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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
ROOSEVELT IS WARY.
Is Quoted as Being Distrustful of the
Japanese.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Feb. 12-In his
address before the Lincoln club last
night Congressman Duncan E McKin-
Law of California, quoted President
Roosevelt as being distrustfuI of the
Japanese. Congressman McKinlay said:
THE president said to the California
that we must preserve our
lands for the white man and that he
was with US in our fight to bar Asiatic
labor.
But said the president, Japan is
a powerful nation and We don't know
what attitude her statesmen will as
sumo toward US. If the difficulty were
with England I would have, a hundred
wears of precedent to guide my ac-
lion. Nor would the kaiser strike US
in the back, but would meet US on level
ground and on even terms. But we
can not tell what this new nation viii
do. You must be patient and I will
eudeavor to negotiate treaty with
Japan under which Japan will herself
hold back her people from our con-
-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
FISH DAY FOR TAFT.
Red Snapper and Oysters Features
of the Banquet.

New Orleans, La, Feb. To-day
being Friday, fish will be a notable
feature of the great banquet in honor
of President-elect Taft. the city 5
highly honored guest, and in the serv-
ing of fish to a distinguished visitor,
New Orleans will, in a culinary sense
be at her best, for with the oyster
producing waters of Lakes Pontchar-
train and Borgne, and many bayous
and inlets and banks of the Mexican
gulf to draw from this city has avail
able a marvellous variety of the finest
fish in the world
The receipt for ''buillabaise," one
of the principal dishes includes six
slices of red snapper, six slices of red
fish, half bottle white wine, half
lemon, six large fresh tomatoes, three
onions three cloves of garlic and
three bay leaves. This is the dish
that drew from Thackeray the re-
mark that I'm New Orleans you can
get a buiIla baise the like of which
was never eaten in Marseilles or
Paris
The reception to the president-elect
having been well accomplished, all
energies were directed today toward
the final details in connection with
the banquet tonight
With one thousand subscribers at
s25 a plate, the committee having the
affair in charge, directed the chefs
to do their best in their a la creole
preparations and to spare no expense
Today'S programme follows:
Reception at Pelican park under
the auspices of the local negro Y. NJ
C. A. Automobile tour of city. fol-
lowed by luncheon at Country club.
Banquet at 1880 p. m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
new YORK LINCOLN DAY
Booming of Guns Early This Morning
Characterizes Opening.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE booming
of guns at Fort Hamilton, Fort Wads-
worth on Governors Island, from
ships in the harbor and by batteries
of National Guard early this morning
ushered in the celebration in this
city of the one hundredth anniversary
of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
As the city bestirred itself, thou
sands who remained at home for the
holiday prepared to go to church and
synagogues for services in honor of the
great emancipation. while thousands of
school children made preparations for
exercises at the SCI schools through
out Greater New York. At o'clock
this afternoon the exercises in Cooper
union, with Mayor Mcclellan presid-
ing. began.
Perhaps the greatest celebration of
the day will be held in Carnegie hall
tonight where Gen Horace Porter will
preside and a chorus of 500 from the
United German Singing societies as
one of the special features. other
celebrations will be held at the uni
versity of the city of New York and
the various armories in the city in ad-
dition to other minor ceremonies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
FIFTY MEETINGS.
Chicago Is Given Over to Celebration
of Lincoln Day.

Chicago. Feb. FIFTY public meet
ings. a city fairly buried beneath flags,
bunting and portraits of Abraham Lin
coin. show windows filed with civil war
relics and Lincoln mementoeS and
streets crowded with marchers and mill
ftary bands-this Is the spectacle which
Chicago presented today in the ceIe-
bration of the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the birth of President Lincoln.
The federal, county and municipal de-
uartmeuts and branches of business
were closed to make the holiday pro-
per climax to Lincoln centennial week
At the principal demonstration of the
day. held at the auditorium, the orator
was woodrow Wilson. president of
Princeton university and the invocation
was delivered by Rev. Father Maurice
I. Dorney of Chicago. William J. Cal
houn was chairman
This was followed by the firing OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
Wireless Station Is i'm Touch
With the Fleets
OF Both the Atlantic and Pacif-
fc at the Same Time.
THE FIRST MESSAGE
From Returning Battleships to
Reach This Side.
They Are Still 1000 Miles From
Hampton Roads.

