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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
THAW TO WHITE PLAINS.
VIII Appear Before Judge Mills of
Supreme Court.

White Plains, N. Y, June 29.-
Harry Thaw's chances for a jury trial
as to his sanity appear to be very
bright. At the conclusion of argu-
ment before Justice Mills this after
noon the justice said:
Il believe 1t should only be mat
ter of me,sswhen this man ought to
have a Jury trial I am not prepared
to say whether it should be now or
later
The judge then ordered that Thaw
should be detained In the Poughkeep-
sic Jail and adjourned the case to July
13, when new arguments and affida-
Wits will be submitted. Thaw was TAX
en- back to Poughkeepsie this after
noon.
Poughkeepsie. N. Y. June 2s.-Harry
K. Thaw left here at 7:05 o'clock this
morning for White Plains. He was in
the custody of Undersheriff John
Townsend and Deputy Sheriff Edward
Havens, who took him to West Chester
county in obedience to the writ of ha-
beas corpus granted by Justice Mills,
of the supreme court, which command
ed the sheriff of Dutchess county to
produce Thaw before Judge Mills at
White Plains at 10:30 o'clock this morn
ing.
Thaw was accompanied by his new
counsel, Charles Morschauser, who will
present arguments in support of a new
trial before the jury to determine
went by New York Central to Tarry-
town, whence they will go by trolley to
White Plains.
Judge Mills adjourned the Thaw case
until two weeks from today, when
counsel will submit affidavits and
arguments on the question Of jury
trial
Thaw was remanded to Pough-
keepsie jailfor convenience of his
counsel, Mr.. Morschauser, who lives in
Poughkeepsie.
Thaw Loses Removal Case.
New York June 29.-Justice Dowling
today denied the application Of Harry
K Thaw to be removed from the
Mattaewan state asylum for the crfm-
inal insane to some other institution.
The decision says:
If after sufficient observation 1t 10
found proper to remove him to some
other institution the state authorities
can so act"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
MORE RAIN FALLS.


The drop in the Temperature pre-
dicted by the weather department
was something like II hours late in
arriving and did not reach Topeka un-
til late in the evening Sunday. Since
that time the weather has been of the
perfectly lovely" variety, though the
indications this afternoon are that it
will pass to the hot and sultry class
during the next IL hours. light
shower Saturday evening during
which .27 of an inch of rain fell helped
some. Light showers fell Sunday eve
ming and about 10 O'Clock and cleo
trio and rainstorm centered over the
city for an hour and the mercury
dropped a number of degrees. Dur
ing this time the precipitation
amounted to .35 of an inch making
the total precipitation since Saturday
afternoon so of an inch.
Rains have fallen in nearly every
section of the state during the past "a
hours though the precipitation was the
heaviest in the southeastern portion
and the lightest in the Kaw valley
country where the floods which have
been bothering Topeka come from. A.
Dodge City in the western portion or
the state 1.36 of an inch fell. At Fort
Scott in the southeastern part, 1882 Of
an inch. At Mcpherson in the central
part 1.54 of an inch. At Wichita, in
the south central portion, PIP inches
The following were the temperatures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
4 KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Fatal Accident in Grocery Store at
San Francisco.

San Francisco. June 29.-Four
persons are dead and three others
seriously injured as a result of an ex-
plosion, followed by a fire. which oc-
CURED at an early hour today in the
grocery store of John Sweeny in Dia-
mond street.
The Dead
JOHN SWEENY.
MRS. JOHN SWEENY-
ELLA SWEENY. aged TO-.
ANTON DISSMEYER, JR., aged 2.
The Injured.
Mrs. Mary Dissrneyer.
Fred Sweeny.
Anton Dissmeyer, sr.
About ten others escaped.
Sweeny. proprietor of the grocery
store, lived with his family in a fiat
above the store and adjoining the lat
ter was the saloon of johnson, with
the Dissmeyer family occupying the
flat above It.
The store and saloon had not yet
been opened and the occupants of the
flats in the second story OF the build
ing were still asleep when the-axplo-
sion occurred. So terrific was its force
that Fred Sweeny, aged rs, who was
sleeping near window, was thrown
through the window over the roof of
a one story building adjoining The
grocery store partly collapsed and i'm
me diately caught fire. Before the first
fire engine arrived on the scene the
wrecked building and the adjoining sa-
loon and fiat were enveloped in flames
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
UNCLE SAM Is ALERT.
Carefully Watching the Situation in
Mexico

