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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
FORCE AN EARLY PRIMARY
That Is the Latest Plan of Law and
Order Forces.

For the purpose of forcing the -wets"
to show their hand, and produce their
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for mayor if they have one, the
Republican city central committee, at
a meeting called for Thursday evening
may decide that candidates must de-
clare themselves before Saturday. Feb
ruary T. and that ten days later, on
February II, the primaries shall be
held.
This will be what is known as an
"early" primary. 1t is customary to
hold the primaries about thirty days
prior to the election. Last year the pri-
maries were on March s. The plan for
this year would bring the primaries
three weeks earlier, and would make a
long and no doubt bitter campaign for
the election.
The law and order people control the
city central committee, and unless they
get into a fight among themselves, can
run it to suit themselves.
There is still cOnsidera Bile fear on the
part of the law and order people that
w. F. Weber may get into the race, in
the hopes Of coming in between Hughes
and Bergundthal. and corralling the
nomination IF Hughes and Bergund-
thai should both stay on the track, and
if Weber should come into the fight
with the united liberal Republican vote
back of him, he would have an excellent
chance TO win.
a. ". Euler the treasurer of the Re-
publican city central committee, has an
nounced his candidacy for member OF
the council fom the First ward. Mr.
Euler has lived in that ward for six
years. and claims to have the united
support Of tie liberals and the law and
order people, though he is an officer of
the Law and Order league. He thinks
that he viii have no objection Sor the
place as he says that A. NJ. Baird has
refused to run
The meeting of the Republican city
central committee viii be held at the
Armory. at S p. m The following are
the members of the committee and II
viii be observed by those familiar with
the membership that it is strongly law
and order in character
First ward-J H. Lambertson, w 5
Eastman. DR.. o. P Davis, H. ". Euler
Second ward&J. t. Howard. H. A.
Willis. L. p. Pechner. J. A Alexander
Ernest R. Simon and S. T. Leachman.
Third ward-C V. Wolf. W. S. Lind
say, G. ". Greenwood and J. ". G1eed
Fourth ward-H. w. Page, James h
Guy. s. s. Rice. F. l. Evarts and Lu-
ther NJ Nellis
Fifth uard-PauI Adams. c. F. Ler.
cher. c. A Smith and C. H Titus.
! Sixth ward-W. A. Myers, George e
LarIzins and n L. Fields.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

nounced in the newspapers that he was
making it warm for the trust.
Whereas, The case has been dragging
in the district court nearly two years,
and several times has been continued at
the request of the defendant companies
and by the consent of the said Nichols.
Whereas. The record IN the clerks
Office of the district court shows that
nothing has been done about the case
since May %. 1862, when it was con-
tinued.
whereas, It is charged by the said
Nichols in his bill of particulars and re-
peatedly charged by newspapers and by
politicians on the stump that the de-
fendant companies are in combination
to increase rates, and to accomplish
their purpose have agreed to keep in
force rates fxew by the so-caIled Ed
ridge rating bureau Of Topeka in viola
ton of the aforesaid antitrust law.
Whereas The people Of Kansas are
deeply interested in the outcome of the
litigation started by the said Nichols on
the relation of the attorney general;
therefore, be it
Resolved. That the committee on In
surance in the senate and the commit
tee on insurance Of the house are hereby
instructed to ascertain the status of the
case herein referred to, and the reason
it has not been brought to trial, and re-
port at the earliest passible date
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
FIFTY PERISH.
Fire Breaks Out in an Asylum
for the Insane.
Half a Hundred of the Inmates
Burn to Death.
WERE PANIC STRICKEN
Couldn't Help Themselves and
Retarded Work of Rescue.
Five Buildings in All We're Con-
sumed by Flames.

