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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
GOOD FLOOD STORY.
This One Originated in Vicinity
Of Manhattan.

Judge F. w. Sturgis of Concordia is
in Topeka today to again axe up WITH
Governor Bailey the matter of the par
don of ". A. Patterson, the Clyde CITY
treasurer who was sent to the peniten-
tiary for eubezzlement Judge Sturg.s
tells a pretty good flood story which
comes from Manhattan, as follows:
About eighteen miles above Manhat-
tan on the Big Blue river lives Miss
Ida Morris. The day of the flood size
crossed a small creek to drive home
some cattle. While she was gone the
back water from the Blue came up
the creek and carried away the bridge
on which she crossed. She was ma
r0oned and could not get away. The
water rose rapidly and she was in dam
ger Of drowning, when a log came
floating by and she captured it, climbed
on and foated off down stream.
Miss Morris floated on this log clear
down the Blue to Manhattan. There
George Hollenback, the son of a Man
haitian lumber merchant. was out in a
skif trying to secure some floating
lumber He saw the log coming down
the Blue with the girl on it. and al
though his slxif was small he rowed our
to rescue her. He took her off the
log. but in so doing the boat capSized
and both were thrown into the flood
HOllenback got hold of the girl and A.
nally succeeded in getting her to a
tree, after floating some distance down
the river where they could not attrac>.
the attention of rescuers. They spent
the night in the tree but about o'cloeiy
in the morning HOllenback caught
a telephone pole with some cross
arms which was floating by. With the
aid of some boards which he also cap
tured he succeeded in making a raft
and the two embarked on it. Some dis
lance down the KaW they succeeded in
getting to shore aided by some soldiers
This story has all the elements of q
good romance but one The fact that
Mr.. Hollenback was married a short
time sraniIc hn e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
POINTED PARAeRAPHs.
IFrom he Chieago News.


Any man who speaks nothing but the
truth is never garrulous.
The chronic kicker isn't even satisfied
with his lot in the cemetery.
The less a man knows the easier it is
to convince him that he knows 1t all
When wise man wants to call his
wife down he calls her up by telephone
Lack of originality in some peoples
conversation displays their good Judg-
ment
A dose of mother-in-law viii often get
a sick man out Of bed when all else
Calls.
Happy is the man who is married TO
a woman who did not take her cooking
lessons at the piano.
A man who occasionally communes
with the spirits says that trance me-
diums frequently come in bottles.
The public win stand for almost any
thing, otherwise many a so-called actor
would be looking for a job.
Employment agencies are probably
called bureaus because a sman has
trouble finding anything he wants in q
bureau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

Repcrt= to DuH's Review from branch
offices eff r. 9. Dun & Co in the United
states and Canada show commercial
failures during the month of May ex-
eeptionaily few in number 943 compar-
Ing with l,eso last year. but the aggre-
gate eff delaulted indebtedness was
ue3l4.co6. against only s9.1O9.s4O in
May 1905 Last months statement en-
paasizes the great value OF a careful
analysis OF insolvency returns. Appar-
entity there is an increase of over u
third ln total liabilities and it might
not be uuroas0nably inferred that thu
general business situation was un-
sound. AS matter of fact. how
ever trade conditions are by no means
as unsatisfactory as the 30 per cent.
increase i'm Liabilities would suggest
Practically the entire increase is pro-
Nided BIZ one unfortunate whoIesaIs
fruit dealer in Chicago This single
disaster. which accounted for almost a
fourth Of last months aggregate of
Liabilities. obviously. is no reflection OF
the general situation, even in thar
branch Of business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
MUST CATCH UP.
Auditorium VIII Not Open Till
l O'clock Friday.

