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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
BOMBS FOR Shah.
Two Explosives Hurled From
the Roof of a House
At the Automobile of the Ruler
of Persia.
THREE MEN KILLED.
Car He Was Supposed to Be in
Closed and Empty.
He Had Taken the PrecautiOn
of Following i'm a Carriage.

Teheran, Persia, Feb. 2s.-An at
tempt was made in this city this af-
ternoon to assassinate the Shah of
not hurt. Three of the outriders
time were killed.
The shah owes his escape to the
precautions taken to protect him
from just such an attempt as was
made this afternoon. He was on his
way to a nearby town where he in
tended to pass few days. The pro-
cession had left the palace and was
traVerslng narrow street when two
bombs were hurled down at it from
the roof of house. One exploded in
the air, but the other struck the
This missile fell exploding, killed the
three outrfders wounded the
chauffeur and a score of bystanders
and shattered the vehicle. The shah,
however, was not in his automobile.
He had taken the precaution to send
self in carriage further in the rear
OF the procession. The motor car
was closed one, and it was thought
that the sovereign WAS inside
As soon as the shah heard the ex-
plosion he anghted hurriedly from
Ills CARRIAGE ana Gnl0red a n61EhDOr-
ing house. Hero he remained quietly
while his attendants sent word for a
detachment of troops. The soldiers
were hurried to the scene and formed
in front of the house where the shah
was He then came out, surrounded
by a big bodyguard, returned to the
palace.
The house from which the bombs
were thrown and the buildings near
by were searched by the police. but
no arrests were made.
The present shah of Persia Moham-
med Ali Mira, followed his father to
the throne on January 9, 1907. He was
the first monarch of Persia to begin
his rule under a constitution. A ma
tional society was convoked by him
but it has never fulfilled the hopes and
aspirations OF the people or brought
them the reforms they demanded The
administration of the country has been
in a state Of coahs for several years
and the popular discomfort has been
extreme. The latter part of December
disturbances were rife in Teheran and
other Persian cities, the Lack of coop
Grafton between the shah and the par
hament leading to the issuance by par
lament of a manifesto in which 1t was
set forth that the shah was violating
his covenant with the people and ask
ing that the rights of the people be not
permitted to be trodden under foot.
The illfeeling of the local factions in
Teheran developed about December 20,
in hostile demonstrations. There was
shooting the streets of the capital
and the opposing factions gathered in
large numbers in the vicinity of the
parliament buildings and erected barri-
cades. The constitutionalists loudly
demanded the abdication of the shah.
The shah finally accepted the demands
made on him by the constitutional lead
.fz nY,io 70
Mohammad Ali Mira was born June
% 1872
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
WILL WAGGENER FLOP?
Rumor That Leading Democrat May
Join Republicans.

There is a rumor here that Bale P.
Waggener of Atchison is going to Join
the Republican party. He has en-
gagged rooms at the Copeland for the
Republican state convention, and for
some time has been making his To-
peka headquarters at the Copeland,
instead of at the Throop, which Is gen
orally considered the Democratic
stronghold
However, the fact may be simply
that Waggener is coming to the Re-
publican convention simply to do
whatever he can for w. j. Bailey, who
is Mr.. Waggener's business associate
at Atchison. There is no doubt that
Waggener has a lot of influence with
the Republican politicians.
Mr.. Waggener is in Chicago, and
can't deny the story, but dispatch
from Atchison says that people there
look upon the story that he is going
to turn Republican as a good joke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
SEVEN TO DIE.
Sentence Passed on Ton Terrorfsts
Including Three Women.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 2s.-A military
court, sitting in the fortress of st.
Peter and ST. Paul, under the presi-
dency of General Niktforoff. con-
demned to death seven of the terror
lists charged with completely in the at
tempt last week in this city upon the
lives of Grand Duke Nicholai Mich
oliaevitch, second cousin of the en-
peror, and M. Chtcheglovitoff, the min-
lister of justice, and sentenced three
others to fifteen years Imprisonment
at hard labor. Among those upon
whom the death sentence was passed
is a supposed Italian journalist, Cal
vino, who has represent In st.
Petersburg La Vita Of Rome and II
Tempo of Milan. A special attorney
was secured for him by the Italian
embassy, but Calvino spurned the as
sistance Of the embassy, saying he
wished to share the fate of his COM
rades.
Addressing the court in broken Rus
sian, he made the sensational declara-
ton that the passport that bore his
name was not really his. and that he
therefore desired to be tried as Rus
sian subject ALI efforts on the part
of the court to induce him to disclose
his real name and status proved un-
availing.
Two women were also sentenced to
death and one to imprisonm ent. The
accused all refused counsel, but the
court delegated two military advocates
for the defense. The public was ex-
c1uded from the hearing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
TAKES ANOTHER wife.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria Espouses
Princess of ReuSs.

