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TOPEKA, KANSAS, FEBRUARY, 15, 1906.
THURSDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
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HE MAYFKJD GOT.
State Accountant Starts Inves
tigation of Salina Deal.
Over Two Hundred Dollars Was
Stolen by Someone.
WILL THY TO THACE IT.
Kalina Hoard of Education In
volved in the Muddle.
First Coupons Missing When
IJonds Were llegistered.
It spcms to be tip to the president and
treasurer of the Salina board of educa
tion to explain their connection with the
'missing coupon" deal in the atate
fohool fund transaction in Salina board
of education bonds in 1900. The presi
dent of the board brought the bonds to
Topeka and delivered them to the school
fund commissioners; the remittance for
the par value of the bonds was sent to
the treasurer, J. D. Wellington, at Sa
lina. Pome one stole the first coupons.
The responsibility for the disappear
ance of all the No. 1 coupons valued at
Jl'H.M) lies between these officers of the
Salina board, the school fund commis
sioners, anr the state auditor.
But it aiso seems as though the state
treasurer ought to know who got the
money, for the records show that he is
the one who paid the 5216. SO to the man
"Who stole the coupons.
Investigations are now being; made by
the state accountant and others to find
cut where the responsibility lies. It
peems to be the duty of the president
and treasurer of the Salina board of ed
ucation to speak first. Perhaps the guilty
party or parties can be located by the
process of elimination. There are like
ly to be some interesting developments i
in the case, for the Salina people are 1
on the trail of the guilty parties. They j
Ray that the money for the first coupons !
shouid have gone into the school funds; I
that the bonds were sold direct by the i
board to the state, without any inter- j
venir.fr brokers, and that r,o coupon !
clipping was authorized. I
The bonds in question are 20 in nran- I
ber, each one for $500. The rate is 5 !
per cent. They are dated July 25. 1900,
end were purchased by the school fund
August 1, 1600. An order in favor of J. 1
I. Wellington, treasurer of the board of .
education at Salina, was issued on Aug
ut 1, 1900. The order was for $10,000. ,:
The notice which was sent from the
school fund commissioners to the state
'auditor is endorsed on the back: "Total
amount of coupons, $4,750."
As a matter of .fact, the 20 coupons
originally attached to each bond would
have amounted to $4,966.80. The records
of the auditor's office shows that each
bond had only 19 coupons attached
when registered.
Indications are that the coupon was
clipped before It reached the office cf
the auditor. At any rate, as the Has
klns & Sells report says:
"This entry would indicate that the
coupons No. 1 were detached at the
time the bonds were registered in the
sta'e auditor's office."
Whoever it was that detached coupons
No. 1 from the Salina bonds got his
money through the state treasurer. This
is the way in which the state treasurer
fleems to have been mixed up in the
r.ffair. He must have received the
money and turned it over to the party
who stole the coupons.
The Haskins & Sells report says:
"The transcript of the fiscal agency
Account shows that the National Bank
of the Republic, the state fiscal agency,
placed to the credit of the state treas
urer's account on January 22, 1801, 'for
coupons board of education, Salina,
$216.80.' "
But this $216.80 was never paid over
to the permanent school fund of the
etate. It went, presumably, to the man
who stole the coupons.
The coupons have all been placed in
the hands of the state accountant. Cou
pons No. 1 ere jy,t stamped; state prop
erty. It seems quite evident that the state
treasurer's office merely acted as the
colleotkm agency for the man who stole
the coupons. There is nothing to Indi
cate that the state treasurer received
a portion of the spoils.
nn. stuobs is FunriY.
Says Tie Hasn't Been Paying Any At
tention to Allen-Seott Contest.
W. R. Stubbs and Governor Hoch
had a long- conference this morning
et the governor's office. They seem to
be on good terms despite the announce
ment in a Kansas City paper that a
bloody feud was brewing.
Mr. Stubbs said, when he came out
of the governor's office, that he hadn't
heard there was any feud.
"Where was that printed?" said Mr.
tubbs. "I hadn't read anything of the
fort. It don't look much as though
there was any trouble between us, does
it? You ask the governor whether
there is any difficulty."
Governor Hoch was better posted
than Mr. Stubbs. He had read the feud
ptory, but seemed inclined to treat it
tis a ioke.
"This is the most peaceful feud you
ftver saw in your life." he said. "There's
nothing in this report, so far as I
know."
