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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-07
INCENDIARY FIRE.
Causes Death of Four Persons and
Injury of Twelve.

New York, May -Four persons
were killed and twelve injured early
today in a fire believed to be of incen-
diary origin which practically de-
stroyed the five story tenement house
at 101 9fchard street. This building
is within stones throw Of Delaney
and Allen streets. where twenty-six
persons were burned to death in
tenement house fire three years ago.
The Dead.
EVA BERG, So years old
SAMUEL SACH, 10 years old.
HATTIE KOPLEMANN, 21k years
AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN.
The fire was first seen by police
man when the flames were shooting
from windows in the lower part of the
house. His call for help brought sew
eral other officers to his assistance
and in a moment nearly every one in
the house had been aroused and the
fire escapes were choked with fright
ened tenants. The police carried sew
eraI children to the ground before the
firemen arrived. BY that time the
fire escapes were so packed with men.
women and children that no one
could get down. While persons in
the building who had been unable to
get out because all the windows lead
ing to the fire escapes were crowded.
struggled for exit on one side, the fire.
men on extension ladders labored on
the other. One by one women and
children were dragged from the over
loaded platforms by the firemen and
carried down the extension ladders to
the street and safety. More than a
hundred persons were taken from the
fire escapes in this way.
In the meantime those who had been
forced to remain in the blazing house
had been having a serious time. Some
of them, finding escape by windows
out on the roof. Not one of them Sue
ceeded in reaching the roof. however.
as the flames had swept up the stair
ways and spread all through the up
per part of the building.
1t was while attempting to reach the
upper part of the house that little Hat
tie Kopelmann lost her life and her
mother had remarkably narrow
escape from death. Mrs. Kopelmann
had gone out on a fire escape intending
to make her way to the roof as the
flames were sweeping around the lower
part of the iron ladder. She had the
child in her arms, when she stepped
through the window to the platform. A
misstep caused her to fall and as she
struck the side of the platform Hattie
fell from her arms and rolled through
the opening in the platform to- the plat
form of the floor below which was red
hot. There the child was burned to
death before any one could reach her.
Mrs, Kopelmann rolled across the
omen but saved herself from falling
through Mrs. Eva Berg and the Sach
bow were burned to death In their
rooms apparently having been overcome
by smoke while asleep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-07
n the barn where Lamphere had

IN the barn where Lamphere had
been.
In answer to a question as to how
much money Andrew had, she said
sne did not know, but she had gotten
some OF it and had given q mortgage
on her place
Ask made a search of the records
at La Porte. but can find no trace OF
q mortgage
Mrs. Guinness. in answer to anoth-
er question, said in the letter that
Andrew left her place about / O'Clock
January Is or 16, and her 11-year-
old daughter drove him into town.
as he was going to Michigan City to
remain over day.
Several days ago Lamphere told
the police officers that Andrew Hell
gelein left on the $40 train on the
Lake Shore road, intending to go to
Chicago.
Because Of the heavy rain it was
decided shortly before noon that no
further digging would be done upon
the Guinness farm today. The work
will be resumed tomorrow.
coroner Mack today turned over to
local undertaken for preservation the
remains supposed to be those of
Andrew Helgelein. DR.. Mack announc-
ed that he had taken this action be-
as to the identity.
coroner Mack in his verdict will find
that the three children whose bodies
were found in the ruins of the GUM
ness home were murdered and were
struck in the forehead with a hammer
burning. The little boy had a large
hole in the front of his skull and it
was believed at first that the hole had
been made by falling brick. The
each of the other children has a hole
In the forehead and that the flames
had eaten through the cracks and
caused quite large hole in each OF
the skulls. So
1t has also developed that on the af-
ternoon before Helgelein disappeared
Ray Lamphere was sent to Michigan
City by Mrs. Guinness to await the
coming of a man named John Moo
her cousin.
Mrs. Guinness told Lamphere to waii
until night for his arrival from Chi
Lamphere should stay all night an6
come back the next morning. The
cousin did not arrive and Lamphert
returned to the Guinness home tht
next morning. Mrs. Guinness told hin
| that he could have the day off and e.
| to town. He spent the day in town
He returned the next morning and sh'
said: You did not get back in tins
| to see him before he went" Lampher
| asked whom she meant and then sh
tolu Hi1u I1elSeiSiiI Iidu ioLl AoA III
cago on the afternoon before. Tha
was the last seen of Helgelein.
Her Advertisement.
| Chicago, May 7.-Following is Mrs
| Guinness matrimonial advertisement
with which victims were lured {
| death:
Personal-Comeiy widow who own
large farm in one of the finest district
in Laporte county, Indiana, desires t
make the acquaintance of gentlema
equally well provided, with views O
ljoining fortunes. No replies by lette
considered unless sender is willing t
follow answer with personal visit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-07
SHIP STILL AGROUND.
She Went Ashore a Week Ago and
Grew Remains ON Board.

