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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
HAMMOND DECLINES 1T.
Turns Down Taft's Offer of the Chi
neSe Mission.

Washington, May 24.-After an hours
interview with President Taft today,
John Hays Hammond definitely declin-
ed the tender of the ministership to
China.
Mr.. Hammond told the president that
he agreed with him that China offered
a field for American enterprise and de-
velopment of American trade that would
tempt almost anyone to take up the
work of the American mission in that
country. He said he was deeply honor
ed by the tender of the ministership and
that he willingly would make any per-
sopaI or business sacrifice in order to
accept it, He felt, however, as a duty
to his family that he should not under
take to go to the Orient for any length
of time.
Mrs. Hammond and I have several
children growing up,' said Mr.. Ham
mond. land we feel we ought to have
a home and settle down. We have had
many years of roughing it and think we
ought to have rest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
GRIEF FOR TIPPLERS.
Mysterious Clan Terrorizes Worshipers
of Bacchus.

Greenwich. Conn, May 24.-Wor-
shippers of Bacchus in the village of
Coscob and vicinity have lately become
terrorized by what is said to be mys-
terious clan which is working in the
interests of temperance in most novel
fashion.
During the last month nearly every
tippler in the place has come to grief.
The latest case of misfortune happened
last night, when Special officer Jones
took into custody a very black man.
The prisoner tried to tell his troubles
to the policeman, but was hustled into
a cell
this morning by calling, "Come out
here, you nigger," a torrent of pro-
family issued from the cell and upon
examination the keeper found that the
inmate was a white man. but that
coat of stove backing had been ap-
piled to him while he lay in an alco-
holic stupor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
Celebration of the Anniversary
OF Queen Victoria's Birth
More Generally Observed Than
at Any Previous Time.
N ATIONAL EMBLEM
LIS Saluted by No Fewer Than
100000 People.
Nearly 100000 Children Take
Part in Observation.

London, May 24.-Empire dax.
"hlch comes on the anniversary of the
oirtn or the late Queen Victoria. was
more generally observed today than
since It's inauguration.
The day has been selected as the oe-
caslon upon which the children of the
empire shall honor the flag and It was
ceieprated In every part of Great Brit
am 1t is estimated that all told NOT
IeWer than Is million saluted the ma
tiohal emblem and in the United King
9oln com aIone close to four million chit
9ren TOOK part in the demonstration.
for the first time London had an or
ganized celebration. Five thousand
uniformed school boys marched
tnrough the main streets of the capitai
10 hyde park. Here all the children
gathered and saluted the national f7a~
as Wen as the emblem of Sc don1inions
and colonies. ~ 10
King Edward, supported by the
Prlnce of Wales, held leyee at ST
James palace today. Ambassador Reid
ana J. R. Carter. secretary of the
american embassy, were among the
diplomatic guests. The former nre-
sented Charles Carroll of MARYLAND and
water FarweH of Chicago to his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
HE KILLS A BRIDE.
Boy Shoots at a White Handkerchief
Across the River.

Flint, Mich, May 24-Arthur Merritt
10 years old, of this city, while walking
along the river bank with a rifle saw
a white cloth f1uttering in some bushes
on the opposite side of the stream and
fired at it. Mrs Lizzie Atkinson, a
bride of a few months, received the
bullet in her forehead and died in a
few minutes. Mrs. Atkinson was walk
ing along the river with her husband
and it was her handkerchief with which
she was wiping some dust from her
face that caught the eye of the boy
with the rife. Young Merit was so af-
fected after the accident that he had
to be placed under restraint to prevent
him from carrying out threats of sui
eide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
OFF TO THE POOR HOUSE
Once Wealthy and Beautiful Woman
in Dire Straits.

Pittsburg, Pa. May 24.-Baroness
L. F. Lagerfelt, who in her youth
was universally admired as 1.-The
lovely Mollie Doty' of Steubenville,
Ohio, and whose father Calvin B.
Doty was one of the wealthiest men
OF this section is said to have been
admitted to the poor house at Alien
helm, w. Va. at her own request
Sunday.
She married Baron L. Frederick
Lagerfelt, scion of a fine old noble
Swedish family. vice consul of
Sweden here December r. 1884.
Five years afterward Baron Lager
felt disappeared and three years
later his broken hearted wife
divorced him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
ROMANCE A FIzzLE.
Enid Young Woman Makes Long
Journey in Vain.

