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TQPEKA. KANSAS, JANUARY 28. 1904.
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SHALL THEY DRINK
Lawyers Have an Exciting
Argument Today.
Question of Serving Liquor at
Their Banquets.
PUNCH WAS " SPIKED "
Charge Made by Judge T. F.
Garver Today.
Also That Annex With Strong
Liquor Was Maintained.
President Slonecker Defends
the Executive Committee.
To drink or not to drink that is the
Question.
At the morning session of the twenty
first annual convention of the Kansas
State Bar association the liquor ques
tion figured largely in the business of
the meeting. At 12 o'clock, when the
programme had been completed and
the members were hunting for their
hats and overcoats preparatory to go
ing to dinner. Judge T. P. Garver, of
this city, arose from his chair and in
emphatic terms denounced the action
of the executive council of the associa
tion for providing intoxicating liquors
at the annual banquets of the associa
tion. Judge Garver then made a mo
tion that the association instruct the
members of the executive council to
hereafter see that no liquor is served
at the annual banquets of the associa
tion. "I have been a member of this asso
ciation for twenty-one years," said
juage tiarver, "and at all of the ban
quets which I have attended during
that time a very strong preparation
called punch has been served, and I
understand that a sort of an annex has
been operated where those members of
the association who were not satisfled
with the punch could obtain that which
was more suitable to their tastes.
"I, myself, have had no trouble in
resisting these temptations but as you
are all aware there are many mem
bers of this association who have had
a long hard fight in endeavoring to
bring into subjection their craving for
strong drink and I do not think that it
is right that we should offer them at
our banquets that which is likely to
undo all of the good that has been done.
There are many to whom one drink
means a spree and they go home from
one of these meetings in Topeka regret
ting that they ever saw the city. In
fart I know of several cases where
members of this association have been
taken home from our banquets, drunk.
"I think that the practice of serving
liquor at the banquets given by this
association is not in accordance with
the spirit of the laws of this state and
we as lawyers and representatives from
the courts of the state of Kansas should
not tolerate it for a moment. I do not
know who has been responsible for
what has been done In the past but as
the banquets come under the supervis
ion of the members of the executive
council I move that we recommend
that body to see to it that no liquor is
served at the banquets given by this
association hereafter."
Judge Garver's motion was immed
iately seconded by one of his supporters
but before the motion could be put to
a vote of the association Judge J. G.
Slonecker, president of the association,
and also of Topeka, arose and spoke in
opposition to the movement. He said:
"I do not think that when this asso
ciation was organized it was with the
purpose of regulating or restricting any
of the members' personal wishes or
opinions. It has been implied that the
members of the executive council are
to blame for what has occurred in the
past, and as I have been a member of
that body I want to say a word in their
defense.
"It is true that the provisions for
these banquets are looked after by the
members of the executive council, but
in justice to those gentlemen I think
the situation should be explained clear
ly. Heretofore anything which they
have done has been governed largely
by the opinions of the majority of the
members of this association. I do not
want you to infer from what I have
uaid that I approve of the custom
which has obtained heretofore and to
which Judge Garver has referred. In
fact it does rot concern me one way
or the other. But I do think that it is
due the members of the executive
council that you should know that their
action in the provision of these ban
quets has had the hearty approval of
at least 00 per cent, of the members of
the association."
W. J. Costigan, of Ottawa, stipported
Slonecker.
LIQUOR AT THE BANQUET.
When seen this afternoon and asked
if he thought the resolutions introduced
by Judge Garver this morning would
have any effect upon the banquet at
the Copeland hotel tonight. Judge, J. G.
Slonecker, president of the Kansas
State Bar association, said:
"I do not know what effect Judge
fiarver's resolution will have on the
banquet. The resolution has not yet
been passed and will not be taken up
again until near the end of this after
noon's session."
V Mr. L. H. Perkins, chairman of the
'; executive committee is said to be in
favor of Judge Gr.rver's resolution be
ing adopted but it is thought that in
spite of these obstacles, liquor will be
served at the banquet tonight. D .A .
Valentine said:
"X cannot imagine how Judge Car
ver's resolution will., affect tonight's
banquet. Liquor may not be served
outright but I imagine that those who
want it will be able to get it."
S100 A MILE
Will Bo Paid ior Locating a State
Boundary Line.
"Washington, Jan. 2S. The interior de
partment has arranged for a complete
purvey of the boundary line between
Idaho and Montana and Howard B.