New York. Feb. IA wireless mes
sage from the tender Yankton. which
IS preceding the Atlantic battIeship
meet now on its way to Hampton
Roads. after its cruise around the
world, was picked up shortly after four
O'Clock this morning by the wireless
station on Fire island. The message
was as follows:
Yankton, p. m, February II, lati-
tude S2.44 north; longitude 52.o4 west.
Fleet 34-36 north; 1918 west Fine
weather; speed 101z knots. Cruise I'M
eventful"
This is the first wireless communica-
ton received On this side of the At
Iantic from the fleet or from any vessel
accompanying it since its departure
from Gibraltar Receiving stations in
this vicinity have thus achieved a re-
markable record in the last "a hours in
picking up messages from both the At
lantic and the Pacific fleet, a communi-
cation from the batt1eship New Hamp-
having been picked up by the Coney
island station Of the United Wireless
company last night.
Another dispatch from the Yankton
timed at s p. M, on February IL, pre-
sumably one of several she had sent
shore, was received by the navy wire
less station at Fire island early today
It was less explicit in some ways than
the dispatch previously given. but con-
tanned the important information that
the Yankton expected to arrive at
Hampton Roads on Wednesday next.
The dispatch gave the position of the
tender as previously indicated and her
course as north 70 west and added:
Smooth sea- Expect to arrive at
Hampton Roads Wednesday.
(Sfgned1 ;.McvAY"
According to the longitude and lati-
tude as given by the Yankton's COM
mander. the battleships are about 1850
miles west of Gibraltar, with the Yank-
ton s45 miles ahead. This places the
Yankton only $40 miles east of Ber-
muda and the fleet little over 1000
miles from Hampton Roads
The schedule as announced before the
departure of the vessels from Gibraltar
said that they would reach Hampton
Roads about February % or %. but If
their position as indicated by the wire
less is correct at the present rate of
speed they would arrive on February
10 or 20. They left Gibraltar February
6. In a longitudinal position the ships
last night were about 20 miles south of
the Azores, which places them little
south of a line drawn directly west
from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
SUNK IN THE POTOMAC.
Story of the Disposal of Booths Body
Is Recalled.

Salem. Ohio, Feb. 12.-That the
body of John Wilkes Booth, assassin
of Abraham Lincoln. was tossed into
the Potomac river and not buried in
the Booth family plot, is the belief Of
R. B. Thompson, a newspaper man of
this city. Mr.. Thompson bases his
statement on the revelation of the Sc
cret made to him eight years ago by
Captain E. W. Hilliard, then COM
mander Of Tom Smith post grand
army of the republic, Metropolis, Ill.
Captain Hilliard who died a few
years ago, told Mr.. Thompson that he
and four privates of Sheridan's army
reported for duty at the old capitol
prison in Washington one night few
weeks after the assassination and in
company Of a surgeon and corporal
Booths corpse. disfigured by burns
was removed from under a stone slab
wrapped in a tarpaulin and carried to
a gunboat in waiting. The vessel
dropped down the river ten miles and
the assassin's body. weighted was
placed on a plank and showed into the
river. All concerned were bound to
profound secrecy and Mr.. Thompson
says Captain Hilliard told him the
tale most reluctantly having inadver-
tertly given a clew at the time OF
President McKinley's death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
THE DAY AT PEORIA.
A Banquet Tonight to Be Addressed
by Prominent Speakers.

