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The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
Brady WINS.
Defeats Present Governor of Michigan
for the Nomination.

Detroit. Sept. with returns in
from a large majority of the election
districts of the state. Dr. James B.
Bradley, of Eaton Rapids. state audi
tor general has, it is conceded, defeat
ed Governor Fred NJ. Warner, by about
$500 votes for the Republican nomina
ton for governor. Returns compiled to-
day from all but 3S7 of the 2.O15 cleo
tion districts give the following totals
for the three candidates:
Bradley 72,012; Warner 20, 1863: Earle
20.010. As about 90 to 75 of the missing
districts are believed to be as result
of the vote in adjoining districts for
DR.. Bradley, it is figured that his total
will exceed Governor Warner'3 vote by
$500.
Governor Warner carried the upper
peninsula by a large majority and also
received a heavy majority in the
Thumb section of the state. DR..
Bradley carried the two heaviest pop
ulated counties of the state. Wayne and
Kent, in which Detroit and Grand Rap
ids are located.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
JACKSON TO INVESTIGATE
Attorney General Will Look Into the
Triclxett Case.

Late Tuesday afternoon, Governor
Hoch sent a letter to Attorney General
Fred jackson instructing him to inves-
tigate thoroughly the charges which
have been made against c. w. Trick
EFT of Kansas City, and the counter
charges against County Attorney Tag
gart.
Mr.. Jackson is at present out in
Montana catching trout out of the
Rocky Mountains streams, as a rest
from his year of arduous trust bust
ing He is not expected home until
september 10, but when he hears of
the governors letter, he may instruct
some of his deputies to commence an
immediate investigation.
The letter of the governor follows:
IF. S. Jackson, Attorney General, To-
peka, Kan:
my Dear Sir: 1 have received a
copy of resolutions adopted at numer-
Gus mass meetings held in Kansas
City, Kan, last Sunday under the au-
spices of the Citizens Civic league of
that city, signed by j. A. Motter, its
president, and Myron A. Waterman
its secretary. concerning the recent
arrest and conviction in a city court
of c. w. Trickett, assistant attorney
general, on a charge of collecting il
legal fees. 1t is charged that the ar
rest and conviction of Mr.. Trickett
powerful liquor, prostitution and
gambling interests, located chiefly
across the state line, to destory the in
fiuence of the assistant attorney gen
eral and undo, if possible, the great
work that has been done during the
past two years. All these charges and
counter charges have been matters of
public notoriety for a week or more
and are of sufficient gravity to de-
mand an immediate and thorough in
vestigation by the state to determine
their truth or falsity. There must be
no abatement of the enforcement of
the law and the splendid results flow
ing from it must not be jeopardized.
The good name of the state demands
both that it's representatives be men
of clean hands themselves and that
they be protected from persecution by
those who hold character and law
alike in contempt.
"It is my desire, therefore, that you
proceed at once in person, or by an ac-
credited representative, to Kansas
City. Kan, and make a thorough in
vestigation of the whole situation
there, including both the charges
against Mr.. Taggart. the county attor-
ney. and Mr.. Trickett. the assistant
attorney general, and take whatever
action, should any action be found
necessary, that the dignity of the state
and the majesty of the law demand.
Very respectfully yours.
"(Signed.)
"E. w. HOCH. Governor"
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
vermont Is Republican by a
Good Sized Majority.
The Smallest However Since the
Election of 1892.
APATHY is APPARENT.
Returns Show Falling Off i'm
Vote of Both Parties.
independence Party Elects Six
Members of Legislature.

