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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
Settle 1o2-year-old Estate.

After being in the courts 102 years.
the estate of David Valentine finally
was settled today. Valentine was
revolutionary hero, who died in 1905.
He left property worth $648 and
claim for $500 for the illegal seizure
of his vessel against the French gov
eminent. Two years ago this claim
was adjudicated. In the meantime
the original property had increased
in value to over $4,000.
When he died he left only two sons
as heirs. Now his estate will be d.
vided among 346 direct descendants.
who will receive from 1920 to $3.50
EACH Those who receive the largest
amount are three grandchildren. The
other legatees are great-grandchil-
dren and great grandchildre
and great-great-great-gra
Fall River dispatch to philadelphia
Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
FOR THE GANs-NELsoN BOUT.
Now Almost a Certainty That Seat
Sales Will Be $4,000.

San Francisco, July 3.-The sale of
seats for the Gans-Nelson fight con-
tlnueS heavy, and from present indica-
tons a $4,000 gate is certainty. All
the cheaper seats have been disposed
OF and the sale of the higher priced
chairs is proceeding brisk1y.
Unless there is an Improvement in
the betting situation. the contest of
July Will go into history as the light
est from speculative standpoint in
the history of championship battles
There is ample Cans money in sight,
but the Nelson end is inconsiderable.
The odds of 2 to 1 on Cans still pre-
dominate, and in some instances bets
are being made that the champion
will win inside of twenty rounds. for
which even money is the ruling figure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
WHAT OF MCCLELLAN?
RumOr He Is a Candidate for the
Presidency.

Denver, Col, July 3.-According to q
placard posted in the hotels at an early
hour today. George B. Mcclellan, mayor
of New York, is candidate and pre-
sumably for the presidency.
The placard was not specific on that
point, but merely announced that Mr..
McClellan's headquarters were to be
found at a certain apartment in the
Brown Palace hotel
A hasty search failed to locate the
sponsors of the boom, but New York
ers who were seen professed ignorance
as to any movement in Mr.. Mcclellan s
favor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
STOPPED A CLOCK.
That Was Only Effect of Los Angeles
Earthquake Today.

Los Angeles. Cal, July 3.-Two
slight shocks of earthquake were felt
in Los Angeles and vicinity at SOP
o'clock this morning. A few people
were awakened and here and there a
clock was stopped but the earthquake
produced no other effect. The records
of the weather bureau show that the
motion was from east to west; that
the first shock lasted two seconds and
the other barely distinguishabIe fol-
lowed Immediately. 1t is believed that
the motion was wave from a distant
shock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
TROUBLE STARTS EARLY.
Chicago's "Fourth of July Accidents
Numerous i'm Chicago.

Chicago, July 3.-Chicago's crop of
Fourth of July accidents got well un-
der way yesterday, in the usual man.
ner. Accidents to a number of chill
dren, involving the loss of eyesight
and possible disagreement. were re-
ported to the police but failed to check
the din which rose. from the streets
even in the downtown districts, where
every fragment of explosive threaten
ed the safety of the crowds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
CO. CONTAINS
S.S.S. NO MERCURY Gu;

Mercury often given suffering with
8 witty
of
thee builds
part OF the body Its fine tonic effects stomach
the
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
New York Produce Market.

New York. July 3.-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery specials. 22s4c; extras,
221zc.
CHEESE+New weak. new state full
cream specials. 11d12lzc; do. small colored
or white fancy lie: do. large. 101zc; do.
91zc.
EGGS-Firm. State Pennsylvania and
nearby selected white 23d24c: do. good to
choice 2OQ22c; brown and mixed fancy,
22c; do. good to choice. 20q21c: western
POULTRY-Alive was dull. Springs.
DOC; fowls, nc; turkeys, I9c. Dressed quiet.
Western springs, 15q23c; turkeys. 12d17c;
fowls 12013c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
RAILWAY SHOPS RESUME.
Work OH the Southern Pacific Back
to the Old Schedule.