Peoria, Ill, Feb. 12-Celebration
of the Tooth birthday anniversary of
Abraham Lincoln was begun by the
Creve Occur club today Tonight
speakers of national and international
reputation will participate in a ban
ouet. The speakers include Baron
Kogoro Takahira, ambassador from
japan; Prof. John c. Fireman of the
University of Wisconsin; Ex-Governor
Charles Magoon of Cuba and Cover
nor Curtis Guild, jr.. of Massachusetts.
The coming of Baron Takahira was
mainly brought about by the personal
effort of President Roosevelt, who
urged the ambassador to attend the
celebration at this time, because of
the clarifying effect it would have on
the atmosphere concerning the I'M
easy feeling existing on the western
coast.
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NO $4,000 FOR h. U.
Claim for Destruction of Free State
Hotel Dies in Congress.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE omnibus
claim bill is dead for this congress and
with it goes the claim of the state of
kansas for $4,000 for the University
of kansas, growing out Of the destruc-
ton of the old Free State hotel at
Lawrence
The omnibus claims bill as originally
passed by the house of representatives
carried but 100000. In the senate it
was increased to nearly three million
dollars mostly southern war claims.
When it went back to the house, it
took it's place on the calendar, and in
due time was called up There were
two ways to proceed: Concur in the
senate amendments, or disagree to
them and ask for a conference. Mr..
Aldnn OF Illinois objected to the bin
when il was reached, and SO did vari-
Gus others The result was that, while
it retains its place on the calendar, it
is practically dead for this congress
The Free State hotel claim was
placed on the bill in the senate,
through the efforts of Senators Long
and Curtis.
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WILL BE 25 SHIPS.
In Admiral Sperry's Fleet When He
Reaches Hampton Roads.

Washington, Feb 1.-THE Atlantic
battleship fleets position at 8 o'clock
last night was about 100 miles south
west of FayaI, in the Azores, accord
ing to a wireless dispatch from Ad-
mira1 Sperry to the navy department
received today. The message had re-
Iayed from the Connecticut to the
auxiliary cruiser Yankton, a distance
of 1900 miles. The Yankton then was
about 900 miles from the navy depart
nent wireless telegraph stations at
Portsm n. H, and Fire Island,
N Y, both Of which stations received
the message and forwarded it to the
department
Admiral Arnold, commanding the
third squadron which left Guantana-
mo. Cuba. on Wednesday. has sent
wireless dispatch to the department
stating that his flagship, the Maine,
and the battleships New Hampshire
and Mississippi were at o'clock last
night in altitude % degrees 81 min
utes north and 1on@itrr1a - |e~-oaS
and At minutes west. which is about
100 miles north Of Hayti-
It has been decided tat s battle
ships of Admiral Sperry's fleet will be
sent to their home navy yards a few
days. after their arrival and reviewed
by the president. The eight others
will remain at anchor in Hampton
Roads until after the first week in
March. The navy department today
sent a wireless message to Admiral
Sperry asking him to designate the
ships which shall remain.
1t is certain that the Illinois. Kear-
sarge and Kentucky will be three of
the eight
The men of these ships will come to
Washington to participate in the in
augura1 parade on March 4.
Squadrons Will Unite.
In, latitude 35 degrees north and
longitude So west on the morning of
Wednesday, February II Admiral
Sperry's two squadrons of the battle
ship fleet will be Joined by the third
squadron of the feet, commanded by
Rear Admiral Arnold. This will add to
Admiral Sperry's command nine more
vessels.
With the full Atlantic feet under his
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HAD NO SPECIAL GIFT.
President woodrow Wilson Says Lin
coin Was of General Use.

Chicago, Feb 12--President Wood
row Wilson of Princeton university de-
Lincoln centenary celebration at the
Auditorium here today. Mr. Wilson
said in substance:
at was a very full century that has
gone by since Abraham Lincoln was
born, a century crowded for all the
world but particularly for America
with significant events which men
could never turn back from nor forget.
And Lincoln seems for US the epftome
of much that it contained. The nine
teenth century hurried the world for
ward with giant strides and that far
year 1909, which lay almost at its be-
born into the world who was to add
luStre to its annals: Alfred Tennyson,
our own Poe, Chopin. Mendelssohn,
Charles Darwin, Gladstone. Lincoln
Merely read the list in it's singular
variety and you will be conscious that
the last name strikes upon the ear
with a significance all it's own, so
unique and separate that II does not
all, but to embody something complete
in itself, as the name of Shakespeare
does
Every other man on that great roll
had some characteristic gift of his
own; the music and Interpretation of
perfect speech, or of the perfect har-
monies of voice or instrument, or in
sight into the great processes of ma
Iur6s AKIN TO N0WIOn 81 OF the elO-
quence that stirs and guides nation
and determines the politics of the
world But the man Lincoln had no
special gift. He was OF general use.
He was like some great instrument of
humanity Wherever life touched him,
he spoke back it's meaning. gave forth
fire to kindle its life. Each power
slumbered in him and waited to be
awakened.
''He seemed slow of development,
waited upon circumstances to quicken
him, but always responded upon what
ever scale the challenge came, seemed
a great reservoir of living water which
could be freely quaffed but not ex-
hausted
There was something native, natural
rather than singular, and wholly mex
gested always a richness that had only
been partly drawn upon, and his life
ended as if unfinished, fuller of prom
Use than when 1t began. His eharac-
ter stands colossal there amidst that
troubled history of war and disunion.
like one Of Robins only half moulded
figures, revealing less than it suggests,
lines that lead the Imagination off into
infinity and very great conjecture
There was, of course, the special
favour of America about Lincoln. He
belonged to the now fast disappearing
type of the frontier. He was bred
where states were forming. There
seems something specially native
about him therefore, nationally fla
voured. locally distinctive. His origin
have been born and matured only in
America was redolent OF its soil, sug-
gested always its conditions and its
forms of natural life"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
LINCOLN RELICS.
Two Exhibits Are Opened to the Pub
lie in New York

