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FRIDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER 23, 1904.
FRIDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
FAIL T0AGREE.
Jarj in Nan Fattersen Cate
Can't Reach Yerdict.
Erenlj Dlrided on Question of
Guilt or Innocence.
DISCHARGED BY COUKT
Prisoner Is Again Remanded to
the Tombs.
She Collapses and Falls to Rec
ognize Her Father.
New York, Dec. 23. Fainting in her
father's arms, her frame quivering with
the accumulated suffering of months of
'anxious waiting- Nan Patterson today
heard the announcement that the jury
men trying her for the murder of
Caesar Young had disagreed. Soon she
was revived and sobbing hysterically
and hardly able to walk, was half led,
half carried, back to her cell in the
Tombs. Her vision of a Christmas at
home, so bright the past few days, was
gone before the uncertainty as to what
the next step in her case might be. Be
fore her trial the district attorney of
fered to accept bail in $20,000, but this
could not be raised and the prosecuting
officers declined to indicate today what
their attitude on.this point would be.
District Attorney Jerome said he had
nothing whatever to say at present as
to whether he would agree to a lower
bail or whether he would accept bail
at all. The jury stood six for acquittal
and six for conviction, but so far as
can be learned there was no juryman
in favor of a first degree verdict.
The keenest disappointment was felt
in the court room and in the great
crowd outside when the disagreement
was announced. Not since the
Mollneaux case has there been so much
interest taken in a criminal trial in
this city and many of those present
had lu-ped for a verdict of acquittal.
The closing of the proceedings at this
time, just two days before Christmas,
added to the sentimental interest in the
girl's fate and the prospect of spending
the holiday in prison probably accentu
ated the girl's agony when she heard
the words that she was not to be free
Her father, who has been by her side
ever since the trial began and whose . IV Thw Riiffprl somewhat from has raUea- Letters written by her hus
rw ,i i i ties, iney sutterea somew nat nom hand to Mrs Hoien Formn i.
tender care and devotion to her have
been the most touching feature of the
trial tried to comfort her, but his sad
dened face and mournful expression
robbed the words he uttered, as he said:
"Don't worry, little girl; it will come
out all right yet."
fury Out 24 Hours.
It was 24 hours almost to a minute
after the jury was sent out yesterday
that word was sent to Justice Davis
that it was ready to make its final re
port. The attorneys were hurriedly
summoned and Miss Patterson's father,
who had been strolling around the cor
ridors was notified that the jury was
about to return. He had scarcely ta
ken his seat when the jurors took their
places in the Jury box. From the ex
pressions on their faces it was apparent
that their determination had not been
altered in the brief hour that had
elapsed since their foreman informed
the court that an agreement was prac
tically impossible. A moment later
Miss Patterson walked rapidly down the
aisle and quickly sank into her seat at
her father's side. In her face there was
tittle to indicate that any hope of ac
quittal remained with her. Her clench
ed hands rested firmly upon the table
and her piercing gaze was fixed upon
the foreman as the customary questions
were asked by the clerk. When the
reply was given that no decision had
been reached and there waa absolutely
Ti i hnrw of a verdict hpinp nerr eerl nnnn
the defendant for the first time durine !
her long suspense, gave way completely i
to her feelings. She threw her arms ;
around her lather s neck and, burying
her head on his shoulder, sobbed like a:was delayed and that he would not
chila. Gently the old man returned the reacn tne court nouse until 11:30. in tne
embrace and with "Don't worry little meantime the police stationed about the
girl; it will come out all right yet," , court house corridors had serious diffi
he urged her to cheer up. A moment culy in holding in check the crowds
later she had gained her composure and clamoring for admission. The court's
with flushed face and downcast eyes order that spectators be Tigidly exclud
awaited the final word of the court. ;ed from the court room was carried out
Addressing the jury Justice Davis almost to the letter. Half a hundreJ
aid: 1 persons occupied seats in the court
"You have done all that was expected room. Among them were only three
of you in this case. Tou have been to- i women.
