03. The city
may bring suit against the bondsmen,
the directors of the First National
when the deposit was made. However,
no action will be taken until it has
been fully determined that 1t will be
impossible to collect anything more in
the way of dividends and when this
knowledge is secured the city will bring
suit 1t is probable that the amount
of money still due the city could be col
lected from certain of those who signed
the bond though the bond is a good
many years old.
This deposit in the First National has
been carried along by the city treasur-
er as a cash item but Mayor Green has
instructed Mr.. Hale. the city treasurer,
to prepare a statement of the facts to
the council and the loss will be dis
tributed among the two general funds
of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
MIGHT LYNCH HART.
Man Who Assaulted Young Manhattan
Girl Is Captured.

Denver, Sept. 23.-Alvin Hart want
ed at Manhattan, Kan, on the charge
of criminally assaulting the 13-year-
residing near that place, was arrested
by local detectives yesterday and will
be turned over to Sheriff o. d. Hobbs
of Pottawatomie county. Kan. on the
is 27 years old, was employed by the
father of the girl he is alleged to have
assaulted. and after committing the
assault was taken from Pottawatomie
county Jail to a neighboring county to
prevent lvnching. He escaped from
the officers and since that time has
been pursued through several states.
He was found at~the home of a friend
in this city and arrested. Sheriff
Hobbs has made. extra preparations to
prevent Hart being lynched when he
returns to Manhattan with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
WILL COST $500, 900.
Defense of the Americas Cup Is an
Expensive Business.

= New York, Sept. 23.-Preparation for
the defense of Americas cup has begun
by the New York Yacht club. At least
one syndicate is being organized to
build a yacht to defend the trophy and
there may be a second. perhaps more
There seems to be only one opinion as to
the management of the defender. Every
one appears to agree that it will be
vested in E. d. Morgan.
1t is understood that several of the
more prominent younger men in the
club have either tentatively or definite
ly promised to subscribe to the syndi-
cate and that a few others of the older
men who have not been represented in
previous syndicates will subscribe.
Those mentioned as generous subscrib-
ers to the syndicate are Edward H.
Hartman, Col. Robert M. Thompson,
c. K. g. Billings and Roy A. Rainey.
The cost of reproducing the Reliance
would be upwards of half a million dol
lars The Reliance cost 100000 to build
and 5000, 900 to run, while the club spent
$50, 900 on the mere conduct of the races
Material and workmanship are more
expensive now than they were then and
1t is believed that the new defender
will exceed these figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
HE BUILT UP THE LACKAwANNA
Samuel Sloan. Deceased, Was Fifty
Years 2 Railroad Man.

New York. Sept. 23--samuel Sloan.
chairman Of the board OF diTSes3eS OF rs she
road and ex-president of the road. who
died yesterday at his summer home at
Garrison-on- the Hudson, spent 80 of his 50
years of life IN active railroad work and
only ceased to be engaged in it a short
time before his death
In his long career he Joined forces aa
one time or another with many men
whose names were conspicuous in the
financial history of the country. AT one
time or another he was directly associated
with Jay Gould, Russell Sage, Commodore
Vanderbilt and others, and he outlived
them all, and was still at work long after
q second. and in the case Of the Wander
bits. even a third generation had succeed
ed the men with whom he had been asso-
ciated.
Mr. SIoan's interests were many and
large but he will always be best remem-
bered for his presidency of the Lackawan-
ma. 1t was relatively an nnimportant road
when he became its head but he built it
up until it's stock sold higher than that Of
any other railroad in the country In 1897
the employees of the Lackawanna road
presented him with a solid gold tea set,
which, 1t is said, cost 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
HIT BY A TRAIN.
Charles Anderson Loses His Life on
Santa Fe Bridge.

