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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
GOLD SHAL.E men MEET
They Raise $4,000 to Make
More Tests.

A meeting of those interested in the
construction here OF the one-ton test
mill for gold shale was held last night at
the Copeland hotel. Two thousand five
hundred dollars was raised to pay for
making the proposed tests, and it is ex-
pected that this amount will be raised
to $4,000
Col. w. H. Rossington presided over
the meeting, and explained in some de-
tail the work of DIR. Ernst Fahrig. Of
Philadelphia, who has invented the cleo
trolytic process for extracting gold from
the shale- Or. F'ahrig's son. Ernst
Fahrig, jr, of Philadelphia, will come
to Topeka to set up and operate the
mill.
Mr.. Rossingtop said: 1.-THE object OF
this meeting tonight is to secure the
pledges of enough capital to make a
thorough and complete test. We want
forty men to subscribe 800 apiece, and
with the money thus subscribed we pro-
pose to make a test which will set at
rest all theories and SuppoSitionS re-
garding the Kansas gold fields. 1t is
our purpose to operate the mill here,
for if the proposition turns out sue
cess, Topeka will be to the Kansas gold
fields what Denver is to those of Colo
rado.
1.-The mill will be set up here; a build
ing can be rented or leased for the pur-
pose; electricity can be secured from
the Edison Electric Light and Illumi-
mating plant sufficient for all our needs.
We will not have to pay for the pur-
chasing of the machinery of Prof.
Fahrig's, which will consist of a crusher.
a dynamo, a meter and several other ap-
pliances. The professor is a man who
is working on a salary, and it will be
necessary to give him some remunera-
ton His son, who is an electrical en-
gineer, will assist him and execute the
plans for the plant
Colonel Rossington appointed w. A. L.
Thompson, w. ]. Black ard H. P. Dil-
Ion a committee to have control oe
the working of the plant, and the dis
bursting of the fund collected.
The following persons signed the list
in which they guarantee to pay 800
before January 10: Eugene Hagan, F.
w. Freeman, w. A. L. Thompson. Jacob
Smith, c. J. Lantry, S. A. Muleny, r. E.
Grimes, w H. Rossington, w. J. Black,
H. p. Dillon, T. T. Kelly, c. K. HoIli-
day, F. L. Vandegrift, D. w. Mulvane,
w. w. Manspeaker, B. NJ. Davies. R. w.
Blair. F. E. Nipps, A. G. Klingaman.
Clifford Histed, w H. Gushing, L. 3.
Quinton, Charles Hayden.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
KENNEDY MAY LEAD 1T.
Burlington Man Will Probably Be at
Head of Miller Opposition.

1t looks as though Senator John Ken
nedy may be become the leader of the
opposition to Congressman Miller in the
Fourth district. He belongs to the fac
tion in state politics that is supposed
to be behind Miller. but at the same
time he is an independent man. Here
Is what the En- poria Gazette saws
about his candidacy, and between the
lines it looks as though the Gazette
may eventually line up behind him:
There IS one thing that can't be
said about the congressional candidacy
of Senator John Kennedy: it isn't a hot
house plant of the rough house in EN-
poriar For Kennedy has always been
and still is Martindale's friend, and was
one of the men who defeated Major
Hood in the Hutchinson convention.
Also Kennedy is Burton man from
away back. And the reconcentradoes
at Emporia are agin Burton More
than that John Kennedy is his own
man.. No one can control him He
is candidate because he stands for
something. He is a man OF means and
position in his town, in his county and
in his state. He is a Republican of the
stalwart kind. When he goes to con-
gress he will size UP with the strong
men in the Kansas delegation. He is
as strong today as ]. NJ. Miller and will
go into the convention with as MANY
votes as any of the four candidates
now before the people. The people are
to be congratulated on the excellent
timber they. have to pick FROM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
FORAKER MAKES GAINS.
Two Hanna Men From Toledo
Join His Forces.