New York Feb. 1.-TWO exhibits of
Lincoln relics were opened to public
view today, one at Columbia university
the other at the College of the City of
New York The projectors of the Co.
lumbia exhibition assert that they
have the finest showing of Lincoln
manuscripts ever brought together in
one exhibit. Loans have been made by
collectors in all parts OF the country.
One Of the most striking features of
the exhibit is the manuscript of the
original notes of the Gettysburg ad-
dress, lent by w. J. H Bliss of Balti-
more The manuscript was given by
President Lincoln to Mr.. Bliss father,
Col Alexander Bliss, who was one of
the military officers who accompanied
the president to Gettysburg when the
address was delivered
Robert T Lincoln, the presidents son,
has also contributed some interesting
manuscripts, among them that Of the
emancipation proclamation and the
correspondence between Lincoln and
Secretaries Seward and Chase over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
HE MUST HAVE KNOX.
Taft Wires Leaders I'm Congress Re-
garding His Wishes.

New Orleans. La. Feb. 12-Presf-
dent-elect Taft today gave out the
kilograms exchanged between him
and Senator Knox which seem to fur
nish solution to the constitutional
difficulty which has risen in connec-
ton with Secretary Knox's eligibility
for place in Judge Taft's cabinet
Senator Knox wired Judge Taft as
follows:
"A bill has been introduced in the
senate to remove the constitutional
bar to my eligibility to the cabinet by
repeating the act providing for an in
crease in salary for the secretary OF
state 1 am in no way promoting or
having anything to do with the meas
ure.
1T is a matter for you as the
appointive power to first determine
whether the proposed action is de-
sirable or would be effective. Our
minds should be free from all
doubt concerning the legality and
propriety of the proposed plan be-
fore acquiescing in it. II you have
any reason for not approving what is
being done 1t should be announced,
otherwise an injustice may be done
"P. C. KNOX"
Judge Taft today sent in reply the
following:
81 sincerely hope that the bill re-
pealing the increase in salary for the
secretary of state will pass. I have
no doubt that that will remove all
the difficulties of the situation in the
light OF its purpose. L should re-
gard your ineligibility at this time as
a great public misfortune and it would
be a personal disappointment to me
too great for me to express.
81 have teIegraphed Senator Hale,
Speaker Cannon and Mr.. Payne Of
my wishes and hopes in this regard.
wv H. TAFT"
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command, Admiral Sperry will put the
% vessels through a series of fleet ma
neuvers on the trip from the meeting
place to Hampton Roads. The dis
lance is a little over 1000 miles
While the rate of speed at which the
fleet was travelling last night, If main
tanned would bring the vessels into
Hampton Radios before the time they
are scheduled to arrive it was stated at
the navy department that none OF the
vessels will enter the roads before the
designated time. Admiral Sperry has
sent word to the department that he
will arrive at the tail OF the horseshoe
at IL a. m. February % and pass in be-
tween that time and 1870 p. m, when
the vessels will cast anchor in the
roads,
The president and the secretary of
the navy will review the feet as 1t
passes in and at 2 p m. will receive
the admiral and nag officers on board
the Mayflower.
It was explained that the surplus
time which the fleet has will be devoted
to maneuvers after the third squadron
has joined 1t.
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Continued from Page one.o
allowed to bring his vehicle within
this gate there was a. forking delta of
humanity and color setting toward and
around the cabin during the time be-
fore the ceremonies and when it was
seen that there was no more room
within the tent
Five Special Trains.
Five special trains that set out early
from Louisville kept the air in the lit
tie town vibrating with their whistles
until near the hour of the dedication
The first came at 7:35 O'Clock with
spectators aboard; the second and
third an hour apart and the fourth
arriving at IL O'Clock brought Cover
nor Augustus z. Wilson of Kentucky
and his company and staff. long
drawn out toot at a quarter of noon
announced to the waiting hundreds
surrounding the station. the presidents
