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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
IN BURNING Mine.
More Than Half a Hundred Men
Are Entombed.
Little Chance of Escaping Death
From SuffOcatiOn.

Scranton, Pa, April Fifty to
seventy-five men employed in the Pan
cost mine of the Scranton Coal COM
pany at Throop are entombed in the
inner workings with all chance of es-
cape, it is believed, cut off. Fire is
raging along an entire vein owing to an
engine house having been set ablaze'
The mine is equipped with two open
ings but the location of the burning en-
gine room is such as to have cut of
escape by these routes.
Two men who escaped said there were
fifty men shut in by the fire. This
afternoon it was realized by employees
and admitted by some of the officials
that the situation was grave and that
an almost hopeless task confronted tbs
rescuers in attempting to reach the ell
tombed men.
The fire is in the working $50 feet be-
low the surface.
Officials, scores of workmen, Volun-
teer firemen and the Throop fire de-
partment are working to get TO the mer
supposed to be in one part of the mine
The fire is reported to have started
in an engine room at the end of tht
slope from an unknown cause. Three
hundred men were in the mines WheT
the alarm was given and owing to tht
great excitement II 10 1IlpOSSlOlG y
learn Just how many got out. Unless tbs
men thought to be trapped are soo1
reached it is feared they will all dit
if they have not already been smoth
cred by smoke. Early this afternoon i
was learned that it was impossible t.
reach the men for some time owing t.
the smoke and the great distance they
are below the surface.
The news of the fire spread rapid.
and hundreds flocked to the mouth O
the shaft. Women were frantic anC
tore their hair and clothing in theil
despair ana many had to be taken from
the scene. An investigation showed tn
fire is so located as to cut off escap'
from both openings.
When the seriousness of the situation
dawned on the mining officials th'
rescue station at Wilkesbarre was i'm
mediately notified and the Delawars
Lacawanna & Western emergency ca
was sent to Throop with the crew. The.
carried with them oxygen helmets ant
other equipments to fight the fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
MRS. BROOKS ACQUITTED
She Killed Another Woman Who Stole
Her Husband.

Fort Worth, April Mrs. I. NJ.
Brooks, who has been on trial here for
a week charged with the murder of
Mrs. Mary Binford, on January 16,
was today declared not guilty by the
jury.
Mrs. Brooks is the wife of well
known local attorney and during the
rush hours of shopping went to a
large department store, where Mrs.
Binford was employed, and shot her
to death.
Mrs. Brooks claimed that Mrs. Bin
ford had tried to ALLEVIATE her hus-
bands affections.
The verdict was rendered in her
favor on the ground of insanity. Dur
ing the trial Mrs. Brooks testified that
for two years she set aside two hours
each day for praying that Mrs. Bin
ford would let her husband alone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
Leaves Friedichshafen for Stutt-
CART With Several Passengers.
THE SILVER WEDDING
OF William III of Wuertemberg
and Queen Charlotte.
Airship Will Visit Baden Baden
and Dusseldorf.

Friedrichshafen, Germany, April Z.
In his dirigible balloon the new
Deutschland, Zeppelin with a number
of passengers set out at S:25 o'clock
this morning for Stuttgart to greet
King William IL of Wuertemb and
Queen Charlottee on the occasion to-
morrow of their silver wedding ami
versary. From Stuttgart the airship
will proceed to Baden Baden and
Duesseldorff.
King William is an enthusiast in
aerial navigation and in July, 1908,
both he and the queen took a flight
with Zeppelin over Lake Constance. 1t
was the first time in history that a
reigning king and queen dared such
an adventure.
He Drops Bouquet.
Stuttgart, Wuertemberg, April T.
The Deutschland arrived here at 8
o'clock this afternoon and circled over
the Royal palace while Count Zeppelin
dropped a parachute bouquet with his
greetings to the king and queen. A
landing was made in the suburbs,
where additional passengers were taken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

did not get it He is an old soldier and
formerly was judge in southern Kan
sas He based his application for the
place on his soldier record, asserting
that he was as fit mentally and phys
icany as ever in his life and fully quail
fled to be the new judge.
Governor Stubbs appointed Sargent,
who is not an old soldier, and now
Campbell is seeking to Gust Sargent be-
cause the governor failed to name the
old soldier applicant. The law says that
when an old soldier is an applicant for
a job he must be given the preference
if he is as well qualified as the other
candidates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
STRIKERS FIGHT POLICE.
One hliIed and Several Wounded
when 400 Battle With Officers.