The different committees which have
been at work at the Auditorium for
nearly two weeks have been over
whelmed with administering to the ne
cessities fer the refugees. The clerical
work which is absolutely necessary in
order that a strict account may be
made of all the funds received and
disbursed has not kept up with the ac-
tual work. 1t is absolutely essential III
order to prevent duplication and impO-
sition that a careful and systematic
record be maintained with the necessary
index and identification of those apply
ing for relief
A competent force is now at work.
but in order to bring the records up 10
date and better enable the committees
to do the most effective relief service
possible. it was decided today that the
auditorium Will be closed tomorrow
morning for that purpose and will re-
open at one o'clock. To this end the
following order has been issued;
BY order of the general relief commit
tee, the Auditorium will not be open Fri
and shelter committees may have time 10
MI present orders and bring their books
and accounts up . oste. Both these com
mittees are loaded down with work and
need a short breathing spell
JOHN T. FROST,
President Commercial Club"
The expenditures reported from the corl-
mittees at the Auditorium now aggregate
ST, 600. The daily expense is about $3.50.
This does not include a considerable
amount of work and expense which does
not pass through the relief committees at
the Auditorium
At the meeting of the finance committee
that the subscriptions now aggregated
about $4,000. exclusive of a number of
large subscriptions which have not as vet
been turned over to the treasurer. The
actual amount of cash received is $40 SOC.
The auditing committee now has in its
hands or has passed bills aggregating
about IS 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
LOST $50; FOUND $500
Peculiar Flood Experience of
Miss Ellen Heartburg.

A man named WiegeIt Of North Har-
rison street left four hundred dollars in
wash stand drawer at the time he
was driven out by the water a week
ago last Saturday. He was so agitated
over the narrowness of his escape that
he forgot about the money until the
following Tuesday
Miss Ellen Heartburg Of North
Monroe street had a remaska BILE exper-
fence in the loss of a Pocletbook and
the finding of another with a much
larger sum in it than she had lost.
Upon leaving her home she forgot a
purse containing thirty dollars. The
purse foated out of window and
away. Another purse containing $500
fioated il and was found by Miss
Heartburg ia the room from which her
own had been We'd out
1t is supposed that the money belong
Ca to Wiegelt but it has not yet been
claimed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
NEW X. L. LAWYERS.
They Are Admitted to Supreme
Court Today.

The supreme court held a special ses-
sion today for the admission to the bar
Of nineteen graduates Of the State uni
versity law school. When the court
was in session last week only about
half of the graduating class of the
school of law was able to reach Topeka
Those who came were admitted at that
time. and the balance were admitted
TODAY They are:
John Karl Rankin, Lawrence. Kan,
Wilbur F. Miller. Lawrence, Kan
Clyde c. Glandon, Lawrence, Kan.
Jas. E Phillips. Lawrence, Kan; Jay
n. Patmor. Pittsburg, kan; Jos. 4.
RAMSEY. Topeka, Kan; Geo. T. Brown.
Lawrence, Kan: Day H Pierson, Law
renee. kan; Samuel G. Toole, Kansas
City kan. (colored); Jos. w Peach,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
The Iathmian Canal


Pittsburg Gazette.
The general tenor of reports from Col
3mbia Is that the isthiman canal treaty
VIII not be ratified The United States
mas been badly trea ted by Colombia in
mis- matter. When it was Colambia's
object 20 commit the United States to
the Panama canal route. assurances
were given as to the terms Colombia
would expect If the United States would
BUY out the French company. AS soon
as the United States came To an agree
ment with the French company Colon
pla. az once repudiatsd her own engage
ments and made big increase in her
demands. itel success has Whetted her
appetite for more and the rejection of
the treaty practically means that the
colombia politicians are schemine
fresh exaetions
Opportunity for such behavior was
Nrogiaed by the folly Of the senate In
authorizing President Roosevelt to
choose the route. a clause was introduc-
ed conditioning the purchase of the
rights of the French company upon the
negotiation of new treaty with Col
umbia comforting Jurisdiction over the
strip 81 country traVersed by the canal
We put ourselves in the position of
purchaser who begins a negotiation by
saying i must have your property.
WHIST do YOU want Tor it2" As a matter
Of fact the Ii-ht to construct the canal
was possessed by the canal company.
jurisdiction practically belonged to the
United States under existing treaties to
the extent that we are charged with the
duty Of keeping the isthmus open 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
WHERE TO PAY.

