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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
GREATEST MONTHS TRADE
Philippine Commerce for May, 1908
Broke All Insular Records.

Washington. Sept 2S.-The returns of
Philippine commerce for May, 1908
about to be published by the bureau of
insular affairs of the war department,
show the foreign trade of the ISLANDS
aggregated for the month $6,672 .9SZ, es-
elusive of government supplies and gold
and silver. being even greater than that
reported for April of the present year,
the value of which exceeded that for
any single month since American occu-
patton
Importations amounted to 1881, 655.
being considerably in excess of the
purchases of foodstuffs. rice imports
alone approximating nearly a million
and three-quarter dollars worth. The
outgoing trade for the month of May in
cluded shipments of Philippine products
to the value of $3,481. 1927. For eleven
months ended May 81 1903, the totaf
trade amounted to 0.576. PAS. While for
the corresponding period of 1902 the value
was $50. S24.090.
The gain indicated by the foregoing
figures is due to the extraordinary in
crease in exports. especially of hemp,
which shows a trade of SIG. SOC, 211 in the
eleven months ended May 81, 1903. as
against $14.513.S75 in the same period of
increase, and the expectation of this
product now ranks second in import
ance, followed by sugar and tobacco A
ma terial decrease is shown in the cigar
trade as compared with record figures
for the previous year. Customs revenues
to the value of IS. 500. 900 were collected
during the eleven months of 1908, an IN
crease amounting to over LOCO, 900 as
compared with the previous year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
MEXICO'S FINANCES.
To Get on Gold Basis Must Close
MINIS to Silver Coinage.

Mexico City, Sept. 2S.-The report of
Mexico's monetary commissioners sent
abroad is now published in Spanish. 1t
is quite long, but is of general interest.
Among the more Immediately interest
ing points and suggestions are the fol-
| lowing:
In Russia and in England. especially
the immediate establishment of a gold
standard in China, is regarded almost as
impracticable.
In the monetary system that is recon-
mended for the purpose of bringing
about a fixity of international exchange,
the price in gold or bar silver and the
value in gold or silver money are abso-
lutely disassociated. The former may
fiuctuate in the market whereas silver
money will always have a fixed value in
gold-hence the stability of internation-
al exchange This fixed value in gold
will be maintained by the governments
in the following manner:
/. BY the closing of the minis to the
free coinage of silver.
=. BY the fixing of the ratio between
gold and silver by the governments.
5 BY the legal tender character of
the currency for the payment and set
Element of contracts of all kinds.
!. BY reason of its being the only
noney in which duties and taxes will
be paid. as it is supposed that there
will be no gold in circulation
3. BY Limitation of the quantity of
silver money coined exclusively for the
interior currency of each country.
s. BY the creation of reserve funds
in gold in those countries in which the
foregoing conditions are not sufficient
to maintain the stability of internal
tional exchange
The whole of this mechanism is based
on a fxity of value in gold OF silver
money
The commissioners go on to say that
all the economists whom they consult
ed in Europe pronounced the closing of
the minis to the free coinage of silver
TO be absolutely essential to the success
the peso.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
DALHART X. orr. LODGE.
Charter Membership of Eighty-five
With More to Follow.

Dalhart, Tex. Sept 2s-Dalhart lodge
326 knights of Pythias closed their
charter membership Saturday evening
under the mandate of DIR. J. Alfred
Hedrick, deputy grand councillor. The
above lodge bears the distinguished
honor of excelling in the charter mem
bership something over eighty-five, .
of any lodge in Texas. Their parapher-
MALTA is superb. A beautiful hall 24x60
is occupied by them and the working
team of a high class of efficiency. At
the close of work Saturday evening the
following officers were elected and in
stalled for the remainder of the year:
w. J. Clarke. G. c.; ]. J. Meyers, V.
c.; ]. r. Modrall. prelate: w. w. Hunt.
NJ. w; J. w Cole, NJ. F.; D. c. Diltz,
NJ. E. H. W. Wyman, K. of r. and S. /;
Eugene Terry. NJ. A: w. Coffee. I. G. !;
Fred Rocks, o. c.; DR.. J. A. Hedrick,
representative grand lodge; ]. B. Reed,
P. C.: c. Kniss, r. c.; F. J. PAIRING
ton, p. c.: Jake Kintz. p. c.
On October ? and 8 Dalhart will give
barbecue and has arranged a pro-
gramme suitable for the occasion. All
classes of sport to entertain has been
arranged. Robert Laudner. secretary
of the Commercial club, has been tire
less in his exertions arranging the de-
tails. The citizens of the town and
country are unanimous in their support
of the movement and a grand rally to
Dalhart on above date is anticipated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
CROSSED THE CHANNEL
Successful Balloon Trip by
Paris Aeronauts.