Prince Rupert. B. c., April -Four
hundred striking street Iaborers engag-
ed in battle with the police here
Thursday following an attack upon a
force of men working under police pro-
lection. During the fight. Milan
Michedich, Montenegrin striker, was
shot ana propaoly fatally wounded, and
several other men, including two con-
stables, were less seriously hurt
Many citizens are being sworn in as
deputy constables. Many strikers have
been arrested and additional jail ac-
commOdations are being ARRANGED for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
ERECT A new HOTEL.
One on Holiday Street to Cost Fifteen
Thousand Dollars.

Louise T. Moor1louse is having erect
ed $4,000 two-story brick hotel and
business house at 423 to 427 Holiday
street. the ground floor of which will
be 75x70 feet.
There will be three rooms on the first
floor. the center one being equipped for
a restaurant. On the second floor will
be 20 rooms e. d. Murphy and ]. S
GIL will build the structure. This is
one of several buildings Of the kind
which have been built or planned with
in the last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
CHINESE HELD UP.
Two Hundred of Them at Ensenada
Suffering for Food.

san Diego, April with every foot
of the Mexican boundary patrolled by
United States troops, while a Ileet of
war craft of all kinds is operating out
of San Diego harbor, the smuggling of
Chinese across the boundary has been
made a too hazardous undertaking as
a result of the military and naval
mobilization.
without hope of effecting an en-
trance to this country in the near fu-
ture, the Chinese now at Ensenada
are in sorry plight and are appeal
ing to their countrymen in California
for assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
DEPOSITS ARE GROWING.
Nearly a Hundred Million Dollars in
Kansas Banks.

The Kansas state bank deposits have
not reached the one hundred million
mark yet, but the indications point to
the deposits going above that mark
this year. If the same increase in de-
posits is shown during the next three
months that was shown between No
vember % and March 16, the deposits
will exceed the hundred million mark.
j. N. Dolley, state bank commissioners
has given out the statement of the
condition of the $50 state banks at
the close of business. March 16. 1t
shows total deposits of $96,254, ,6S5.82,
an increase of $4,493,449.21 since the
statement of November 3. The total
reserve at present is 35.S per cent Of
the deposits and this shows an increase
of four and eight-tenths points over
the reserve report of November %.
The following is the consolidated
statement of the banks:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
MERCURY Down to Freezing.

The mercury had reached the freez-
ing point by o'clock this morning,
but a warmer brand &C weather is
predicted for tomorrow, although un-
settled. There will likely be showers
tonight or tomorrow, says S. d. Flora,
the government weather observer.
There is a storm in progress in the
vicinity of Denver, which is moving in
an. easterly direction. The result will
probably be that no fair weather will
prevail in Topeka in the next day or
SO. The wind is blowing ten miles an
hour from the east. The hourly read
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
Mercer Is Reappointed.

Governor Stubbs has reappointed j.
H Mercer. state live stock sanitary
commissioner. The term is for two
years. Mercer was appointed live stock
sanitary commissioner two years ago,
just after the legislature adjourned.
Mercer has been member of the legis-
lature for three sessions from Chase
county. He was chairman of the house
ways and means committee in the 1911
session. Mercer owns a big ranch in
Chase county and is one of the best
known stockmen in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
CLARK IS GUILTY.
Jury sends LalSin Murderer to Prison
for Life.

Lakin, Kan. April 7.-George w.
Clark was found guilty of murder in
the first degree at noon today. This
means life sentence in the peniten-
tiary. The jury went out last night
Clark shot and killed Ezra Carter near
here Both men were farmers and there
them. Clark's defense was insanity.
Otis E. Hungate of Topeka assisted
in the prosecution of Clark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
WIFE COMES TO TOPEKA.
So Hutchinson Man Has Made AppIi-
cation for Divorce.

