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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
Louise Laurent Seeks Former
SWeetheart's Home to Die.
Drinks ChlorOfOrm at Door Step
of Nick Parks.
AN OLD LOVE AFFAIR.
He Had Broken With Girl a
Year Ago.
Says She Has Several Times At.
tempted Suicide.

After trying for a year to effect a
reconciliation with her former lover,
Louise Laurent, aged 20 years, residing
with her parents at 731 Topeka avenue,
committed suicide by drinking two
ounces of chloroform. She died at the
home a the man in the case, Nick
Parks. at 921 Jefferson street, at about
o'clock last night. She took the poison,
it is believed, while waiting for an an
swer to her ring at the door.
When Stella Parks went to the door
in answer to the bell she saw the Lau-
rent girl was trembling violently. Al
ter stating that her brother was not at
home, Miss Parks asked the girl to
come in, thinking the cold was respon-
sible for her condition. Putting her
arm around Miss Parks waist the girl
walked through the parlor into the din
irg room and a few minutes later sat
down. upon a davenport.
For a moment she was quiet and then
hhe said:
L believe am crazy
Puzzled at her remark Miss Parks
asked what she meant. After hesitat-
ing a moment the girl drew two ounce
bottle from her muff and said:
I've done it. feel like I am go
ing to die
Miss Parks seized the bottle. read the
label. and by the time she raised her
eyes again to look at the girl Miss
Laurent had fallen upon the davenport
unconscious. Every effort was made
TO arouse Miss Laurent but it was use
less and although DR.. H. H. Keith was
summoned and did everything that
could be done to save her life, death
occurred about o'clock.
On two other occasions, according to
Nick Parks, with whom Miss Laurent
tried so long to effect a reconciliation
has she tried suicide. On both occa-
sions he states, ne took the poison from
her. She had chloroforn both times.
1t is a year this month, according to
Parks, since he and Miss Laurent
quarreled and the understanding which
existed between them came to an end
He declares that since that time she
followed and annoyed him and that al
times he refused to talk to her. AT
other times, he says, he did talk tC
her. He had other company, most OF
the time, and was through with his
former sweethea art, he says, but she
persisted in trying to settle their trou-
bles and establish former relations.
OF late Miss Laurent has called
twice for Parks. Friday she called
the A. B. Crawford residence, at 915
Jefferson street, by telephone and
asked that Mr.. Parks be called to the
phone. On Sunday she called again
Both times it was reported at the
Parks home that Mr.. Parks was moi
there.
Parks declares that unhappiness in
the girls home is largely responsible
for her action in ending her life. He
says that she was not we'll treated, and
Stella Parks, his sister, says that be-
fore dying the Laurent girl said
something about having IAN unhappy
home"
Because it is, apparently. a plair
case of suicide, Dr. Keith will hold nc
inquest and with the burial of the CIR
Wednesday the affair will probably
end. Miss Laurent is the daughter OF
L. A. Laurent, an electrician, employ
ed by the Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
COOK RECORDS COMING.
Copenhagen Has Forwarded Them to
National Geographic Society.

Washington. Jan. 4.-Dr. Frederick
A. Cooks Polar records are enroute
to Washington to be examined by the
National Geographic society Accord
ing to information sent to Prof. j. H.
Gore, the documents were started
from Copenhagen on December FL,
which would get them to Washington
about the end of this week.
Prof. Gore, Rear Admiral Pills
bury and DIR. w. NJ. Hayes of the
geological survey, will examine the
papers and make report early this
month.
President Willis L. Moore of the
society has let it be known that he
will not be a candidate for reelection.
Some see in this one of the reflections
of the polar controversy. Prof. Moore
has been president of the National
Geographic society five terms. In his
letter declining further election he
expressed the hope that successor
would be chosen before the polar
fight became an influence in the poll
tics of the society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
HE FINDS A new ONE.
Colonel Roosevelt Discovers an Animal
Hitherto Unknown.