Bellevflle, Kan; ]. E. Dudley Dooifttle.
Cottonwood Falls, Kan; los. G. Plumb,
Lawrence, Kan: Chas p Durham,
Lawrence kan. Chas Wierenga. Cav
ker City, kan: Raw H Beals. Stafford
Kan; Claude NJ. Brobst. Osborne, Kan;
James L. Louthan, Glasco, Kan; Chas.
2. Wakefield. Beverly, Kan; Lewis w.
johnson, St Joseph. Mo
Judge ]. s West moved the admis-
sion: Jutsiees w r. Smith and H f
Mason, committee, who examined into
the qualifications
Jos. R. Ramsey is a son of James
Ramsey, of this city, who graduated
from Topeka high school, and was cap
tain of the football team He was on
the battery Of the K. q. baseball team
that defeated Washburn recently.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
The RELIEF FUND.
About S4S, 900 Already Raised
for Citizens of Topeka.
Finance Committee Makes New
Call on Our Own People.

The relief fund for the food sufferers
of Topeka has now reached SIS, $685.
about half Of which has come from cit
liens of Topeka and the other half from
subscriptions outside of the city and
state.
At a meeting of the finance committee
this morning the membership was in
creased by the addition of three mem
bers.
It was decided that it is absolutely
imperative for the people OF Topeka 10
increase their subscriptions.
To this end renewed canvass will
be instituted at once Without waiting
for call. the committee can be assist
ed materially if thCsS who are willing
to increase the amount already sub
scribed will report the increase to F.
N. Bonebrake, treasurer.
Considerable criticism has been passed
by the citizens of other towns in Kan
sas upon well-to-do Topelans whose
names appear upon the list for so small
an amount
In justice to a large number of sub
scribers, it should be stated that they
gave the amounts named early during
the trouble, many at the outset and be-
fore the magnitude OF the disaster was
al all appreciated and that many of
these subscribers stated at the time thu
they would give more if called upon.
The finance committee now calls upon
them with its most urgent request. 1t
should be borne in mind that the To-
peka fund is entirely separate from the
state relief fund.
The following is the list of subscrip-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

Mr. Bryan objects to the acceptance
Of gifts from Rockefeller. and men Of
his kind. by colleges, churches, libraries
and similar public Institutions. Perhaps
the colonel has never thought of the
matter from the standpoint that this is
the only way to keep the Rockefellers
from accommodating the earth and the
fuliness thereof If the money that the
standard OIL man has given to Chicago
university alone had been invested in
Nchraska instead it is not improbable
that by this time ne would have owned
The entire state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
auAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
Fair play doesn't always win fair lady
Many a girls face is her misfortune.
The average secret isn't worth keep
ing.
The thermometer ought to take tum-
bic to itself
Most Of the minor poets are old
enough to vote.
A stitch in time has mended many a
mans ways.
Some people are so Internally polite
as to inspire suspicion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
ENGINE SENT OUT.
North Topeka Now Has Some Fire
Protection.

