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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
Paris Faces Conditions Similar
to Those of '93.
Strike of State Employees Threat
ems Reign of Terror.
MARSHALING FORCES
Both Sides Making Preparations
for Impending Struggle.
In the Meantime the City Is as
Gay as Ever.

Paris, May S.-Both the govern
ment and the state employees includ-
ing the men of the department of
posts and telegraphs are today rapid
ly marshaling their forces for the i'm
pending struggle. Premier Clemen-
ceau is still confined to his room by
sickness, but he is in constant COM
munication with his colleagues and
declares he will resign rather than
make terms.
Troops and special police reserves
were disposed this morning to guard
the central post and telegraph station,
the switchboard machinery, and the
exposed lines leading to the provinces.
M. Barthou, the minister of public
works, is of the opinion that con-
siderable proportion of the state en-
ployes will stick to their posts, and
that with the aid of soldiers and the
cooperation of thee hambers Of COM
merce and the commercial associa
tionS, who are organizing auxiliary
forces, the public service will be main
tanned. One hundred and fifty thou
sand carrier pigeons, trained for war
service have been placed at the dis
posal of the government.
The strike committee of the postal
employees ridicules the measures
adopted by the government and prom
ises big surprises. 1t is understood
the COhInlILeo QO0S not 1nIenQ TO de-
clare strike until next Tuesday in
order to give parliament, which will
reassemble on Monday, chance to
intervene in the employees favor.
Revolutionary language.
The committees manifestoes, which
are couched in the phraseo1ogy of
revolution, read as if the postmen
were martyrs to liberty. For in
stance in announcing the refusal of
seven postmen to appear before the
council of discipline today on the
ground that to comply would be an
interference with their liberty, these
men are described as going to the ex-
ecution in "Charrettes'' a %erm en-
ploysed in the days of the terror to de-
scribe the carts. which conveyed the
victims of the revolutionary tribunal
to the guilotine.
Many of the groups of railroad men
in the provinces have voted sympathy
with the postmen and announced
their support of the resolution of the
railroad mems congress to go on strike
If parliament does not vote a pension
bill.
In the meantime, Notwithstanding
the excitement and the apparent ap-
proach of a crisis, Paris, is as gay as
ever. The social season is at it's
height, and the boulevards are filed
with pleasure-seeking crowds. One
newspaper describes the situation as
follows:
1--WE are standing over a volcano
but Paris, as usual only amuses it.
self"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
NAMES HIS FRIENDS.
The President Fills Three Places on
the Federal Bench.

Washington. May S.-President
Taft today settled three federal judg-
ship contests by sending to the SEN
ate the nominations of George Den
worth as judge of the western district
of Washington, Charles A. Willard of
Minneapolis, as district judge in Min
nesota, and William I. Grubb for the
northern district of Alabama.
Charles A. Willard is a warm per-
sonal friend of the president and
served on the bench in the Philip
pines from 1901 to 1905.
The president also sent to the SEN
ate the nomination of Edward NJ.
Doe of Arizona. to be associate JUS
tice of that territory.
Two of the judgeship appointments
announced today were made person
ally by the president, the appointees
being his personal friends for many
years. Mr.. Grubb of Birmingham,
was formerly a resident of Cincin-
natl, a Yale graduate in the class of
1883, and a roommate of the presi-
dents youngest brother, Horace D.
Taft at the New Haven university.
Mr. Donworth of Seattle, assumes
the additional judgeship provided by
an act of the last congress. He is a
former law partner of Senator Pyles,
of Washington, and had the endorse
ment, it is said, of the entire Washing
ton delegation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
DIVORCES ARE GRANTED.
Mrs. w. S. Parkhurst and Wife of Boy
Phenomenon in the List.

Bette B. Parkhurst has been grant
ed a divorce in district court from
William s. Parkhurst. The petition
was not contested. The petition
charges Parkhurst with abandonment,
and states that he is now living in
Pueblo, Colo.
The Parkhursts were married in
1888.
The clinic in social surgery" as
Charley Bower calls it, also viewed
three other operations today. Edna
Dwinen was amputated from Charles
DwineH, late boy Phenomenon"
who is at present somewhere in New
York.
w. A Thornburgh- by his request,
is no longer the meal-ticket of Laura
A. Thurnburgh, and Marie Emens had
no trouble in getting rid of Schuyler
s. Emens. In none of these cases did
the defendant apepar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
Two Frenchmen Fight Accord.
ing to the Code.
One Is Dead and the Other
Probably Will Die.
TWO SETS OF PISTOLS
Several Shots Fired Before
Either Was Hit.
A Large Number of Friends Wit.
messed the Encounter.

