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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
DELIvERAACE.
A Milwaukee Millionaire Comes
to DoWie's Rescue.
Stands Ready to Pay All of
ZiOn's Indebtedness.
MET AT THE DEPOT
By Elijah and His Cabinet OF
Arrival.
Hurried Trip to Chicago to
Consult Prophets Attorney.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-The first open no.
tice of opposition to the bankruptcy
proceedings against John Alexander
Dowie was given in the United States
district court today by an attorney for
an Indianapolis Grocery company, who
are creditors of Dowie. In the filing of
claim for $500, the attorney for the
Indianapolis concern gave notice that
at the proper stage of proceedings he
would take action in court in opposition
to the bankruptcy petition Of other
creditors.
The contest will probably begin with
in a few days. Representa- tives of sew
eral large creditors, it is said will join
in the fight to have the receivers ousted
on the ground that Dowie is solvent and
that creditors will get less if litigation is
prolonged.
A middle aged man, known to Dowies
followers as 'the Milwaukee million
aire,'' arrived at Zion City today. A
prominent Dowieite who refused to al
low the use of his name. said that the
visitor was the deliverer'' whom Dow
ie mentioned at his rally meeting We'd
nesday as being willing to pay Dowies
entire Indebtedness if Dowie wished.
Dowie and his cabinet met the new
conner at the depot, and a little later
Dowie and Deacon Bernard left for
Chicago to consult Attorney Jacob
Newman
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REYES TO BE HEARD.
His Representation Will Have
No Effect at Washington.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Minister Beau
pre-, at Bogota, has advised the state de-
partment that the Hay-Herran canal
treaty was rejected by the Colombian
senate on it's merits; that is to say,
that the treaty itself, in its text and it's
spirit, was regarded as objectional. Mr..
Beaupre is confident that nothing in
the instructions he had received from
Washington relative to the presentation
of the treaty in Bogota in the slightest
degree Influenced the adverse action
upon that convention of the Colombian
senate. The minister's advice continues
to set out the fact that the Colombians
still are hopeful of being able to nego-
tiate a new treaty with the United
States in place of the failing Hay-Her-
ran treaty and regrettiAg the adverse
action of their senate are willing to ex-
tend to the United States terms much
more favorable than those contained in
that treaty. Promises have so far in
dicated that the present congress might
be dissolved and a new congress chosen
by the president and the latter would
see to it that the new congress would
be favorable to any canal treaty that
he might sumbit for its ratification
Secretary Hay will tomorrow present
General Reyes to President Roosevelt.
The secretary is satisfied with the pleni-
potentiary powers possessed by General
REYES and will afford him every oppor-
tunity to discharge his mission. But the
fact is not concealed that there is no
hone of success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
SPRINGER DEAD.
Former Congressman Falls a
Victim to Pneumonia
Which He Contracted on a Re-
cent Visit to Chicago.
90 YEARS in CONGRESS.
of Ways and Means
Committee and Party Leader.
Occupied Various Positions on
the Federal Bench.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Former Repre-
sentative William Springer of Illinois,
a Democratic leader conspicuous in the
house of representatives during the
Forty-fourth to the Fifty third con-
gress inclusive and once chairman of
the ways and means committee of the
house, died at his residence in this city
today, aged "a years. His death was
due to pneumonia contracted in Chi
cago Thanksgiving day. He was at
tending a dinner there and was sud
denly taken with a violent chill. He
left Chicago and arrived here last Sun
day afternoon very i'll. His family
physician, DR.. J. B. Gregg Curtiss, was
Immediately summoned. but Mr.. Spring
er grew steadily worse. His condition
became critical yesterday and a radical
change for the worse occurred last
night. He sank rapidly and passed
away at 1925 this morning.
His wife and son, Chaplain r. Spring.
er, U. S. A, who has been stationed at
Fort Washington but who was sum
moned home when his fathers condi-
ton became serious, were at the bed
side during the distinguished patients
dying hour. Mr.. Springer has been a
resident of this city during the past
few years following his retirement from
congress and has followed the practice
of law begun at Spring gfield, ILL.,, before
his congressional career began. He has
represented many of the Indian claims
before the interior department and be-
fore the federal local courts here.
The funeral arrangements have been
placed in the hands of a local under
takar.
William McKendree Springer was
born in Sullivan county. Indiana. on
May 80. 1896. He was educated in the
public schools and at Illinois college at
Jacksonville, Ill. He was a graduate
of the Indiana state university in 1858,
and was admitted to the bar in the
year following. From 1858 until 1862
1859 he was married to Miss Rebecca
Ruter. In 1872 Springer was elected to
the Illinois legislature, and was ad-
vanced to q seat in congress. which he
held from 1875 to 1895, during which
time he held many important commit
tee chairmanshipS.
He was chairman of the ways and
means, territories, banking and cur
rency and other committees. He was a
leader of the Democratic side of the
house. Among important bills intro
duced by him were those organizing the
territory of Oklahoma, creating a judi
cial system for the Indian Territory and
the bills admitting Washington, Mon
tana and the Dakotas as states.
In 1895 he was put on the judicial
bench in the northern district of the
Indian Territory and was chief justice
of the United States court of appeals of
ment in 1899. In the following year he
commenced a private law practice in the
city of Washington, where he has since
continued his residence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
MAIL POUCH RAKE-OFF.
Trial of Upton and McGregor
Continued.