North Topeka is not entirely without
fire protection The chemical engine which
usually does service on this side of the
river was loaded on a Santa Fe fiat car
this morning at the Fourth street crossing.
From there il was taken to the pcint
where the Santa Fe and Union Pacific
tracks cross in North Topeka. Tt was
there taken charge of by the Union Pacific
and was taken down their tracks to Kan
sas avenue where the fire department
again took charge of it. \ reel of 500
feet of hose was taken over the Melan
bridge last night
The Santa Fe road has donated the Use
CT a box car to the railroad men in North
Topeka who intend to move TO this side OF
the river. Drays are not numerous on
the North side and even if they were TO
be had the majority of the men could not
afford the expense that would incur IN
the case Of an expressman hauling their
few belongings 20 this side of the river.
The car viii he sent over to the North side
some time today. where it viii be loaded
with household goods and viii then he
BROUGHT back across the Santa Fe BRIDE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR

From the New York Press
Penitence lies most heavily on an empty
stomach.
Before she is married girls ambition IS
to own jewels. afterward babies.
A maid always worries for fear she
won't have a good time; a matron for fear
somebody else won't
When a woman sets ont 20 save man
usually the first thing she Fians is 10 tie
a stone around her own neck by marrying
him.
1t is impossible for a mother to con vince
herself that a child stealer in South Al
RIGA might not happen to walk INTO her
front yard any minute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
GENERAL RELIEF FUND.
Contributions Received on Gov
ernor BaiIey's Call.

Governor Bailey has made his personal
subscription for the flood sufferers
through fund which is being raised at
Baileyville. He sent word for the COM
mittee there to put him down for one
hundred dollars. The governor has real
~ been rather busy of late. getting mar
ried, calling out troops to suppress trou-
bic in the northwest when the railroads
We're all tied up. looking up the neces-
sity for a special session of the Iegisla-
ture, and various other troubles in adj
dltion to the regular routine Of his
office
The total Of the general Kansas relief
fund now in the hands of Major William
Sims, treasurer of the fund, is SIS 439 81.
This amount does not include several
hundred dollars which have come in to
Governor Bailey and have not yet been
turned over TO Major Sims. This would
probably make this aggregate over
$40. 000
Major Sims received direct up to 2
o'clock TODAY the folIov-fY,c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
Emporia Sends Things.

A consignment OF articles including bed
ticks. blankets. comforters and pillows.
has been sent by Col. H C. Whitney Of
Emporia. to z. A. AIackay for distribution
among the flood sufferers hire. Mr..
Mackay IS representative Of veil
known St Joseph wholesale drug house.
lie came to Topeka week ago during
the high water and is here again tempo
rarily. He has secured the assistance of
Ed T. Grote of Parkhurst-Dav4s for the
distribution of the bed clothing from En-
poria. Mrs. Carl Banweg and Miss Sarah
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
LOCAL MENTION.

The Nine Bees, one Of the crack negro
ball teams. will play a game at Wash
burns park Friday and Saturday with
an Atchison negro team.
A box of papers has been found at
Tecunseh by Frank Gooddell. The pa
pers bear the name of p. c. Rae
w II. Norton, of Chama. n. NJ. who
with Mrs. Norton visited friends in this
city some months ago, has forwarded
So to be applied to the relief of sufferers
by the food
Miss Anna Durein, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Durein of 215 To-
peka avenue, was married at p IN.
last evening to Mr.. Fred Wieman Of
Lawrence. Rev. c. A. Finch officiating
They will be at home with the brides
parents at 215 Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
Eczema

How it reddens the skin. itches, oozes
dries and scales
some people call it letter, milk crust OF
salt rheum.
The suffering from it is sometimes in
tense; local applications are resorted to-
they mitigate, but cannot cure.
It proceeds from huraors inherited or &C
luired and persists until these have beer
removed.
Hoods 5arSdp0riEI0
positively removes them, has radically
and permanently cured the worst cases, and
IS without an equal for all 'cutaneous
eruptions.
HOODS PILLs are the best cathartic Priee 3 cenf1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

The total supply of currency in the
United States on June 1 was S2,282. O00
Gee against s2.254.000.Oo0 the same date
last year. an increase of SIPS, 100000 in
j. months. Every statement of this sort
made public is promptly pointed to by
Air. Bryan is indicating his position
on the money question in 1896, when he
declared that the country needed more
money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

