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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
Warner Miller VIII Obey Nor
toms Instructors.
But Declares His Second Choice
is Mckinley.
ORA GOLD STANDARD.
He Says the st. Louis Platform
VIII Be Gold.
And the Candidate Whoever He
is VIII Stand on 1t.

New York May 16-The World today
prints the following signed statement
by Warner Miller. II returned from
a trip to the Adirnodacks this morning
and found some of Governor Morton's
friends are excited over the fact that
some papers have mentioned myself as
a candidate for vice president on the
ticket with Mckinley and also that
the old and discarded story that I had
visited Mr.. Hanna and made arrange
ments with him had been revived.
Ordinarily I would give no atten-
ton to matters of this kind, but under
the circumstances I think may as
well end them this afternoon To
many friends who have asked my
views in regard to being q candidate
for vice president, I have replied that
I was not a candidate and would not
be under any possible conditions that
might arise.
I have not seen Mr.. Hanna since
last June, and have had no communi-
cation direct or indirect. in short. MI
Hanna has not attempted to buy nay
support Tor MAJOR McAlnIey by ouer-
ing me any position or rather induce
ment whatever. / have been instruct
ed by the state convention to support
Governor MOrtOn's candidacy, have
done so and shall continue to do SO, but
1 want the Republicans of the state,
whom / have the honor in part to rep
resent at St. Louis to understand il am
which has for its sole object the propo-
sitiOn Anything to beat Mckinley
have looked upon all the leading cam
didates heretofore mentioned as in
everyWay competent and worthy to 6u
the exalted position of president and
/ the nomination of any one of them
would receive my most cordial sup
/ port but from my correspondence and
/ connection with the Republicans of the
I state, I believe vast majority of
! them. after and second to Gov Nor
tons candidacy prefer the nomination
/ out the wishes of the Republicans OF
/ the state of New York and if the Occa-
| sion shall ever arrive in the convention
fsrny. second choice viii be Mckinley
] haze known Major Mckinley nearly 20
4 years T. know him to De an honest.
/ able man. he has had large experience
| in public affairs and would no doubt
! fill the exalted position of president
] with credit to himself and honor To
| his party.
AS stated a few days ago. in an
! interview, 7 have no doubt the StLouis
! convention VIII adopt q gold standard
/ platform without any straddles in it
/ and who viii be the candidate for pres
| ident-Whether Governor Morton 1Ir.
/ Allison, Mr.. Reed or McKinley-he viii
4 stand unhesitatingly upon the platform
| adopted representing the sentiment
| and wishes of the Republicans of the
| United States.
Il am a business man myself and
! deeply interested in the question of
currency and tariff and shall never
/ give my support at St. Louis to any
| platform which is not right upon the
| Two questions. nor my support to any
these principles have the slightest
/ doubt"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
JUDGE GILLETT DEAD.
The Wellknown Kansas Lawyer and
Politician No More.

Judge Almerin Gillett, one of Kansas
most prominent lawyers, and a well
known politician in the past, died yes
terday evening in Kansas City. NIo.His
illness proceeded from acute indiges-
ton.
Judge Gil1ett was born in New York
in 1888. He graduated from the Wis
consin State university in 1861 and inn
mediately entered the army. After the
close of the war, he studied law with
William r. Villas, secretary of the in
terror and postmaster general during
President Cleveland's first term and
United States Senator from Wisconsin.
In 1866 Judge GilIett removed to kan
sas. locating at Emporia, which town
he made his home for over twenty
years.
Politically Judge Gillett was a Re
publican and held number of posi-
tions in public life. He was county at
torney of Lyon county for four years
and afterward state senator four years.
He was then appointed a member Of
the state railway commission, retiring
in 1889.
About 1890, Judge Giuett removed
from Emporia to Kansas City, No.
and entered upon the practice of law
in that city. The deceased leaves a
wife and three daughters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
M'KINLEY ALL RIGHT.
Evidence Against Him Furnished by
the A. P. A Was Unreliable.