Baltimore, Dec. 4.-In the trial today
of Columbus Ellsworth Upton and Thos.
W. McGregor, on charges of conspiracy
to defraud the government on contracts
Louis A. Goetz, an accountant in the
office of McGregor in the free delivery
bureau at Washington, identified GER
tain bills sent to Charles E. Smith. the
Baltimore merchant who furnished
pouches on an agreement to pay Upton
and McGregor rake off. On cross ex-
animation Goetz said that Upton and
A1cGregor were known in the depart
ment as honest and upright men. Will
lam f. Broening, secretary of Congress-
man Wachter, testified that he wrote
the letter which Mr.. Wachter signed
recommending Smith to the depart
Tnent and that the letter was written
at the request of Upton.
William B. Hasserburg, receiving
clerk in McGregor's office, testified that
he had received the boxes of pouches
shipped by Smith. Miss Emma H. Con-
verse and Robert A. Pendleton. stem
ographers in the Office of McGregor,
identified certain letters that had been
written to Smith. James A. Dickery,
file clerk in McGregor's officey, identi-
fled carbon copies of letters sent to
Smith. Herbert w. Anderson, a clerk
in charge of the correspondence in Nc
Gregor's office. also identified certain
letters from N1cGregor's office which
We're written to Smith
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DINNER FOR BRYAN.
T. p. O'Connor Invites Com.
mons Members to Meet Him.

London, Dec. At. P. O'Connor gave
a dinner at the National Liberal club
last night in honor of William Jennings
Bryan. at which a number of Irish and
Liberal members of the house of COM
mons and several representatives of
the English and American press were
guests. There were no set speeches,
but Mr.. Bryan in a purely informal
but eloquent talk referred to his expe-
riences in England. told how he had
profted by his visit, and how he had
been impressed by the way in which
the people here devoted themselves to
the welfare OF their country
Mr.. Bryan said the ambition and
pride of the people of country should
not be in saying that 'our army and
navy are the best in the world but
in having the best government in the
world and in being able to say that
our government stands for justice
and humanity and is so recognized in
all parts of the world
To that end Mr. Bryan said he would
devote his life. and hoped to bequeath
to his children legacy greater than
an accumul9 non of wealth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
BLUE WITH COLD.
John Mitchell Addresses ThOus-
aRds In the Open Air.

