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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
ELKS HAVE DONE WELL.
Member of the Lodge Makes Some
Comparisons

The black board down at the Elks
lodge on Jackson street tells the story
Of real charity said a prominent Elk
today.
Take the outside funds and deduct
from the total amount subscribed and
you will find that the Elks as a body
together with their individual subscrip-
tions to the relief fund have given Sc, 80
or 30 per cent of the total sum raised by
citizens of Topeka I'D to date, and this
comes from a lodge with a membership
of 20 local members out Of population
OF 10000.
Il note also" said the gentleman,
that ex-AIayor Parker, who, according
to Evangelist oliver. ought to be killed
or converted, has given $780,
Has any one heard of Oliver, who
secured more than $1,000 from the citi-
zens of North Topeka less than year
ago, sending even a message of sympa-
thy to this stricken people?
Has Evangelist Williams. who re-
Gently closed two weeks meeting here
because he only received $1,400 for his
services, sent to the relief fund a single
penny2 Has he even sent a message of
sympathy?
Has that gallant band of Home De-
Tenders. marshaled by the heroic Col
Mcfarland given cent for that organi-
cation?
Verify. this is history making
epoch for Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
EIGHT DEAD FOUND
ShonkwiIer and Stout FamiIie,
Are Recovered.
All We're in One House on Har-
rison Street.

The reports Of the death of seven
white persons at the Shonkwiler house
in the fifteen hundred block on North
Harrison street We're confirmed today.
The seven persons were Mrs. Nancie
Shonkwiler and her son George Shonlx-
wiIer; Mrs. Stout. formerly Jessie Mar
pie, and her four children The seven
bodies were recovered today and were
taken to the temporary morgue at No.
309 Kansas avenue.
The first report of the drowning of
these persons was obtained Thursday
in Shorey by the State Journal The
seven people occupied one house which
was washed away by the flood last Sat
uTday night or Sunday. The relatives
of the Shonkwilers took refuge north
of the Reform school, It is not known
that they are acquainted with the loss
Mrs. Shonkwiler was the mother Of
George Shonkwiler, unmarried The
Stout family was not related to them.
The body of Henry Jordan, colored,
who was drowned near Wolff's Pack
ing plant last Saturday was recovered
today at Crane and Madison streets
The Known Dead.
EDWARD GRAFsTRoM, mechani-
cal engineer of the Santa Fe.
J. W. HOUSER, employed at Wolff s
Packing house. fell from Santa Fe
bridge.
FORREST KUTZ. teacher
MISS LOUISE SEAHAVEN. employ
ed at woolen mill; body recovered.
HENRY JORDAN, colcred-
MRS. ALICE BISHOP, Oakland, died
at Christ hospital
JOHN l. ADAMS.
MRS KIRRIE BUFORD. eolored, 109
Adams street. died at the hospital.
An old soldier named WARD of oak
land.
RAYMOND, the 5-year-old son OF
Fireman @. II. Garrett
Five-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs George N. Story
SIMON TAYLOR, colored; body re
/ covered.
JAMES PHILLIPS. colored, son OF
above: body recovered.
JOHN JONES. colored.
MRS. SALLIE HALYARD, cotoredi
body. recovered
MRS. KENNEDY, colored-
MRS. TILDA WATSON. eOlored-
MRS. MINNIE KING. colOred-
MISS MINNIE PURYEAR, colored
MRS. NELLIE WATSON, colored
60 years old; body recovered
GEORGE .colored; body
recovered.
MRS. NANCY SHONKWILER, 1ols
North Harrison.
GEORGE SHONKWILER.15l5 NoflA
Harrison.
MRS. JESSIE STOUT and four chill
dren, 1913 North Harrison.
p EDWARDS, colored; body re
covered at Central avenue and Soldier
MRS. DORA REYNOLDS. coiored
/ body recovered
NELLIE M'REYNOLDS, colored
body recovered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
TEAMS CROSS BRIDGE.
POntoon Is Made Safe for Them
Today.