White River Junction, VT. Sent. .
Complete returns from yesterdays
state election in Vermont on the vote
Tor governor received this afternoon
snow the following result:
george II. Prouty, Republican, As
SoI' James E. Burke, Democrat. Is
SOS; Qulmby S. Backus, Independence
league, !'252; Eugene M. Campbell,
fronlblt1on, S26; j. H Dunbar. So
cialist, 479 "
The total vote of all parties was &C.
'44, and Prouty's plurality over Burke
was 1886
The Republicans had seventy-one per
cent the Democrats 20 per cent the
Independence League 2 per cent ina
Prohlpltlonlsts 1-3 per cent and the
SOCIALISTS two-thirds of 1 per cent of
the total vote cast. The decrease in
the republican vote amounted to per
cent and the Democratic vote to 3 per
cent. The decrease was Surprising in
view OF the numerous local contests at
which the voting was quite heavy. Po-
HlIcal leaders were inclined to look
upon the returns today as indications
that the voters were somewhat apath-
etc In regard to the national issues
but not to marked degree
The incoming Legislature will have at
least one Democratic senator, about 80
Democratic representatives and at least
six members of the Independence
League in the lower house. Four wears
ago the house stood FOG Republicans and
"a Democrats, so that the Republican
majority the coming year will De prac-
tically unchanged and will insure the
election of a Republican successor to
the late Senator Redfield Proctor. pro-
bably in the person of his son Governor
F. D. Proctor.
The election of a Democratic member
of the state senate gives the party a
representation in that branch of the
legislature for the first time in several
years. At the last state election in
1906, not a single Democrat was elect
ed to the state senate.
Although actual comparisons of this
years vote with the vote of four years
ago, cannot be made until complete
| returns are received. it is estimated
that the falling off in the Republican
! vote was somewhat in excess of the
reduction in the Democratic poll.
Bryan Not Ready to Talk.
| st. Paul. Mimi. Sept. 2.-William
Jennings Bryan was in St. Paul for a
short time this morning. He left for,
| Sioux City, Ia, at 10 o'clock, where
he is due at 7:10 this evening. Before
| leaving Mr.. Bryan was asked for an
expression of opinion regarding the re-
suit of the Vermont election. but he
said that in view of the incomplete~
ness of the returns as reported in the
morning -apers he did not care to
make any comment at this time.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
SEVEN DROWNED.
SIoop Carrying Pleasure Party Upset
in PenobscOt Bay.

Deer Island, Me, Sept, 2.-Seven
summer visitors out of party of ten
were drowned by the capsizing of a
35 foot sloop in Penobscot bay off this
island The drowned:
MISS ALICE TORRO, Washington,
D. c.
MISS ELEANOR TORRO. Wash
ington, d. c.
MISS KELLOGG, Baltimore.
LUTTE KELLOGG, Baltimore.
MRS. LUCY S. CRAWLEY, Phila-
delphia.
MISS ELIZABETH G. EVANS,
Mount Holyoke Seminary, Mass.
JASON c. HUTCHINS, Bangor, Me.
The saved:
Captain Haskell Deer Isle.
Prof. E. S. Craw1ey. Philadelphia.
University of Pennsylvania, husband
of Mrs. Crawley.
Henry B. Evans of Mount Holyoke,
brother of Miss Elizabeth Evans.
The bodies of Lutte kellogg and
Miss Evans were recovered. There
was some hope that Mr.. Hutchins had
been saved, as when last seen he was
making a brave struggle through the
choppy sea toward Barren Island,
nearby. A boat was sent from this
place in an effort to locate him or his
body
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
BIG TREES SAVED.
Whole Grove Was in Danger of De-
struction by Fire.

Sonora, Cal, Sept. 2.-Telephone in
forma ton from the Big Trees hotel
this morning at 1890 O'Clock reports
the forest fire which broke out yester-
day and threatened the Big Tree grove
all last night, is believed to be under
control All the forest rangers and
settlers available fought the fire an
night and succeeded this morning in
arresting it. 1t reached the North
grove. but according to reifable in
formation here, did not get into the
grove, where are located the man.
moth specimens of the Seouoia
gigantae trees. One report has it that
the mother of the forest" a giant
tree, was burned, but this is not con-
firmed here, and is not believed. as the
course of the fire would not endanger
that paticuIar part of the grove.
It is so miles from Sonora TO the
grove. Several men from here have
gone to assist the rangers in subduing
the dAmGs-
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
COMET IS COMING.
1t Is Expected to Remain Near Us for
Two Years.

Chicago, Sept. 2.-Astronomers at
the Yerkes observatory in Williams
Bay, Wis, have begun preparations to
record the first observations of the re-
appearance of Halley's comet. This
comet appears once in rs years, and.
according to the figures, it ought to
come in sight some time during Sep
tember or October. but it may have
been perturbed in its course.
There is a chance" said Director
Frost of the observatory. that we
may pick it up this fall. II will be
faint at first, but brilliant later It has
been under observation for eleven CEN
turtles.
'It is an erratic comet and it may
not be seen at all this year. We are
preparing to photograph it. COM
mittee of astronomers was appointed
at Put-in-B Bay last month to consider
plans for observing the comet contin-
uously during its two years presence
near the EARTH
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
autumn Weather CONTINUES.

