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DEAD BY ACID FUMES.
Son Who Tries to Rescue Father Is
Hauled Out Unconscious

BUFFALO. September IA platform
holding a tank of sulphuric acid at the
Buffalo chemical works broke yesterday
and the tank fe!l several feet. The bottom
was broken and about thirty tons of acid
poured out After some hours the tank
was washed out thoroughly and John IIley
and William Clahan were lowered into it
to repair it.
The two men dropped unconscious on
the bottom and Arthur Sweeney, for thirty
years employed in the works, went to the
rescue. He was lowered into the tank and
fastened rope to each of the two uncon-
scious men. They were pulled out. AS
Sweeney was waiting for the rope to be re-
turned to him he dropped, and his son Will
liam went down to him. When the father
was pulled out he was dead. The son when
hauled up was unconscious. H. may not
recover.
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man army airships have awakened very
great degree of interest in England in the
subject of aerostatics. Reports of the trials
held yesterday leaked out and the military
authorities, who have steadily been trying
to mystify the public, found themselves
Obliged to carry out the trials in the pres
ence of several hundred people.
Among the crowd were representatives OF
q number of foreign nations intent upon
cleaning all possible information on the
striking and novel points of the balloons
construction.
The English airshp proved Itself capable
of being easily handled able to travel with
and against the wind. and most important
of all, capable of being steered. The bal
loon was In charge of Col. Capper, Capt
King and F. S. Cody, the American who
has spent q number of years in the British
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that friends of Mrs. Phillips believe 1t
points strongly to the theory of a suicide
planned with such skill that 1t had the APP
pearance of murder
The incident just upearthed had the APP
pearance of a safe robbery. A night watch
of Phillips in Euclid avenue late one night
by a clerk The safe was opened and RI
fled but the Waterman said no one but
Phillips himself had been at the office be-
fore the clerk entered. Phillips prevented
the police from investigating the affair,
claiming that the loss was small
Many of the friends of Phillips cling to
the suicide theory.
John ]. was a cunning. crafty man."
they say. He Uttered up his house and
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MIDDIES TO RESIGN.
They Had Previously Been Recon-
mended for Dismissal.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, September 11-By d.
rection of the Secretary of the Navy and
with the approval of the President to
whom the cases were finally referred
Clarence c. Riner of Cheyenne, Wyo ant
Oscar G. Saib of Jasper, Ind, who were
recently recommended for dismissal from
the Naval Academy by Supt Badger, were
yesterday notified that their designations
as members of the new fourth class would
be accepted. The dismissal of these two
young men was recommended because of
repeated misconduct, their offenses being
"frenching' from the academic limits at
night Both Salb and Riner got their per-
sonal effects together and departed from
the institution yesterday
The two middies were formerly members
Of the present third class, having entered
the academy in the summer of 1906 They
resigned after the semi-annual examina-
tons in February last, but secured reap
pointment and successfully complied with
the examinations for readmission They
had been found guilty of repeated offenses
against the regulations of discipline until
finally their msbehavior became so chronic
that Capt. Badger found it necessary to
recommend their dismissal This the Young
men fought, and in a statement forwarded
to the Navy Department each urged that
the punishment to be melted out to them
could be less severe than that recon-
mended, claiming that other midshipmen
had been punished for offenses similar to
theirs by the assignment of a certain mum
Der of dement's.
Offcals of the academy have not been
notified by the department concerning what
will be the final action in the cases of
Joseph f. Austin of Brooklyn, N Y, first
class, and George F. Humbert Of Williams
town. Pa. third class. both of whom were
recommended for dismissal for jumping
ship, overstayinf leave and engaging in a
lark with chorus girls Their offenses were
committed during the recent summer cruise
of midshipmen while the cruising SQUADRON
was in the vicinity OF Bath. Me. Humbert
has since offered his resignation
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Clump of trees. A detachment of engineers
rushed in the nick of time and. Selling
hold of the trailers, dragged the airship
out of danger.
At the second trial the machinery worked
with perfect smoothness. Various evoIu-
tons were performed and the shin COM
pleted a three-mile circle at altitude OF
about half a mile she then descended not
far from her shed.
This new airsh!p is a sausage-shaped ball
loon about 100 feet long by 80 feet in dame
ter. 1t has a lifting capacity of about one
ton, which, after deducting the weight OF
mits the carriage OF crew OF three men Of
the average weight. The car is shaped like
a boat and built of aluminium and canvas
The petroleum for the motors is carried in
two torpedo-like cylinders above the car
The engines are so constructed that the ex-
haust vapor is turned into gas and carried
upon into the balloon above by means OF L.
tube.
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the Sovereign Grand Lodge for the year
1906. This was regarded the. banner
year of ODD Fellowship. showing an in
crease in membership of 10S.S2i.
Total Membership.
The total membership of the order De-
cember 81, 1876. Is stated to be 1709 5:8
The amount expended for relief in 1906
amounted to the sum of 5000, 1887. In
addition the order has widows and or
phans homes in nearly every state and
territory under its jurisdiction. The value
of these homes at this date is stated to be
$2.561 ,135.i3. The total revenue of the or
der in 1906 was s151GS 307.90. The order it
is also stated. has funds invested amount
ing to s44, III, $40. %.
The annual session of the sovereign body
brings to the city in which the session is
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service in charge of The kite section of the
army.
After making semi-circle of about two
miles around Marlborough and Cove Com
mon, an accident occurred to the engines
and in spite of the throwing out by the
aeronauts of ballast of which the airship
carried eight hundred pounds. the balloon
settled down near some trees. The defect
which was developed is only slight and
can easily be remediad.
During the trip the wind blew at the rate
of fifteen miles. and the airshp had no
difficulty in navigating against it. She
rode gently like a vesse! in seaway. The
machine. responding 20 the movements of
the canvas, sail-like rudder. Travelled in a
wide circle of about two miles in circum-
ference at the rate of about five miles
hour.
She had almost completed the circle when
the engines stopped suddenly, owing to the
breaking of a belt. and the ship settled
down gradually, drifting perilously near
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David W. Keck,
Representative.