Mr. Stubbs was asked concerning
the situation in the Second district, and
6a id:
"I really have been paying so little
attention to this fight that I don't know
what effect the withdrawal of Enright
from the race will havt. Knright I
have been told, would be likely to get
a great many votes which otherwise
would have gone to Mr. Scott. If this
is the case, it will of course, be of ad
vantage to Mr. Scott to have him out of
the way."
"What are the indications concern
ing the holding of a state primary-''"
"I have not heard anything further
concerning the matter. It will ail be
settled with the meeting of the stat"
centra committee on the 21st."
American Association Umpire.
Milwaukee. Wis.. Feb. 15. President
O'Brien of the American association
tiasena'l league hs received the con
tract of Umpire Clarence B. Owen of
Chicago. Owen finished last season
-with the American association and his
work was satisfactory. O'Brien will
Sijjn five umpires this year.
BAD FOR TIIE ICE MAX.
Little Likelihood of Scouring a Supply
of Natural Product.
According to the statements of the
men who know it will take a week of
weather with the mercury standing
near the zero mark continually before
ice will form of sufficient thickness on
the river to justify the owners of ice
houses to commence filling- them. There
has not been enough cold weather this
winter to cause the river to freeze solid
at any time and as a result there has
been no natural ice stored.
While the natural ice cut on the Kaw
river is but a small portion of the
amount used in Topeka. it has always
been a factor in regulating the price
of the natural product. If the weath
er shouid persist in staying as warm as
it has been all this winter, no ice will
be stored and a raise in the price of
the artificial product may be expected.
The river at the present time is filled
with floating ice. and a thin coat of
murky muddy ice has been formed
where there is no current and the wa
ter is shallow. When the mercury
drops several degrees below7 zero the
cold causes the dirt and filth in the wa
ter to be precipitated and the ice is
of the pure crystal variety. With the
mercury at ten degrees below zero all
of the sediment in the water would sink
to the bottom of the river, while the
water would congeal and ice form at
the rate of an inch an hour for the
first five hours and about half as fast
for the next succeeding- twenty-four
hours.
FIX UP NEW RULES
Rock Island Revises Contract With
Trainmen.
A new schedule and set of rules un
der which the conductors and train
men on the Chicago, Rock Tsland &
Pacific railway company will work,
which is not only eminently satisfac
tory to the men but the officials of
the company as well, has been agreed
to by the grievance committees of con
ductors and trainmen and the operat
ing officials of the road. Although the
grievance committees and the officials
were in session in Chicago off and on
for about three weeks, only conclud
ing their labors the latter part of last
week, negotiations were conducted
.along harmonious lines. This length
of time was consumed in readjusting
the schedules and rules on the va
rious divisions of the road so that they
would be in conformity. Several of
the divisions of the system are re
cently acquired lines, and until this
year not only the trainmen and con
ductors but all the other employes
have been working under the sched
ules which prevailed when the lines
w-ere individual roads. These condi
tions were anything but agreeable to
the men and the officials, but it neces
sarily took a lot of time to rearrange
the schedules on a uniform basis.
Dan K. Cain, general manager of
the Rock Tsland. who was one of the
representatives of the company at the
conferences and who returned from
Chicago the first of the week, slid to
day a most acceptable schedule had
been agreed to as a result of the con
ferences. "No demands w-ere made by the
men," said Mr. Cain "for a change in
the scale of wages. There were some
requests for changes in rules and
schedules whereby the men under the
present wage scale would get what
would practically be an increase in
pay, and most of these requests w-ere
granted. These changes relate to over
time, work on branch lines, work
trains and local freight trains, and
under the new conditions the men
affected will receive more pay than
they have been, but the wage scale
has not been changed. Our con
ferences were most satisfactory and
harmonious, and I guess the results
are most acceptable to all concerned."
Speaking in a general way of the
affairs on the Rock Island, Mr. Cain
said that they were never in better
shape, with but one exception, and
that is the shortage of freight cars.
"So great Is the volume of business
offered us." said Mr. Cain, "that I be
lieve we could actually use ten thou
sand more cars this week if we had
them, but we are getting new cars
right along and they will begin to
come faster, so conditions will be re
lieved soon. As an evidence of the
rush of business we would be work
ing now continuing the reballastlng of
the El Paso division if we did not
have to use our ballast cars for haul
ing coal for commercial purposes."
Mr. Cain said that he had not yet
received a detailed budget of the
amount of money he is to be allowed
this year for improvements to the por
tion of the system under his supervi
sion, and could not say just what im
provements would be undertaken firt
He expects to get his budget within a
few days.
JFST A LITTLE SNOW.
And That Lasted Only t ntil the Sun
Rose.