Coburg, Germany Feb. 28.-Prtnce
Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Eleonore
Caroline Gasparine Louise, princess of
Reuss. were married here today. At
the conclusion of the religious and the
civil ceremony, which followed 1t, the
wedding party left here for Gera, the
seat of the younger branch of the
Ruess family.
Prince Ferdinand proceeded to the
Catholic church, where the religious
ceremony was held sometime In ad-
vance of the bridal party and he re-
manned alone in silent prayer until
the princess and her escort entered
the edif1ce. She was accompanied by
Prince Henry XVI of Ruess-Kostriz
Prince Henry XVII of Ruess and other
relatives. After the exchange of rings,
mass was celebrated and then the civil
ceremony took place.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is a
member of the house of Saxe-Coburg-
Et-Gotha He was born in 1851 and
in 1887 he was elected prince of Bull
garia In April, 1898, he was married
to Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon
Parme, who died in 1899 The prince
has two sons and two daughters.
Princess Eleonore is a daughter of
Prince Henry " of Reuss-Kostriz. She
was born near Zullichau, Prussia, in
1850 She is member of the younger
branch of the Ruess family.
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LOOKS GOOD TO HIM.
Daniel Guggenheim Discusses Future
Prospect of Business.

New York, Feb 2s-DanieI Guggen-
helm. president of the American Smelt-
ing and Refining company, who will sail
on Tuesday for a three months vaca-
ton abroad, talked yesterday of general
business conditions.
''The metal business az whole"
said Mr.. Guggenheim, has suffered in
this depression more severely than was
to have been expected for even such a
sensitive barometer Of business condi-
tions. Copper in my judgment has ta-
ken the place formerly held by steel and
iron as the index of business condl-
ton. The metal felt the reaction last
year months in advance of steel and
general mercantile enterprises. Indica-
tions point to a turn upward in the tide.
Enterprises which were halted last win
ter will be finished now. In my judg-
ment there will be steady betterment
throughout the year. By the time the
elections have been decided, fresh capital
will be forthcoming.
wall street Is undoubtedly blue. It is
my opinion that the present conditions
do not warrant SO much pessimism.
Wall street is no doubt the barometer,
Of the country's markets, but think 1t
is more sensitive to q coming decline
than to a succeeding recovery"
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HOME WIPED OUT.
Killed His Wife and, Himself and
Burned the House.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Feb 28.-
Word has been received from F'loris-
SAINT, Colo, of tragedy today in
which Edward Price, a Colorado Mid
land railway engineer, shot and killed
his wife. set fire to the house and then
blew out his own brains. The shoot
ing took place at the family nome at
$50 o'clock and is supposed to have
been the result of insanity. Neigh
bors were attracted to the scene by
flames bursting from the kitchen and
upon investigation found both Mr.. and
Mrs. Price lying on the floor dead
Little is known of the couple here.
Mr.. Price has been an engineer for
the Midland about a year and was
married about the time of coming
here. He is So years OF age. There
were no children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
HOLIDAY IN RACE.
Councilman Formally Announces Can
didacy for denomination.