Kansas City, May 24.-While working
| in a Chicago SOAP factory year ago
Miss Florence Henderson wrote her
name and address on soap wrapper
and folded it about a cake. This same
cake found it's way to the wash basin
of a man in Omaha. A delicate perfume
came from the wrapper-and the girls
name. The man wrote to Miss Hen
derson, addressing the letter as per
the soap wrapper. He signed it 'Har-
ris McCauley."
Miss Henderson had moved to Enid,
Ok, in the meantime and the letter was
forwarded. A correspondence began,
which merged speedily from a soap
wrapper romance into postage stamp
courtship. McCauley finally agreed by
mail to meet the owner of the name
on the soap wrapper at the Kansas City
Urion depot yesterday. He sent the
girl a description of himself and to be
sure they were both to wear white car
nations.
The two were to meet at the Union
depot, De married and then go to Omaha.
Miss Henderson arrived at $50 O'Clock
yesterday morning. She wore the white
carnation-but it seemed to be the only
flower of its color in the lobby. At last
after the o'clock Burlington train
came in from Omaha, Miss Henderson
saw a man-just such a man as Nc
CauIey described misunderstanding near
| a ticket window. He had been watch
ling her closely but when she looked at
him he seized his suit case and hur-
| ried out of the lobby.
After waiting awhile longer Miss
| Henderson gave up hope and decided
| to go back to. Enid. where she had
some friends. But trousseaus and
railroad tickets are expensive, and
| she found only $5 left in her purse.
| The fare to Enid is s6.25-that was
4 whole bale of last straws and Miss
Henderson could fight back the tears
| no longer.
Mrs. Ollie Everingham, depot
matron, found her sobbing helplessly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24

and learned the story. And Mrs.
Everingham furnished her the ad-
ditional $1.25.
"I can't understand why he had
me come down here. and then refuse
to speak to me- said Miss Hender-
son. She was sure the man who ran
was McCauley. .I spent all my
money for wedding clothes and when
saw him this afternoon 1 thought
my troubles were over. He took
me at disadvantage. as he'd evi-
IDENTIFY been watching me for some
time before / saw him.
With a final sigh she dried her
eyes, Strengthened her hat. went to
the ticket window and bought her
ticket back to Enid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
ARMOUR SELLS BONDS.
Thirty Million Dollars Go to New
York Capitalists.

New York, May 24.-The purchase
by Kuhn Loeb & Co., and the Ma
tional City bank of this city of $780,
000,0 900 of bonds of Armour & Co.,
of Chicago has been announced.
This is part of an authorized issue
of S50,000.0OG.
The bonds are to run for thirty
years at 4 n per cent interest and
are secured by first mortgage upon
the real estate and plant of Armour
& Co., and its subordinate COM
panies. It is understood the pro-
ceeds will be used in paying off the
company's floating debt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
TAFT ACCEPTS GLADLY.
Will Be One of the Trustees of Hamp-
ton Institute.

Hampton, Va, May 24.-At the
commencement of exercises at the
Hampton Normal and Agricultural in
stitute a letter was read from Presi-
dent Taft in which he announced his
acceptance of a place on the board of
trustees of that great school for the
education of the negro and the Indian.
Mr.. Taft's letter to DR.. H. B. Frissell,
principal of the school, said:
81 have your note announcing my
election as a member of the board of
Hampton trustees. / consider it an
honor to be one of them and shall be
very glad to contribute what little 1
can to the continued success of the
school,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
TO SETTLE STRIKE.
Governor Hol1e Smith Proposes Arbi-
tration of Differences.

Atlanta, Ga, May 24-Arbitration to
settle the Georgia railway strike was
proposed by Governor Hoke Smith to-
day The governor suggested COM
mission of six, all to be residents of
Georgia and three to represent each
side in the controversy. The Georgia
railroad lies entirely within this state.
Involving a race issue as to whether
W hite or negro firemen shall be en-
Dloyed the strike has become of i'm
portanceA all over the south because of
re ports that the movement of the
Georgia ftremen to oust negroes from
employment will be spread to firemen
on all southern railroads. Over the Ill
miles of track of the Georgia railroad
today, practically not a train is NOV
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
WANT TO END STRIKE.
Cab Drivers Fear They VIII Lose Their
"Custom'' Business.