gether all night and have given your! Promptly at 11:30 John Randolph
careful and conscientious consideration ; Patterson, the prisoner's father, came
and now I understand there is no pos- ; in and took a seat at the counsel's ta
Fihility of reaching a decision." ble. No word had been received front
"There is no possibility of reaching a; Justice Davis to that time however,
verdict." replied the foreman. 'and there followed another wait of ten
"Then I am compelled to excuse you , minutes before a stir indicated that
from further attendance," replied the, the court was about to resume its ses
Justice. ision. A moment later, the Jurors, their
After thanking them for the service faces showing deep lines as a result of
they had rendered he informed them their all night vigil, filed solemnly in
that they were at liberty to go. The and took their places behind the rail,
court remanded the prisoner for the Mjss Patterson had not reached the
time being, and she was led back once court room up to that time, but as the
more across the Bridge of Sighs to the Hurors marched down the aisle her
cell in the Tombs prison. father, half turning in his chair, gazed
The Final OrdenL intently upon their faces. As he turn-
New York, Dee. 23. Nan Patterson jed back and fumbled nervously a paper
collapsed in the Tombs today so com-j which lay upon the table his hands
pletely that efforts of the matron, the; shook as if with palsy, and it seemed
warden and her father to help her! apparent that he saw little to arouse
were of no avail, and Dr. Levin, the j hope in the faces of the jurors. A mo
jjhvsiclan at the prison, had to beiment later Nan Patterson, gowned en-
called. She was revived considerably.
tou it was feared that she would col
lapse again when she went to the
court room.
This morning Miss Patterson asked
for news from the jury. She became
hysterical while awaiting for an an
swer, and the Tombs warden went to
eee. He assured her that there was no
rews and that she could not possibly
near anytning until it was announced j
In the court room before her. Instead
of assuring her this news made her
worse. She had a severe attack of
hysteria.
"How can I ever face those dreadful
twelve men again?" she said. The
warden said she repeatedly cried, the
fear of going back to the court over
hadowing everything else.
The Tombs physician was sent for
In a hurry and prescribed f.or her.
About this time her father arrived at
the Tombs. Owing to her state of
collapse he was allowed to go up to
see her. With his presence and the
efforts of the physician she improved
considerably in a short time. As soon
as Fhe was somewhat composed she
was led across the Bridge of Sighs to
the criminal court building. She was
taken to the "pen" to wait until a ver
dict had been reached or some con
clusion had been arrived at.
Policeman Faints.
There was another giving away of
overstrained nerves today when Wil
Jiam Ryan, a policeman on guard at
the entrance to the jury room, fainted.
He was sent to his station in a patrol
wagon. He had been doing extra duty
and this with the excitement of the
trial was too much for him.
Even In the face of certain knowl
edge that news of the result of the
iurv's deliberations would not be
forthcoming until after 10 o'clock to
day, scores of people remained all
nieht around the criminal court build
ing hoping to be the first to hear the
verdict in the case ol isan Patterson.
Driven from the building just before
midnight when the jury was locked up
for the night by order of Justice
Davis, the curious crowd gathered In
little knots In sheltered places in the
vicinity to wait and speculate and In
sure themselves an advantageous posi
tion in the line when the doors were
again opened today. Even when the
dim light that came through windows
of the jury room indicated that the
Jurors had given up their argurdents
for the night and were attempting to
sleep, rumors from inside the building
found their way to the patient waiters.
The source of these rumors no one
knew and little faith was placed In
their truthfulness.
In the early night mysterious Infor
mation had it that the jury stood firm
on the basis of nine for acquittal, one
for conviction of murder in the sec
ond degree and two unable to agree
upon the degree of manslaughter of
; which
tney Denevea tne prisoner
Before daylight, however.
j guilty.
there had been a decided change in
the sentiment of the jury, according to
a report. At that time a story which
gained considerable circulation had
eleven jurors favoring acquittal with
one holding out for conviction of mur
der In the first degree. Of course there
was absolutely nothing to substan
tiate these rumors, but every bit of
gossip was anxiously sgized upon by
those who had waited so long.
A Llyht In the Window.
The first sign of life in the big court
building came just before daybreak
when a bright light flickered up in the
window of the jury room scarcely more
than a dozen feet away from the court
house end of the Bridge of Sighs. A
little later the officers who had been
on guard in the building all night came
uui one vy one lur ufctrcinxiioi. aiiu
little after 7 o'clock, the jurors, guard
ed by court officers, marched out to a
nearby restaurant for their morning
meal. As they came through the Frank
lin street exit the jurors met a crowd of
not less than 200 persons, including the
self appointed guard who had remain
ed on duty all night. If the crowd had
expected to learn anything from the
faces of the Jurors they were disap
pointed for there was nothing in their
expression save weariness. It was learn
ed that the room in which the long
night was spent was without furniture
except a table and a dozen small wood-
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for more steam.
