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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
20 CHILDREN
DEAL IN SCHOOL
FIRE HORROR
Killed and Dying in Awful Jam
at Vestibule.
Many Are Injured in Tragic
Flight Downstairs.
TOTS CRUSHED UNDER FOOT
Large Percentage of Victims of
Foreign Birth.
No Fire Escapes; Tots Leap to
Their Destruction.
Many Are Injured in Tragic
Flight Downstairs.
TOTS CRUSHED UNDER FOOT
Large Percentage of Victims OF
Foreign Birth.
No Fire Escapes; Tots Leap to
Their Destruction.

Peabody, Mass, Oct. 28.-
Fire swept through the three
story brick building occupied by
the St. Johns parochia1 school
today, burning, or driving to
death in the panic that followed
the alarm, twenty of the sew
en- hundred boys and girls who,
a few minutes before had as
sembled for their daily lessons.
Many others were injured in
their flight down the stairways
and few jumped from the Win
dows of the third floor.
The students, who ranged in
years from z to 13, were in
charge of sixteen sisters.
When the fire started the sis
ters marshaled their charges as
for fire drill and started them
from the buildings. The process
sions were orderly until those
from the third floor Joined 9TH
ers pouring from the class rooms
on the second floor.
Panic Follows Cry.
Suddenly there was a cry of fire
from one of the throng. 1t was taken
up by 100 others and panic ensued.
The sisters made frantic efforts to
stop the pushing, struggling mass, but
to no purpose The smaller children
fell under the feet of those behind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
RUSS SHIPS HAMMERING
SEA COAST OF BULGARIA

Rome, Oct. 2S.-A Bucharest
dispatch to the Stephani News
agency, filed yesterday, says that
the Russians have begun an attack
on the Black sea coast of Bulgaria.
''A Russian fleet arrived at A
O'Clock this morning off the Bull
gaFian coast the correspondent
wires, land Immediately began a
bombardment of Varna. Smelling
was still proceeding at ii O'Clock.
Considerable damage has been
done to the town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
MORE DOOhiEDT0 DEATH
German Courts-NIartial in Belgium
Take Heavy Toll of Life

Amsterdam, Oct 2S-The TELEGRAPH
hears from Liege, Belgium, that two
more persons have been sentenced to
death there by court-martial. Their
names are Franz Laquay and Andreas
Carrot. Three others. Orial Simon,
Amadus Hesse and Constan Herck, al
ready have been shot at Liese.
Nothing is known concerning the
fate of Ana Benazet. of Verviers, Bel
gium, who was sentenced to death by
a German court-martiaI on Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28

Paris, Oct. est is understood
Premier Viviani will retire from his
present position, in favor of Aristide
BRAND, former premier, and that M
Vivfani will be minister of justice in
the reorganized cabinet
The cabinet in it's new form will not
be ready to appear before parliament
this afternoon, according to the i'm
preston prevailing in political circles.
Paul Deschanel, president of the
chamber, will move an adjournment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
WILL IT ONLY LAST!
Weather Man Promises One More
Good Day Anyway.
good weather.

The optimistic weather man pre-
diets it to be fair tonight and warmer
Friday. The wind is blowing six
miles an hour from the north and is
much more refreshing than the south
wind of Thursday. Thursday was the
hottest October 27 on record, the tenn
perature reaching 80 at o'clock. The
hottest October Is was in 1912 when
the mercury slipped up to so.
The temperature at 10 o'clock this
morning was 62 as compared with so
degrees for the same hour Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
BRITISH LION AROUSED
Englishmen Go to War to Revenge
Slaughtered Nurse.

London, Oct 28.-There has been
great increase in recruiting through
out the country during the past week,
according to a number of newspapers.
The Manchester Guardian says re-
cruiting is now going on at q higher
rate than any reached since the early
months CT the war.
King Georges proclamation and the
execution of Miss Edith Cavell in Bel
gium have caused many to enter the
ranks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
POUR DEATH FROM SKY
Giant Air Fleet of French to Raid
German Factory Cities.