Paterson, N. J.. May S.-Two
frenchmen have fought duel in the
mountain View district One of the
duelists is dead and the other dying.
mere were many witnesse to the
duel, which was carried out in ac-
cordance with the code, though with
the idea in the beginning that the fire
should continue until one or the other
was dead or disabled.
The entire French colony is in such
turmoil of settlement over the
tragic affair that the police have SO
far been unable to learn the names of
the combatants.
The men fought with two sets of
dueling pistols, and there were several
exchanges of shots before either duel
ist scored hit. Then, in the last fire,
one man fell with bullet buried
directly above the heart and the other
with bullet in the abdomen The
former was dead before he could be
carried from the dueling grounds
Friends and seconds of both men
watched the deadly combat to the end.
then became so hysterical over the
tragic climax that they were unable to
give any coherent account of what had
happened in telephoning for medical
assistance. There were no surgeons at
the scene of the combat
The first news that came to the no.
lice was telephoned by DR.. Walton. of
Little Falls. who had been summoned
to Mountain View after the duel. He
said that one of the duelists had been
killed almost instantly, and that the
other was dying. From the discon-
nected statements he had heard he be-
heved a woman was at the bottom of
the quarrel between the two men, both
of whom were young.
The duel was fought in an open space
of ground, with the sunlight streaming
down upon the two combatants. Though
scores knew what was going forward.
no effort was made to prevent the trag-
edy. While the dueling was going on
little groups of excited Frenchmen ran
about shouting Historically.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
PATTEN GOING HOME.
Wheat Operator Is Due i'm Chicago
Tomorrow Morning.

Trinidad, Col, May S.-Refreshed
from two weeks hunting and fishing
in the northern New Mexico hills,
sunburned and apparently greatly i'm
the Chicago wheat operator, is today
speeding toward Chicago over the
Santa F'e railway. He is due to ar
rive there tomorrow morning about
1880 O'Clock Mr.. Patten reached
Trinidad at 5:45 last night from the
Bartlett ranch and went to a hotel,
where he rested quietly until train
time.
He registered as ED Jones. Chi
cago," and took every precaution to
pledging the hotel employees and also
the trtainmen to secrecy.
Mr.. Patten took Santa Fe train No.
for the east, leaving here at 7:45 p.
M. He is due at Kansas City at 4:30
this afternoon.
The efforts of Mr.. Patten to con-
ceal his identity brought about one or
two rather amusing situations and in
cidentally some acrid remarks by the
big wheat dealer on the pestiferous-
ness of reporters.
When Mr.. Patten reached Tercio,
the branch terminus of the railroad,
from whence two weeks ago he took
a stage coach for a drive across the
snow capped mountain passes 20 miles
to the Bartlett ranch, he asked for a
CnTOuRn TICKET 10 SIlCdSO. IAo
road agent however, only wished to
sell him a local ticket to Trinidad.
st want a through ticket" insisted
Mr. Patten. Il want to get away from
the reporters"
ST came to New Mexico to get rid of
EN-" he continue dto the agent, and
it didn't do me bit of good. I've
been bothered by them every day in
the mountains, after I thought had
lost them"
Mr.. Patten importuned the aid of
the agent, the trainmen and the bell
boys at the hotel at Trinidad to keep
the reporters off the train, and when
a reporter accosted him and asked
him if he We're not Mr.. Patten, he
looked the reporter calmly in the eye
and assured him he mas not.
The reporter loked at Mr.. Patten.
Mr. Paten continued to look at the re-
porter and smiled genially.
"You are going bac kto Chicago,
are you not?" ventured the reporter.
"I am. young man. That is my
home. But I am not Mr.. Patten. You
are mistaken in that"
When Mr.. Patten went into the
dining room for dinner, the reporter
cautiously made his way to the hat
rack, picked up the hat left by "Mr.
Jones'" and found the name James
A. Patten' on the band.
Hutchinson, KAN, May S.-James A.
Patten passed through Hutchinson this
morning on his way to Chicago. He
5aoliued to he irteyieWd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
DYING MANS DIARY
Found Beside His Dead Body Near
His Home.