Washington, May 16.-TOday's ses-
sion of the American Protective assO-
citation supreme council was the most
interesting of the convention, because
the action of the executive committee
of the advisory board in blacklisting
Mckinley as a presidential candidate
was to be reviewed. The report of the
advisory board upon the action of its
committee was made to the council late
in the session 1t was technically an
Endorsement of the executive commit
tee 1t asserted in substance that the
executive committee was warranted in
view of the evidence presented to it,
in placing a ban upon Mr. Mckinley.
But in addition it states that a further
examination of this testimony by the
full board has convinced the members
that the witnesses were unreliable and
that their statements We're incorrect.
Therefore, the board concludes. Mr.. Nc
kinley should be placed upon the same
footing, so far as mem bers Of the A.
p. A. are concerned, with the other can
didates for presidential nominations
and should not be Disseminated
against.
Appended to the report was a state
ment in writing by Delegate Huddle-
son of California, who asserts that a
committee of which he was chairman
interviewed Mr.. Mckinley at his home
in Canton, o., on the 14th instant, and
that the interview was satisfactory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
TO GIRDLE THE EARTH.
Depew Will Send the Message and
Edison Will Receive It

New York. May 16.-Extensive prep
arations have been made at the electri-
cal exhibition in the Grand Central
Palace for sending q telegraphic mes
sage around the world tonight with a.
view to breaking the record of girdling
the earth.
A circuit of over 10000 miles has
been arranged over the submarine ca
bles and land wires of the Postal and
Western Union Telegraph companies.
A message written by Chauncey M. De-
pew viii be sent eastward by A. y.
Chandler. president of the Postal com
pany. around the globe to Buffalo,
whence an answer, written by Edward
w Adams, president of the Niagara
Power company, viii be sent to the ex-
hibition, where 1T viii be received by
ThOs A. Edison.
Mr.. Depew viii deliver an address on
Electricity Down to Date" after which
there viii be a supper the cooking for
which viii be done ia the Grand Central
Palace, by an electric current gener-
ated at Niagara Fails. Many well
known people are expected to attend
the supper. and the leading govern
ments of the world VIII be officially
represented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
THE RAIN DESCENDED.
And The Floods Came Filling Base
ments and Submerging Walks.

When it started to rain in Topeka
at 10 o'clock this morning people who
had a straight tip on its intentions
STAYED in doors and took care that they
were located on the second floor or the
It wasn't a real food, exactly. but if
ANYBODY was out in the rain and tried
to cross the street it is pretty safe to
The rain lasted for 80 minutes and
many of the streets in the lower pOr-
tions Of the city We're more than curb
full.
Possibly the most notable example of
inundation up town was in the vicinity
of the county and city jails- Van Bu-
ren street north to Filth was a perfect
river inches deep The cutters We're un-
able to carry it alone to the sewers, and
the walks We're flooded At the corner
of Fifth and Van Buren streets the wa
ter was a foot deep, and after the rain
had quit, men with rubber boots on
and manhOles.
A good sized dog tried to swim across
the street. and was carried along for
half a block with the torrent
The basement of the Crawford build
ing at Fifth and Jackson streets. was
flooded. The basement is occupied by
the boiler rooms and the Weekly Advo-
cate.
Vacant lots were fun Of water and
many cellars were flooded in different
parts of town
The board walk that had been laid tenn
pOrarily to the east steps was washed
away and the people i'm the state house
were imprisoned WaterbOund for an
hour or more
Baref0oted boys were out everywhere
as soon as the rain had stopped and
were having a lovely time wading in
the cutters
The Shunganunga behaved all through
it very nicely and didn't get out of it's
banks. A good many gardens in South
Topeka and southern Parkdale were
more or less damaged and cellars food
ed.
In Auburndale the rain had very lit
tie effect, though on West Fourth and
Sixth streets cars We're compelled to
stop running at the cross streets.
Work on new buildings will be de-
layed several days by the rain. There
was a good deal of water in Oakland
but no great damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
M'KINLEY WAS WELCOME.
Attended the Methodist Conference
at Cleveland and is Cheered.

Cleveland. May 16.-At the NJ IS.
conference here today Rev VIM. 3.
Martindale of Kansas presented a me-
mortal requesting congress to prohibit
the licensing of the sale of liquor -
states where prohibition is in effect
was adopted and ordered sent.
The routine proceedings were inter
rupted by great applause near the
door and a short man was seen ass
cending the stage. AS he turned to the
audience, it was seen the man was
Mai. VIM. Mckinley, and the applause
was deafening.
Bishop Joyce presented him and the
air was white with handkerchiefs.
Three times the applause died away
and three times was it renewed
1t was the greatest ovation of the
conference, DT. Kynett wanting TO take
a recess at once. but the motion was de-
feated and the business was continued
The regular recess was made Us mln-
utes instead Of ten. and nearly every
delegate in the house took advantage
Of the opportunity to greet Governor
Mckinley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
WATERWORKs SOLD.
Only One Bid and that was for $525
600.