Carpenter of California, has been ap
pointed United States surveyor to con
duct the work. The survey, it is said,
will take about two years. Under the
contract the government will pav Car
penter at the rate of $100 for every mile
of boundary permanently established.
Kicker Is Arrested.
The police this afternoon arrested Ike
Kicker for running a joint over Law
less' stable. A keg of beer, beer pump
md table were confiscated.
ARE FOR BAILEY.
County Attorney Williams' Statement
About Cherokee.
County Attorney Williams of Cherokee
county is in Topeka today. He says he
believes Cherokee will elect a Bailey del
egation to the state convention, regard
less of reports to the contrary circulated
by the boss busters.
"Cherokee will not, of course, instruct
for anybody for governor," said Mr. Wil
liams, "because we have a candidate of
our own. George Whatley, and the dele
gation will be lor Wheatley for railroad
commissioner. The sentiment of the
county, though, is for Bailey. Dick Blue
lives down there and his home standing
is such that when one mentions the fact
that he is mixed up with the Hoch move
ment the majority of the people are
against it right away."
HAZEN FOR JUDGE.
Movement to Give Him Nomina
tion for Supreme Bench.
The friends of Judge Z. T. Hazen are
preparing to advance his name as a
candidate for the nomination for asso
ciate justice of the supreme court at the
i Republican convention at Wichita
! should the proper opportunity present
; itself.
' Judge Hazen has been urged by
friends in Topeka and by lawyers and
j district judges in all parts of the state
; to announce himself as a candidate for
! the supreme bench. Judge Hazen has
, declined to make such an announcement
I or to make an active canvass for the
nomination. Should the nomination be
made, however, he would accept it.
I During the meeting of the State Bar
association a good many attorneys have
talked of Judge Hazen for the supreme
court. It is likely that the Shawnee
delegation will be ready at the Wichita
convention to notninate Judge Hazen
should there be a fight on any of the
supreme court judges who are after
renomination. The First district has
no judge on the supreme bench, and
there is no other candidate mentioned
from Shawnee county except Hazen.
Under the law no district judge can
assume any other appointive or elective
I office during his term as judge. Should
Hazen be nominated and elected he
would not become supreme judge until
after his term as district judge ex
pired. IN LEAVENWORTH.
Both Sides Working Hard to
Carry Primaries.
Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. 28. Repub
lican primaries are being held in Leav
enworth county this afternoon and even
ing for the selection of delegates to the
Republican county convention which
will meet tomorrow to elect . delegates
to the state and congressional conven
tions. There is a'great deal of interest in the
contest, especially in the congressional
fight. The Curtis people are putting up
a ticket' in every ward, and the impres
sion prevails that they are simply pre
paring to bolt the convention tomorrow
and send a contesting delegation to the
congressional and state conventions, as
was the programme in Jackson county,
and as will be done in Atchison.
The primaries in the city will be open
from 5 to 7 this evening. At the Sol
diers' home they are open from 2 to 5
this afternoon.
The contest is close at the Soldiers'
home, and both sides are putting forth
their utmost efforts to carry it. A
dozen men from Topeka are reported in
different parts of the county, and it is
rumored that considerable money is be
ing spent.
ANOTHER COLD WAVE.
Temperature Again on a Slide
in Kansas.
The cold weather in the north and
northwest on Wednesday was felt in
Topeka today to a lesser degree, and
the government thermometer registered
7 decrees above zero between 8 and 9
o'clock.
The wind was northwest, but at 9
o'clock shifted to the west, blowine 10
miles an hour. The forecast for Kan
sas sent out today was "Generally fair
tonight and Friday. Warmer Friday
and west portion tonight." The mini
mum temperatures reported from the
north Wednesday were as follows:
Duluth. 24 degrees below zero: Huron,
! 20 below; St. Raul, 22 below, and Min-
nedosa, 40 below. The hourly tempera
tures recorded today by the govern
ment thermometer were as follows:
7 o'clock 10 I 11 o'clock 7
8 o'clock 8 I 12 o'clock 8
9 o'clock 8 1 o'clock 9
10 o'clock 8 I 2 o'clock 10
Wind 14 miles from the north at 2
p. m.
MAKES NEW RECORD.
Clark's Special Beat Lowe's
Time 25 Minutes.
Chicago, Jan. 2S The Santa Fe spe
cial on which Charles W. Clark start
ed in a record breaking attemnt to
reach the bedside of his dyins wife in
New York, reached Chicago at 1:50 p.
m. today. Mr. Clark had been notified
of his wife's death.