Charles K. Holiday, councilman from
the Second ward, has formally announced
opposition Following is Mr.. Holiday s
announcement:
To My Friends Of the Second Ward:
/ hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for councilman from the Second
ward, subject to the Republican primary
March "a. I have tried during my four
years of service for the city just drawing
to close to do everything in my power
to advance the interests of the big Sec
ond in particular and the city in general
If reelected I will continue in the future
as have always In the past to push To-
peka constantly and forever to the front
Thanking you all kindly for the splen-
did support you have always given me.
which l assure you is greatly appreciated
I remain your public servant,
G. K. HOLIDAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
RACE MUST GO ON.
Autoists Have a Plan for Reaching
tho Coast in Time.

Chicago, Feb. 2s.-The crews of
the American and italian cars and
of French car No. 1 in the New York
to Paris auto race were guests OF the
Chicago Automobile club fast night
at q banquet in their honor. French
car No. and the German entrant
put up for the night in South Bend.
Intending to leave at 8 o'clock this
morning for Chicago. Denial was
made by G. Boucier st. Chaffray, who
Is in charge Of the race, that any
change in the announced route was
anticipated.
"I was asked to alter the course"
he said $50 as to cut out Alaska, but
see no reason why we should do %.
The race must continue as originally
laid out We must catch a boat In
Seattle on March 8. To do so we
will continue running until March s
and then ship our cars by train to
the coast"
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MUST SHOW HIS BOOKS.
Otherwise a Bankrupt VIII Not Be
DicharRed by Courts.

New York. Feb 2s-Edward D.
Page, president Of the Merchants Pro-
tective association, lays stress in his
annual report on the activity of the
association in checking and Furnishing
cases Of fraudulent bankruptcy.
Several new rulings in bankruptcy
cases have been obtained from federal
courts by the ass ociation. One Of the
most important of these, according to
the report, Is on the disposition of a
bankrupt's books, 1t being held that
he may not be disch arged if the books
are missing, no matter what excuse
he may present for their absence.
The association has decided that in
the future all opposition to discharges
in cases of bankruptcy shall come
from the association as a whole The
cost of these proceedings will be borne
by the association rather than by the
individual member affected by the
bankruptcy. Six firms were added to
the association in 1907, making the
total membership forty-n1ne.
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POLITELY DECLINED.
Commerce Commissioners CANT Afford
to Attend Banquet.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 23.-Interstate
Cornmerce Commissioners E. r. Clark
and B. K. Lane have declined an invita-
ton Of the Greater Des Moines commit
tee to a banquet in their honor while in
this city for the rate hearing.
The basis of the refusal was that the
commissioners do not believe they
should accept any courtesies at the
hands of either side of a controversy
on matters upon which they are to pass
Judgment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
The Bank Commissioners Force
Is ReOrganized.
Each Examiner Will Have Sep.
arate Territory.
ENOUGH TO GO ROUND.
Will Be One for Each Congress.
siOnal District.
The Assignments Have Been
Partially Made.

A complete change in the old
methods Of examining the state banks
was announced today by Bank Com
missioner John Q. Royce at a con-
ference which Is in progress at his
Office with his entire force of eight
bank examiners.
Five Of the eight examiners are new
men. appointed under the law en-
of making one hasty and inadequate
examination of each state bank a
year, the increase in the number of
examiners will allow two examina-
tions of each bank each year, and
each examiner, instead Of being re-
sponsib1e for 275 banks, will have to
Under the old law. a bank examiner
frequently examined two banks in one
day. Now an examiner will be able to
devote two days or more to each
bank. if necessary
Mr.. Royce called this meeting of
his examiners to announce important
changes in the old methods of bank
examining, and in the system of ar
ranging the work of the examiners.
He has decided to assign each one
of the eight examiners to a separate
territory for year. Each man will
nave In MS territory from ~ TO 100
banks. He will be held responsible
for the condition of the banks in his
territory. The law requires that he
make at least two examinations each
year.
MY term of office as bank exami-
ner will expire in about a year."
said Mr.. Royce. Hence it may be
somewhat improper for me to try to
plan the work of this departm ent for
more than one year ahead. But if I
were to be in charge of this de-
partment for more than one year, I
would arrange SO that no examiner
would be in charge of the same dis
trict for more than one year. I would
change the men around each year.
No bank examiner will be allowed to
examine any bank in which he is
financially Interested, nor any bank
which is a competitor Of a bank in
which he is financially interested"
The territory has been divided UP
somewhat on congressional district
lines. At present each congressional
district contains the following number
of hankS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
FIRE AT ELLlNWOOD.
Destroys Four Buildings at a Loss of
$40, ,OOO-Origin Unknown.