After the hardest day of her life, a
.-hiPh r,r! with the brightest !
day which opened with the brightest
hope and ended In darkest despair,
nope aiiu enucu in uoi rcdi usjjo.i,
Nan Patterson retired to her cot in the
Tombs hall half an hour after mid
night. It had been reported from the
little "pen" over the jury room, where
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was on the verge , of nervous collapse
was on tne verge oi nervous conapse
and that even her aged father, who
has been constantly at her side i
through all her trouble, was unable !
to calm her. According to the mat J
ron of the Tombs, however, the girl
had hardly touched her cot in the cell
before she was asleep. Her sleep was '
troubled and she awoke many times
during the night, but on the whole got
a much better night's rest than might
have been expected under the circum
stances. " Idon't see how she does it,"
said the matron. "She has the most
wonderful nerve of any woman I ever
knew."
Streets Were Blocked.
During the forenoon the crowd around
the court house increased until the
streets were blocked and the corridors
within the building were so jammed
that no less than half a dozen times
police reserves were forced to clear out
the building.
At 10:30 o'clock, the hour which had
Been set for the opening of court word .
came by telephone that Justice Davis
ttrely in black and with a heavy veil
concealing her features, walked with a
firm, strong step to the chair beside
her father. As she sat down she placed
one arm across her father's shoulder.
With the other she raised her veil and
kissed the old man in a very pretty,
affectionate way. Of the two the father
showed in a far greater degree the
strain under which they had been for
many hours and for a time the girl
turned comforter. There were scarcely
a moment s delay when the usual ques
tion was put to the Jurors. The fore
man replied that no decision had been
reached. Justice Davis said that under
almost any other circumstances he
would discharge the jury at that point
without further delay but this case he
considered one of great importance.
Fell in Fnint.
When the jury came in at 12:50 Miss
Patterson became very nervous. The
color of her face seemed to deepen if
that were possible and her whole atti
tude showed that she was undergoing
keen suffering. When the jury report
ed their disagreement and the Justice
discharged them she turned to her fath
er and threw herself on his shoulders
weeping bitterly. TJn to the last she
had hoped to be free in time to go home
to Washington to spend Christmas with
her mother and the disagreement was
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LUCAS ON HUNT.
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Sheriff Is In Independence.After
Murder ridence.
Carefully Looking Up Cunning
ham's Movements.
HE FEIGXS ILLNESS.
Prisoner Said Noise Would
Drire Him JUad.
Denies That lie Erer Lired at
the Xickuni.
No prisoners ever locked up in the
county jail were guarded and hemmed
In from all communication with the
outside world as are Nate Farrend,
alias W. B. Cunningham, and Vashti
Cunningham.
They have not had a chance to
speak to each other since they were
arrested a week ago. No one but the
jail authorities have been allowed to
speak with either of the prisoners or
to communicate with them In any
manner.
Not a newspaper has entered the
county Jail for a week ,so fearful are
the officers that the Cunninghams
may learn something about the move
ments of the officers or the stories told
by each of them.
Wednesday Sheriff Lucas left To-
peka tor Independence to make an
effort to find clues which may possibly
lead to the weaving of a web of evi
dence connecting Cunningham with
the Nickum murder.
So far every effort to shake the
stories told by the Cunninghams has
failed. The prisoners had no time to
make up any stories that would tally
exactly. Their statements have differ
ed considerably on many points but
the one point, and the one most im
portant concerning the Nickum case, is
that both prisoners state that they left
Topeka in the stolen automobile about
9 o'clock of the evening before the
Nickum murder.
Neither of the prisoners tell exactly
the same story but they each main
tain their original story that they left
long before midnight.
Every effort of the officers to force a
different story from Mrs. Cunningham
?. r l .lnos
read- salJ Mrs. Cunningham,
I don't care to hear those letters
Cunningam still feigns sickness. Dr.
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ined him and stated that he is not
sick. When it was found that Cun-
ningham had tried to communicate with
his wife, who was in the cell above his,
he was removed from the parlor cell
to the firet tier f caes ,n the main
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This morning he was taken back to
the parlor cell but he is closely watched.
Cunningham denies that he ever
roomed at the Nickum house. County
Attorney Hungate questioned him
c.'osely on that point last night. Cun
nintnam said that he came to Topeka
September 24, 1903, and registered at
i the Fifth Avenue. The hotel register
shows that statement to be true, but
when he left the hotel is not known,
as the "room book," which would
show that, was not preserved. W. B.
Firguson, of Independence, who was
a partner of Cunningham's in the map
making business, says that CUnning-
ham told him that he had stopped at
the Nickum hotel. Sheriff Lucas will
investigate this statement while in In-
dependence.