Topeka drew another consignment Of
autumn weather today. though the
tenperatures are few degrees higher
than those of Tuesday; as yesterday
there are a few flake like clouds in the
sky though thes un has shone every
moment since - 1rst appearance this
morning. Low temperatures "abnor-
rnally low the weather department
saws. have prevailed over the entire
state during the past "a hours and all
but one station reported fair weather.
The minimum temperature for the past
"a hours occurred at Fort Scott, the
mercury registering 4s degrees. Fair
weather is predicted for tonight snd
Thursday with rising temperatures.
The following is the story told by the
temperature table since Z o'c.ock this
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
ALL A MISTAKE.
The Riot at Springfield Started Over
an Innocent Negro.

Springfield, H.. Sept. Mrs. Earl
Hallam has signed a statement that
George Richardson is not the negro
who assaulted her on the night of
August IA. A warrant Is reported to
have been sworn out for the arrest of
another negro named Ralph Burton.
who may be implicated in the assault.
It was the assault charge against
Richardson and his arrest and re-
moval to Bloomington. ILL.,, that pre-
cipitated the recent bloody race riot.
Mrs. Hallam is the wife of a motor
man.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
FIRED SEVENTEEN GUNS.
Salute for Secretary OF War Wright
Given at Fort Riley.

Fort Riley, Kan. Sept. 2.-At reveille
this mornig q salute of seventeen
guns was fired in honor of Secretary
Of War Wright, who with his party Is
visiting here. When the secretary
reached the maneuver camp at 1880
O'clock. another salute of II guns
was fired. A spectacular programme
was arranged at the camp for today.
Five thousand regulars with two regi-
rnents of Iowa national guard, and a
regiment from South Dakota took part
in the attack and defense OF june
ton City.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
He PLEADS FOR BRYAN.
Samuel Gompcrs Opens His Speaking
Campaign in Texas.

Fort Worth. Tex. Sept 2.-SamueI
Gompers. president Of the American
Federation of Labor, last night opened
his campaign for the Democratic ma
tional ticket. He began with a defense
of unions and diverted to a discussion
of strikes. saying that the strike was
a weapon of labor to be used only in
cases of extreme necessity.
He closed with an appeal for every
man present. regardless of political
afiliation. to vote for Bryan
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
Rrothcr of McKinler,s Shaver Crazr

sharon, Pa. Sept. John c.
Czolgosz, brother of President Nc
Kinley's assassin, has been sentenced
to the work house. The police claim
he is insane and his case will be in
vestigated.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02
Weather Indications.

Chicago. SEPT. Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and
Thursday. Rising temperature.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-02

The First congressional district COM
mittee met at the Byram hotel in Kan
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
S125,OOO TAXES
FOR THIS YEAR

Something over s125,O0O in taxes
for 1907 are now in the hands of the
state, county, city and independent
school district authorities on which
to run the public machinery for the
year 1908. These figures are very
greatly in excess Of the amount last
year and are OF course much greater
than any other preceding year but
The population of the city and the
district is also greatly increased aud
the needs have multiplied accord
ngly
Exact figures on all the taxes are
not yet, available but the total col
lected in the county for the month
of January was $75,555,22. The
amount collected before January was
not large so the total in the county
will reach about $4,000.
City tax receipts in January ran
about $4,000 and the receipts for
the independent school district
reaches about the same figures.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
Big FLEET AT
SAN FRAN CO
Imposing Array Of Fighting
Ships 10 Assemble in Golden
Gate By Saturday
Associated Press.

Associated Press
San Francisco, Feb, 19,--The
United States battleship Nebraska,
with Captain Nicholson, arrived here
yesterday from Magdalena bay as
the vanguard of the fleet which Is to
be in this harbor by Saturday and
which, though not so large as that
on the way here under Admiral Ev-
ans command, will he the most i'm
posing array Of fighting machines
ever assembled inside the Golden
Gate. Captain Dayton's big four, the
West Virginia, the Maryland, the
Colorado and the Pennsylvania and
Admiral Sebree's big armored cruis-
ers, the Tennessee and Washington,
will be here Friday to be Joined soon
by the South Dakota and the Cali
fornis, nov anchored between here
and Mare Island. These with the
Nebraska make nine first-class war
ships with about 500 officers and
men on each, vessel.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
WISCONSIN
SNOW.DECKED
blizzard Of Yesterday Continues
Today in North. Snow Drift
Ing in Kan, and N8b,
Associated Press