Cincinnati, o., Jan. 1.-The fight be-
tween the Hanna and Foraker factions
for control of the Ohio legislature be-
came acute in Cincinnati when it be-
came known that the two Toledo MEM
bers of the house of representatives
were here in consultation with Senator
Foraker. They We're followed to the clty
by the chairman of the central commit
tee at Toledo, and by Representative
Demath, of Toledo, both Hanna men,
The result of the days conference was
a Foraker victory, in thai the two To-
ledo men who first arrived gave their
pledge to support the Foraker pro-
gramme.
At a meeting of the Hamilton county
delegation the three senators and the
to support the Foraker candidates in the
organization of the legislature. After the
meeting a statement was given out that
the pending contest was not one be-
tween Foraker and Hanna themselves
for supremacy in Ohio; that the party
would not recognize the contest as fac
tiQnal, and the Hamilton county MEM
bers would give respectful attention to
the advice of the local Republican COM
mittee, in which George B. Cox is gem
orally recognized as the dominating fac
tor.
Mr.. Cox said the present trouble was
due to tale-bearing gossip not to any
leaders, and that the result would have
no bearing in the future against any
one
He added: Whatever figure Hamil-
ton county may cut in the contest now
on, you may depend upon it that the
question Of senatorial supremacy in
Ohio has not even been considered"
MIR. Cox said that he would leave for
Columbus on Thursday morning and le-
main until after the legislature was or
Sanized- Senator Foraker will not go to
Columbus until after the election of
senator on January 5.
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Ex-Speaker Says That He is
Now Satisfied.
Candidacy For Insurance Sup
erintendent Encouraged.
ONLY TWO BESIDES.
Fifth District Has Few Candi-
dates Up to Now.
d. Y. Wilson, of Republic, May
Cut a Figure.

Judge s. ]. Osborn, of Salina, ex-
speaker of the house of representatives,
who has shied his castor into the polit-
ical ring for the Republican nomination
for superintendent of insurance, was in
Topeka last night on his way home
from Kansas City. He says he is re-
ceivfng letters encouraging his cam
didacy from a number of parties, espe-
cially in the Fifth district.
The Fifth district has two other
avowed candidates for places on the
state ticket besides Judge Osborn One
is c. G. Coleman, of Clay Center, for
attorney general, and the other is D.
Y Wilson, of Republic, who is a can
didate for state auditor. The politicians
say that Coleman will cut quite a swath,
but they also say that Wilson is not
well enough known over the state to
get many votes. For this reason Os-
born believes that he has good chance
for the nomination, as the Fifth dis
trict win be entitled to two places on
the state ticket.
1t is possible that Wilson may de-
velop more strength than is antici-
pated by the politicians Stanley was
not known out of his own immediate
locality a few months before his nom1-
nation for governor any more than is
Wilson, but he got the nomination.
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Terrific Explosion at Sacred
Heart Institute, Duluth.
Seventy Persons Narrowly Es-
cape Being Killed.
WOODWORK IGNITED.
Damage to Building Amounts to
Large Sum.
Suspicion Exists That Boilers
Had Been Tempered With.

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 1.-The explosion
of a boiler in the basement of the Sa-
cred Heart institute here last night re-
suited in loss of several thousand dol
lars to the building while the 20 per-
sons who We're within at the time, mar
rowly escaped being killed or injured.
Devotions We're i'll progress in the
chapel and Bishop James McGolick was
just pronouncing the benediction when
the explosion occurred. Fragments Of
the boiler came up through the floor
and every window in the entire str-uc-
true was completely shattered. To add
to the perils of the situation the wood
work took fire above the boiler room,
but the prompt arrival of the depart
ment doubtless prevented many casual
ties. AS it was not one was killed or
injured. It is feared the boilers he'd
been tampered with as one of the valves
was found to have been completely
closed. The Sacred Heart institute has
an enrolment of about 200 scholars but
fortunately most of them were at home
for the holidays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
SCHLEY'S PROGRAMME.
He Has Dates With q Number of
Southern Cities.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Admiral Schley
has left here for Baltimore to pay a
long deferred visit to his sister. He viii
return on Thursday to act as honorary
pail bearer at the funeral of the Late
Rear Admiral Roe.
On January Admiral Schley will go
to Savannah, Ga, for a ten days visit
to General William NJ Gordon. On the
25th, 26th and 9th of January he will be
the guest of the Hamilton club, of Chi.
cago; January 90 and 80 he will visit
Louisville as the guest of the board of
trade and the Knights Templar of that
city; February 1, and 8 he will be in
Nashville as the guest of the board of
trade and Knights Templar. He Will
visit Knoxville February 5 and q. as the
guest of the city. The Memphis trip
has been arranged finally for the last
week of April
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
GREATEST IN THE WORLD.
The Mutual Life insurance Company
Breaks the Record.