New York, May High waves and
the strong northwest wind have driven
the big German ship Peter Rickmers
half a mile further in and on the bar
on which she grounded week ago.
Three of her four masts have been
torn out and today the tugs which
have been standing by her were COM
PEELED to abandon her on account of
heavy seas. The Rfckmers'. crew is
still aboard and the life lines have
been run out to her by the life savers
preparatory to the rescue of the inn
periIed men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-07
OFF FOR PINE KNOT.
The Roosevelts and Guests Go for an
Outing in Virginia.

washington. May President and
Mrs. Roosevelt and one other member
Of the family with five guests left
here this morning for Mrs. Roosevelt's
country place, Pine Knot, w. Va. for
a brief outing. The party travelled on
A special train consisting of a. parlor
car and a baggage car, over the
Southern railway and are expected at
North Garden, Va, after 8 o'clock,
making the run of 130 miles on a slow
schedule Carriages will be waiting
to carry the party to Pine Knot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-07
LANDED ON A RAFT.
Automobile Made Leap of 75 Feet
From Shore.

Seattle, May 7.-An automobile run
ming fifty miles an hour dashed
through unprotected ratings at Fourth
and Andover last night and alighted
seventy-five feet out on a raft of logs
in Elliott bay with two girls and two
young men. injuring the men seriously
and the girls fatally.
The victims were in the water an
hour and half before being rescued.
The girls are Hazel Ross, II years of
age, and Alice Teator. 20 years of aee
The men are Edward C. Bennett 30
and Harry C. Hibbard, %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-07
Divorce for the McKees

Paris, May THE legal exner+ ~
the court presented his Conclusion in
the Mckee divorce case today. His
findings was in favor of granting a.
divorce, holding both Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckee responsible. Formal judg-
ment Will be rendered May IA. The
suit was brought in this city bv Mrs
Hart Mckee. formerly Mrs. Hugh
Tevis: The first hearing took place in
March. - -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-07

sell the whole bond ISSUE" said May
or VIM. Green today. "One merchant
told me he wanted to invest $4,000
in them.''
1T think we will be able to sell the
city electric light bonds at Az per
cent interest. The bonds run for
twenty years and will be the highest
class of Investment"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-07
Indications.

Chicago, May Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Friday: warmer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
Call. President IntoIerant.

Washington. = The question Of
whether President Roosevelt is an In
tolerant man. after the fashion OF King
George ILL.,, arose in the House Friday.
The discussion was founded on a local
newspaper story covering what pur-
ported to be the details of an inter.
view Thursday between the President
and Representative Diekema of Mich
igan, in which the President was pic
tured as humping his desk and berat-
ing Mr.. Diekema for having Joined in
the report of the subcommittee of the
judiciary committee censuring Judge
Wiley of the United States court in
China.
Upon the statement of Represents.
tive Williams of Mississippi. the minor
ity leader, that he purposed to offer
resolution to ascertain II the President
had encroached upon the privileges of
n committee OF Congress, Mr.. Diekema
absolved the President from the sug.
gestion of intolerance made by Mr..
Williams and said that the President,
in the conversation which took place,
displayed the greatest liberality in re.
ceiving his explanation of the circum.
stances leading up to the filing of the
report. He denied that the President
thumped his desk. but admitted that he
gesticulated good deal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
Presidents Special Message.

