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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
NEW SCHOOL FOR ARMY POST.
Leavenworth Is to Have an Engineers
Training Course.

Fort Leavenwcrth. Kan, May H.
A new military school. the Engineer
School of the Line, is to be established
here in connection with the three al
ready existing. The order was issued
in Washington a few days ago and Ma
ior Joseph E. Kuhn. corps of engineers,
whose home is in Leavenworth is de-
tailed tn establish the school.
1t will be formally opened at the be-
ginning of the new school term in Aug
ust This addition to the army service
schools will greatly increase the i'm
portance of Fort Leavenworth as a
military educational center and as an
army post. The three schools now here
are: The Army School Of the Line. the
army Signal school and the Army Staff
college 1t is not known exactly how
many additional officers will be in sta
ton. but with instructors and students
il will be about Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
LOGGING SEASON ENDS.
The Cut in Maine This Year Amounts
to zoo Million Feet.

Bangor. Ne, May 17--With the
seasons lumber cutting operation
nraefically at an end it is estimated
that the cut in Maine this year
amounted to about 700 million feet
AS compared with other seasons these
figures show no appreciable change.
Much of the lumber cut VIII be taken
to rhe pulp mills to be converted into
paper.
The log driving season is now on
and thousands of men are gathered
at the headwaters of the Penobscot
and other rivers ready to start the logs
down the waterways to the pulp and
lumber mills. In addition to the logs
this season, a large quantity of 1um-
her cut last year and left in the woods
on account of the inert market viii
be brought down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

sheriff is authority for the statement
that the man has confessed.
The tragedy occurred Saturday
morning at the lonely mountain home
of the couple, 29 miles from HiIlsboro
According to the alleged confession.
After the woman was dead, RoseIair
removed her bloody clothing and de-
stroyed all trace Of the affair. It is
stated that after setting things to
rights about the house he waited until
10 O'Clock at night and then came to
Hillsboro. where he surrendered him
self to the sheriff early Sunday morn
ing.
According to the alleged confession.
Roselair asked for cream for his
mush and found fault with Mrs
Roselair because she gave him skim
med milk. A quarrel ensued and Rose
lair, according to the alleged confess
sion took the knife and struck his wife
several times Roselair. the sheriff
states, feels much remorse for the
tragedy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
TO HAVE HIS OWN CHURCH.
Preacher Who Permits Smoking and
Vaudeville Sunday Night.

Atlantic City. y. J., May 17.-Sup-
porters of the Rev. Sidney Goodman.
pastor of the MEMS Church" who
was assailed by conservative members
of the fashionable Ascension church
for allowing smoking and vaudeville
at Sunday night meetings for men. are
back of a movement to build a regu-
lar church for the use of the naughty
pastor. Announcement has been made
TO the Ascension congregation, where
the Rev Mr.. Goodman is assistant
rector, that land has been secured for
tn, new mems church and that the
building would be started in the fall.
The new congregation will have no
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

figures have been ruined by devotion
to fashion
.'Woman's figure is getting poorer
and poorer every year" he says. THE
female form is degenerating because
of style.
THE women of today are getting
farther and farther away from the
Greek figure of 1000 years ago which
they are all seeking to attain and
which the whole world admires- AS
one instance of this. those who deter
mine what is fashionable are trying
to bring the waist line farther down
all the time.
"At present an effort is being made
TO get it down as low as the hips This
is all wrong, of course, for nature long
ago determined that it should be just
below the breast, allowing a soft,
graceful line from hip to armpit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
Cramps Fastest vessel.

Philadelphia, May 1.-THE fastest
vessel ever built on the Delaware rfv-
err. the torpedo boat destroyer. Lieu
tenant Smith, left Cramps shipyard
today for three days trip at sea. The
builders have no doubt the new vessel
will develop 25 4 knots an hour. the
government requirement The trial
will take place off the coast of the
Delaware peninsula between Cape
Henlopen and Cape Henry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
Slabs His Wife to Death.

