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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
KNOWN DEAD 1856
Thousands Homeless as Result
of Disaster in Italy.
The King Is on the Ground to
Aid the Sufferers.

Naples, Oct. 26.-King Victor EN-
manuel arrived here unannounced to-
day. His coming was not wholly un-
expected, however, for his subjects
have learned that wherever there is
widespread suffering his majesty is
sure to be found sympathizfng with
the afflicted and directing the work
of relief.
The populace acclaimed the king
with wild enthusiasm. To their well
come he replied:
MY heart was so touched by the
sufferings of the people that 1 was
unable to resist an impulse to share
their misfrtune and so started on
visit to the devastated region
King Victor Emmanuel was accom-
panied by his first aide General Bru-
sati; Admiral Garelli and. Count Mat
tiolo-Pasqualini, minister of the royal
household.
The authorities were able today to
make more definite estimate of the
fatalities caused by the cyclone, tidal
wave and accompanying eruptions of
Mount Vesuvius and Mount Epomeo.
Known deaths as follows:
Ceterata 80; Vecete 81 Majori 20;
Casamicciola, island of Ischia 12;
Amalfi 10; Resina z; Madonna Oracle
10; Minori 4; Lacco Amena 8; Monte
Corvino, Tore del Greco :. Total 189.
Thousands of persons are homeless
and the most serious problem now is
to provide these with shelter, food and
drinking water. The mover1ent of sup
plies is difficult because in many places
the roads have been washed out and
made impossible. Forum rely, most of
the towns requiring aid can be ap-
preached from the sea.
Admiral Leonardo, the minister of
marine, had a narrow escape from
death on the Island of ISchia today.
In attempting to get a close view of
the effect of the eruption from Mount
Epomeo he approached too close to the
bed of the volcanic streaIn and sank
to his waist in mud. by a lucky
chance, his plight was quickly discov-
cred by group of soldiers who hur-
ried to his rescue. Although plastered
with mud, the minister refused to
abandon his tour of inspection and re-
peatedIy said to the soldiers:
LOOK out for the others; don't
mind me-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26

lost, said VIM HawIey, brother of
Alan R. Hawley. when he read the dis
patch from Fort William today. st
don't see how I can place any cred
ence in the report until there is some-
thing tangible to work upon. There
have been so many of these reports
The officials of the Aero club of
America have received no word from
the missing balloon today, but have
not given up hope that Mr.. Post and
Mr.. Hawley either win be found "nr or
will report by telegraph they have
landed safely.
Harmon Offers $1,000.
New York. Oct. 26-CIifford B. Har-
mon, the wealthy aeronaut. has an
nounced that he will pay reward of
$1,000 to the person who discovers
Alan r. Hawley and Augustus Post of
loon America II.
Thinks 1t Fell Into the Lake.
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 26.-That the
balloon America II was lost on Lake
Superior is the belief of w. c. Dew
ereaux, weather forecaster of Mil
Waukee.
''Tihere was low moving this way
when the balloons started at st.
Louis" said Mr.. Devereaux '.and this
low caused the wind to blow from
the south about the time the balloons
reached Lake Michigan. This south
wind, of course. took the America II
directly north, as is proven by mes
sages from Hawley
This str aight northerly course took
the America II. I believe. over the
eastern end of Lake Superior By the
time it got there. the low had gotten
to the southeast of the balloon with
the wind from the southeast. Thus
the America II and her two passen-
gers were carried west over Lake Su-
perior. Later, according to the wealth
o. ind
the north. which forced the America
II south again, but apparently the huge
bag did not get far enough south to
come down on terra firma.''
SpindIer Will Investigate.
st. Louis, Oct. ga dispatch from
Spindler said he would be in Chapleau
today and will prosecute a search for
the America II based on the Fort Will
liam message.
The message from Fort William
telling Of seeing the aerostat last night
is not credited here The balloonists
should have landed a week ago today
and it is not considered possible they
could have remained in the air nine
days.
''I have traced all balloons as to
time, course and destination and have
no record of any one actually speaking
to the America II beyond Traverse
Bay, Michigan. I have interviewed all
incoming persons on steamer North
land which is just in from Lake Huron
and who are registered at hotels, also
the conductors of incoming trains and
persons replying to newspaper appeals
who have just returned from outings
and hunting trips in the north. None
of them had seen the America II.
eff they crossed the great lakes,
believe they are in the James bay dis
trict Stratton, the Aero Club of
America representative, has no in
formation at Ottawa. An unidentified
balloon is reported crossing the Cana
dian Pacific railroad at Augoma. I
will investigate this report while at
Chapleau.
'"The nights are fine here but the
best guides fear the northern nights
for the balloonists.'s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
LOOKING FOR MORE.
Officers Already Have Three Suspects
Under Arrest.