Silyerton, Col, May S.-A tragedy
in mountain life rivaling in pathos
Poe classic came to light when the
body of Louis F1eitas. a prospector, 65
years of age was found not far from
his lonely habitation fourteen miles
from here.
By the side of the body lay diary
with notations beginning December 2
and ending January 2. This told the
story of F1eitas' struggle for life. The
first pencilings were in fairly 1egible
writing. But as the disease which had
laid hold of the old man progressed
day by day the notes ran into a
scrawl On December he wrote:
"Am taken ILL., And on the first few
succeeding days the nota1ons spoke
of either a better or worse condition
in the old mans health. On the four
teenth day while he lay unable to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
Kansas Senator Opens His War
on Lead Schedule
In Which He Is Seconded by
Senator Beveridge.
MEETS ALL COMERS.
Declares the Purchasers Have
Rights as Well as Makers.
Says the Differential Provided
for Is Unwarranted.

Washington, May S.-As soon as the
tariff bill was taken up by the senate
today and section $50, putting duty
of 2 1s cents per pound on pig lead
was read, Senator Bristow arose to
oppose the increase from u cents a
pound. as provided in the house bill,
saying the increased rate would make
it equal to the rate of the Dingley bill
Mr.. Bristow read from tariff hearings
held by the ways and means commit
tee to show that it was there contend
ed that this increase, if made, would
necessitate an increase of duties on
other ingredients that are used in
making paint He urged that the
house had been judicious in its acton.
'It makes no difference what the
house did from time to time" said
Mr.. Aldrich. I'VE are here to do jus
tice to this industry in view of the
facts of this case He added that
Mr.. Leischberger, from whose testi-
mony Mr. Bristow read, was "trying to
break down the whole lead schedule" !"
''The facts stated by this witness
are the important things" interposed
Mr.. Beveridge, land it makes no diff
ference what his personal views are
on the tariff or on aeroplanes. We
are here to know the facts and If Mr..
Leisch barger's testimony is not true
we should know it."
Mr.. SmOOt remarked tndI MI.
Leischberger was a smelter and a pur-
chaser of lead, and Mr.. Bristow re-
torted by declaring:
1.-The purchaser of lead has some
rights as well as the men who have
lead for sale"
Mr.. Bristow contended that the diff
ferential provided by the duty recon-
mended by the committee on finance
ON pig lead was greater than the cost
of smelling and unwarranted.
The reading of the testimony of Mr..
Brush of the American Smelling &
Refining company provoked coloquies
among senators, during which Sena-
tors Smoot and Smith, Michigan, sug-
gested that the witness was Influenced
by his Mexican interests and by the
interests of his business SO that his
testimony should not be taken as satis-
factory.
Mr.. smoot declared that he knew
Mr.. Brush and had every confidence,
he said, in anything he might say. He
was liable to be affected in his views,
he said, and in his opinions by his in
terests as all men are, but he added,
Whatever he says, whether or not
under oath, am certain he says what
he honestly believes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
Jury Returns a Verdict of Guilty
in Mrs. Boyle's Case
On Charge of Aiding and Abet.
ting Whitla kidnapping.
SHE WILL DIE FIRST
Says She Will Not Serve a Term
in the Penitentiary.
Declares Not Half the Truth
Has Been Told.