held many thousands of visitors, attracted
by the great parade. In Toronto last Sep
TENDER, it is stated. it took from = O clock
in the afternoon until dark for the parade
to pass given point while the streets
We're packed from building line to curb.
1t is understood the cities of Boston, in
the east, and Denver, in the west. are con-
tending for the 1908 session. In the opinion
of the members in this jurisdiction Wash
ington will be selected at some time In the
near future. and this action, it is estimated,
would attract to this city at least 10000
visitors
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Hearst Men in Brooklyn to Go It Alone

NEW YORK. September 1.-THE man
ayers Of the Independence League in Brook
Ign have practically decided to put full
ticket of their own in the field in the COM
ing campaign and form no alliance with
any of the other political organizations. It
is understood that Register Alfred ]. Boul-
ton will be renominated and Assistant Sec
rotary of State Michael Fitzgerald nomin-
ated for sheriff.
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quarterly report of the Amalgamated So
ciety of Engineers of England. Its reserve
funds now amount to 3,644, 4S5.
There was a fatal explosion recently in
colliery at Toyooka in Bungo province.
Japan. 1t is reported that nearly all of the
40 miners in the pit at the time were
killed.
Garden truck bearing union labels is the
latest thing proposed in Newburg. n. Y,
farmers in that vicinity having organized
and asked for affiliation with the Central
Labor Union.
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MORE PHILLIPS MYSTERY.
Waterman Tells Of His Apparent
Robbery of His Own Safe.

CLEVELAND. September 11.-Another
mystery has been added to the long list in
which John ]. Phillips figured and like
some of the others. it may never be solved.
1t had some of the earmarks of burglary,
bearing striking resemblance in several
ways to the alleged burglary that was said
to have been committed in the Phillips
home.
Many Of the details are SO nearly alike
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PITCFFORK ATTACHMENT.
Continuance for Cleaning Hay, Etc,
Adhering to the Prongs.

In gathering up freshly cut grass or
hay. etc. with pitchfork small guam
tity adhcrcs to the prougs of the fork
each time "A pile is lifted. In short
while the fork becomes clogEed and use
less. il being necessary to remove each
particle by hand. In order that this
cleaning may be done almost automatic
cally Wisconsin man has designed the
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carried out the spoons to make the burglary
story look good
John J. Phillips administrators, who are
working to unravel the tangle into wslich
he had thrown his financial affairs have
learned that within two years bucket shops
got more than S1,GO,COo. He is the heaviest
loser the bucket shop men Of Cleveland
ever dealt with.
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SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE
ODD FELLOWS LEGISLATIVE
BODY TO MEET MONDAY.
Sessions to Be Held in St. Paul, Mimi
Three District Representa-
tives Named.

