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The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28
SETS FIRE TO TAxIcAB.
Passenger Tries to Burn Vehicle
Driven by Strike Breaker.

New York. Oct. 2S.-An attempt was
made last night to burn a taxicab, a man
who was riding in the cab placing under
the seat long stick Of some white sub
stance which set fire to the cushions and
filled the cab with smoke. The passenger
escaped and the driver Albert Morrison,
with the help of the fire department, ex-
tinguished the fire before much damage
had been done to the cab. Morrison then
took the stick from which the fire came
to the police station and while explaining
the fire dropped It to the floor. A severe
explosion followed. the station was filled
with white smoke and fire burst out
instantly. The fire was extinguished af-
ter some small damage had been done
and Morrison and several others had been
painfully burned. The police connect the
affair with the strike of taxicab drivers
which has not yet been settled, Morrison
being strike breaker
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28
WANTS TARIFF REMOVED.
Philippines Commissioner Sees the
President About 1t.

Washington Oct 2S.-Pablo Ocampo
de Leon, one of the two resident com
missioners of the Philippines in the
United states. called at the White
House today to talk with the president
on political and economic matters in
connection with the islands. He thinks
congress should grant an extension of
certain political rights to the FYlininos
and make provision in the tariff for the
sugar and tobacco from the Pbiiin,f,,os
He advocates a reduction in the Philin.
pine tariff so as to permit the entry into
the islands free of duty American aeo
rlcuitural machinery. He said the
Phlnppines desired free trade between
In tobacco and sugar. J
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28
KELLEY QUITS THE MARooNs.
Big Right Tackle of Stages Eleven
Thinks Himself HumiIfated.

Chicago. Oct. 2S.-A football SEN
sation of the first magnitude was
sprung in the Maroon camp yester-
day when Kelley, the big right tackle
of the Chicago team. deserted Stages
squad. The star lineman refused to
come out for practice, declaring him
self through with the Maroons be-
cause of what he believes to have
been a humiliation visited on him by
Coach Stagg.
Kelley's def followed his resenting
of the coach's act in shifting him
from his regular right tackle position
in Mondays practice. Coach Stagg
gave Falk the position in scrimmage,
and Kelley left Marshall field, beiiev-
Ing himself misjudged. Instead of
joining in yesterdays practice he an
nounced that he would have no more
to do with the team and that he
would leave the university at the
end Of this week.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28
GUGGENHEIM PEARLS.
Are Involved in Litigation Like Those
of the Leeds Family.

New York. Oct. 2S.-The customs au-
thorities here are trying to collect a high
rate of duty on an importation for Morris
Guggenheim of fifty-nine matched and
pierced pearls. The pearls were entered
at a low rate of duty as pearl beads
while the government holds that they
should be listed as a necklace and there
fore dutiable at the rate of sixty per cent
ad valorem.
The case is similar to that against the
late William B. Leeds, which is famous
in customs annals and in which the Unit
ed States circuit court upheld the govern
ment's claim. This case is now before the
circuit court of appeals. having been car
ried up on appeal. The hearing in the
Guggenhein1 case has been set for Novem-
ber 10. The claim involves $125o0.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28

Always fresh, Satin skin cream, never
dries up. spoils, slrinks or changes. 25c.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28
Medals for Canal Employees.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-A ton of cop
per pipe collected from old French
excavators and locomotives, some
bronze bearings taken from cars,
locomotives and excavators and two
hundred pounds of tin found in one
OF the old French warehouses on the
Isthmus of Panama, have been coll
bronze medals which are to be pre-
sented by the president to employees
of the isthmian canal commission
who have served two years or more
on the .isthmus. 1t Is expected the
medals will be ready for distribution
early in 1909.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28
FAILED TO FURNISH GAS.
j. G. Groves, of EdwardsvilIe, Given
Judgment Against Drillers.

Kansas City. Kan, Oct. 2S.-A jury
in the Wyandotte county district court
decided yesterday that j. G. Groves of
Edwardsville, Kan, who once raised
more potatoes than any other man in
the United States. was entitled to re-
cover $3.50 from Dague Brothers, well
drillers of Bonner Springs. Groves is
a negro.
He testified that he employed the
well drillers, Charles and A. B. c.
Dague, to drill a gas we'll which
should furnish 10000 cubic feet a
day. He said he piped his house,
which had fourteen rooms, and the
gas burned brightly only few hours
and went out. He sued for s1.10O.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28
Tigers Preparing for Ames.