Chicago, May 24.-An effort to end
the strike of carriage and cab drivers
probably will be made today or tomor-
row by officers of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters.
1t is understood also that a large
number of liverymen are anxious to
reach an early settlement of the dis
pute as they fear that unless the strike
ends soon the automobile and the taxi
cab proprietors will permanently mo-
nopolize most of the custom" livery
business which formerly went to the
liverymen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
TO ENGLAND TOMORROW
Champion Jack johnson Makes Plans
for Leaving.

New York, May 24.-Jack Johnson will
sail for England Tuesday unless he
changes his plans at the last moment.
The colored boxer emphatically denies
that he intends to accept any engage
rnents in France with Jeanette, Nc
Vey or Ferguson and says that he
simply is going abroad to fill his the
atrical contracts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
BURCH IS PRESIDENT.
Supreme Court Justice Head OF
Saturday Night Club.

The following officers of the Satur-
day Night club for the ensuing year
have been elected: President, Justice
R. A. Burch; vice president, Henry
A. Scandrett; secretary and treas
urer, 0. P. NJ. McClintock
The meeting Saturday night was
the final one of the season and JUS
tice Silas Porter read a paper on "a
Popular Misconception."
The twenty-sixth annual dinner of
the club will be held Thursday even
ing at the Masonic hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
MORE RAIN IN TOPEKA.
Quarter of an Inch Falls on Sunday
Afternoon.

Twenty-three one-hundreths of an
inch of rain fell on Topeka and vicin-
ity Sunday afternoon and night. And
in the meantime, it was raining all
over the state. Each of the 1 8 wealth
er stations in Kansas reported a rain
fall, varying from only 2 at Con-
cordia to 1.60, the highest, at Sedan.
This afternoon the wind is blowing
IL miles per hour from the southeast,
with prospect of more showers. The
river is one-tenth of a foot higher
than yesterday, but is reported as
falling at Manhattan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
S1,e44,224.96
Houses Wrecked by Gas.

Portland, Ore, May 24.-Six persons
were injured, one seriously, by an ex-
plosion of gas today which wrecked an
apartment house at 763 Marshall street
Three of the injured were in an adjoin-
ing house, which was also badly dam
aged. The cause of the explosion is un-
known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
GUNsHoT WOUND PROVES Fatal
George Miller, Sixteen Years of Age,
Dies of Tetanus.

Seneca, Kan. May 24.-George Mil
Ter, 16 years old, died here of tetanus.
A few weeks ago he was shot through
the knee while loading a revolver. The
wound was dressed. but the ball was
not extracted. An X-ray picture was
taken, disclosing the ball in the tibia
bone Sunday morning and it was
taken out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
Victim of Surgeons Knife.

Galesburg, Ill, May 24.+Justice
Guy C. Scott, aged as. of the Illinois
supreme court, died today, following
an operation for appendicitis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
PronosaJ Is Reflected

Augusta, Ga, May Ex-Governor
Smiths offer of arbitration of the
Georgia railway strike has been de-
clined by General Manager Scott, of
the railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
Weather Indications.

Chicago, May 24.-Forecast for
Kansas: Unsettled weather with show
ers tonight or Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
Browns Game Postponed; Rain.

ST. Louis, May 22.-American: Boston,
ST. Louis game postponed, rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24

ParkviIle Mo- May 22.--J. Fergus Orr.
charged with plagiarism at Appleton, Wis,
is a senior in Park college, and his home
is in this city. Austin o. Wolfe, college
registrar, said:
sOrr's Grafton is entitled The Leaven-
ing of Civilization and 1t deals with the
Jews. Several sets of judges have heard
1t and no hint of plagiarism has ever be-
fore been given.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
TWO ORATORS RULED OUT
Indiana and Missouri Men Charged
With Plagiarism.

Appleton, Wis, May 24.-McNamee of
Notre Dame university, and ]. Fergus Orr
OF FaTR Goes U fnr3caH Te certst ber ou
the ground of plagiarism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24

