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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-09
Effort to Dissuade Alfonso From
Barcelona Visit Fails.
Considers 1t His Duty and Min.
istry Protests in Vain.
NO PAINS ARE SPARED.
Spanish Monarch Will Be Care.
fully Guarded.
Peril Doesn't Come From Re-
publicans, But Carlists.

Madrid, March e.-It developed here
today that a section of the Spanish
ministry is bitterly opposed to King
Alfonso's going to Barcelona, which Is
described as a ''wasps nest, but the
king, with a display of the old Bour-
bon courage, has refused to be dis
suaded He considers 1t his duty to go
and is confident that his visit to Bar
celona will appeal to the chivalrous
spirit of the Spanish people and nave
& good effect.
A dispatch has been received here
from the Spanish minister to Sw1tzer.
land, saying that the anarchists OF
Geneva have decreed the death OF
King Alfonso and Premier Maura.
General Linares has declined an Of
fer made by royalist students to fur
nish a bodyguard for the king. Inc
students have announced their inten-
ton of repeating their exploit on the
occasion of his majesty's visit to Bar
celona of last year, when they un-
hftched the horses from the royal car
riage and drew the vehicle themselves.
Anticipate No Trouble.
Barcelona, March General Lii
mares, the captain general of Cata-
lonia is confident that the visit OF
King Alfonso to Barcelona will pass Off
safely. His majesty is expected to-
declares the population of this city
is anxious to show its loyalty to the
king, whose courage in coming, after
the repeated bomb outrages here Is
greatly admired. Nevertheless, the
captain general is sparing no precau-
tions to safeguard his majesty. The
official programme of the visit has not
been allowed to be printed. and the
houses along the streets through which
the king is to pass have been thor
oughly searched. But in view of the
fact that for 20 years past Barcelona
has been a stronghold of republican,
ism and the center of violent Carlist
agitation brought about by the with
drawal of the ancient privileges of
CATALONIA at the time the government
was centralized at Madrid, after the
French model, an enthusiastic popular
reception is not expected.
The peril to the king does not come
from the republicans, whose organiza~
tion yesterday formally declared
against hostile manifestation. but
from the anarchist wing of the Car
lists, which is conducting campaign
of bomb operations as reprisals for the
alleged i'll treatment of their comrades
who are confined in the Moot Juich
prison.
An Austrian squadron composed of
the battleships Archduke Carl Arch
duke Frederick and Archduke Ferdi-
nand Max. Under the command of
Admiral Zeigler arrived here today
and exchanged salutes with the
Barcelona forts. King Alfonso will
visit the squadron on Wednesday.
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TAFT STORY REPUDIATED
Ohio Runlor About Presidential In
fuence Officially Denied.

Washington, March 9.-Secretary
Taft today repudiated on behalf Of his
political manager, Arthur 1. Vorys.
the story appearing in certain morn
ing papers today credited to the Taft
news bureau, in Ohio, which seems
to be an effort to snow that should
the secretary be elected president he
would be entirely independent of the
Roosevelt policies and influence The
secretary, in commenting on the
story, said he had had talk with Mr..
vorys over the telephone and that
vorys had repudiated the whole thing
and said he knew nothing of its
source.
After repudiating the authority for
the story, Secretary Taft was called
on the long distance telephone by Mr..
vorys. who said he had found that a.
subordinate in his office had taken
some excerpts from a Columbus news
paper and had sent them in the enve-
lopes of the bureau
sIt was done wholly without
authority" added Secretary Taft,
"and is repudiated by Mr.. Vorys as
strongly as by myself"
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ARE LAID TO REST
Public Funeral of Unidentified
Cleveland School Children.
Memorial Services Are Held in
Eight Churches.

Cleveland, O.. March 9.-Twenty-
one little white caskets were placed
beneath the ground in the cemetery in
Collinwood today. OF these II con-
tafned bodies of unidentified children
who lost their lives in the burning Of
the Lake View school last Wednesday.
The other four caskets contained the
bodies of identified children, but were
included in the public funeral as the
expense will be borne by the village.
In connection with the public fun
eral, services were held at 10 o'clock
today in eight churches of various de-
nominations in memory of the miss
ing ones.
Following this public memorial
service was held at the temporary
morgue where the 81 caskets lay in a
long row. For this service a large
number of persons had collected and
it was with great difficulty that the
crowd was handled by the large
Gordon of police from Cleveland that
had been loaned to Collinwood for
the occasion.
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ARREST AN ANARCHIST.
Emanuel Loebel Was Distributing
Goldman Circulars in Chicago.