Paris, Oct 2S.-The formation of a
supplementary air fleet of 5000 aero
planes, the special mission of which
will be to conduct a ceaseless cam
paign of destruction on German fac
tories, is the object of the New French
aerial league.
The league was founded by a group
of prominent Frenchmen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28

until tomorrow, when the work of re-
construction will be completed.
Information now available indicates
that NJ. BRAND will become forei n
minister well as premier. with Jules
Cambon, who was ambassador to
Germany at the outbreak of the war,
as his principal secretary. In addition
TContiuued on Page Ski
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
STEEL CASE APPEALED
Government Takes Last Step in Big
Antitrust Suit.

Trenton, N J.. Oct. 2S.-The gov
ernment's petition for an appeal to the
United States supreme court in the
sherman antitrust suit against the
United States steel corporation was
filed here today in the federal court.
The appeal is taken as a matter of
right and insures a hearing of the case
by the highest federal court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
CHURCHILL MAY GIVE UP
POST IN BRITISH CABINET

London, Oct. 22-Rumors were
again current i'm the Iobbies OF the
house OF. commons last night that
Winston Spencer Churchill, cham
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
was about to resign his seat in the
cabinet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
Ex-Governor Dead.

Boston, Oct. 2S.-Frank w. Rollins,
former governor of New Hampshire,
generally regarded as the originator
of the ''o1d home week idea, died at
a hotel in this city last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
Colonial Statesman mead.

London, Oct. 2S.-Sir Thomas Pow
ell Buxton, president of the British
and foreign anti-slayery society and
governor of South Australia, died to-
day. He was born in 1887.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28

Minneapolis. Mimi. Oct. 2S.-Mrs.
Thomas Lowrey of Minneapolis, widow
OF the builder of the Twin City street
car lines is dead at Colorado Springs
Colo. Heart disease was the cause of
death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
BRAND AT HELM
Sweeping Changes Proposed
for New Paris Cabinet.
Viviani To Be Minister of JUS
tfce i'm Shakeup.
SPLIT ON BALKAN ROCKS
Latest Crisis Gives Lie to the
Retiring Premier.
Jules CambOn Holds Important
Post Once More.


Paris, Oct. 2S.-The Viviani
ministry resigned today. Aristide
BRAND has been asked to form a
new cabinet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28

shifted from an effort to relieve Serbia
to an attempt to cut communication
with Constantinop1e. In this connec-
ton several critics hazard the guess
that the Entente Allies are not likely
(Continued on Page Ski
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28

were reelected, Charles S. Gleed, of
Topeka, and two New York men,
Walker ID. Hines and r. Rieman
Duval. To fill the vacancy left by the
death of Thomas L. Fowler, whose
term expired this year, a widely
known New York capitalist, ogden
Mills, was elected. These directors are
elected for term or four years.
Edward p. Ripley. of Chicago, pres
ident of the Santa Fe, arrived in To-
peka from Chicago No. this
morning. The railroad men were i'm
mediately taken to the office of E. l..
Copeland, secretary and treasurer,
where the session was held.
Mulvane- BOnebrakc, TeIIcrs.
John r. Mulvane and 2. 1. Bone
brake were elected as tellers These
two Topeka men have served in that
capacity for a number of years. Price,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28

No records are available of Sir
Rryan's activities since the war he-
gan. Before the war he was listed as
major general acting as colonel of
the Eighth Kings Royal Irish Hussa IS.
He is 50 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
New British Leader in serbia

London, Oct. 2S.-Sir Bryan Mahon
has taken command of the British
forces in Serbia. This announcement
was made in the house of commons
this afternoon by Harold J. Tenant,
parliamentary under secretary for wec
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
SANTA FE NAMES
N. Y. CAPITALIST
A new DIRECTOR
Ogden Mills Elected at Annual
Meeting in Topeka.
President Ripley and Party
Attend Stockholders Count.
C. S, GLEED is REELECTED
Well Known Kansan Again q
Santa Fe Director.
Dinner at Topeka Club for High
Railway Officials.
President Ripley and Party
Attend Stockholders Count.
C. S. GLEED is REELECTED
Well Known Kansan Again q
Santa Fe Director.