Hutchinson. Kan, April Mrs
Betty Streeter has gone to Topeka.
That is one of the reasons why Ben
Streeter asked the district court today
to grant him a divorce
He also complains that his wife OBJ
Jected to his working nights, and
kicked because his paycheck WASH t
bigger. and otherwise made things un-
pleasant for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
G. R. Q. Men HELD.
Agents of Rubber Company Charged
With Misuse of Mails.

Boston, April 7.-On charges of usirg
the United States mails to defraud the
public of large sums of money Warren
B. Wheeler and Stillman Shaw of the
firm of Wheeler & Shaw, incorporated,
formerly fiscal agents for the North
American Rubber company of this city
md Hyde Park, were arrested at the
federal building today after they had
Voluntarily surrendered to Deputy
United States Marshal Ruhl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
McLeer SAYS Quit.

Washington, April 7.-Walter John
son. premier pitcher of the American
League, will not play with Washington
this season. News came from Atlanta
last night that he would not sign up
under the washington teams terms of
Sc 500, but was holding out for 81 800
Manager McAleer finally told him to
quit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
SHORTAGE OF $500.
Chicago Postofiice Has Been Looted of
Stamped Envelopes.

Chicago, April IA shortage of ss. 500
has been reported in the wholesale
stamped envelope department of the
Chicago postoffice. At the same time
Postmaster Campbell said the head of
the department. John ]. Daily, had not
appeared at the postoffice since the
shortage was called to his attention last
1douday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
AFTER JUDGES SCALP.
Tiger Bill sues for the Wichita Judge.
ship.

The custer suit of W. P. Campbell
against Thorton w. Sargent, the new
Judge of the second division of the dis
trict court in Sedgwick county. was
He'd in the supreme court today. Camp
bell was an applicant for the place but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
Weather Indications.

Chicago, April Forecast for
Kansas: Unsettled weather with prob
ably showers tonight or Saturday.
Warmer in east portion tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
BUSINESS BLOCK BURNS.
Fire Starting From Stove Causes Loss
of $4,000.

Cove City. Kan, April 7.--Fire which
started from a stove in a general store
here early Thursday burned several
business buildings, causing property
damage estimated at $50, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

I'm Topeka there are some 400 in
dustries using power-ten thousand
horse power is a rough estimate. You
hI1rn up $4,000 tons of coal in your
shops, 1 should say, which is absolutely
thrown away. The city waterworks, a
good plant. could save 81 .S75 a year on
-oaI And here is this city located on
the shores of one of the great America y
rivers.
You do not have to go into the
proposition blind1y. The government
has kept record of the flow of the
Kaw at Lecompton for the last Is years.
This shows that the year 1902 was the
dryest time on record in that period. In
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06

extend best wishes to them in their
new home. Mr.. Cox decided to move
on account of being able to get his
boys started farming on the cheaper
lands of the west
Mayor Burroughs of Fremont Neb..
was IN Norfolk looking ovc~ the Nor.
folk avenue paving. To II. II Tracy,
city engineer, Mr.. Burroughs declared
Norfolk had first class paving and
when asked If he saw anything wrong
with 1t lie said, Not In any way"
Besides being mayor OF Fremont. Mr..
Burroughs is superintendent of build.
ings AID bridges Of the Northwestern
rami'@o company AM prior to this
time he was Fremonts city engineer
for eight years. While Mayor Bur
roughs was looking over the Norfolk
avenue paving, p. j. Fuesler and
John Koerber of the public works
committee of the Norfolk city council
were at Fremont looking over Ere.
mont's paving work. What they have
to report will be made public & he
next meeting of the city council.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
Details Of Moissant,s Death.

New Orleans, Dec. 31.-John q.
Moissant, daring American aviator,
confident of adding to his many laur-
els of the air the Michilen cup record
for 1910, fell to his death at 9:55 this
morning while making a preliminary
flight.
While preparing to make a landing
on a special field selected for the
Michilen cup trial twelve miles west
of New Orleans and along the bank
of the Mississippi river, Moissant was
thrown from a Bleriot monoplane
and landed on his head thirty.six feet
from where the machine struck the
ground.
His Neck Was Broken.
His neck was broken, producing
death within ten seconds, according
to the coroner.
A moment after Moissant struck
the ground, falling In high weeds to
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.