London, Jan. 27.-About fifty insane
patients were burned to death by a fire
at the Colney Hatch asylum this morn
ing
The outbreak occurred in the Jewish
wing of the institution The flames
spread with great rapidity and before
they could be gotten under control five
wooden buildings, including dormitories
and the doctors apartments were de-
stroyed-
All the efforts Of the officials were di-
rected to removing the insane Inmates,
but the latter became wild with excite
ment and SO panic stricken that not
only were they unable to help them
selves, but greatly impeded the opera
tions Of those trying to save them.
There were nearly 500 women in the
burned annex at the time the fire was
discovered and most of them were safe
ly transferred to the main building
which was uninjured. Some, however,
escaped and are still at large, rendering
1t difficult to ascertain the exact num-
Der of those burned to death.
The work of searching the ruins con-
tnues- The officials admit that about
fifty bodies have been recovered, but 1t
is feared that the full extent of the dis
aster is not yet known. All the victims
were 1unallCS. 1helr claTT6d remains
presented horr1fying spectacle. The
asylum was besieged by anxious rela-
ttves and friends of the patients who
arrived from all quarters. Pitia Bile
scenes were witnessed as weeping men
and women left the premises after as
eertaining that relatives and friends had
perished in the flames.
The nurses had a terrible experience
in trying to assist the insane people who
were so panic stricken that they had
literally to be driven to a place of safe
ty- The infiammabl premises almost
Immediately became a furnace. Moth
ing was left standing. The corrugated
iron roofs Of the dOrmitories and the
bedsteads of the patients were melted
by the intense heat Some of the luna
tics were burned in their beds and the
charred remains of others were found
huddled together in corners. while
groups OF partially consumed bodies on
the site Of the corridors showed that
many persons lost their lives and sacri-
fled those of others in their frantic ef-
forts to force a passage through the
flames to the main building. The latest
estimate places the pumber of deaths at
hfty-two All the victims were women
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RISE UP, Mr.. NICHOLS.
Senate Wants You to Explain
About Insurance Suits.

The legislature has interested itself in
the attempted proceedings begun by
County Attorney Galen Nichols a year
or more ago to oust, a lot of fire insur-
ance companies from business in Kan
sas on The ground that they were
trusts. Nichols commenced the suits on
the relation of Attorney General GODDARD
but dropped them before they came to
trial.
A concurrent resolution instructing
the insurance committees of both houses
to ascertain why the cases have not been
brought to trial was introduced yester-
day by Senator Allen In discussing his
resolution Allen afterward said:
Those suits formed an important lot
of litigation and I was much interested
in them at the time they were brought.
I have heard no satisfactory explanation
of why they We're dropped. Inasmuch
as the name Of the state was used I be-
lieve the legislature has right to know
all about them"
In the senate this morning when the
Nichols investigation resolution came
up Senator CLANCY of Shawnee county
urged that Mr. Nichols be given an
opportunity to appear before a commit
tee and defend himself. At the sugges-
ton Of Senator Allen the author of the
resolution, it was referred to the com
mittee on insurance.
Following is the resolution.
Whereas, Galen Nichols, county attor-
ney of Shawnee county. on the relation
menced suit April 9, 1901, in the dis
trict court of Shawnee county. to GUST
forty or more fire insurance companies
from doing business in Kansas on the
alleged ground that they were operating
in violation of the antitrust law.
Whereas. The said Galen Nichols
Travelled about the country taking depo-
sitions in the aforesaid case and an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
Blow Open the Vault Of Steele
vile, ILL.,, Bank.
Secure $4,000 in Cash and
Make Their Escape.
A WOMAN LOOKED ON.
Her Husband Ran to Secure
Help Of a Posse.
When Citizens Arrived Thieves
Had Vanished.

st. Louis, Jan. PA special to the
Post-Dispatch from Steeleville, Ill. says
robbers blew open the vault of the Bank
of Steeleville at o'clock this morning
and secured $1,000 with which they es-
capped in a carriage. The sheriff at
Chester was notified at an early hour
and has left with a posse for the scene
of the robbery.
The steeleviIe village authorities
have notified the police at Sparta,
Adurphysboro, st. Louis and East St.
Louis. as well as the constabulary of all
the small towns within a radius OF so
miles. and it is believed the robbers will
be captured before night.
Nitro glycerine was used to open the
vault and four explosions were neces-
sary before the robbers could gain en-
trance One man did the work inside
the building while another stood guard
on the sidewalk outside. Paul thinner.
an engineer in Gilster's MILL was awal<-
ened by the report OF the frSt explosion.
Mr.. thinner, who lived next door, Elanc-
ed out Of his front window toward the
bank and saw the man standing on the
sidewalk. Dressing hurriedly Mr Zlnn-
mer went down through the alley in the
rear Of his house to the mill and in
formed the mill employees. thinner and
the men then armed themselves and
started back toward the bank. Three
other explosions were heard in the bank
building in quick succession. The last
explosion, more severe than any of the
preceding ones. was followed by
crashing of glass, and sheets OF flame
poured from the bank windows
Mrs. thinner in the meantime had
dressed herself and was standing on the
lawn of their dwelling, which adjoins
the bank property. watching the rob-
bers. She screamed to her husband to
hurry up or the robbers would get away
with the money.
The robber on guard turned toward
the woman and fourishing a revolver
at her, said. shut I'D or I'll blow
your head of.
Turning TO the bank, the robber asked
his conferedate. Are you alright, Jim2
1 Hurry up and scrape up the cash, for
they are after US. but I viii blow the
head off the first man I see"
The mill is only about two blocks
from the bank. but so rapidly had the
robbers worked that the vault was
blown, the money gather up and the two
men were running rapidly UP the street
by the time Mr.. thinner and his posse
had armed themselves and started back
toward the bank The men left town
in an easterly direction.
Steeleville is a village of 300 inhabit-
ants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
LOOK INTO HARVESTER TRUST
House Committee Headed by Hill, of
Russell.