The following statement shows the
cash balance in each of the various
funds in the state treasury at the
close of business March Is. 1909. ac-
cording to the report of the state ac-
countant made to the governor last
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
LOVERS ROMANCE

written for the Ocala Banner.)
Listen, my readers. would you like to
hear
The wedding bells in our burg ring
soon.
And tell Of the marriage of a happy
young pair
Some beautiful Sunday afternoon?
Why can't they stand on the new
steel bridge
That crosses the Withlacoochee
stream.
And take the vows which many have
taken.
While the driver is waiting with
the team.
Yes, the pastor shall take the hand
of the groom,
With his lover for a bride through
life,
And hear the matrimonial VOWS
And then pronounce them man and
wife.
Come, friends, let's go and wish them
there
A life that's long and happy, too;
May she with him life's sorrows
share,
And he and her be kind and true.
"Who is it?" you say. Why, don't you
know;
Who have been lovers for three
long years,
And she with no other has cared to
go,
And he's patiently waited through
hopes and fears?
Who has ridden miles and miles at
night,
In a cute little buggy with a horse
of black,
To see his lover at her mothers
home,
And chat a while and then go back?
"a while!" did l say? No longer than
that,
For. of course, it's always sad to go;
Though he usually gets to his board
ing place
A while before the whistles blow
Long, long we've waited those wed
ding bells,
To tell the marriage of Inez ant
Ed;
So now they've decided the happies
life
Is not to court, but soon to wed.
MRS. R. D. STOKES.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
BRYAN AT TAMPA

Mr.. Bryan, as the guest of honor OF
Florida, Tampa and the state fair, has
more than sustained the excellent i'm
preston which Tampans have long
ago obtained of his ability, his high re-
gard for principle and his thorough
and patriotic Americanism. Mr.. Bry-
an has visited Tampa twice before
once, prior to his second nomination
for the presidency, when he delivered
a notable speech on the west side
of the court house; and again, sever
al years later, when he passed through
the city, en- route home from Cuba, &C
companied by such eminent states
men as Senator fernando Money,
Senator ThurstOn and Senator BILLY"
Mason of Illinois. On this occasion
Mr.. Bryan and the gentlemen who ac-
companied him addressed a vast
crowd from the court house square
bandstand. The high opinion of Mr..
Bryan which Tampans then entertain
ed has not been in the least diminish
ed by his subsequent career. Yester-
day he seemed the same peerless Bry-
an, a bit more sedate, perhaps, by rea-
son of years and experience. But as
magnetic in his personality, as re-
sourceful in his familiarity with pub
lie questions, as brilliant in his ora
tory as when, in 1896, he caught the
attention of the world and became the
leader of his party-a position, de-
spite vigorous opposition and series
of defeats. he still holds unquestion-
ed.
Mr.. Bryans visit has served 10 at
tract more attention to the state fair
than any other feature. Last night
the wires we're burdened with reports
of his speeches here, demanded by the
great papers and news-gathering as
sociations of the cOuntry-for the
Bryan speech is still a power in the
land, and thousands heed his every
utterance as the inspiration and the
counsel of their citizenship. Today
he will have another busy day among
US. and Tampa feels that its hOspita
| BILE gates were never opened to a
worthier guest. If his pleasure in be
| ing here is great, the pleasure of the
city at having him for a visitor is fan
greater. In entertaining him, in see
ing him and hearing him, Tampa is
both delighted and hOnOred.-Tamps
| Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
PROGRAM OF ORANGE GROWERS
CONVENTION

The following is the program for
the Orange Growers Convention to be
held at the Tampa Bay Casino, Tam
pa, Fla. February &c, 1909, at 10 a.
M:
Hon. ]. ]. Heard. Arcadia, presid-
ing.
Address of Welcome-Hon. w. L.
Wing. mayor of Tampa.
Reply in behalf of the Growers
DR.. o. w. Sadler, Mt Dora.
improvements and Discoveries by
the Department of Agriculture. s.
Tenny, government pomologist.
California's Skill and Methods
DR.. F. W. Inman, Winter Haven.
What Cooperation Has Done and
Can Do in Florida-Josiah Warn, Bra
dentown.
Discussion-Growers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
A PAPER BLANKET

Marvels will never cease. Paper
blankets are the latest novelty. The
manufacturers of these blankets say
that they are so cheap and so excel
lent in every way that the marvel is
that they were not manufactured long
years ago. 1t has long been known
that paper is a nOn-conductor of cold.
Being air tight it keeps the cold out
and the heat in, and is also servicea-
BILE and convenient because so light
and handy.
We are under obligations to Mr.. E.
c. Smith of the Ocala Furniture
Company for one of these blankets
and tested it during the recent cold
snap, and if it wasn't warm then our
imagination played a very great part
in making us think that it was.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL PLUM
Tallahassee, Fla, Feb. l, 1909.