The pontoon bridge at the north ap-
proach Of the Melan bridge was made
substantial enough so that several
teams and wagons were put across at
ten o'clock this morning and are at
work hauling the mud which is being
shcveled out of the buildings onto the
avenue. The stuff is dumped into the
holes on either side Of the pavement
near the end Of the bridge No loads
can be hauled across the pontoon. but
merchandise can be brought with teams
to the end and transferred to wagons
on the main bridge.
EX-Detective r. T. Pavey. who has
charge Of the North side deputies, cross
ed this morning on 4 saddle horse to
see if mounted patrol would be prac-
ticable.
Cremation has been chosen as the best
way to dispose of the dead animals and
other things dangerous to health. A
force of fifteen or twenty men is drag
ging dead horses and cows to vacant
spots. where they are being covered
with drift wood saturated with crude
oil and burned. Several tons of spoiled
meat from the avenue butcher shops is
being disposed of in a like manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
WOLFF'S LOSSES SMALL
He Thinks That Little Meat
Was Damaged.

A line of ferry. boats has been estab-
lished between the Wolff Packing COM
pany plant and the land on the South
side bringing out meats
The Wolff company has established
temporary offices at lis East Fifth
street. Offices will be maintained there
for a week. 1t is believed that but a
small per cent of the meats in the plant
were damaged. The greater part of the
cured meats We're carried 10 the upper
floors. Some meat was spoiled by water
bat it is believed that this will be com
paratiVely a small amount. The Woiff
company is at present able to supply
orders for meat in the city and it is eX-
pected that the plant viii be in opera
ton and that outside orders can be 1ll-
ed next week. When the flood came l.
122 hogs were driven to the upper floors
to the slaughter rooms and saved
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KILLED BY BOY.
The Coroner's Investigation Into a
Little Girls Death

New York, June 6.-William James,
the 9-year-old slayer of Theresa Wat
son. .rehearsed the killing of his play
mate at the inquest in North Plainfeld.
n. J.. yesterday. The testimony Of the
boy and that of his sister Ethel, s years
old. resulted in a verdict that death was
due to accident through the gross care
Iessness of the boy. The coroner turned
the lad over to the county authorities
The children ran away from homo.
seeking adventure as portrayed in the
dime novel Theresa was shot with a
small rife carried by the boy after she
had struggled as far as she was able
over the rough country roads. She went
on later with her companions and the
wound was not discovered by older
persons until it was too late to save
her life The boy insisted that the
shooting was accidental.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
NIGHT AND DAY
Kansas City Is Working to Dig
Out of the Mud.

Kansas City. Mo, June 6.-ThoEsands
OF men and women armed with ehoveIs
and brooms, are invading the west bot
toms, following closely the receding wa
ters and by nightfaH much will have
been done toward restoring the whole
sale and stock yards districts to their
former condition of activity. The Mis-
souri, has fallen slightly over two feet
in the past a hours at o'clock this
morning and a still greater district was
uncovered. The Kaw also continues to
recede at an increased rate. Today hum
dreds of fiat cars loaded with sand and
construction material pushed several
blocks further west and began actively
the work of reconstructing the miles of
washed out or damaged tracks in the
yards from here to Armourdale and Ar
gentine- The railroads alone will put
several thousand men to work immedi-
ately and all lines are makinng prepar-
ations to resume business. Today it was
possible to reach and clean out to a
degree the wreckage at the stock yards
and at the live stock exchange where
the water at its height stood Is feet
deep Three shifts Of men are working
night and day at the pumping stations
to restore the water supply to its normal
condition and as this service improves
the likelihood of an epidemic Of sickness
is disappearing But few cases of sick
ness are reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
COLE FAMILY STRANDED.
Are at salina, and Have Been Heard
From.

George z. Cole. ex-state auditor, has
lust received a letter from his family,
which is stranded at Salina- They went
out there last week to attend com
n1encement exercises at st. Johns mill
tary school, from which Mr.. Coles son
graduates this year The flood came UP
and cut off the school from the city
The National hotel was flooded, and the
Coles went to the house of friends sew
eraI blocks south. which was on an
island The houses there were high
enough that the water would not reach
them but they were surrounded on ali
sides The letter which Mr.. Cole re-
ceived last night was his first word
from. his family
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
MORMONS EXPELLED.
Ordered by the Police to Leave
Prussia in Three Weeks.