Speaker Prinsle has announced the
appointment of Hill of Russell Cod
shalk of Rice, and jerks of Franklin
as the house members of the committee
to Investigate the harvester trust The
senate members are Senator Ward of Re
public who started the investigation,
and Senator Allen of Doniphan.
Senator Ward is an implement dealer
and the investigation is the result of
threat oS the trust to run him out of
business unless he obeyed the dictates Of
the trust It looks as though the mat
ter viii be pretty thoroughly probed.
. Senator Allen says a representative Of
the trust came to him recently in Kan
sas City and tried to scare him by
threa tenin& to withdraw the Interna-
tiOnal Harvester company from the
state if the investigation is pushed.
THE representative belonged to the
Champion division Of the trust" said
Allen. "and the conversation took place
in Kansas City yesterday. I told him
that Kansas could get along withon
ny trust hervesters better than the
trust could get along without Kansas.
He said it would be impossible for kan
sas to get enough harvesters without
buying Of the trust 7 gave him list
of independent harvester factories. and
said perhaps they could enlarge their
plants enough to take care of the addi.
tional business in Kansas. also told
him that If his concern was an unlaWfuI
organization. and doing business in
Kansas unlawfully. the state could and
would get along without it."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
FIGHT WITH CITIZENS.
Four Men Rob the Bank at Waterloo,
Neb., of $4,000.

Waterloo. Neb.. Jan. 27.-Four men
robbed the Citizens Bank of Waterloo
early today and escaped with SO, 500 in
cash after exchanging shots with
squad of citizens attracted to the scene
by the explosion of the safe, which was
wrecked. While two of the robbers
worked inside the bank the other two
stood guard. A dozen citizens appeared
on the scene soon after the explosion.
gathered about the bank and opened fire
on the robbers. The fire was returned,
one of the robbers on guard shouting
to the citizens that they had come there
to rob the bank and intended to do it.
Their work finished. the robbers made
a dash into the darkness. Another fu-
siuade of bullets was exchanged but
nobody was hurt. the robbers finally
getting away with a stolen rig.
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ACTRESS BADLY BURNED.
Blazing Cosmetic Falls Upon Char
Iotte Groves in Her Dressing Room.


New York, Jan. 27-Screaming with
pain and terror. Miss Charlotte Groves,
one Of the schoolna ans in The. Sultan
OF Sulu.' rushed from her dressing room
in WalIacks theater yesterday after
noon. Her face shoulders and arms
were covered with burning cosmetic.
Other members of the company rushed
to her assistance and smothered the
flames. She was taken home in 4 car
rage It is thought she viii not be able
to appear on the stage again for a
wee4-.
It was a peculiar accident. Miss
Groves was making up" for the per-
formance and had pot of cosmetic
over lighted gas jet. It caught fire.
She seized the burning pot and attempt
ed to set it on a table. In her nervous
ness she struck the pot against the wall
and the contents few over her.
Pending her recovery Miss Victory
Gale viii take her part in the comic
opera.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
ALBAUGH IS UP.
His Wife Celebrates the Event
With a Dinner Party.

Morton AIbaugh, state bank commits
sioner, was able to be dressed and
come to the table for meal last even
ing for the first time since his leg was
broken by a fail on the state house
steps on December 13.
In honor of the event Mrs. Albaugh
gave a little dinner party which was
attended by Cyrus Leland, Governor
Bailey, Chief Justice Johnston, Mr..
and Mrs H. j. Bone. Mr. and Mrs.
George A. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. w.
Y. Morgan.
Mr. Albaugh's broken leg is still in
a plaster cast, but he is able to go on
crutches. He will probably be able to
leave his home in two weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
FOUND IN AFRICA.
Nephew of Princess SaIm Salm
Restored to Mer.

