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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04
PEACE IS DECLARED.
Tong Wer Which Hns Lasted Seven
Years Officially Ends

San Francisco. Cal. Jan. 4.-The
bloodiest of Tong wars that this coun-
try has seen, which originated seven
years ago over a Chinese girl and in
which more than so persons have
been killed and more than double that
number wounded, was called off at
meeting of the various Tongs held
yesterday at the rooms of the Six
companies in this city.
The trouble started over the sale of
Wan Len, a slave girl to Liu Ng,
member Of the Ping Kuen Tong by
All Wong, a member ur the Hop Sing
Tong. Lui Ng paid $4,000 for Wan
Len, but All Wong declared that this
was not full payment. AS Lui Ng re-
fused to pay more. war was declared
between the Ping Kuen Tong and the
Hop Sings.
The first clash was in Clay street
and resulted in. seven being killed and
ten wounded and since that time the
fighting has been continuous. Lately
the Hop Sings in their desire to get
back the money alleged to be due
Los Angeles and in the fracas two
members of the Bo Ons, a totally DIFF
ferent and-inoffensfve Feng, were shot
by the Hop Sings with the result that
the fight became general and every
Tong was implicated. :. I.
Seeing that war was liable to spread
too far. the presidents of the COM
panies called meeting last Thurs
day to settle it and the upshot of it was
that Luf Ng was awarded the girl and
the Hop Sings declared to be in the
wrong. A jury of the See Yups seven
years ago rendered similar verdict.
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TAFT SPEAKING TOUR.
The Secretary Will Make Six Adj
dresses in Next so Days.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Secretary
Taft's speech in Kansas City Febru-
airy 10 will be one of four speeches he
will deliver in the west. He will en-
phasize his views regarding public
questions that are issues of the presi-
Dental campaign and his speech in
every sense Of the word will be a po-
litical speech. Secretary Taft has
arranged to deliver six addresses this
month and in February. january 10
he will speak at Cooper institute, New
York; January IA at a dinner of the
Ohio Society of Philadelphia; January
20, before the Tippecanoe club in
Cleveland, February 10 in Kansas
City, February IL in Grand Rapids,
and February % in Detroit, Mich. >
In all of his western speeches the
secretary will place himself before
date who desires to define his atti-
tude on political issues clearly and
Enthusiastically. From the beginning
of his candidacy Secretary Taft has
never departed in the slightest degree
from his original declaration, that If
president, he will be proud to serve
them. His fight now is a fight to con-
vince the general public that he
stands for the policies the nation
should uphold. He relies upon no
manipulation, no deals with machine
that are not the choice of a majority
in the different districts.
This is demonstrated in the arrange
ment made by the state committee of
Ohio to submit the question whether
Taft or Foraker is the choice Of the
people to the people themselves, in such
a manner that there can be no question
respecting the honesty and fairness of
the verdict to be rendered. Thus the
secretary finds it possible to pursue the
political course be mapped out for him.
self at the start and to make his po-
litical future absolutely dependent upon
the will Of the people and upon nothing
else.
In Michigan Secretary Taft will follow
Senator Knox. The senator will speak
in Kalamazoo February 2, and 1t is ex
pected that he will make the first real
political speech since he, too, became a
candidate for the nomination. Senator
Knox also Is expected to define the is
sues and there declare his own attitude
regarding them. Taft will invade Mich
igan the next day and his speech will
serve as a reply to Knox. The situa-
ton in Michigan is one that is COM
manding close attention from political
leaders here.
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McCABE IN THE RACE.
Announces Candidacy for Senator
From Shawnee County.

Arthur j. McCabe announces his can
didacy for the Republican nomination
for state senator from Shawnee county
He has been requested by a good
many friends to become q candidate for
this Office, and in the belief that his
long residence in the county may have
familtarized him with the legislative
wants and needs Of its people to the ex-
tent Of making him useful in this posi-
ton he has decided to become a candi-
date for this office.
Mr.. McCabe has lived in Topeka near
~ all of his life and is widely and
favorably known over the county. He
is member of the legal profession. a
graduate Of the law department of the
University Of Michigan In 1891 and
since then has practiced law in Topeka.
Upon the creation of the court Of To-
peka in 1899. he was appointed it's Judge
and held the position for eight years. s
st represent no faction or factional
feeling" said Mr.. McCabe. IT expect
to stand for the enactment of laws, IL
elected. that vii beenf1t Shawnee coun-
ty and It's people.
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county assessor carries a salary of 81
200 per year.