The twentieth annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway was held in
Topeka today noon. Three directors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28

Waterhouse & Co. are again elected
independent auditors to go over the
books and accounts of the company
The stockholders ratified the ac-
QUESTION of the capital stock and in
debtedness of the Oklahoma Central
railroad. This is a line in Oklahoma
with a mileage of 12S miles. President
IContinued on Page ski
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28

MO MAN is ever success who
does not adapt himself to the
times in which he lives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28

"RY curbing his tongue, a man
gains possession of his mind"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28

CONTINUED on Page ski
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(Continned ON Page Six.l
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-05
A Newspaper Cross.

Every craft has its crosses. One Of
the sore Affections Of the newspaper
business is found in the fact that peo-
pie generally think it's no work to get
out a paper. One Of the hardest Jobs
every editor does-though generally
the pleasantest-is to read his ex-
changes. But it is hard work, and 1t
must be done. For the editor who gets
day or two back" in his exchanges
never catches UP. And the thing that
makes him maddest, though he will
look up and meet the stranger with a
smile who does 1t, Is for a man to
come in, saying: well, saw you
were sitting there doing nothing but
reading, so I thought I'd just pass the
time of day with you!"
Remember this, you who would
have business with the editor: Its all
right to come in when he's reading or
writing or editing copy; but don't get
1t in your head that when he's read
ing his exchanges you have come in
the idle hour. How can an editor get
any ideas II he doesn't read others
ideas? Do you think he sits down
and thinks 'em up out Of his head ?
Well, he doesn't. He reads a score of
papers every morning, and from one
or two he gets a suggestion or two.
Sometimes he finds an item that makes
him mad; then he writes we'll; some
times a vagrant item, pay local, a
telegraphic head, an advertisement,
starts a rich train Of suggestion. But
the sure way to wreck the train, and
make your paper stupid and inane, Is
to come bustling in when he Is read
ing the exchanges. He Is doing the
best work of his day.-Emporia Ca
Zette.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-05

for grand advance over these slusny
roads and fields still. We heard today
that an attack upon winchester, Oc-
coquan and Fredericksburg, at the
same time, is expected at an early day.
This may be, but it appears unreason-
able to us. The truth would seem TO
be, that Mcclellan Is desirous Of hold
ing this army here, while he operates
on the southern coast. These specious
appearances Of a general fight, have
also a tendency to prevent the re-or-
ganization Of the twelve months vol
unteers into war troops under the pro-
visions Of the Bounty or Furlough bill;
and so far to disturb the army which
Mcclellan will have to meet next
spring when he does intend to advance
in our opinion.
It is highly important that this army
should be one solid wall Of war-troops,
at the opening of the next campaign.
Nothing can induce Mcclellan to risk
his fortunes and his cause on these
snow clad plains, but a serious and
extensive effort to gain this important
end. II large numbers Of the twelve
months volunteers should re-enlist for
the war here, and be furloughed home
at the same time he might come out,
even through these SHOWS, with the
hope Of overcoming our fragmentary
army.-Unless this be the case, he will
wait few months, both for fairer
skies and flrmer roads, and in order to
meet our forces in the same fragment
ary condition; where the one year
troops begin to receive discharges and
return home. But we hope he will be
egregiously mistaken, II he thinks that
our high -blooded and patriotic boys
will initiate their three-months hire
lings; and turn their backs upon his
bristling columns Of bayonets, advanc-
ing to lay waste their own affairs and
fire sides, and murder their loved ones.
We are still out Of our huts, though
many regiments have been housed up
month or so. It SHOWS whenever 1t
pleases-the weather is cold and dis
agreeable-and tents are mere apollo
gies for shelter from the rain, snow,
sleet and wintry blast. We were
amused the other night after lying
down, when a good friend Of Mess
No. L." who had pinned our well-win-
dowed tent from prov to stern, said
with an evident air Of satisfaction:
well, she's safe as coon in the hol-
low with the hole stopt." But Robin
Red breast" was unlucky, for he was
not ensconced in his blankets, before
the falling snow was settling on his
feet.
There Is now a perfect slush under
foot. 1t rained heavy shower today;
but the mixed snow and sleet on the
ground was melted only enough to
make it completely uncomfortable
We feel for "Stonewall's" gallant boys
wherever they are. The battle they
are fighting tonight with the wet froz-
en- earth, and the icy winds will be an
unrecorded "Romney." In view Of their
heroic deeds, we close,
Bravo-ly
Our Corporal.
y. -ss-.4-.-lTo be continued.)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-05
BULLETS ARE TRICKY
Ono Chance Shot That Brought Down
Three EnaIish Officers.