London. Sept. 2s.-Count De La
vaulx and Count D-Outremont de-
scendeds today in a balloon near Hull.
Yorkshire, having journeyed from
Paris in 17sz hours. This is the first
time that balloon has successfully
travelled from France to England.
Count De La Vaulx is one of the best
known French aeronauts. and he has
made several very interesting aerial
voyages. In August, 1902, he made the
record balloon trip for that year. hav-
ing assembled from St Cloud, near
Paris, and landed at Opoes, Hesse, a
distance of over 419 miles, which he
covered in 10 hours. In 1901 and again
in 1902 accompanied by French war
ships. he made endeavors to cross the
Mediterranean from near MarSeilles to
Algeria in balloons to which was at
tached a floating apparatus intended to
aid the balloonists in keeping their
course with a view to demonstrating
the possible utility of balloons in time
of war. Both these efforts were unsuc-
cessful. the balloons being driven back
to the north coast of the A1editerra-
mean. Last January Count De La
Vaulx sent a trial balloon from Gabes
in funs. across the desert of Sahara,
with view TO ascertaining the FEAST
bility of an aerial trip across the desert.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
TRIED TO STEAL CHILD.
Convicts Attempt to Punish Governor
Mickey.

Lincoln. Neb, Sept. 2S.-It has de-
velopad that an attempt was made
Saturday to kidnap the .S-year-old
daughter of Governor Mickey. While
four of the governors children were
playing in front of the mansion an I'M
known man came along and tried to
carry the oldest girl away. The other
children chung to his clothes and
screamed. The man was so badly
coming that he dropped the child and
ran.
Governor Mickey says that the war
den of the penitentiary. Mr.. Bemer. re-
ported to him twice that a KIDNAPPING
attempt had been prophesied by con-
victs. One convict said some time ago
that such a plan had been formed as
a way of getting revenge upon the gov
ernoF for his refusal to interfere when
William Rhea was hanged last summer
for murder. A convict who had been in
leased had been assigned to kidnap one
of the children to teach the governor
a lesson
Lincoln. Neb. Sept. 2S-The guard
around the governors mansion has been
increased as it is feared another at
tempt will be made to steal one of
Governor Mickeys children. The four
smaller children are not permitted To
leave the house unless they are accom-
panied by an older member OF tho
family.
The penitentiary is being searched
for traces of the plot that is supposed
getting revenge upon the governor. The
police have a description of the ex-eon-
Wet who made the attempt and are
searching for him.
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KISSES FROM 500 TO SI25.
California Woman Made Man Sign q
Promissory Note.

San Francisco, Sept. 2S.-Kisses from
the Inns of Miss Marian Green come
high, If the testimony of witnesses in
Justice of the Peace Lawson's court
are to be believed. 1t is of record there
as sworn to by several men, that she
placed value of s1oo on an osculatory
sa1utation delivered to one NJ Doolan.
of Oakland. and for a similar service
performed to DR.. William p. Hicks OF
this city she demanded $125
Miss Green is a tall, blond beauty,
and she looks as though her kisses
might be worth considerable as such
things go. but the above amounts are
away above the prices since the days
when Antony madly threw away a
world for Cleopatra's kiss. Since Their
the market has been bearish.
The scene where these costly en-
braces were bestowed was in the rear
room of drug store at Polk and Nc
Allister streets.
She was coy. but finally agreed t.
permit Mr.. Doolans caress on the pay
ment of 500. Doolan didn't care about
the price. but he lacked Is cents oil
having any money at all with him, sc
he gave Miss Green a promissory note
for $500 and took a kiss.
Inspired by Mr.. Doolan's example
DR.. Hicks concluded that he, too, mus
kiss Miss Green. 1t cost him SIPS
which amount was likewise paid over
in the form of a Dromissory note
Miss Green gained her first fame in
this city by entering into an engage
ment contract with a prominent street
car official three years ago. At thai
time his wife was still living, but she
died soon after and the young woman
endeavored to enforce the contract
She finally instituted suit for $50 600
which never came to trial.
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THEY MUST BE TAUGHT
New York Preachers Plans for
Americanizing Foreigners.