Berlin. June e.-H J. Cannon. super
intendent of the Mormon missions in
Germany. his wife, his secretary and as
sistant secretary, were ordered by the
police today to leave Prussian territory
within three weeks Similar orders are
about to be served by the local authori-
ties on eighty-six other missionaries in
Prussia under the decision Of the gov
ernment to expe1 them all It is un-
usual to serve the wives of Mormon mis-
sionaries with a separate notice No ex-
planation was given for the action
taken. except that the presence of the
1Iormons was undesirable to the police
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
QUIGLEY HAD TO SWIM.
New River Channel Near Upde-
gratis Causes Trouble.

E. c. Quigley, the director Of ath-
letics at the St Marys college. is still
carrying the mail between Topeka and
St Marys. He made his first trip last
Tuesday and Yesterday discovered the
body Of q colored woman in the water
near where the Union Pacific and Rock
Island railway tracks cross in North
Topeka
ibis morning Quigley had to swim a
distance of 200 feet across the channel
which has been cut a short distance
east of the Updegraff farm The cur
rent at that point is very swift and
Quigley had no little difficulty IN cross
inc with the mail sacks which he car
riad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
LIVE IN TENTS.
Fourteen Are Secured for Valencia
Refugees

County Commissioner Harrison Sc
cured IA tents for the Valencia refugees
A wagon and four horses was started
from Valencia for Topeka. this morning
to get the tents and supplies
The farmers about Valencia suffered
particularly as nearly every house was
washed away and the families have no
homes to return to. Ex-County Com
missioner Williams lost every head Of
stock ne had but one lone mule
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
NH Washed Away.

Augusta. Ga. June 6.--It is reported
here that the Pacolet mill No 1, at
Pacolet. in Spartanburg county. South
Carolina, was completely washed away
this morning by a cloud burst. and No
will likely go. Both mills are on Pac-
olet rsver THE wires are al down ard
the Information brief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
SUES FOR A 100000 FEE.
An Attorney Wants This Pay for End
ing Colorado Railway Rate War.

Colorado Springs. Col. June "a. T.
Gunneu las brought suit in the district
court against ". K Gillett and the Den
yer and Southwestern Railway company
to recover Judgment in the sum of $4,000,
alleged to be due attorneys fees FOR
work done in connection with the settle
lnent of the recent rate war between The
Denver and Southwestern, Of which Air.
ciUett is president. and the Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek railway
Attorney Ciunneu alleges that an tx-
press agreement to pay the fee sued for
was entered into between himself and Gill
Ie4f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
GAS LEAK
Causes Explosion in National
Hotel at SaIina.

salina, Kan. June ga gas leak at
the National hotel at IL o'clock last
night caused an explosion that injured
Adam Smith. the engineer and a bell
boy, and caused several thousand dol
lars damage Nearly the entire front
of the hotel was demolished, and the
barber shop and billiard room were de-
stroyed. None of the guests was in
iured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
Abilene Wants Train Service.

Abilene, Kan. June 6.-The Smoky
Hill fell 61a inches Friday falling
an inch an hour All tributaries are
falling fast The first train in eight
days is expected over the Santa Fe from
the north this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
.Astor's Gift for a New york Statue.

New York. June a subscrIption Of 81
oa0 from William Waldorf Astor in Lon
don toward the erection Of a statue of
William the Silent by the Holland society
of New York. has been received by the
committee in charge Of the movement
statue which wiH cost $4,000. is to be
erected in Riverside drive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
Four Condemned to Death.

Salonica. European Turkey, June g.
Four Bulgarians convicted of partici-
patton in the dynamite outrages here
have been condemned to death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
POPE WASTING AWAY.
His Holiness Has Intestinal
Trouble and Eats Nothing.

Venice. June s.-The Gazettia venita
asserts that the pope is suffering from
intestinal Inflammation, that he eats
practically nothing and that his strength
is diminishing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
HettY So Win still - q 80.

New York. june 6-AIrs. Hetty Green
called on the police commissioner and ea-
cured the renewal Of her permit. received
one year ago to carry revolver. The 6rst
that she often carried much money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
MERCHANTS WORK
MORE FAIR WEATHER.
Gov~~nment Promises Continuance of
Sunshine.