Atlanta, Ga. May 17--George Burge.
a carpenter out of employment, return
ed to his home near this city early to-
day and entering through a rear win
Cow, went to his wife's room and stab
bed her to death He then went to the
room of his stepson and after a desper-
ate struggle, stabbed and seriously
wounded him Burge then made his es-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
NeIs Larson Bought Marquette MINIS

Marquette, Kan. May 1.-THE Mar
quette roller mills have been sold to
Nelson Larson. the consideration be-
ing $4,000. This mill is one of the
best on the Smoky river and consider
able more than the price paid is tied
up in the property. The mill was sold
at auction and it is generally pre-
sumed here that Mr.. Larson bid it in
for the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
Frankfort to Have Daily Paper.

Frankfort, Kan. May IA. j.
Gregory will begin publishing the
Daily Review here June l. He came
here a year ago. bought the Review
and printed the semi-weekly Review.
He has added new material and built
up the business The Union Pacific is
building its line from Onaga to
MarysvfIIe through here and the new
territory opened and the rapid growth
of the city make this a good field
for the new paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
Fire Destroys 5000 Bales of Cotton

Fort Smith, Ark, May 17."Ffre
here early today destroyed the Fort
Smith compress and its contents of
5000 bales of cotton. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000 and is covered by
insurance. The fire is supposed to
have been started by an incendiary.
Flames broke out simultaneously in a
dozen different places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
GAVE HIM SKINNED MILK
And for That Roselair Is said to Have
Killed His Wife.

Portland, Ore, May 17.-Because, it
is alleged. his girl wife gave him skim
milk instead of cream. John D. Roselair
is stated TO have cleayed her head
open with a heavy knife used in cut
ting salmon He has surrendered TO
Sheriff Hancock at HiIlsboro. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
ChiId,s Body round in River.

Newark. O., May 1.-THE body OF
John Altmyer, s years old. who was
thought to have been kidnapped, was
found in the river today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
,.Infornationn WIN Not Give Score.

The Independent Telephone company
requests its subscribers not to ask In
formation" for the baseball score. The
score will be given over the State Jour-
nails special baseball phone. Ind. SIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
STYLE RUINS FIGURES.
Boston Sculptor Criticises Society
Women.s Forms.

Boston, May 17.-Hugh Gains. the
Boston sculptor. declares that women's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

women members. Besides the church
service rooms there will be club
rooms, a stage for vaudeville and a
moving picture outfit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
MONEY ROLLS IN.
Insurance Commissioner Barnes Shows
Large sum Collected.

The annual report of c. w Barnes,
state commissioner of insurance, will
be turned over to the state printer in a
few days. 4 glance over the commits
sioner's report so far as it is compiled
shows more money has been collected
so far this year than was collected dur
ing all of the year 1908. Twenty-one
new companies have been admitted
during the year. bringing the total
number of insurance companies now
doing business in the state up to about
three hundred
The report will show that from jan
uary 1, 1909. to May 1, 1903. collections
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

No catch schemes, guessing or certificates No fcti
tous prices any of goods From factory to Gus
toner our slogan. If not convenient to call at store
call either phone and we will be glad to call on YOU
Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-02
FIRE LhDD|ES ID
 PRACTICE
Ambition to Win Back Valuable Trophy Puts Bremen
 On MettIe
PRELIMINARY TRIALS
 WILL START TODAY

The hose team of the Bisbee fire department will this evening start practice for the hose races to be held in connection with the FoursA of July celebration. Such practice was to have started last evening but the hose wagon did not return in time for the boys to start the hard work which will have to be continued from now till the race. for Bisbee is determined to win back the coveted trophy which Douglas won at the races held intthe Shelter City on last Independence day.
 Just who will make the Bisbee team has not yet been determined and 1t may take considerable trying out be- fore the team is finally chosen, but the determination to win is there. In Douglas there is an equally strong de- termination to retain the custody of the trophy so that when Bisbee and Douglas meet on the day of the race. there is every indication of the warm est kind of a contest Word comes from Douglas of two 10 second hun dred yard men who will be on the team. but Bisbee is smiling in a grim and determined way and counting the days before the trophy shall again grace their rooms.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-02
Wanted!