Cincinnati, Oct 26-With three sus-
poets under arrest, the police today
continued their investigation of the
murder of Mrs. Mary Hackney, whose
mutilated body was found in her home
in Canal Ridge, Cummingsville, last
night.
The men being held by the police
are Harley Hackney, husband of the
woman, Charles Eckert, a young man
who boarded with the Hackney family
and Herman SchWering, a negro driver
of a milk wagon.
Hackney and Eckert found the body
of the woman on their return from
work in a lumber mill and adhere to
their first story that they did not COM
nit the crime and can throw no light
on the mystery. Schwering also de-
clares he had nothing to do with the
murder.
This is the fifth murder of a woman
in that section of the city in the last
six years. Like the other victims, the
body of Mrs. Hackney was terribly
mIItilated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
LEAVING nome.
Every Steamship Bound South
ward Loaded With Passengers.
Glory of the Famous Gold Camp
Has Departed.

Seattle, Oct. 26.-The steamship Una
tiIla arrived from Nome today with 511
passengers and $25O,O0O in bullion and
was followed closely by the steam
ships Victoria and Northwestern, each
carrying gold and a heavy passenger
list.
The exodus from Nome marks the
end of the romantic period of the
famous gold camps history. In the
summer of 1900, 10000 persons were as
senbled on the beach at Nome whose
sands were rich in gold dust. The
camp has yielded 100000 in gold
and will produce much more than that
in the future but the rich dirt that
could be worked by hand has been
washed and the mining henceforth viii
be done by dredges owned by large coz
porations.
Estimates of the number of persons
now in Nome range from 1000 to 1,500.
There are nearly $500 men in the In
noko and Iditarod districts and several
hundred in the diggings north of Nome.
These are still poor mems camps but
1 ONE has gone the way of the Klon-
dixie and will transform no more Ia
borers into millionaires.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
is LOST AT SEA.
Haytien Gunboat Liberte Is
Destroyed by an Explosion.
Killed or Drowned.
TWENTY ARE RESCUED
Among Those Lost Were Ten
Haytien Generals.
She Sailed From Port au Prince
Last Monday.
TWENTY ARE RESCUED

Fort au Prince, Haytt oct 26.-
Ihe Hayt1en gunboat Liberte has been
lost at sea off Port DePaix, following
an explosion 1t is estimated that 20
persons We're either killed or drowned.
Twenty others were rescued.
News of the accident was received
here today. The Liberte sailed from
this port on Monday last, having on
board 80 persons. So far as known
only 20 of these escaped. Among the
70 who were lost were 10 Haytien
generals, who were on their way to
take command of the several divisions
of troops in the department of the
north. Details are lacking, the only
definite information being as to loss of
life and the fact that an explosion oc-
CURED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
FIRE AT ABILENE.
Destroys $4,000 Worth of Property
With Small Insurance.

Abilene, Kan, Oct. 26.-Fourteen
thousand dollars worth of property
with Sits insurance was destroyed
yesterday by fire starting in the seed
house of the Abilene Mercantile com
pany. It Joined G. r. Pleiser's music
store and both were soon in flames. T.
V. Prendergast's garage with ten cars
on the floor came next The cars,
badly scorched, were run out, but the
building, $1,500 worth of tires, and a
lot of supplies were destroyed. Reese
nington's carpenter shop and damage
to DR.. Steelsmiths office came next.
The fire was spectacular as the burst
ing oil tanks, prestolite tanks, etc,
made explosions heard for miles. None
of the buildings, which were owned by
]. T. Prendergast, were insured, nor
was the garage and its contents. The
burned structures will be rebuilt inn
mediatelY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26