Just a little skift of the powdered su
gar variety of snow fell last night and
as soon as the sun found it this morn
nig it disappeared without leaving
enough dampness to lay the dust. The
snow began falling just at midnight
with a rise in the mercury which was
easily desoernable by those out at this
hour.
The cold wave which swept down on
Topeka so unannounced has departed
in the same mariner, and there is little
left today to indicate that the mercury
was so dangerously near the zero point
within the past 24 hours, excepting the
remembrance.
The little breeze today is blowing
from the southeast at the rate of six
miles an hour and carries with it
warmth instead of coldness.
A big white square Hag floating; from
the flag pole with a black pennant above
it indicates that the weather will be fair
tonight and Friday if nothing unlooked
for transpires. ' The small black pen
nant which surmounts the square of
white Indicates that with the fair
weather which is predicted will also
come a rise in the temperature.
The hourly temperatures for today
were:
7 o'clock 14
8 o'clock 13
9 o'clock 15
11 o'clock 21
12 o'clock 22
1 o'clock 24
2 o'ciock 26
10 o'clock IS
Whist Players Leave.
E. L. Copeland, H. L. Armstrong,
Dr. W. N. West, T. H. Pennekamp, W.
F. Taliaferro and W. R. Falkiner leave
tonight for Grand Island. Nebraska,
where they will represent the Topeka
Whist club at the twelfth annual meet
ing of the Central Whist association
Friday and Saturday. Ten players will
also go tvej i Louisville and St. Marys.
Roosevelt-Longworth Wedding
Ceremony to Be Enacted.
In
All Details at ' the W hite
House Today.
BUILDING IS CLOSED.
To All Except Close Friends ot
the Family.
Just a Peep at the' Presents Is
Being Permitted.
Washington, Feb. 15. A rehearsal
of the Roosevelt-Longworth wedding
will take place at the White House late
this afternoon. Every detail of the
ceremony to be performed Saturday
will be gone over to the end that there
may be no hitch in the proceedings.
In addition to the bride and groom.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, the ush
ers and military attaches who will par
ticipate in the formal ceremony, will
take part in the rehearsal.
The east room and the lower rooms
of the White House which, ordinarily,
are open to visitors, are closed to the
public for the remainder of the week.
The east room, in which the ceremony
is to be performed, is being prepared
for the wedding. Already the platform
for the wedding party is in place and
the decorations will be completed by
tomorrow evening.
Carriages and automobiles bearing
close personal friends and relatives of
the bride have been driving up to the
White House throughout the day.
These fortunates ones were given a
peep at the wedding presents that have
arrived already. The collection was
on view in one of the upper apartments
of the house and presented a dazzling
display of jewelry, ornaments and
bric-a-brac.
THEY FIX IT UP.
Purchase of $30,000 Bonds for Sinking
Fond Approved.
At a meeting of the commissioners
authorized to buy bonds for the state
sinking fund, which was held Wednes
day afternoon, the action of Governor
Hoch and Secretary of State Burrow
in buying $30,000 worth of govern
ment bonds for the fund was ratified,
and Auditor Wells was authorized to
draw his warrant on the state treas
urer in favor of the National P-rk
bank of New York city in the sum of
$29,871.25 to pay for the bonds.
This settles up the flurry which was
occasioned by the refusal of Auditor
Weils to credit Treasurer Kelly's ac
count with $29,000 which the gov
ernor and secretary of state had or
dered Kelly to spend.
F. L. Williams. Governor Hoch's pri
vate secretary, denies that Treasurer
Kelly had anything to do with the af
fair. He said:
"It isn't right to accuse Kelly of en
gineering this deal, when the order
for the purchase of the bonds was
made by the governor and secretary of
state. Mr. Kelly ought to be given
fair treatment."
The official order which was drawn
up and signed by the three members
of the board Is in part as follows:
"Whereas, we, as commissioners,
acting through the governor and sec
retary of state have heretofore re
quested the National Park bank, of
New York City, New York, which bank
is the fiscal agent of the state of Kan
pas In New York city, to purchase
bonds of the United States for said
sinking fund as fallows: Two 30 year
IT. S. registered 4 per cent of issue of
1905 for $10,000.00 each, and three 30
year I'. S. registered 4 per cent of is
sue of 1895 for $1,000.00 each, at the
price of $29,871.25. being at a premium
of 29 7s per cent, the same being the
market value of said bonds at the time
of purchase.