/ The county commissioners last even
ing did the cxpected-for purely politi-
cal reasons, two of the commissioners
Of the county poor farm and elected
in his place Paddy Belts. local poll
tician and formerly a policeman.
Mr.. Taylor has made an excellent
record in 10 years service as superin-
tendent of the farm. The inmates are
we'll treated, the farm is in excellent
condition and the management has
been f1rst-class.
There was no reason for a change,
especially one of the character that has
been made. It is a burning disgrace
to the county that such an institution
as the poor farm and the unfortunates
should be made a political football to
be knocked hither and thither to graft
dividuals entrusted with managing the
business of the county. The men re-
sponsibie ought to be called to account.
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Sl2 West Sixth street, until year
ago when they moved to TOT Western
avenue, where his death occurred last
night. The widow who survives Is
merly the wife of NJ. Sweeney from
whom she was divorced about six
years ago, marrying Mr. Griee short
" afterwards
year ago by the death OF rela-
tive In Nevada Mr.. Grfee fell heir to
valuable mining interests and this
added to his already growing fortune.
Rumor has it that about year ago
he made a will bequeathing all of hts
holdings to his wife cutting off all of
his children. This report. probably
originated from the fact that just
ter his mining interests he gave
his wife an envelope with Instructions
that 1t should not be opened unless
something should happen to him
while on the trip.
1t is said that this envelope con-
famed valuable papers including tn
surance policies but nothing in the
form of q Will. After he became
aware of the seriousness of his, illness
and after he had been taken to the
hospital Mr.. Grfce made his will so
that the stories of this alleged will
are Of little importance as far as the
distribution of the estate is concern
ed. e.s.,
The stories of the neighbors differ
as to the family relations of Mr.. Grice
and his wife and her relatives some
eontending that they were of the
most pleasant while others contend
that the opposite conditions existed
It has not been denied that the rela-
tons between the stepmother and the
children, who are now grown, was not
the most eongeufal, probably such
friction as frequently exists under
similar conditions.
AT one time Mr. Grice was promfn-
ent in local politics serving as coun-
ty commissioner and at another time
was a candidate for sheriff. All or
his family were present at his death
bed with the exception of a son who
resides in Denver. Mrs. Grice Is Just
recovering from an attack of pneu-
monta and despite the advice of her
friends and physician, has been at the
bedside of her husband since his Sc
rfous Illness
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PRIMARY ON FEB. ~.
Republican County Committee Settles
Question Today.

All candidates for office who are seek
ing the Republican nomination in
Shawnee county must be entered by
January II. a week from today. Entries
close on that day.
The county primaries will be held on
February a. The voting precincts in
the country will be open from o'clock
IN the afternoon untils6 o'clock and in
the city of Topeka. from II o'clock in
the morning until O'Clock in the even
ing. -
There will be no. registration of the
voters.
In. a meeting of the Shawnee county
Republican central committee held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock in Lincoln Post
hall the above three mooted questions
were settled In a decisive fashion. AS
always a fight was brewing of Interest,"
ing dimensions. The older crowd which
has dominated things in the COMMITTEES
held fast and refused to break the slate
which was arranged. The ants were
opposed to certain. extent to the early
closing date f1xed foF. the entries. They
also fought in favor of registration.
Certain of the candidates for county
office were opposed to Holding the pri-
maries to nominate county candidates
on February %, desiring to hold a sep
arate primary later~for this purpose.
But this fellsby the Waysides also and
the primaries will decide the nominees
for county offices as we'll as the dele
gates to the Republican county and
state conventions. Furthermore 1t will
decide on the nominees OF the party to
the legislature.
An attempt was made to provide that
the ballots should contain the Republi-
can candidates for governor SO that the
voter might be able to dictate how the
delegate to the county convention
should vote on the question of governor
but the old heads who boosted in
Hal nd
sending them into the convention I'M
Instructed were again triumphant.
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BOOM FOR WHEELER.
California Man May Be Nominee of
the Prohibitionists.