wouldn't have talked seriously aDoul
getting married before that time.
She denied that Joe became angry
when she married his father; or that
the father and son quarrelled.
1T was only just a natural conse :
quence that Joe left home after we
married. 1 was such a young thing
then that none of the children liked 70
call me mother; and 1 guess you can I
blame them, either"
After the marriage Joe, the stepson,
again decl--ed his love, she admitted.
She said that he told her he would
wait until she would be free to marry
him. For more than twenty years ne
has waited.
Judge Joseph Reed was a well known
criminal lawyer and a cousin or the
late Thomas Bracket Reed, former
speaker of the United States house or
representatives. He was 81 years old
Judge Reeds first wife died in 1880
and he married the present Mrs Joseph
Reed, jr, a few months later. To this
marriage was born Thomas B. Reed.
now Is years old.
Joseph Reed, jr., after departing To-
peka, was almost forgotten by many
Topekans and his visits to the old
home were of long intervals in the last
twenty years After going to Chicago,
Reed began work for the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company, and
now is an engineer on the Wisconsin
division. Mrs. Reed admitso that the
ardent love of her present husband has
caused him to remain single the twenty
years of her married life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
TWO FROM WASHBURN.
College Students Taking Scholarship
Examinations at h U.

Lawrence, Kan, Oct. 26.-Seven COZ
lege students, two of them from WASH
burn, are taking the Rhodes scholar
ship examinations at the University of
Kansas. The men are: Harry Jones,
Louisburg, Kan, a senior in Park coli
lege; Ernest Briles, Holton. Kan.
Campbell college; P. w. Whitcombe.
Topeka, Kan, Washburn; Henry
O'Brien, Kansas City, Mo-, Washburn;
George S. Counts and Frank Allis Bald
win. Baker, and Edmund Gresham,
Lawrence, X U.
The work of the meeting includes en-
tirely the translation of Latin to Eng
lish. In the afternoon the examina-
tions were in Latin prose writing and
in the evening the men did work in
algebra and geometry.
Three examinations of two hours
each are held each day. They open at
10 in the morning and continue until Z
in the evening with suitable recesses.
The work will close tonight. The an
swers will then be sent to Oxford.
where the Rhodes committee will ex-
anime them and announce two men
who will be granted the Rhodes schol-
arships at Oxford. The scholarships
carry $1,000 year for three consecu-
tive wears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
FLIES TO ENGLAND.
DirigibIe Balloon Makes Trip From
NIoissOn, France, to Aldershot.

Aldershot, England, Oct. 26-The air
ship Morning POST arrived here safe
ly today after a flight across the Eng
lish channel from Moisson, France.
The dirigible arrived here at $3.50
O'Clock, having accomplished the trip
from Moisson in five hours and Is min
utes. The airship circled above the
military camp for some time before
making a landing.
tary dirigible balloon Morning Post
le't Moisson at 10:15 o'clock this morn
ing for Aldershot, England. At 1908
it passed over the Semaphore at St.
Valery-E-Cau and disappeared above
the English channel, conveyed by an
English destroyer.
The Morning Post was constructed
in France and presented to the British
army by the London Morning Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
UP So A BALE.
Cotton Makes Sudden Climb on Gov
ernment Report.

New York, Oct. 26.-With an ad-
vance of practically SO a bale in the
price of cotton today, seldom, If ever.
has the trade experienced such an
abrupt transition from weakness to
strength displayed by the staple. The
sudden climb followed the publication
of the census bureau report showing
the amount of cotton ginned to Octo-
Der Is was practically 100000 bales
short of the six million mark which
had been estimated by many traders.
Predictions of 20 cent cotton before
the end of the season were frequently
heard in local trade circles, and the
market in short reflected a complete
revival of the bullish enthusiasm
noted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
AIR FULL OF BALLOONS.
Reports Coming in From All Quarters
Regarding Aerostats Seen.

