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New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
18TH EXPLOSION IN GAMBLING WAR.

Chicago July 17.-For the second time within
year. dynamite bomb heavy blast of gun
powder exploded last night at the rear or
John A. Rogerss saloon. at West Madison and
Nav streets No one was hurt. The explosion
the seventeenth within year. attributed to war
between gamblers
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
MEXICO TO GIVE UP WALKER TO-DAY.

New Brhain Conn., Jdy l7.-President T. ~
Stanley of the New Britain Savings Bank received
d telegram to-day from Jose A. Jiminez. COM
uandant o. the police Ensenada. Mex. SAYING
that William F.. Walker the abscondng treasurer
of the bank. would be turned over to the United
States authorities tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
GEE EoR DEVILS ISLAND.

La Rochelle, France July 1.-THE French steamer
oire started from here to-day for Devils Island.
French Guinea with 500 prisoners on board. They
,ncl,,de former ensign Of TIE French Navy Charles
y r-lln,o who recently found guilty OF treason
and sentenced % life Imprisonment
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
CLAIM TO TITLE OF LORD FAIRFAX.
Proof of Contention Of Albert Kirby Fairfax
To Be Considered

London July l7-The House Of Lords has taken
the first formal step in the recognition OF the claim
OF Albert Kirby Fairfax to the title OF Lord Fair
fax 1t has given permission TO the claimant to
deposit proof of his contention. and the Committee
of Privileges VIII consider this proof and report
thereon.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
ESTATE OF DUKE OF pevonsHlRE.

London. July 1.-THE estate Of the late Duke Of
Deyonshire, who died at Cannes in March OF this
year has been for probate at only IS sA, 800
This does include the settled estate. but.
So the amount is only about one-haf of what had
been generally expected
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
ecuApoREAN CONGRESS TO MEET.

(;,ayaouin Ecuador July 17.--The government
has convoked congress. to hold its next session
on August 10 The session promises to be Of
ticuar import ance as the congress will have to
provide funds relieve the financial straits OF
the government
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
MOVEMENTS OF MOROCCAN TROOPS

ea,,,, July l1-Aed-el-Aziz. Sultan of Morocco
has arris ed wiz. his army at Amafa. Two hun
,,.l ea.aIryrnen followers OF Mulai Hang the In
srrgent Sulto., have reached Morocco City.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
HONDURAN REBELSFLEE
defeated at Celia and in the South
of the Country.

rexucsgaipa. Honduras. July S.-The Hondusan
..,,reen,s last night captured the town Of Por-
sntr on the north coast. and to-day they attacked
.,.sta another Atlantic port, sixty miles to the
80, Of rrujillo. but repulsed- They have
,.o beer beaten the south and are fleeing back
70 salvador
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
PORTUGUESE ROYAL CIVIL LIST VOTED.

Issbon July I7--Thc Chamber OF Deputies to-day
after listening 10 a vigorous speech from Premier
F.rr.jra in answer To Republican attacks voted
the royal civil list 50 yeas TO II nays
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18

The Emperor Tsai-Tien. or Teai-Tien kuans-si
pa. horn On August 2 1872 he is the OF
Prince Chun seventh brother Of the Emperor Hen
Fepg and succeeded to the throne by proclamation
al the death OF the Emperor Tung-Chi, on January
= 1876 He was married on February 25, 1883, anu
is the ninth Emperor OF China OF the Manchu
DYNASTY Of Using which overthrew the native
dynasty of Ming in the wear 1874 On September %
lEe an imperial e6ict issued announcing that
The Emperor had resigned power TO the Empress
Dowaser who has since directed the government
Of
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
EMPEROR OF CHINA ILL.
Said To Be Suffering from Dysen-
tern but Better yesterday.

