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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24
PRIEST IS KILLED AT
 SACRAMENT TABLE
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YOUNG WOMAN SUICIDES
 IN MOST TRAGIC MANWEF

. Allentown. Pa. Feb ga. = . Choosing ire as the medium of 1, . death, Miss Emma Fink, of Slak- . ington. committed suicide at 1. z Statewide today in most tragic !. . manner. Standing where she :. c could see the ruins Of her old . home. which was destroyed by ],
 fire about year ago. she poured !, q oil over her clothing and then set . Ire to her skirt. Miss Fink call. . cd on friends there today and af- !, 2 ter visiting the grave of her mo- 2 ther. she went to the house of . friends. where she secured a can , . of oil. Going to where she could q see the site of the burned house. , . she set herself on fire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24
A PitifuI suicsael

Cleveland. O.. Feb. 23.---Mrs. Angus tus Stray, IS years old, committed sui eide today by setting fire to her cloth iug. The aged woman considered her. self burden upon her grandson, with whom she was living He had lost his position and has 6 large family to sup- port.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24

came to this country in 1ss6 and on December 8. 1887. he took the simple vows in the monastery here. He took the final VOWS In 1900 and the foi- lowing year he was ordained priest by Bishop Wigger, the Bishop of the Diocese of Newark.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24
Two Brothers Killed.

GIoversyille. N. r.. Feb. 23.-Samuei o. Sheppard of West Day, Saratoga County. and his brother. Delbert shop pard of Woodblne. Ia., were struck by a Delaware and Hudson passenger train near Corinth late yesterday. Both were instantly killed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24
Ceased TaIline, FelI Dcad.

Chicago. Feb. 23.-AIrs. Sophia Ja- cobson. No. sos West ChicaKo Ave- nc- fell dead as she completed an cisty in a hall at Milwaukee, and Ash- land Avenue tonight. Heart disease was said to be the cause
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24
ALL HOPE IS ABANDONED.
British snip AIaeFitn ia Believed to
 Have Gone Down.

EEMVG UUWU UWNW'
 Dorchester. N B.. Feb. 23.-Relattves of Captain William Palmer, a vessel owner of this town, who was an offi- car on the British ship Alacrita. have abandoned hope that the vessel wEi be heard from again. The AlaerttA sailed for DeIagoe Bay, South Africa, on Au- gust 5, 1907. for Hong Kong and Balti- more. and according to advices re- ceIved here, has not been reported.
 The ship was under command of Captain Thornton and carried crew of probably twenty men. The Alacrita registered 1,s23 tons. Last year she was chartered by the Standard Oil Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24
AIIened Murderer Arreatea.

Chilieothe. O., Feb. 33.---EdWard Wfl- liams. charged with murderlnR nen5 A. Swigger yesterday was arrested to- day after hiding aii night with his thfee children in a corn field. No motive Ter fhe alleged crime has been given
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24
THIRTY CHINAsAN ARREsrED.
They are hCarsed with violatiag Geor
 gfmss Pr0hfbifiem Law.

gia's Probabilities Law.
 Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 23.--Thirfv-two Chtnamen were arrested charged with violating the prohibition law and gambling. when q raid was made on the grocery story of Charles Young, on a prominent down town street to- day
 Young Is charged with violating the prohibition law and running gamb- ling place The other tliirty-one Ce- lestfals are held on charges of gamb- ling.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24
sTERNBERG AT TAMPA.
German Ambassador Speaks at La
 ing of Corner stone.

Ing of Corner stone.
 Tampa, Fla, Feb. 23-Baron SpeelS vop Sternberg. the German Ambassa- dor to the United States, who address, ed the Chamber of Commerce here last night on German Economic Progress" 1" spoke today at the corner stone lay. ing of the new club house of the Ger man Society of Tampa.
 From here Baron won Sternberg goes to Cuba for a tour of the island. He will be accompanied by an army officer detailed by President Roosevelt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24
FLORIDA MAN ExILLED.
Dan Crews Assassanatea wkfEe on Wa xo Church

St. George, Ga. Feb. 2s.--WhlIe on his way to church at Baxter. Fla. to- day, Dan Crews, accompanied by hia nephew and two ladies. was shot and instantly killed by James Petty.
 1t Is said the killing resulted from trouble started several weeks ago. Pet ty has not been arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24
wEATHEa roanoAsT.

