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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
HALF MILE OF WOMEN.
They March Through London Mud in
Interest of Suffrage.

London, Feb 9.-Titled women clad
in silk and velvet. women with uni
versity degrees, girl graduates in caps
and gowns, women artists, members
of the lyceum and other women's
clubs, temperance advocates and wo-
men textile workers, gathered from
all parts of the country this afternoon
and marched in procession through
the rain and muddy streets of London
in support of the movement in favor
of woman suffrage. The participants
were marshalled at Hyde Park and
with bands and banners marched
through Piccadilly. Regent street and
Pail Mall to Trafalgar square and to
Exeter hall, where a public meeting
was held. The speakers demanded
the early attention of parliament to
the bill providing for the enfranchise-
ment of women.
The demonstrators included such
well known persons as Lady Frances
Balfour. sister of the ex-premier Lady
Maude Parry and other titled women;
Mrs. Fawcett, widow of the former
postmaster general and most of the
leaders of the more important suf-
frage societies who are utterly op-
posed to the militant methods of the
socalled "suffragettes' who recently
were carried out of the house of com
mons by policemen and committed to
prison for disturbing the peace. There
We're several thousand women in the
procession, which was half a mile
long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
FOUND A JOINT.
Myra McHenry Says She I'm
earthed One in State House.
Captured Bottle of Whisky i'm
Committee Room.
SPILLED THE LIQUOR.
" Evidence Destroyed Before
She Got Down Stairs.
Tried to Take Troubles Before
House But Door Was Shut.

Myra McHenry. the Topeka temper
ance agitator, claims that she discov-
cred a Joint" in one of the legislative
committee rooms on the third floor OF
the state house Thursday afternoon.
1t may be that there may be some
difference of opinion as to what con-
stitutes Joint The ordinary def
milton of such a place may not fit Mrs.
McHenry's description. This is Mrs.
McHenry's story of what she saw:
"A big red faced man who works
in the house (Brick Mason) came
close to me and I said. I smell whisky.
You've. been drinking He said yes,
and asked me to come and have a
drink with him. 1 told him I'd go.
So he took me to room on the third
floor of the capitol, and there L found
a table with glasses and bottles on it.
1 schemed so as to get hold of the
bottle. There were three men there
besides the one who took me, and
several of them were druak. Finally
1 got the bottle and started out the
door with it. They tried to take it
away from me, but 1 ran to the eleva-
tor. and rang the bell.
If you try to take it away from
me. I'll scream 1 said, and backed
into the corner. holding the bottle be-
tween me and the wall. When the
elevator came up, they CROWDED IN
with me, and got hold of the bottle,
and spilled all the whisky out on the
floor, most of it going on my dress.
81 started to go down into the hall
of the house to show them the fix I
was in. I didn't intend to make any
disturbance there, but l just wanted
to show some of those members what
had been going on. Those men had
gotten there ahead of me. and the
doOrkeeper wouldn't let me in. 1t was
the first time I was ever refused ad
mission to the house.
$50 l thought / would make a little
speech outside, and that man Wilcox
came rushing out and said. You get
out of here. You can't make any
speeches in this building Then lit
into him and told him few things.
told him that he had been loafing
around for year and a half and let
ting his wife support him until he got
this job in the house. and that's fact.
''Then 1 went back up there to that
room and tried to get a
step ladder to climb over the transom
which was open. / wanted to look
around in there a little more, and see
what could find / felt confident that
there was a lot more whisky hidden
around there. But couldn't find any
way to get in
The room on the third floor which
Mrs. McHenry "raided" is used by the
railroad committee, the educational
and several other impor-
70 ooy3 m itfaaS Of the house
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CANAL CHANGES.
Ripley and MaItby of Engineering De-
partment Promoted.