EIlinwood. Kan, Feb. 2S.-Ffre here
today destroyed the Mangelsdorf gro
Gerry and dry goods store, the opera
house block, the drug store of j. C.
McCracken and an unoccupied store
room, causing a loss of $4,000 The
town has only a volunteer fire depart
ment. Fire apparatus sent from Great
Bend succeeded in checking the flames.
which threatened the business district.
The origin of the IRE is unknown.
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The bank commission mas rear
ranged these congressional district
lines so that the banks will be divided
more equally. 1t has not yet been de-
cided which examiner will be assigned
to the First and Third districts. but
otherwise the arrangements as made
by Mr.. Royce is as follows:
First district-Eighty-eig banks,
in charge of either Kotsch or Rowley.
same boundaries as present First dis
trict.
Second Observation-Disclosures banks.
w. T. Watson, all of present Second
district with Greenwood and Woodson
added.
Third district-Ninety banks, in
charge of either Rowley or Kotsch. all
of present Third district with Sumner
added.
Fourth ddstrict-Ninety-s banks,
E. e. Marshall, all Of present Fourth
district except Greenwood and Wood
son, and Marshall added.
Fifth district-Ninety-n nanks,
Harry Hagaman, all of Fifth district
except Marshall, and Jewell and Smith
added.
sixth district -Ninety-eight banks.
John q. Ryberg, all of Sixth district
except Jewell and Smith
banks, J. M. Reynolds. all of Seventh
district except north tier of counties.
Eighth district-Ninety-th three banks,
w. P. Hazen, all of Eighth district eK-
Cept sumner, Win uOTLA Ter OA sew
enth district added.
The names of the eight examiners
are as follows:
W. T. Watson, lola; Harry Haga-
man. Onaga; E. E. Marshall, Els
worth; John Ryberg, Salina; M. M.
Rowley, Beloit; Frank w. Kotsch.
Troy; w. p. Hazen, Arkansas City; J.
M. Reynolds, Norwich.
Mr.. Royce has prepared written df-
rections for the examination of banks
l., ,ad TO
aminer. The object Of the department
will be to make the examinations Of
banks more thorough and complete
than has been possible IN the past
when the department had only three
examiners. Examiners will give no
notice of their coming. and will have
enough time SO that two days can be
devoted to each bank, II necessary.
The examiners will not only fnvestt-
gate the condition Of the books. and
the cash, but will be able to dig into
the character of paper which the bank
Ia holding as security.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
Located in Canada,

New York, Feb. 2S.-Information has
been received here that Henry Sanger
Snow, the missing treasurer of the New
York and New Jersey Telephone COM
pany, who disappeared two weeks ago.
was seen in a hotel in Toronto, Canada,
on Wednesday. The police have COM
naunicated with the Toronto police and
il the reply gives them the reason to
believe that the report is true detec-
tives win be sent there Immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
RACE IS RESUMED.
American Car Leaves Chicago En-
Route for Paris.

Chicago. Feb. 2s.-Rcorted by the
pilot car of the Chicago Automobile
club the American car, the leader In
the New York to Paris automobile race
left here this morning at 1890. The
route mapped out is through Aurora
and Dixon, I'LL The other contestants
in the race are still here, and it is un-
CERTAIN when they will get away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28

statistics showing the association to
be strongest in membership and
assets in the east and north and west
of the Rocky mountains. He gave
the total increase in membership
during 1907 as over 10000
California was the only state to
show a falling off in members, the
loss being about 1900. Assets in
California, however, increased nearly
100000 during the same time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
More springnke weather.