Columbia, Oct 2S.-The Missouri
Tigers are putting in a hard week of
practice in preparation for the game
with the Ames Aggies of Iowa at Col
umbia Saturday. This is the one big
game on the Missouri schedule before
the annual clash with Kansas. Mis-
souri, will strive with all her might to
beat the men of Clyde Williams. The
Ames team was one of the best in
the west last year, defeating Iowa and
holding Nebraska to 5 to 10 game.
Although probably not as strong this
season as last Ames was good enough
to play Minnesota a 10 to Is game
and that's going some If the Tigers
can whip Ames the Missouri support
ers believe that the team will go
through the season with clean slate.
crra ~zas.u=
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28
He SLEPT IN JAIL.
After Eating Square Meal for Which
He Could Not Pay.

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-Armand Geron,
jr., enjoyed a sumptuous repast-al-
most a banquet-at Stilson's restaur-
ant on Madison street, near Dearborn,
last evening, and then spent the night
in the Harrison street police station,
because he had not the money to pay
for the meal.
The young man who SO successfully
posed as a gourmand, although with
out a penny, said that he was the son
of a prominent London barrfster, Ar
mand Geron,s sr., and had been cut
off from his allowance because of his
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28
extravaganza.

extravaganza
He proceeded leisurely and with evil
dent enjoyment, each morsel palpa bly,
affording him keen delight, until with
a little lemon ice as dessert, he deemed
the meal complete. He sighed luxuri-
ously, leaned back in his chair and
ordered a cigar. This was burning
fragrantly when he nonchalantly
beckoned the head waiter and casual
ly remarked: "A most enjoyable meal,
but do you know, I have not cent
with which to pay for it ?''
Then Gergon made a suggestion
Il would advise you to call a
bobby" was his remark, "and have
me taken to a lookup
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28
An Easy Week for u r

Lawrence. Oct. 2S.-Coaches t<sr.
nedy and Mosse will go slow with the
Jayhawker squad this week yrhe
William Jewell game which 80
scheduled for Saturday has been caf1e
ed off 50 the Kansans will have NJ
game this week: This is well enougb
as 1t will give the team a two weelSs'
rest before jumping into the four big
Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. This
afternoon the Kansans will be pitta5
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28

against the Haskell Indians in scrim-
mage practice. This probably will be
the only severe work of the week. A
week from Saturday the Kansans will
meet the Washburn eleven on
McCook field and it is the ambition of
every member of the K. U. squad to
trounce the Topekans by a goodly
score to even up in some degree for
the defeat of last year.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-28
Farmers' Institute Held.

Admire, Kan, Oct. 2S.--A farmers
institute and colt show was held here.
Prof. Kendall and P. E. Crabtree of
the state Agricultural college were the
speakers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04
; LIcense LEAGUE Convention. \.

Louisville, KY, Jan. 3.The execu-
tive committee Of the Model License
league, advised by leading brewers,
distillers and dealers in various parts
of the county, yesterday called a
national convention of the wine, beer,
whisky and collateral trades to meet
in this city January 81 and %.
All wine makers, brewers, distillers,
wholesale liquor dealers, importers,
retailers, matters, coopers, copper
smiths, etc. and all statesmen connect
ed with the trade are invited.
The purpose of this convention is to
place the trade Alright before the
American press and public, and to Of
fer society as resolution Of the great
est problem Of regulating the liquor
traffic model license law. The con-
vention will be open to the press, and
prominent men in no way connected
with the trade have been invited to
address the gathering.
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Blame Water for sickness.

Franklin, Pa, Jan 3.-Charging
that g recent typhoid epidemic was
due to the water supplied, number
Of residents Of this city are attemp-
ting to collect damages for sickness
IN their families from the Kenango
Water company. Suits were filed BY
the Rev. Maurice Penfeld Fixes, pas
tor OF the First Baptist church, and
James B. Bor1and, editor of tho
Franklin Evening News. The amount
of damages claimed is not stated in
the petitions, but it will be sufficient
to cover the charges of physicians
ana nurses and other expenses, as
we'll as remuneration for physical and
mental distress.
These are to be made test cases,
and if they prove successful, it is said
more than fifty other suits will be in.
stltuted. Attorneys for committee
OF citizens are also preparing a suit
seeking to annul the charter of the
water company
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04
GIRLS ROMANCE SOON ENDED.
Former Telephone Operator, Wife 81
Millionaire, Sues for separ- a
aG ati0n VIZ Sifi2s I'D ~