Washington. Jan A new animal
has been discovered in British East
Africa by the Smithsonian African
scientific expedition which, under the
leadership of Col. Theodore Roosevelt
has been in that region securing spec
linens of fauna and flora for the Ma
tiona1 Museum of this city since late
last April.
This new animal. the first announce
ment of whose discovery is made at the
Smithsonian institution. is O. hitherto
unknown species of otocyon, to which
officials of the scientific organization
have given the specific name of verga-
tus. 1t is a small carnivorous man.
nal closely resembling fox.
"Otocyon Rooseve1tus" as a cogno-
men for the new animal would make an
appropriate designation and one which
the former president as the discoverer
of the species. but the Smithsonian Of
ficials perhaps fearing the discoverer
would object. decided to make it's speci-
fic name Vergatus, meaning striped.
The 1tocyon VergatuS is generally buff
in color and it has been found by Mr..
Gerrit Miller of the museum staff to
differ slightly from otocyOn megalotis,
" hich is found farther south in Africa,
and especially IN color and the char
acteristics of it's teeth anG skull. The
otocyon is peculiar to Africa and is not
resembles in color the swifter kit fox
of the western plains.
The skull of this new form closely
resembles that of The gray fox of our
native fauna. This announcement is
of special interest for the reason that
pected from this region in Africa as
that territory up to this time explored
by the Smithsonian African expedition
has been examined by British natural
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
MAGISTRATE RESIGNS.
Prohibition Rendered His Office I'm.
profitable, He Says.

HiIIsdaIe. Mich, jan 4.-Justice of
the Peace Frisbie has resigned because
local option has made Hillsdale so
good that there is nothing for a JUS
tice of the peace to do. The justice
letter of resignation follows:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Hills
dale:
Gentlemen: 1 hereby most respect
fully tender the resignation of my
commission as a justice of the peace
of the city of Hillsdale to take effect
on March /, 1910. Cause: County
prohibition local option. no drunks
no Migrants. no disorderlies. no bust
ness to further make the office desir-
able or in any way profitable.
with kindest salutations to all our
good citizenship. I am.
JOHN L. FRISBIE.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
IRRIGATION BONDS.
Taft Will Suggest an Issue of $780,
100000.

Washington, Jan. Am the spec
ial message on conservation which
President Taft will send to congress
on Monday a loan of $30,00O,O00 to
complete the existing reclamation pro-
jects will be suggested.
Western senators who have visited
the president during the last few days
have been given to understand that
such a loan will be recommended in
the message. The loan would prob
ably be foated as short term bonds or
certificates of indebtedness. Senator
Carter and some of the other western
senators are inclined to favor the is
sue of certificates, but Senator Borah,
who is the author of bill for a
SSO,OO0,OOO bond issue is OPP
posed to an issue of certificates He
believes that an issue of bonds would
be taken up more readily
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
DEFICIT IS OVERCOME.
Treasury Books for December Show
Balance on Right Side.

Washington, Jan, 4.-December' 8
fiscal operations of the national gov
eminent showed balance on the
credit side the first day during the
fiscal year 1909-10, and the first time
since the Payne-Aldrich tariff law went
into effect. The receipts aggregated
$59,827,536 and the disbursements
$57,713,795, leaving balance of
$2,113,741.
Exclusive Of the deficit for the last
canal operations amounting to $16,-
311,978 and on that account of the
public debt transactions. the loss to
the treasury thus far this fiscal year
is $23,919,910 as against $51,755. 572
for the same time last year. The
largest increase has been in customs
receipts, $30,000,000.
Immense quantities of quarter
eagles, half dollars, quarter dollars
and pennies were coined at the minis
of the United States during December,
great proportion of which went to
help the holiday trade. The total
coinage for December aggregated
21,024,413 pieces valued at $2,O41, 342.
During the calendar year 1909 the ag-
gregate value of the coinage for the
United States was $9S,621,14S, for the
Philippine government 7.98O,596 pesos
in value and for San Salvador 694,17O
pesos.
During December twenty-seven
banks with a total capital of $780,
900 were authorized to begin business.
The total amount of national bank cir
culation outstanding is $710,354,253.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
HIS THIRST FOR BLOOD.
Character of ZeIaya Is Shown in Let
tiers and kilograms.