train and when it pulled in and the
distinguished citizen alighted, the air
cracked with cheers.
When the president. his wife and
daughter with Secretary Loeb had en-
tered the two closed carriage reserved
for them and the band and Company
F of the First Kentucky regiment had
formed at the beginning of the line,
the parade was ready to move on to
the cabin site
Following the band and the soldiers
came Governor Wilson and his STAFF,
a score of Kentucky's first citizens in
uniform and after these the centenary
committee.
No traffic was permitted on the road
during the passage of the procession,
but its sides, poltced by mounted Of
fcers, were lined with legfous of the
curious.
The parade drew up at the side of
the cabin and the governor, the presi-
dent, Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt,
Mr.. Loeb and members Of the centen-
airy committee entered the tent to the
applause of it's occupants and took
their seats on improvised platform
near the flower mantled cabin.
Close to this lay the cornerstone OF
the new memorial temple in its bed OF
mortar, and a derrick was manned.
ready to raise the huge stone into
place, when the president had spread
the cement on its broad side with the
silver troweI, which lay upon the ros-
trum. Following the delivery of the
impressive invocation, Former Cover
nor Joseph Folk. of Missouri, who is
president OF the Lincoln Memorial as
ISOLATION uttered some Introductory re-
marks. telling the purpose of the asso-
citation.
He was followed by President
Roosevelt, who laid the corner stone.
putting into it's receptacle proper pa
pers which were sealed by Nicholas
Keenegstein of Hodgenville, and the
stone raised into place.
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their designations in the cabinet crisis
Of 1852.
J. Pierpont Morgan has lent an orig
inal copy of Iinco1n's notes for the first
Douglas debate and also a manuscript
copy of some unpublished verses writ
ten by Lincoln in 1s4S and entitled
THE Bear Hunt"
The City college exhibit has been
made up entirely from New York city
collections of Lincoln relics. 1t con-
tains several originals of Lincoln
commissions to his generals in the war
and also shows original copies of the
New York papers describing the assas-
sination and death of Lincoln
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ALL ARE PLEASED.
japanese and Americans at Toxic
Feel Greatly Relieved.

Toxic. Feb. 12.-Lengthy cables, con-
veying from correspondents in America
news OF the rejection OF anti-Japanese
legislation by the California Legislature
have been received here with intense
satisfaction in official and business cir
cles and publication of this informa-
ton together with expressions of IA
vorabIe opinion by President Roose-
welt and the governors Of several states
has greatly improved the situation.
Resolutions adopted by the New York
legislature and in other parts Of the
United States were received with SINH
lar appreciation
The leading papers today print edi-
toriaI congratulations at the outcome
Of the affair and all Americans resid-
ing in the empire are much relieved.
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Emancipation Proclamation

The proclamation of emanci-
patton was issued by President
Lincoln January 1, 1863. 1t re-
cited the preliminary docu-
ment, and then designated the
states in rebellion against the
United States.
They were Arkansas, Texas,
a part of Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina,
and Virginia, excepting certain
counties The proclamation
then continued:
IT do order and declare that
all persons held as slaves
within said designated states
and parts of states are, and
henceforward shall be, free;
and that the executive govern
ment of the United States in
Guiding the military and naval
authorities thereof. will recog-
nize and maintain the freedom
of said persons"
,ings of the opponents of eman-
cipation had well-nigh been
exhausted during the previous
three months, and the de-
finitive proclamation was re-
ceived with general enthusiasm
throughout the loyal states.
The dissatisfaction with
which this important measure
was regarded in the border
states gradually died away. as
did also the opposition in con-
sentative quarters to the en-
listment of negro soldiers
Their good conduct. their
quick submission to discipline.
and their excellent behavior in
several battles, rapidly made
an end of the prejudice against
them.