Washington. Feb. e.-The isthmian
canal commission today announces the
following changes in the engineering
and construction department on the
isthmus recently reported by Chief En-
gineer Stevens, the head of the depart
ment:
Joseph Ripley. principal assistant en-
gineer, is appointed assistant chief en-
gineer vice ]. G. Sullivan, resigned. 5
F. B. Maltby. division engineer with
supervision over the Colon. Chagres and
LaBocas divisions, is appointed principal
assistant engineer vice Ripley, promo
ted.
Mr. Ripley before being identified
with the canal work. was general sup
erintendent of the Sault Ste. Marie ca
nal under the engineering department
of the army. He was also member
of the board of consulting engineers of
the Panama canal.
Mr. Maltby was for several years an
employe of the Mississippi commission
and for time was in full charge of all
dredges and operation from Cairo to
New Orleans
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JAPANESE SHEER.
Think Little of Our Boosted Super
iority in Religion and Morals.

Toxic. Feb. 9.-In discussing the
anti-Japanese feeling expressed by a
portion of the American press, all
classes whose opinion is worthy of
consideration are significantly reserv-
ed The two prevailing sentiments
noticeable are a strong disdain and
contempt for the papers in America,
which entertain the.idea of war be-
tween Japan and the United States
and implicit confidence in President
Roosevelt, who is regarded as the true
type of American.
People are inclined to smile with
satisfaction at the outburst over what
seems to them to be a ridiculous situa-
ton and at the barbarity practiced
toward innocent children in a Chris
tan land which had been classed by
missionaries and others as a country
which possesses the only true religion
and the only true God.
The Japanese have no doubt been
smarting under the assumed super
iority of Christian nations and now to
find such an occurrence amid Chris
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
CROSBYS FUNERAL HERE
Body Will Reach Topeka Monday
Death Due to ApopIexy.

Arrangements have been made by
Mrs. Crosby, assisted by friends in New
York. by which the body of Warren
M. Crosby will be brought to Topeka,
and Mrs. Crosby started with the body
today. They will arrive here Monday.
One of the members of the firm will
meet the party at Chicago and accom-
pany Mrs. Crosby home with the re-
mains of her dead husband.
From the reports which were re-
ceived it was learned that death was
caused by apoplexy. The captain of
the steamer had sent a wireless mes
sage ahead to call a physician, but
when the vessel was over fifty miles
from the. Delaware port where they
had intended to stop, Mr.. Crosby had
died.
Mr.. Crosby was one of the wealthy
men of Topeka. having a fortune ag-
gregating several hundred thousand
dollars. The business in Topeka was
almost entirely owned by Mr.. Crosby.
What disposition will be made of his
large holdings in Topeka is not as yet
known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
VICTIM OF RED TAPE.
Remarkable History of Hermit Who
Has just Died.

Chicago, Feb. 9.-The remarkable
history of Henry Scholkes Helwig. a
hermit of Hammond. Ind, was reveal
ed in part yesterday at the Inquest
over his body which was found frozen
Thursday night in his little hut.
Helwig was so years of age, wealthy
and reported to be of an aristocratic
family lineage.
It developed at the inquest that He.-
wig, when he was an officer in the
F'ranco-Prussian war, was charged
with a breach Of discipline in taking
the command of a column from a SUI
perior officer during an engagement in
which the Prussians had been routed.
Later they rallied under his command,
but he was court martialed and SEN
fenced to be shot. While imprisoned
in fortress he was pardoned by King
Frederick.
Broken hearted. he fed to South
America and finally came to America,
settling in Hammond. He had plenty
of money and eorresponded regularly
with his relatives in Germany, but re-
fused to return there.
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SHAFT AT TlPPECANOE.
senate Appropriates $4,000 for a
Monument to Harrison.

Washington, Feb. Bills were
passed by the senate appropriating
$4,000 to erect a monument to the
memory of General William Henry
Harrison on the Tippecanoe battle
ground in Tippecanoe, Ind. Giving to
the Portland and Seattle Railway COM
pany permission to operate a line OF
railroad through the Fort Wright mil
ftary reservation.
The senate passed a house joint res
olution directing the secretary of COM
merce and la Dor to investigate and re-
port to congress concerning existing
patents granted to officers and en-
ployes of the government. The reso-
luton has especial reference to pro-
cesses for the manufacture of arms
and ammunition. A report is asked
as to the additional cost to the govern
ment for the use of these articles by
reason of a patent having been issued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
MIGHT BE A CLUE.
n Vehicle Left Centropolis in Early
Morning of Schneck Murder.

