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The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
BURTON NOT OFFERED PARDON
Former Senator's Statement Doubt
ed-DeniaI Made Here.

While no statement on the subject
could be obtained from the White House.
the allegation Of former Senator J. Ralph
Burton. Of Kansas. who was released
from jail on Friday, that he had been
offered a pardon by President Roosevelt
and had rejected the offer, is not believed
here.
Peyton Gordon. pardon attorney of the
Department of Justice. made an absolute
denial OF Burton's statement last night.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
PRESIDENT ON A SPRINT.
Goes TO Church from White House
in Thirteen Minutes,

President Roosevelt went sprinting yes
terday. Leaving the White House on his
way TO the Dutch Reform Church. and as
he was alone and on foot and in a hurry
he showed the other pedestrians some real
walking. From the executive mansion 70
the house Of worship the President con-
sumed just thirteen minutes. Two Secret
Service men followed Mr.. Roosevelt and
they had a hard time keeping up with him.
After the services he returned TO the
White House in a roundabout way in
even less time. The President walked the
distance in exactly eleven minutes. In
spite OF the efforts of the Secret Service
men 20 keep pace with their charge. the
President didn't seem to exert himself to
any great extent, and arrived home not
any faster than II he had merely
been stroiling about the lawn.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
SUMNER WEATHER CONTINUES.
Highest Temperature Is Recorded at
Jacksonville, Fla.

Summer weather continued along the
Atlantic seaboard yesterday in nearly all
the places where high temperatures were
registered Friday and Saturday. Il was
much cooler last night. however, in the
heated zone and the Weather Bureau an
nounces that the warm wave has ter
minated.
The highest temperature in the United
States was at Jacksonville. Fla. where
the mercury went 10 s2, but dropped 10
Ga last night. Charleston. S. c., ranked
next with % degrees maximum. Other
hot places were Wilmington, n. c.. and
Augusta, Ca, IS; Lynchburg. Va. Nor
folk. Va. and Raleigh. n. c., s6; Wash
Ington, s.; Charlotte. n. c.. s.. Atlanta
Ga, g; and Baltimore. Nd. So New
Yorks maximum was only IS. a drop OF
y degrees from Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25

benches about the immense, smoky. SOM
ber hall-like room. Many of the keno
players even stood about the place with
their square boards in hands, placing the
buttons as the caller" yelled them out
A few feet away was the roulette table.
the fascinating game that is said 10 be one
of the fairest in use among the gamblers
of the world. 1t was usually the "Ted"
or the black" seldom the green" and
the checks almost seemed TO stack them
selves in their respective places. And in
this case the respective place is on the
side Of the table where the wheel man
stands.
Two Hazard Tables.
On the opposite side Of she boat stand
the hazard tables, two of them. Here the
three dice of each gamekeeper are thrown
IN the box. moved around 4 tribe and ex-
posed to the anxious. excited men on
the three sides OF the table. With one it
is a moment of Joy. good luck, when
things come his way, while beside him
is the man whose last dollar had just
passed over the green. In fact, the ark
is conducted along similar lines, has the
same gamesters, the same patrons, as all
other gambling houses, except that il
Is anchored in the middle OF the historic
Potomac River The water, perhaps.
adds to the attractiveness Of the place.
Certainly It is not the interior OF the boat
itself
The ark has been fitted with lights and
at night is a blaze OF electricity. But
the hold of the boat has not been fur
nished elabOrately or even comfortably,
as one would imagine. In fact, nothing
has been done except to clear out the hold
and put the tables IN place. Even the
walls have not been painted. and In spite
of the hundreds who were there Sunday
afternoon and the excitement that pre-
vailed, there is certain gloominess,
lonesOmeness about the entire surround
ings. This is only the impression, per-
haps, of the man who breaks even. The
surroundings change in point OF view aG-
eording to the financial condition Of the
respective players.
other Games Planned.
Preparations are being made. it is
said. to open up a poker game, stud
and draw In addition, before a great
while the ark will be open Saturday night,
all for the beneht of the public with the
ready cash.
From the ark the dome of the Capitol
at Washington, where the lawmakers of
the nation preside. can be seen. The dis
tance is only eight or ten miles. Here
the old scow is anchored defying the
authorities OF the two States and the
officers Of the Federal government.
At various hours during the day gov
eminent boats pass up and down the
stream, within a hundred feet or less OF
the gambling boat When Secretary Taft
left for Panama Saturday, the govern
ment boat passed within hailing distance
of the gambling ark
Alexandria is less than a mile away.
While the village of history is enjoying
peace and quietude on Sunday. the gam
bleFs and the players are working against
each other, amidst a scene Of intense ex-
citemcnt.
It IS the same old game and the same
old tale. The man of toll against the man
of experience and the machine. And the
latter invariably wins.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
FAIRBANKS DUE SOON.
WIN Leave for West Again After
short Stay Here.