Mercer, Pa, May S.-The jury in the
trial of Mrs. James H. Boyle returned
a verdict of guilty as indicted in the
second count
The second count charged her with
aiding and abetting the kidnapping.
The jury reached a verdict on the
first ballot.
Life in the penitentiary would kill
me in a week or ten days and rather
than submit to this I would take the
Dutch route" said Mrs. Boyle this
morning Like her husband, she is
anxious to tell more than has been
brought out in the trial of herself or
her husband regarding the KIDNAPPING
of Billy Whitla.
IF Jimmie and 1 are sent to the
penitentiary," she said, 1--WE will not
go alone. Others will go with US or
join US there. Half the truth has not
who planned the whole affair has not
been arrested. am willing to suffer for
any crime 1 may have committed, but
there is no evidence that 1 have been
mixed up in this case and rather than
suffer injustice from the court I will
quit this earth and take justice from
my Maker"
Judge Miller. counsel for Mrs Boyle,
asked for instructions to the jury to
bring in verdict of not guilty.
influences were being brought to bear
to convict the woman and there were
veile references to the suppression of
the efforts of the Boyles to bring into
the case the name of third party.
The case was given to the jury at
40 a. m. today.
Still Seems Indifferent
Manifesting the same stoically in
difference to her fate which has
characterized her throughout her
| trial, Mrs James H. Boyle sat i'm
| movable as the jury returned its YER
| dict. A heavy veil which she has
worn throughout the trial concealed
| her features so that it could not be
| seen whether her color changed but
there was not a movement of her
| body to indicate that she so much as
heard her doom pronounced. Her in
difference was even more pronounced
portions of the trial
The court room was crowded al
most to suffication when the jury filed
| in at 1880 and the foreman announced
they had agreed. The crowd was
warned that no demonstration would
| be tolerated and the verdict was
read in silence. Quietly, as if prepar-
! ing to go out for a walk, Mrs. Boyle
drew on her gloves, arose from her
chair and went with the sheriff back
| to her cell.
Judge Miller, Mrs. Boyle's attorney.
| has announced that he will make
motion on Monday for new trial.
| 1t is believed here that the motion
will be overruled and that both Boyle
and his wife will be sentenced Mon
day. The penalty in Boyle's case is
| from one year in the penitentiary to
| a life sentence, and in Mrs Boyle S
| case the maximum is 25 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
Continued on Page Eighty
TEMPERANCE WORKERS BUSY.
Where the Field Men Will Speak on
Sunday.

Following are the Sunday assignments
for the field workers of the State Temper
ance union:
]. K. Codding-11 a. m, Yates Center.
German Evangelical church; p m, Ere
donia First Presbyterian church
John Marshall-11 a. m, Yates Center,
First Christian church; p. m, Fredonia,
First Baptist church.
Frank NJ. Stahl-11 a. M, Yates Center.
y. B. church; p. m, Fredonia, First
Baptist church.
Rev. ]. NJ. Dunlavy-u a. m. Yates Gen.
ter, First NJ. E. church; p. m. Fredonia,
First Christian church.
Rev. H. T. Davis-11 a. m. Toronto. NJ
Neal
Rev. Robert Norris-11 a. m. Altoona. NJ
Z. church: S p. m. Fredonia, Congrega-
tional church.
Rev. Clerin Zumwalt-11 a. m. Leroy
NJ. E. church: s p. m. Neosho Falls.
Rev. Julius Smith-11 a. m. Blue Mound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
SENT Cash TO AMERICA.
Deposed Sultan Made Large Deposits
in New York Banks.

Constantinople, May s.-The par
hametary commission has learned that
Abdul Ha1nid deposited during recent
months considerable sums of money
in New York banks through a con-
fidential agent. The amounts thus
sent to America and the names of the
institutions holding them are, how
ever, strictly withheld
1t appears that Abdul Halnid has in
the neigh borhool of $10,000,0O0 in
German banks. 1t is uncertain what
steps, if any, the present government
will take to possess itself of the for
eign deposits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
HOTEL SOLD.
William Alton, Great Bend Lawyer,
the Purchaser.

Another Kansas avenue building
has been sold William Alton, law
yer of Great Bend. has purchased the
Arlington hotel building from Mrs. L.
Moore, the owner. for $4,000 through
w. NJ Forbes & Co. The building is
located at 332 Kansas avenue, and has
been used as rooming house. Mrs.
Moore was recently arrested on a
charge OF failing to provide suitable
fire escapes for the building, but the
case will not be prosecuted on ac-
count of the sale. 1t is said that Mr..
Alton will remodel the building at
once.
The sale was made through the
Forbes Real Estate company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08

move he wrote, unable to move,
shanty showed under
A few days later he wrote that he
had dug his way from the shack
Then he set down his feelings as he
dragged himself along in an effort
to get to Silverton for medicine. On
January there was the note Feel
ing poorly" There were several dates
down and the last January s,
was the last mark he made. for the
diary had fallen from his hands as the
disease held his last heart beat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
READY FOR PATTON.
Bears Hammer July Wheat Down
Three Cents.