Trinidad Col, Dec. 4-With the tenn
perature at the freezing point, Presi-
dent Mitchell addressed a crowd esti-
mated at between 1900 and 5000 in the
open air yesterday afternoon. The
crowd shivered from cold but listened
attentively throughout, frequently in
terrupting the speaker with cheers. Mr..
Mitchell spoke from a platform deeora-
ted with bunting and flags. He was
blue from cold at the conclusion. Mr..
Mitchell said in part:
Il cannot tell when or how the strike
will end, whether in a day, a month or
a year, that depends on yourselves. You
can not hope to win without making
and have seen starvation and eviction.
Strikes are serious things, not pleas
ure. and men must strike bravely. An
organization that has met victory in
great Pennsylvania strikes cannot be
driven from Colorado. Our organization
is 3S0,00O strong, too strong to be beaten
in this state. If you are of the same
mind as I am, you will mine no more
coal till you receive fair compensation
under proper conditions. You should
all obey the law, and this good union
man will do. You must fight peaceably.
l understand the Citizens alliance, both
here and in Denver. state that the men
have no grievances and are out be-
cause they have been intimidated by
agitators. This is a shortsighted pol
icy Business men profit by higher
wages. If you feel as 1 do you win
mine no more coal until you receive
better pay, better hours and better con-
ditions, until the companies obey the
law as they ask you to do. Be peace
able and lawabiding, and strike, strike
and strike until you win.s'
Loud and prolonged cheers greeted
the speakers last words and the crowd
swarned around to shake his hands.
1.-THE conditions of the strike are un-
changed. l see no Immediate chance
for a settlement" said President Mitch
ell to the representative of the Associa-
ted Press at his hotel.
Mr. Mitchell leaves this morning for
Walsenburg to address the miners and
will arrive in Denver tonight.
State Labor Commissioner Montgorn-
cry arranged a conference with Mr..
Mitchell ard Governor Peabody at the
state capitol for Saturday morning.
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The Reduction Has Reached
100000 Workmen Already
And 100000 More Will Be
Overtaken by Jan. L.
MANY MILLS CLOSED
And Others Are Operating on
Short Schedule.
All Business Good Except the
Manufacturing Industries.

New York, Dec. Especial kilograms
from correspondents of the Interna-
tional Mercantile Agency throughout
the United States and Canada are sum-
married. as follows:
The week is characterized by further
slackening industrially by a wholesale
and retail Christmas demand which
promises to expand the volume of hol-
iday. trade beyond that of last year;
by an increase in the investment de-
uland for securities; by the aprrecia-
ton that money will begin to fiow
eastward by January /; and by the
spreading action on the part of manu-
facturers looking to reduction of costs
of production.
Wages of 1000 Industrial employees
have been reduced 10 per cent or more
and preparations are making to effect
similar reduction with respect to 300,-
900 others in various lines on or about
January 1. AT Philadelphia cotton and
woolen mills are running at about half
capacity. PaterSon'S silk year has not
met expectations. Some eastern shoe
factories have turned out less of late.
Window glass factories complain Of i'm
portations. Paper mills have shut
down to offset oVerproduction In some
cases, but in the pottery industry the
year has been favorable and the like is
true with respect to coal and fertiliz-
ers, while the copper, lumber and jewel
ry industries report full average out
puts. A striking feature is the starting
up from day to day of establishments
which had shut down from various
causes, and the increasing number of
small orders for iron and steel. Cereals
and provisions are weak.
Woolen goods sales have been extend
ed less than expected At Philadelphia
the volume of dry goods trade for the
season is greater than last year. Louis
vile reports a heavy gain in bank
clearings. In cotton sections of the Mis-
sissippi valley trade and collections are
good. At both Chicago and San Fran
cisco there is large advance buying for
the holiday season.
In the Dominion of Canada colder
weather and snowfall have stimulated
trade in heavy goods. This has broken
retail stocks and additional orders are
going forward freely. Agricultural inn
plement makers are working to full
capacity. Lumbef=tra is in a health
| ful condition. Grain receipts are in
creasing; the trade outlook for the re-
mainder of the year is good.
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EDITOR HOWE'S PAPER.
The AtchisOn Globe Will Be 90
Years Old Tuesday.

Atchison, Kan. Dec. Next Tues
day, the Globe will be twenty-six years
old. It was founded by the present
owner, and his brother, who died several
years ago in New Mexico, where he had
gone for his health. For several months,
all the work on the paper was done by
the two brothers. 1t was printed on a
Gordon job press, and was about the
size of an ordinary sale bill, but printed
on both sides. 1t was delivered free for
a month. and at the end of that time
people who had been receiving it, con-
tinued taking it, almost without excep-
ton at ten cents a week.
The Globe was the first paper in the
west sold at that price. Many insisted
on paying forty cents for the first
month. Dave Turner was the first car
.rier. Dozens of the best business men
of Atchison have been Globe carriers.
The carriers now number ffty-five in
Atchison. The city editor of the pres
ent paper was originally a carrier, and
once led a strike among the boys aided
by w. F. Guthrie. The strike was soon
adjusted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
compel Bailey to make a fight for re-