The special, which left Albuquerque,
N. M., at 5:45 a. m. yesterday, made the
trip to Chicago. 1.377 miles, in 32 hours
and 5 minutes, which is four hours and
55 minutes faster than the time of the
Santa Fe's fast California Limited, and
25 minutes faster than the time of the
west bound Lowe special of last Aug
ust. Mr. Clark went from the station to
the -Auditorium annex, and at fi:30
o'clock this afternoon he will take the
Lake Shore limited for New York.
Election Bow in Cuba.
Cienfuegos, Cuba, Jan. 28. The dis
turbances over the election contests
culminated last night in a fight between
the adherents of the rival political lead
ers and ended in a riot in which one
man was killed and several men were
wounded.
Farmer's Sudden Death.
Minneapolis, Kas.. Jan. 28. Ben Wat
son, one of the oldest settlers in this
county, fell dead at his home in this
city Wednesday. Mr. Watson was a
wealthy farmer and stock dealer.
VERDICUUICIDE.
All Doubts Regarding Cause of
Whitaker Wright's Death
Set at Rest by Evidence at
Coroner's Inquest.
TOOK PRUSSIC ACID.
Had a Revolver Ready Cocked
in His Pocket.
Some Features of the Promot
er's Remarkable Career.
London. Jan. 23. "Suicide" was the
verdict passed by the coroner's jury to
day in the closing chapter of the trag
edy of Whitaker Wright. His death
was caused by poisoning by cyanide
of potassium. The jury found that
Wright was perfectly sane and that
there was not the slightest doubt that
his death was due to most deliberate
suicide. From the evidence at the in
quest it was shown that Wright had
determined to take his own life in the
event of an adverse verdict and that
he went to court with a cyanide tab
loid in his possession while in his hip
pocket was a new revolver fully loaded
and even cocked. After the sentence
Wright went to the lavatory while the
tip staff in attendance on him remain
ed outside. There he swallowed the
tabloid, returning to the consulting
room washed down the poison with
whisky and water and died. One of the
last things Wright said was, "This is
British justice."
The small coroner's court at West
minster was so crowded that Whitaker
Wright, Jr., son of the dead man, had
to stand up throughout the proceed
ings. He and other witnesses in the
main bore out the facts already ca
bled. Neither the son nor the deceas
ed's closest friends, so they testified' to
day, ever heard Wright even intimate
that he ever comtemplated suicide.
His solicitor, George Lewis, Jr., said
the deceased all along implicitly be
lieved that he would be acquitted, or
that, at the worst he only contempla
ted a disagreement of the jury. Even
after his sentence Wright showed only
indignation.
In talking with Mr. Lewis, Mr. Eyre,
one of his sureties, and Mr. Waters, the
accountant of the London & Globe cor
poration, Wright said: "I really think
I am the most composed of you all."
As regards an appeal, Wright said
he would do exactly as he was advised.
Asked if some one had not better tel
ephone the verdict to Mrs. Wright,
Wright said: "There is plenty of time
for that." Taking out his watch and
chain Wright handed them to Mr. Eyre,
saTing. "I snail not have any use for
this in that place," meaning the prison.
"I give it to you. Eyre. Keep it for
me.""
This was all that occurred. After
Wright had taken the poison, holding
a glass in his hand and still sipping
its contents, he said: "Waters, give me
another cigar."
Mr. Waters took up Wright's cigar
case which was lying on a table, and
Wright deliberately cut the end off a
cigar and struck a match. Just as he
was going to light the cigar Wright
flung the match from him, sank back
unconscious and died without uttering
another word. The doctor who was
called in to attend Wright said he had
not detected any smell or sign indicat
ing poison, but the. official analysist.
Dr. Frederberger, who conducted the
post mortem examination, testified
that from every organ of the body
exuded the peculiarly penetrating smell
of prusslc acid and that there was not
the slightest doubt that Wright's death
was due to that poison, in its cyanide
of potassium form. The deceased had
not suffered from any other disease;
there were no lesions of the brain and
the heart was healthy, though twice the
normal size.
It transpired at the inquest that
Wright was only searched after his
death. A tabloid found in his pocket
did not appear to be poisonous. The
revolver was discovered by the police
after the law court officials had prev
iously searched Wright. The coroner
commented on this and indicated that
action probably would be taken by the
higher authorities.