Associated Press.
Milwaukee, Wis Feb. l9,-Tho
blizzard which started yesterday
continues today with but slight
abatement In lts hcrcencss, About
foot OF snow has fallen.
Low Temperature az Kansas City,
Kansas city, Feb IA fall Of
twenty degrees in the temperature
WAS registered over western Mis-
souri, and eastern Kansas for the
past twcnty-lour hours, A strong
wind drIltcd The three inches Of snow
which rell YESTERDAY delaying trains.
\ blizzard which started in this
Sectlon)yesterday continued with but
slightly abated fierconess today.
About a foot of snow has fallen in
Milwaukee and vicinity, The cleo
trio line TO Racine is tied up on &C.
count of huge drifts, Trains on the
steam roads are considerably de-
layed.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
ROO SEVELT ON
HOURS OF LABOR
Associated Press.

associated Press.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 19.--Pres-
ident Roosevelt has sent a letter to
the interstate commerce commission
in which he indicates the Importance
OF the commissions action with res
pect to limitation OF the hours of
labor OF railroad employees, and
points out the possibility OF serious
differences arising between the rail-
road companies and their employees
with respect to wages and hours of
labor. We understand that the Lett
ter OF the President will be made
public by the commission.
Tho President strongly deprecates
making any issue between the rail-
roads and their employees in the mat
ctr OF wages. That this may be
avoided, he instructs the commission
to secure all possible information in
advance so that responsibility may
he fairly placed and to hold itself
in readiness to mediate.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
BULLETIN GOES TO PRESS.
First Official Record OF Panhandle
Experiment Station.

The first bulletin of the depart
ment OF agriculture on work in the
Panhandle is now nearly ready for
tho public printer at Washington
and will be ready for delivery some
time this spring,
This bulletin covers all the work
that the department has done in the
Panhandle at both the Claiming and
the Amarillo stations 1t will in
clude data on the weather, rainfall,
temperature, and other conditions,
in addition to tabulated figures on
all the experiments made at the sta
lions. 4. r. LoidIgh, the first d.
rector OF the work here, has had
charge Of the preparation Of the bull
letin The heads of the bureau will
now 20 over the copy before ordering
its publication.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
TO REDUCE RY.
MEMS PAY
Union Officials Of Road Men Not
Tiled Of Plans 10 Reduce
Wage Scales
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago, Feb. 19.-ln every part
OF the country officials OF the unions
of railroad employees have been mo-
titled OF general reduction OF wages
and a revision OF working agreements
must be made by March 1. The un-
ions are determined that no reduce
tIons shall be made and are prepar-
ing TO resist such an attempt. In the
West the situation is the most threat
cning on the Great Western railroad
which is in the hands OF receivers
who have asked for a joint confer
ence with switchmen for the purpose
OF agreeing on a reduced scale.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
AMERICAN BUSTED
FROM RUSSIA
Associated Press,

Odessa, Russia, Feb. 19---Dr,
Dubouchet, the American citizen who
was arrested recently In this city on
the charge of being connected with
the revolutionary organization was
released today. but ordered to leave
Russia within ten days. lie will prob
ably join his wife In switzerland.
Mrs. Dubouchet is a Russian woman
OF noble birth and It has been de-
clared that she spent large part
OF her fortune in aidIng Russian
revolutionary movements.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
MAY PROTEST
TO JAPAN SOON
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, d. c. Feb, 19.--Ru-
mors to the effect that the state de-
partment is about to address a pro-
test to Japan against her attitude
in Manchuia and that this was TO
be done upon the instance OF the
government, are met by unequivocal
denial at the state department, 1t
is admitted that complaints have
been made to the department and
that American trade is suffering in
the orient, but It is believed other
causes than Japan's attitude are
principally responsible.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
SULLIVAN REMAINS
POST MASTER
Associated Press.

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 10
Postmaster General Meyer, after con-
ferring with the President today
about postoffice nominations, said
the President would send to the SEN
ate today or tomorrow the nomIna-
ton OF Daniel L. Sullivan to sue
coed himself as postmaster at Grip
pie Creek, Colo. When the Presi-
dent was campaigning in 1900 for
vice president he was isulted by a
hoodlum al Cripple Creek and it was
Sullivan who promptly knocked the
man down and settled the disturb
ance.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
BROKE WORLDS
SHEARING RECORD
Associated Press,

Associated Press.
Phoenix, Ariz., Feb, 19.--The
worlds record for shearing sheep by
machinery was broken yesterday by
F. MIN. who sheared S25 sheep in
nine hours. The next highest re-
cord was made by j. Bowdele, who
sheared 800. A plant employing
thirty shearers also made a record,
shearing 6,572 sheep in nine hours
or 22O per man, The shearing was
dom at Beardsley, twenty-five miles
northeast OF Phoenix.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
POISONED BY
MONEY AND DIED
Assocared Press.