The Topeka water works were sold
this morning at public auction at the
front door of the court house for s525,-
0o0 the figure at which they were ap-
praised.
There was but one bid that Of
Charles Blood Smith for Charles f.
Street of New York, president of the
reorganization committee. The spe-
cia1 master. Hiram p. Dillon, arrived
in time, though he had to go a block
out of his way to reach the court house
because of a flood that was rushing
down the gutter He read the adVer-
tisement, which required about three
minutes, and then w. Little6eld, at
tOrney for VIM. 3. Strong, who holds
a first mortgage on the property, gave
notice that whoever purchased the
plant would do so subject to the first
mortgage This consumed five minutes
more and then Mr.. Dillon formally Of
fered the property for sale
How much am I Offered?' said Mr..
Dillon
II bid s525, ,00O'' said Mr.. Smith
Mr.. Dillon hesitated a moment and
declared the property sold.
Mr.. Smith handed the master certi-
fed check for 100000, which was the
amount to be advanced at the time
Of the purchase.
The sale of the property is under the
foreclosure Of the second mortgage
bonds for 81, 200, 900 which are held by
the Atantlc Trust company as trustee
These are the bonds which were sold
principally to Englishmen, who went
wild several years ago over water
works properties
In addition to these bonds a large
quantity of stock was sold to unsus-
pecting capitalists and the Topeka
water works had a load of debt equal
to at least five times its value 1t is
not surprising that soon after the
bonds were sold a receiver was applied
for because it was impossible to
pay the interest on the immense float
ing debt hanging over the concern.
This sale by no means settles the
water con pany muddle. The suit on
the first mortgage bonds which amount
to 100000 is pending in the federal
court. The legal of the claim is denied
and the question viii not be decided for
several months.
If the legality of these bonds is es-
tablished. then the reorganization com
mittee which purchased the plant to-
day will have to pay the amount Of
the bonds to clear up the matter. If
they did not do so the plant would have
to be again sold under the first mort
gage bonds.
The sentiment that the city should
own the WaterwOr1s is almost univer-
sal in Topeka. The city is not able
/ to buy the plant and may not be able
/ to do so before the franchise expires
/ which is in 1908. Then the city will
have the privilege of buying the plant
/ at its assessed value
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
HIGHEST THIS YEAR.
The Kansas River was Nine Feet
Above Low Water Mark at Noon.

The Kansas River was Nine Feet
Above Low Water Mark at Noon.
The water in the river is higher than
it has been at any time this year. All
night last night it rose, and this morn
~. At noon it seemed to have reached
the limit, and was practically at
standstill.
This morning the gauge on the south
end of the electric car bridge showed
eight feet above low water mark. and
at noon it was nine. The reclaimed land
on the north bank known as Skinner s
dam, is most Of it under water.
A peculiar thing about the rise is the
almost total absence of floating logs
and driftWOOd. Very little debris is
coming down. and what little there is
hugs the north shore Usually the street
car company keeps a force of men bu-
sy during high water diSlOdging the
logs which wedge up against the piers
ing cleaned out what had been caught
last night. and had nothing much to do
the rest of the day
Quite q crowd of people watches the
swirl and rush of the black waters from
the wagon bridge, and everyone who
happens to be in the vicinity strays
down to see how much she is raisin' ''
Foot passengers are fearful when the
old thing rocks and sWays under a
heavy wagon. that it is going down.
The boys who drive the mail wagons
and others trOt their horses across as
merri1y as though danger of dropping
through into the water were the last
thing to be thought Of
If the river would kindly wash away
new bridge. unless some one got an in
f11uorfou
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
STILL WORSE.
Later Reports Add Additional
Horrors
no the Texas Cyclones AWIul
Work.
DEATH LIST GROWS.
Givtv Dead and Hundreds In
iured.
Many Missing Are beileFed u
Have Met Death.
DEATH LIST GROWS.

