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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
FORGET TO COME BACK.
How Mothers Dispose of Their Chill
dren in New York

New York, June 4.-When summer
comes in New York, it is common
practice for East Side mothers to tell
their children to go to a station house
and report themselves lost, while the
mother goes down to Coney Island or
some other nearby resort. Recently
they have been taking in increasing
numbers their children to the various
charitable organizations, leaving them
there and forgetting to come back at
all.
Mrs. Sadie Fienberg took her four
children to the reception room of the
United Hebrew charities yesterday
and left them there. The oldest one
was years old and the officers of the
society got Mrs. Fienberg's address
from her. The mother was found at
home lying down and reading paper.
A patrolman went there later and
found her still reading. She was ar
rested for abandonment and will be
prosecuted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
RAILROADS EXPOSED.
Texas Commission Says They Falsify
Reports of Earnings.

Chicago, June A dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Galveston, Tex.
says:
The railroad commission has ex-
posed the reports of the Texas rail-
roads and showed the decrease in
gross earnings for the past nine
months to have been $4,000,000 In
stead of $S,000.00O, as claimed by the
roads. The commission declares
that over fifty per cent of the de-
crease is fictitious, due to the new sys-
tenn of bookkeeping of certain rail-
road accounts as ordained by the in
terstate commission. The COM
parison of the railroads is made with
the earnings of 1907, which the Texas
commission shows was an unpre-
cedented year for the Texas roads,
in which they had more traffic than
they could handle. Earnings for the
past nine months as compared with
the same period of 1906, show an in
crease of $2.50O,000. it is claimed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
HE C00LLY SHOT A man
Assassin Carried Women's Clothes in
His Trunk

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 4.-The
police have not yet been able to es-
tablish the identity of the 2O-year-old
maniac who calmly walked up to A.
P. Camden, of Chicago, late last night
and shot him dead. A search of the
prisoners effects shows that he re-
ceived mail under the name OF "James
Montague" but the police are salts
fled that this was pseudonym taken
over from flash fiction. In the boys
trunk was found a complete feminine
outfit, the collar being attached to the
shirt waist as if the disguise had been
carefully prepared to don at short
notice. A woman's wig was part OF
the disguise.
Mr.. Camden was in Minneapolis, at
tending the convention of the frater-
nifty Of operative millers. He formerly
resided in st. Paul and was superin-
tendent of construction for E. L. Ben
son & Co., elevator builders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
TURNED GRANT DOWN.
ST. Louis Once Refused Him Job as
County Engineer.

St. Louis. Mo-, June A document
was uncovered in the office Of City
Register Regan yesterday, which shows
that General U. S. Grant in 1859 ap-
piled to the city of ST. Louis, for posi-
ton as county engineer and was re-
fused the place.
That General Grant did not get the
position which he asked for is shown
by the failure of his name to appear in
the county roster of that date. At that
time the position of county engineer
was poor pay and it's principal duties
dealt with the construction of county
bridges and similar work.
The paper was discovered by Deputy
City Register John w. McCluskey,
while he was searching through old
records for an old ST. Louis county
document.
The paper was unmarked, except
a pencil note on the back stating that
it was the Application of U. S. Grant,
1852 1t was recommendation
written by 1. j. Reynolds, West Point
graduate and chum of Grant. Rey-
nolds was then professor of engineer
ing and mechanics at Washington Uni
versity The paper was attested by S.
M Frost who explained that he had
also been a chum of Grant at West
Point and had served eight years with
him in the army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
ROCK ISLAND WRECK.
Passenger Train Runs Into Freight at
Maple Hill.