Ono Chance Shot That Brought Down
Three English Officers.
1t has been truly said that once you
fire bullet from a modern rifle no
one can forecast where 1t will ulti-
mately come to rest Even when a
bullet has an uninterrupted course 1t
is capable Of upsetting all known cal
culations of its flight and range.
Before the battle Of Omdurman
sick officer was carried across the Nile
and placed under an awning no less
than $500 yards from the nearest point
of possible fire. This should easily
have insured him a margin Of safety,
but 1t didn't. A stray bullet ate up the
intervening three miles Of desert air
struck him in the head and killed him.
Shortly before another battle in the
Sudan, General Sir Archibald Hunter,
Colonel Hacket- Thompson, c. B., and
another officer were reconnoitering
through an opening in the wall OF a
disused sakieh, or waterwheel. The
hole in the wall was so small that the
officers had to stand one behind the
other to see anything.
The officer, whose name is not given
in the incident, was in front using
pair of binoculars, while Sir Archibald
Hunter was in the rear. The CLINT
caused by the setting sun shining on
the glass Of the binoculars attracted
the attention Of dervish, who, with
others, was retiring along the Nile. He
stopped, took rapid aim and fired.
It was a very good chance shot, for
1t sped through one Of the lenses Of
the binoculars, through the brain Of
the officer holding them, killing him
on the spot, through the shoulder OF
Colonel Hacket- Thompson and finally
lodged in the breast Of Sir Archibald
Hunter, where it remains to this day.
London Mail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-05
INCIDENT OF THE OLD DAYS
How Jim Crow Legislature Considered
Resolution to Expel Reporter.

Resolution to Expel Reporter.
In looking over the files Of The En-
quirer for December, 1869, for material
for Footsteps Of the Fathers" the
editor came across this incident that
seems to throw some light on the
darkness Of the old days:
AS the correspondent Of the Charles
ton News walked into the house this
morning just before 1t was called to
order, he surmised from the black
looks" (blacker than usuaD Of the
members that something unusual was
afoot. The surmise was correct.
Shortly after the house was called to
order, c. D. Hayne, the postmaster OF
Aiken, who has no nose, offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, by the house Of represen-
tatives that the reporter Of the Charles
ton Daily News and all other persons
connected with said paper, be and they
are hereby excluded from seats on the
floor Of this house, and that the speak
er be requested to instruct the clerks
of the house to withhold from all such
persons all information in reference to
the proceedings Of this body.
Barney Burton, colored, from Ches-
ter: II secon' dat"
R. M. Smith (Democrat), Il call
for the yeas and Nays
Wilder, colored: Mr. Speaker, read
that resolution again"
Tomlinson: II did not hear the
resolution on account Of the noise In
the house; please have 1t read again"
(The clerk read it, Nov, Mr.. Speak
err" continued Tomlinson, Il trust
that such a resolution as this will not
be adopted. I trust that the dignity
and self-respect of members will pre-
vent the adoption Of that resolution.
Only consider, I ask, how small and
contemplate it would be to adopt It."
DeLarge. colored, said: Il hope the
resolution will not be adopted. I see
no necessity for 1t. I am willing to
accord to the press that freedom and
privilege guaranteed to 1t under the
laws Of the state and Of the United
States. am aware that 1t sometimes
carries abuse to an extreme that COM
pels the condemnation Of all good
men; but I care nothing for what any
newspaper in this or any other state
says in relation to my official actions.
Let the newspapers say what they
please. II you adopt this resolution,
it will look as II you were afraid OF
somebody It is foolish to act SO. II
you exclude this reporter from the
floor, there is no power to prevent him
from occupying a block in the galaries,
unless he be guilty Of disorderly con-
duct"
Sims, colored: II move that the
resolution be indefinitely postponed"
Hayne, colored: II withdraw the
resolution"
R. M. Smith: 81 withdraw my mo-
ton for a call Of the yeas and nays"
Sims, colored: II withdraw my mo-
ton to postpone"
Burton, coroff Mr. Spoken. offer
de follerin' resolution. : ~ - =
Resolved, BY the house Of repre-
sentatives, That the reporter Of the
Charleston Daily News is hereby ex-
PEELED from the floor"
Driffle, colored: Il move that the
resolution be laid on the table"
Burton, colored: What fur you do
dat?"
Driffles motion was put and carried,
very few voting against it. and OF
those who did vote no, four -fifths were
colored.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-05