est,.,r,an Tex. Nav 16-About three
miles of wire belonging TO the city cleo
trfc light works was torn down by the
c,-c1one and in consequence the CITY
was i'm darkness all night A great
number of Inquiries for lost persons are
being made. over 100 having been re-
ceived by the police thus far Pny SIT
clans from Van Alstyne. Mckinney
and Denison are here i'm numbers. also
nurses from all Of these cities Later
reports show that Mrs. J. j. Johnson
and child We're killed four miles VEST
of Howe. twelve miles west of this
city
Mrs. sam III. Hendricks. who lives
near them. is fatally injured
The latest reports indicate that a
family by the name of Connor, consist
ing of an old lady. her son and daugh-
ter are seriously injured. They cannot
live
Reports are coming in constantly Ct
persons who have been found injured
Reports from the north indicate tntLl
the direction of the main cyclone which
passed through Sherman went between
Denison and Pottsboroush.
The width or strength of the storm
has not varied. 1t still maintains a
breadth of about $50 or 200 yards
through the entire country Between
Sherman and the river nO fatalities are
reported, although there are uncon-
frmed rum0rs of a number OF houses
being blown down The total numEer
of injured viii reach $50 and the total
number of killed outright So far as
word from Sherman and other points
fin the country has been received is
about sixty. and it is estimated that at
least that many more who are missing
are dead
Conservative estimates place the
total number of killed ia 5rayson coun-
ty alt between 120 and $50. The path
0f the storm which passed west Of
town. passes through a section Of cOuu-
try which has no telephone or tele-
graph connection with the city All
telephone connection west and north
west of the city is blown down
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
WE'D PUNISHMENT ORDAIN

For the Poet Pest Insane Who Poked
Fun at Kansas Rain.
I've a heavy loaded cane
For a man THAI isn't sane,
For a fellow shy of brain
Idiotic in the main
Who wrote verses that pertain
To the scarcity Of rain
In Kansas.
Many weary days I've lain
Tor this biped poet bane
And I never could refrain
If his person I'd obtain
1t would be the cOuntry's gain-
I'd just drown him in the rain
In Kansas.
'Twould give folks but little pain
If the Kansas mud I'd stain
With the blood of him well slain;
For his verses false. inane.
Can be well called on a plane
With the four feet deep of rain
In Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
NOT A WEEEL 10 TURN.
The 3. L. z. and katy are Near
Lheir Parting WAYS.

A1C4L E az LAL3 Nv etysa
St Louis. May ia special to the
Republic from Denison. Tex. says The
most serious strike ever known in the
southwest is threatened.
The grievance committee of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
which has been to ST. Louis to lay the
case of Engineer VIII Lanams before
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas ofh-
cials, returned today.
After a conference the company re-
fused to reinstate Lanams and the
grievance committee entered into a
federation with all the organizations of
railway trainmen six in number, and
the entire system of road has been or
ganized and federated A committee
man said today: You can state Off
cially that unless Engineer Lanams is
reinstated inside of five days. there will
not be a wheel moving on any part of
the NJ. X & r. system We are or
ganized for the fight and every order
Of the railway trainmen is bound with
as that every wheel shall stop within
five days if Mr.. Lanams is not put back
to work"
The ultimatum of the Brotherhood
has been sent to the Katy headquar-
ters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
STORES WE'RE FLOODED.
A Destructive Flood Visits Joplin Mo

A Destructive Flood Visits Joplin Mo.
Kansas City, May ia special to
the Star from Joplin. No, says:
This place was visited this morning
with an extremely heavy rain, swelling
Willow branch, which crosses Main
street to width of 200 feet. Many
business houses were flooded, causing
damage of fully $4,000. Two hundred
feet Of the Pittsburg & Gulf railroad is
washed out south of the depot Many
mines were flooded and viii throw hum
dreds of men out of work for some
time.
Z A score of families were driven from
their homes The water on Main street
rose to a height of six feet and stores
were flooded so that the doors were
burst open. while the foundations of
them We're undermined. The day is
still overcast and it looks like more
rain
Later-Estimates place the aggregate
loss at S400 600. the larger part Of which
is suffered by mine owners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16

of the santa Fe a good rain fell last
NIGHT and this morning, and on the
eastern. western and southwestern di-
visions of the Rock Island. A good
rain also fell on the lines of both roads
in the Indian territory and Oklahoma
This afternoon the temperature in this
state ranges from So to 20.
In Colorado a fair rain tel last night.
cool. In New Mexico the weather is
reported cloudy and cool, and in Texas
cloudy and pleasant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
KANSAS IS SOAKED.
A Continuation of Cloudy Weather is
Promised but no More Rain.