Whitaker Wright's life reads like a
romance with the beginning of it torn
away and intermediate chapters omit
ted. Where he was born, or just who
he was, may always be a mystery. He
is quoted as saying he was born in
England and educated there. So far as
can be ascertained no one knows any
thing of his history beyond what he told
of his own accord. In the world of
money makers he had been known for
a good many years, appearing at differ
ent times in Australia, Canada, the
United States, and in London.
Money making by gambling and spec
ulation was an instinct with him, and it
is known that he made and lost millions
during his career. He had prospected
in Australia and America, and always
showed a fondness for mining ventures
and the promotion of enterprises of
which mines were the basis. It was not
until he ventured away from his famil
iar field and sought to promote an un
derground railway in London that he
failed.
The promoter spent his money freely
and the millions he acquired did not al
ways stick to his fingers. He hoarded
nothing and had no investments of a
substantial nature.
During the high tide of his prosperity
he built a palace in Surrey that cost
more than a million dollars. It had
huge artificial lakes and in one of them
was a conservatory under the surface
of the water. He put in marble foun
tains, parts of which were so large the
railroads could not carry them, and spe
cial traction engines had to be secured
to move them.
The place at Lea Park was a grand
affair, and while he was prosperous it
required 500 servants and work people
to keep the place in order. Nothing that
luxury and lavish expenditure could
suggest was omitted.
Whitaker Wright leaves a wife and
three children, a son just out of Eton
and two' girls. They are said to be
practically penniless.
Beside his own death, which closed
his strange career, one other death,
that of Lord Dufferin, is charged to
Whitaker Wright's schemes. How many
others, ruined by investment in his bal
loon enterprises, killed themselves or
died never can be known.
The affair which marked his down
fall, ruined Lord Dufferin and smirched
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LARSONLOSES IT.
Topeka Butter Expert Gets
Second Place in Contest.
A. C. Tannebili Also of Topeka
Win.
FOR THE REST CHEESE.
First Place . Given to John
Compton, of Carieton.
State Meeting to Be Held at
Parsons Next Year.
By the small margin of a quarter of
a point Lewis Larson, of Topeka, was
beaten in the "home stretch" for the
possession of the $75 silver cup offered
to the Kansas butter maker who for
three years in succession exhibits the
highest scoring butter at the Kansas
State Dairy association. Larson has
won the cud in 1002 and 1903. Had he
won this year he would have been the
permanent owner. The scores were as
follows:
AC. Tannehill, Topeka 96
L. Larson, Topeka 96
J. Mayer, Topeka 96
R. O. Nally, Topeka 95
D. Morning, Parsons 94V&
C. Mansfield, Topeka 93
D. S. Brandt, Dwight 92 i
Kern Hurd, Hutchinson 91!
W. H. Hammond, Great Bend 89 I
Under the rules, a contestant must I
win the cud three years in succession. I
Larson is the only man so far who has
succeeded in winning it more than
once.
Mr. Tannehill will hold the cup for a
year, when he must again defend it
against all comers. Larson gets $5 cash
as a second prize. The judge of the
butter contest was Prof. Oscar Erf, of
the Agricultural college.
The following were the awards on
cheese:
John Compton, Carieton, Kan 90
C. B. Merry. Nortonville 89
F. C. Exline, Kip 88
M. E. Straham, Melvern 86
S. L. McNay, Buckeye 84
Mark Compton, Potter 82
John Compton therefore got first
prize of $10 and C. B. Merry got second
of $5.
In the station operators' cream con
test, a good many entries were dis
qualified for too large a per centage of
butter fat. The winner of first prize
was D. Morning of Parsons, with a
score of 944, and the second went to F.
Dawdy, of Topeka, whose score was
93.
In the patrons hand separator cream
contest, Frank Uhl of Gardner got first
and J. L. WondbigJer of Labette sec
ond. The scores went as follows:
Frank Uhl, Gardner
...93
...92
...88
...80
J. L. Wondbigler, Labette,
John Litzke, Council Grove
N. P. Stevens, Hutchinson
AT PARSONS NEXT YEAR.
It is probable that the next annual
convention of the association will be
held at Parsons in 1905. Parsons was
the only city to extend a formal invi
tation to the association. The invita
tion was referred to the officers of the
association for consideration.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President. E. H. Forney of Abilene;
vice president, D. S. Brandt of Dwight;
secretary, T. A. Borman of Topeka;
treasurer, I. D. Graham of Topeka. The
outgoing president is G. H. Littlefield
of Parsons.