The government forecast sent out to-
day for Kansas was Generally fair to-
night and Sunday"
During the "A hours ending this
morning at o'clock the following rains
We're reported from over the state:
Baker. .02: Fort Scott. 20; Usage City.
"a; Toronto. II; Wichita. o.
Today's corn and wheat region report
says Light rains have fallen in the
eastern part of Kansas and the western
portion of Missouri. with but slight
changes in temperature. Showers have
occurred in all the districts
The maximum and minimum temper
atures for the "a hours eeding this
morning at o'clock were as follows:
Baker, "a. 81: Dodge City. IS. So; Dres-
den "A, so; Fort Scott. rs, Sc; Hays City,
78, 80; Mcpherson, rs, Sc; Manhattan, 80,
56; Usage City. rs, Sc; Sedan, so. SO;
IS, Es.
The wind at noon was northeast.
blowing six miles an hour The hourly
temperatures recorded today by the
government thermometer were as fol-
lows:
O'clock en II o,oloo1x n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-06
REPORT STOCK FOUND.

-
To every. person that finds any =
I stray cattle, horses or stock J
Please report the same to the j.
/ Commercial club, either by letter !
I or person, so the owner can find +
{ the same without delay. It is I'M !
Z portant that farmers have their :
horses to 60 to work. Teush in =
/ formation Immediately if any =
& have been saved. 4
{ COMMERCIAL CLUB. :
Topeka, Kan =
Is :, = ~.
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weather Indications.

Chicago. June 6.-Forecast for Mis-
souri. Nebraska ana Kansas Generally
fair tonight and Sunday; variable winds.
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North Side Dealers Busy in
Their Stores.
They Are Trying to Save What
They Can.
Loss is VERY LARGE.
Many Stocks Are Found to Be
Badly Damaged.
Some VIII Be Transferred to
South Side.
AN ESTIMATE is MADE.
Losses Vary With Nature OF
Goods.
Does Not Include Damage to
Buildings.
Many Stocks Are Found to Be
Badly Damaged.
Some Will Be Transferred to
South Side.
An ESTIMATE is MADE.
Losses Vary With Nature Of
Goods.
Does Not Include Damage to
Buildings.

Taking little note Of their probable
losses the merchants Of North Topeka.
have begun the almost hopeless task OF
cleaning up their business places with
a resolution that is astonishing. Tha
first thing is to get the mud of. Them
when the readily salabls stun IS dis
posed of the merchants will more near
ly know how much they have lost
Many of the stocks will be trans
ferred to South Topeka and viii be
sold in buildings on this side OF tha
river. The New Era win do this. Cost
ley & Post will probably do likewise
The SheIlabarger Undertaking estab-
lishment viii be operating at 4001z Kan
sas avenue by Monday. The Buechner
butcher shop will be selling meat on
Monday at its usual place while the
Billiard mills will be running in ten
days.
Some Of the merchants are selling
their wares for what they Will bring
on North Kansas avenue. There IS real-
ly an immense amount of damaged but
salable goods to be disposed of. Some
of these stocks viii be purchased by
stores in Kansas City and eisewhers
and will be moved entire as soon as
possible. The relief committee will buy
refugees on this side In two weeks
two-thiras Of the stocks Of North kan
sas avenue merchants will be moved or
righted in their places of business and
trade will be in progress there.
A list below gives estimates Of the
losses of the greater number Of tha
1 Kansas avenue merchants. Most OF
these estimates were made by the pro-
prietors themselves. but in no case is
the estimate made with great certainty.
Only here and there has merchant
thrown up his hands. J. K. Witherz
was making no effort to straighten up
his grocery stock this morning. His
store was closed while others around
him We're busy at work cleaning house.
Several buildings viii have to be torn
down The Adams house, whose pro-
prietor, H. L. Heering. is at work get
/ ting it in shape, says he has suffered
less than anyone else The building.
which was reported to be unsafe several
/ times is very strongly built and since
the food appears to be as stout as Il
was before. It is an old. substantial
structure. and examination shows that
it is standing without a sign of weak
ness
Following is a list Of losses on North
Kansas avenue This should almost be
doubled if it is to include the damage
to buildings. which will become mora
apparent as the cleaning uD is disposed
J Of
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WHERE TO PAY.
..l.ss.as.s.s..s....s..s..s.ss....s...ss..I-s.