A body which proved to be that of
Charles Anderson, a young Swede who
lived at 931 North Madison street, North
Topeka. was found lifeless and badly
mutilated on the Santa Fe bridge over
the kaw river yesterday morning be-
tween and o'clock Death was prob
ably caused by being struck by an en-
gine or train. The body was not iden-
titled until last night when the father
of Anderson saw the remains at Shella-
barger's undertaking establishment and
identified them as those of his son.
The remains were taken to the under
takers early yesterday morning and
during the day there were many people
to see his remains but none could
identify them. The only clue which
Sheriff Wilkerson had as to the identi-
ty of the young man was an Usage City
trade mark in the clothes which he was
wearing. Several people were called in
from Usage City to view the remains
but they could not be identified.
According to the statement of his
father young Anderson left home Satur-
day night to collect some money which
was due to him by parties living on the
south side of the river. 1t is not known
whether he collected the money or not
but it is thought that he did as a sill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
FULTON DAY.
ObseryanceMarked by Elaborate
and Beautiful Ceremonies
Under Auspices of jamestown
Exposition Management.
EVERY KIND OF CRAFT
Propelled by Steam Joins in a
Marine Parade.
Vanderbilt and Mark Twain
Among Those Present.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 23.-Elaborate and
beautiful ceremonies marked today's
observance of Robert Fulton day at
the jamestown exposition. OF the many
historical events commemorated by the
centennial none is of greater import
ance and deeper significance than the
celebration of the practical applica-
ton of Robert Fulton's inventions to
the need of the world.
While the exercises of the dav were
under the direction of the exposition
officials, added prominence was given
them by the participation of the Robert
Fulton Monument association, many
members of which arrived here yester-
day. The orator. of the day was Mar
tin V. Littleton of Brooklyn.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. the president OF
the association. came from New York
on his yacht North Star and DR..
Samuel L Clemens Mark Twain
came on the yacht "Kanawka," each
being accompanied by party of
guests Rear Admiral P F. Harring
ton. U. S. N, retired, headed the COM
mittee appointed to receive the dis
tinguished guests.
A spectacular feature of the celebra-
ton was a typical representation of
have meant to the world. 1t was the
assembling in Hampton Roads just off
the exposition grounds of every sort of
craft propelled by steam. The vessels,
of all sizes and descriptions, all ablaZe
with flags and bunting formed marine
parade which was reviewed by the
guests from the decks of the visiting
yachts. .......-..-
The days programme included the
award of the cups presented by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, King Edward and Sir
Thomas Upton for the winners in the
various classes of yacht races.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
DO NOT LIKE REPORT.
Union Pacific and Drainage Board
File Exceptions.

Exceptions have been fled by the
Union Pacific railroad and the Wyan-
dotte county drainage board to the re-
port of the special master Charles
Blood Smith. upon the matter of estab-
fishing a drainage district in Wyandotte
county for protecting the land along
the Kansas river from an overflow.
The exceptions will be passed upon
by Judge John c. Pollock.
The attorneys for the Union Pacific
except to the dissolution of the tenn
porary restraining order against the
issuance and delivery of the bonds vot-
ed for the drainage improvements and
also to a large number of other findings
which have been reviewed in hearing
made before Mr.. Smith.
The exceptions fled to the report by
the drainage board are practically the
same as those also taken up before Mr..
Smith in the last oral hearing of the
case. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
BLEW up The PLANT.
Another Dynamite Outrage Perpe-
trated at Joplin.

Joplin, Mo-, Sept. 23.-At 1 O'Clock
Sunday morning the mining plant of
the Tennessee company of East Joplin
was blown up by dynamite. the loss
being estimated at several thousand
dollars. One charge was placed on top
of the 100-horse power boiler, another
near the hub of the fly wheel of the
engine and a third in an intricate por-
ton of the pump machinery. Three sep
arate explosions aroused the citizens of
CRANKY small mining settlement near
which is the Tennessee plant.
A week ago the News-Herald plant in
Joplin was wrecked by dynamite. The
same night a mining plant belonging to
the CRANKY Mining company was blown
up.
Recently Patrick Hennessy, Joplin
councilman, found an unexploded stick
of giant powder beneath his front
porch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
HE SAVED TWO LIVES.
But He Lost His Own Life in Conse-
-. quence.

New York, Sept PA subscription
fund is being raised for the family of
william Eaton. a clerk in the postof-
flee, who although an invalid heroical-
Iy saved two boys from drowning and
lost his life from the exposure. He was
watching the boys bathe off the east
seventh pier when he saw John Schuck
and George Maloney being carried out
by the tide. Eaton plunged into the
water and succeeded in bringing both
lads to the pier. AS he lifted the sec
ond one to the ladder which leads to
the pier flooring he fell back into the
water. The watchman at the pier went
to his rescue in a row boat but Eaton
was dead when the boat reached him.
Eaton leaves widow and seven chill
dren.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
AN ACTRESS 81 YEARS.
Mrs. Annie Yearmons. Oldest Actress.
Is About to Retire.

New York, Sept 23.-Mrs. Annie
Yearmons, Americas Oldest actress,
will retire from the stage with the
celebration of her seventy-second
birthday on November 10 next. The
honor of being the grand old lady Of
the native theater" fell to Mrs. Year.
mons upon the death of Mrs. Gilbert
and the retirement of Mrs. Sol Smith.
Mrs. YearmonS has been before the
public 62 years. 1t is in the roles she
created while a member of the famous
Harrigan and Hart company in the
seventies and thereafter that she is
best remembered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
UNION PACIFIC SUED.
Claim Made That Car Coupler Is an
Infringement.

The Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany is sued for an infringement of a
patent issued on car noupler. George
Taggart of Oiathe and M1cnael ClearJ
of Paola are the plaintiffs in a suit for
damages and an application for an in
junction in the United States circuit
court against the Union PACING.
1t is claimed that in November.
1905, patent was issued 10 the two
plaintiffs and on the 23d of August.
1904 new letters patent were granted
giving the plaintiffs the exclusive right
for a period of seventeen years to all
the privileges and rights of the patent.
1t is stated that the patent covered
improvements on what is known as the
"Janney type of car coupler and thar
the Union Pacific has been using such
a coupler with the improvements
which are the patented property of
Cleary and Taggart. They ask that an
accounting be rendered to them of the
number of couplers so used and the
amount of the monetary benerit that
must have so accrued. In addition a
restraining order has been asked.
Hunter NJ. Meriwether of Kansas
CITY. Mo, seeks to oust Henry Black,
James Black, Wilda Black and James
Turner from the possession of GER
tain tract of land on Ohio s,reer near
the state line in Kansas City, Kansas.
One thousand dollars and costs are
a SIx
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
JUST a REMINDER OF SUMMER
Maximum Temperature Six Degrees
Higher Than That of Sunday

The shirt waists and straw hats
which have been on an enforced vaca-
sas avenue. encouraged by a slight
rise in the temperature. The sky has
been haZy most of the day and the
suns rays have not been overly warm
ing. but at that following SUNDAYS
cold spell, summer seems to have re-
turned. There is an Is mile an hour
wind blowing and it carries a temper
ature several degrees lower than the
standing of the mercury suggests.
piled by Colonel Jennings of the gov
ernment weather bureau were as fol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
MRS. LETTER IS I'LL.
All the Children Have Been Called to
Paris.

Paris, Sept. 23.-Mrs. Levi z. Letter.
widow of the capitalist and mother of
the late Lady Curzon, is confined to her
apartments at the Hotel Riz here, suf-
fering from liver trouble.
A cablegram has been sent to Joseph
Letter, her son who is in Chicago and
he will start at once for Paris. Mrs.
Colin Campbell. who was Nancy Letter,
is on her way from Scotland, and Lady
Suffolk. who was Miss Daisy Letter, is
expected to arrive soon. Mrs. Letters
physicians have ordered her to take a
cOmDlete rest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
MO. PACIFIC WRECK.
Passenger Train Derailed Near Yates
Center and Several Injured.

Yates Center Kan, Sept. 2s.-Fif-
teen persons were injured at Rose,
near here. Sunday when Missouri Pa
cific passenger train No. 104, bound
for Kansas City, was derailed. The
rear trucks of the tender left the
track and the baggage and express
cars, the smoker and one chair car
were ditched. All of the injured will
recover, it is believed. Most of them
were only slightly bruised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
DALE is THE MAN.
Governor Offers Him Place on
Tax Commission.
He Will Be in Topeka on
Tomorrow.
TO TALK 1T OVER.
Ielegraphs Executive Saying
He Will See Him.
AppOintee Once Defeated for
Governor by HOch.

David NJ. Dale of Wichita. one of
the most prominent Democrats in the
state. has been offered the appoint
ment of member of the state tax COM
mission to succeed the late James
Humphrey.
Judge Dale has not yet accepted the
appointment but has notified Governor
Hoch by telegram that he will come to
Topeka Tuesday to discuss the matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
WIRELESS ACROSS ATLANTIC.
Marconi VIII Have Plant Installed in
Few Weeks.

Sidney, N. s., Sept. 23.-Mr. Marconi
arrived at Glace Bay, N B., last night
to make preparations for the establish
ment Of a transatlantic wireless COM
-nunication between Canada ard Great
Britain. Withir a few weeks it is hoped
a constant night and day service will
be in operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

to do so one of thenass shot the minister,
the bullet striking arb. The holdups
then ran down the street. with the
minister in pursuit. When almost
within reaching distance of them one
of the men turned and fred a second
time, the bullet entering the. left side
of the pastors neck and lodging in the
muscles in the back of the neck. 1t is
thought he will recover. Posses are
securing the country in search of the
hOldupS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
THEY SHOT A PREACHER
He Pursued Hiss AssaiIants and They
Shot HIM Again.

Greeley, Colo, Sept. 23.-while
walking home from church last night,
Rev. Oscar o. Gustafson of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church was confronted
by two men. who commanded him to
hold up his hands. Upon his refusal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Sept F23-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Tuesday;
warmer tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

valued by the neighbors at $1,000.
They never had any children.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-01
SEASONS FIRST ~ JUNCTION.
Dinner 10 tho Bishop IF London Given
at tho White iIouse.

washington. j. ~. sept I-TNs
first entertaining done b. the Pres
dent and Srs Roosevelt since fhe.r
return - Washington &Hn "a dluuer
given rs them this evening r. tie
white House ~ honor - the
the Right Rev a = N-3rHlnafsn-
Ingram. Lord Bishop Il Igndou. 4h"
arrived refc today Tnr table dies
~corattone iu the state dining rsyta.
where tho dinner wa Rsksu. we're
orchids ard pink ~carnafBour H.
sides the President and Mr. Tpose
Welt. the Invited dinner gueata Ir-
Guided the lord BizaOp ~ London the
secretary ~ the May aHd Mrs Mo
calf. tho Sargrou General ~ fhs Ma =
and ArH Ik8Tct. me Right Rev Br
Rrcnf. Rlshop % the Philippine IL
iands Mrs Sattlerlte. 3ire Bayarf
SIR and Hrs Clover. Sfr Sllas y Bee
and Captain Fifzhaah Lee SIR s'la
IcBee alsD is A house guest II lre
President and Ars Roosevelt