Resolutions were adopted by the asso
ciation endorsing very highly the "Mod
ern Dairying" report of the Kansas
state board of agriculture.
ST. LOUIS RESOLUTIONS.
Strong resolutions were adopted by
the association today, calling upon the
Kansas World's fair commissioners to
give a bigger appropriation for the dairy
exhibit at the fair. President Littlefield
said in speaking of the situation:
"Unless we can get more than $1,000, it
seems hardly worth while for us to try
to make an exhibit. It will take $500 to
pay for our refrigerator space at the
exposition. That will leave only $500 to
pay the expense of handling the ex
hibit. The buttermakers have agreed to
donate the butter. We want to place a
man there on the ground to look after
the exhibit. A man whom we have in
mind has offered to do this work for $75
a month and expenses, and we need to
have him there. The exhibit will be
changed every 30 days, and each time
a new lot of butter is put in place it will
be scored by the exposition judges.
"We also want to have arrangements
made for collecting the exhibits at some
central point here in Kansas before they
are sent to St. Louis, and having them
carefully judged by competent men, so
that only the very best specimens will
be sent to St. Louis."
The following are the resolutions
adopted this morning, which were sent
by wire to the Kansas commissioners
in St. Louis who are in session today,
and of which a copy was also sent to
Governor W. J. Bailey:
"Whereas, The dairy interests of
Kansas represent an annual income to
her citizens of more than nine million
dollars and as these interests are grow
ing at a very rapid rate and should be
recognized by those in official capacity
as they are already recognized by the
citizens ol the state; and
"Whereas. The dairy products of this
state take rank among the highest in
quality of any produced on this side
of the Atlantic, and as the appropria
tion of $175,000 made by the legislature
for the purpose of exhibiting the re
sources of the state at the St. Louis
World's fair is sufficient if rightly used
to show to the world something of the
position Kansas really occupies among
her sister states and to give just rec
ognition to the dairy interests thereof;
and
"Whereas, The proposal of the Kan
sas World's fair commissioners to ap
propriate $900 out of a total of $175,000
for the making of a dairy exhibit at
the World's fair is evidence that they
fail to comprehend the magnitude and
value of this great industry to our
state; therefore, be it
"Resolved, By the Kansas State
Dairy association in seventeenth an
nual session assembled that the Kan
sas World's fair commissioners be
earnestly requested to set aside not
less than $5,000 to be used in making
an exhibit of the dairy resources of
Kansas in some measure commensurate
with the facts as they exist.
"Resolved. That the secretary of the
Kansas State Dairy association be in
structed to hand a copy of these reso
lutions to Governor W. J. Bailey and
to the Kansas World's fair commis
sioners now in session at St. Louis."
DUG UPJHE DEAD
A Jlob Takes Possession of the
City of Morocco.
Makes an Attack on the Chris
tian Cemetery.
PARADED THE TOWN
With Heads of the Dead Stuck
on Poles.
Looted Jewelry Shops, Robbing
and Wounding Jews.
Trouble Started Over Issue of
Debased Coin.
Tangier, Morocco, Jan. 28. Morocco
City has been the scene of serious dis
turbances in consequence of the at
tempts to force the circulation of new
unpopular copper coins, on which the
government placed an artificial value
and which it refused to receive in
payment of taxes, "business was para
lyzed, provisions became scarce and
starvation was threatened. A mob
therefore rose and first attacked the
Christian cemetery lately given by the
sultan to the foreign missions, burned
down the gates, desecrated the graves,
exhumed the bodies, cut off their heads
and paraded the town with the heads
stuck on poles. The rioters proceeded
to the Jewish quarter with the object
of destroying it, but they found the
gates closed and strongly guarded. The
Jews were panic stricken until they
found that the protection of the auth
orities was effective. The rabble sub
sequently looted the jewelry shops, rob
bing and wounding many Jews. The
governor attempted to quell the dis
turbance, but he was stoned, pursued
and obliged to seek refuge in the pal
ace. The authorities finally induced the
rioters to withdraw on the promise of
the temporary withdrawal of the ob
noxious coinage.
MRS. CLARK IS DEAD.
Santa Fe Special Continnes Its
Record Breaking Run.