While in Independence last summer
Cunningham and Mr. and Mrs. Firgu
son had some trouble. This is also
being investigated by Sheriff Lucas.
The trouble occurred in a room and
a shot Vas fired by Firguson either at
his wife or at Cunningham.
FOUR SUSPENDED.
Men Who Tried to Capture Young
Gould Are Disciplined.
New York, Dec. 23. Dean Hutton and
the faculty or the school of applied sci
ences of Columbia university, have sus
pended four sophomores who attempted
to capture Kingdon Gould. The sus
pension is to last until after the mid
year examinations in February. The
men disciplined are A. Aigelthinger, A.
Doty, R. W. Cauchois and W. S. Inch.
The sophomore class will hold a meet
ing to take action on the matter and
the report is that they will go on a
strike. The freshman class also is very
much stirred up about the matter and
also will meet to protest against the
suspension of the sophomores.
A mass meeting of all classes in the
university consisting of over 100 men
met in Early hall to take action on he
suspension by the faculty. The meeting
was presided over by Duncan Browne,
president of the college seniors. He
presented a motion from the board of
i-rjrilto
reinstate the men suspended. This mo
lu.' . . m rr
tion was carried unanimously and all
present signed a written statement of
it which the student board will present
to Dean Hutton at the meeting called
for this afternoon in his office.
KILLED FROM AMBUSH.
A Lieutenant and 37 Native Scouts
Slain in Samar.
Manila, Dec. 23. The Pulajanes
have ambushed and killed at Dolores,
on the island of Samar, a lieutenant
and 37 enlisted -men of the Thirty
eighth company of native scouts. Two
thousand Pulajanes. it is reported,
threaten the town of Dolores and the
situation is Said to be critical. Lieu
tenant Abbott, in command of the
ncrtiita. has renuested that aid he sent
I him. - . . .. -
WILL MOVE TO TOPEKA.
Clark
County Law Iaker to Be
Comfortable.
J. W. Berry-man. representative
elect from Clark county, came to To-
peka Thursday and rented the Akers
cottage at 1218 Fillmore street. He
and his family will occupy it during
the session of the legislature.
This is perhaps the first case on rec
ord where a member of the legislature
from out of town has come here, rent
ed a house, and settled down to take
things easy during the session. Most
of them get a room at the hotel, and
eat wherever they happen to be at
dinner time. Mr. Berryman is a bank
er and can afford to do better.
The B. F. Akers cottage on Fillmore
street Is one of the most handsomely
furnished small houses in Topeka.
The Berryman family will rent it fur
nished. MORE CROOKEDNESS.
Both Sides Guilty of Gross Frauds in
Colorado.
Denver, Dec. 23. M. M. Hamma,
handwrting expert, submitted to the
supreme court today his report on the
ballots in the box from precinct 13
ward 3, this city, which was opened
yesterday by order of the court in the
contempt proceedings against Clarence
Dixon, one of the clerks at the Novem
ber election. Mr. Hamma reported
that of 331 ballots in the box the head
ings on 135 were written by five per
sons. The heading "Democratic" on
102 ballots, he said,' was written by
one person, and sixteen Republican,
ten Democratic and seven Socialist bal
lots were written by four persons. At
least eighty-one were so folded that it
was evident that they could not have
been placed in the box through the
aperture in the top used by voters.
The expert also noted that while there
were ninety-nine Republican ballots in
the box the poll book gave the number
cast as sixty-three.
Warrants were issued against five
men for contempt of court in this pre
cinct, but Dixon is the only one under
arrest, the others having fled.
OVERCOME BY GAS.
V,
Twenty-seven Persons NarroAvly Es
cape Asphyxiation.
Philadelphia, Dec. 23. Twenty-seven
persons, most of them women and
children, were overcome, by coal gas in
a crowded tenement house at 315 Mon
roe street, jn the foreign settlement of
this city early this morning. Twelve
Of them were in such a serious condi
tion that they had to -be taken to a
hospital, but it is believed they will
recover. The lower part of the tene
ment was occupied by & Turkish bath
establishment and the gas escaped
from a large furnace used in the
baths. There were m.ore than a hun
dred persons in the npper part of the
building, most of whom were Russian
I Jews. That no .live were lost was
; due to two policemen who in passing
the building detected the gas and im-
mediately began arousing the -sleeping
nwnnmN. Manvnfthsm ,.r,rn-
occupants. Many of them were uncon
scious and had to be carried from the
place.
ROBBED A DEPOT.
Thieves Failed to Get Any Plunder of
Value.