Arrangements have been completed for
the annual session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, to be held in the city of St. Paul.
Mimi. beginning the 10th instant This is
the Legislative body of the order in the
world and is composed of representatives
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of every state and territory of this country
Canada and several foreign countries. The
representatives from the District are James
II. Crew John l. Brown of the Grand
Lodge and ID. w. keclI of the Grand En-
campment. These gentlemen will leave in
a few days for St. Paul.
Sovereign Grand Secretary John B. Good
win has just issued his annual report for
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81 The suspcndcr dress has ever been
laN"Tlt' with mothers OF artistic tastes
ana descrVcdly. for there is no more be-
coming design for little maids frock
me mandarin Suspender shown in the
accompanying sketch is novel and at
traCtNe variation of tais popular model
The short straight skirt is SO arranged as
10 give the long wasted effect that is now
So much in vogue. while the pretty. fun
waist lIeat"d AT the neck and gathered at
the belt line. is of such shaping as IN
adapt itself gracefully To any little figure
As pictured, the dress is made OF golden
brown nun yelling and trimmed with mar
row velvet ribbon Of a darker shade the
waist portion being made OF pongee but II
may he modelled In any preferred silk
wooden or tub goods. with skirt and waist
Of the same material. with or without the
suspender attachment. and with fun length
or shorter sleeves To model the medium
size three and seven eighths yards OF
27-inch material will be required
422J-Seven sizes, three TO nine years
The price OF this pattern is 10 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11

The mineral water produce of the United
States during 1906 4S.51s, 395 gallons
valued at 1854, Jg0-a very conside ra BILE
Increase over the previous year These
figures contemplate only the natural nm
eral waters taken from springs having
some medicinal qualities.
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IN LABOR CIRCLES
c.

OF all men. il is argued. the workingman
should own his own home. There are hun
dreds of toilers in this city who have been
for years paying landlords enough money
to have bought them half dozen homes
ana yet they do not own even a single
trick 1t stands to reason that there must
be "a profit in renting a house-that is, for
the man who owns it. There are ample
acres IN the suburbs, it is pointed out, for
the erection of hundreds of more pretty
homes, where the toiler when his work is
core could rest and reCuperate, and where
ty owning his little home his living expenses
would be greatly reduced. Rents in the
city increase every year. while in the coun-
try-just outside the city limits, maybe-the
taxes ar low, land is cheap and peace and
plenty ab.des for all
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attachment for pitchlorks shown here A
transverse clearer bar is arranged be-
low the tines of the fork guides on each
end of the bar partly encircIing the end
prongs. permitting the bar to slide freely
on the prongs. PivOted on the handle of
the fork is a bar which connects with
other bars extending to the cleaning bar
and TO z sleeve which slides on tie ham
die BY moving the sleeve on the handle
the cleaning bar slides over the prongs
OF the fork, removing anything sdhering
TO them.
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w. B. MOSES & SONS, F Street, Cor. | lth.
FIRST DIRIGIBLE WAR BALLOON STANDS
SUCCESSFUL TEST BY THE ENGLISH ARMY
F. S. Cody, an American, in
Chargeof Flying Machines,
Motors and Engines.

FARNBOROUGH. Eng, September IL
The first military dirigible balloon built in
this country made two trial trips yesterday,
and with the exception of slight hitch
caused by the breaking. of a belt in the
machinery that drove the cooling fan. the
arship appeared to have answered all the
expectations of its authors
The recent successes of French and Ger
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KILLED FATTED CALF.
Then Had the Prodigal Arrested on a
Charge of Burglary.