Maple Hill, June 4.-Passenger train
No. %, which left Topeka about mid
night "sideswiped' an east bound pas
senger train which was taking the
sidetrack at this point about one o'clock
this morning. Five empty box cars
were ditched and burned. 1t is report
ed that a brakeman on the passenger
train was slightly injured and that the
conductor on the passenger train was
also slightly bruised.
The engine drawing the passenger
train was only slightly damaged and it
is supposed that the engineer and fire.
man jumped as the train was only
m aking five miles an hour at the time
of the accident. The freight train was
slow in making the siding and the crew
of the passenger train failed to control
their train, resulting in the accident
which delayed traffic for several hours.
None Of the passengers were injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
LANNAN MAY QUIT.
Second Ward Alderman Finds Duties
Rather Onerous.

Councilman James L. Lannan Of the
Second ward, senior member of the
city legislative body from that ward
may tender his resignation to Mayor
Green. Mr.. Lannan says that he has
not fully made up his mind yet but
business duties weigh so heavily upon
him that he may not feel able to con-
tinue any longer in the role of a city
official. Mr.. Lannan has just pur-
chased the interest of NJ j. Fitzgerald
in the grocery firm of Fitzgerald and
Lannan, 314-316 East Fourth street,
and this will increase his business
duties. Mr. Fitzgerald, who retires,
has not yet made up his mind as to
what he will engage in, preferring to
take a rest for while. People in the
Second ward are not likely to permit
Mr.. Lannan to resign, he has made a
very efficient councilman, and Is Just
entering in on his second year in that
office. He has an abundance of good,
hard, common sense and brings it to
pear on civic matters with telling
effect
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BIC FLEET LOST.
TyphoOn Claims Forty Vessels
and 27O Lives.
Many of the Victims We're Eaten
by Sharks.

Victoria, B. c., June FThe Canadian
Australian liner Manuka has arrived
here bringing news of the destruction
of the pearling fleet in a typhoon off
west Australia involving the loss of 40
luggers and 270 lives, 20 being white.
The disaster to the fleet Of pearling
luggers occurred near Thursday island,
a typhoon striking the fleet just as it
was starting for the pearling grounds,
scattering the vessels, completely
wrecking some and driving others
ashore. About 20 Australian pearlers
were lost. Other victims were Malays,
Manila men, Japanese and kanakas-
Survivors reported narrowing expert
ences, some being picked up in the last
stages of exhaustion after having cut
away their masts and clinging to the
wrecked hulks while sharks followed,
waiting for the exhausted men to drop
from the wreckage. Many were rescued
by the steamer Parro sent from Broome
as a relief steamer. The bodies of some
of the victims were eaten by sharks.
The beach near Broome presented a
terrible sight, covered with Wreckage
and bodies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

condition. yet there is faction against
the officers now in power and de-
termined effort will be made to sup
plant them. President w. B. Kirk
patrick has held his office for fifteen
years. Secretary ]. NJ. Wallace and
DR.. H. A. Warner, the medical direc-
tor, have held their offices for an
even longer period. DR.. Warner being
or not the fight on them is prompted
by office seekers who desire their
places, or that the charges of irregu-
lar personal conduct are true is hard
to determine. 1t is certain that there
are now three candidates in the field
for the Office of secretary be>des Mr..
Wallace, and DIR. Warner also has an
opponent The candidates for secre-
tary are j. w. Doyle of Belleville,
Kan, John " Abrahams of Topeka,
no specific allegations, except extrav-
agance, have been made against Pres
ident Kirkpatrick, personally and no
candidate has been prominently men
toned to succeed him, II IS expected
that he will have opposition at Phila-
delphia.
There will be 100 delegates entitled
to vote at the Philadelphia conven-
ton and probably from 500 to 900
laymen will be present and the sessions
will last all through the week. Kan
sas, Missouri and Illinois will have the
largest delegations present and a COM
binat1On OF these states could control
the convention, but here is where fac
tion gets in its hand and makes un-
certain any prediction on the outcome.
There will be three candidates for
secretary from this state. President
kirkpatrick and DR.. Warner both have
opposition at home. Men here who
have known Mr.. Wallace and Dr. War
ner for twenty years declare that these
charges against them are nothing bur
gossip greatly magnified. while others
declare they are well grounded. Mem
bers of the order point with pride to
the prosperous condition of the X. &
L. of S. under the administration OF
President Kirkpatrick, while others
speak of his arbitrary and high handed
methods.
The Topeka delegation will leave
here for Philadelphia Saturday night
and expect to be gone for about ter
days. Los Angeles is already after the
next convention. but an effort will be
made to land the prize for Topeka, the
home and headquarters of the organi-
cation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
SITTING UP DEAD.
Iifeless Body of Woman Found With
Cord About Her Neck.