Washington, June 29.-The state de-
partment is carefully watching devel-
opments in the insurrectionary situa-
tion along the northern boundary OF
Mexico. The department officials feel
that the international aspect of the
trouble will be adjusted satisfactorily
and every effort will be made for pre-
servation of neutrality The unexpect-
ed return of Enrique Creel, the Mexi-
san ambassador, probably will be fol-
lowed by conferences between him and
the Assistant Secretary of State Adee.
The state department has received
from the attorney general of the UNI
ted States, who has at his command
district attorneys. numerous marshals;
deputy marshals and other officers and
from the governor of Texas, assurances
that everything possible will be done
to enforce the neutrality laws.
These assurances have been trans
mitted to the Mexican charge here.
For the moment there appears little
more that this government can do ex-
cept that the responsible officials urge
upon those charged with the immedi-
ate execution of the laws, the utmost
vigilance in preventing any infraction
of them. Independent of the present
instance of trouble in Mexico. the
American government desiring to carry
out the letter as we'll as the spirit of
the neutral laws, constantly impresses
upon its officials the necessity of
SlIlClly WdlCIlIS lOT dHy dllOSCo ot-
tempts at it's evasion, especially in the
case of Mexico, where previous troubles
not unlike the present have occurred.
At the state department nothing had
been heard regarding Ambassador
Cfeers contemplated return to Wash
ington. Several months ago, the am
bassador who is also governor of Chi
huahua, obtained leave of absence from
his post here to temporarily resume his
work as governor. This time has
elapsed. At the Mexican embassy to-
day it was stated that no official infor-
nation has been received concerning
the return of Ambassador Creel. though
the fact that he is coming created no
surprise there. State department Of
ficials regard his coming as quite nat
ural and as likely to throw huch light
upon the real situation in Mexico. So
far as known here, the activity of Mex
leans in the United States has been
confined to the conduct of revolution
airy newspapers and perhaps to the
purchase of such arms and ammunition
as might be secured in small quanti-
ties. But nothing extensive in that
respect, officials say has been attempt
ed The penalty for violating of neu-
trality laws is that every person who
within American territory begins. sets
on foot, or assist any military expedi-
ton or enterprise against any govern
ment with whom the United States is
at peace, is subjected to fine not ex-
ceeding $4,000 and Imprisonment for not
more than three years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
o,REIILEY A NEWsPAPERsdAN.
American Killed by Mexican Revolu
tionists Was From Chicago.

O'Reilley, who was shot by Mexican
revolutionists near Del Rio, Tex, on
Saturday, was formerly engaged in
newspaper business in Chicago. He
served several years in the Philippines
as a newspaper free lance and as a
soldier of Uncle Sam, where he gained
a reputation for pluck and daring
which preceded him to the United
States. Some of his exploits were
made the basis of numerous short
magazine stories written by news cor
respondents, who saw in him char
acfer to admire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
RAPS THE CHURCH.
Rev. f. Calvert Smoot Gives Up Min
istry and Tells Why.

San Francisco, June 29.-Bidding
adieu to his church and the ministry,
the Rev E. Calvert Smoot, of the Sec
ond Unitarian church, astounded his
congregation yesterday by an arraign-
ment of the present day theology, in
which he found the church lacking and
predicted its final extinguishment ow-
ing to it's inability to keep pace with
the evolution going on about it.
With the departure of the Rev. Mr..
Smoot the Second Unitarian church is
to disband.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
FIX UP DETAILS.
Democratic Leaders Hard at
Work at Denver.
Little Indication of Any Serious
Contests.
PLEASED WITH BELL.
His Selection as Temporary
Chairman Pleases Bryanites.
Clayton Will Probably Be the
Permanent Chairman.
PLEASED WITH BELL.