Managua. Jan. 4.-GeneraI Medina to-
day made public letters and kilograms
in substantiation of the claim that Gen.
eral Toledo and he did all in their pow
er to prevent the execution of Groce and
Cannon. the Americans, decreed by
President Zelaya.s
One of the letters received by Cen
erai Medina from Groce on the day of
the executions is as follows:
AS a last favor, I beg and implore
you to delay the execution of the death
sentences until an answer is received
from Zelaya to our plea for mercy. For
COOS sake let US live until you can
hope no longer as a brother Mason to
be proven a friend magnanimous and
kind I beseech to continue doing
everything possible to save u.s. Words
are inadequate to express our gratitude
for all that you have already done for
our welfare"
General Medina, who was commanded
to see that the will Of Zelaya was
obeyed, declares he DELAYED the execu-
ton purpose1y in the hope that the re-
pr1eve would be received. He produces
the. original copies of two kilograms
which he received from the president On
the day preceding the execution, in
proceed with the enforcement of the
death penalty
Another telegram received by him
from Zelaya on the day after Groce and
cannon had been shot reads:
L acknowledge your notification of
the execution and rejoice that the re-
quirements Of the law have been COM
piled with"
The following telegram was sent by
General Toledo to Medina the day be-
fore the condemned were killed:
Am telegraphing president asking
that Cannon and Groce be spared Sup
pose you have already done So 1 await
final decision of the president before
proceeding with executions"
General Medina makes public a tele-
gram received by him from the director
of telegraphs and which indicates that
lelaya attempted to prevent Groce and
cannon communicating with the United
state consul. The director of tele-
graphs wired:
President disapproved your permit
ting transmission of telegrams from
Groce and Cannon to American consul
He will not permit such concessions as
they are liable to place the government
in difficulties" -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
New york Stock Market.

Wall St., New York. Jan. 4-STOCKS-
The opening stock market today showed
evidence of continued pressure to liquidate
and there were some feevrish fluctuations
of United States Steel were made at $50
and SS3s compared with S91s last night and
5000 shares of Amalgamated Copper sold
at S9A and S91z compared with 90ss last
night One hundred shares of Rock Island
sold at 543z followed by 800 shares of SIS
cific, National Railways of Mexico first
preferred and Railway Steel Spring de-
clined l and Southern Pacific and Reading
large fractions. Rock Island preferred
rose l, and International Harvester 2.
When Soutern Pacific was bid up a
point tine list stiffened for a time but later
went to a lower level than before. St.
Amalgamated Copper and American
Smelling United States Steel and Great
Northern Ore certificates II and Penn
sylvania, New York Central Reading,
Chicago Great Western, Tennessee Copper,
General Electric and Pittsburg Coal l.
International Harvester preferred rose ia
Prices made further recessions until the
liquidation had spent its force Good re-
coveries followed. but brought the trading
to standstill. Southern Pacific recover
ed to- the best. Laclede Gas rose 1 and
Reading and some other retrieved the de-
United States Steel preferred IL and some
others a point more.
Bonds were irregular.
New buying orders were met wher
prices had fallen back trifle, and there
was further rise to the top-level. South
ern Pacific continued leader in point Of
activity and strength, the price touching
1874 gain of -25s. Union aPcific and
Toledo. St. Louis and Western preferred
advanced J.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
MENoKEN OFF THE MAP.
Postoffice Abolished When Postmis-
tress Resigns.

Menoken, nine miles northwest Of
Topeka, is no longer a government
postoffice. Mrs. C. Davis, who has
had charge of the office there has re-
signed, and effective January Is, the
three lone patrons will receive their
mail over rural route No. out of
Topeka.
Notice of the discontinuance has
been received here by Postmaster A.
K. Rodgers, and he stated this morn
ing that the fact that no revenue is
obtained from the office at Menoken.
and the postmistress had become tired
of her simple duties, has brought
about the change.
The fact that there has for months
been only three patrons of the office
has also worked toward the change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
TIME TO PAY DOG TAX.
Rate Will Be One Dollar Until
April 1st.