The Rock Island junction depot, in
the west part of North Topeka was
broken into by thieves last night, and
eleven pairs of pants, left there for
shipment by the Woolen mills, were
stolen. The cash drawer in the depot
ornce was pried open, but only a few
pennies had been left there, so the
haul was light. No one sleeps at the
depot, which is not open at nisrht.
The entrance was made by breaking
a winaow. xne negro scnool house
near the depot, was also broken into
and all the desks ransacked. Nothing
of value was found there. The police
believe that the robbery was com
mitted by boys living in the neighbor
hood. -
LOST $200.
Sir Charles Wyndham Robbed at the
Patterson Trial.
New York, Dec. 23. It cost Sir Charles
Wyndham, the actor, about $200 to enjoy
a view of the "Nan" Patterson trial.
Sir Charles had a seat inside the railing
wnicn commanaecl a clear view or tne
judge, jury, lawyers and prisoner, and the
visitor at once became a keen observer of
the methods of conducting criminal pro
ceedings in this country.
During a recess Judge Davis invited Sir
Charles to luncheon. Soon after they re
turned to the court room the judge's guest
discovered that his wallet, containing
aoout an, was missing.
He remembered that his overcoat was
open when he reached the court build
ing and that in passing through the crowd
gathered in the corridor he was several
times jostled somewhat rouerhlv.
It was on one of these occasions. Sir
cnaries is sure, tnat a picKpocaet relieved
him of his money.
WATER SHUT OFF.
Drouth in Pennsylvania Is Becoming a
Serious Matter.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 23. The slight
rainfall nf last nie-ht war not pnnnp-ti
materially change the drouth situa-
'tion in this -vicinitv. Tho small watpr
supply Is being exhausted rapidly and
industries are suffering. The water
company supplying Braddock, Pa., has
announced that it cannot guarantee a
supply of water. The supply at Irwin,
Pa., was shut off today, leaving it en
tirely without water. The drouth is
beginning to have serious effect on the
mills in the Monongahela valley, and
if not soon relieved will demoralize
that industry.
Freedom of the Press Abolished.
Belgrade, Servia, Dec. 23. King
Peter today signed the new press law,
which practically abolishes freedom
of the press in Servia, though aimed
principally at the anti-dynastic and
opposition papers.
She Struck a Snag. .. -New
York. Dec. 23. The steamer Robert
E. Lee . struck a snag near Craighhead
Point and sank in shallow water. All of
the passengers and crew were taken, off
in safety. . t- - - . -
WAR ONjnfPHOID.
State Board of Health Proposes
Radical Change.
Wants Citj Sewers to Find Dif
ferent Outlets. .
NEARLY 10,000 CASES.
Records Show Prevalence
Disease to Be General.
of
Would Force Reconstruction of
All Public Sewers.
With the full endorsement of the
Kansas state board of health, a bill
will be introduced at the next session
of the legislature giving to the board
the right to supervise and order
changed whenever necessary the water
supply and sewer systems of every city
in the state of Kansas.
If such a bill as proposed should be
come a law, the board of health would
attempt to compel cities to cease empty
ing sewers into streams. They will try
to compel a complete change in the
present municipal sewer systems; a
change which would involve the en
tire reconstruction of sewers in prac
tically every city in the state. The
board of health wants the sewers
emptied into "septic tanks" or into
"sewage farms" where the refuse
might be chemically treated to destroy
the germs, and then possibly converted
into fertilizer.
These radical measures are deemed
necessary by the board of health to
stop the prevalence of typhoid fever
in Kansas.
Statistics show that during the past
ten years, there have been 9,720 cases
of typhoid and 3,451 deaths from that
disease in the state of Kansas.
Typhoid attacks people only in the
prime of life between 18 and 40
years. Figured at the usual basis of
$10,000 as the value of a human life,
the value of the 3,451 lives sacrificed
to typhoid has been $34,510,000.
These figures are advanced by the
state board of health to show that the
municipalities of the state should be
compelled, at any cost, to remodel
their sewer systems, and cease dump
ing sewage into the streams. Of course
the reconstruction of the sewer sys
tems of the state would Involve the ex
penditure of immense sums of money.
It is likely that the sewer system in the
city of Topeka alone has cost well up
toward a million dollars. m
Dr. A. S. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health, says: "At its re
cent meeting, the board decided to urge
the passage of a law giving the board
the right to supervise and change the
water supply and sewer systems in ev
ery city of the state. At the present
time, the board has very limited auth
ority in this direction. Unfortunately,
most of the waterworks plants are
Owned by private corporations, who re
fuse to allow us to examine their plants,
or satisfy ourselves that they are pump
ing pure water. The proposed law give
us the right to investigate conditions
thoroughly whenever necessary.