New York, Jan. 28. Mrs. Charles
Walter Clark of San Mateo, Cal., died
in this city last night. Mrs. Clark had
been under medical treatment here for
about six weeks, but was not consider
ed to be critically ill until Monday when
her sickness took a dangerous turn and
her husband and other members of her
family were notified to come. Charles
W. Clark, who is the senator's eldest
son, is On the way east from Arizona
and is expected to reach this city Friday
morning. Airs. M. L. Cunningham,
Mrs. Clark's mother, will reach this city
today and others of the family are on
the way hither. The funeral will take
place on Sunday either from the resi
dence of Senator Clark or from St.
Thomas church and the interment will
be in Senator Clark's mausoleum in
Woodlawn cemetery.
Mrs. Clark was married June 30, 1896,
at Butte, Mont. There has been no is
sue of the union.
If the special train chartered by Chas.
W. Clark, son of Senator Clark of Mon
tana, from the Santa Fe at Albu
querque yesterday morning maintains
the speed reached between Albuquerque
and Topeka. it will break all previous
records held by the Santa Fe and will
reach Chicago several hours in advance
of the time set by Santa Fe officials.
Mr. Clark while at Phoenix. Ariz.,
was notified that his wife, who is in
New York city, was critically ill and
he immediately chartered a train upon
the conditions that it would reach Chi
cago at noon today, in lime to make
connections with the Limited to New
York. The train consists of engine,
private car and coach and left Albu
querque on its trip of 1,377 miles at 5:45
o'clock yesterday morning.
Between the starting point and La
Junta it broke all records, reaching La
Junta, 347 miles from Albuquerque, at
2 p. m., S hours and 15 minutes after
starting. The mountainous district is
a great time-killer and it was expected
that much better time would be made
after reaching the Kansas prairies but
just west of Newton an engine failed
and the train was delayed for over an
hour. It reached Newton at 10:45
o'clock last night and madetherun be
tween Newton and Topeka in two hours
and fifty minutes, reaching here at 1:55
this morning.
The average speed between Albuquer
que and Topeka was 42 3-5 miles an hour,
which is much better time than was
made by the Low special last August
or the run of the Peacock special in
1900.
The special has right of way over all
trains and stops only for coal and water
and to change engines at' the division
points.
Engines, steamed and ready for serv
ice, were stationed at Osage City and
Topeka. to be used in case of accident,
but were not needed, and the train
passed through Topeka at 1:55 this
morning at the rate of 4$ miles an
hour.
At 8:35 this morning the special
reached Fort Madison.
TAFT ARRIVES.
New Secretary of War Has
Reached Washington.
Washington, Jan. 28. W. H. Taft,
the former governor general of the Phil
ippines and new secretary of war, ar
rived here over the Pennsylvania road.
His train was the regular connection
of the Chicago limited. He was enthus
iastically welcomed by a large crowd at
the station. Lieutenant General Adna
R. Chaffee, chief of staff of the United
States army; Assistant Secretary of
War Oliver, and Colonel Clarence Ed
wards, chief of the division of insular
affairs, formally greeted the new head
of the war department. Governor
Taft was escorted down the long train
shed by General Chaffee, and Assistant
Secretary Oliver and as they reached
the gates and passed through a lane
formed there was a prolonged outburst
of cheers which was. repeated vocifer
ously by the crowd gathered outside.
Governor Taft, with General Chaffee,
and Colonel Edwards, both in full uni
form entered one carriage and General
Oliver followed in another and led by
Troop E, Fifteenth cavalry, from
Fort Myer, which had been drawn up
in the plaza in front of the station, they
were rapidly driven to the war depart
ment where Secretary Root formally
welcomed his successor. From there,
the new secretary was driven to the
Arlington hotel, where apartments had
been reserved for him.
Governor Taft looked the picture of
health. He said he had had a splendid
trip, and that he was in excellent
health. Mrs. Taft and their children
did not acccpany the governor but will
remain in California for an indefinite
time.
BURTON G1VESB0ND.
His Case Is Set- for Trial on
Monday, March 7.
St. Louis, Jan. 28. U. S. Senator J.
R. Burton of Kansas was admitted to
$5,000 bail late Wednesday afternoon,
to answer in the United States circuit
court March 7 for trial on the indict
ment charging him with accepting
money for the alleged use of his in
fluence with the postal authorities to
prevent the issuance of a fraud order
against the Rialto Grain and Securities
company.
When arraigned before Judge Adams
he pleaded not guilty to the charge.
His sureties are Ernest H. Kaster,
George W. Adams and Herbert A.
Vrooman.
Arthur F. Mclntire, who is under
arrest on a charge of using the mails
in a scheme to defraud his patrons
while manager of the Merchants' Bro
kerage and Commission company, has
offered to be a witness for the prosecu
tion against Senator J. R. Burton of
Kansas, charged with accepting money
for representing the Rialto Grain and
Securities company before the post
office department.