Vice President Fairbanks viii return TO
Washington within the next few days.
After remaining here several days he Will
leave for the West again.
Originally it was planned for Mrs. Fair
banks to join her husband in Ohio. Ac-
cording to the latest plans Mrs Fairbanks
viii leave for the West about April l.
The Vice President is coming to Wash
ington for a limited stay at his home. Al
though not completely recovered from her
recent attack Of the grip, Mrs. Fairbanks
is able TO be around, and takes a drive al
most daily.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
EIGHT FIRE ALARMS.
District Department Kept Busy by
Many Sunday BiRzes.


Eight alarms kept the fire department
busy yesterday A $1,000 FIRE in the shed
and barns OF the Overlook Inn broke out
early in the afternoon, and before it
could be gotten under control both build
ings were destroyed. They were owned
by Z. N. Bliss who lost many valuable
farm implements The buildings were in
sured. but the cause OF the fire is not
known.
A small fire in the stable owned by
Mary Gray, at Wesley Heights and Keo-
kuk street, caused a damage of $500,
while another at the house of James
Hines. 3 H street northwest, made him
poorer by SIS. The other fires caused no
damage.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
FIREMEN DO GOOD WORK.
Save Gen. DRUMS Country Home fro

Save Gen. Drum's Country Home from
Fire, Which Destroys OutbuiIdEBgs.
The speedy arrival of the chemical en-
gine from Tennallytown saved the country
homo OF Gen. r. c. Drum, at Bethesda
Md, from destruction last night About
O'Clock fire was discovered IN a shed
near the house.
The damage Is estimated at s2,Ooo be-
sides hfty chickens. The loss was COW
cred by insurance, The cause is not
positively known, but II Is thought that
lighted cigar was dropped in the store
house.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25

Clean Advertising-The Washing
ington Herald does not exploit
fakirs. Merchants who patronize
this newspaper win find themselves
in good company. Its advertising
columns are kept clean.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
GAMBLING ARK BUSY
Boat Attracts ThrOng of
WOuld-be Winners.
ANCHORS NEAR ALEXANDRIA,

n emo, Roulette. and Hazard Flourish
All Day-OperatOrs Have No Fear
Tugs Ferry Patrons to the Vessel
without Charge-An Look Alike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28
GRAFTON IS FREED.
L. S. Supreme Court Reverses Civil
Court of Philippines.

Washington, May 2S.-The case of
Homer E. Grafton versus the United
States has been decided by the SUI
preme court of the United States in
favor of Grafton. Grafton is private
in the United States army. He was
charged with the murder of two
Filipino natives at Cuimiras, Philip
pine islands, July "a. 1904. He as
serted he was attacked and had to
shoot the two men in self defense.
Grafton was on sentry duty on a
country road. Two men approached
him and one of them drew bolo
from under his shirt. Both rushed at
him and he killed them. He was ac-
quilted by the court-martial which
followed. The civil authorities of the
islands. however, took the matter in
hand with the result that Grafton was
sentenced on a charge of homicide to
a term of Imprisonment of twelve
years.
Grafton brought the matter to the
supreme court of the United States
on a writ of error with the result that
the decisions of Philippine civil courts
were both reversed. The opinion was
by Justice Harlan and pro-
ceeded upon the theory that Grafton's
life could not be twice in jeopardy as
it was by trial in both the military
and civil courts. The opinion orders
that Grafton be discharged from
custody
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28
MARKETS TODAY.
Weather Conditions in West
Too Much for Bulls.
Wheat Is Forced Down About
Two Cents.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Quoted Steady to Ten
Cents Higher.
Bulk of Hog Sales Range From
$500 to $6.1O.