"Now, therefore, it is hereby or
dered and directed that the purchase
so made be ratified and said bonds be
accepted under the law for the said
sinking fund and that the auditor of
state be and is authorized to draw his
warrant on the state treasurer in favor
of the National Park bank of New
York city in said sum of $29,871.25, to
pev the price of said bonds so pur
chased." DARNELL WENT WRONG.
At Least Two Places Where He Didn't
Find Joints.
Robert Darnell, the contractor and ex
detective, who supplied the Kansas City,
Kan., court with some evidence about
Topeka "joints" in the ouster proceed
ings against Mayor W. W. Rose, must
have had his head turned 1 y what he
drank according to some of his findings.
He informed the Kansas City court
that he found a joint at 807 Kansas ave
nue. That is the place where Mrs. Holl
craft. the well known florist, has her
flower store. There was no excuse for
this blunder and so far as known there
is rot even a joint in the block.
Darnell also reported a joint at 108 East
Sixth street, upstairs. At this place Ed
G. Moore operates his printing shop,
and has been at this same location for
the past 20 years.
Mr. Moore was very angry and righte
ously so over Darnell's statement. "I
have had my printing shop here for 2C
years." he said today. "There is no
joint here. Darnell does not know what
he is talking about."
Touched 22 Below.
Des Moines, la., Feb. 15. The maxi
mum of the cold wave in Iowa was
reached early today when the mercury
at Charles City, touched 22 below zero.
Des Moines reports 10 below.
Standard Declares a Dividend.
New York, Feb. 15. The Standard
Oil company of New Jersey has de
clared a dividend of $15 a share. The
dividend declared this time last year
was at the same rate.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, Feb. 15. Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Friday; rising
temperature; fresh southerly winds.-
ALTER NEW KIND OF RECORD.
J. M. Waterbury to Play Piano lor
Twenty-five Hours.
J. M. Waterbury, who Is advertised
as a continuous piano player, will strive
to break his own record of 27 hours
continuous playing made at Wichita
last week at the skating rink, commenc
ing at 8 o'clock Saturday evening.
Mr. Waterbury's contract says that he
must play for at least 25 hours without
stopping for food or drink, but it is his
intention to do even better than this if
possible. Taking his place at the piano
at promptly 8 o'clock he will commence
playing and simultaneously skating will
begin. The rink will be kept open all
of Saturday night as well as all day
Sunday and the skaters will have the
privilege of skating as long as the music
continues which will be at least 25
hours.
Kansas is claimed as home by Mr.
"Waterbury, who was born at Emporia
28 years ago, though most of his life
has been Bpent in the east where he
has followed piano playing for a liveli
hood. When Mr. Waterbury is not on
the road traveling and giving exhibi
tions he finds plenty to do in the larger
cities with the music stores, where he
plays in the windows. "I learned music,"
said Mr. Waterbury who is a rather in
teresting character, "because I liked it,
and it came rather natural for me.
Then I discovered that I did not tire
as most musicians do and began playing
at endurance contests and have been
very successful, never having been de
feated but one time. I never play but
one endurance date in a week as it
takes me nearly a week to recover from
the fatigue incident to a contest of this
kind. While this may be very properly
termed a freak way of earning a
living it has proven very profitable for
me and at present I am earning more
money in this work than I could in any
other."
CHANGE IN DIVISIONS.
Rock Island Will Make One More on
El Paso Line.
From a source of undeniable au
thority it is learned that the officials
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway company have decided on a
radical change in the operation of the
El Paso division of the system, which
will be promulgated within the next
few months and which will involve the
rearrangements of the intermediate
freight district points between the
terminals of the division. This change
is to be made not only in the interests
of economic operation and the saving
of unusual wear and tear on the mo
tive power, but also for the benefit of
the train crews on the division, who,
under the present conditions are com
pelled to be on the road an unreason
able length of time.
This division of the road runs from
Herington, Kan., to Santa Rosa, N.
M., a distance of 527 miles, and at
present it is divided into but three
districts. The first runs from Hering
ton to Bucklin. Kan., a distance of 177
miles; the next is from Bucklin to Dal
hart, Tex., a distans&.of 198 milea, and
the third from Laoart to Santa Rosa,
a distance of 152 miles. These dis
tances make an average freight run of
175 miles, which the officials of the
road consider manifestly too long. Not
onlv is it hard on the motive power,
which includes some of the largest
locomotives in the west, to haul heavy
freight trains these distances regularly,
but it is unusually hard on the train
crews, the necessary delays in handling
freight trains keeping them on the
road hours beyond what should be an
ordinary day's work.