Burton's brother was formerly in the
employ of the Merchants' Brokerage
and Commission company in the ca
pacity of bookkeeper. It is said that
Mclntire became alarmed when the
government officials began to investi
gate the get-rich-quick concerns, lest
he also should become involved. It is
claimed that Mr. Burton, the bock
keeper, suggested that "J. R.." mean
ing Senator Burton, could fix it all
right for $250. Mclntire is said to have
refused to consider the matter at the
time, but some days afterward gave in
structions to his subordinates to go
ahead and have the matter "fixed.
The Merchants' Brokerage and Com
mission company afterward got into
trouble. The first proceeding against it
was bv William Wilmerton. who
brought suit in the United States dis
trict court to recover $30,000 that he is
alleged to have lost in dealings with
the company. When the United States
irarshal took charge of the effects of
the company, the books showed, it is
alleged, that among the disbursements
was an item of $250 paid to J. R. Bur
ton for attorney's fees,.
United States District Attorney Dyer
has been consulting with Mclntire rel
ative to testifying against Burton. Mc
lntire was arrested in Chicago about
ten days ago and brought back to this
Senator Burton asked the court for
an early trial. United States District
Attorney Dyer stated that an early
tria! was satisfactory to the govern
ment. Judge Adams said that the next term
of court would begin in May, but later
qualified this by adding that he may be
able to try the case early in March.
Senator Burton was then ordered to
appear in court on Monday, March 7.
When asked whether he had anything
to say in regard to the case, Senator
Burton stated that he had retained
Judge Krum and Mr. Bothwell as coun
sel and that all statements would be
made by them. Further than to say
that their client was ready for an early
trial counsel refused to discuss the case.
OVER $600 PER MEMBER
What the Kelly Senate Spent
for Employes.
One of the things on which the boss
buster movement Is based is that the
house in the last legislature had an
army of employes. It is conceded by
everybody that the employe business
was greatly overdone last winter. In
fact, the State Journal was the first
paper to wage war upon the legislature
for its great number of employes.
But the boss buster leaders never say
anything about the senate, which was
controlled by the faction which is lined
up with them. T. T. Kelly had a far
tighter rein over the senate than Gov
ernor Bailey had over the house. The
senate never failed to do just what
Kelly wanted done, and the Kelly
senators, who were in the majority in
the senate, .are now all lined up with
the Hoch movement.
The senate was not only far more
profligate in its appropriations than the
house, as has been repeatedly pointed
out, but it had far more employes in
proportion to the number of members
than the house.
The books in the state auditor's office
show that the house, with 125 members.
spent $38,658 for employes, or $309.30 per
member, while the senate, with 40
members, spent $25,582 for employes, or
$639.55 per member.
Not only did the senate have a mul
titude of doorkeepers, sergeants-at-arms,
janitors and clerks, but each sen
ator had a personal clerk of his own.
The senate spent $639.55 per member for
employes, while the house spent $309.30.
Both were outrageously wrong, as the
State Journal declared at the time, but
not a single boss buster senator or mem
ber of the house protested against it.
Instead they reaped the benefits of the
employe graft wherever possible. Now
they are telling the people that Gover
nor Bailey is to blame for it, and the
farmer who paid his taxes last month
and paid more than he did the year be
fore was led to believe that Governor
Bailey was responsible for it because of
the large number of employes the house
had last winter!
Temperatures of Large Cities.
Chicago. Jan. 28. 7 a. m. tempera
tures: New York 14: Boston 8; Phila
delphia 18; Washington 18; Chicago 8;
Minneapolis 12 below; Cincinnati 14;
St. Louis 16.
Prominent Wichita Kan Dead.
Wichita, Kas.. Jan. 28. H. H. Myers,
aged 66 vears. died at his home in this
city after a lingering illness. He had
been in business in .Wichita for six
teen years.
HE LEDJHE BOLT.
Walker-Curtis Forces at Holton
Follow a Democrat.
At Least James II. Lowell
Said He Was Not Long Ago.
ASHBAUGH TALKED OF.
May Be Candidate for Railroad
Commissioner.
Mankato Monitor Corrects False
Report from Jewell.