compel Bailey to make a fight for re-
nomination"
! Some of those who do not like Hoch
are unkind enough to say that he has
had expected, and that he came to To-
peka to stir up his boom and coax the
politicians to coax him.
Mr.. Hoch himself says frankly that
he came to Topeka on this trip to con-
suit with others and to seek advice.
My boom so far has come to me un-
sought he said, but this time I will
admit that l am here to get advice as
to the best course to pursue. The ad-
vice 1 have had heretofore has come
7 to me unsought.''
Some of the state officers whose coun-
ties Hoch and his boomers have expect
ed would be solid for him. have noti-
fed him that if he is a candidate he
can not expect more than an even di-
vision of delegates from their counties.
They told him they would have to look
out for themselves and if he brought
on fight he would either have to beat
them out of their home delegations or
be content with an even division
1t seems to be the general idea
among those with whom Mr.. Hoch has
talked since Thursday noon that he
will be a candidate for governor In
spite of the opposition he met while
in Topeka
The influences for and against Hoch's
candidacy seem to be about as follows:
Those who have a grievance against
Governor Bailey want HOch to run IN
order to take out their spite on Bailey.
Those who want to see Hoch elimi-
mated from politics. so that he will not
be able to Go anything in the future,
want him to run, believing that he will
be beaten.
The other state officials and those
who do not want to bring on a fight
are opposed to Hoch's fighting Bailey,
because it will bring on a fight on the
nth 10 70 off fFfax II
all down the line.
Bailey's close friends do not want
Hoch to run, believing that Bailey is
entitled to a denomination without a
fight.
Hoch's close friends do not want him
to run, fearing that he will be defeated
and knowing that his defeat means his
future elimination as a factor in poll
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A PART OF ZION CITY.
SaIina Well Represented in
DOWie'S Town.

Salina, Kas., Dec 4.-Salina is well
represented at Zion City by the follow
ing persons. Mrs. J. NJ. Anderson and
children Miss Addie and Edward and
Clarence Edward is a deacon in the
church and is also assistant financial
manager of the town and church or
ganization, and Garold Williams is now
credit ledger clerk in the Zion City
lace factory. Young Williams made
the trip to New York recently with
the Zion host. as one of the. many
thousand guards. These four make up
the strictly Salina representatives, but
Andy Nolan, formerly of Bavaria, is
there as the head of the meat depart
ment, and to him is assigned the duty
of buying the meat for the Inhabitants
of that strange city. Then there is
Glen ClenGon, of Delphos, general
manager of the hardware department
and the manager of all the stores in
that place. AS far as Mr. Williams. a
Zfonite of this city, knows these are
the only persons from this Iart of Kan
sas who are residents of DoWie's town.
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ON THE ROCKS.
British Cruiser Flora Likely to
Be a Total Wreck.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. "A special to
1t was just daybreak when the British
cruiser Flora slid on to a shelf of rock.
The force of the strain forced the after
part of the vessel low down in the wa
ter and the sea rushed in with such
force in the after scuppers, which un-
fortunately had been left open, that the
after part OF the cruiser soon sank below
the surface.
Soon there was 10 feet of water above
the after deck, the top of her jacketstan
being just visible. The crew and officers
were forced to the bow, whence they
scrambled down on the rocks. The bow
of the cruiser is high and dry. well upon
the rock. The shelving rock rises steeply
wnere she struck and there are num-
Der of large boulder like rocks, on which
the steamer is in danger of breaking her
back with the falling tide.
The cruiser shipped 600 tons of coal at
the bunkers- a t Union and soon after the
wreck her crew lightened her by the re-
moval of 400 tons of her stores. but the
crash with which she had been driven on
the rocks had forced her too far up to
allow of her floating Much damage has
been sustained. She is suspended on the
rocks by the bow and she may prove to
be total wreck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
MARTIAL LAW.
Writ of Habeas Corpus Sus
pended at Cripple Greek.
Governor Declares Gold Camp
in State of InsurrectiOn.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 4.-Governor Pea
body at noon today issued a proclama-
tion declaring Cripple Creek under mar
tial law and suspending the writ of
habeas corpus. He declares that the
gold camp is in a state of insurrection
and rebellion and that the civil author
tiles are powerlesS.
In support of his action the governor
cites the blowing up the portion of the
chief Nindicator mine and other acts of
lawlessness and he declares that it is
impossible to control the turbulence of
DDS.
The proclamation does not state in
so many words that martial law has
been declared and that the writ of
habeas corpus has been suspended, but
officials at the state house say that both
these things are intended. The mill
tary will now deal with all alleged Of
tenders and try to punish them.
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TO FIGHT SMOOT.
Representatives of WOmen's
Clubs Form Union.