Ottawa, Kan. Feb, 9-@B. S. Howell,
a farmer living between this city and
CentrOpolis, had occasion to arise
early the morning of the murder of
the Schneck family to prepare to bring
some guests to an early train in OF
tawa. 1t was about 4 O'Clock, possibly
little earlier, and his attention was
attracted by the rattle of a vehicle
Rapidly passing the house, going in the
direction of Ottawa. His dog pursued
the rig some distance, barking loudly.
Mr.. Howell caught just enough of a
glimpse to determine that it was some
sort of a vehicle. Whether there was
one horse or a span he, could not say.
The possibility of the rig containing
the, murderer of Mrs. -Schnecks and her
children suggested itself after the ter
rible crime in CentropoHs.- f<
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powerless He could not permit the
men to leave the hotel unless all of
them went, he told them.
The report was published today that
a large fund had been collected in
this city to clear Stanford Whites rep
utation of the injury inflicted by the
story of Mrs. Evelyn Thaw.
1t was reported that lawyers had
testimony and to engage detectives to
secure evidence to refute il, with the
intention of giving the information So
obtained to District Attorney Jerome.
The story, however, lacked confirma-
ton.
Another report declared that Harry
Thaw will be put on the witness stand
in his own behalf to testify that since
his wife told him her story related
in court he has been visited by visions
which warned him that his wife's life
was in danger from Stanford White.
This also was unverified.
To Bar Printed Details.
Ottawa. Feb. 9.-The postmaster
general has been asked to deny the use
of the mails to all local papers, which
printed the details of Thursdays evf-
dence in the Thaw trial in New York.
The postmaster general said he had
not read the report in the newspapers
mentioned but the law was clear on
the point and he would see that it was
enforced. Any newspaper publishing
filthy evidence of a trial in court, said
he, would be guilty of a misdemeanor
under the Canadian law
Protest From Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, Tenn. Feb. "a call
was published this morning for a mass
meeting tomorrow afternoon in the in
terest of the purity and sanctity of the
home The object is to protest
against the publication of detailed tes-
timony in the Thaw case. Every pas
tor in the city will read the call to-
morrow and urge attendance of wom-
en- Of their congregation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
TRUST PROBING BEGINS
Government Investigation of Furniture
Combine Under Way.

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Investigation by the
government of the alleged school furni-
ture trust commenced today when
charges were laid before the grand jury
against the American Seating company.
which is accused of forming a combina-
tion to control prices of school and
church furniture.
The first witness was H. B. Duncan.
special agent of the department of JUS
tice. who has been collecting evidence.
Miss Julia Doyle, a confidential
stenographer of the American Seating
company, was the second Witness
Agents of the government have been
searching for Miss Doyle for several
days Her house was watched all last
night and she was served with a sub
poena when she left it at O'Clock to-
day. -.e,i
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Lincoln Day Celebration.

The -Colored Lincoln Day club will
hold their annual Lincoln Day pro-
gramrne at Representative hall next
Tuesday evening. A good programme
in which prominent colored men VIII
participate has been arranged and
promises to be one of the best Lincoln
Day gatherings ever held in this city.
Prof W. T. Vernon, the registrar OF
the treasury at Washington, d. c., is
the president of the club and will be
present to participate and preside at
the meeting. Nathanial Sawyer, a
prominent colored orator, is one of the
leading speakers on the programme.
Nelson Crews, a colored lawyer. and
Bishop Grant, bishop of the African
Methodist church, both Of Kansas City.
have consented to be present and take
part in the programme. The music for
the entertainment will be furnished by
the Cumberland Boys band. one Of the
prominent colored musical organiza-
lions of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
ASO bHb6 I'll -
School Land Question May Be
Settled Soon.
Now Before Supreme Court for
Adjudication.
CASE FROM DECATUR
Will Determine Right Of Origi-
nal Holders.
Means Much to Settlers fin
Western Kansas.
CASE FROM DECATUR