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 4.-Friends
of Frederick F. Wheeler, a capitalist
Of this city. have opened a corre-
spondence campaign to secure for Mr..
Wheeler the prohibition nomination
for president at Columbus, O.. next
July. Mr.. Wheeler admits that he is
a passive candidate for the honor and
will be glad to lead the prohibitionists
II called upon to do SO. He Is a mem
Der OF the prohibition national COM
m1ttee and has been several times
candidate for congress and other
offices. He was formerly a banker
and merchant of Albany, N Y. Mr..
Wheeler is quoted as saying that OF
course his party has no hope to win
in the coming election, but that the
one great principle for which he
stands is already winning all over the
country. Mr.. Wheeler is 4S years of
age.
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LOCAL MENTION.

A full line Of imported and domestic
cigars at Prices drug store.
Fort Pillow Post No 321. G.. A. r.
held their annual installation last
fcers were installed: Nathan VIII
liams. P. c.; VIM. Herbert. S. V. CT;
Samuel T. Kearce, J. v. c.; Geo. R.
Waters, AdJt.; John Hedge, J.. M;
Alex Winchester. Surg; H. Radford,
Chap; Geo. Carpenter. o. D.; John
Bradshaw, O. G.; Monroe Williams, S.
M; Richard Brookens. @. M. SER
geant.
Topeka Post No. II. will hold MEM
orial service at their hall, on West
Sixth street, Sunday, January at 8
p. M. for the comrades who have
answered the last roll call during the
past year All old soldiers and friends
are invited to be present.
Mr.. J. F. Billings. until recently
mobile Co. has connected himself
with the Barnes Real Estate Co. 121
West Fifth street. This firm (besides
being one of the most successfully is
one of the Oldest in the city. having
been established twenty-five years
ago. The name Of the nrm will not
be changed and the business will be
conducted along the same lines as
heretofore.
E. G. Gage, w. R. C. and G. A. R.
will give public installation at their
hall tonight.
Prof. g. B. Blair of Morning Side col
lege, Sioux City, Ia. who has been
spending the holidays at the home of
his parents on Western avenue return
ed today to resume his college work.
Mrs. c. T. Spencer, 1923 Buchanan
street, entertained Friday evening In
honor of her guest, Mrs. Lima Hill. Of
Lawrence. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Rubot-
tom of Chicago. Mrs. Jessie Shaw, Miss
Lena Michels Miss Ida Michels, Mr..
Earl Shaffer, Mr.. Lee Shaffer, Mr.. Clyde
Dole and Mr.. C. J. Spencer, Mrs. Ed
Charlton, Mrs. Huntsinger, Mrs. Yem
dell Of Lawrence.
Rev. J. E Edwards. pastor of the st.
Johns A. NJ E. church will address the
Colored Y. M. c. A. at 406 Kansas ave-
nue., tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 p. m.
The vignette club Will meet with
Mrs. Speed Hughes on Tuesday after
noon.
The city schools Will open Monday
morning, not On Tuesday as has been
announced.
The Ladies' Music club will meet
with Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan. 1919
Topeka avenue, next Wednesday.
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Why silver Dollars Are scarce.

1t is chiefly around Christmas time
that the scarcity of silver dollars be-
comes noticeable. The mint has not
been coming silver into larger coins
than 50-cent pieces for about three
years, with the result that the cart
wheels" as the silver dollars were
formerly called. have largely disap-
peared from active circulation.
clerk at the Bingham house, who has
been blessed with a boy baby during
the past year, wanted, among other
little gifts, to give his young hopeful
silver dollar marked 1907" which
could be suspended about his neck
on string and used to help cut the
little teeth which were beginning to
show signs of appearing. He inquired
among al his friends for 1907 sill
yer dollar. and it was not until he had
been on the vain search for nearly a
week that some one told him to call
at the mint. and there he received
official information that, under ad-
vices from Washington, they had not
coined any silver dollars since 1905,
and, therefore, there had never been
nor would be any silver dollars for thu
present year.-Philadelphia Record.
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TAYLOR IS DETHR0NED.
County Commissioners Carry Out
Political Programme.