Subscribers to the relief fund :
are requested to send the amount :
to F. NJ. Bonebrake. treasurer, at :
the Central National bank. It :
will be impossible for the COM
mittee to call upon subscribers
F. NJ. BONEBRAKE.
Treasurer.
:
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
TRAINING A CONDUCTOR.
No Child's Play to "Break In" a New
Man on Street Car.


"Adelaide, Sibley and Sproatw called
out a Woodward avenue conductor.
An enbrEO conductor 1t his side
whom he was instrueting in the duties
of plotting a street car looked at HIM
in a helpless sort of way.
You'll have to take course IN
memory lessons, old man., said the ola
"con" to the green man, FOR the
streets crossing Woodward are puzzlers
and no mistake. You see" he added.
turning to an observer, very few II
the streets are named alike on both
sides of the thorOughfare. and this is a
source of great perDlexity to the APP
prentice conductor"
Just then the new man rang uD Il
fare instead of giving the signal 10
stop. In his nervousness he had pulleo
the wrong bell.
1T is very easy to make a mistake
of that sort" remarked the experienced
conductor. THE ropes are on the same
side of the car. and some of the Oldest
of us are liable to pull the wrong rOpe
sometimes. 1t is no easy matter TO
break in a new conductor. though some
are much more apt at picking up the
details than others. Yes. you're right.
there are a great many details to learn
this is no lazy mans job. OF course
one of the most important things is a
knowledge of the streets on the route
and this must be mastered thoroushly
before a man is given a car. When J
am given man to break in 1 usually
advise him to get a map Of the city
and study it thoroughly. Tt is a good
plan for him to memOrize the cross
streets well before going out on his
maiden trip alone OF course some men
are much quicker students than othel =
and become familiar with the names Of
the streets quite readily. This is reall '
a hard proposition on Woodward ave-
nue., where the blocks are so short and
the side streets have so many handles
l dare say it is the most remarka bic
street iu the country in that particular
How long does it take to break in
new man? Wen, that depends on the
man. Some men after a short trial are
found to be totally untitled for the job.
and the work of training them is enough
to turn an old hand gray Others attain
a good degree of efficiency within a few
days Sometimes it requires about three
weeks to educate new conductor, and
then very often he will throw up the Job
after two or three days experience with
out a chaperOne. Yes, a great percent
age of the apprentice conductors aban-
don the work after a brief experience.
They find that the job is not so easy as
they may have anticipated.
Street car conductors are recruited
from all walks of life A good many
that I am putting through the mill was
formerly a railroad fireman, and he is
learning the ropes rapidly.
1T ought to be one Of the requisites
of conductor to speak distinctly" re-
| marked passenger. There is little use
in a conductor calling out the streets
/ if his passengers fail to understand
him"
THAT is true" acquiesced the veteran.
but very often a passenger viii accuse
\ a conductor of not having called his
/ street when it has simply been his own
/ fault, for in many cases he has been
/ day-dreaming at the expense of the
/ Vigllant conductor Detroit Free Press.
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THEY SOLD PAPERS.
Unauthorized People Got Money
Out of State Journals.

During the past few days. when COM
nunication with the north side has been
cut off the distribution of Topeka news
papers has been extremely difficult. A
few dozens were carried across by the
hardy boatmen who made the passage
but not enough TO reach more than a
scattering few in Shorey and al the Re-
form school.
The State Journal has been annoyed
to learn that unknown persons have
taken advantage of the situation to reap
small harvests by selling these papers
at prices as high as 40 cents For three
DAYS 25 cents was a common price The
State Journal sent these papers free at
every opportunity and intended that
they should reach as many OF its pat
rons a $ possible at the same price. The
men who carried the papers received
nothing for them or their trouble Had
it been a possibility thousands instead
Of hundreds of newspapers would nave
been sent across during the flood.
The Topeka State Journal wishes It
known that all papers sent to refugees
on the north side of the Kansas river
during the past week have been con-
tributed for their comfort without COM
pensation or hope of it. Information as
TO the identity of the persons VINO re
ceiVed money for such papers would pe
gladly received at this office
An effort is now being made to re-
establish regular delivery service north
Of the Kansas river.