"The pollution of the streams by sew
age should stop. In the older states, it
has already been stopped. There is no
question that streams are polluted by
sewage. Even our own state institu
tions sewer into the river. It is true
that sewage becomes somewhat purified
bv the sunlisrht, sand, etc., as it flows
along in a river, and it is also so much
diluted that the streams do not actually
become themselves nothing but sewers.
It takes about four days of exposure to
the sun to destroy the germs in sew-
aee. The streams in Kansas are most
ly so swift that this amount of time
does not elapse between tne time sew
age isN emptied into the river at one
town, and the time it reaches the next
town.
"Typhoid fever is a preventable dis
ease, and yet we allow sanitary condi
tions to prevail which our records show
have cost the state, in human lives, 4,
500,000 in the past ten years. This makes
no account of the loss to the state on
account of the sickness or typnoia pa
tients who ultimately recovered, but
who lost time for from two to six
months.
"If the state was threatened by a sim
ilar loss from some other sources, the
governor would call out the Kansas
National guard, and the whole state
would be in an uproar. It is time that
the state set about the application qf
m-eventive measures which will stop
this terrible drain upon the best lives-
of the state."
- MAY LOSE MONEY.
One of the Penalties Invited by the
Princess Louise.
Dresden, Dec. 23. Countess Montig-
noso, formerly tne urown rrmtcaa
Louise, and divorced wire or iving
Frederick Augustus, by coming to
Dresden and trying to see her children
yesterday, has probably forfeited her
allowance of $7,500, one of the condi
tions of which was that she should not
set foot on German soil. This condi
tion, however, may not be enforced as
nnnular svmoathy with the countess is
so strong already that the court will
avoid anything giving the impression
of punishing her for her natural wo
manly feelings. The version of the
countess' misadventure, commonly be
lieved in the kingdom of Saxony, is
that she is guiltless of actual wrong
doing and is the victim of an intrigue
of the center party, which is described
as using unscrupulous means to pre
vent a strong liberal irom Decommg
aueen. The circumstances of the
countess' leaving the court are so over
laid with fiction that the truth prob
ably will be unknown to the present
generation or saions.
Kansas Rural Routes.
Washington, Dec. 23. The follow
ing rural routes have been ordered
established February 1:
Kansas Inman, Butler county,
route 2, population 404, houses 101.
Weather Indications.
riir.ocrrt rwn M Powant fnr tttis
Paxtly cloudy tonight and Saturday, with
prooauij wiuc, in p"'
tonight; northerly winds, shifting to east- ,
frlV. '
T.r.tnrM fn irn rirtmi '
itw -rl JtZlff, , f f " 7 i
, nIw' York 38T Bton 36- PhnadeU
nhia. S6: Washington. 88: Chicajto. 52:Min-
neapoUa, 28; Cincinnati 48; St. Louis, 52. J
LOOK FOB A SNOW.
Weather
Man Intimates
May Be White.
Christmas
If the forecast Of the weather bu
reau holds good Christmas will be
white.
The temperature took a tumble be
ginning at 7 o'clock Thursday night
At 7 o'clock Thursday night the mer
cury registerd 62 degrees. At 7 o'clock
this morning the temperature was
down to 35 and still falling.
The forecast for Kansas sent out to
day is, "Partly cloudy tonlsrht and Sat
urday with probably snow and colder
east portion tonight." The wind this
morning was from the north, blowing
cold at 12 miles an hour.
The cold weather comes from the
low barometer center in Wyoming
Wednesday, but the coldest weather,
with the mercury 3 8 degrees below
zero, passed Kansas going east and
was many hundreds of miles away and
the full force of the storm is not felt
In Kansas.
The hourly temperatures recorded
by the government thermometer today
were:
7 o'clock 35111 o'clock 33
8 o'clock 32)12 o'clock .....32
9 o'clock 32( 1 o'clock 32
10 o'clock 34 2 o'clock 32
PIONEER FOUND DEAD.
Joseph Conklin, Citizen of Topeka for
38 Years, Dies Suddenly.
Joseph L. Conklin. aged 77 years.
was found dead in his bed this morn
ing at his residence, 421 Lincoln
street. He lived alone in the house,
his wife having died five years ago.
n ailing to appear tor breakfast at the
home of his son next door, the latter
made an investigation. He found that
his father had evidently been dead for
several hours. A doctor was called
and the cause was assigned to heart
rallure. The deceased had been suf
fering from that ailment for a long
time.