Appleton, Wis, June 4-The hfeless
body of Mrs. Minnie Grunert was found
In a sitting position in a closet at her
home last night. A small cord cir
cling her neck and attached to a hat
rack had apparently caused strangu-
1ation. District Attorney Roiney is of
the opinion that she was murdered
Paul Krause, from whom Mrs.
Grunert was divorced a few weeks ago
is in Jail here awaiting trial on a
charge of having fired his wife's home.
For several weeks he had been out on
$1,000 ball. but last evening his bonds
men recalled the bail bond and Krause
was replaced in Jail. Two hours after
Krause was again placed in Jail the
lfeless body OF his former wife was
discovered
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NOT SELL ALL NOW.
City Will Dispose of Only Half of
Improvement Bonds.


But one-half of the $4,000 worth OF
city improvement bonds will be sold
at this time,' said Mayor VIM. Green
this morning. "Only so much as may
be needed to pay off the contractors on
their monthly estimates for paving
from now-until October will be at
tempted to be raised through the sale
of the bonds, the remaining portion
of the bonds, the remaining portion
Doing this we will save the accrued
interest on one-half of the issue which
will amount to the city for four months
to about $500.
''It is hardly likely that we could
get a premium sufficiently high to off
set the saving in this accrued interest
if the whole issue were sold right now
I'VE have had enough people in
quire for the bonds to sell half of the
entire issue already" said Scott Hop
kins of the Prudential Trust company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
WON'T VOTE FOR DEBS.
DeLeon Wing of Socialists Will Run
Its Own Ticket.

vention of the DeLeon wing of the So
cialist party will be held in this city
beginning July 3.
The overtures OF the DeLeon social
lists to the Socialist party three months
ago to sink all differences and unite
on a joint ticket national, state and
municipal. having been rejected by the
Socialist party, Eugene v. Debs, the
candidate for president of the latter,
will not have the support of the De
Leon men, who will nominate other
candidates. If their offer of peace had
been accepted Debs would have been
the candidate of all the socialists. No
candidate has SO far the united sup
port of this faction. sEs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
RAWHIDE IS LOOTED.
Eight Men and Two Women Rob the
Whole Town.

Rawhide, New, June A gang of
eight men and two women in a series
of holdups coupled with an attempt at
arson yesterday robbed the Rawhide
hotel of $500, lining the occupants
against the wall, held up two men in a
tent, held up and beat stage driver.
robbed the Blue Cross drug store; held
up three other men, securing small
sums and set fire to the Rawhide hotel
to prevent being followed. They escap-
ed with something over $400 for their
trouble, taking to the hills. The sheriff
with a posse, aided by the state police
is in pursuit and a general round up OF
bad men is in progress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
NAMES TWO DOCTORS.
DIR. G. L. Millington and DIR. E. b.
Packer on Medical Board.

Governor Hoch this morning an
nounced two appointments to member
snip on the state board of medical
registration and examination. They are
as follows:
DR.. G. L. Millington, of Wellington,
to succeed DR.. Cook of Clay Center,
now secretary Of the board
DR.. E. B. Packer of Usage City to
succeed w. F. F'lack of Longton.
Millington represents the homeopath-
lists and Packer the Eclectics DR..
Packer is president of the State Eclec-
tic society.
The job of secretary of the board
pays a salary of $500 a year, but the
other places merely pay the MEM
ber's expenses. a+
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
ENDORSED BRYAN.
But Louisiana Democrats Did Not In
struct for Him.