It is proposed to rearrange these
freight districts by the establishment
of a new one, making four on the di
vision with an average distance be
tween them of about 131 miles. In
establishing this new division point it
will naturally be necessary to change
some of the present division points,
and this will involve a great amount of
work for at each of the division points
it is necessary to maintain a round
house and yard facilities.
It has not been definitely decided as
yet by the officials of the road just
where the new division point will be
located and where the present ones
will be changed to. They are working
on the details and expect to arrive at
a conclusion before long and they
plan to have the necessary changes
made so that the division will be ope
rated in four districts before the end
of the summer.
ON THE ROCKS.
Big Freight Steamer Nearly AYrecked
in a Snow Storm.
Scltuate, Mass., Feb. 15. Running
her distance in a heavy snow storm
the Leyl&r.d line passenger and
freight steamer Devonian, which
sailed from Liverpool on February 5
with four passengers and a crew of
8 2, struck on the ledges at this place
about 1 o'clock this morning. The
officers of the Devonian had been try
ing to sight Minot's ledge lighthouse
before entering Boston harbor, but
missed It by four miles and brought
up on the rocks. At daylight she was
lvlng among the rocks and about 500
I feet from the shore. A volunteer
' crew, headed by Captain Stanley, of
: the Third Hill life saving station, his
own men being off duty, rowed out to
! the steamer. Captain Ridley of the
i Devonian informed the life savers that
I his steamer was light and in little
' ,3 n r , . - tKnnirh Vijird on thp IpHfp anil
he asked that tugs be summoned from
Boston. The volunteers returned to
the beach to telephone for the tugs'
I assistance. Later they went back
again, to be near the Devonian in
j case of emergency. The passengers
j were not taken off then. During the
j forenoon the snow storm changed to
rain. There was no immediate dan
: ger of the ship breaking tip.
The Devonian is one of the largest
and newest transatlantic liners.
To Investigate Lou Dillon Doping.
New York. Feb. 15. The alleged
"doping" of Lou Dillon at Memphis in
1904 will be thoroughly investigated by
the board of review of the National
Trotting association. This action was
decided upon yesterday at the Murray
Hill hotel, where the biennial congress
of the National Trottlr.g association was
held. It is said that the case will be
decided at the next meeting of the board
of review in May.
Seven Firms Burned Out.
Independence, Mo., Feb. 15. Fire
today destroyed the Clinton block on
the "public square, occupied by seven
firms. Loss $650,000. George W. Clin
ton, owner of the buildings, may die
from excitement and over exertion in
trying to save some of his property.
ONLY TWO THERE.
Auti-Keeder Candidates Fail to
Appear at Meeting.
Senator I. D. Young and Ji. E.
David ere Present.
LATTER IS OUTSPOKEN'
One of the Successful Farmers
of Decatur County.
J. L. Bristow Present at the
Committee Conference.
Colby, Feb. 15. Contrary to general
expectations only two of the men men
tioned as possible candidates to succeed
Congressman Reeder were present at
the Sixth district congressional com
mittee meeting. I. D. Young of Beloit,
who represents the Jewell-Mitchell
district was here. N. E. David of De
catur county, was the only outspoken
candidate present. Mr. David is in the
race to win, while Senator Young re
fuses at this time to make any public
announcement as to whether he will
get into the race. Geo. Holland of
Russell county, Chas. W. Hull of Phil
lips county, Dr. A. B. Peters of Jewell
county, A." G. Mead of Mitchell county,
W. B. Ham and S. N. Hawks of Rooks
county and M. A. Chambers of Sheri
dan county, all of whom have from
time to time been "mentioned" as will
ing to succeed Reeder, did not put in
their appearance at the committee
meeting. J. R. Burrow and Elmer E.
Ames from Smith and Norton coun
ties were present, but Reeder had
three-fourths of the committee, and it
looked as if he had a cinch on his re
nomination. The only open announce
ment of any any candidate who is wiU-(tid-
to succeed Reeder is that of N.
David of Decatur county. He was
at the committe meeting, getting ac
quainted. Mr. David came from Ne
braska to Decatur county in 1898. He
lives on his 320 acre farm, on Sappa
creek and is a successful farmer and
stock raiser. . .
He was born in Illinois in 1868, and
is therefore, 3 7 years of age. He has
a familv of wife and five children, two
girls and three boys. He moved to
Nebraska in 1872, and for several years
taught school in that state. He has
been prominent in county politics for
several vears, but never as an office
seeker, and when Decatur county was
won from the Populists Mr. David was
a powerful - factor. He was sought
after by all the committee and visitors,
who wanted to see the only open can
didate aeainst Congressman Reeder.