Late Friday afternoon the county
commissioners got together. and made
the following appointments: S. H.
Haynes, for county assessor; G.. w.
Paddy Belts for superintendent of
the county poor farm; A. S. Hale for
poor commissioner.
OF this list, the last person seems to
be popular with the pupiic. Uncle
Alf'' Hale has been poor commission
er for the past 20 years, and there
seems to be no room for radical i'm
provement in his system OF managing
the Office. In his years of experience
he has gradually pu. number Of
gratis out Of business. and the Office
is managed on economic principles.
The yearly contract system has been
ditched by his efforts, and he Is al
lowed to buy on the open market. No
second class grocer can buy goods any
cheaper than he. There IS no velvet
which was the only unanimous move
ment at the days session. meets with
general approval
The same cannot be said OF the ap-
pointment of Paddy Belts, who was
named to take the place of J. T. Tay-
lor, superintendent of the poor farm.
only after a bitter opposition on the
part of w. e. Sterne, orc Of the COM
missioners- Taylor has good record
has managed the poor farm with
ability and integrity, and Mr.. Sterne
could see no reason for his removal.
He has served in that capacity for the
past ~ years. and given satisfaction.
On the first ballot Of the commits
sioners, Commissioner r.. B. Sims
voted for his nominee, j. A. Critch-
field, PA ddy'' Belts got the vote of
Commissioner F. w. Harrison, and the
present incumbent, ray.or, was sup
ported by Commissioner w. e.
sterne. On the second round, Com
missioner Harrison and Sims both
voted for Paddy Belts. with no
visible alternative. Mr.. Sterne then
moved to make 1t unanimous, and
Belts gets the job.
The next appointment on hand was
that of county assessor. T. A. James
and 8. II. Haynes were the candidates.
The appointment Of Haynes was also
made unanimous, after Sterne and Har-
rison had voted for Haynes.
Mr.. Simms then nominated Mr.. Hale
to succeed himself as county poor
commissioner, and the vote was unani-
NOUS on the first ballot
Belts will assume control of the poor
farm on March 1, at a salary of $72
per month. Haynes will begin at once
In his preparations for the spring as
sessment. He will probably continue
to hold the position OF county purches-
ing agent. but will have nothing fur
Their to do in the superintendent Of
the county stone yard. The Office OF
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Increase.

A great uproar in her pigpen awoke
last night Widow Arminda Mflligan
The widow. who lives near Eureka,
New York. threw on wrapper and
hurried out in the moonlight.
A hungry ha1f-grown bear, seeing
litter of ten sucking pigs, had
climbed in the pen and seized a piglet
Instantly the mother pig attacked the
bear, ripping its sides with her tusks.
The bear dropped the pig and tried to
escape, but the savage mother pulled
it back. and the boar Hereby Joined
her in the attack Widow MilIigan
seized pitchfork and re-enforced her
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VICTIMS OF A CAvE-IN.
Two Men Buried Under Falling Slate
Are Seriously Injured.

Ottawa, Kan, Jan. 4.-Samuel Hill
derman and Earl Ritchie were COM
pletely buried in a cave-in of ditch
along the Missouri Pacific tracks late
Friday. A ditching gang in charge of
John Elzea was working a short dis
lance east of Rantoul in some slate
when the slate caved In. Hilderman
and Ritchie were standing erect when
the slate struck them. They were
knocked down and buried a, foot deep
with slate. s5s25
Hilderman received q broken leg.
some fractured ribs and was hurt in
wardly, while Richie suffered d
broken collar bone. go e~f ~ sf=i b
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]. S. GRICElS DEAD
Well Known Grocer Dies Al or
Mysterious Illness.
Physicians Attribute Death to
Arsenical Poison.
POSTMORTEM is HELD
Expected to Definitely Deter
mine Cause of Death.
CorOner's Inquest viii BE
Held.
POSTMORTEM Is HELD

John s. Grice,. who for more than a
quarter of a century has conducted a
grocery store in Topeka, died at his
home, 767 Western avenue, last night
after an Illness of nine weeks with
every symptom of arsenieal poison.
Prior to his fatal illness Mr.. Grice. who
was 81 years of age, had enjoyed the
best OF health and having retired from
the grocery business was prepared to
take life easily and enjoy the fruits
Of hts toll
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Hunters Bother Mack LytIe.

Mack Lytle, farmer living In
Dover township, appeared at the Of
fee of Sheriff Wilkerson this after
noon and asked to be sworn in as a
deputy sheriff SO that he can protect
himself and his stock from the raids
of irresponsible hunters. He brought
a horse hide which had been perfor-
ated with a charge from the gun Of
some hunter and as the hide was not
on the animal. the guest is that the
wounds proved fatal
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Death Of Mrs. warren Lazelle.