The weather conditions are such to-
day that the entries in the dog show
have petitioned the secretary of the
club for an afternoon of for the pur-
pose of enjoying the warm sunshine
and spring1ike weather. All day the
sun has shone brightly with just
hazy cloud effect in the sky but not a
threatening cloud in sight. The tenn
perature has been in keeping with the
general appearance of the day and
the indications are that tomorrow will
be fitting companion for today. The
following temperatures tell some of
the beauties of the day:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
BRYAN AT MEMPHIS.
He Will Address Mississippi Legisla-
tire at jackson.

Memphis, Tenn. Feb. 2S.-William
J. Bryan arrived here today from Lin
coin. Neb. Mr. Bryan will deliver q
lecture this afternoon and tonight will
speak at a banquet He will be intro
duced by former Senator e. w. Car
mack. Mr. Bryan will leave at mid
night for Jackson, Miss, where he
Will address the members of the Mis-
sissippi legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28
DYNAMITED A BANK.
Burglars Secure 1900 I'm Currency at
Lncolnville and Escape.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 2S.-The Bank of
Lincolnville, So miles northeast of this
city, in Marion county, was dynamfted
last night and 81. 800 In currency taken.
The burglars escaped.
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weather Indications.

Chicago. Feb, 2s-The forecast for
Kansas is partly cloudy tonight and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28

The Bourbon county convention
which was scheduled to endorse Stubbs
for governor over the protest of Grant
Hornaday, failed to deliver the goods.
A resolution Of that character was in
troduced, but motion to adjourn was
put and carried by the opposition. The
etubbs resolution carried a Taft en-
aorsemsnt. and this too. went down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-28

The delegation named will support
Grant Hornaday for delegate to the
Republican national convention. The
delegates elected to the state conven-
tion were as follows: Grant Hornaday,
c. 1. Martin, F. A. Lyons. w. I. Men
denhall, r. Aikman, W. A. Connor, I.
J. Allen, r. F. Benedict, Arthur Ban.
]. S. Turley, John NJ. Cole, ]. M. SUIT
terby, J. L. Ritter, H. Brown.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-25
USES FOR AUSTRIAN RECRUITS

Like the famous John Gilpin the heir to the throne has frugal mind, and, if has been maliciously whisper ed. sees great chances 10 exercise this virtue at the expense Of the poor re- cruits
 Scores of these who come from the country are drafted off to the archdu- cal estates and do their military ser
 vice there, much of it consisting in gamekeepers' duties in the Archduke's $ pheasant preserves. The recruits are also used when improvements in the
 parks and grounds are being made. According to one story squads of them are marched about and made to do
 duty as dummy trees, while the heir 1 to the throne stands at distance and experiments as to where a clump of
 trees would look best
 The soldiers, being merely human.
 object all the more because there are
 no extra rations for this kind of duty. They have generally to shift for 1 themselves and their miserable pay only proeures them food far poorer l than that which they would get in barracks, although that is not very sumptuous. .-Lady's Realm.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-25
Compromise Suggested.

It is now thought that the high school hazing affair will be quietly settled. A compromise has been en- tered upon by the parents of the boys implicated and it is probable that no more will be heard of the affair. Had it not been for the good reputation of the boys both at school and at home it is likely the affair would have re- suited much more seriously Even now if MT. Gardner wished to push the matter criminal action could be brought and it would go hard for the students It was stated to-day that several of the boys implicated had paid MT. Gardner their share of the expenses incurred while the freshman was receiving medical assistance It is probable that when all expenses have been settled with Mir Gardner the affair will be dropped.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-25
The Kings Business.

pr. Granstaff and MT. Pugh con ducted the first factory service here this noon at the office of H. l.. Judd company. The services only lasted twenty minutes and were very inter- esting. Dr. Granstaff took for his text John Ri. xii, The way to become a Christian is to receive Christ" Dur ing the services o. F. Pugh rendered Saved by |, Grace" very effectively. There were about 100 present. For the third evening of the Chapman campaign the Congregational church was not as well filled as it had been the night before. It is probable that many remained at home on account of the snow. Another excellent pro gram of music by the large chorus and MT. Pugh was carried out. At the conclusion of the service pr. Granstaff met the canvassers.