Pekinz July 1.-THE Emperor OF Chlha' 1nai
Tsea has been Ill for several days past IL Is
,r,-,<ss,se "a ascertain what his malady is be-
oause Western medical science is barred from
.he Imperial Palace but the reports indicate that
he is suffering from dysentery- His majesty Is
said 10 be better to-day. but in spite Of this the
Empress Dowager has ordered the various VICE
rows and governors to send physicians from the
provinces 10 Peking-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
BROKERS GIVE IN.
Ticket Scalpers in Kansas City Dro
Fight.

right.
Kansas City, Mo-, March 23-The
ticket brokers who were enjoined last
week from handling reduced fare tick
cts will not resist, so it is said
1T means the end of the scalpers,'
said a man connected with the bust
ness yesterday. 1.-The supreme court of
the United States has said repeatedly
that while regular ticket is good for
a ride no matter in whose hand it may
be found, a ticket sold at reduced
rate or bearing the signature of the
purchaser cannot be transferred. No
body sells any unusued part of a regu-
lar ticket from here to New York for
instance The unusued parts of tickets
admitting a scalp are excursion tick
cts. Now comes this injunction in the
federal court preventing brokers from
handling these.
I'VE shall see,'' the informant went
on, advertisements in the exchange
column after this about railway tickets
being sold. If a man buys a national
convention ticket from New York to
Denver and return, intending to come
only as far as Kansas City and stay
here, he will have to advertise for sale
the unused parts of the ticket good
from Kansas City to Denver and back
to New York. He will not find a buyer,
perhaps, because the prospective buyer
will be afraid the ticket is not good.
Accordingly, 1 think ticket scalping is
dead
Union avenue was known from one
end of the United States to the other
for its ticket scalpers. This was in the
days when emigrants were on the trail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
CURES ECZEMA QUICKLY
New Drug, PosIam, Now Obtainable
In Small Quantities.

Since its discovery one year ago,
the new drug, poslam, has success
fully cured thousands of chronic cases
Of eczema and other distressing skin
Affections Heretofore poslam has
been dispensed solely for the benefit
of eczema patients in large jars suffi-
cient for a months treatment. This
was found to be an Inconvenience to
many thousands who use 1t for ndnor
akin troubles. such as pimples, black
heads herpes, acne, scaiy scalp, COM
plexion bhemishes, itching feet. piles
etc. which require but a small
quantity to cure. To overcome this,
and in response to urgent appeals.
the dispensers of poslam have been
obliged to adopt, In addition to the
regular two-dollar package, a special
fhty-cent size, which in future may
be found on sale at Fred A. Shows
and other leading drug stores in To-
peka, or may be ordered direct from
the Emergency Laboratories, No. 80
West 25th Street, New York City. In
all eczema cases poslam stops itching
with first application, and proceeds to
heal Immediately; chronic cases being
cured in two weeks. In less serious
skin troubles, results are seen after
an overnight application.
Samples for experimental purposes
may still be had free of charge, by
writing to the laboratories for them.
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IT IS STARTED.
The Baseball Season Informally
Opened.
White SOx and Old Timers Have
a Meeting.
MANY NEW FACES.
MAN Y
NEW
FACES.
Pitcher MerchOn Gives Good
Account of Himself.
Jarrett Proves Easy for the
Regulars.