Harry II, Thompson and Miss Eva
May Sly were married at Watertown
The safe in the Office of the Var
Dusen Elevator Co, at Watertowr
was robbed by safe blowers.
The inaugural bali which will mark
the opening OF the Legislative session
at Pierre will be open to the sRUera
public. Governor Vessey will lead
the grand march
1t is expected that the legislature
will appoint a committee to investi
gate conditions at the soldiers home
at Hot Springs.
R. o. Richards and other prominent
republican leaders of the state will
lobby for change in the primary
laws at the coming session.
Judge Bottom of Faukton is pre-,
siding at the circuit session at Huron
in place of Judge Taylor.
l.. Emery, who nearly severed his
jugular vein when he was thrown
from horse against barbed wire
fence near Huron, will recover,
X. NJ. Bonestetter a homesteader
near Trip, was injured in a runaway
accident and probably will not re-
cover.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06

at the pressure OF button, have gain
ed considerable popularity here. They
provide flame whenever one Is want
ed, while one French match in three
may be counted upon to disappoint
the man who attempts to use IT,.
Hut the order has gone forth that
every person seen using one OF the
fined ten francs ($2D and the auto.
matte lighter ContsCAted, There Is
even talk of enaCting law to pro.
hibit the use OF stationary lighters In
the cigar stores,
The object of these moves IL to i'm
sure n clear field for the government
matchmaking monopoly. With all sub
stitutes out of the way everyone will
be compelled to buy the matches man.
ufactured by the republic of France.
That many of them refuse to light Is
of no Importance. Their purchase
helps insure the national revenue.
Several men who dare to carry auto
matte lighters have been arrested ana
fined.
Alleged competition with another
government monopoly was given n
blow at the Auteuil race course last
Friday. Nj. Thiebaux and NJ. Bally
stood side by side watching n race.
IL believe my horse is going to
win" said Thiebaux, studying the
field with his glasses
81 don't think So" said Bally.
"Tll bet you two to one that 1t
does" challenged Thiebaux.
Done" responded his companion,
Fifty dollars to twenty-five"
Then each man was tapped on the
shoulder. A man behind them inform
ed them that he was a detective, that
they had broken the law forbidding
private betting and would have to an
swer for 1t.
Under the French law all bets
made must be placed with the "paSi-
mutuel," which Is government ope-
rated. This case will be fought in
the courts as q test OF the law.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
EXPECT HOkDUhAN BATTLE,
outbreak Expected and Government
Troops May Desert Armv

! Puerto C6rtez Honduras, Dec. %
Via New Orleans, Jan. 3.-The long
expected revolt of adherents of Man.
uel Bonilla against the Davilla gov.
eminent in Honduras has broken out
and a decisive battle is expected here
within the next few days.
The correspondent of the United
States Press was just informed that
the revolutionary gunboat Hornet was
seen late last night and that prepare
tions are being made for an attack by
land and sea.
Accurate information says there are
about soc Bonila soldiers well armed
on the Montague bar in the disputed
territory between Honduras and Guat.
emala.
Further south along the Guatemalan
border ii is reported that the revolu-
tionists, 800 strong and including
many Americans armed with modern
rifles, two field pieces and a plentiful
supply of ammunition, are preparing
for march through Santa Barbara to
TeguSigalpa, the capital
Another body of revolutionists Is re-
ported near Las Quebragas, where an
engagement is said TO have taken
place yesterday.
The soldiers, it is believed here, are
to be used in the attack upon Puerto
Cortez. In a two days march a Juno
ture could be effected near here with
the Bonilla troops on Mantagua bar.
From all indications the govern.
ment intends to make strong fight
here, but there is grave doubt as to
the loyalty of the troops. 1t is be.
lieyed the mere presence of General
Lee Christmas will result in a general
turnover and cause an alliance OF
the government troops with the revo.
lutionists.
Captain Davis OF the United States
cruiser Tacoma, which lies far out in
the harbor, has stated that immediate.
~ upon an outbreak of hostilities he
will land sufficient number of blue.
jackets to protect the lives OF the
Americans.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
Many Deaths by Accident.