Washington, Dec. A union of wo-
mans clubs with headquarters in Wash
ington has been formed here to fight for
the expulsion of Senator Reed Smoot of
Utah from the United States senate. The
formation of the union was the result of
a conference called by Mrs. Frederick
Schoff of Philadelphia, president of the
National Congress of Mothers. Half a
represented at the meeting, Mrs Lucy
Blount was elected president of the local
union, whose name is to be the Union OF
Women's Clubs. Mrs. Hamlin of Wash
ington, D. c., viii act as secretary-tfeas $
urer A call will be sent out to raise 3d.
COO for the purpose of employing an attor-
ney to assist in the fight and a pamphlet
will be issued.
A committee from the meeting called on
the president They included Mrs. Schon,
Mrs. Darwin r. James, president OF the
nter-denominational Council of Women;
Mrs. Tunis Hamlin, vice president of the
PRESBYTERIAN church; Mrs. Margaret
Diehl. national superintendent of leg1sla-
ton of the w. c. t. L.; Mrs. Vandegrift
of Wilmington Mrs. Clement of Philadel-
phia. president womenS clubs OF thai t
city; Mrs. Duboise of Idaho; Mrs Price Of
Lippincott of Philadelphia
Following the meeting for organization
the church where Mrs J. P. Mumford of
Philadelphia presided. during the absence
of Mrs. Schofer. Addresses were made
by DR.. J. D. Mcmillan OF New York, DR..
Sarah Elliott, Mrs. Darwin r. James,
Mrs Margaret Dieh1 and Mrs. Tunis
Hamlin.
Dr. Mcmillan said that Senator Smoot' s
expulsion was not desired because he was
a Mormon, but because ne was an apos-
tie in the Mormon church and had taken
vows and oaths which conf1icted with
the laws of the United States. Mrs. .Hamlin
said the objection to the retention of his
seat by Senator SnOOt was the union OF
church and state. The presence of the
private secretary to Senator Smoot and
the secretary's wife at the meeting caused
some comment. They left before the
meeting had concluded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
LONG HORNS BARRED.
Range Cattlemen Protest
Against Worlds Fair Rules.

Chicago, Dec. At. D. Coburn, chief
OF the live stock department of the
Louisiana exposition at st. Louis has
been in consultation here with a COM
mittee of western range cattle men re-
garding the rules for the admission of
cattle exhibits. The committee assert
ed that if the present rules are enforced
the cattle from the ranges of the west
and south will be barred, as the rules
specify that no animal is admissible
unless it has pedigree at least on one
side, that exhibits must be individual,
and broken to the halter and not more
than two in one class.
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BOTH SIDES APPEAL.
Courts Decision Suited Neither
Bryan Nor Mrs. Bennett.

New Haven, Conn. Dec. 4-Counsel for
William J. Bryan, executor of the Will of
Philo S. Bennett, fled appeal In the
superior court today from the decision
of Probate Judge Cleaveland, by which
the sealed letter giving $1,000 to Mr. Bry-
an and his family, was excluded from
probate It will come up for hearing at
the January term of the superior court.
together with the appeal already filed
by counsel for Mrs. Bennett, the widow.
The latter appeal is from the decision of
Judge C1eaveland admitting to probate
the sections of the will naming Mr.. BryaT.
as executor and giving him funds in trust
for college schOlarships.
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FIVE MINUTE SESSION.
The House Swears in Two New
Members.

Washington. Dec. 4.-The house was
in session but FIVE minutes today. Mr..
Hunter On. j. and Mr.. Nevin (O) were
sworn IN as members. Adjourned.
Representative Livernash introduced
a Joint resolution today defining the
intention of the United States concern
ing the isthmus of Panama" 1t dis
claims on tine part of the United State
any intention to impair Colombian sog-
ereignty or to support the republic IF
Panama against Colombia or to inter
fsre in the relations between Colombia
and Panama.