New Orleans, July 3.-Announcement
of a general resumption of the six days
per week working schedule for the
Southern Pacific railways shops between
here and San Francisco was made here
yesterday by Thornwell Fay, general
manager of the Texas & Louisiana lines
of the company. The resumption will &C.
cur ncxt week.
Southern Pacific shops have been on
short schedule for several months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
ODD FELLOWS LOSE.
Troutman and Stone Win De Boissiere
Case.

All title to the De Boissere Or
phans' home property in Franklin
county now rests entirely with Trout
man & Stone of Topeka. The final
hearing of the cases in the Kansas
courts is ended by today's decision. The
Odd Fellows, who have been Eighth g
the case for years of course may take
the case to the supreme court of the
United States, but this is not consider
ed likely.
The case has been in the supreme
court several times. In 1903 the court
ordered a judgment entered for Trout
man & Stone. Other judgments had
been entered previously to that time
giving the property TO the attorneys.
The suit decided today was begun in
1904.
to the Odd Fellows of Kansas to give
them a large tract of land in Franklin
county, the Odd Fellows to pay off an
Indebtedness of seventeen thousand ool-
lars and make certain improvements on
Boissiere Corrinne Martnehi. the sole
heir of De Boissiere brought suit to set
aside the deed given to the Odd Fellows
While the case was pending Troutman &
Stone obtained a deed from Martinelh to
themselves for the entire property. Since
that time the fight has been between the
man & Stone won. After this the Odd
Fellows tried to recover from Troutman
q
been paid on the original Indebtedness to
the property and the value of the i'm
provements. Troutman e Stone won
again.
Wichita and CoffeyvilIe Ousted.
A Judgment was issued by the supreme
court today against the city of Coffey
vile, the city of Wichita and j. III. Will
cox mayor of the city of Coffeyville. All
of these were custer proceedings brought
by the attorney general for non-enforce-
ment of the prohibitory law. Per Curtain
opinions were issued in every instances.
the court insisting that there was new
law brought out by the defendants.
Wichita and Coffeyville are ousted from
accepting or using money collected from
jointists in lieu of license fees and Mayor
Wilcox is ousted from his office as mayor
of Coffeyville.
In the opinion against the city of Wich-
ita the court says:
1.-The only argument advanced by the
defendant city is based upon a bubble
over the language of one of the commits
sioners findings that borders upon the
frivolous. The conduct of the city is ut
terly indefensible either in law or morals
and judgment is rendered in favor of the
state as prayed for in the petition and
for costs"
The court orders that all the fees.
stenographers' bills and commissioner ex-
penses shall be paid by the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
Electric Cars Wrecked.

Norwalk. o., July 3.-Lake Shore
electric limited car, due here 9:35 a.
M, reported wrecked two miles west.
Several reported killed or injured.
Physicians have left here. Later re-
ports from the accident on the Lake
Shore Electric railway. two miles west
of this city say that 20 persons were
injured, but none seriously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
POTTER NEAR DEATH.
Still Conscious But End Is Not Far
Away.

Cooperstown. n. Y. July 3.-Bishop
Potter was still conscious this morn
ing, although he is apparently near
death. During last night he was able
to take little nourishment, but he
continues to grow weaker Bishop
Theppins remained at his bedside dur
ing the night and the members of the
family remained within call.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
Fred johnson Sentenced for
Murder of Mary Kimball.
Was Convicted of Kicking Wo-
man to Death.
JOINTISTS SENTENCED.
Adams Family Each Given Long
Terms in Jail,
Negro Who Broke Into Mer-
chants National Is Back.

Today was sentence day in district
court, and Judge Dana overruled the
motion for new trial argued last Sat
urday in the case of the State VS.. Fred
Johnson, who had been found guilty
by the jury of murder in the second
degree, and sentenced Johnson TO
states prison until discharged by law
The term for second degree murder Is
21 years. Johnson had been found
guilty of beating and kicking Mary
Kimban to DEATH and her last words,
gasped as DIR. H. H. Keith entered the
little room where she lay dying, were:
Erred Johnson kicked me to death.
Judge Dana also overruled the mo
ton for new trial in the cases against
''B" and Joanna Adams, charged ana
convicted on eleven counts with selllhs
liquor contrary to law. and sentenced
them each to 30 days in Jail and nne
of 500 each on each count in the IN,
dictment. This means $50 days in JAN
and a fine of $110O for Johanna, allas
Queen of the Bottoms" and the same
dose for her loving spouse johanna Is
a terror to the police and b mas
exchanged revolver shots with an ofn-
Ger on more than one occasion.
Stanley Medlicott, the county treas
urer turned about $4,000 over to M
M. Hale, the city treasurer today, tnls
being the remaining balance or the lSVi
tax excepting a few dollars, the exact
sum to be determined only after the
ANAL balances are made. The money
turned over today was as follows 1or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
chance for Motor Boat Ride.