Chicago, Nov. 11.-Gustav Bluthardt
welcomed his hayward son home last
night, placed before him a bounteous
repast and then, while the boy was
eating, summoned a policeman by tele-
phone to arrest him on a charge of
burglary. The father notified the po-
lice last Friday that the night before
his home had been entered and $1,000
worth of articles taken, and that he
was positive his son, Fred, Is years
old. was the burglar. The convincing
TACT, he~Said, was that the Newfound-
land dog, which had been kept by the
family for years, had permitted the in
truder to roam about at will without
giving tongue. The dog, he declared
would have attacked a stranger ana
aroused the family with his barking
Mr.. Bluthardt, who is a wealthy cigar
manufacturer, said that he had hesf-
tated to report the matter to the
authorities, but adopted the Spartan
course because he believed 1t the only
means for his sons redemption.
When the son, penitent. and distress
ed, returned with appeals for forgive
ness last night and a confession of
guilt on his lips, the forgiveness was
not within cid, but the father, his heart
wrung with pity for him. was inexor-
able In his determination to adopt
drastic means for his reformation
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LEGAL.
lF1rsr published in The Topeka State
Journal Oct. 30. SOIL
,ssALE oF uNcLAIMED BAGGAGE.

| SALE OF UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE.
IN NoLice Is hereby given that the follow.
public auction on Fourth street, opposite
the Railroad Young Mems Oh ristian Assoc
November 18th. 1907 Z not called for BE-
fore and all charges paid, the said prop
erty having been unclaimed in possession
pany for six months and over: Sc trunks
! s bearing Santa Fe checks as follows: s5e34,
sszss7 1919 soess S S ssa s sssSss
s sSsss ssos ssSsss 2l52s sess45 90ss2s
sSss4 sssas SOS issas soe iss
S6SS8. 9SS43S 64S54 S9o390, 992S59, 44039 52633S,
s sSs ls sss 1sz s ssa s s ss9 fs9
z1aIos. 4ss2eS. 56s4SO. S52S7 2S6S14 26SSs 656lss
eo2Se4 5s5soo 7osi2, 5Sss42, 75sG7s, s7727. ss97s
s4s7so. 6s2sSS. 8. 2 lls7Ss; ?. & r. 6; se7sg;
1910. 5a07s0. "a boxes bearing airing Santa Fe
15s oss2 s5s1ss 1oiss. sssc sssos. 1 ssss'
Sssssl Ssesaa $685. ssSoss. 1859, s7Sssi; 8.
ss 7ssss s4s iss5s l sf7sa i iss
1890 1885, 2sssss 1a4sss 5155s Siis4. SsS1fs.
S 1921 1882 5o7sl7 1884 SS5sSs. 5sss25.
ss29O9. S2160s, 6452sO, 407S4s, 55s757, $3.50,
dSaSs 1885, 1880 s7so4S s47s74 s2sS9o 5o4lss
SSaS8 1908 1l455, se2751 1OS21s. SO1425, s6O7s4.
sSSSS2 2l9oSS 321144 95oO5s, 3s1723, 91114 3so54.
$685. 1s sss s ssss sSS l sss Iss
i0s47a. 1oss6s, 107615, io8471, 10sOl2, 2SSOiS,
z7sds 21os1s $685. Ssssss 1osls4 ss4esS 10sis
I. & s. F. as4ss7; c. NJ. 7721;- u. P. isiss;
60 60 suit cases s. bearing Santa Fe checks as
s sos s ss ssS sss ss sss sss s SSssa
aslos2, 1891 2so622 40esss 1osZs. 1o7si4
49, sos s1 Ss sa s 4sS ss 4ss
ss555, 1880 5iass, ss47os ssso4S, sso5s. 1866.
ss5s75, 1o4sss. $50, ssssSf. 25444s, 4i77s5 St.
O. s4sss: IS bundles, blankets and 'i Seeding d
sssan Ssnfa aos fass s5 s5 81 fo lsss
ssst4e 5 51Ss9s 4sssS5 sss5ss 5lsa los3s4
$685. 1924 1867, s44aSs sss9ss sS 5ssSe
S62ses, 13s4O1 5s1s5s 4s7S 1882 656OS5, 650246'
@ Sis ssS a ssSes s ss7 7 sss sSS9s
1884,. 55ssls. 1ss7sO, 24765e 5l5esl, 272sS1.
242sss s15o5. 1869. 15s57 1881 1888, 2545os,
54Ou62 59ss64, s0S16s. 563114 640642, 65oO1s,
lSaaS t ssssss sSsa 7sss l lsisS ssS
sS3Ss2, S61s63. S2S206 1046G7, 45114s, Ss4s4S'
7OO913. 1o5172. G. w. I. 1s4Os. CT. Nor 5000 |
.oliows: so52 s24s2S. s5551. $500, 1886, 4s5s
,2430s, 1892. 1915, 4s479. 99203, 1887 $3.50
'l194, 57446. 5000; bicycles bearing Santa |
Fe checks as follows: $685. S7707, . 99o1s |
1888, 2S755. 1857. $685. 274511: "a valises |
bearing Santa Fe checks as follows: S35527 |
92SOS. 5SS69. 552414 59O759 517s32 56o15O, 65O996
1855, 2s2S5. 560149, 7963s1, 797s59 1897. 2S323.
21615. 1880. ao101s. 6s5461, 9O116O, 54O567. |
64s2S, $3.50: B. & o. 64S55; 5 bundles tent I
POLES bearing Santa Fe checks as follows: |
O915, 463203. s33S90. 941365. 177490. / camp |
hair bearing Santa Fe check 29S145. Also |
large number of suit cases. telescopes, |
left in depots and on trains.
p. WALSH,
General Baggage Agt. A. 7. & s. F. Ry.
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WANTS
And MISCELLANEOUS Ids.
asp
REAL EsrATE TRANsFERs.