New York, Sept 2S@The Rev. DR.
Robert S. Macarthur has preached al
Calvary Baptist church on the problems
arising from the arrival here week after
week Of thousands of immigrants, his
topic being The Americanizatlon OF
Foreigners" He said in part: Tidal
waves of immigration are breaking
upon our shores. During the fiscal yeal
recently closed the number of immi-
grants pushed up well toward one mil
lion Every steamer coming into our
port brings great numbers Prosperous
times in America invariably greatly in
crease the number of immigrants OuA
country has shown a miraculous ca
pacity for assimilating and absorbing
the Heterogeneous elements seeking q
home in America
"A providential chemistry has largely
neutraliZed the toxic features and great
~ stimulated the tonic qualities II enor-
nous immigrations of past years. Al
times IT has seemed as if it would be
impossible for us to digest the danger
Gus immigrants who by their numbers
and their Ignorance threaten the very
life of the American republic. THESE
fears led patriotic Americans as early
ton laws. SO as to reduce the political
power of ignorant immigrants.
The recent marvellous expansion in
American life has given cosmopolitan
and religiously. altogether unknown in
our earlier history We must, however,
teach the Old World that it can not
empty its poor houses and prisons by
dumping its paupers, anarchists and
other criminals on American soil. Amer
lea is worthy the best immigration
which all countries can furnish Plans
should be at once adopted to distribute
this large immigration to the unsettled
portions of our country. These foreign
ers tend constantly to the great cities,
especially to those along the Atlantic
coast. Although only about one-third of
the entire population is foreign by birth
or parentage. in the large cities it is
often two-thirds. In New York there
is often heard perfect babel of
tongues.
The public school must have its full
influence in Americanizing the children
of foreigners Private schools lead to
the segregation of foreigners and in
this way racial prejudices, religious
antipa thies and foreign languages are
auspices of the public school system
and under the direction of patriotic po-
litical clubs ought to he given all over
the city. Missionary teachers must seek
out these foreigners. teachers going
with the American constitution in one
hand and the Bible in the other. The
gospel of the blessed God is the only
hope of humanity in every land We
used to send missionaries to foreign
lands; now many of the people of these
lands are coming to America. We now
can do the work OF foreign missions at
oursown doors.
The impulses of a common humanity.
the duty of American patriotism and
the prom3tings of our holy religion
should lead us to Americanize and re-
ligiouiZe the swaT1ns of foreigners seek
ing a home and a nobler life and a
grander future under the American
Gag.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
PORCH BROKE DOWN.
Bride, Groom and Several Guests Are
Hurt

Chicago. Sept. 2s-The wedding cele-
bration of Joseph Gonzita and Mrs.
Gonzita has terminated in an accident
in which the bride and groom and six
guests were injured The friends of the
Gonzitas had gathered on the little
porch before the cottage to say fare
we'll when the woodwork gave way.
precipitating twenty persons to the
ground twelve feet below.
Mrs. Mary Marcus was found buried
under portion of the wreckage. Her
unconscious child. bleeding from a
wound in the head. was clasDed to the
mothers bosom. The woman and habv
were the most severely injured.
Gonzita and his wife received painful
but not serious wounds
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fishing communications to his own paper
written by himself. Too cowardly to
openly oppose Wagner but not too hon
est to be bought with the money of the
opposition to Wagner. Don't dispute 1t,
Conner. and don't put c. P. Christensen
on the stand to prove that we have
lied about the matter. Wagner
was defeated: Christensen was elected.
and you got the Doodle. Do you deny
it?'
Mr. Cloud County Republican, don't
you think Corners Republic county rec
ord harmonizes most beautifully with
his attempted s., 800 deal with the Re
publican state committee. and which
graft I prevented?
GEO. A. CLARK"
Davies comes back at Clark with the
statement that Clark has become quite
wealthy in the last few years and he
asks Clark how he managed to save so
much out of his salary as secretary of
state. So far the controversy has been
largely one of unanswered questions.
To the outsider it looks as though
Davies opponents have made pretty
good case against him on the charge of
trying to get s., 900 from the Republican
state committee last year, but in many
respects II is a case of the pot calling
the kettle black. If Davies was willing
to sell his influence, it is also just as
certain that the Republican state COM
mittee was willing to buy, and sthe
avera ge man can see little difference
between the two.
To be sure, it seems to be a recogniz-
ed habit of the majority of politicians to
regard such transactions as a matter
of course, but it certainly ought not
to be so. The same evidence that shows
Davies guilty of trying to sell. also
shows that if Clark had not stopped
the sale the Republican state commit
tee would have made the purchase The
fact that Clark stopped it lets Davies
were making the deal for the COM
mittee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
REUNION AT NORTON.
Old Soldiers Have Three Days Camp
fire With Speeches.