Beloit, Kan. Jan. Airs. Warren
Lazelle died at her home here. Friday
from kidney trouble. Mrs. Lazelle.
formerly Miss Pearl Casey. was born
in this city August 20, 1872. and at
the time of her death was So years Of
age. She was daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Casey and grew to young
womanhood here, where she has lived
practically all her life. She was mar
ried on September IL, 1900.
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FOR SELLING WHISKY.
A Chanute Man Is Fined $1,000 and
Given 36O Days in Jail.

Chanute, Kan, Jan. Al. j. Hawkins
Friday afternoon was fined $1,000 and
given a Jail sentence of 800 days by
Judge C. s. Nation upon the charge of
violating the state prohibftory law. Only
three of the four cases against him
were tried Hawkins viii appeal to the
supreme court.
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Old Cruiser merton Burns.

San Francisco. jan 4.-The old
cruiser Marion was burned to the
waters edge yesterday in Visitation
bay. three miles south of Hunters
Point in San Francisco bay. The
Marion was launched in 1875 to per-
petuate the name of the sIoop of war
Marion, the timber of which was used
in the work of reconstruction. For a
time she was in service on the China
station. In 1895 she was given by
the government to the naval reserve
as training ship and was eventually
sold.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

W. NJ. Spradley. II years of age. died at
his home III Center street, last night, Of
pneumonia. The funeral announcement
win be made later.
Lloyd Edward Lessor, the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lessor Of Shorey, died Fri
day afternoon Of pneumonia The funeral
will be held at ! o'clock Sunday from the
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weekly Bank Statement.

New York, Jan. 4.-The statement Of the
clearing house banks for the week, five
days, shows that the banks hold 81 509 $50
less than the requirements of the rs per
cent reserve rule. This is an increase of
ca nv ar With last wee he statee
ment follows:
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HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

1,aa also given complete Satisfaction
Cor "a pears in cases of Indigestion,
T1vsDepsia, Coefiveness, Biliousness,
KiH17e5 Troubles, Female Ills, Colds
eT1H Malaria. Try 1t today, also ask
your druggist for free copy OF our
1e0s Almanac. st4s-@e
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pigs. The bear fought well, but
quickly succumbed to such odds and
was killed.-New York World
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pEGIN YOUR MEAL,

with a dose of Hostetter's Stomach
Bstters and see how much good it will
do you. Beside sharpening the appe-
tite and toning the stomach it will
sSlso urevent any after-eating distress
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Mrs. Knag (viewfng house}-Oh, how
beautiful!The magnificent view makes me
perfectly speeches.
Mr. KnaglTlI buy the house--st Louis
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And you mean to say that football
player kissed your? exclaimed the irate
mother.
Eyes, ma replied the blushing daugh-
ter.
ssWhy, the idea! Didn't I tell you II he
tried to kiss you to yell 'stop.' as loud as
you couldg'
IL did. ma, but he had on his ear
guards and couldn't hear me."-Chicago
News.
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st. Louis, Jan. 4.-Tomorrow Doc
Shively, president of the Western as
ISOLATION, will arrive in the city and
he has wired to Monsieur Mcmahon
Of the firm, Martin, Mcmahon & Co.,
to meet him at the station and confer
with him.
AS the firm mentioned has designs
on installing a new baseball league
the conference is supposed to have
some baseball bearing relative to the
Introduction of a team into st. Louis.
Shively's league belongs to Glass G.
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The skin is beautified, perfumed, pro
teeted, preserved by Satin skin powder. Csc.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
FOR RENT furnished housekeeping
rooms. 800. Also at 7. 3o5 Adams st.

L.ook at the great proposition DR.. Scritcf-.
field IL making to the suffering public.
He positively guarantees to cure all throat
or lung trouble, dropsy or fits, not asking
This offer stands good for 10 days only.
The doctor has been located in Kansas for
~ years. His office Is at his residence at
2l9 w. 18th ST.. Topeka, Kan, between Van
Buren, and Harrison, on car line
CONSULTATION FREE.
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Bear Loses Life for Pielet.

decrease.