Vineland. N. J., Jan. "a cable dis
patch has been received here from
Princess Salm Salm of Prussia saying that
she had found her nephew. Frederick c.
Johnson and that he sailed for home from
Antwerp on Saturday. Johnson. who is the
son of Colonel and Mrs. Edmund Johnson.
of Vineland, disappeared in Belgium four
months ago while returning from a visit
to the princess. His baggage was found
at Antwerp, and as he had several nun
dred dollars with him, foul play was
feared Detectives looked through Europe
for the lad They finally found him in
South Africa and brought him to the
princess
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MONEY FOR < o.
Appropriation Bill in Senate Asks for
About 100000.

About $5OO,OOO.
The bills which contemplated spend
ing the most of the states money. in
troduced in the senate Monday after
nOOn were those of Senator Henley One
calls for the setting aside of $50OO0 for
the erection of d gymnasium at the
state university while the other provides
for the miscellaneous appropriations for
the institution. Altogether the money
asked for foots up to little over a half
million dollars.
Following is q list of the appropria-
ton items:
For current expenses for the year end
ing June 80, 1904, S205, ,443.
For current expenses for the year
ending June 80, 1905 $205,443.
For sewer system, $4,000.
For furnishing new medical labora-
tory, 5000.
For completing tunnel. $1,000.
For enlarging pharmacy laboratory,
$500.
Library Improvement, 81, 600
Repairing light and heat plant, $10,-
14S
Claim of city of Lawrence, 81, ,OSo
Cases for museum collections, 50 00O
Rearranging Snow hall, So 932
Moving collections from Snow hail.
1000.
Completing chemistry building, SIS 600
1t is provided that $4,000 shall be
available for the year ending June 30,
1904.
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SURVEYORS AT WORE.
An Orient Force Is Now at Rlchland
in Shawnee County.

A party Of fifteen surveyors are at
work in the southeastern part of Shaw
nee county surveying the right of way
for the Orient railroad.
From the movements of the surveyors
it is expected that the road viii pass
through Richland. The survey is be
ing made from Lawrence to Usage City.
The farmers of the country tributary to
Richland are elated over the prospects
of having a station on the long talked
Of road
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DEAD IN PARK.
Prince WoEfgang Found Shot
With His Rifle Near By.

Nordhausen. Prussia Jan. 27.-Prince
Wolngang Stolberg- -Stoiberg was found
shot dead early this morning in the park
of his castle at Roefleberode. His rifle
was nearby but it is not known whether
he was murdered or accidentally shot him
self. The princes father died a few days
ago.
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ARE UNDECIDED.
Weather Men at Sea Concerning the
Elements

LLoM5 5ulE,
The weather men are expecting some
new sort of weather for Kansas but
just what it will be has not been de-
terrnined.
The forecast sent out this morning
was threatening tonight and Wednes-
day" The wind this morning, what
there was of it, was from the south
east, but the recording machine seemed
to stick and one or two miles an hour
was probably the velocity of the air
The quietness of the air kept the fog
at work all the morning and smoke
would hardly drift away. The hourly
temperatures recorded today were as
follows:
z o'clock. k......... "a II o'clock. 3S
8 o'clock ......... 4l12 O'Clock. 50
9 o'clock-..35l O'Clock. 90
10 o'clock. 80 2 o'clock. 40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
wAoGENER THE FIRST.
One of the Exceptions in Assignment
to Committees.

The appointment of B P Waggener al
chairman of the house judiciary commit
tee IS the first time such an important
place has been given to member of tho
minority in the legislature in twenty years
The appointment was generally conceded
a LAWYER
It is known that Speaker Pringle eonsid-
cred the name Of George J. Barker, his
late opponent in the speakership contest
for the place. and Judge Barker might
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the name of William A. Harris for
United States senator"
Mr.. Waggener was congratulated by
both sides on his speech. AS soon as
he had finished the roll was called and
each man rose and announced his
choice for tor, with the result an
nOunced aD1Ne-
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Temperature of Large Cities.