Inc baseball fever has taken its place
along with the other epidenics and ia
now having its run in the city. Sunday
AFTERNOON, crowd of eleven hundred
Iopeka baseball fans of the thirty
thlro degree was given their first ex-
hloltlon OF the national sport, although
the afternoon was a cool one and the
rams had to blossom out with winter
wraps over their new spring apparel.
The Topeka White Sox in a contest
OF elght and one-half innings easily
asserted their superiority over the ag-
gregation of AIl-Professionals, signed
by Sir John Henry expressly for this
game.
And the result Of the game was sat
isfactory to the baseball public The
consensus Of opinion expressed during
and after the game seems to indicate
that Cooleys new acquisitions have met
with popular favor. The real trounc-
ing which they gave the big leaguers
indicates that great deal can be ex-
pected during the coming season, al
though this assertion could probably
be made with more propriety after the
series with Washington has ended.
Our noble captain, Sir Richard did
not have the best opportunity in the
world to show off his new proteges for
the reason that a large number of them
are absent as yet. Neither DR.. Walter
Pollard, the pill tosser from Evansville,
nor Red Craig of Joplin, late of Ire
land, put in their appearance and the
pitching had to be done by three Of the
twirlers. And in his youngsters who
worked yesterday Cooley seems to have
found winners Hagerman pitched the
full nine innings against the big guns
and escaped with but eight connections
bling made. resulting in only two runs.
In the fourth inning he pitched him
self out of a bad hole. Merchon pre-
sided over the professionals slab for
four innings and was only hit twice, a
pretty good record. But the locals got
next to Fred Jarrett, the pitcher Sc
cured from Sioux City. He was trounc-
ed for II hits in four innings and all the
run getting Cooley and his tribe did was
done in his administration. Hagerman
probably showed up the best of the
trio. He showed good control, not a
single pass being issued nor a batter
touched. He famed seven men, which
is a pretty good record for this time
in the season, but as he has been work.
ing in New Mexico all winter, a good
deal was to be expected of him. Mer-
chon seemed able to mystify all the big
players during his four innings on the
rubber.
The A1l-Professionals started the run
getting of the game. In the third in
ming after two men had been retired
Spencer Arthur Abbott, the stellar in
itia1 sacker of the Evansville team,
clouted the ball to the right center
fence for couple Of bags. And Hurl-
burt drove one over the infield for a
single, Abbott scoring on the hit
In the fifth inning the White Sox took
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the lead. Jarrett had succeeded Merchon.
Boles was retired on an infield hit.
Stevie Raglan took his first one Off Jar
second on a beautiful throw by BARLEY.
one to right field. Price attempted to
cut Brennan off at third but the ball
went wide and Brennan scored. Wooley
drove a liner to center which Hurlburt
allowed to dribble through his under
pining for a trio of sacks and Hager-
man scored. Wooley tried to reach home
but was winded and failed to make the
score.
In the first half Of the sixth with one
down Downs, who batted a 1000 clip
during the ARRAY, singled. BARLEY hit
to Hagerman who fielded the ball to
Raglan for a double play, but Stevie
juggled the phere and both men were
safe, Downs making third. Price hit
to Boles, but Downs scored on the out.
From this point to the end, the game
was an old-fashioned execution with
the White Sox as the executioner and
Jarrett the victim. In the sixth Crum-
rine and Cooley started with singles and
after Landreth missed three bad ones
Kahl scored both men on a double. Ra-
gan brought Kahl home with triple
over Prather. In the final round for the
locals, Goiens, Landreth and Kahl sin
gled in succession and Boles doubled.
A couple of popups to Jarrett, followed
by an error on the part Of Dick Brown
in fielding Hagerman's grounder, netted
four runs.
The score:
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WICHITA OFFICIALS ENJoINED.
Federal Court Says Draymen Can
Deliver Liquor Packages.

Wichita, Kan, March 23.-Acting
upon a writ of injunction issued by
Judge John c. Pollock of the federal
court papers were given into the
hands of Mayor ]. H. Graham, Chief
of Police o. c. Emery, Assistant Chief
Thomas Voss and other members of
the police force, enjoining them from
interfering with or molesting drivers
of wagons handling goods of the Ma
han Mercantile company of Kansas
City or from confiscating goods of the
company in transit or from interfer-
ing with the agents in taking orders
or in the delivery of the goods. The
application for the writ was the re-
suit of a series of confiscations made
by the police department of liquor
shipped to this city by the Mahan
Mercantile company, while being de-
livered about the city.
s. B. Amidon, attorney for the Ma
han Mercantile company, after a con-
ference with representatives in Kan
sas City based his pleadings on the
fact that the confiscation of liquor
being delivered in this city was con-
trary to the interstate commerce law.
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CHANGE EXPRESS COMPANIES.
Alton Sewers Relation With United
States and Takes on American.

Chicago, March ga change has
been decided on in relation to the ex-
press service over the Alton road. The
company will not renew the contract
it has had with the United States Ex-
press company, but has entered into a
ten year contract with the American
Express company. It is the only road
between Chicago and Kansas City hav-
ing a contract with the American Elk
press company, and therefore will get
the whole of its business between the
two cities. The American is allied
closely with the National Express COM
pany which operates over the Glover
Leaf road. Both these companies up
crate over the Vanderbilt lines, and it
is believed that the change on the AL
ton will result in it's getting a large
share of the business off the Vanderbilt
lines destined for Kansas City.
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IN CASE OF A FIRE.
The Syracuse School Board Makes
Needed improvements.