Joseph L. Conklin, Topeka Pioneer,
Who Died Today.
The funeral arrangements have not
been made, but it will probably be
held on Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock. The body will be sent to
Ohio.
, Mr. Conklin . was born in Clark
county, Ohio, June 17, 1827. He en
gaged in business at Enid, O. . When
the civil war broke out he enlisted in
the 128th .Ohio regiment. After a
service of four years he retired a lieu
tenant. In 1867 he came to Topeka, After
spending a year in this city, he went
to Coffey county and spent a couple of
years in rarming. lie returned to To- I
peka, however, and has since lived!
here, making his home where he died
and having lived in the same place for
34 years
He was a member of Lincoln post, !
and belonged to the Masons in Ohio. i
He is survived by one son, W F ;
Conklin. His wife has been dead for
over five years.
Henry Vice, aged 53 years, died of
pneumonia at 117 Seward avenue, on
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
funeral will take place on Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
house.
Annie R. Wells, wife of A. W. Wells,
619 Branner street, died at 2 a. m. to
day of pneumonia. The funeral will
be Sunday at 2 o'clock from the Free
Methodist church.
NELSON LOSES $7,271.
Pugilist Accuses Murphy and Santry
of Embezzlement.
San Francisco, Dec. 23. Battling Nel
son, the pugilist, believing that he has
been defrauded of the bulk of the re
ceipts of his recent glove contests with
Young Corbett, and Jimmy Britt in this
city, today swore out complaints against
his manager, "Ted" Murphy and Eddie
Santry, formerly his sparring partner,
accusing them of embezzling $7,271. War
rants were issued, from the police court
and bail in each case was fixed at 325,
000 bonds $10,000 cash.
Both Murphy and Santry were placed
under arrest in Stockton on their ar
rival from this city eastward' bound.
They will now be brought to this city
to answer to the charges preferred
against them by Nelson.
BURNED TEN HORSES.
Incendiary Destroys a Hlg Barn and
Animals at Silver Lake.
A fire supposed to be of incendiary
origin at 12:30 o'clock last night
burned a large barn on the Charles
Leutheye estate near Silver Lake in
which 10 horses were killed. One
horse was the property of Dick Chip-
man; four horses and a mail wagon
belonged to Sam Budge ford, the rural
carrier; three horses to Perry Orleand
and two horses to Mrs. Landis.
Hishop Phelan's Funeral.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 23. The funeral
services over the remains of Bishop
' Phelan held today were marked with
simplicity. Pontifical requiem mass
-waa relbratpd b v Rishon Cahevin af-
ter which absolution was given by five j
bishops individually. At tne grave tne i
j were brlef and consisted of the
. . . . , i . a 1
ft tuo i rr t n t niiri i ttt m msnnn xnu '
the blessing of the grave by Bishop
Canevin, assisted by the officers of the
Iaass - There were-jnany high dignitar-
les'or the cnurcn present irom amereni
parts of the country. i. - . i
.Wl K im
HOW THEY VOTED.
Official Count of Yotea Cast la
Norember Completed.
Total In 13,508,496, a Decrease
From That of 1900.
ROOSEVELT MAJORITY
Is
1,746,76s Or.r III and
2,547,578 Orer Parker.
His Vote Was 409,822 More
Than McKinlej's.
Chicago, Dec. 23. The official can
vass of the vote cast November 8 for
presidential electors has been com
pleted with the announcement of tha
result in Minnesota. North Dakota and
Washington. The Associated Press is,
therefore, able to present the first
table giving the official vote of all the
forty-five states. The total vote la
13,508,496, against 13.968,574 in 1900
a decrease of 460,078. The ballots
were divided as follows:
Roosevelt, Republican 7,627.633
Parker. Democrat 6,0X0,060
Debs, Socialist 391. 57
Swallow, Prohibitionist 200,303
AVatson, People's 114.637
Correnan. Socialist Labor 83.453
Holcomb, Continental Labor 830
Roosevelt received over all, 1,746,
768, and over Parker, 2,547.578.
In 1900 McKinley had 467,046 mora
than all the other candidates and 859,
984 more than Bryan.
The vote for Roosevelt was 409,823
more than for McKinley. while that
for Parker was 1,277,772 less than foe
.tsryan.
McKinley polled more votes than
Roosevelt in Alabama, Georgia, Ken
tucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Mississippi, New Hampshire. North.
Carolina, South Carolina. Tennessee.
Texas and Virginia. . Roosevelt got
more than McKinley in the other
thirty-two states.