Walton W. Gilmore will go to Law
renee in his motor boat on the 4th of
July. He can carry a few passengers
with him. If you want to make a de-
lightful river trip call w. w. Gilmore,
Ind. phone FOL. 1900 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
New York Sugar and Coffee Market

New York. July 3.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
firm. Fair refining, S3S0@3.92; centrifugal,
Sc test. "a. 36q4.42; molasses sugar, $3.50
367 Refined sugar steady. Crushed, s6.10;
pawdered, $50; graduated, $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
New York Money Market.

New York July 3.-MONEY-Money on
call easy, 161A per cent: ruling rate IA,
closing bid / and offered at ~. Time
loans weak and dull. Sixty days, 11sq2 per
cent; 80 days, per cent; months, S1a
per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 31zT4
per cent: sterling exchange firm with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at - 1855 for
demand and at 81 s560d4. $50 for 60 day
bills: commercial bills, A.S5lp4. Sas
SILVER-Bar silver. 53s4c; Mexican dol
lars. Acc.
BONDS-Government bonds steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03

The county treasurer also turned
over to the secretary of the board OF
education the sum of $4,000, the bal
ance of the amount due from the
1907 tax.
Adding the amount turned over to
the various funds today to that al
ready received by them from the 1soI
fay the total for the city funds from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03

Over a thousand residences in To-
peka were constructed with material
from J. Thomas Lumber Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03

1t will be seen from the above fig
~ures that the board of education have
nearly as much money from the l9o'
tax as the city council for all city ex-
penses and special Improvements, and
the school board have a number or
outstanding warrants in the bargain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03

In police court today James Miller
was found guilty on six counts of
maintaining a nuisance and was sem
fenced to thirty days in Jail on each
count and fined 500. This means
total for James of six months in Jail
and a fine of 5000. Miller was ar
rested on June %. This is the
'steenth time the officers have tried to
make a case stick against the elusive
Miller. similar case pending against
his wife Lucy was postponed until
July 10.
Harry Williams. the negro who
achieved fame here some three years
ago by effecting an entrance to the
vaults of the Merchants National
bank and spending most of the night
there, and who was sent to prison for
the offense, finished his time at Lam
sing a few weeks ago. land just had
to come back to Topeka" the scene
of his exploits. The result was that he
was arrested last night by the police
on general principles. and this morn
ing told his troubles through the bars
to the reporters: II was good mig
ger in the pen and got out befo' my
time. I'm goin' to keep on bein' a
good Niger. 1 went to Kansas City
from the pen, but there was nothin'
dom there. so I come over here. I'm
goin' to Denver to get work as
cook I'm a good cook. Yessir. I
stayed in that bank vault all night
and nevah got a cent. I crawied
through a hole no bigger'n a cigar
box an I worked hard in there for
two hours. L cut open the tops of all
kinds of long Dashboard boxes but
they want nothin' in 'em but old pa
pers De money was in dat steel safe,
I guess. Think of ii. man. they told
me that there was s1sO.0O0 in that
safe within two foot of me- You
needn't say nothin' about me this
time; Use done had all the 'notoor-
iarity l wants for some constable
time yet
Homer Jones and John McKriaught
were both fined in police court today
on the charge of leaving their teams
unhitched in the streets.
The deed conveying all the prop
erty of the Topeka & Northwestern
railway to the Union Pacific was filed
today in the office of the register of
deeds. The deed reads: For one
dollar and other good and valuable
considerations" The certificate of E
H Harriman's signature was attested
by notary.
Both Albert Scrinopski and Abe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
Cotton Market.