Chicago, May 2S.-WHEAT-Whea came
down with q thud this morning; Weather
conditions west were too much for the
showed a big recession from. yesterdays
closing figures July opened ssq%c to l7s
@2c lower, at 99cQs1.00 and sold around
ssaSse septembe1 oPeR ned %g airsT low sl
around the top figure. December. in
which there was almost no trading, OPEN
ed 1A@11sc lower, at $1.011zG1 0l$z, and
peratures were reported throughout the
west from the Canadian wheat fields to
those OF southern Kansas. In addition
the weather bureau predict further show
weather. Liverpool was off Id, rejecting
more favorable conditions in Europe
With these facts to encourage them;
shorts got busy and the lack OF. demand
resulted in prices sliding of easily. Trad
ing was very quiet after the opening.
Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported
receipts of 81 cars.
Wheat continued weak all day, but the
light volume of trading saved decided
declines. July touched CSC and closed ga
@214c lower than yesterday, at Ss1sc: Sep.
1880. December touched the low point,
at s1.O0 and closed 2ssc lower, at $.009s-
CORN-Corn was weak on favorable
weather west.July opened SsQ%tc lower at
53053@sc, and sold at 531&c.
Corn was weak all day. July sold as
low. as 525s @53c. and closed easy, 1aQSsc
lower. at 531s@5314c.
OATS-Oats were weak. influenced by
the favorable weather west. July opened
1s@9sc lower, at 48c, and sold at 4S1sc.
PROVISIONS = Provisions were quiet.
but firm. Influenced by Sc advance in
1865. July lard was 21ac higher. at $40.
July ribs were 21zc lower, at Ss.77k:
WHEAT-Cash: No. , red, 9S1sqSsc; No;
hard. S5@96c; No. spring, S5cQ$10S1..
CORNING. 3, 5SA 45312c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28
HE WAS WITH DEWEY.
j. L. Sticl1ney, Noted War Correspond
ent. Is Dead.

Chicago. May 2s.-Joseph L. stickney;
the noted war correspondent, who stood
on the bridge of the Olympia with Dewey
at the battle of Manila Bay. expired last
Saturday at his home in Michigan. An
obituary notice was received in this city
IN which the place of death was given as
Dewey lake. There is no such aostoffice
in Michigan, and Mr.. Stickneys friends
believed the name is one which he gave
to some small body of water in honor of
his friend. Admiral Dewey.
For several years Mr.. Stickney has been
an editorial writer on the Chicago Even
ing Post and was also a contributor to
maya zines.
Mr.. Stickney was IS years of age. Com
oining the double advantage of being a
trained newspaper reporter and grad
uate of the naval academy at Annapolis,
he was unusually well equipped to re-
port the battle of Manila Bay. He was
the man who gave to the world Admiral
Dewey's famous order: You may fire
when ready, Gridley.
Mr., Stickney's account of the battle of
Manila was the first published story of
the fight in accurate detail Admiral
Dewey in his official report of the bat
tie to the navy department., said:
u; l.. Stickney. formerly. an officer in
the United States navy. and now a news
paper correspondent. volunteered for duty
as my aide and rendered valuable SER
vice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28
BEEF IS BETTER.
Only High Glass Stock Is Now Mar
ketcd in Chicago.

Chicago, May 2S.--Because of the
enforcement by the big packers of
their new rule requiring post mortem
examination of cows and heifers as
condition Of purchase, only the high
class grades of beef were sold at the
stock yards yesterday for the Chicago
trade.
1t was the first day of the enforce
ment of the post mortem rule and the
first skirmish between the packers
and shippers of live stock and the
commission mon. The big packing
firms did not succeed in buying a
solitary COW or heifer. None of the
5000 animals numbered in the list of
the days receipts as "cow stuff re-
manned unsold, however, all being
sent to other cities and on this show
ing the commission insisted that the
firms were routed in the first sl1irmish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28
DONOVAN DID 1T.
Turned Trick That Apprehended
Youthful HighWayman.