New York. Jan. 1.-One of the best
evidences of the unexampled prosperity
of the country as well of the very gen
eraI government naoasannent of business
men for profitable, Armament, pfotec-
tive and absolutely safe Inves tment, is
found in the volume of business done
by the great life insurance companies.
Nothing nearly approaching 1t has ever
been known. The business of the three
leaders, the Mutual, the Equitable, and
the New York has been very large The
Mutual has written an amount vastly
beyond it's highest record of other
years and every dollar of it has been
on the most carefully selected risks, in
approved localities and without de-
N oralizing conditions of any kind.
The Mutual rank the largest,
strongest, most stable life insurance
company in the world is still easily
maintained. 1t has returned to policy
holders and reserved or expended in
their behalf the enormous sum of over
one billion dollars ($1,000, ,000,000). No
other company in the world has come
near to those figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
PEST IN AN ASYLUM.
Smallpox in Feeble Minded
Childrens' Home at Lincoln.

Lincoln, Ill, Jan More than 100
cases of smallpox have been discovered
in the asylum for feeble-minded chill
dren located at this place. The alarm
ing prevalence of disease in the big in
stitutions finally resulted in a call for
the head of the state board of health,
DR.. Eagan, who arrived this morning.
Until his arrival it had been thought
the cases were chickenpox
DR.. Egan Immediately began rigid
investigation, at the close of which he
announced that smallpox prevailed to
an alarming extent, but that a majority
of the cases are mild, and will submit
to careful treatment. He also discover
ed several cases of diphtheria and
chickenpox, and has ordered a system
of quarantine that is calculated to
stamp out the disease in the course of
two or three weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
he WON'T STAND IT.
Judge Thomson Will Not Have
Cours 1nterfered With.

Judge William Thomson, of Burlin-
game, says that if Governor Stanley or
anyone else attempts to interfere
with the workings of the existing dis
trict courts, he will be guilty of con-
tempt Judge Thomson claims that
part of the biennial election law which
creates vacancies in elective offices is
undoubtedly constitutional. and says
that out of 40 decisions in 25 different
states, on the issues involved in the
judicial muddle, he has found only one
that would uphold the biennial election
law, and that one was afterwards re-
versed by the same court.
1t is claimed that both Governor
Stanley and Attorney General GODDARD
anything to do with the district courts,
to recognize the appointees instead OF
the present judges If Judge Thomson
should proceed as is usual in contempt
cases he may have both the governor
and attorney general in contempt This
would indeed be an amusing "mix-up.
Judge Thomson expects to begin court
in POttaWatonlie county at the regular
time for opening the January term.
Robert Heizer, whom Governor Stanley
has appointed to succeed him, also eX-
poets to do the same thing Concerning
the matter Judge Thomson says;
THE old judges will refuse to vacate
their offices and will take all steps
necessary to maintain the dignity OF
the court. Anyone who attempts to
thwart an order of the Old judges is
guilty of contemptof court, evenif he be
the governor of the state. the old
judges are the de facto judges until
they are ousted by the supreme court
and their actions are legal. No one can
deny that.
I'VE have the utmost confidence that
the law will be declared unconstitution-
al. Personally have spent some little
time looking up the question of the
right of a legislature to create a Vacan-
cy and provide for the appointment of
the successor to the deDoSed officer,
where the office concerned is an elective
one In 40 decisions, bearing on the
subject, which 1 found in the reports OF
% states, there was but one decision
upholding the biennial election law, and
this was reversed by the same court
some years afterwards"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
w. Y. Morgan Confirms Report
of RoOseveIt's Statement.
President Did Say Burton Had
Withdrawn Support.
SENATOR DENIED 1T.
His Friends Think He Can Save
His Man.
Hutchinson Editor Says Kansas
Delegation Is Not Divided.