The new law enacted by the legis-
lature for the purpose of shutting out
the holders of the original certificates
to western Kansas school land is to
be tested at once in the supreme court
A case from Decatur county is now
pending there in which the issue will
be raised.
The law was drafted and enacted
for the express purpose of protecting
the present occupants and owners OF
western Kansas school land, who set
tied on the land presuming that the
old certificates had long since been
forfeited. The supreme court then
came forward with it's decision hold
ing that the old original certificates
had not been legally forfeited. This
opened the door for "land grabbers"
to get possession of the old certificates
and make trouble for present occu-
pants.
In order to cure the defects, the bill
known as the Carver bilP' was pre-
scented early in the session. for the pur-
pose of forfeiting all the claims of the
original certificate holders. The bill
passed without opposition and is now
law.
The case in which the test arises is
that of Waite & Waite, a Nebraska
land. firm, against F. H. Smith, county
treasurer of Decatur county, to compel
Smith to accept redemption money on
four quarter sections of Decatur county
land on which Waite & Waite hold the
original certificates. The value of the
land is about $4,000.
John Dawson, of Hill City, and H. O.
Caster of Oberlin, are the attorneys for
County Treasurer Smith, and their line
of defense is shown by the answer filed
in the supreme court today. They claim
first, that the original sale of the land
upon which Waite & Waite base their
claim, was fraudulent The second
contention is the legality of the forfeit
ture and subsequent sale to the pres
ent holders. This second defense is
based wholly on the provisions of the
new law, and will raise the whole ques-
ton of the validity of that law
A good many able lawyers believe
that the new law is entirely invalid
and unconstitutional in several diff
ferent places, and that the supreme
court will have tofdeclare it worthless
The names of the four farmers who
now own the land in dispute, and who
will be dispossessed If the county
treasurer loses his case, are James A.
Francis, A. L. Rorabaugh, H. J. Hook
EFT and w. z. Brintnall.
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WILL Try AGAIN.
Searchers for Sunlxen Treasure Re-
turns Empty Handed.

San Francisco, Feb. 9.-Captain F. A.
Erratt, who accompanied the expedi-
ton which left here about three months
ago on the steamer Arago to search for
the treasure supposed to be buried with
the bones of the steamer Golden Gate
on the coast of Mexico. returned yes
terday on the liner Peru without any
treasure. The Arago expedition was
headed by. W. c. Johnson of Boston.
who four times previously had tried and
failed to redeem the fortune that ira
dition declares is still on board the
Golden Gate.
The Golden Gate. which left here A
years ago for Panama with more than
50, 600, 900 in gold. took fire when, off the
Mexican coast and-was beached about
II miles north of Manzanillo. where she
burned to the waters edge. -
The men of the Arago expedition
built a pier out to the wreck, rugged
powerful pumps and on January !; were
all ready to pump out sand and gold
when a storm swept the beach and
carried away their pier and most of
the wreckage gear. johnson has not
abandoned hope, it is said. and will
arrange for another expedition.
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THAW'S WILL.
1t Provides for Victims of White Other
Than Mrs Thaw

New York. Feb. "a sensational
feature of the Friday afternoon session
of the court was the production of the
will of Harry Kendall Thaw, drawn up
the night of his marriage to Evelyn
Nesbit. 1t was not admitted to evil
dence. but several of its provisions are
known. They follow:
"A fund of $4,000 was to be set
aside by Thaw's trustees for the pur-
pose of prosecuting the man who
might assassinate him, or cause him
to be assassinated.
"A fund of $4,000 was to be set
aside by his trustees for the care of
chorus girls and others. all of whose
names are mentioned. who were sub
jected to the same treatment by STAN
ford White as that received from his
hands by Evelyn NeSbit. Whites
names is specifically mentioned in this
clause.
"a fund was to be set aside for the
education of Howard Nesbit, brother
of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. the young
man who is now arrayed against Thaw.
Provision was made for a fixed in
come for Mrs. Holman, Evelyn Thaw's
mother, during the remainder of her
life.
THE rest of his income from the
Thaw estate. after these trust funds
had been created was to be paid over
annually to his wife as long as she
lived"
This will is dated April 4, 1905. the
Nesbit. 1t is prepared partly in type
writing and partly in the handwriting
of Thaw; 1t is a mass of interHneations
and scribblings, but is properly signed
and witnessed. Accompanying it is
codicil, also signed and witnessed. 1t
is in the codicil that the provision is
made for the fund for the benefit of
Whites victims. but throughout the
whole document there runs an enmity
to the architect coupled with evident
terror that the teStatOr will meet with
violence at the hands of White. which
is unmistakable. 1t is strangely cor
roborative of one of the letters of the
defendant, read in court. in which he
requests that certain provision be
made for Evelyn Nesbit, eff I die or
am killed"
Although the will was not admitted
in evidence, counsel for Thaw de-
clared that with the assistance of the
lawyer who helped Thaw frame the
will, and David y. Carvalho the hand
writing expert, they will be able to
place both documents before the jury.
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LADY COOK CALLS.
She Endeavors to Interest Roosevelt
in Woman Suffrage.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Lady Cook of
England, formerly Miss Tennessee
Clafiin, had an audience today with
President Roosevelt making a plea to
the president for his support of the
movement to give suffrage to women.
She declined to say what reply Mr..
Roosevelt made.
Olive Logan accompanied Lady
Cook to the White House and will ac-
company her when the latter returns
to England. The two ladies will make
an effort to get a hearing before con-
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COUNT BONI APPEALS.
His Action Postpones Granting OF
Final Decree.