Galveston, Tex, July 3.-COTTON-
Market steady, II 9-16c.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
DON'T BE A HOG!

IN HE great Duke of Abruzzi, heir
of one of the noblest of all the
Dago lines, is hurrying to Rome in
order to ask permission of his sover-
eign lord, the King of Italy, to wed
a common, everyday, unblooded, un-
pedigreed American heiress. Should
the king give his august consent (and
you can bet he Will-on a commission
basis, the duke will hasten to assim-
ilate benevolently the vast fortune of
his American bride. But it strikes us
that strict fair play is being ignored
If it is necessary for the Dago to OBJ
tain the leave of the king of the Da-
gos to wed the American. why isn't
1t equally necessary for the American
American kings to marry the Dago?
among them the workers who created
the Elkins millions which are about to
be fed to the duke, will be apt to
make remarks if they are not consult
ed. Yet it is certain they won't be
consulted. Abruzzi and his bride won't
consult the American sovereigns for a
good and sufficient reason. They
daren't. They know that a plebiscite
would give the response: Marry her
me gracious lord Duke Snooks. You
can have the girl, if she'll have YOU
But, don't be a hog. Be content with
the girl, and give her money to those
who made it and to whom it belongs"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
Daily Naval Report

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The fol-
lowing navy orders have been issued:
Ensign r. f. Ingersoll, from the
Mayfiower to hospital, washington, II.
c., for treatment.
Surgeon E. S. Bogert, jr., to medical
school, Washington, ID. G.
Assistant Surgeon D. A. Spear, from
medical school, Washington, d. c., to
hospital, New Fort Lyon. Colo.
Assistant Surgeon C. w. o. Bunker,
from medical school, Washington, d.
c., to Annapolis, Md.
Assistant Surgeon c. G. Alderman,
from medical school, Washington, d.
c., to the South Dakota.
Acting Assistant Surgeon ]. G. Clay
ton, from medical school, Washington,
d. c., to examination for appointment
as an assistant surgeon; then wait
orders.
Chief Gunner Fl. Johnson, from the
PENNSYLVANIA to Puget Sound, Wash.
Chief Gunner L. L. Bruce, from Mare
Island, Cal, to the Pennsylvania.
Paymaster's Clerk ]. Gately, ap-
pointed to the Mississippi.
Movements of Navy Vessels
The supply ship Arethusa has arrived
at Panama.
The tug Rocket is at Norfolk.
The yacht Sylvia from New York for
Philadelphia.
The cruiser Iroquois from Midway to
Honolulu.
The collier Lebanon from Norfolk to
destroy a wreck.
The battleship Nebraska has been as
signed to the Atlantic fleet.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
CRUEL TO SPELLBINDERS

HHERE is a nasty little question
that is disconcerting to Repub-
lican spellbinders and others. A
man who was in an audience addressed
by Secretary Taft was thoughtless
enough to PROFOUND it to that worthy
statesman. Suppose a mans hungry"
he asked, "and suppose he hasn't any
money and can't borrow any money
and is not allowed to earn any money
and has a wife and family to support,
what is he going to do about it?" The
secretary made reply that will not
be readily forgotten. It was, God
knows" In one sense the answer was
satisfactory. In another it was not
Hunger is a condition and not
theory and it must be dealt with as
a condition, Now comes DR.. Van
Eeden, distinguished Dutch sociolo-
gis5, who in spite of his learning and
his wisdonl-for he is the foremost liv-
ing authority on psyche -therapeutics-
was miserably "Tafted" by man IN
the gallery at one Of his lectures. The
doctor said that by his method almost
any human ailment could be cured.
Il say, Doc" sings out the sweet little
cherub that sits up aloft, the practical
man in the gallery, 81 say, Doc, can it
cure chronic hunger?" The learned
lecturer did not attempt to answer the
question. But the delighted audience
did not lose the opportunity of show
ing it's keen appreciation of the Taft
itu1e. God knows" sang out many
eager voices. 1t is evident that Amer
lean audiences are thinking, and that
some day soon they will find out
WHAT will cure chronic hunger and
apply the remedy.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
GRATITUDE