Syracuse, Kan, March 23.-The city
school board has just made a thorough
inspection of the high school building,
with a view to putting in any needed
fire escapes They Immediately order
ed that the doors be all made to swing
outward This has been attended to.
The doors will also be kept unlocked
all the time. Fire drills are being prac-
ticed under the direction of Superin-
tendent Walter and the teachers.
AS a farther measure of precaut1on
a balcony will be built entirely across
the back of the building. Upon this
will open all the second story windows.
A wide stairway will connect the bal
cony with the ground. The third story
or attic of the building is not permit
ted to be used for school purposes at
any time With these improvements
the building can be emptied in a very
few minutes at any time, and crush
cannot form even if the children be-
come frightened.
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AN ANIMAL PARK
Buffalo" Jones Will Add to the
Beauty of Garden City.
Going to Establish a Station
With About 500 Specimens.
HAVEGOATSANDSHEEP
To Bring a Fine Exhibit From
Grand Canon Ranch,
Will in Reality Be Hybridizing
Experimenting Plant.

Garden City, March 23.-Colonel c. j.
Jones has made a new proposition to the
people of Garden City in reference to
the location Of his hybridizing expert
ment station here and the proposition
is practically closed. Under the new
arrangement, a few men will take $500
worth of stock each in the plant and
will select a park near in sight of the
railroad where the animals will be kept
and a small admittance fee will be
charged at the gate of the park. E. j.
Pyle has taken one Of the blocks of
stock and enough other stock has been
taken to practically assure the PROPOSE
ton as soon as the details are COM
pleted Colonel Jones says he will bring
twice the number of animals here he
had intended at first and this will make
the plant more valuable than ever to
the town.
Colonel C. J. Jones arrived in Garden
City yesterday afternoon from the west
where he has been on business for sew
eral days. Since he left Garden City.
he has added number of new and
valuable animals to the herd on his
ranch in the Grand. Canon and many
Of these will be brought to Garden City.
when the new hybridizing experimental
station is located here.
Colonel Jones has with him a fleece
of an Angora goat, having recently
added a number Of these to the herd
He is making some experiments in
hybridiZing these with the native sheep
and has met with sufficient success to
promise much for the future.
He says that some five hundred ami
mails will be brought to Garden city
when the plant is established. This
number will include buffalo, cata1o, full
blood Persian sheep. Persiarino and
Persiacot sheep and many other ami
mails from the ranch in the Grand
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FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED.
John I. Lenau Passes Suddenly Away
at His Home in GAYLORD

John I. Lenau Passes Suddenly Away
at His Home in Gaylord.
Gaylord, Kan, March 23-John l.
Lenau, one of the pioneer settlers of
Smith county, was found dead in bed
Saturday morning by his daughter,
Miss Nellie. 1t seems that Mr.. Lenau
arose about o'clock and after short
time returned to bed. Nothing was
thought Of it and in a short time the
family arose to prepare breakfast, but
when he failed to answer the break
fast call, Miss Nellie stepped in to
awake him, when she found him lying
dead in bed. A doctor was hastily
summoned and was soon upon the
scene only to find that he had been
dead about an hour. Mr.. Lenau was
one of the earliest settlers here, hav-
ing homesteaded the farm on which
he lived sometime in the year 1870.
The failures came and went but
through all he stuck faithfully to his
post, having unbound faith in the great
west. Suffice it to say that he was suf-
fciently awarded, too, for he gathered
together many Of this worlds treasures.
He was a man that made many friends.
Friday he was in town. hale and hearty,
talking and joking with his many
friends in his good humored way. He
was a devoted Christian, having join
ed with the church in his early years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
SHERIFF McORACKEN Is DEAD.
The Wound Inflicted by the Bootlegger
Fatal to the Officer.

Medicine Lodge, Kan, March %
Sheriff McCracken died at Kiowa, this
county, Saturday. He was shot by Jim
Clark at Kiowa while serving a war
rant on Clark, who is almost 20 years
old, and has been regarded as danger
GUS City Marshal Bunton Of Kiowa
was the sheriff when the trouble oc-
Cured. Clark was wanted for a mis-
demeanor and knew he was charged
with selling whisky. Clark shot Sher-
iff McCracken in the breast. Marshal
Bunton shot Clark in the calf Of the
leg and he fell.
The officers secured their man when
McCracken told Of being hurt, but did
not think it very bad. All at once he
said, I'm all in and fell to the
ground He was moved to a restaurant
nearby and doctors called. He fingered
until Saturday noon. McCracken was
a splendid and fearless officer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
HE NEVER SLEPT IN PRISON.
Roy Stone Is Granted a Pardon and
Leaves Lansing for Home.