Poughkee2sie, ". r., JAM 81 +Dfss
closure OF the end of d shattered
romance came today with the fling in
the supreme court OF Duchess of the
papers in an action for separation
brought by Mrs. Mary Bogardus Tower
against Albert Edward Tower. ,is
Mrs. Tower was a telephone girl
when her husband, wealthy manutac-
turer, married her nine months after
mis- first wife had killed herself and
their son. She asks for an allowance
of alimony and counsel fees pending
the trial of her suit and suitable MAIN
tenance for life.
In her complaint Mrs. Tower blamea
Mrs. Minnie l.. Weis, who Is suing
Louis Weis for divorce She declares
Mrs. Wies' presence on several oc-
casions on her husbands yacht, tho
Erl King, was the cause of many quar-.
rels between them, and that Mr.. Tow-
er allowed Mrs. Weis to preside at the
table at which his wife was compelled,
to eat. She further charges Tower
with cruelty, intoxication and atten-
ttion to other women. Mrs. Tower tde-
clares her husband is worth $1,000, 900.
He Inherited most of MS property
from his father, Albert Tower, an isonI
master. I
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04
WOMAN DIED
AT HOSPITAL
MRS. VAN FLEET, WHOSE HUs-
BAND sUCcUMED wEDNEs-
DAY rs TODAY A CORPSE.
From Fridays Daily.

From fridays Daily.
Accompanying her husband to the
hospital here, where he underwent an
operation resulting in his death New
Years day, Mrs. Leonard Van Fleet,
of, Harper, was taken sick at the hos
pital and who was unable to return
home with the remains of her late
husband which were taken to Harper
yesterday morning for burial, died at
11:30 a. m. today as a result of a
breaking down of the heart and to
ptomaine poisoning.
The remains of her fare husband
which were to be inferred tomorrow
will be held for burial with the re.
mains of the late Mrs. Van Fleet
which will be sent home to Harper on
the Rock Island train tomorrow morn
ing and a double funeral will ge held
Sunday afternoon. Three sons of the
decedent, Robert, Farmer and Carlos
Van Fleet, are here and will ac-
company the remains to Harper
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04
POLICE PRISONERS
FOR THREE HOURS
MOB DOES LITTLE SHOOTING,
BUT SHOTS ARE TAKEN AT
TWO MERCHANTS WHO ARE
SLOW IN GETTING AWAY

Russellville, KY, Jan. 3.-Night rid
ers, one hundred strong, swooped
down on Russellyille, Logan county,
early this morning, and after over
powering three policemen, dynamited
and burned two Independent tobacco
concerns In the city and several other
ablishments, then they rode away.
Three men were wounded and sew
eral telephone girls and the town po-
licemen were held prisoners for near
ly three hours. The property loss is
about $4,000.
Police Chief Prisoner.
Chief Of Police Bruce as soon as he
heard the noise, hastened to the fire
tower where he attempted to sound
an alarm. but he was overpowered by
four masked night riders Two mer-
chants, J. R. Mclean and ]. Henry
Moseley, did not hurry into their
homes as fast as the night riders de-
sired and they were shot
The most seriously injured was Or.
@. Fl. Roberts Of Evansville, Ind, a
guest at the Forest house, who was
wounded sbont the shsad and face by
a charge Of buckshot.
Not All Masked.
The mob seemed to be we'll organ.
lied with head and lieutenants. All
the men were mounted and wore
white capes, false boards and masks.
Except for the shots fired at, those
who appeared on the streets, there
was little shooting, and the chief bus
mess OF the mob seem to be the de-
structlon of the tobacco houses. The
troops are now on guard in Hopkins
vile.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04
DOCTOR CONE;
SEARCH FUTILE
GEORGE W. JONES, KEoKUK PLY
sIcIAN, HAS COMPLETELY
DROPPED FROM SIGHT.
Rnrlfnuton Tan