Denver, Col, June 29.-Members of
the committee. on convention arrange
ments who spent yesterday on a pleas
ure excursion in the mountains north
west of this city returned to find a
strenuous program outlined for them
today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
Negro Hanged in Washington,

Washington June 20. = Albert
Brown, a negro. % years old, who
was convicted several months ago of
killing his younger brother. Harvey, in
a quarrel over a girl. was hanged in
the Jail yard today.
President Roosevelt had refused to
stay the execution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
MARSHAL COULD SHOOT.
Missouri Man Proved Too Much for
Burgalrs-One Killed

St Joseph. Mo-. June 29.-Matthew
Ford. town marshal of Osborne, Mo-.
killed a rober in an exchange of shots
about 1 o'clock this morning. Ford
found two men in a hardware store
at Osborne.
One of them fled, the other fired at
the marshal witha shotgun. Ford ex-
tinguished his flashlight and stepped
to one side as the bandit fired and the
marshal was unhurt. Ford then fred
two shots from his revolver and both
tok effect The robber died in a few
minutes His companion escaped.
The dead man has not been identified
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29

Matamoros was attacked yesterday
and an official was killed. 1t is also
stated that two of the rioters were
captured and one killed at that place
during the fight. A bridge of the In
ternational railway was burned near
Matamoros yesterday (Friday) and
another is burning this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
Liberals win in Panama.

washington,June 29-Minister Squires
at Panama cables that the elections
yesterday passed Off quietly and that
the. returns from Panama and Colon
indicate the success of the Liberal
ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29

actively pushed yesterday and a large
force of men was hard at work early
today placing the thousands of seats
for the delegates, alternates and visit
ors. The seats in the galleries are of
a permanent character and are al
ready installed and 1t is only upon the
main floor where portable seats are
used that work of today was being
carried on. Although the convention
arrangements are far advanced, and
the entire work of preparations seems
to be thoroughly in hand, much
energy has been spent on the compile
ton of the electric light system
throughout the auditorium to meet any
possible call that may be made for all
night work If there should be any un-
expected or unforeseen delay in COM
pleting the decorations.
The matter of seats for the dele
gates and alternates from the Philip
pine Islands may be carried to the
floor of the convention.
Several prominent politicians have
already expressed the opinion that it
is unfair to the delegates from the
other side of the world to bar them
from the proceedings and have de-
clared their determination to make an
attempt to secure for the islanders
ample credentials and the power to
vote for candidates.
Pleased With Bell.
The out and out Bryan men are high
ly pleased over the easy manner in
v-hicb Theodore ReIl of California a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
FOR THE Upton CUP.
Eighteen Boats Have Been Entered In
the Ocean Yacht Race.

New York, June 29.-Eighteen boats
have been entered for the Upton cup
ocean yacht race which will start next
Saturday morning from the Brooklyn
Yacht club. The entries will not close
with the committee in charge of this
interesting contest until tomorrow and
it is expected that at least 20 boats
will start in the 325 mile race. The
only unfortunate feature about the
coming race of the Brooklyn Yacht
club is that the cup to be awarded to
the victor is not yet in evidence. Sir
Thomas Upton who holds many close
friendships with the members of the
club. offered the trophy year ago.
1t is to cost 81. 900, but it has not ar
rived here. Sir Thomas will be kept
Informed by the committee of the sue
cess of the race and the name of the
winning yacht and other details Will
be sent to him Immediately after the
result is known.
1t is expected that the coming race
will occupy slightly over three days.
The start will be made at 10 o'clock
and the course will be southwark to
Scotland lightship, to and around Fire
Island, then around the Northeast end
Light vessel off Cape May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
Weather Indications,

Chicago, June 29.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Tuesday;
warmer Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
HOW 10 FIGHT FIRE.

New York, June 29.-For more than
a month Steven Joseph Adam. chief of
the fire department of Budapest. Hun
gary, has been fighting fire on the
East Side as a member of hook and
ladder company 1s. Adam. who
weighs 23o pounds, came to this coun-
try accompanied by his wife and son
and commissioned by the Budapest
authorities to make a thorough in
vestigation of the system of fighting
flames in the big cities of the United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
Pleased With Bell.