Wnshsnwfon, Feb. 2s.--fcor A1nhsme Partly cloudy nIondayy rnia Tuesday or Tuesday mfwhtS light winds, msstiy sonth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
NOW 1T OUGHT TO GO.
Capital Stock of Proposed Kansas
City-TOpeka Trolley Increased.

The Independence, Topeka and
Kansas City electric railway promoters
got into the 1imelight again today
when they applied to the secretary of
state for permission to increase their
capitalization stock from ten to twelve
millions of of dollars. This is going
some, for it cost them $3.50 in cold
cash to take this step in the building
of their road on paper.
The Kansas City and Kansas South
western Railway company is the title
of the corporation and w. Laming is
president and c. s. Dudley secretary
of the road. The stock is divided into
10000 shares of 500 each. The road
is to pass through the counties of
Wyandotte. Leavenworth, Jefferson
Douglas, Shawnee, Franklin, Anderson
Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Labette and
Montgomery and is to be ESQ miles in
length.
Much has been written and spoken
of this proposed road and it has been
financed once or twice. This increase
in capital stock tends to shoy the con-
fdence and progress of the promoters
if nothing else The road will be of
benefit to Kansas and
there is at this time better prospects
than ever before of it being built.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
WONDERFUL AEROPLANE.
Brooklyn Aeronaut Has a Machine
That Astounds Experts.

New York, Dec. 29.-An inventor of
aeroplanes and an aeronautica1 en-
thusiast heretofore unheard of has
suddely made his appearance in
Brooklyn. He is Fred Schneider and
he has a machine that astounds ex-
perts. Along general lines it follows
the construction principle of the
Wright brothers and Farman aero
plane, but it also has many new fea-
lures. Schneider who is German,
80 years old, first made his appear
ance on Sunday last at the Morris
Park race track where the aeronautic
and modestly asked for permission to
enter and assemble his craft
Members of the society were quite
taken back that without a moments
notice a new inventor with a complete
machine should make his debut with
out having been previously heard of in
witty of the close watch that is being
kept on all aeronautica1 progress in
these days.
Schneider, who was in the milk
business. has long hoped to become
successful AVIATOR. He is reticent
concerning his flyer saying that he
would rather wait until he had ac-
complished something more definite.
81 think it will fiy5'', said he, ''but If it
does not no one can feed1 hurt as I
am not married and I spend my own
money on it,
The aeroplane is the first to have
three prOpeIlerS. Ih0S0 are OF
aluminium and are each 5 II feet long.
One of these is placed on either side
and the other Immediately behind the
motor. Tit two outside propellers
turn in opposite directions, which is
intended to give equilibrium to the
machine and minimize the chance of
tuprning turtle.
The motor is the first of it's kind
to be tried on any flying apparatus.
1t is a SO horsepower gasoline, air
cooled gyroscope engie and weighs
921a. 1t was tried out yesterday and
acted we'll Although causing con-
siderable vibration the aeroplane was
not in any way injured. The machine
is thirty feet wide, % feet long and
weighs $50 pounds, including the
motor. The Farman aeroplane
weighe 1.150 pounds, with the
Wrights macine $50. The framework
is of ash, followed out, so that it
weighs, the inventor says, only one
fourth of pound to the foot 1t runs
along the ground on bicycle wheels,
similar to the Farm2n machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
HARVEY IN THE LEAD.
state Chess Championship Between
Topeka Man and o. G.. Brett.

The seventh annual tournament of the
Kansas Chess club will come to an end
late this evening and the silver cup will
go to some of the lesser lights in the
association. At 8 o'clock this afternoon
Major A. NJ. Harvey, the present state
champion, had a small lead over o. c.
Brett of Humboldt. Each of the men
has played eight out of the ten games
in the series and each have a game to
be played against Captain J. G. Wa
tiers and they will play a game today
against each other.
According to rule adopted by the
association this year the cup will go to
the player making the highest score
providing that he has never held it be-
fore. There is a chance that Mr.. Brett
Will beat Major Harvey. However, he
has a nice lead over all other players
except Harvey, and as he has never
carried off the championship honors will
be entitled to the cup whether he de-
feats Major Harvey or finally loses to
him.
The following was the standing of the
players late this afternoon:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
TWAIN'S ELEPHANT.
It Turned Out to Be Made of Paper
Mache.