There have been nineteen accident
al deaths in north Nebraska and
southern South Dakota during the
year just closing. Following is the
list:
Nine-year.old Earl Wainwright was
burned to death at Lamro, January g.
c. II. Mahlke of Pilger was killed
by falling out of wagon, January s.
j. e. Gordon of Pilger was killed by
a fall on the ice. February 5.
H. Laid, a hardware clerk, Gergory
burned to death in McKees store, Feb
ruary 10.
w. U. Bair was tramped to death
by horses at Burke, February %.
Mable Mundorf, Pierce county
girl was kicked to death by horse
March 2S.
Stewart Geddes, a Trip county
homesteader, froze TO death in the
blizzard of February Is. His body was
found March %.
Albert Toelle was killed at Beemer
in an automobile, July 3.
Ernest Droegmiller was killed at
Colome under a steam pillow, August
H.
Twelve-year-old Johnnie Holeting
was killed by shotgun in a hayrack
near Butte in October.
DR.. l.. r. Pheasant was killed by
an automobile near Pierce, October
4.
Richard Krause was whirled to
death on a saw mill belt near Hoskins
on December 30
An unknown man was killed in a
hay barn that blew down at Newport.
A woman was killed in a runaway
accident at Gregory about a month
ago.
Pearlie Beymer of Norfolk was kill
ed at Clearwater in September. He
was brakeman on the Northwestern.
Gayl Reed of Norfolk, aged 4, was
drowned, July 7.
Frank Kayl, News pressman was
killed in a press, March %.
Seven-year-old Andrew Johnson. a
son of Gilbert Johnson was kicked to
death by horse while playing, May
81.
n. Williams, a plumber of Norfolk,
was burned to death, June %.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
Murderers Convicted

Three north Nebraska murderers
have been convicted and sentenced
either to be hung or to serve life i'm.
prisonments in the state penti.entiary
at Lincoln during the year 1910.
Joe Mckay was convicted ct Neigh,
May g. and sentenced to life impris.
onment for the brutal murder of A.
G.. Brown in his little cottage at
Brunswick. Browns body was found
December 8, 1909, having been killed
with an axe.
George Wilson was convicted at
Ainsworth on February %, and sen.
fenced to be hanged for the murder
of Jake Davis, an Ainsworth pool hall
proprietor, who was killed on his way
home and robbed December 2S, 1909.
Wilson has since been granted a
new trial by the supreme court.
William Flege, farmer living sew.
en- miles northeast of Wayne, was
sentenced to life Imprisonment for
numbering his sister, Louise Flege
June 80.
There have been several killings in
this part of the state within the year
Henry Hografe, an Altoona blacksmith
is now held prisoner at Wayne be,
ing charged with numbering his wife
on May 10. Poison was found in her
stomach. Gus Gailock killed Joe Lee
in drunken row In Emerson, Janu
airy IA, and was acquitted October 3
Harry Ropp, a aYnkee Robinson cir
Gus employee, was killed at Pierce Aug
ust by Ross Ashcroft, who was con
victed of assault and battery and is
now laying out" his fine in the
Pierce jail Con Kerwin killed Ed
Jones at Gross, November II, and
is now in jail at Butte. He fought
off mob all night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
IMPORTANT COURT CASES.
Standard Oil and Tobacco Cases Are
Now to be Given Attention.

Washington, Jan. Prosecutions
by the government designed to ac.
cOmplish the dissolution of Stand.
ard Oil" and of the American Tobac-
co organizations embodying the great
est antitrust" fight of the genera.
ton, will be taken up for the second
time by the supreme court of the
United States at the beginning of its
work for the New Year. Continuing
its consideration of affairs of gov
eminent, the court will Immediately
afterwards give its attention to the
constitutionality of the corporation
tax provisions of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff act.
All three cases attracted worldwide
attention when first presented to the
court about year ago. With the
object of procuring consideration by
full bench, they were set for rear
gument on January 9. Intervening
cases will cause delay until prob,
ably January >, when it is believed
the arguments in the tobacco case
will begin. The Standard Oil and
the corporation tax arguments will
follow, About three days will be re.
quired for each
The Standard Oil and the tobacco
cases put the Sherman antitrust Jaw
to the most crucial test in which it
has been subjected during the TWEEN,
ty years of its existence, The cor.
poration tax cases place on trial the
power of the federal government over
corporations. The contention has
been made that if the Standard Oil
and the tobacco organizations are dis
solved the government will be forced