Although Robert Burnett, who was
arrested last night by J. NJ Wllker-
a Santa Fe detective, on the charge OF
attempting to hold W and rob Chas.
Nattsen. the shoemaker on lower Kan
sas avenue, whose fight with burglar
caused such a stir recently, is only ~
years old he has only had his freedom
during the last nine years OF about SIX
months. Sheriff Wilkerson SAID today
that with the exception OF these SIX
nett has been in some sort of cor
rectionary institution, serving terms al
ternately in the boys reform school IN
North Topeka and the state reforma-
tory at Hutchinson.
Burnett was arraigned in the city
court this morning and held on
charge of attempted highway robbery
in bail to the amount of $l,OO0, whlcn
was fixed by Judge simon. Burnet1
was committed to Jail. He will have
preliminary hearing in the city court
on Friday.
1t is the belief of Sheriff Wilkerson
that Burnett was responsible for the
holding up of a street car on the Wash
burn line a few months ago when the
conductor was forced to give up the
money on his person at the point of a
revolver. This conductor has since left
the service of the Topeka City railway
and is now working in Kansas CITY.
Sheriff Wilkerson is going to have him
come here for the purpose of identity
ing Burnett as the robber who held
him up.
Nattsen the shoemaker, who thwalt-
ed Burnetts attempt to rob him, had
not arrived a the county jail up to
late hour this afternoon for the pur-
pose of Identifying Burnett, but Henry
Heise, who ras a cigar shop near Matt
sons and witnessed the attempted hold
I'D. came around to the Jail this morn
ing and positively identified Burnett as
the robber who tried to turn the trick
on Nattsen.
Sheriff Wilkerson says he has COM
plete chain of evidence to convict Bur-
nett of attempting to rob Nattsen. The
sheriff declares that Burnett, when he
was so closely pressed by the officers
after the holdup of Nattsen, jumped
into the Kaw river just west of the
Rock Island yards and swan and
waded to the other side, where he went
to the home of some friends and pass
ed the entire day there drying his
clothes. Mr.. Wilkerson says that
good share of the credit for the ap-
prehension of Burnett belongs to Tim
Donovan, the former chief of police,
who continued to work on the case at
odd moments and who was present last
night when Burnett was arrested at
the Elite theater where he was en-
ployed lately as the operator of the
talking machine. Before working on
this machine Burnett took tickets at
the door of the theater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28
HE WANTS UNION MEN.
Attorney for Haywood objects to Kind
of Jurymen Called.

Boise. Idaho, May 2S.-The Steunen-
berg murder trial has again been in
terrupted by the exhaustion of the jury
panel. The last man of the second VEN
ire disqualified and Judge Fremont
Wood postponed the trial until Friday
morning, when Sheriff Shad Hodgin is
TO produce another special venire OF OIL
men, The old number was Jocularly
asked for by the defense in the nope
of changing the luck.
The work of jury filling is stopped at
the vacancy created by the seventeenth
peremptory challenge, so that there re-
main three more peremptory challenges.
Besides that there is chance that
Juror Tourtellotte, who objected to the
infection of the death penalty, save In
war or anarchy, will be excused when
it comes time to finally swear the jury,
and Juror A. P. Burnes is suffering
from lumbago.
Prior to the issuance of the new
venire z. F. Richardson, for the de-
Tense. strongly intimated that the pre-
vious lists had been made up in
manner unfair to the prisoner. He said
jury duty, fully 1000 were members OF
labor unions. One hundred and sixty
talesmen had been before the court,
yet only one of the number was mem
Der of a labor union, and only TWO
others were workingmen.
He said that there were only 5O or on
bankers in the county, yet nine of them
had been found in the lists. tie also
protested against the taleSmen being
drawn from the farmer and mercan-
tile classes rather than from the main
body of citizens.
Judge Wood, in reply, said that he
had absolute confidence in Sheriff
Hodgin, and that he would make no
suggestion to him as to the manner In
which he made up his lists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28
CAUGHT IN THE RAIN.
President Roosevelt and Party on Visit
to Mount Vernon.

Washington. May 2s.-A mud spattered
party, at the head of which was Presi-
dent Roosevelt got off a car at the Wash
ington. Alexandria & Mount Vernon cleo
trio railway here about o'clock this af
ternoon. They had been on visit to
Mount Vernon. Part of the trip was by
horseback and the party had been caught
in heavy shower. As the result of the
storm the roads We're very muddy and the
riders were sDlashed from head to foot
with mud
The other members of the party besides
the president were Mrs. Roosevelt Miss
Ethel Roosevelt Postmaster General
Meyer and Captain Fitzhugh Lee. one of
the presidents military aides. The party
took shelter in a farmhouse through
part of the heavy shower
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28
WAS ice AND FROST.
Bclated Reports Show Damages to
Fruit and Field Crops.