If you get busy and pay your dog
license between now and the first of
April it will only cost one dollar for
males and five dollars for females.
If you wait until after the first OF
April it will cost two dollars for the
males and seven dollars for females.
This is the warning from the Office
of City Treasurer Pattison and City
Clerk c. B. Burge.
Tell them to come in my office
first and deposit the money and they
will receive a receipt" said Mr.. Pat
tison.
Tell them to bring the receipt IN
to my office, give me the name and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04

were intended as places, equipped and
maintained in efficient modern fash
ion, where meals and lodgings could
be furnished respectable men at NOM
inal prices. Mr.. Mills always declared
that he did not class this enterprise
as philanthropy maintaining that
it was sagacious public spirit that
prompted him In establishing them.
The hotels have been self supporting.
Not long ago Mr.. Mills decided them
and the adjacent Mills dwellings to
three trustees-himself, his son, Ogden
Mills. and his daughter, Mrs. White
law Reid-making stipulations as to
succession in membership in the board
which will take the work on indefi-
nitelY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
MEXICAN SWINDLER.
Railroad Ticket Agents Beat Govern
ment Out of Thousands.

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 4.-The Mexican
government has been swindled out of
many thousand of dollars by ticket
agents who have been carrying on a
system of reporting tickets as sold for
a shorter distance than they really
were purchased. The agents at Quere-
taro, Lecheria, San Luis Potosi and
other places have been arrested.
1t is said the swindling scheme was
devised by discharged American con-
ductor who sold the idea to the Mexi-
can agents, but the fact was overlook
ed that the conductors would not
check up with the agents reports and
in this way the fraud was detected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Jan. 4.-CATTLE--Receip
estimated at 5000. Market weak to 10c
lower. Beeves, 81 15d7.S5; Texas steers,
$4.0O@5 90; western steers, $4O0Q6.20; stock
ers and feeders. $3.00a5 .; cows and heif-
ers. $2.10@5.50; calves, $7.25@9-50.
Market steady. Light. $S.15@S.55; mixed,
81. 2OQS 60; heavy, $S.3e@S. IS; rough. $500
$40; good to choice heavy. S. 40@S.65; pigs,
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 1900.
Market steady. Native. $3.75@600; western,
tive, s6.O0QS.75; western, S6.00@S.75.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts, 2, 800 bushels; ship
ments, 6,400 bushels.
CORN-Receipts, $500 bushels; ship
ments, III, 600 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat Al cars. with II
of contract grade; corn AS cars. with one
of contract grade; oats 100 cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min
enapoliS and Duluth today were 500 cars
compared with 523 cars last week and 1Sl
cars the corresponding day year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
FIRE AT ScOTTSVILLE.
One Block of Business Section Is
Destroyed.

Scottsville, KAN, Jan. 4.-Practical-
ly all of the business section of this
city located on the east side of the
main street was destroyed by fire
which was discovered at o'clock this
morning. Nearly every pain of glass
in the buildings on the opposite side of
by the heat.
The destroyed property included a
drug store, a restaurant, a furniture
store, a carpenter shop, the postoffice
and a vacant store building. The Adj
vance was damaged. The loss will
amount to $4,000 or perhaps more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
REID WILL COME OVER.
Ambassador VIII Attend Funeral of
His Father in-Law.

London, Jan. 4.-Ambassador White
law Reid is arranging to sail for the
United States either on the steamer st.
Louis tomorrow or on the Lusitania
Saturday to allow him to be present
at the funeral of Mrs. Reid's father,
d. o. Mills, who died in California
last night
The temporary absence from his
post of Mr.. Reid will detain Secretary
of Embassy William Phillips here, and
arrangements are being made to post
pone his marriage with Miss Caroline
A. Drayton of New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
New York Money Market.

New York, Jan. 4-MONEY-Money OF,
cal lstrong, 6@9 per cent; ruling rate 8
cent. Time loans fairly strong; 60 days.
~ per cent; 80 days, 4ss to AZ per cent;
six months, 4A@41s per cent.
per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 81 s. 9094- "a for
commercial bills, 81. 1874 0433A.
sSILVER-Bar silver 525sc; Mexican dol
lars, 44c.
| DS-Government bonds, easy; rail-
road bonds, irregular
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
D. 0. MILLS IS DEAD.
He was the Father of Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid

San Francisco. Jan. 4.-Darius Og-
den Mills the New York philan-
thropist and father of Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, died last night at Millbrae, his
winter home. near here. Heart fail
ure was the cause. Mr.. Mills was "a
years of age. ,5:,os si+
Death came so suddenly that Mr..
Mills physician was not with him at
the end, although he was summoned
At the first sign of collapse.
Mrs. Reid, who came to California
with her father a few weeks ago to
spend the winter months, was at the
bedside. His son, Ogden Mills. and
his wife left for the east yesterday,
believing Mr.. Mills was in his usual
health. Mr.. Mills. accompanied by
his daughter and Ogden Mills, came to
San Francisco some weeks ago to
spend the winter at the financier's
mansion near Millbrae. twenty miles
south of this city. He had suffered
with heart disease for several years
and had virtually withdrawn from his
many business responsibilities, but
there was no indication that death
way imminent.
The family followed its usual routine
after the departure of ogden Mills
anG his wife for the east, but soon
after dinner Mr. Mills complained of
denly collapsed and DR.. Morris Herr
stein, the family physician, was sum-
moned from San Francisco. Death
occurred at $3.50 O'Clock, the end COM
ing peacefully. DIR. Herzstein said Mr..
Mills death was due to angina pee
toris.
Mrs Reid has been his constant
companion since he left New York.
Had Many Financial interests.
New York, Jan. News of the
sudden death of ID. o.. Mills at his
California winter home, was received
with sorrow here where he had so
long been prominent. Mr.. Mills with
drawal from business and active in
terest in his various philanthropic en-
terprises because of i'll health had
somewhat prepared his friends for the
sad news, although a fatal termination
of his illness at this time was not ex-
pected.
Although his active participation in
business affairs had ceased, Mr.. Mills
up to the time of his death, remained
a director in many corporations. His
railroad interests included the holding
of a dictatorship in the New York
Central and Lake Shore companies and
he held a place, as well. in the direc-
torates of several New York banks and
trust companies and numerous indus
trial enterprises.
One of Mr.. Mills notable philan-
thropic enterp ises was the establish
nieff of the chain of hotels, the name
II fhich is familiar the country over
ss Mills hotels These hotels. OF
which there are three in this city
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Kansas CITY, Jan. L.
Open High Low Close Yes
Kansas city Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 4.-WHEAT-
Cash: Market unchanged to 1zc higher.
No. 2 hard, $1.10q1.I2 No. 3,$LWAQ1 LIZ;
No. 2 red, 81. 90@1.25; No. 8, $LH@1 o.
T CORN-Market unchanged. No. white,
6Sk@63Ac; No. 3, $1.17@122; No. mixed.
64c; No. g. 62&c.
OATS-Market unchanged to 1c higher.
No. white, 46@4Sc; No. mixed, 43@44c.
RYE-70Q73c.
HAY-Market unchanged to 5OdF5c high
er. Choice timothy, $13.SQ13.5o; choice
prairie, $10.25@105 80.
BUTTER-Creamery extras 36c; firsts,
SAC; seconds, &c; packing stock, &c.
EGGS-Extras, S51ac; firsts, 3S1sc; cur
rent receipts, 311sc; seconds and dirttes,
1911c.
WHEAT-Receipts 12s cars.
CLOSE: ~ WHEAT-May, S10Sss@LOss4;
July STAG.
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Chicago Produce Market

Chicago, Jan. 1O.-BUTTER-Mark
steady. Creameries. 26@34c; daisies, $50
Soc
EGGS-Market firm. Receipts 1852 cases
at mark, cases included, 241sq2S1sc; firsts,
SIC; prime firsts. 34c
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 1870
Tic; Twins, 16A@161ac; Young Americas
1916; Long Horns, 1910.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES steady. Choice to
fancy, 45@4Sc; fair to good, 40@43c.
POULTRY-Market steadier. Turkeys
lie; chickens, 14c; springs, 141sc.
VEAL-Market steady. so to go Id. WITS
S@9c; 60 to So ID. WITS, 9Q10c; s. to ITO H.
WITS, 1O@11c.
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Ten DAYS With Broken Neck.

ST. Louis, Jan. 4.-Ralph Owens, "a
years old of Memphis, Tenn, walked
the streets here for ten days with a
broken neck ard did not know it, until
he went to Mullanphy hospital to get
treatment. He fell ten days ago. and
since then his head has been drawn
back but he did not suffer much pain.
He was operated on and has a slight
chance of recovery