Chicago, March 9.-The police ar
rested yesterday Emanuel Loebel.
aged So, a garment presser, who was
found distributing some of Emma
Goldman's anarchistic circulars at
Fourteenth and Halstead streets.
These circulars attacked Chief
Shippy for killing Averbuch and de-
manded a right to free speech. The
police confiscated several hundred of
them. Afterwards LoebeFs room was
searched and a quantity of anarchistic
literature found.
Assistant Chief Schuettler obtained
a sample of Averbuch's Handwriting
It corresponded in every particular
with the writing on the envelope con-
tanning the decoy letter that the
assassin had taken to Chief Shippy's
house. indicating that Averbuch had
written it.
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AINSWORTH A SUICIDE.
United States Naval Commander
Shoots Himself in Head.

Seattle. Wash. March 9.-Daniel J.
Ainsworth. commander of the revenue
cutter Rush, committed suicide at an
early hour Sunday. In the bath room
of the vessel, First Lieutenant Abner
found the commanders body, a bullet
hole in the head.
No one aboard the vessel would ven
ture an opinion as to the probable cause
of the suicide, other than to say that
the captain seemed worried of late and
had acted strangely. A court martial
was in progress involving the conduct
of some of the officers aboard the yes
sci, it is learned. but that the charges
did not affect the commander.
Capt. Ainsworth recently applied for
leave Of absence to visit his mother,
who was i'll at Portsmouth, N. H, 1t is
said his request was refused.
Capt. Ainsworth was 45 years of age
and unmarried.
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NEWS FROM AUTOISTS.
American Car Leading-Frenchme
Break Drive Shaft.

Omaha, Neb., March 9.-Repairs
on the Italian car in the New York
to Paris race were finished this
morning after 36 hours work. The
car will leave for the Pacific coast at
10 o'clock this morning.
Marshalltown, Ia, March 9.-The
first French car broke a drive shaft
one and one-half miles west of Le-
grand Ia, last night The crew Sc
cured teams to haul the car to this
city.
at 8 O'Clock this morning and left at
$50 a. m. for Omaha to either pur-
chase or have made new drive
shaft. His car will PROBABLY be here
two or three days. Three teams
bringing the car here have not yet
arrived.
Cheyenne, March 9.-The Amerf-
can car, leader in the New York
Paris automobile race, left Sidney,
Neb., where it spent the night. at 7
o'clock Sunday and arrived here at
lis p. m. The car Is in good condi-
ton, but two new tires were put on
here. Montague Roberts relinquish-
ed the post of driver here to E. Linn
Matthewson of Denver, who will take
the car from Cheyenne to Ogden.
The car was met some distance east
of Cheyenne by procession of Chey-
enne and Denver automobiles, and
was greeted on reaching the city by
large crowd with cheers. ringing of
bells and blowing of factory whistles.
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Edward Smith, Who Defrauded
Banks, Arrested.
Purchase of $500 Diamond for
Woman His Downfall.
WORK CLEVER SCHEME
dOt Confidence of Bank Officials
by Small Deposit.
supposed to Be Member of
Prominent Family.