Danbury, Conn.,, Dec. EMBEDDING.
where Mark Twain lives in an Italian
villa, is laughing over a practical joke
on Mr.. Clemens.
Robert ]. Collier, the New York pub
Usher, wrote to Mr.. Clemens secretary,
few days before Christmas that he
had arranged to give the humorist an
elephant for a Christmas present. He
asked them to prepare a place for it
and the family unwilling to risk an in
jury to Mr.. Golfers feelings, prepared
to turn the garage into elephant quar-
tiers.
A few days later a load of hay was
received with the compliments of Mr..
Collier, who sent word it was for the
elephant to eat. Next came a man who
introduced himself as Prof. May, a pro-
fessionaI elephant trainer, who caused
the garage floor to be strengthened.
The elephant arrived at night and
when Mr.. Clements went to view his gift
discovered in the garage a papier mache
elephant about as big as full grown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
FRUIT men MEET.
Sessions Begin at State House-Dr.
Harding to Speak.

The first session of the forty-second
annual meeting of the Kansas State
Horticultural society was held this
morning in the supreme court rooms
of the capitol building, but it was
merely a meeting of the trustees, and
an adjournment was taken soon to
1880 this afternoon when the annual
report of the trustees was read and
approved. The various committees
were appointed and then the address
of George P. Whiteker of Topeka on
Peaches was listened to by the as
sembled delegates. DIR. Eva Harding
of Topeka Will speak at tonight's
meeting on the subject 1.-THE Ideal
Home"
Prof J. S. Hunter. Prof. T. J. Head
lee and A. H. Griesa, the latter of
Lawrence, are. on the programme for
tomorr mornings meeting.
The display of fruit in the meeting
rooms is remarkably fine, the apple
exhibit being the feature of the dis
play The apples look like pumpkins
painted by Michael Angelo.
The election of officers will be held
tomorrow afternoon. One hundred
dollars has been set aside for awards
OH exhibits of fruits. The exhibition
is not competitive, but every exhibit of
merit will receive an award. The
meetings will cOlse Thursday with the
report of the committee on exhibits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
Attic lfSS

Little Corinne who appeared at the
Grand last night, for the 'steenth time
in Topeka, may be a good actress, but
she doesn't have chance to show it
in lola from Berlin" the vehicle
which features her appearance. She
plays the role of Dutch girl who has
just fallen heir to two millions, but
her part has no humor In the entire
play there is not a good laugh, not a
sparkle of comedy or a thrill of trag-
edy. 1t is absolutely without any APP
peal to human interest. Corinne was
pretty much of a success in "Forty-five
Minutes from Broadway and she
would do well to return to this or find
another vehicle
Her work last night gave indications
that she would do we'll in : another
play, and that she was as sprightly as
ever and had lost none of her well
known animation. Many of her admir-
ers, and in fact most of the audience
were old residents, who remember the
first performance of Corinne as Little
Buttercup" over a quarter of CEN
tury ago. A bouquet from one of the
older patrons last night was hahded
over the footlights, served as a fond
remembrance of her first appearance
here.
The company supporting Corinne
suffers from not having anything to
do. The acting is light although sew
eral of the cast could handle heavier
parts Hazel Carlton, Pearl Revare.
NJ. Sullivan and Osborne Clemson.
were the popular favorites
There was more interest centered in
the SpecialtieS than in the play itself
Corinne herself made a hit with her
yodelling, while Mark Sullivan and
Miss Revare with their singing worked
their way into the favor of the au-
dience.
There are twenty-five members in
the company, and a car load of special
scenery and baggage is carried. The
small chorus of six girls sings well and
wears good gowns The scenery is
good much better in fact than the
play. 1t is hoped that Corinne will have
a better chance to show her talent
when her itinerary again includes To-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
TROUBLE FOR ZIMMERMAN.
Commissioners Object to His System
of Charges-He Explains.