Dry Kansas is thoroughly soaked to-
day from one boundary line to the
other. the result of an unusuallv bes[-T-
spring rain In Topeka and vicinity
the rainfall since early yesterday morn
ing UP to the quitting time this morn
ing averages in the neighborhood Of
four inches, and the clouds still wear q
dissatisfied look In the prediction to-
day the weather bureau states that the
weather VIII be partly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow and that in the extreme
northeastern portion of the state show
ers viii fan tonight. If the prediction
is correct. Topeka viii be saved from
any further rain at present by the
word extreme" At o'clock this
afternoon the thermometer registered
81 degrees.
The heavy rain was general in every
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
Reduced - erantad.

The Western Passenger association
has authorized a reduced rate of one
and One-third fare for the commence
ment exercises of the State Normal
school at Emporia June 8 to 12. for the
Third district congressional convention
of the Peoples party at Cherryvale
May 26. and for the general conference
of the Methodist Protestant church to
be held in Kansas City, kan, May 10
tn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
ANOTHER FOR MAC.
North Carolina Delegates Instructed
for the Ohio Man.

Raleigh, May 16--On the seventh
ballot Daniel Russell of Hanover was
nominated for governor lit has been
the bitterest fight for the nomination
ever Waged in the state. and the Dock
cry men refused to make the nomina-
tiOn unanimous. =. v Walzer of
Davidson was nominated for attorney
general
The delegates to st Louis were in
structed Tor Mckinley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16

The Popuhst county central commit
tee is in session this afternoon -Tls
committee viii fix the date for 80
county convention. The date win bs
nxed for late in July
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
MIR. BOWMAN SINKING.
All Hops of His Recovery has Been
Abandoned.

Mr.. T. z. Bowman. who has been
very low with cancer of the stomach
for five weeks, is still losing strength,
and the end is looked for at any hour.
The family and the attending physi-
clan have given UP all hope Of Mr..
BOwman's recovery, and his large mum
Der of friends in Topeka feel the intense
sorrow that is caused by his approach
inc death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
wichita o. n. B. an Governor.

The O. NJ. b. at Wicnita took an in
formal ballot the other night Tor gov
ernor on the different party tickets On
ters was the wig er; on the Demo
cratic ticket Thomas G. Fitch. post
master at w -ehita, ana on the Populist
ticket. L. d. LeWelIng. The member =
ship Of this lodge is estimated at
about 15OO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
Reserve is Falling and Loans Are In
creasing.

Statement shows the f0llowinechaneas
reserve G, decrease S1,665.150. loans. in
crease 81 .40l.100; specie. increase. s653.
5uV' legal tenders decrease S157A10O-
deposits, increase S2.977. 500. Circulation.
increase $4,000. The banks now hold
S1e.2f $50 i'm excess of the requirements
OF the - per cent rule
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
santa Fe changes

The following changes in Santa Fe
agencies have been made. The agency
at Waverly. kan. has been transferred
from Oliver NaxOn to j. A. Hide
brant. The agency at NIurd0ck. Kan.
has been tranferred from J. Horne to
William Clayton. The agency at An
thOny, n. NJ. has been transferred from
Royal Jackson to T. r. Dernier. The
agency at Morton, ILL.,. has been trans
ferred from j. S. Mcdonald to August
AIier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
LAMBERT FOR SPEAKER.
Emporia Representative Foralmly
Announces His Candidacy.

The news comes from Emporia. that
Representative T. f. Lambert of EN-
poria. who is a candidate for re-elee-
tion, has determined to enter the race
for speaker and has so announced
formally.
Mr. Lambert was one of the leaders
ON the Republican side in the last
house, and has been talked Of for some
time as prospective candidate for
speaker. The addition of AIr. Lam
bert as n bona hde candidate for the
speakership makes three probable can
didates for that honor, in case all are
elected-ex- Speaker Lobdeu of Lane
George J. Barker of Douglas, and Mr.