oah FRANCISCO, March 9.-with a
capital OF $1,000, Edward D. smith
VINO was arrested here, yesterday. is
rseo with having swindIed three
banks out of total of s10.a0o A.
corolns to the police Smith openad .,
account with the Canton bank or 60,
francisco, short time ago. denosit-
ing s1'ooo He allowed this amount
- rest practically intact, invariably
repaylng the little sum he withdraw
Ihen having worked into tha cons
uehce OF the officials of the eantor
Dank, Smith is said to have pona -
New York and deposited in one ne
the banks in that city a check for
So,ooo drawn against the Canton
pahk. From New York he is said ~,
nave gone to Aberdeen. Wash ana
aeposfted similar cnecK in one Of
the banks there. Then ne began tr.
uraW on both accounts the two banks
having learned that he had an ac-
Sount Win the Canton bank, but evil
oentiy being ignorant of the amount
of his deposit,
he succeeded in drawing $4,000
from his deposit of $1,000 accor5;ne
70 the police and had it not been for
ms desire to buy diamonds for some
woman In all probability he would
nave succeeded in getting his
original $1,000
Last Saturday he purchased a large
alamond from a 1ewelry store and
tenoered check for $500 drawn
against the Canton bank. The
llandsement OF the store refused to
accept 1t until an investigation had
neen made, and becoming suspicious
INFORMED the police. A detective has
tened to the Canton bank. where he
learned of the swindle and i'm
mediately arrested Smith.
been released from San Ouentin RTE,
on, where he served a term fora prev-
lous swindle amounting to 100000.
Ihe name Smith, they saw is an
alias and it is alleged he belongs to
a prominent family in this city. The
, ponce are now hunting for the
complice. az
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FIRE AT GOODLAND.
Sunday Flames Destroy $4,000 OF
Property With $1,000 Insurance.

Goodland, Kan, March "a fire
started Sunday morning at $50 in the
frame building occupied by the Hatch
jewelry store. The flames spread rap
idly to the adjoining frame building
on the south occupied by Byran milli-
merry store and then to the frame occu-
pied by Scott's Jewelry company From
here the flames spread on to the frame
building occupied by the J. W. Book
hardware store Here by the hard work
of the fire department the fire was
stopped before reaching the large de-
partment store of the Millisack Mercan-
tile company. The loss is estimated at
500, 200 with insurance of 81. 1000 These
buildings were all frame and located in
a block containing mostly brick build
ings. Same will all be rebuilt at once
by brick, which will greatly improve the
main business block in the city
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PERSONAL ,SAYSAS0UITH
Won't Make Britain's Reply to Ger
man Emperor Public

London, March 9.-The hope that the
letter sent last month by Emperor
William of Germany to Lord Tweed
mouth, first lord of the admiralty in
which it has been charged his majesty
attempted to influence Great Britain's
naval estimates and the British minis
ter's reply thereto would be made pub
lie for the edifcation of the people, was
quickly dispelled by Mr.. Asquith, chan
cellor of the exchequer, in the house of
commons this afternoon.
In a couple of curt sentences Mr..
Asquith, who was acting as premier,
told A. J. Balfour and his other ques-
toners that he had nothing to add to
as he knew Lord Tweedmouth had
nothing to add to his declaration be-
youd the fact that Immediately upon
the receipt Of Emperor Williams let
showed 1t to Sir Edward Grey, the for
eign secretary, who agreed with the
recipient that the letter had no official
character and should be treated as
private communication.
1T is clearly out of the question"
continued Mr.. Asquith, ito lay private
and personal correspondence on the ta-
ble''
A question from Amelius r. Lock-
wood, conservative, as to whether It
was possible for a communication on
such an important question to be re-
garded in any way as private, drew
still more curt yes from Mr.. Asquith
and when he was asked to give the
house an opportunity to discuss Lord
Tweedmouths conduct the acting head
of the government maintained chilly
silence
Berlin, March 9.-"The relations
between Germany and Great Britain
are absolutely undisturbed in conse-
ouence of the Tweedmouth affair
This was the assurance given the
Associated Press at the German for
eign office this afternoon and the
statement is borne out by dispatches
sent by Count Metternich, German
ambassador to Great Britain, to Chan
cellor Won Buelow, and by other mes
sages from Sir Frederick Lascelles,
the British ambassador at Berlin to
the foreign office at London These
communications contained similar
declarations. A prominent German
official asserted the opinion today that
| the agitation which Is one sided, soon
would cease and if Emperor Will
Iiamls letter was made public the
London Times would be the only suf-
ferer. The desire Of the Times this
! official continued was first, to obtain
notoriety, second to bring about the
downfall of the liberal government
and third to embarrass Germany;
| but even the opposition party in Eng
| land did not support the Times meth
| cd of agitation.
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HUGE OPIUM Den.
What DIR. Giffin Calls the Ne
braska Penitentiary.
Nearly Half of Prisoners Sup.
piled With Morphine.