Tallahassee, Fla, Feb. l, 1909.
Hon. w. NJ. Holloway, state super
intending Of public instruction, today
made the annual apportionment of
the interest on the stae sncOol fund.
This fund is apportioned on the av-
erage daily attendance of the pupils
upon the public schools in the cCun-
ties. the total for the state being "a,
9S1. The amount for appOTtionment
was S34,S94GO. The rate per pupil
was SO cents. The amount apportion-
ed was s34,195.32. The balance in
the fund not apportioned is $699.2S.
The principal of the state school
fund on the first day of January, 1909,
the interest on which has just been
apportioned, was slips, 667.O0, but on
the 23rd day of January, 1909, the
fund was augmented in the sum OF
$22,123.40, this amount having been
paid in by the trustees of the inter
nal improvement fund on account OF
25 per centum of the proceeds of the
sales of public lands. The amount
now in the state school fund is ST.
Isl, 79O40. Under the present law
this fund can be invested only in
state and federal bonds. consequently
the state board of education must
content itself with a very low rate of
interest, the same being on an aver
age less than 8 1-2 per cent. per an
mum.
On November II 1908, the trus'
tees of the internal improvement fund
paid into the state school fund So,
324.94; on January %, 1909, the trus
tees paid into the state school fund
s22.12S.4O, making a total of $50,
44S34 This constitutes all of the
money that has ever been paid in tc
the state school fund from the source
mentioned, up to the present time.
Amount for apportionment, $34,
S946O. Rate per pupil, sc cents.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
KEEPING GRAPEFRUIT

If anyone thinks grapefruit cannot
be kept for home use through the
summer. we can tell them better. r.
T. Whitnall, at the close of the last
fruit season, buried a lot of grape
fruit a foot or more deep in the dry
sand under a shed, where no rain
could fall on the surface. The fruit
kept plump and juicy all summer, only
a very few decaying, and his family
enjoyed fine, juicy grapefruit all dur
ing the summer and fall up to Octo-
Der 1. or threabouts. The secret of
keeping the fruit is to bury it deep
one or two feet below the surface
in sandy soil, we'll shaded from sun
shine and rain. In this way whole
some fruit diet can be supplied the
whole year round.-Fort Pierce 1'rib-
une.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
rHE EDITORS TRIALS

a Ia RooseveltA
=. was tried in Porto Rico.
an the jury disagreed.
80 m fact developed later
no no English could they read
- they tried him In Alaska
MD the everlasting SHOWS
- M jury which acquitted
Nas made mp OF Esquimaux.
- An far-aNay Manila
They arraigned HAM FOR his crime
- ~ Bolo chiefs who tried him
- him go another time.
M var-hip then they took him
IL M sleepy isle OF Guam.
A. aEain he was acquitted
N the courts OF Uncle sam.
Then thcy rushed him after Pearv
10 the pole Go try him there.
~ they couldn't find a Jury
m thai region anywhere.
n me District OF Columbia
Nov nc last they hope that he
WI b. convicted under
Laws Of 81 b. &. NAL
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
soRlcULrUsAL BILL IS LARGE

Washington. ID. G. Feb. 4.-Immedi-
aiely after passing the army appro-
rriaflon bin yesterday the house be-
gan consideration OF the agricultural
appropriation bin A. reported, the
bin provides Tor an aggregate expen-
dture 81 si2.SSo.s26. which is Sl.7S9.-
$50 below the estimates. and an in
crease ~ sl.e0S.S2O over the appro-
priations Tor the current year.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19

Asked if he was going to corner
the pyramids in Egypt, ]. Pierpont
Morgan asked if pyramids had cor
ners. Our millionaires will have their
little jokes. and the dispatch adds
that Mr.. Morgan was in a good hui
NOR and consented to talk. A king
could do no better, and Mr.. Morgan's
humor is on quite a royal plane.-At-
lanta Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
REASON ENTHRoNED

Because meats are so tasty they
are consumed in great excess This
leads to stomach troubles. biliOusness
and constipation. Revise your diet.
let reason and not a pampered Ape
tite control, then take a few doses %
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets and you will soon be well
again. Try IL. For sale ~ all drug
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
4 ooK,Ne AFTER COUNTY CON-
Wet CAMPS

Governor Gnchrist is looking lne9
r.s reports of the abuses said to to en KS
- - M count convict camps. He pro,
- ~ nring about reforms in the
'-..rmen, Of the conyicts, thus SNOW S,',,
,.s = humane spirit that does n''n
er.sif Lakeland News