Chicago, Jan. 81 a. m tempera~
lures: New York, 30; Boston, 2S; Phil
adelphia 90; Washington. 90; Chicago,
"a: Minneapolis, 16; Cincinnati 40; St
Louis. 70
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
OSAGE CITY SHOOTING.
Transient Umbrella Mender Is
Fatally Wounded.

Usage City. Kan, Jan 27.-An unknown
man. transient umbrella mender. was
shot and fatally wounded in box car
near the depot at noon by man who IS
still at large 1t is impossible at present
to identify either party or the cause of the
shooting
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SPOONER CHOSEN.
Reelected to United States Sem
ate OH Separate Ballot.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 27.-John c. Spooner
was reelected to the United States senate
by the two houses of The LEGISLATURE II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Jan. e7.-Forecast for kan
sas. Threatening tonight and Wednes-
day: variable winds.
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MILLS STORE NEWS.
RUMMAGE PRICES
80. IN THE -..
Curtain and Drapery Section
Are prices that clear stock.
Here are some of them:

Those 100 pairs of Curtains
offered last week are all sold,
but we have made very low
prices on another assortment.
Good picking this
$500 Irish Point Curtains. 1918
$50 Irish Point Curtains ...... 4.25
$50 Irish Point Curtains 6.75
$50 Brussels Net Curtains 6.75
4.5O Brussels Net Curtains 3.75
500 Brussels Net Curtains. AIS
4.5O Tapestry Portieres- .....- 2.75
600 Tapestry Portieres. .-...- $50
10. 90 Tapestry Portieres- ...... $50
12c White Curtain Swiss
SO inches wide-per yard .....-.. SO
II Der ward for SILKOLINE that we
have been selling special at &c and
sc per yard to close at .----. 1c
- Price Lot of Remnants -Silkoline,
Denims and Cretonnes-7S Price,
Nottingham, RuffIed Nets, Ruffled
Muslin Curtains
Odd LOts-to close, marked very low.
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separate session. The election will be con-
frmed by the joint session tomorrow.
Neal Brown of Wausau received the
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Continued on Sixth Page.l
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m THE So A'VE.
Senators We're Ready v ith ~ seches
but Were Shut Out.

In the senate the men who were to
have nominated candidates for the
United States senate were equally pre-
pared to speak, but the senate voted 20
dispense with nominating speeches In
fact. they had their zterns-ofaneous
ready to deliver at the tap of the gaveL
Senator Noftzger had been selected by
the Republican side of the house to de-
liver the decorations for Mr.. Long s
nomination. while Senator Mcmillan. as
the representative of the minority, was
going to grind out few lines of tribute
for Senator Harris. In order that there
might be no monOtonOus repetition or
eulogies Noftzger and Mcmillan had got
ten together and compared speeches be-
fOreland.
THE SPEECHES THAT WE'RE NOT
The daily tribune., 1903-11-14
is more lacking and the resources OF
soil and climate less varied than here
Denver Republican.
Chating-Dish on Wall Street.

Not long ago the story leaked out
that from y certain detective agency
number of 'shadowers' were en-
ployed at q princely salary. The
duties OF these shadowers consisted OF
hiring out as walters at one Of the
various downtown cafes frequented by
Wall street powers, railroad maguates.
and other men of affairs. In waiting
upon their table these detective wait.
ers managed to be particularly atten-
tive and humble, apparently working
for liberal tip. but really lingering
around and incidentally serving their
paymaster and his patrons by absorb
ing the conversation. in which now
and> then wa, dropped hint as TO
which way the wind was blowing in
the financial world Many busi-
ness talk held in seeming privacy
across the luncheon table has. in this
way. resulted in the other fellow get
ting the first move, and consequently
a grand fiasco in the stock market
and of the first mans we'll laid plans.
The stupid look ing waiter. with his
apron and napkin appears the quin-
tessence of innocence. He is general
ly regarded in the light of a human
automaton, but it has rece ntly been
discovered that the automaton has a
splendidly.working Photographic at.
tachment, hence his disfavor with
men who have been once smitten but
refuse to turn the other cheek, AS
AN outcome Of the 'shadowers," the
mid day luncheon Of the Wall street
men of affairs has become a very ex.
elusive and quiet hour. The meal is
now eaten in the office. 1t is not
brought in by caterer, but is pre-.
pared in chatting dish by The finan-
cier himself Harriet Quimby, in
Leslie's Weekly.