Attractions and freaks of all kinds for Eagles Picnic, June 18th. See B. L. Holland, Lowell.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-02

Government paying all expenses in connection herewith.
 All applications for the survey of public lands are examined in the field by an agent of the Government, ap pointed for that purpose. in order t. determine the good faith. actual resi dence. etc. of the applicant. If such field examination develops the fact that the settlers claim is not located in the township stated in his applica tion, he should immediately file Il new application, properly describing the location of his claim therein. IL therefore behooves the applicant to be on the lookout for the special agent and ascertain from him whether his application has been correctly exc cuted.
 Surveys of homestead entries within the limits of National Forests are ex ecuted under the jurisdiction of the suryeyor-general at the expense of the claimant, in accordance with the pro visions of the Act of Congress ap- proved June II. 1906
Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-02

that it would force many of the in- surance agents out of business, and it was at length decided to refer back the ordinance, that it might be amend ed to sl5 quarterly license, and this measure will come up at the next meeting. Then came the agreement presented by Theodore Metz and the explanations and concessions by Star Williams as Metz's attorney. whicn agreement the mayor was finally au thorized to sign after certain changes were made. This is the agreement uu der which the' city is to move Metz's bottling works. and he is to deed them fourteen-foot strip of land in con sideratiOn therefor The agreement with the contractors for the remo.al of the seenteen buildings, including the Metz houses, came next. and a long discussion came over this agree ment, which was also in the end or dered amended and the mayor author ized to sign the amended agreement.
 A water works committee was ap pointed consisting of Aldermen Moon, Shattuck and Edwards. and in this connection came up the agreement with the Dicus company for the ersc tion of the tanks for which the con tract was awarded them last month By this agreement the city pays fUr the maerial when it. shall arrive. ani as each tank is completed pays 75 per cent of the cost of labor on that tanK and the final balance when all tanks are completed. The city is also tO build the foundations, and the city eI gineer reported he could have two of the foundations ready in sixty days and one of them in ninety days; that work could start in ten days after the foun dation of each was completed and ninety days more would be sufficient time after that for the Dicus company to complete all the tanks. This con tract was amended to read in such manner and the mayor was then al thoriZed to sign it also.
 The Board of Trade presented pa tition for permission to grant eXciu sive licenses during the Fourth oi July celebration, and Mayor Neals said he did not see how exclusive privileges could be granted. but this was nevertheless referred to a com mittee with instructions to report at the next meeting.
 The city attorney reported it was impossible to compile and index the city ordinances for S75, the amount appropriated at the last month"; meeting. and that at least twice as much would be needed. He was then authorized to proceed with the com pilation and later with the printing, and to get the work done as reason ably as possible.
 number of petitions were received and referred to the committee before the meeting adjourned.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-02
CITY FATHERS TRANSACT MUCH
 BUSINESS AT VERY LONG SESSION