The out and out Bryan men are high
ly pleased over the easy manner in
which Theodore A. Bell of California
was named for temporarily chairman
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20
EXCURSION
TO STRICKEN CITY

strongly relying was the contention
that, nasmuch as an election haf
carried to divide Harrison county into
two judicial districts, the trial should
have been held at McHenry, thef pro
posed site of the new district. This
contention was based on the alleged
unconstitutionality of the act of the re-
cent legislature in repeating the divi.
sion act of two years earlier, but on
last Monday that point was definitely
settled by the supreme court in hav-
ing gone through the formality of or
dering the division, the act of the leg
islature in repeating the act was con-
stitutional.
A case argued in the supreme court
Tuesday presents besides some fine
legal points, case of depravfty which
is revolving. The case is that of VIII
Stokes VS.. State, from the circuit
court of Pike County, the crime, or at
tempted crime having been committed
in McComb City.
According to tie evidence upon
which Stokes was convicted and given
ten years sentence was an attempt
to hire negro to kill Wallace Lane.
Stokes and Lane are both white melI
and were employed in some CAPACITY
by the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany. Stokes, it is alleged, became
enamored with Lanes wife, and a con.
spiracy was concocted whereby Lanes
life was insured for $4,000, Stokes pay
ing a part of the premium, and a ne
gro was employed by Stokes to shoot
Lane, the consideration being $1,000.
1t was arranged that the negro should
go to Stokes house and get from him
shot gun, wait at point where Lane
must soon pass and empty both barrels
into his breast.
The negro lost his nerve. however.
and reported the arrangement to a
deputy sheriff, who advised him to go
ahead with the arrangement, assuring
him that no harm should come to him.
The negro was followed by the officer
and when Stokes handed the shot gun
to the negro he was arrested.
The defense argues, through Mr.. ].
j. Cassidy a McComb attorney, that
the actions of Stokes were not overt,
and some fine points of technical law
were brought out in the arguments,
which were handled by the assistant
attorney general for the state. From
purely legal and technical standpoint,
1t is regarded as perhaps the most in
teresting case that has been before the
court for a decade.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20
DENTAL BOARD
IS STILL BUSY
More Than Sixty Applicants and
All Are Compelled to Give
Practical Demonstrations.

Jackson, Miss, May 20.-The state
board of dental examiners did not fin
ish its examination work yesterday as
had been expected, but is in fair
way to be engaged practically all of
today on that feature of its work, ow-
ing to the added requirements that the
applicants mhke demo4strations in
practical work, which will itself con-
sumo a good deal of the day. Be-
sides, the board got started a little
late yesterday.
This delay in getting started, and
the further delay on account of the
increased work, will cause a CORE
spending delay in the work of grad
ing the papers, which will hardly be
completed before Thursday night or
Friday.
There are exactly fifty of the appA-
cants. six of whom are from other
states. One is a lady, and two are ne
groes.
In order to facilitate the work d
night session was held last night and
most OF today has been devoted to
tests in practical work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20
MCCOMB CITY Case
OF MUCH interest
White Man Is Said to Have Hired a
Negro to Murder His Neighbor In
Order That He Might EIope With
His Wife.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special. -
Jackson, Miss, May 2O.-The su
preme court yesterday completed the
call of the criminal docket, which is
the last call until after the summer
recess. The docket was disposed OF
somewhat earlier than was expected
as there were several cases submitted
on briefs that were intended to have
been argued orally.
One of the most important cases,
that of H. G. Jordan VS.. State, from
the circuit court of Harrison County,
was postponed on the argument until
the first week in June, when Hon.
Geo. Butler, assistant attorney gen.
eral, will be assisted in the prosecu-
ton by Hon. R. M. Owen, of Gulfport,
while the defense will be handled by
Hon. E. M. Barber, of Biloxi.
Jordan, a saloonkeeper at McHenry,
but living at Perkinston, shot and
killed young Robert Davis, a barber
at Perhhston on September Is, 1907
The shooting occurred in the street,
three bullets being fred into Davis
body. Davis is said to have had a
pistol in his pocket. but the testi-
mony was conflicting as to whether he
was in the attitude of drawing it at the
time Jordan began firing.
The trouble followed a quarrel OF
the day before. but 1t is said the two
had passed each other once or twice
afterward without any hostility.
After one continuance and a hard
fought trial Jordan was convicted and
given a life sentence in the peniten-
tiary for murder.
Besides several assignments of error
in the rulings of the lower court, a
point upon which the defense wa
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20

It makes a woman very proud to
think how smart the children would
be If their school teachers only knew
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20
TO UNITE in
Commencement
For First Time the Departments Of
Tulane University Will Join in
Commencement Exercises.
Hearst News Service.