Washington. "A special message
from the President was read In both
houses Of ConIrcAS soon after conycn.
Ing Wednesday. and In both 1t was
closely followed.
In the houEc the declaration that the
time had come for revision OF tho
tarin elected hand.clapping on tho
part OF tho Democratic members. Dcr.
ocratic approval also WIS given. by
way Of pounding desks. To the susycs'
ton that Congress- could with ndvan'
tngc forthwith remove the tariff on
wood pulp. with corresponding re.
pulp.
The Republicans waited and con.
fined tho applause to tho message ms
a whole.
The message asks for the enactment
by Congress OF the following measures
ut the present session:
An effort for the prohibition OF child
labor throughout the nation by tho en-.
actmcnt of Il model bill FOR The District
OF Columbia.
Immediate fc.cnnctment OF the en-.
pioycrs' liability law. drawn TO conform
TO the recent decision OF the Supreme
Court.
a wv giving compensation TO gov
ernmcnt employees injured In It's scrv.
ice.
Limitation OF the use OF injunction
In labor di3putcs.
Allowing railroads to make traffic
n, .recmcnts.
Giving the government n place on 70.
rcivcrspips OF railroads.
Exempting labor unions and farmers
from provisions OF the antitrust law.
Currency Legislation and the estab.
lishmcnt OF postal savings banks.
Establishment OF n permanent water.
way commission and safeguards on
grants of water power privileges.
Preparations for revision OF the tar.
in early in the next session.
Pr ing wood pulp on the free list.
also imports of paper made from wood
pulp.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
Enlarged Homestead Bill.

Washington house public
lands committee has favorably report.
ed the bill framed by the general com.
mittee of Western members of Con.
grcss providing for enlarging the home
stead units to 800 acres. In its report
the committee calls attention to the
paragraph in the Presidents message
to Congress In which 1t is stated that
n farm of 100 acres Is inadequate In
the great plains region for self-support
of the entrymap.
The committee concludes its report
by stating that 1t believes the proposed
legislation will encourage settlement
of considerable areas of land not used
for grazing purposes and build up set.
tlcments in localities now without n
habitation except an occasional stock
ranch; that the bill Is carefully drawn
in the interest of those in the Eastern
and Middle states who are or may be
seeking new homes.
Representative Rowland of Ohio OF
the public lands committee, submitted
a minority report in which he predicts
that the present rapid absorption OF
public lands would lead to land fam.
inc, and contends that the homestead
area should not be increased beyond
1G0 acres.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
Power company to Ru.h Work.

Colorado Springs-The re-opening OF
the Knickerbocker Trust Company of
New York. which suspended payment
Oct. 20, 1907. has given renewed i'm
petus to the operations OF the Central
Colorado Power Company. under the
management of Curtis & Hine Of this
place. Officers of the company say its
working force will be increased to L.
900 men within the next two months.
The big Colorado concern had nearly n
half n million dollars in the New York
institution when it suspended pay
ment, and this fact, combined with the
general financial depression. caused a
temporary cessation of part of the
work at Glenwood Springs. Gore canon
and Boulder. with the consequent lay
ing OF Of about 600 men.
The Central Colorado Power Com
r,n~ plans eventually to furnish prac.
tically the entire state with electric
power for all purposes. 1t is capital
lied at $22,50O,00O. and is composed
of some of the leading capitalists Of
this country and Europe.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
Earthquake In Mexico.

.n,Mexico City-Chilapa, a town Of 15.'
20 Inhabitants in the state Of Guer.
roro. has been shaken down by an
earthquake and burned. The shocks,
two in number, occurred early Friday
evening. and were followed by fires
which, originating In dozenS places
among the tumbling buildings, Joined
IN q oondagration that swept the town.
Latest reports say the city was prac.
tically destroyed, though no lives were
lost Most of the buildings that were
aeveaed were residences.
Chilapa is the largest town in the
state Of Guerrero. To reach the place
It Ia necessary to travel one day by
train and then four days over n rough
mountain trail on horseback. Tele.
graphic communication has not been
interrupted with Chilapa.
Reports coming in from various
points in the republic show that the
quake was felt over wide area. but
that in no place, with the possible ex'
ception of Chilapa, was there a con
siderable loss of life or property.
Mrs. Emma Jeanette Dorville, an
American, lost her life in panic in
the Tiburcio theater In the city OF
Vera Cruz, which followed the earth.
quake of Friday night.
In this city gendarme was killed,
fifteen persons were slightly, and one
fatally injured by falling beams and
walls. All of those belonged to the
working classes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
New Crop Of Druggists.