The next Sixth district Republican
congressional convention will be com
posed of 128 delegates against 177 two
years ago. .
In the selection of the date for hold
ing the convention there was some dis
cussion. Some favored as late as May
15, and others wanted it as early as
April 10. One committeeman favoring
the latter date said that he favored it
because "us farmers might be too busy
Mav 15." This led J. R. Burrow to re
plv! good naturedly, "that we farmers
might be too busy, but the postmas
ters might have plenty of time to at
tend the convention." This remark
created considerable merriment, as
there were a dozen or more postmas
ters nresent as committeemen.
Only two candidates for state office
were present, Schuyler Crammer, can
didate for state auditor, and J. C.
Brown, for secretary of state.
Senatorial Candidates There.
J. L. Bristow was present looking
out for his chances for United States
senator, and J. G. Slonecker, of To
peka, was looking after the interests
of Congressman Curtis, who is also a
candidate for the senate. Frank Lock
hard, of Norton county, and John
Thomas, of Phillips county, who each
want to succeed A. H. Blair as register
of the land office at Colby, were vis
itors at the committee meeting. In
this connection Mr. Lockhard denies
that he wants to succeed J. C. Brown
as chief clerk of the penitentiary in
case Brown wins out in his ambition
to be secretary of state.
May Fight Mead.
Capt. W. H. Mitchell, of Beloit. was
a Colby visitor. The news comes from
his home and Mitchell county that the
Republicans will nominate him to suc
ceed A. G. Mead, and if he declines
they will draft him. He can have it if
he will accept the honor, and he ought
to take it beyond a doubt.
The selection of Lincoln as the
place for holding the next Republican
congressional convention was a splen
did choice. A more progressive town
does not exist in the district. The
happy remarks of W. E. Menoher,
postmaster at Lincoln, easily captured
the prize.
Joe Jackson, ex-sheriff of Lincoln
county, is a Colby visitor, as is also
A. W. Swayze, ex-sheriff of Ottawa
county. It wasn't necessary for either
of these ex-sheriffs to be present to
preserve order, but they couldn't keep
away from a Republican meeting.
W. H. Haskell, warden of the peni
tentiary, was present. Everybody is
his friend.
Everybody likes to come to Coltty
because it has a hospitable people. It
loses out occasionally on getting a
convention, as she did this one. but
her people are just as loyal. N. E.
Turner, of the Tribune, made an effort
to secure it. This is the home of
Senator Buschow and Ike Crumley,
who made such a good record in the
last legislature. Colby's newspapers,
the land office people, and the big
host of others of her citizens and fine
looking women all contributed to
make her visitors "at home" while in
Colby.
Enright Is Out of It.
E. A. Enright, who recently announc
ed himself as a candidate for congress
in the Second district, has withdrawn
from the race. Enright lives in Kansas
City. Kan., and had the Second district
fight been settled by means of a con
vention, he might have been able to use
the Wyandotte county delegation effec
tively for trading purposes. But the de
cision to settle the fight by means of a
primary left very little show for En
right. Mr. Enright issued the follow
ing statement:
"Mr. Allen and Mr. Scott agreed to an
arrangement for conducting the pri
mary in this district which practically
eliminates Wyandotte county from hav
ing a congressman. The said arrange
ment Is so unsatisfactory that I have
not been a candidate since It was made,
and have only waited to make the an
nouncement to let my friends through
out the district hear from me.
"In my judgment the said arrange
ment will continue in this county the
unfair method of conducting primaries
which received the condemnation of the
convention which nominated Governor
Hoch.
"The bitterness and the rivalry of fac
tional politicians all over the state will
convert this district into two hostile
camps of Allen and Scott, which means,
I suppose, that the arbiter of the con
test will be factional prejudice. Un
der such conditions I cannot afford to
accept the service of my friends in the
district, or suffer them to drag me be
neath the millstones of these contend
ing forces."
Lew E. Clogston, an attorney at
Eureka, Kan., has announced that he
will be a candidate for congress from
the Fourth district against J. M. Miller.
This is the first occurrence to mar the
serenity of Miller'?, campaign. Mr.
Clogston is a young atorney. He says:
"I am a candidate for congress. My
friends have encouraged me to enter the
contest and I think I stand a good show
to win; at any rate, I will make the
race."