Ottawa, Ont, Oct 26.-'The outlook
for obtaining any information of the
whereabouts of the America II grows
less encouraging every hour" said Ed
mund H Stratton, the representative
of the Aero Club of America, today.
''The immensely of the great north
woods, the widely scattered settle
ments and the absence of means of
quick communication make the search
for Messrs. Hawley and Post difficult
and lacking in promise of quick re-
suits, which is the thing desired
Regarding the balloon reported seen
at Fort William last night, Mr.. STRAIT
ton said:
eff balloon it was. it must have been
a derelict The America II could not
nave been a1oat with passengers as
1ate as yesterday. Escape of gas would
have destroyed its carrying power sew
eral days ago"
The search for the missing aero
nauts from this point will continue,
however. Every available avenue of
news is being used by the governm ent
officials, railroads and the lumber
companies which have men along the
border between New Ontario and Que
bee. This mornings mail brought Of
(Contfnued on Page Eight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
Freezing Weather by Morning.

That the weather will be freezing
cold by morning is the prediction of
the weather nan. Up in the north
west a high pressure area is causing
24-mile an hour wind to blow this
way and already the effect is appar-
ent. The temperature rose steadily
until 1 o'clock, when it reached So.
Then, instead of continuing to rise, the
mercury dropped back two degrees be-
fore o'clock. Local rains are ex-
pected to be blown in on the strong
winds from the north and west and
an unsettled condition of the atmos-
phere with colder temperatures is the
official forecast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
MANOBOS ON WAR PATH
Declare Their Purpose to Be E,xtermi-
nation of Foreigners.

Manila, Oct 26.-Two bands of
Manobos tribesmen are depredating
the west coast of Davao, in southeast
ern Indano island, and have killed sew
eraI planters, including Earl Gerr, an
American. All available troops were
ordered to the scene today.
Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing, COM
manding the department of Minandao,
has left his headquarters at Zambo-
anga to command the reinforcements
which are being hurried to Davao.
The Manobos Dattos declare their
purpose of expelling all foreigners and
Filipinos from the district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
CANEY HAS $50, 900 FIRE
Burns Opera House, Furniture Store
and 1S Horses.

~aney, Kan, Oct. 26.-Fire which
started in a livery stable here today
burned the stable with 1S horses, tho
Truskett opera house and a furniture
store. An electric theater also was
badly damaged. The loss is estimated
at $4,000. Shortage of water thwartcd
the efforts of the volunteer fire fighters
to prevent the spread of the flames.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
WEDS A STEP-SON
Joseph Reed, Jr. Claims Love OF
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
Mary Nina Reid Then Was in
Her School Days.
MARRIED HIS FATHER
Following Incident, the Son Left
Home in Anger.
Began Work on Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad.

After waiting % years Joseph Reed
Jr., has received his reward for a love
that he bore for Mary Nina Reid when
she was his school-day sweetheart and
when sne later became his stepmother
and the wife of the late Judge Joseph
Reed The end of the courtship came
in Chicago September 16, when Joseph
Reed, Jr., married Mrs. Joseph Reed,
Sr. The wedding was kept a secret
until Mrs. Reed returned from Chicago
to make arrangements to move to that
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
Hear FROM ROOSEVELT.
Michigan Republicans Use CoIoners
Telegram in the Campaign.

Detroit, Oct. 26.-Theodore Roosevelt
influence was thrown into the political
campaign in Michigan today through
the publication by the Republican
state committee of a telegram from the
former president to former Governor
Curtis Guild, Jr.. of Massachusetts who
made severa, addresses i'll Michigan
last week.
Col. Rooseveit's telegram says he un
derstands that in Michigan the progress
sives won a clear cut victory and he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
WILL NAME A NEGRO.
Taft Will Make w. II. Lewis an As
sistant Attorney General.

Washington. Oct. 26-President
Taft, it was stated today, has decided
to appoint negro to the highest Of
flee in an executive branch of the gov
ernment ever held by a member of that
race. William H. Lewis, at present an
assistant district attorney at Boston, is
to be made an assistant attorney gen
eral of the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26

endorses the candidacy of Charles E.
Osborne for governor and Charles E.
Townsend for United States senator.
"Mr. Osborn says the telegram, lis
a man like Stimson of New York, who
will clean house from cellar to gar
ret, driving every wrongdoer from Of
fee"
Col Roosevelt expressed regret that
he is unable to take part in the N1ichi-
gan campaign for the entire RepubIi
can ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26