Denver.-The State Board Of Phnr
macy consisting of Messrs. A. W.
Scott. Fort Collins; w. l.. Shockey.
Cripple Creek, and 8. l.. Bresler. Den.
yer, held examinations at the Denver
Gross Medical college, March goth and
.1st. The following passed as regis.
tered pharmacists:
Emma Boyd. Lafayette: Edwin NJ.
Broadwell, Trinidad: Frank w. Carl.
Denver: Leon l.. Davis, Cripple Creek:
J. p. Dietrich, Denver; John p. Dow,
Denver; B. o. Erwin. Denver: John
H. Farmer. Victor; Eugene Gentelini.
Leadville; Fred Ross Gibson. Denver:
Linden X. Haney, Denver: W. p. Hur-
ley. Fort Collins: Fred c. Jones, Ala
mosa; Bert B. Kavanaugh. Denver:
Fred Knauss. Sheridan, Wyo.: Henry
Lichtenwalner, Boulder: Edward b.
McCamme, Denver; John X. Miller.
Colorado Springs: PRESLEY i. Moore
had, Denver; J. D. Nickson, Fort Nor
gan; Horace s. Price, Canon City;
James Reed, Denver; Sam F. Reed,
Denver: Frank r. Rogan. Leadville;
Oliver Rumble, Canon City; Victor Sa-
phro. Boulder; F. w. Schroeder. New
Windsor: Ed. F. Shimerda. Denver:
Oliver Snapp, Manzanola; II. II. Stcv-
ems. Denver; J. L. Vance, Denver;
Fred Wooley, Denver.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
Pleads for Denver Building.

Washington. = Representative Bon
ynge appeared before the House
public buildings committee Friday
in support of his bill to provide
a public building at Denver. On account
of the large appropriation desired the
hearing was before the entire com
mittee instead of subcommittee,
which usually gives hearings on pub.
lie building bills. Mr.. Bonynge urgen
that the cost of the proposed building
be fixed at not less than 81 ,S0O,0 900, ana
that an immediate appropriation be
made of not less than 100000 to com
mence construction. 1t is believed that
the committee will favor the bill.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
Cruise Around the World.

MnEdalcna Bay.-Thc news that tho
feet was to continue it's cruise after
reaching San Francisco and complete
the decentralization OF tho globe by
way OF Honolulu. Sydney and Manila
and the Sucx canal. was received
aboard tho flagship Connecticut and
wnR at once transmitted to the COM
mnnding cfflccrs OF tho various battle.
ships.
The news excited the greatest inter.
est and wrs the most absorbing topic
Of conversation since tho ncct started
from Hampton Roads.
Rc..r Admiral Thomas. who will be
tho senior rear admiral after Admiral
Evans rctircs. commented briefly upon
the great trip ahead.
1T can be easily accomplished by
this feet" he said. in fact. IL VIII be
easier than tho present cruise has been.
While there arc many long trips be-
tween stops. every one OF our modern
battleships is capable OF carrying SUI
ficicnt coal to make them. with some
to spare. We shall have better coal.
Ing facilities at Honolulu. Samoa. sgd.
ncy md CGvite than We have had Mt tho
various places We have coaled on this
trip.
''As I glance over II. no difficulties
OF moment present themselves. II In,
OF course, cruise OF tremendous
length. making the one we are now on
seem small by comparison. II would
likely be tho last OF December before
we would reach New York. although
that is merely guess. II would depend
upon the number and length OF stops
VIC would make"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
Crusade Hits Market Street