The Walker-Curtis forces In Jackson
county have been making a noise about
Democrats voting for Broderick and
Thompson in the recent primaries. It
seems to be a sort of a "stop thief cry,
for the Thompson-Broderick people say
it is certain that Democrats not only
voted (or the Curtis-Walker delegates,
but there were Democrats among the
Curtis-Walker delegates.
The floor manager of the Curtis
Walker people in the county convention
before it bolted was a lifelong Demo
crat. He was Judge James H. Lowell.
Stowed away in a letter file left in the
governor s office by Governor Stanley
are the applications for places on the
board cf railroad commissioners, and
among them is the application of James
H. Lowell of Holton for appointment as
the Democratic member of the board.
Lowell got some of the leading Repub
licans of the First district to endorse
him as a Democrat. One of his endorse
ments begins as follows:
"Judge James H. Lowell cf Holton Is
proposed for the appointment as the
Democratic member on the board of
railroad commissioners."
Another one says: "Judge James H.
Lowell of Holton desires the appoint
ment as a member of the board of rail
way commissioners. Mr. Lowell is a
strong, able lawyer, and is, and has
been, a consistent Democrat.' He was
one of the Palmer electors in 1896."
Still another endorsement is as fol
lows: "Judge Lowell Is one of the few
stalwart Democrats who have never
bowed the knee to the Baal of Pop
ulism." And now the men who followed the
lead of Judge Lowell in Jackson county
are accusing their opponents in the Re
publican party of using Democrats to
help them!
S. S. Ashbaugh of Wichita, who has
been active in some of the most im
portant cases that have been up before
the board of railroad commissioners, is
now talked of for-a place on the board.
The Wichita Eagle says:
"There was talk in political circles
yesterday of Judge S. S. Ashbaufch's
becoming a iandidate for railroad com
missioner. His fitness for the position
probably started the talk. He has been
a prime mover in the Wichita case for
better freight rates, and he, together
with the other counsel, has carried
some of these cases to a successful end
and gained many concessions for the
wholesale and other interests. His
connection with the work has made
him capable of judging of the fairnesr
of rates and the methods by which the
railroads may be obliged to correct
discriminate rates, this would give
Wichita and the section about her rep
resentation on the state board, to which
she is justly entitled as the trade cen
ter of the southwest."
Mankato Monitor: A false telegraphic
report was sent out from this county
to the effect that a resolution favoring
Roosevelt, Reeder and Bailey was voted
down "three to one" by the county cen
tral ommittee. We happened to be
present at that meeting, and are pre
pared to say that the report was false.
The resolution was voted down, but the
majority was so slight that it took a
keen ear to discern which side was in
the majority, and a division was not
celled. The reason it was voted down
was not because the committee was
opposed to Bailey, but because after
discussing the matter It was thought
best not to act for the voters of the
several townships. And some voted
against it because they were opnosed
to Reeder. The facts are that Bailey
had a majority of three in that com
mittee. Those kind of misrepresenta
tions sent out to the daily aners are
made for the excress purpose of creat
ing a stampede to Hoch, but when the
votes are counted it may result e good
deal like Jackson and Pratt counties
be overwhelmingly for Bailey.
Does the reader notice that the Dick
inson county Republican convention
yesterday endorsed Hoch and Burton.
Now suppose it had endorsed Bailey
and Burton!
SEIZE THE ARMORY.
Colorado Militiamen Try to Col
lect Pay by Force.
Pueblo, Colo.. Jan. 28. Over forty
members of company G, Colorado Na
tional Guard, have taken possession cf
the armory building and contents and
are holding it for salary said to amount
to over $5,000 due them for service in
the Cripple Creek strike. What action
will be taken by the authorities has
not yet been determined.
The statement of some of the sol
diers that they have been turned out
of the armory and allowed to starve,
after suffering the loss of their cloth
ing bv theft while away, is denied by
Adjutant C. B. Carlisle of the Second
Colorado, and Col. Lew Barnum, of the
same regiment, who stated that they
have furnished the returned militia
men ample funds for their board while
waiting for their pay.
Wichita Kan Acquitted.
Wichita, Kas., Jan. 28. Ralph Bain
was acquitted, the jury reporting late
Wednesday,, after being out since 1:45
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The result
shows that the plea of self-defense was
accepted, as the defendant did not deny
that he shot William Flynn on the
morning of September 15. For the first
time in court he showed the feeling
that was his, and tears rolled down his
cheeks as he shook the hands of t'u
Jurors.
Weather Indications.
Chicago. Jan. 28. Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Fri
day; warmer Friday and in west por
tions tonight; southerly winds.