State Printer W. Y Morgan, who has
recently returned from Washington
where he and Mrs. Morgan have been
visiting, corroborates the story that
President Roosevelt said he would pro-
bably have turned down L. 5. Crum for
United States marshal had not Senator
Burton withdrawn his support from
Crum and thereby removed the necessi-
" of the presidents acting on the rec
ommendation of Crum.
L do not think the president said alb
Solutely that he would turn down
Crum," said Mr.. Morgan, but as L re-
member he said he might have turned
him down. / was in the room with
lot of others at the time. Dave Null
Vane spoke UP and said he thought
there must be some mistake about Bur
tons desertion of Crum. i have it
from my attorney general said the
president
Il saw Senator Burton afterwards"
continued Mr.. Morgan, "and I think
there was mistake about his desertins
Crum. l do not believe from what SEN
aror Burton said to me that he with
drew his support from Crum, but while
the pension agency matter was up he
devoted all his energies to that and did
not push Crum's candidacy. From that
the attorney general may have con-
cluded that he had given up Crun, but
I do not think he had"
The politicians are now guessing that
Crum will land. He continues to corral
all the endorsements he can, both from
the Burton and anti-Burton factions, in
order to have weight with President
Roosevelt.
Notwithstanding the reports that the
Kansas delegation is divided said Mr..
Morgan, the delegation is a unit on
most questions. There are no fights
among them and they don't knock on
one another. 1t is true that they
couldn't get together on all their rec
concentrations. They were divided or
the pension agency and Long and Bow
ersock withheld their endorsements
from Tracy, but as rule they are
working harmoniously.
Long is one of the leaders among
the men who do things in the house.
He is young and active and he is rec
ognized as a man who goes after things
and gers them. He has an iTnportanI
place c < tFsss ways and means commit
tee and is working his way to the front.
He never makes a speech depending ON
his general knowledge for his facts ana
throwing in a few stories to help out,
but he prepares his speeches carefully
and every fact and detail is exact. He
never tells a story in a speech but he
makes entertaining and telling
speech just the same.
fFReeder has beat all the Kansas
members in the matter of committee
rooms. He has a fine committee room.
which none of the others can say, but
didn't hear much of him or his work.
Washington long enough vet to make a
place for himself even if he has it in
him to do it. The senate is controlled
by an inner circle and they don't let Il
new man in until he has been there
some time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
ANOTHER BOOK RUMOR.
Again Claimed That Uniformity Law
Will Be Assailed.

Every now and then somebody starts
a rumor that the constitutionality of
the state uniformity school book law is
to be attacked by the school book trust
or other parties interested, but Superin-
tendent Frank Nelson does not believe
that anything can be made. The
latest report is that it win be attacked
on technical grounds, involving the form
in which the new law was passed. The
old law, which was passed for five
years, would expire next May, and the
new law was simply an amendment of
the old one. This it is claimed opens
loop hole for attack.
The state text book commission will
let contracts for school books for the
next five years in May. and many in
quiries are coming in from book COM
panies regarding the matter. 1t is pro-
bable that a good selection of books
will be submitted for the commission to
choose from.
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larger fail in the finished product to
the great benefit of consumers. Petrol
cum was less f1uctuating, the extremes
of the year being SO and 7.65 cents for
refined in barrel cargoes. Extensive
fields in the south were developed, which
tended to hold prices down. Exports of
the staple products reached a new high
record, Notwithstanding the lower aver
age prices of oil and cotton and the
scarcity of corn The crop year opened
with a new record of wheat and flour
exports amounting to "a, 13O, $50 bushels
in August, far SURPRISING any previous
month, while for five months ending
November 80, the aggregate was 126, $685.
162 bushels.
In the year of big things it was nat
ural that new high records should be
recorded in deposits and loans. Financ-
ing of big syndicate operations and un-
paralleled stock market dealings COM
bined to raise the total of loans and dis
counts to 1914. .623, 900 on February &c,
against 1926, $50, 600 on September Is, 1900,
the top point of that year. On the same
date deposits attained their zenith at
81, oil. .329, ,000 compared with 1914 SO 300
on March 4, 1899, the record prior to
1901. At the time of more than bill
lion deposits the banks only held in
actual cash $265, ,6S4 700, or $12 S52, ,450
above the 25 per cent legally required.
record of S1.012, ,514, 400 but loans did not
attain their maximum until March 9, at
$918. .7S9, 500 Il
The year 1901 brough almost uni
form decline in silver throughout the
entire period, eliminating in sales dur
ing December at 24.94d in London and
81 cents at New York.
1t is found that but two months on
record, August and September, 1891,
found this metal selling as low. At that
time the bottom was touched at 233z,
or about cents an ounce lower than
the low record of 1901.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
RATTLER BITES CHILDREN.
Two Little Ones Attacked by Snake
Hidden in Stick of Wood.