New Orleans, May. 20.-For the
first time in the history of the institu
tion the departments of Tulane Uni
yersity will hold commencement exer
cises together at the French opera
house tonight.
3 1t has been the custom heretofore
for the different departments of the
Institution to hold their annual com
mencements at different times, but the
arrangement for the exercises this
year will likely be continued in fu-
ture.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20
FACTS and FIGURES
READ LIKE FICTION
M.rvs,ops story Of tn! Growth and
Progress Of This Matchless Me-
tropolis-salient Points Of the
Speech.

Mr.. f. +. Philips, OF tne ndttles-
burg Commercial Club, addressed the
visiting editors at the morning session
The principal points Of his address
were as follows:
/ enter upon the discussion of this
subject with suppressed modesty true
to our representative citizenship,
when invited to speak Of our own peo-
pie and of their enviable achieve
ments
Located as we are, on Leaf River,
in the high and dry region OF Missis-
.sippi's yellow pine forest, and practi-
cally equi-distant from jackson, Merid-
ian. Mobile, New Orleans annd Nat
chez, together with exemplary railroad
connections with each of these points,
we are warranted in our efforts to
build here great city.
Ola population of approximately 25,-
0so people, it is especially significant
when our future is considered, to note
that this people possess a loyalty and
civic pride, in my opinion, rarely sur
passed by any American city.
AS late as 1890, our virgin forests OF
yellow pine timber remained practic-
ally untouched and the people of this
part of the state meeklly bowed their
heads when in derision, they were re-
ferred to as the "Cow Counties"
Where twenty years ago the lonely
long leaved pines sighed and sang
their lullaby to a sleeping world, to-
day there stands modern city,
where may be heard the blast of the
busy locomotive and the shrill scream
of the factory whistle. Banks and
business houses. skyscrapers and tall
church towers and in many instances
rialatial homes have displayed the
thickly studded tall pines Of the wild
wood.
AS have intimated before, Hatties-
burg is community of broad minded,
patriotic and wise citizenship, who are
not content merely 10 seek their own
but to hive for their DAY ana genera.
ton, and 70 give eor tneir nme anu
means for the uplift ana advancement
OF the entire community, ana for Tue
welfafe of the great commonwealth
in which they live. sucn q man was
Capt. W. H. Hardy, who was the FOUND
er and father OF Hattiesburg. IN sncn
spirit Of magnanimity as now in
spires and leads our citizenship' Hat
tiesburg was born. He built the New
Orleans and Northeastern. the nrst
railroad through this section OF the
state. Resting from his march, ne
spread his noon luncheon under a
clump OF hickory trees near the site
of the present city hail. and here de-
cided to name station Of his road
Hattiesburg. in honor Of his wife
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20
FORGED CHECK
TO BUY AN AUTO
Hearst News Service.

Mabile, Ala, May 20.-S. P. Marsh,
head of the American Realty Company
and president of the Pine Crest Gem
etery Company, and interested in
many other businesses, has been ar
rested charged with forging a check
of $4,000 with which 10 buy an automo-
bile. He was released on bond.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20
governors
CONFERENCE
James J. Hill Says 1t Will Live As
the Most Memorable Event
Of the Century.
Hearst News Service.

Washington, May 2O-In an inter-
view, Jas. ]. Hill stated that the gov.
ernors conference would live In his
tory as the most memorable event of
the century. He said they should he
regular feature in the. future.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20

INDICTED
Hearst News Service.

Grand Rapids, Mich. May 2o.-
Franklin D. Eddy, cashier at the post
office, and politician whose influence
extends to Washington. was indicted
this morning on the charge of embez.
element.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20

The first essential to being a great
man Is for him to have no doubt about
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-19

In the stock department there is as