Denver. = The Republican Friday
morning says:
The way of the transgressor is hard
in political campaigns.
By order of the district attorney,
who had somc 100 warrants sworn out
before a Justice of the peace, the
women in the red light" district, who
have been living in the one-story
shacks facing on the streets. moved
away during yesterday morning and
last night The males who live off tho
earnings of fallen women and the men
who profit through renting and sub.
renting the houses, had disappeared
from twelve to twenty-four hours be-
fore. Four or five of the parasites
were caught and lodged in Jail on
charges OF vagrancy. The crusaders
from the district attorneys office were
successful in the main undertaking OF
riddin6 the district of this class of tn-
mates. A few of them left the city un-
til the storm" had passed, but most
took rooms in other parts of town.
Although the crusade originated in
the political game of whether the po-
lice department might not gain advan-
tage over the district attorneys Office
at the coming election, there Is reason
to believe that the worst feature Of
Market street will be oblteratcd as a
result A movement has been on foot
for some time past to get rid OF these
cribs
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
Bridge Contract Let.

Denver.-For $1,000 the Portland
Cement Company has contracted to
build the great reinforced concrete
arch bridge. 125 feet in span across the
Arkansas river at Portland, Colorado
The contract was awarded yesterday
by the state engineer, T. w. Jaycox,
after considering five other bids, the
highest of which was $13,920. The Pu.
cblo Bridge Company offered the low
est bid of all, $4,000, but that was for a
bridge built on the company's own
plan and not according to the specifi
cations OF the state engineer. The
Portland company contracts to have
the bridge completed on or before De-
cember 15, 1908.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
Fort Collins Y. M. c. A. Building.

Denver.-A Fort Collins dispatch
says: With actual figures before them
showing in detail just how things
stand, the expense of every item and
the money received from all sources,
the active working forces Of the Y. NJ.
C. A. Thursday mapped out the cam
paign for securing the necessary funds
to put the new building in shape for
occupancy at the earliest possible date.
The statistics show total expenditures
and estimated expenditures amounting
to $S3,661.03. OF this S41.013.7S has
been collected on subscriptions and
the estimated amount good on unpaid
subscriptions is s12,500. leaving $780,
14725 to be collected.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
Attitude Of the Minority on Presidenti
Recomme nd ations.

Washington. = Representative Johi
Sharp Williams tMiss.l as leader o
the minority in the House OF Repressn
tatiyes has issued To the press a writ
ten stat, ment defining the attitude o'
the Democratic party in the House to
ward legislation urged by President
Roosevelt In his messages To Congress
at the present session. The statement
describes what Republican legislation
the Democrats will support. what they
VIII oppose and what concessions they
demand on the part of the majority as
the price Of refrainins from AN organ
lied flibuster throughout the remain
der of the session.
Mr. Williams says:
In SO far AS the things urged by
the President are good things. would
like the country To know that all he
has 10 do Is to deliver twenty or TWEEN
ty-hve Republican House votes In favor
Of them. These conjoined with ths
solid Democratic votes will put then,
through"
Mr.. Williams notes the following
measures as the ones which will Cont
mand virtually the solid Democratic
vote within constitutional limits"
To compel publication Of campaign
contributions.
The prohibition OF child labor In the
District Of Columbia and tho terri
tories.
An employers liability law. drawn Ia
conform TO the recent decisions OF the
Supreme Court.
Federal liability to government en,.
ploycs.
A law to prohibit the issuanc. of In
functions without motto. to the party
cnjoincd.
Removal Of tho tariff on wood pulp
and priniin. paper.
Imposition Of federal charr. for
every water power right granted on n
nnvignblc stream.
Those principles and measures urged
by the President with which Mr. VII
1inms ns minority leader takes issue
arr enumerated mn follows:
The pcnnlizins OF the boycott.
The right Of the attorney general Ia
dominate railroads when common car
ricrs ar. thrown into the hands Of a
receiver.
Modification Of tho Sherman anti
trust law no m to permit within limiia.
tioux tho maintenance OF trusts and
tho maxim. OF trade agreements be-
tween combinations Of capital.
Appointment OF commission ia
prepare data for revision OF the iarlr.