The British colonial secretary. Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain. finds himself al-
most alone in his advocacy Of system
of tariff tsXation. What he needs is a
few American statesmen to prove to his
people that the starim is paid by the
foreigner and the opposition would soon
disa ppear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

The massachusetts building at the
Worlds fair VIII be a $4,000 reproduc-
ton of the old colonial mansion at Cam
bridge which WAS used by Washington
fer his headquarters in the War of the
Revolution. and afterwards by Longfel-
low IS his hnrna-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

The members of Harmony Rebekah
lodge are requested to meet in the L o.
o. F. temple on Quincy street Friday
afternoon at 2;30.
LIBBIE WOLNERTON. n. G.
EDITH HAYNES, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
Chicaeo Wheat Market.

WHEAT-July. 75ssas4c. old &c: sept.
1274@7sc; old, 727sa7Sc' De- 727se; old
'ccocsRRN-June. 4sHc: July. 4slke; sept.
471keI5sc. Dec 46izc: May, i6i4c.
OATS-June, STAG; July, 27c: Sept, 3314e;
RYE~July. 51Ac; Sept. &c.
FLAX-Cash: n W. %1z1as s. W.,
S1.12: July. SLIP; Sept. Sl-1312.
TIMOTHY-June, 81 IS.
CLOVER-June. Sll.50.
BARLEY-Cash, 44et55c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

Now that Miss Hanna is married
perhaps she VIII consent to allow the
business Of the government to proceed
along IT'S accustomed channels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Miss Jennie Amman died Wednes-
day at 10 o'clock at the home of her
mother near the Reform school of heart
failure. The funeral viii be held from
the residence Friday at 3 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

Probably the ST. Louis aldermen are
worrying less than anybody else about
the food. They are enjoying d periol
Of rest ror prosecutions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

Since the beginning Of May the coun-
try has sent abroad s16oooooo in gold
mostly to Paris and Argentina.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

whitley secured the subscriptions with
which 100 bedticks were purchased col
Whitley sent the remainder of the dona-
ton. The articles VIII be of great Yalus
at the present time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

Philadelphia has burned all her slot
machines but the Quay machine is
still doing business at the old stand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
RICHnOND
PIANOS.
Detroit, Mich. March 4. 1900

Detroit. Mich, March j, 1899.
The Richmond Piano Co.,
Richmond, Ind.
Dear Sirs: 1T may he of interest to
you TO know that the Richmond Piano
purchased OF you more than a year
ago, has probably had more severe
use during that time than a piano
WOULD ordinarily receive in a life
time. II has stood the work OF reRu-
lating piaBoIas where Il has had ten
hours a day of the hardest kind of
pounding, and yet we find the action
requires scarcely any regulating,
whereas another piano on the same
kind of work has required consider.
able overhauling to put IL in order.
Yours truly
THE VOTEY ORGAN co.
BY f. s. VOTEY. President.
Please call and try the latest STYLES
of the Richmond Pianos, which have
earned an enviable reputation already
in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
Again in Washington.

washington June 11-President Roose-
welt arrived here from Cleveland at ?
o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11

Full LEASED WIRE REPORT
CT TEE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
WARE STOPS IT.
Orders Cessation Of Relief Fund
Collection in His Department.

Washington, June 1I-Pension Com
missioner Ware himself a Kansan has
issued the following order
1T is reported a subscription paper IS
being circulated in the pension bureau
for the Kansas flood sufferers. Let it be
discontinued. Kansas can take care Of
its own sufferers.-E. F. Ware. commits
sioneE."
The subscription paper thus interdict-
ed was circulated at the request of res
ident Kansans, at a mass meeting held
in this city several days ago. It was
also resolved to appoint some one to
present the needs of the sufferers il
each of the departments and large bu-
reaus of the government. This action
was taken in accordance with the re
quest of governor of the state and up
to date about $500 has been subscribed.
Assistant Secretary Ryan of the in
terror department is treasurer OF the
fund.