Baton Rouge, La. June 4.-W. j.
Bryan was indorsed for the presidency
by the Democrat state convention here.
1t was decided, however. to send the
Louisiana delegation to Denver unin-
structed. Both the Bryan resolution
and the decision to send the delegation
uninstructed were adopted unanimous
ly.
Previously a resolution instructing
the delegation to vote for Bryan "as
long as his name remains before the
convention" had been overwhelmingly
voted down. Louisiana will have 18
delegates at Denver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
BRYAN RETURNS HOME.
Not Yet Ready to Reply to Eastern
Newspaper Charge.

Lincoln, Neb., June 4.-William ].
Bryan returned to Lincoln today after
his speaking tour in western Nebraska
covering seven days. He said he was
not ready to say anything about the
charge that a large amount of east
ern money had been sent in Nebraska
in the campaign of 1904 in the interests
of the Democrats, but stated that he
might have something to give out later
in the day. He went to his newspaper
office and was soon in conference with
his brother and a few close friends.
Mr. Bryan was met at the station by
James Manahan, of ST. Paul.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
LIGHT SHOWERS FALL TO-DAY.
But Weather Has Been Uncomfort-
ably Hot Nevertheless.

Half a dozen showers during the
forenoon have had little effect on the
heat which has been uncomfortable
since early morning.
The precipitation this morning
amounted to .04 of an inch. The river
has been rising slowly all day and at
noon today measured 1908 feet, an in
crease in depth during the past "a
hours of one foot and 10 hundreths.
The indications are that the river will
continue to rise slowly the remainder
of the week. There is hardly possi-
bility of an overflow unless exceeding
ly heavy rains should fall along the
Kaw valley and the streams which
empty into the Kaw west of Topeka.
The river will contain % feet of water
before it overfiows at this point. (he
following We're the temperature in
Tcrac s.irana n,nlckal< hi kixacr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
HANCSIN BALANCE
Fate of National Officers OF
Knights and Ladies of Security.
All Three Are Citizens OF
Topeka.
WALLACEANDW ARNER
Secretary and Medical Director
Bear Brunt of Fight.
Meeting Will Be Held Next
l. -. loI Iv,h
Meeting Will Be Held Next
Week i'm Philadelphia.

There is every promise Of lively
contest for the three leading offices In
the Knights and Ladies' of Security
organization at the national council
to be held in Philadelphia next week.
The national officers to be elected at
that time hold their places for four
years and receive liberal compensation
for their services. This strong order,
founded in Topeka and by Topeka
men, now numbers $4,000 members
and was never in more prosperous
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THAW STILL IN JAIL.
His Hearing Has Been Put Off An
other Week

Poughkeepsie, June 4.-The hearing
on motion to have Harry K. ThaW
transferred from the Matteawan state
hospital to some other institution
which was to have come before SUI
preme Court Justice Moschauze in this
city next Saturday has been adjourned
for one week at the request of District
Attorney Jerome and with the consent
of counsel for Thaw
In the meantime Thaw remains in
Jail here still occupying the room of
Sheriff Chanler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
WILL HOLD BAILEY.
Honduras Has Ordered the Arrest OF
the Fugitive.

Washington. June 4.-Complying with
the request of the state department,
the minister of foreign affairs of Hon
duras, has ordered the arrest of F. G.
Bailey, former president of the Export
Shipping company of New Jersey and
the detention of the steamer Goldsboro
and her cargo. This information came
to the department in dispatch from
Minister Dodge at San Salvador, dated
yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
church Union Must wait.

Pittsburg, June 4.-The proposal for,
union of the Presbyterians and the
least to bring the two denominations
into closer relations which has been
before the general assemblies of both
organizations for some time has been
abandoned for the present. At the
bly, Of the United Presbyterians here
q report advising such action Was
adopted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
PLATT MUST PAY.
Jury Holds Him Responsible for His
| Wife's Bills.