Lincoln, Neb., March 9-The Ne
braska penitentiary is not a reforma-
tory, but huge opium den, accord
ing to DR.. r. E. Giffen, prison sur
geon, in report to Governor Sheldon
made public last night.
DR.. Giffen, who was formerly con-
nected with BlackwelPs island prison
and Bellevue hospital, New York, re-
ports that of the 412 prisoners con-
fined in the institution there are be-
tween 100 and $50 addicted to the
morphine habit, and that morphine is
being regularly supplied to the pris-
oners by outside persons, whose iden-
tity is unknown.
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FLOODS IN OHIO.
Many Houses Submerged and People
Driven Out

Gallapolis, o., March 9.-Heavy
rainfall has again started all the riv-
ers in this section to rising and the
indications today are for disastrous
flood. The great Kanawha and Poca
rivers are booming and thousands Of
dollars worth of timber has been lost
near Spencer w. Va. The -four mill
situated on Mill creek was washed
away.
Many houses are flooded and many
people have had narrow escapes. The
Ohio river is 46 feet here and rising
over one inch an hour Heavy rain
and sleet has fallen for the past "a
hours
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HAD NO FIRE ESCAPES.
Third Floors of Sixteen of Milwaukee,
Schools Ordered Vacated.

Milwaukee, Wis. March e.-The third
floors of 16 of Milwaukee's public
schools were ordered vacated today by
Building Inspector Edward v. Koch,
because of the absence of fire escapes
A. S. Lindemann of the school board
and was issued by direction of Mayor
Becker. Inspector Koch today investi-
gated the conditions of private and
parachial schools and il any are found
wanting In fire escapes they will be re-
the law. zls q.
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FORGE GOVERNORS NAME
Two People Paying Bills With Bogus
Checks Of Massachusetts, Executive.

Boston, March 9.-Governor Guild
notified the police today that two per-
sons, a man and a woman. were pay
ing their bills in various cities of the
National Shawmut bank of this city
Natioanl Shawmut bank of this city
and bearing the forged signature Of
the governor.
The last check which has come to
light bore the endorsement of 'sW
Harricourt Bentley" and was Deposit
ed in the National Bank of Commerce
in Denver The first check was used
in Philadelphia.
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CUT OUT NEBRASKA.
Division of Missouri Pacific in That
State Discontinued.

souri, Pacific today discontinued its
Nebraska division with offices in this
city and consolidated the work with
its Kansas City and Atchison, Kansas,
Offices Employees of the Omaha Of
flee are sent to various other divi-
sions with the exception of train dis
patchers and trainmasters, including
sixteen men who Will remain in
Omaha
The first news the Omaha men had
of the abandonment of this office was
when orders were received by tele-
graph this morning.
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Cuts Chicago Rate.

The Rock Island road has made a
reduced rate between points in this sec
ton of the country and Chicago, which
is good for one way journeys at con-
siderably less than the two cent a mile
rate. The rates are second-class and
are good in parties of ten or more for
a one way journey. The rate between
Topeka and Chicago under the new
schedule for the summer season will be
$3.50, where ten or more go. These rates
will take effect April 1. Proportionate
rates are made between Chicago and
points in Kansas and Oklahoma
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MILLIONS DON'T ATTRACT
John T. Dover Refuses to Quit Y. NJ.
G. A. Work for Fortune.

Worcester, Mass, March 9.-John T.
Dover, secretary of the Y M. C. A
here has been notified that he is heir
to a fortune OF $10.000.000 left him by
an uncle, Thomas Wallace. who died
in Melbourne, Australia. a short time
ago. Mr.. Dover says that he will not
go to Australia for the money, al
though he has employed counsel there
to look after his interests. Whether
he gets the money or not, he says he
will retain his position as secretary of
the local branch of the association
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CANCER EXPERT WRONG
Gave Money Away When About to Die
Now in Poor House.

Worcester. Mass, March 9-Dr
John Wellesley. well known here as a
cancer expert and philanthropist, has
applied for admission to the poor
house at the age of SO.
A year ago DR.. Wellesley decided
that he could not live more than six
months. He therefore gave away all
his property, retaining only enough
money to keep him during the half
year. The money has been used and
as he has no relatives and nothing to
live on, he asks the county authorities
to care for him.
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WILL ARREST JANITORS.
Those in Chicago Who Have Kept
Exits Locked

Chicago, March 9-wholesale ar
rests of janitors of public and private
school buildings where doors and exits
have been locked by inspectors from
the building commissioners office and
fire department captains are promised
for today. The arrests will be the re-
suit of concerted efforts of the board
of education, the building commission
er and the fire chief to make schools
safe.
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ORCHARD IS READY.
Murderer of Ex-Governor Stuenen-
berg VIII Be Arraigned Tomorrow.