Norton, Kan. Sept 2S-The old sol
diers' reunion of this county was held
at Elmwood park September 24-25-26.
No great effort had been made to make
it other than county affair and the
attendance was not large but a very
interesting meeting was had. Thursday
and Friday, Captain Short. of Franklin,
Neb., made very interesting address,
as did also the comrades of Norton post.
Messrs. J. bridegroom. J. r. Thompson,
". H. Hollingshead and others; great
cerdit should be given Commander Bots
ford for his zeal in G. A. r. work.
On Saturday Department Commander
A. W. Smith delivered a stirring address
of two hours, it was we'll received and
put new life into the old boys. Hays b
White also entertained the people for a
short time with one of his well timed
speeches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
WAS A DREYFUsS WITNESS
Cernutzeky, Triple Alliance Spy, Is
Grating in Macedonian Funds.

Paris, Sept. 2S.-From information
lodged in the Inter-Ocean Paris bureau
it appears that Lavarovich, who is try
ing in London to raise a SO, 600 600 sub
scription as a loan to be projected by
the autonomous state of Macedonia, and
who announces himself as the head OF
the joint Macedonian committees, is
really Cernutzeky. who figured in the
Dreyfus trial
His testimony that Dreyfus was well
known to Austrian officers as a spy for
the triple alliance did much to convict
the accused. This testimony, since con-
Iradicted by Vessel. was made the basis
for the recent application for a new
trial, which was turned down, on the
plea that 1t came through the minister
of war instead of the minister of Justice.
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CHI WILL FIND OUT.
Investigating Charges Against Tom
Kim Yung at Frisco.

San Francisco. Sept. 2S-Chow Tsz
Chi. first secretary of the Chinese iega-
ton in Washington. has arrived here
He says he has come to this coast to
thoroughly investigate the charge made
by the police against Tom Kim Yung,
late secretary of the local consulate
The family of the secretary is said to be
greatly incensed at the treatment ac-
corded him by the police officers who
placed him under arrest.
Secretary Chow says that he is not in
position to state what action will be
taken by the minister in Washington
when he receives the complete report of
the affairs. He is convinced however.
that the minister will demand that a
searching inquiry be made both by the
Chinese and white authorities in this
city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
HAVE LITTLE TO DO.
So Dull in London Many Brokers
Don't Clear Expenses.

London, Sept. 2S.-This year has well
earned the title of black 1908 on the
London stock exchange. Some firms
have not opened their books to enter a
transaction for days at a time.
Many are not making enough to pay
the salaries of their staff. and it is pure
" owing to the generosity for which
some houses are famed that large num-
bers are not discharged.
1t is quite common for clerks to ar
range to go cycling and on other
amusements alternate afternoons, half
Of the force remaining in and half go
ing out Thus, on a casual visit to any
stock brokers' office after luncheon,
half of the desks will be found empty,
for there is simply no work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
Have No Teachers There.

Atchison. Kas.. Sept 2S.-Two country
schools of Atchison county are closed
for want of teachers: none can be
found to accept them. although County
Supt. Hastings is hustling. The schools
are in districts Nos. So and IS. both near
Arlington. The opening of No. 10. in
the same locality was dela--ed a week
because 1t had 70 teacher. but one was
secured No. A. west Of Huron which
pays $50 a month. is also without a
teacher, Miss Baker, of Hiawatha, who
was elected to teach it. having resigned
to accept a better position. 1t is the
only school in the county that pays q
lady teacher $50 Miss Bakers sister
is an applicant for the place, and may
get Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
LANGLEY'S SECRET WORK.
Scientists Labor Behind Closed Doors
at Smithsonian.