Washington. June 4. = Senator
Thomas c. Platt will be compelled to
paw to the law firm of Marsh, Wins
low & Weaver $2,471 expenses which
they paid for Mrs. Lillian Janeway
Platt. the senator's wife, during the
tendency of her suit for separation.
This was the verdict of a jury in the
supreme court which heard the testf-
mony in the case.
The terms of the settlement be-
tween the senator and Mrs. Janeway
PIatt at the time of their separation
became public for the first time dur
ing the hearing of the suit. 1t ap-
pears that the senator agreed to pay
his wife $4,000 in lieu Of all her
claims upon him, besides recognizing
her as the absolute owner of Tfoga
Lodge, the Platt summer home at
Highland Falls, and several other
smaller pieces of property which had
been decided to her by the senator. In
return Mrs. Platt agreed to discon-
tinuance the suit for absolute divorce
which had been begun against the
senator and also not to make any de-
mands upon him for support
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
STUBS AT ST. MARYS,
Is Greeted by Large Audience at
That Place.

The Stubbs political meeting at ST.
Marys Wednesday night is said to
have been the largest political meet
ing held in st. Marys for fifteen years.
Friends Of Stubbs in Pottawatomie
county are predicting that Stubs will
carry the county by a large majority.
Mr.. Stubbs had a meeting at Belvue,
also in Pottawatomie county, in the
afternoon, which was well attended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
Court Martial for McAllfster.

San Francisco, June hCaptain Sam
uel D. McAllister. Thirty-eighth coast
artillery, Is to face general court mar
tial at the Presidio on Saturday. There
ing violations of the 33d and 62d artic-
les of war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
BACK ON FULL Time.
The Erie Reopens All Its Shops on
Ten Hour Basis.

New York, June President I'm
derwood of the Erie railroad issued
instructions today that all the roads
locomotive and car shops be placed
on ten hour basis. 1t is the inten-
ton of the company to Immediately
begin repairing all equipment which
has been idle by reason Of lack of
business. The resumption of work
will give employment to several thou
sand men.
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Confesses to Score OF BurgIaries.

Chicago, June frank Stanley,
said to be wanted by the police OF
Denver. was arrested here today.
Stanley at first denied his Identity. but
finally admitted. according to the
police that he had committed more
than 20 burglaries and robberies in
Denver. He claims that his home is
In Bradford. Pa, and that his par
ents are wealthy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

Gen. Kelsey enlisted while little more
than boy in an Indiana regiment dur
ing the civil war. He won promotion
and was mustered out as a captain.
He was 63 years of age. He was en-
gagged in the wholeale furniture busi-
ness in Atchison. He is survived by his
widow and two sons and a daughter,
all married. Mrs. Kelsey is a sister of
Judge G. A. Huron of Topeka.
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Death of T. L. McKerehan.

Las Vegas, N NJ. June At l. Nc
Kerehan, a member of the Eagles at
Fort Scott, Kan, is dead in this city.
Deceased was "a years Of age and
leaves a wife and two children
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S. H. KEEL LsEY IS DEAD.
Former Adjutant General of Kansas
Victim of Bright's Disease.

Kansas City, Mo-, June General
S. H Kelsey, of Atchison, Kan, ad-
jutant general during the term of Gov.
w. j. Bailey and twice mayor of Atchi-
son, died this morning in Kansas City
of acute Bright's disease
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
Bond Sale Is Ratified.

New York, June 4-The executive
committee of the Union Pacific Rail-
way company today ratified an issue
of 5O,00O.000 in bonds. THIS is part
of the issue of $100.000,O00 already
authorized by the stockholders.
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Weather Indications.
Chicago, June 4.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday
with showers and thunderstorms in
east portion tonight. Cooler Friday.
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