Boise. Idaho, March 9.-Harry Or
chard, charged with the murder OF
Ex-Governor Stuenenberg, will he
taken from the state penitentiary to
Caldwell tomorrow and his case will
be called. 1t is probable that the date
for trial viii be fixed
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APOLLO HALL BURNS.
Twenty Ffremen Injured, Three Fatal
ly, in Chicago Fire.

Chicago, March "a score of fire.
men were injured, three perhaps fatal
ly, by a fire early today which de-
stroyed Apollo hall. a three story
structure at 256-262 Blue Island ave-
nue. The cause of the fire is un-
known. The total damage is esti-
mated at $4,000.
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PARKER's MANAGER is DEAD.
William T. Manning Is a Victim OF
Pneumonia in New York.

New York, March civilian L.
Manning, who was campaign manager
for former Judge Alton B. Parker in
the latter's canvass for the presidency
in 1904. and later managed the cam
paign in this state of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Chanler, died of pneumonia
yesterday at his residence in this city.
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SALOONS TO CLOSE AT7P. NJ.
License of $500 Also Adopted b,
Lincoln, Neb., Excise Board.

Lincoln. Neb., March 9-The excise
board has adopted a rule providing for
all daylight saloons, beginning with tho
new municipal year in May. The hours
for opening and closing are a. m. and
Z p. m. and the license fee is to be
81 800.
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Rio Janeiro, March 9.-The Ameri-
can cruiser Chicago arrived here this
morning. Her last port of call was
Montevideo. She is on her way from
the Pacific to the Atlantic station.
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Congressman Never Dead.

New Orleans. March 9.-Congressman
Adolph Meyer, of the First Louisiana
district, formerly IN assistant adjutant
general in the Confederate army. died
at his he=ne Sunday, aged S. yearA
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Weather Indicators.

Chicago, March 9.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and probably
Tuesday: rising temperature.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-12
BUSINESS NOTES OVER THE WIRES

.s 59st kn Fe Lin eepg pE15Ms Mansse SSndiI2nS Har
= e TIE he Santa Santa e railway afVa foe soday. r from busl
rsS standpoint, the worst IN years WINE
We have been compelled to reducs ine ho,,re Tt
hgpe we won't be compelled TO lay of man n
ssEts f mas Sioeo06,o tied up in equipment which
engnes
Lincoln. Neb.. Feb. 1.-The State Railway Com
mission instructed Attorney General Thompson To-
esy 70 prosecute ali pass holders who are n9t & atl.
law Tis e S co St oI or fSeb afer 81 scrutnzing the
fspo-ts OF the Union Pacific and the Missouri Pa.
M railways a number OF doctors. ia"geTs yes aI1 e
7eNsrsreC men. the commissioners say, nave IS-
osised transportation in violation OF the law
SHadelphia. Feb. 11-Jacob II. Schif; of New
TX, al The annual meeting of the Fidelity trust
! a director. Mr.. Schiff's declination is in line
\ his announced determination 70 withdraw as
arector fcom many cf the companies IN WHICH
hzs served
lenandosh- Penn. Feb. 1.-the cold weather.
the last three weeks has had the effect or
di9g and the Lehigh Valley Goal COMPANY pa
eT1es have been ordered 70 %oTk or .enE s,n NaSS
Louis Feb u-Iu was learned last night
officers of the American Car and Foundry
--psny thst - per cent of their total shop force
i operations- The company regularly employs
hogsand men in It's plants in and near psSIa 81 ss
a U of work and fifteen hundred more VIII DO
soon.
elk Va Feb u-Judge McLemore has dis
ago By he Tt5ctenbech Towing Company, of
sokyn, by which the Norfolk Marine EnglIlesors,
IN Interfering with the employees or the Lucken.
a tugs IN an effort 10 bring on an ehslneei9
I r, gnolds head of the Reynolds Alaska Vent
.siss. asking that he be declared bankrupt were
as Bank creditors who refused TO consider Iny
settlement but cash