The meeting of the city council last last night was long and protractei lasting until almost midnight before the adjournment was finally taken. It was largely devoid of incident aud con sisted mainly of ratication of the results achieved at the meetings of last month. the reports of commit tees on the water question. the street extension question and the subway question. the cement matter being up but this was barely touched upon.
 The enliyening incidents came from Star Williams over a question of an agreement which he had drawn as attorney for Theodore Metz as to the removal Of his bottling works. and later on point in his own behalf when he wanted concrete wall butt back of the Star lodging house
 The reading of the minutes of the regular and three special meetings of last month required nearly an hour, and then came the reports of the com nittee. The streets committee re ported that the samples of cement had been sent away, but that as yet no report had been receiver and the matter was referred back 10 tnem once more. To this same committee later in the evening were returned fol consideration the matter of the Tuomy property in the line Cf the extension of O. K. street, of other property ad joining this and also ;li the line of the proposed extension of this street. and still later, after a long argument by Star Williams, his complaint was re rerred to it and if was instructed 70 try and arrive at a iiHal agreeTent with him in regard to ine strip of 5x55 feet which IS needed for the roposed street work and which ad joins his Star lodging house property.
 The health office" reporrc l thirteen births. six deaths and TWO contaS Sious cases during the -Isuth. scarlet fever, of which but one case now remains in Bisbee
 The marshals' report was considered excellent and the report of the city treasurer showed the city to be in good condition financially.
 The sanitar. inspector was ordcIei to adertise for bids for the extension of the sewer up to the city jail that connection with the jail rigH- be made. and Engineer McNeish reported that he had taken up with the Copper Queen company the question of wall at the moutl of the subway and would receive an answer within the next few days.
 The next matter to be considered was a proposed ordinance to levy Q license on insurance agents of 8 per quarter for each company represented and on real estate agents of s15 per quarter. The proposition to levy this high license on insurance agents met with strong opposition and was warm ly debated. At length 1t was shown
Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-02
DRILLING MATCH
 FOR LOWELL
Central Celebration Committee Decides vexatious Question
 By Tossing Coin
NOW FOR LONG PULL
 ALL TOGETHER, ZIP, BANG

The central committee of the Fourth of July celebration for the Warren district met last night at s o'clock in the office of l.. J. Overlook. The first business of the meeting was the final settlement of the location of tho drilling match. Speeches were made by the various members of the com mittee and much good-natured joking was indulged in.
 It seemed impossible to decide sat isfactorily to those interested until at last a motion was made and carried to toss coin for the coveted prize Ernest Hughes was there with the money. and as the coin revolyed in the air Charles Prahl said, Tails for Bis bee and Harry Jennings resonded. Heads for Lowell" Heads it was, and Lowell won. The drilling matcn is to be at Lowell on Monday morning. July ,. commencing at o'clock.
 Reports of all committees were then listened to and ali showed satisfactory progress. From now on all citizens with the interest of the district at heart will get busy and boost the great celebration The city papers were requested to keep the matter be fore the public. and as both the Miner and Review have been doing that right along. the good work will doubtless oe continued
Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-02
INTERESTING INFORMATION
 FOR PUBLIC LAND SEEKERS

IL is a matter of general interest to prospective applicants for the svf. vey of public lands that Congress sn- nually appropriates the sun of $400.- 000.00 for the survey and resurvey Of the public lands of the United States. which sum is apportioned among thir- teen western states and territories ac- cording to the requirements of these respective districts.
 Under existing law. the expenditure of the annual appropriation for pubic surveys is restricted. first, to lands oc- cupied in whole or in part by actual settlers on the public domain. and. second. to lands adapted to agricul- ture. It will therefore be seen that the applications of actual bona fide settlers will be given the preference in the matter of authorizing the sur veys of townships. payable from this regular annual appropriation. and that applications by persons not actually residing on their claims will receive consideration onfy after the demands of actual settlers on other lands nave been recognized. and provided the fund annually apportioned for each district has not been exhausted
 In making application for the survey
Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-02
Furnishings

You'll find our line of summer fur nishings up to the high water mark in quality and completeness. Newest colorings in Shirts. Neck wear and Hosiery. Don't forget about this store being UNDER WEAR HEADQUARTERS. Eleven kinds of soc and fifty-eight kinds at 75c to $500 the garment. That's why.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-02