Samson knew that concealed beneath
the hickory shirt was holster, worn
| mountain fashion.
What air ye a-reachin' after,
Tamrack?" he inquired, his lips
twisting in amusement.
'Thet's my business"
well, git hit out-or git out ye-
self, afore I throws ye often the
cliff"
Sally showed no symptoms OF
alarm. Her confidence in her hero
was absolute. The boy lifted his hand,
and pointed off down the path. Slow
ly and with incoherent mutterings,
Spicer took himself away. Then only
did Sally rise. She came over, and
laid a hand on Samson's shoulder.
In her blue eyes the tears were
yelling.
Samson" she whispered, "ef they
are after We, come ter my house. 1
kin hide we out. Why didn't ye tell
me Jesse Purvy'd done been shot?"
Hit tain't nothin' ter fret about,
Sally" he assured her. He spoke
awkwardly, for he had been trained
to regard emotion as unmanly. Thar
hain't no danger"
| She gazed searchingly into his eyes,
and then, with a short sob, threw her
arms around him, and buried her
face on his shoulder.
| "Ef anything happens ter ye, Sam
son." she said, brokenly, "hitll jest
kill me. I couldn't do withouten ye,
Samson. I just couldn't do hit"
The boy took her in his arms, and
pressed her close. His eyes were gaz-
ing off over her bent head, and his
lips twitched. He drew his features
into a scowl, because that was the
only expression with which he could
safeguard his feelings. His voice
was husky.
"I reckon, Sally" he said, Il could
not live withouten you, neither"
The party of men who had started
that morning from Jesse Purdy's store
had spent a hard day. The roads fol-
lowed creek-beds, crossing and re-
crossing waterways in fashion that
gave the bloodhounds a hundred baf-
fling difficulties. Often their noses
lost the trail, which had at first been
so surely taken. Often, they circled
and whined, and halted in perplexity,
but each time they came to point
where at the end, one of them again
raised his muzzle skyward. and gave
voice.
Toward evening, they were work.
ing up Misery along a course less
broken. The party halted for mo-
ment's rest, and, as the bottle was
passed, the man from Lexington,
who had brought the dogs and stayed
to conduct the chase, put question:
What do you call this creek?"
Hits Misery"
Does anybody live on Misery that
-er-that you might suspect"
The Hollmans laughed.
This creek is settled with Souths
thicker'n hops"
The Lexington man looked up. He
knew what the name South meant
to Holman.
rs there any special South, who
might have a particular grudge?"
1.-The South's don't need no parti'lar
grudge, but thars young Samson
South He's a wildcat"
He lives in this way?"
These dogs air a-makin' a bee
line fer his house" Jim Holman was
speaking Then he added: 1--WE done
been told that Samson denies doin'
the shootin' and claims he kin prove
an alibi."
The Lexington man lighted his
pipe, and poured a drink of red
whisky into a flask cup
He'd be apt to say that" he COM
mented. These dogs haven't any
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prejudice in the matter. I'll stake
my life on their telling the truth"
An hour later the group halted
again. The master of hounds mopped
his forehead.
Are we still going toward Samson
South's house?" he inquired.
We're about a quarter from hit
now, an we hain't never varied from
the straight road"
Twill they be apt to give us
trouble?"
Jim Holland smiled.
II hain't never heered Of no South
submittin' ter arrest by Holman"
The trailers examined their fire.
arms, and loosened their holster
flaps. The dogs went forward at a
trot.
ITO be Continued).