Leavenworth, March 28-Roy
Stone, long term prisoner, who has
served less than two years of an in
determinate sentence of from five to
twenty years was released from the
state prison on a pardon granted by
Governor Hoch.
Stone was convicted of statutory
assault and came to the prison alone
on October 10, 1906. He was COM
PEELED to stay at hotel near the prfs-
on until his commitment papers ar
rived, and enjoys the unique distinc-
ton Of being one convict who has new
err spent a night with the prison walls.
He was detailed to assist in taking care
of the prison cattle and was allowed
to live with other prison cowherds in
a house apart from the prison.
Stones father, who Is postmaster at
Caney, Kan, came to the prison Sat-
urday and accompanied Stone when
he left the prison Sunday morning.
Stone was convicted in Montgomery
county.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Building Is Progressing in the
United States.
Recent Depression Affects Con-
structiOn Materially.
5000 MILES PLANNED.
A Year Ago One-Half More Was
Being Built.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.
5000 MILES PLANNED.

The Railway Age in the current is
0ue says in regard to railroad build
ing this year:
There Is no better or more accurate
Indication Of the condition of the
railway industry than that shown by
the progress made in railway build
ing. When railways are prosperous
and earnings are such as to justify
dividends, the expansion and extern
sion of systems follows as a matter
OF course.
The forecast of construction for the
year 1908 shows only 5000 miles Of
new line upon which construction has
been started or for which contracts
have been let. as compared with 49,
600 miles forecast one year ago.
These figures, too greatly over
estimate the mileage actually under
construction at this time because all
projects upon which work has been
started and later suspen ded have been
included under the head of roads I'M
der construction. Aside from eight or
ten, roads, such as the Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST Paul, rne Western Pa
cific, the Atlanta, Birmingham & At
lantic and the Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient, which must necessarily COM
plete a large portion of the work al
ready started, construction of new
lines is either completely at a stand
still or is being prosecuted only in
half-hearted way with greatly made
quate forces. The causes of this
decline in development are too we'll
known to need special comment here.
In the Railway Age a year ago at
tention was called to the inevitable
effect which adverse legislation would
have on construction, and this year
the financial panic, which has affected
all commercial enterprises, but has
affected railways most of all, has
added it's influence to discourage new
projects.
1t will be noted that the mileage of
Give projects greatly exceeds the
mileage under construction, indicating
the need for new lines, but the
inability to finance and promote them.
Under Contract Live
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23

Handwriting Experts ON the Stand In
the Candy Poisoning Case.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 23.-After
an adjournment since Friday, the trial
of Mrs. Sarah Morasch, accused of
the poisoning of 4 year old Ruth Mil
Ter was resumed in the circuit court
at Kansas City, Kan, today. Sensa-
tional developments are expected late
today or tomorrow, when the hand
writing experts take the stand. A
number Of letters written by Mrs.
Morasch are now in the hands Of the
county attorney, who will place them
in evidence to prove that the writing
upon the candy box Is identical with
them Upon this point hinges the
case of the prosecution.
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AN ARM BANDAGED TOO LONG.
A Salina Jury Awards a Small Boys
Parents $4,000.

Salina, March 23-Because the
bandages were allowed to remain too
long upon the arm Of little Fred
Brown, the jury in his case against
DR.. J. E. Miller returned a verdict for
Brown against the physician for $2,-
500 damages.
The suit was brought on the
grounds that the treatment of DR..
Miller had given Browns arm when
1t was broken some three and a half
years ago was responsible for its pres
ent condition. Damages in the sum of
$4,000 were asked. The trial lasted
for five days and the jury was then
out fifty-four hours.
The same case was tried last year
and a verdict was rendered in favor
of the plaintiff for $4,000, but it was
set aside on technically and a new
trial granted.
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Made a Jump of 1s1 Feet.

Duluth, March 23.-John Evanson
Of Duluth broke the American ski
record Sunday afternoon with a jump
this season. The former record was
124 feet made by Evanson at Ispem-
ing, Mich, four weeks ago. Ole FIRE.
ing of Duluth, jumped 185 feet but
fell. Four riders distanced the for
mer American record. The new mark
Is the more remarkable because the
day was warm and it was necessary to
haul snow from nearby woods to pre-
pare the slide for jumping.