Washington, Sept. 28.-Prof. Lang
ley's airship scientists changed the
scene of their endeavor today, when
the entire force of experts put in a
hard days work in the shops of the
Smithsonian Institute. in this city.
The character of the work done could
not be learned, as it was carried on be-
hind locked doors and barred windows.
Saturday afternoon the scientists
brought to Washington from Widewa-
ter an important portion of the Manly
motor, and it is supposed repairs were
made on it today. Attention was also
given to the propellers, and it is be-
lieved that an additional pair of the
steel frame blades were made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
VATICAN MAY TAKE PART.
Talk of Representative at st. Louis
Exposition.

Rome. Sept 2S-The negotiations for
the participation of the vatican in the
st. Louis exposition are proceeding sat
isfactorily 1t is considered preferable
that the holy see shall send as it's rep
resentative an important cardinal of the
Curia. The chief difficulty is that the
traditions and etiquette of the vatican
are against sending cardinals, except as
delegates 10 foreign countries and they
are never sent to expositions or fairs.
The difficulty will probably be overcome
by sending a cardinal to America in
connection with church affairs and he
viii afterwards proceed to St Louis.
thus paying to the United States the
papacy's highest tribute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
Sutton Says It's a Myth.

New York. Sept 2s.-George w. SUIT
ton, formerly a New Rochelle alderman,
has returned home after an absence of Is
months spent in the Pacific ocean where
he went as member of Captain James
Browns party in search of $50, 600, 900 in
treasure supposed to have been hidden
eight years ago by pirates in the South
Sea islands Sutton declares he had a
good time and is not sorry that he has
made the trip. He admits, however,
having become convinced that the story
of the buried millions is a pure myth.
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Let Mining stock Alone.

Two women have called at this office
today, and offered to take stock in THE
Golden Mary" in Thunder Mountain dis
trict Idaho. The editor wishes to state
again that he is not Offering mining
stock for sale. He simply stated the
Golden Mary proposition as an evil
dence of what is being done in Thunder
Mountain. The editor of the Globe has
invested his surplus funds in the Atchi-
son coal mine. and is not recommending
any gold mining proposition in Thunder
Mountain.-Atc Globe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
BUILD PORTABLE CHURCH.
Novel House of Worship Erected in
New York.

New York. Sept. 2s.-The presbytery
of New York has launched novelty in
church construction in the house of
worship just completed in. the borough
of the Bronx The house is portable. 1t
other site.
The presbytery does not hold title to
the land on which the church stands
and could not find another site in the
neighborhood so favorable for the plant
ing of its new mission work.
The church is 55 feet long, % feet
wide and 200 feet high and will seat
about 200 persons The roof is of
asbestos and the building of yellow
pine The sections are bolted and there
are neither nails nor screws.
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MUST KEEP OUT.
Count Tolstoi Barred from Entering
City of Moscow.

Moscow. Sept. 2s.-The Russian gov
eminent has forbidden Count Tolstoi to
stay in Moscow, where he has house,
in which he usually lives for a few
weeks every year. He spends the great
er part of the time on his property
snajapoljaha, in Berchtesgaden, Ba-
Naria
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New Episcopal Plans.

New York. Sent. 2S--The Episcopal
church in the United States is taking
inces. to be composed of groups or do
ceses. A committee of the Episcopal
general convention of 1901 has reported
an agreement by which a province is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
Fullers Coming Home.

London. Sent 2S-The White Star
steamer Majestic which sailed from
Liverpool for New York Wednesday Will
take among her passengers Chief Jus
tice Fuller and Mrs. Fuller and A. J.
Drexel.
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formed of the seven dioceses IN the
states of New York and New Jersey.
The committee recommends the election
of one of the bishops resident with the
province as Drimate. The new canon
provides for convention in each prov
ince. to consist of two houses. the
bishops forming the upper and the
clerical and lay deputies the lower
house.