to investigate the tragedy Without seeing Coughenour, the American for whom 1t was his official duty to see that he got fair and speedy trial, nor visiting the scene of the tragedy. Mills at once branded the tragedy as a row among the four men and to the state department at Washington, he called finstad and Coughenor "murderers"
 There is little wonder that Mexicans honestly thought that the tragedy was row among the four men and the two who escaped, Finstad and Cough enour. might have slain their com paDions.
 The tide against Finstad and Cough enor was not changed until Luther T. Ellsworth succeeded Mills as consul here. Consul Ellsworth soon became convinced of the innocence of the two men and he made a gallant fight The hardest thing he had to do was io allay the prejudice created by Mills with, the state department at Wash ington. Consul Ellsworth was sue ceeded in the consulship here by Judge Lewis a Martin and he took up the fight for the two men and he has made gallant one. In the middle stages of the case the two men were ably de- tended by Edmund Richardson. of Coonia Diaz. Chihuahua. but later by Lie Miguel Bolanos Cacho of Mex ico City and the final victory was won by him.
 Finstad and Cougenour believe the purpose of the bandits attack was robbery. but with only two of their victims dead and the other two free as far as the bandits knew, Is believ- ed to be the reason the safe in the store room was not forced open. Fin stad and Coughenour think the ban dits remained around until about o'clock the next morning. The two men met before day light at a Mexi- cans house nearby. The foregoing is substantially Finstads and Coughe- hours story
 Finstad was known far and wide as a rich man. He had made rich strike in the Klondike, paid spot cash for everything. received cash by ex- press frequently and had safe in his little store, where he kept money. All these things were known in the neighborhood.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-02
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT GIVES
 FREEDOM ID AMERICANS

Details of the arrest and release of o. F.. Finstad and l.. c. Shorty Coughenour, by the Mexican authori- ties were published in the current issue of the Chihuahua Enterprise
 Word was received the other day from Lie Miguel Bolanos Cacho. of Mexico City, attorney for Finstad and Coughenour that the supreme court of Mexico had telegraphed orders for the release of these two men from the penitentiary here. That courts decis, ion and orders were executed here on Tuesday when they were released and honorably acquitted of the panions. Charles McMurray and Bob Rutherford, at Finstad's Azebuches ranch. fifteen miles from Diaz station on the Mexican Central railroad, on December IS, 1905, and under which charge they had been in prison at Santa Rosalia. Chihuahua, and here for three years, i've months and three days.
 Nohehthoui 10 q udliNt but Ffnstad is a Norwegian who had only taken out his first papers for nat uralization and had let years elapse without perfecting his citizenship. and was. consequently, a citizen of no country. but was a resident of Los Angeles
 When acquitted, as stated, the two men were under sentence of seven frnnricnnnnAnt hx, ha tofo .,, preme court to which latter court they had appealed from the district court of Carnage tSanta Rosalia) which had sentenced them to twelve years and a half in the penitentiary. Americans generally have believed the simple and consistent story Of the tragedy told by the two men and consequently believed in their innocence, but there are Americans who bombastically,t took the position that Mexican bandits would not have the hardihood to at tack four armed Americans in a house. and still another class who thought (as is done in many instances here in Mexico) that favor could be had from Mexicans by going against their own countrymen and took the position that the tragedy was a row among the four men.
 It appears that the theory of a raw among the four men. McMurray and Rutherford and Finstad and Coughe- nour. was started by an irrespon- sible American named Frank Bell. of Fl Paso, who, calling himself friend of Bob Rutherford and rushed to Sta Eulalia after the tragedy. On his way down he was telling all sorts of wild a o.. the four men. etc. On his arrival at Sta. Rosalia, he accused F'instad and Coughenour of killing their compan- ions.
 Then came immediately after Bell United States Consul W. w Mills from here who went to Santa Rosalia
Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-02

Don't taik to nne now, susIe. aont talk to me, I have a great deal on my mind. If we are going to the sea shore day after tomorrow there are many things to be done, and l must plan"
 His wife. who had alreaay tele- rhoned the butcher. milkman baker. grocer. eXpressman and ticket office, md given the maid month's vacation and arranged with a relative for the care of the dog, gazed at him in si- lencc
 "A great deal on my mind" he re- peated Then the interrogative nature of his wife's silence forced him to ex- plain,
 "You see.'' he said. "I have got to pat a nail in the cellar window and stop the newspaper. Youths Com D9---t