J. I. Monft, trustee, to I. r. Rod
gers, lots 6SS and 692 Clay ST., block
13, M. C d. sub-div. observation-disclosures $50
J. f. Westerfield and wife to N. A.
Mack, part of the s. w. n ellis. $3.50
e; E. Hounsom to F. H. Bentley,
lots % and "a Topeka ave-, North
Topeka, block e, Parks add. 600
F. G. Lutes and wife to K. H.
Bricker, lot PA and part of lot 216
Norris ave-. DR.. Martins place add ], 400
E. T. Hooker and wife to c. G. Nc.
Celery, lots 262 and 264 Sth ave,
Horne's I'd add. 500
J, L. Vanhole and wife to v. Pautol,
N. n of the N. E. u 13-10-12. 1900. 5000
G. v. Barnes and wife to w. NJ. NAL
Iory, part of lot SOC Van Buren, ST.,
Huntoon's add: ....-..-....-........ loo
A. H. Roudebush to H. E. Johnson,
lot 162 and part of 100 Horne ST.,
icy mes duu ZOO
L. H Probasco to c. Maze lots 166 to
sub-div -. ................ 500
J. Webb and husband to j. P.
Stechman, lots IL and Ii Crane ST.,
Webb's add A Observation-Disclosures. 432
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widow OF Augustin DAILY Dead

New York. Nov. 11-Mrs. Mary DUR
Daily. widow of Augustin DAILY, the
pIay"rlgnt, and theater manager. died
here yesterday. She was the daughter
OF John A. Duff, the impresario.
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Is. d. NEEDLES PIav St AIarv,s

Kansas City. Nov. 11.-Fourteen mem
bers of the Medic football SQUAD. in
charge Of Manager A. B. Oechsli, left
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LEGAL.


IL uDlsneo IN The Topeka State journal
Nov. 8, 1907
STATE OF KANSAS
1EE66EEGUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
3 NJ 211SLrIAAlAT1ON OF REWARD
y. w. Hoch, Governor of the State of
Kansas, 40 hereby offer reward OF
g.. TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
Ior the arrest within 80 DAYS from thi.
oaIe ana final conviction thereafter OF the
u ol nov, person or persons who murder
81 Jus Iaylor and o. j. Brown at big
western part of Labette, county about
9 CLOCK IN the morning of July Is 1907
viction. FO" ai con-
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
l nave hereunto subscribed NV
name and caused to be affixe,i
lSeai-I the Great Seal of the State OF
Kansas. Done at the State Cap
dtol in the city of Topeka. this
9Th day of November, A. d. 1907.
e. w. HOCH, Governor
=. y. DENTON. Secretary OF State.
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FREE DIspENsAKY.

QUINCY STREET FREE DIsPENsARY.
521 Quincy st. Conducted by regular
zeal service free. Medicine free in sons
cases. Office hours TO S D. m Calls