Burlington. Jan, 81 Sgeciall Nc
light Whatever has been thrown on the
strange disappearance OF DR.. George
w. Jones, the Keokuk physician who
mysteriously dropped out Of sight in
the vicinity of Burlington Christmas
night. Members of the Burlington
lodge of Elks have take1rNup the search
but thus far their work has been In
vain Jones was seen in Burlington
by friends and was known to have
purchased a ticket for Fairfield
Further than this nothing is known
concefning his present Rh hereabpnts
A reward Of $500 has been offered
by Drs Jones brother for information
leading to- his whereabouts. Previous
TO Offering this reward the following
cards were sent out bearing the doc
tors picture:
1926 Reward
s"for nforma alton leading to the dis
covary Of DR.. George w Jones, OF
his 3 body May be travelling and II
SO will probably stop at good hotels
Is a prominent surgeon, an expert Ii,
genfto-urinarys iseases, 7 and i OF fine
family. Disappeared at Burlington
Ia, December 25, 1907, at 70 am. II
wandering is IN fear of imaginary
enemies, but may appear perfectly
sane strangers. All police depart
ments are asked and instructed tc
take him into custody. and hold, and
in this will be perfectly protected
Telegraph colletc (do not use mails }
JOHN M. kennedy,
Chief Of Police, or
'W. CLYDE JONES,
Attorney, Keokuk. la
"Descriptlon., 3s.s;
Height, 6 feet; weight, 1876; open
face; thick lips; dark, smiling eyes
bald, with fringe of nafr on sides; full
forehead; large ears, smooth face
erect carriage; age 81. Black over
coat, coat, vest and trousers labe
containing his name and that of S. S
Lowitz & Sons. KeoKuk, Iowa; over
coat has same tailor's name on out
side of inside pocket: same tailor:
name on trousers buttons. Fac-Simile
of his signature on this card. He Is
an Elk"
Believed Mentally Deranged.
The conviction has grown stronger
with each succeeding day since DR.
Jones strange disappearance. that he
wandered away while mentally de
ranged, or that he had some reason
unknown to any one. hut himself fol
suddenly absenting himself from home
and friends. This last supposition
however, appears to have nothing tan
gible to back it up. DR.. Jones appar
entity had everything In the world tc
live for. His practice was large, h.
had no financial emharrassments that
any one has knowledge of. and he beld
the friendship of everyone that knew
him, by his genial nature He was
not a drinking man. so that any the
ory that he may have disappeared
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.NONOCENARIAN
DENIES REPORT
MRS. LOUIS RANDALL OF BLOOM
FIELD PUT OUT WHEN
SHOWN OBITUARY.

Bloomfield. Jan. 3.-(SpeciaD =
Mrs. Louis Randall; Bloomfield's mono.
genarian, was working over the wash.
tub today when shown an obituary
notice in a Burlington paper, telling
of her death on New Years day.
why, I'm as, well as ever was,
she exclaimed. II wonder how they
got such q report.
Mrs. Randall, whose daily laDors
for years have been divided between
the wash tub and the ironing board
is one of Bloomfield's most respected
citizens She Is 96 years of age, yet
she is as strong as . woman In mid.
die life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04
HOW FOREIGN
PAPERS VIEW
JAP QUESTION.
FRANCE is ALARMED, GERMANY
SAYS MExTFEW MONTHS ARE
CRITICAL, BUT ENGLAND sEEa
NO DANGER.

{ L ! ifIt ~ y z :
Paris, Jan. 8. The Patrie iniI7
issue this afternoon asks In big head
lines Where is the Japanese Fleet!s
The paper publishes an alarmist
story based on the reports that IL hAa
been cruising off Hawaii isiE
Berlin Says 1t Is Critical.
Berlin, jan 8. The next twa
months are regarded by the Gernian
foreign Office and the admiralty as
constituting critical period In the re-
lations between the United Htatea
and Japan. If they pass without wit.
Messing a break in the relations the
high government officials are cons
vinced that the United States and
Japan will then enter upon an eaaiet
and safer basis of agreement. The de-
velopments of the Americana apanese
situation are being studied here day
by day, because from IT there may
issue events which might change the
present international equilibrium and
deeply affect Europe as well ass Amer
lea.
No War Says England.
London Jan. b. Sir Charles D41ke.
M. p, In an interview today on thd
worlds policies In 1908, expressed s.thS
opinion that there will not be q wal
between the United States and Japan,
The only black spot in the foreign
outlook, Sir Charles said, Is In South
America, and this on account OF the
unsettled frontiers Of Uruguay, and
Paraguay. ss; y sil
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Fewer Women Suicides

London, Jan. 3.-Twelve months ago
General Booth of the Salvation Army
started anti-suicide bureaus in various
cities of the world, and he now had is
sured review of the years. work. AL
together 1.l25 men and ninety women
Sought the assistance Of the London
bureau to save them from self-de-
struction, while at least an equal num-
cities.
1t appears from the review that the
seekers for help belonged mainly to the
middle classes. More than half of
them attributed the desire to end their
lives to financial embarrassment or
hopeless poverty
From the small number Of women
applicants General Booth deduces that
they are better able to bear up under
sorrows and trials than men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04
New York Celebrates Anniversary
NEW YoRY SKY LINE TODAY.