Chicago, May S.-Bears on the
board of trade, encouraged by un-
favorable weather for the wheat crop,
and attaching no importance to the
fact that James A Patten, the bull
leader, is speeding back here after his
vacation, took another drive at the
market today. July wheat closed 8
cents lower at s1.14A a Is. Septem-
ber 262Ac down at s1.06A and
December with like loss at
s1.05 ss a 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
MILLS UNDER KNIFE.
President OF Commercial Club Operat-
ed on for Appendicitis.

W. W. Mills, president of the Mills
Dry Goods company and the Topeka
Commercial club was operated on to-
day at Christ's hospital for appendf-
citis.
Mr. Mills ralliel from the operation
and his condition is considered salts
factory. DR.. Merrill Mills, his son, ar
rived last night and was present at
the operation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
HEAVY RAINFALL.
Also Light Hail Storm But No Damage
Done.

The shower which began early this
morning, amounted to &c one-hun-
dredths of an inch in Topeka and vi
cinity, where it was much needed. AT
6;15 this morning the rain turned to
hail for few minutes but was too
light to do any damage. The minimum
temperature was 56. and this point was
reached about daylight The Santa Fe
reports that there was little or no rain
west of Topeka and the Rock Island
makes a similar report.
Rain Not on Program.
1t develops that the rain of this morn
ing was not on the programme, and an
accident which happened only to the Kaw
valley. narrow streak of Kansas, ex-
tending from few miles west Of Topeka
to Kansas City, was moistened, but out
side of the streak, the dust still flies. The
weather man does not consider the cloudy
ccondition this afternon sign of much
rain, and expects a clear and cooler day
tomorrow.
At o'clock this afternoon the wind,
blowing Il miles per hour from the north
east and at 2:20 another shower of short
duration commenced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
Rain Not on Program.
Rain in Northeast.

Kansas City, May S.-A soaking rain
fell generally over the northeastern
part of Kansas early today. That sec
ton had been suffer lg from dry
weather and the rain will be of great
benefit to growing wheat fruit and
early planted corn. The local weather
bureau also reports light rains in other
portions of Kansas as well as in west
ern Missouri and portions of Okla
homa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
Weather Indications.

Chicago. May S.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy and colder tonight
with rain in southeast and possible
frost in north and west portions: Sun
day fair with warmer In west portion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
Made Honorary Fire Chief for Life.

ottawa, Kan, May S.-By a unani-
nous and enthusiastic action of the
members of Ottawa fire department,
Friday night, Chief H. c. Branson was
elected honorary chief for life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08
No Game at ST. Loui

St. Louis, May S.-St. Louis-De-
troit game called off; rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08

In reversing the Shawnee district
court in the case of NJ. L. George and
l. H. McQuilkin VS.. Joe Lane and F.
II. Leonard. the supreme court held
that party entitled to recover on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08

Whenever a jointist is convicted he
must pay the attorneys fee to the coun-
ty attorney. The supreme court holds
that this fee is not a violation of the
United States constitution providing for
equal protection to all citizens. Charles
Fritz was convicted of running joint at
Salina The court ordered him to pay a
$50 fee to the attorney who prosecuted
him and Fritz contended that this was
his own prosecution and did not apply in
other criminal cases. The court holds
that the fee specifically allowed by
statute in liquor cases and was exercise
of the police power of the state.
Continued on Page Eighty
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the breach of a contract should be al
lowed such damages as are in natural
and direct result of the breach. This
case involved the transfer of stock
of goods and Leonard for farm be-
longing to George and McQuilkin.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-27

fees where no examination WAS nade.
The large fees would tend Ia keep ont
"wildcatters he said. \ comptuN
that would pay 600 for the right 10 do
busines, in the state would have stand.
ing. This would be laughable II the
interests of the people had not been
utterly disregarded. What srhemlng
concern would not be willing 70 pay
goo for license to pluuder the people.
II Impeachment proceedings are ou-
dertaken Schively counts on the votes
o. The friends that stood bN him when
the matter came before the leg slaturr.
IL takes Two thirds vote OF the senate
10 Dust an Official But the situation !
different now When the vote vas
taken in the senate asst winter the
facts had not been brought out.
Schivelv had not admitted on the wit
ness stand that he elected large fees.
made no accounting aud pocketed the
money There are limits to which
friendship will not 90