Another row between the county
| clerk, S. G.. Zimmerman, and the board
of county commissioners, is imminent.
Last evening, Zimmerman submitted
bill for $500 for getting out the gen
eral election papers. The commission
erS calmly turned to prior page of
their reports, and read a letter from
Mr.. Zimmerman in which he cenSured
the former custom of paying for this
election work, and stated that he was
willing to be held responsible for the
work without extra compensation The
bill together with Zimmermans let
ter, was submitted to the county audi
tor, James Larrimer. Larimer
promptly announced that he would
hold up the bill until he got an opin-
ion from the county attorney.
Mr.. Zimmerman explains the bill in
q plausible manner.
When the new election law was
established" he says. 1.-The commission
was vested with the power to make an
order, something like this: 1T is
hereby directed that the county clerk
shall here followed a description of
the duties in regard to elections which
I have performed in this case. As
county clerk, under the old law, I re-
fused to receive compensation for this
work. The law made it obligatory, and
ordered me under the new law, to do
this work. That is the difference
During the administration of A.
Newman as county clerk, he asked and
received compensation for this work.
The present county clerk, in his cam
paign and later, after he had been
elected, objected to this extra expense,
also to the county clerks bill for his
services as county purchasing agent"
This supplemental position was award
ed by the commissioners to the county
assessor, at a salary of $50 per month.
Zimmerman announced at the time of
his election, that he was willing to
perform the duties of purchasing
agent without charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
EDITORS ARE COMING.
National Officers VIII Attend Kansas
State Meeting.

Sheridan Ploughe of Hutchinson
president CT the Kansas Editorial assO-
citation, is in Topeka today arranging
for the seventeenth annual meeting OF
the association which will be held in
Topeka on the first and second days
of February At the present time the
association numbers between three
hundred and fifty and four hundred
members and it is expected that a
large majority of the members will
attend this meeting.
There are q number of reasons why
this meeting will be the banner one
IN the history of the association. The
executive committee of fifty members
of the national association will be in
session the previous week in Kansas
City and will attend the state meeting
which will be held in Topeka on the
first and second of February. The
meetings of the national executive
committee in the past have always
been held in eastern cities and for the
first time in the history of the organ
ization will be held as far west as
Kansas City.
The national executive committee
includes the following prominent
La Planter, New Orleans; w. R.
Hodges, Herald, Sleepy Eye. MINI. !;
Roscoe Hammond, Tribune. Fremont,
Neb.; w. C. Hammer, Courier, Ash
Batavia, n. Y; Jacob Pepperman,
Southern Odd Fellow, Montgomery,
Ala; Major w. w. Screws, Advertiser,
Montgomery, Ala; ]. P. Baumgart-
ner, Pasadena, Cal, and A. -Nevins
Pomeroy of Chambersburg, Pa.
Major Screws is a past president of
the national asso ciation and managed
Grover Cleveland's first campaign for
the presidency. Two Of the candidates
for the presidency of the national as
sociation will attend the, Topeka meet
ing, a. Nevins Pomeroy of Chambers
burg, Pa, first vice president of the
association at the present time, and
j. P. Baumgartner of Pasadena, Cal,
the candidate of the western news
paper men.
One of the most prominent railway
men of the United States has accepted
an invitation to be present at the meet
ing and present the Rate Question"
from the railroads standpoint. Fol-
lowing the address the members of the
association will be privileged to ask
the speaker as many questions as they
like. The place of meeting has not
been settled nor will it be for some
time nor has the programme for the
meeting been completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
LOOK FOR COLD WAVE.
Special Bulletin Announces a Fan in
Temperature.

An unusual forecast which was re-
| ceived by the weather bureau here this
afternoon gives a warning to Topeka
which will in all probability mean a
cold wave tomorrow and Thursday, ac-
companied by rain or snow. The wealth
er bulletin was sent over the signature
of Willis L. Moore, chief of the wealth
er bureau and covers the remainder of
the week. The fact that Mr.. Moore
sent it, and that it reaches so far into
the future is considered a bad omen by
Director Jennings. The bulletin, which
is Self-explanatOry follows:
"A marked disturbance central this
morning over Manitoba will move
southeastward during the next two
days, accompanied by general rains and
SHOWS over the north and rains over the
southern districts east of the Mississippi,
with rising temperatures reaching the
central valleys and upper lake region
tonight and the Atlantic states We'd
nesday or Wednesday night. The dis
turbances will be followed by a cold
high area and the temperature will fall
rapidly and decidedly over the north
west tonight, the central valleys and
upper lake regions Wednesday or We'd
nesday night and the eastern states
Thursday and Friday accompanied by
fair weather continuing Saturday and
Sunday over the Atlantic states
Weather Abserver Jennings and his
weather situation for a few minutes
this morning and the beautiful hand
painted variety of weather which has
prevailed for weeks went glimmering
for an hour or so. During this brief
period clouds gathered from every
direction and seemed to center over
Topeka and rain fell, the precipitation
however amounting to but .03 of an
inch.
Just a little before noon the
weather office operators again became
masters of the situation and the
clouds disappeared as suddenly as
they had gathered an hour or so
earlier in the day. They were sue
ceeded by a flood of sunshine and
noticeable rise in the temperature
readings though at no time were they
low even when the sun was obscured
and the rain was falling. The wind
today is 5 miles hour from the
southwest. The following were the
Topeka temperature readings since Z
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
CARRY OUT PLEDGES.
W. L. Cunningham Favors Adherinx
to Platform Measures.