New York. Jan, 2.---On January
Greater New York had its tenth ami.
versary as a7combined municipality
with Brooklyn, and these 10 years have
meant much in the development OF the
largest city in America, The great
city was horn on New Years eve, 1897
when the present charter went into
effect and the populous centers OF
Manhattan and Brooklyn were CONSOLE
dated with the Bronx, Queens and
Staten Island.
BY the consolidation the area of the
city was increased to $4,000 square
miles The new metropolis is twice as
large as Chicago, nearly three times
the size of Philadelphia, and ten
times larger than cities like Detroit or
Baltimore. With this addition and
100000 people New York became the
second largest city in the world. The
city Of 1898 would be strange and in
some ways primitive metropolis to the
New Yorker Of today. The subway
and river tunnels had not been com
pleted, The New Yorker would find
only the Brooklyn bride connecting
Manhattan and Long Island The
the same place in 1898 that the forty
story Singer tower occupies today.
The New Yorker would find bicycles
the. fad ten years ago as automobile
are now. The social, shopping and
theatrical centers We're from twelve to
| fifteen blocks farther down town. The
number Of school children has grown
60 per cent. The police and fire Of
ficers by one-half The population has
Increased 26 per cent. In 1908 1t was
S,5o0,0o, In 1908. 100000. The tax Of
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the assessed valuations of the years
l89S-l907 bear the relation of / to A.;
that is, property valued at 81 in 1898
would now be assessed at $4. A New
Yorker sailing UP the bay this morn
ing, after an absence of 10 years.
would hardly recognize the city as he
approached 1t. the statue of liberty
and Brooklyn bridge would seem like
old friends, but the nearer he ap-
preached Manhattan the more strange
the city would be, He would look up
on Ellis Island Immigrant station a
decided novelty On land he would
see for the first time the new custom
house on Bowling Green, just COM
pleted at a cost Of $5,oOO,oOo. AS he
passes up Broadway the new skyscrap-
pers are so numerous that 1t Is be-
Wildering to enumerate them all. In
the financial district the Battery place
sky-scrapper presents new vision to
the west side. The Wall street build
ing and the Church street terminal
have transformed the visit from the
North river.
Reaching Madison square the New
Yorker feels like a stranger. There
was no iatiron building in 1898. It
was not started until three years later
The marble sky-scrapper of the Metro
politan Life was not begun until May
1890 The appearance Of Herald square
has been Transformed.
Another great development Is the
construction Of big bridges now under
way, which will cost a total of $4,000,
coo. Ten years ago the cost Of the
one then in operation was $21, 1,000, 900
All New Workers. firmly believe thai
within the next decade New York will
be the largest city In the world.
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CAGE DROPS rs
;2MEN HUR7 |
ACCIDENT AT WHITE CITY NINE
VILE TWO BOYS WE'RE IN
HOSTING GAGE.

Eddyville. Jan. a.. tSpeciaD- S.
Farrell and Evan Roberts, two boy
shot flrers and night engineers. and q
number of workmen, all employees of
the White City Coal company. had a
narrow escape from death last night
when the cage In which they were
being hoisted dropped rs feet.
Farrell ind Roberts were severely
injured, the formers nose and ankle
being broken, while Roberts had both
ankles broken. The other occupants
OF the cage were uninjured.
The mine is owned by the White
City Coal campany, and is under the
management Of Superintendent Reno.
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Spanish Court ia Pleased.

Madrid, Jan. 3. There is much re.
joicing in Spanish court circles bes
cause of the cold reception Don Car
los, the pretender, received from the
pope when he recently visited the
vatican.
For many years Don Carlos was a
resident of Venice, and between him
and the patriarch, then cardinal and
now the pope, the most cordial rela>
tions existed. Since his assumption
Of the papal throne Plus x has found
it expedient to break off those corr
dial relations to avoid offending the
Spanish government.
In the past he received in private
audiences several members of the
Spanish pretender's family, but never
Don Carlos until recently. Don Carr
los was told the holy see could not
countenance any attempt to deprive
King Alfonso of his throne.
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(Continued on Page 81.
Indian Actor pies In DUBUQUE.

Dubuque, Jan. 8. = James Flannery,
age 80, half breed Indian, died at
Mercy hospital yesterday afternoon
of pneumonia. Flannery's home was
in juneau, Alaska where his father
is trader His mother is full blood
ed squaw Flannery is a graduate. of
the Carlisle school. He visited Dubu-
que last December with the "Flame
and Arrow" company and later with
an "Uncle Tom" show and became
attached to the city. making frequent
return visits. He took cod. which de-
yeloped into pneumonia on his last
visit here.