New York, Feb. l9,--Jonn NJ
Hopklrk died as a result of handling
poisoned money Mr. iIopkirk was
manager of the Mills hotel and from
the money which he handled he con-
tracted a case Of malignant scarla-
tina Mr. Hopkirk acted as cashier
of the hotel in which charitable lodg-
ing is given to the poor and in that
capacity handled dirty money COM
ing from the slums of the city. Ply
sicians say there is no doubt that
the disease was communicated by
means of these dirty bills. Deceas'
cd was well known charitable
worker OF the city,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
NO RECEIVER FOR
MISSOURI PACIFIC
Associated Press.

Associated Press
New York, Feb, 19.--The reports
circulated for several days that re-
ceiver is about to be appointed for
the Missouri Pacific was given posi-
tive denial by George B Gould, pres
ident of the road today. There is
absolutely no truth in these reports
or any reports of that kind involv-
ing this property said Gould.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
TRANSFERS FOR
STREET RAILWAY

Transfers for the Amarillo street
railway system are now in the hands
Of the conductors on tho cars and
are given out to passengers on re-
quest. Tickets at reduced rates are
also offered for sale, These are of
two kinds. the half fare tickets for
school children which are sold in
strips OF twenty for 80 cents and
the full fare tickets sold in strips
Of eleven for 80 cents.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
TO SENTENCE
GEN. STOESSEL
Tomorrow for SuTrCndCTing
Port Arthur Russian Judges
Celebrating After Trial
ll
Associated Press.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 19.--The
court which has been trying Lieu
tenant General Stoessel for surrend-
ering Port Arthur to the japanese,
retired for deliberation at noon to-
day, ordering General Stoessel and
other defendants in the court martial
proceedings, Generals Fock and
Reiss to appear tomorrow at IL
o'clock a. m, when sentence is ex-
pected to be pronounced. The sem
tries who have been stationed at tho
door leading to the judges room,
have been provided with beds, etc,
an indication that the judges antici-
pated quite struggle in the effort
to reach verdict.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
THE BLIZZARD
is STILL ON
In Illinois, Heavy Snow Fall and
Drifting Blocks and Hampers
All Traffic
Associated Press.

Chicago Feb. IA blizzard
which began yesterday and almost
paralyzed transportation in the city
and suburbs is still in progress to-
day, although the greatest fury of
the storm has passed, \ light snow
which fell during the early part of
the day was piled in deep drifts by
strong wind. Trains from the
West arrived from one TO twelve
hours late.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
ADM'L EVANS
STILL UNWELL.
Wireless Message From Fleet
SAYS viii Enter CaIIaO Har-
Dor by Tomorrow
Associated Press.

Lima, Peru, Feb. IA wireless
dispatch from the American battle
ship fleet, dated Wednesday at 12;45
a, M, says the squadron was then
222 miles from Callao with speed re-
duced to eight miles per hour. The
message also says Admiral Evans has
not yet recovered his health. 1t is
believed the fleet will he sighted by
daylight Thursday and the vessels
will enter Calao harbor at II O'Clock
Thursday morning.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
EIGHT JUMP FROM
BURNING BUILDING
Associated Pres1.

Associated Presd.
Houston, Feb. 19,--Eight persons
had TO Jump from second story
burning building early today three
being injured,
The injured are Mrs. Hattie Smith,
badly cut by glass; Edward Smith,
aged 20, badly cut and dangerously
| injured by fall Clark Smith, aged
20. cut about face and bruised. The
building was "A boarding house, II
seemed to burst into flames all over
at once and the inmates could not
get out except by jumping.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
DoukhobOrS Plan Journey.
Special to Daily Panhandle.

st. Paul Mimi, Feb. 19.--Ad-
vices received here state that the fa-
natical Doukhobors now settled in
Northwestern communities are plan
ming another mad pilgrimage for this
spring 1t is said that many of the
fanatics are suffering horrible priva-
tons and self-imposed hardships and
that scores OF children have sue.
cumber to starvation.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
French Car at Buffalo.

Associated Press.
Buffalo, n. V Feb, 19.-The Sec
ond French car in the New York to
Paris endurance race, left here for
Erie Pa. at 7:2O a, m, driven by
Charles Goddard.