Atchison, Kan, May 2S.-Ice al
most as thick as ordinary window glas:
formed Sunday. Beans and potatoe:
were nipped, but the damage is mo-
| heavy.
AT HUTCHINSON
The thermometer registered 80 de-
grees early Monday morning and in
South Hutchinson, and there was a lit
tie ice in the exposed places. There
was slight frost and some OF the
tender garden plants are injured.
Farm crops are not hurt.
AT MANHATTAN.
Reports of considerable damage to
crops are coming in as a result of a
Sunday nights heavy frost.
AT MCPHERSON.
a light frost prevailed over McPher-
son county Sunday night Potatoes
and all other garden stuff suffered.
There was nothing else for it to kill, as
the fruit was killed in the previous
freezes. Corn will be affected, but not
seriously, and it is not thought it will
damage the wheat.
AT COTTONWOOD FALLS.
A heavy frost visited this vicinity
Sunday night which did some damage
to gardens and small fruit. The tenn
perature was only few degrees above
the freezing point, but it is believed no
falfa or other crops. Only one or two
small showers have fallen here in the
last two weeks and crops are beginning
to feel the effects of the dry spell.
AT MARYSVILLE.
There was a heavy frost here Sunday
vegetables and hurt corn and alfalfa
badly. 1t was especially severe on the
bottom land. Just how much it dam
aged wheat is not known. The opin-
ion prevails that where wheat had be-
gun to head it is badly hurt There has
been no rain here yet, but the Big Blue
river rose six feet Saturday from rains
north.
AT GARDEN CITY.
Beets up about two inches were kill
ed in this county by heavy frost which
also took beans. peas and other garden
truck, probably one-fifth of the beets
near Garden City are injured, not
enough to affect the factory run, as the
early planted beets We're hardy enough
to withstand the freeze The Deerfeld
and Lakin districts suffered even less.
Reports show that Kansas beet crop
came out better than the rest of the
valley. and that Colorado is much
harder hit. a great deal more re-
heavy rains come at once. farmers
who lost beets here will replant.
AT CANTON.
Citizens who were up early Monday
report ice frozen on tubs and water
This is the latest freeze ever
in the county. Some dam
age was done to the gardens. Wheat
is badly in need of rain and if it does
not get rain soon it will be badly dam
aged.
AT GREENSBURG.
The frost here made some ice and
killed young potatoes. beans and cab
bage. but no serious damage was in
hicted on wheat and corn of Pratt and
I&iowa counties
AT ELLSWORTH
The minimum temperature here
Sunday night was IS degrees. Wheat
is suffering severely from dry weather.
AT EMPORIA.
There was a light frost in Emporia
and vicinity Sunday night, but vegeta-
ton was not damaged.
AT REAMSVILE.
Plenty of ice formed in this vicinity
Sunday night doing damage to pota-
-oes and garden truck generally.
Wheat is lso injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28

ern Pacific. Great Northern preferred ed
Atchison. Reading and Interborough
Metropolitan large fractions.
After some highly irregular fluctuations
their opening. prices the market began TO
rise vigorously on the indications Of sup
Bort and buying fyn BY the short Interest,"
pronounced in all cases and some stocks
scored handsome gains. Canadian Pacific
points over yesterdays closing. Smelling
ia points. Northern Pacific and. Atlantic
Brooklyn Transit IL points and Union Pa
cifie, Great Northern preferred, Colorado
Pressed Steel Car point Baltimore and
Ohio extended its loss to Ia points before
and Sault Ste Marie yielded 21k points. the
preferred S1s points and General Electric
Gains were extended by the gathering
demand from the shorts. but profit taking
for the long account followed and caused
~ points, Reading -29s points American
Smelling pa points, United States Rubber
points, Southern Railway preferred. St
Paul and Delaware and Hudson 1ss points
ern 13s points. and Atchison, Chesapeake
and a Ohio, Pennsylvania. United States
certificates 1 point
Bonds were easy
The market retained an undertone OF
firmness throughout the noon hour, al
though the demand for stocks was very
Small ASIDE from the movements in a
Few obscure stocks, the changes in the
list were unimportant: Minneapolis. St
Paul and Sault Ste Marie preferred i'm
proved points, Metropolitan Street Rail-
way q point and New York Air Brake
o1s points, Chicago. St Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha sold off points.
Traders who purchased stocks at the
low price took profits in the afternoon
when there were recessions of l to IL
points iE the Hartman and Hill stocks.
Reading and Smelling. Business was re-
str1cted pretty much to those stocks.
Range of Prices on Stocks.
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
CHlce 1lO w. Sixth st. Phone 4S6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28
DESERTS WIFE AND BABY.
Prosperous Pratt County Farmer Dis
appears Leaving % Cents.

Pratt. Kan May 2S.-A. A Parker.
a prosperous young farmer living in
Iulla township, near here, deserted his
wife and baby Sunday it is said, leav-
ing % cents for them to live on
Parker had a sale last Thursday
and converted all his stock into cash
with the intention of moving away. He
was respected by all and why he would
leave SO deserving A woman as his wife
is a mystery to the friends on both
sides.
Mrs. Parker's parents were in Pratt
Monday trying to make a case against
him, but their only recourse seems to
in divorce suit.
in the hope of a reconciliation between
the two