W. L. Cunningham of Arkansas City
representative from Cowley county
spent the day in Topeka for the ex-
pressed purpose of finding a room dur
ing the next session. Mr.. Cunning
nam was speaker pro tenn OF the
mousse during the last session and is
wen known in Topeka. having been
an OLD Washburn student
He favors the carrying out of all the
pledges of the Republican party dur
ing the last campaign and regards the
guarantee of bank deposits and good
roads legislation as the most impor-
tant matters that will come before the
session.
Mr. Cunningham is sure to be one Of
the leaders on the floor of the next
house and his views on impending leg
islatfon are of interest. He said:
Il am strongly in favor of a guaran-
tee deposit law, just as I was at the
last session, but l shall not introduce
a bill along this line, contenting my
self with supporting and voting for
some satisfactory and effective meas
ure. Note the word effective I shall
insist that the letter and spirit of the
party pledges be carried out in this
bill and not destroyed by some techni-
cal amendment. I should want the
liabilities of the banks for failures linn
tied but favor the raising of a guar
antee fund of at least million dollars.
There will doubtless be good roads
legislation enacted by the next session
and am glad to see the great inter
est taken in this important matter. I
think the new tax law has proven
success and should be amended only
in minor details suggested by the ex-
perience of a years trial. 1 should
prefer to wait and see the recommen-
dations of the tax commission in this
matter before speaking of the amend
ments necessary"
w. T. watson, representatives ELECT
of Allen county, was also in the city
today and talked along the same lines
as Mr.. Cunningham on the guarantee
deposit measure.
Mayor c. H. Scoring and A. ]. Hunt,
both OF Arkansas City, accompanied
Mr. Cunningham to Topeka today, and
Ed Greer of Winfield came along in
the capacity of chaperon for the party
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
HORSE RAN AWAY.
An Exciting Mixup on Kansas Avenue
This Afternoon.

At two o'clock as J. F. Slim, who
lives south of the city drove into town
and had reached Thirteenth street,
his horse became frightened and ran
away. Mr.. Slim seemed to lose all con-
troll of the animal which kept a
straight line up Kansas avenue.
Before it had run a block, however
it was seen by DR.. Rupin, who ran into
the street yelling an dseized the bride
rein.
When the horse was stopped, Slim
was too scared to get out of the buggy
He pulled up on the reins which again
started the horse. Hanging onto the
lines he fell back into the seat That
caused the horse to rear up and like
wise fall, with the result that it be-
came entangled in the harness and
broke a shaft. Again DR.. Rupin came
to the rescue and by dint of ingenuity
in holding onto the lines and tele-
graph pole simultaneously, he detained
the animal until aid came and sue
ceeded in getting Slim out of the bug
gy and the horse out of the harness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Fifteen Hundred Coming Here to Dis
cusS 1t.

The executive committee of 10 of the
State Sunday School association is in
session this afternoon and evening at
the Hotel Throop, making the preliIni-
nary arrangements for the annual con-
vention which will be held in Topeka
during the first week in May. Fifteen
hundred enthusiastic workers are ex-
pected to be here. There is here this
afternoon large representation of the
committee which is as follows:
James H. Little, La Crosse, chair
man; Don Kinney, Newton; Mrs. H. A.
Tice Dodge City. secretary; ]. L. STRAIT
ton, Ottawa; Mrs. J. Fl. Stewart Wich-
tia; r. NJ. White. Abilene; H. c. Rash.
Salfna; c. G. Buckley, Salina; c. T.
junction City; Rev. E. E. Stauffer,
Lawrence; c. D. Wood. Elmdale; Prof.
S. J. Miller, Mcpherson.
Rev. NJ. A. Elliott. the president of
the association, and ]. H. Engle and
Miss Laura Bayless, field workers, are
also here.