L. E. Clogston Is a son of the late J.
B. Clogston, who was at one time a
member of the Kansas supreme court
commission, and who also figured very
prominently in local politics, having
been a member cf the state legislature
from his district for three consecutive
terms. L. E. Clogston has been practic
ing law since 1891, five years of which
time was spent in Pond Creek, O. T..
the remainder of the time at
Eureka. Senator George E.
Tucker of Eureka. frequently
mentioned as a possible candi
date for congress against J. M. Miller,
upon being interview ed upon the pro
position, said:
"There is no foundation whatever for
the story. I am not a candidate for con
gress against J. M. Miller, and will not
be."
J. M. Gilman. Leavenworth's candi
date for state superintendent of
schools, has formally announced his
withdrawal from the race. He stated
that his reason for withdrawing is the
fact that Leavenworth cannot hope
for more than one nomination for a
state office, and had three candidates.
Don C. Smith. assistant attorney
general of Oklahoma, who has just
! returned from the meeting of insur
; ance commissioners in Chicago, seems
to think that Kansas was very well
I represented at that meeting. Mr.
' Smith says that C. H. Luling, the Kan
sas commissioner, "knew more about
. insurance than any other man who
attended the meeting.
Governor Hoch will go to Emporia
today to attend the Founder's day ex
ercises at the State Normal. Friday
night he will speak at Kansas City.
PENSIONS FOR ALL
Old Age Benefits to Go, to Women as
WeU as Men.
London. Feb. 15. While declining to
make rash promises. Premier Camp-bell-Bannerman
and Chancellor of
Exchequer Asquith, this morning, de
clared themselves In entire sympathy
with a deputation which called on
them to advocate the establishment of
a national system of old age pensions.
The deputation urges that the scheme
should be comprehensive and include
all citizens, men or women, the money
being found by means of imperial tax
ation. With former Premier Balfour's for
mal entry into the ranks of the "whole
hoggers," as the Chamberlainites have
dubbed the deal, public interest in to
day's meeting of the unionists at Lans
downe house was discounted and little
was left for the assemblage to consider
but questions of party organization and
a general plan of campaign. The pres
ence of the Duke of Devonshire, former
president of the counsel, however, with
his free food follow-ers was considered
in some quarters as giving promise of
enlivening the proceedings.
From 500 to 600 unionists attended
the meeting which lasted an hour and
a half. No reporters were admitted
but it is known that the proceedings
were amicable. The Duke of Devon
shire, however, showed no disposition
to yield his views on fiscal reform. On
all other questions he will give will
ing support to the party. He regretted
that he had read the cipher dispatch
between Messrs. Balfour and Chamber
lain, published this morning, indicating
that they have substantially reached
an agreement on this question. The
duke intimated that he would have
to consult with the free fooders of the
party as to their future action. Mr.
Chamberlain also spoke. He declared
that if the Duke of Devonshire's views
prevailed the majority of the unionist
party would have to submit to the
minority. A resolution expressing confi
dence in Mr. Balfour was passed.
MOVE OfTb RUG STORES
Iowa Prohibitionists Secure a Bunch
of Injunctions.
Des Moines, la., Feb. 15. A gen
eral crusade against drug stores
alleged to have violated the Iowa pro
hibition law was begun by the State
Anti-Saloon league today when a
score of injunctions were secured pro
hibiting the dealers continuing the
alleged illegal sales. The crusade is
to be extended throughout the state.
CONVICTED MURDERER ESCAPES.
His Companion in Crime Refused to
Leave the Prison.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 15. Burton
Jarrell, convicted of the murder of W.
C. King, in Warren county, escaped
this morning from the Wake county
jail, where he had been placed for safe
keeping, while Garfield Hicks, who w-as
sentenced to death for being implicated
in the same crime, refused to flee.
There was some doubt as to Jarrell's
guilt and the supreme court was con
sidering his appeal.
Presents From Cabinet Members.
Washington, Feb. 15. Attorney
General Moody will present to Miss
Roosevelt a pair of silver candle sticks,
beautifully chased and of elegant de
sign. Secretary and Mrs. Shaw will
j resent her a chocolate of rare Worces
terware inlaid with silver.
Kaiser Starts to Funeral.
Berlin, Feb. 15. Emperor William
started today from Berlin to attend the
funeral of King Christian of Den
mark. He will embark in the battle
ship Prussen tonight for Copenhagen.
HACKS JEROuE,
W. N. Ainory Goes Before a
Legislatire Committee.
Charges Him With High Crimes
and JSlisdemeanors.
A. PREMIUM ON CRIME
He Alleges Has Heen Placed by
the District Attorney.