Paris. Feb. 9.-The rumor that Count
Boni De Castellane had appealed from
the decision of the court last Novem-
Der granting a divorce to his wife,
who was Miss Anna Gould, of New
York, is confirmed. The period under
the French procedure in which such
appeal can be made expires February
IA, and the notice of appeal entered
in behalf of the count prevents the
decree from becoming definite on that
date, thereby keeping alive Count
Boni's hope of reaching an agreement
until the appeal is finally decided
The notice does not state the grounds
of the appeal and probably several
months will elapse before the matter
comes up before the courts.
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Weather Is sim Warm.

all day today with greater results than
on any previous day. Since Z o'clock
this morning the thermometer has
been below the freezing point but
twice This afternoon the thermom-
eter has passed the fifty mark and
causes the day to taken on great re-
semblance to a spring day. It is still
a little muddy under foot but this bad
condition is fast being eradicated. For
tomorrow there will be about the same
brand dispensed to the people of To-
peka with the possible exception that
it may be little bit cooler. The wind
today comes from the northwest at the
rate of twelve miles an hour.
The following temperatures were
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tan civilization serves to their judg
ment as the confession of an inferiori-
ty, moral and otherwise. Moreover,
the success of the war with Russia has
inspired the Japanese with great con-
hdence and although the possibility of
a war with the United States is not
now generally entertained, it may not
be amiss to point out that some are
inclined to regard as significant Secre-
tary Taft's declaration in regard to
fortifying the Hawaiian islands.
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TO LOOK AT FENCES.
Carter Harrison Leaves Los Angeles
for Chicago

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 9.-Carter
Harrison, former mayor of Chicago,
who has been spending the winter at
Pasadena. leaves at 6 o'clock this even
ing for Chicago via the Santa Fre. Mr..
Harrison stated today that he is hardly
in touch with Chicago politics, although
he has been in communication with
friends on the mayoralty situation
there. He will accept the Democratic
nomination for mayor if it is rendered
him.
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WHEAT TO RUSSIA.
Elevator Company Sells 100000
Bushels for Export.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Feb. 9.-The In
terror Elevator company of Minneapo-
lis today sold $4,000 bushels of Durham
wheat to an importing firm in Russia
which is buying in this country on ac-
count of the famine conditions at home.
The shipment goes to Riga and thence
will be distributed where there has been
crop failure in Russia.
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WRECK ON FRISCO.
Two Persons Reported Killed and
Several Injured.

Birmingham. Ala, Feb. 9.-Passen-
ger train No. 203 on the Frisco line
from Memphis, due here at $40 a. m.
and running late. was wrecked near
Pratt City, Ala. Two persons ars re-
ported killed and IL or hurt.
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Music Room Burns.

Cleveland. Tenn, Feb. 9.-The music
room and a section of the dorrnitory
of the Centenary Female college here
were destroyed by fire early today All
the students escaped.
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c. f. SCOTS MOTHER DEAD.
Passes Away in California. But Will
Be Buried in lola.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Congressman
His mother, aged IS years died last
night in California and will be in
TERED at lola. Mr.. Scott will not re-
turn for two weeks.