Charlottesville. Ind, Jan IA largo
rattlesnake which had hidden in a stick
of stove wood, today attacked and bit
Willie and Mary Daniels, small children
living near Sand creek.
The reptile had been forced by the
cold to take refuge in a pile of wood
which later was carried into the house
and placed near a stove. The parents
of the children were attracted this af-
ternoon by screams from the kitchen,
and were Mortified to find the snake
coiled in the little girls lap. Her brother
caught the reptile by the tail and was
bitten on the hand. The girl was bit
ten twice upon the leg.
The snake was killed. 1t was four
feet long and had seven rattles and a
button. The children will be taken to
Terre Haute for treatment.
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was the only ticket in the field ana
consequently it was elected. Very few
votes were cast in this city, and little
interest in the proceedings was appar-
ent.
Havana, Jan. 1.-Election returns
have not been received here. The indi-
cations promise light vote. The par
tisans of General Bartolo1ne Maso in
Havana did not vote.
According to dispatch to the Asso-
ciated Press from Havana, December
26. General Maso, candidate of the
Democratic party for the presidency of
Cuba, left there that morning for Han
camilla, having given up the campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
sEwELL's SUCCESSOR.
Reported That Gov. Voorhees, Will
Make E G. Stokes q. S. Senator.

Trenton, N. J., Jan. lit is reported
here that Governor Voorhees, will nanle
a temporary successor to Gen. Seweil
in the United States senate in the
course of the present week and it is in
timated that Clerk in Chancery Edward
c. Stokes will be the and interim ap-
pointee Governor VOORHEES, and ex-
Senator Stokes are close personal and
political friends and there is little
doubt that the governor would willing
ly make the appointment should M
Stokes desire it The report, however,
is in conflict with the first announce
ment made by Governor Voorhees, that
on account of the proximity of the leg
islative session he would make no al
interim appointment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
MRS. THORPE'S REPORT
She Shows What Was Done For
Poor During Holidays.

Following is Mrs. Thorpes report on
holiday charities:
First OF all, wish to offer my sin
cere thanks to J. W. F. Hughes, mayor
of Topeka, and to Mrs. H. o. Garvey,
and the ladies of the Federated Clubs
and the Topeka papers for their work
and interest in behalf of my people, and
also to the teachers and children of the
public schools who responded to our
appeals with such good will and to the
hundreds of friends who contributed to
give the humble people whose lives are
C old Of all Injuries the best Christ
mas we ever gave them.
The gifts Of clothing were especially
generous and We're given out before
Christmas. in the extreme cold, enab-
ling scores of the poorest children to
come 70 the Shr1stInas dinner ana dls-
tr1but1on of toys SO well dressed that
many questioned me as to whether they
were really poor.
The gifts of blankets and quilts were
most opportune and saved some thirty
families from suffering.
The cash gifts were as follows:
1In 1L1ns louse ..-.--- -. -$5z.t0
with the request that needy widows be
especially remembered.1
}. +. Clark, for bedding for poor. 500
A friend at Garnett. 1000
(For aged and sick.)
Friend in supreme court. 500
A tthe payer. Observation-Disclosures. 500
Chas. Adams ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
D %0-pU per week elSnL
weeks in coal and grocery orders.
Cantral church primary Sunday
school S2-0G in birthday pennies to be
spent for candy for poor children
About $500 in small amounts were
given by those who wished their names
withheld from the reporter
Among the very best gifts was that
OF generous grocery order from the
newspaper men to each Of twenty
widows with little children. This was
all so arranged by G. w. Hart as to
afford me no work whatever.
Many children's clubs sent valuable
donations. Mrs. Green's class, consist
ing OF six little girls. III the First Con-
gregational Sunday school gave 81 95 in
money besides toys and clothing
One of the thoughtful gifts greatly ap-
preciated was that of SO check from
Mr. A 3. Whiting, with the request
that it be used to secure me help in
nay hard work 1t was so applied
For the coming year 1 wish to limit
all Iny public work to afternoons only,
MRS. L. e, THORPE