Says He Conspired to Allow
Criminals to Escape.
New York, Feb. 15. A special to
the
Tribune from Albany says:
Charges including subornation of
perjury, bribery of lawyers, miseon
version of millions of dollars and the
enlistment of District Attorney Jerome
in a conspiracy to whitewash the of
fenders has been made against the
Metropolitan Street Railway company
and its officials at a hearing before the
assembly committee on ways and means.
William N. Amory of New York, for
merly treasurer of the Third Avenue
Surface Railway company and who has
been fighting the Metropolitan for sev
eral years, made a virulent attack on
District Attorney Jerome. Armory sub
mitted figures which he said proved
that frauds amounting to miilions of
dollars had been perpetrated by the
officers of the Metropolitan system on
its stockholders and the public. The
company, he charges, bribed judges,,
juries and witnesses. Information of
this in many cases aiid especially in one
case where he himself furnished the ma
terial, had been sent to the district at
torney, said Mr. Amory. but instead of
acting to convict the offenders he had
entered into a conspiracy to let them
escape. Because of this, Mr. Ainory
declared he intended to ask Governor
Higgins to remove "he district attorney.
Mr. Amory charged that President
Vreeland obtained $11,000,000 from the
stockholders of the Interurban "to pay
for the Third avenue su.k." which had
been paid for years before. Proof ot
this, which he laid before Jacob Schiff,
he said, enabled Mr. Schiff to force
restitution of $6,000,000 from Thomas F.
Ryan in 1903. Of the $12,000,000 collected
at the E.me time for. electrifying the
road, about $3,000,000 was spent for that
purpose, he said. He added:
"I think I can furnish information
tending to show that on a certain occa
sion Thomas F. Ryan put up $10,000 of
Metropolitan stockholders' money as a
part of the political assessment requir
ed for the nomination of a certain su
preme court justice.
'Tf the district attorney of the county
I of New York were honest and fearless
j as he himself so often has declared,
it would not be necessary for me tc ap
pear before this committee.
"But because the chief criminal pros
ecutor has put a premium on great
crimes, because he has used the power
of his office to protect rather than pun
ish such criminals and because the civil
courts are inadequate to supply the
remedy, I appeal to this committee.
"I declare that Jerome is fully advis
ed of the guilt of the Metropolitan man
agers. I declare that he has in his pos
session legal evidence sufficient to con
vict them of grave crimes. I declare
that he told James W. Osborne and me
that he was satisfied as to their guilt,
and that the evidence was sufficient to
convict. I declare that Jerome subse
quently entered into a conspiracy to al
low these criminals to escape. I declare
that in furtherance of this end he sup
pressed facts and deliberately issued an
official statement which is proved by
the records to have been wilfully false."
No action was taken on the resolution.
Another hearing will be held next Wed
nesday. KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Tames Givens, Grantville Farmer Iosea
Ills Life.
Grantville, Kan.. Feb. 15. James
Givens, a farmer living one mile south
of this place, was run down and killed
by Rock Island train No. 10 at 8 o'clock
this morning, while driving over the
East Grantville crossing with a team of
farm horses.
Givens was picked up dead. His head
and body had been crushed and badly
mangled. One of the horses was killed
while the other escaped without injury.
The wagon was battered into kindling
wood.
There was no witness to the accident
save the train crew and they would not
give any statement concerning it.
Givens and his brother-in-law vwn a
farm jointly. He wa a single man.
HE IS SLIGHTLY IMPROVED.
Mr. Risteen a LHtle Brighter Today
Than Heretofore.
While there has been no material
change one way or the other in the
condition of F. N. Risteen, mechanical
superintendent of the Santa Fe, who
is seriously ill at his home with pa
ralysis of the left side and an affection
of the heart, he seemed to be consid
erably brighter today than he has for
the last couple ot days. This was en
couraging to his physicians and mem
bers of the sick man's family, and they
are sanguine that his chances for re
covery are improving.
MRS. NATION IN JAIL AGAES-
Arrested for Making Disturbance m
Hot Springs Saloon.
Hot Springs. Ark., Feb. 13. Carrie
Nation appeared at a local barroom,
began lecturing the crowd, and was
ejected and lodged in jail charged with
disturbing the peace. Later she was
released in order to fulfill her lecture
engagement.
Temperatures in Idiree Cities.
Chicago, Feb. 15. 7 a. m. tempera
tures: Boston, New York and Wash
ington, 18: Philadelphia, 22: Cincinnati,
12; Chicago, St. Louis, 14; Minneapolis,
6 below.