Parker received more votes than
Bryan in Delaware, Georgia. Missis
sippi, New Jersey, New York, Rhoda
Island, South Carolina and West Vir
ginia, while Bryan got more than
Parker in the remaining thirty-seven
states.
The Republicans made Grain over
their vote in 1900 in thirtv-two states.-
and the official figures show losses in
thirteen. The total gains -of the Re
publicans were 732,048, and the total
losses 312, 249; net gain. 419,799.
ine uemocrats polled more votes in
eight states than in 1900, but less in'
thirty-seven. The total gains, were
30,792, and the total losses 1.291.491:'
net loss, 1,260,699.
Roosevelt carried thirty-two states.
against twenty-eight by McKinley.
and has 336 electoral votes tinder tha
apportionment of 1900.... McKinley
had 293 under the apportionment nt
1880, there having been an addition
of twenty-nine by the last apportion
ment. Parker carried thirteen states.aealnst
seventeen by Bryan, and has 140 elect
oral votes. Bryan had 155 under the
apportionment in force in 1900.
Watson received the largest vote in
Georgia, the total of that state, 22.634,
with 20,508 in Nebraska, being nearly
one-third or his aggregate, 114,637. Bar
ker polled 50,218 in 1900. . .
The Prohibition vote in 1900 was 208.
791; in November, 260.303, a gain of 51,
512. . f
! "L,-?? "e socialists naa an
SSSk. "'IKE ff.'
Four .years ago the Socialists had an
17 , -- " u":'
ickett ln toYl$Z TBtV5: and tn
Tea vote waa S,?197,- In 1900 over 50oa
y,?,tes, weLre P"ed n only California,
Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri and
S York,- Jn November Debs got over
000 in California, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa Kansas, . Massaohn- m hh.i.
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebras-
ka. New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ore
gon, Pennsylvania, Utah. Washington
and Wisconsin, the largest number, 69,
255. in Illinois.
The vote of the Socialist Labor party
in 1900 was 39,944. This year it was
12,453 a loss of 6,491 in these states:
Colorado 335, Connecticut 575, Illinois
4,698, Indiana 1,598. Kentucky 596. Mas
sachusetts 2.539, Michigan 1.012, Minne
sota 974, Missouri 1,875, New Jersey
2,680, New York 9.127, Ohio 2,633, Penn
sylvania 2.211. Rhode Island 488, Texas
421, Virginia 56, Washington 1,592, Wis
consin 223.
The Continental Labor party had ad-
herents only in Illinois really in Chi
cago, where 830 votes were polled.
TOPEKA jN GAS DEAL.
Southeast Kansas Pipe Line to Reach)
Tills City.
Independence, Kan., Dec. 23. The Kan
sas Natural Gas company has acquired
nearly all of the right-of-way for tha
Kansas City pipe line. Six men have been,
at work for the past month buying rights-of-way
from the farmers along the pro
posed route. The company will use tha
Santa Fe right-of-way in several places,
but will not follow that line all the way.
It will cut across the country wherever
the distance can be shortened.
The Kansas City line will tap not only,
the Chanute gas field, but also the Inde
pendence field, and, if necessary, will ba
extended to Indian Territory. Th com
pany owns several thousand acres ot
leases ln the Indian country and will de
velop them next summer.
It has been believed that the line now
building toward Joplln was to be the Kan
sas City line, but the company denies it.
Its officials say that the Kansas City Una
will go direct from Caney north tFNtough
Independence, Cherryvale. Chanute, Iola,
Ottawa and Olathe. At Ottawa there win
be a branch to take ln Lawrence and To
peka. The company has lust closed a deal
with the Topeka Gas company to use Its
mains there. As a matter of fact, 90 per
cent of the gas in this field is now con
trolled in the Kansa Natural Gas com
pany and it is working with the gas com
panies .which "supply all the big cities
along the Kansas-Missouri line. They ara
practically one and the same.
The pipe line concern will be on of tha
heaviest taxpayers ln Montgomery county
when its plant is completed. Its taxes will
amount to more than those of the Santa
Fe or Missouri Pacific railroad.
Federal Building for 1 Paso.
El Paso, Tex., Dec. 23. The department
of commerce and labor has purehaaeil
ground here and ordered the erection of a
$15,000 building for the immigration ser-
IfnadO Ttiu4n Ir..nA1 A
. a jus in j hi.
Peoria, 111., Dec. 23. Fire early today
destroyed a block of big buildings at
Washburn. Dr. J. Weaver, a veterinary
surgeon, was Durnea Q eatn, LOiitt
J10.000.