Smith, the railroad agent at subur-
ban station in western city, saved
the life of dignided gentleman wait
ing for a train, by pulling him from in
front of a through train on another
track. The dignified gentleman lost all
his dignity for the moment and was
much confused, but not so much so as
to forget that something was due the
agent. Following a grateful impulse
he thrust his hand into his pocket
and, drawing it forth, exclaimed:
"Man, you've saved my life; here's
half a dollar"
"Oh, never take payment for a
thing like that" answered Smith, as he
turned to attend to the duties of the
moment.
But, man, you must; you saved my
life. Have a cigar, anyway.
per's Weekly.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
BOOZE BEATEN

NJ HE refusal of the city council to
tamper with the ordinance pro-
- viding that all family liquor stores
April 1 reflects and expresses public
sentiment. Many of the householders
in the restricted zone leased or built
their business property, rented or built
their homes under the belief that they
were investing their money in district
from which the traffic in liquor would
be excluded. The wholesale liquor or
dinance was passed in response to their
appeals for protection from an evasive
liquor traffic which was invading the
prohibition regions under the guise Of
special stores which would supply bot
tied and bulk goods to families. Citi-
zens who lived in the neighborhood of
some of these alleged wholesale stores
heard suspicious sounds of revelry
issuing from them, and also became
painfully aware of the cheerful custom
of some of the patrons, who would buy
a bottle of liquor in the store and i'm
bibe the contents in the back yard, or,
when sufficiently advanced" to be
reckless, on the public street. This
soon brought the wholesale stores into
disrepute in residential districts, and
when they were ordered out at the in
stance of indignant citizens they had
only themselves to blame. Greatly to
the delight of fathers and mothers of
families the council has refused to
grant grace or respite to the so-called
family liquor stores" They must
stand not upon the order of their going,
but go at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
SAVE THE HOME

FFH HE fight of one of the great Chris
tian churches for the perpetual
- ton of Christian domesticity
and the preservation of the home was
the subject of a sermon preached by
Bishop Conaty on Sunday. He said
that false theories of marriage are sap
ping the foundations of society, and
that unless there is reform our mod
ern society will reach the condition of
that of old Rome, when women used
to reckon years, not by the change of
consuls, but by change of husbands.
Robert Burns said that to make
happy fireside chime with weans
(children) and wife is the true pathos
and sublime of human life.
All good citizens agree with the in
spired Scottish radical plowman of
yesterday and the eminent Catholic
bishop of today. But modern domestic
conditions have been interfered with
not so much by the causes that are
obvious, that is to say, the unrestrained
immortality of men or of women, as by
causes that of themselves arc not yet
fully appreciated. Not Burns, but an
other poet who voiced great truths in
simple lines, said that a land in which
wealth accumulated while society was
decadent would surely come to grief.
No one has any quarrel with wealth
of itself. But when the possession of
wealth, which is power is misused,
then society must protect itself against
the irresponsible possessors Of power,
or society will suffer The divorce
habit is one of the significant signs of
the times, and it is one that is closely
related to other social conditions. 1t
is in great measure attributable to the
growth of wealth or power in the pos
session OF irresponsible members of
society, whose influence is bad, whose
example is degrading and who are toll
Grated only because they possess
wealth. Without wealth society would
not be lenient with them. Instead of
smiling on them it would send them
to the chain gang.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31

, Judge Ben Lindsay. president of the
International Juvenile Court associa-
tion, takes a sound and sane view of
the future of the nation. He says that
it won't be all right by accident, but
that it will be all right if we train boys
and girls to be the kind of American
citizens who will make it all right.
National greatness is not accidental.
It is the result of contributory causes,
the principal of which is an intelligent
and educated population. We cannot
afford to neglect the education Of Amer
lean children. Such neglect is madness.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31

Free speech is encouraged in London.
In Trafalgar square, Hyde Park and
other public places meetings are held
every Sunday. and, according to a re-
cent visitor to England, the subjects
discussed include religion, socialism,
spiritualism, national politics. the
tariff, woman's rights, astrology, PEN
ology, the faith cure, bad literature,
governmental abuses, the abolition of
the house of lords, local reforms and
the vices of the aristocracy. Old ana
experienced communities know that an
attempt to suppress free speech is the
worst kind of policy.