In the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
Reed is revealed a childhood court
ship which originated when the two
attended the Topeka schools a quar-
ter of century ago. When Mary Nina
Reid was yet a small child, she met
her lovers father. Judge Reed then
was a widower. The girls beauty and
grace found a responsive chord in his
heart. He made love to her and they
We're married. That was July is, 1890.
Then it is said that the SON and
father quarrelled, a statement that
mere boy left home and went to Chi
cago In the 20 years of Judge Reeds s
married life the boy seldom visited the
home. On August Is, this year, Judge
Reed died. A month and day after
his death the son married his widow
the sweetheart of his childhood.
Mrs. Reed came to Topeka last week.
She has been settling some business
matters, she said, and will depart for
her new home in Chicago this after
noon.
II don't think we have done any
thing to be ashamed off, said Mrs
Reed concerning her recent marriage
Il loved the judge, but 1 love Joe, too"
You were sweethearts in school days
were you not?'' was asked.
"WeIl yes, you might say we were,
replied Mrs. Reed, but then we really
didn't get to know each other real well.
You see Joe attended the Parkdale
school and L was in Bethany and some
how or other we seemed to be together
a good deal in those old days. But
then. we were only just good friends
1 think"
Mrs. Reed denied that in the days of
their child love, Joe had proposed-that
she had accepted and the engagement
was broken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
Gives 100000 to Yale.

Chicago, Oct. 26.-The National
Lumber association will give 100000
to Yale university forest school. An
nouncement of the gift was made by
the board of governors last night. The
fund was raised by subscrEption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
Farnines of Steel Trust.

New York, Oct. 26.-The total earn
ings of the steel corporation for the
quarter ending September 80 were $37.-
365, ,187. The net earnings for the quar-
ter ending September 80 were $31,04S, ,725.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26

Lisbon, October 26.-Eight thousand
freight and express wagon drivers
went on strike today. Soldiers and
firemen are being utilized in the trans-
poration of the necessities of life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
Hourly temperatures.


Chicago, Oct. 26-Forecast for Kan
sas: Local rains tonight or Thursday.
Cooler
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26

mo, no, that's not it, declared the
woman. Il was just a little slip of
girl then and 1 was only Is years old
when we were married, and I certainly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26

CONTINUED on Page Eight.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-02-11
Leland Locals

Mr.. and Mrs. Biackington of Mos
COW were in town on business this
week.
The lads and lassies are making
good use OF the sleighing these days.
Rev. Compton, former pastor of
the Leland NJ. E. Church, South,
preached to a large congregation
here Sunday night.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Craig,
twelve pound boy.
DE. Dawes made q business trip
to Colfax this week.
Roy Blankenship bought Edd
Fleshman's driving team for $500.
r. c. Southwick, the Potlatch
cattle king, was in town Monday.
He reports the winter as ideal for
stock and feed more plentiful than
is generally supposed.
Rev. Gripes and John Lind were
seen on our streets one day this
week.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-02-11
TERMS.
KENDRICK
IDAHO

The first issue of the Inland Herald,
Spokane's new daily paper. appeared
Wednesday, Feb. sth, the first issue
being 80 pages and selling on the
news stands at two cents per copy.
The typographical appearance was
very neat and they were we'll patron
lied in the advertising line.
In their greeting they say that this
paper is to be published in the inter
est of the people of Spokane and the
Inland Empire. The appearance of
this paper in the Spokane newspaper
field will undoubtedly fill long felt
want. as we believe that in city the
size of Spokane. daily papers, owned
and published by different and dis.
tinct firms or corporations, rejecting
the opinions of different men, are
almost necessary. There was no an
nouncement as to their political faith,
but we understand the paper will be
independent.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-02-11

NEW MACHINE FOR RECORDING CENSUS.
switching on of an electric current
serve to punch the holes as desired. As
many as $500 to 1000 cards can be
punched by one operator in a day
against about 900 with the old ma
chine.
The first adequate census taken by
the government was made in 1890, but
the records secured simply included
families. the name Of the head alone
being set down. This form of census
was repeated every ten years until
1880, when more system was brought
into the work, and the federal gov
eminent began making laws that real
ly facilitated the task. Since 1880 the
improvement of the system has kept
pace with the growth of the country,
and officials hope that next April's
count will be the most rapidly taken
and the most accurate.